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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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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however the way he stares fixedly at the sprawling shadows, some of which are already dispersing and probably on the hunt for mermaids, is still calculating. like he'd still want to do some damage. ]
There's got to be something here. Like I dunno, some fucking queen shadow monster... [ but he peers through the darkness of the depths and there's only ice. ]
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[He knows he's asking a lot. He sees how Kacchan's hand twitches, yearning for his old power. This new power is completely outside his style.
But perhaps that's why he's here. To help bolster him. He grips Kacchan's hand as if to remind him that he's at least here to help.]
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Without passing out or anything. Fuck, just amp me up. [ but he's going to try, so...! his own grip on deku's hand tightens. ]
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[He takes a deep breath (or what feels like one underwater anyway) and closes his eyes. He reaches down to the energy inside of him, twisting and yearning to be used, and pulls it out. The warmth moves from his fingers and into Kacchan but in a controlled, deliberate stream instead of the wild and untamed force that it was the first time.
He has more power here, he can go further and longer without taxing himself. But he'll start off careful and if they get close that's when he can risk pushing himself to the edge if necessary.
His other hand comes up to grip Kacchan's arm as if to steady both of them against the energy flowing through them.]
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maybe predictably but also disappointingly, the force of it, even bolstered with deku's power, doesn't smash the ice. somewhat less disappointingly, it does sweep up a small swarm of shadow monsters and carry them off farther into the distance, clawing at the water and looking ridiculous.
.......... ] Fuck, well. [ MISSION... mostly a failure but also, he can't help but admit seeing that is a little entertaining. ]
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[He makes a face. He's debating if he should tell Kacchan he can try harder. And he can. But he doesn't know his limits quite yet and if he passes out then he'll just be a burden on everyone.]
Maybe we could do it again? More force? Not to break the ice but to disrupt some of the shadows? It might not... kill them. [he doesn't like that word.] But it might keep them from attacking so many people in the city.
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[ he gives deku only a brief glance out of the corner of his eye to see how he's holding up power-wise--he seems alive enough, so. drawing on more of his power he makes a sharp motion and the current twists again, catching even more of the shadow monsters and slamming them straight into the ice.
... which is still thick enough to hold up, but by now a good amount of them are on alert and trying to sniff out whoever's trying to attack them. and they're starting to follow the current back to the source. ]
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He wants to say as much but decides to keep his mouth shut since he knows how Kacchan feels about compliments. Instead he just watches, taking in how the currents move and the power behind them, storing the information in his brain to try and formulate new strategies.
Then he notices them skulking about, moving closer to where they're hiding.]
Kacchan... maybe we should move. We could try and sneak around and hit them from another angle.