KAIJU FIGHT #1

[synfluxmods]

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!

code

Comments

ii

[likemybooks]

Shion! Move it to-- [Taryon's feet pound the deck as he rushes towards the the gun. What if he doesn't know how it works? What if he needs assistance in aiming?

Shion fires. It hits the kaiju - of course, he has that Monk ability to sense life energy. And it strikes her in the eye. That's just...] Wow. [Taryon's arms drop to his sides.] That's incredible.

[He's just surrounded by people with superpowers wherever he goes, he supposes.] Hey, I think I'll protect you while you fight. [One hand reaches out, ready to casts a spell, then pauses. Shion's a perfect shot, he doesn't need a Sanctuary cast on him. What else can Tary do?]

[blindspotting]

[ The absolute focus he'd been maintaining on trying to keep track of the monster fades a little and he turns towards the figure that's suddenly appeared by his side, mouth quirking into a half smile as he registers it as Taryon. ]

I would appreciate it. [ It's possible that he could keep track of the matriarch and spread himself wide enough to watch out for any other attacks, but it's not something he'd like to rely on. Having assistance makes everything significantly easier.

Though, speaking of assistance. Taryon knows these mechanical things, doesn't he? At least he's more than clever enough to be able to work it out in a way that Shion never will. ]

I don't suppose you know how to reload this thing?

[likemybooks]

[Taryon pulls the sword from his side, ready to slash at any baby orca monsters and defend Shion with his own dainty body.]

I've seen it worked on a few times, yes. [He turns around.] That's the chamber. Do you have extra bullets?

[He gives the deck a quick glance - it's empty, thankfully. No beasts to interrupt their work. Back to matters at hand, he crouches at the heavy metal box bolted to the floor with a LILITH logo.] Here. I think. [He pops it open, revealing every piece of repair equipment and ammunition they would need to use the built-in weapons.]

[blindspotting]

[ There's a brief pause before Shion steps away from the gun entirely, more than content to keep out of the way while Taryon does his work. No reason to make things more difficult for both of them. He does try to track the man's movements as best he can, but while aiming and pulling a trigger he can manage, the inner workings of the machinery are probably always going to be a mystery.

But they can trade for the moment. Shion readies his own sword, fully prepared to guard Taryon in turn while he's figuring things out. ]

How are you faring, so far? [ Just a brief check in, while they have a moment. ]

[likemybooks]

[Taryon works his magic in popping the casing open and sliding in the belt of bullets. It was designed to be quickly reloaded, but that was for trained soldiers, not a man whose only prior experience with guns were rudimentary pistols that sometimes backfired.]

Good. I'm alive? So that's good. [He chatters nervously as he works. A large wave crashes into the side of the yacht: the sign of an approaching baby kaiju.]

[blindspotting]

Alive is definitely good, yes.

[ He twists in the direction of the wave, tracking the shape underneath as it comes closer. Without thinking, he moves to put himself between the oncoming creature and Taryon, trying to give him as much time and space as he can. ]

You have experience with these sorts of things, correct?

[likemybooks]

What are you--? [The boat rocks as a small orca bumps into its side. Taryon is knocked off-balance and stumbles a foot away from the gun.] Never mind, I'm working!

[He grabs the remaining bullets and loads it all in, just in time for the orca to dive deeply, then swim upward with all its strength. It emerges from the water in a large arc, its mouth wide as if it was grinning, and lands right in front of Shion.]

It's in! Go! [Taryon stands and unsheathes his sword. The orca lunges at the two men.]

[blindspotting]

[ No time to reach for the gun, and it's never going to be Shion's first instinct anyway. The moment the shachimon lunges at them, Shion darts forward to meet it, unsheathing his sword and slashing through the side of the creature's mouth in a single swift movement. It at least causes the creature to rear back in pain, buying them a bit more space.

He slides back next to Taryon again, braced and ready for the creature to move at them. ]

Can you get around to it's other side? [ The one benefit to their size is that the monsters aren't exactly nimble. Splitting their attention can do wonders in lessening the potential damage. ]

[likemybooks]

[Shion's movements are almost too fast for Taryon to think are possible. He wants to learn that form, copy it, get that good with a sword.

But now, what he can do is nod and follow Shion's instructions. Taryon dashes around his teammate and holds out the blade to slash the shachimon's undamaged side. The cut behinds just over its ear hole, and blood seeps from the line that reaches the monster's midsection.

The beast roars again and slams its head against Taryon in a desperate attempt to relieve the pain of the ruptured ear flap. Taryon ks knocked into the side of the boat, but manages to keep his feet under him.]

[blindspotting]

[ He twists sharply the moment he senses Taryon go down, slamming his sword into the shachimon's other side and all but dragging it back in Shion's direction before the blade pulls free again. It does a wonderful job of earning him the creature's full attention, and Shion kicks off of it's side to get a bit more distance and force the thing to chase him. ]

Taryon?

[ His attention has to be focused on the fight in front of them, and while Taryon is still on his feet, it doesn't necessarily mean that he isn't hurt. He darts out in front of the now-limping creature, staying just out of range as he waits for confirmation of Taryon's status. ]

[likemybooks]

I'm good! [He ducks and keeps his head below the railing as he shuffles around the pained creature. It rocks side to side, tilting the boat dangerously, but Taryon holds onto the railing tightly.

With one target beneath his field of vision, the kaiju rushes forward to ram into Shion.] Shion, it's coming! [Taryon stands up and grabs the handle of the gun to pull himself up.]

[blindspotting]

[ The warning comes seconds before the shachimon bull rushes into Shion's range, and with no time to duck to either side Shion kicks off of the snapping mouth instead, launching him into the air until he can twist to land neatly on the creature's back.

It bucks wildly beneath him, nearly throwing him off his feet for a moment before he manages to readjust enough to bring his sword down directly into the blowhole. ]

The eye! Go for the eye!

[likemybooks]

[Taryon doesn't need to be told twice. He grips his spear tightly and takes a step forward. Now he's within the monster's field of vision, and its eye swivels wildly at the closer man. If the shachimon wasn't trying to kill everyone, Taryon would feel a sense of pity watching it bleed from its blowhold and ear.

But he juts the sharp end into its eye without pause. He closes his eyes at the moment it pierces the soft surface, and when he opens them, its face is covered in blood. The kaiju rears back, pulling away from Taryon and trying to escape into the sea.]

[blindspotting]

[ Shion lets himself slip free as the creature rears, landing gently back onto the deck. He studies it dispassionately as it writhes in pain, then steps forward to neatly stab through the other eye, driving his sword in as deep as it will go.

The shachimon thrashes again, then starts to slow. Shion waits for it to go completely still before he pulls his sword free and twists in Taryon's direction. ]

Are you hurt?

[likemybooks]

[Taryon looks away from the monster during its last moments. No matter how many beasts he's actually killed, he has not gotten used to seeing the actual moment of death. ]

I'm good. I think I'll get some nasty bruises tomorrow, but I'm good. [A sigh.] That was some expert swordplay back there.

[blindspotting]

Thank you. I'm glad to have some use here. [ It's genuine, if a little dry, as Shion neatly flicks his sword blade clean and smoothly resheaths it. It's possible he's still a little frustrated with the whole situation, but that's hardly Taryon's fault. ]

You did quite well yourself. Do you want to stay with the gun, in case more of them come?

[ They will, almost certainly. Shion can already feel more movement just under the water, though thankfully nothing heading precisely in their direction yet. ]

[likemybooks]

[He looks at his stained spearand wipes it with his arm. Blood and fluid transfers onto his suit.]

That's probably a good idea. [One quick, satisfactory inspection later, he transforms it into its compact rod form.] And you can stay right behind me while I get to work. [He straightens up and brushes his hair out of his face. Now's not the time to take the safer position, after Shion did the bulk of the fighting.] Can you tell where the others are?