The decision has been made. LILITH Japan orders the Outsiders to mobilize to pursue the Imugi.
Given that they are in a foreign country, they are largely dependent on LILITH Korea’s resources. In response to the decision, the Korean branch provides some assistance: the Outsiders are given just enough vehicles to help transport them, essential supplies, and only a few operatives to help guide them. This is the most the Korean branch is able to give, as they must focus on relocating people and restoring peace following the attack.
LILITH announces that the Imugi is currently resting near Gangneung on the east coast and they must move quickly. The effects of Rift poisoning will grow stronger as they approach the source; a sign that they are close to a kaiju. Upon reaching the mountains just outside the city, LILITH informs them that they are right on top of its location.
However, there is no Imugi to be found. After searching the area, Outsiders will discover the source of the trace and the poisoning: eggs. They will find about twelve eggs. When they report their findings, Seokdang will curse. In their rush, they had followed the wrong trace. They didn’t track down an injured and resting Imugi—they tracked down the Imugi’s nest. So where is the Imugi?
Not long after, Outsiders will receive an update on their implants: the Imugi reappeared in Seoul. After seeing the corpse of its mate, it went berserk and attacked the city again. While many of the citizens were evacuated to nearby Incheon and remaining shelters, just as many perished, with the death toll at 168,000 and rising. LILITH’s Korean base is destroyed.
The Imugi was last seen flying north, but the Korean government prohibits the Outsiders from pursuing it again through their territory. By choosing to pursue the kaiju, the Outsiders have abandoned humanity and thus will receive no further support. They are ordered to leave the country immediately.
LILITH Japan will order them to collect as many eggs as possible and continue to the abandoned city of Gangneung, where they will arrange pick up and return to base in Tokyo.
▶ AFTERWORD.
Thanks everyone for participating in our first major Event Decision! We hope you had fun discussing what to do both ICly and OOCly.
After failing to capture the second Imugi and also failing to save a large portion of Seoul's population, characters will be shipped back to Japan. The events of the TDM will springboard from there. Feel free to use this post to thread out any aftermath threads if you would like.
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[ Hades? Yes, it's a familiar name even if she has never met him herself. He's kind of copied her thing and then became far more popular than her, but no hard feelings. She tries (and fails at) smiling before nodding. ]
I have, yes. [So that makes him a prince of the underworld in his world, she supposes?] So you're from the Greek pantheon...
[ She slowly pulls herself up. She's not in the mood for introductions - let alone in the mood for her usual grandiose intro - but she can't just introduce herself to a prince of her realm - even from another world - while she's sitting and wallowing in her own dark thoughts.
Once she's up, she bows gracefully and speaks in a slightly more confident voice. ]
I am Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of the Sumerian Underworld.
[ Better circumstances... Right, it must be weird, huh? For the Goddess of death to be sad because many people died. ]
I have never found joy in the death of humans.
[ Death is the conclusion of a long and arduous path. Death is what makes life so beautiful and precious. If it did not exist... Neither would humanity, for they would lose what makes them human. Death is sad, yet beautiful.
But when it comes so early, so brutally— It does not bring conclusion, it does not bring finality. It's not beautiful, it's only sad. Perhaps this is why the other gods always call her gloomy... ]
My apologies. I realize my words are unbecoming of one who rules over death.
[ he'd always wondered what it was like — thanatos' duty is never-ending, constantly feeling the pull of countless souls waiting for him to receive them. he's never talked about it very much, but zagreus wonders if his reticence was simply his way of dealing with it. he's hardworking, professional to a fault; death is his domain and he will fulfill his duty.
but zagreus also knows that he still cares beneath it all. ]
My friend, Thanatos, is death incarnate. I know he shares the same sentiment.
[ Thanatos. That's another name she is vaguely familiar with. Hades oversees the administration of the Underworld, while he handles death itself. She finds it fascinating how other pantheons divide her role between multiple gods. Maybe they had the wisdom to realize this is too much for one god... ]
Death is inevitable. It gives meaning and beauty to life. But when it comes too early, it is always sad.
[ And it often comes early for humans. Too often. Even though she knows so little of him... She would assume this is what Thanatos feels. And Hades too, should he take his role seriously. ]
I must confess to it being my first time meeting a fellow deity of the Underworld. [Tezcatlipoca does not count.] Does your presence here mark your first time visiting the surface world?
... And yet, in spite of that, they choose to persevere. They take what limited time they have and live it to the fullest.
[ even in this realm, with humanity on the verge of extinction, cities still thrive. they still find ways to carry on; even going so far as to pull denizens from different worlds entirely.
he shakes his head, his smile turning a little wry. ]
No, this isn't my first time. I've visited the surface world once, when I attempted to find my mother. But as I'm bound to the Underworld, I'm not able to stay for very long. Thankfully, I don't seem to have that problem here.
[ Ah. So he has had one experience, and that's it. She's familiar with that situation, all too familiar. ]
I see. It would appear we are bound by similar rules.
[ She wonders if Hades, Thanatos and the other Underworld deities in his pantheon took an oath similar to hers... Would that oath extend to their children? It seems to be the case. Regardless, she smiles at him. ]
Tis a truly wonderful - unique - chance we are gifted with. [An one-in-a-lifetime vacation, for her anyway. She knows her time with this avatar won't last, and after that... Well, she prefers not to think too much about it.] The surface world is full of wonders. I hope you will be able to enjoy it to the fullest ere you are made to return.
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Have you heard of Hades? Lord of the Underworld? Well... the Underworld I'm from, at least. I'm Zagreus, his son.
[ prince of the underworld and all that comes with it. which is, admittedly, not much. ]
What about you? How should I address you?
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I have, yes. [So that makes him a prince of the underworld in his world, she supposes?] So you're from the Greek pantheon...
[ She slowly pulls herself up. She's not in the mood for introductions - let alone in the mood for her usual grandiose intro - but she can't just introduce herself to a prince of her realm - even from another world - while she's sitting and wallowing in her own dark thoughts.
Once she's up, she bows gracefully and speaks in a slightly more confident voice. ]
I am Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of the Sumerian Underworld.
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when she comes to a stand, so too, does zagreus, expression softening as he returns her bow. ]
I see. It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty. I only wish it was under better circumstances.
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I have never found joy in the death of humans.
[ Death is the conclusion of a long and arduous path. Death is what makes life so beautiful and precious. If it did not exist... Neither would humanity, for they would lose what makes them human. Death is sad, yet beautiful.
But when it comes so early, so brutally— It does not bring conclusion, it does not bring finality. It's not beautiful, it's only sad. Perhaps this is why the other gods always call her gloomy... ]
My apologies. I realize my words are unbecoming of one who rules over death.
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[ he'd always wondered what it was like — thanatos' duty is never-ending, constantly feeling the pull of countless souls waiting for him to receive them. he's never talked about it very much, but zagreus wonders if his reticence was simply his way of dealing with it. he's hardworking, professional to a fault; death is his domain and he will fulfill his duty.
but zagreus also knows that he still cares beneath it all. ]
My friend, Thanatos, is death incarnate. I know he shares the same sentiment.
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Death is inevitable. It gives meaning and beauty to life. But when it comes too early, it is always sad.
[ And it often comes early for humans. Too often. Even though she knows so little of him... She would assume this is what Thanatos feels. And Hades too, should he take his role seriously. ]
I must confess to it being my first time meeting a fellow deity of the Underworld. [Tezcatlipoca does not count.] Does your presence here mark your first time visiting the surface world?
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[ even in this realm, with humanity on the verge of extinction, cities still thrive. they still find ways to carry on; even going so far as to pull denizens from different worlds entirely.
he shakes his head, his smile turning a little wry. ]
No, this isn't my first time. I've visited the surface world once, when I attempted to find my mother. But as I'm bound to the Underworld, I'm not able to stay for very long. Thankfully, I don't seem to have that problem here.
[ which is both a blessing and a curse. ]
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I see. It would appear we are bound by similar rules.
[ She wonders if Hades, Thanatos and the other Underworld deities in his pantheon took an oath similar to hers... Would that oath extend to their children? It seems to be the case. Regardless, she smiles at him. ]
Tis a truly wonderful - unique - chance we are gifted with. [An one-in-a-lifetime vacation, for her anyway. She knows her time with this avatar won't last, and after that... Well, she prefers not to think too much about it.] The surface world is full of wonders. I hope you will be able to enjoy it to the fullest ere you are made to return.