LABYRINTH

[animusmods]

Characters: Participants in the Labyrinth event
Setting: The Labyrinth
Format: Any; party style
Summary: Characters are told to fight to the death over eight days.
Warnings: violence/gore/horror; this is a free-for-all fight to the death after all

Labyrinth starting positions, events, ring colors, and other information.

SUBTHREADS:
Please specify your location in your header, and if the thread is open or closed.
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Day Eight

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DAY THREE

[animusmods]

[Closed] Dave Strider and Condesce [With a little David at the end]

[knightime]

[Augh, fuck. He lost David too. Even if it was still kind of weird to speak to a version of himself for so long, it was better than nothing.

But as soon as the flood started, he absconded pretty quickly. He was not about to die via drowning in a puddle or something. That isn't even ironic. It was just sad. God damn though, now he had to find the other again.

He would also be lying to himself if most people weren't in this ring either. Not everyone thinks fighting in water is exactly a smart idea. Still, the bottom of his pants and shoes were wet now. He jogged down one of the long winded routes looking for David. It would just be his luck to run into someone else though.]

[cullionfish]

[The second the Condesce noticed the flooding, she had done the exact opposite of what everyone else had decided to do. Trident in hand, a trail of blood in her wake from murdered monsters, the Condescension beelined straight for the floods, sharklike teeth bared in delight.

She slides with ease across the slick floor beneath her at a deadly speed, especially for a creature of her height. She's not at all shy about covering her approach either -- the sound of splashing and metal scraping across the wall will likely reach Dave's ears before her massive frame will find his eyes.]

[knightime]

[Dave glanced around when he started hearing the sounds. It was getting louder, but he wasn't sure which way. Shit. Maybe he should run. Running sounded like a good idea. Because this shit sounded pretty bad.

And while he hated running from a fight, he also didn't like dying. Not dying was pretty much better than dying. So running was a lot better than taking on whatever shit was coming his way. He started backing up. His step becoming slightly faster which each step. Fuck fuck fuck. Where was it coming from?]

[Closed] Kuja and Doctor Richtofen

[fallen_stage]

[The third day Kuja mostly met with monsters, dispatching them as well as he could. Not only did he not have magic, but his strength isn't what it was before, so he had to get more creative. Multi-limbed or not, those things still had jugulars and tracheas. Shame he couldn't eat these monsters, he's been feeling hunger for at least 50 hours. He could live without food for a week, but it was water that concerned him. Fortuantely his pack had just enough.

If only he could find some more from someone else...]

[doctor_dismemberment]

[Richtofen really hadn't killed enough people, and that upset him. He'd fought a few, sure, but they always managed to evade him before he could finish the job. It was the damn design of the place, with all of the sharp turns and dead ends. If the arena wasn't a gigantic damn maze, he was sure he'd have had better luck, but he was stuck attempting to navigate it. Normally, he wouldn't find it all that challenging, but paired with the fact that he was running on little food, it was absolutely maddening.

The day had been made a little better by the appearance of some friendly fiends. His adorable little puppies had popped up here and there, although they were a bit different than they'd been when he'd last encountered them. The hellhounds were made entirely of fire, and seemed impossible to kill (Richtofen had a few close calls, leaving him with a singed uniform; ah well, battle scars are just as valid on clothing as they are on the body). He'd just barely managed to escape from the few he'd run into, so by the time he ran into another "contestant," he was a bit winded.

Oh, and when I say "ran into"? I mean that literally. He'd turned that last corner a bit too sharply and ended up running face-first into Kuja.]

Ack-!

[He steps back and curses, hand flying to the handle of his machete out of instinct.]

Scheiße!

[fallen_stage]

[Kuja was already holding onto his given weapon, and stumbling isn't enough for him to relinquish the nunchaku.]

Ow - Oh, you're not a monster.

[Kuja smiles, straightening. If this person is not hostile, then there's no reason to instigate a fight; if he is hostile, then Kuja can get publicity points by appearing friendly and oh-so-tragically being inflicted the first blow.]

late reply is late OTL

[doctor_dismemberment]

[That voice makes Richtofen give pause. Where has he heard that before..? It takes him a moment, but he concludes that this boy was at the meeting he attended a few days back. Technically, that should mean he should be willing to ally with him, shouldn't it?

...Well. Richtofen isn't in particularly good spirits today. And besides, it's a fight to the death, in which only one person can possibly win. He doesn't feel any strong sense of loyalty to this person - doesn't even know his name - and so he feels no shame or remorse as he draws his weapon.]

No, I'm not. I don't think I'm much better than one, though.

[He grips the blade of his machete tightly. He's not adept with large blades, but they draw a lot of blood, so he'll wing it.

He flashes Kuja something that might pass for a smile, if your definition of the word was broad enough.]

Unfortunately for you, mein Freund, I'm a very competitive person.

[Closed] Gamzee and Dolorosa

[hystericull]

[The kid was getting the hang of it. He really was. Hiding and cowering and keeping his mouth shut for two seconds to avoid detection had managed to save his polka-dotted ass just barely these past few days. Gamzee was tired. He didn't want to be here, where everyone had turned against each other like it was nothing. They were all supposed to be inhabitants of the Tower, coexisting and spreading the love and all of that stupid bullshit. He didn't want to hurt any of his brothers or sisters, and if it looked like it was coming down to that, Gamzee did what he did best. He ran.

Right now, however. He couldn't run any more. His stamina had increased since first arriving here, solely because he had been forced to eat regular food sometimes instead of just swallowing tin after tin of hallucinogens. But he was still out of breath. His legs and lungs still burned and there was nothing he could do about it except curl up against the wall and hope no one was in this particular bend of the labyrinth.]

[mamadonna]

[ But someone was. She and the Disciple had been wandering the maze, trying to riddle out some exit, a means of escaping the parameters they were provided upon their entry. Dolorosa had a renewed vigor when she awoke this morning, a readiness to meet the task fresh, and so it was with a faint hint of hope that she noticed a familiar indigoblood against the wall ahead of her. ]

Gamzee! [ She places a hand on Disciples shoulder. ] Let us linger a moment, Dearhart, I know this child.

[ Moving quickly to close the distance between them, she kneels down to meet him at a more comfortable level, resting her spear at her feet between them. ] I'm glad to see you're doing well, little one.

[bloodwriter]

[Seeing her role-model and close confident worry over the sick looking troll made Disciple confused and worried. She told her she had made friends within this tower, but she didn't tell her it was a troll that looked...like a subjugglator.

Still, she will not judge, and if Dolorosa trusted him, she will trust him too! She stays near her and shows the young troll a kind smile.]

Nice to meet you Gamzee. I'm Disciple. Hopefully you did not run into any trouble during this time?

Open | ring 1 quad d because issun is tiny

[pervertflea]

[That flood is kind of...
Well, needless to say; when you are smaller than a thumbnail and the water's already a couple inches tall, that basically spells your death.
He only managed to get Lilypad to work at the last second, having painted so many little circles...

But there he floated, letting out a heavy sigh as he uses Denkomaru to paddle the lilypad around.
... P-please don't step on him. Or knock him over. It's a miracle no one's noticed the little poncle, and this time, he's rather glad for it...]

/assumes Suzu got temporarily seperated from Sora and Riku

[swordofzero]

Suzaku was worried about the rising water. The monsters had been bad enough, he was injured though not badly. He had no idea where Riku or Sora were, and was currently searching for them when he came across the tiny creature on the lillypad. "Need some help?"

hope you don't mind me staying in brackets!

[pervertflea]

[He could tell this kid doesn't mean any harm just from the way he holds himself, so he stands up on the lilypad and sheathes Denkomaru once more.]

Depends. You a good swimmer? This water doesn't look like it's gonna stop raising, from what I can tell, and this lilypad can only stick around for so long.

[CLOSED] Minami, Minako, Shinji, England, Yu, Strega!Minato, Chidori, Ken, Jin

[busstopsign]

[OOC: I'm starting with prose, but feel free to switch it to action if you feel more comfortable]

This day had been hell in a handbasket, to put it lightly. The giant centaur creatures weren't too much work for Shinji and his axe, but with three other members running with him who didn't have their main powers. Eventually it had to happen, and one of their party members, Minako, got separated from the group. One wrong turn in the giant maze, and that was it.

"MINAKO!" Shinji was busy screaming her name, uncaring the hell if he was giving away their positions. He knew he had his powers, but none of the others seem to, and it worried him. He fired another shot, Dominion obliterating the creature in front of him. "DAMMIT, WHERE IS SHE?!" The panic in his voice was unmistakeable.

[complementing]

Dammit.

Minako keeps cursing herself as she blindly runs through the maze, trying to fend off the monsters while searching for the rest of the group. How could she have let her guard down?

She secretly knows the answer to that. Being cut off from her Personae is a reminder of the several months after the Fall. Being alone. And it's rattling her. That allowed the monsters blitzkrieging them to distract and disorient her, just enough that she got separated from the rest of the team. And now she's taking on too much damage fighting off the monsters with just her naginata.

Minako knows she's strong in her own right, but she knows her human limitations. Even at her top form she never dared risk a weapons-only fight unless it was in a dungeon with weaker monsters. And these brutes in her way? They are strong, they are fast, and they are coming in hordes, not giving her any way to escape.

Dammit! She has to get back to them. She has to calm down.

She cannot lose focus.

She takes in a deep breath, pushes the tension aside, and forces herself to rely on instinct. Her senses don't fail her-- she picks up the distant sound of Shinji's voice amidst the roaring and snarling of monsters.

"Shinji! I'M COMING, SHINJI!"

Minako breaks out into a run.

[morituramfides]

Making too much noise in a hunt-or-be-hunted situation like this was dangerous; Strega had already had experience lurking around the law when it wasn't the Dark Hour. Even traveling together, Jin had done his best to keep his voice down when they talked. For now they had stopped, and Jin had taken a rest against the wall, keeping an ear open. Moros was definitely awake by now; distressing, but nothing that couldn't be dealt with.

When he heard the sounds of Minami-- or perhaps the other version of her? Whatever, it didn't really matter-- he got to his feet. She was coming this way. Perfect.

Jin reached into his bag, took out a grenade and pulled out the pin, rolling it out into Minako's path around the time she got near the wall he was hiding behind. That should be enough to get her down and at least deal with the monsters that were coming, he figured.

[closed] Yu and AU!Ventus

[pitiedthefool]

[There have been way too many close calls today. Between the different types of monsters running about, he was almost sure at one point he would be picked off for having nothing more than a damn axe to defend himself with and his skills at dodging that were honed in the TV world. He grimaces, pushing one of them off him and chopping off its head.

The hell were these things, anyway? Yu frowns as the monster falls dead before moving on. ...Something isn't right. It's too quiet, here.]

Re: [closed] Yu and AU!Ventus

[drknss_bnd_lght]

[Far too many close calls indeed, and Ventus is starting to wish that he had his keyblade, if only for the curespell. The bandages and healing balm he got have helped, but... He'd rather magic.

Still, the young man has been fighting - taking out the monsters as the come. And now that he's done, he's panting - but also very, very alert to sounds.

His head whips around as soon as he hears Yu, hand tightening around his switchblade.]

[pitiedthefool]

[He would go for any of his Personae at the time being, otherwise quietly defending himself with the axe. At least, until he heard someone else panting nearby.

Yu spins around, ready to defend when he recognizes who it is.]

...Ventus-san?

[OPEN]

[evokingfool]

[By the time the monsters appear, Minato frowns when he still can't hear his Personas. Raising his sword, he try to quickly cut down the monsters in his way.

Just what are they, anyway?]

'sup roomie

[pitiedthefool]

[Hell if he knows, but what he does know is that they want to see them dead. It's much later, and the other is emotionally exhausted, but Minato will find Yoshitsune appearing nearby, slashing at all of the monsters in the area eight times.

...Soon followed by his fellow Persona user who had gotten accidentally separated a while ago.]

You alright?

nothin' much

[evokingfool]

[He looks at the warrior in surprised, before Minato notice Yu nearby. Ah, that's one of his Personas.]

I'm fine. [And he's glad to see you too.] I still can't use my Personas.

[OPEN]

[swordofzero]

[The problem with labyrinth's was, you ended up getting lost from those you had teamed up with a lot. Not that Suzaku had much practice with fights to the death in giant labyrinths, which was problematic and the reason he had lost sight of Riku and Sora.

The other problem was the centaurs that had appeared and were attacking, he ran round a corner and saw Minato fighting as well. He shouted to get his attention.] Behind you Minato.

[OPEN]

[evokingfool]

[Turning around quickly, Minato's sword strike at the monster down. If he haven't, centaur would've attack his open back.]

Thanks, Suzaku-san.