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[OPEN] Mission 155

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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!

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This wasn't a situation that he wanted to find himself in. There were too many variables, and he hadn't been prepared for this type of battle. No, it was quite the opposite. So while the beetle was attempting to find where he'd gone, he urged Fuuka to make a dash for his direction.

It was fortunate as well as it seemed that they'd gained the attention of another enemy.

When she was closer to him, Yuri gestured for her to keep following as he began running the opposite direction. "Did you find one?" Yuri asked while he ran, even if he had seen something within her hand.

She nodded as she handed two scalpels toward Yuri. She needed to stay calm and try to relax as much as she could. She didn't want to make any mistakes now that they were in danger.

Was this how Minato and the others felt whenever they were out fighting shadows? Usually, she sat on the sidelines and watched but she was never actively in the field. Now that she was, it was certainly a lot different. Yuri was still fighting but here she was, in the background once more.

"Be careful, don't try to get yourself hurt." Better said than done.

Yuri reached out to snap up the scalpel's while offering Fuuka an appreciative nod. He half-spun himself back around to face the charging beetle before his gaze slid over it looking for any signs of a weak point. "I will do what I can," he called out in reply, and with a quick flick of his wrist, he tossed the scalpel towards the creature's eye.

It screeched out a howl, which Yuri took as his indication to attack. Darting in, the Judge narrowly avoided the swipe of sharp limbs, Yuri slid around the beast to get behind it. He knew well that his small weapon would be useless if he attacked it from head on, so he came at the creature from behind instead. With his scalpel bared, he leapt up to try and embed the blade into the back of the insect's head. If he could get a good grip, then he could deal some damage.

She quickly covered her ears once she heard the howl from the giant beetle. However, she could still 'hear' some of his attacks simply by just watching what was going on. Just who was Yuri anyway? If he was able to attack it with just two scalpels...even most soldiers would have trouble with that.

She back away from the action but she did look around to see if there were anymore of those beetles running around. Was it just her or could she hear another one in the back? With nowhere else to go, she found herself trapped once more.

Quickly, looking around, she picked one of the empty boxes as protection. It wasn't much but she had to do something.

He had little choice but to leap away from the oversized insect when it seemed to semi-recover from its injuries. Landing a few feet from the beast, he saw Fuuka running for cover from the corner of his eye. He couldn't prolong this attack any longer than it had already gone, but his weapons were rather limited.

So as the beetle came rampaging in, its bodily fluids leaking from the wounds it had sustained, Yuri ran at it head on. It was only as he neared the beetle, and it moved to swipe him again, that he dodged out to its blind side before leaping up to plunge the other scalpel into its remaining eye. He might not be able to kill it, but if it was blinded, then it couldn't find them with ease. Then someone else could take care of the beast.

His plan seemed to work as he landed back on the ground, scalpel in hand. While he would have preferred reclaiming that second one, the Judge didn't want to risk injury doing so. Besides, as he glanced around, he caught a flicker of something moving behind one of the tents near where Fuuka was hiding. Taking off in that direction, he moved swiftly to slot himself somewhere between his target and Fuuka.

[ooc: if she transforms without him knowing, he could very easily mistake her for a device laying around that he could use to fight with! It's just an idea if you'd like for her to discover anything :D Yuri won't like it, but so long as he doesn't know to begin with, then that's okay xD ]

[ooc: Haha, I was thinking of her transforming right now!]

As soon as Fuuka took one of the boxes, there were sounds coming from behind her. Was it another beetle? When she turned around, there was nothing. Keeping her guard up, she placed the box in front of her as though she was going to throw it.

Just then, something jumped out of nowhere, another one of those creatures decided to surprise Fuuka from the side. Quickly, she tried to move to the side but she only managed to escape with rather large cut from her arm. She had no choice but to drop the box as she was trying to cover it up.

As she landed on the ground, the beetle was staring straight at her. Was she going to die here? Before she could even finish her thought, the monster went after her. In a desperate attempt to save herself, she jumped to the right. However, something else happened. Before she even knew it, she found herself staring up at the ceiling. ...What just happened?

[ooc: well that works out for us! I'll have him not notice her transformation :D They won't resonate well, but it should be enough to get them to safety :D Also, I just wanted to check her weapon abilities on your journal account, but it seems that you haven't updated it with the changes the mods asked for.]

He hadn't been expecting a third to come out, but with himself already placed between Fuuka, Yuri couldn't turn his back on the beetle in front of him. He'd just have to keep an eye out for both. That was why he launched himself towards the second insect. If he could wipe one of them out of the battle, then he'd just have that last one to fight again.

This would have been far easier if he'd had his NEXT ability, but he had to make do with what he had. So as he rapidly drew nearer, Yuri flicked his wrist out to throw the scalpel in a hopes that it would hit against the creature's eye. His aim continued to run true as the weapon hit its mark, and while it was far from dead, it was disabled enough for now for him to try and aid Fuuka. He skidded to a halt before rapidly changing directions. His eyes widened as he caught sight of blood dripping from the insect's limb.

Gritting his teeth, he pushed himself to run faster as he dashed over to where he'd last saw Fuuka. Maybe she'd fallen behind those boxes? It wouldn't do well to allow any harm to come to her if she could help it. Yet as he pushed himself faster, he couldn't find any sight of her. That thought left a pit of worry knotting in his stomach, even as he leapt up to land a punch to the side of the beetle's face when it seemed to be going for something.

Landing with some form of machine at his feet, the Judge knew that he didn't have much time to act. Yet without anything to defend himself with, he was left with little option. That was why as the beetle regained its sense, he snapped his hand down to grab at the machine with the intention of using it as a weapon to fight the insect with.

[ooc: Oops. MY BAD]

This was the first time that Fuuka transformed into a weapon and because of that, Fuuka has no idea what she was going to do. Her weapon form could only track kishin eggs but that was about it. She could only support those who had the real power to do anything. Now she was simply staring at the ceiling with nothing else to do.

She could hear that Yuri was fighting in the background but she couldn't see exactly what was going on. "Petrov-san?" She shouted but she assumed that he couldn't hear her. What can she do? She wanted to let him know that she was safe but how could she when he doesn't even know where she is? She

"Petrov-san!" She shouted once more before she could feel herself being picked up. Now what? She couldn't attack anything at them and there was no way she could sense what other monsters were outside the tent. Calm down, she mumbled to herself, she had to think of something.

"I'm afraid there's not much you can do." She suddenly spoke up. "My weapon form can only track down Kishin eggs..."

[ooc: it's okay! And sorry for the delay. Been sick the last few days =| Also, is it alright if he accidentally hits that button on her form?]

Yuri had brought the weapon up to slam against the insect to knock the beast back. Yet even before Fuuka spoke, the Judge felt his eyes open in alarm as he felt the first stirring of resonation flickering between them. He didn't hesitate in slamming up all of his walls, ignoring the flaring pain he felt in return, and instead of attacking the beetle as he'd planned, the Judge leapt back to put some distance between them.

"Then we need to retreat," he said before clenching his teeth. Shifting his grip on her weapon form, his fingers brushed over the device as the momentary consideration of simply releasing her and breaking the connection they'd formed, but he decided against it. He couldn't allow himself to stoop to such a dishonourable level despite his dislike for such situations.

[ooc: It's okay and sure, I don't mind!]

Fuuka wanted to ask if Yuri was okay after that resonance. While she couldn't feel much pain, it was obvious how he was feeling from the way he suddenly jumped back after that attack. "Are you okay?" Of course he wasn't, but it didn't stop her from asking out of habit.

She has a similar thought as him in thinking that it would be best to put some distance between them if he was feeling pain. However, she was surprised to see that he kept holding on. He must have some high tolerance for pain. "I don't want to think that we do but...it seems that we do not a a choice..."

"I'm fine." Yuri did what he could to ignore the pain coursing through his body. It was nothing compared to what he'd experienced in the past, which was why he kept his told tight on her form. The beetle was still coming after them, and there seemed to be little chance of them escaping without further injury.

"The others must be fighting similar creatures around the base," the Judge reasoned before glancing down at the machine in his hand. He couldn't help but spy the out-of-place button on her weapon form, and with curiosity getting the better of him, he stretched his thumb over to press the button in question.

"All right but just be careful." She didn't want to be the reason why he was feeling so much pain. However, if he was this stubborn, then she can't say much. She just hopes that he'll feel better once he lets go out of her.

Before she could say anything else, there was a sudden burst of energy that escaped from her. For a moment, Fuuka wasn't sure what happened but it felt like it was a wave but what kind? As she looked around, it seemed like the beetles were stuck in place but there was some slight twitching from them. Now was the chance to escape!

"Petrov-san, we should go while we have the chance!"

He wasn't quite sure what had happened, but there was a sudden wave of energy rushing throughout the area before the bugs around them froze in their place. At most, Fuuka would be able to sense his surprise, but the words she called out drew him from his thoughts. He didn't need to be told twice, and without hesitation, the Judge withdrew from the area.

They needed to locate a safe area, and with some luck, some true fighters to battle these monstrosities.

As he continued to run, Fuuka didn't say much. She was wondering if this was a new power of hers when she arrived here or was it something that had always been a part of her? For all she knew, she had the ability to sense kishin eggs but that was it. While that might be true, she probably should have looked up some more information about herself in the library or ask more about those who knew her.

"Um...where can we go?" She finally said. "It seems like this place is filled with those monsters wherever we go."

Yuri had seen the few fighters that had remained around the medic area, and with them in mind, the Judge began heading to the last location he had seen them before the attack. Yet as he was dashing through the camp area, Yuri suddenly saw a flash of something up ahead within his vision. It was unlike anything he had seen before, but there was something within that left him feeling cautious. That was why he suddenly darted out to the side moments before another large beetle came crashing out.

"There should be fighters just over the other side of the tent," the Judge offered. As if on cue, there was the sound of battle coming from that same direction, and without hesitation, Yuri began running towards it.

Being new to the area, she had no idea who were the fighters in their camp. In fact, Yuri might have been one of the only people she talked to. Which was why she was surprised to see a flash up ahead. Was there another fight just like they did? Even when she was in her weapon form, she instinctively ducked her head down from the sudden attack from the beetle.

"Petrov-san, is it a good idea to go toward them?" Perhaps it was just her nature to avoid battles as much as she could. "There will be other monsters over there!"

It was disturbing how he could feel her hesitance and reluctance as he made his way over to where the battle was. Perhaps she did have a point, to a degree, but given their current position, he didn't feel that there was much of a choice in the matter. "We are ill-prepared to take on any more of those beasts as we currently are."

He did what he could to ignore the sharp jolts their resonance was sending through, along with the connection he could feel constantly pressing at the back of his mind. It was then that he came to a stop and placed her down on one of the supply crates. "Perhaps it would be wise for you to return to your original form," Yuri suggested, doing what he could to ignore the lingering traces of feeling such a violation of resonance.

She was going to disagree with him until she agreed to change back into Fuuka. Although right before she did, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Now that she wasn't a weapon anymore, who else would be able to protect them? The fighters were on the other side, would they be able to make it?

Once she did, she didn't know why she felt faint. The moment that her feet were on the ground, she instantly wanted to lie down on something. "I'm sorry, I think...transforming into weapon made me tired. Is that normal?" He wasn't a weapon but it couldn't hurt to ask. t

There was some level of relief felt within when she transformed back into her regular self. That meant that he wouldn't have to worry about any further resonation threats, which was a great relief to the Judge. Instead he schooled his features into a look of neutrality while he willed the pain of their previous attempt away from his arms.

"I'm afraid that I am unsure. I have not been in such situations before," Yuri answered honestly. "Do you think you can walk?" If she couldn't then he would have to do what he could to ensure her protection despite his handicap.

As she tried to walk forward, she staggered a bit. However, she does attempt to pretend nothing has happened. "Yea, I think I'm okay." No, she wasn't. She was feeling lightheaded and she couldn't explain why either.

"Let's go to where the others are." She mumbled before rubbing her forehead. "If we get to them, we'll be a lot safer there..."

He watched her carefully as she staggered when she took the first few steps. There was no doubt within his mind that it was quite the opposite, but he wasn't going to call her on that. She knew her body and its limitations more than anyone else, after all.

Nodding, he kept a sharp eye on her movements for anything further, the Judge kept is distance. "Indeed we will," Yuri agreed. "Once there, I would suggest that you rest yourself."

"I think you should too, Petrov." She said as she took another small step. "After what happened, it would be for the best."

She took another step but her lack of energy was starting to become apparent. Fuuka was starting to get lightheaded before nearly falling on the ground. "Sorry, I think we do need to hurry before the beetles come back..."

The raising of one of his slender brows was all the answer she got for her efforts. While he wouldn't take her advice, the Judge found it rather odd to hear such concern, even if it would undoubtedly be out of obligation. He didn't say anything in return, but he did catch sight of her growing fatigue.

As much as he loathed doing it, the Judge had little choice but to react and reach out to help steady her when Fuuka showed signs of nearly falling to the ground. "Perhaps it might be best for you to take a moment to rest before we continue," he murmured, inwardly loathing the thought of having to be so physically close to another.

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[OPEN] Mission 155

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So many apologies for the delay. School's been kicking my butt 8|

Haha, it's okay!

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