WEEK FOUR EXECUTION

[grigori]

week four: execution like sacrifice at the altar

Hopefully you got a long night of sleep? Barring that, you got whatever answers, or closure, you might have needed. Because it's strangely quiet, the following Sunday morning, the everyday background music you've all gotten used to reduced to mere echoes on the wind.

Breaking the silence, somewhere, much like the song of Friday, there is the echoing, cruel laughter of voices you should faintly recognize throughout the city. It's followed by humming of that newly familiar song. It's strongest, interestingly, close to the tournament arena.

As time turns to 1 PM, though, there is a change as the voices fade. While there's no compulsion to investigate it, there's a small gathering in the arena itself. Your three Watchers are here with their daemons, and so are... Nanaly, and her daemon, front and center. All damages and evidence, anything amiss from the weekend, is all gone, and replaced with the state of the arena from the week prior.

Nearby, in the stands this time, rather than in the arena itself, the Watchers are clustered together. Suriel stands with their hands at their sides, head held high as they take deep, slow breaths. Next is Shamsiel who has their hands clasped together in front of them as though they were making a prayer. Baraqiel is seated behind them, a little higher up, one elbow propped on a knee, that hand covering the lower portion of their face as their daemon sits at the very edge of the stands in eagle form, staring down.

And then, another party will be compelled to join them. Power will find that her feet are carrying her to her destination, Ritty sticking close to her as they travel through the barrier. Once she passes through the centermost area of the arena, opposite where Nanaly stands, she'll find that she can't go back, and neither can her daemon.

Likewise, no one can enter the arena further than where the audience seating. There will be no interfering from outside parties, no matter what it is that's about to happen. Any attempts to do so will result in them meeting an invisible barrier, one that rebuffs them with the same amount of force used against it—so take care.

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Execution

[grigori]

[burnstrike]

[ This is it, huh.

Nanaly has been wearing more casual clothes most of her time here; she hasn't had any intention of fighting anyone, so she didn't have any reason to wear any armor. But she's back in her clothes from home today. It just feels better this way.

She doesn't really have any expectations for who's going to show up in here with her... though if she'd had a list, Power wouldn't have been very high up on it. There's a look of mild surprise on her face for a second when Power and Ritty enter the barrier, and Radheya — back in his usual dhole form — looks up at her from where he stands at her side, alert.

Then she just gives an apologetic smile. ]

Sorry. I'm not sure how you got roped into this.

[powerplay]

[ Well, Power is brought in, with a dog-shaped Ritty at her heels, growling and bristling the entire way. She's in a cleaner outfit than usual, finally probably having been made to change out of her dress and now in a button-up and slacks. Work uniform, you know. All things considered though, when Power arrives, she just looks back at the barrier... looks at the onlookers...

Then back at Nanaly. She doesn't seem particularly perturbed, putting a hand to her hip in a casual way.

But in her other hand is a heavy mace. ]

'Tis easy, they sought fit to recognise my abilities and chose me as executioner! [ Did they though. ] Though it would be more satisfying to kill someone actually guilty, but if only one of us can leave, it will be me.

Peanut Gallery

[grigori]

[rerouter]

[Oh.

Oh no.

She's immediately pressing her hands to the barrier after both girls are trapped inside, looking vaguely horrified.]

Power!

[HELLO? FORMER ROOMIE? This match up is truly hateful.]

[lefthandpath]

[Allen's standing still for once, just watching.

Rowan is settled by his feet in her canine form, ears back and a bit wary.]

[gregore]

[ ): sad greg noises]

[bloodread]

[ So late because I was out during this but let it be known Akira walked over to Greg and patted him on the back awkwardly before he took up residence in a corner by himself for execution.

He still doesn't really get wtf is going on but. He feels for you, frogman. ]

[yueshen]

[ this sucks! every week this sucks!!!

xie lian is here, standing as close to the barrier as possble without being rebuffed - his arms are tightly crossed, knuckles buried into his white silks. san lang is still in qilin form, pacing the length of the barrier as far as he can without upsetting their daemon bond, and growling low. ]

...Of course, it would be here. [ in the arena. ] Such a farce.

[evocationary]

[oh hey lup is... still here

and her eyes are very red and a little puffy, but she looks like she's on a mission, coming up to xie lian and standing next to him. quietly:]

You're all pretty sure that Nanaly didn't kill Sheba, right? That's what I got from the chaos after you left your trial. [a long pause. she sniffs, reaching up to rub at her eye.] This continues to be stupid.

[perfectdistance]

[His ears are back and he's on edge the moment Power starts moving forward.]

[sponsoredby]

[ He hates this. With every fiber of his body. It's awful that it's Nanaly to begin with and he knows that he's not going to like whoever he sees escorted in, but he didn't expect Power.

He feels panic rise in him and he's awkwardly rushing at the barrier with his crutch. Awkwardly, he swings it against the barrier as Finley also tries to slam into it. Both of them are knocked back and he's knocked to the ground.

He slams his fist on the ground in anger. ]

Not you both...

[greatdeduction]

Kotetsu...

[He's just. Sighing, also visibly angry and frustrated, but...he can't let Kotetsu just sit here, either.]

[He's reaching down a hand for Kotetsu to take, if he wants to pull himself back up.]

[escardos]

[ well look who’s here!

flat’s sporting a Sick Bruise on his face, but he seems to be watching intently. ]

[senjinrouha]

[ well his ears just go flat, immediately, when he sees power go up there. ]

...

[greatdeduction]

[...]

[Sholmes looks stern, but the look in his eyes is practically livid.]

Truly, the depths of cruelty they can reach is unimaginable.

[aono]

...

[Well this just sucks. Nanaly and Power...]

[afterword]

[ here to establish that Dokja, like every week, is here as well. He watches a bit quietly and frowns when he sees who it is pitted against their unfortunately innocent party.

This time, his gaze is more focused towards another direction of the city but still occasionally keeping track of the execution. ]

..Always a sacrifice, no matter what.

[booksleeves]

[Susato is here, still in her uniform, holding Ryutaro in her arms and stroking his fur. Her expression is grim, but she watches silently.]

[malewife]

[ It really be this way as Lowe chooses chaos. As usual, Joonghyuk is here with Niah who’s a black Jaguar. Big black cat grumbles. ]

[arcsplainist]

[ Unless otherwise approached, Alphinaud doesn't stick close to anyone today, opting to take a seat where there's a bit more space. There's a sullen air about him, ears drooping, and Esmerie clutched in his arms, but he watches, his gaze fixed on the arena before them. ]

[allyship]

[i woke up very late but

when rochalizo sees that it's power, he looks horrified for a split second, before his expression turns grim and he watches silently.]

[voltadomar]

[The lieutenant is here, standing quietly with his hands behind his back. The expression on his face is unreadable.]

[quiz]

[ hi reze is here holding grigory in his iguana form

When Power approaches the center, she appears genuinely displeased for a split second — but she knows not to be concerned.

She looks to Nanaly, though, and while her expression never shows it, her heart begins to sink. ]

[callalilies]

[ this sucks deeply. polaris just sits here in wolf form and kaeya sits with him, arm slung around his wolfy shoulders. ]