Battlefield
-The soldiers are walking closer-
-One of them points back at the ship, showing something to the other-
-HUNTERS-
-Luffy-
The others are like you.
-Looks behind him at the other people-
City
-WAREHOUSE-
-Well Archer-
-There aren't any tripwires just one old, rusted door-
-But as you pass through, you feel something judder-
-You've passed through a magical circle-
-In the times when it was complete, it would have barred your entry, perhaps killing you, or at the very least forcing you to materialise-
-But that was a long time ago, and there are only faint remnants now-
-The interior of the place is surprisingly well lit up-
-What with the massive hole on the side of the building opposite to your approach-
-CHURCH-
-Yugo-
-There is indeed a human sized something in the sacristy-
-And this place in general has a haze of magic over it-
-There are very faint sounds coming through from the sacristy-
-Like someone writing-
City
-CHURCH-
-Fen enters, just in time to see the foot of someone ducking behind the room's only corner-
-They can't have seen your face, but they know you're there-
-At the front of the church are where the papers are scattered most-
-They lie on the ground in front of you Sora-
-WAREHOUSE-
-The magical circle provides little resistance, and the door springs open with the horrible sound of tearing metal-
Battlefield
-SHIP-
-The soldiers come up to the two-
It looks like the ship is back online.
-MACHINE-
-Kath-
The Machine has no goal of its own.
-Luffy-
Yes.
-danger DANGER KATH-
-Through the crackle of communicator's a hushed voice speaks-
Get back. I'm going to take the shot.
edited 16th Jan '16 6:36:35 PM by ThanatoSeraph
City
-CHURCH-
-As Fen speaks there is a gasp and-
Fen?
-Chris walks around from the corner-
...
We are in Messian territory. I thought my teleportation had attracted their notice.
... Even if this place seems dead.
-The papers have strange designs on them-
-They look like modifications of the same concept-
-All of them different stages-
-Something like a bandanna, or a belt where the buckle is a seal-
-Certainly looks suspicious and occult-
-WAREHOUSE-
-The floor in here is... completely empty-
-As if nothing was ever here-
-Shattered glass specks the ground-
-And there is no dust-
-The floor seems to be made out of steel too, funnily enough-
Battlefield
-SHIP-
Hold up. We have to wait for Sir Daniel and the others.
We haven't heard anything since they left.
-HUNTERS-
I-
-Even as Kath leaps back-
-The area around the Machine erupts into superheated air-
-Inside the inferno bullets hit home on something-
-And a circle of light erupts around the Machine, containing the blast-
-And from inside the inferno a voice speaks to the party-
I will become something else.
-When the inferno dies down, there is no-one there-
-And Daniel is standing among you fuck when did he get there-
...
Kill unconfirmed. Doubtful.
-His helmeted face turns to Luffy-
Is this one a demon too?
-suspish-
-Sora suspects they will be of use at some point-
-like those ansem reports-
-Folds up as much as he can and pockets them, then hears Chris-
-Stands up and faces towards him-
Oh, hey!
Whoa!!
-Holds his arms up protectively from the blaze-
edited 16th Jan '16 7:18:20 PM by Rivux
mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean

The Ancient Steppe is wide, but not empty. It holds as many tales as it does blades of grass.