"I will kill you, Chiyo-obaasan and turn you into one of my....", said a gentle childlike voice. His tone was that of cold amusement. When his wide brown eyes opened, he was not in the same cave as the one used by the Akatsuki during extraction. There was more water in this one. And he seemed to be sleeping in what seemed to be a metallic giant egg shell.

When Sasori woke from his slumber within the Bay, he wasn't hidden underneath Hiruko. In fact, Hiruko was nowhere in sight. But in his hand was the scroll for summoning his precious defensive shell. Not that he was Sasori's favorite doll, but still, Hiruko was a very useful puppet. It was not safe for a puppet master to go around in his own body - that was a weakness for them.

So for anybody who would wish to see Sasori in his true form, they'll have to do so while he was in the Bay. The moment he leaves the Bay, he mysteriously disappears like a true shinobi.

[Video]
[After an hour, the feed opens with a masked man wearing a farmer's hat. Only his eyes could be seen, and they perpetually looked angry. The man was haunched and wore a long and large black robe with red clouds on them. He was walking slowly, as if he was old. Behind him was a long metallic tail which swooshed from one corner to another. Every step he took, a bell rang melodically.

He arrived at one end of the block. People were just standing behind him, waiting to cross the street. Clearly the pedestrian light was red. Yet, he just walked forward, ignoring everyone's warning. Each car that threatened to hit him met with his tail and was thrown to the adjacent building or road.

By the time he crossed, the road was a complete mess. It was burning with many people injured. Still no emotion can be perceived from Sasori's eyes.]

I hate waiting...[He said with a low and raspy grunt. His voice different from that when he didn't have Hiruko on.]


((ooc: During the feed, the person people will see is not Sasori, but actually Hiruko. Sasori is conveniently hidden inside. But he will introduce himself as Sasori only with Hiruko's body. I apologize in advance for him.))

((OOC: TAKES PLACE DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THIS THREAD: genessia.dreamwidth.org/143326.html )) 

 [Kurama would arrive home, bearing some snacks since he assumed this conversation was going to take a while. He had brought various types of meat, some on the more rare side for the demon friends, but mostly a good selection for everyone. He had also made sure that aside from two dishes, they were packed with necessary vegetables and nutrients. He really was turning into the group care-taker. But they had a job to do. Tonight, as exciting as it sounded to finally be with his friends, was about some heavy material. He was nice enough to bring Shizuru another pack of cigarettes...she might need them most. Kurama felt adversely to them, but he felt obliging enough to Shizuru for putting up the rowdy group. After all, it was not under the best circumstances in which they were reunited...and he had a feeling (Hiei excluded because he never divulged much) that some dark walks down memory lane were in order so that they might finally be on the same page again. Some them where probably years ahead of the other now...much time had been lost. He wondered who would take it the hardest- though really, this was THEIR group he was thinking about and while repercussions where assuredly going to take form- they never did quite manifest in the way he expected. 

He would walk in the door and set down the food, before standing up straight. He couldn't possibly be the first one here, so he just smiled and sat down.] 

I'm  home......

[He was surprised to smell Hiei inside the apartment- He mentally put forth the message to his friend that if he wanted to get the plain meat box from the meal- he was going to have to get into the room first.]

[When the feed clicks on, a woman can be seen staring into the camera wearing a rather recognizable scarf to anyone that's met Laharl.]

Oy, Genessia, you're late on your tribute again. C'mon people, pudding cups aren't that big a tax so get on it. I'm hungry.

Hello,

I must apologize for my absence the last couple days after the attack, I went exploring and seemed to have forgotten my device.

[Or purposefully left it behind- though that for another time]

I can say I successfully did a rather expansive tour and I am looking to take up a position as a local Pharmaceutical or Chemist Station in town for minor ailments as well as a green house next door. However, I'm not exactly sure how to go about procuring a space for such an occupation though I think I noticed a couple of vacant venues around Genesia City. I would like to stay here. That being said, if anyone has any information regarding this, please let me know.

It's comforting to know the city seems to be returning to some semblance of peace.

By the way, I forgot to introduce myself properly before. My name is Kurama.

[He nodded and went to private video-- Shizuru, Koenma, Kuwabara, Ishtar & Hiei-- sorry Yusuke, he doesn't know you're here yet]

( private )

[What the hell does it mean by real? What the hell does it mean by job!? He wants to start shaking. He wants to start screaming. He wants to sta- continue drinking. This is not right. This is not right. WHY??!?!?

[The video pops on to show Kurt, who is a little angry and peeved. He's also holding up one of those nifty flyers at the Bay from this Harry Dresden fellow.]

Are these up to date? Is there no way out of here? I can't be stuck here. This is the worst time in the absolute infinity of time to be fucking stuck somewhere.

Don't even try to speak to me unless you have one of these bloody necklaces.

[He holds up his own gold necklace with a bunch of little purple stones sprinkled over it. It's not really a full proof way of telling if these people are human or not, but it's all he's got to go on right now. Until he's out of here.]

[When the video starts, the familiar face of Laharl can be seen. However... something is different. His face is forced into a neutral expression, but murder can be seen raging in his eyes. When he speaks, his voice is just as restrained as his body language.]

Citizens of Genessia, I come before you today not simply as Laharl. Not simply as another resident of this place. Today I don the crown of Overlord, and I have two demands. In the time I slept, a certain resident by the name of Lucifer damaged something of mine, and anyone who has any clues as to his whereabouts is hereby ordered to divulge that information immediately.

Second, to anyone in this place that has access to healing magic or abilities, you are hereby ordered to report to the Nova City clinic where you will find a man named Vyers. You will be compensated for your effort in healing him.

Oh, and Satsuki Kiryuin. If anything happens to him before I return, I'll have your head.

Yo, this piece of crap worki--Oh there it goes!

[The screen shows a rather angry looking young man, his hair a mess, and a dark mark around his neck; thank you tower and facility collars for leaving that.]

Yeah, saw the piece of paper, but I'm not exactly the type of guy to fall for every single goddamn thing sent to me. I appreciate not having that collar around my neck this time, but I want some answers as to what in the hell is going on!

[A large growl is heard from his stomach. Right, food. Food first, then go looking for something to relieve the stress.]

...Food would certainly get you bonus points from me. Maybe a fight later, but damn, I could use a good steak or burger right now. Maybe a bear...

 I'm not sure why this annoying destruction has befallen the main city- and the hospital, but I can't say I'm surprised. 

[He sighed looking into the feed- he seemed to be running, though not exactly breaking a sweat because of it.]

Kuwabara, Hiei, Ishtar, Shizuru, Koenma....please let me know your positions and status. I will be heading to the gate to support retrieval and protection of the hospital personnel and patients. 

Please, keep me updated. 

[He would cut the feed as he focused on where he was going- he was still a new after all] 

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).))

[A soft thud could be heard as Kuwabara drops his welcome to box, turning the video on his phone.]

Shit! What the hell is this place? [all that could be seen are his feet and legs as he paced back and forth in front of the communicator] Huh...what's this?

[He reached down to grab the phone he stared blankly at the screen.]

We're not in Tokyo anymore am are we Eikichi.....wait...Eikichi! Here kitty kitty! [his face grew panicked as he called out for his cat. The last thing he remembered was feeding the tabby cat and waking up in this strange place. What if some horrible demon or spirit attacked him and kidnapped his precious baby and dumped him here?!]

 [The image of a green eyed, red headed male stares into the device intently]

Odd how indeed. It seems I am starting to make a habit of waking in strange places. Hopefully this place is more delightful than the last........

[His eye widen slightly- realizing the device is most certainly and successfully on]

There we are....Hello, my name is Kurama.  To anyone privy to this message, - may someone tell me where I am and the reason for my apprehension please? 

[He looked around casually at the city]

I'm not positive I follow exactly where it is I am supposed to go either....

[He turned off the feed] 

Who: Silver and YOU!
What: Just a catch all for Silver, he'll be exploring and stuff.
When: The entire day of 4/14.
Where: Around the city and the Bay.
Warning: TBA. Though language probably?

( insert frozen lyrics here )

So, it seems like there's a lot of newcomers to this place, so I figured I'd go ahead and inform all of you, that you're all under my rule. I am you Overlord, the great and terrible Laharl!

Oh, and there's an idiot from my Netherworld that's shown up here. [He holds up a picture of Vyers.]

His legal name is Mid-Boss, regardless of what he says otherwise. Anyone calling him anything else will be subject to punishment!

[Vyers had already taken the time to read over the information pamphlet once he had stumbled out the bay.

He rather doubted its assurance that waking up in this strange and unfamiliar place wasn't some sort of trick, especially as it did not seem he had any way to return to the Netherworld or even to Celestia.

Still, he had to put his concerns aside for the time being. Right now, it was of upmost importance that he gather his bearings as soon as possible. With that thought in mind, he clicked the video feed with a flamboyant laugh.]

Ahahahahaha~ Greetings, citizens of Genessia!

Forgive moi, I do hope you are not stunned into silence by someone of my beauty gracing your screens. I thought it only polite to introduce myself in a manner which truly demonstrated my elegance to you all, after all.

My name is Vyers, although most know me as the Dark Adonis~

[Despite how impressive this demon thinks he looks, everything about this guy just gives the impression of a Midboss.]

( TheDream )

[Video post]

[The long haired teen wakes up, his mind running with a million thoughts at once, but even as he lays there the dream itself is vanishing from his mind. Still, he can’t shake off the discomfort that it has caused. For a while he lays there, until finally managing to urge himself out of bed and over to the kitchen.]

[He notices that his braid is a complete mess and decides to just undo it and fix it later. Suddenly he seems to recall needing to discuss something so before he leaves the room he grabs his device and changes it to the camera function. By the way ladies, he is shirtless.]

And today’s question is, where can I find some ancient swords in this town? I got a repair job to do.

[He’s talking as he walks, the scenery behind him changing and you may have just barely noticed that as he walks through the living room (covered in empty bottles at the moment) there is something in the wall. And Bankotsu seems to have noticed as well, as he stops and turns back.]

….huh… [He turns the camera to focus on the paper as he walks up to it and gives it a flick, yep definitely in the wall.] Well this can be question two, how?

[You can tell by his voice though that more than perplexed he was rather amused at this new discovery. However it will have to be dealt with.]

So, how to get it out? [And then he shuts off the transmission.]

WHO: Shuichi Minamino [Kurama], Shizuru Kuwabara, Koenma [Closed]
WHAT: What the title says
WHEN: May 11th, 2014
WHERE: Somewhere over the rainbow

( Bet you thought I wouldn't use that as a where )

[There may or may not be a red head smiling slightly out through the communicator. Intelligent green eyes just a bit amused, or bemused.]

Ah, yes. Hello. I'd start with I'm lost, but it seems that is the case with everyone here. Would anyone be so kind as to tell me what hasn't been touched on that might be useful to know?

[He chuckles a little, shaking his head slightly. His tone turns a bit wry, though anyone who knows him knows it's more an act than anything. Just another mask.]

My, my. Where are my manners today? I am Shuichi Minamino. A pleasure to meet you, in advance.

WHO: Shizuru (kicks_ass), Koenma (miniczar) & You!
WHAT: Koenma, and now Shizuru live through Makai, otherwise known as the demon realm, and its apparent danger.
WHEN: May 10th
WHERE: Koenma's dreamscape.
WARNINGS: PG-13/R (mildly) for good old fashion shounen violence.

This realm was quite different than most. While it did hold some political structure, it was hard to tell given the surroundings. It looked barren, and there wasn't a demon for miles. Not in sight anyway. This part of Makai actually hosted a great number of demons, but given Koenma's memory of the area, it was skewed from its actual representation. There was a beautiful grass plain, and some unusual plants. Anyone breaching this dream would think it to be a normal world.

( Closed to Shizuru )

( Open to all! )

WHO: Yuna and you.
WHAT: Yuna tries to follow the whistle.
WHEN: May 9th
WHERE: In Yuna's dream world, wherever that is. It's just a lot of blackness.
WARNINGS: No warnings needed.

[Yuna stood there, surrounded by darkness, no idea where she was or where to go. She was scared with no idea what to do.]

Where... is everyone?

[She looked around to nothing, darkness still lingered. That was until a whistle cause her to suddenly spin. Was it him? Could that be him whistling right now. Her legs started to walk before breaking out into a run. She was trying to follow the whistle but so far no good. As she was running toward the first direction the whistle returned from a new direction, causing her to once more turn around.]

Where are you? I-I can't see anything. [She starts to move again, this time in another direction. She was sure this was the right one this time. She wanted to find out what was on the end of that whistling. But once more the whistle came and from another direction again. She started to get angry. So once more she headed towards the sound, only to once again be foiled. She soon gripped her hands tightly and let out a scream, just letting what anger that was in her body out.

Once she was done she felt a little better, but not by a lot as she sunk to the ground, a look of sadness in her eyes as the whistle came and went again. She couldn't find it at all, no matter how close she thought she would get it would then slip through her fingers. Would it mean she would never find him? Would the answers forever be out of her grasp, she didn't know but right now she knew full well she couldn't reach him here.]

[Jade was rather calm for someone who’d just woken up from a cocoon in an entirely new world. He wasn’t confused, nor jumpy, nor any of the normal things one would expect. Instead he walked about with a smirk, adjusting his glasses periodically when he stumbles across something of interest. Before he’d even left the cocoon, he’d already scrolled through the feed on the video phone, read the pamphlet that was so kindly provided, and (somewhat grudgingly) even placed the necklace around his neck. He’d already taken a stroll around the city, studying the people, the landmarks, mostly keeping to himself unless he was called out.

To any passers by, it may look as if he’d been around for ages, simply by how at ease he appeared. However, this was simply a facade, in case anything in the city was hostile in nature. He had many questions, most earnestly about the necklaces. They were to prove he wasn’t a fake, hmm? Yet, he didn’t want to broadcast such sensitive inquiries all throughout the city, even though it did seem the one sure-fire away of communicating to as many residents as possible, and quickly, which could be useful. In fact, this could be a golden opportunity to gather more information about this place, but he didn’t like that fact that he wasn’t aware of who would be listening. After a silent moment, Jade ‘accidentally’ switched on the video recorder.]

Ahhh… I do wish they would include a map upon arrival. I’m so horribly lost. If only my sight was what it used to be… [Jade trailed off forlornly, but to anyone listening intently he didn’t sound concerned at all, and through the video feed he clearly didn’t look lost, lounging about on a bench in the park. He even had a bowl of steaming hot soup. And a drink. To go. Fancy that.]