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Final: Blue

The siege continues. Crabs, giant squids, shark head beasts, all continue out of the sea. The islanders are in good spirits though and everyone pulls their weight. Traps are set, settlements defended. Some of the older islanders have taken it upon themselves to make sure everyone is fed and rested and so in quiet moments those who cannot fight are sent with packs of foods to give to those patrolling and guarding.

Those voidtreckers who don't know how to rest may find themselves practically kidnapped by a well meaning islander and forced to eat and sleep.

All the time the sky is getting darker, the seas rougher.

Day Ten

Just after dawn on day ten the storm breaks. Crashing thunder, lightning and roiling seas. The water swirls and seems to rise, it is rising, up and up a wave so high that you may fear that when it breaks it could swallow the island whole.

But it doesn't break, instead twists, taking form. A huge towering beast made of water and sand. A hand swipes down over a patch of beach, a wall of water to knock any fighters off their feet.

Around the same time, those not busy being attacked by the water monster will notice their SCA's light up and a screen appear. They might hear some familiar voices.

It seems there is more than fighting a monster to be done!

Beacon Building

Assuming the information is given those of the island will suggest the best place for a beacon to be built- the cliffs are the highest point on the island.

It will be hard work lugging wood up there in a storm, not to mention actually building and lighting a fire as cloud is low, rain is heavy and the wind is high.

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(OOC: For this part please all reply in one single thread. Each round will be marked by an NPC tag and then each character may tag once before the next round begins. If you are late joining or miss a round don’t worry! Just tag into the most recent round and either assume your character was always there or got caught up with crabs or other monsters on the beach!)

He'd known keeping his eyes on the sea was a good thing. It meant that when the giant creature walked out, Maru had eyes on it immediately.

Okay, sure, he'd had an internal panic from his position on the barricade that he was about be washed away by a tsunami, but he'd stood his ground.

The storm was a beast and Maru was strongly against being wet... But Madoka was at his side, as were several others. He was ready for this fight. Or as ready as he would ever be. The chain connecting him to Madoka rattled as he shifted his weight from one foot to the other, looking to the Team Leaders for permission to go in and ruin the monsters day.

Maru had been one of the people to be forced to get down from his perch atop the barricade (the best place he thought to keep an eye on things. Not because he's a cat who likes high places...) and to actually rest. He had resisted at first, going against everything he was. The Servamp of Sloth not wanting to be lazy and resting? What was the world coming to?

But he was finally tugged away and lead to a makeshift bed, which amounted for a small next of blankets and a pillow.

He dropped down onto them, the pillow behind his back and against the wall he leaned against.

He was exhausted. His whole body felt heavy. Maru knew he had been using more energy than normal to keep going. He'd been pushing himself harder than he'd ever pushed himself before. And he knew it was largely in part to the dampening effect the planet had on some of his abilities.

Eyes closing, he tilted his head back and did his best to relax.

Food Parcels

He has spent the last few days helping out in every way he can that doesn't involve fighting or killing a living creatures. He's not feeling brilliant, there isn't many places on the island where he cannot smell blood in the wind. But he isn't sick. It's fine.

Volunteering for handing out food parcels is done out of more than just wanting to help everyone. He is worried about everyone and wants to see them with his own eyes. So he is carrying a pack of food on his back and has enlisted two children, old enough to help though too young to fight, to help run parcels down to fighters.

They stick to places that aren't currently fighting and he stays back if there are bodies on the sand. He will only be a burden if he gets ill. But he offers a wave to anyone he knows. "Are you alright?"

Beacon Building

He is soaked to the skin and rather glad he is wearing a wet suit as he lugs yet another armful of wood up the cliff. He isn't completely sure why they need a beacon but considering most of those fit enough to haul wood are currently out fighting a giant water monster he is doing his best to help out those who are left behind.

"Do you need help?"

He squints through the storm, trying to make out the figure near him, not sure if it is an islander or a voidtrecker.

It doesn't really matter he will help them regardless.

Knowing that Taiki would likely find something to do away from the beaches, Gyousou has been making sure to appear away from those sandy battlefields every so often, washing himself clean of blood as best he can in the small streams running down from the island centre. It gives them a chance to meet, which, he hopes, soothes the kirin's worries some.

"Well enough," he calls back as he takes the small parcel from Taiki's helper with a quiet word of thanks.

While his immortal constitution meant he didn't suffer as terrible a wound from the average blow, he had taken enough of them to be taking their toll. He was slower than he'd like, and one leg was suffering from a gash too long unattended.

But he couldn't die from it, and there would be time enough afterwards for healing. As long as they ensured that there will be an afterwards. Unable to reach the giant with his blade, he was clearing the beach of the smaller monsters with efficient, aggressive strikes. It would be one less distraction for the others.

Taiki's face lights up when he sees him whole and well. Not that he doubts his kings ability to survive. He moves closer because it doesn't matter if Gyousou still smells faintly of blood, he doesn't want to stay away from him.

The children grab some more parcels from him, We'll take these to the others!.

He smiled, "Be careful." He warned them as they ran off down to where the others were resting.

His eyes go back to Gyousou, watching him as if to make sure he really was unharmed.

Wen Qing has been splitting her time between the fighting at the beach and the village, spending most of her days and nights as a battlefield medic, taking breaks only when she is strong-armed into it. Occasionally, when the monsters threatened to overwhelm the fighters, she would join the battle as well though she is trying to conserve her energy and qi for the task she is better suited to.

She looks tired and drawn, her hair and clothes caked with salt water and sand as she runs into Taiki, but as soon as she catches sight of him her face lights up.

"Yes, yes, of course I'm alright. What are you doing here?" she asks, reaching for him but then pulling back, uncertain if her touch will do harm right now. Does fighting these sea monsters count as shedding blood?

Somehow, they've found a process to this madness, switching out islanders and voidtreckers with those that've gotten rest, rinse and repeat, small rest points erected where the beach meets into the jungle. There may be no real end to the monsters, but at least their numbers aren't overwhelming, some room to breath granted before more can emerge.

But still, there's casualties on both sides, those who need help being brought over to the village to be seen by a medic. Tidus spots Taiki briefly while helping another young man with a wounded leg, gives the other guy a quick "Hey!" before continuing on, to get him where he needs to be.

With that done, he spots him again, another small call while Taiki's got his two young assistants with him. He's about as clean as any other getting involved in fighting, with any blood washed away as best as possible, though any staining can't be helped.

"Hey, you want help getting those down to the people on the beach? How're you doing?"

For the toll that the continuous fighting's had on Tidus, he's chipper, some delight at seeing the guy. They may not really know each other, but it's good to see familiar faces--even if they're barely so.

Piccolo had been refraining from using some of his ki techniques simply because it wasn't really necessary for fighting these grounded opponents...and quite frankly he wasn't certain how much of a toll it would take on him compared to normal. This world was strange and it made him uneasy. But he still enjoyed the fight despite these handicaps.

However, the giant water monster was a good excuse to forgo holding back his strength. The green-skinned alien powered up a ball of energy in his hand and then let it fly towards the water monster. It was a relatively small and weak ki blast but it was enough to let Piccolo know he needn't worry about his fighting ability. His strength wasn't effected, and he could easily deal with not having ki sense while fighting something so large, surely.

There isn't much in the way Tidus has that can reach the towering monstrosity, not without time to charge and recharge, but there was one such move waiting once the hand makes its swing for the beach.

With energy charged and glowing in his blade, Tidus jumps on the face of a shark-headed beast, using its dumb face as a boost into the air. With height and his weapon ready, he swings the sword, allowing the energy to fly like missiles for the limb, and hopefully cause some damage--and even better, stop it from swatting fighters like flies--once they explode.

It won't stop him from dealing with the ground foes, and hopefully, he'll be able to help those with stronger magic concentrate on the bigger issue by joining in on taking out the smaller miscreants.

He had been worried about her, even though it was clear she was more than capable. But she did not seem the type to rest, as much as she would grow angry at him if he pushed himself too far.

"Sorry. I was just giving out food, Lady Wen."

There has indeed been a lot of bloodshed, but he is coping alright. She doesn't smell too strongly of blood herself and he doesn't draw back, though he doesn't reach out either. Not sure if she would want that.

"Um... Do you want some?"

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The first greeting gets a worried nod but he can only hope that the person Tidus is carrying gets help soon. He leans against a tree for a moment, letting the diziness of being near spilled blood. He quickly recovers and continues his work.

He smiles at Tidus tiredly when he sees him again. "I'm okay, how are you? Is the man you were helping alright?"

He's worried about everyone and all he can do is try his best to be helpful. "Um... If you want, though you need to rest too."

"He'll be fine," Tidus reassures, strengthening the smile already on his face. "At worse, he'll be sitting on the benches for a while. But we've got good healers!"

And Tidus wasn't going to worry otherwise. It was a deep wound, but it looked to only be that. He'll check up on the guy later on, either way.

But as for Taiki's concern, Tidus chuckles sheepishly a little, shaking his head. "I'll be fine! If I guide you... we'll keep away from the action, and I'll only jump if in we need it, 'kay? I'm not gonna keel over."

Sure, he was meant to be going back to the village to rest too, but this wouldn't be bad. One last thing, and then he'll take his break.

No, Wen Qing has never been good at following her own advice, but at least there are some fearless old ladies from the village who will occasionally badger into it - and her respect for the elderly, at least, forbids her from being too curt with them.

She gives Taiki a small, tired smile now and nods. "I would like some food, yes."

She looks around, then decides this place is as good as any and sits down where she stands. She sighs in relief as she stretches out her legs. "It's just not letting up."

"I'll be all right. I've handled worse."

Mami is dragging her own burden up the hill, determined to do something useful. Her curls are no more, hair weighed down with the endless onslaught of rain, but she's still trying to float.

"What about you? You've been so busy..."

A foot comes down onto the beach, a wave of water spreading out to knock any unlucky enough to be caught off guard. The attacks by Piccolo and Tidus hit hard.

A hand swipes out towards the two of them, to try and swat them away like flies.

There was no time to ask for permission from them. The real permission came from Madoka. He looked behind him to her and crouched lower to speak to her.

"... Do you trust me?" He asked softly. Yes, he looked exhausted, the bags under his eyes were darker than ever. But there was an intensity to his gaze. Almost a need to hear the words. "... Do you trust in my strength?"

Madoka glances between Maru and the huge monster, obviously worried. Though more about the monster and its sheer size rather than the other's question.

She tries her best to not focus on how much it seems like that thing could easily wipe them all away, instead nodding. "O.. Of course." She starts hesitantly because of the worry, but then manages to scrape together a bit more of her courage. "I trust you. I believe in you, no matter what."

Maru... smiled. He leaned in and gently touched his cheek to hers, much the way he would have done had he been a cat, and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Keep believing... Don't be afraid of me..."

And then he pulled away and turned. He jumped off of the barricade and he ran across the beach as the creature started it's swing. As Maru ran a blue, glowing light enveloped him, much the same was as it had when he had formed his bond with Madoka. Except this time the chain binding him to her disappeared and Maru grew in size.

In a matter of seconds there was a monstrous Black Lion barrelling toward the creature, skidding across the sand to jump in the way of the attack before it hit his teammates. He roared as he was tossed aside, rolling to a stop only to quickly get back to his feet and stalk the thing. If he could keep it's attention. If he could distract it. The others could take it down.

Venus had been keeping back, for the most part, eyes watching the situation and wondering when and if she should even go in and give it a go. But after the struggle she had getting the form in the first place she figured why not.

Jumping in a little after the giant lion had gone to make the attack, she managed to pull off the belt that always sat around her waist. She figured this wasn't going to be a lot useful, but it was better than nothing.

So holding it up she was prepared to call out "Venus Love and Beauty Shock~!" and unleashed her own blast on energy toward the creature.

"I'm glad..." They did indeed have good healers, that was lucky at least. He nodded slowly at the words though he did look him over, to check he really was alright. He didn't seem injured and Taiki can understand not wanting to sit still.

It is difficult, when other people are fighting and in danger.

"Okay... Let me know if you get tired, we can rest."

"I'm sorry..." He really is. He wishes they didn't have to fight. That monsters hadn't attacked these people. That they didn't have to fight back. That there would be peace.

But there was no peace to be had in the world. Indeed if peace were easy and kindness far spread then there would be no need for kirin at all.

He sighed and sat down opposite her, unwrapping one of the food parcels and passed it over to her.

His own hair is plastered to his head, for once he considers himself lucky it hasn't grown back to it's correct length because it is heavy enough as it is, just below his chin.

"I'm alright. I... I have no idea how we are going to light this."

He has been busy, because he figures helping out is the least he can do when he is so useless at anything actually useful.

What do you mean, the thing he attacked wants to attack him back?

"Whoa whoa, don't get handsy!"

So much for the plan of dealing handling pest control, once that thing comes swinging again. The sloshing foot sent most of the monsters on Tidus's way back down scattering across the beach, which is great, except for the allies it took. But then comes a great big...blue guy, a lot of blue, absorbing the attack that Tidus was on the run from, the haste spell counteracting some of the slowdown from the wet sand.

Waiting to see what more ranged fighters can throw at the oversized Tidus keeps a distance for now, but throws a slow spell at the nearby hand. Hopefully it'll affect that limb, if not the rest of the abomination controlling it.

"At least the food here is a change from the constant bacon meals on the train," she remarks, trying for some good cheer though exhaustion keeps weighing heavily on her body, mind and golden core.

She peers at Taiki from the corner of her eyes. "And there's nothing for you to be sorry for. There's a time to apologize, but you are doing your best to make things better here." She tries for a little smile, even. "You can be proud of yourself. I have seen how hard you work."

There were no severe wounds on Tidus to be observed, an older bandaged wound covering a forearm, but anything else the dirt of battle. Exhaustion was creeping around the eyes of most the battlers there, but it was being pushed back by the positive display Tidus was putting on.

"No problem!" A reassurance of double meaning, of confidence too. If anything, the job he'd given himself offered him a renewed strength. He wouldn't let them down. "If you need anything too, let me know."

Unsheathing his blade, Tidus turns to start walking down the hill leading onto the beach, but keeping near to where the sand met land. The beach was wide, but the sounds of skirmishes carried in the air.

"When this is all over, what're you gonna do? Eat and sleep for a week?" Tidus guesses with a small laugh, a contrast to their environment. "Oh, maybe the people here will throw a party!"

Wouldn't that be great? It'd be something to look forward to.

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Sleepy Ash - OTA (Come join him for naps!)

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food parcels sort-of wildcard idk B|

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Joint tag with Madoka

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