EVENT: From beneath the earth came Death himself

[soul_mods]

Characters: Everyone
Location: Death City
Rating: PG13
Time: September 28th
Description: Something bursts from down below.


The tremors have kept going on and off for a day now. By noon, the alarms sound, to warn for the Kishin Eggs coming closer to the city.

People had been warned in advance though, so this isn't a surprise.

The ground suddenly bulging has turned into a somewhat normal thing since yesterday too.

What no one expected was for the bulge to get larger and larger until two figures burst from the ground...and a wave of Madness, sudden and potent and nearly overwhelming struck the city. The Kishin Asura has entered the city from below and on top of that, the Kishin Eggs begin to invade the city.

Luckily, someone else had returned from the deep to help.

((OOC: There will be a separate thread for those who'd like to interact with Shinigami-sama going up. Remember, when Asura bursts from the ground, character powers will be temporarily unlocked but they will also suffer from Madness.

Please put character name | location | open/closed in your subject header!))

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Shinigami-sama | On top of the school | Open

[notdeaddeathgod]

Fighting for an extremely long time would take it out of you. But one man is always ready to have a new mask. And he's always ready to take a moment for his students, even when it's pure chaos. He's ready to get back into the fight but he does need a short breather after constantly fighting for as long as he has.

The time has not been so nice to him but anyone who comes by will get a hefty thumbs up from him and joy (though that's harder to tell because of the mask).

"Quite a time we're having today, isn't it?"

[motherofthesun]

Feeling strange as she had today, and suddenly feeling life again inside her, she was on the move, leaving trails of grass in her wake and pushing back any forces that she encountered. Though she's limited, she can feel some people believing her, giving her strength to wield her powers and fight back.

Still, stopping on top the school for a better view, she turned her head as someone spoke. A few sniffs and it reminded her of Kid. Immediately, her tail curled over her back as she wagged. Fancy you decided to show up now, but geez she was relieved for the sake of his city.

[notdeaddeathgod]

"Afternoon, Miss Amaterasu."

Even when gone for a long time, he'd never forget about his students. Even the ones that weren't around when he was. It was part of the magic of being the head of the school.

"Hopefully my arrival hasn't caused too much trouble."

[motherofthesun]

She nodded back to him and grinned... but then she stomped a paw and snorted. You had your son freaking out for over a year; you'll have to make up for that. Besides that... she looked over the city again towards the location where the Kishin was. Her ears flicked and she huffed. So, that was the Kishin then?

[notdeaddeathgod]

He chuckled a little. Probably a little surprisingly, he understood just fine.

"I'm sure he's fine, even after all that. If he wasn't, he couldn't call himself my son."

But at her second question, he had to scratch his chin.

"It certainly is. He's a little ferocious, isn't he?"

Amaterasu | Around Death City | Open

[motherofthesun]

[She's a blazing ball of white light with flames curling off her makeshift weapon hovering over her back, grass and flowers rising in the wake of her paws. Her ears were high, her eyes forward and her fangs were ready to see action. Not only that, but as her muscles rippled beneath fur, she felt her old power swelling in her chest and spreading throughout every inch of her. No longer was she some Meister wolf, but she knew her powers were back and radiating from her.]

[Jumping on top a building in one spring, her nose crinkles and she snarls, rearing to fight against the Kishin that has come forth. Besides that, she howls to call for the attention of Kishin eggs. Though she figures she might need a Weapon to defeat them, she may as well keep them away from the citizens. Jumping down from her perch, she was off again, shield, brush, and claws striking. Time to receive some of her more righteous fury.]

Lily Ivory | Various | Open

[vintage_magic]

A) Yesterday’s Magic
[The day had started out normally enough despite the occasional tremors. Lily performed the usual cleansing ritual—sprinkling salt water widdershins and then smudging deosil with a sage bundle—more out of habit than actual effectiveness in this world. Placed money in the cash register and flipped the sign in the shop door to open at eleven.]

[But the normalcy was shattered when the sirens started blaring less than an hour later. And then the Madness hit her, sending her nerves on edge, as if someone might come after her. However, this time her freaking out manifested in the form of merchandise shooting through the air. High heeled shoes, silk scarves, and pieces of costume jewelry swirled around. If anyone approached, a shoe would be flung their way. The fear in her eyes making it obvious that something wasn’t right.]

Stay away!


B) Streets

[Between the sirens and the sudden return of a few of her abilities, it was obvious that something was wrong. Another attack on the city as the folks at the school had anticipated? She had to get to her partner in that case.]

[But the Madness was still affecting her, now making her see things as she ran through the streets towards the clinic. She let out energy blasts from her hand, knocking over kishin eggs that appeared in her path as well as garbage cans that she mistook for kishin eggs. Be careful or she might knock you over too!]


C) Clinic

[By now she was getting a headache from the Madness and the constant noise of the alarms. Flickers of colored auras had also started appearing around the people she’d ran past in the streets, making her further wonder if she was losing her mind. Pushing through the door of the clinic, she called out for her partner.]

Lezard, are you here?!

B

[ritsu_kouyou]

[As Lily rounded a corner, a few trash cans tipping over to herald her approach, she sees a figure down the street with long, long hair an unnatural color of vermillion. The hair seemed to be fluttering in the wind despite there not actually being wind and a few twisted figures smoldered on the ground before the figure.

It's hard to tell what exactly the figures were - be they corpses of people or kishin eggs - but there was a distinct lack of any souls (blue or red) floating above them. At the sound of the trash cans, the woman turned to look over her shoulder with piercing blue eyes.

Familiar cold blue eyes.]

[vintage_magic]

[At first, Lily thought it was a stranger, the long unnaturally red hair not being familiar to her. But then Akiha turned and she saw the blue eyes, took in the figures on the ground with horror. Was she imagining this too?]

[But Akiha had spoken of being half demon, something that she had to keep under control. She kept her hand out and ready to fire off an energy blast if needed.]

What in tarnation happened here? ...Did you kill them? [Whatever they were. The charred figures were burnt beyond recognition.]

[ritsu_kouyou]

Obviously. [Her voice was normal, at least.] Put your hand down, witch. Don't bother wasting your energy or my time with a petty scrap here.

[Akiha turned fully around then to face Lily. This time, the two glowing red souls are easily seen in one hand as she shoves them into a pouch at her side.]

[vintage_magic]

[Her shoulders relaxed a tad when she saw the corrupted souls but she didn't lower her hand completely. Just in case.]

What's going on? Are you turning into that demon? [What had she called it? The Crimson Red Vermillion?]

C

[lezard_valeth]

[Another outpouring of madness, and another flood of patients coming in gibbering of things that weren't real. For a medic, the madness floods happened constantly, or it felt like it anyway. Still, with Calming Wavelength agents in action, the hospitals were at least safer places until the battle calms down.]

[Lezard lie in wait while he administered sedatives, dismissed nurses and fellow medics on breaks. He was a Deathscythe... surely Death himself - he'd thought the creature was dead, but one supposed you could not kill the aspect - would call upon his magic if needed. Instead he heard a frantic voice and excused himself from his colleagues, moving immediately to find his Meister.]

[The Witch was met with an eye of scrutiny. She'd walked the dangerous streets without thought again, hadn't she?]

Are you harmed? The television broadcasts urged everyone to stay inside unless absolutely necessary or until urged otherwise.

[vintage_magic]

[Her arm had a couple of scratches but that was it. Even with some of her powers suddenly working, she hadn't been foolish enough to try to fight the kishin eggs on her own. Whenever one had crossed her path, she'd let off an energy blast to knock it over and ran while it was stunned.]

Mostly just getting a heck of a headache. Besides, I couldn't just stay at the shop. Not while demons were running around town.

[Even if they no longer needed to collect souls, it didn't seem right to leave the normal folks to fend for themselves. Especially when she was now the partner of a Deathscythe.]

...Has anything strange happened to you?

[After encountering Akiha on the way here, she wondered if others had been affected too.]

[lezard_valeth]

Aside from the whispers of madness, nothing. I've remained here to keep an eye on things and lend my expertise.

[He crooked his finger to beckon her closer and turned to acquire antiseptic and cloth.]

I'll clean the marks on your arm at the very least...

But your question is a curiosity. Should something strange happen to me?

[vintage_magic]

Nothing? You're sure? What about the others here?

[As she moved closer and let him take her arm, a bluish flicker appeared around him.]

I don't know why but my magic... Some of it has been coming back since the alarms sounded.

[The shop had been in disarray from her telekinesis by the time she snapped out of it and got it under control.]

Sion Eltnam Atlasia | Around Death City | Open

[computations]

[Thankfully, Sion could handle this rush. Last time she got her powers back, she went absolutely crazy. Now, she had it under control. There wasn't a chip planted in her that caused problems. Instead, she erected mental firewalls to block off the part of her that was a vampire, halting the transformation.

Without Akiha though, she could only handle so much. But she would do what she can, using her weapon abilities combined with her own powers. A deathscythe was never hopeless against anything.

Right now, she took a small break, looking for her partner. But she would currently take anyone at the moment and hopes she resonates.]

....would you mind fighting with me for a bit?

[motherofthesun]

[The invisible blades and winds pushing the eggs back, Amaterasu flipped down from the building and landed on all fours, grinning. Silly eggs; keep coming this way if they wanted, but she would get rid of them just as fast and push them back to the hole from whence they came.]

[Growling, she blinked when being addressed and turned to see Sion. Uh, her partner wouldn't mind, right?]

[computations]

[Sion tapped her feet a couple times before answering. It really felt odd talking to an animal.]

...you can use a weapon, correct?

[motherofthesun]

[She stared for a minute, but then nodded. Yes, she could.]

[computations]

....right. This may be a little difficult.

[Despite her reservations at working with an animal, Sion transformed. She turned into a sword with an eye on the hilt, her death-scythe form. She simply hoped that the wolf would understand her logical mind and work with it, making for a ferocious team.]

Akiha Tohno | Fatality Condominiums | Open

[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha had been home when the Madness hit her and she felt her demon blood stir in a way she hadn't felt since Chile. Immediately, the cravings hit her and that old familiar desire to kill everything around her washed over her.

No, no, no, no, no... She refused to be a slave to her blood, a slave to a witch, again. Biting her lip hard enough to draw her own blood, Akihs knelt down and fought against it. She was stronger than this. There was no chip making her do it, turning her fully into that monster.

Black hair turning crimson, Akiha closed her eyes and focused on the call of her origin. It was sucking her in, pulling, but then she purposefully hit her side, letting the pain from her broken ribs flare through her. Pain could take her deeper, but this time the pain gave her clarity. It reminded her that they'd hunted and killed Hachi. This was not her.

But it might be another witch.

Hair still bright, unnatural vermillion, Akiha burst out of her room and started going through the rooms. Searching. And she didn't care who might be in the room or if the door was locked. Her strength easily broke them down if necessary.]

Count D | Around Death City | Open

[loveanddreams]

[D had lingered in the park that morning after morning training, intending to take his time enjoying his tea and then take a stroll through the greenery. But then the alarms started, interrupting the peace of the park. There was a sudden heaviness in the air too and he dug his long nails into the palms of his hand, drawing blood.]

[The chirping of the birds became frightened and his eyes widened as he realized could hear the words again. Understand the chirps as clearly as if the birds were speaking English. He called out, trying to reassure them and they flew to him, attracted by the blood.]

[He should find Miss Rosalia and make sure she was okay. D left the park and hurried through the streets towards the clinic, gathering a trail of birds, squirrels, alley cats, stray dogs, and other small animals as he went.]

Clinic

[bloodinbloom]

[There isn't much Rosalia can do. She doesn't have any unique powers returned to her and she isn't a very capable fighter hand-to-hand, but - as always when it comes to this - she's immediately at the clinic and barricading the doors. The staff will handle the patients; they're far enough from the main flood of Madness, but some people will still need to be restrained.]

[She's not doing well herself; not without her partner. Still, she's going to try keeping kishin eggs away with her butcher's knife from the kitchen.]

[loveanddreams]

[It was quite a parade by the time D arrived at the clinic, looking like some kind of pied piper although his collection included far more than rats.]

Miss Rosalia! Are you okay?

[Was she really trying to defend the place on her own with just a knife? Where were the others who worked at the clinic? Were they all busy with patients already?]

[bloodinbloom]

D?? Ah...!

[Of course she was surprised by the numerous animals behind him. Glancing at her butcher's knife, she waved her hands.]

I-I'm okay! They haven't come this way and if they have, I haven't seen them... a-and this is not for the animals you brought. It's the only thing I could think of before stepping outside. [She probably didn't have to explain that considering, but Madness always made her a bit more nervous.]