KONOHA FINAL DAY

[ino]

[Today's the day! The time for battle has arrived. Hopefully you got a little sleep last night at some point, because you're going to need your energy.

Everyone's got some important jobs to do to keep everyone alive, so let's get to work! And try to ignore the rain, it's just sprinkling a little bit. No big deal!]

[ VALLEY OF THE END | INTELLIGENCE | EVACUATION CHAMBER | INO'S MESSAGE | AKATSUKI

The last two sections will appear later today! For any questions, feel free to PM/IM (terraqueous orb)/Plurk (chomesuke) me! ]

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VALLEY OF THE END

[ino]

[Hope all of you fighters are ready to roll. You've had time to gather what weapons you can find -- and luckily, there's a lot of sharp pointy things and exploding tags to be had -- and Intelligence has informed you before you moved out that these soldiers are capable of what's known as the "Mayfly" technique. This means the soldiers are capable of merging their body with the ground and flora to travel distances without being spotted. Keep your eyes open!

It looks like they're going to be pretty obvious about appearing at the Valley, though, lining the cliffs surrounding the Valley with all ten thousand soldiers. Whoever is leading them is nowhere to be seen, for now, but you miiiight want to get ready to fight for your life.]

[Since I'll be NPCing all of the enemy soldiers, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMEWHERE IN YOUR COMMENT IF YOU ARE OPTING IN TO THE GENJUTSU/ILLUSION, AND WHO THEY WILL BE SEEING! Thank youuuu ♥]

INTELLIGENCE

[konohafy]

[With the help of some very sneaky ninja, you've been able to get a little more info about these soldiers that are attacking. You've already figured out his Mayfly technique which allows them to merge with the ground and travel within it. But someone has just come in with a sample of the flesh of one of the enemy soldiers! Time to analyze.]

[Characters will find that the flesh sample matches the DNA of a certain Hashirama Senju, a famous figure in Konoha history. Hashirama Senju was best known for his plant-based techniques that could create trees, seeds and flowers. Combine that with the description "half-man, half-Venus flytrap" and … basically, these dudes are mindless plant-based zombie clones.]

EVACUATION CHAMBER

[ino]

[So … anything cool going on in here? A ninja stops by periodically to report the condition of the battle, and a station's been set up for medics once injured soldiers begin to come in, but other than that, it's pretty dead in here …

Maybe someone should start a game of tag or something.]

[If your character is hurt in battle they can be brought here (either by NPCs or by friends)!]

[wilder]

[Zelos is there, and looking on this sight he has one very astute thing to say about their entire situation as he gets ready for the fight]

Wow. I get it now.

These guys must hate us cause we're prettier. [a tsk tsk sound]

[fistfullofmagic]

[Dhaos can't help but give the redhead a look that says he's either questioning his sanity or thinks that was a particularly dumb thing to say. Either way, he doesn't verbally comment.]

[wilder]

[Yep. That's a pretty normal reaction to Zelos Wilder so he just shrugs as he makes sure his makeshift shield out of a trash can lid will uh, actually stick]

[heal_theworld]

[Martel, standing nearby, actually snorts at that and looks over.] I don't know, it actually reminds me of home. [Ugly zombie monsters from home, at least.]

[wilder]

Oh yeah.

Then if that's the case, this will be cake!

[fistfullofmagic]

...Do you need some assistance, sir?

[Yes, he is quietly wondering why in the world a trashcan lid is being used as a makeshift shield when simply dodging would be more effective, but to each their own he supposes. Not that it'll be terribly useful if it falls off.]

[heal_theworld]

[She grins.] Of course it will be. No regular monster things are going to kill us. The number is all I'm worried about.

[cheerupemoborg]

[Hank had stayed back at intelligence long enough to get a gander of the sample of flesh that was brought in, but despite his instincts telling him to do science to it, he'd decided to head out to the front lines instead.]

Goodness. Look at all the cannon fodder.

ooc: Hank will be seeing his wife, Terri!

[ftssusstgsetfwe]

[Now that Rapunzel is faced with imminent battle, she's feeling a lot less uncertain. I just don't have a proper icon. She knows she can do this... For the most part. Oddly enough, as far as weapons go, she's opted for a...

Frying pan.]

(ooc| GENJUTSU/ILLUSION PLEASE. She'll be seeing her mother.)

[konohafy]

[No time for assistance, Dhaos! There is suddenly a soldier WAY too close for comfort, coming up out of the ground quickly to grab at you.]

[konohafy]

[Yep, there sure are a lot of those things. Enough that you might not notice when one of them disappears from the lineup to jump out from the ground behind her. Look out, Martel!]

[konohafy]

[Cannon fodder indeed! But as the soldiers begin to rush down into the Valley to attack, he might notice something is off. One of those soldiers is looking awfully familiar -- a woman with dark hair, with a dull look in her eyes as she races down towards where Hank is standing.]

[wilder]

[Didn't notice them disappearing, but he sure hears the ground rupture behind Martel and draws his weapon]

Martel! Behind you!

[konohafy]

[Looking sassy, Rapunzel! But there is one amongst the crowd of soldiers that can take that sass and stomp it into the ground, and that is a woman with dark curly hair and a red robe. She seems to pause as the other soldiers race by her, looking Rapunzel in the eye.]

[heal_theworld]

[Martel heard it too, and turns around just as it surfaces, jumping back and casting Photon, making a huge orb of light appear around it and explode.]

[cheerupemoborg]

[Hank advances on them, ready to bust some heads, but freezes in his tracks at the sight of this woman who looks... scarily familiar.]

[ftssusstgsetfwe]

[Well, to say that was unexpected would be to put it so very lightly. Rapunzel gasps, then freezes. It feels like she's in a vacuum, just her and...]

Mother?

[Suddenly, she feels numb from guilt and confusion. Mother is here? Why is she with them? Nothing makes sense and she just... Stares.]

[fistfullofmagic]

[The soldier receives a kick to the face for its trouble. The amount of force behind said kick may well have been enough to cave the soldier's skull (or whatever passes for one) in.]

...So it begins.

[konohafy]

[Good job, Martel! That definitely did some damage. He falls to the ground, smoking, before he appears to melt back into the ground.

There's also a few more soldiers approaching now, attempting to envelop her with the jaws in their stomachs]

[konohafy]

[The woman stops, staring at him almost fearfully]

Hank?

[konohafy]

[There's a brief pause, before Gothel rushes over to her, looking worried.]

Rapunzel! Oh, thank goodness you're safe! I don't know what I'd do if you --

[Well. She cuts off, moving to wrap her arms around her in a hug.]

[ftssusstgsetfwe]

[Rapunzel lets her hug her, if only out of shock, but her body remains stiff and she does nothing to return the gesture. This doesn't feel right.]