http://fakethulhu.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] fakethulhu.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2011-10-29 06:25 pm

DRAIN YOU OF YOUR SANITY

WHO: The Emissary and co. versus everybody
WHERE: Off the coast of Battery Park and throughout the City
WHEN: Just before midnight October 31st (technically November 1st)
WARNINGS: Violence and frightening imagery
SUMMARY: Drawn by Illidan’s magic, a demon from beyond reality has come forth to help the Betrayer doom the world. The battle that saves or destroys everything has begun. Happy Halloween, Cityverse!
FORMAT: Paragraph to start, whatever works after.

It came.

The Moon of midnight on All Hallow’s Eve shone wetly on the waters of the City’s Harbour. From beneath the surface a rumbling could be heard, as though emanating far, far below, within abyssal depths and ancient fathoms that could not possibly be there. First there was a ripple, then a wave, then the creature began to arise from the waters. It slid upwards and upwards, rising smoothly and continuously out of the ocean like a living edifice, a vast Thing ancient and immovable, a walking island sunken no longer. The head then the shoulders then the wings then the misshapen body came forth, yet still more of Its bulk remained beneath the waters, with slow thighs beginning to move It towards the City. All around it the sky and the ocean seemed to darken with an almost positive quality, as though jet-black ink was spilling into the universe itself. The Emissary had come.

Water flowed off Its body in torrents, mixing with drool and ichor. An unending series of sickly slopping and slobbering noises came from the twitching forest of tentacles around Its mouth, the product of a ravening hunger. The ocean heaved immensely around the Titan form, waves thrashing from the power of Its body. How to describe such a thing? How to even conceive of such horror, outside of madness or nightmare? That immense octopus head crowning the terrible body, those dragon-bat wings sprouting from Its back, those rubbery, sea-green scales, the mingled and loathsome aspects of the reptile, the mollusc- and the human! For it was on two feet that It moved, and with two arms did the Emissary reach out toward the morsels It slavered for.

An aura of panic and despair announced It, greater than any herald’s trumpet. Merely to look upon that incomprehensible shape and its alien geometry was to gamble with one’s sanity. Its very presence emanated a sense of immeasurable insignificance and absence of meaning, as though all the Earth was plankton in the presence of a whale. It moved with a shambling, unwholesome motion that had nothing to do with clumsiness, gathering speed. A mountain walked or stumbled! Toward the City, toward the Well. Toward the end of the world.

[ooc: goddamndoomchat is open on AIM if anyone's interested! There are some people fighting the Emissary who have not been slotted into threads yet; we will work those out as we go along! The raid against Illidan in Central Park will be posted by Jill later. Have fun everybody!]

[identity profile] origamiguardian.livejournal.com 2011-11-14 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
With the boy's permission, Maggie lifted him up on her shoulders, and followed behind the old man just as Steph was doing with his wife. In the distance, blazes of magic and fire filled the sky with an eerie glow.

The way to the top wasn't far but it felt like forever. Maggie was impressed that Batgirl had been helping others like this all day--the whole atmosphere was so... well, apocalyptic, and it would be hard to sort through all the places to find people. When they made it to the top, Maggie handing the boy up to Batgirl before she came up last. "I was thinking," she said to Batgirl, "I probably would have passed by here without thinking anyone was still here. Thank you very much."

Not just for seeing them, but reminding her that there was no point in looting paper for birds if she didn't find people to evacuate.

She walked to the center of the roof, and told the family to stand as close to her as they could. She nodded at Batgirl. "I'll take them now. But thank you very much. And good luck." She spread her arms, then paused. "You'd better stand back."
blondevigilante: (batgirl smiles)

[personal profile] blondevigilante 2011-11-15 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Steph grinned as the group loaded up. That really was a cool power. Standing back she decided to watch until they were clear of the building.

"Hey, I'm all about team-ups, so no worries on my part. See you around, Maggie!"

[identity profile] origamiguardian.livejournal.com 2011-11-15 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
The paper bursts forth, completely surrounding the family and Maggie as a giant phoenix-like bird takes shape and launches itself into the air.

Random paper whorls about in the back draft, and one small card (http://pics.livejournal.com/origamiguardian/pic/00001chh) flies toward Steph.
blondevigilante: (batgirl smiles)

[personal profile] blondevigilante 2011-11-15 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Steph smiled as they left. She managed to catch the card and grinned even wider as she stuck into one of her pouches. Future team-up were definitely a must!