EVENT: Witch Attack on the City!

[soul_mods]

Characters: Everyone and anyone
Location: Anywhere in Death City!
Rating: PG-13
Time: August 23
Description: There's a Witch attack on the city and, to make matters worse, there's a dangerous individuals while Meister powers go completely out of control



The evening before there had been a PSA going around the network and the radio to watch out for an individual causing trouble in the city and a reminder to please stay indoors if possible.

Then around midnight something distinctly...strange happens. At first, Weapons probably won't notice, because it's only Meisters who suddenly find their powers flaring up for no apparent reason even when they're not trying to use them.

There's a two hour window where the abilities become stronger until it's practically impossible to control before the alarms in the city sound.

Kishin Eggs have been spotted entering the city in droves and this time they haven't come alone...


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[witchone]

[The little girl turn her head to regard the two and smiled pleasantly as she dropped her hands away from the bull moose. She instead grasped her black wooly dress and curtsied.]

I'm sorry if I offended you. However, you are very small, especially compared to my friend here.

[The moose in question made the height difference between them very obvious by stepping over and settling forelegs on either side of the girl.]

Shall we do introductions like civilized folk, or would you like to leave instead? I'll let you go, if it suits you more.

[computations]

[Sion wasn't going to suggest a retreat. And she was fairly sure Akiha wasn't going to do anything similar.

Sion didn't waste her time talking and just readied herself but didn't transform. Too much time in contact with Akiha would cause problems so unless there was an extreme emergency, they would just have to fight separately.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

By that logic, you're just as much of a mouse as you say we are.

[Akiha stepped forward and raised her head.]

Tohno Akiha. And your name would be...?

[This witch wasn't Hachi. She didn't have the same voice.]

[witchone]

Yes, I am. I also know that size doesn't mean strength either in most cases.

[She inclined her head in greeting, and the bull moose behind her seemed to lose interest and turned his great head to pull up another plant from a flower pot.]

My name is Alces. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Tohno. This is my friend and ally, Anderson. [She gestures at the moose.]

[computations]

[Now this was frustrating. Sion had no intention of being polite at all. What was Akiha even doing, engaging in small talk when they could be attacking or retreating?]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Hopefully Sion would figure it out what Akiha was doing soon and not say anything.]

Alces. Anderson.

[Akiha inclined her head, though her eyes and tone were still icy, as she approached the witch, probably too close for Sion's comfort.]

I'm interested in another witch you may know. Her name is Hachi. Would you know where to find her?

[witchone]

[She smiled brightly as if pleased to have pleasant conversation despite all the screaming people fleeing from the area she had considered going. It was nice to find someone who could be polite. She'd heard so much about Americans sometimes.]

Yes, I know Hachi. She's not in the city today, unfortunately, but I can pass along a message if you like?

[computations]

[Sion was just going to rub her face. Being friendly with a foe was just....beyond her.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Internally, Akiha was both disappointed and grateful that Hachi wasn't there. She wanted to kill that particular witch, but she knew Sion wasn't ready for a witch soul yet. So, she would make use of this witch for what she could, casually moving closer still.]

That's a shame, since she and I have something to settle. I would love for you to pass a message on to her, Alces. Please tell her that her soul belongs to my partner. We'll be coming to collect it soon enough.

Can I count on you to do that?

[witchone]

Well, that's not a particularly nice message for me to give someone I know, but I will see that she gets it. Don't blame me if she gets mad.

[When Akiha came close enough for the moose's liking, it stepped over the witch protectively, snorting a distrusting noise. He bobbed his head in warning.]

Would you like to retreat so I can pass on your message, or are you prepared to see where your ability will leave you so out of control?

[computations]

[Sion would prefer the offensive but Akiha...

...Akiha was doing the talking today. If she wanted to leave, then so be it, but they'd probably get in trouble for letting a witch walk free.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

You didn't say you were friends, only that you knew her. I expect her to be mad, so it won't be your fault in the slightest.

[Akiha stopped when the moose got protective, her eyes watching it for a moment before looking back at the witch, though she kept part of her attention on it.]

I'm giving you the chance, now, to leave Death City to deliver my message. It's not even a retreat for you if you do so now. Otherwise, we will defend this city, overactive abilities or not.

[witchone]

I'm friends with as many people as I can. It's part of being polite where I'm from. Don't you have a lot of friends?

[The little witch giggled softly at the threat, finding it very noble but pointless in a way. She isn't allowed to go against orders.]

I'm sorry, but I can't leave yet. Someone bigger then me told me to do something here, so I will. Since you have noble intentions yourself, I'm sorry it's come to confrontation... but good-bye.

[Without warning, she flicked a hand up and ice shards erupted from her palm as the moose darted forward in an attempt to sweep Akiha aside.]

[computations]

[Sion was ready for this and she leaped back to defend herself against the magic. She had mastered partial transformation a long time ago and had her arms transform so she could block what she could with them. Of course, it was a powerful attack so it was painful, regardless of the partial transformation.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[The moment the witch had said she couldn't leave, Akiha was ready to act. She knew Sion had been ready for a while since she hadn't said anything since the witch appeared; she knew her partner that well. And since they needed to limit the time they had physical contact, she had already decided that she was going to take care of the moose before they could deal with the witch. They'd learned the lesson of letting the familiar live too long the last time they fought a witch.

When the moose came at Akiha, she dodged to the side that put the moose between her and the witch. Since the beast hadn't had any time to build up a charge, she was more worried about the antlers than she was its size. One would think she'd avoid being hit, but that wasn't the case. She hooked her arm about the sweeping antler, the sleeve of her shirt ripping all the way up, and her overactive ability of Soul Bite let her sap more of the moose's energy than she normally would and she didn't even have to think about it.

She grabbed all that excess energy inside her and channeled it into her soul so there was significant power in the punch to the moose's head when she unleashed Soul Menace. And blew herself backward onto her ass with the recoil.]