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.



blackdogdown: (oh boy)

Re: b

[personal profile] blackdogdown 2017-07-14 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh hey, its that mercenary guy who totally isn't a sword Guts will never learn or acknowledge this He flashes Naki a smile and raises his sword....only for it to be immediately grabbed by the tongue of a nearby locker. Yikes. So much for staying together. ]
foxhands: (don't misunderstand!!)

[personal profile] foxhands 2017-07-16 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[......................Ah.

The suddenness of that locker attack throws Naki off-guard for a dangerous few seconds - another locker reaches out to disarm him as well, and he just barely manages to jump out of the way. They've gotta stay away from the walls! But Guts just lost his sword and swords are super important and hello yes he's running for the one that stole your weapon. He's got this! He can handle this!!

He's probably gonna get eaten, but hey, he can....cut the locker's tongue, or something. Break its teeth. Maybe cut down some rats on the way?]
blackdogdown: (guts looks down and angsty)

Sometimes u Just gotta... D i e my man

[personal profile] blackdogdown 2017-07-16 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck. [Guts at least has a deathgrip on poor Dragonslayer, who we all must pray never gains sentience the way Naki did. Unfortunatly this means he's being dragged along as well, digging his heels into the smooth floor. ]

Can you- [Oh he already did. Naki cuts the tongue in a pretty sick move and Guts flails backwards, wrenching his sword back. His pride is shattered now]
foxhands: (or against your enemies)

death death death death

[personal profile] foxhands 2017-07-17 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Naki's awesome sword skills are one of the few things he's confident in! Slicing through that locker tongue, he executes a quick flip turn, aiming to return to the mercenary's side as quick as he can. It's hard to maneuver in such a crowded space though, and a rat manages to hit him with its attack spell as he passes. He staggers a bit, but manages to right himself quickly enough to avoid the next hit.

The offending rat (or maybe a different one? they all look the same) gets cut down as the fox-hooded sword finally plants himself next to Guts again. He's only a little bruised! Ready to defend you! Though he's not really built to be a lone defender and Guts probably doesn't want that anyway but.]
blackdogdown: (did u kno..he has a sword)

this is why u r the favorite child naki

[personal profile] blackdogdown 2017-07-17 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Get down! [Guts, the epitome of battle politeness, roughly shoves Naki down as he arcs his sword towards a rat that had lept up behind him. Guts is great at the defender act, thank you very much, and hes not gonna let some greenhorned (totally a mercenary not a sword, not a freaking sword) kid take all the work.

He lets the kid up quickly.
]

You watch my back, I'll watch yours hear? Tch. So many of these damn things. Wheres a good boss when you need one.
foxhands: (it's fox code)

[personal profile] foxhands 2017-07-18 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Well he is kind of a greenhorn, even if not quite a kid. Also he didn't expect that shove and might've fallen back a bit...he's up again pretty quick, at least, swiping at another rat with his blade before giving Guts a consenting nod. Naki prefers teamwork anyway, so it's easy enough to consent to that.]

There's a lot of us too, at least. [Not as many as their enemy, but when have they ever had the advantage, numbers-wise?]
blackdogdown: (argh (he stressed))

[personal profile] blackdogdown 2017-07-18 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and most newbies. We should probably find a way to meet up with everyone. Damn rats did a lot to seperate us.

[A few more rats lunge, a wall of rodenty teeth and Guts only has time to slap them aside with the flat of the blade. Should have tried his hand at baseball back when he had two.

The enemies here are weak, they should be easy pickings but there are simply so many of them.
]

Urgh. This isn't working. You're a wind user right? Can't you clear a path or somehing? Blow these bastards into one of those lockers.
foxhands: (how do humans work)

[personal profile] foxhands 2017-07-18 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[The raging ocean of fur and fangs is about as powerful as a school of piranhas: harmless on their own, but causing a whole lot of trouble when swarming the team the way they are now. Naki stabs one rat and dodges another, silently wishing some of the other swords were here to help but not bothering to voice any complaints.

Wind though...ah yes, that's right, he can do that. He hits a rat with a Garu spell, hitting it well enough but failing to blast it into a locker! The second rat is apparently immune to wind...the third rat lands though! If this was a less dangerous situation he might have done a thumbs up or something, but as it is he mentally shoves back that little bit of pride from his success and instead focuses on trying to spellcast while he fights.]


I can only hit one at a time. [Another dodge, another slash, the rats are probably filling the gaps faster than he can blast them but he's gonna keep trying anyway.]
blackdogdown: (oh boy)

[personal profile] blackdogdown 2017-07-20 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Fucking hell." [Guts bites his lip in frustration, circling back toward Naki. He scans the hallways as his fights, searching for an opening until. ] There

[A classroom off to the side, with a clearly visable door that must lead to another part of the hallway. Guts isn't sure if these shadows understand english (they talked didn't they?) so he switches to telepathy for now. ]

Over there. The door to the right, do you see it? If we clear a path that way we can try and get to the gym? Aren't people saying stuff about the gym
foxhands: (it's fox code)

[personal profile] foxhands 2017-07-21 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Did people mention a gym? He'll follow Guts' suggestion, anyway, turning to throw another few spells at enemies in the direction of that door.

He doesn't actually reply though, instead focusing on clearing out that area - fighting his way through, practicing spellcasting as he goes. Maybe he could try throwing out a light spell too, every once in a while? Or...no, he's just gonna focus on attack spells for now.

After a bit:]
Do you have any spells?

[He doesn't mind being the magic guy, but he's curious...!]