supermassive black hole

[thalassino]

Who: all of vatheon
Where: all over vatheon + the island
When: friday evening - saturday evening
Style: any
Status: open - threadhop & threadjack away!

[ all friday evening, the locals have been very accelerated - you might find one shoving a flyer on you or handing you a pair of cheap sunglasses. the flyers more or less explain the reason why, and if you didn't get one you'll be receiving a message on your SFC regardless - ]

ECLIPSE ON THE ISLAND TONIGHT!! COME JOIN US!!

[ apparently there's to be an eclipse this evening. the entire bubble itself will be darkened as it usually is at night sans for electrical lights and the coral, but the real show will be able to be seen on the island. it sounds interesting, so maybe you want to check it out? a lot of other people are going—

although if you do decide to visit the island that evening, you might be in for an unexpected surprise. sure, the eclipse itself is pretty fantastic and not a thing one would expect to be able to see in vatheon of all places, but there's something else on the horizon... ]

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↪ PRIOR TO ECLIPSE

[thalassino]

[ oh wow, why did that local just shove a pair of sunglasses on you? huh, that sure is a lot of people hanging around the elevator area - an eclipse? maybe you should invite a few friends... ]

Re: ↪ PRIOR TO ECLIPSE

[keepsthefire]

[It had been a hell of a month for one Rin Okumura. So much so that it was a wonder he still had his wits about him. But having amazing friends and a wonderful girlfriend helped.

A wonderful girlfriend he'd never actually been on a date with before.

The flyer and glasses getting shoved in his hands was confusing at first, until he read the flyer and realized what it was all about.

An eclipse? Wow, weird but kind of cool, and actually not a half bad idea for a date on top of that. After chasing after the local that had given him the glasses to ask for another pair for Maka, he rushed home and told her his idea. She was surprisingly all for it, and after a bit of quick kitchen work he had a packed basket dinner ready for the two of them to go watch it together.

Rin carried the heavy basket in one hand while Maka carried a big blanket, and they exited the elevator together, Rin sporting a rather dopey smile.]

Hey, you ever seen an eclipse?

Sunglasses and rum, what can go wrong?

[seablaze]

[The one person who he would totally drag to this was catching up on Vatheon's brand of beauty rest. Though he was bringing something along to make it some what enjoyable.

Maybe he'll snag someone along with? Or find his sisterPrincess wandering around.

Want to be dragged by the pirate to the show?]

↪ DURING ECLIPSE

[thalassino]

[ LOOK AT THOSE COLORS— or lack thereof, since it's getting darker. did you bring a flashlight? or maybe you're still in the city and suddenly wondering why the bubble darkened sooner than it usually does... ]

Re: ↪ DURING ECLIPSE

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

*At some location on the island, possibly with a few people she knows, Rita has a pair of goggles on. They're not her usual green ones, though - though those are still on her head. Instead, they seem to be nearly solid black. She's lying down, looking up at the sun, just as the moon starts to cover its path.*

... Huh.

This is right before and then during :B FOR EFFECT

[techno_shaman]

[Sera has been wound up by the excitement the natives have spread about the eclipse today, and she's looking forward to seeing what happens. She knows what an eclipse is in basic meaning, but she's never seen one before.

Serph agreed to come with her, and they've set up a spot on the beach with towels and chairs, as well as some cold drinks and snacks. No swimsuits today; she's showing her tribe pride with a grey t-shirt marked with an orange stripe of paint.]

Eclipses aren't supposed to happen very often, Serph. This should be exciting.

[behind_my_smile]

[Fai watched the eclipse in awe. He knew that this was a sight that he wouldn't see very often so he had decided to go out and enjoy it. He had found a nice place to sit on the ground on the island and just enjoy the view as the world around him got even darker.]

It's surprising just how much light the moon does let off..or rather, reflects from the sun...is that right? Either way..it's very eery to watch it disappear.

↪ ARRIVAL OF YAMI

[eternaldarkness]

[With a gruesome rumble and a roar, the sky goes dark. Yet even amidst the darkness, there's a form that doesn't reflect any light at all - the ambient light of the sky barely shows the form of a giant sphere. There's a deep churning in the earth, and a beastly bellow, an evil aura radiating off of this mysterious sphere, as it shudders and grumbles ominously.

Amaterasu is the first to react, as if her very instinct implies her to, but is quickly immobilized. Her markings disappear, twelve orbs seemingly being ripped from her body and absorbed into Yami, and for those who cannot see her markings her normally radiantly white fur grows dim and grey. The top half of the ball opens, revealing a smaller glass ball - it's too dark to see what is inside - which then fires a beam of energy at the defenseless god. Amaterasu is blasted across the beach, severely injured and in no condition to fight.

The glass orb retreats into its shell, before the ball bounces itself up and aims to crash down on its nearest targets.]

((OOC: Yami has descended! Everyone can contribute to the fight, but there's a distinct feeling of hopelessness as the giant mechanical ball seems to take little to no damage. Yami will be attacking full force, but your character is free to dodge most if not all attacks. If you want your character injured, feel free to choose which hits land!))

[wavesoakedlegs]

Lord Nobunaga, the Demon King, had definitely had a kind of darkness about him. Though it was most obviously visible in the dark energy that flowed from his sword, Mitsuhide had learned, in time, that it was very much inside him as well.

A harsh lesson that had been, and a painful one too.

But this? This is far beyond that. Nobunaga is but a shadow in comparison to this thing. The samurai knows not what it is, except that it is a great danger. Something to be feared, and feared deeply; even as he swiftly approaches, hand on the hilt of his katana, Mitsuhide can feel himself shake. It has even harmed Her. The Great Mother and Goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu. She whom he has grown to fear and avoid, because he is a sinner, and...

Because he has begun to doubt.

There is no room for dwelling on that now, however, and he will not be held back by his fear. Mitsuhide is a warrior, and there is a threat. He must stand and fight, for everyone's sake. So despite the shake of his body, his expression is focused and determined, and as he comes close to the huge sphere his mind focuses on nothing but the darkness ahead of him.

He draws his sword.

Re: ↪ ARRIVAL OF YAMI

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

*As the orb comes into view, Rita leaps up. This thing feels way, way, way too familiar.

And then that beam of energy - even from her witness, so far away, freezes her to the very bone.*

That... This...

*And then, Rita grabs her Sash. Before she can so much as finish casting a fireball, however, the shell has closed around the glass orb, her first shots exploding to seemingly no effect.*

... I'd better find Yuri.

[hopeofzaphias]

[... really, Island? Really? People get dragged up here to watch an eclipse, and then suddenly a giant... what is that thing, even? A robot mirrorball thing? Whatever it was, it looked like it was ready to blow both the island and the underwater city below it to kingdom come.

Still, there was an quality about it that even Yuri found unsettling. He'd made peace with the fact that there was darkness inside of him; hell, he even embraced it from time to time when it came to eliminating the corrupt nobles of his home. But this... was another thing entirely. The darkness was so... large, so omniscient, that it threatened to swallow him and everything else whole.

That was the last thing he'd wanted. So it was then that he'd drawn his sword, circling this... disco thing, trying to find an opening of some sort to attack with.]

[behind_my_smile]

[Fai jumps to his feet as that giant..thing..appears. This is definitely not a normal part of the eclipse. He stumbles back a few steps to try and put some distance between him and it. The aura it is giving off sends a chill down his spine and Fai wants nothing to do with it if he can help it.

He activates his vampire abilities, just in case that thing decides to attack..and when it shoots off that energy Fai's eyes widen and the need to protect those in the area suddenly takes priority over his own safety.

He hurries towards it, hoping to help anyone that might be too close to the orb.]

[bakegarasu]

[Otoha leaps into the air, attempting to meet the sphere head-on. He'd heard the message Squall put on the network, and had raced to meet this challenge. This was what he was supposed to do - protect people, protect the city, fight the things that threatened it.]

[He attempts to bounce off the side of it and fling himself to the top, attempting to stab down into it.]

Re: ↪ ARRIVAL OF YAMI

[sorcery_fledgling]

[Time to go sorceress on this thing's ass.

Although she stands alone, apart from the other fighters, Rinoa comforts herself in that she's not technically fighting this thing on her own. Drawing on shaken courage, she bends over, letting her angel wings come to unfold and stretch out from her back. After hovering up off the ground for a moment, she touches back down, her powers drawn out.

What to dish out first... The thing seemed mechanical, so Thunder spells seemed to be the best fit. Summoning her magic, Rinoa rears back before unleashing a Thundaga spell, sending the lightning bolts hurdling down onto the orb.]

[amnesiadragon]

[Ryu growls, the sense of dread growing as it nears. He knows his normal form won't be enough - hybrid won't be enough - even Aura won't be enough. Reluctantly, he reaches inside himself, and allows his sense to melt away into madness as he takes the form of the Kaiser Dragon.]

[He roars, flying at the sphere of darkness, attempting to strike at its aura with an Aura Smash. Hopefully that would be able to bypass its shell...]

[applepies]

[Asato watches as the... thing comes closer to the island, feeling its darkness, its evilness. Emotions stirs inside of his body, of his mind almost as if answering a call frim the creature, pocking memories of recent events that should be let alone.

He could just turn away to avoid them but he can't. He has to protect this world that welcomed Tatsumi and himself.

Asato knows that attacking the enemy without being able to summon his Shikigami is risky but he doesn't care. There is two precious lives that he has, needs to protect.

After a last look towards Tatsumi, standing by his side, Asato leaps into the air, pulling some ofuda out of his pocket. He throws them at Yami, chanting the spell, engulfing the monster into a sea of flames.]

[soulsrest]

[Takaya steps back nimbly, just grinning at the darkness. It may not have been Nyx... but he welcomed it all the same. The demise of all things... finally.]

[platinums]

[ Dawn would never lie, she is currently very intimidated by Yami. It has an overbearing feeling of doom that she just can't seem to shake. But she knows that something has to be done, and she has dealt with gods before. But in her experience, usually gods are just beaten by strategy and a team of pokemon. She's going to be in for a shock. ]

Gastrodon, you're up first.

[ She throws a pokeball, releasing her large sea slug pokemon. But, it isn't nearly as large as Yami. Upon her order, it unleased a Surf attack, sending a torrent of water at Yami. ]

[contemptibility]

[Tiir doesn't have time for fear. Rather, any he might feel is instead translated into concern for his friends, whom he immediately sets off to find.

He's not interested in playing hero—not for a bunch of humans, at least. His friends are a different matter, however.

He doesn't see much of a point in moving to attack that... thing when a) he has no idea what it is, b) he has no doubt that others will do so, and c) again, he has other priorities—so off he goes to locate his friends.]

[takesyoubytheheart]

Hurting a dog?

You SO need to die.

The Keyblade appears in his hand without a second thought, and he runs right towards the strange beast. He failed his friends once with Vanitas - he's not going to let it happen again! He can't! He's already using the Keyblade to fire off spells, of fire and ice, until he knows he can get closer to... to whatever this is. Until then, he keeps running, he keeps firing, gritting his teeth.

[bethehugejerk]

[Karkat had come up, like various others, to observe the eclipse. While there is certainly someone he knows who could tell him the stupidity of staring at the sun, were she only here, the insistence of natives on shoving sunglasses onto every passing face (and the lesser intensity of this planet's central star) has spared him from burning his retinas into blindness. He does, however, hate that he has to wear them. Shades are for tools.]

[But totally important and not petty eyewear choices aside, the event of watching the sky get dark because of bit of solar blockage is sullied by something else that shows up. Good night vision born of being a nocturnal species does help him here. But that thing is dark still, even after he nudges up the sunglasses to look unhindered. The radiating feel and the way it rumbles...]

Oh shit. That can't be good.

[Then it attacks. And not just against anyone, but Amaterasu - Ammy - an unusual friend but a friend still. Here he thought this place was overdue for something invading, but events like this are never something he hopes for, particularly when they result in the injury (please let it just be injury, he doesn't want to have to deal with someone else dying, temporary or not) of someone he cares about. But in the same breath, that means he wants to do something about it. No time to gather the team when this thing is already moving onto its next targets, and like hell he's going to back down and just ignore it. He's been up against huge, powerful enemies before; at least this one can't kill him with a sound.]

[Karkat draws a pair of sickles from seemingly nowhere, one markedly colorful, the other decidedly not so, and charges for the thing. He's not going to be reckless with this - he knows his weapons are small, and he'd rather not inhibit whoever else is trying to combat this thing. But if he can get close enough when this thing's nearer the ground, there will be a quick swing of sickles trying to scrape across its surface.]

[messianic]

[He has bad memories of giant black balls descending upon the land.

He really does. Last time this happened, he died.

By choice, yes, but still--such things leave a mark. So on the island, he is left staring, fingers clenched around his Evoker, but otherwise immobile for a long moment.

Which is probably a bad idea. Someone should probably tell him so. Move, Minato, move.]

[shirleyhopeful]

Shirley wasn't expecting this at all.

She wanted to see an eclipse because it was rare back home but she didn't expect a giant ball of darkness to attack the place. There was no time to find any of her friends, she needed to distract this thing before anyone else gets hurt.

With that, Shirley did her best to cast a blizzard as fast as she could!

[howamanlives]

Masaru had intended on enjoying the eclipse with his new friend. Asakura seemed nice enough. So after meeting up at Rin and his apartment, the pair had come here.

And now... this had shown up. Masaru didn't know if it was a digimon, or if it was something else, but he couldn't just sit by...

... so as Yami came hurtling down, he threw out his fist, a familiar flash of Digi-Soul appearing around it for the first time since he came to Vatheon. It wouldn't be enough to hurt the dark being, but it'd be enough to provide opposite force at least.

↪ Bonus: Injured Ammy!

[mothersunlight]

[There's no way she's getting back up any time soon. She's barely able to stand, and really, she shouldn't be.]

[sonlight]

[Chibi isn't looking much better, though the lack of being hit by giant energy beams has granted him mobility, at least. He rushes to his momma's side, sniffing at her worriedly.

Are you okay?] Woo...