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Title : Oh, you mean you DON'T have an Elephabulous? Shame. Posts : 13368 Join date : 2011-09-15 Age : 35 Location : NE Texas
| Subject: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 17th May 2016, 8:15 pm | |
| - Recent IC Events:
Five months ago, a team of senshi were sent to a remote planet to answer a cry for help that had been addressed to the senshi of the Solar System. Once there, they found themselves trapped in a metallic maze, pitted against robotic creatures to save a young woman they were never completely sure was on their side. The trial left them drained and unsure, but they survived it nonetheless, with one of their captors dead - killed by the mastermind of the trap - and the other left supposedly stranded on the planet. The girl they went to save planted herself with them, and gave them information about the man in charge. She described him as devilishly handsome, and incredibly intelligent.
As they escaped that cursed planet, Sailor Achelois felt a disturbance within her heart - someone, or something, was attacking her homeworld. She left immediately to face the threat, and the rest of the team split - roughly half following her to help if they could, while the other half headed back for the Solar System. On planet Achelois, Sailor Achelois was able to find and defeat the threat with relative ease based on her role as the planet's goddess and the immense wealth of power she had while connected to her star; the culprit had been a seed. This seed had sprouted its roots in her planet, blackening anything it came in contact with. While Achelois was able to reverse the process, she was startled with how quickly it had grown.
The teams met up again just outside the Solar System, which was now encased in a shell of garnet-colored energy - a force-field had been erected to keep everyone out of the Solar System. Finding entrance on the dwarf-planet Pluto, the team met Guardian Pluto, and from her learned that all of the Solar System's defenses had been enacted - protections from Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus were in place to guard against any and all outsiders. No one was allowed to enter the Solar System. Through communications between Castle Charon and Earth, they were able to connect with Sailor Jupiter whom, along with King Endymion and Neo Queen Serenity, were alone with the people of Earth, the other senshi being out in the galaxy to fight against the rise in Chaos. From Jupiter they learned they had been presumed dead, for what was only days to them had been five months in real time. During those five months, Chaos had risen, his agents attacking planets all throughout the galaxy. Their leader had yet to emerge, but they alone were enough trouble. Senshi had gathered to fight off this threat, and as soon as one case was quelled, several more popped up in their stead.
They were overextended. They needed help. Many of the team were going to volunteer to help where they could, when all of the sudden two of their own announced that their planets were under attack, chaos spreading in the same way it had on Achelois. Ribbon, the girl they saved from the planet, revealed that their planets could be attacked out of revenge for foiling her ex-master's plot - the maze planet they had been stuck in had been meant for the Solar System Senshi, and had those senshi appeared this galaxy-wide takeover would have happened quickly and quietly. He saw it as their fault his plans did not go so smoothly.
Both Sailor Leviathan and Sailor Andromeda felt Chaos's presence on their planets, and announced it to the rest of the group. As they discussed what course of action they would take - which planet to clear first before heading to the other, Leviathan, unable to wait, took off for her planet and her people; Shadow followed after. The rest of them decided to clear Andromeda first, and then take the battle to planet Leviathan. As they prepared to leave for Andromeda, Sailor Enyalius, too, felt the disturbance, but did not mention it.
Upon arriving on Andomeda, the group came to the scene of an angry mob attacking the Royal Palace; shortly thereafter they reunited with Sailor Andromeda, who had been trying to calm the people and protect her family, and then time stopped. The group was met by an old woman who appeared from nowhere and gave them gifts, though treated the exchange as a delivery of paid-for goods. She was criptic and judgemental in the way that crotchety tired old ladies could be, and with a warning and some hints about the true nature of the situation, she left.
The team made for a newly formed structure in the middle of a hurricane that was engulfing the small planet Andromeda; once there, they worked together (mostly?) to combat the threat within and, with Andromeda's power magnified by her planet, were able to destroy the chaos seed that was taking hold within the Andromeda Spire.
Their task complete, they turn to Leviathan.
Upon Leviathan they were met with a new type of challenge, more political in nature than the Andromeda task had been, as residents of Leviathan's home planet included an intelligent race of dragons that inhabited the flip-side of the coin-like core that was known as Pearl City. With conflict among them, they encountered one of these dragons and, with Leviathan throwing full force into her words, did not attack it, rather heard its story and immobilized it before moving on to face the two threats present in the mountainous world. Throughout their encounters with other dragons after a rockslide took out two of their group, they found that the Dragons were being used against their will to support the protection of the Chaos Seed, their families and young being held as collateral against their behavior. The group split, half going to help the dragons, half going after the Seed, and in the end, were successful in each endeavor, though the fight to save the dragon kin seemed the harsher of the two fights.
Just as the Chaos Agent known as the Clam attempted to get away, Sailor Enyalius unleashed her attack to pull it to the ground with consequences different from before, the attack acting on everyone, rather than just their enemy. With a greater connection opened to her planet, where the Chaos Seed had grown and matured unchecked, Sailor Enyalius transformed into a darker version of herself, tainted by Chaos, and disappeared.
They followed her back to her planet, and while the intent had been to heal her and reverse Chaos's hold, she had been too far corrupted. In the end, Sailor Achelois killed her lover, but before her Sailor Crystal could make it back to the Galaxy Cauldron, it was stolen by a beautiful man covered in Chaotic powers. As he disappeared, Sailor Achelois found Enyalius's new Chimera pet and followed after him, and many of the senshi team that had been with them hastened to catch up.
If they could defeat this leader of Chaos, could they end this Sailor War? It has been eight days since these senshi left the Maze Planet; there was no rest given after the events on Enyalius. Sailor Enyalius is dead; her crystal stolen by the supposed leader of Chaos in this Sailor War. Achelois tracks Enyalius's Sailor Crystal to find her whereabouts, Enyo's Chimera with her. These senshi followed after Achelois, tracking her via Nocturnus's Asturlab Azazel Knight returns to Leviathan to inform the others of what had happened: The message Azazel sent out once he reached Leviathan will make its way to Sailor Jupiter, and from there, to the rest of the Galaxy; however, because the time to travel from Enyalius to Leviathan is not instantaneous, any senshi that act on this call will arrive later than the first group. The message he was able to spread, from his second-hand knowledge of what happened on Enyalius at the end, is that Sailor Enyalius is dead and her Sailor Crystal was stolen by a man, and that Sailor Achelois and the others followed after that man in an attempt to get it back. These characters are on Leviathan: These characters are on Andromeda These characters are in Castle Charon The location of these characters are unknown: Other Senshi are on various planets dealing with Chaos Agents; they are completely unaware of the Chaos Seeds (only four were planted, only one came to fruition), but can answer the call from Jupiter to join the others in pursuit of Enyalius's Crystal. Note: Sailors Mercury, Mars and Star Fighter are close enough to meet the team at their destination and are available for claims; however, these players must be extremely comfortable playing the manga canon personalities with modifications made to heighten maturity and confidence levels given their millennia of experience. They should not be played with their teenage personalities in mind. They should be played with manga canon timeline in mind. If you would like to claim either of these characters, please PM me two role play samples of your version of these canon characters for pre-approval. Note (once again), any character listed below Azazel in the rankings above are all invited to attend this HC Event, but they will arrive later than everyone else to keep time within the game flowing smoothly. What this means is that players of those characters will be starting the roleplay later than the first group, and will be following after them in the setting, attempting to catch up so they're not too late to help in the critical battles. - Rules, Background, and Dungeon Crawler Game Notes and Information:
This event is a Hardcore Event. - Hardcore Events wrote:
- Hardcore Events
Hardcore events are a sampling of all the Roleplaying Section has to offer: profile approvals, live-chat sessions, dungeon crawler game elements, and a one-month time limit to complete the story or get a bad ending.
- Duration:
One month exactly, unless a problem arises with the host, in which case the event will be extended for the number of days the host was absent. If the storyline is not resolved within a month's time, the mission fails.
- General Rules:
All roleplay rules and gc rules apply Activity Rule: Participants are required to post within 24-48 hours or will be removed from the event (their characters will either be lost or replaced). Random Events may be introduced into the story if all players are active within the OOC chat or on the boards; Random Events are storyline plot events in which players will have a limited time to respond before consequences are enacted; each will come with a caveat in that if you cannot respond within the given time-frame, you may request another player's character take your character with them (if movement is required). Consistency Rule: All players are held to the understanding that they will pay attention to the story flow, taking note of roleplay elements (situational - who's talking to who, where people are located, etc) and event elements (their HP, MP, the placement of others on the map, etc.). If a player derails the event with inconsistencies, consequences will occur.
- Requirements:
Character Profile - Participants are required to have their character's profile submitted and approved before the event begins. *Advanced Hardcore Events require advanced character profiles. Word Requirement - Advanced Hardcore Events require minimum 100-word posts.
- Additional Elements:
Live Chat - some Hardcore Events will have live-chat sessions to start, end, or move the story along. Participants are required to have a skype account for these live-chat events if they don't want their character NPC'd through those instances. Dungeon Crawler - some Hardcore Events will have dungeon-crawler game elements to them, wherein players will need to distribute attribute points to reflect their characters strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities, and will need to prescribe MP requirements to attacks. During these events, they will be at the mercy of random number generators (digital Dungeons and Dragons style die) for attacks and defense rolls to minimize godmodding and/or powerplaying. Certain Events officially happen within the Galaxy Cauldron's Crystal Tokyo Timeline and so can be added to character's histories, instead of just their Storyline Information sections. Participating in these events, whether playing an original character or a canon character, can have consequences within this timeline we're creating together - characters can become famous, can make enemies and allies, and can, through storyline events, grow and develop as characters and let that development follow them through the overarching plot. The current Otaku-inclusive event train is as follows:
The Collector -> Decay -> Return to Zenar -> Remnants -> Andromeda Spire -> Leviathan Core -> Fields of Enyalius -> Light in DarknessNote, therefore, that choices have consequences in these games. Characters can die in these events if their HP goes less than 0 (in some circumstances), and therefore will not be allowed back into the chain after that event, and players who set stories in their character's 'future' may stipulate that a 'dead' character not participate because in their character's canon, that character is dead. This does not happen often. - On Character Knock-Out:
How to be Knocked-Out in an HC Event: -Be attacked for more damage than you have health for any HP level higher than 3 HP. See below for 3 HP or less. --Additional: if your character is knocked out, they lose their transformation. It takes 5 MP to transform again. -Note: There are items in the Fate Exchange (the Crone's Blessing; the Crone's Nod) that can be used (either instantly or after battle) by the character or another party member to revive a character from being Knocked Out; otherwise characters will be relying on the Revive magical ability from another ally. -Time IRL will not revive a KO character. The only time a KO character will be revived with waiting would be if over 6 hours of in-game time has passed or it is the end of the Event and the Crone is involved. --I do not intend to change the time rule so long as player characters have the ability to reverse KO for a cost, as it brings another level of character interaction into play; the option to revive or not to revive (yeah, it is their character playing god) is an interesting consideration for character development, as are the consequences that are the reactions of other characters involved – not only the unconscious person, but other team members. The potential bonding or conflict caused by such decisions is welcome in an otherwise primarily characters-versus-environment setting.
- On Character Death:
How to die in an HC Event: -Be attacked when you have less than 3 HP for greater than 3 points of damage. If you had 4 or more HP and were struck by an attack for 5+ DMG, you will be reduced to zero and knocked out; If you have 3 or less HP and are struck by an attack of 4+, your character can die. If you are KO and are struck with an additional attack, your character can die. --Additional: if your character is knocked out, they lose their transformation. It takes 5 MP to transform again. -Note: There is an item in the Fate Exchange for 100 points (the Crone's Stamp) that, when faced with the death-dealing blow, will teleport your character back to their home planet at the very last second, sparing them from death but ejecting them from the event.
What happens when your character dies in an HC Event: When killed in the KO state, characters will die immediately if attacked while knocked out. If they have under 3 HP when attacked and killed, they can post a death post as their character is conscious and can react to their own death.
In the event of a character death in a HC event, the character cannot be involved in any future HC Event because in this timeline, they are dead. Similarly, if other characters who adhere to this universe set a roleplay after that HC event, time-wise, they can stipulate that 'dead' characters do not play as they have accepted that character's death into their history. This isn't a set-in-stone, no-exceptions rule that must be followed - it is optional for the storyline creator, but players of dead characters should not take offense to that character being excluded as the death was adopted into other characters' storylines and players are expected to adhere to character profile information in all non-AU storylines.
Why include Character Death as an option in Hardcore Events? Character death is never a near certainty unless a character actively puts themselves into that situation. It either takes a lot of terrible choices or a lot of bad luck for a character to be Knocked Out, let alone die, as the characters are to be functioning as a team and, if relationships are fostered, willing to protect each other and help each other out.
The chance of dying stresses the need of teamwork within the group, of forging relationship with between characters who would rush to a character’s aide or leap forward to protect them when put in a position wherein death is possible; as death would not come suddenly (though being knocked unconscious may), there will always be a possibility for a character’s friend or ally to step forward to save them before it's too late. As to why a player would risk a character they have put much time and effort into in a game wherein their character would die, I would return why not? No risk, no reward – no guts, no glory. With the statement above about how hard it actually is to get KO’d (let alone die), putting that on the table just ups the anti during battle sequences. And beyond that, what is the risk? If a player would rather not have their character play in these events where the character could die and the consequence would be that that character could no longer play in those events, you’re already “killing” your character without letting them go out with a bang or affect the lives of their teammates in their passing – they would simply fade away from the story, as opposed to living and fighting alongside them, making friends and deepening relationships, perhaps to eventually die dramatically and be remembered by these characters for events to come. If you’re going to go out, go out with a bang, rather than a whimper.
Specific Rules for FoE:
- Up to ten Specific Otaku Senshi will be allowed to join this event. See above for character stipulations; first come, first served; Second Characters will be allowed in when the ranks have not been filled with one day left during the sign-up period. *Accepted Otaku Senshi are senshi who have had their profiles approved by a Roleplay Administrator in the Otaku-Crossover Characters board; for help on accomplishing this task, see this thread for the application and contact any of our Roleplay Moderators (or me!). The profile could be advanced or relaxed for this event. Need ideas for a senshi? Why not visit Character Adoption?
- This event is considered both Relaxed and Advanced. You need not follow the 100-word post count requirements of an Advanced board (though attempting proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation are necessary), but your character profile needs to be approved as Advanced for this event. When tallying posts during this event, your post will be counted as either relaxed or advanced based on word count, rather than on profile category. As profiles are required, posts are tallied in the full fashion, rather than the usual 1/2 count for non-profile-required events.
- This Event is Roleplay Section Multifaceted: There will be elements from all sections of our roleplay boards within it; it will last for exactly one month (Event), requires a profile approval (Profiles), posts can be counted towards the month's challenge or contest (Challege), and will involve Dungeon Crawler Elements (Games) as well as live-events over Skype (Live-Chat RPs). More on the Game elements later. Being such, participating actively in this event can really pull in the RP points ^^
- An Activity Rule is in effect. By signing up below, you agree to follow all GC and RP Rules alongside the following activity rule: At least one post is required every 48 hours. Failure to post at least once within those 48 hours will result in your character disappearing mysteriously, to be recovered by the remaining heroes at the end of the roleplay. (They won't die, but I won't let their unresponsiveness slow down the game). If you have an unexpected (but announced) LOA during this event that lasts less than 3 days, your character will be carried with the team. If the LOA lasts more than 3 days, the normal disappearance protocol will go into effect. Additional Note: characters have up to 48 hours to reply to a post directed to them; if a player is taking a while to respond, their character is not to be negatively affected - no powerplaying will be allowed, and this includes having a character remark or notice that the other has not responded, as that manipulates a character's personality traits (refusing to recognize someone is a negative quality and only that character's player may determine how long they took to respond to a question).
- Random Events may occur.
- Skype use is highly recommended. For the game elements in this roleplay, a quick question/answer method is best and Skype is the preferred chat system. Skype is free and doesn't require personal information to use. Once the event gets underway I create a Skype group to be used as the OOC thread for the event; add me to your contacts with your GC name and I'll add you to the group. There will be a forum-based OOC board for this event (once sign-ups are closed, this board becomes the OOC), so while it is highly recommended, if you are uncomfortable with using skype information will still be handed out through this board if necessary. My skype username is Kyralih
Background This event takes place in the Galaxy Cauldron Crystal Tokyo "Canon", which means it can be added to Otaku Character Profiles as an official part of their history. That being said,
- The setting is several hundred years after Crystal Tokyo was formed. Chibi Usa is now known as "Lady Serenity" (or Young Lady) and has taken on the mantle of Sailor Moon, and the Quartet have awakened as her guardian Senshi. Earth is open to visiting senshi from other systems; once they arrive they go through a little ceremony that walks them through the do's and don't's of staying on Earth and such. If your Otaku Senshi lives on Earth (or another planet) during another time period, you need to include a reason for them being this far in the future somewhere in your profile in order to ease this story into theirs.
- No "parallel" or A.U. Characters will be allowed in this roleplay. Examples of such characters would be a character from an alternate timeline where the Silver Millennium thrived and did not expire, or the love-child of one of the canon senshi that has taken over her place as Sailor Chibi ______, etc., as that would alter the "canon" Crystal Tokyo that we have been working off of.
- Known By Your Character wrote:
- In this Canon, the following events have transpired. Click on the links to learn more (if you want), but as players you do not need to be 100% familiar with these past events, but your character should have heard of these events if they have been on Earth for any period of time:
- The Collector - Nearly a year ago (in universe and in board), during a welcoming ceremony the Crystal Tokyo Court were taken from before an audience, spirited away by a strong, neutral-evil character called The Collector. A rag-tag team of extra-solar senshi followed after the trail of dust that followed in the Court's wake, and found themselves in an ancient Globular Cluster on the outskirts of the Milky Way Galaxy, wherein they fought ancient foes from a creepy living-dead museum and eventually faced off against The Collector himself, armed with weapons gifted to them by senshi who had long since died. In his defeat, the Crystal Tokyo Court was saved, and the group was given the Silver Crescent Award for their bravery.
- Decay - Months after that, a tiny visitor came to Crystal Tokyo pleading for help for her planet: her Queen had been kidnapped, and a great evil was spreading throughout their home. Neo Queen Serenity requested volunteers to go to the planet Zenar and help the fairies find their lost Queen, and while there make sure the planet, which had no senshi of its own, was not being secretly taken by Chaos to be used as a base. Upon landing on the planet, the team was given a guide, Mossen, to help them through the dense, maze-like forest in an attempt to get to the castle in time. Ultimately they failed, as by the time they reached the castle, the Fairy Queen was corrupted, and the world began to decay around them. They managed to save much of the fairy populace and relocate them to another planet for the time, but that still meant that Zenar was corrupted by chaos, and would need to be cured...
- Return to Zenar- After the failure of the first attempt at clearing Zenar of evil, another team of volunteers were prepared to face the task, studying all they could about what they would soon face. They learned more of the Queen, and her daughter who had been corrupted before her. They learned of the past of the planet, how it had once been home to humans who had all perished in a nuclear war, leaving angry spirits to populate the planet, giving Chaos a cozy place to settle. Once on the planet they flew directly into the castle, and fought many enemies to finally make it to their goals. They defeated the Chaotic Agent that was running the place, and saved the Fairy Princess, but the Queen died in the process. The Princess awakened as Sailor Zenar, and when all was said and done, she led her people back to the planet and fights diligently to reclaim and purify their home.
- Remnants- No one outside the group of senshi who were involved should know anything about the events that transpired during this adventure.
MEANWHILE: The Milky Way is in chaos, and all senshi are aware of the peril and what is at stake. We are in the midst of another Sailor War, though no senshi have been converted to Chaos's side at this point. Worlds are under attack as minor Chaos Agents, all at once, started their invasions of occupied planets across the galaxy. Senshi have risen up to combat these threats, on their own world and elsewhere. Crystal Tokyo has taken it upon itself as a powerful governing faction to organize efforts; the powerful Solar System Senshi have been dispatched to lead groups of senshi to clear planets who are in danger, and then move on to the next. Think of the Chaos Agents in charge of these planets to be on the level of Chaos generals - the Kaolinites, Shitennou, Amazon Trio, etc., rather than manifestations of Chaos itself (Metalia, Death Phantom, etc.). While difficult to destroy all of the monsters these chaos agents summon, the agents themselves are not impossible to defeat. It's time consuming and stressful more than anything else; butif a planet falls to them it is difficult to rescue it.
- Andromeda Spire - No one outside the group of senshi who were involved should know anything about the events that transpired during this adventure.
- Leviathan Core - No one outside the group of senshi who were involved should know anything specific about the events that transpired during this adventure beyond that it seemingly resulted in a Sailor Senshi being corrupted.
No one other than those involved in Remnants, Andromeda Spire, or Leviathan Core know specifics about the Chaos Seeds or the male leader Ribbon described.
- Fields of Enyalius - No one outside the group of senshi who were involved should know anything about the events that transpired during this adventure except in that Sailor Enyalius had died and her Sailor Crystal had been stolen afterwards.
Dungeon Crawler Game Notes
- The dungeon crawler aspects of the game are all over the place! That means we'll be using maps, as well as HP and MP counters, as well as Strength, Dexterity, Mind, and Perception skill points! See this for an Example (don't worry, lol, everything on page two and three of that document was all at the end of the game
- Characters who have already made and used their profiles in past events may make small edits in their point distribution (remember to add the events you played in to your character profile to unlock more character building points!) and any changes to magic skill costs as necessary; skype me to make changes!
- New players (ilu come play!) will need to build their character from scratch; we'll start the process together when you sign up with your approved profile! Skype me!
- Big Game Rule: You will be held to your accepted profile. If you use any item during the game that was not listed in your profile, I'm throwing a red flag and having you rework that post. Do not "find" anything I have not told you (over skype or PM) that you have found. Stuff's important in here, and I'm keeping a tight reign on it XD. Battle wounds and such will be decided by roll via me, so no fake wounds or overdramatizing attacks and whatnot. Attacks will follow the same rule - I roll for everything. Everything. Using random rolls makes Godmodding and Powerplaying nearly impossible, so that's why I do it the way I do ^^
- Rules for items purchased at The Fate Exchange will follow the rules outlined in that OSA-P Store.
- Game Mechanics:
Stat Check Perception Checks are randomly rolled via a d12; if a character's perception meets or exceeds the roll, they succeed in noticing the hidden detail / able to see the connections and logically solve a tricky problem.
Dexterity Checks are based on Stat Points; if person A has more than double the dexterity of person B, person A automatically hits person B. If person A has less than half the dexterity of person B, person A will automatically miss person B. Persons A / B can be a PC or an NPC/Enemy.
Strength Checks are based on Stat Points and come up randomly in storylines; primary use is in carrying other senshi. It has decreased since the first event from STR 3+ to carry a person to STR 2+ to carry a person. It may be used in the future during scripted physical attacks/stalemates between combatants.
Attacking Magical Attack: Deduct MP cost from Character Stats, whether hit or miss. Roll: Hit or Miss. Roll 4+ for a hit, 3- is a miss. Sneak Attack: Perception Check; if passes, additional points of damage / additional status effect enacted. Crowded Areas: If a character misses their target and other targets are in the vicinity of intended target, a roll will be made for the other targets to see if they, instead, were hit. Roll order determined by position closest to target.
Damage - Physical Attack Roll: base roll, d6 Bonuses: --Weapon Bonus: +X for using a specific weapon, X determined in Weapon box of character creation. --Strength Bonus: +STR
Damage - Magical Attack - Costs MP, regardless of whether it hits or misses Roll: base roll, d6 Bonuses: --Magic Bonus: +(1/2 MP Cost) for using a specific magical attack and hitting the target --Control Bonus: +CTRL
Healing - Magical - Costs MP, regardless of whether it hits or misses Roll: base roll, d6 Bonuses: --Magic Bonus: +(1/2 MP Cost) for using a healing spell and hitting the target --Control Bonus: +CTRL
Multi-Target Magic Attack/Healing Calculate Damage/Healing Split the damage/healing evenly for the number of targets attempted Roll for whether it hits each target If miss, that damage/healing is just lost, not transferred.
Shielding - Magical Shield Outlined on Character Sheet
Armor Bonuses: --Armor Bonus: -Y based on armor; senshi base armor is 3 for both physical and magical attacks aimed at them.
Damage - Ultimate Magical Attack Roll 2+ for a hit Base roll
Remember
- Pay attention to the story - read every post so you don't miss anything. Major Plot Points will be delivered through me - I will announce, for example, when we find objects/people, and what things look like. I will arrange for the baddies to be fought, and I'll handle the combat system (everyone chooses their own attacks and everything, I just roll to see if those attacks hit, and see how effective those attacks are against the bad guys, and rolling a die to see how much damage they do (if any XD the 0 is allowed and causes the attack to miss its target)). Needless to say: If your don't pay attention to the story, your character's reactions / ideas / etc. may be out of place, and will be treated as such by other characters. Read Carefully.
- Post at least once every 48 hours - Failure to post at least once within those 48 hours will result in your character disappearing mysteriously, to be recovered by the remaining heroes at the end of the roleplay. (They won't die, but I won't let their unresponsiveness slow down the game). If you have an unexpected (but announced) LOA during this event that lasts less than 3 days, your character will be carried with the team. If the LOA lasts more than 3 days, the normal disappearance protocol will go into effect.
- Watch out for Random Events - if the majority of players are active in the Skype Thread I may spring Random Events on players; these will always be announced in the Skype conversation, where it will be open for questions/comments/concerns, and will always come with caveats for those who cannot actively post on the board within the time period allotted. Instructions need be followed, else consequences wordlessly accepted for not following the specific directions.
And, finally, while bringing in side-storylines is okay, this roleplay's main story will end on June 15, win, lose, or draw. I suggest keeping noses to the grindstone and keep moving forward to make it to the ending battle before it's too late!
The Event Begins May 18th! If you have any questions about this event (any part, anything) ask it here or in our Skype OOC Chat (or skype me directly if you're afraid it will be lost in the mess!) and I'll respond as quickly as possible.
The game begins on Wednesday, May 18th, and will end on Wednesday, June 15th. To Sign Up: Respond to this thread with your approved advanced character profile, linked.
List of Characters: Ten Spots Total Available. Bolded and linked names have been officially accepted.
- Sailor Achelois - Anait Zelleire
- Sailor Andromeda - Sailor Mercury
- Sailor Nocturnus - Aurae
- Sailor Oberon - Eternal Knight
- Sailor Callisto - JupiterThunderCrash
- Sailor Sedna - Addelyn
"Second Wave" - This team will arrive on the scene after the first, and will be attempting to catch up. As such, to give the above characters time to get ahead to match with expected time passage, Players of "Second Wave" will be starting on Tuesday, May 24th, and will be able to post in the event after I make the announcement that they have arrived in that thread on that date.
- Shadow - Jasper
- Sailor Leviathan - Sailor CJ
- Sailor Bellatrix- Verdandi
- Sailor Mercury - JTC
- Sailor Mars - Sailor Uranus
In-Waiting. These senshi are back-ups in case the original list of 10 does not get filled.
- Sailor Nix - Sailor Mercury
- Sailor Panzer - Aurae
but really who let me have separator images Stat Sheet for all of your HP MP stat needs Weapons / Magic / Items NOTE! BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS Check the above information for validity as far as your character is concerned! I will be working directly from these sheets - if anything is incorrect and is not caught, we will be going off of what is on the sheet, not what is *supposed to be* on the sheet.
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 17th May 2016, 9:04 pm | |
| - Following Achelois wrote:
- As they flew through space, their wings taking them as quickly as they could possibly go, Sailors Andromeda, Nocturnus, Panzer, Nix, Oberon, Callisto and Sedna followed the bright, guiding line through the stars as they chased after Achelois and the man who had stolen Enyalius's crystal. They didn't need to speak; connected telepathically, their sentences were short, sharing information in quick bursts, attempting to get everyone caught up on what they had just found out and what that could mean. A handful of them remained silent, keeping their thoughts and emotions to themselves as they single-mindedly pursued their target, but, in general, they were all in agreement:
The Chaotic Agent who had appeared and stolen Enyalius's crystal was the same person Ribbon had told them about; his presence there, and her description of him, had been enough evidence as to that. Which meant that he could very well be the mastermind behind all of this - this entire War was, according to Ribbon, put in motion by him. He had contacted and made contracts with Chaotic agents across the galaxy, he had organized them, had planned the attack. He had overseen the construction of the Maze that Andromeda and Nocturnus, along with others, had been trapped in for what felt like a day or two for them, but had been five months on the outside. He had set the trap, using Ribbon as bait, for the Senshi of the Solar System. He had created the Chaos Seeds, and had "planted" them in the planets of those senshi who had foiled his plans on the Maze planet. He had caused Enyalius to turn to Enyo-
and now he had control of her Sailor Crystal.
While retrieving Sailor Enyalius's crystal was the priority for some, destroying this Chaotic Entity quickly became the ultimate goal of this mission for others. If they could take him down, maybe that would be enough to relieve some of the pressure, and would allow Senshi to regain their footing and fight back, tipping the scales back towards Cosmos instead of Chaos. If you cut off the head of the snake, the rest should fall.
Some of them suspected their destination before ever reaching it, as the laser beam pointed towards the brightest part of the galaxy, luring them ever inward, passing beyond hundreds of star systems towards the galactic nucleus. Shivers traveled down spines as the destination became clear: he was leading them to Sagittarius Zero Star. Nerves were on edge as they approached, the mythology and history of this sacred place, and how it had been corrupted in the past, drawing too many parallels between this time and the last Sailor War, headed by Galaxia. This time they shouldn't have to fight corrupted senshi, at least, but tales of what they would find there were troubling enough...
Finally it came into view and their fears were officially solidified: the beam pointed straight to the Galactica Palace. At this distance, the restoration that had occurred since Sailor Galaxia's death seemed to have been completely undone -
Without warning, their Sailor Wings ceased working, and they plunged to the surface of Sagittarius Zero Star, their eyes catching only snatches of the terrain before them as they plummeted towards the ground -
Only to be slowed and stopped mere inches above the surface. "Keep on your toes," the Crone rasped, and they were gently released from her magical hold to return softly to the grassy ground below. She stood behind them, her back to the void of space beyond the disk of Zero Star. Her old face was on alert, bright eyes darting around behind them as one withered hand grasped her staff tightly, "Chaos is here." She hobbled forward quickly, depositing items in hands as she went past, her eyes never leaving the scene behind them - a lush forest, idyllic and peaceful and unbroken but for the sudden path in the trees that traveled inward, towards Galactica Palace. Even as they watched, the path was slowly closing over on itself, vines and bushes erasing its outer edges. "Trust nothing, move quickly; do not be fooled by appearances." Her motions were sharper than they had ever been, her movements quicker, almost bird like, as she walked, no longer quite hobbling. Her wizened old face was determined, and only that, the set of her mouth holding none of the jest it might have before, at the beginning of other missions. Overall, it gave off a tense atmosphere. "You, and you," she pointed with crooked fingers at Sailor Nix and Sailor Panzer, "I need you elsewhere." With no further explanation, she held out a closed hand towards Nix, and dropped a smooth rock in the responding palm. "Follow the light of this stone to your destination - they need your help." She stood back, looking at them all with her shrewd eyes, but was she evaluating them, or attempting to memorize their appearances? She nodded, apparently finding what she was looking for. "Good luck, Senshi." And with that, the Crone disappeared. - Posting Note:
At this point, only the bolded names in the quote above are allowed to post.
Bubbles and Aurae, you may post as Nix and Panzer to say goodbyes and leave, or you can elect to follow the assumption that those characters did as the Crone asked and left, it's up to you.
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 18th May 2016, 2:50 am | |
| Her thoughts were focused on finding Achelois, and in turn Enya’s Crystal, as well as eradicating the Chaos agent that had started all this. Everyone else but Nocturnus, who was carrying Enya’s shield together with her, ceased to exist. She barely recognized their destination, having only read about what happened centuries before she was born in passing, though it looked a little bit familiar from pictures she had seen. As they plummeted to the ground, her heart sped up, but soon they were caught in The Crone’s magic. She seemed in a hurry and even more no-nonsense than usual, but Andromeda understood the urgency because she felt it herself. They had landed on their destination but there was no sign of Achelois nor the Chimera. The Crone’s words sounded ironic—Chaos was always wherever they went, it seemed, after all. Unless she meant the very source of it? She had heard that eradicating it forever was impossible, even for the strongest senshi in the galaxy. Light and darkness must always exist in balance, so one could not disappear for eternity. She focused on the forest, at the path that was already closing. They didn’t have much time. She received the rock handed by The Crone and nodded, ready to follow this other mission, though wondering why the woman had let her come all the way here if she was needed elsewhere. Perhaps something just come up? Either way, she would go where she was needed; she wished to help this group, but she wasn’t about to question her orders in a time of urgency. “Good luck, and be careful,” she told the others. She was not really a touchy-feely person, and so, with a quick nod at each of them, she turned and began following the light to her next destination. She nodded back at Nix. “Be careful, too. And thank you for helping us up until now.” Nix would be a great loss—her scouting ability was perhaps more important than ever now, but she’d have to make do without her. < Let’s move. >She started on the path into the forest towards the palace, determined to catch up to Achelois as soon as possible. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 18th May 2016, 2:58 am | |
| The free fall and the fact his wings wouldn't move, wouldn't work or wouldn't help him not to crash to his death allowed Oberon's mind to latch on something else than his own thoughts. Death never came, however, as the Crone avoided them all a rather painful landing. His eyes followed the Crone, looking down at his hands as items were brought to him quite rapidly, no comments, no glances, a simple warning: Trust nothing, move quickly; do not be fooled by appearances. One he carved into his brain, knowing he shouldn't forget it. Perhaps was he putting his life in the words of someone he barely knew and whom his wife wouldn't trust, but she wasn't here and what fight he had left in him wouldn't be against some old woman trying to help - so nevermind if maybe there was something uncanny in this. Once the amulet around his neck, carefully resting over his own necklace, he sighed. Everyone else's mind got ignored as he tried to put the gauntlets on despite the trembling hands while his wings had resumed their beating, the fae hovering four inches above ground, not yet noticing he couldn't go higher. Though Nix was ready to depart, the usual farewell gesture of his kind was never offered though his mind still thanked her without words as he gently severed the connection between them. He did the same when Panzer had to leave as well. Andromeda's orders were obeyed blindy as he followed her easily despite his attention stuck on the gauntlets he was still struggling with. Clearly, whatever made outside Oberon was worthless. |
| | | Addelyn Lotus Crystal
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 18th May 2016, 6:20 am | |
| Sedna had a moment of panic when her Sailor Wings stopped working and she began to free fall towards the surface, only to be stopped by the Crone's magic. She shook her head in amusement. This old one certainly was peculiar. As Nix and Panzer left, Eshana nodded her thanks to them. While she was curious as to where they were being sent and why now, it was not her place to argue or ask. The crones words of warning kept twisting themselves in her mind as she moved forward with Andromeda and the others. The path appeared to be closing and they needed to move. "Trust nothing, move quickly; do not be fooled by appearances." Was there a creature that could cast illusions or someone with magic? On Earth, long ago when the Gods and Goddesses had moved freely on their planet, there had been many astounding creatures, many that could fool you into believing you were seeing something that wasn't there. It was said that a phoenix feather, worn on a band tied around the head would help you see through these illusions. Too bad that any of the creatures of old had returned to the Gods realms when they had withdrawn from the Earth, so there was no way to see if a phoenix feather really worked. The thought of the experiment had Eshana's interest peaked, but she pushed it aside. Now wasn't the time for thoughts like that. Perhaps when this was all over, she would look into being able to travel to the different Gods realms that were attached to Earth as her mothers was, and see if she would be able to conduct an experiment. It would be useful off planet as well if it worked. |
| | | JupiterThunderCrash Lotus Crystal
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 18th May 2016, 8:40 am | |
| They were really here. Sailor Callisto was uncharacteristically nervous as they approached Sagittarius Star Zero, knowing exactly what it was. It was where she should have been sent when she died in the Silver Millennium, but the Silver Crystal had prevented it. That fact that that man who was so connected to Chaos led them here did not bode well for the state of the Galaxy Cauldron either. When her wings failed and the group began to plummet, she inwardly panicked. Was it trying to reclaim them? But they were slowed before they hit the ground, and the Crone was once again there to greet them. She was more urgent this time, highlighting the sheer importance of this mission. It seemed like they'd have to travel through this forest to reach the palace. Was it even real, or just what their brains came up with to try and process what they were seeing? It was shifting before their very eyes, the path disappearing even as the Crone spoke, but Callisto took her words of warning to heart. < R-right... > she said, responding to Andromeda's order. She didn't like how this place made her feel, but they had to track down Enyalius' kidnapper. Callisto hurried to keep up with the group. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 18th May 2016, 7:23 pm | |
| - Quote :
- Hurrying across the grassy field, the path covered itself over ever faster as they approached.
- Quote :
- Perception check:
Andromeda and Nocturnus are able to spot the odd prints in the ground before them, those of a pair of boots and those of the paws and hooves, heading straight to the pathway. With Achelois's command over plantlife, it wasn't a stretch to understand that she had forced the plants to part before her, and now that she had passed, they were working their way back to normal. As they passed through the barrier of trees, it was apparent that if they did not hurry, they would soon lose this pathway. Greenery crowded them, pushing inwards to reclaim lost space. Vines criss-crossed the path, bushes pressed in around their legs, trees inched inward -- and yet...
--And yet it felt peaceful here.--
The sense of urgency seemed to leave them, moving on as a feeling of calm enveloped them as surely as they had been enveloped by the forest.
--Things weren't as bad as they seemed.-- --They had been working so hard, they deserved a break; it had been such a long flight.--
Birds both exotic and familiar sounded all around them, reminding them of more peaceful times. The soft breeze through the trees was relaxing - everything seemed so idyllic...
--Maybe they could stop and rest for a bit. Just a moment, to catch their breath.-- |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 19th May 2016, 6:19 am | |
| As she looked down, she spotted the telltale tracks of a beast and a humanoid figure alongside it. < Achelois has been through here. Come on, we’re close. We have to get through before the path closes. > Maybe Achelois was the one who had manipulated these plants. That meant she wasn’t that far ahead. Andromeda was also relieved about it not being a darker force at work. She switched the heavy shield to her right hand and grasped Nocturnus’ hand, for fear of losing the younger senshi in the ever-pressing foliage. And then suddenly the focus and the urgency that had sharpened her mind began to be replaced by an odd sense of calm. Suddenly she wanted to slow down, wanted to rest, after all that she had gone through—all the trauma, all the fighting, they hadn’t even stopped since they landed on Enyalius… Her pace slowed ever so slightly, fatigue replaced adrenaline, but her feet didn’t stop. Enya. She tried to focus her mind on what was important, reminding herself what she was doing. Why she had to keep going. And so with more struggle she continued onward, undeterred for now. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 19th May 2016, 5:08 pm | |
| Hearing that Achelois was up ahead spurred Callisto on more, but as they journeyed deeper into the forest, that nervous feeling that had settled in her stomach started to fade. Despite knowing full well the danger they could be in, she began to relax. Why were they hurrying again? Callisto slowed down, dimly aware that Andromeda had slowed as well. Couldn't they stay here for a while? The path wasn't closing that fast, right? The Galaxy Cauldron wasn't that bad... Her limbs felt heavy as fatigue set in, and she was struggling to keep her eyes focused on the path ahead. |
| | | Addelyn Lotus Crystal
Title : GC's Official Nephrite Posts : 8024 Join date : 2012-08-04 Age : 34 Location : Canada
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 6:31 am | |
| It felt so peaceful here. Eshana wanted to stop for a moment, just to take a small rest. She would be better prepared if she did that, wouldn't she? Something at the back of her mind tingled as she kept thinking about resting, warning her that it would be a bad idea. Was it Chaos's voice telling her that it wasn't okay to rest? |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 8:41 am | |
| No one would have considered silence uncharacteristic for Sailor Nocturnus. The child in the dark sailor uniform frequently kept her thoughts and feelings to herself, observing and listening, but this time her attention focused inward rather than outward. The arrival, the message from the Crone, Nix and Panzer leaving for some other mission and reducing the team size, and now the clear signs that Sailor Achelois trod this path before them... These were things that her eyes witnessed, but her mind remained on one topic: Enyalius. They simply had to save her. They had to bring her back. Nocturnus kept close to Andromeda, feeling reassurance in the warmth of the older girl's hand wrapped around hers. The shield, that precious token of their dear friend, remained safely carried by the oceanic sailor soldier. If it had not been so heavy, the long-haired child would have toted it herself, but she felt calm to know it was held by someone who also cared about Sailor Enyalius. There was no one else among them she would have trusted to carry it. She hurried along with the others, following the clearing that closed swiftly as they moved. These plants and the way they acted... this could not be the work of anyone other than Achelois. Nocturnus could only hope that they would see the blonde mother nature soon. She couldn't quite quiet the fear in her mind that yet another person would be taken from her, whisked away into darkness and shadow, restoring the loneliness that her time in Crystal Tokyo had alleviated. Only when she once again saw the emerald-marked woman could she be sure that had not already happened. Sailor Nocturnus stumbled, the toe of her black boots scuttling against some rocks on the forest floor. She gasped, her eyes fluttering, the girl's head bobbing like that of a rag doll. Panic and confusion seized her, but the sensations were dulled and obscured. Nocturnus turned to speak to Andromeda, feeling her fingers start to slacken from where she held the young woman's hand, but her vision seemed strange and blurry. Her eyelids drooped, and she struggled to keep them open. "Andromeda, I..." she gasped, faintly—like a weary child insisting she wasn't ready for bed. The next false step pulled her hand free from the other woman, and this time she careened forwards. The long tails of her sheer golden back bow fluttered like a butterfly as it followed the arc of her fall, where the soft floor of the wooded area gladly embraced the exhausted sailor soldier-in-training. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 10:27 am | |
| - Quote :
- The pathway closed behind them; there was no clear line back the way they had come. The last in their line could feel the leaves upon their skin, inching inward, swallowing up the empty space that separated the forest in two.
As Nocturnus fell, the comforting forest noises seemed to swell, urging the others to do the same - to stop and rest for a bit, to nap, like Nocturnus. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 6:35 pm | |
| It was becoming harder to keep her eyes open, and every single one of her limbs felt heavy. Every step felt like slogging through mud, yet her focus on the people she cared about kept her going. Until Nocturnus stumbled, her hold on Andromeda’s hand weakening, and the smaller girl turned to speak to her but did not even manage to finish. As Nocturnus fell, Andromeda caught her with her free hand around her waist, panic surging to replace the lethargy. “Nocturnus!” She knelt on the forest floor, trying to shake the young soldier awake, but she seemed to be in deep sleep. Worry over what kind of spell had ensnared her clouded Andromeda’s mind, but the path was still closing—they couldn’t stop here. She positioned the small senshi’s arms around her neck and carried her on her back, the weight unsettlingly light—how long had it been since any of them had eaten? Was Nocturnus exhausted or was this the work of something else? She stood back up and maintained a grip on Nocturnus’ hands that were now slung around her neck. Even as the forest closed around them, she felt the urge to just sit down and sleep—perhaps everyone needed the rest. What if more of them fell to exhaustion? Wouldn’t it be better to stay? But the path… < Let’s… continue on. Maybe we can talk or find a way to distract ourselves from this weariness. > |
| | | Eternal Knight Lotus Crystal
Title : GC's Official Prince Diamond Posts : 2408 Join date : 2015-07-20 Age : 32 Location : Teleporting between Elysion and Nemesis
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 7:06 pm | |
| He had one gauntlet on when the need of stopping started invading his mind. The other was hanging by his fingertips as he kept hovering, docile behind Andromeda, still following her. Not because he wanted, but because his obedience came before his own comfort. Couldn't they just stop? < It reminds me of a time way before all of this. >* He said with a calm tone that didn't fit everything he had been through in his mind since leaving Leviathan, a calm tone that was probably not natural in this situation. He was trying to reach the only constant he could hold onto right now. If Oberon usually was aware of his companions and worried enough to keep an eye on them, he noticed that Nocturnus had fallen only when Andromeda picked her up. < Is she sleeping? > Why would someone bring a child to something like this anyway? - OOC:
Striked through mental thing can't be heard by anyone, don't pay attention to it xD
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| | | JupiterThunderCrash Lotus Crystal
Title : Formerly Sailor Pluto Posts : 4781 Join date : 2014-01-16 Age : 27 Location : Dallas, Texas
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 7:34 pm | |
| Callisto only snapped to attention again when Nocturnus dropped to the floor, brought back to reality by the sound of the youngest of their group falling over. What was going on here? Why had she suddenly gone to sleep? Something was definitely wrong, but before she could think too hard about it, she was once again struck with the powerful urge to stop. Maybe sleeping was the right idea after all. The ground didn't look too hard... The voices in her head prodded her awake again, and it took a moment for her to remember that it was just Oberon's connection. < A distraction...? Like... what? > Callisto asked. Speaking coherently was becoming a task in itself now, but they had to stay awake. She was tempted to start banging her helmet against her shield for the sake of making noise now. |
| | | Eternal Knight Lotus Crystal
Title : GC's Official Prince Diamond Posts : 2408 Join date : 2015-07-20 Age : 32 Location : Teleporting between Elysion and Nemesis
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 9:01 pm | |
| < Iddle chat, I believe, is what you would call it. > He told Callisto as it was the only distraction he could think of. His eyes drifted again when he felt her reaching back to him, tempted to give in. Their surroundings were beautiful and though it wasn't quite like his home, it felt close enough. And yet, he kept following Andromeda. - Spoiler:
< You mean before you leave me all the time to go on life-threatening adventures? > < How much would have changed if I had stayed and how long before we got bored of each other? > < I guess we'll never know. But we could have gone on adventures together, you know. Once in a while. You clearly need me right now. > < I do. You felt it? I guess I should apologize. It came about unexpectedly. > < I felt it? You nearly toppled me from my throne with all your emotions. Felt is an understatement. How many traumas does a person need to go through in one day? > < How does one topple off a throne, do tell. > < I was trying to paint my toenails so my position was rather... precarious. >
An exhale of air sounding more like a small chuckle than respiration left his lips, his eyes closing a moment as he shook his head. The fog in his brain seemed to lift, if just a bit, but there was nothing behind it except the same fear he felt since Enyalius. - Spoiler:
< That could have been you. Or us. > < Come back to me. Stop being around these short-lived people. >
He suddenly stopped moving, hovering still, his hand stopping around the gauntlet he was slowly putting on his other forearm. |
| | | JupiterThunderCrash Lotus Crystal
Title : Formerly Sailor Pluto Posts : 4781 Join date : 2014-01-16 Age : 27 Location : Dallas, Texas
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 9:11 pm | |
| < Idle.. chat... > Callisto wasn't much of a small talker in the first place, not now anyway. But her sluggish brain struggled for a topic nonetheless, and as she sank deep into her own thoughts, she stopped paying attention to what was going on in front of her as she walked on the path. She completely missed that Oberon had stopped moving and bumped into the fairy senshi's back. Startling herself, she took a step back and blinked a few times, and then mumbled an apology, though it was difficult to understand audibly in her current state. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 9:25 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 20th May 2016, 9:51 pm | |
| < Seems to be, certainly still breathing, though. > The others’ attempt at talking wasn’t really helping, and soon she was beginning to fall asleep as she walked. And then she felt something. Something that pressed Nocturnus closer to her, something that whizzed by and hit the bushes on her side, and then something that did hit her, trapping her left arm onto her body. She looked up after maintaining her balance, her mind suddenly sharpening. She stared at the approaching enemies in disbelief. Memories of that hellish planet returned to the forefront of her mind; one of her very first missions nearly a year ago. These ugly things again?She remembered that they weren’t particularly fast, so she rushed Spider 1 and Spider 2, hitting them with her shield in quick succession. - ooc:
idk if they’re close enough that this is possible? Trying to take advantage of the more than 2x Dex xD
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 21st May 2016, 7:26 pm | |
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| | | JupiterThunderCrash Lotus Crystal
Title : Formerly Sailor Pluto Posts : 4781 Join date : 2014-01-16 Age : 27 Location : Dallas, Texas
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 21st May 2016, 8:38 pm | |
| Callisto was caught completely off guard when spiders emerged from the bushes to ambush their leading senshi, and by the time she could fully wake up and react, Andromeda was partially webbed up and in the process of killing the new creatures. < We're under attack! > she said through the mind link, trying to make the others aware as soon as possible. It was amazing enough that she had managed to keep Nocturnus steady at the same time, but Callisto saw her tumble off the path soon after, and she took the chance to finish the group of spiders off. Callisto ran up to and slashed at Spider 3 with her claws. |
| | | Addelyn Lotus Crystal
Title : GC's Official Nephrite Posts : 8024 Join date : 2012-08-04 Age : 34 Location : Canada
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 6:23 am | |
| She shook off the urge to rest when Noctunus succumbed and when they were under attack. As much as her heart ached to join them, to be the warrior she knew she was, Eshana was the groups healer until they could find Achelois, and even then, she didn't know what mental state she'd be in, the woman just killed her own lover. Squeezing her eyes closed for a short moment, she opened them again, staying away from the spiders, but keeping an eye on those who were engaged in fights, to see if they needed help. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 9:40 am | |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 9:32 pm | |
| < I cannot. >* he finally answered, ignoring the huff that came through the link before he was awaken by the jolt of awareness cursing through into Andromeda's mind. "Le Fay, Hear my Command!" he called as the women went against the spiders, blades appearing in his hands. He charged onward, propelled by his wings, and tried to cut the vines before they could snatch the woman and child away from them. Or worse. |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 10:09 pm | |
| - Quote :
- Oberon's twin blades cut through the vines around Andromeda!
Andromeda is free, but still prone!
The vines dart back into the bushes, but the bushes rustle as though more are on the way! |
| | | JupiterThunderCrash Lotus Crystal
Title : Formerly Sailor Pluto Posts : 4781 Join date : 2014-01-16 Age : 27 Location : Dallas, Texas
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 10:27 pm | |
| Callisto jerked her claws out of the spider's corpse as Andromeda was attacked by vines, though her worries were abated when Oberon cut her free before she was dragged off. Was this entire forest out to get them? Before anything else unexpected happened, she ran back over to help Andromeda back up. < This entire forest could be a trap at this rate. > she said, giving her a hand to grab. The other senshi was a mess now, covered in vines and spider webs and dirt. < We really need to find a way out before we get attacked again... > |
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| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 22nd May 2016, 11:42 pm | |
| The spiders were taken care of quickly, but she’d fallen in the process, and then these vines came out of nowhere to get her. Thankfully Oberon cut them before she and Nocturnus could be taken into who knew where. She grabbed Callisto’s hand with her unbound arm and stood up, trying to rebalance herself with the added weight. She was worried about Nocturnus, but right now they needed to move out of here first. < Thank you. I can hear more coming, let’s move. > She dashed forward, following the path again, running quickly but carefully so as not to lose her balance since she still had one arm stuck to her body and Nocturnus onto her back. < I don’t suppose anyone has any spare weapon? I’ve dealt with these spiders and their webs before, we’ll need something really sharp, but it may get dulled in the process, so I don’t want to risk using anyone’s primary weapon. > She might be forced to use her own again, but she’d rather not considering what happened to it the last time. Still, if that was the only option, at least she still had her Trident, she supposed. |
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Title : GC's Official Prince Diamond Posts : 2408 Join date : 2015-07-20 Age : 32 Location : Teleporting between Elysion and Nemesis
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 23rd May 2016, 12:10 am | |
| < My spear could work, there is no harm in trying. Let us work on freeing you once we are certain what lurks around is out of reach. > He floated quickly behind Andromeda, following her out of this cosmos forsaken place. So these were enemies she had faced before? Maybe it would be a good idea to ask where, when and how, but he decided it wasn't his place to ask and dropped it. |
| | | Addelyn Lotus Crystal
Title : GC's Official Nephrite Posts : 8024 Join date : 2012-08-04 Age : 34 Location : Canada
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 23rd May 2016, 7:11 am | |
| < I agree, we need to keep moving. I also have daggers on me if we need to use them to cut free of more web > she offered, they were obsidian and extremely sharp. She mostly used them for scrying but they would be used as weapons as well in a pinch. They had saved her own life many of times. |
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Title : Oh, you mean you DON'T have an Elephabulous? Shame. Posts : 13368 Join date : 2011-09-15 Age : 35 Location : NE Texas
| Subject: Re: [HC Event] Light in Darkness 23rd May 2016, 12:24 pm | |
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- They raced through the forest, the pathway closing in around them so much that they were struggling to stay free of the tree limbs and the hidden vines therein that would occasionally wrap around an arm or leg but be kicked or pulled free before it could solidify its grip. They ducked around branches, around bushes, running to escape the forest that was trying to swallow them up, all the while fighting the pleasant exhaustion that tried to convince them that everything was fine - it was all okay, they could rest here. As the trees ahead seemed to thin, light visible through the crowd of trunks, they were yet again set upon by spiders, but this time, the webbing missed them all.
They burst forth from the trees just as the path fully disappeared behind them, the force of its closing sending the last, Sedna, into the person ahead of them, Oberon, who was pushed forward and nearly fell into the river that lay before them. Callisto grabbed her before she could fall in, pulling her back onto shore where they both fell in a heap.
The river was clear cyan, its waters impossibly deep and swift, flowing from left to right before them, apparently ringing the Palace in the distance and flowing counterclockwise, just as the Milky Way itself did. Its banks were mere feet from the edge of the forest - it was only too easy to imagine someone running out of there and falling right in, and with the banks so steep and slippery... there might be no way getting back out and onto the shore.
They needed to cross, and without the ability to fly over it...
Looking downstream, they saw a dock in the distance, a boat moored to its planks. On shore stood three figures and a hulking creature, half the party looking angered and annoyed at the other half. |
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