Ronin-Gai citizens run amok, a sudden appearance of new people with their likeness, but not quite the same, is turning their small district upside down.
They call themselves Japanese, demanding the old fashioned citizens to open space for progress.
The district’s protector is in unease at the situation, how can he, a hero, deny the newcomers a place to stay; how could he let his brethren from Ikaruga be overthrow by this unknown group?
The dilemma!
“By the gods, what should I do!? The conflict must be stopped, but violence can not be administered, I will not allow such thing, our citizens and the foreigners can not exposed be to these unearthly situations”.
The hero of love and justice proclaims himself, Bang Shishigami determines his resolve.
“The source of this space disruption, I must gather information and supporters of the cause; away I go!”
edited 22nd Mar '12 2:23:09 PM by Goukenimaru
"Loading...Loading...Initializing".
Lambda found herself laying in the middle of an unfamiliar city street. Prior to her shutting down, Kokonoe had warped Lambda to Kagutsuchi to track down Sector Seven's enemy and to locate Noel Vermillion. Lambda found that she no longer had contact with Kokonoe.
"Damage minimal. Engaging automatic mode. Objective: Locate Noel Vermillion. Eliminate Yuuki Terumi. Beginning mission."
Lambda began to roaming the streets, looking for a way back up to Kagutsuchi, which her sensors informed her was directly above her.
Don't PM me. We don't like being PMed.Alucard Manor at noon.
Rachel is rudely awakened from her peaceful slumber by a terrifying commotion coming from just outside her lavish home.
"What the devil is going on out there?"
Slowly rising from her oversized bed, she approaches her window and looks out of it.
"W... what is the meaning of this...?"
I'm no good at beginnings. Someone work with me, yo! D':
"..ake up"
What was that?
....
Must have been Tao's imagination. Definitely. Tao can keep on napping under this nice warm sunlight, on top some soft lush grass. Yes, napping was good for Tao. As much as food.... mmm food, "Boobie Lady... zzz... more meat buns for Tao..."
"Wake up Tao, come on! The elder has an assignment for you!"
Tao could feel something trying to shake her. But Tao was eating meat buns now, she wouldn't be disturbed so easily, "Not neow," the Kaka murmured, turning over away from the source of the shaking, "Tao is trying to eat Boobie Lady's meat buns..."
"Come on, Tao! Wake up! Wake up!"
"Yeah Tao! Wake up!"
Soon a small chorus of children's voices repeatedly told the older Kaka to wake up. It seemed that this was finally enough to get Tao out of her sleep, "Meow," She yawned, "Tao was having such a great dream. Can't Tao sleep for a little while longer?"
"Tao, the Elder has an assignment for you, you can't sleep yet," One of the Kaka children, who had been trying to wake her, told the one track minded girl. "The Elder wants you to find what caused that big weird thing to happen."
"Okay, Tao will go, meow!" With that, the kaka darted off in the direction of the town.
"Wait, we didn't tell yo- oh she's gone..."
Man, why did Johnny always disappear at the worst times? He could at least stick around for her sake. She tries really hard for him to notice her and what does he do? Run off to who knows where doing who knows what with who knows who. What made this whole situation worse for May was the sudden appearance of a whole cities dropping on top of preexisting ones. Where had they come from, no one knew for sure. She asked Dizzy about it, but it seemed she didn't have any more of a clue than she did. Now it was up to her take care of the crew during these confusing events. She wasn't going to let Johnny down, she was going to stick by their sides and protect them!
... or at least that's what she had planned. But somehow... some way... she got separated from the crew. And her equipment was on the fritz so contacting April was a no go too. And it didn't exactly help that the fusion between cities had changed it so much that it was near unrecognizable. To say May was completely and hopelessly lost would be an understatement.
"I wish Johnny was here..."
After a short while of searching, Noel's communicator indicated an incoming call. After receiving a message of a female in strange, black armour being spotted roaming the streets, Noel hesitantly gave them permission to approach, but to give their location and ready a call for reinforcements. She hoped that was the proper thing to do, she was terrible at telling people what to do.
Noel rounded a corner, intent on joining the group and see who this girl was, but was surprised to see a girl with a bright orange costume on the other end of the street. Was that... an anchor as well? Why did that little girl have an... it had to be a prop, right?
Gah, why was she wasting time thinking about that? This girl was probably a very confused and frightened child!
"Heeey!" Noel called to the orange-clad girl as she began to hurry to her side. She would need to get her some place safe before joining the search party...
Speaking of the search party, after receiving their orders, they appraoched Lambda cautiously. Four of them wielded bladed weapons while the other two seemed to have ranged weapons. Mere Ars Magus grade weapons.
"Halt!" One of them ordered, raising his sword warily. "State your name and business, or we shall arrest you!"
Ky Kiske, meanwhile, investigated a strange location located near the demolished London. It appeared to be an incredibly large rose garden with a manor overlooking it all. He and a trio of knights approached this mansion warily, looking for the cause of its appearance. Luckily, the area it had appeared in wasn't populated, so that was a minor miracle for them, but even so this was a serious problem. And with any luck there would be clues here.
Ky, glancing at the mansion's interior, spotted a blonde girl in one of the windows. He tried waving her down, trying not to seem too much like a hostile. Then again, considering he and the knights were armed...
Lambda scanned the six soldiers standing before her.
"Scanning...Six infantry class Librarium officers wielding Ars Magus-class weapons. Combined Threat Level: D. Dispersing enemy in orderly fashion."
The officer that had ordered her to identify herself gave the cue for the search party to apprehend her, only for Lambda to hold out her hands as black blades appeared around her and rained down on the advancing soldiers, piercing them. The two with ranged weapons attempted to fire on her, but she flew around their shots and jabbed each of them through the stomach with the blades on her arms.
"Enemy eliminated. Continuing mission."
With this, Lambda glided off down the road, towards the hole that would lead her back up to Kagutsuchi.
((EDIT: OOC: I realized that there were no Nox's currently out in the open in London. My bad.))
edited 23rd Mar '12 2:39:31 PM by Otherarrow
Don't PM me. We don't like being PMed.The hero of Ronin-Gai departed, in a quest to put an end to the turmoil erupting in his beloved district.
There he left his trusty Subordinates, his wingmen, vigorous young ninjas reminiscent from Ikaruga; they were tasked by Bang, their master, to control and guide the conflicting population, but a single subordinate was worried, not doubting his master’s abilities, but for no matter how skillful he was, not being able to help his master was far too painful.
The young ninja clad in green said, to himself.
“I’m sorry boss, it was honor for me to receive such a mission, to keep the safety of our brethren and these Japanese people; still, I cannot stand still while you go on such quest by yourself.”
Then he wondered, how could he be of help; the Subordinated recalled his master’s words, he was not only seeking answers to the disruption, but also supporters of his cause.
“The boss told us to stand still and alert, but if I bring more allies (aside from myself), I’m sure he will forgive my rash decision.”
Bang’s subordinate found his resolve, and he too, departed.
“That Kaka warrior, she could be of help for Master Bang, he says she is his disciple, I must look for her. Away I go boss!.”
edited 23rd Mar '12 3:02:56 PM by Goukenimaru
"How dare someone try and invade my fabulous home?" Rachel said, offended to the max. "I shall have to dispose of these ruffians post haste."
Rachel shot Ky an icy glare and walked away. Approaching a big, red, shiny button emblazoned with "DEATH TRAP #2", Rachel hit the button with all her might, believing that to be the end of it.
"There. My elegant electricity trap will make short work of those barbarians." Rachel, pleased with herself, looked out the window again. Four unharmed knights and no death traps greeted her eyes, something she was most displeased with. "Ugh, I do swear, Valkenhayn may be the worst mechanic I have ever had employed."
With that, the girl teleported herself in front of Ky, now suddenly fully dressed.
"I do not know who you are, but I do have a question for you. Are there any last words you would like to convey to me before your death?"
"Ahh, this...this might put a brick wall in the way of the plan, still, nothing we can't work around." Hazama muttered, standing on the rooftop of Kagutsuchi's NOL branch. He was of course talking to himself about the fact that Kagutsuchi wasn't where it was before...something strange had happened. The man had thought he'd predicted every possibility of the Continuum Shift, but that didn't appear to be the case, perhaps he'd overlooked something?
"Well, no doubt everyone blames me for this...sigh, as much as I need the hatred, oh well...Whatever, we should just continue as normal for now, so, I guess it's off to find the 12th, Noel Vermillion." He'd say, smirking to himself and beginning to make his way inside the building.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore."Eh?" May turned towards the voice. Finally people! She hadn't seen anyone around in so long, maybe this person could give her directions! At first glance, she thought the person was a boy... but getting a better look, the person in blue looked alot girlier than that. Maybe they were like Bridget! Well she was blonde and wore blue like him. She realized she should probably greet the stranger, especially if she was hoping for direction, "Hello!"
Tao was lost. Not an uncommon occurrence sure, but the change in landscape seemed to make her far more susceptible to getting completely and utterly lost. It didn't help she forgot her reason for being there entirely. Something much more drastic had come up after all!
Her stomach growled. Yes, Tao was hungry.
"Meow... Tao needs food... but Tao doesn't see anybody around..." The Kaka said almost dejectedly. When it came to food, it was her number one priority. And not having it was the most devastating thing in the world.
Swift as the wind, the Hero of Ronin-Gai goes.
Bang Shishigami passes through many levels of Kagutsuchi, for surveillance, from building to building; away in the horizon he could gaze upon the landascape, and how drastically it has changed…
“Heavens, these lands, from where did they come from!?”
Such view put our hero in disbelief; it only served to fill his sense of hurry even more, heaven and earth were fusing, foreign places and people was surging by the hour.
Assistance, that’s what he needs, Bang ponders about who could join his cause.
“This seems to be far beyond my capabilities, on my own, I cannot overthrow this unearthly nightmare. Such peril, must I, Bang Shishigami lower my head to the likes of the NOL, in seek of help?”
The ninja seems a tad desperate.
“No, not so fast, I need to calm my nerves; I’m Bang Shishigami, hero of love and justice, I have many followers and admirers, first I must seek them. Yes, that’s it, Master Carl and Taokaka, my lovable young disciples; surely they would be happy that me, their master, is gladly taking them on such important mission.”
Bang clears his head, and seems ready to gather those capable of assisting him in his mission.
Godspeed!
edited 25th Mar '12 6:47:43 PM by Goukenimaru
Flying high above everything, the majestic Mayship. However, none of its usual suspects were in sight. May? Not there. Johnny? Most certainly not there. Dizzy? lol u srs?
No, aside from the terrified crewmates, only one soul inhabited the flying carrier's deck.
"Oh. My. Gaaaaawwwwwwd!" A suspicious, eyepatched, white-haired girl dressed in pirate garb yelled, clearly very pleased by this development. "Like, Nu doesn't know how she got here at all but she be captain of her own ship now, matey!"
Nu pulled a pirate sword out of nowhere and pointed it at the terrified crew.
"Like, this ship belongs to Captain Nu-Nu now, bitches! Anyone who doesn't like it will be super-neato'd to a mega kawaii death, y'all!" She said with a smile. "Now, I shall conquer everything and then Captain Ragna will finally notice me! Tee hee~"
Go forth, Captain Nu-Nu. Go forth and conquer all the things.
...I don't think she likes visitors. Ky reasoned, noticing the the glare even from the distance. Before he could approach the manor any further, the girl suddenly appeared before them, surprising each of them. Ky, recovering quickly, raised his hand to prevent the other knights from drawing their weapons. No doubt they were frightened by the teleporting and the death threat.
"We aren't here to fight or die, and attempting to do so would be unwise." Ky told the blonde girl, a hand hovering near his sword. "We are only here to investigate why exactly your house and garden have appeared several miles from London, which has also been crushed by what appears to be mountain with yet another city on it. If you have any information, please share it with us."
"Eh? H-hi..." Noel replied, surprised at how at ease this girl seemed at being alone in a ruined city. "Um... I'm Lieutenant Noel Vermillion of the NOL. I'm here to help, where are your parents?" She asked, looking around the empty street before facing the orange girl again.
...Up close, that anchor looked pretty real. But still just a prop, right? No way a little girl with a chest bigger than her own could lift something so wait what was her bust size?
Noel blinked, eyes widening slightly. No way. That can't be... argh, this isn't the time!
Noel held her hand out to May. "Please come with me, we'll find your parents and take you someplace safe."
Something caused Lambda to stop in her tracks. She looked to the sky, or rather, what passed for a sky in this place, scanning over it until her sensors detected a hovership with a certain person on board.
"Error. Paradoxical entity detected. Moving to resolve paradox."
Lambda immediately turned around and flew deeper into the city, towards the ship she had detected. Her programmed in orders from Kokonoe began howling at her like a conscience, but her mind had filed 'resolve paradox before universe unravels' as a higher priority than the mission, at least for the time being.
Lambda was so caught up in the paradoxical being, and her systems justifying going after it, that she wasn't watching wear she was going and ran right into someone.
edited 26th Mar '12 8:04:12 AM by Otherarrow
Don't PM me. We don't like being PMed."...Wow, he sure looks like he's in a hurry..."
Of course, it didn't matter how much of a hurry he was in. He was one of the marks listed on the bounty list, no doubt about it. Well, the list simply had him listed as "Sweaty Ninja", but Bridget hadn't seen any other ninjas recently, let alone sweaty ones, so that must be the target. It was simple logic, after all.
"Excuse me, Mister Ninja!" the nun shouted, as he lept across the rooftops in an attempt to catch Bang. His hand clasped tightly around his yo-yo as he readied himself for the inevitable conflict. "I'm here to collect a bounty on you, so, um... I kind of need to fight you now! Is that okay?"
Um... Holly can wait until I can actually figure out how to introduce her, I guess. >.<
"London? Stop talking nonsense, Mr. Knight. Such a place hasn't existed for over a hundred years. Although..."
Rachel paused, looking around herself.
"My surroundings do look ever so slightly different. Is this a result of the continuum shift? No. No, this is something far greater in scale. Could this be...? Yes, perhaps. Hmhmhm."
Rachel smiled to herself, clearly ignoring the four knights before her. She suddenly looked over at Ky.
"You. You have the aura of a different world around you. How very interesting. I do suppose I can share my knowledge with you, but that would be rather... boring, wouldn't you say?"
A gust of wind blew across the rose-filled garden.
"I shall have to test your worth, child."
"Hm? Captain Nu-Nu senses something familiar just below the Nuship, matey!" Nu said, her voice filled with childlike glee and curiosity.
"Nucrew! Get the Nuship to... over there!" Nu yelled, pointing her finger in a random direction. Still terrified, the "Nucrew" were in no position to decline. The "Nuship" went ever onwards in search of adventure.
Moving along a bit, Terumi would find himself investigating just what the hell had happened, at ground zero. He'd made his way out of Kagutsuchi and into the city of London below, figuring most NOL members had been dispatched here, it was undeniably his best shot at finding Noel.
It didn't really matter if he did come across her though...he was more interested in the current phenomenon
"I couldn't have overlooked ANYTHING...this can't be the Continuum Shift at work...this is something bigger...ah, well...it's a bigger area to search, I know that damn much." He'd mutter to himself as he walked the streets of London, not really paying much attention to the scenery, but he did keep an eye out for people he recognized, it was always best to remain on guard when you have that many people wanting your blood.
Despite that, however, he made no attempt to keep a low profile.
edited 26th Mar '12 9:41:34 AM by YoshiArmageddon
I don't want to live on this planet anymore."Eh? My parents? Well, you see, I don't have parents you can take me to... ahaha," May said seemingly not bothered by it at all. Why should she be? She had Johnny and the Jellyfish pirates after all. Not to mention good friends like Bridget and Dizzy. She didn't need parents. Oh wait, she hadn't introduced herself, "I'm May of the Jellyfish Pirates by the way, nice to meet you Noel!"
"..ay.. co...in..."
"Huh?" The pirate girl was suddenly distracted by the distorted voice coming from her communication device. Was it finally working? "April? Can you hear me?"
"Ma..? May! I finally got it working," April's voice became clearer, but for some reason it sounded really hushed, as if she were whispering, "May, you have to hurry and get back, there's this crazy woman claiming to be Captain of the ship... everyone is scared and confused, they need you."
"What?! Don't worry April, I'll be there as soon as I can!" May then turned to Noel, "I'm sorry but I have to go, my crew is in danger!" The pirate then proceeded to run off down the street. She had to get to her crew quickly.
"What the hell was that?"
"It needs to watch where it is going."
"Was that an angel?"
Lambda had ran into a pedestrian, one of many residents of the city who had resorted to looting the now ruined city instead of migrating up to Kagutsuchi or being rescued by the NOL. Lambda had no reason to be concerned for why they wanted to stay behind, and they were no threat to her, so she glided past them after regaining her balance.
The ship carrying the paradoxical being had changed direction, and Lambda adjusted her course accordingly. As she began to catch up to the ship, she noticed a girl running after it as well, carrying a large anchor.
Illogical. she thought to herself. However, she kept the strange girl in the corner of her eye, in case she would prove to be a threat.
edited 26th Mar '12 12:20:27 PM by Otherarrow
Don't PM me. We don't like being PMed."Eh? Oh, I'm sorry..." Noel replied, unsure of how exactly to react, given how this girl didn't seem too phased. And 'Jellyfish Pirates'? Was that a name for her cosplay gang or something?
...Judging by that radio call, not exactly.
And with that, May suddenly took off. Noel blinked, then immediately gave chase. "Hey! Wait up! What's going on!" Noel called after her. "I'll handle it! I'm an NOL Officer, remember?"
Noel had apparently forgotten to call for any kind of help, as well.
"One hundred years?" Ky repeated thoughtfully as his fellow knights murmured uneasily with each other. He didn't quite know what this girl meant by 'continuum shift', but he began to wonder if this were a result of some form of time paradox. But how could an event such as this be possible?
Ky didn't budge as a sudden gust blew through the garden, though his hand now gripped the hilt of Fuuraiken as the knights spread out behind him, ready to assist in the battle.
"... Stand down," Ky ordered the others. "And... I would rather not raise my blade against a young girl such as you." the holy knoght said to Rachel. "It... isn't something I am comfortable with. Please, can you just assist in the investigation?"
"One does not simply oppose Lovely Captain Nu☆Nu, matey!"
Nu had noticed April's distress call. The poor girl was now tied up and hung upside-down on the deck.
"It be all cuz y'all were being totes insubordinate, gurly gurls. Ye would know better than to not cross blades with Lovely Captain Nu☆Nu!" Nu said, triumphantly wielding her Nublade. Her title seems to be getting longer every minute.
Nu looked down at the world below. She could faintly make out a girl clad in orange clothes not unlike her own.
"Oh. My. God. That bitch is totally jacking my swag, yo! Only one sexy pirate can wear that outfit, and that sexy pirate be Lovely Captain Nu☆Nu fo sho!" Nu said, angrily. She ordered the Nuship to land, and it didn't matter where. Nu didn't care if a million buildings were to be totalled. She was going to kill the bitch who stole her look.
"Silence!"
The wind grew even stronger. Rachel's expression sharpened.
"Your ways are much too naive, Mr. Knight. Hesitate for even a moment and your fate shall be sealed." Rachel paused, regaining her composure. "Nevertheless, you intrigue me. It is not often that I see a new face, and yours is especially striking. Tell me, child. What is your name?"
Determined to find followers and supporters, away Bang goes.
“Damn, I know who to look for, but how do I find them? Tao would be no problem, she is easy to track, but what about Master Carl?”
Bang, again, stops to ponder his assignment.
“That disciple of mine, why is he so introverted? Such a youthful appearance, yet he lives an overly fatigued life; this is no good, I must make use of this mission to also impart vigor and a healthy way of life on him!”
The caring Ninja thinks of his disciple, worried about how a young man can be so fixated in recklessly attacking those who wronged him, oh scarred youth; Bang is determined to vanquish the darkness of Carl’s heart.
“Yes, this it, Master Carl wait for me! I, Bang Shishigami, will not let a child suffer the worries that not even an adult should go through!”
"Um... Maybe he didn't hear me?" Bridget mumbled to himself. The ninja seemed awfully preoccupied with... Whatever he was doing. Maybe this wasn't a good time...
But no! To give up now wouldn't be right. A man never gives up trying to get the attention of others so easily. If Bridget truly was a man, he would have to get the ninja's attention!
The nun took a deep breath, and... "EXCUSE ME, MISTER NINJA!" he yelled at Bang, as loud as he could. "PLEASE LISTEN TO ME! I AM HEAR TO COLLECT A BOU- A... A b-bount... A bounty..."
...Okay, maybe he'd yelled a littled too loud. Poor Bridget's throat was killing him now...
edited 26th Mar '12 4:28:09 PM by Moerin
Lambda had finally caught up with the ship, mostly because it had landed, and Lambda had no need to give further chase. She ascended the side of the ship and landed before the captain. The scared crew started murmuring amongst themselves.
"There are two of them now?"
"Are they twins? Is she the good twin?"
Lambda stood before the captain.
"Paradox suspicions confirmed. Sensors identify subject as Boundary Interface Prime Field Device Number 13: Nu. The spirit of the 13th Unit is in this subject, Boundary Interface Prime Field Device Number 11: Lambda. The existence of one soul in two places is paradoxical, and dangerous to universe stability....Stab...stability...Dangerous to...stab..."
Lambda began to twitch, which quickly turned to her body jerking in place, until suddenly she was still. She then suddenly pointed at Nu in an exaggerated manner.
"What I'm saying matey, is that, like, there can only be one of us. And with this Artificial Murakumo thingy and the Idea Engine, nothing can stop Sector Seven Captain Lambda, ya'll hear? Put yer dukes, cause I'm like, gonna beat ya, kay?"
OOC:I apologize for my horrid attempt at pirate valley girl.
edited 26th Mar '12 4:53:14 PM by Otherarrow
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Everybody was still completely dumbfounded by the events that had happened only a week ago.
It was like two worlds suddenly collided with each other, not quite noticing the other until it was too late. Entire cities seemed to have been warped, as well as surrounding terrain like the mountains. Obviously, this has caused quite the catastrophe for many areas.
Several factions based upon each world have all launched their own investigations into this phenomenon, and while many theories have arisen, no true answer has arisen. Also, they're all quite enraptured in that Blame Game, what with the 'That Man did that!' or 'Hazama messed up big time!'
Left to deal with the resulting backlash in space and time are the heroes of each world. Also the villains, probably. Can you figure out the real cause of this disaster?
Because I sure as hell can't.
Noel decided it was best not to think too hard on this current situation, and focus on her job.
Located in a strange city she didn't recognise, the lieutenant nervously directed several scouts around the streets, referencing a rough map of the area they'd procured a short while ago.
This 'London' place that Kagutsuchi had pretty much fell on top off was just strange. It was so low on the ground, yet Seithr was incredibly low. In fact, the NOL had reason to believe that there was no Seithr whatsoever until recently. It was beginning to spread. Soon, it wouldn't be safe to be down here.
Which was why there was currently a search going on. For survivors, her higher-ups said, but she should also be on the look out for anyone suspicious. Particularly if they didn't look like anyone from Kagutsuchi or any other Hierarchical city.
...Searching for Major Kisaragi would have been so much less hassle... Noel lamented as she walked through a deserted street. Much less unnatural disasters and death to go around...