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[behisstrength]

A second invasion has begun. Just like the last, our assailants are already dead; we have moved from defending against rotting corpses to ghosts. Yet these pirates cannot be permanently cut down. We can only resist, until a true solution is uncovered.

Mitsuhide and I will fight for as long as we must.

How is everyone holding out?

Japan?

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[dystopiadreams]

*Selphie, out of breath from rushing all over, fighting, protecting, fighting*

You mean this has happened before?

[OOC: aah! so you were the one with the Patrick Wolf lyrics! I couldn't remember whose profile it was!]

[behisstrength]

Perhaps five months ago. The circumstances are not the same, but there are similarities present. Enough, certainly, for those of us who lived through the first invasion to have been wary.

You are a warrior, Selphie?

((OOC; Yes! :D big Patrick Wolf fan, here.))

[dystopiadreams]

*Strong, determined Selphie voice*

A solider.

[[ooc: I get to see him again in March! HURRAY!~]]

[behisstrength]

Excellent.

[There is approval in his tone -- and a thred of curiosity.]

It was unusual, though not unheard of, for a woman to belong to an army where I came from.

((OOC; So envious, hahaha! You'll have to tell me all about it ;_;))

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[pristinestar]

My friends and I are on the way to the safe house, Mister Motochika.

Are you guys already at that area? And yes... We're holding out fine.

[behisstrength]

That is good to hear, Red.

No. We are still in the Lower District. We fight so that others may reach the Middle District. I'm sure we shall see you later, when we require rest and join you there.

[pristinestar]

I see. Good luck and I hope that you take care, then...

If you need me for anything, feel free to call me up. I can still fight, too.

[nippon_ga_yo]

I had bit of a run-in ... but I am fine now.

*And he doesn't need to ask you about them - they're his samurais after all.*

[behisstrength]

Good.

Are you at one of the designated safe locations? Or do you still fight?

[nippon_ga_yo]

I will be soon. Ah, but you do not need to worry about me.

My swordsmanship still seems to be in tact.

[echigo_wargod]

[ there's ice around him. ]

This has happened before? What sort of tactical knowledge might you have concerning what we face?

[behisstrength]

None relevant to these foes. Yet there is something to be said.

During the first invasion, our enemies' ranks seemed endless, even a week on. It was Vatheon that finished the battle in a single blow... with a wave of heat that turned them to dust.

These ghosts are far less in number. But they simply rise again, a short while after their defeat. To end this we must find a way to keep them from rising again. Yet if we cannot, given time I am certain that those in charge of Vatheon will.

So enduring this is our most important task.

[echigo_wargod]

A battle for survival against an undying foe. [ this seems far too much like going against the Demon King, attempting to battle what seemed impossible. ]

So little seems effective yet there exist safe locations which the ghosts cannot tread. If we can harness such an energy or force which keeps the spirits at bay, we will be able to force them back and all can take refuge within the barrier.

[wavesoakedlegs]

[This is a battle in which the correct path is clear and obvious. So Mitsuhide can fight to his best, without hesitation.]

[Their enemies are unatural and strange, but go down easily enough, just as the zombie mermaids had done so before. The problem seems to be that they do not stay defeated, so for the moment, the only objective is to hold them back while those who cannot fight retreat to the safehouses.]

[Mitsuhide's blade is as quick and efficient as always, slicing through the pirates one by one. He has not avoided injury completely, but neither are any of his wounds anything serious.]

[He decapitates another pirate and steps in closer to Motochika.]

I knew something was coming...

[He wipes his brow.]

But I confess I did not expect more undead creatures. Perhaps I should have.

[behisstrength]

[Motochika drops his bachi from where it's pressed against the strings of his instrument, and glances to Mitsuhide.]

No one anticipated them.

[There is a pause, then solemnly, Motochika adds:]

We have now witnessed their power for ourselves. Did you notice, my friend? These ghosts do not seem strong enough to have split the coral in half.

[He wonders if Mitsuhide has entertained similar thoughts. There is little difference in their experience, after all.]

It may not be their own power that returns them to life.