【fallen stars vs TREE】

[berriah]

Punch A Tree Log

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A Twisted Rumor

It's the day after the Fallen Star Meeting regarding the recent rumor. As morning brightens the city's night, stories are making their way from the bottom level to the top.

"The cherry blossom tree isn't going to hurt us, is it? It looks so scary."

For those who have learned the truth about rumors, this may especially distressing to hear. There's no time to wait: If anything is going to be done to save the tree's spirit, it must be done now.

The current plan is to address the tree spirit's wish to be remembered and acknowledged by holding a picnic by the lonely cherry blossom tree. Fallen Stars hope to reenact the lively Reblooming parties that had been happening on the upper levels all month. This tree, though the origin of that tradition, exists at the bottom level of Starsand City: Where spirits and kami are still feared. The hope is that this party will soothe the raging spirit and bring it peace... and, ideally, bring back all of the people who have recently gone missing.

But the meeting also ended on a note of caution. If the spirit will not peacefully give up the missing people, then more drastic measures may need to be taken. And... Spoiler alert, but this log is titled tree FIGHT.

Timeline of Events

This log will operate a bit different from normal! It's also an experiment, so if it doesn't work then apologies in advanced! In order to maintain an easy-to-follow timeline of events, there will be a top-level for each stage of the encounter. As the encounter progresses, new top-levels will be added to reflect each stage of the Rumor.

Character top-levels are still welcome, but please try to use the top-levels for time sensitive threads. Threadjacking is welcomed & encouraged, though please be respectful of one another. And of course, make use of the feedback section!

Backtagging is also still welcome. Event stages will be staggered over the course of the next week & past threads still have time to make an impact. Please don't feel rushed!

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Timeline of Toplevels

OOC Check-In - There will be IC consequences for participating!

Feedback - Yell at me

Questions - Ask questions, Get Answers

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The Night Before - For preparation during the night.

The Morning Of - For preparations before heading out for the picnic.

Hanami on the First Level - The picnic that was planned at the meeting.

A Shift in Tone - Reacting to the battle start.

Battle Guidelines

• Battle A - VS Tree Spirit
  
• Battle B - VS Bread
  
• Battle C - VS ???
  
• Battles D - VS Lost Spirits
  

Aftermath - Victory Party!

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Comments

[undermoonlight]

[Attacking it physically doesn't seem to be working! Atsushi is at a loss, but he's also very bad at giving up. Maybe if they split it into a thousand pieces? But won't it just become a thousand more copies?

He stands close to Pidonus, glancing at her as she makes her theory.]

You mean like the Rumors we heard about? Maybe we just need to outsmart it.

[But how would they do that? They don't have time to change whatever Rumor is controlling this thing, do they? Magic is so hard to deal with when you don't understand it-- oh wait.]

Dazai-san! If I distract it-- Can you reach it?

[ai_nnihilate]

[Fauna's attacks succeed in slashing the thing in half, but it once again splits into copies of itself. The torso, left behind in front of Fauna, forms a body and then tries to grab Fauna's face to pull her to eyelevel.]

"Is that hatred in your eyes? Perfect. No wonder I'm so strong."

[And the other half of its body rushes forward to Pidonus and Atsushi. It doesn't take a human form, but more or less tries to drown them in goo. The bodies that Dazai was shooting begin an attempt to surround him, the playful voice becoming curious;]

"What were you asked to do~? ♪ "

[Amidst all of this, a young woman's voice echoes to these four fighters as well;]



Don't lose sight of your goal. Just a little more, okay?

[nightwild]

[Fauna grimaces. She's tired. She's angry. She hates this. But she can still hear the others.

A distraction.]

You guys need a distraction? Fine.

You get stronger from my hate, freaky goo monster? Better be careful. Better be sure you can handle all of it.

[She headbutts the goo, and without even separating, reaches down and hits the button on her device once more.

"Lion Finisher!", the device calls, as Fauna holds the katana high up, and despite the lack of clouds, lightning strikes it with a bright flash, causing the blade to glow gold.]

Thunder Advent!

[She swings her katana. All fury and no technical skill, if anyone watching her is very familiar with swordplay, but who can look at her? Her body seems to be made of lightning as she vanishes from one goo copy, cleaves it with a thunderbolt, and appears behind another in the next instant, leaving lightning in her wake.]

[marshmallowpurgatory]

[As she hears a certain voice, Pidonus pieces together the solution. And soon after her song has, hopefully, empowered Fauna's strike...]

Wouldn't you like to know~?

[And then, the goo tries to wash over her and Atsushi. Simple burial tactic. Unfortunately for it... She suddenly takes wing, pulling Atsushi into the sky with her. Sure, it might try to pile up, but it's going to take a lot longer to reach either of them. Hopefully, buying Atsushi enough time to pull something himself.]

[bluemackerel]

Maybe it's not best to say what we are out loud...

[Saying they're a distraction kind of defeats the point, doesn't it? Still, he looks down at the little creatures circling his feet. He pauses. And then he just reels back and kicks one like a football.]

I never do what I'm asked to do!

[You could ask Kunikida, were he here. He really doesn't.]

And even if I did. I'm above spilling my secrets to slime. Gross.

[undermoonlight]

[Though Atsushi is familiar with rage and fury tactics, he's not sure if Fauna will do much more than repeat the existing cycle. Every time they break the goo, it comes together again or decides to duplicate itself. They haven't managed to break that repetitive cycle by physically attacking it, but Atsushi isn't sure what other methods there are.

Gross thought, but would Akutagawa be able to 'eat' the slime with his stupid coat?

Before Atsushi can get mad that he thought about that asshole, Pidonus has thrown them both in the air. Well. As good a place as any to ask:]

Do you have any other abilities, miss?

[ai_nnihilate]

[And then everything turns pink. The air within the barrier seems rose-tinted and smells faintly of roses. Those sensitive to magic may realize that it is the Love kami's power, so thick that it can be physically perceived.

The black goo creatures all freeze in surprise--] "How?! You can't come here--"

[... And easily take damage. They turn into puddles that do not rise, staying down even as cherry blossom petals begin to fill the air. In the distance, the tree can be seen turning into white marble and then exploding into cherry blossom petals. They fall in such thick clumps that it can be difficult to see very far across the field. But one form is approaching this battle. She walks calmly, but the air becomes heavier as she approaches and it gets hard to move.]


Thank goodness. You all look to be okay...

[Satou walks into the center of the puddles. They've been slowly seeping together. With a powerful step, Satou stomps one foot on the puddle. It shoots up in its human form, much like a broom being stepped on. Her sincere expression snaps away just as fast. The pink aura that surrounded her begins to turn black and she grabs the goo form by its presumed throat.]


You thought you could play dead and I'd let you go? After all that you've done? Did you really think I'd let you play down here, just because they don't love me?"

"Kukuku... Your aura is showing. They'll all see what you are--"

Cut it. If you wanted to control me through my reputation, then maybe you shouldn't have taken my DAUGHTER. Don't you know what mother bears do when you fuck with their cubs?!

I love THEM and that's all that I need to manifest-- Anywhere that I want!

[The goo explodes in her hands. But unlike the rest of the spirit's remains-- the tree, its body, its roots,-- this goo remains as a puddle at Satou's feet. It begins to seep into the grass, chuckling with a nervous tinge.]

"What a shame... and here I wanted to see what your Fallen Stars could do. You've ruined my experiments, Kuroneko... At least they were interesting for the moment."

[And with that, the strange creature seems to have disappeared. As announced in the tired voice of the Love kami;]


... Is everyone here okay?

[nightwild]

[As Fauna's rampage ends- Her lightning and sword cutting down every goo monster around her, leaving them destroyed under Satou's powers- she finally calms down, breathing heavily. Her changer ejects the Disc, but she doesn't replace it, letting the special armor fade, showing underneath her armor, just how broken her transformed state is.

But she stops dead as she hears that conversation.

Her daughter.

This is Chron's mother.

And Chron's disappearance was her fault.

Fauna goes very still, like a prey animal seeing a predator. Should she run? No, she should present herself for Satou to take revenge. Or should she simply attack, and let herself be taken out that way...

She's still, unable to move, unable to even answer as the guilt weighs down on her.]

[marshmallowpurgatory]

Well, yeah, but we'd need a wh-

[And then she stops, as the very air turns pink - as a great power forms around Pidonus - even into her.

As Satou steps in, Pidonus watches, quietly, slowly moving down to the now-clear ground to let Atsushi stand. Soon after, she's standing down herself, and, as soon as the creature is fleeing, and Satou is asking if people are okay...]

Somehow. Seems I've more to learn.

[But then she notices Fauna freezing. Out of... Fear, maybe? Damn it, that mask concealed her expression, and Pidonus had intentionally gotten out of the habit of trying to read thoughts for a reason. Which left...]

[OOC: Moved to the Aftermath thread.]