INTO THE UNKNOWN

[wooliefrand]

WHO: Some Sheep
WHERE: The Beach (and beyond??)
WHEN: TBD

[IT'S A (probably) NICE DAY AT THE BEACH. YOU COULD BE DOING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. LOUNGING. HUNTING. FRIENDSHIP. COURTING??

But you're here instead. The sea seems relatively calm today, though you can see the wall of mist far, far in the distance still. Well, surely this won't go sour. Better get any last minute prep done!]

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[wooliefrand]

[The closest shark slams into the barrier, its fangs stuck in the invisible force field as it violently shakes at it. Some well placed sunflower lights manage to dislodge it, but the light isn't quite as strong underwater, so it merely forces it back before it's charging once more, trying to break whatever wall is between them.

The other sharks are quick to join in too, though some are momentarily deterred by the light as well, but more significantly, the bolt, energy beam, and windblades do some real damage. . .sort of. The shadowy beasts 'bleed' or are cut in half, their ink-like insides oozing out. . .and attracting even more beasts. It's the equivalent of blood in the water, and the closest sharks go into a frenzy, not only relentlessly attacking at their barrier, but each other as well. Hooray??

Though, at least between Levi's current manipulation, and the Demi spell, they're mostly cannibalizing each other. . .but you all won't last long.

Through the fray, the voice desperately tries to be heard.]

Theyxx lost! Yxxre lost! I keep sxxxxxg to them but--please! You can xxxx here!

Thix xx axx I can gxxx you. . .!

[It may be difficult for the others to pick up on, but Angie and Levi specifically will recognize the faint smell of roses through the chaos.]

[finalbows]

[ that's...

slimy fin-arm grabs for nearest part of cat

tugs on in the direction of the scent ]

[strateelgic]

[Jerks his head in the direction of the scent immediately.]

That way!

[catposting]

[ GOING THAT WAY HE TRUSTS U GUYS ]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ GOING WHERE THE TAIL GOES

he's keeping a sharp eye on the sharks though and will be blasting any that come too close to them ]

[eonsadrift]

[ He stays with the rest of the group, occassionally firing out another windblade if it seems like the sharks are getting too close. ]

[electricflock]

[sxxxxxg? singing??

beeps at the sharks]

[wooliefrand]

[you can't tell where you're going, but you sure are going, the scent getting stronger and stronger until--you can actually see something in the mist. . .or well, you probably feel it first.

A large whirlpool, sucking in the mist and everything else unfortunate enough to be sucked in. You're far enough away that you don't immediately get pulled but. . .it's most certainly where the scent leads.

Also, your barrier? Though another shark gets blasted and sliced, yet another rams its way forward, and then the spell shatters. You're completely exposed.

You have a choice. Stay and fight, or take a chance. Either way, at least three sharks are diving in to try and take a bite no matter what you try.]

[strateelgic]

[Levi tosses localized ice spells with a side of freeze in the direction of the shark closest to him, hoping to encase it and remove at least one threat.

Then he releases the tail he was holding and swims for the whirlpool as fast as he can.]

Don't worry. I'm an escape artist!

[That probably doesn't sound as cool as he hopes.]

[finalbows]

<sub>[ he's just GOING FOR IT--

well, angie knows what he's good for, and that's being an energizer bunny of arcane might. He's gonna focus on tossing Holy spells out to dazzle and or fry pursuers getting too close to Levie's tail as his shepherd makes a break for it, because, he thinks, maybe BOTH guys capable of detecting the rose scent shouldn't jump in RIGHT away ]</sub>

[catposting]

[ SHATTERED BARRIER BAD NEWS. ALSO LEVI WHAT HAPPENED TO STICKING TOGETHER ]

Angie, what do you sense? Is it-- is it of Rose?

[ there's gotta be a reason Levi and Angie both reacted simultaneously, right? ]

[noarchitact]

[ this is going from bad to worse with each passing second and Kaveh is having a hard time not breaking into a full panic - especially once the barrier explodes. ]

[ his idea isn’t… the best, but he quickly sends a snake of dendro around their perimeter - dendro cores popping up one by one by one. ]

[ if a shark gets too close to one he points Mehrak at it and sets off, causing a small explosion. ] What’s gotten into them? Do they sense something?

[finalbows]

Roses, yes--

The voice.. it must have been singing to the sharks..? But now that we're here...

[electricflock]

Then let's go! Is only landmark here anyways!

[But... Muffin's not a ranged fighter, but if the sharks are coming to them now? he knots the rope tighter around his waist for a tether, and lets go of the tail. he needs the safety distance.]

Clear!

[The only visible sign he's done anything are tiny snapping crackles of light around his fintips and along his lateral line, but if a shark gets past the spells and past the dendro cores, now it has to go through his electric field too.]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ The moment Levi lets go Scarab makes an insectile noise that, given the tone and intensity, can only be a string of curses. He continues providing cover fire in the form of energy blasts, grimacing while a heated internal debate with his host rages under the surface

A debate he's decided that he wins this time. ]

If we go, then we go together. Do not split up further!

[catposting]

"Rose, a house receiving the rare blessing of the beast"...

[ time to place all their bets on some obscure mural, he supposes. even if it's not the Forever Snake, if the correct beast is somewhere around here, then...

he steers the tail sharply in the direction of the whirlpool. ]

Keep them back, guys, we're going!

[ TIME TO FOLLOW THE EEL ]

[eonsadrift]

[ Wind cyclones in the water are basically just whirlpools anyway, so he pulls back once the decision is made as to not accidentally swirl the dendro cores or electrical field back towards them. ]

I guess it's a better idea than staying here...

[ ALL IN THE WHIRLPOOL ]

[leonheartedly]

[welp all he has is his bolts for now, but he's shifting in order to better shoot at the sharks coming with them while holding on. Being the normal guy is Suffering sometimes]

That's one way to put it.

[WHIRLPOOL . . . ]

[wooliefrand]

[Levi is the first to dive into the whirlpool. There he goes, good bye. It's like being flushed, but underwater. Don't worry about logistics.

Everyone else is finally deciding to follow, but your hesitance may cost you.

The sharks lunge in full force, and the dendro only manages to hold them back mere seconds.

Everyone not Levi, roll 1d10.

-Anything 7 or higher, you fend off your attacking Shadow Shark as you're pulled into the whirlpool, uninjured.

-4-6, you are bitten. This bite may act as normal lycanthrope OR nothing happens. . .you think. Instead, the next time you smell blood, you will be sent into a violent frenzy until you're knocked out or close to death.

-1-3, you're knocked off your tether, carried off, and ripped to shreds. Or perhaps you manage to fight back, but with those injuries, you're not long for this world regardless. You will die.

As for the other side. . .]

[noarchitact]

[ 8. ]

[ time to beat the shark off with his chainsaw wielding tool box, as you do, and then get sucked into the whirlpool. whee. ]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ 10!! Scarab absolutely whips that shark's ass ]

[leonheartedly]

[5, oh no werewolf time]

1/2

[finalbows]

[ 🥴 >tfw you focus your efforts on providing cover fire for leelroy jenkins and Nadeko hands you a big ol' roll of 1 for your hubris ]

2/3

[finalbows]

<sub>[ angel devil knows from experience, and experience, and experience what mortal wounds feel like. his magic is powerful. but even if he were at the height of his power before being spirited away to the pasture,

there's not really a lot even he can do about a sudden yawning lack of an esophagus.



besides one thing. ]</sub>

[catposting]

[ 7, I GUESS ANGIE'S STINT BOUGHT ENOUGH TIME FOR HIM TO GET THROUGH SAFELY




FUCK ]