[Open] Send Shivers Down Your Spine

[tantailizing]

🧙 WHO: Zidane Tribal and You!
⚔️️ WHAT: Catch-all for October feat. Fighting, Quests, and Stealing... not in that order
🕒 WHEN: Throughout October until the next Event
🗺️ WHERE: New Camelot, Ruins of Celliwig, Forest of the Fallen
⚠️ WARNINGS: Violence in fighting, and blood might pop up. Other than that, not going into gory details I don't think.

I. Don't Lose Your Way Head

He knew some people came back to the Ruins that were once Celliwig, and he did too. While mainly to check up on them, make sure they had their own food or supplies if they intended on staying, he would then stay around to help recover bodies or build grave markers before heading back to New Camelot.

However, subsequent visits were... tense to put it mildly.

It's not the first time people had been scattered by the sound of hooves pounding against the dirt, the disembodied laughing, and blocking the Headless Horseman's swing as he attempted to behead one of the many visitors to Celliwig. Zidane's daggers hold and he managed to redirect the swing - at which, the horse reared and carried its rider away, but they'll be circling around. He never left after one clash.

Zidane took that moment to look back.

"Go! Hide!"

II. Bunker Down

From fixing fences to building up bunk beds, he's becoming a pretty efficient at building things. It was always just whatever set they needed before and then those small repairs around the hideout, but hey, he didn't mind this. It's a repetitive task maybe, but it's keeping him busy and they were going to be used. Really, he was happy to be able to help out.

"Alright..." He wiped he forehead with a wide grin. "This one's all ready! Let's get to the next one!"

III. A Quest from Locksley (mingled with Suns Out, Guns Out)

It made sense why the landlord had been tight-lipped about whatever occurred at his house now. Originally, Zidane had dealt with the gang that came to his new home saying he had to pay some 'protection fee'. Well, he said that hadn't been in the contract, had a fight break out, and left them in the dumpster where they belonged. After what happened in Celliwig and Lestari, he'd let refugees move into his home, completely forgetting about the gang before.

Imagine his surprise to see those two-bit wannabe thugs bothering the family he was housing - and then hearing how they did that to the whole neighborhood.

He's not exactly sure about this new gang forming, but at least they wanted to help the refugees. And hell, if it meant killing two birds with one stone - IE, dealing with that cheapass aristocrat that set up this gang for a little illegal tinder on the side, fine with him. Donning a new black cloak and mask, Zidane was gonna see this aristocrat and all his friends deciding to withhold aid were gonna pay their own dues.

[OOC: Open also to people who might be deciding to hustle refugees for protection fees because Zidane's not having that. And people who are Robin Hoods or trying to stop said Robin Hood types, let's go!]

IV. Forest of the Fachan

The once Forest of the Felled was pretty much just as they'd left it after the encounter with the Stone Giant: too quiet save for the small fauna and wind. And seeing the Giant sit in slumber again just reminded him how they failed, but he digressed. They weren't here about that; they were here about removing wards that were now rendered pretty much useless.

All was going pretty well until the sun started to go down... and then things began to change. He felt the fur on his tail and hair on his neck rise, and eventually had to stop with his group.

Wait, group? But there'd been so many people moment's ago. How'd they get separated?

But he brought a hand to his dagger and prepared himself, the rotted stench of decay and death reaching his nose faster than whatever had started talking minutes before.

... The hell was that thing approaching them!?

V. Wildcard

[OOC: Interested in an unlisted prompt or we planned something else entirely? Then wildcard is for you! And if you would like to plot something else, come message me at demidemonLove]

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[letmewin]

( Asriel can't help but make a face at the smell, a hand moving to cover his nose. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't scared right now, really. )

... Y-Yeah. Let's be careful.

I'll do my best to protect you.

[tantailizing]

[Nothing wrong with being scared.]

Hey, I know you will! You got this!

[It's right when this thing's in visible sight that Zidane's already avoiding the flail and its barbs covered by rotted apples. Swinging, laughing with gnarly, red-stained fangs, the creature with its peeling potato skin and singular eye follows Zidane who still has the guts to move, but then it looks over at Asriel. Though it winds up for another attack, the young monkey man comes soaring back in with a tackle.]

Over here!

[letmewin]

( The sound only seems to get worse when the monster continues to approach them, and Asriel has to fight the temptation to pinch his nose. No, both of his hands need to be free for this--

Asriel quickly creates a rather large fireball with ease, sending it flying in the opposite direction of Zidane's attack -- attempting to get the monster attention. And, while it's distracted by that -- )

Zidane, now!

[tantailizing]

[That fleshy potato skin gets fairly singed, but it apparently isn't going to be all that flammable. Still, the size of the fireball makes him stumble, and gives Zidane an opportunity to kick it in the eye to temporarily blind him.]

Alright! Good job, Asriel!

[Only issue with a temporarily blinded opponent meant it would find alternate ways to deal with them - the first for now, flailing which meant Zidane had to back off.]

[letmewin]

( Asriel continues to keep his distance, carefully trying to watch the monsters movements. As it attempts to flail forward to hit Zidane, Asriel pushes his hands apart, water beginning to circle around Zidane as a shield of sorts before the monster can hit him. Unfortunately, it's a bit weak... )

Look out!

[tantailizing]

Nice save!

[The water shield is appreciated. The flail's movement slows trying to cut through, giving Zidane enough time to hit the ground and circle around, drawing the eye away from Asriel before it has a chance to lock on.]

Hey, over here!

[letmewin]

( Asriel watches the monster carefully, moving as quickly as he can to prevent the beast any chance to lock onto him. The last thing he wants is to get hurt -- to potentially be a burden to Zidane while they're fighting together.

For a moment, however -- he focuses before plants begin to sprout from the ground, vines wrapping around its legs. He only hopes that it stops it from moving around. He's not sure how strong they'll be, but he hopes it'll be enough. )

[tantailizing]

[Fortunately for Asriel, Zidane's very good at goading a creature or person and keeping the attention on him. The monster, thus, is not interested in Asriel's casting at all as Zidane keeps making noise and taunting. And when it goes for that next spring to attack Zidane again, the vines wrapped around its foot cause it to fall over on its face.]

Oooh... did that hurt? Can you even say that hurt right now?

[letmewin]

( Asriel's eyes widen then, looking over the fallen monster for only a moment or so before he quickly uses his plant magic once more -- vines growing to wrap around the monster's limbs -- keeping its arms and legs both down. )

Zidane - now!

[tantailizing]

You might wanna look away!

[Because this will get dicey... and gross. The limbs might be down, but there's still that mouth. And even if it wants to rattle and try to unnerve them, it tries snapping, and its head turns this way and that to avoid Zidane coming in. Still, it's nothing frantic enough that prevents him from going ahead and plunging his daggers into its eye.]

[letmewin]

( Asriel flinches a bit when Zidane's daggers plunge into the monster's eyes. Needless to say, he's done his own fair-share of gruesome acts, but he still can't help but look away.

The monster seems to struggle amidst all the pain that the both of them seemed to have caused, and Asriel can't help but speak up. )

I... I think that did it.

[tantailizing]

[Never makes facing something else equally are gruesome fun to watch... Zidane backs off and wipes his blades down with an exhale, putting his weapons away.]

Even if it didn't, it's gonna have a hard time getting back at us.

[letmewin]

Y.... Yeah.

( Asriel pauses then, looking to the monster before looking to Zidane once more. This is one of the instances where it was either them, or the monster. )

... You're really strong, Zidane.

[tantailizing]

[Which is unfortunate, but yeaaah, how about they avoid getting eaten. Looking over at Asriel, Zidane smiles.]

Hey, you're pretty strong too, Asriel. Good job with your magic.

[letmewin]

O-Oh, uhm... You really think so...? I've been working really hard in school...

Thanks, Zidane.

( He offers a wary smile. )

... Do you think there's a chance it might hurt something else?

[tantailizing]

Oh yeah. Your attendance has been paying off!

[He smiles back a bit more. Though, he'll look back at the Fachan and shake his head.]

I don't think so. Well... hrm, if it comes back as a ghost maybe? But I don't know if it can.

[letmewin]

Gosh, well... It is going to be Halloween soon, huh?

( If there are going to be ghosts around here, then... it would be this time of year. )

[tantailizing]

... 'Halloween'?

[He's been hearing whispers about it, but he has no idea what that is and his confusion is evident on his face.]

[letmewin]

( Considering that one of his friends here didn't know what Christmas was? He's not surprised in the least that Zidane hadn't heard of Halloween. )

Zidane, do you celebrate any holidays in Fall in your world...?

[tantailizing]

Yeah, we got a few festivals. Depends on your location what happens, but each Kingdom has some kind of Harvest Festival during Fall.

[letmewin]

Gosh, festivals sound really fun... I've only read about them before, but I know that people use them to celebrate all sorts of things.

( He pauses for a moment. )

A part of Halloween is being able to dress up as whatever you want. In my world, humans would go door to door and get candy from others.

[tantailizing]

Oh yeah, festivals are great. Crowded for some people, but there's even something for them to do.

[There's a little recognition at the costumes.]

Really? We also dress up in costumes, but it's really to scare off any spooky ghosts that try to come back and haunt people.

[letmewin]

O-Oh... There are ghosts in your world, too? But, uhm... One of the ghosts at home wouldn't really try to scare anyone. It sorta sounds like the ones in your world aren't so nice.

( If they have to scare them away, that is. )

[tantailizing]

Oh yeah. They're not seen often, but when you find them, they can be an issue. They're pretty good with magic...

[Really, they're just... ugh.]

Still, a ghost that doesn't want to scare? What're they like?

[letmewin]

Gosh -- well -- I guess they're monsters in your world, too...? It sounds like there really is all kinds of danger there.

( Which... is a bit scary to Asriel. It's not really a place he'd want to be in, despite thinking that monsters like that would be kind of cool to see. )

None of the ghosts at home really want to scare people -- one of them just wants to mix music together. ... He's actually really shy. I-I think that he'd be the kind of person who's more scared of Halloween than someone who would want to celebrate it.