[OPEN] Mission 155

[soul_mods]

Characters: Open to those who signed up here.
Location: An unmarked cavern system outside Death City.
Rating: Various.
Time: March 18th, sunrise.
Description: Shibusen agents brave underwater caverns to take out the first of three Madness emitters.

Missiongoers pile out of the mirrors early in the morning, just as the first hints of sun start to color the walls of the sandstone canyon red and purple; it'll be the last bits of real light they'll see for at least a few hours. The atmosphere is electric -- there're quite a few new (and old) arrivals who're eager to see some action, but just as many people who're feeling rather more apprehensive… And for good reason.

The only way to their destination is blocked by a few hundred yards of sunken tunnels. Luckily they've been provided with mouthpieces, breathing apparatuses with enough oxygen to last about ten minutes: more than enough time, provided that the guests don't lose their way in the dimly-lit, twisted caverns. It's as easy as following the person in front of them, right?

Upon emerging safely from the pool onto mostly-dry land, they'll find themselves in an immense cavern, illuminated by countless, blue fungi clinging to the walls and ceiling, looking like stars dotting a night sky. Already the first signs of the way Madness has been corrupting the wildlife are evident: the mushrooms exude strange spores that make some people's head pound the same way the increasingly noticeable Madness wavelength does.

As they travel further into the watery caves and explore its many branches, they'll begin to encounter creatures twisted by Madness: moles, snakes, beetles, centipedes, all grown to monstrous proportions, some with a venomous bite that quickly turns their victim feverish and delirious. The more daring fighters can easily dispatch those and delve even deeper, and it's near the source of the Madness, in the chamber housing the emitter itself, that they'll encounter the kishin eggs.

There're dozens of them-- eyeless, white, vaguely human-shaped things, but despite their blindness they have no problem finding their quarry, fighting with claws and exuding their own Madness wavelength. If the missiongoers can stand strong against the kishin eggs and the ever-present wavelength given off by the Madness emitter, Shibusen's specialists will have enough time to shut the machine down for good.


OOC NOTES.
- The event summary post containing all relevant links is located here.
- Make your own threads, but please indicate in your subject line [CHARACTER(S) | LOCATION | OPEN/CLOSED] and, if applicable, if you need a kishin egg NPC!
- The locations are the sunken tunnels, the medics area, the cave system, and the emitter chamber, but only the medics will have their designated sub-thread.
- If you have any further questions, the mod thread on the coordination post is here!

Comments

[grab_my_bells]

"And you'll love them all," Kakashi says. He returns the squeeze and continues walking. Sometime, when they're not on a mission, and not trying to hold Madness at bay, he'll try to make sure Gai knows he won't neglect him for dogs, even if he does always want more of them.

Kakashi nods in agreement with the assessment of their surroundings. He is not exactly eager to enter into unnecessary battles, and the center route did sound the most promising. Hand in hand with Gai, he walks down the tunnel.

As they approach the end of the pathway, the sounds of a battle become apparent. The emitter chamber, filled with kishin eggs. Some of their fellow weapons and meisters have already arrived and engaged the kishin in battle. These Kishin are disturbingly ghoul-like, and Kakashi can feel a heavy buzz of Madness in the room. He tightens his hold on Gai's hand and prepares for a fight.

[spandexisyouth]

"From a distance." Sometimes he wonders if the reason why Kakashi keeps taking on more dogs is because Gai isn't doing enough for him, affection-wise, or attention-wise, or... somehow. It's not a topic for here. Not when he knows how easy it would be to let jealousy rise and turn against them both. Maybe someday he'll bring it up, but Gai knows that's not all that likely. It's a stupid enough thing to think, forget voice, when one is jealous of dogs.

Seeing the movement and realizing what it is, Gai doesn't hesitate to change. In an instant he's in Weapon form, ready, already honing in on the bond they share to work their resonance. "Shall we?"

The scene is chaos, of course, as all fights are, but there are two beetles attempting to flank another Weapon and Meister pair. "There, to the right, near the wall. The ones nearly pinned down." They had an objective, but they were going to need to deal with the creatures to achieve it. Backing up allies was entirely within the mission specs.