chapter five ♔ it'll be a day like this one when the sky falls down

[eldritchweaver]

the blues - switchfoot

WHO || The Knights
WHAT || Failboat returns from the disaster in LA as the Knighthood goes on lockdown
WHERE || The castle, London
WHEN || Directly after this, Fall 2017
HOW || Actionspam

Hasmed's announcement does not brook any rebuttal: all Knights are recalled to the Castle, where they must remain until the Section Heads and Jack Chessing have spoken about the events in Los Angeles that have left the Knighthood without their usual leader.  

The entire Los Angeles area is now covered with a dark miasma that has interfered with any signals that might be sent out from phones, etc., leaving the whole world wondering what exactly is happening down there.  Final images showed horrendous monsters, a panic of citizens, looting and violence from humans and Shadowkind alike.  

Hasmed has warned of extra magical wards on the castle, and anyone arriving will immediately take notice of one very prominent one: above the entire roof of the excessively large building hovers a black and red sigil in the air, a pentagram in a circle surrounded by runes or words in an unknown language, stretching for miles.  

[ This is the social log for post-LA lockdown.  Failboat must complete the top log before being allowed to tag outside of it. ]

Comments

[pilgrimages]

Most people were. [ she says it solemnly. ] You get past it. Eventually.

[likeagod]

Every organization such as this needs individuals that will follow others or it would be chaos. There is certainly a time and place to speak up, but it's not always necessary.

For me, I think this may be one of those times, whether I approve or not.

[pilgrimages]

I would be careful about that, if I were you. That's quite a large army they've brought in.

[likeagod]

We're working together. It doesn't make me a part of their army.

[He still only takes orders from the knighthood.]

[pilgrimages]

Not yet, no.

[ she presses her lips into a smile. ]

[likeagod]

It's simply an alliance. They're not moving in permanently. It makes sense that we'd be in the same place for now in order to coordinate properly.

[pilgrimages]

Yes, it all makes a great deal of sense.

[ that's the problem. that's how it sneaks up on you. ]

[likeagod]

You're not convinced.

[It isn't a question.]

[pilgrimages]

Oh, thoroughly. If we're going to fight a god, we'll certainly need an army. I just find it interesting that we arrived so quickly at such a radical yet well-thought-out decision. I would have expected such a plan to take ... well, if not weeks, at least a few days. Coming to terms with the need to reach out to Hellsing alone ...

[likeagod]

They're local and well-trained.

[Still, she has a point.]

Perhaps there will come a time when we need to focus on what their presence here might mean in the long run and react accordingly. None of it will matter if we fail.

[pilgrimages]

If I disagreed on that point, I never would have come back. But we would be fools not to keep our eyes open.

[likeagod]

We can certainly agree on that.

[He's not trusting anyone blindly. He's simply trying his best to do his duty and protect the innocent, blah blah blah.]

We're fortunate that so many knights are answering the call at this dire time.

[pilgrimages]

Between all of us, we might just stand a chance.

[ it's still a 'might' tho ]