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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-03-14 12:10 am

[Event] Invasion!

Characters: OPEN to everyone!
Location: All over Death City
Rating: Various
Time: February 2nd
Description: Witches have invaded and are attacking the city!

The attack, when it comes, happens quickly enough that Death City would have been caught flat-footed had there been no prior warning, but it's not completely unexpected because of the city's heightened state of alarm the past day. Warning sirens start sounding to alert the citizens and guests the moment a dark, slow-moving mass out in the desert to the south-east of Death City is spotted by Shibusen sentries. There's even time for civilians to run and hide before the mass is identified as an army of what looks like decaying, shambling corpses. The city's defenders are slow to move, however; most of them are distracted and are having trouble dealing with the black blood in their bodies. While agents are gathering to head out to deal with the zombie threat, that's when the witches make their move.

Portals begin opening in the skies above the city, disgorging hideous familiars: bulbous spiders and leggy ants the size of dogs. They drop hundreds of feet down into the streets and alleyways of Death City, and scuttle off in search of victims. The spiders are poisonous and can spin copious amounts of web to capture their targets, the ants spit acid that cause agonizing, paralyzing pain. Their masters bear down on the city in a cloud of black shadows--massive ravens strong enough to carry off adult men. There are five witches, women on broomsticks, beautiful if not for their crazed grins and obvious glee at the chaos descending upon the city. At some unknown signal--maybe the cackling from a couple of them--they dive in concert and disappear into different areas of the city.

Their masterful plan has begun!



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[personal profile] pure_lineage 2012-03-23 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
He couldn't say one way or another if he was, and some part of him wouldn't have been surprised if Cloud was simply attempting to be encouraging. Sephiroth knew that he was far from an expert on such things, but what little he'd read and observed over the years were being put into practice.

Sephiroth's attention was pulled from his thoughts as he felt Cloud's hand slip out from beneath his own. Glancing down towards it, he wordlessly watched the blanket shifting as he felt the press against his own hand. His hand relaxed against his side, feeling the uneven stitching along his wound, while they sat there in silence. He didn't feel the need to speak, and simply remained quiet while contemplating his thoughts.
topgun_textiles: ([Shades] Mine is a devilish grin.)

[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2012-03-23 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Come to think of it, he'd never seen the ravens actually drop anyone, making haste after they've grabbed someone to get out of there. They were in a city in the middle of a desert... how easy would it be to drop people off to fight against the elements themselves? He pushed the thought from his mind, though the truth was considerably worse.

With the mention of poison, he nodded, and adjusted his shots. He went for the eyes instead, not wanting to damage perfectly usable fangs for anti-air duties. It wouldn't take long for the arachnid to stop moving, and he lowered Naoto's gunblade form only slightly, ready for any surprise as he approached the body.

He bent and grasped, and with a good tug he managed to pry one of the fangs loose from the spider's face. Kanji handled it carefully, fairly certain he didn't even want skin contact with the venom that nearly dripped from it, as he walked out to the end of the alleyway. He briefly checked the air for any sign of the raven.

...Not gonna come out unless there's somethin' to grab, huh? He set his jaw and stepped out, started making plenty of noise by continuing clean-up of the street.

Using the fang to kill the raven was an interesting strategy, he must admit...
masked_guardian: (neutral- Serious stare)

[personal profile] masked_guardian 2012-03-23 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Ran Fan steps closer to Ed during a slight break in the action around her. Guarding the prince while he was being used as a weapon... She still hadn't figured out the best way to handle this.]

Yes, Master!

[She turns her "attention" to Ed while fighting off another spider.]

Stay focused.
pishirogane: Art by: Sya (You wanted to see me?)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2012-03-23 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Kanji-kun, are you sure about using yourself as the bait?"

She could do it instead; besides, the poison would take at least a few minutes to go into affect. If it managed to get high into the air, where would they land when the raven came down? Her eyes narrowed and she peered around. That feeling was already coming back quickly due to Kanji's racket.
motherofthesun: Art From: http://gen-pekinduck.oops.jp/index2.html (Swift Beast)

[personal profile] motherofthesun 2012-03-23 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Time to start the round-up then. Amaterasu sprung from one ant to the next, gathering their attention, flopping heavily on one to the point of squishing it before rolling off and dashing around them. Acid was flying everywhere without much aim. She darted over to Leo and barked several times; let's go while they're at a loss!
unfinishedstory: (!-Icon In Comment)

[personal profile] unfinishedstory 2012-03-23 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
How annoying, can't Lain just share. Strike a bargain of some kind, something civilized like she gets him for missions, going out, and as a roommate, and Clare gets him whenever he's naked or they need to pretend to be exterminators. Yes, that would be perfectly fair. Still, that thought process didn't keep going as Neji was injured and Clare's priorities were rather jarringly shifted.

"Fine... no slaughtering them all, just whatever is between us and medical attention for you," Clare relented, but the anger in her soul didn't dwindle, it just stopped flaring. The initial shock ending and Neji's wavelength keeping her madness in check. At least for the moment. "But I'm staying angry, I'll picture what I would do with them on a warm summer's day with a magnifying glass." ...Cheery, Clare, very cheery.
thelongestword: (smile | I'm devastated really.)

[personal profile] thelongestword 2012-03-23 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Just running away won't do us any good in the long run."

Clasping his hands behind his back, Shirogane smiles with a tilt of his head, "We're smaller than those ants, so no matter how far we run it will still eventually outpace us."

"The only chance we have is killing it."

Shirogane extends his hand towards Bakura, "Well?"
megitsune: (ara?)

[personal profile] megitsune 2012-03-23 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
The ant's feelers wiggled excitedly. It did see a better meal-- Saitou and his zombie torso! The insect chittered and hurried over to where the former Shinsengumi stood, mandibles opening and closing. Suddenly it spat a stream of acid, aiming for where Saitou was trying to bait him.
lionborn: (it also works with just two legs)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Got it! Got it!" He was still pretty much at a loss with the situation and so he just followed her lead, striking at any ant that came too close to them almost automatically.

Ugh, he'd end up developing a serious insect-phobia by the end of this, wouldn't he? Damn, things!
megitsune: (let's do some surgery)

[personal profile] megitsune 2012-03-23 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't need to do anything," she insisted, staunch. Holding onto his wrist, she supported his weight with his arm over her shoulders. "You have already done so much. We must get to where other people are. Safety in numbers."

"You fell from much too high," she pointed out. "You're sure to have internal injuries to your organs. I'd rather not even move you from the spot, but those dead things are coming soon. It may cause damage to your body to continue running. But, if we can find a person who can use Weapons-- the kind that are people-- they can use my Weapon Form to heal you."
thrusts: (SAY WHAT MOTHERFUCKER)

[personal profile] thrusts 2012-03-23 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Well, he wasn't expecting that one at all. He didn't get time to get out of the way completely, the acid burning through his clothes and burning his arm. Hissing, he had to fight through that horrible pain that went up through his good arm.

Trying to make the distraction was harder than he thought it would be. Slowly throwing (yet feebly) the torso in the completely opposite direction of Megumi, Saitou decided that it was up to him to get rid of this thing using good old fashioned stabbing.

"Run!"
thrusts: (Default)

[personal profile] thrusts 2012-03-23 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, it was nothing. Just ant acid burning through his clothes and giving him a horrible chemical burn. Saitou shrugged with his good shoulder, it was hard doing this with the weaker hand.

"I'm fine."

Such a nice man.
heretolookhot: (Stop making a fool out of me)

[personal profile] heretolookhot 2012-03-23 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Relax, I'm not potty training.

[Santana hits another one, bashing it in the head the same as the first. A jolt of queasiness flashes through her stomach, but it's not as bad as last time.]
lionborn: (do I have to spell it for you)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
He gives her a long look and shakes his head, looking half sad and half upset. Dammit, she didn't understand.

"No. That's not it. I'm a Half Naoto and it's natural for Halfs to revel in that kind of thing. Me not enjoying the sound of breaking bones or an enemy going down is like..." He makes an unhappy noise. "...It's unnatural."

Pushing past her, he gave her a serious look. They had cleared some of the street, but there were still several of those monster insects around. "Change back. I might be off, but I'm still the second in command of the Jammy Angels and I'll be damned if I can't do what needs to be done. There are people out there that I need to find." So there was no way he was just going to hide and wait until this all was over.
lionborn: (come again?)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah? You think so?" He looked doubtful for a moment, but in the end he couldn't help but agree. They needed a roof above their head if they wanted to avoid the birds and the zombies ought to have more problems moving within narrow places.

"A random one or a place that we know?"
pishirogane: (The final card)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2012-03-23 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
"All animals are violent by nature. I'm not understanding why, just because you're born a Half, you have to enjoy violence. What you are born as doesn't obligate you to anything."

She sighed and rubbed her temples, realizing she was lecturing on this when he still didn't know she was a girl. Still, dwelling into the explanations that would follow that revelation would waste more of their time. Naoto raised her head.

"... I'll change back for now, but if you begin feeling ill, I'll take over. I still have senpai's kunai and my gun..."

With that being said, she shifted back to her Weapon's first form.
lionborn: (suit yourself)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Neither am I, actually. Shall we go before its friends show up for the funeral?

Have I ever told you how much I love their interactions? o3o

[personal profile] a_royal_flush 2012-03-23 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yuuri automatically reached up to rub at the area that Leo smacked. The words his friend shouted did nothing more than have him grin sheepishly, but that didn't stop him from throwing his arms around his friend.

"Aaaa sorry!" He called out sheepishly before pulling away. The spider was still flailing around, and Yuuri turned around to face the severely injured arachnid as he said, "We can fight this together." There was nothing more that he wanted than to protect his friends and everyone else in the city, and he would do whatever he could in order to protect Leo.
donttelldaddy: (Sigh...gdi you are so dumb)

[personal profile] donttelldaddy 2012-03-23 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
That's a good idea. [Lili looks around, trying to judge if the route back was covered in zombies or not.] We should be quick.
lionborn: (bruised and still alive)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
He sighed and just silently shook his head. "Alright." Seems like she took him too literally, but in a way he was happy about it.

Picking up the gunblade, he realized that the confession had actually made it feel better for him. There was a lot less rejection coming from his side than before.

"Tell me when you need a break or if you see a way for us to get out and to a better place."
lionborn: (a healthier addiction)

<3333 I enjoy them plenty too!!

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
Leo gave him a look that spelled what he thought about this 'fight'. The thing was pretty much split in half and dragging its guts around, there was no way it was still going to do a lots of struggling unless you counted a spit in the face.

"I have a better idea: Why don't you turn half-poke-y again and I give you a hustle so that you'll fall and fillet it from above as well?"
pishirogane: Art by: Moru Moru Moru (As I stand without cover)

[personal profile] pishirogane 2012-03-23 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
She takes everything too literally. Leo will gradually come to learn that.

Naoto's soul could resonate much better now that Leo had divulged a little more about himself and his thoughts. She still held a secret from him, but it wasn't a major negation from their connection. Perhaps she would tell him if he asked.

"I will." But for now, she was fine, her soul bringing in the surroundings sharply. Nothing to be wary of yet.
lionborn: (want me to shut you up?)

[personal profile] lionborn 2012-03-23 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. [He grimaces lightly and fumbles out a new cigarette which he lights.] We can't take the route I came from. Those fucking birds keep swooping down there. I swear I only dodged one of them because it flew into a spider.
Edited 2012-03-23 07:09 (UTC)
donttelldaddy: (Reading)

[personal profile] donttelldaddy 2012-03-23 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
I watched them pick a girl up and carry her away. We need to be careful. Which way did you come from?

Eeehe!!! :D

[personal profile] a_royal_flush 2012-03-23 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
The look would have been returned with a confused look, but as it was, he was too busy watching the spider trying to reorientate itself. If Yuuri thought too much about it, he might have made mention that there was more of the spider on him than remaining in the spider itself, but he thankfully kept that at bay.

"Hustle?" Yuuri asked. He'd never heard of that term before, and he wondered just what Leo had to do in order to hustle him... was that something he even wanted to know? He trusted his friend though, and whatever it was he would do it because he was sure that it would make logical sense later! That was why he partially transformed his arm as he glanced back to the spider and said, "Alright! What do I need to do?"