KAIJU FIGHT #1

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KAIJU FIGHT #1

CONTENT WARNINGS: thalassophobia, natural disaster, drowning, body horror, violence, blood & gore.

▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

On the morning of the 1st, sirens will blare, forcing every Outsider and Neo Tokyo civilian awake. While it hasn't been activated for a while, every citizen within the city knows this alarm all too well - it wails through the city whenever a Kaiju has been detected, ordering everyone to return to their homes immediately and stay there until they receive further information. Outsiders gazing at Neo Tokyo will see the armored city in its full technological splendour for the first time today. Once the civilians have returned to their homes, machinery within the buildings will work like clockwork, sinking each and every LILITH-augmented building beneath the ground. Just in time, too, because the waves are starting to roar again, crashing beyond the shore and flooding the city once more. Observant Outsiders may note that not every building has been modified. The older ones remain standing, vulnerable to the impending flood. Does anyone live in those buildings? The answer is yes, but that's not a priority at the moment.

Every Outsider will receive a summon, ordering them to prepare for battle. The Kaiju has been identified and located. It's show time.

"Angels of LILITH. We have located the Kaiju coming from beyond the sea. A full mission brief including the information we have gathered will be sent to you immediately. For now, make your way to the bay where your transport will be waiting. Be prepared for anything, but mostly, be prepared to swim."

Waiting for the Outsiders at the bay appear to be ... expensive-looking, personal yachts? This has to be a mistake, right? It's no mistake. Through intel LILITH has exchanged with international companies, it appears that this particular Kaiju has a fondness for overturning civilian yachts, and there's no better way to attract it than to leave it its favourite bait. The goal is to attract these Kaiju towards the boats and then attacking.

The ships may look like they're outfitted for a fancy yacht party. In fact, some exploring down below deck in the lounging room, one may find caviar on fancy ritz, oyster tower, little finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off and bougie smelly cheese that nobody in LILITH's pay grade can identify. On another table, there is fancy ramen spoons filled with microgreens, crystal jelly vinegarette, and a thin slice of parmesan cheese. Some further looking may find some fine aged wine, but you're not here to drink and party, you're here to fight a Kaiju! Right? Right.

Despite the fact everything about these yachts just look like... fancy yachts... they are actual warships that are mounted with naval artillery such as swivel guns, missiles and torpedos. Spears, harpoon guns and fishing nets can also be found and used if an Outsider is more comfortable getting extremely close to the monsters. There's no time for a proper seafaring course, so Outsiders will be given a quick run down on how the controls work, and be sent on their way. They will also be given a special jewel-like implant that attaches to the skin, right along the forehead, and told to wear it if they need to go into the water. "Don't worry about it," the LILITH crew says. "But it'll be one hell of a ride if you use it."

Alongside the crew, Seok Dang seems to be also assisting (?) though he's gotten a hold of the reception food down below. Did he smell like fine wine? Possibly. But that's definitely a fancy, half eaten cracker in his hand. He's also got on a bright, neon life preserver. Maybe someone doesn't know how to swim.

"WHOOO HELLA YEAH, MOTHERFUCKERS. Don't know how to swim? Don't'cha worry. Daddy Dang has got you covered. I know CPR! I give the best CPR! 💖 I'll rescue ya. TONIGHT, WE BALL!"

Nobody uses that phrase anymore, but you know what? You do you, SD.

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

Minutes into their ship's course, the boats will rock violently, as if those already violent waves have somehow come alive. There is something in the water! The mission brief would have been shared with them sometime during their trip, but maybe Outsiders want to pull up on their implant the image and debrief shared once again now that there is some action. The orca-like Kaiju trying to reach the shores of Neo Tokyo is called Shachimon, and she's been the cause of the violent waves and flooding we've seen for the past few weeks. Alongside of her and are her children orca who love to mimic everything their mother does. The biggest one, the matriarch of the pod, is over 60 meters in length - large enough to swallow a boat whole. The younger ones are smaller but just as ferocious, spanning from the size of a car to the size of a bus. The youngsters are a size small enough that they can leap out of the water, sometimes crashing down onto people and ships. Beware!

Shachimon will be fighting to knock over boats, or climbing on boats with their amphibious legs. Once they get their hands on humans or Outsiders, they pull them into the water, tearing them limb from limb to feed. Their control over the waves are no joke, either. With a powerful swing of their tail, they can conjure up tsunamis capable of overturning ships. The matriarch, if left to her own devices, seems bent on submerging Neo Tokyo to make food of all its citizens.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Shachimon
HEIGHT: Younger whales are 4 - 18 metres. The matriarch is 60 meters in length.
WEIGHT: 1500kg - 5000kg
CLASS: Highly dangerous.
LOCATION: Large bodies of water
ABILITIES: Use of sonar to detect any water movement. Fast swimmer. Very sturdy body thanks to all that whale blubber. High intelligence - commonly works together as a pod to take down prey. Capable of creating tsunamis that overturn boats. The largest Shachimon can sink a city if not stopped.
WEAKNESS: Electricity (since it will be inside water), dissection, spearing its eyes or blowhole. Loud vibrations within the water can stun or confuse it.
EXTRA NOTES: Dislikes and will attempt to overturn civilian yachts. Carnivorous, eating marine life and human flesh. Sadistic personality, may play with their food prior to eating.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Lead the Shachimon away from the shore.
✖ Extermination of Shachimon in the water and if they reach the shore.
✖ Protection of nearby fishermen's boats and civilians within those boats.
✖ Teamwork to destroy the matriach Shachimon.
✖ Bring back specimens (live or deceased) for research purposes.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

As a note, Outsiders who wish to remain on land and help civilians there may do so. There are waves flooding the city, and some of the smaller, quicker Shachimon will have made it to shore. They will need to be taken care of before they can terrorise the city.

▶ 003. OCEAN GEMS.

Shachimon are most deadly in the water and their go-to strategy is to pull others into their turf, where they have the advantage. That's where those jewel-like implants come in. These implants, called OCEAN GEMS, when attached to the skin, temporarily modify the body. Once activated, nanobots will invade the bloodstream and alter the user's lungs, giving them a set of breathable gills. Their legs will also be altered, giving them fins and the tail of a fish. This is a recent invention by LILITH ever since the first Shachimon was spotted a few years ago, and the technology is still experimental. This means that the transformation process will be significantly uncomfortable, feeling a bit like being asphyxiated and having your legs sewn together at the same time. Deactivating the gem and turning back feels just as uncomfortable, and being experimental technology, it can take a while before the user can successfully revert back. Those who want to fight in the water and lack any weapons or abilities that can be used can request Seok Dang for a weapon. There's a limited supply, but they will be given a special trident. Directly driving the spear into one of the kaiju will electrocute it, giving a higher chance for higher damage. These tridents will be handed out to those who want to use their Ocean Gem and ask.

It's up to Outsiders whether they want to use this new technology or not. Being able to fight the monsters on their own terrain is certainly an advantage, so LILITH would highly encourage it.

▶ 004. MEDICAL BAY.

Healers and those with medical experience will be placed on the warship with a red flag on it. Dr. Spim & Alex will also be present on this ship to assist any major injuries to both LILITH and civilian fisherman alike. This ship is bigger than the others, and while stocked up with the same artillery, it is also stocked with beds and medical supplies. This will be the Outsider's naval medical bay during the siege on the Shachimon and all injured Outsiders or civilians will need to be transported there. This ship will also need to be protected heavily, because once the Shachimon catch on that all the injured, vulnerable prey are being transported to the larger ship, they will start to target that ship in particular. Characters that need immediate medical help should be transported to this ship via a dataportal. Each yacht has a dataportal that can teleport anyone instantly to the medical ship. The dataportals are also located down below deck to prevent them from getting damaged.

▶ 005. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM.

It's a bloody, soggy and gruesome battle and the seas' waves begin to calm down, the sea filled with kaiju carcasses. LILITH's clean up crew is working hastily to collect these corpses, but with the Outsiders' occupied and recovering from their fresh battle, help is limited. Search and rescue scavenges the sea to find any civilians who didn't make it or may need medical help. Meanwhile, the valiant teamwork and effort has paid off. After many hits from many different weapons, artillery, natural abilities, etc. the matriarch kaiju has been downed and sank to the bottom of the ocean floor. LILITH's team will work to retrieve the massive carcass, though it will take awhile. Those who put in notable effort will receive praise and a little extra payout. Outsiders will see an instant transfer of funds to their account: 340,000,000 KRYPTOS. This is roughly about 2500 USD.

The intense battle will have lasted several days and Outsiders are free to go from land to sea as little or as often as they like. It is all over, though, and Outsiders will be called to return to the MAIN BASE for rest and recovery. LILITH will also be searching for the rift where the kaiju came from while Outsiders recover. A message from an unknown voice will pop up an hour or so after all Outsiders have returned to the MAIN BASE. Outsiders may use this time to socialize in a commons area, wash up in the showers, get a meal in the cafeteria or rest.

"Good work."

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our first Kaiju log! All prompts are highly encouraged but OOCly optional. ICly, characters can choose to fight in the ocean, on the ships or stay behind on land and protect the city. At the end of the siege, characters who accepted an Ocean Gem will be asked to return it. It's experimental technology, so LILITH will need to do more tweaking before they can properly release it. Outsiders who use the gem may have whatever fish tail they like, as long as it is a sea creature.

Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the Shachimon matriarch will be determined via a HP-based system (See below).

Please note that all tags in this log count for 2 reward points each. Ask any further questions below!

Below is also the month at a glance. We understand the CALENDAR has been a little inconsistent, but the mod team is sorting all of this out. Expect a FEEDBACK POST this month as well so we can check in with the playerbase and make any adjustments to the game. This log, even if the time stamp says JANUARY, will count for FEBRUARY AC.

FEB 1st: Kaiju Fight Log in LOG COMMUNITY
FEB 15th: Text Post in NETWORK COMMUNITY
FEB 25th: Mod posted MEME COMMUNITY; FEEDBACK POST is live.

Thank you all for being a wonderful and understanding playerbase!

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Comments

[blastedass]

[They don't know what's out there. There's no cowardice in viewing the unknown with skepticism in this particular circumstance. But beyond that, there's a fucking war going on behind them and they can't take the luxury of indulging in their aquatic freedom. What kid doesn't dream of flying through the skies or swimming uninhibited through the sea?

There's plenty of excitement right here and Bakugo turns back to the ships, glancing at the dead creature beside them as he passes it. The brood mother is going to hate all of them for killing so many of her children. Then again, what fucking mother forces her children into a battle knowing there will be casualties? ... Hunt or be hunted, huh.]

Doubtful. They wouldn't have brought the entire fucking pack into the bay if they were going to lead us somewhere. [He doesn't put these creatures' pack mentality in that category. Gang up, eat what you can, get out when full. He hasn't seen any sort of herding, baiting, or other kinds of hunting so far.] This had better just be some hunting shit.

[the_fourteenth]

They've been working quite well together to gang up on boats.

[Some team effort on apart of the kaiju. He thinks they're a little more clever than Bakugo is giving them credit for.

Raidou slows his pace down to keep an eye on the area.]

But the more we keep from getting that far, the better off those on the shore will be.

[He stops, frowning when he finally catches his eye on some movement in the water. Two of the smaller ones are headed their way, sticking close together to make up for their lack of size. "Small" being relative when they're both around 5 meters in length.

Raidou readies his spear. He'd rather face them now then try to swim and get caught by his fins.]

Incoming.

[blastedass]

They've noticed that's where the food is.

[No different than other predators swarming an area they know prey resides. It's like orcas trying to tip ice floes and wasps raiding bee hives. He's not dismissing them as stupid; he's more categorizing the kind of hunting they're doing.

None of them have been pushing boats together or feigning injury to attract an Outsider's attention, for example.]

Aa. If the big bitch's kept from going ashore, we only have to deal with a few getting to land.

[Seems the majority of them would prefer to keep where she is. Bakugo pauses as the other merman does, narrowing his eyes on the approaching kaiju. Tch, bringing the fight to them, huh...]

I'll blind them, then we strike. [Before charging up another explosion in his hand. Concentrating the beads of sweat, building up so they're not getting pulled off by the water.] Close your eyes.

[And right before those things are on them-] STUN GRENADE! [KA-BLASH!! Light and a shockwave detonates in the water, less to make a concussive explosion of fire and heat, and more focused on the light and sonic boom.]

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou gives him a nod and does as instructed, turning his head as well. He waits for just one quick moment after the blast to turn back, getting ready to dive in.

The kaiju are caught off guard, thrashing angrily in the water in shock and pain from the explosion, hoping they can knock away whatever just blinded them.

Trying to keep up with people who have all these incredible abilities has been a trial of its own for Raidou. It's tough to feel useful in this crowd, and it only makes him want to fight even harder.

Thrashing be damned, Raidou is going to get in there to attack with his spear. He goes low on them this time, trying to come up with his weapon through the chins. While his aim is right, his timing in this water is off, and he gets knocked aside by a tail. That kaiju has caught his scent now, and while it can't see him, it can turn those teeth in his direction. He uses that moment to drive his spear into its side and holds on as the creature takes off blindly in through the water.]

[blastedass]

[Interruption, stun, disorientation. His Quirk's not just for destruction, unlike what some ignorant dumbasses want to think. He feels Raidou kick in to take advantage of the attack, water swirling past his sides. Only a second or two later and Bakugo sweeps in after him, gripping the trident he'd previously been carrying between his teeth (had to use both hands).

There's a wide level of strength and abilities between the Outsiders, but even the ones some would view as "weaker" are still out here fighting, filling roles that may surprise some and impress others. Raidou's battling despite his summons being locked and Bakugo's going to respect that decision. Until he thinks it's foolish to let the guy get in over his head. Then there'll be words.

He quickly goes for the second kaiju's head, working to keep up with its crippled senses to make further attacking difficult. Shit, goes through his mind the second that other kaiju swats Raidou aside and tears after him. Or at least goes around and around trying to get the attacking Outsider currently skewered into its side.]</small

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou goes along for the ride, trying to dislodge his weapon from the creature's thick hide. He activates the electricit1y in his weapon, the shock causing the shachimon to slow down enough that he can do so.

He swings it around to bring the trident down on its head, shocking it again as Bakugo comes in to help. Raidou seems him approaching - and the other shachimon that's right on his heels. He grimaces, realizing won't be able to get his weapon withdrawn fast enough.]

Behind you--

[blastedass]

[Bakugo grins at the sight in front of him. With the first monster twitching and writhing under Raidou's shock, the other one chasing Bakugo not slowing down at all, it makes for an excellent opportunity to snap off an explosion, blitz past the first one, crash his trident into Raidou's to dislodge it and tackle the guy out of the way right as the two creature collide with each other. Amid the buzzing current of course.

As the water swirls around the, Bakugo rights himself, releasing the other boy with a quick stick of his trident out behind Raidou to keep him from going too far.]

Let them fight each other or a damn second.

[the_fourteenth]

[It all happens in seconds, but thankfully, Raidou is fast enough to keep up. He's just happy to have been able to keep a hand on his own trident.

He gives his head a shake to clear it from the sudden flurry of action, floating upright now next to Bakugo to watch the spectacle. Two furious, blinded, electric-shocked and bleeding orca kaiju flailing wildly in the churning water. Absolutely wild.

He gives it a few moments, but there isn't much time to waste. He holds up his weapon at the ready.]

Let's end this.

[Raidou uses the opportunity to get up near the head of one of the two kaiju, and hangs on as it senses he's there and tries to buck him off. He has to hold on by sticking the trident in superficially into its skin, so he can get up near the blowhole for the killing blow. He has to wait for just the right break in the monster's thrashing to be able to pull it off.]

[blastedass]

[Bakugo expects a swordsman to have good reactions. Whether that's reacting to a creature trying to bite his head off or to a teammate clocking him in the ribs and dragging him out into the sea so two monsters can crash into each other.

Yeah, that's a "fun" sight right there, both kaiju angry from the pain and electric shock, hungry enough to take a few bites at each other in the bloody water, and too stupid to know they got baited into attacking their sibling for a few seconds. Tch, it's too much to hope one of them would kill the other. They're orca, not sharks.

Raidou has the better idea. Instead of letting them regroup and charge again, Bakugo charges in as well. Instead of going for the second one, he opts to jam his trident into the first one's jaw, sending bolts of electricity through to make it twitch and jolt while Raidou prepares the finishing blow above.

Hurry up, Shashou, before the second one recovers.]

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou finally gets his moment, and slams the trident in. He holds on to the weapon until the creature is finally still, withdrawing it with a hefty pull, immediately heading over to do the same on the second orca. He has to get close enough without getting hit and electrocuted himself, and waiting for just the right opening to throw the trident down through the blowhole and right through the creatures head.

Once the creature is still, he gives Bakugo a satisfactory nod, and takes a steadying deep breath. He withdraws his weapon with a hefty pull.]

[blastedass]

[There's no surprise this guy's skill with the sword lends itself to a polearm. Blood clouds the water, turning a murky purple brown from the sparks of blue lightning as the trident pulls free and the shachimon stills with a shudder. The second one doesn't get the chance to avenge its brethren before Raidou's delivering the fatal blow to it in turn. Too bad the blowhole is such an easy access to the brain. Not to mention just like stabbing anyone's throat, the creature's probably drowned on its own blood. Gory thought, but it's a monster. It won't do them any good to have humanizing thoughts on these.

Bakugo pushes off the creature and drifts back in the water, watching them sink slightly.] This isn't going to end any time soon.

[the_fourteenth]

No, it's not.

[This was exhausting work, fighting in the water and needing to heal up himself and others. But Raidou is the sort of person who will work himself to the bone than ever stop, for better or worse. Often worse.]

We can stay out here and continue trying to pick them off. Or we can regroup with the others near the boats.

[blastedass]

[It's like fighting the fucking Nomu but there's an endless number of them. Bakugou adjusts his grip on the trident and leans forward, kicking through the water in a flurry of orange fins to propel into the sea once more. Not going to dwindle their numbers floating here commenting on it.] We're going back to the boats. If there are any stragglers, they'll be coming our way on arrival.