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 ====== Descent ====== ====== Descent ======
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 The year is [[..:..:8th_age:main|AE]] 241. The year is [[..:..:8th_age:main|AE]] 241.
 The root of the Shibou Yomi has finally been reached. The root of the Shibou Yomi has finally been reached.
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 But with the world now embroiled in the [[..:..:8th_age:events:long_war_timeline|long war]], Go Daigo's arrangement has strained to the breaking point. But with the world now embroiled in the [[..:..:8th_age:events:long_war_timeline|long war]], Go Daigo's arrangement has strained to the breaking point.
 Border skirmishes with Touyou have left dead on both sides, and Xiamen's demands for bodies to feed into the unionists' scorched earth defense against the [[..:..:8th_age:factions:usc|USC]] threaten to shatter the peace of Minamiyou. Border skirmishes with Touyou have left dead on both sides, and Xiamen's demands for bodies to feed into the unionists' scorched earth defense against the [[..:..:8th_age:factions:usc|USC]] threaten to shatter the peace of Minamiyou.
-Fearing the instability could force neutral Touyou into the war, Section 2, Touyou's foreign intelligence agency, has worked tirelessly to deepen their southern networks to detect and disrupt any potential threats.+Fearing the instability could force neutral Touyou into the war, Public Security Section 2, Touyou's foreign intelligence agency, has worked tirelessly to deepen their southern networks to detect and disrupt any potential threats.
  
-One of the many targets for surveillance was the Shibou Yomi (子房黄泉, Womb of the Underworld), a joint deep-boring megaproject run by the regime with Xiamenese and Zaibatsu investment.+One of the many targets for surveillance is the Shibou Yomi (子房黄泉, Womb of the Underworld), a joint deep-boring megaproject run by the regime with Xiamenese and Zaibatsu investment.
 A pit 5 kilometers wide and almost 11 kilometers deep, according to local reports it began as an ancient natural sink hole, with Go Daigo's project merely being the latest in a long line of ambitious attempts to explore its depths. A pit 5 kilometers wide and almost 11 kilometers deep, according to local reports it began as an ancient natural sink hole, with Go Daigo's project merely being the latest in a long line of ambitious attempts to explore its depths.
-For years the Shibou Yomi has been the source of jokes in Touyou, a symbol of Zaibatsu excess for the petty dictator's vanity project to "dig to Centria."+For years the Shibou Yomi has been the source of jokes in Touyou, a symbol of Zaibatsu excess and a petty dictator's vanity project to "dig to Centria."
 But six days ago, Section 2's efforts yielded surprising fruit. But six days ago, Section 2's efforts yielded surprising fruit.
 Reports from agents on site and intercepted communication from all over Minamiyou has centered on one thing - something was found at the bottom of the Shibou Yomi. Reports from agents on site and intercepted communication from all over Minamiyou has centered on one thing - something was found at the bottom of the Shibou Yomi.
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 Theories and speculation in Section 2 abound, but the facts are clear. Theories and speculation in Section 2 abound, but the facts are clear.
 Work crews and equipment have been withdrawn from the site, with only a skeleton crew for maintenance and security left. Work crews and equipment have been withdrawn from the site, with only a skeleton crew for maintenance and security left.
-Minamiyou elites and scientists are scrambling to secure a leading role in retrieving the artifact, with some even resorting to elimination of rivals to shorten the list of candidates.+Minamiyou elites and scientists are scrambling to secure a leading role in retrieving the artifact, with some resorting to elimination of rivals to shorten the list of candidates.
 Even Go Daigo himself, who rarely leaves his reclusive palace, has announced he will personally oversee the artifact's excavation from the nearby farming village of Shibou Denen (脂肪田園, Fat Country). Even Go Daigo himself, who rarely leaves his reclusive palace, has announced he will personally oversee the artifact's excavation from the nearby farming village of Shibou Denen (脂肪田園, Fat Country).
  
-Regardless of what the finding is, Section 2 analysts fear the artifact will become a political tool to legitimize and feed Go Diago's recent belligerence and make Touyou's entrance to the war unavoidable.+Regardless of what the artifact is, Section 2 analysts fear it will become a political tool to legitimize and feed Go Diago's recent belligerence and make Touyou's entrance to the war unavoidable.
 Section 2 has worked in record time to organize a mission. Section 2 has worked in record time to organize a mission.
 Upcoming diplomatic talks over the border clashes have been successfully moved to Shibou Denen, and part of the diplomatic entourage will be a team of Section 2 operatives and expert specialists. Upcoming diplomatic talks over the border clashes have been successfully moved to Shibou Denen, and part of the diplomatic entourage will be a team of Section 2 operatives and expert specialists.
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 ===== Characters ===== ===== Characters =====
-  * Unordered List Item+  * [[tokudan_ichi|Tokudan Ichi (得男 逸)]] 
 +  * [[honaga_masaki|Honaga Masaki (補永 魔咲)]] 
 +  * [[nakagami_ken|Nakagami Ken (中上 剣)]] 
 +  * [[tashiro_emi|Tashiro Emi (鍛代 画未)]] 
 +  * [[honmaru_sen|Honmaru Sen (本丸 仙)]] 
 +  * Contact: [[den_wani|Den Wani (田 王仁)]]
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