The Crimson Lantern Festival | Chinese and Japanese Influenced Roleplay | Closed

Within the room with the white door stood one coated figure who was working on organizing some papers. The figure was clearly female that was complaining to herself silently about the papers.

The tenth judge turned to Ryuusei with a sharp look before answering plainly…
”Everyone who’ve seen in those images were people who were associated with you in some particular way…” he left the answer open ended, wanting Ryuusei to find more out on his own.
”I’ll go get your friend real quick, you can leave as well” the tenth judge stated before he went out of the room.

(Of course, one of the judges might be able to help you with that hint hint)

The woman in white turned around, a little shocked that someone had entered her room. Behind her were a pile of papers, a black fountain pen, and most importantly, a prism.
”Uh… h-hello, is there anything I can help you with…?” the woman asked shaking a bit. She slowly slid the prism-like object behind her, clearly not wanting Koki to see it.

As Ryuusei walked out, Kaito gave him a confused look. Was the trial really that bad? The man thought as the door of the room was closed.

It seemed as if the building was empty now, where could the two judges have gone? Were they somewhere outside or perhaps somewhere inside? The walls of this court seemed to be noise canceling.

(You have three choices; all leading to different scenarios and your ‘relationship’ with the characters)
(Go explore outside)
(Explore the left hallway)
(Explore the right hallway)

(Caution : Be extremely careful with your actions from this point on…)

Within the left hall, the eighth judge was the only alive one present. He was breathing heavily and in front of him seemed to be corpses… three of them. The corpses were all wearing officer uniforms which were, at that time, soaked in blood. In the judge’s hand, there was a glowing purple blade. The man’s sharp purple irises locked onto Ryuusei’s reflection before he slowly turned his head, not yet fully facing Ryuusei.

The eighth judge turned around completely before he wiped the blood on his face off him. He walked slowly towards Ryuusei… it wasn’t a threatening pace, but the judge was limping from exhaustion.
”We’ve got to move… a ‘Corrupted’ has escaped from the prison” the eighth judge mentioned, coughing out little puddles of blood.
”Explanation will come later, for now, be careful of what could be in the skies” The eighth judge warned as he ran towards the tenth court’s exit.

The woman in white sighed with relief.
”Oh… so you are the girl Enenma told me about… well then, apologies, you can call me Hana, nice to meet you I guess” the researcher said hesitantly with a nervous laugh.

The researcher looked at the papers as well and smiled twitchingly.
”Eh uh… just… uh…” she was clearly trying to make up an excuse.
”You know… soul transparency and what they can tell us about the souls themselves” the woman finally answered and gave quite a comfortable posture answering the question.

(Dushi [Eighth Judge] Likings : LVL 0 —> LVL 1)

The eighth judge turned around, a bit unsure about the question.
”Well… this might be a great time to show me what you’ve learned during the training. I’ve already weakened the damn thing a lot so it’s not as fast nor is it as strong as it was before” the eighth judge mentioned as he opened the door of the tenth court.

Outside in the misty lands, a figure can be seen in the skies. Though humanoid, the figure’s ‘arms’ were just straight up wings. They were just flying in circles.

The eighth judge stared at the figure’s flying pattern a bit.
”Its only weak point is its neck so…” the eighth judge’s purple energy-based blade lit up and sharpened itself ”…slicing it off or piercing through it would be the ideal way to kill it” the judge mentioned as he attempted to jump towards the figure. Yes, he was capable of jumping to reach the figure but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to touch the figure even slightly. The corrupted demon’s speed was too much for the judge to follow.
Upon landing, the judge cursed silently, looking around for something that could help him in his attempt to decapitate the demon.

The woman in white shook a bit, she had to lie, she can’t let anyone in on this plan of hers.
”Uhm… little miss, it’s getting dark, maybe you should head back to the mansion…?” the woman gave a stuttered speech, her heart pounding.

”You can… though with the likes of him, it seems a bit too hard to be able to hit him” the eighth judge mentioned. He was a bit stressed out, knowing that his abilities and how they worked at the moment wouldn’t be extremely suitable for an aerial battle. If only someone who could fly was on their side…

The researcher was trying her best not to freak out. She really should’ve put the do not disturb sign in front of the door. She was struggling to get out her words but it was in her favor that an announcement was made at that exact moment…

(This is to everyone)
”Attention please, attention please” the unknown announcer spoke up. ”Judges Chujiang, Yanluo, Dushi, and Pingden, please report yourselves at the Central Palace as soon as possible. The Third Master would like to word with all of you, thank you” the announcement ended abruptly.

(That would be the Second, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth judge in order)

Taken the briefest of time the announcement left for her, Hana pushed Koki out of her room with a soft and subtle sorry as she locked the door, not allowing her inside.

(Three more doors; one more you can go in)
(The Black Door)
(The Red Door)
(The Blue Door)

(Well, no, just kinda react to the announcement. The eighth judge will eventually take Ryuu there after things have been taken care of)

The eighth judge, upon seeing this, did not waste a second. He rushed towards Ryuusei and used the man’s palms as a jumping pads, resulting in quite a force exploding on Ryuusei’s hands. It might have been subtle, but the judge was able to utilize his abilities when he stepped on Ryuusei’s palms, giving himself a small gravitational resistance.

Fortunately, he was able to reach the figure, touching its wings with his index finger, but from what it looked like, he wasn’t able to decapitate the demon. Upon landing, he smiled though. He stood up straight and raised up his hands.
”Amethyst Web” he announced as hundreds, no, maybe thousands of glowing purple strings emerged from the ground and locked the winged demon in place while avoiding contact with Ryuusei at all costs. The judge looked up and saw the demon trapped in place like a fly to a spider’s web. He muttered something before announcing another spell…
”Bladed Jewelry” finishing his spell, not only was the demon’s head cut from the rest of its body but its whole body was turned to shreds.

The sharpened strings returned to the ground, most with bloodstains on them. The eighth judge turned back to Ryuu before giving him a warm smile.
”Thank you for your help”

[Cue Character Introduction Page]

(Dushi, The Eighth Judge)

(Magic : Amethystine Curse — when the judge touches something or someone, it leaves a temporary mark which allows the judge to enter his magic’s second form. In this second form, the judge is able to summon a variety of attacks which array from the physical, magical, and mental methods. His limits are currently unknown to most people except for his secretary and right hand man; Oscar. He cannot summon living beings nor can he manipulate someone directly but what he can do is play tricks on their minds)

(Wielded Weapon : Violet Pearl)
(Weapon’s Signature Magic : Reality Breaker)