soul_logs | EVENT: From beneath the earth came Death himself

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.

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Okay...!

[Don't rush her or she might make a pack of dogs... whoops, looks like she will considering she doesn't know what kind would be best.]

[A pack of dogs it is then. These just appear to be mutts.]

These will do. Animals that are of mixed breeds are often stronger than than purebreds.

Really?

[Though, she guessed that made sense. They had more than one dog's genes behind them. Raising a hand to the second kishin egg, she made the orders.] Go stop that kishin egg!

Yes, when humans breed cats or dogs for traits they find desirable, it can lead to inbreeding and the negative traits being passed along as well. Such animals might become sick more easily.

[With barks, the dogs took off towards the kishin egg. Meanwhile, the first seemed liable to collapse at any moment, bleeding and covered with the bruises from the virus.]

That's a good point...

[Inbreeding is definitely bad. Looking from one Kishin egg to the other, she notes the first will probably drop soon the virus has progressed so much.]

Yes. Although purebreds are considered desirable, they have their own flaws as a result.

[And the dogs are biting down on the kishin egg's ankles and shins now, slowing it down drastically. A good thing too. There's only a block left between it and the clinic!]

Hm... I think Aurora is a mixed breed.

[That's not good at all! Rosalia cheers on the animals, focusing on maintaining their shapes.]

[With a cry, the first kishin egg finally dissolved into black smoke, leaving its soul. A few of the animals that had been attacking it remained but not many.]

Perhaps, we should call the remaining birds and rats back to assist.

Yes...!

[Of course, she had to concentrate on the cats and dogs still on the egg as she gave the orders.] Go help the others!

[They returned, flying and scurrying past on their way to carry out the order. Assailed by all of the different creatures, the kishin egg was beginning to weaken.]

The animals seem to be working together well even if many humans would expect them to be enemies. [Rats, cats, and dogs all cooperating.]

Couldn't any animals work together when they're endangered by the same thing?

[Because she thought she heard of something like that happening before...]

Of course. It's simply that people often think of cats chasing rats or fighting with dogs.

[But these weren't ordinary animals anyway and their claws and teeth were leaving additional bruises wherever they came in contact. The kishin egg was clearly fighting a losing battle now.]

Right... Why do dogs and cats fight?

[Was now really the time for her to ask questions? She couldn't help it; it helped her concentrate on their connection and the animals as opposed to the Madness.]

Instinct. Dogs might consider cats to be prey and chase them. But once they have learned to interact, they can become friends.

[Perhaps, it was the monotonous way of speaking that he had used on customers back home. But either way, he was always happy to discuss animals and it did seem to be helping. Their foe was bleeding rather heavily and a few more scratches just might finish it off.]

Oh! Huh... I guess I never thought a dog might eat a cat...

[Doesn't seem like that would be a good idea. Taking a glance over at the egg, it looked like it wouldn't be long before it goes down. Good, good...]

It's not unheard of for dogs to kill cats, especially wild ones.

[And with that, one of the dogs bit into the kishin egg's leg, sending it tumbling to the ground. The remaining animals pounced and it was soon reduced to black smoke.]

I guess... Oh, they did it!

[She smiles when the animals defeat the egg and tells one of them to bring the soul back for D. After that, he could use some energy to recover. What would be coming their way next?]

We should gather the other soul also.

[He listened to the sounds of barks and meows and chirps before continuing...]

The animals say the nearest streets are clear at the moment but we should remain alert.

Right.

[She quietly commanded a cat to go retrieve the other soul and bring it back.]

Okay, we can do that... [Because no eggs are getting into the clinic.]

EVENT: From beneath the earth came Death himself

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