melodiesofeternity | Event || Mysterious Fathoms Below

Event || Mysterious Fathoms Below

Who: All characters who signed up
When: June 23rd-25th
Where: Ka'Pandol, the underwater city
What: While the outworlders and their guides are touring the new arena at Ka'Pandol, the city begins to flood. It is up to them to activate the ancient drainage system beneath the city before the Blitzball Association is forced to cancel the upcoming tournament.

The Zora guide, Pharce, is leading the group from the Curti Center through the center of town, waxing poetical about the legend of the First Zora, when the sirens begin to wail. At first, the residents of Ka'Pandol wave it off as a drill, but the sirens do not stop, and as they walk, the visitor shoes are beginning to get soaked through with sea water that is slowly rising.

"Come along, quickly, all of you!" the guide calls, leading the group to the Bureau of Tourism near the city center. As they walk, the group will see the aquatic residents quickly deploying bubble helmets around their 'exotic' pets -dogs, cats, parrots, squirrels- heads, just in case City Management takes their time righting whatever issue the dome is having.

"Inside, please. Safety first is our motto, so let's get you outfitted," Pharce says, waiving them inside. Each person is given one of the patented Ka'Pandol Bubble Helm, which will allow them to breath comfortably for several hours. Those that cannot swim are issued an emergency life vest as well.

The water had reached knee-level now. An emergency evacuation message broadcasts from loudspeakers.

"Well, yes, you could...but where's the fun in that?"

Pharce waves at the Hypello gift shop owner, and the two bow their heads in discussion for a moment. When they part, Pharce pats the Hypello (whose nametag declares him 'Shtan') on the back.

"My good friend will lend us some of his wares, if you will join me in saving the city. We wouldn't want this little mishap to delay the big game, after all."

Those that agree to hold off on fleeing the city will be split into groups and given instructions on where to go in order to help the sinking city of Ka'Pandol.

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[Damn this thing is tough. If he had Iggy or Noct maybe he could do a link strike or something, but there's no way he can -- wait.

Gladio may not be able to link strike here, but he can try something similar.]

Tiny! Emeralda! Come here, I've got an idea.

[He straps his blade as the adorably small Berserker heads to him and quickly grunts out his plan, wincing when he sees the shark attack one of their other party members.]

If you're game, I can throw you so you can hit it even harder with your axe. [With her approval, he hooks one arm through hers and spins the two of them once, twice before letting her fly straight towards the giant shark. Hopefully her attack makes up for his lack of one this go around.]

( (OOC: For a reference, it's a version of the throw you see at around 8:09 of the linked video.) )

Edited 2018-06-30 04:54 (UTC)

[Emeralda had dropped back after her last attack, trying to find an opening, and wound up out of the way as the giant shark darted forward and bit Rutile through the leg. She winced in sympathy, and started to move towards him, weaving her way through the group and had just about gotten there when Gladio was calling her over.]

What?

[She slid to a stop, eyes wide. Throw her? He was going to throw her? That was crazy! And...and actually sounded like a lot of fun? And he was right, she'd hit it harder!]

Okay! [She grinned, practically bouncing in place at the thought, and then hooked her arm through his. She was quite light, and he was easily able to spin her around and hurl her down the tunnel at the shark.]

[She made an excited shout as she shot through the air, swinging her axe with both arms as hard as she could at the shark.]

( gloved fingers press against a temple as rutile concentrates on the information, eyes moving as though they were reading words on an invisible page.
the launching of emeralda didn't seem to faze them in the meantime... the gems at home did ridiculous things like this too... )

The underbelly, aim for it's underbelly! ( surely it would lead to more blood and perhaps an even greater frenzy... but without being able to control their environment, perhaps a quick and steady offense was their best chance.

illuminating the water around them in a up-winding spiral, a fairy materializes, with a fae's blessing of healing for okuyasu. ) And be prepared for it's counter-attack, the blood in the water makes it stronger.

[Okuyasu receives the supportive spell with the feeling that he has to take much more responsibility than spamming a single powerful speel repeatedly. Demi isn't going to hit it in the underbelly.

Oh well. Illusionist did its job and was pretty neat, but this might be his only chance of punching a shark. Wouldn't Jose be jealous!

He nods at Rutile and uses his turn to switch to Monk. His torso faintly glows as hid asterisks swap their active and passive positions, ready to pull him I to close range combat.]

-Baiken took Rutile's tactics to heart, aiming her next Shooting Star instead at the underbelly, no longer focusing on the fins.-

I'll make you into sashimi, you bastard!

[Ravus nods a quick acknowledgment to Rutile. With this intel to act upon, he uses his air tank to jet forward and aim his sword at the shark's underside for a physical attack.

They're all in the heat of battle, but he spares a moment to direct a glare at Gladiolus for throwing a child at a giant shark.]

Astrals, what were you thinking?

[Emeralda and Gladio's combo attack drives the berserker's axe deep into the shark's upper side. Even though it's not the creature's weak spot, it is effective. That, coupled with the two swordmasters' attacks aimed at the shark's undersides, leaves the shark looking worse for wear. It also leaves the water bloodied. The water in the chamber is now pink with dispersing blood.

The shark chomps furiously and swims forward, wavering slightly with its wounded fins, to bite at Baiken.]

Son of a bitch!

-She'd attempted to raise her guard in time, but those teeth still got in deep and nasty on her arm. It was now, more than ever, she missed her Demon Tools, and is unable to get her arm free for the moment.-

I'm gonna rip out every single one of those teeth as we both head into hell!

-And while it's hardly a sword attack, she responds by literally slamming her head into the beast's snout. So, a headbutt/physical attack. Never let it be said she went down easy.-

[Gladio whoops when Emeralda connects with a powerful hit, glad the young fighter managed to make the attack and her retreat unscathed.

Instead of acknowledging Rutile he catches Ravus' glare and returns it with an eye-roll.] Figured she's a capable fighter and hey, it worked. If you're that worried, I'll just throw you next time.

[Deciding he wasted enough time justifying his actions to the irritating man, Gladio dashes forward and lowers his sword - intending to sweep it up from the ground in a Shock Break attack on the apparently-weak underbelly.] Gonna split you in half, ugly!

[Emerald was ridiculously excited as she felt her axe plunge deep into the shark's side, the blade sinking in nearly to the handle and sending out a burst of blood that splattered into the water. Her momentum carried her onward, but only a foot or so until she let out a yelp as she was pulled up short by her arms as the axe didn't come loose from the monster.]

[She nearly lost her grip on the handle, barely managing to keep it, and found herself pulled back to the shark, her hands clinging to her weapon as it remained buried in the monster. Which left her standing one the monster, the axe handle her only balance as the creature charged forward to bite at Baiken.]

[She tugged at the weapon once, twice, letting out a frustrated noise as her knuckles turned white.]

Come out!

[SHe kicked the shark in the side several times, and then resettled her grip and wrenched at the axe, pulling it free, the force of the motion sending her tumbling off the shark with another surprised yelp. Whoops.]

Edited 2018-07-02 03:22 (UTC)

( there's just the faintest of groans as rutile watches the green-haired girl jettison herself off. funny how that brought back memories of another green-haired klutz.

but now wasn't the time to reminisce, and as far as the doctor could tell, emeralda didn't need to be pieced back together— at least not yet. so with another flick of their hand, a restorative fae's blessing once more comes from the fairy, this time for baiken's mid-mangled arm.

with more and more blood seeping into the water, there's a steely look in their eyes— rutile would be ready again with another spell to undo the damage the shark may do next... if it yet lived. )

I got it!

[Okuyasu triumphantly poses now that he's a Monk, though is obscured thanks to the pink haze spreading across the water. The outline of the shark is a dark shape easily seen from where he's floating while his teammates are faint shapes. Judging from what he hears, it's not pretty.]

Hey, behind you!

[Okuyasu throws himself at the shark with a Dragon Kick aiming for the underbelly and ignoring who he has to shove aside for the assault.]

You cool? [He addresses Baiken. Unlike Rutile, she seems to actually bleed when injured.]

No need to throw anyone. You've a sword and you know how to use it. [Ravus grumbles under his breath. He's relieved when Emeralda unfixes her axe from the thrashing shark. The girl is brave, he'll give her that.

He rushes forward for another bladed attack against the Megalodon.]

Die, fiend!

[The Megalodon releases Baiken's arm when she headbutts its snout. It shakes as Emeralda's axe comes loose. The repeated attacks on its weak point leave the creature visibly weakened, but doubly angry.

The shark turns its teeth on Ravus in a furious bite. The pink water darkens to red.]

-Baiken was free, but her arm was pretty badly mangled, and it'd take some time for the healing to get her back in the fight, much to her frustration. For the moment, she felt pretty useless, but at least she could still hold her sword.-

Tch... Finish it off, already!

[Any elation Gladio felt at the successful throw and attack sequence burns away as Ravus falls victim to the shark's next attack.

His vision turns as red as the water and he heaves a mighty two-handed upward swing of his sword, this time wanting to cut the beast's head off from its underbelly up through its thick neck.] Just fuckin' die!

[His sword almost gets stuck in the shark, but he successfully pulls it through the cartilage and looks to Ravus, trying to gauge the man's wounds. He really missed potions and elixirs in this moment.]

( with everyone hammering away, rutile would take this chance to add to the damage. drawing a geometric pattern in the air, there's a determined— ) Hup!

( from rutile, as they cast shadow flare right beneath the megadolon, aiming straight for those sore spots. )

[Emeralda had disappeared under the water when she'd tumbled off the shark, and the teen emerged with a scrambling shout, spitting water out of her mouth. Her hair was matted to her face and her armor was soaked and her floaties were turned in all the wrong ways and she'd lost her scarf in the water somewhere.]

[Ugh! This was gross!]

[With a little roar of her own she lunged forward to swing her axe at the shark's side from behind it, at the same time as Gladio and Rutile's attacks.]

[The eddies created by the shark's sudden movements throw Okuyasu back, his white gi now stained with bloody water. It looks badass but felt so gross, though by now the sight of blood wasn't enough to churn his stomach.]

Someone go for the old guy! [Ravus. He means Ravus. Everyone is getting hurt.

He follows up with closing the distance between him and the shark with Tackle, slamming into the monster's belly.]

[Ravus cries out in pain as the shark's teeth close around his leg, tearing through the light armor he wears and piercing flesh.]

Damn you, beast!

[Driven by the pain and adrenaline rushing through him, he stabs his sword into the Megalodon's head, more intent on instant retaliation than on a tactical assault on the shark's weak point. He struggles to free himself from its jaws.]

Edited 2018-07-05 03:04 (UTC)

[The various blows pummel, slice, and blast the Megalodon. The creature writhes in the water, which darkens almost to the point where visibility is lost. Through the deep red, the party can just make out its shape, sinking to the floor of the chamber.

Something on the wall behind the chamber clicks, and a section wall shakes and lifts. Clean, clear water rushes in, pushing the bloodstained water out of the chamber.

Each party member can harvest one Shark's Tooth from the corpse. It can make a rad necklace, it can be affixed to a weapon to make it slightly sharper, or you can find another use for it. If anyone wants to take a Megalodon Fin, it can be used as an ingredient in several seafood dishes.

The way is now open, and the party may proceed forward when they choose.]

[Watching the Megalodon in its death throes brings some calm and satisfaction to Gladio. One beast down, however many more to go.

He sloshes over to the shark's body and snags one Shark's Tooth and one Megalodon Fin. Maybe Iggy will make something with the fin and both Gladio and Ravus can have one last laugh at the damn thing.

Speaking of Ravus, Gladio heads towards him.] How bad is your leg? You need the healer or are you good if I help you walk?

-Baiken really really wished she could smoke underwater, in that moment.-

Carry him if you have to. We're moving. -Baiken once more took up the head of the party, sheathing her sword finally, though examining her arm in the process. Just another scar among the many, she supposed.-

Gather the loot and let's go.

( nonchalantly walking along the bottom of the chamber, rutile is looting the body as well as the clean water rushes in. they'll help themself to a fin as well, in addition to the tooth, giving the corpse a long look over before finally being satisfied.

glancing over, there's another wave of the hand as they don't wait for ravus to either seek help or to deny it— casting a healing fae's blessing once more, before finally closing their laminated tome. )

It's best not to take unnecessary risks.

( just in case there was any protest...
as they continue on stoically behind baiken. )

[Emeralda was breathing hard as the shark finally thrashed and died, and it took her a few seconds to calm down, until she was finally still, staring at the dead animal. Hm. Fighting this way somehow felt different from fighting back home, though she couldn't really pinpoint why...]

[Still, she pushed the thought aside, quickly cleaning off her axe and hooking it to her back, then wiping her hair back out of her face as she examined the rest of the group. Everyone was taking a tooth and a fin and even though she wasn't entirely sure why, she did the same, stuffing them into her pack and then frowning as...]

My scarf!

[She had lost it when she fell, and a quick turn and survey found it floating nearby, and she scrambled over to retrieve it, frowning at the soaked garment and balling it up as she turned back to the group. Baiken was already moving off, the others following, and after a moment she fell in near Gladio and Ravus.]

I help?

[She offered with a tentative smile. She was pretty sure Gladio wouldn't need help if he had to carry the man but it seemed right to offer...]

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