EVENT: Battle Against the Kishin Adachi

[soul_mods]

Characters: Anyone who signed up for Mission 254
Location: Matsue City, Japan
Rating: PG13
Time: September 11th
Description: It's time to bring down the Kishin Adachi, once and for all!



Matsue was once a lovely city and a nice place for tourists to visit.

It is now a ghost town.

Some lucky citizens had managed to escape the city before things got really bad, but they are the minority. Even fewer still are those who stayed and are still alive.

Most of them are dead, or worse, they had been driven mad by the Madness the Kishin Adachi exuded and killed their fellow citizens and consumed their souls, becoming Kishin Eggs. To make matters worse, sometimes when you're fighting you'll hear the distant rattling of chains and some primal part of your soul knows, something wicked this way comes.

And then there's all the Yellow Fog...

Only those who persevere will make it to their final destination: the Adachi Art Museum where Adachi is.

It will not be an easy fight, but in order to prevent the fate of this city from befalling on another, everyone will need to try.

((OOC: Please indicate in the subject: Character || OPEN/CLOSED. There will be a separate thread for encountering Adachi. Event information is here.))

Comments

[awokentospring]

It is not just for your legs' benefit. [But he realized Neji had pride, even if it was stupid.]

[But speaking of glass, Lee felt some confidence over take him.]

That is something I can do! Rosalia-san has helped me learn quite a bit about more delicate procedures.

[heavenly_earth]

[He knows, but if he can walk and stand on his own power, then he's fine as far as he's concerned. The rest of his injuries are mostly superficial- except for the bullet in his shoulder, and possible damage he's down to it after pulling off a reckless stunt as the one they'd just done.

But their enemy is gone, defeated, and there are more of those things, but they're safe for now. He has to be fighting fit, and they haven't even made it to the museum yet]

Alright. Transform, and I'll keep watch while you work, then.

[awokentospring]

[Lee doesn't verbalize his acceptance; just transforms and moves immediately to take Neji's hands and arms under scrutiny. There is indeed a lot of imbedded glass but most of it he can get to. Some will require more delicate instruments to remove, but they won't be necessary until later.

Carefully, Lee begins to work. At some point he takes out his kunai from his leg pouch and uses the sharp tip to help him remove some smaller pieces, but there are some shards he didn't dare try touching.]

... Rosalia-san will need to look after some of these.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji's jaw clenches as his Weapon works to pull shards of glass out of his skin, keeps a resolute watch of their immediate surroundings and monitors any Kishin Egg that strays close]

Yes. [He knows that, but they don't have time to return to Death City right now. Even attempting to get back to the mirror would see them facing another few Kishin Eggs before they made it]

But this will have to do for now. How does my shoulder look?

[Because it really, really hurts, and he's pretty sure it's bleeding]

[awokentospring]

[Lee had been mentally avoiding that area for his own sanity, but he can't deny what his eyes see. It's a pretty deep wound. At this point, there's nothing much he can do.]

I... would not suggest we attempt to take out the bullet. But we can wrap it for now to keep it from weakening you further.

[It would still hurt as Neji moved, but the shinobi were trained to deal with pain. Just because you were hurt didn't mean you could always afford to remain motionless.]

We need to take care of it really quick and then continue. Do you know where the other teams are?

[heavenly_earth]

[That's unfortunate, but there isn't much to be done about it. He moves it just slightly, hisses, and for once, feels grateful it's his left shoulder. Even if it does seem to take the most abuse, at least his right arm is just that little bit stronger. He won't be able to move Lee between hands easily, but they'll still be able to fight]

Of course. [His vision swings around to the museum] We'll make it.

[awokentospring]

[Lee nods, feeling somber, but he doesn't waste time. Pulling out a roll of bandage, Lee uses his own skill at wrapping to cover as much of the wound as he can. His hands shake slightly when he thinks of how close it came to striking Neji's heart, but he can't think about that for now. They have a mission to complete.]