I - Darkness Event

[darknpc]

What: Darkness Event
Who: Lucifer and Everyone (with your choice of NPC involvement)
Where: Genessia City (Four other cities and dimensions gates are excluded)
When: July 17, 2014
Warnings: Possible deaths. Horror. Flames. Darkness. Lightning. Falling Debris. People falling off buildings.

I

From the highest building of Genessia city emerged a dark and unwavering light. It lifted up into the heavens. It brought with it obsidian smoke swirling around the light as if a shroud of darkness. In an instant the bright skies lost its light. Thick black clouds descended from the heavens. They tossed, tumbled and seemingly kissed the city's skyline. It was noon and yet the sun was no where in sight. With all light, it stole all happiness from people who saw the dreaded skies.

Loud booms, sizzles and crackles were heard beyond the clouds - as if a prelude to the coming event. This lasted a while before everything became hauntingly silent. Nothing could be heard. Everything, from the ground to the skies were silenced.

Waiting.

Aching.

And finally welcoming.

The skies glowed eerily. Dark hues of crimson, azure and silver lined certain portions of the skies. Then a white light glowed. A light which ripped through the space between ground and skies, leaving a crisp sound in its wake. The lightning bolt was strong enough to make the very ground quake at its presence. After a moment of silence, similar bolts of lightning hit different areas of the city. Continuously. Relentlessly.

Following the thunderstorms, came a foul stench raining from the skies. It smelt like rotten eggs. Suffocating. It was Burning Sulfur. With the stench came black flaming orbs which plummeted wantonly on the buildings of Genessia City. It burned anything it could get its hands on.

The terrible weather continued for at least five minutes after it had started. Never softening. Just ending abruptly after it had left most of the city in flames.

II

Not too long after the skies started to brighten, after people assumed a crude state of sanity, an ominous circle of light emerged on top of Genessia Hospital. For a few seconds, there was nothing but silence. But slowly, the circle of light expanded its terrain. Soon, it was large enough to cover the entire medical building. But still it remained silent. For people who have affinity for arcane magic, they can sense the power flowing through the circle - an energy devoid of any positive light.

A minute after the circle first appeared, the land beneath it started to quake. Every pillar and every wall shivering and threatening to fall. Then, the same fire storm that was released around the city was concentrated to fall upon the hospital building. A barrage of obsidian flames fell to the building one after another. Never stopping until the building itself hasn't fallen. After the building has crumbled the flames slowly dwindled into the bright glow of scarlet flames.

((OOC: Each part here comes after each part from Lucifer's Video Feed. So Part I from the feed comes before Part I of the Log. Each section here will be divided to sections deemed appropriate for the event. Any further questions can be addressed from the ooc-community post or from this journal. Fights Lucifer will get into are limited due to ic (after his little show, it'll be too much if he can still fight a horde of people) and ooc reasons (basically too many fights will drive me bananas).))

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[leekspins]

Orihime flinched at the anger reflected so sharply in Adam's expressive eyes. It was the first time she'd seen him look at her like that; the rare times he'd removed his mask, he'd always been very calm. He was so angry. He thought she was betraying him.

She pressed her hands against the shield, arms trembling from the strain as she tried to push through. She had to get to him, explain to him that she wasn't trying to do this. Gritting her teeth, she shut her eyes tight and pushed with every ounce of strength she had. "Please please please...!" she chanted, as if it might give her the power she needed to break through.

Suddenly the dark shield shattered, and Orihime nearly fell forward with the abrupt disappearance. Quickly she reached for the Faunus's shoulder. "Adam...!" But something wasn't right. His body was limp. A cold numbness swept over her as she stared down at his face. It couldn't be. He just couldn't be! "Adam-san...Adam-san!" she repeated his name urgently, gripping the back of his coat and giving him a sharp shake. She felt blood gush warmly over her fingers, and she jerked her hands back with a hiss of shock. Shaking, she felt for his pulse at his throat. There was nothing. Breath didn't stir from his mouth.

No. Nonononono...!

Orihime's hands went to her cheeks as her face went pale. She clutched at her hair. He was dead. She'd killed him. She'd just murdered her friend. He'd sheltered her, protected her...and she'd murdered him.

Tears spilled over her lashes as a scream ripped out of her throat. This was what she'd feared the most, that she'd lose her mind and hurt someone she loved. She just didn't think it would happen so soon, or with such vivid clarity. She was a monster. Adam was dead, and all of their optimism and hopes that she would make it through this were nothing more than pretty lies.

Sick to her stomach, she staggered to her feet, gasping for breath. The world suddenly seemed to tear past her, and in a daze, she realized she was running. She had to get away from this place. Away from everybody. If she killed one of her dearest friends, who else would she slay in her madness?

She fled blindly, her shoes pounding the sidewalk until she came to an Archway. She didn't care which one it was, or where it went. She jumped through and kept running.