cordibus: (Monster)
cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote in [community profile] tornheart2017-07-12 12:45 am

AWAKENING

Who: Everyone
When: Midnight, July 7th
Where: Green Valley School
What: It is time

THE CURTAIN FALLS

Earlier that day, the Navigators' message echo in the minds of Awakened and soon-to-be-Awakened alike.They are being hunted and they need to come together if they are to survive. They must get to the school at all costs...

Perhaps some might think back to horror movies, but for those who chose not to follow the warnings, a feeling of dread will begin to overtake them as the sun goes down until finally they hear an echoing annoyed sigh inside their head.

Seriously, this is not the time to kid around! You want others around you to die? Get going!

If they still chose not to go, they'll quickly find that their muscles are forced to act on their own and they make their way to the school as well with only an hour to spare. The target, a corridor in a wing of the school, is one of many and mostly empty at this time of year. Only a few people move between groups, casting a few confused whispers but ignoring them for the most part.

The phone's countdown continues to tick until the next day. It appears that Luci is still working on getting the network free of whatever is causing this problem for them in the first place, so all they have is the ability to speak to each other telepathically with the help of the Navigators...but perhaps they won't realize that the Navigators can hear everything that they think...and sometimes some thoughts might just leak out...

Whatever's causing this, they'll quickly realize once night falls that we're here. You guys better be prepared...this is it, lambs. Live free or die hard."

It's going to be a long hour inside the corridor.

THE SHADOWS RISE

At exactly 24 hours left to spare on their phone's countdown, all of the lights in the school go out. Anyone who is not Awakened becomes stone statues, unmoving, while the area around them begins to shift and change. The windows shrink to sizes impossible for a human to pass through, cracking as dark mist fills the area around them.

If they walk into the mist, they'll quickly find that they reappear at the end of the corridor, essentially stuck in a loop in a particular area of the school.

They move fast. Looks like they've already trapped you in here...

There’s a terrifying sound of scuttling feet, of a thousand legs moving in the corridors, in the pipes, in the walls and in the ground, as the tiles part like water before they rise above it. In this state, the world doesn't seem to play by the rules, and without the application to give them data, it's impossible to see what's going on...at least until the Shadows reveal themselves.

They look like giant rats, nearly half the size of a full grown human, they are unlike anything they fought before.

I ̧s͢ee ͡you. ̡Í ͢see ̢y͞ơu̕ a̧l̛l̷...̢h̡eh ̵he͞h͠ H͘AHA҉H̨AHA̵HAHA!̨

As their eyes glow in the dark, mist pours from their bodies constantly, causing the area around them to shift and move . The wallpaper begins to move, the portraits on the walls become corpses, and the lockers begin to grow metal teeth, attempting to pull them inside. The ceiling rises until it's impossible to see. If they are pulled in, they will find themselves thrown out in another part of the corridor, from the ceiling to the ground, or out of a portrait into the other wall - anything to give them significant damage. The school is like a giant, living entity that wants them to die...

Awakened will find themselves in their changed clothes, their magical skills and Persona at their fingertips once more.

However, the Shadows’ targets seem to be the Navigators first...Awakened or not, it does not seem to matter. The Shadows will not ignore Combatants should they chose to fight them, but the rats move towards the Navigators and school's lockers will try to grab them to keep them inside. It seems whatever is after them wishes to destroy the only advantage the group has in battle.

When the Shadows speak, they echo together.

W͏h̸y fi̶gh̵t̸?̴ ͡I͢gno͟r̵ąnce͏ i͠s͢ b̷lis̨s.̷.͞.͝so͏o̶n ̶de̢at͝h w͘ill͝ e̶n͏ve͞l͏ope̕ ̶you͘.̸ Do̡ņ'̕t ͘str̵u̢ģg̨l҉e̡.

And the Combatants will soon learn how difficult it is to fight these pests.

[OOC: For this prompt, the Awakened will have access to their skills, and the Unawakened will need to be helped out. Additional notes can be found in the OOC part below]
AWAKENING

Even the Awakened can't continue this fight alone. They've already had many of their numbers disappear lately...they need reinforcements. With the Shadows giving them so much trouble, help is needed.

And so, a voice echoes inside the Combatants. Their hearts begin to glow, and the rats hiss backwards from the light. A voice will echo inside of their head...

The time is now. I am thou, thou art I! Your mind is trapped, but I can set your soul free! My other self, will you die, or fight back?

Accept me for who I am! Forge this contract by letting go of your fears! Revolt against this world, and TEAR OUT YOUR HEART!


The Navigators, on the other hand...their inner voice is softer. There is knowledge, and they'll need to stay calm if they are to control this chaotic battlefield.

The time is now. I am thou, thou art I! Your mind is trapped, but I can set your soul free! My other self, your soul already knows part the truth.

My other self, shall we show them what it means to cross us? Let us finish forging this contract by letting go of your fears! Revolt against this world, and TEAR OUT YOUR HEART!


The shadow rats scream together in anger.

No! NO NO NO NO ! You're not supposed to Awaken! Stay asleep! You aren't
supposed to awaken! STOP IT! STOP THEM! K̢I͏L͡L!͜ CR̨US̡H҉! ͘D͘ESTR̛OY͘!

The beasts' forms become more chaotic - additional legs on some rats, larger heads and tails on others, gigantic teeth on some, and they begin to match the pattern of the corridor - there's no guessing at what they can do.

Good thing you've got a few of you who can help out with that…

You've only got one shot at this! If you get it angry enough, it will show us its true form instead of this vermin bullshit!

Luci doesn't sound happy.

OOC
Everyone is able to speak to each together thanks to the Navigator's telepathic abilities (but always keep in mind that any Navigator can hear you even if you try to speak to just someone else).

For now, characters can only use single spells. The boss battle will unlock the teaming up skills.

The lockers that grab a character will throw them out as mentioned in the prompts and will additionally deal DARK damage and may confuse users, causing them to see other users as the enemy. They will need to be healed by any of the dispell spells to cure them.

The Rat Shadows only have 1 HP and attack with physical spells which can poison about 1/4 times (or more if you want to poison your character), HOWEVER they will be constantly going from Fire, Ice, Wind, Electrical, Nuclear, Psy, Dark, Light, Physical and Gun in that order, and switch constantly as to not be hit.

Only Navigators will know when the time to hit them is correct for your character, so make sure to aid them as much as possible! Navigators have also been given additional data regarding how the Shadow rats move and what spells can cause one hit-Kos or what spells can be used against them, so when it doubt, tag it out and see if it hits! There are over a thousand of them, and, as mentioned in the prompts, the school itself is also alive, so feel free to make this as terrifying for your characters as you wish.

An OOC PLANNING POST can be used to ask questions or to form teams.



osakanpride: (Determined; about it)

II. Escaping the Shadows

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-12 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of all the things Harley figured he would do doing his summer break, awakening to something surreal with shifting surroundings and giants rats was definitely not one of them. How could he be so careless to forget the countdown ended tonight!

The teen caught sight of the other, and obviously in no better position. Everywhere in this damn school was dangerous. Harley reached out with his free hand to grab Armand's wrist. His other hand still clutching his bat tightly. With a switch jerk, Armand was guided into an empty classroom. Heiji quietly closed the door, it was safe in here. At least for now. He had come across help earlier, but didn't necessarily stay with them in his race against time to find Conan and Ran.
]

Pull yourself together. Freaking out is what they want you to do!

[ Harley was afraid too, and he would admit it if asked, but panicking often made things worse. ]
megacurious: (Shocked)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-12 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Harley's arrival could be any more perfect as he takes the shocked teacher into an empty classroom. Of course, despite that they are now safe for a limited time, that doesn't mean he is now calm by this.]

B-But... Those things...

What are they and why in the world are they doing in this school? More importantly, what is happening to Green Valley?!
osakanpride: (Conversing; with Kudo)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-15 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Frankly he had a little difficulty believing those things to be real. The option wasn't fully ruled out, but it was just a little too fictional. ]

The countdown finished. I don't know what's going on, but it's probably the result of the countdown.

[ He paused briefly. ]

I don't have any real answers for you.

[ Harley was trying to figure it out, but with how dangerous it was, generating conlusions took a back seat to survival. ]
megacurious: (Thinking)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-15 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[The countdown? Does it mean that this is the Awakening the app mentioned?]

Then I would probably save them until we get this mess out alive.

[But more importantly...]

Also, have you seen a young boy with two ponytails above his head?
Edited 2017-07-15 21:48 (UTC)
osakanpride: (Contemplating; The information)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-16 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ At least the older male seemed to have calmed down some, at least since Heiji engaged him anyway. It was easier to make sound decisions when one wasn't panicking uncontrollably.

At the mention of the description, the teen paused to recall if he had seen someone by it or not. While he was focused on finding his own friends, didn't mean he ws blind to the settings around him, and he certainly would have helped a young boy in need if he ever saw one.
]

No. I haven't seen anyone like that.
megacurious: (Looking)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-16 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you sure? He also has blue hair and has a timid personality.

[He doesn't want to say more about Nagisa as he feels it might upset him.]
osakanpride: (Serious; clue found)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-16 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Doesn't ring a bell. Travel is limited, and it appears no one can leave the premises, he can't be far.

[ One of the first things he tried to do was leave as soon as the setting twisted. Everyone was trapped here, purposely. ]

Mobility is limited between the rat-like creatures and animated lockers, but he should have an easier time maneuvering if he's a kid.

[ Probably not the most enlightening thing that could be said, but he was only being logical about his statement. ]
megacurious: (Tired)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-16 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[So that means he can't get out of the school as well. Terrific...]

Actually, he's 15. But you have a point there. He does seem to run all of the time. Although that doesn't mean I can't just leave him alone.
osakanpride: (Unimpressed; disappointment)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-17 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Where did I say you should leave him alone? No one can leave this place, you're bound to find him eventually.

[ He won't really delve further than that without how dangerous things were. The teen didn't want to remind him why he should be panicking. ]

Other people are likely to help him, too.

[ Anyone with a heart, anyway. ]
megacurious: (Glare/Angry)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-17 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
But he might be scared already. Even if someone finds him, he still might be endangered. I can't just abandon him just for my safety!

[Trust me. He's really protective of his family.]
osakanpride: (Annoyed; Deeply annoyed)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-23 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sigh. He was still subtly panicking. ]

If I find him first, we'll try to locate you, but just don't lose your cool otherwise you'll be doing more harm than good.
megacurious: (Serious)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-23 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[He has a good point. Losing his calm composure is the same as impeding their attempts to escape.]

A-Alright. I'm trusting you with my nephew. But promise me that he won't get hurt, okay?
osakanpride: (Determined; on track)

[personal profile] osakanpride 2017-07-26 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The guy cares that much, huh? He found that admirable, and even relatable. ]

I'll do everything in my power.

[ Which may mean he might take the hit instead, but he was prepared for this the second things got dicey. ]
megacurious: (Serious)

[personal profile] megacurious 2017-07-26 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[At least he's calm enough to let Harley help him escape.]

Now what? We can't stay in this classroom forever. They could find us by any second.