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Persona Awakening Service: Lost Among the Static
OOC: So, this thread will work in a very specific way. Basically this is a thread where I offer to play the role of someone's TV world shadow and have a group dive into the TV world.
We do the whole thing where they reject themselves then have a shadow boss fight like the ones in P4. At the end they awaken to a persona then rinse and repeat if I still have time to do so.
So, I'll need some info to do this unless people want to do their own shadows. I need to know about their character's specific negative aspects as well as what persona they'll awaken to. Having a theme for the dungeon can help too. Whether you want to post this info in thread or in private over PMs/Discord is up to you. Anyway, thread start!
IC:
A TV resides just on the outskirts of town. It's fixed in place in an empty lot covered in concrete. The TV is held their by strange thick black roots that sink into the ground below. Yu Narukami can be seen walking over towards the TV to check on it. This was a daily routine for him as this TV had shown to randomly open up to the twisted world where he originally awoke to the power of Persona.
The TV suddenly bursts into static as it turns itself on. With a shocked look Yu approaches it.
"This thing turned on again? This isn't good...I better stick around to make sure no one wander over here. It seems as though this TV is accessible to anyone who tries to enter.
If someone ends up stuck inside...Right, best not to think about that. All I can do for now is keep an eye on it."
(Slithers in looking like a snake centipede hybrid) ayyyy
Danksuya is drawn to the strange sounds of static, moving in to check it out when he spies on Yu, staring at the strange device through a pair of sunglasses, trying to make heads or tails from it
..?
Danksuya then turns curiously to Yu, perhaps he could help answer his questions
On her usual path back home Sayori notices an empty lot and cocks her head curiously at the sight of a tv there. Noticing a grey haired boy in high school uniform she happily skips over to him and waves with a bright smile.
Hi stranger! What are you doing here all by yourself?
She peers up at his face being noticeably shorter.
Are you waiting for your friends?
(edited by Sayori)
A man with hair of white descends from the shy, and touches down a few feet away from Yu. His usual benevolent smile is painted on his face, and his eyes float between the TV and the man next to it.
Ah, we meet again, Truthseeker. This television...if I recall correctly, it is the access point to the "other side". The world of shadows that distorts the heart of man, yes? It is quite dangerous, what is the purpose for your being here, and for this entrance reemerging?
Jiyu was walking from the beach to the Hikage Sun Mall to spend his new earned money that he got from the treasure hunt, until he stopped and stared at the TV
"Well this is a weird place for a TV to be, I wanna check it out."
He walks closer to the TV, ignoring the others around him
Yu looks back towards Danksuya upon noticing his presence. His impression of them is someone who's quite silent seeming most of the time and he bears a striking resemblance to Tatsuya but obviously much younger.
"Tat...suya? You...What happened to you. Why are you...shorter?"
Yu would then notice the young girl approaching him. She reminded him of some of his classmates from high school but he doesn't remember meeting someone this friendly and sunny seeming.
"Uh, I'm not really doing much here. I just come here sometimes to relax is all."
Yu actively tries to hide the TV from the girl's view. He didn't want anyone to accidentally discover the TV's sinister secret.
He would then be somewhat surprised by Al's somewhat blatant explanation right in front of everyone.
"Uh..."
The wandering barista is biking along the outskirts of town before happening upon the group surrounding the TV. He'd quickly kick the stands down on his bike some fifteen yards away. The man would grab a few objects from his ride before approaching the group with a wave.
Ah! Why hello everyone! A fine day we seem to be having, no? Why are you all crowded around this...television?
A young girl wanders into the area with a smile on her face, she'd be expecting to find a Witch... But instead, it's just this nice looking group!
"Um hello everyone... May I ask why you're all looking at that TV?"
The girl gestures towards it is as she speaks, a curious tone entering her voice.
"It's rather odd to see people out this far, even more around a non-working TV..."
The girl puts her hands to her mouth for a moment and then bows to them, quite rude to start without introducing herself first after all.
"Oh and I'm Homura Akemi it's nice to meet you all! Although I believe we've met already, Al-san was it?"
She turns over towards Al for a moment before smiling at the whole group, hopefully, they can get along!
Danksuya scratches his head at the mention of Tatsuya, this was going to be a headache, how do you explain that your you have a alternate reality self without it sounding incriminating?
... Its Danksuya, not Tatsuya.
*Danksuya then sees the man float in, it was weird but he had seen stranger things, as Al had explained the strange device, Danksuya didn't find the person hostile, so he greets Al with a glance and flicks a lighter
...
(edited by Danksuya_Suou)
Most of Ai's explanation flies over Sayori's head and she instead attempts to see what Yu is hiding behind his back. With her curiosity piqued there is nothing stopping this determined vice president from snatching a glimpse.
Lemme see what you are hiding there stranger.
Oh it's probably something cool!
C'mon lemme see lemme see!
Yu tries to remain in the way of the TV. He wasn't really eager to let anyone get too close not that he would resort to force. He was doing this to protect everyone but he knew he'd need to try to think of an excuse to keep people away.
"It's just a TV. It doesn't even work so its not really anything to look at..."
(Slithers to the group as a snake centipede hybrid) ayy
Before he could get a close look at the TV, Narukami gets in the way of it
"Aw come on grey hair, I was about to look at the TV!"
He crosses his arms with an annoyed expression on his face
The man turns to the other people who have arrived, looking at each of them as if they were best friends.
A lively group. Quite capable as well, however...
One-inch thick, steel wires speed out from his back, wrapping around the screen of the TV and blocking access for Jiyu or anyone else who might get close. He seems to be about to say something, but hesitates as Yu speaks.
...there is nothing for you here. A simple broken television, nothing more.
Despite his apparent intellect, he certainly isn't an actor.
Well, that happend
Sayori frowns at the apparent mundane tv wondering why someone tried to hide it so badly.
Aww I was kind of hoping for a bigger surprise.
She looks around and gasps at the amount of people.
Woah when did so many people come here!?
I'm just here cuz kid
Danksuya eyes Yu and Al, something was up here, and he wanted to know what, he then takes off his glasses and tries to make eye contact with one of them, a piercing stare from his red eyes as he tries to extract knowledge from them by reading their inner thoughts
...
Anyways, I'm surprised none of y'all are shocked bout me appearance
Suddenly the static begins growing louder and louder as the TV's screen seems to dimmer slightly. A distorted and feminine voice begins speaking in a clear tone. There is no emotion in the voice only certainty. The voice speaks loudly in a way sure to hurt the ears of all who hears it.
???: "Such a strong will to hide the truth. Ironic that the one who seeks Truth would try to hide it in an attempt to protect others. However, you only deny people their true self. Tell me children of man, who do you believe yourselves to be at your very core?"
AW, FUCK, ME EARS
Danksuya breaks eye contact with Yu and Al, interrupting his attempt at information gathering when the static begins to start, clutching his head as he listens in
..!
Danksuya then ponders who he really is, he is himself right? No other way around it. Danksuya is Danksuya
Sayori rubs her ears with a pained look as she grows even more confused at the question being presented. Yet a sudden bout of tiredness strikes at her and she backs away quickly feeling an urge to run.
Haha this has been fun and all guy but I have to go ...
She tightly grips her bag and runs away having an intense desire to forget about the events of today.
Jiyu covers his ears in pain
"Fucking hell! My damn ears!"
(Science his centipede arms to short, he must take the pain)'
A scowl spreads across the man's face. The grip of the wires tighten around the TV, as he speaks.
Creature, you only serve to distort the hearts of man, for the sake of spreading ruin throughout this world, fueled by the suffering of the very humans who have their hearts distorted. I advise you to cease, lest I take action myself.
He turns to Sayori as she starts to leave, his focus wavering.
(The pain slowly goes away) oh....thank fuckin' god
Anyways, what now?
The girl winces in pain for a moment before something clouds her eyes as she looks towards the TV screen, it's clear something shifted in her
"Who I am at my core huh... My name's Homura Akemi, and as for who I am at my core? I can't entirely say on that... But I do know one thing!"
At that the girl's clothing bursts into light before being replaced by a black dress and leggings,
a white and blue coat hanging over it along with a blue ribbon upon the front. And finally, a small shield rests upon her right arm.
"I'm a Magical Girl and frankly, for good or for ill I'll stand up to anything that tries to hurt people!"
That having been said she focuses on the TV entirely, expecting some attack by this point.
(Slithers to juri) god that hurt
As the pain starts to go away, he removes his hands from his ears and looks back at the TV
"Hey, something showed up on the TV."
Really?, what was it?
"Actually, I was probably imagining things."
Jiyu puts his hand on his head in confusion
Well, wouldn't be surprised, with the screaming, and the noise
The TV begins flickering as the wire tightens around it. A single yellow gleaming eye begins flashing on the screen as a twisted laughter could be heard.
???: At the core of the human soul lies the truth. Those feelings that you've held back for all this time. It's time to unravel all that makes you who you are."
The ground begins shaking wildly as the sound of static grows louder.
WHAT THE FUCK?!?
Jiyu tries to stay on balance while the ground is shaking
"What's going on now?!"
*Danksuya falls to the ground while holding his head, looking around with wild eyes as he strains to try and drown out the static, trying to find the source as he eyes the strange eye in the TV
!!!
*Danksuya then draws a crooked blade and runs up, trying to stab the pair of eyes with it in a burst of rage
(edited by Danksuya_Suou)
(He falls down to ground, right by juris) GUESS IT WASNT A FAKe
*Nearby, Mayu wanders around, trying to talk to someone over a walkie-talkie*
Moshi Mosh? Kore wa Mayudesu. Okashidesu Ne...
*Mayu hits her Walkie-talkie*
Damnit, Boss. Pickup already. Hmm?
*Mayu looks around in panic as the ground starts shaking*
Ngah! An Earthquake? Why me?
As Danksuya's blade tries to stab through the eyes it simply slips through the screen of the TV instead. The screen moves like water as a dark energy begins pulling at the blade itself. If Danksuya continues holding onto the blade he'll get dragged in as well.
!!!
Danksuya sees the strange effect but continues to hold onto the sword, trying to plunge it deeper to try and deal damage, but failing and instead being pulled into the TV, falling straight through
Gah!
In spite of the shaking Homura stays on her feet, this isn't good. But she's seen a whole lot worse before now... And oh lord the boy in the hat is another Sayaka isn't he? Just blindly rushing in like a madman.
"Must you be so hasty? Charging towards something might not be for the best after all... Either way, I shall do my best to assist if needed."
As the girl stares at the strange thing before and sees Danksuya fall through she mutters something around her breath and begins rushing towards the screen, a black and white blur being seen for a moment before she's already leaped inside without even a thought to her own safety.
*Mayu notices everyone just as Danksuya falls into the Tv*
So... Am I asleep right now?
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Yu having been recovering from the loud static and voice for the entire time had now noticed people falling into the TV. This was the exact think he had dreaded but it was too late for him to feel sorry. He rushed over to the TV as he followed the two inside. It was times like this that he needed to play the part of the hero.
"Looks like I'm going back in, after all."
(Trys to gets ups and slithers into the TV ) YOOOOLLLLLLOOOOOO
Jiyu notices everyone jumping into the TV
"What the?"
He moves over to the TV and puts his hand inside of it
"No way, I can actually go through this TV!"
He then climbs into the TV just like how the others did
(edited by Jiyu-Hatanaka)
1ST MEMENTOS, NOW THIS
(edited by Reperzel)
Ooc: Mementos*
*Watching as the TV eats everyone Mayu runs over to it*
What the...
*Mayu pokes the TV and watches it ripple like water.*
...nani? Ugh... This is a mistake but...
*Mayu follows everyone into the TV.*
OOC: Posts may be slow due to some behind the scenes stuff.
he scream: SO WE GOT GREY HAIR, JURI, MAYU, AND THE YOUNG KID, AND THE GUY WITH THE SWORD
Ooc: its alright
"Who the hell is Juri!?"
I MEAN JIYU, SORRY
As they enter through the TV the group arrives several feet in the air above a strange stage. The air is filled with a thick fog and the stage covered with tape in the shape of human bodies.
The air feels thick and just being in this place seems to put a strain on people's bodies. A presence can be felt looming around the group.
???: "It seems you've arrived, children of man. Welcome to the truth...this world is the truth of what looms in the soul of humankind and through it's influence you shall all be reborn."
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU,WOMEN
Danksuya falls and lands on his feet, grunting a little as he gets up, trying to look through the fog to find the voice, bringing his sword up to his waist to defend himself from anything that might jump up at him
... This doesn't feel right...
Jiyu falls down on the stage and slowly gets on one knee
"God that was a long fall..."
Jiyu tries to look around, but he can't see a thing due to the thick fog
Ay jiyu, stay by the group, don't wanna be dead
*Mayu lands*
Ow. Owowowowow...
*Mayu sees Reperzel*
SATAN!!! WHY HERE TOO!?!
FOR THE LAST TIME: I.AM.NOT.SATAN.
ALL.SNAKES.ARE.SATAN.
(Trys not get pissed) look, we all gotta work together, or else we all die, get it!
(edited by Reperzel)
The girl rolls down to the ground and casually stands up, a pistol appearing in her right hand as she looks down at it... The fog isn't really bothering her, but a faint light is growing from the gem for some reason. Hmm, likely a side effect of being a Magical Girl, but useful nonetheless. Either way, she glances around at them and makes an effort to... Lead?
"Alright everyone, this place seems pretty dangerous so let's all be careful... I'm just gonna be honest right now, I really hope you can all take care of yourselves because frankly, I can't make any promises in a fight. I will do my best to protect everyone, but... Well, hopefully it isn't just me doing that."
In spite of sounding a bit unsure of herself, it's fairly clear to any listener that the girl has an odd amount of experience dealing with these things. Homura Akemi is no stranger to things beyond the keen of mortals, much to her own chagrin really.
Surprised a lil' girl like you aint screaming like crazy
(edited by Reperzel)
Danksuya looks over to his companions bickering and sighs an annoyed sigh, rolling his eyes and gripping his sword tighter
Just be quiet! I'm trying to figure out where the voice is.
Danksuya then eyes Homura its clear that she knows what's she doing, giving her a nod in affirmation
...
Ok,ok...jesus
Yu Narukami lands from the fall in a very natural fashion. It seems as though he's used to the fall and thus has learnt to land without any injury. He walks over in the general direction of the voice.
"That voice...no, it can't be..."
Yu would then turn to face the others in the area before speaking with a stern tone.
"We've all ended up in a dangerous predicament. Usually, there's an easy way out of this world but I don't feel like that's gonna be the case this time.
Whatever lured us all in here was doing so to trap us. Knowing this world their intent was probably to have the shadow of someone with no persona attack us. Stay close and don't trust anyone who's eyes might look a little strange. You can tell their a shadow by the yellow glow."
... sorry.
(His scales raise up) alright then, whatever ya say grey hair
She looks over towards the... Odd thing with a curious expression, how strange for someone here to actually question her willingness to rush into danger.
"As I said before coming in here, I am a Magical Girl. That isn't just some childish title I gave myself you know. Suffice to say my power may not be the greatest, but I do possess some magic to call my own and some experience in these matters. Given that, I can't exactly allow harm to befall people without stepping in."
In contrast to her friendly and laid-back tone from earlier, the girl sounds all business at this point. Her eyes darting about as she attempts to see into the fog... Though, in spite of keeping her moving fine, her magic can't deal with that.
Ok then...I won't question ya then
Danksuya listens to Yu and notes what he says, luckily for him he had a persona, so no shadow versions of himself at any rate, he didn't need another Danksuya running around
Understood, I can fight it off.
Anyways, I know how to fight-ish, I can do some snakey things
*Mayu starts mumbling to herself*
Might need to utilize that contract to keep up...
As the fog swirls around the word the air seems to grow heavier. A strange noise can be heard from one side of the stage like a wooden object being dropped from a high distance.
Where this noise originated a metal beam of sorts would be sticking out of the side of the stage. It seemed to extend outward vertically for what looked like an eternity or at least as far as one could tell with the fog obscuring the view of all around.
What the fuckin' fuck is going on...
Gamma was wandering the city outskirts late at night, thinking to himself as he catches and tosses a small shard of ice. One would think it dangerous for a teen to be out this late with no purpose, but he doesn’t seem concerned in the slightest. At least, not until he stumbles upon the strange TV
Its been a while since I’ve seen one of these...... That’s not a good sign, is it?
Curiously, Gamma tries to touch the TV screen, only to find himself sinking in
Of course it is.... Well, I never actually joined one of these before.....
and with that, he would step the rest of the way into the TV
Danksuya jolts and turns to the sound, walking over carefully and sighing when all that is there is a wooden pole
Got all tense for nothing...
Danksuya then hits the pole lightly with his hand, seeing if it'll fall over or not
"The nature of my power exactly isn't needed, but I can use it for many things. Mostly movement and to evade attacks, however. Beyond that, I've got a few bombs, this pistol. A sniper rifle, and my shotgun... It's not a whole lot, but I can channel magic into them for more power, and I've got plenty of ammo as well so I should be fine."
Her style explained, Homura begins walking over towards whatever that beam is at a slow cautious pace. There's no need to rush off like Danksuya did after all.
[stays by jiyu] god this place is weird
The beam seems to shake back and forth until it begins falling over and tilting off the side of the stage. Despite the clear indication that it should fall of the stage completely it instead comes crashing down with a loud sound as it hangs off the side of the stage. It's unknown how it stays in place but it is supported by unknown means creating a bridge off the stage of sorts.
Danksuya looks at the new bridge and gulps, motioning for the others to follow as he walks on the pole, taking slow and steady steps,
hoping to not fall off
..!
[slithers onto the polls, kind if zigzaging through the polls] this is a up for being half snake
That...doesn't look safe. Though, I suppose there's no time like the present right?
*Mayu chuckles nervously before sighing and following Danksuya*
[hes already at the end, coiled up at the last poll] c'mon, don't have all day
The girl pauses and turns around... Fells almost like...
"Eh Gamma!? When the heck did you get in here anyways?"
She shakes her head and chuckles bitterly, it's good to see him she guesses... But the only way this could get worse is if Madoka ended up dragged in too.
"Well whatever, we aren't sure how to get out now, or what's going on. So just stick close and let's try to keep safe alright? Well, either way... It's good to see someone friendly!"
Homura smiles at him for a moment before turning around at the call of Rep, she's a tad annoyed to hear the thing rushing them... But he isn't wrong either, in spite of not exactly enjoying it the young girls begins walking across behind the others, heh. She could probably jump it, but not worth the energy.
after leaning into the TV, Gamma falls into the TV world, landing rather hard on his face. Turns out jumping in head-first is a poor idea. He sighs and works his way to his feet, grumbling something like
I should have thought this through more.... Just my luck I guess.... *sigh* Oh well, I guess there’s something....
Gamma can see a faint silhouette of the group through the fog that always pervades the TV world, and so he walks after them, speaking rather loudly to make him easier to hear
Guess I shouldn’t be surprised. There’re always people around when something messed up happens
Soon After, he hears Homura and takes a deep breath. Only two words cross his mind... Oh no
What are you doing here exactly? I mean... I understand you can usually handle yourself, but that’s no reason to actively seek out danger and crap. *sigh* Anyways, I guess it’s a lot better that I’m here. Let’s get this mess over with, shall we?
abd with that Gamma joins the single-file line walking across the bridge shortly behind Homura
(edited by Bgammax)
DON'T SASS ME SATAN! WE'RE NOT ALL EVIL...creepy...slithery...
*Mayu shudders.*
SNAKES!
sigh...I AM NOT SATAN IS IT THAT HARD FOR YA TO NOTICE IN YA MORONIC BRAIN
Ryoma would've followed the others into the TV by this point and would've been terribly disturbed by the strange world.
W-What an oddity...a television that acts as a portal to an alternate world...
He nearly jumps out of his skin as the bridge falls.
Gah! Mon Dieu! O-Oh...it...it seems to be alright....wow this fog is making me jumpy.
The wandering barista would follow suit and make his way to the bridge.
I do hope this is stable. Well here goes.
Ryoma would walk across the bridge and wait for others in case they need assistance.
Yu jumps up onto the beam after all the others. He watches everyone's back sides in order to anticipate an ambush. He knows this world well and also knows that shadows could attack at a moment's notice.
"Let's all be careful...I'm not sure how this beam is supporting our weight but it could end up falling down at a moments notice. Not much needs to make sense to happen in this world."
ay, ryomaaaaa, my dude, how ya doing [he says as he is coiled at the last poll, already at the end]
*Mayu arrives on the other side of the beam and kicks Reperzel*
Shinu, Akuma.
ow....
Strangely the beam seems to split into two as the group travels across it. This was a trait that it didn't display previously yet the divide is clear as it continues to run down.
One side seems to grow more metallic as a subtle ticking sound can be heard as well. The other seems to become more natural followed by a light buzz.
Danksuya looks at the strange split and stops for a second, without anymore information it was a wild guess, having no better option he decides to walk down the metallic side, hoping to find the source of the ticking
....
[he stays on the poll]
Ryoma would follow the beam until it splits.
Well this is quite the dilemma. I'll be going this way then.
The man would carry on down the more natural path with the buzz. He looks back as Danksuya walks down the other path and he bites his lip.
I do hope nothing bad happens. Everything about this place is wrong.
[he goes into the natural side] welp, its just you and i
*Mayu follows Danksuya, half wanting to follow the guy who looks like he knows what he's doing and half to get away from Reperzel*
"Well this is a thing that happened for sure, I've guess we can't really stop moving though so come on everyone."
Homura really isn't sure which road to take... But she guesses she'll bet on the side with nature , it's pretty much a given Gamma will stick with her anyways. So that in mind the girl set's off after Royma, her gun aimed in front of her as she focuses on what little can be seen in spite of the fog.
The girl hears Ryoma speaking and nods to him, he's entirely right about that after all.
"Yes, it feels almost like a Witch's barrier to me in fact... Not quite the same, but all too much alike for anything but danger."
(edited by Homura-Akemi)
anyways, let us continue foward [he slithers into the trail]
Please don't say things like that Homura, you might jinx us
As predicted, Gamma does his best not to fall off the bridge as he follows Homura, its pretty obvious why he's still here now
Shadows are bad enough, but at least I can kinda understand them. Witches are much, much worse.
Gamma mostly looks at his feet, to make sure he doesn't slip off the thing, though he occasionally looks up to make sure he hasn't fallen too far behind
Yu would follow Danksuya down the metallic path. He didn't like the idea of only two on one side and thus believed they could use his help more.
"Splitting up really isn't a good idea but I suppose finding an exit takes priority."
[he zigzags through the polls] once again, that's a up being half snake
The more natural path eventually is met with a patch of land covered in grass. Strewn about this area are random clocks that are continuously ticking down. They all seem to be on the same time as they slowly count down to one point. The grass itself is actually somewhat more like glass than any plant life one would encounter. In the center of this land mass is one clock bigger than the others standing tall on a giant post.
On the metallic side, the beam itself begins to stretch out wider than before. Railing begins to pop up as well with a golden tint to it. All around this path are small golden orbs that emanate a light buzz. It would appear this area keeps going for a while.
How strange that the sounds would be on opposite sides...was this perhaps a trick of the senses or another laps in the logic of this world?
*Mayu stretches as she reaches the larger path before continuing to follow Danksuya*
Finally, I can walk properly. So, Red Hat. What's the mission?
Ryoma steps off the beam and onto the glassy grass land mass. He is caught off guard by the surreal feeling, the buzz was replaced with ticking and the seemingly realistic plant life was nothing more than a fake. Most odd were the clocks. He'd begin pondering their meaning as he steps forwards and bows to his comrades.
Ah! Good day mademoiselle et monsieur! My name is Ryoma Sakamichi, the wandering barista! Quite an odd world I've found myself in this time! Haha!
He laughs shyly as he stands back up.
Dare I say we investigate the large clock first?
The girl looks towards grass... How odd that it would be made of glass, more and more this place feels akin to another surreal nightmare from a tortured mind. Ryoma's voice, however, snaps her out of her thoughts and back to actually looking around.
"Oh yes! I'm Homura Akemi and he's... Well, call him Gamma everyone does. Anyways it's nice to meet you Ryoma-san! Hopefully, we can find a way out of here soon."
"This grass is pretty weird huh? I wasn't expecting to find something like that in here, but hopefully, it won't come be an issue."
She then turns towards the large clock, feeling as though it might hold something important to their little adventure at the moment... Or perhaps she's just taking wild guesses at this point. She nods back towards the other man for a moment, he clearly had the same idea.
"Yes it seems for the best, I'm not sure why but... It feels needed for some reason."
(edited by Homura-Akemi)
After stepping off, Gamma kneels down to break off a single blade of grass, much to his surprise, rather than cutting off, it fractures, leaving a few glass shards as he separates it from the rest
Alright.... I'll admit, I haven't actually been in the TV world much, so I'm not entirely sure what this all means... Just be careful, alright? If you see any shadow, odds are you're best off firing first and talking later. Not really worth the risk.
Having inspected the grass, Gamma looks around at the others before walking towards the big clock, he turns to Ryoma
Not sure who you are, but you came into something alright. You can call me Gamma, I've kinda served as an introducer here, so if you ever have any questions don't be afraid to ask. *sigh* Its a bit of a pain but its the least I can do
Gamma moves quickly, hoping to get to the front of the group
I think that I technically have the most experience with this kinda thing, so I'd appreciate you allowing me to step first, besides, if anything happens I'd rather be the one taking hits, you know?
[he jumps of the last poll, and immideintly slithers to the clock] YOOOOLLLLOOO
(edited by Reperzel)
Danksuya takes a look at the strange lights as he turns to Mayu shrugging as he speaks
Not sure. Just try to get out alive. Can you fight?
Danksuya then turns to Yu and confirms his thoughts with a nod, no use getting any levels if he couldn't get out alive. Slowly Danksuya continues to walk down the road, occasionally flicking a lighter and staring into the flames
Yu looks around the area as he follows the others down the metal path. The way the path widens and the golden railing. This path made him uncomfortable. Something about it just felt very wrong to him.
"This is starting to remind me of back then but...something feels much more...off. Like something sinister is lurking in the fog."
[he stops right in the front of the clock] sssssso....what ssssshall we do?
Ryoma merely grins at Gamma.
Sounds like a plan, Gamma. So...is this similar to that Meme...oh what was it...Mementos? It has the same heavy feeling in the air.
oh yeah, remember when we kicked that orochis ass there man?
*Mayu summons her 7 point sword, resting it on one shoulder as she continues.*
I can fight fairly well if I do say so myself. Don't worry about me, Red Hat.
Gamma nods to Ryoma and steps ahead of the group
Yeah. Mementos is the word, they both tend to have similar creatures, those known as "Shadows", but it tends to be a bit worse here. Of course, this is my first time actually entering, but I've watched before. It tends to get pretty bad.
Gamma sighs and looks back at Ryoma and Homura
But of course, if anything happens we can probably run if nothing else. Of course, preferably we can avoid that, but there's nothing wrong with self-preservation
[he rams into the clock a few times, and see's if something happens]
"Wow, Gamma-kun! I didn't know you were so selfless... How kind of you to protect a helpless maiden like myself! It's a good thing you're here, otherwise, I'd be surely doomed!"
The gir's voice is full of false cheer as she smiles over at Gamma, her not so subtle joke causing Homura to start giggling a bit even as she speaks it. She's a Magical Girl, not an actor after all.
As the group on the nature side begin to approach the clock while stepping on the grass the clocks all around begin to reach their end point. As they get closer the broken class created from stepping on the grass begins to seemingly float in the air before landing. It's almost as if time itself is slowing. When the clocks reach their destined point just as the group reaches the main clock. Suddenly, an alarm sets of from all the clocks at once as the glass shards stop moving at all. Everything on the nature side goes dark for a moment and when everyone next opens their eyes they're back on the bean and off the land mass.
On the metal side on the other hand the path continues to get wider as it takes on a mix of red and golden coloration. That path itself is no longer a beam either but a full on road. The road seems to finally meet at a large stage like area with red spires coming from the ground. A figure who would only be familiar to Yu stands in the center of the stage.
???: It seems some of you made it. Unfortunate for the others but they will all most likely only find death in this world.
The man takes out a K-Cup looking object from his apron.
He smiles warmly at Gamma and Homura.
So we've gotten ourselves steeped in trouble, have we? Good thing I'm here then. I'll do what I can to assist you Gamma.
Suddenly Ryoma is back on the beam in a daze.
My word! What was that?
(edited by Ryoma_Sakamichi)
Danksuya looks over Mayu's sword and then looks at his own bent and crooked blade, looking a little jealous before speaking again
That's good, I have a little experience but not much, doesn't help that I don't have much power anyways...
Danksuya clenches his hand as he continues forward, knuckles turning white before hearing his nickname, not bad, but his real name was preferable
Oh, forgot to introduce myself. Its Danksuya. I don't typically talk much. What's yours?
Danksuya listens to Yu as he tries to peer into the fog, he was right about it bring sinister, nothing was right about this, he then hears the voice again, bringing his weapon up and slowly inching towards the stage
...
Gamma sighs and nods..... That's all he gets around to before the lights go off and the group find themselves back where they were a few moments ago, Gamma raises an eyebrow and, now at the front, continues forwards
Believe it or not I'm not actually a complete prick. *Gamma chuckles for a moment* Now, uh... Not entirely sure what just happened, but there's only one spot for us to go.
Gamma briefly glances back at Homura before turning his attention back to the beam, wouldn't do to fall after all
Glad to hear you think so... I mean, don't get me wrong, its not like I'm just here for you, but I'll admit I feel a bit better knowing you're not in serious danger somewhere... Or anything
He doesn't take his attention off the beam, but still responds to Ryoma in short order
If I've learned anything in my time here, its that weird, inexplicable stuff happens all the time. I try not to worry about it too much, just accept it and move on.
(edited by Bgammax)
[he shrugs[ alright then...
Homura mutters a curse to herself and begins darting off to the front, in spite of her speed the girl's balance is pretty damm good. no sense worrying about whatever happened out there when who knows what could be going on elsewhere.
"I have no idea Ryoma-san but we should keep moving anyways! Who knows what's happening over there right!?"
The girl points her gun forwards as she moves, no telling if she'll need to start shooting at this point... And what was that look about anyways?
(edited by Homura-Akemi)
Names Mayu, Danksuya. Nice to meet ya.
*Mayu grins, flashing a peace sign for a few seconds before turning back to where her group was going*
I didn't expect to be eaten by an evil TV today though. Oh well. Still, I'm used to strange with what my group does.
Yu just stares at the figure almost curiously. He walks up to them shouting in a somewhat upset tone. He seems to know this person and isn't happy about the way they're speaking.
"What're you even talking about? That doesn't sound anything like you...Didn't I already give you my answer last time...Izanami? I thought the Nexus changed you as well!"
onwards [he slithers right by homura] ay kid, hpw ya doing
On the nature side the group once again attempts to move forward only to be interrupted once more by an alarm before being sent back to the previous path they were standing on. Suddenly, a familiar voice begins speaking but with a slightly distorted tone.
???: Do you enjoy wasting your effort? It'll never turn out any different. You're all far too weak to ever make any real difference no matter how many times you try.
Meanwhile, on the metallic side. The figure seems to turn to reveal the face of the Goddess of Death, Izanami. Her robes are a deep shade of violet though and her eyes don't quite look normal. The coloration of red within them is much darker and she has none of her usual tranquility to her.
"I am not the Goddess you once knew, truthseeker. I have been reborn within the crawling chaos and now see the truth of humanities plight. All humans desire for their secrets to be known. They wish to be destroyed by such truths so that they may be free of them. That is the true wish of humanity and I shall grant that wish fully."
[he slowly gets pissed off by the voice] WELL YOU CAN FUCK OFF, VOICE PERSON
jesus....i hate people who think there all that, and think there the best
Danksuya eyes Izanami carefully, stopping in his tracks as he listens in, he didn't exactly understand who this person was or what they were doing, but it must be important
... Crawling Chaos? What do you mean? Wish? My wish isn't to have my secrets revealed. Explain yourself.
The girl snarls in rage and wheels around towards the source of the voice, her hands shaking as round burst from the pistol towards whatever the hell had decided to pick a fight this time... Too weak, tch. Maybe she was, maybe she is, but she'll make a difference somehow even if it ends her.
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE BUT I'M NOT IN THE MOOD TO PLAY YOUR GAMES! EITHER GIVE UP OR COME OUT AND FIGHT SO WE CAN PUT AN END TO THIS!"
In sharp contrast to Homura's usually fairly calm manner, by this point she's entirely enraged by what... Well, it's nothing she hasn't thought of before in fact, but that can't be the cause right?
ah, don't worry, the voice is just trying to scare us, cuzi it knows its a wuss
(edited by Reperzel)
Gamma sighs at the initial voice... Yeah, he's kinda pathetic, but there's not much he can do but move on. He grins and continues moving forwards
I'm nobody special, that much is true, but I very well can't go back can I? I can't afford to think my efforts are pointless, because then... Well....
His last words are drowned out by Homura's outburst, he moves forward a bit faster to keep up with her
Hey, be more careful. We have to think these things through, its probably just trying to toy with us, make us more likely to screw up. If we really want to change things, then we can't afford to hold ourselves back. Just take a deep breath, calm down so whenever the thing shows we're more able to beat it and get this over with.
Gamma takes a deep breath himself in an attempt to remain calm, of course, he's not so sure himself, but that's far from the most important thing right now
D-did you just say... Izanami?
*Mayu looks slightly scared.*
Like... The Empress of Yomi. Queen Izanami of The 4 Kings of the Underworld. THAT Izanami? I...think I forgot to feed my shoes and polish my dog...
oh my god, this is getting booooooooooring
Ryoma grows annoyed from the mocking voice. The clocks seem to have tipped him off to what may have been the issue, time.
So is that your game? Set us back until we crumble? Truly a wretched being...but I doubt any of us will give in that easily!
The man would pull what appeared to be the top of a Keurig machine from his apron pocket and bring it to his waist.
I just need more speed to break through your game!
The man pushes a pulsing red button on the Caffeine Driver and it cries out.
PREHEATING! STANDBY!
The center cylinder of liquid begins to boil faster and faster as it cries out again.
READY!
Alright! My blood is absolutely boiling you devious creature! I'll show you my top speed!
The man opens the top of the device and places in the K-Cup before closing it. It cries out again.
RIDE BLEND!
HENSHIN!
The man slams his hand down on the button which now pulsed with a green light. The water becomes a dark brown,
almost black liquid. It begins to drip out of the cylinder and coat the man in the liquid. He is soon covered head to toe in a brown suit with black inlays and a mask with gray compound eyes and a red jewel set below the center of his brow. The man grins behind his mask as he poses heroically.
Kamen Rider C! Let's get brewing shall we?
The man would then bound forward onto the land mass once more in mad dash to reach the clock.
Gamma watches Ryoma's transformation stunned, he does his best to get out of the way to allow the Kamen Rider to bound ahead, as limited as that ability is, before watching him move way ahead into the fog.
What just happened? I..... What?
You think you've seen it all, then someone pulls out a coffee machine which yells at him before transforming into a superhero.
The girl's gun drops downwards as she sighs and begins following Gamma's lead, wouldn't do to just fly into a blind rage now of all times would it?
"I- gah, you're right of course but... It just pisses me off Gamma. I've dealt with a lotta things but geez. That's the best way to get me angry."
She pauses for a moment before reconsidering that statement.
"Well, second best really. The first is just doing something to Madoka but we should be okay on that count..."
The gun vanishes from Homura's hands as she glances around the area, wondering what in the hell could of been saying that anyways... Between everything here, and what is said she'd almost think... Well that was a hell of a thing, now Ryoma's got some kinda weird armor or something? What even is going on at this point. The girl looks over towards Gamma as if she's asking him what in the hell just happened before their eyes, entirely too confused to ponder or rage.
"Did you see that too or was it just me."
On the nature side the clocks would begin to slowly come to a stop all at once. At the top of the largest clock a dark figure would be waiting. Their glowing yellow eyes peering through the darkness as they jump down. When they land on the grass in the area would shatter into small shards. The figure in question would look identical to Homura but with glimmering yellow eyes.
Humura?: "What's wrong? Did I hit a nerve? Of course I know I did though because who would know themselves better than themselves? It's pretty pathetic in itself that we would throw such a childish tantrum though. Yet another sign of weakness."
Over on the metallic side Izanami would begin waving her arm through the air. A deep fog would begin covering the floor as she stares down her uninvited guests.
"As I have stated before, I am Izanami, the Goddess of Death and Creation. It is true that I was once trapped in the land of Yomi only to become its ruler but I have moved on to aiding humanity instead. It is through the crawling chaos that I learned of humanities true wish though. Eradication by means of their own insecurities. Such a freedom from the insecurities that plague man is the only true way to free humankind from their despair."
excuse me who the fuck are ya? another humura?
Gamma takes a deep breath as him and Homura catch up to Ryoma.... He tries to step to the front of the group, between the Homuras
Is it weak to show emotion, or is it weaker to hide it? I don't think there's a good answer to that.
Gamma shrugs and tries stepping closer to the shadow, before glancing at the Homura behind him
You know, its not good to hide your insecurities for too long, if you ever want to talk.... I'd like to do something about it... But I've never been good at that sort of thing, like always, I just try
Danksuya looks at Mayu with a stare of... Confusion, she seemed allot different from Danksuya, alot more normal some how? No matter, he had to focus and figure out what to do
That doesn't sound very helpful. To be honest. If you wanna help us, perhaps you can lead us to the exit?
Is that so? I don't know if I should be more scared or less? Konwaku.
*Mayu scratches the side of her head*
wait, if theres another humara, would'nt there be another me, and gamma here?
OOC: I think we might need to halt here for now. From what I've heard everyone kind of needs sleep and I'm running out of steam for this so If it'd be okay I'd like to stop here.
"I... I don't know what kinda Witch or whatever you are, but don't compare yourself to me dammit! I'm nothing like your defeatist self and I won't stand for this insult!"
The girl begins to raise her gun up before turning back towards Gamma, it's nice hearing that someone else is concerned about her... But really she's fine, there's nothing to talk about after all so why on earth would she need to say anything?
"I'm fine honestly, I don't know why some cheap copy of me is running around spouting nonsense, but let's just go ahead and put it in the ground like we do any other monster, shall we? "
In spite of attempting to write the thing off, she's not entirely sure it's got no merit in saying this crap honestly... And that's pretty obvious if one looks at her too. Fists shaking as a slight shiver crawls up her spine, Homura Akemi isn't exactly in the best shape at the moment.
Kamen Rider C skids to a halt before looking up at the figure. The jewel in the center of his mask shines for a moment.
Another Miss Akemi!? Wait. Something about you...
The man shakes his head.
What is your goal you wretch? Come Bean Sword!
A brown handle and hilt emerge from the center cylinder and the man pulls it out. A black liquid follows the hilt and forms a solid black blade in the style of a simple saber.
OOC: Sounds like a fair idea. Many thanks for the enjoyable introduction.
Cheap copy?
Gammasighs, he’s vaguely aware of what’s happening, but the others’ reactions? Probably not good
That, my friends, is a shadow here. They often show some part of someone, before attacking them. I don’t know much beyond that, but they’re a lot more dangerous than one you might find elsewhere.
Gamma tries to step in front of Homura, after all, she’s likely to be the target
For that reason, I’d appreciate it if you would stand further back. There’s a decent chance it would ignore Ryoma and I if it could, and we’ll be much safer working together.
OOC: bit of a late post, but I had thought I’d rather get this out before much else happens. With that, I’m off and good night.
Ooc: Sorry for not telling you guys that I had to go to sleep.
OOC: Now I'll show you just how strong we are when we all put are feelings together! Everyone, it's time...All our hopes, our dreams, and the smiles of everyone in this world! Finale Junction: Universal Bump of the seven worlds!!!
OOC: I too am here! And that sounds very cheesy, but I'm a freaking Magical Girl so uh I can't really talk either.
OOC: I exist for another few hours for this very anime sounding adventure title.
(Your silent(ish) protagonist is here!)
OOC: I feel like I might have heard that somewhere before
OOC: Probably, I've played way too many JRPGs for my own good. Anyway I'll go ahead and start now.
On the nature side, the shadow seems to ignore Gamma completely as they focus on Homura's words. It seems as though they completely have no interest in anything else. They seem to frown a bit at how quick Homura was to reject her.
Homura?: "Awfully fast to reject me...I suppose that's fair since I'm no longer you. Now, I can be me...I can be my own person!"
A strange shadowy aura begins filling the area as the fog becomes much thicker than it was before obscuring the shadow completely. Suddenly a giant transparent hand seems to reach out towards Homura with the intent of smashing straight into her. It almost seems to lash out like a ribbon being undone in the way it moves bust it still lashes out quickly and with much ferocity.
Homura?: "You're already running out of time again. You better be quick or you might end up hurting everyone around you as well."
Meanwhile on the metallic side, Izanami seems to be continuing to increase the thickness of the fog in the area as more red pillars seem to raise up out of the ground. Something sinister is in the air as Izanami's eyes narrow onto the group.
"I suppose that we've had enough pleasantries. I should inform you that you all are very lucky. You'll be the first of humanity to achieve that wish that all yearn for."
The girl raises her shield and a purple energy gathers around it, a glowing barrier forming in front of the girl as the ribbon smashes towards her... She's not sure if this will block it, but no telling how timestop works either.
"Be your own person? I don't think that's going to happen... I'm not about to go down here after all. So sure go ahead and try to be your own person! But don't expect us to lose easily dammit!"
Homura stares at the source of the hand, assuming she's not knocked down or something she'd move a bit closer and try to get a view of the thing. No sense shooting without any clue where to aim after all.
*Mayu smiles, apparently uncaring of the danger she's in*
Ooh. You're gonna grant a wish. Umm... Can you bring... No that's selfish. How about a lifetime supply of... no that would get boring after a while. Can I think more on what I yearn for?
What!
Danksuya jumps forward and points his blade at Izanami, it was clear that he was in for a battle, but he didn't exactly want to fight, getting out of here was preferable, but if it's a fight they want, its a fight they will get
Out of my way! Just show us the exit!
Yu would back away as opposed to Danksuya who decided to get closer. He knew what Izanami truly was and also was aware of the further extent of her power.
"This is pointless, Izanami. We don't want to fight. Just let us out and stop this. This wasn't the truth we all fought for."
The shadow’s attack goes by Gamma, completely ignoring him of course, and he mutters something under his breath before looking towards the source
Leave as much of this to Ryoma and I as possible Homura, in fact, if you tried running I bet it would follow. Might be easiest to draw out like that.
For now, Shiranui
Gamma stands, legs shoulder width apart, as he calls upon his Persona. A blue flame weaves through the air around him, leaving a faint trail as it goes along. Soon, the fire fades, leaving the image of an eastern dragon in its wake
Diamond Dust
Gamma raises his left arm just as Shiranui let’s out a roar, half a dozen spear-like shards of ice form in the air around his arm, before launching themselves into the fog, two of them go straight past the arm, hoping to hit the source, while the other four arc around the limb, aiming for the area the shadow was initially in
Alright Kamen Rider, time to see what you can do, hopefully there’s a ranged attack so I don’t hit you by accident.
Miss Akemi!
The man leaps backwards to try and get a handle on the situation as the fog begins to thicken and take on a darker nature. His call sounded urgent until the purple shield appeared, at which point he'd compose himself.
Miss Akemi, I do implore that you choose your words carefully. It seems to enjoy your denials.
The man scowls behind his mask.
What a truly wretched creature!
He hears Gamma's words and grins.
Alright! Good plan Gamma! Come, Sweetener Shooter!
The man reaches to the left of his Caffeine Driver as a large white six shooter appears. He grabs it and spins the chamber before aiming at the spot Gamma's ice went flying.
This is going to be sweet, I assure you!
He'd then proceed to fire all six rounds into the fog. The rounds fired look like large cubes of sugar.
On the nature side, the fog quickly begins to disperse as a second large ribbon like hand is raised to block against the ice and cubes of sugar. They projectiles seem to be ineffective against the ribbon like hand itself as both of the appendages begin glowing with power.
The shadow themself appears to be a faceless woman with a skeletal rib cage. Where her normal hands should be instead is one giant clock that seems fused to both her wrists. All the clocks in the area begin ticking down once more including the one affixed t the shadow.
The ribbons appendages are also attached to her from the back as they tie the bottom of a gown to her legs. All throughout the figures form strange clockwork seems to stick out as well as a fierce and direct ticking can be heard each time they take a step.
The figure looms forward slightly as it recalls the ribbon that would've pushed Homura back a decent amount. The second ribbon this time would aim for a wide swing towards the whole group. Whoever it hit would be hit with a large amount of force.
S. Homura: "I will be my own person...once I...I get rid of you. I no longer will have to fear that dreaded ticking as the clock runs lower and lower before...I'll fail again...I won't have to be scared anymore."
On the metallic side, Izanami would stare at Danksuya unwavering as she returns her hand to her side before pointing it towards the ground near Danksuya. She smiles twistedly as several shadow arms rise out of the fog beneath Danksuya. They would try to latch onto him before clawing at his skin downwards to pull him into the fog.
"Of course, allow me to help you leave...You'll be leaving shortly."
Danksuya stares intimidating at Izanami, before she puts her hand into the air, turning his head curiously at the strange action
..?
Danksuya then gets caught by the arms in the fog, panicking and trying to slash at the arms in the fog, it's probably not particularly effective however as he begins to sink into the fog
N-no! No!!!
Homura groans as the impacts sends her backwards, blocked our no it's still quite a bit of pressure after all.
"Gah that thing hits pretty hard. And don't worry about me too much Ryoma-san! I can take care of myself after all..."
The girl waits for a moment, the good thing about being so far back is it should take the ribbon longer to reach her than the others at this point. So she waits until the hand is about to slam into her
"Now then, this is quite the gamble but I really do need to figure out if it works or not... Hope I'm right about this."
As usual an hourglass inside the girl's shield snaps shut, sands ceasing to flow as time itself grinds to a halt and Homura begins moving. Assuming that her magic actually worked, her pistol vanishes in an instant and be replaced by a sniper rifle. Homura darting around the area and taking aim with her rifle, a shot flying towards the clock on the shadow for a moment, before stopping mid-air. And the same for one aimed towards the front of its rib cage. Again this time Homura having rushed around to the right side. And finally, she'd run around behind it with a fourth rifle round flying towards the center of its back. Before the sands of her hourglass resume flowing and suddenly every stopped bullet starts rushing towards the thing in a blur, shouldn't be possible to block all of them right?
OOC: Soul Gem 50% dark.
(edited by Homura-Akemi)
Gamma watches The Shadow step forward for a moment, he takes the staff off his back simply to hold onto it as he watches
That... Actually reminds me of the witch a bit. Weird, it looks a lot better than Charlotte did. Guess they va...
around then is when the shadow swings at the group, prompting Gamma to raise his metal staff in an attempt to block it. A thin layer of ice forms around the staff to help cushion the blow, only to shatter imnediately as Gamma is knocked onto his back
Right... Right, focus..... Shiranui..... No, I’m looking for something bigger....
Gamma remains on the ground a little off to the side as he searches his person, in a moment he pulls out a small slip of paper, one can’t tell what the writing in it is, but it seems to glow with a faint blue light, he focuses on the card, failing to notice much of what’s happening around him
Cursed lantern......
(edited by Bgammax)
*Watching as Danksuya begins sinking into the fog, Mayu stops smiling and fires a beam of plasma from her 7 point sword at Izanami, hoping that distracting her would stop whatever was happening to Danksuya*
That's not very nice, you know. You should probably not do that.
The Rider would raise his blade as the arm begins its swing. Quickly tapping the button on the base of the hilt three times as it cries.
S-S-SWORD! THE FINISHER!
The saber grows in size as the man is struck by the arm and is sent flying backwards. The man would roll for a some distance before struggling to stand. His blade glowing as it reaches about ten feet in height.
Urk! Bwaaah! Heh...eheh...you hit hard you beast! But Burner is far more fearsome than some Shadow could ever be! So just be warned...
The man leaps forward with his sword in his right and gun in his left.
...my blood is at its boiling point! C-SLASH!
The man slashes at the air with grace as he carves the letter C into the air. With a final swing, he'd launch the letter towards the center clock. The C burns with a brilliant white light as his saber returns to normal.
Yu would then rush over to Danksuya to try and pull him up. He knew his efforts would most likely be in vain considering when this happened the last time but he had to try anyway.
"Not this again! Izanami, if you don't stop now then I'll have no choice but to get rid of you and we all know how that went last time."
On the nature path, when Homura's time stop is when it occurred. Perhaps she noticed but it would be hard to tell normally. The clocks that had once slowly ticked onward instead began ticking faster and faster before whirling around wildly. As Homura's time stop runs out they'd finally go off as time began slowing once more causing all projectiles to just stop short of the shadow.
A scream could be heard echoing throughout the area as the clock broke. Out from the cracks of the clock a trail of blood would seep onto the ground. The blood began spreading to the entire land mass before the area would once again become dark. When the lights cam back on the group would fin themselves a distance away from the figure once again. The fog once again thickly covered the shadow as a laughter could be heard.
S. Homura: "One again...once again, it all restarts!"
The group themselves would still retain all their injuries but other than that everything appears to have reset to the beginning of the fight. The ribbons once again lash out this time both aiming for Homura and Gamma. It seems the shadow aims to attack those near Homura as well now.
Meanwhile on the metallic path, Izanami jumps away as a skeletal arm seems to wrap around her to block any bullets she couldn't avoid. She would begin floating in the air as the shadow arms continued pulling Danksuya down. They would drag him down completely into a strange pocket of space completely cold and dark in nature. He could feel the cold air moving around him. He would lose track of exactly how long he was there but a voice would begin speaking to him.
"Speak your wish to me...there is no need to hold back. What is it that you truly desire? Reveal to me your true self."
Back on the stage Izanami would begin laughing at those who remained. Her eyes would only grown more sinister. Even for a goddess of death something was clearly wrong about the way she was acting.
"No, he will not be leaving so easily as will none of you. I thought that perhaps I would toy with you all a bit. The Choas is truly enriching. Which of you should I play with next is my true question. Who wants their 'wish' granted?"
Danksuya gets pulled down completely into the darkness, trying to take a hold of Yu but to no avail, falling into the fog and disappearing from view, after a while Danksuya hears the voice and looks down at his hand. What did he want more then anything?
Power. I want the power to rival Tatsuya. I don't want to be his shadow. Following him around, having people mistake him for me. No... I am my own person, and ill prove it in any ways necessary. Even if it means ending my phantom's life.
*Mayu holds her sword defensively.*
I'd prefer if you'd just let us leave, thanks. I don't have a wish, so I'm useless to you. Right?
.... Illu....
He doesn’t get any further into his chant before their position is reset to shortly before the fight began, leaving the talisman back in his pocket. Gamma blinks for a moment and looks back at the shadow
Well that’s not exactly fair, at le....
Shiranui, Ice Age.
Once again, Gamma is forced to summon his persona, this time attempting to create a wall between him and the shadow. In mere seconds he’s unable to make it thick enough to stop the arm, the shadow simply smashes through it and knocks him back again. Gamma’s started to breath heavily, and slowly starts to get up
We’re never going to get anywhere if it can just reset like that. *sigh* I knew I should have asked more about these things, maybe they have a general weakness?
Gamma mutters to himself, while he’s still on the ground, he ends up in a crouching position
Why did it have to be me? I’m no good at this leading stuff....
Ryoma returns to the edge of the land mass as time returns to normal.
Ah! How uncouth! Fight fair and square you....fweh....what is the point in getting mad at the actions of a wretch like yourself.
Kamen Rider C barely has anytime to react as his companions are assaulted by the ribbon arms.
Mister Gamma! Miss Akemi! You absolute fiend!
The man clenches his teeth before holstering his Sweetener Shooter. The jewel flashes once again as a path towards the center clock is displayed inside his mask.
You aren't the only hero, Mister Gamma. Allow me to show you what I'm capable of!
The man would then slam his left hand down on the glowing green button of his Caffeine Driver and it starts to cry out.
CAUTION! CONTENTS ARE HOT!
And again.
CAUTION! CONTENTS ARE HOT!
And one final slam for good measure.
RIDE BLEND! DANGER! DANGER! CONTENTS ARE HOT!
All the black inlays on his suit begin to glow red as they vent incredibly hot steam.
Prepare yourself! I am absolutely boiling right now!
With blade in hand, the man would once again charge at the Shadow. However, this time his speed was almost unnatural. It was as if every limiter he had was released as his emotions hit a fever pitch.
Take this!
He'd leap once he was close enough and attempt to stab his saber into the clock and halt the hands of it.
OOC: Unfortunately, my few hours are up so I'll have to go. Sorry about that.
(See you around Mayu! Hope to find you again!)
Homura simply stares at the thing and starts to lower her gun for a moment, the hand is however slowed enough by Gamma for the girl to leap upwards, she soars above the blow and lands down around Gamma. A grimace showing on her face as she looks at him, her voice coming out shaken and entirely unsure at this point.
"I-... I'm sorry, I guess... I guess it isn't really wrong about me huh?"
The girl laughs bitterly as she glances back towards the thing, hah. Weak, can't do anything, never thought that before? Yeah right, it's entirely too much like the things she's thought till coming here... And even now, if she ever went home wouldn't it just be the same again?
"I guess if we're really unlucky this is going to get us all ki-... No."
In spite of her own misgivings and the horrible truth its words ring with? She really can't afford to just give up now, Homura turns to Gamma again, the blind fear in her eyes now giving way to something akin to her usual determination, her voice starting to sound a bit clearer as she again speaks to the Shadow.
"You might be right honestly, maybe I was weak, maybe I am... But in spite of that shouldn't we keep going anyways? Even if it seems like nothing can change should giving up really be the way to deal with it."
Homura shakes her head and smiles very slightly, that definitely isn't what a certain girl would want her to do after all.
"I don't think that giving up is the way to do things at all! Sure I've thought that stuff before and I'll probably think it again... But in spite of that, there's still more to m-... Us, then just that wouldn't you say?"
The girl looks over towards their foe and simply raises her shield, no sense just standing around unready or anything after all.
"My name is Homura Akemi, and even if things seem like an unending cycle of bleakness I'm not about to just lie down and wallow in despair! But you already knew that right!?"
In the nature side, the blade of Kamen Rider C would scrap against the clock. The glass covering of the clock would seem to shield it but the hand would seem to slow as the clock is attacked. As
Homura speaks to the shadow it's ribbon like appendages would seem to grow smaller in size but the shadow wasn't done yet. One would try and wrap around Kamen Rider C in an attempt to deal with the closest threat while the other would lash out at Homura bu the force the ribbons exert would be much less than before.
S. Homura: "Don't give up? Do you really think that'll change anything! We'll still fail every time! Nothing can save us from despair!"
Back on the metallic path, Danksuya would still be within the dark space as you desperately tries to find him in the fog. The voice would once again address Danksuya as Izanami would leave the area out of boredom. It seem she had completed the task she set out to do.
"If you desire power then the solution is simple. Allow me to help you awaken further. You will gain the power the one known as Tatsuya has gained over a course of months in mere moments but that power will take a very different turn. One that is your own entirely. All you have to do is accept the shadows around you."
With that the dark cold air around Danksuya would try to enter his body. If he let it in it'd fill him with new power fueled by his desires. If he refused he would still be let out of the darkness anyway and be returned to the stage area where Yu is.
The man laughs as the ribbon like appendage wraps around him. His suit still terribly hot but it begins to cool slowly.
Hahaha! You have their number Miss Akemi! Keep it up! Do not worry about me...I am quite alright! Let us show them what for! Or rather, let us show you what for!
The man just lets the appendage do as it pleases, hoping that the radiating heat would be enough of a deterrent.
Danksuya listens to the voice intently, laughing to himself lightly as he holds out his hand into the darkness
Give me the power. I must accomplish my goal, with this I'll be able to defeat him.
Dankauya then closes his eyes as he clenches his hand, pulling in the darkneas towards him and into his heart, allowing it to fill him with a newfound dark power, soon waking up near the stage
Ugh...
Gamma finally gets to his feet only to see the shadow lash out at the others.... It’s noticeably weaker, worth noting. He stands back up and shouts
Shiranui, Maeigaon.
Gamma’s Persona weaves through the air around him and roars before four tendrils of darkness emerge from the ground between the shadow and the group in order to wrap around its ribbons in an attempt to force them to the ground
It... It doesn’t matter how much you fail, that’s no reason to stop trying. If you waste all your time worrying about it then...
Gamma looks down for a second, he clutches his hand, as though grabbing hold of something, though nothing’s there
Well, you’ll never end up doing anything. It doesn’t matter if you’re strong enough, whatever you decide, I’ll try to be there.
Gammasmiles and turns to the normal Homura
That’s what real friendship is right? A determination? A desire to keep going for their sake? *sigh* I’ve never been anything special, but I can’t let that stop me from helping those I care for.........
Gamma faintly chuckles to himself before continuing
Oops, guess I wasn’t supposed to let that out, huh? Now I sound so stereotypical
Yu would run over to Danksuya with a look of worry. He would offer him a hand up as he looks on with surprise.
"Izanami let you go? That's strange...that doesn't matter for now though. Are you alright? It seems she left for now."
The girl shrugs to herself with her left shoulder, her right hand, however, she focuses on. Her shield glowing with the same purple energy as usual, a large wall forming in front of both Homura and Gamma. The ribbon simply slamming against it and sending her back a few feet as she gazes towards her Shadow.
"Sure, I've thought that before... But isn't the simple fact we're standing here proof enough that things won't always stay the same? Madoka's here too, things have changed and you know it as well as I do. Even if we can't go home..."
Homura smiles at the Shadow, for a moment she actually feels happy oddly enough.
"Well, I miss the others. And I'm sure Madoka misses her family, but even so? That cycle's done for good or for ill, we've got problems here and sometimes I don't have a freaking clue what I'm getting myself into. But even so, I haven't been living the same month over and over for a while!"
Homura giggles for a bit, funny how she's never really thought about it. But, not being in that hellish loop has actually been really fun.
"So yeah that is how things were, and I can't even imagine what would have happened if we hadn't left that madness. But even so, things have already changed. And besides, if we did go back I'm sure we could figure something out! I've learned a lot here... And made some pretty good friends too."
The girl looks back towards Gamma and nods at him, it's pretty weird to hear him saying that.
And kinda funny considering how they were at first, but even so she's still pretty happy to hear it.
"And yeah Gamma, I guess that is what it's about... Hah, that's all that even kept me moving for those months, so you'd think I should know right? But I guess even I've been known to lose sight of it sometimes... Either way though?"
She looks back towards the Shadow with a burning determination in her eyes, sounding entirely sure of herself as she speaks this time.
"You say nothing has changed, in spite of the simple fact that you exist represents a vast change that has already shifted my life forever. That's kinda silly since we're the same and all, you must know it too right?"
Danksuya takes the hand without any resistance, getting up slowly and holding onto his head, this new power was disorienting, overwhelmingly so, was this how they felt? To have this much latent energy at their finger tips? At any rate he should stay low about his new abilities until the time was right
T-thank you, I'm alright. It was strange but nothing I can't handle, do you know where the exit is? I'm pretty tired...
The shadow would begin struggling as it holds the clock up to its forehead. It begins breathing heavily as if afraid as one ribbon gets smashed and held to the ground while the other begins burning up. Cracks begin forming on the clock itself.
S. Homura: Aren't you afraid though...afraid to lose people again. What if we just get trapped in another loop...How will we escape again?"
Meanwhile, Danksuya and Yu would be by the stage. The buzzing has noticeably stopped and been replaced with a steady ticking.
Kamen Rider C would struggle inside the bind in order to break free.
We're almost there! Just a bit more Miss Akemi!
Suddenly the man would let out a sharp cough as he falls out of his transformation. His body is visibly beaten and he has several burns on his face.
Perhaps I should have read the label....ha..haha!
"An exit?"
Yu looks around with a troubled expression. He wasn't sure how to leave this time around.
"Not sure if leaving will be easy...Wait, uh, sorry I don't have time to find an exit. The others might be in danger still. If what Izanami said is to be believed than they might be being attacked by a shadow of the true self."
Yu would then begin rushing back along the path to try to reach where the others are.
Gamma turns away from the group in order to hide his smile, can’t let them think he’s gone soft after all. He snaps his fingers as Shiranui whirls through the air above him, slowly forming an icicle above him
I can promise you this, I’ll never leave, and I don’t plan on dying. You brought me some amount of hope, the least I can do is return the favor.
Shiranui, Diamond Dust.
with that, the icicle is completed, it is roughly three inches diameter and six inches long, Shiranui roars and launches the spike towards the shadow, aiming to pierce its clock
You can’t afford to worry about losing people, otherwise you’ll be too scared to reach out and live a miserable existence. I wouldn’t wish that upon anyone.
"Afraid of losing people again? Of course I am, and I can't really say what I'll do if that happens."
Homura sighs and shrugs, she's really got no idea what she'd do in that event it's true but...
"Do you want to just spend the rest of our now very short life giving up until we become another Witch for some poor girl to have to kill? I sure as hell don't."
The barrier drops as Homura claps her hands together and starts walking forward. Her eyes watching the now crumbling shadow curiously as she goes near it.
"So to sum it up, yeah I'm scared as all hell actually. I may put on a tough facade but we both know that only goes so far. I don't know if I could change anything back there. I don't know if I could do anything to get out of that hell if it happened again. I don't know if I can protect what I've got. But in spite of everything."
By this point she's reached the Shadow or so, standing next to the breaking clock as her empty right hand suddenly holds a gleaming combat knife.
"I'm still going to stand up and fight, I want to have a life, I want to try and be happy even if things could go horribly wrong and even if I'm scared beyond belief sometimes. So I can't answer that question, but I also can't spend my whole life being scared of it either."
With that final resolution in mind the girl's blade swings towards the center of the clock. Slamming towards it with inhuman speed and force as she grins. Gamma is right, after all, there's no sense living in fear!
Oh right. The others...
Danksuya does a quick stretch, checking over his equipment to make sure he didn't lose anything and then following Yu towards the ticking, making sure to keep an eye out for anything
...
The shadow begins slowly falling apart as the combination of the ice spike and knife slash finally breaks the clocks into pieces. The shadow form dissolves revealing the form of Homura with gleaming yellow eyes. The shadow just stares at Homura unsure of what to do or say anymore.
Yu and Danksuya would arrive on the scene to witness these events just as they happen.
S. Homura: "I...I..."
Not able to think of what more to say she simply would stand there.
Now released and on the ground, Ryoma would take a knee as he watches the events unfold.
So what happens now?
He stares on in anticipation as he recovers his stamina slowly.
Danksuya arrives and sees the strange clone, normally he would attack but perhaps he should wait this one out, Danksuya then steps back and flicks a lighter, watching whatever happens
...
Gamma sighs and walks over to Ryoma, offering a hand to help him up
Basically, we won. Unless Homura does something really stupid and empowers it again, which I doubt.
Gamma silently watches Homura and the shadow, there’s really not much more for him to say
He takes the hand with a smile, the burns make it hard to move but he rises.
Much obliged Mister Gamma. And is that so? I also doubt she would do such a thing. She found a resolve more potent than any cup I've ever brewed.
A TV would form from the fog in the corner of the landmass. It appears this would be an exit for any who wish to leave the TV world. Yu would probably use this after everything is resolved because his writer needs sleep.
Homura looks over at her other self and grins, she walks over to the Shadow and pulls her into a hug.
"Don't worry so much alright? I'm sure we can figure something out right! Now let's work with each other instead of... Whatever the hell that was we just did."
The girl's shadow simply nods to her before vanishing with a bright blue light, and reappearing in front of her as a being, not unlike the Shadow's monster form. Unlike the Shadow however, this one has no exposed rib cage, and its face appears to be that of a slightly older Homura rather than simply being non-existent. The blood-red crown of flowers upon her head now turning pink as a smile crosses her face. And finally the flailing ribbon on the back of her dress is simply gone.[i]
" I am thou and thou art I, the resolution in thy heart has given rise to the Persona Homulilly. I shall be the executioner of all who would try to harm our friends."
[i]And with that the Persona vanishes into a blue card, an image of her printed on it as Homura reaches out to take the thing. Before it's absorbed into her body somehow, yet she's got the sense that she'll be back sometime soon... Either way, Homura sighs in relief and looks around at the others, a grin crossing her face as she speaks to them all.
"Well everyone that was certainly quite an experience! And uh I kinda feel better about things honestly so I guess this was... Good? But either way, I'm pretty worn out now, let's get the heck outta here... And geez, wonder how normal people feel after doing something like that."
Finally she begins looking around the place, quickly spotting the TV over at the corner and walking towards it, from there she'd stick her hand into it before leaping through. And ending up back outside, looking back at the TV as she waits for the others to arrive.
Ryoma would limp over to the TV slowly. This had been a wild ride and he needed some time to recover. He'd then slowly enter the TV behind Homura.
Gamma smiles a time Homura briefly before turning back to Ryoma
You heard the lady, let’s go.
He would help Ryoma out of the TV, seems like he got the worst of the beating, poor guy. Once they end up outside, he’d quickly step away from the others and just kinda stand there, as though waiting to see if anything else happens