The Watchers of Night (
thewatchers) wrote in
daybreakacademy2019-07-01 08:48 pm
Entry tags:
- *event,
- anastasia rose: original,
- desco: disgaea 4,
- héctor rivera: coco,
- jailbreak: original,
- james griffin: voltron,
- ky kiske: guilty gear,
- ruby rose: rwby,
- sherlock holmes: fate grand order,
- weiss schnee: rwby,
- ⨯akko kagari: little witch academia,
- ⨯asami sato: legend of korra,
- ⨯bowser: mario,
- ⨯mercy: overwatch
XELVAK THE FIRST HERALD OF NIGHT

XELVAK, THE FIRST HERALD OF NIGHT
Log Comm | Network Comm | OOC Comm | Navigation
The Herald’s coming was marked by the solar eclipse. Tensions rose noticeably in the sweltering heat as the moon slowly but surely moved to block the sun from sight. And at its apex, the world went dark. But light never returned. And in the center opened a multitude of eyes. The Herald had come.
Claxons blared in the control room as the call for attack was made. Off-shore, a barrage of missiles erupted from the waiting fleet - cruise missiles hurtling toward their target with grim, unerring accuracy. Explosions lit the darkened sky, one after another completely covering the lone figure in a blast of shrapnel and heat.
Those with eyes that see magic, however, saw differently. Undetected by the earthly computers, barriers of green energy arose around the lich, with each missile exploding harmlessly upon it. With nary a crack, the Herald tilted his head in faint amusement.
“Target is still standing!”
“Launch the second wave!”
The sound of engines blasted as aircraft scrambled from the airstrip and the waiting carrier. Streaking through the sky, their jets leaving faint trails of fire amidst the darkness, they flew in tight formation before breaking apart and encircling the target, launching a salvo of missiles from all directions before moving to reform and break away. On the ground, a battery of tanks poured forth from the base, launching heavy rounds at the lich while artillery sang a deadly song, the crackle of explosions obliterating all sound as they overtook the lich.
“Damn thing’s gonna waste a lot of ammunition,” one of the generals muttered. “But looks like you boys and girls can just go back to your school and leave the fighting to the big kids.”
Almost before he could finish his sentence, however, a voice echoed through the minds of every person assembled.
How quaint.
It was an overpowering sound that cut through even the sound of explosions. And in their wake, the lich was still untouched.
And then came the screaming.
Screams of horror, screams of agony, screams of death, before, finally, guttural screams of undeath. Rage. Bloodlust. To those with magical sight, the world seemed to come alive with a fetid green mist. All around them, tanks and planes began to stop, some crashing. But in another instant, those that remained moved again, firing on each other with reckless abandon. And over all of the comms, the sound of cackling, maddened laughter wrenched from a throat that was once human but now was not echoed throughout.
The generals grew pale, silent. Some sunk to their knees in horror. But, like points in the darkness, a few voices remained.
“This is Echo-5! All units seem hostile! Requesting extraction!”
“This is Bravo-7! It’s a madhouse down here! Disengaging!”
Daybreak’s presence did not necessarily change what was to come. But it did, to an extent, mitigate it. For in having brought their runecraft to the base, they caught the eye of several soldiers. Some curious, some thinking it couldn’t hurt, and some, perhaps, even true believers. Whatever the reason, they accepted Daybreak’s support. And for that reason, they seemed spared from the mists of undeath conjured forth by the lich. And as they fled, some, at least, whispered a faint prayer of thanks to the students and faculty who had given them the most precious gift of all - the gift of life, and of living.
As the generals conversed in horror, another voice cut through the screams.
“This is Jules Flammel, Flame Commander. Daybreak forces, deploy at once and complete your mission.”
The sound of jets blasted through the air as Runewings took flight. Aboard them, the forces of Daybreak, students, faculty, alumni, and affiliates, all with one mission - to stop the lich where he stood.
“Your radiance shall protect you. Go forth, brave Candles, and become the raging inferno to purify this land! Cut through his defenses and rend his body apart!”
Foolishness.
The Lich raised his arms. The shattered, twisted scrap and mangled corpses of the combined military forces began to shudder, and tremble, before rushing forward to meet the Runewings - a mass of twisted flesh, bone and metal like a wave of death crashing upon the shore. The Runewings broke apart as the wave spread to chase them.
“You are free to deploy!”
And with that, the bays opened and the forces of Daybreak emerged in freefall, descending upon the lich and his twisted wave with naught but their weapons, their powers, and, perhaps a featherfall necklace for those students that needed it. The battle against the first Herald had begun.
And, from within the Outland, a calm voice spoke to those assembled.
“It is time.”
The forces of Daybreak who had been held in reserve turned as one to face the castle. Their mission: destroy the lich’s phylactery so that he would rise no more.
[OOC: The groups are as follows:
Combat
Group 1:
Faculty - Bai Lin
Students - Serena, Vivi, Seiji, Akechi
Group 2:
Faculty - Ky Kiske
Students - Kokoro, Yuya, Gunvolt, Nana
Group 3:
Faculty - Valvatorez
Students - Desco, James, Gon, Anastasia Rose
Group 4:
Faculty - Bowser
Students - Ruby, Grimm, Kohaku, Akko, Weiss, Aiko
Extras - Snow
Infiltration
Group 1:
Faculty - Ziggy
Students - Sarona, Keith, Doreen, Sherlock
Group 2:
Faculty - Jailbreak
Students - Puella, Minako, Ren, Ekkehardt, Reira
Group 3:
Faculty - Nekane
Students - Adelaide, Lie Ren, Xanatos, Héctor, Imelda
Mission Control
Hieke, Christo, Wen-li Yang, Count D, Android 18
Any characters who did not sign up may tag freely into the Control Room, or, if desired, they may contact a faculty member leading a group and request to join. Please prioritize joining groups with less characters. No group may exceed 6 characters.
There will be open group mingle posts up where characters can discuss the events leading up to the mission or the immediate aftermath. We will post the full log threads for each group in 24 hours, at which time we will PM the Faculty members with details on their mission]

Open Mingle
Control Room
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"I have a distinct feeling that things are only going to get worse from here on out." It's stated with the most emotionless tone she can muster, pointedly done so. Getting emotional won't help anyone and the more matter-of-fact, the easier to let others handle the emotional work instead.
It'd be easier if she knew the full capabilities of everything, but they didn't really have that luxury at the end of the day. So by the seat of their pants it is.
"Any words of encouragement to go around or are we simply going to bunker down and get through this mess?"
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If only he was that lucky.
He finds himself a corner of the room to hole up, and he sits himself down. He can't keep still, though he tries, legs bouncing and hands fidgeting, as he listens to the massacre going on outside. It's not...shocking. Liches, especially ones as powerful as Xelvak, aren't something to be taken lightly.
"Just a quick reminder," the message goes out to the teams out on the field, as Hieke fidgets with a communicator. "If anyone needs my assistance, summon me to the field immediately. The sooner injuries are handled the better."
Now, with that out of the way, he supposes he...waits.
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Christo keeps his voice low as he finishes his conversation, pocketing the phone and returning to the task at hand. "Everyone, please make sure to keep your communication lines open. I'll keep you updated on the enemy's positions."
Though he looks as cool and collected as always, Christo's stomach is doing flips. He's never seen this sort of carnage before, not this close. He knows the situation is serious--he knew from the start--but this just serves to drive it home.
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Bai Lin's Team
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For parts of it, she'd kept her students away from the window. They didn't need to watch this.
Finally they began the final approach.
"This is it!" Lin shouted over the scream of the runewing's engines. "Remember: They will NOT hold back just because you're young! Also they're all already dead! You're NOT killing people, you're laying their bodies to rest! Stick close to me! I'll make sure you make it through alright!"
She glanced at the closed door at the back of the runewing. Any minute now, it would pop open and they'd be fighting for their lives. "Anyone want to say anything before we go down there? Scream with panic? Get a last minute hug? Just get it out of your system now."
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Ky Kiske's Team
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With that he turns to this group, some familiar faces, others he seen in passing. "For those who don't have my class, I am capable of manipulating lightning and electricity, and as my gear suggests - my specialty is melee combat... and I can for brief periods augment my physical capabilities.
The world is at stake, but your top priority should be surviving - stay close together, if you are wounded - pull back, don't try to be brave and fight on."
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Valvatorez's Team
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We need to briefly discuss our capabilities and develop a plan. Anything to encourage morale, pep talks -- anything of the sort -- just --
[ she seems stressed. ] Say what's on your mind all you'd like, but let's not go into this without a strategy.
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Bowser's Team
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Ziggy's Team
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Jailbreak's Team
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screams as I realize I never specified the range beyond 'semi-wide radius' WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, SELF
Nekane's Team
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Mission Threads
Control Room
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Bai Lin's Team - Combat 1
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The approach
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Xelvak
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Ky Kiske's Team - Combat 2
cw: general mentions of parasites and light gore
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Ziggy's Team - Manticore Phylactery
Infiltration
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Boss fight
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Boss fight
Holding the line
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Jailbreak's Team - Wyvern Phylactery
Search...
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...and destroy.
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Nekane's Team - Spider Queen Phylactery
Infiltration
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Spider Queen Showdown
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