melodiesoflife | Event || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

Hearing the sound of Yuffie's voice, Angeal turned to look at the ninja after making enough noise as to not startle her. "I haven't seen him here. But you might want to look out, things seem to be only getting worse."

Yes he knows she can handle some things, but the First Class didn't feel right about leaving her by herself now that he knew that she was here. Strange things were happening and though Angeal lacked his enhanced senses, he'd been in enough mortal danger to know that things were going to get rough from here on out.

For All Saints' Wake, these cakes I did bake! ♪

[…well, she's trying? At least one visitor to Eorzea isn't around to heckle her efforts at rhymes.

She taps her chin with a show of thoughtfulness.]

Fifteen apiece.

Agreed. We don't need to hand over more ammunition for Cid and others to belittle us.

[Someone's a little salty over that even now. There's a grim look on her face as a thought comes to her.]

And honestly even if those of us with the Ghostbuster jobs decide to cross streams, it's too risky and would cause more damage than what its worth. So let's just keep that in mind as a final resort. How are we on potions, bullets and what not? We have to be careful and so I suggest everyone who want to engage them to stick in pairs or groups. But don't push yourselves too hard. They got numbers on their side.

VEN?!

[Saori heard the screams and activated [Shushin] to rush to the source. She barely got a glimpse of the attacker due to her increased speed but sent a clone to distract them. With a worried look on her face, she went over to Ven and helped him. Perhaps out of motherly habit, she helped brush the broken pieces of wood and glass off of him.]

Is anything broken? Are you alright?

[It was only then she turned her head to see who did this to her 'adopted son'. Eyes went wide in show. It was about a year ago but she remembered the girl who was one of her first housemates. If Kairi was here then that would mean....A lump formed in Saori's throat but she stood up. The clone disappeared as fast as it appeared.]

Kairi? Damn it. I wish didn't have to be like this.

[Even though she had a proton pack, she quietly pulled the katana she had out of its scabbard. She took a deep breath and stared down at the enemy. While it was tempting to attack now, she waited for Kairi to strike for the sake of landing a powerful counter once evading the attack.]

[Morgan nods his head in response. It's a sentiment he can agree with, if nothing else. In his experience, the only thing he'd ever seen the Risen want was brains, but he was pretty sure that the ghosts haunting them now were more complex.]

[Speaking of...]

I wonder how they got here. You don't think Palitutu had anything to do with it, do you?

I have spells, I can try some of those things. [ He's more confident about being able to delay things and cause a distraction if necessary than doing any direct confrontations on his own; he was fortunate that as far as he knew, he didn't have anybody he had a solid connection to in stasis. ]

... Some Heroes got inside and haven't come out too, what are we going to do about them? Leave certain places unblocked? We can't lock them inside...

And where should we tell the people to go? [ "Away from here" in general might not be enough direction for all of them, though it's the essence of the idea. ]

Minato was still... uncertain as to why this level of dread was making his heart and feet feel as heavy as they did, but Ashe's authoritative voice and prolonged concerned glance made him feel--at the least, there were certainly people who would care if he dropped dead, even some of those being people who didn't personally know him. And by now he had others who he wanted to protect too, with the best of his abilities. As much as he would deny it.

He could't be weak now; no, he has to make sure no one else suffers more than they already have. He tightens the grip on his staff and bites his lower lip, and shortly follows behind other Heroes on the way downstairs.

Bloom had been close by when she had seen him make a break toward it. It was enough for her to put a hand against her head for nothing but a brief moment before putting her proton pack away and headed off, rushing toward him in order to grab him and pull him back.

"Luffy, it's not for you to eat. It will be very bad for you if you did eat it. But now isn't the time for eating anyway." Unless it made him powerful or something, but she honestly doubted that one.

[Fai had been worried about what was going and had already found himself at the hospital. With his gun in hand he slowly wondered around, finding the whole thing more than a little nerving. As he heard a noise he turned the corner and held up his gun only to see another person fighting. So it seemed like he wasn't the only one here.]

Do you need help?

[Fai had managed to get out of the hospital, turning around and shooting a target every now and again as he kept moving. Maybe there were others that might need help because right now, if they got any further then people could get hurt or worse killed. As he moved closer he could see the outline of some figures as well as another one on the ground. That was enough for him to raise his gun and fire at the leader of the small group.]

Are you okay?

Yuffie looked up at Angeal with a little bit of a hopeless expression. She didn’t know that he felt so protective of her and she would most definitely assert that she can take care of herself but she couldn’t help but worry about Cloud; even if it wasn’t her Cloud.

“I know but…” Her thumb nervously glides across her forearm as she spoke, rubbing over the same spot again and again. “He’s always talking about being a hero… he should be here.”

She knew that he would have come, no matter the time frame it was a Cloud thing to do.

[Yuffie looks over at Reno, her expression a mixture of fear, confusion and pain. Her palm moves over towards her shoulder but the added pressure only make the burn sting. She cries out again looking up at the zombie slowly moves forward.]

Don’t let it touch you.

[Zack had different plans though, he reaches behind his back as if to grab a sword that isn’t there. Dark energy swirls and gathers in the air as his fingers curl around a familiar hilt. He pulls the sword in front of him its long blade aimed towards Yuffie.]

Shit.

[The room is too small to dodge efficiently and she already knows the pain that black energy can inflict. She swallows a lump in her throat as she slowly slides back. She can’t bring herself to attack but she knows that she doesn’t have another choice.

Right before Zack is going to swing he turns, the blade pointed for Reno. Yuffie’s eyes widen and without thinking she blinks across the room. Her small frame pushes Reno down to the floor and out of the path of the blade.]

[Fai already knew one thing for sure. Whoever caused this was going to get a punch to the face for this. As he aimed his gun, ready he hadn't been expecting to see his friend in front of him. It was enough to give him pause and for that brief moment for the other to use a dark energy attack and send him flying. Hitting a wall nearby, blood slowly dripping down his head he glanced around and it wasn't long until he could see Yuna out of the corner of his eye. Slowly he pulled out a gun and got ready to aim, but only if she said it.]

Yuna, do you need the help? [He wasn't sure how long he would be able to last before his friend would appear again though.]

Kobato knew of the dancer job and knew it's affects, but she knew already she wasn't the type to attack. Instead she used her White Mage ability to set up Shell and Protect/ She felt like it would be useful during this time.

[The strength of that spell was startling, for sure. Ven's frown deepened, but he quickly righted his posture on the defensive, Keyblade held tight with new determination. It wasn't going to be easy or pretty, but Ira was right -- for Sora's sake, too, they had to stop him, even if the odds were rapidly stacking against them.

And yet, even as Ven steeled himself for that thought, he was already aware of what his own limitations would be. No matter how strong Sora was, or whatever was wearing his face, it was still Sora. Hurting him was unthinkable.

So he continued with the buffs, first attempting Stop with some thin hope of success -- but to no avail, which meant that Sora was well above the common enemy strength and skill level. (In case, y'know, that wasn't already obvious.) Ven resorted to Slow instead, which was better than nothing.]

I don't have any offensive spells-- [Nothing that wouldn't risk killing Sora outright, anyway, assuming they worked on him at all.] Keep your distance! I'll go in close!

[--which was utterly idiotic, not least of all because of the emotional disadvantage he was at, but Ven was already darting forward without waiting for permission. Flash took him further and faster, closing the distance in the space of two heartbeats. His intention was to swerve around, to stay just out of physical reach -- but even slowed and blinded, Sora was plenty dangerous. There was the unmistakable tinkling of another ice spell forming -- and then low howl of air condensing, freezing, solidifying, hardening--

--and Deep Freeze erupted around him, ice snapping at anything within range. Flashing rapidly backwards saved Ven from a worse fate, but as he slid to a stop, frost could be seen enveloping most of his left arm and part of his chest. Even through his armor, the cold was biting -- just like before.

So Sora knew some higher level spells, too. Good to know.]

[Ven was winded, bruised, and aching all over, but otherwise it was nothing he couldn't shake off with some effort. Saori's appearance surprised him, and there was a bitter blend of relief and concern. He was glad for a familiar face -- one that wasn't possessed -- but at the same time, he didn't want anyone else caught up in this.]

Thanks -- I'm okay. [Tiny bits of glass fell from his hair as he shook his head, gathering his bearings as he also looked across at Kairi -- the girl he knew and yet didn't. One of Sora's friends, he realized.] You -- you know her?

[As Saori drew her sword, Kairi held out her hand -- and for the second time tonight, Ven watched, stunned, as a flash of light indicated a summoning--]

Keyblade?

[Another wielder? Swallowing his shock -- partially -- Ven leapt through the cafe window to stand tensed on the sidewalk, his own Keyblade gripped tight.] Saori, be careful! She has her real powers -- the Keyblade's too strong for us like we are now!

[As quickly as he was talking, he barely got that out before a Blizzard spell was cast in their direction.]

Move!

Around the Hospital;

[ Minato can be found in the vicinity of the hospital during the critical early half hour, delaying the progression of the Cursed Heroes in various ways. Rather than taking them head on, he would use the various elements to cause the ground at their feet to be slippery, to block them off with raising up the ground, and even futilely trying to deter or distract them with fire or water. This was a challenge... but he was less afraid than tired. He'd been casting at a consistent pace, he needed some time to catch his breath--but this was going to be one long night. He hoped if he lived by the end of this, he could have a nice nap that spanned a week. And if not, that the embrace of death would at least be relaxing. ]

Streets - A & B;
A) vs. An Old Memory;

[ Because his day wasn't bad enough.

Minato gets distracted from his evacuation duties by seeing a familiar face across him: A familiar face that he last saw a long, long time ago. Minato stares at her, and she stares back with a gentle expression that nonetheless felt off. He thought he was better than this; and truth be told, this was something the Shifter would not have been able to find in detail within the depths of his mind, if circumstances had played out differently. ]

Hello, Minato̙̲. Beautiful night, i̢̬̪sn't it? Are̷͍n't you t͖̺͠i̧red? Why ḑ̗̰̹̝̝͓̳o̮̣͇͠ņ̟̰̭'̧t͟ ́ỵ̥ou ̖̼͔̻r̸͇̤̬̖̼͉̭eͅs̼̫͜t̤͔̦̹̺̝ ̵̹͖̞̹͔f̨͕̩or ͙̼̠̗̘͖ḁ ͙̯͈͇͕whil͏͇̪̣̲̩̣̥e̹̩͙̠͓...

[ There's more than a passing resemblance between the two. Minato had inherited her blue hair (though hers went down just a bit past her shoulders), and a soft expression, hers more apparently kind, than Minato's being dazed. What was he supposed to do? She shouldn't be here. She couldn't be here... ]

... Mother... That's not you.

[ She tilts her head, smile slowly extending further past normal into her cheeks. ]

Ẁha̺̖̗t͓̼̠̖̲̼̲͘ ̮d͕̱͇̫͍o̰͚̣̫͚ ̯̫̮̫̦̗͇yo̧u͖̤̳̜̞͍͝ͅ ͈m̢͙ẹ̹͈͟a̱̗̳̬̻̠n̡̼͓͈͍͚̬͎?̹͎̩̖͍ͅ

[ Minato breathes heavily. When he exhales, he casts a concentrated Firaga, and his following expression is unreadable, if it was more in sadness, or rage. This being Minato--maybe it would best be put, he didn't care for this situation, or this oncoming fight. He knew he was at a disadvantage, and can't win without his Ghostbuster job. But he couldn't take another second of this sickly impersonation that attempted to be sweet. He had let go of the past a long time back, with no intention to yearn for impossibilities like some child. ]

She died ten years ago. Don't wear her face like that.

[ So shut up, and stop trying to deceive him. ]

Y̴̲͇̺̓̓͆̉̚o̠̳̗͚̬͉ͭ̂u͓̗͓͓͊̊̾̂̄ ̨̰̻̰͒̽ͦͦ̎̚ḷ̳̦̦͔̃̿̓̓i̙̣͉͓̙̝̓͐ͧ̓̋̽̌t̨̺̟͛̎̎ͭ̒͆͒ṱ̶̩̯̥͚ͭl͍͇̮͕͚͖̥ͮ̏̌e̫̲̥ͫͭ̆̽̒̇ ̮̼̝̀̇̂ͤ̊̊̒BR̪̝̥̯̰͉̦͗̀̅ͭͥ̿Aͦ̋̓͐́́͘T̵ͬͣͣ.̴̖̜̦̱ͩ̋͆̌̉
̩͇͕̥̭͓͇ͬ͐ͨ͞
̨̫͇̹̺̠̝̓̿̂̇D͗́ͯ̔̌ͥI͍͓̙͍̠͓͇ͭ̾̽̽ͫ̉̚͜E̠̯̻͍̻̥ͯ͊̈́̅͞ͅ.͕̮̰͚̬̱̼

B) vs. Elizabeth;

[ Finding him, somehow, was very easy for her this time around, even if she wasn't really herself. She set a nearby house on fire to make her presence known to him... How flashy. ]

Elizabeth-san--

[ Without warning, he next feels the biting chill of more freezing wind at his shoulder, narrowly dodging it with his thankfully now-existent battle instincts. He stares in disbelief, and he could feel his heart pounding harshly against his chest. The round, floating snowman figure with its wide smile disappeared, and was now replaced by a tall dark figure, with a hammer. They listened to the bidding of the blood-splattered, silver-haired woman.

Run.
Run, she'll kill you.

Though he had only gained minimal information during the time they had spent together--he could feel it in his mind, that she was unleashing the powers of Persona. Didn't she call herself a friend? Was there any awareness of her self, still in there? One more try, then he would retreat. ]

Elizabeth-san...!

[ But no response. A thunderbolt crashes loudly behind him and shattered tile and debris crash into his back, blurring his vision and hearing as he felt the sharp pain over his right shoulder. What strength she had--! He's never felt this forced into a corner before. He notices the street behind his footing now had a steep, gaping hole in it... Ah, so that's how it was; literally had himself right where she wanted him. Her steps continued on slowly, in an unsettling half-drag, half-rhythmic skip. Even if she probably had no emotion as this shell moved, it was like she was having fun... maybe toying around with him, before finishing him off properly? Minato clutched his stinging shoulder, looked around his other sustained wounds, and with his palm dripping red verified that he was bleeding. ]

...

[ Damn it, he could barely feel his legs. Resignation to his fate flashes over his eyes, but... maybe someone can catch him before Elizabeth's next move. To join him in action, or to yell at him to run... Or Minato might just do something a little nuts that involves changing his elevation. ]

[After assembling a team of Ghostbusters willing to risk it all, Johnny would lead them close to the monstrous moogle, off to its side where it hopefully wouldn't spot them immediately.

Johnny doesn't fancy himself much as a leader, and hopes he's not just leading these people into their deaths. But if they didn't stop this thing, it'd be horrible for everyone, themselves included. He turned to them all, taking a deep breath to steady himself.]

Alright. I'm gonna open fire on it. Just aim right for where I am. If this goes like I think it should, once we get the streams close together, they're gonna kinda like... tangle. And it's gonna get intense. Just hold on as best as ya can. Don't hesitate. Once we get this thing's attention, it's not gonna be happy with us.

[He gives them all a serious nod, turns to the moogle and takes a few steps before opening fire.]

[Yuna looks over, glad to see Fai but then worried at the sight of blood.]

Celes! [The moogle nods and tosses it’s bomb’s at Caius, it does enough damage to aggravate the zombie while Yuna quickly runs to Fai’s side. She doesn’t want to fight but she will. Her hand goes up to his forehead before pulling a potion from her side.

She’s used to carrying things around though her items are limited.]

Here, I’m so happy to see you.

[The moment is short however, Yeul turns as Caius is distracted, the young girl holding up her palm towards the pair and then aiming a wave of black energy towards them. Yuna covers Fai, wrapping her arm around him but instead of feeling the blast she feels Celes. The little moogle falls to the ground behind her, his breath slowing and his bandana ripped.]

Celes!

[Yuna cradles him in her arm while taking a minute to heal him.]

"Well, you can rest a little easier. I'll be here with you dear. I assure you, you won't have a thing to worry about." The way she says it is almost in a frightening tone, but reassuring.

"I'm doing quite well. Anxious, but not quite... worried." she comments, putting her hands on her hips. "Though, I'm a little out of my element I'm sure I'll do just fine helping out everyone else. I've given up my bow, however, but I won't forget the time we spent training."

Should the stream reach the King, they would be able to see that while it did affect him, it was probably not in the way expected. The energy stream reddened his skin for a moment, but it neither slowed him down nor seemed to effectively damage it-- Or at least, any damages to his health wouldn't be visible just yet.

Instead the Moogle was on the verge of exiting the Twelfth District, walking toward the line separating the 01st and 02nd Districts. They still had some time until he would reach the crystal, but not forever.

The feet of the massive Moogle reddened as they were hit by Ultima and the particle thrower, but as it was a neutral attack it didn't have any other effects on the creature. Moggle Mog XIV didn't take kindly to this however, as immediately he swung his massive staff and landed its tip right where Jade had been when the attack had begun. The movements of the massive Moogles were quite slow, so at least he should be able to move out of the way of the attack. Sephiroth was safe for now, as Ultima had caused the most damage.

The dark light would reveal the purple aura from the Black Crystal surrounding the creature, but nothing more. Then the King turned around, looking down at Jade, Sephiroth and Zelda, with a gigantic smile spreading across its face. It was the same sort of kind and benevolent smiles Moogles were generally seen with. But in the current circumstances, there was something horribly malevolent about this smile.

The second Luffy plunged his teeth into King Moggle Mog, the massive Moogle moved his leg and slammed it into a nearby building, completely destroying and smashing its outer wall... As well as most of Luffy's bones in the process. More proof that too much sugar is bad for your health. At least he'll have a few agonizing hours to live before the intense pain and internal bleeding kills him.

That, or a White Mage will get at him in time.

[Fai had been happy to see her alive and well for the moment. But he knew that it might not last and that was obvious when he saw another two. Slowly moving to stand up, gun in hand he was ready to aim it. He knew he should fight and he knew he might not have the time.]

I assume you know these people.

[He was quick to fire a bullet at the girl, the seriousness on his face. To him they weren't really them, even if it might hurt. At least this was what he was trying so hard to tell himself. So while she was taking care of her moogle Fai moved forward just firing at them in the hopes it would do something.]

For her part, K'pandolu had remained in motley, though she'd scrubbed the remainder of the paint off her face and was bearing her Jobs' accoutrements. She gave Zelda a quick smile, passing by to reach out towards the loftwing. "It appears that your companion will not be deterred," she remarked, and by sleight of hand produced a pumpkin-shaped cookie in one hand. "Tell me- is this a fitting reward for such a faithful bird?"

Event || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

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Around the Hospital, In the Streets

team cross the streams - Johnny/D/Deadpool/K'pandolu/Sephiroth/anyone else who'll help

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Re: Zelda - OPEN

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