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October Event Log

October Event
Dominant Element: Earth
Waning Element: Water

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Autumn is in full swing throughout Kaisou. The winds of September have settled down, leaving behind picturesque chilly autumn weather. During the month, the trees will be in full autumn glory, giving everyone a beautiful show of bright yellows, reds and oranges. At night, the atmosphere is perfect for a spooky Halloween night, with the moon showing brightly as you walk through crumpled leaves that skitter across the ground.

A Spoopy Time of Year

With the arrival of October, the city switches into full Halloween mode. You can't go anywhere in the city without finding some kind of Halloween decoration, whether it be jack-o-lanterns, paper ghosts, fake skeletons, or orange and black coloring. Restaurants and coffee shops are selling Halloween-themed refreshments, while there's a Spirit Halloween opening up in just about every empty building in the city for those looking to get yourselves a costume. Where did they come from? How did they pop up so fast? No one knows.

With school entering it's second month, students are finally getting used to the new daily routine. As they do that, maybe it's time to look into getting more involved. The Student Council are holding their elections, and there's auditions for the fall music concert. Meanwhile the clubs and sports are starting to gear up at both high school and the university as well. There's a wide variety, from high school baking club to the swim teams to the university anime club - or you can make your own club! There's lots of ways to be involved with your peers.

For those looking to get into the spirit of the holiday, there's plenty of things to do! The pumpkins are ready to be harvested in the farms of Stardew Valley, so you're welcome to visit a patch and pick out one for jack-o-lantern carving! There's also costume contests being held in the shopping center, with winners getting gift certificates to various businesses. Kami State Park are offering horse-pulled hay rides through the forest in the evening, for anyone wanting a fun date or family activity that's low on the scares. For those who want more of a thrill, the Gold Saucer has set up a ghost hotel experience. You can either do a basic tour that showcases all the typical things a haunted house has (creepy props, jump-scares, costumed folks, moogles in ghost costumes, etc), or for the truly brave, you can opt to stay the whole night in the hotel. The rooms are decked out to the macabre extreme complete with some creepy sounds occasionally occurring throughout the night. But hey, if that's what you're into - no shame!

The Halloween festivities aren't restricted to just the normal parts of town. In Undertown, plenty of merchants are getting into the spirit and selling Halloween items such as cauldrons (great for potion brewing), witches hats (enchanted to always be pointy), and witch brooms (enchanted to...just hover. No real flying). Meanwhile more traditional shops will focus more on protective wards and items meant to appease spirits, sometimes grumbling about the commercialization blinding people to the real dangers of this time of year. Enki Education Center meanwhile will offer plenty of classes about the history of Halloween and other related topics.

Samhain: The Lifting of the Veil

Those involved with the paranormal will be familiar with the idea of the veil between this world and the Spirit Realm thinning somewhat during this time of year. It's been a long known fact, and why so many holidays occur this time of year. However most years, the thinning of the veil results in nothing more than it being easier to conjure powerful spells, or an increase of supernatural sightings from normal people - some real, some fake, some from folks who have indulged a little too much in the Halloween spirit. Overall though, it's nothing to be too concerned about.

This year though? Between the already unusual activity from the Spirit Vein and recent damage done to the barrier by the man-made portal? The annual thinning of the veil couldn't come at a worse time. Instead of an mild increase in supernatural sightings? Normal people around the city find themselves bewildered as they become capable of perceiving all things supernatural. Your inhuman features? Your weird hair color? Those weapons you've been carrying around? The people can see them for what they are, and they have a lot of questions and concerns. The app users will be routinely dealing with the chaos that comes from those who once were oblivious now noticing what has been going around them all this time. Do your best to navigate the questions or escape if it gets to be too much.

Unfortunately, the problems from the thinning don't end just there. Throughout the month, tears, or smaller gates, will continuously pop up around the city. Each of these gates will lead to smaller labyrinths that looks like different versions of hell - complete with demons ready consume on any poor souls that happen to go near these gates. The surefire way to deal with these gates is to kill or exorcise the master demon of the labyrinth (which is a demon that's tougher than the other ones). This will cause the labyrinth to collapse and everyone inside will be safely teleported out. Do your best to patrol the city and ensure that no civilians fall prey to these tears.

The Disappearances

It starts slow, at first it's just one or two people from the app who go missing. Those who have the Libra app might suddenly find that they can't get a hold of their friend. For some, they might rationalize an explanation: it's October and some people are getting really busy with school or work as the big holiday season is right around the corner. Nothing to get too worried about, right? But for others, such rationalizations doesn't sit right. Not when a person they live with doesn't come home, or fails to show up to work when they've never been known to skip out.

Investigating these disappearances don't yield much at first. In most of the cases, there's no signs of a struggle. Though for a couple, especially with people who tend to be difficult normally, there's some signs that maybe something occurred - but there's no trail, no fingerprints. If you submit a missing persons report to the police, they won't have much in the way of leads. Zodiac too seems concerned, saying they'll look into it but not having more details to share at this time.

By the second week of October, things have escalated to the point that not even the most laidback of people can rationalize things away. Several people, all on the app, have gone missing and no one has been able to contact them at all or locate them by any means, magical or mundane. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to who's taken or when they were taken, just that they were likely alone when they vanished.

Just where then, is everyone going? Will you be next?

A Gate to Hell

It's not until October 13th does a lead finally get found. Zodiac will send a message through the app, it's signal blaring as usual.

ALERT: SHIFTING GATE LOCATED AT KAISOU HIGH SCHOOL.
Element Classification: Earth
Danger Level: High
Designation: The Qliphoth
A large gate has been detected at Kaisou High School. We have received information that this gate is connected to the disappearances of app users. Some locals have approached our agents with information on this realm. They have also requested assistance in stopping the demons within and saving the hostages. This realm is HIGHLY DANGEROUS, please only go near it if you're prepared. Please visit the Zodiac Office if you need any questions answered or equipment. And whatever you do, do NOT make any deals with demons.

Visiting the Zodiac Office, they will find that the atmosphere is once more very serious. There are Zodiac employees rushing around, trying to get a handle on the multiple crisis going on. Professor Willow looks rather pale and like he hasn't slept in a week. When asked about his condition, he'll just explain that he just pulled an all-nighter researching. Though when the TV in the office shows another news story of someone reporting a supernatural sighting of some kind, he seems to pale even further.

But before you can focus too much on the Professor, the Zodiac attendants usher you over to the group that requested assistance. It seems to be a mix of people that hang around the Underground and ....yeah, ok, that's a 7 foot tall demon with horns with them. Before you can brandish any weapons, the humans with them insist they're a good demon. They explain that within the realm of the Qlipoth, a demon lord by the name of Zoray is attempting to harvest power with human sacrifices - the folks who had been kidnapped. As such, they need help in putting an ends to the plans.

Once you're ready to go, the gate can be found on the football field at Kaisou High School. It's completely overtaken one of the endzones, a massive and twisted monolith that just reeks of evil as you approach. The grass around is turning brown and quickly dying off as red light from the gate itself reflects on. Needless to say, the homecoming game has been cancelled until further notice.

It becomes incredibly apparent, as soon as you step through, that the situation is much worse than what Zodiac was expecting. Before your eyes lays what looks to be once a normal city, not unlike Kaisou itself. However, its days of being a normal city are long gone. The sky bleeds between bright reds and blues, often mixing into an odd but eerily clear sunset, and two major landmarks greet the eyes amongst the urban ruins. Nearby, an old castle looms with impeccable stature, while in the distance lies a horrid and twisted tree.

One of the most prominent things to note, then, is the slight scent of copper wherever you go. It lingers on the tongue as something familiar, but you can't quite name it as to what. For folks with enhanced smell, however, they can tell exactly what that copper is– blood. The entire gate reeks of it. Even worse is how there is an oppressive air constantly around, one that feels heavy and has weight to it overall. The flora and fauna have too many eyes, too many teeth, and many look like if you mistreat them, they'll bite off your fingers or worse.

What a way of greeting the incoming help, huh?

Kidnapped: Face Yourselves

As for those who were kidnapped, let's rewind a moment to what happened. They had been in Kaisou when they were approached by a stranger, pleading to help someone who had been trapped within the Spirit Realm. Those who were reluctant to go were offered rewards of various sorts. Anyone who agreed to follow the stranger would've found themselves quickly nabbed by demons before everything went dark. As for those who resisted all attempts to lure them - well, the stranger had enough and called on their demon friends to jump you anyway.

Those who were taken will wake up and find themselves in caverns below grown, beneath a massive tree far bigger than any tree or really any building you'd find on Earth. Any weapons on your persons has been taken from you, and the phone can't get a signal - not even to Libra, thanks to the magic radiating from the tree roots. No one is being tied down or anything, as the demons are sure there's no way you could ever get out from beneath the tree. Listening in on their conversations, it sounds like they plan to sacrifice you. Those who are able to sense magical energy will be able to tell that even now, the tree is slowly siphoning their energy just by being here.

If you want to try, however, and perhaps avoid the fate of being sacrificed, you can attempt to escape. The kidnapped victims are in the root system of the tree, so they'll have to use their best judgement to navigate through the roots without getting caught. Though getting out is easier said and done to actually, as the root system is a maze, with twists and turns and dead ends and the occasional gap that must be traversed. Anyone who attempts to escape using magic will find their way blocked.

There are small mercies, as you don't seem to get hungry or thirsty while trapped in here. However after a few days, the tree's roots will absorb enough of your energy to create demonic doppelgangers of the captured. These demonic doppelgangers appear as twisted versions of the person they're copying, and worse - they reflect every inner demon within oneself and magnified. Someone prone to jealousy would have a demon that flies into jealous rages, while the demon of someone greedy will not stop until they have everything. These demons are their literal inner demons made manifest, and they were created to make sure you do not escape. Some will try to kill, while others aim to break you mentally by making you face your worst features. Do you face them head on and defeat your inner demons? Do you try and befriend them? Or do you just run the other way and hope they can't catch you?

Meanwhile, Back with the Rescuers

Returning to the rescuers, there are two avenues in which a person can assist. For those who aren't quite suited for or willing to do a marathon of battle, you can head to the castle. Meanwhile those who brought weapons and an itch to fight? Well, you're directed to head to the tree.

Route A: Raising Spirits at the Castle

The path to the castle is a straightforward one. The stronghold itself seems out of place, an old castle that's in a pristine state amongst modern buildings in ruins. As you approach, you may being to spot the residents of this castle. Demons of every shape and size fly, flit, scamper, and walk around the area with no malice or ill intent. They aren't the only ones here, as there's humans mingling among the demons as well. It's not until a group of these residents, the human kind, come forward that you may realize that this isn't a place of terror or horrors, but a refuge from what is happening outside.

Once they notice you, you're ushered towards the fortress. The group explains that long ago, this was a normal city, but one day that demonic tree appeared along with an army of demons. The humans that remained now are part of a witch coven, descendants of the citizens who lived here once. Their duty these days is to keep the balance within this realm in check, and stop the demonic legion from spreading further. While some demons have learned to live in peace with the coven over the years, there are many more that still seek to wreck havoc and conquer. Recently, the evil demons have grown fiercer, thanks to their leader Zoray's plan to harvest a fruit that'll boost their power and allow for them to push their army into the next realm over - Kaisou. The only way for the fruit to be produced? Sacrifices, and lots of them. They were particularly keen on folks with high spirit energy, like the app users that got nabbed. The coven is doing what they can, but they need help in both places, and in more ways than just fighting.

That's where you come in.

While many wish to go to the tree and save those who were kidnapped or even assist those who go, there's another way to help out. One thing that serves to weaken the force of the demonic army? Positive energy. Being a safe haven for demons doesn't exactly make it a place that one would consider happy or positive, and it shows. As the plans to take on the demons and Zoray are laid out, the group admits that having enough good energy back at the castle will help take off the edge of the demons at the tree.

Seeing as there's plenty of people who can help bring in some positive energy, they've begun preparations for a Halloween celebration, roping anyone into it that chooses to stay behind. Lights need to be hung, streamers need to be unrolled and placed, food needs to be prepared, events need to be broken down and planned so things run smoothly. Demons and humans alike will split the work, though watch out for some of the smaller demons, as they like to be mischievous and have fun when people are doing their job. Once things are all set up, then the fun begins. Games have been set up to entertain everyone there, including bobbing for apples, telling spooky stories, dancing, even a costume contest to keep spirits high, and have things last for a long while.

Route B: Speedrun Attempt

Of course, some may not care to scale the tree. For those who want a more direct approach to saving their friend, you hear rumors around the castle that the kidnapped victims are being stored away in the roots of the tree. Those who pursue those rumors and look around the roots of the tree (all while avoiding patrolling demons) will find a stash of items that were taken from the kidnapped victims. Take care of the demons guarding the stash, grab anything you recognize as belonging to your friend, and carry on. Eventually, the search will pay off and you'll find an opening that leads into the root system where the captives are being held. (note: if a character attempts to STEAL any items to keep for themselves, they must obtain permission from the player who the items belong to.)

Or at least, what seemed like an opening. As once you go inside? The roots will move and seal you within the roots. Just like the kidnapped victims, you're trapped within and subjected to the same torments the kidnapped victims must deal with. Whoops! But on the upside, you have weapons! Those will probably come in handy.

Route C: Battle at the Qliphoth (cw: trypophobia)

For the group that decides to head to the tree? Hell is about to get up close and personal.

Finding the path towards the tree isn't too difficult, but the further the group ventures in, more and more of the city they approach begins to show how devastating the tree has been to the environment. Debris lines the streets, buildings have crumbled and parts lay strewn across roads, and the smell of blood grows stronger. Perhaps the worst thing of all is the sheer amount of (cw: major trypophobia) husks left along the way, mostly in the shapes of people in complete and utter terror. Eventually the group will come across the witches assigned to watch the tree, still focused on keeping the tree's evil from spreading. A quick exchange of information from them fills you in on any missing notes– namely, that Zoray has gathered his minions and has gotten exceptionally protective of the layers of the tree. The higher you go, the stronger and greater amount of demons you'll encounter.

For those who try to bypass all of the obstacles given by the tree and its residents by teleporting or flying, they'll find a barrier forms less than halfway up the tree, with a phantasmal hand that shoos them away from going any further. Time to start climbing.

The Lower and Middle Levels

On the (cw: trypophobia) outside of the tree's tough skin, plenty of small fry (and not so small fry) will greet you enthusiastically and maliciously. Demons here more often than not don't speak in human tongue, they'll simply acknowledge your presence with a roar and bound after you. And where there's one, more are sure to follow. As if that wasn't bad enough, roots from the tree itself lash out every often, hoping to catch anyone who passes through unaware and impale them to the floor. Getting caught by one is going to have to use some quick thinking– either stab the root or shoot it, and the thing will let go. It sure won't be happy about losing its meal though, so be careful.

Far into the middle of the tree lies twisted paths and corroded edges, some of them almost looking more like a path of an elongated spine than the bark of a tree. Tougher demons lie in wait here, some even being commanded by others, and you may even come across spaces where the way forward is blocked by red spiderwebs that refuse to budge unless all demons are defeated. Finish them off, the webs will shatter, and you can move on your way.

The High Arena

Up at the top lies the demon lord responsible for this entire mess. Zoray watches over the rest of the realm, smug in his assumptions of claiming the Fruit once it ripens. The arrival of outsiders such as yourself is not something he expects, and it shows– he'll do everything in his power to keep you busy and unable to reach the Fruit, as he's standing beside it. It will take a lot of teamwork and cooperation to take out not only the demons serving Zoray, but the demon lord himself must be destroyed as well. Thankfully, the positive energy being created at the castle does help make his blows hit much less harder, and offer occasional protection to those who get struck. Everything is on the line, so bring your best to fight for the safety of the realm.

When the dust settles and Zoray is no more, most demons inside the tree will scamper, unable to handle the loss of their leader and not knowing what to do without orders. Make sure to destroy the fruit (which thankfully has yet to ripen) before you go. The trip down will be safer, and the coven will greatly thank you for your help once you return. Not only that, but the roots of the tree will pull back enough to allow openings for the kidnapped victims (and their would be rescuers) to make their escape and reunite with everyone. Any doppelganger demons that are remaining will need to be dealt with...or left to their own devices, never to be seen from again.

Aftermath

With the main threat dealt with, the city returns to....well, okay. Not fully normal, but a little bit calmer. Tears become less frequent, though still continue to be a problem thanks to the time as year. Normal people will still continue to notice more things than usual, but some of the more oblivious ones will stop noticing things. The coven witches, thankful for the help, will send everyone jack-o-lantern buckets that will refill with your favorite candies through October. Any items that were taken from the kidnapped victims by the demons will be returned to them if they weren't already. The staff at Zodiac will begin to relax, offering monetary compensation for samples of the tree and feeling hopeful that once they get past Samhain, things will return things to normal.

Except, that's not what happens. In the final weeks of October, after the Qliphoth has been dealt with, the days will get progressively shorter. Much shorter than what's normal for this time of year. Daylight will go from lasting half the day to only a couple scant hours. It will culminate on October 31st, Halloween, when the sun does not rise at all - leaving the city in perpetual darkness.

Going to Zodiac will yield little answers, as they have no explanation at all. Clergy at the church will inform you that the Black Order is looking into it as well. As for POKEGO, well strangely....Professor Willow is nowhere to be found. In fact, no one has seen him since the days have begun to shorten.

That's probably a coincidence, right?

OOC Notes

The dominant element this month is Earth! Anyone with an affinity to the earth element will find themselves boosted throughout the month. This could mean a boost to their power, having more energy, feeling more inspired with creativity, having better luck on different attempts -- the boost can manifest in all sorts of different ways. By contrast, anyone with an affinity for Water will be experiencing the opposite. Perhaps their powers will be weaker, they have less energy, they're having a creative block or general worse luck - again it can manifest in all sorts of way and players are free to play with this mechanic as they'd like.

Player are still allowed to sign up to be kidnapped! Just head to this comment and sign up! Sign-ups for kidnappees will close on October 13th.

The original OOC plotting post for this event can be found here. Another Zodiac Post will be going up October 15th to serve as an intro post for new characters and allow characters to react to developments over the network.

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a. spoopy time of year

[ Alberto's pumped for Halloween the moment he first learns about it. Sure, he may have some wires crossed, but he gets the general idea: scary = fun. That's right up his alley...! He's going to put so much effort into making his costume in the weeks leading up to Halloween. Find him at crafts stores, picking out lavender sequins and purple fabric, seeming very discerning in his selections and making a bit of a mess of the shelves while deciding. Exploring Spirit Halloween is even worse; he goes ham in Spirit Halloween. He needs to see everything — and by see I mean touch. All the animatronic jump scare decorations definitely work on him; he jumped about a foot in the air with that one...! He's trying on all kinds of masks, staring at other shoppers with them on, amusing himself... Once he's in the fake weapons section, he's clumsily at play with the knives by himself. Buuut if someone nearby seems like they have the right vibes (and with him, who knows what that means, it could be anyone!), a nearby stranger may well find themselves being challenged to a fake sword fight! But after all that ruckus? All he buys is purple face paint. ...A metric shit ton of purple face paint.

Throughout the month, while it's still light out, Alberto can sometimes be found in the Zodiac apartment complex parking lot, carving pumpkins by himself in the afternoons (sorry to anyone who needed this parking spot). His first few "stabs" at it aren't... exactly... great...? They gradually improve over the month, once he moves onto other designs like cat faces and stars and moons instead. Just taking a different approach, man... And of course, all of these can be found lined up outside their apartment door on the third floor. To their neighbors, the collection of pumpkins piling up at Alberto and Luca's place must seem never-ending... and possibly a nuisance to be confronted as time goes on. Those pumpkins aren't getting any fresher. ]

b. gate to hell

[ Easily the most terrifying experience of Alberto's life so far, but there was still no way he wasn't joining the Bruno Madrigal Rescue Party — a rather large group in total. Of course once it came to it, Alberto chose to speedrun it and makes a beeline to the roots of the tree. Everyone has the same goal here, so Alberto figures he'll team up with anyone nearby, whether in his group or not. While Alberto's hiding from the demon patrol, trying to figure out a way to get past without getting ganged up on, he'll try and get the attention of the person nearest to him, gesturing emphatically toward the patrolling demons with an exaggerated shrug. "What should we do?" He's armed with, um, all the knives from his kitchen knife block, so... that's what we're working with here.

No matter how successful their strategy ends up being, though, they all have the same fate, trapped in the roots just like the people they all came to rescue. He's none too thrilled about this when he realizes it, and starts frantically tugging at the roots, trying to get them to budge, slicing at them with his knife, yelling at the tree as he does. He'll gripe at anyone close by, increasingly panicked and frankly irritated by this. He even uses some, um— h-harsh language? ]

W-What the shell?! Are you kidding me! Che cavolo?! Dai, come on, open back up...! Stupid tree, ! Ugh— ...Sharks!

c. aftermath

[ The rest of the month after that is a little... rough. He's deeply relieved that Bruno and the others are okay, and the bottomless bucket of candy is quite nice...! But that's not really enough to calm his nerves. Much less so with the daylight dwindling. He may be a fish, but he might as well be a lizard, because he loves the sunlight — so this just has an even worse effect on Alberto's mood. Like the discouraging stress of school and the residual anxiety over Bruno's kidnapping wasn't enough. What's more, he's going to be wired for most of the month, having recently discovered energy drinks, so will be self-soothing with copious Monsters and Red Bull, plus all this never-ending candy. His friends will surely notice a more frenetic energy about him, much more scatter-brained, talkative, fidgety — all usual Alberto things — but notably more on edge and irritable than usual. His classmates might also notice he's much grumpier and quieter than usual while in school. The upside of that being at least he's not getting in trouble for a while — except for sleeping in class, crashing from his new energy drink hobby... He's fine. Everything's fine. ]

Hey! Leave that young man alone! And keep your pesky roots to yourself.

(Cue in a long series of vines saving Alberto’s life by stopping the tree roots from getting a grip on him for the time being. A young willowy woman in her early 20’s has arrived to try to help out with plants and she is not that happy to see a demonic tree attacking people a lot.

Also she is in the middle of trying to save her uncle too, so that adds into the motivation of why she came in. And right when she is giving Alberto a hand, plenty of demons proceed to charge after and she then pulls out the cacti at them in fuming rage.

To say that Isabela Madrigal has go fully feral over her uncle and other people getting kidnapped and many people being in harm’s way on this day would be the biggest understatement ever.)

[ Alberto knows of Isabela; he's seen her pictures in la Casa Madrigal, and Bruno'd told him briefly about her months ago when they were first getting to know each other. But he didn't really have much of an impression of her as a person until this moment. Now that they're face-to-face in this situation, it is... quite the first impression; but then again, he's fought alongside Luisa before, so. This ferocity checks out. Runs in the family, maybe?

He's immediately at arms as soon as Isabela sets him right, but then there's a sudden volley of cacti and— well, it's super effective...! Her move takes him aback, gaping at her for a split second, before shaking his shock off to get his wits about him again. There's the slightest bit of a lapse as the oncoming demons writhe, prying the cacti out of themselves. He readies his knife and stands behind her, his back to hers, so they have a scope of the scene together, and leans back over his shoulder to speak to her. ]

Grazie, Signora Isabela! Bravissima!

[ Nevermind how this loud, gangly kid knows her name already, um??? There'll be time for questions later. Because it doesn't take long for the demons to right themselves one by one and launch toward the pair in a second attack. Alberto manages to slice one deeply across its face as it pounces, which sends it reeling backwards in pain, a stream of blood spattering from the gash as it does. Even as intense as this moment is, Alberto leans back again to remark to Isabela: ]

Guess they didn't get your point!

[ ...because now, right now, is the time for wise-cracking and bad puns about cactuses. ...Yup, this kid is Bruno's. ]

(Oh thank goodness, the teenager is alright following her jumping in to save his life. The demons and the tree clearly didn’t get the point of leaving people alone. She could also tell the kid had some puns right on cue from her Tío Bruno even if she hasn’t mention him at the moment.)

Hehehe, muy bueno Señor. They probably didn’t get it into their heads very well.

(A couple of more demons soon show up to attack, but luckily her experience with the hay fever afflicted monster and the chocolate cake did gave her the revelation that even monsters and demons are not safe from allergies. So she launches a torrent of orchid petals to stir trouble onto their noses before throwing more cacti at them while they’re distracted with sneezing.)

[ Alberto's at the ready with his knife when the couple demons show up, but before they're even close enough for him to stab, Isabela's already dealt with them. He's left stunned once more, stopped in his tracks now standing beside her, in awe of this girl's powers, watching the demons writhe for a second. She just assaulted those demons with flowers and sneezes. And it worked great. The heck...! How is this whole family so cool, what!?!

He's an inexperienced fighter, and indeed has lost every fight he's ever been in but for one, only because Luisa saved him after they teamed up... He knows he can't do as much damage as apparently either of these sisters; he's just— normal. No magic, no sea monster super powers — he can turn into a fish-boy and that's it, he's a one-trick pony. But he's got nerve, which counts for a lot — maybe even too much — and his flagrant disregard for danger and almost total lack of impulse control, well... combined, maybe these are their own kind of super power, for better or worse. But in this moment, it falters at first; he fumbles for a moment, staring between Isabela and the sneezing demons wrestling cacti out of themselves. He sees this is their moment of opportunity to get the upper hand in this battle, knock down the opponents' numbers, but he's never had to win a battle before, and he hesitates; how far do they take it...? ]

...A-Are we supposed to— kill them now?

[ Scanning the scene for any more demons incoming or recovering, try as he might to be brave and alert and useful right now, his grimace betrays how frightening and disturbing this experience really is for him. But he'll do it — if that's what it takes, if it helps them to save Bruno in any marginal way, he'll do it. He's determined more than he is scared. ]

Alberto Scorfano | Pixar's Luca | ota

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A) Sword Fight

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closed to Julieta;

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A!! just stop after 'evil sword nyehh' if you hit the link aha

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[suzume voice] but battles?? are for winning???