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IZOU'S PALACE

KYOTO BAKUMATSU PALACE
You find yourself in historical Kyoto at night. The city is shadowy and beautiful, elegant but hostile. It's a sophisticated city, but you don't belong there and it knows it. Everyone knows it. You are being watched.

Worst of all, a terrible demon haunts the streets of this powerful capital city.

Eli Walsh, Kirumi Tojo, Still Sunrise, Argenti, Yi Sang, Celeste, Mafuyu Asahina, and McGillis Fareed, do you dare journey into hell?

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[ Whichever of the gumi one that went for Yi Sang is getting stabbed with his dagger (15) in response. You lost the clash buddy, pay for it by taking damage. ]

[Hijikata, Saito, Okita, and Nagakura are looking a little ragged, while Kondo seems to have weathered the hit he got ok!!

However, a sixth shinsenghoulmi has showed up!! Lets call this one Yamanami.

Hijikata launches an attack at Eli (beat 12 to dodge)!

Saito swings at Argenti but misses! (9)

Okita continues trying to cut McGillis down to size (beat 11 to dodge)!

Nagakura runs at Kirumi to slash at her (beat 18 to dodge)!

Kondo tries to attack Mafuyu but falls over in the process! (2)

and the newly arrived Yamanami gets a big bad surprise attack on Celeste! (20)]

[ Well, he's sure taking care to notice that there's another enemy now. But, he is occupied with the one in front of him. In fact...

Argenti is pressing the advantage when Saito misses, mercilessly thrusting his spear forward, trying to stab into the creature or tear it asunder - whatever he may be able to manage first (18) ]

--CELESTE!

( fuck everyone else she's using diarama on him- )

Let us hope they do not call upon more to overwhelm us...

[ Yi Sang will cast Media for Eli, Celeste, McGillis, and Kirumi!. Go take your light heals. ]

Don't jinx us!

[ Thanks for the heal, though. ]

...Fair enough, I will refrain.

[ despite my rant I don't know how many more shinsengumi names Caitie can pull out of a hat. ]

[ Clearly, Eli got too close and didn't get away again fast enough (9). He takes a slash as he stumbles back a step, sword cutting through cloth and grazing his chest. It also keeps him at bay, stopping him from attacking again, for now (4). ]

[ Well. McGillis is really not good with this clothing and it is frustrating him deeply. (8) He receives another shallow cut on his arm. This poor kimono is already not as fancy anymore... Thankfully Yi Sang's heal makes sure that he won't be put out of commission any time soon.

While McGillis still cannot seem to get out of Okita's range, neither can Okita get out of his. Time for another Garula! (16) ]

[ Since Mafuyu is preoccupied with healing Celeste and there's prey just lying on the floor, Sunrise is just going to stab Kondo with the bayonet of her rifle before he can get up like it's a spear (11 after rolling with advantage).]

[Slashed, she was! Kirumi isn't resistant to pain, she staggers backwards, trying to deal with the injury in a way that won't leave her unable to keep fighting. The heal came at the right time, and Kirumi decides that, since she's healed, it'd be best to attack this one, Nagakura. She lunges forward with her axe, her Persona activated to make this be a physical attack and therefore better than just swinging an axe. Here we go!

Well dang, I got a 6, haha]

[Considering he'd been accounting for the enemies present and not, you know, any newcomers, that big bad surprise attack sure does manifest in him being run right through!]

Ah, fuck--

[First order of business is to get that sword out, though, and with how close Yamanami is, it's quick and dirty, but the ghoulmi does still get tangled up in silk and ripped back and away, courtesy of Admit One, but only just barely (11). He will be focusing on him to get ready for any further attacks, though, for better or worse!

And, hey, the quick heals are very much appreciated, because they sure do keep him on his feet.]

[Saito and Okita crumble into void dust! Hooray!!

However, three more shinsenghoulmi have arrived. Oh no!!! Lets call them Serizawa, Harada, and Inoue.

Hijikata attempts to attack Eli again but finally misses! (7)

Nagakura takes a swing at Kirumi again but barely misses! (10)

Yamanami clearly did not like getting tangled up so he instead tries to attack Mafuyu which feels like it's also a personal attack on Celeste tbh (beat 16 to dodge!)!

Kondo jumps back to his feet and launches a vicious attack to defend his honor against Sunrise (beat 19 to dodge)!

Newcomer Serizawa slashes at Yi Sang (beat 15 to dodge)!

Newcomer Harada attempts to stab McGillis but trips over one of the sandals Argenti threw! (1)

Newcomer Inoue tries to cut off Argenti's head but only nicks some hair! (7)

The numbers are getting out of hand, huh...]

Edited 2024-09-04 21:13 (UTC)

Ah-

( she almost gets away- almost. (15)

physical pain is- new. she stumbles, eyes wide- and theres so many more, too... )

D-do we run...?

( regardless, she inhales and tries to fire an arrow right back at yamanami because fuck you. she must be extremely shaken up though because she fuckin' misses- )

[ Mafuyu! He's going to make a grab for her arm to steady her after her shot and get her retreating back towards the staircase with him. ]

C'mon!

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[ Hijikata misses, so does Eli (4), but he isn't completely oblivious to how more and more of these blue-and-white shitheads are pouring in through the door. It's like... ]

Shit, they ain't going to stop! [ Yi Sang! You jinxed them!!! ] We need to move to higher ground!

[ As such, he backs up towards the stairs. ]

[ Sunrise doesn't make a sound but she sure flinches when that attack lands on her (13). She's stumbling back, not falling over, but it's still not a graceful movement. ]

I think...we must go upstairs.

[ "Must" because they're not being given a ton of other options. ]

[ 'Sup quietly injured buddy. Yi Sang will just take her by arm to flee up the stairs at her suggestion (and the rest). ]

...

[Indeed, the numbers are increasing...

Kirumi notices, and decides something needs to be done about that. Any way to block or lock away the places from where the newcomers arrived?]

[ While she's looking, he'll say to her, nearby: ]

Miss Kirumi, we must away up the stairs!

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[ Argenti's eyes narrow.

Buddy you don't so much as touch the hair. Inoue gets blasted in the face with a Mapsi pretty hard (16), but he is aggrieved enough to start blasting other people, such as Hijikata (miss, 3), Yamanami (14), and Kondo (miss, 9) Still he got these evil things and hopes to Idrila they eat shit.

Whatever the case he had thrown a spell so he's pulling back towards the stairs, though keeping an eye on everyone else so he's not the first one up there. He is a Knight for a reason!! ]

[That's absolutely a personal attack, Yamanami, but, like, was it worth it? Really? Since Eli is so quick to get Mafuyu, that clears Celeste to get revenge, firing a Eiga (20!!) at him as he also moves to retreat up the stairs.

And, well, if he stays a few steps lower so the more injured parties can get out of dodge first, then no he didn't, you saw nothing, that's just a coincidence.]

( thank you for revenge dad )

...!

[ A (3) ain't beating a 15 on a normal day. Yi Sang is silent as he reels back.

Yeah, there's no point when they won't stop coming. ]

[To answer Kirumi's question, no, since they're all standing between the group and the door, it'd be hard to block it off without getting beat up by shinsenghouls...

Anyway, it's good the group has decided to away up the stairs, because even though Yamanami falls defeated after taking hits from Argenti and Celeste, four more shinsenghoulmis are charging in the door. I shant give them names because we are awaying from them!!!

Heading up the stairs, there's a few doorways that could provide a hiding spot, maybe... But if anyone held onto the tsuba, it's tugging towards the stairs to the third floor.

Kondo downstairs yells after them;]

Come back here and fight with honor, you villains!!!