PHASE I [ ❓❓❓ ] And then the Flamines are there.
They just appear, suddenly, as if from nowhere. They’re a race of mercenary aliens, and fighting is all they know -- they’re definitely not going to be easy to kill by any means. They seem to have a natural resistance to magic: aside from very specific types of magic (in particular, light magic and anything highly spiritual), they absorb it. Light magic and spiritual magic can harm them, but it will take a lot to take one down.
They can be stabbed, if you can get that close.
But good luck.
Of course, they look like nondescript black shapes with masks until you knock the mask off...and then you can see the true shape of the Flamines.
They’re here to kill you all. :)
PHASE II [ ❓❓❓ ] As if that isn’t enough… it seems the Flamines’ arrival was the last straw for Cerealia and the Nexus Code. There’s a tear in the sky, and from it… the Nexus Code, where all of the lost friends from before, can be seen. It can be entered, even, though remaining there too long can be detrimental to your health.
But people are there.
Old friends, strung up and lifeless, can be seen there, unmoving.
And…
Then some of them move. They open their eyes. They remember how to breathe. And they’re able to return, able to stagger their way back into Cerealia and take their first breath of air in a long, long time.
Welcome back to the chaos of Cerealia, friends.
Unfortunately, you’ve got nothing but the clothes on your back while murderous aliens are rampaging, so hopefully you’re able to think fast. It’d be unfortunate to die so soon after coming back.
As for spiritual and magical characters who were not in the Nexus Code...well, when they return, they’ll find that they’re covered in old, dried blood, and their clothing might have tears in it, as if from a knife.
There are no scars, though, and they’re otherwise fine. Strange.
PHASE III [ ❓❓❓ ] As if this chaos isn’t enough… there are also the masks. Regardless of whether or not characters were around to receive them the first time, regardless what they did with them before, the masks will suddenly reappear in your characters’ hands. They can be tossed aside, but they’ll reappear again eventually, unable to be truly shaken.
Characters who received them before will receive the same mask they had before.
Characters who didn’t receive them before will receive a mask according to the trait that’s more prominent for them.
Either way...it’ll have a profound effect on the Flamines.
They will go after any character with a broken mask in a bloodthirsty rage, intent on murdering them. Characters with a barcode mask or bloody mask will be the next likely to be chased down intently by the Flamines.
Characters with a :( mask will be killed if they get in the Flamines’ way, though they will not go out of their way to chase them down.
Characters with a vine mask or feather mask will be treated with wariness, though they may still be attacked if they get in a Flamines’ way.
Characters with a grey mask will not be killed unless they are first the aggressor, as will characters with a bloody fingerprint mask.
Naturally there will be exceptions to every rule, but the masks will change how the Flamines’ generally act towards characters!
PHASE IV [ ❓❓❓ ] But something’s not quite right.
Regardless of the battles against the Flamines, it seems Cerealia’s just been under too much pressure lately. Something had to give --
And it’s the code building up the characters that really suffers.
Their code has been hanging on by a thread without CERES to maintain it, and now… it’s finally giving out. The glitches that afflicted characters before will be even more prominent now; they might glitch from place to place, or have their powers go totally awry in odd ways. There may be a lack of powers suddenly, or a sudden difficulty staying on the ground as gravity stops working on the character.
They might suddenly be unable to breathe, or go cold, or very nearly die --
But it can be controlled, too, with effort. Characters can learn to control the glitches, gaining an ability to almost teleport, or ways to tweak their powers in exciting new ways.
With a lot of effort, they could even possibly reverse a death -- but only their own, and only once.
BONUS [ ❓❓❓ ] There are also… birds?
Flamingos, to be exact. Who knows where they came from, but either way, there are plastic flamingos chilling all over the place. They’re just normal plastic; they don’t move, they can very easily be destroyed --
But if you touch one with your bare hands… it’ll have an interesting effect.
Characters will suddenly find that they have the abilities or the last person they touched -- but without any of the practice or ability to control it, of course.
Still, it might help with that pesky Flamines problem, right?
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iv!!! slowly crawls back alive im late but im here
But it's pretty easy to find Kashuu out of the crowd considering the bright reds he tends to wear! So... ]
Kiyomitsu--.
[ Geez... Hijikata looks really out of breath!? He hasn't been straining himself he's sure of that... Insert old man jokes here, BUT... ]
Pay more attention, no one hit you. None of the enemies are here. I think they went that way - ...
[ Oh... ] Wait a minute, let me see the wound. [ THAT'S WEIRD!? ]
welcome my bean
—Are you okay? You look kinda... not so great.
[It gives him something to focus on outside of the blood soaking through his scarf, at least! That said, when he lifts the fabric up for Hijikata to get a look, there's nothing actually there. Blood is seeping out of a nonexistent cut...]
poses. g lad 2 be back
Ugh... I guess. I think the air is getting to me.
[ He just... Waves his hand. It's fine! He's fine! He might just drop over at any moment if he strains himself too much at this rate, but he'll be fine!? Yes.
He's more worried about Kashuu anyway. Comrades before himself, you know. ]
Okay, let's see... [ Oh. Geez. ] That's... Try applying pressure to it, there isn't really a cut ... For blood to come out of.
What's the meaning of this?
puts u back into hell goodby.......
What's wrong with the air? Is it all the dust and stuff?
[A lot's been kicked up because of the fighting, but he didn't know Hijikata had allergies... That said, "comrades before himself" is something they both abide by, so naturally he's just as worried about this old grandpa.
Even if it is kind of alarming to hear "hey, you're bleeding but there's no cut!" WELL, OKAY BODY. He dutifully presses his scarf back against the nonexistent wound, expression creasing with concern.]
I didn't feel any cut, but I wasn't sure... So there really isn't one? Mm - I think my blade is fine, too.
[Holding it out! It's a little dull since he's been slicing and dicing all day, but that's it.]
its fine... this is where i live
Who knows, it's never happened before.
[ Maybe he's getting like old people allergies. He's too young for this!? He's like in his early thirties that's still SORT OF YOUNG? Just kidding, he's going to die soon. Anyway, he's going to push that aside because he has to put all h is worry on Kashuu and not himself!? Hijikata will be fine! ]
No, I didn't see one so I'm not too sure if there's a way to "stop" the bleeding. [ Glancing at the blade... ]
That's odd. Well, maybe for now we can just patch it up so it doesn't get everywhere? I'm not sure if going to the hospital is a good idea at this moment, really.
[ That being said Hijikata is already going to go old fashion with this - tearing some of his fabric of his outfit that can be used as a makeshift bandage! Look, it won't do much but at least Kashuu won't get blood all over his nice scarf!? ]
rip in your hell home...
Eh? Did you get sick in the middle of battle or something?
[Did the fates intersect somewhere and now Hijikata is the one with TB?? Don't scare him like this! He already let grandpa die once, his swords will never forgive his ass if he lets him get the berc!]
Is something wrong with the hospital right now? Like, more than there was before, anyway...
[He's very grateful for Hijikata being the samurai he is, though! He'll reach out for the strip of cloth whenever it's handed over with a grateful "thanks" and immediately start trying to bandage his neck up.]
ugh im alive
[ He's so stubborn... Getting sick would be the death of him!? He hopes he didn't get sick at least... Oh man.
Please no TB... No TB!!! But he just waves his hand. ]
Considering how chaotic it is, I don't know if it's a good idea to go over there. But we can check, if you really want. Or we can go to my apartment and we can use what I have.
[ You know what THAT MEANS. ISHIDA SANYAKU...! Pick your poison. ]
are u sure about that
Granted, there's not a whole lot of time to do that with ALIENS ON THE LOOSE, so he can be a little lenient.]
On second thought, I'm okay. And if you're really not sick, I won't make you walk all the way over to the hospital either.
[No ishida sanyaku...]
Buuut, we shouldn't stick around here.