[Open] The Mark of the Herald

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Mark of the Herald Part I
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Despite certain disruptive events and ominous visions in the preceding month, August is seemingly still free of any problems.

That’s quick to change, however. Starting from the third of the month, strange, circular marks begin to appear on human students around the school - and, indeed, humans around the world. Those affected begin to feel incurably drowsy, something that no magical or mundane solution can seem to cure or relieve; eventually, they’ll fall asleep entirely, whether they want to or not, and enter a state of magical stasis. Not even nonhumans are immune, though whether they’re marked seems to be much more erratic.

Those who remain awake or are otherwise spared by the mark are free to do as they wish - the Academy won’t ask them to do more than keep themselves safe. But where each marked person falls in slumber, a portal will form; a strange tear in reality, offering glimpses of a surreal, nightmarish plane that differs vastly from individual to individual. One thing is certain; the cause of a victim’s seemingly endless sleep and these portals are linked somehow, and the only way to find out exactly how is to go through...and the only ones capable of doing so are those who are still awake.

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[alreadyhuman]

[ Vivi is right behind her, fire exploding from his hands, aimed at the snake. It's only the knowledge that he might get in everyone else's way that stops him from trying to reach Sherlock right now. ]

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[Well. This sure is something - but now as they're finally in front of him, he's starting to get...drowsy?]

....Ah.

[Still, he can't fall asleep here - That would definitely be a bad idea. Not to mention - he has to rescue this idiot detective brother of his, no matter the cost.]

Split up! If a few of us can keep it's attention, one of us can go and wake him!

[So, he's going to move and fire at the snake for now - watching for any opportunity to do just that.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[The axe hits close to the serpent's head biting deep past the scales, as black-red ichor starts to spill, suddenly it thickens and solidifies, shaping into the head of another serpent pushing the axe out in the process, letting it clatter on the floor.

The twin heads moved to strike at Kokoro when Moriarty and Vivi lashed out, sharply hissing and coiling back, before its tail unfurls from the base of the globe, attempting to sweep Kokoro as the heads went after the two]

[stavros]

Very well. I won't allow failure!

[Kokoro jumps over the tail strike and counters with her whip. She follows up by throwing a bottle of holy water at the thing's tail.]

Grant me holy protection...!