weakerlink:

Kayura had a long night talking with a ghost she had been trying to help. He wasn't actually that bitter about his death. He was just tired of waiting for something to happen to change his situation. They had figured out what might help him.

He had become fond of chess after learning it from a British business rival when he was a young man. So much so that he became a master at the game. He enjoyed the skill it took to play. While he was not famous in tournaments he still felt like he was a master of the game.

What he decided he really wanted was one last really good game. Only problem was that Kayura only knew how to play Go.

Maybe Amiko-san knew someone who played chess. She rubs her face a bit getting rid of the urge to sleep for now then knocks on Amiko's door.

"Amik-san? Are you busy?"

hotlittlehands:

After all the previous revelations and recriminations, Keiji's contacts had come through with more specific information. Names to trace and sift through. Information continued to progress. Much progress was being made.
Well, on the manhunt. Not so much on the fixing things. But the only blaming Amiko there was Amiko. She decided to stop, for a while, worrying if she was failing her various responsibilities and her friend and actually go to see her friend. He should be finishing his grueling routine right about now.

ng_divine_ones5:

Ophois unleashed the Egyptian goddess Sakhmet on the city of Budapest. The goddess' blood lust was insatiable and she tore through the city leaving a sea of blood behind her. Anyone that got in her way was cut down and the blood flowed freely.

hotlittlehands:

Amiko sat solemnly at her desk, looking at two pieces of paper. One was a requisition form from a univesrity library, the other was a security report, a little more crumpled than Amiko normally keeps her papers.

weakerlink:

It's late at night and she is supposed to be on her way home. She needed a good night's rest after all of the hard work she had been putting in. She should have made sure she had followed one of the most important rules when it comes to monster hunting.

When one hears a voice screaming for help make sure to be fully armed. Now she is trapped inside a home with no way out. There is at least two powerful spirits in the building and she can't call her armor. This is a bit worrying for her.

So she makes a call to the HQ hoping someone will pick up. She needs someone to help her walk through this if it is as bad as she suspects she may be sending someone into her office to look things up for her while she fights spirits with whatever is laying around this house.

weakerlink:

Kayura had really needed to get out of Tokyo for a few days. There was an old summer home that had belonged to her family for a long time but she hadn't been there in many years. She didn't want to go alone so she had invited her 'big brother' to come with her.

The dog was asleep in the back seat soundly looking like a mass of white hair. Kayura is in a very good mood right up until she hears a clunk and a sputter from her car.

"Oh.....Dear. That doesn't sound good."

nextgen_orochi:

He'd underestimated their power. Or perhaps he had overestimated his own. He was in a human body after all. Then again, perhaps it was a combination of both. Either way, it didn't change his current predicament.

After the attack Orochi had used the distraction of breaking the water from the street as a means to escape. Using his control over water he had found a small underground cave, usually flooded over. Ir was here where he was currently recovering. His body was healing, but not as quickly as he would have preferred. It would need to be sped along. He needed the remainder of his power. He would require assistance.

"If only I had the power to revive my servants. I suppose I must make do with what the current age provides me with." He began to chant, raising a hand as four of his fingers began to glow. "Find me four souls who hate those that attack me and grant them each a portion of my power. Bind to them the armors of the old times and bring them forth to serve me..my Youkai!"

Four beams of magic erupted from his fingers, seeking out those chosen.

weakerlink:

It had been a long past few days. Kayura had been out of it for most of that time. The poison that had gotten into her system had done a number on her body. The doctors had done everything they could for her. The fever had kept her looking like death warmed over right up until it had gone down a few hours ago.

Finally she starts to come to aware of only a few things. She isn't at home, she feels horrible, and the room isn't as silent as she'd like it to be. She pries one eye open and slowly becomes aware she is in a hospital bed. She can't remember why at first and puzzles over this for a minute then it hits her and she jerks up a little too fast for someone who hasn't eaten in a long time. Her head spins slightly and she just blinks as she tries to make the room stop spinning.

Things feel almost better so she stops to figure out just where she is.

Hospital room. Somewhere in the city? Well that's good she just knows she isn't up for climbing out of bed right now. Annd Amiko-san might get stern if she does that.

binary_soul:

"So, professor, your findings thus far are consistent with expectations?"

"Yes, sir." Professor Honda removed his glasses, polishing them with a handkerchief his mother had given him. "Agent Clockwork--"

"The subject, professor. The construct is property of Big Hero 6, not a recognized agent." The official corrects him harshly.

"...of course, sir. The construct's general construction has been completely mapped, along with the reports of the agents who infiltrated the enlarged superstructure during initial contact. My team and I understand it's mechanical operations thoroughly. However--"

He interrupts again. "--the power source and key to its mystical abilities are still unclear. Hence the need to disassemble the construct so we can reverse-engineer the workings. Your initial experiments in modifying the subject to allow it to speak have already illustrated your proficiency in the workings of it."

Professor Honda bristles lightly, but nods. "Yes, sir, but as I have stated in my reports thus far, while I maintain confidence in my team and our spiritual consultants' ability to replicate the abilities of the construct, the subject's sentience may be permanently lost."

"Immaterial. More of these units will change our great nation's ability to defend itself, against threats both internal and external. I will see to the construct being taken into the Ministry's custody. Ready your team. You are dismissed."


~~~

At BH6 headquarters, Clockwork is in one of the common areas. It had recently purchased several canvasses and related supplies, and had been experimenting with calligraphy, and some simple figure painting.

Imagination took some measure of practice, it was finding. It should be grateful, however. Many of the books it had read about... similar beings said they were incapable of coming up with original thoughts.

nextgen_orochi:

Kazama Goda, foreman of the construction crew, oversaw the removal of the debris left in the wake of the dragon attack. All the damn monsters..he was seriously considering moving. Maybe to South Korea, he had family there on his uncle's side,

"Goda-san, you've got to see this!"

"What is it?" Goda asked, annoyed.

"I don't know, I think it's a dinosaur fossil!"

Officially intrigued, Kazuma went over to where it looked like a partially unburied, reptilian skull.

"Kami," he gasped, moving toward it.The attack must have uncovered it. It was magnificient, he thought, mesmerized and moving toward it.

"Goda-san?" one of the workers called.

He didn't hear it. He reached out and touched the skull..and Kazuma Goda vanished in a wave of primal power. A burst of energy enveloped the body, practically exploding with raw energy. It mutated and shifted, scales forming and muscles shifting as the body transformed in mid-air. Some of the workers fled, others seemed transfixed by what was happening. Finally it stopped as he majestically floated back to the ground, eyes closed.

"Kazuma?" One of the braver workers asked.

The eyes opened, yellow with slitted pupils.

"No," and a burst of lightning sends the man flying into a group of his colleagues. "Finally...flesh..blood. It is not much, but it is a start." He turns in the direction of a strong pulse. "Yes, merely the beginning." And he casually walks in the direction of the signal, energy crackling the ground as his feet touched.

nextgen_misc:

It was unwise to wake up a dragon. It was even more unwise to anger a dragon once it woke up. The dragon Fafnir was not pleased that his rest had been disrupted. He was even more unhappy upon discovering so much time had passed since he had done battle against his foes.

He had discovered that there were several other dragons in the cavern he was in and decided to wake them. He would send them one by one out into the world to do as they willed. The youngest of the group woke up first.

It took off to Tokyo. And now is has tipped over several buses and is about to begin an assault on Tokyo tower. A few news cameras are displaying the destruction in the city. The situation could turn even more dangerous very quickly.

weakerlink:

It was supposed to just be a week long trip to a dig site. It was going to help her finish off her degree so she could focus on her other duties full time. And really everything should have gone smoothly! It had. Mostly.

Except she got talked into staying for another week when they stumbled across a big find that was more of Kayura's area of specialty. It was really hard to say no because it was a fantastic example of mid-thirteenth century armor and it had been exciting.

Then she had wrenched her knee badly the day before she had to leave. She had to delay going back because of that. The site medic didn't want her to risk tearing something since they had to hike to and from the dig site. So now it was almost three weeks later and now she is finally back and so happy to just have to wait for the date to graduate more or less.

But boy was this a little embarrassing. Almost two weeks late coming home even though she had sent word explaining everything.

weakerlink:

She had been keeping busy. School just really did not challenge her at all so to keep her mind occupied Kayura had dove even more into practicing and keeping her mind away from what had happened.

It did get better. She had resolved to not let it destroy her simply because she realized it had not destroyed others who had been forced to do the same thing. And that was when she noticed as she put her work up that it was spring.

A very early spring but somehow that was nice. She decided she might go for a run. So she went and changed into proper clothing because it would be very silly to run in a skirt and she went on a run. It turned into a very long run. She hadn't meant to go for so long but the weather was just very nice and whenever she stopped to stretch she kept thinking she could go for a while longer so she kept moving.

She did have to note she would be eating very heavily late because she was getting very hungry but also saw no reason to stop just yet plus she was working up a big sweat and wouldn't want to eat anywhere.

That did though remind her she had two of her favorite things in her office. That made her decide it was time to head back to the office. Apple juice and oreos seemed like a good way to finish off her afternoon.

clawed_progeny:

Keiji had started doing phone watch for the BH6 recently when the phone-call. They needed a mystic's opinion on a triple homicide and had apparently heard of Kayura. Keiji took the details down and quickly made a call to Kayura.

nextgen_orochi:

 It had all gone perfectly. The occupation of the broadcast building had gone without a hitch. Even with the added security that came with the impending live interview with the Prime Minister's daughter, Shinobu's men were up the task. Most of said security were relatively unharmed, adding to the sizable amount of hostages they now had. They had had agents within the building's personnel for weeks, meticulously planning this out. In all, they had several dozen people soldiers, all ready to die if need be to secure their country.

Shinobu stood in front of the camera as it timed down to broadcast his message. "My fellow countrymen, I regret that events have grown so intolerable that I must resort to such methods in order to halt the degrading of culture and society. The American occupation of our land is a constant insult and a tumor of decay that is eating away at our proud homeland. Enough is enough, and it must end. For this reason, I have taken the Tokyo Broadcasting building hostage, as well as its entire staff. More importantly, I have in my custody our illustrious Prime Minister's daughter. Our demands are a simple one. All Americans stationed at the military base must leave immediately. This occupation will no longer be tolerated. For every hour you delay, hostages will be slain. Delay too long..and our Prime Minister's daughter will be added to the body count. I am saddened that this is what it comes to in order to jump-start our national pride, but you have only yourselves to blame for not acting sooner." And he ends the feed.

weakerlink:

Kayura couldn't remember the events of last night. What she did know was that she was in her armor still. And she had both her car keys and cell phone on her. She climbed out of the pile of boxes and other trash then realized something was wrong.

The world got very big. She looked down at her hands and started to panic. She wasn't very person like anymore.

She decides the best thing to d is to call the boss. But her big plush fingers can't hit the buttons right so he ends up calling Keiji instead.

This is going to be weird.

nextgen_misc:

For many reasons most of the Big Hero Six will find themselves directed towards a group of trees near a small shed like structure. The ghosts of the village don't seem to want to go near it at all.

Though they will see one ghosts moving back and fourth near the structure before it flees with something like fear. Not from them. Something about the structure made them need to flee.

Something has drawn them all here. They must finish this battle tonight.

weakerlink:

Kayura had been hounded by her Uncle to go to dinner with him at this new place. It was driving her up the wall how much he was trying to get her to go out more and socialize. She didn't have time for that. Between training, school, monster hunting, and whatever the Big Hero Six needed she had little time for herself and liked to try and stay home to relax and unwind.

But he had made this new place sound like fun. She figured she could at least go and meet him there, share a meal and maybe talk. Then she could go home and just take a long soak.

So there she was at a table he had reserved sipping water and wondering over this whole thing. The table was oddly placed in her mind's eye and this place didn't have the feel of somewhere her Uncle would like to go normally. Just what the heck is up?

nextgen_holiday:

All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

weakerlink:

Kayura slides out of her seat when they reach their destination. She brought a backpack with her that has several extra things in it. Everything is for the eventuality of something happening. The entire trip here she has been tense. She knows what has to happen and she doesn't like it at all.

"Amiko-san, according to the map the trail we need to take is just over there," Kayura announces as she glances up towards the tree line. The trail looks slightly over grown but almost natural as if it has always been there and looks wide enough for even Grogg.

Kayura rolled her shoulders again. She was very tense because she could feel something somewhat distant calling to her armor. She fights that feeling for now because she isn't ready and they need to find the village. They need to find it so they can try and save the missing people and cleanse that place of the taint.

weakerlink:

Kayura had found a file that just came in from one of their sources. For a moment she ignored it and she turned to walk away. Something stopped her though. She had no idea what it was or her reason and then she turned back and sat down to open the file and scanned it over.

The geologists gone missing was unfortunate. She knew getting lost could be dangerous. Then she felt her blood run a little cold. Recognizing a name was never good.

So she did some research. The further back she went the more she knew that the men had gotten taken by something both old and supernatural in origin. She printed out what she found and grabbed the file and moved quickly.

She might run into someone on the way or she might not either way she had to go see Amiko right now. They couldn't sit on this. Not with the dam being fixed in the area more people might be at risk.

Something in Kayura's gut told her this would be really bad.

weakerlink:

Kayura had gotten to work almost right away. She had some background information that had gotten her through several sources. She had been doing as much reading as she could to be sure about the Captain's family. She had found out that the men responsible for his death had been caught. Like she had suspected it was in part due to the remorse of one of the thieves who had felt guilty over the death of the Captain.

She could not though find out by whom. It left her glaring at the books and various other records as she continued her search. It would be nice to know who had officially finished the duty that Captain Ishii Had laid at her feet.

Finally she finds the rest of the details then groans. She can feel how tired she is now. But they still have to finish this once they have the last of the information. She will have to report her findings to Sempai when she returns to Tokyo.

"I know where I must go. I will be making offerings to a long dead family and delivering them news on their lost son and brother." She peers back at him.

"We are lucky. Nothing has happened so far."

weakerlink:

Kayura needed to get ready to go do the things she needed to do in Kyoto. She could tell her armor was still repairing itself. She could feel a tender spot where the blade had been shoved into her armor. She was still limping and had to take extra time getting around.

Still she had to speak to The Boss. Amiko would be able to help her figure out some things she had to do. Like that research assignment in Kyoto and trying to smooth other things out. She knocks on the door to Amiko's office.

"Amiko-san, may I speak with you?"

weakerlink:

They were trying to do things together. Besides training or whatever it was they normally did. Kayura had brought some board games with her just in case they needed them.

Honestly she thought playing Uno would be the best. They could definitely include everyone in the game. And it was easy so Grogg would be able to follow it. She hated the idea of Grogg-kun feeling left out.

Kayura was still sore from her misadventure with that ghost so she sat down and nibbled at the snack she was working on while she waited for the others to get to the lounge.

weakerlink:

Kayura should have been more careful. She should have watched from further off. Or done more research on her computer at home. Things would have gone better. She realized that she was very lucky to be limping into the area reserved for training the next morning.

She didn't feel it. Normally she would dress in demure calf-length skirts with big shapeless tops not wanting to look too pretty or too eye catching. Besides, it was comfortable to dress that way. Today was a pants day though.

And the first time she was going to ask someone for assistance dealing with the supernatural since she had taken over her father's duty. She feels a touch of shame she has to ask for help.

"Hajime-sempai?" He has been here longer than her, he deserves that respect. "May I speak with you?"

She was glad it appeared that they were the only ones here this early in the day. She hadn't slept much after her defeat last night.

weakerlink:

There had been a big incident with monsters and the armor. Followed by her having men in suits from the government bringing her in to have a very long conversation with her. She had been very tired from the fight and had to fight to not let anything slip.

But they knew about the armor. They knew about the fact she fought monsters and was pretty good at tracking information down on them. They knew pretty much everything about her.

It was very unnerving. And even more unnerving to be left alone in that windowless office to just wait.

Apparently someone wanted to talk to her.

She was having an 'oh crap' moment.