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ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardmeridiem2012-11-02 12:12 am

END OF ARC 1: DAY 168 BATTLE

[The grey dim light of false dawn has just settled on the city when the sirens sound. The piercing shriek of a modern warning system begins, and within seconds is joined by the low, haunting wail of wood and bone horns from the Elven camp outside the Gate of Fire. A minute later, there is Thor's post to the network.

And now, as the sun slowly rises, the light reveals clouds of dust in the distance, far off to the North and West. In that time, the city will be awakening with a start. Anyone with connections to a god-supported group or to the elves will be roused and rushed off to their jobs. Folkvang comfort house will open its doors, revealing an interior cleared of equipment and converted into a shelter for those who must flee the incoming violence.

The whispers on the streets are of disbelief and fear. Is it really the end of days? Surely the walls will hold against any mundane army. Surely it will all be over soon... right? Healthy natives are saying goodbye to their loved ones "just in case". Perhaps you should be too.

Later, the armies arrive. First the enemy, made up of humans, monsters, and five dragons. The lesser giants look almost human, except for the flame or frost in their eyes and the warm or cool tint to their colouring. But the king of the fire giants is something else. He is tall and broad and strong, riding on a huge, splendid black boar. The queen of the frost giants is equally intimidating, in armor that looks made of glacial ice itself, seemingly too ornate to be practical but clearly worn as if it is. Her mount is a great white serpentine creature that radiates dangerous cold. The other kinds of creatures are uncountable in their variations, but all well armed.

They dwarf the small forces of Asgard and the forward units of the elves, but just as battle is about to break the sound of a great number of clockwork machines heralds the arrival of the full forces of Alfheim. They are joined soon by the modern outfitted soldiers of Utgard, and then the masses of people collide like conflicting waves of water. Above them fly the dragons, and one great flying ship that seems to have come from nowhere but fights on the side of the gods.

What will your characters do? Will they join the front lines? Hide in the shelter? Man the Arena-turned-war-hospital? There are a million things to do in a battle, but not even those hiding will escape the smell of gunpowder and metal and the sounds of battle.]


[ooc note: your characters are welcome to come up with any frost/fire themed monsters you like! They may not directly combat the giant king or queen. They may not fight dragons without first checking in with the mods in this post (and two dragons are already claimed). Try to consider that there will be a second battle, so you can vary what you're doing. Also make sure to read the plot post thoroughly, especially with regards to character death.

Make sure to include the rough time of day in the subject of your top-level comments, as well as if your thread is open or closed. This whole log will only cover Day 168. If you need mod participation/NPCing, please ask us asap and give us some allowance to be slow, since there's a lot going on.

There is a log for the downtime on days 169-170 here, and a full-event log for those staying in the shelter at Folkvang here. There will be a second pair of battle/downtime logs for the second battle (Day 171-172 with downtime on Day 173) posted on Nov 8.

Important note! There will be a lightning speed commentspam thread for taking down the most familiar dragon in this post beginning today at 6pm CST. At that time there will be a mod plurk to let everyone know we're starting. We will also ask those who can to join the AIM chat (asgardchat) at that time so we're all on the same page. It's a thread we want to get done from start to finish as fast as possible/within two evenings, due to mod business. Please don't feel left out if you can't participate in that thread. It's partly an experiment in seeing if this kind of thing works for us, and there's lots else you can do!

Have fun, everyone! If you have questions, please ask on the event post so that everyone else can see them/the answers. Thank you!]
sonofabitch: (♬ whole lotta love)

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-11-17 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Has it been long enough for you to forget my name?

[He's smiling, though, because this weirdo angel was nice and always amused Dean enough to help him relax. Plus he's kind of gotten used to the clock eye situation. Kind of.

Scoffing a little, he waves the hand of his uninjured arm and shakes his head.]


Nah, just a scratch. A lot better than you, looks like.
clockeyes: (because if they were to live)

[personal profile] clockeyes 2012-11-18 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
No no no, of course not! I remember you well, Dean. I wouldn't forget someone like you easily at all, no.

[There's a pause.]

Well...I'm honestly used to fighting and all back home, the demons there could rip angels like me to shreds if one wasn't careful...

[And he shakes his head, as if he doesn't want to get into that topic right now.]

But even so, it still must be painful for you? You should find a healer!
sonofabitch: (♬ in the light)

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-11-26 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Dean would say something about being memorable, but hearing about Cheriour's world is more interesting than that.]

Are demons more powerful than angels back home?

[Ah, but then his reaction and Dean feels kinda like an ass given what's probably a bad topic on top of a bad wound. He chuckles a little, smiling through the pain.]

Why do you think I'm here, man?
clockeyes: (greetings to the very dark)

[personal profile] clockeyes 2012-11-26 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Some of them are! Most can be dealt with, especially with help, but some are just vicious things, really.

[And he rubs his forehead, looking slightly embarrassed by that remark because DOY.]

Oh! Right, right, we're here to get healed, yes. Sorry, that was quite obvious. But you should find a healer as soon as possible, I do know that they are very busy!
sonofabitch: (♬ good times bad times)

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-11-27 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Guess that never really changes.

[A demon is a demon is a demon and all that.]

Yeah, I don't mind waiting while they help people worse off than me. I've dealt with worse before.
clockeyes: (you don't believe in stories)

[personal profile] clockeyes 2012-11-27 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm, it certainly doesn't, it seems...

And really? I mean, I do know you and your brother deal with monsters on a regular basis, but this is a war...wouldn't it be worse here?
sonofabitch: (Default)

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-11-29 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Meant the wound. [He moves his arm a little, enough so that the pain doesn't flare up but he knows what he's talking about.] We've never dealt with a battle this big, but we faced the Apocalypse solo, so...
clockeyes: (greetings to the very dark)

[personal profile] clockeyes 2012-12-01 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[well THIS IS NEWS]

A-apocalypse? What, you truly went against the end of the world itself?
sonofabitch: (♬ hats of to (roy) harper)

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-12-10 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah. Oops. Has he upset the angel? Is he going to malfunction or something now?]

Uh, yeah. I thought you knew.
clockeyes: (greetings to the very dark)

wow sorry or the lateness ;;

[personal profile] clockeyes 2012-12-19 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[A pause. Nope, he hasn't malfunctioned, he's just trying to go through his memories- and once he does recall, he nods eagerly.]

Oh...oh, oh, oh, yes, wait I do remember Sam mentioning something about that!! It was quite a while ago...

You two went against Lucifer, if I remember correctly.
sonofabitch: (♬ black dog)

no worries <3

[personal profile] sonofabitch 2012-12-21 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He smiles a little, though there's not a lot of genuine amusement to it because they're talking about dark days in his past. Not that there's anything but at this point, but still.]

Yep, me and him. That was years back now though... [Memories are weird.]

What've you been getting up to though?