Planning Caldera Purification 1
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Harry Leferts
And a little bit of a quick bit:
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Utter silence met Haru at her declaration until Unryuu spoke up. "A way to purify that island? I hope that this does not turn out how I heard Nakanotorishima did."
A snort escaped from Haru as she shook her head. "Hardly." Leaning back, she smirked a little at the gathered shipgirls. "Nakanotorishima was brute forcing the issue. The way that I came across is a bit more... of a slow burn, I suppose the best way to put it would be."
Blinking, Harry tilted his head some. "A slow burn? How so?"
In reply, Haru reached into her clothes and pulled out an ofuda that she slid further onto the table. "This is a purification ofuda that I made under the direction of the Kami. Having gotten in touch with Albus Dumbledore, he was willing to part with a very small amount of ashes from Fawkes to use in the ink. And the brush that I used for them was from the set that you gave me, made from unicorn hair."
There were raised eyebrows from everyone there outside of Harry, the two American shipgirls, and Goto himself. Almost as one, they began murmuring among themselves. Then Hiyou spoke up in awe. "That... would be incredibly potent for purification."
Somewhat thoughtful, Ryuujou frowned as she looked at the ofuda and then up at Haru. "May I?" At her nod, she gently took it and examined it carefully, Harry doing so from beside her. "This... holy crap, this would purify just about anything. But even one or two would not..."
As Ryuujou trailed off, Junyou grunted as she crossed her arms and looked at Haru. Even she could see the small bags under the kitsune's eyes. "Wouldn't do enough. But if we have a lot more then just two..."
Lips twitching, Haru nodded. "Exactly."
It was then that Harry blinked and his eyes widened as he realized what was going on. "A lot of us can use ofuda... Is that why we're here?"
Proud, Haru grinned, but it was Natsumi who answered. "Yup! We're all going to place ofuda in particular spots on the island and then set them off. These ones won't go off like explosions but more an... aura, of purification." She then shrugged a bit. "The effects will overlap each other and extend it until it covers the whole island. All of you can use them, so we can cover and power more of them. Think of it as a slow burn rather then an explosion as it would take a few weeks to be done."
Suddenly, there was a cough and they all turned to Arizona who frowned from where she was beside Enterprise. "That's rather interesting, but it brings up one question though. Why us?"
Now uncomfortable, Haru looked at her directly. "I assume that you know the history behind the island, Arizona-San? In particular what went on there during the war?"
Even as the Battleship nodded, Enterprise frowned. "She might, but I don't. What's the big deal?"
For a moment, Haru was silent and then sighed. "It's... pretty horrible but..."
She then launched into an explanation and by the time it was done, Arizona's expression was stony despite having been told it before. Enterprise though stood up and slammed a hand, palm down, onto the table. "Are you fucking shitting me, Haru? Fucking prisoners of war were enslaved there with magic and forced to work until they fucking died!?"
Very slowly, the kitsune nodded. "That... is exactly what happened, I'm afraid." A grimace crossed her face before she shook her head. "I've been attempting divination to find where they might be buried so that they can be properly laid to rest once the SoS is broken and we can do so, but the interference from everything has... prevented me from doing so fully."
Unryuu had her eyes closed but nodded. "And I am assuming that their spirits are still there on the island. Restless and roaming about."
With a sigh, Goto nodded. "That's what I've been told. I didn't believe it but..." Turning to the disk player in the desk, Goto pulled a disk out of his pocket and then slipped it into said player. Moments later, the lights in the room lowered and they turned to the screen as he turned the player on. "Naka set up several cameras on the island and caught... well, this."
On the screen, there was an image of the interior of the island as it switched from different viewpoints. It was day time and the vegetation was moving in the breeze. Frowning, Enterprise just raised an eyebrow. "What are we looking fo-What the fuck was that!?"
However, Goto didn't replay it as it focused in on one of the spots where what looked like a shadow of a man could just barely be seen walking with no one attached. Then it went through several views and showed similar "Shadows" going about. In at least one of them, several of them were gathered around one and seemed to be attacking it.
But then the view switched to light and everyone outside of Goto and the two Miko, who had already seen it, sucked in breaths.
All across the island, orbs of light could be seen drifting or moving. Not one or two, or even dozens... but hundreds of them. Some of them were larger then others, with the two largest staying away from the rest and retreating when they came close. They dipped and flew everywhere. In the meeting room, Arizona's eyes roamed across the images which then went to thermal and showed that the air temperature was cold in the caldera, but the orbs were even colder, showing up as nearly black against the background. "My God..."
Goto slowly nodded with his lips set in a grim line. "That was rather my own reaction to this..."
And a little bit of a quick bit:
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Utter silence met Haru at her declaration until Unryuu spoke up. "A way to purify that island? I hope that this does not turn out how I heard Nakanotorishima did."
A snort escaped from Haru as she shook her head. "Hardly." Leaning back, she smirked a little at the gathered shipgirls. "Nakanotorishima was brute forcing the issue. The way that I came across is a bit more... of a slow burn, I suppose the best way to put it would be."
Blinking, Harry tilted his head some. "A slow burn? How so?"
In reply, Haru reached into her clothes and pulled out an ofuda that she slid further onto the table. "This is a purification ofuda that I made under the direction of the Kami. Having gotten in touch with Albus Dumbledore, he was willing to part with a very small amount of ashes from Fawkes to use in the ink. And the brush that I used for them was from the set that you gave me, made from unicorn hair."
There were raised eyebrows from everyone there outside of Harry, the two American shipgirls, and Goto himself. Almost as one, they began murmuring among themselves. Then Hiyou spoke up in awe. "That... would be incredibly potent for purification."
Somewhat thoughtful, Ryuujou frowned as she looked at the ofuda and then up at Haru. "May I?" At her nod, she gently took it and examined it carefully, Harry doing so from beside her. "This... holy crap, this would purify just about anything. But even one or two would not..."
As Ryuujou trailed off, Junyou grunted as she crossed her arms and looked at Haru. Even she could see the small bags under the kitsune's eyes. "Wouldn't do enough. But if we have a lot more then just two..."
Lips twitching, Haru nodded. "Exactly."
It was then that Harry blinked and his eyes widened as he realized what was going on. "A lot of us can use ofuda... Is that why we're here?"
Proud, Haru grinned, but it was Natsumi who answered. "Yup! We're all going to place ofuda in particular spots on the island and then set them off. These ones won't go off like explosions but more an... aura, of purification." She then shrugged a bit. "The effects will overlap each other and extend it until it covers the whole island. All of you can use them, so we can cover and power more of them. Think of it as a slow burn rather then an explosion as it would take a few weeks to be done."
Suddenly, there was a cough and they all turned to Arizona who frowned from where she was beside Enterprise. "That's rather interesting, but it brings up one question though. Why us?"
Now uncomfortable, Haru looked at her directly. "I assume that you know the history behind the island, Arizona-San? In particular what went on there during the war?"
Even as the Battleship nodded, Enterprise frowned. "She might, but I don't. What's the big deal?"
For a moment, Haru was silent and then sighed. "It's... pretty horrible but..."
She then launched into an explanation and by the time it was done, Arizona's expression was stony despite having been told it before. Enterprise though stood up and slammed a hand, palm down, onto the table. "Are you fucking shitting me, Haru? Fucking prisoners of war were enslaved there with magic and forced to work until they fucking died!?"
Very slowly, the kitsune nodded. "That... is exactly what happened, I'm afraid." A grimace crossed her face before she shook her head. "I've been attempting divination to find where they might be buried so that they can be properly laid to rest once the SoS is broken and we can do so, but the interference from everything has... prevented me from doing so fully."
Unryuu had her eyes closed but nodded. "And I am assuming that their spirits are still there on the island. Restless and roaming about."
With a sigh, Goto nodded. "That's what I've been told. I didn't believe it but..." Turning to the disk player in the desk, Goto pulled a disk out of his pocket and then slipped it into said player. Moments later, the lights in the room lowered and they turned to the screen as he turned the player on. "Naka set up several cameras on the island and caught... well, this."
On the screen, there was an image of the interior of the island as it switched from different viewpoints. It was day time and the vegetation was moving in the breeze. Frowning, Enterprise just raised an eyebrow. "What are we looking fo-What the fuck was that!?"
However, Goto didn't replay it as it focused in on one of the spots where what looked like a shadow of a man could just barely be seen walking with no one attached. Then it went through several views and showed similar "Shadows" going about. In at least one of them, several of them were gathered around one and seemed to be attacking it.
But then the view switched to light and everyone outside of Goto and the two Miko, who had already seen it, sucked in breaths.
All across the island, orbs of light could be seen drifting or moving. Not one or two, or even dozens... but hundreds of them. Some of them were larger then others, with the two largest staying away from the rest and retreating when they came close. They dipped and flew everywhere. In the meeting room, Arizona's eyes roamed across the images which then went to thermal and showed that the air temperature was cold in the caldera, but the orbs were even colder, showing up as nearly black against the background. "My God..."
Goto slowly nodded with his lips set in a grim line. "That was rather my own reaction to this..."