Curse

Platinum Agent · Jul 28, 2006, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Whoa Alicia, that goes perfectly with the storyline I have on Microsoft word for the next three posts! Although it would be much appreciated if you don't really post anything else about Plat for a while, I have a great completion to my first chapter of the roleplay. By the way, I'll be introducing some new elements to the story. One element I'm introducing are Accessories. These are items that you can have that give you special bonuses. I'm also introducing Darkness Levels. These levels determine the power of darkness that a creature or person has. Here's the table:

Level 1/5 - Power of a trainee in the dark arts.
Level 2/5 - Power of an adequate in the dark arts.
Level 3/5 - Power of a great Necromancer, equal to Vantie's power.
Level 4/5 - Power of a great demon, such as Kanaxai.
Level 5/5 - Power of the Reaver, stronger than a demon, weaker than Grenth.
Level 6/5 (Yes, there is a 6/5) - Grenth himself.

I'm using these two new elements for my next post. I'm going to post it here now actually. Copy and paste from Word!

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Plat kept on walking through the realm between life and death. He occasionally had to wade through ankle deep waters for a short time, but he knew that these weren’t the waters of death. However, he soon encountered waters that grew deeper with each step. Soon, he was in knee deep waters. But he went on. Eventually the waters got to waist deep, and soon after that they became neck deep. Plat paused here. He realized that he may as well be walking into the Underworld. But he felt that he had to continue through the realm, that he had to find something that he needed. And so he closed his eyes and slowly walked on until he was lost to the waters.

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Riona entered the Underworld. She didn’t fear the dark beings of this place, for her heart was a pure one, and she was immune to the creatures that populate this solemn graveyard of souls…

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PROFILE UPDATE

Name: Riona Pureheart
New Accessory: Heart of Purity – Person cannot be tainted by darkness up to level 5/5.

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At last, Riona found the one she was currently looking for: Grenth. She approached him and simply said, “Grenth.”

He replied, “Riona.”

Riona: “I’ll get straight to the point. I’m looking for the soul of Platinum Agent. I shall not reveal his real name, for only a privileged few may know.”

Grenth: “I already know his true name, we gods have known it since he was born. As for his soul, it has not arrived here. I don’t think it’s time for him to die anyway. Why?”

Riona: “Never mind why. I have just one more question: If he did die, where would he be besides here and the Hall of Heroes?”

Grenth: “The border between Life and Death. That realm is where souls who have lost something go. They must find what they have lost to peacefully return to the living or peacefully go to either of the afterlife realms. If Plat has died, like you suggested, then he must have gone there and is currently searching for whatever he might have lost. He’s brave enough to go through the Misty Waters, so we shouldn’t worry about him staying there for a long time. But…”

Riona: “But what?”

Grenth: “A person of his strength does not lose something small or easy to get. Even if he does retrieve it, he might not leave that realm immediately. There may be something else that he needs to leave, something that he hasn’t lost, in a sense, but something he hasn’t been able to reach for a long time. A goal, a fulfillment, a promise…Any of those qualify as something he could have been trying to reach.”

Riona: “Thank you Grenth, you have helped me greatly with a small matter I have been trying to work out.” Riona began to walk away.

Grenth: “The thanks should go to you, for you are the heart of the promise he desires to keep.”

Riona suddenly stopped. “ ‘The heart of the promise he desires to keep’? What do you mean by that?”

Grenth: “You will remember when the time comes. But for now, Plat must wander in the darkness of the border realm.”

Upon this, Riona silently left the Underworld and returned to her home in Ascalon.

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Plat awoke once again in the border realm. He realized that he had fallen through the waters into some other part of the realm. Plat then saw a glint of light in the distance. This must be what I’m looking for, Plat said to himself. He then began walking toward it.

Plat arrived at the glint of light. It was a small speck of light, but it shone brightly as Plat neared it. Suddenly, when Plat stopped right in front of it, it shot itself into Plat’s heart, and expelled the darkness that seemed to reside in him. Plat began to feel his strength return to him, but he was not out of the realm yet. In front of him, Plat saw a figure form from the darkness: himself. “A battle between me and my Dark Side…how cliché,” Plat said. As Darkside drew a sword of pure darkness, Plat remembered the light he had just received. He willed for a weapon, and into his hand came a sword of a holy power. A white light gleamed brightly around it, giving it an aura of sacredness. And so, Plat charged towards Darkside.

Darkside dodged Plat’s initial charge, and countered with a downslash to the back. Plat read the path of the sword and dodged it by a paper’s width. He then thrust his own sword at Darkside’s chest, but Plat’s movements made him fall down and thus not follow through with his attack. Taking advantage of this, Darkside stood over Plat and quickly proceeded to thrust it’s sword into Plat’s heart. Plat rolled over at the last second and reacted with a sideswipe to Darkside’s arm. It hit, and dark energy began escaping from the scratch on it’s arm. Plat then continued with the momentum of his attack and began slashing furiously. All of them hit, and soon Darkside was barely able to stand. Plat charged at it, prepared to thrust, and as he dodged the attempt at an attack from Darkside, Plat thrust his sword into Darkside’s chest. As he pulled out the sword, a white light began piercing through Darkside’s body and soon it exploded into a brilliant burst of light. Nothing remained of it afterwards.

Plat willed his sword to disappear for now, and began to rest. His heart felt lighter, and his body felt stronger and warmer. Plat smiled, and lay down to sleep.

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PROFILE UPDATE

Name: Platinum Agent
New Weapon: Legendary Sword
New Accessory: Heart of Light – Person cannot be tainted by darkness up to level 3/5.

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Riona was awake the whole night, trying to remember a promise that she was a part of, and trying to understand what Grenth said about her “remembering when the time was right”. She lay in her bed, thinking, when she looked out her window at the stars. She saw one gleaming brightly, and the moment she saw it she felt a slight warmth brush on her face. “What just happened?” she said softly to herself. Then she remembered Plat’s promise. He promised he would come back to me…, she thought. He has to fulfill this promise in order to leave the border realm, a task almost impossible to do, unless…

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Plat walked on. His steps were firmer, his figure fuller, and his overall attitude bright. He knew that he needed to do something else to get out of the border realm, but he didn’t know what. He knew that for people of great strength, a goal or fulfillment must be made to leave. His only true goal was to return to Riona, but he knew that was impossible. He tried to think of another goal, but he could not remember any. Suddenly, a faint light appeared before him and grew brighter as Plat neared it. “Not another one…,” Plat said to himself. But it was not what he expected. The light began to grow bigger until it formed a portal of sorts. Plat looked on, expecting something to happen, and something did. The spirit of Riona appeared to him in front of the portal and outstretched her hand towards him. Awestruck, Plat didn’t exactly know what to do. But he knew that this was the key to fulfilling his promise, and so he took Riona’s hand. Suddenly, a great light came from their joined hands and immersed the realm.

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Plat awoke lying down in the middle of a forest. The trees were of different colors, and many of their leaves were on the ground. The whole forest was lush and full of color and light. Plat rubbed his eyes, and as he pulled himself into a sitting position, he saw towering above him a figure dressed in black. Plat saw the soft yet piercing grey-green eyes of this person and his jet-black hair and immediately knew who he was: The grand and majestic Malikai, son of Alicia and Vanatiel, famed Elementalist/ Necromancer.

“M-Mali?”

“I felt a slight chill. But I knew it was connected to one of my parent’s friends. Hello Plat, it’s been awhile.

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This is gonna take forever to post...Oh well. I'll take the place of Mali for a while until I bring him back to you guys. I'm using his same profile from the last RP, the one Sanjinu made. I'll bring him back, and join you guys again. I'll reintroduce Riona in a few chapters of this story. For now, Riona's story is done. I'm also thinking of posting a story about the Reaver. I'm going to have Plat defeat it after I bring Mali back to you guys.

P.S. Thanks for the comment Storm! I've done a little more advanced reading since the last RP and I can make pretty good posts now. BTW, Riona is my girlfriend in the RP. I still need one in RL

. Plat's real name, in case you're wondering, is my real name. So don't go asking.

Platinum Agent · Jul 28, 2006, 05:28 AM // 05:28

Yes, I'm double posting, but I feel that I need to give some info on accessories and darkness levels before confusion starts arising. Plus, my last post is pretty big, so this post should be a little easier to read. My first subject: Accessories. These items give you small bonuses that may or may not be useful sometime in the story. The accessories I have made right now are the Hearts, items that prevent you from being possessed or tainted by a certain level of darkness. Here's the heart table:

Normal Heart - Everyone has this, protects against 1/5 darkness.
Hero's Heart - Everyone has this too, protects against 2/5 darkness.
Heart of Light- Protects against 3/5 darkness.
Heart of Legend - Protects against 4/5 darkness.
Heart of Purity - Protects against 5/5 darkness.

Currently the highest level of heart you can get is the Heart of Legend. I gave Riona the Heart of Purity because by the time I put her back into the roleplay, we can already get the Hearts of Purity. I'll regulate all of the distribution of Hearts. If you want to make your own kind of accessory, go ahead. Don't make it overly powerful, but you can indulge a bit. You can also regulate the distribution of your own accessory. I hope I'm not messing anything up Storm, but I think this would be a great new addition to the thread.

Next topic: Darkness Levels

Here's the darkness level table again:

Level 1/5 - Power of a trainee in the dark arts.
Level 2/5 - Power of an adequate in the dark arts.
Level 3/5 - Power of a great Necromancer, equal to Vantie's power.
Level 4/5 - Power of a great demon, such as Kanaxai.
Level 5/5 - Power of the Reaver, stronger than a demon, weaker than Grenth.
Level 6/5 (Yes, there is a 6/5) - Grenth himself.

These darkness levels will determine the amount of evil in some enemies and also determine if you can be controlled by them. Currently we don't have a system for being tainted by them, but I'll try to set one up. So far I have a taste of that tainting system in my story about the Reaver. However, I won't put it in if Storm doesn't want me to. I'll remove the darkness levels and accessories if Storm doesn't want them. So, for now, don't act upon accessories or darkness levels until Storm has a say about them.

Now, I think I might want to put some storyline to make this double post worth it...Mods if you think there's a problem with this just PM me and I'll fuse this with my previous post. Might be a bit harder to read, but meh.

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Mali: "So, can you tell me why you are here?"

Plat: "I came here to search for you and your father to bring both of you back to your mother. But I have a feeling that your father has already returned...His energy comes from the general direction of the Battle Isles."

Mali: "How is my mother doing? Is she alright?"

Plat: "She's doing fine except for a mental grief from being away from you and your father for a long time. I'd expect that it had healed a bit when your father returned to her...Now I must bring you back."

Mali: "Alright."

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All of the storyline I can think of for now. By the way, if we go by the timeline of this roleplay and the previous one, Mali would be four years old...But then again, in the last roleplay Mali did have a bit of training in the elemental and necrotic arts so...He won't exactly be so tall as to be truly towering above Plat (refer to end of last post), but he'll be tall for his age. And he can probably get his advanced speech as a trait from his parents...In simple terms, Mali's a prodigy.

Storm Crow · Jul 28, 2006, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Good idea on the Hearts and Darkness Levels, Plat. I might have to come up with my own accessory..hmm

Intuitive Abilities, using the same format as Plat -

Level 1/5 - Primal Intuition, everyone is tapped into this power
Level 2/5 - Inate Intuition, most are tapped into this as well
Level 3/5 - Hero's Intuition, you can only tap into the power of your primary profession's Intution on this one
Level 4/5 - Prodigy's Intuition, self explanatory, only by prodigies (This would be Malikai's level)
Level 5/5 - Chosen's Intuition, the highest form many Mortals can achieve (The Stormcrow Sisters each have this level, except for Alicia)
Level 6/5 - Psychic Intuition, available only to an elite few Mortals, and only granted by the Gods (Alicia and Vantie's level)
Level 7/5 - Demigod's Intuition, available to those immediately under the Old Gods
Level 8/5 - Godly Intuition, this really isn't a form of Intuiton, but really a term to place the Gods in, for they oversee every happening, and control destinies. This allows them to mold the paths of those beneath them, and to shape the destinies of all who follow them.

It was a quick idea, but I think it turned out well

Platinum Agent · Jul 28, 2006, 06:27 AM // 06:27

Nice ability lineup, but we need more information into these before we should act on them. And I'm guessing that you approve of the Hearts and Darkness Levels, so...Let's start using them! Remember, I regulate distribution of Hearts. Every person that makes an Accessory or Level set can regulate the distribution of their idea. I'll make it a quest to get Hearts, one that requires some sort of accomplishment that fits with your character's profile. I'll be working on Heart quests for everyone here based on their profile, so if you have any particular background that you want to be a part of your Hearts quest, PM me.

Alright, I just had a quick 30 second nap, so I have some storyline progression that I want to type in now before I forget it.

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Plat and Mali made it out of the Dark Forest, and began to make their way toward Lion's Arch. After a few days they arrived there. The town was bustling with activity, and Plat saw Mali's eyes restore their brightness and his skin restored it's old vibrance. They made their way towards the ships to the Battle Isles, and within a day they were at the Onyx Guild Hall. Plat walked up to the door and knocked several times. "Yo, 'Licia, you in there? Vantie? Anyone? Heeeelooooooo?"

The door was then opened by a sleepy Alicia, accompanied by Vantie. Alicia asked, "Plat? Why are you back so soon? I thought you were going to find Mal-" She suddenly stopped her sentence, seeing Mali standing a little bit behind Plat. Plat then said, "I told you I'd bring him back no matter what, and so I have." Alicia was filled with joy and rushed towards Mali. She embraced him for a minute or so and lightly kissed him on the forehead, and even Vantie couldn't resist giving Mali a light hug.

Alicia: "Thank you Plat for bringing him back. Thank you for bringing both of them back."

Plat: "It was my honor. However, I must leave once again for a while. I have something to settle...I have to free an old friend of mine from the grasp of darkness."

Alicia: "Who is this friend?"

Plat: "His name was Shadow Faelrhine. He helped me and Riona get to safety during the Searing. He was possessed by some evil force and turned into the Reaver."

Alicia: "The...Reaver? The greatest demon in all of Tyria and Cantha?"

Vantie: "It seems that Plat was killed by the Reaver."

Plat: "True, Vantie. I have to save Shadow, we were friends once...And I owe him a couple of favors too."

Vantie: "If you want, we can come with you."

Plat: "No thanks, I'd rather have it that you stay here. It would be better for you to catch up on each other's lives, and I think I have to do this myself."

Mali, Vantie, and Alicia: "Are you sure?"

Plat: "Your unison scares me...But anyways, I'm sure."

Vantie: "Alright then, we'll be seeing you here soon."

Plat: "Goodbye for now, I should be back within the week. I'm going to see if I can still use that teleportation spell Dwayna taught me."

And so Plat walked away, slowly fading into the light of the rising sun.

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Anyways...I wonder what my Intuitive Level is? From my perspective, I would have maybe a 5 or a 6 because of the ties I have with Dwayna, but...I'll let Storm decide!

Hypernecrofear · Jul 28, 2006, 07:33 AM // 07:33

OOC: I'm wondering what mine is for the both of yours too. I cant think of any accessories right now but once i do i will make sure to post. Im kind of waiting on Leon for the continuance of our plot. Hopefully soon all of the characters so far will meet and their stories will become intertwined. Ive notice that me and a couple others are in a "limbo" away from the mainplot so i will try to catch into the main part as fast as i can while still making it good. Remember this is my first RP story i've ever done.

IC:
Hyper then merged his mind with the ranger he had gotten paired up with. In the depths of his mind, wandering aimlessly through the rift that brought the two minds together, Hyper was searching for this ranger. So many thoughts raced through his head as he was walking. How did this ranger become spiritually aware and was it a coincidence that he happened to be paired with another attuned soul.

Hyper soon felt a presence. He knew that this was not that of the ranger's but something else. How this thing had become in their minds, Hyper did not know, all he sensed was a hellish being.

Hyper began to run towards the door to his being and felt that this creature did not want him to return to his body.. the creature wanted him. Hyper, in his spiritual form was strong, but this ominous presence was much more powerful. Knowing that his mind could be trapped in this realm forever he quickly reached the door to his being.

"What the hell was that and what did it want from me? This ranger has a secret, some sort of traumatic event that caused that being to manifest. Whatever it was, i don't ever want to see it again."

Hyper did not know this, but he was wrong, extremely wrong. This being that he sensed was even greater than a demon... the Reaver...

Platinum Agent · Jul 28, 2006, 02:03 PM // 14:03

Hehe, looks like this is tying in together. So, with Plat trying to defeat the Reaver and with you in danger of being killed by it, this can turn out quite well! By the way, before I make my next post, read my "Tale of the Reaver" post so you guys can understand the next part of the story I'm giving out.

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Plat walked through the Dark Forest more confident than before. He knew what he was looking for and where it would be. Soon, he found what was searching for: The Reaver. Plat drew his Long Sword and charged at the Reaver without any starting signal. The Reaver sent it's piercing tentacles at Plat's heart, but Plat drew his Kanaxai's Edge and used it as a shield from the attack. As the tentacles fused with the dark energies of the blade, Plat jumped at the Reaver. The demon's axe and sword came in, ready to slice Plat in half, but he leaned back and used the edges of his Longsword to block the attack. The Long Sword broke, but Plat did not care about the loss of such a treasured item. He willed for his Legendary Sword, and as he reached the Reaver's chest, he thrust it in. A great white blast of light came from behind Plat as he slowly pushed the sword fully in until the light gave Plat the power to go right through. He landed behind the Reaver, and as he turned he saw a blinding light piercing through the demon from the inside. Suddenly, a wave of dark energy came from the Reaver, and right after that the Reaver exploded into a blinding blast of light.

When the light died down, he saw a man laying down on the ground. To the man's right was a greatsword and a greataxe. To his left, Plat's Long Sword and Kanaxai's Edge, fully intact and firmly planted in the ground. Plat took his swords and sheathed them as the man woke up.

Plat: "Hey Shadow, it's been a long time."

Shadow: "Huh? Who are you? Where am-" Shadow stopped speaking as memories flooded back to him. "Plat? Did you just..."

Plat: "I owed you a couple of favors, this should cover one of them. Besides, I couldn't just let a friend be possessed by evil like this."

Shadow picked up his sword and axe and slung them onto his back. "Well, thanks a lot. I'm going to get my revenge on that necromancer that made me like this."

Plat: "It's been two years since you were last human. Your skills aren't what they used to be. I can see when people are out of training."

Shadow: "But that necromancer must be stopped. He has the power of Grenth himself, if not greater. He calls himself Halidor, Necromancer of the Hellfury."

Plat: "I owe you one more favor, and I'll do that by defeating this necromancer for you. I've defeated a Hellfury necromancer before, but his prescence is much, much greater than what I've felt before. I'll go with caution, but don't expect me to take too long. Return to Ascalon, I'll make a portal for you." Saying this Plat quickly made a portal to the outskirts of Ascalon. "Well, I'll be seeing you next time I'm home."

Shadow: "Goodbye for now." Shadow then walked through the portal, and as his body went from the forest to Ascalon, the portal faded behind him.

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Plat continued on his journey. He knew that the Reaver was made by something, and now he knew what. He had a light knowledge of Halidor, he had met him when he defeated a different and much weaker Hellfury necromancer. Eventually, he made it to the center of the forest, where a man cloaked in red stood facing Plat.

Halidor: "Welcome to my home. I see that you have freed one of my slaves. You will be a fine addition to my army."

Plat: "You shouldn't be talking about adding me to your army, that cursed dart of yours never even got close to my heart."

Halidor: "Back then my aim was bad. I couldn't help but miss sometimes."

Plat: "...Isn't there some sort of necrotic spell that guarantees a hit?"

Halidor: "..."

Plat: "Thought so. You may have extreme dark power, but you don't even know about all of the necrotic spells."

Halidor: "I don't need all of them! I'll defeat you on my own! They don't call me a necromancer of Hellfury for nothing!" As he said this, a bolt of lightning came down on Halidor and hid his figure. When the lightning subsided, Plat saw a great being of fire, in humanoid form, holding a Fiery Dragon Sword in the right hand and an Icy Dragon Sword in the left. "Now you shall see my power in the form of a Hellfury! The fiery wrath of the Hellfury and the icy cold power of the Necromancer give me strength!"

Plat willed for his Legendary Sword, and said, "I'll take you down with this." Upon saying this, he showed Halidor his sword, which was glowing even brighter with holy light. "Fear the might of my Legendary Sword!" And so the two men charged at each other.

When they met, Halidor had begun a spinning attack, but Plat disrupted it and in turn slashed Halidor in the back. Not feeling pain, however, Halidor countered with a multi-slash. Plat dodged and blocked all of these and in turn slashed his sword at Halidor's neck. It went through, but instead of the head falling off, it was consumed by the flames surrounding it. Halidor seemed to speak from the depths of his armor itself, "You can never defeat me! HAHAHAHAHA!" Plat then remembered what caused the end of many monsters that he had fought before: the thrust of a sword into the chest. He did just that, piercing through Halidor's armor of flames like jelly, and soon Plat was behind him, having brought his sword fully through. Halidor fell, and as the light consumed him, he said, "I still have one more under my control. The spirit of the Reaver rests within a certain other's soul. And my death shall free it. Hellfury has only just begun." With this Halidor burst into flames that burned white, laughing as he was being consumed by them. When the flames died down, nothing was left, not even an ash.

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Teleporting quickly to the Onyx Guild Hall, Plat knocked on the door yelling, "There's another Reaver! The spirit of one! It's soul might be unlea-" Plat was cut off by a sudden explosion of dark energy coming from the Random Arena. Alicia, Vantie, Mali, and the Stormcrow sisters all came out and saw a great being arise in the middle of it: the Reaver. This one was larger, however, and wielded a bow, not a sword and axe.

Plat: "Hellfury has just begun..."

Alicia: "How do we defeat this thing?"

Vantie: "This being gives off a great dark power...one greater than Grenth's. Only pure evil could do this..."

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PROFILE UPDATE

Name: The Reaver (Version 2) (No, I'm not controlling this character, I'm just laying out a profile for you guys to work on.)
Age:?
Weight: ?
Height: Big
Weapon: Bow
Armor: ?
Traits: ?
Background: A demon created by the necromancer Halidor, set free into a state more powerful than Grenth's upon the necromancer's death.
Darkness Level: 7/5 - Immense power greater than Grenth's, but somehow still easier to defeat the Grenth himself.

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Well, I worked a bit off of Hypernecrofear's post and made a new, more powerful Reaver. I made a new darkness level to help show the power of this thing. We should meet as a war group to fight this thing. Also, let me introduce a new type of weapon that you get when you get a Heart.

The Legendary weapons are the only things that can truly defeat something with Darkness Level 5/5 or higher. Legendary weapons come with a Heart, and can be used any time by willing for the weapon. There are many types of Legendary weapons, depending on your primary profession:

Legendary Sword
Legendary Axe
Legendary Hammer
Legendary Bow (Better stats than all of the normal bows)
Legendary Staff (Attunes itself to the user)
Legendary Daggers

Currently, I am the only one with a Legendary weapon. One of you should make a post where everyone participating in this becomes a sort of war group against the Reaver. Then we fight it for a while. I'll defeat it, then I'll see if I can give out Hearts in this part of the roleplay. I'd definitely want to have my own Heart upgraded to a Heart of Legend, and if I decide to give out Hearts to everyone that was in the battle, you would get a Heart of Legend as well. But I'm not giving them out yet. So someone just make a post making us a group and start having us attack.

Storm Crow · Jul 28, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

I'll just get everyone's level in one post

Vicint - Level 4/5 - Prodigy's Intuition, as it was said in his mini-bio that he was a hard-trained Assassin
Plat - Level 6/5 - Psychic Intuition, given by Dwayna
Kravyn - Level 2/5 - Inate Intuition, if only for his cockyness
Leon - Level 6/5 - Psychic Intuition, for his spiritual awareness
Hyper - Level 6/5 - Psychic Intuition, for his spiritual awareness

Platinum Agent · Jul 28, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00

Yay, I have 6/5 intuition! I'll encompass the whole Reaver battle here, I'm going to be gone the next two days so I wan't to have this chapter done at least.

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As Plat, Alicia, Vantie, Mali, and the Stormcrow sisters reached the Random Arena, many people had already run away. However, there were three people left. As Plat and his friends got close to the three, they all felt an aura coming from each other, the strongest auras coming from Vantie, Alicia, and Plat. They all knew that it was fate that they met like this. Plat quickly reached into the back of his mind and called for Dwayna.

Plat: "Dwayna, names."

Dwayna: "Assassins, Vicint and Kravyn. Kravyn is the shorter one. Necromancer, Hyper. Reaver, Ranger, Leon."

Plat: "Thanks. Do the introductions into everyone's minds please."

Dwayna: "Of course."

Ten seconds later Plat asked, "Do we all know each other now?" "Yes" was the answer from everyone. Plat then said, "Good. The only way for us to defeat this thing is for us to work together. We all know about the Legendary weapons, right?" Once again, "Yes" was everyone's answer. Plat: "Good. This'll be quick. First we just attack it, make it get a bit tired. Then all of you should surround the Reaver in a circular pattern and I'll cast a binding ritual. All you guys will have to do then is just maintain your part of the binding circle until I kill the thing. Right before I hit the thing, release your hold on the circle. Time it so that it doesn't have time to recover. Once the Reaver's dead, we recover Leon and tell him everything. We all felt each other's auras, right?" "Yes." "Alright. I don't exactly know what we'll do after this, but I have a feeling that we're going to do some traveling together." Kravyn then said, "How cliche. So, are we going to do this or what?" Plat said, "Alright, let's do this. LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOY JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!! !!!!!!! (I just added the Leeroy Jenkins yell for humor. In no way is it part of the story.)"

The group of warriors quickly rushed out of their makeshift hiding place under a cliff in the Random Arena and immediately began their attack. Plat drew his Long Sword and went straight for the Reaver's right foot. The two Assassins drew their daggers and Shadow Stepped to the top of a structure behind the Reaver's waist. Hyper, Mali, and Vantie stayed back, knowing that their attacks would only help the Reaver. Alicia and the Stormcrow sisters each attacked with their non-Necrotic attacks at the Reaver's right knee.

The Reaver constantly sent bursts of dark energy and barrages of darkness-infused arrows at the heroes, but everyone was able to dodge the attacks. After seeing a slight slowing in the rate of attack from the Reaver, Plat yelled, "Circle!" Upon this everyone except Plat formed a circle around the Reaver. Plat quickly summoned a binding circle, and the others began focusing their energies to maintaining the circle for now. All of the Reaver's attacks were negated by the circle, and Plat began to run towards the creature. When he got within 20 feet of it, he jumped, using the help of Dwayna's powers to propel him higher. As Plat got close to the Reaver's chest, he sheathed his Long Sword, summoned his Legendary Sword, and yelled, "Negate circle now!" The binding circle disappear, and a split-second after that Plat made contact with the Reaver's chest. Once again, a burst of light came from behind Plat, powering him through the monster's body until he had gone fully through and landed on the other side. White light began to emanate from the creature's body, and, as most enemies of it's power had done, exploded in a great burst of light. But this light harmed everybody, including Plat. Alicia's, Vantie's, and Plat's minds connected for a moment, and in that moment, they spoke.

Plat: "There was a slight darkness in that burst of light."

Vantie: "This demon's dark energies were so great that they couldn't be completely negated the moment light began piercing through it."

Alicia: "If this is just a taste of what we will face in the future, then our battles may no longer be as short as they have been these days."

Vantie: "We must prepare for the future, for this is truly a sign."

The moment when Vantie finished speaking their minds returned to their bodies, and the light had already passed. Lying on the ground here the Reaver had stood, the heroes saw the body of a ranger, a bow at his side. He woke up, and seeing a group of people standing in front of him, his eyes became sharp. But then he felt an aura, and heard the voice of Dwayna in his mind, and suddenly knew what had happened.

-----

Ten minutes later...

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Plat: "So, now what? The arena's full and busy again like nothing even happened."

Hyper: "Although I do not really have a desire to be with other people, I do believe that this is our fate, and that we may grow to like each other's prescences. Well, except for Kravyn."

Kravyn: "Hey!"

Hyper: "Why don't we get to know each other. This may help us in whatever the appearance of this creature foreshadowed."

Plat: "I'll start first. I'm probably the most willing here to share my life story anyways."

And so they began to listen to each other's stories. By the end of the week, they all knew each other very well, and were good friends with each other, despite slight conflicts with some people. Alicia gave them all shelter in the Onyx Guild Hall, and soon they were so used to living with each other that it seemed like they were friends for a long time. Even Vantie had become more social, especially with Hyper around...

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It was midnight. Plat decided to get out of bed and go outside for a while. As he sat on the edge of the cliff in front of the guild hall, he looked up into the sky. Many stars gleamed brightly in the sky. Plat had a feeling that they meant something about his new friends. He then looked at the moon, and he saw the faint spirit of Riona smiling at him. He smiled back, lay down, and closed his eyes...

As everyone slept, the bright starts sent down multiple yet small streams of light down to everyone's heart. The whole guild hall was awakened by this, and they all wondered what had just happened. Then they were aware of a warmth in their hearts, and they suddenly knew what happened. They all knew about the power of Hearts and the Legendary weapons that came from them. They all then felt peaceful, and went back to sleep...

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PROFILE UPDATE

Name: Kravyn, Vicint
New Accessory: Heart of Legend
New Weapon: Legendary Daggers

Name: Alicia, Vantie, Mali, Hyper
New Accessory: Heart of Legend
New Weapon: Legendary Staff

Name: Stormcrow sisters
New Accessory: Heart of Legend
New Weapon: Legendary...um...whatever their main weapons are

Name: Leon
New Accessory: Heart of Legend
New Weapon: Legendary Bow

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The only one who did not go back to sleep was Plat, who instead had his spirit transported to a dark realm. He had nothing but his clothes and his Legendary Sword, and he felt that something was to happen. Three orbs of light were in front of him, and soon each of them became a portal, in which Dwayna, Melandru, and Lyssa came from each of them.

Plat: "What brings me to your prescence?"

Lyssa: "You know perfectly well that we are the goddesses that preside over Riona's chosen path of skills."

Melandru: "We have come to tell you that we are now also linked to your mind, for your spirit has recently been bonded with Riona's."

Dwayna: "I am no longer the only god that you can reach from the back of your mind. You now have two more gods to recieve power and wisdom from."

Plat: "Ok...What about Balthazar and Grenth?"

Lyssa: "Your spirit hasn't bonded with anyone that has Balthazar or Grenth as a presidor over one of their skill paths."

Plat: "But I'm a warrior."

Melandru: "You forget that you chose Dwayna to be your patron goddess."

Plat: "Oh yeah...So, can I leave now? I wanna sleep."

Dwayna: "Sure. Allows us to send you back to your body."

Melandru: "Remember, we are with you always."

Lyssa: "You are one of the three people in your little group that has a strong aura about them. Do not underestimate your own power."

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The next morning, Plat woke up outside of the guild hall. He smelled food coming from inside and thought, 'Mmm...Bacon...Vantie's cooking again."

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That's probably going to be my only post until maybe late sunday, more probably Monday, so I made it a pretty big post. I hope I didn't take too much control of the story, but you guys have the whole weekend to think of some adventure that we have to go on. See you later! I might post in a couple of hours actually...

Hypernecrofear · Jul 29, 2006, 05:26 AM // 05:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platinum Agent

Hyper: "Although I do not really have a desire to be with other people, I do believe that this is our fate, and that we may grow to like each other's prescences. Well, except for Kravyn."

OOC: That made me smile

Oh and I was wondering Plat if your spirit hasnt bonded with me yet because I can come in contact with Grenth as well... those scars arent just there for looks

. Well I'm gonna say that when everyone was telling their backstories and became friends, Hyper was more reclusive and told very little... this is where im going to go off of and explain the rest of my situation to Vantie (since we are Necromancer homies

)

IC:
The days seemed like months to Hyper. This was the first time since the Searing where he's actually had friends and has opened up. Of course he was friends with everyone, but he felt more social due to the other Necromancer, Vantie. He was able to talk to him about more things than with any other person in the group.

" Hey Vantie, I want to tell you something."

"Sure what is it?"

"Well, when everyone was telling their stories, I left out a lot because I wasn't really used to being in such close quarters with people and them actually accepting me... mostly because of the scars, and because im blind."

"You know your secrets are safe with me Hyper."

" I know that... thats why im going to tell you. Well as you already know, I became blind during the Searing and lost my sister at that time. I didn't explain why i have these scars all over my body though. Well for some time, I hid in Maguuma. I wanted to achieve attunement with the Gods, so i gave these scars to myself to show my devotion. And actually, I was able to reach one of these gods... Grenth."

----- (Flashbackyness and some detail in Hyper's character)

Hyper after giving himself the scars was in much pain. Soon he felt his spirit being transported to another realm... the Underworld. Hyper did not know what was going on, but was hoping that this was the attunement he was seeking. After he landed in this dark realm he had not seen before, he felt something strange.

"I can see again... it's a miracle!"

"Silly being, you can only see when you are in your spiritual form."

"Grenth?"

"It is I. And now, I have some questions for you, young Hyper Necrofear."

"Yes Grenth, what is it that you wish?"

"Technically, you are dead right now. Those scars you gave yourself caused much bleeding. But, I have other plans for you... you have shown true dedication, and I feel that you are worthy enough to be able to be spiritually linked with my mind. Now i give you a choice, this or, you can spend the rest of your days wandering around the realm between life and death. Of course, being spiritually linked to me does not go around with out a catch. You must, serve me until I see fit, you will spend a great deal of time down here following my orders, guiding spirits to their place, and then I will let you go."

"I understand, and I accept."

----- (End flashbackyness)

"And so i spent 7 years serving under Grenth in the Underworld, doing his bidding, just so i could return to our world. To this day, I am still connected spiritually to Grenth in this way. While I was down there.. I also gained something.. some hidden power. Now i thought Grenth purposefully kept me down there so i could get this power. I do not know what it is I have gained, but it made me a stronger person when i returned to my body."

" What if this power can cause destruction?"

" I guess only time can tell Vantie."

Platinum Agent · Jul 29, 2006, 06:18 AM // 06:18

Nice post Hyper. However, my spirit has only bonded with Riona's for now - Bonding requires a huge display of kindness between two people or beings. I won't post any storyline, but I have an idea for one of Plat's story chapters in the future when I rerelease Riona and I want to clear up some stuff now so that things won't be too confusing later.

You know that the person who creates an accessory has the option to control who recieves their accessory. I'd like to add another option: higher accessory levels. If you create an accessory, you also have an option to create higher level versions of the accessory that only you can get. I'm going to create a new set of Hearts a few chapters down from now that only Plat can access, seeing that he has the closest history and use for the Hearts. I recommend making accessories that fit in with your character's profile, that way if you choose to make more powerful versions for yourself you have a useful accessory to power up. Once again, you can indulge a bit with the higher levels of accessories, but remember not to make them too powerful, or else Storm or I will nerf it.

Maybe Storm and I should be partial roleplay moderators for this thread. We decide if something's good or not and if something needs a boost or nerf. Storm would be of a higher rank though.

Hypernecrofear · Jul 29, 2006, 07:03 AM // 07:03

I just thought of a great accessory so here it is.. in the same format as Plat and Storm.

Divination Levels - the ability to communicate with the gods or sense the future or things around them

Level 1/5 - Undeveloped Divination, everyone is tapped into this power
Level 2/5 - Instinctive Divination, most are tapped into this as well
Level 3/5 - Prodigy's Divination, self explanatory, only by prodigies (This would be Malikai's and Kravyn's level (due to his high assassin skill) )
Level 4/5 - Blessed Divination, the highest form many Mortals can achieve. ( Vicint and the Stormcrows are at this level)
Level 5/5 - Privileged Divination, available only to an elite few Mortals, and only granted by the Gods (Plat, Riona and Leon have this type of Divination skill)
Level 6/5 - Demi Godly Divination, right under the Old Gods ( Hyper has this type of Divination due to his ability to sense things and his time with Grenth, left him this power to see in the future)
Level 7/5 - Godly Divination , this is a form that the gods themselves have. Able to communicate with the other gods, forsee the future and give their divination abilities to all below them, allowing them to communicate with the gods at will.

I thought this would be good as some of us can forsee or sense things, as well as communicate with the gods...tell me what you think

Platinum Agent · Jul 29, 2006, 01:13 PM // 13:13

Nice new accessory. I'm assuming Vantie's classified under the Stormcrows.

Anyways...This is my last post until maybe 10:00 pm PST on Sunday...Have fun! And Storm, look into my idea of us two being the thread-balancers.

Before I leave, here's a small joke about Guild Wars that I found on the internet.

Field Farmer: "I sustain your life!"
Gold Farmer: "I have no life!"

Yeah, I know it isn't laugh-out-loud funny, but it does serve well for raising your spirits a notch. Yeah...see you guys in a couple of days!

Storm Crow · Jul 29, 2006, 04:52 PM // 16:52

OOC: Please note that Vanatiel and Alicia are bonded, helloo flashback from the old roleplay..does anyone remeber this moment?..

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownage of teh elite

”Hush, Vantie. I know you’re not like them. I like you for who you are.”

This was all the encouragement that Vantie needed. This was the only person that understood who he was, and liked him for what he was. This was the only person that truly knew him. How could he have been so stupid? He had known Alicia for a long time, through friendships and through hardships. Even when they had been rivals, when they first met, Vantie couldn’t believe himself for being so careless.

The rest is PG-13 so I won't post it..but you all know what happened afterwards, if you read the entire post.

And just to let everyone know, the Onyx Hall is the Isle of the Dead.

Anyway, maybe a bit of role from me now..

IC:

Breakfast came a bit late in the Onyx Hall that morning, but it was good nonetheless. Garria took Aerily and Ksaiya out for training, Varda, Revvarah, and Bennah had gone out to do some questing on the mainland, which left Alicia and the guests to watch the Hall.

Alicia was a bit winded from everything that had happned for the last few days, but not quite enough to have some fun. She went to one of the bridges that crossed a pond in the middle of the Hall and made herself useful. She cleared the pond of water, sending it to the sky to be clouds for a moment, and dug out the lakebed twelve feet, disposing of the debris in the nearby ocean, and replaced the water, adding some that she conjured to fill in the rough spots.

"Vaantie!" She called sweetly, a bit of a guilty smile on her face, that she quickly wiped off when she saw him coming.

By this time, she had stripped off her boots and her gloves, and was in the progress of pulling off the lacing that covered her arms and legs. "You know what I haven't done in a while?" she said, as she was sliding her vest off, her skirt already missing.

"What would that be?" Vantie asked, a bit of a confused look on his face.

She stood up, and looked at him, meanwhile taking off her tube top, leaving her in her underwear. She leaned against the railing, a bit seductively, and as soon as Vantie took one step toward her, she flipped backward and dove off the bridge.

"Noo!" Vantie cried, quickly getting rid of what would be damaged by the water and diving in after her.

She hit the water hard, but since the top layer was conjured, it cushioned her a bit, however, it didn't do the same for poor Vanatiel. She cringed as she heard him hit, but quickly swam over and healed what would have been a painful set of bruises.

"That." She laughed. Vantie was obviously a bit amused, and splashed at her, not thinking that she was an Elementalist. She drew up a wave, about half the size of what she could have conjured, and brought it down on him, sending him on an underwater rollercoaster as it crashed and swirled in the typically calm water.

She dove as he surfaced, and swam quickly beneath him, grabbing his foot and pulling him down, but giving him enough time for a breath first. She sRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed as she swam back up, but hadn't counted on Vantie's strength in swimming since he had spent five years in the Maguuma (she still wondered how he hadn't met Hyper or Ksaiya while he was there.), and he caught her just before she got to the top, dragging her back down and catching a quick kiss as he swam back up.

After another ten minutes of that, Alicia was tired of it, and dragged herself out of the pond to shore, giving herself and Vantie a quick blow-dry before heading back to the main chamber of the Hall. She diverted to her room, changing into another set of armor, her Tyrian Archmage's. Her motto, once a seductress, always a seductress. She chuckled as she walked back to the main chamber.

OOC: Don't ask how Alicia knew about Hyper's stay in the Maguuma, look back to the top of this post please!

Hypernecrofear · Jul 29, 2006, 05:38 PM // 17:38

OOC: Because i told everyone my story.. you know when everyone got to know each other... I told everyone i stayed in Maguuma excluding the scar story which only Vantie knows :P

Also is there a way i can get a copy of that past RP... im very interested and i would like to read about all your characters and past experiences to get a better feel for this RP.. thnx a bunch

Storm Crow · Jul 29, 2006, 06:36 PM // 18:36

OOC: Yeah, sure, It's really big though, lemme link you to another thread, ah here we go. This is only the first quarter or so, I should post up the rest..also, please excuse horrible grammatical and spelling errors, I did the best I could in MS Word.

Platinum Agent · Jul 31, 2006, 05:48 AM // 05:48

I'm back guys! Did you miss me? I'm guessing no. Nice storyline you have there Storm. So you finally figured out that the Dark Forest was an unexplored segment of Maguuma. About time you did. Maguuma's the only forest on the map. I won't be posting any roleplay right now, I'm a bit depressed from a ban on a forum for another game...No, it's not WoW or EQ. Those suck. No, it's not RuneScape. I'm not a member. (Yes, I play RuneScape, I play tons of games. But never WoW! At least, never until I can afford to buy it and play it each week to get the most out of it.) Just don't ask. I'll post more roleplay tomorrow when I've found out what happened in that forum.

Storm Crow · Jul 31, 2006, 10:13 PM // 22:13

I need an excuse to post again (boredom and the love of the new smilies

), so a new accessory!! Sight! (kinda like hearts..but..whatever

)

Sight of Eyes - Physical sight
Sight of Touch - Seeing what you touch through the Mind's Eye
Sight of Smell - Seeing what you smell through the Mind's Eye
Sight of Taste - Odd but, seeing what you taste through the Mind's Eye
Sight of Ears - Seeing what you hear through the Mind's Eye
Sight of Thought - Seeing what you think through the Mind's Eye
Sight of Future - Foresight, seeing the future, and only through the Gods

Character-Specific Sights:

Vanatiel and Alicia - Sight of Communing - The ability to communincate with others within the mind

Other Sights, only available at certain moments:

Sight of Gluttony - Being blined by excessive indulgance
Sight of Pride - Being blinded by the indulgance of pride
Sight of Greed - Being blinded by the obsessive need of something
Sight of Lust - Being blinded by obsessive sexual desire, also includes bloodlust
Sight of Envy - Being blinded by resentment
Sight of Wrath - Being blinded by rage
Sight of Sloth - Being blinded by laziness
Sight of Romorse - Being blinded by grief
Sight of Memory - Seeing past experiences when a memory is triggered

and to get everyone's out of the way:

Vicint - Sight of Thought
Plat - Sight of Thought
Kravyn - Sight of Ears
Leon - Sight of Thought
Hyper - Sight of Future
Alicia - Sight of Communing and frequent Sight of Memory (occasional Lust)
Vanatiel - Sight of Communing and frequent Sight of Memory (occasional Lust)
The Stormcrows - Sight of Thought

NINJA SMILEY!!

NOTE: Every character has the ability of all sights below their own. In example, if a character has Sight of Smell, they will also have Sight of Touch ad Sight of Eyes. In the case of character-specific Sights, the other Sites available to that character will be dictated by me. (Also, Vanatiel and Alicia have the ability to use every sight.)

Platinum Agent · Aug 01, 2006, 01:47 AM // 01:47

Nice new sight system. I would say that Riona would have Sight of Thought. Plat probably has an unfrequent Sight of Memory, due to what happened back in the "Reaver Chapter". Also, I'd like to add that I don't like some of the new smilies. Oh well. I might experiment a bit later. By the way, as we have just finished Chapter One, I'd like to say that I have an idea for Chapter Four and that when the time comes for that chapter I start it off. You guys can think of something for Chapters Two and Three. I'll post some slightly progressive storyline to help lead us to Chapter Two.

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Plat was fishing. He never really fished often, so he thought that he should take advantage of this "getting to know each other" time and do some activities he hadn't done for a couple of years. He had already caught some fish that he planned to cook that night. Plat was a very good cook and could cook expert gourmet meals with seemingly no effort. Cooking was one of his favorite activities and practiced making different recipes when he could. He planned to cook the fish with some rice and daikon radishes that he brought from Cantha. He would have gotten his self-grown ingredients if he had the time to travel back to his home in Ascalon. He managed to find a way to use the soil to make better tasting and healthier crops. But for now he would have to cope with Canthan crops.

That night, while he was cooking, he remembered when he was 11 and was at home for a while...

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MEMORY SEQUENCE

Plat: "I'm trying out a new recipe again. I hope you like it."

Riona: "It tastes good, but it could use some daikon radishes. That should make it taste better."

Plat: "I'll go pick some from the garden and cook them really quick."

TEN MINUTES LATER...

Plat: "You're right, these radishes help a lot!"

Riona: "I'm glad you agree. This new dish of yours is perfect."

END MEMORY SEQUENCE

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The recipe which Plat had cooked for Riona and him a year ago was the same recipe he used tonight. As everyone was eating, he slipped outside and ate on the cliff which he gazed at the stars from. He saw a bright star shining in the sky, and he was immediately filled with warmth. "Riona...thanks," he whispered into the sky.

Neomega · Aug 01, 2006, 05:38 AM // 05:38

Kravyn had grown reclusive. He remained seperated from the others in a secluded place, high up and almost inaccecable to most of the others. When he did decide to move he did so steathfully and within the shadows, never being seen. It was hard to believe he was still there, considering how rare it was that he was seen.

At this moment, Kravyn was hidden, as usual. Laying atop a high stone pillar and stareing up at the sky. His fingers laced behind his head forming a make-shift pillow. His breaths were shallow and his mind blank. Beneath his mask he chewed on his bottom lip and let out a sigh.

"This is horrible. I can't stand sitting around waiting for something to happen. Even moreso, I can't stand these people."

Sitting up Kravyn glanced around, hugging his knees he stared ahead of him and let out another deep sigh.

"I will just have to deal with it, for now."

Kravyn pushed himself to his feet and in turn off of the pillar. He landed silently and walked aimlessly about the hall. His head was held low and he watched the groud pass slowly underfoot. In a mood not really to care if others saw him he passed freely through the light.

"This is so boring."

He cared not for getting to know more about these people. And deffinatly didn't want them knowing anymore about him. This is why he remained silent most of the time, keeping to himself and ignoring the others most of the time.

Finding a dark corner Kravyn crouched and drew his daggers. Twirling them about his fingers effortlessly Kravyn's deep brown eyes watched the metal flash in what little light there was in his secluded corner. Stopping the twirling he held the hilts tightly in his hands and sprung upward. Leaping into the air he twirled and span, as if attacking an imaginary opponent. Shortly after land Kravyn stood straight and slid his left foot back. As he did this his left arm swung in a wide arch behind him, his blad slicing the air, at the same time as his right arm shot out infront of him, in a stab-like way. Leaning back and pivoting on his right foot, his upper body swung low and his left foor rocketed out in a high kick, securing itself back to the ground firmly as he sheathed his daggers and slipped back into his corner.

"Yeah, rather bored..."

Hypernecrofear · Aug 01, 2006, 10:38 AM // 10:38

OOC: I just thought of how Hyper will see the future.... through his dreams. Although i will not explain what is going on in his dreams, i will give off one word when whe wakesup and screams it. He cannot remember what he dreams about so, he actually hasno idea what he screams when he wakes up.

IC:
Hyper had not been very hungry that evening so he stayed in his quarters. He had fallen asleep around midday. There was nothing much to do anymore, Hyper missed his sister terribly and him sitting here in this Hall was not helping one bit. Suddenly, Hyper awoke from his dream.

"MALI!!!"

Hyper took a few minutes to regain himself after waking up to his own scream. Not being able to think about what it was, he sat up and went walking around outside to clear his thoughts.

As Hyper emerged from the halls, he sensed Kravyn walking gloomly to a well-hidden corner. Hyper, curious to Kravyn's recent behavior stayed and sensed a craving for something. He knew Kravyn was bored out of his mind... not being able to torment other people. Hyper crept closer, as he did not want to be heard.

"But what blind man isn't quiet... I'm a retard thinking i could sneak up to Kravyn in the dark." Hyper chuckled to himself. "I might as well walk up to him.. I have a better survival rate if i do."

"Hey Kravyn!" , Hyper shouted to the small little corner he was hiding in. Hyper walked closer not knowing if he had already left or not. Alas, even though Hyper was attuned to his thoughts and could sense things... sometimes he was just a regular blind man. Hyper neared very close to Kravyn's location.

"You are skilled with those daggers. I sure don't want to be on your backside." Hyper chuckled to himself while still getting no reply from Kravyn.

"Aww crap... I'm talking to myself again." Hyper turned around, about to head back to see what everyone else was doing.

"Kravyn, what are you trying to do, make me look like a fool?"