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Four months after the epic three-game trial of Neku Sakuraba that helped determine the fate of Shibuya, the city is a far cry from its ailing form a month prior. Now dubbed an optimal parallel reality by the Angels, only one thing remains of the danger that once threatened the city: the Fallen Angel, Sanae Hanekoma. His charges: establishing a Taboo Noise refinery sigil, collaborating with forces hostile to the Composer, and endangering the lives of Players, Reapers and the whole of Shibuya through his interference in the struggle between Composer and Conductor. Four months after these tumultuous games, following what appeared to be a leisurely expedition through many planes and places, Hanekoma was captured and dissolved down to the level of pure Soul, and scattered to the winds over Shibuya.
A dear friend and confidante of Hanekoma, Mitsuga Indou, was involved in his chase and trial. Deeply torn between a where his diverging senses of justice and duty would lead him, he spoke privately with Shibuya's composer following Hanekoma's execution. Although Hanekoma's criminal actions were ultimately necessary to Shibuya's survival, Yoshiya Kiryu chose to remain silent in Hanekoma's trial, fearing that the knowledge of his collaboration would see him stripped of his rank as Composer, with all Shibuya's recent growth gone with it.
Outraged by what he saw as a man merely trying to save face and rank, Mitsuga left while forming a two-fold plan that came to fruition a month later. Eluding the Composer's foresight, the coup d'etat involved Joshua's assassination, immediately followed by the initiation of a Reaper's Game. Mitsuga's goal was to gain control of Shibuya, seal it from the outside world, and destroy it from within as retribution for Hanekoma's fate. Due to Joshua's death, Shibuya immediately went into lockdown, though Mitsuga naturally adopted the role of the Composer. Meanwhile, with a Game started, further barriers were established within and around the city. He seeks to collapse the three Shibuyas of the UG, RG and Noise realms into one, destabilising the city and unleashing chaos on the world, and he needs only a single day to do it. Exactly what effect Shibuya's fusion or destruction will have, no one knows, but it is one of the fulcrums about which the world turns.
Generally, you will be one of the Players involved in this Reapers' Game. The city is currently too well-protected for outside forces to penetrate and take down Mitsuga. It's up to the Players, and other assorted characters, to outright stop Mistuga, or buy enough time for help to arrive. Mitsuga's plan relies on physically harmonising the three levels of Shibuya before fusing them, and key to this are certain landmarks throughout the city. By claiming or otherwise destroying things such as the Hachiko statue or the 104 building's towering screen, the Players can hinder Mitsuga's progress, but the success of such efforts is not guaranteed. Some might see better chances in going straight for Mitsuga himself.
ALLIANCES
Due to the sudden take-over, not all Reaper officers or high-rankers are necessarily opposed to the players or in agreement with Mistuga and his Game Master. The Producer, whose role it is to make sure Reapers and Players play fair - usually according to the rules of the Composer - is tenuously opposed to the Composer and his Game, for it is deliberately stacked against the Players from its inception, and of course Shibuya's fate is hanging in the balance. Traditionally, the Conductor is the go-between for the Composer and Reapers, but the events unfolding in Shibuya means the Reapers are acutely aware someone else is giving the orders from up high. Depending on the Conductor's side in the conflict, they may be able to sway Reapers from the Composer's goal.
A dear friend and confidante of Hanekoma, Mitsuga Indou, was involved in his chase and trial. Deeply torn between a where his diverging senses of justice and duty would lead him, he spoke privately with Shibuya's composer following Hanekoma's execution. Although Hanekoma's criminal actions were ultimately necessary to Shibuya's survival, Yoshiya Kiryu chose to remain silent in Hanekoma's trial, fearing that the knowledge of his collaboration would see him stripped of his rank as Composer, with all Shibuya's recent growth gone with it.
Outraged by what he saw as a man merely trying to save face and rank, Mitsuga left while forming a two-fold plan that came to fruition a month later. Eluding the Composer's foresight, the coup d'etat involved Joshua's assassination, immediately followed by the initiation of a Reaper's Game. Mitsuga's goal was to gain control of Shibuya, seal it from the outside world, and destroy it from within as retribution for Hanekoma's fate. Due to Joshua's death, Shibuya immediately went into lockdown, though Mitsuga naturally adopted the role of the Composer. Meanwhile, with a Game started, further barriers were established within and around the city. He seeks to collapse the three Shibuyas of the UG, RG and Noise realms into one, destabilising the city and unleashing chaos on the world, and he needs only a single day to do it. Exactly what effect Shibuya's fusion or destruction will have, no one knows, but it is one of the fulcrums about which the world turns.
PLOT
Generally, you will be one of the Players involved in this Reapers' Game. The city is currently too well-protected for outside forces to penetrate and take down Mitsuga. It's up to the Players, and other assorted characters, to outright stop Mistuga, or buy enough time for help to arrive. Mitsuga's plan relies on physically harmonising the three levels of Shibuya before fusing them, and key to this are certain landmarks throughout the city. By claiming or otherwise destroying things such as the Hachiko statue or the 104 building's towering screen, the Players can hinder Mitsuga's progress, but the success of such efforts is not guaranteed. Some might see better chances in going straight for Mitsuga himself.
ALLIANCES
Due to the sudden take-over, not all Reaper officers or high-rankers are necessarily opposed to the players or in agreement with Mistuga and his Game Master. The Producer, whose role it is to make sure Reapers and Players play fair - usually according to the rules of the Composer - is tenuously opposed to the Composer and his Game, for it is deliberately stacked against the Players from its inception, and of course Shibuya's fate is hanging in the balance. Traditionally, the Conductor is the go-between for the Composer and Reapers, but the events unfolding in Shibuya means the Reapers are acutely aware someone else is giving the orders from up high. Depending on the Conductor's side in the conflict, they may be able to sway Reapers from the Composer's goal.