Falling Sky [active/open]

[paixaomods]

Character(s): Anyone and everyone
Content: The domes are falling!
Setting: Entirety of Paixao
Time: Week 42
Warnings: Probably violence and injury.
Note: This will be multi-thread style. Feel free to toss your characters wherever they may be!

There was a loud bang and suddenly the painted skies of Paixao began to crack. Angels and clouds separated from the mural they had once been apart of and began to fell to the earth, crushing anyone and anything they managed to land on.

They were the first, but they certainly weren't the last.

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[love_freak]

Flonne groaned quietly, muffled by the sound of destruction outside and the creaking of the apartment building crumbling around them. Pushing the statue off her with a little grunt, she slowly sat up and rubbed her head. "Ooh...that was close...Laharl?" She paused, glancing around. This wasn't their apartment. Blinking, she looked up at the hole in the ceiling that she and the statue must have fallen through. Wincing, she jumped up and through the hole, landing carefully back in the room where Gwen and Laharl were. Gwen was clearly dazed and hurt, but Laharl seemed none the worse for wear. In fact...

...in fact, he was lifting up something several times too heavy for a human to lift. Did that mean the seal had somehow broken? A little dazed herself, she remained silent, one hand to her head.

[overlords_wrath]

Moving... she was moving. She was okay! Well, for the most part. He was certain she was worse than she was letting on, but she was alive, which was what mattered.

"I know," he replied, trying to help his mother the best he could with one hand, while the other still held up the debris. Once she was clear, he let it down carefully, blinking at the voice behind them.

"Flonne! You're--!" He hadn't expected her to appear suddenly. He'd thought he'd need to dig her out or... or something. He felt a little stupid, in hindsight, but no one had to know what had been going through his head. Either way, he was glad to see she seemed okay too--more or less. "...You okay?"

Meanwhile, he glanced around trying to figure out how best to get out. The way things were, he wasn't sure how much longer things would hold together. His glaze settled on the window. He'd have to move some fallen debris, but it seemed like the best means of escape. It wouldn't be a problem to go out there for him now. "Come on, let's get out through there!"

[love_freak]

Flonne followed him to the window, but paused, glancing back. She could hear the frightened cries for help still inside. Biting her lip, she stood at the window and made a decision. "Go ahead and take Gwen-san to safety. I'm staying here to help the others!"

She gave him a peaceful smile, lifting up her staff. "You're back to normal, Laharl! You don't need me right now. I'll meet up with you in a bit, okay?"

[overlords_wrath]

Helping his mother towards the window, he began quickly clearing things away then shoving the window wide open, before turning back to Flonne, wide eye'd.

"But...!" His hand attempted to grab one of her wrists to halt her. Not that he could then say why he didn't like this sudden idea of hers, but he just didn't like it. Being separated didn't sound like a good idea.

[love_freak]

With chaos all around them, she gave him a loving smile. She turned her wrist in his hand, maneuvering her fingers so that she could hold his hand. She leaned down, planting a kiss on his forehead. "I'm glad you're safe, Laharl..." she murmured quietly. "But Gwen-san is in trouble. You have to get her to safety."

Then with a smooth motion, she slipped out of his grasp and jumped backwards back into the broken apartment, falling down the hole in a graceful motion even as more of the roof fell down.

[overlords_wrath]

He was confused at first as she took a hold of his hand, and that quickly turned to stunned bashfulness. She... kissed him? He was also stunned to silence, unable to say anything before she'd slipped from his grasp, and had vanished back down into the lower part of the building.

It took a second to register what she'd even just done. "...Flonne! Wait!" he called after her, but it was far too late; she was gone. "Dammit..." he uttered, remembering he still had to get his mother to safety. He'd have to get her safe, then find Flonne.

[lovesamidboss]

Gwen hadn't really been with it, despite her earlier comment of being fine. She had kept together enough to walk, but her mind wasn't all with it. Sleepy. In her drowsy state though, she did get a nice view of Flonne's kiss and it made her heart flutter. Young love! If only Krichevskoy could see; she's sure he'd be feeling much the same.

She was sure that her husband was alright. He had his power back, right? He wouldn't let this get him down. She hoped he wouldn't forget the milk.

She sagged against Laharl. "She'll be careful, Laharl," she told him, confident in Flonne's abilities. "Someone needs to get these other people to safety, and she's the person for that job."

[overlords_wrath]

"I know... just..." He trailed off, still staring in the direction Flonne had taken off in, not able to put to words why he didn't like her going off like this.

"Let's get out of here," he said, changing the subject suddenly. They were in a collapsing building, after all. It was long since time they got out of it. "Can you still stand?" he asked her, trying to figure out how to do this. It would be easy enough to pick her up and hop out the building, but... that just seemed weird. On the other hand, it looked like she could barely stand.

[lovesamidboss]

Inhaling more dust from the collapse, Gwen was coughing again. She tried to push away from Laharl to support herself, but taking a few steps forward, her legs didn't quite cooperate with that plan. She reached out to find a piece of wall that was still intact.

"I wish I could say yes, but..." She shook her head, face scrunching in a bit of frustration.

[overlords_wrath]

Well, that answered that. Being weird didn't matter at this point. "Right," he replied, closing the distance between them, and scooping his mother up. "Hold on," he told her, as he stepped to the window, hopping up onto the sil, then stepping out the window, using his scarf to slow the short fall to the ground.

Promptly he Moved forward several paces to get away from the collapsing building, but then came to a dead stop, still holding his mother in his arms, as he stared across the city, shocked by the sight before him.

It was the domes! The domes were breaking apart and dropping onto the city. Laharl had been here so long now... seeing this now was utterly surreal to him. He couldn't believe it. What the hell had happened to cause this?!

[lovesamidboss]

Gwen made sure to hold tightly, but she knew Laharl wouldn't let any harm come to her. It was reassuring enough that she let herself relax enough to fade out again for a little while, until they were down to the ground.

His full stop jarred her though, and she lifted her head to look at what caught his attention.

"I-Is that -? But it... it can't be...!"

[overlords_wrath]

"What the hell..." he muttered finally, before remembering, OH YEAH, standing here holding his mom.

"...I guess we should find Dad?" he suggested to her. He needed to go find Flonne more than ever, but he didn't want to leave his mother on her own. His father was pretty much the person he could trust to keep her safe... well maybe Urd, but she was probably a busy trying to deal with this herself. He was sure he could see signs of magic and the like in the distance.

[lovesamidboss]

Yes... she wanted to see with her own eyes that her husband was safe.

She didn't say anything though. She managed a nod in agreement, before slipping out of consciousness, limp in Laharl's grasp, but her breathing was still steady.

[overlords_wrath]

"Mom...!?" he was a little alarmed at first when she went limp, but she seemed to still be breathing. Dammit, he should have at least gotten Flonne to heal her before she'd run off. That ditzy angel...

Adjusting his grip a little, he started into the city to try to find his father.

Later...

[overlords_wrath]

His mother now safely in his father's hands, Laharl quickly returned to the remains of the apartment. It seemed more had come down while he was gone. It wasn't exactly sad, but... he knew the apartment had meant something to his father and mother, so it was a little depressing to see it like this, but it wasn't like they could have stayed here forever.

Now... where the hell was Flonne? She better not be stuck in there...

"Flonne?!" he called, loudly.

[love_freak]

"It's okay, it's just a little further...!" Her voice came from around the side of the building. There Flonne was supporting an injured man, setting him down on the ground. There was a crowd of people she'd helped out of the apartment building, all injured in varying degrees.

"There...okay, I'm going to try and heal you, okay? Please don't be worried!" Despite everything, she smiled brightly, smudged and scuffed though she was from all her efforts. Oblivious to Laharl, she went about casting her healing magic on the people.

[overlords_wrath]

It was comforting to once more have a better sense of things around him. Everything felt sharper again. The sound of her voice carried to him, and he made his way around the building. Well... she was fine, it seemed.

He hung back, watching her work, speaking up only when she was finished healing. "Flonne..."

[love_freak]

Most of the people she'd healed were too happy to begin their escape out of the town, though a few cast her lingering glances as if they wanted to thank her. She smiled and waved, which prompted the stragglers to jolt and flee. Flonne sighed, turning slightly to smile sheepishly at Laharl.

"Oh...you came back." She started towards him but went to her knees, surprised. "Eh...l-looks like I reached my limit." She'd healed so many people that her mana was almost completely drained.

[overlords_wrath]

"Hmph. Of course I did," he said, closing the distance between them and squatting down beside her.

"You idiot... Sit and rest for a few minutes, then we'll get the heck out of here," he suggested. If anything happened, he was fully confident now he could protect her, so resting a little wouldn't be a problem.

[love_freak]

"Eh heh heh...yeah. I'm sorry, Laharl." She exhaled slowly, putting her hand over her heart. "Um...do you mind if I lean against you?" She looked even more sheepish now, assuming the answer would be no, but she was so tired...

[overlords_wrath]

He huffed softly, setting down into a crossed legged position at this point. "Go on then," he muttered, supposing if it helped her to recover quicker. He knew he could have just picked her up at this point, but he'd already had to do that once today.

[love_freak]

"Thanks..." She leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. Sitting down, they were almost the same height. She watched the destruction in the distance, unconsciously tightening her hands into fists on her lap. "Is...Is Gwen-san okay? I forgot to heal her before I left."

[overlords_wrath]

"You did, but she's okay. She'll just need healer some point soon," he told her, feeling fairly sure his father would see that she was healed by someone, if Flonne and him didn't meet with them fairly soon.

"They're waiting by the church for us, whenever you're ready."

[love_freak]

It was so nice, feeling his usual strength and solid support like this. But it wasn't the time, was it? Then again, it never seemed to be. How easy it could be to just be a little selfish and have him all to herself for a little while longer.

"...I'm ready." She stood up, pumping her arms. "All systems go!" Flonne held out a victory sign, posing heroically. "Lead the way. I'll get Gwen healed in a snap!"

[overlords_wrath]

He just sat there beside her, largely relaxed, despite her close proximity. He blinked up at her skeptically, however, when she suddenly got up, proclaiming she was now okay. It seemed suspiciously quick, but... Oh well, if she was sure.

Laharl rose to his feet and nodded. "Alright... Come on." he said, leading her towards Niflheim, which was the closest gate to the church. It might not be the best way, but if anymore debris fell from above, he'd have no problem dealing with it now.