destinystrings | Clipping the Wings of Night

Who: Open to All
Where: INSIDE the city & the Mictlan
When: From the 9th until the early morning of the 16th.
Summary: A town meeting and temple pillaging
Warnings: Depends on the players!
Music: This one | Map: See the Temple Layout for each level

9TH, 11h30AM, REMAINS OF CITY HALL
At Q's Request, Visitors gather near the remains of town hall. The half destroyed stone structure stands with three walls to serve as office, along with one undamaged desk. The situation is dire and serious.

Q is standing looking at a map along with the mayor, his assistant, Isabelle, and the Commissioner General of the Hinoto-Ri Police Force. When they see Visitors arriving, they silently nod, waiting for the time to address them all. There's not much to do, but the place is in shambles, and people are moving all around.

Members of the police and MAGI are slowly carting away pieces of the barrier that had fallen down. Perhaps it would be possible to grab a small, chipped part of it when they aren't looking? Or maybe Visitors can conduct a search in the debris nearby on their own accord...that seems less like stealing.

Probably.

9TH-16TH, 13TH HOURS

The Mictlan stands defiant against the reddish moon. The monsters around have become more bold, waiting to attack Visitors as they watch the city rise at night. Thankfully a few police officers have been tasked to aid them in collecting the Plumes of Dusk.

"Are you in teams yet," Q asks, as members of MAGI around him carry containers that will be used to collect the gathered items. Isabelle serves as the mayor's representative, and to count them as Visitors come back from their temple runs. Q is making sure everyone is safe...in his own way.

"Don't go in there alone like fools! Make sure you're working at least with someone else. We'll be keeping tabs up here for safety precautions. As soon as you're ready, let's get to work!"

[OOC: Mictlan exploration time yay!

Keep in mind these few things:
▶ Mods as well as our creature mod will be keeping an eye on this post for temple interaction. If you want to deliberately encounter a creature before the mods surprise you with one, simply title of your last tag [ENCOUNTER REQUESTED] so we know!
▶ The full info for the temple is here
▶ You can start threads in any level you want, but keep in mind of what was in the previous levels. Don't start a character in perfect health in Lvl 6 if they are just a newbie persona user and by themselves!
▶ Characters can gather plumes of dusk and whatever else they find around here until the 16th.
▶ If there's a special section that the document says you need to contact a mod, plurk

pixle so that we can get to you.
▶ We suggest going in numbers to increase chances of survival.
▶ Please have fun!]

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Flynn was surprised as well - though not as much by the invisible bridge than by his demon. Sraosha was a demon gifted to him by the White - it ought to follow his every command and nothing else. Was it developing sentience?

He closed his eyes briefly before following Allelujah, though he did not make use of the railing at all. Sraosha moved a little down the other bridge to make space for the two Visitors.

"Shall we proceed?"

"Yes." He moved carefully, not wanting to miss part of the bridge because of its invisibility. Fortunately it seemed mostly a straight shot, so it was easy enough to follow along. Allelujah looked up at Sraosha, a little interested in how strange it looked. Frankly he was glad that Flynn had backup. At this point none of them could really afford to be picky about allies.

Flynn nodded, and Sraosha began to float forward. The samurai followed after his demon, carefully going around Allelujah without brushing against the other (the bridge was just wide enough).

The bridge led into a door and another corridor. The party turned the first corner without trouble, but a rumble sounded as soon as they ventured into the bend.

"Something's coming."

Flynn stepped forward and snapped his fingers. A clear blue shield erupted in front of him, and Sraosha quickly floated to his side. The demon mimicked its master's actions, and a red shield soon joined the first.

Dual screens. That ought to protect them from everything except for Almighty skills.

Meanwhile, the Friendly Neighbourhood Baker follows the team quietly. It's high time he stops trying to pretend he doesn't have to think about persona and demons and the like, he supposes - but it would be terribly unwise to jump into battle blindly.

Perhaps by observing these young men, he'll learn something useful. That is the plan, at any rate. And if he happens to get caught up in something awful instead, well... At least there will be people nearby, even though he's not entirely comfortable with the idea of having to be rescued.

With a furious rumble, a massive creature of rock and stone rises into view, several zombies lurching unsteadily behind.

Bellowing loudly, the Uber Ubelluris launches itself at Sraosha.

Flynn snaps his fingers and thunderbolts explode forth, targeting all the zombies behind the Uber Ubelluris. His demon places its hands together and shoots a beam of light straight at the rock creature.

Allelujah thrusts his hand forward, ignoring Hallelujah's comments, and Sariel swings his scythe at the creature. It doesn't seem to do much damage, and Allelujah frowns. Maybe he should switch to shooting at it instead.

It does not, in fact, do any damage. The Mad Rush connects but bounces off the Tetrakarn screen, sending the demon staggering back briefly. And although the Judgment Light spell does deal damage to the Uber Ubelluris, the Thunder Reign not so much. All three Mr. Zombies are more or less instantly destroyed by the attack, however.

The demon bellows with anger and focuses in on the dangerous member of the party, making a large shoving gesture with both arms as it casts Buried Alive at Flynn - however, the other half of the earlier Dual Screens interrupts, sending the spell back at the demon to no effect.

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"Physical attacks are not effective. Try using magic instead. I will buy you some time."

With that comment, Flynn presses something on his Gauntlet, and a second demon pops out. Fafnir is much larger than the two humans, and its bulk almost completely blocks the passageway. Given that its metallic hide is almost impossible to dent, using it as a meat shield would be viable for the time being.

Sraosha conjures the reddish shield again. Not exactly dual screens, but close.

As for the youth himself, he places his hands together and a blue light starts leaking out from his fingers.

Allelujah shakes his head, looking somewhat irritated. Magical attacks aren't his strong point - in fact, Sariel has precisely one magical attack and it's a status effect. He switches to his new Persona, the giant glowing head floating in the air.

It opens its mouth and releases a large beam of light at the demon. It's not terribly likely to work, but there's always a chance.

The Uber Ubelluris shrugs off the instant death spell, winding back with one fist for an exaggerated strike against the large mechano-dragon currently blocking the way to Flynn.

The punch connects and Fafnir's hide appears to dent, but its metallic skin quickly rebounds and reflects the force back. Flynn separates his hands and the blue light from before quickly condenses into an iridescent orb. After being charged, it had a different appearance from the usual - crackling with blue sparks.

He steps forward to take advantage of the close range and hurls the triple-charged Megidolaon straight at the Uber Ubelluris' face. Given his own magic prowess, it would do a lot of damage.

Behind him, Sraosha casts Makarakarn for the third time.

Allelujah steps back for a moment, switching back to Sariel. If physical attacks don't do it, then maybe a status effect will. Sariel raises his hand, a purple beam shooting out and striking the demon.

Clipping the Wings of Night

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[ENCOUNTER REQUESTED] - BOSS AFTER THE BRIDGE

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Mad Rush (Small Physical, ignores defenses) Pick a number from 1 - 10

Flynn: 7 (Thunder Reign) Sraosha: 3 (Judgment Light)

Kill Rush (Small physical, rolled and got 1 hit); also 4

Buried Alive | Large Earth Damage and Fear

Flynn: Spirit Focus | Sraosha: Makarakarn | Fafnir: (no skill used)

Persona switch: Zordon | Skill: Mahama

Gigantic Fist | Large Physical - Fafnir

Flynn: Megidolaon | Sraosha: Makarakarn | Fafnir: (No action)

Persona switch: Sariel | Skill: Evil Touch (40% chance of fear)