the tides shift.Darkness has begun to spread, rapidly, throughout the entirety of Akvos. Different areas of the Kingdom are plagued by different instances of terror, but one thing remains clear: the Circle does have the available tools to help . . . of sorts. Many of you have discovered different areas of Akvos to focus on, but by and large? There are no shortage of people to help, of people to fight, and of creatures to save. Hurry quickly, Circle members. Akvos needs your aid.  SHADOWS IN THE DARK.Shadow creatures have begun to multiple en masse in the Depths of Markolos, and are spreading to every which corner of Akvos. They will be at their highest density in the Depths, and take the form of terrifying creatures with massive claws and gnashing teeth. They seem to be impervious to non-magical damage, so some unique tag-team action may be necessary in order to actually kill the things.
As the monsters multiply, mermaids from across Akvos will fall prey to their attacks, drifting listlessly in the currents of the sea as they fall unconscious, the life-force drained from them by a shadow creature. In order to wake them again, the shadow creature that drained them of their energy must be killed. Act quickly, and you may be able to rally the native forces necessary to stage a proper fight back. But the more you fight, the more exhausted you begin to get.
Those who cannot fight will not find themselves of a shortage of ways to help, though. Shelters are being set up within the Palace of Wahine, a fortress unto itself. Children are corralled there, the injured are kept in the impromptu hospital beds that are guarded by the Royal Guard that are still conscious from the onslaught. They will desperately accept help to care for the children whose parents are unconscious, or to console parents who have lost their children in the mayhem of the sudden attack upon their city.
Food still needs to be gathered, supplies still need to be run from door to door. People need to be evacuated. And from each area of Akvos, there are "runners" of powerful merfolk who have set up caravans drawn by dolphins to quickly whisk people from place to place. Each caravan is under threat of attack from shadows, though -- sign up for the evacuation committee, keep your heads down, and fight back as much as you can to protect these people from whatever the hell is going on.  THE SEVEN SEAS OF WHY.In addition to the shadow creatures, each area is plagued by a different onslaught of dark magic. Each area has different needs, and each area will require your attention. Focus your energies where able, and do your best to stem the flow of chaos before it is too late. (Check here for a breakdown of types of effective magic.)
The Palace of Wahine is facing an onset of red algae, blooming through the alleyways and infecting mermaids rushing to seek cover. Inhaling the algae doesn't seem to do much to you, in small doses, but it causes violent coughing fits with the mermaids, preventing them from breathing properly underwater. Getting into contact with the red algae will turn your own skin a brilliant shade of pink, and it will cause it to itch uncontrollably (something that is, apparently, impossible to alleviate under the water). It will wear off within a few hours, but the same does not hold true for the mermaids. The healers in the community say that certain herbs in the Fields of Akvosia can be harvested in order to help cure the illness, but they are notoriously hard to find . . . and in the middle of the sharpest parts of the coral reef, naturally. Tread carefully, and be careful not to anger the shadow creatures in your quest.
The Depths of Markolos is the hotbed of chaos, and seems to be where the majority of the shadow monsters are lurking. In addition to the shadow monsters, ice is cascading out of control from the western wall of the depths. Melting it will do the trick, or controlling it to move it out of the way, but it seems to persist. Some of you may find your way to the far back wall, to discover what appears to be the source of whatever this ice seems to be . . . but it will be tough going, and will require some teamwork to make it there. The ice, too, seems to fight back against your forces, and may curl its way around your legs, your legs, to freeze you into place. Hopefully you have a buddy that can get you out of there, before you become a frozen popsicle under the sea.
The Fields of Akvosia's beautiful coral reef is quickly dying, and the mermaids are working as hard as they can to curb the death by harvesting the essential food sources they can before it is too late. Schools of fish desperately flock from reef to reef in search of shelter and food, and soon meet their demise the moment they settle in to a new habitat. Working to cure and reinvigorate the coral reef will be met with great relief from the merfolk, who are desperately trying to cure what they can. Beware the shadow monsters, here, and be on the hunt for herbs that can assist the merfolk falling ill in the Palace of Wahine. Caravans of dolphin-pulled carriages will be whipping by to refill supplies, too -- jump in and help guard them on their way back to civilization.
The Thunderdome has a fresh stock of weaponry that is particularly effective against the shadow monsters, electrified with old runes that the merfolk will happily give to the Circle free of charge to fight back against the monsters. In addition, the jellyfish of the Thunderdome are darkening at a rapid pace. Electricity seems to do the trick in reinvigorating them, but touching them will still turn you a brilliant shade of blue . . . so tread lightly, in that regard. The electrified weapons will do the trick to jab the jellyfish into feeble light in addition to magic already gifted by Astoria, but the mermaids are a bit busy trying to fight off the shadows that are growing increasingly prevalent in the Thunderdome. Help wanted?  THE WHISPERS OF KEA.Throughout the duration of this battle, investigations taking place by members of the Circle will begin to unveil certain . . . clues. The Princess is still missing, but members of the Circle are getting close to unlocking where she is. King Kathashun, at the beginning of this journey, indicated that she was the key to stopping all of this, and while most of you have no idea who that guy is, he seems to be genuine. (Right? Right.)
But where is she? The Queen is unavailable, for the duration of this event, and who knows where this mysterious "King." is. But as the Circle battles for the life of Akvos, certain messages begin to pop up through your magical watches. Riddles, if you will -- pleas of assistance, begin to trickle through, popping up on your watches in a series of nonsensical words.
The only problem is that the messages seem to be all scrambled up.
lktmohidionl.
hsdpepelgnyeiaior.
herywaeoleeahhthpyveneto.
ehdtetirviarcaeshrasmaohmitnrn Additionally, please feel free to write up and work with your own prompts! These are presented as jumping off points for your characters, not limitations. The idea of this world- as with all the others- is to explore. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask them back on the various threads back in the OOC post from before! NOTE: The Princess' messages will unlock a hint to their meaning (if they aren't solved by the time this happens) once this log hits over 750 comments. :) We are pretty sure this will happen well before the End Log for Akvos happens in January, so we won't be putting a time limit on it. ;) Have fun! |
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He can't watch this. He can fight until he's bloody and put craters into the ground but he doesn't really have much tolerance for truly visceral violence. Even if the creature is made of shadows and there's no actually blood it's just not something he can stomach.
As Kacchan digs his fist into it's chest, he looks away to avoid watching the finishing blows, fingers twisting around the shaft of the javelin. Part of him vaguely wonders if the fact that he couldn't kill that thing is a sign of some inherent weakness in his spirit.]
I guess. I guess I wasn't as confident with a javelin... you're really good with that thing, Kacchan.
[He means it. Even if he doesn't like the brutality of it.]
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however, this isn't people. and there's something sadistically satisfying about that. he watches the shadowy body melt away, his grin is almost wolflike in victory before he glances back at deku and--
... deku isn't looking at him. fuck well he supposes he'd been kind of graphic just now... ] Fuck, these are just gloves. I mean if I don't have explosions these might as well be close enough. [ he flexes his hand, a familiar motion where now sparks ignite from his palm instead of a detonation. something satisfying about that, too. ]
You wanna focus on rescuing people from those things?
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He opens his eyes and exhales in relief at the end of the scene and also some momentary safety from the shadow. His shoulder hurts but the wound isn't deep, the salt water just seems to make it sting more.
Massaging it, he walks over to Kacchan and stands near him relieved to be in the presence of something familiar and something that's getting closer to being a friend.]
Still, it's smart to play to your strengths. It means you'll be more effective and be able to react faster because your movements will seem natural.
[Then he looks around, towards the city, towards the shadows in the distance.]
Yeah... But they just seem to keep coming. I feel like we need to find where they come from to actually be able to do anything.
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now that the danger's dispatched he relaxes a little more, still on alert for their surroundings but the way he eyes deku is more wary. it's in danger like this that test heroes. ]
What are you gonna do?
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[He admits. And it's hard to. He's finally started to feel confident and like he knows what he's doing back home. But here, everything is so different. He feels pretty... helpless and he hates that. He hates it so much.]
Unless I can find someone to work with... my Quirk here isn't much good. I'm not really sure how best to help everyone...
[He looks down at his hands, they're both burned from holding the javelin.]
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on the other hand, he's pushed the limits with his own power too, back when he had explosions. ]
Deku. [ in front of him now, he almost reaches as if to take his weapon, then pauses. ] ... You can think about what you have to do. You're the thinker. [ deku's always been a strategist, even back when he'd been holding the simmering grudge against him, he had to respect that much. ] Even this weapon. If you don't like it, don't keep it. Get something that works for you. [ or someone to work with-- ]
You can come with me if you want. But I'm going to try to find the source of all those things. [ and he remembers how deku had looked away the moment he'd shoved his hand straight into the creature trying to finish it off. ]
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[He stumbles, pulled down by the the self doubt that's always plaguing the back of his mind, but Kacchan is right. He's the thinker. And he knows what to do. He swallows and clenches his fists even as his palms burn.]
I'm going to come with you. If we don't stop the source, more people will just get hurt. We don't have the capacity to stop them if they just keep coming. Going to the source is the only way we can actually cull their numbers.
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... anyway. his returning grin is cocksure and doesn't betray anything, as if he wouldn't notice. ] Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. We gotta fucking take 'em out from the nest if they have one, hell if I know.
But are you sure you want to? There's gonna be a shitload more of those things. [ and, harsh as it is to say, deku's not exactly giving him fighting confidence. ]
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[And he does sound sure about that. What he's going to do... he's less sure. But he knows he doesn't have to do things Kacchan's way. He can figure out his own way to be a hero and be just as good as what Kacchan is doing. ...If he stopped letting his own doubts get in the way.
He gestures to the distance, towards the depths.]
Most of them seemed to be coming from that direction. That might be their source.
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however, at the moment being prepared means weaponry. ]
Are you going to keep that? [ a skeptical look at the javelin; it's not exactly the weapon he'd associate with deku. the way he'd used it doesn't inspire confidence either. ]
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[for a second he stares at the caestus Kacchan, debating going to find one. But... he glances down at his arms. He could use a weapon like that but the risk of damaging his arms would be high. For a moment he debates if that might be worth it but he did make a promise.
So for now he just drops the javelin into the ocean floor where it kicks up sand.]
No. I’ll figure something else out.
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If I have a weapon, it needs to be something that won’t damage my arms. But merpeople don’t really have anything built for legs. So I think I’m just going to have to figure it out as we go. Maybe I’ll just play support.
[He doesn’t sound happy about it but he sounds convicted at least.]
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let's just. skip over that. he watches a small flock of them rush past, possibly to try to revive jellyfish. ] Damaging your arms isn't even supposed to be an issue now right? [ considering their power, or rather their new ones. he shakes out his hand--the handy thing, hah, about fighting these magical shadow monsters or whatever is that at least they don't die gorily or anything so as far as destroying them goes, it seems to be pretty clean. he seems somewhat more confident now with actual weapons that mimic his natural power as opposed to... weather. which might as well still be going rampant up above the water, where he can't see. ]
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[The danger is less for sure. He isn't capable of doing that much damage to his arms anymore unless he shoved them into meat grinder or something. But breaking them or straining them could still damage his ligaments. He has to be careful.
But his desire to do something, to be strong, is fueled by Kacchan's confidence. It stirs something inside of him, that brashness that comes out when he wants to show off and win.
He gives Kacchan a nod.]
If I could find something to brace my arm against, I could probably mitigate most of the damage, especially as the water can be used as a cushion against impacts.
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You know what, if you're being careful with your own limbs this time you must really be serious. [ but for all that he'd snarl at deku, he wouldn't want him to hurt himself beyond repair either.
the swelling of magic power throughout akvos--he can feel it, it's the feeling of power almost like deku's bolstering energy, that kind of potency. but this time everyone has it, not just him. ]
You can still power me up, right? I wanna try something. [ and this time--the way he offers his own hand is somewhat hesitant but resolute. if he has to work together with deku, he means to use his power to help the both of them. ]
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I mean! Recovery Girl isn't here and we don't know what sort of healing Miss Astoria is capable of so I should be as careful as possible. And... you know, I made a promise...
[He doesn't quite look Kacchan in the eye when he admits that because he isn't sure it had been something he had taken as seriously. But Izuku meant what he said, he was going work to get better and stop damaging himself.
He smiles a little when he sees the hand extended towards him.]
Of course. And with magic flowing through this place, it's probably greatly increasing my stamina. I should be able to push further than my limits before.
[He takes his friend's hand easily, wrapping his fingers around Kacchan's palm, and gripping tightly.]
I'm ready.
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still, the mention of a promise makes the corner of his mouth twitch before he controls it back into a scowl. ] We'll test this shit out. In the first place my power's not gonna be fucking amazing or anything since we're underwater, but...
[ he can feel it, the moment deku takes his hand the increased power from deku and from the boosted aura of magic throughout akvos--he stares up above them in the water where surely there must be a surface, and above the surface of the water weather and storms intensifying like a typhoon out at sea. even if he can't see it that far above water he can feel it, power in wind and rain and the squall above water, intense enough to influence currents even in the sea.
the water about them swirls until a water flow develops, slow but then flowing faster. a current straight from their position towards the depths. ]
We'll use this to get there.
And if we have to make a break for it... [ well, even if he'd rather bust in there and start wreaking havoc even he knows sometimes the better option is to retreat-- ] We can use that to escape.
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He watches as the sea around them swirls, stirred by a storm above the surface that they can feel even if it can't be seen. He gets what Kacchan is doing and... he's impressed. Weather and sea currents are tied together and the amount of control he's exerting on his clever idea is impressive.
He can't fight the grin on his face.]
Holy woah.
[He reaches up with his free hand, feeling the force of the current as it moves towards the depths.]
Using it for mobility, that's brilliant.
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Those things are fast and if they catch us they might knock us out like they do to mermaids. [ and he's pretty decent in the water, but still-- ] The important thing is mobility. I can do that with my power... [ with deku helping him. he doesn't even seem to notice he's squeezing deku's hand, but deku's power bolstering his makes him somewhat more confident. ]
You ready? [ just about to drag him into the current, though he gives deku's weapon one last side-eye; last chance to ditch it, not that he thinks one of them might get accidentally stabbed or something. or hell, maybe it's a possibility. ]
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[HE'S BAD AT THIS. JUST TAKE ALL HIS COMPLIMENTS.
But he is pretty good at strategy. So he nods along.]
Yeah, we have to avoid being caught by them no matter what. We have to be aware of our blind spots and look out for each other. If you can keep creating currents, we should be able to move without them catching us.
[He looks up into the current and grips Kacchan's hand a little tighter as he braces himself in preparation to jump. His weapon is left in the sand.]
Let's go.
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but with deku's help what he does have is the power and speed of the water stream. ] Let's fuck those shadow monsters up.
[ his grin is just there for a second, a flash of him trying to be cocky because heroes smile in the face of danger. then he tugs deku with him as he enters the slipstream that carries them away from the thunderdome into the darker and deeper part of the sea crawling with shadows. ]
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But for now, he grips Kacchan's hand and once the approach the depths, he gives it a squeeze and points towards it.]
There. And... there's so many of them.
[He knew there would be. Then suddenly he shivers as the water around him feels like it suddenly changed into an ice bath. He casts his eyes on the western wall where the ice has started to creep out and spread.]
Kacchan... Look. That ice. It seems strange that it could form in the water, doesn't it? It's too warm...
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there's so much to do to help people, and by now even bakugou feels some amount of sympathy for the fish people even if they'd been kind of a pain in the ass to him.
but to him, the shadow attacks are the highest priority and trying to find the root and stopping it. he's never really visited the depths so the water carries them a little aimlessly in search of where shadows appear to be more frequent and then they arrive. the depths and cells and high deep cliffs are somewhat new to him, he tugs deku out of the stream to hide behind a cliff where shadow creatures roam in higher numbers and the ice spreads over rock. ]
That ice shit is some corruption right? It's like every part of this water place has it, like the dead coral or the jellyfish or anything else...
I'm betting it's not supposed to be this cold. [ he's also tense as the temperature drops. annoyingly enough he gets cold a little easily but now he doesn't even have explosions to produce heat. ]
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That means... something much bigger than these shadows is happening. Probably has to do with that guy calling himself the "rightful king", right? Some kind of corruption.
[He doesn't know much of politics, especially hear, but he's smart enough to see a coup for what it is.]
So... should we try to stop the shadows? Or get rid of the ice? If they're somehow connected maybe one fuels the other, so attacking the right one would mean getting rid of two problems at once.
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