[Event] Invasion!

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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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[shiromadoushi]

"Aa-- un!" he nodded, rubbing the back of his neck. "Not a conventional one, a d10. Aa-- that's a 10 sided die," he explained quickly.

[shihandai]

"...A die?" Sorry Bakura, you're getting this stare.

[shiromadoushi]

He was half expecting it. "Like you play games with...?"

[shihandai]

"Oh like gambling! Right..?" She laughed nervously.

[shiromadoushi]

"Sort of, un!"

Sometimes he wondered if he should carry one of his d10 with him to demonstrate when this sort of conversation came up...

[shihandai]

Kaoru seems to be fogging off a little before she blinks back into focus. "Another time then?" She forces a smile, trying to keep up the act that she isn't about to drop to her knees from her wounds.

"Then I'm counting on you to help me out then, okay Bakura-kun? I won't do anymore pushing this time, I promise!" I don't think I can physically do that right now..

[shiromadoushi]

"Aaa-- don't worry about something like that," Bakura assured, concern growing. "Are you going to be all right? You can lean on me if you need to...."

[shihandai]

Kaoru looks up at him with a startled look. "Oh but..I don't want to get your clothes..all..you know. I mean-.." She takes a step then wobbles a little, deciding to link arms with him briefly. "I-Is this okay for a little bit?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura nodded. "Don't worry about something like that," he assured again. "I'm pretty good with getting stains out of laundry," he joked lightly. He was a near expert at getting blood stains out of his shirts at this point!

[shihandai]

"Oh man..I'm going to owe you so much!" Kaoru groaned, but she didn't seem mad. Apologetic, yes. She nodded. "Okay, let's go."

[shiromadoushi]

"You already saved me once already," Bakura pointed out with a smile as he started walking. "And in situations like this... I don't think anyone needs to worry about owing anyone. We're all in this together, ne? Helping each other out."

[shihandai]

"..You're right. You're absolutely right." She looked stunned before she shook her head. "How silly of me--of all people to forget something like that--..I can't do this alone. And neither can Kenshin. Times like these..we have to stick together, don't we? " For the first time that day she smiles a real smile.

[shiromadoushi]

"Un," Bakura nodded with a warm smile. "Stick together and support each other. Especially in this place... after all, none of us can do anything alone, right?"

[shihandai]

"No. It's..a lot harder to be alone. So--the path is pretty clear, isn't it? I needed to hear that.." She suddenly pushes forward a bit faster, turning as she runs to flash him a brighter smile. "Thanks!"

[shiromadoushi]

"Anytime," he smiled warmly in return, feeling a bit bolstered himself. He was far more used to being brushed off when he said that sort of thing that it gave him a very warm feeling to actually see his words encourage someone.

Now hopefully they'd find Kenshin soon and then they could get Kaoru to get her injuries tended to!