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middleofsomewhere2021-03-11 06:00 am
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Entry tags:
- !mission eleven,
- alice liddell (am) [ou],
- cassie cage [ou],
- devero [ou],
- entrapta [ou],
- inigo [ou],
- jiang cheng [ou],
- kairi [ou],
- kitty pryde [ou],
- koumyou sanzo [ou],
- madoka kaname [ou],
- masumi sera [ou],
- najaran [ou],
- piccolo [ou],
- reno [ou],
- romeo [crau],
- sonya blade [ou],
- taiki [ou],
- thanatos [ou],
- tidus [ou],
- trunks brief (future) [ou],
- vegeta iv [crau],
- yondu udonta [ou],
- yugi mutou [ou],
- ~x~adam parrish [ou],
- ~x~ai haibara [ou],
- ~x~alleyana tabris [ou],
- ~x~amery vallet [ou],
- ~x~bucky barnes [crau],
- ~x~casper leblanc jr [crau],
- ~x~conan edogawa [ou],
- ~x~danny phantom [ou],
- ~x~demyx [ou],
- ~x~dyme graydon [ou],
- ~x~ea-nasir [au],
- ~x~ken amada [au],
- ~x~ken ichijouji [ou],
- ~x~kyoko sakura [au],
- ~x~merwen [ou],
- ~x~prompto argentum [ou],
- ~x~ran mouri [ou],
- ~x~raven [ou],
- ~x~roland crane [ou],
- ~x~senku ishigami [ou],
- ~x~takato matsuda [ou],
- ~x~wei wuxian [crau],
- ~x~willow amarina [ou],
- ~x~yoite [ou],
- ~x~yosuke otoha [ou]
The Will to Fight: Start
"Good Morning Passengers, today is day six of the month of Kazoo." The voice echoes through the train as passengers wake up in their beds. Not long afterwards their SCA’s glow with the colour of the void and a holographic image will appear.
Preparation
They have an hour or two to prepare. Enough time to read their briefs, make decisions, meet in their teams and gather anything they may need. The dressing carriage is open with tents and other basic camping equipment.
"Shortly arriving in system #86525656412355. Drop order is Orange and Blue followed by Red and Purple. Orange and Blue to doors, arriving in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."
The train lurches as it exits through the void, before descending smoothly to the world below.
Blue and Orange
Arrival
If anyone peeks through the windows as the train lands they will see a glimpse of cracked and crumbling walls, a city on its last legs. As they exit the train, however, any passengers who aren't immune to magics influencing the mind will find themselves looking at grand, sturdy walls, flags with a blue field and golden tower fluttering from the ramparts.
They aren't too far from a gate, depending on where on the train they exited, and the gates are opened and unmanned. Inside, people are going about their business, selling their wares, while children run around playing among dogs and chickens.
The newcomers don't get too much attention, even though their hoodies and combat trousers seem very out of place in this city.
The Towers
The towers stand in each corner of the city. They are solid stone, no windows all the way up. The ground floor is the largest, grand doors leading into a functional yet beautiful foyer, and from there into smaller chambers. Wide, curving stairs lead up into the tower proper.
As they climb the towers they will come to the different levels which are all trapped, to dissuade intruders and train their disciples. They will be able to descend the towers and exit and enter again as many times as they like as they work their way up to the top.
The City
It will soon become apparent that persuading these people to fight isn't going to happen. The war has already been won, the demons were defeated. The world is safe once more. Welcome, travellers, to the Shining City.
Their SCA's show them the locations of the entrances to the catacombs. There are a handful, scattered around the city, clearly designed for quick evacuation should the city defences ever be breached.
Persuading people that the city needs to be evacuated might take a good while.
The Catacombs
The catacombs are cold and dark, lamps having gone unlit for months. Those that are sensitive or can sense magic in any way will be able to tell that at least here the wards hold: no demons will be able to enter.
The tunnels are narrow, able to fit two people side by side at their widest points, but more often than not they must move single file to avoid collapsed walls or leaning pillars. Or, sometimes, piles of bones spilled from the tombs set into the walls. Side tunnels extend out into the darkness, signposts or symbols marking old, unused storerooms, bunkers for temporary shelter, or private tombs and crypts.
At points the tunnels widen out into large chambers, rooms or galleries that have been used as cemeteries for centuries. At other points the tunnels have collapsed or become almost impassable. People will need to wriggle through the gaps or find ways to stabilise the tunnels in order to pass through.
Purple and Red
Arrival
"Red and Purple to doors." The train flies back into the air after dropping Orange and Blue at the city gates. It doesn't go very far; it's less than a minute later that they're landing again. The doors open and they can step out into the destroyed countryside.
They don't get much time to get their bearings as the train flies off again, because coming over a nearby hill is a band of demons, a gate crackling behind them. The band is mostly footsoldiers, with several of the larger breed interspersed.
It's hard to say which side is more taken by surprise, but the Voidtreckers will only have moments to ready themselves before the demons rush in.
Defending the City
It's a wide area to cover, surrounding the city, and there is plenty of work to be done. Bands of demons roam around, most headed towards the city. They run, claws digging into the ground, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Sometimes they will have a larger demon or even two with them, armed with toxic whips that they use with dangerous accuracy.
Other times there will be smaller demons, carrying ornate daggers, whispering foul spells to drain and bind their enemies. These demons become more regular as the days progress as it becomes obvious that taking the city will not be as easy as they first thought.
Closing the Demon Gates
The gates nearer the city are smaller, and easy enough to find, but the SCA's of the red team pinpoint more and more gates as they open in the areas further out. Triangular markings on their SCA maps indicate distance and direction.
The gates must be closed from the other side, so the first thing is to enter them. Entering the gates feels strange, uncomfortable, as if something were tugging and clawing at their very being, trying to pull them out of their own skin.
That feeling lasts for a moment, albeit one that feels stretched, and then they are in the demon realm: a monochrome world devoid of life, where every step taken tires the body, where even existing is exhausting.
The gates are guarded, so adjusting will need to be done in combat. Smaller gates have fewer guards than the larger, but all will fight savagely to protect the keystone.
The keystones are smooth black obelisks about a foot high, usually stood on a plinth or set above the gate location as a centrepiece. Each can be destroyed by blunt force or any other ability able to shatter stone, and once it is they will have a short amount of time to leave before the gate closes. Their SCA will helpfully start a timer indicating this.
Preparation
They have an hour or two to prepare. Enough time to read their briefs, make decisions, meet in their teams and gather anything they may need. The dressing carriage is open with tents and other basic camping equipment.
"Shortly arriving in system #86525656412355. Drop order is Orange and Blue followed by Red and Purple. Orange and Blue to doors, arriving in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."
The train lurches as it exits through the void, before descending smoothly to the world below.
Blue and Orange
Arrival
If anyone peeks through the windows as the train lands they will see a glimpse of cracked and crumbling walls, a city on its last legs. As they exit the train, however, any passengers who aren't immune to magics influencing the mind will find themselves looking at grand, sturdy walls, flags with a blue field and golden tower fluttering from the ramparts.
They aren't too far from a gate, depending on where on the train they exited, and the gates are opened and unmanned. Inside, people are going about their business, selling their wares, while children run around playing among dogs and chickens.
The newcomers don't get too much attention, even though their hoodies and combat trousers seem very out of place in this city.
The Towers
The towers stand in each corner of the city. They are solid stone, no windows all the way up. The ground floor is the largest, grand doors leading into a functional yet beautiful foyer, and from there into smaller chambers. Wide, curving stairs lead up into the tower proper.
As they climb the towers they will come to the different levels which are all trapped, to dissuade intruders and train their disciples. They will be able to descend the towers and exit and enter again as many times as they like as they work their way up to the top.
The City
It will soon become apparent that persuading these people to fight isn't going to happen. The war has already been won, the demons were defeated. The world is safe once more. Welcome, travellers, to the Shining City.
Their SCA's show them the locations of the entrances to the catacombs. There are a handful, scattered around the city, clearly designed for quick evacuation should the city defences ever be breached.
Persuading people that the city needs to be evacuated might take a good while.
The Catacombs
The catacombs are cold and dark, lamps having gone unlit for months. Those that are sensitive or can sense magic in any way will be able to tell that at least here the wards hold: no demons will be able to enter.
The tunnels are narrow, able to fit two people side by side at their widest points, but more often than not they must move single file to avoid collapsed walls or leaning pillars. Or, sometimes, piles of bones spilled from the tombs set into the walls. Side tunnels extend out into the darkness, signposts or symbols marking old, unused storerooms, bunkers for temporary shelter, or private tombs and crypts.
At points the tunnels widen out into large chambers, rooms or galleries that have been used as cemeteries for centuries. At other points the tunnels have collapsed or become almost impassable. People will need to wriggle through the gaps or find ways to stabilise the tunnels in order to pass through.
Purple and Red
Arrival
"Red and Purple to doors." The train flies back into the air after dropping Orange and Blue at the city gates. It doesn't go very far; it's less than a minute later that they're landing again. The doors open and they can step out into the destroyed countryside.
They don't get much time to get their bearings as the train flies off again, because coming over a nearby hill is a band of demons, a gate crackling behind them. The band is mostly footsoldiers, with several of the larger breed interspersed.
It's hard to say which side is more taken by surprise, but the Voidtreckers will only have moments to ready themselves before the demons rush in.
Defending the City
It's a wide area to cover, surrounding the city, and there is plenty of work to be done. Bands of demons roam around, most headed towards the city. They run, claws digging into the ground, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Sometimes they will have a larger demon or even two with them, armed with toxic whips that they use with dangerous accuracy.
Other times there will be smaller demons, carrying ornate daggers, whispering foul spells to drain and bind their enemies. These demons become more regular as the days progress as it becomes obvious that taking the city will not be as easy as they first thought.
Closing the Demon Gates
The gates nearer the city are smaller, and easy enough to find, but the SCA's of the red team pinpoint more and more gates as they open in the areas further out. Triangular markings on their SCA maps indicate distance and direction.
The gates must be closed from the other side, so the first thing is to enter them. Entering the gates feels strange, uncomfortable, as if something were tugging and clawing at their very being, trying to pull them out of their own skin.
That feeling lasts for a moment, albeit one that feels stretched, and then they are in the demon realm: a monochrome world devoid of life, where every step taken tires the body, where even existing is exhausting.
The gates are guarded, so adjusting will need to be done in combat. Smaller gates have fewer guards than the larger, but all will fight savagely to protect the keystone.
The keystones are smooth black obelisks about a foot high, usually stood on a plinth or set above the gate location as a centrepiece. Each can be destroyed by blunt force or any other ability able to shatter stone, and once it is they will have a short amount of time to leave before the gate closes. Their SCA will helpfully start a timer indicating this.
II
Romeo heard someone calling for help and rushed over, but was surprised to see that it wasn't one of the people from this world but someone from the train.
"Are you alright sir."
He looked scared, there's hands on his head and there... Oh...
Romeo's eyes widened as he saw the bones.
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In the corner, Xingchen is breathing heavily, trying to calm himself. He is drinking water and tries to calm down from his panic attack.
"Romeo?" He is used to seeing fellow voidtrekers and learned most of their names. "I'll be all right. Please don't worry." He avoids looking at the floor.
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He's a bit scared, but he moves closer to his teammate, who still looks so scared.
"Are you sure? We should probably get out of here sir!"
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Seeing him scared, he should be the brave grown-up here, so mustering his courage. "Romeo, it's okay. We have to help the people here and help them evacuate."
He knows some of them were grumbling already and they were heading back in the other way to return back to the city, and not the way out to safety.
"Romeo, try to lead the others out while I go fetch the others who are running away. I'll be fine."
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"Okay sir! I'll keep leading them. Will you be okay getting the others. They are very stubborn!"
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With a nod, "Yes, they're very stubborn. It's going to take me a while to talk to them and persuade them. But if we can talk and reach them, that will help and that might change their minds." Easier said than done however.
He's calmer and collected once Romeo talk to him down and check that he's okay. "I'm going to get the people heading back to the city and usher them back and tell them that isn't the right way to go."
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He hoped Xiao Xinchen could keep his spirits up now and help find the rest of the people!
He waved and skipped off, to begin leading the people on.
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As soon the boy goes and does what he needs to do, Xingchen will do his best to calm the people and lead them back into the right direction. He managed a few, but he finds them draining and difficult to pacify.
Once he finds Romeo again, "Romeo, hey. I have something for you." He brought out of his magic pouch and hands him a lunch box and a bottled water. "If you're hungry, it's for you to eat."
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He's glad to see Xiao Xingchen again later and gives him a wave, happy to see that he looks calmer now. He grins at the lunchbox.
"Thank you mister Xingchen!"
He's always hungry, it's part of being a shinki but he's exceptionally hungry after all the hard work of helping everyone through these caverns!
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"Eat well, there is a sandwich and a snack. I packed it myself. And drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated too."
He sat next to him to rest and have a drink, his feet hurt from walking and standing for hours to help escort the people out to evacuate.
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"You must be hungry too though! We can share it!"
He can break it in half easily.
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"You're kind, but you must eat. I have my own. I rather you eat until you're full. You can eat everything, so don't mind me."
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"So we just don't get full. Even if I ate all the food on the whole train! I would still be a bit hungry!"
He doesn't though, eat all the food. That would be very rude of him!
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Still, that got him curious. "You're a shinki? I see. What kind of being are you? Are you human? I'm only curious Romeo."
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"But then I died and went to the heavens and a god named me as a shinki, which means I am a weapon that can help a god fight bad monsters called ayakashi that want to eat everyone!"
It really is good that he hasn't seen any ayakashi since coming to the train.
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Perishing the thought, "Still, eating food is a good thing. I took it for granted back home. Xue Yang, A-Qing, and I, we lived in poverty in a house we live together. Whatever I could afford, I bought them candy, hoping it would give them happiness."
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"They are on the train too, right?"
He knows those names. "So now you all can eat lots of yummy food and live on the train together."
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"They are. Xue Yang comes from mine, but A-Qing comes from another version of my world." But no matter, because Xue Yang caused her pain regardless and he hopes to make up for the both of them with hard work and patience and make up to Song Lan by praying with his heart.
With a nod, "Thank you, Romeo."
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More friends were always better.