[WORLD ONE | UVI ATTACK]

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Who: The Uvi and coven members
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Day 32 & 33
Open/Closed: Open to All

For coven members who haven't been in Aimintas very long, the panic of the Palai the past few days may seem like overkill. The day goes by rather quietly and Aimintas looks like a ghost town throughout the morning and most of the afternoon. Not one Palai can be seen, with shops closed and the roads virtually empty, aside from coven members. It isn't until the sky is turning a nice shade of pink that things begin. Observant people who may be gazing up at the ocean will see the very small dots in the sky that begin to approach at a very quick speed. If you're outside, you may get to see the Uvi up close -- but perhaps not for very long. The Uvi have rubbery bones, and they hit the dirt in a curled up position, unrolling themselves and leaping up on long, scaled legs. The shortest Uvi might come in at five feet tall, but most range from six to seven. They're lithe and gilled -- you may think they want to rely on stealth, but the sound coming out of their gills is very loud and raspy. There's no way you can't hear them coming as the ominous and rapid noise follows them everywhere. Some of them are walking around empty handed, eyes scanning and striding up to buildings, banging on the outside and observing the inside of the house as much as they possibly can. Others are carrying large, bleached tools made of fish bone and teeth. Some look like long blades, while others look like long axes. These are used for cutting into doors and other violent tasks they feel the need to complete. A ▢ If your character is wandering the streets, whether of their own ignorance or because they're part of the team trying to protect/negotiate with the Palai, they're very likely to run into one of the Uvi. While left to their own devices they'll only be focused on sniffing out Palai, but they're committed to going after anything they see alive and moving. If your character confronts the Uvi, they better be prepared for an attack. B ▢ Alternatively, maybe your character is caught outside and ill-equipped to handle the Uvi. Running is an option! ...But they better be able to run fast. Maybe your character gets lucky enough to run into someone who can help them, but they'd best hope they find each other fast. C ▢ Your character may also be committed to love and justice, fighting the forces of evil with good. It's very unlikely that Palai blood goes unspilled tonight, but your character may be able to prevent it as much as possible. Just be warned: if they confront the Uvi who are trying to break into a Palai house, they're going to be in for a fight. D ▢ Other characters may already be hiding, whether in the coven house or with Palai in their own homes. They'll hear the Uvi's harsh, gasping breathing before they see them, but if they do hear that raspy noise, they'd better be quick thinkers. Whether the Uvi visiting turns into a brawl or a blood bath, eventually the Uvi will return to the ocean with Palai bodies in tow. At around 4 AM, the Uvi begin to shriek, some making noises that are too high pitched for most ears to hear. From the sky, large flying fish descend from the sky and find their masters. The Palai are hoisted onto the back of these creatures and they take off, flying back into the ocean. E ▢ If your character is committed to defeating the Uvi, they may want to try and target the large fish they'll be flying out of. It's possible to kill them in the air, but watch where they fall. They're incredibly large -- larger than the sharks and bigger fish that have fallen out of the sky before. They can also be killed on the ground, but you'll also have to do with their protective Uvi owners. F ▢ Maybe your character is more into the idea of following the Uvi back home. It's possible! Once the Uvi breach the ocean, they swim fast through the dark water for miles and miles. The journey is treacherous, and some may stop the trek to attack in the water where they're more at home. If your character makes it to their lair, they'll find that it's a dense wad of seaweed that stays static in the ocean. The Uvi are used to the toxicity of the leaves, but trying to enter means touching these leaves that leave large, skin-melting welts as they grow and burst. G ▢ Wildcard! How will your character handle this violent and volatile situation.

Comments

[actus]

[ he stumbles a bit, but manages to regain his balance quickly enough after the attack. while he's been practicing summoning forth his persona, byakko in particular, he hasn't exactly used them yet. there's this innate fear of going too far, of actually killing the enemy by accident. it's probably a bad time to be having doubts about yourself, but he's come this far without blood on his hands. and while the uvi kind of suck, they don't deserve to die, either.

he looks to minato, a bit caught off guard when he spots the familiar persona. ah, norn. he nods and brings forth byakko once more. ]

Bufudyne!

[ maybe the spell can freeze their feet to the ground, make it impossible for them to move from where the hurricane shot them off to. give the palai time to escape, to relocate. ]

[p_mortem]

[ It's easier to go all out when you will die unless you give it your all, no hesitation, no pulling punches. That isn't the case here— if they kill the Uvi, the Uvi may just send more and more, each wave more ruthless than the next in exacting revenge. Scaring would be better, let them know that the Palai have people who would protect them. Making negotiations would have been the best, but... maybe it's not impossible.

Either way, Akira has the right idea. The Palai are able to get out of the way before the Uvi start breaking free of their ice shackles, at which Minato lifts his Evoker again, calls for Shiva, and casts... sexy dance.

OKAY SO LOOK.

There are still a lot of Uvi running around, and better they're charmed into fighting amongst each other and get in each other's way, which will but the fleeing Palai more time and allow their fighters to gain better control of the situation. Also Minato doesn't have a lot of non-direct damage spells, sexy dance doesn't exactly work on nyx. ]

[actus]

[ ... he can't believe he just cast that.

akira tosses him a look, but it isn't a half-bad idea. usually he's the type to command his team to use buffs and then to go all-out, so the idea of causing status ailments on the enemy isn't exactly in his wheelhouse. sure his teammates know how to do it, but it's always seemed like too big of a gamble for him. that, and it isn't as showy as casting agidyne or the like. ]

Seriously?

[ he just has to ask, okay. ]

[p_mortem]

[ Minato meets that look and returns a shrug. It's been a long while since anybody on his team questioned the way he fights or what he asks of them, but Akira isn't his team— and Minato doesn't know any of his Personas either. ]

Seriously. Who can you summon?

[ He can piece together skills if he knows the Personas, radical differences between P3 and P5 skillsets aside. ]

[actus]

Back home, pretty much anyone.

[ he's not trying to be cocky, but he figures minato understands the extent of their abilities having access to that room. ]

...Here, though. Just a few. Byakko, Horus, Sarasvati... Oh, and Dakini.

[ he didn't come with many! ]

[p_mortem]

[ Pretty much anyone, right. Yet Minato's never heard of Dakini— maybe he should have put more effort into completing the compendium, but he'd like to sleep at night sometimes too. He has Byakko and Horus on his side, and there's no point in doubling up, so he goes with what he's familiar with. ]

I don't know Dakini, but Sarasvati is good with ice... Mabufu will be effective: we could hit multiple Uvi at once.

[actus]

That'll work.

[ he gives a quick nod; it feels different having someone else be leader. it's even stranger not to have futaba's voice navigating the battle. there's a twinge of nostalgia as his hand raises up to his face to mimic ripping off a mask. accordingly, sarasvati appears in a burst of blue flames. ]

Ready when you are.

[p_mortem]

[ Minato lips press together in a thin line as he points the evoker at his temple and fires it off. He summons Norn just as before, and casts Magarudyne again— this time, instead of blasting the Uvi away, he breaks away from Akira to run around the perimeter of the area. Norn's winds whip around and pull the Uvi to a central location for Sarasvati to freeze tight. ]

[actus]

[ a great plan, actually, and akira's suspicions that minato is a natural-born leader, a leader of a group of kids just like him, are easily confirmed.

he follows his lead, having saravati ready when the uvi are neatly slammed into each other. really, it's like something out of a comic book, and he can't help the grin that appears - just for a second - on his lips. ]

Think that'll do?

[ he shouts over the roar of crackling ice that's consuming the ground and area around and on the uvi. ]

[p_mortem]

[ Gone are the days where he can just run in without a plan, having no one to worry about besides himself. But Akira is strong too, and Minato doesn't have to worry about him, concentrating on getting the Uvi rounded up and trusting that they're get stuck fast, Norn's winds freezing the very air around Sarasvati's ice. ]

Yeah. It won't last forever, though.

[ The Uvi won't be able to move for quite a while, but ice is ice and it will melt unless one of them stands here and keeps them frozen. What are they supposed to do with the prisoners? Send them back? He doesn't think the Palai have anything like a jail cell prepared. ]