You're fighting for your life inside a killer thriller.

[witchofsnakes]

WHO: Open to all
WHAT: Selina unleashes a fog and some 'kind' guiding lights.
WHEN: October 7th - 14th
WHERE: All five cities.

[As 6 in the morning rolls around on the 7th a thick fog slowly makes it way around all five cities, covering every nook and cranny it could reach. By the time morning arrived it's hard to tell it's even morning by the amount laying around. Should you go outside there appears to be a ball of light that is more than willing to guide you. Will you follow it or get lost trying to find your own way?

On the 14th the fog will suddenly disperse without warning and like it was never there to begin with.]

[OOC: If you want your character to bump into a monster please write up what one in the header and I'll tag back. Also to note Selina will not be wondering around and will most likely be watching from a crystal ball instead.]

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You thought the lights led to safety, but it was me, Dio!

[kono_dio_da]

[Among the many monstrous menaces awaiting the unwary in the frightful fog is the vicious vampire, DIO.]

No! Koishi! Don't go!

[koishi_komeiji]

It didn't really take much to pique Koishi's interest but this fog certainly was interesting. And unnatural. It was fortunate she navigated subconsciously or her lack of sight might pose more of a problem. Of course all thoughts of her destination were forgotten when the little youkai's gaze fell upon a glowing ball of light.

She took off after the ball of light, running and then flying. "Wait! Little light! Come back! Are you a spirit? Will you play with me? Hey! Where are you going? Can you see me?"

[have_hat_will_travel]

[This is the problem with poor organization. Pidonus was supposed to be one of the villains for here, too. She'd hoped to get hooks in a hero or two, for her longer-term intentions...

Instead, she'd managed to run directly into Dio. She hadn't been following a light or anything, meaning her high-heeled footsteps may have come from a slightly different angle than Dio may have expected - but she hadn't exactly been aiming to hide, yet, as she ran into him.]

Er. Hi. Quite the evening, huh?

He just woke up in the Bay, so he could end up anywhere

[filchedfruit]

Joruk was in for quite a shock when he woke up. Nothing about his surroundings was familiar. The last thing he remembered was getting trussed up by those peacekeeper guys. He still had cuts and bruises.

He took the papers, and other stuff. It looked valuable or important. The pamphlet had some complicated things written on it.

Once he left that strange cavern, he tried to look around. Everything was covered like a heavy snowfall, except it obviously wasn't snow. The ground felt more like sand, and it was nowhere near as cold.

Other than the fog, there was this odd light. He started to approach it.

"Hey! Where am I? What's going on? Wait up!"

[thefirstwife]

The fog was perfect. It was the perfect cover for Lilith. She used the fog to, feed herself. Let's just say that when the ball of light led Koishi to Lilith, he dress was filled with blood. Around her were 3 infants born a few hours ago from Genessia Hospital. "Hi!", she said cheerfully if not mockingly.

[Lucifer]

[beareroflight]

((For anyone who wishes to either run, or to get a whole bunch of dark feels))

[koishi_komeiji]

Koishi stopped in her tracks when she was addressed, blinking, turning around in a circle before her eyes settled on Lilith. She blinked a few times tilting her head to one side before breaking out into a huge smile, her third eye perking up and swaying from side to side. "Hello there Miss! Did you follow a pretty light too?" A pause. "... I've never seen a mind like yours."

Her eyes fell to the infants on the ground, brows raising subtly but she didn't seem upset. "... You know if you wait for them to get bigger you'll get more blood out of them. But Miss Darkness once told me that the young humans were more delicious. Is that true?"

She's in Genessia. Any monster or person is fine.

[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya was just getting off work, exiting the diner having already changed into a more "casual" attire when she spotted a glowing orb of light off to one side. Smiling faintly, the former maid relaxed some, absently stroking the case of her pocket watch as she turned and walked toward the orb, intending to follow it.

"Thank you Selina." She didn't know if she would be seen or heard, but she bowed her head slightly regardless. "I do appreciate it."

The fog seemed almost unnatural and reminded her faintly of the scarlet mist incident a few years back. It wouldn't surprise her if Selina knew of, or was the cause of the fog. Such occurrences were not uncommon where she was from. Still, it was at least kind of her to lead her to safety.

"As I said before, I have every intention of returning the favor when opportunity allows."

Any villain, any city?

[swordprincess]

"Wow, the fog's thick today..." Karla muttered to herself. "It's just like that woman said..."

And also just like the woman said, there was a glowing orb floating nearby, beckoning her to follow.

"What's this? Am I supposed to follow it? I wonder where it leads...?"

Curiously, she began to follow it. It wasn't like she had anywhere in particular to go or anything...

Any villain, any city?

[mountain_sage]

Saleh had heard the woman's message about the fog and the "guiding lights," but he was a bit wary of following them, since she hadn't exactly said where these lights would lead them to. He hadn't bothered to ask either, but figured he would learn the truth when the time came.

He tried to navigate the thick fog on his own, but without any torches, he was finding it extremely difficult.

"So it's true..." he told himself, spotting the glowing orb. "Regardless, it seems I have no choice..."

He followed, keeping his guard up. Anything could jump out at him in a fog like this...

Surprise

[sitalion]

"Mamma mia...I think I'm-a lost..."

Stefano let out an audible gulp as he wandered blindly through the fog, confused and terrified. Thankfully, there was a glowing orb that helped him to see a little better, but it was floating away from him.

"Hey, wait-a for me!" he called out as he scrambled to follow it. "Don't leave without-a me!"

Why not both!

[evil_chin]

Bison had been looking for new talent since he had gotten back into the swing of things. Especially with the Halloween party coming up, he needed to secure his supremacy decisively.

Or, you know, punch someone and relieve some boredom. Either worked.

And so he found himself at the end of a path, which would surely lead some fool right to him. Whether that fool would be useful to the almighty Bison, or simply so much detritus to clean his boot of, only fate knew.

When his target saw fit to reach him, Bison would employ his trademark opening: appearing out of an oily, dark portal of shadow, arms crossed, and a menacing smile on his face.

Shadaloo has a blubber quota to meet (can humans hear what he says?)

[evil_chin]

While Bison was away doing something wicked, he cast his net wide with goons patrolling the area. Being on the front lines without clear objectives caused the Shadaloo operatives some measure of discomfort, as this could very well mean them getting maimed, killed, and possibly made fun of.

Stupid as they were to sign on for something so redshirt, they weren't quite stupid enough to object. And so they waited, automatic rifles in tow, keeping their eyes peeled for fresh meat. What they saw next was...unnerving.

Two scouts stood watch. One put his hand to his forehead, trying to clear his vision and see what lay on the horizon. A sleek, shiny, grey form was waddling up to them. "It appears to be a...what in the world?"

Yay! Both!

[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya paused as Bison appeared in front of her, eyes flicking several times from the light, to him, and back again. She was considerably more tense than she was before, shifting subtly to ensure the garter containing her heavy combat knife was visible, though she made no move to grab it. A subtle indication that she was at least armed.

"Good evening." She gave a small bow, keeping her eyes trained on him. Something was wrong. It was like he was expecting her. Mild irritation began bubbling up in the maid. She had been lied to. Either he had somehow been tracking her, had gotten very lucky, or the orbs were not meant to lead a person to safety.

"... May I... Help you?"

Re: Yay! Both!

[evil_chin]

Bison let out something between a laugh and a dismissive grunt. Was he so little known yet that people were offering him petty courtesies, rather than fleeing for their lives? That would have to change.

"For your sake, you had better." He slowly walked up to her, eyes scanning her neck for the telltale trinket that marked her as a pawn worth considering. If this was a useless sprite, there'd be hell to pay.

[kono_dio_da]

Wryyyy...

[Dio casts a sidelong glare over his shoulder at the succubus.]

Who dares disturb Dio? You were not led by lights!

[have_hat_will_travel]

Someone who moved the wrong way trying to get to one place where they'll be leading people.

I'll... Be on my way. Yeah. Sorry.

[Yup. She's intimidated. But with visible wings, she's obviously demonic...]

[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya wasn't wearing a necklace. At least not visibly. Her eyes narrowed at his approach, straightening up a little bit. He was taller than she was, but, at the same time, she held an air of strength around her.

Oddly enough she still didn't seem intimidated, her lips thinning as she sized him up... She wasn't sure what she would be in for if things turned sour, but she certainly wasn't helpless.

"I'm afraid I can only assist you if you specify what it is you need..."

[evil_chin]

Her tranquility in the face of Bison's soulless gaze was noteworthy, but he was only considering his desires. He'd make his inquiry short; Bison was losing patience.

"Answer me, girl. Do you possess a necklace, marking you worthy of my attention?"

[sakuya_izayoi]

At this point Sakuya just wanted him out of her face. However she was fairly certain if she answered no he would try to kill her on the spot. Weighing her options for a moment she settled on the truth. It might give her a bit more time to glean his motive out of him.

"Yes. I received a green one upon waking in this place. Is that all?"

Mentally she had already seized control of the spacetime around her, ready to pull herself through if need be. There was a faint aura around her. A sense of void.

[evil_chin]

The aura of nothingness about her seized Bison; could she have the power of nothingness? There was something blank about Sakuya...Bison was wary.

Accepting, too. Bison took her at her word, more out of a desire to hurry things along and get back to business elsewhere than a tendency to trust.

With a slowly widening grin, Bison began his pitch.

"Good. Then join Shadaloo, and serve the mighty Bison." He wasn't much to waste words.

[sakuya_izayoi]

That's what he wanted? A servant? Did she really wear something like that on her sleeve or was he simply asking any passerby with some fragment of power? That in and of itself was suspect, though the question did ease her mind somewhat in one regard. The orb didn't lead her into "danger" intentionally. Maybe. Coincidence seemed to be getting more and more plausible.

Though she was still in danger. That much she knew. She did not let her aura dim, nor did she make it any worse.

"I am the maid of the devil who opposes the gods. My Lady may be absent but I do understand how to respect power. However you have done nothing to give me reason to bend knee."

[evil_chin]

"Hmhmhm. None can oppose the god you see before you. If you will not bow before me, then perhaps your legs require some...persuasion."

His grin widened yet, and he let in with a slide kick, turning up tufts of dust as he zoomed towards her.

[sakuya_izayoi]

The moment he moved, the aura increased tenfold, the space around her rippling and distorting as her grip on time tightened, displacing herself, eyes flashing red as the world froze around her. She dashed forward quickly, drawing a knife and raking it across his cheek, continuing for several steps before stopping.

While she would normally relish a fight, she was in no mood to humor this man. A position similar to the one she held previously would be welcomed but his lack of refinement was quite grating.

When she resumed time he would find himself with a deep cut on his cheek, the maid standing a short distance away, a large knife pointed at him. Her aura was still visible, especially prominent around her eyes and hands. "I am Sakuya Izayoi, servant of The Scarlet Moon. I will not serve an unrefined brute who could not bring a mangy dog to heel."

[evil_chin]

Bison was stunned, for a moment. No mere martial artist, she. None could move so fast as that without some sort of mysticism, Bison reasoned. Normally he'd stick to mere fisticuffs to provide himself with a challenge, but this spat has escalated too quickly for that.

He touched his fist to his cheek, almost savoring the wound. He then clutched his cape at the shoulder, flinging it aside into the background. "What you are is a pest who has yet to learn its place. Do not worry; I will teach it to you."

With alarming agility, Bison leapt up to the air above, and stabbed his legs towards her head. Stomping heads was such a rare joy.