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Soul Campaign Moderation Journal ([personal profile] soul_mods) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2012-08-24 09:51 pm

[OPEN] Mission 155

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!
conjecture_this: ([51] That won't stop the pain I'm feelin)

[personal profile] conjecture_this 2012-09-05 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Nagi was all eyes as light sprang forth and deluged the centipede before them. It was a quick and dazzling burst of colors and light, a shriek and then no more. The attack was surprisingly quick and effective, both of which Nagi greatly appreciated.

The tome was still warm against her arm as Lezard started to laugh. It rang through her in time with the cries from the dying creature and she couldn't help but turn a surprised glance at the tome and Lezard himself. She felt the Maddness as much as he did but for Nagi, it was the creeping tendrils of cold fear, of other's disappointment in her deeds, in her own inabilities and lack of experience. There was nothing of his apparent glee and it wasn't for the first time that Nagi felt a cool wave of emotion filter through her.

"Lezard?"
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[personal profile] lezard_valeth 2012-09-05 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't stop. Something was just so funny about this discovery, and he would never admit losing his magic not only angered him, but filled him with a very mild and irritating fear. He'd worked far too hard on bolstering his magic only to have an artifact pluck it out of him. But here? Now? He'd just destroyed a centipede with a single Prismatic Missile, and the body was twitching on the floor in an amusing manner, legs curling inward.

More. He wanted more of this. At the sound of his name, the ink drawing of Lezard's upper body looked up, and adjusted his glasses. The corners of his mouth felt sore now, and they twitched now and then. "Just a little excitement, nothing more. What a fascinating concept..."

"Let us move on. It would appear this large insect is not our main target, though we should take care to eradicate the local fauna as we come across them." He wanted to see a Kishin Egg up close. Twisted beasts that were once human, eh...? He wished to know what they looked like, how eating an innocent soul changed them.

"Proceed down the passage from whence our centipede friend came. I feel something different from down the leftmost tunnel."