And then, behind him, the world went mad. The sky darkened and shed first lighting when a great serpent emerged from the southern waters, bringing some of their dead during the storm hooked on its scales. In an overture to a pandemonium, the giant orochi started to swirl and rock, making great waves that would rush toward the shores like small tsunami, causing panic and havoc in the funeral gathering on the long beach to the east as people tried to evacuate before water would claim them. In the swirling, the bodies got tossed away over many hundred feet, falling into the water and onto the shores. In its final act of destruction it hit Yamato Maru with its tail and sent it toward the shores where it dug in the shallows, quite near Yasu, heavily damaged, losing crew during its short flight. Finally, the serpent dropped back into the waves and vanished. It all lasted maybe a minute or two...
But it might not be over yet.
[Yasu has the permission to join the Funeral thread (i.e. approach Yamato Maru or help save Jama or someone from his entourage) if he wants; one thread per slot rule is waived for this particular case.]