Redemption

[COLOR=Navy]Hey everyone. How's everything doing? Good I hope. [b]These are the groups everyone is currently in:[/b] Reiku, Innocent, Kairi, Lyuann, Paertekarka, Neuvoxetere, Anarchy, Kiba_The_Chosen Sakura lil kitsune boy Well this is for the post that you will be doing next. I hope it is ok with you guys. If I have stuffed up somehow, PM me. It should be ok. Each pair will be finding out things on the Titans, mythical creatures and the whereabouts of the god's/goddess's items of power and so on. [b]POST - Everyone pairing up[/b] Reiku Sakura [Where the items of power lay] Kairi Anarchy [Finding out the type of creatures they could be facing, especially the major ones] Ozymandius Jones Lyuann [Stealing ancient texts from the national library about the battle between the Titans and the Gods] StarrStruck lil kitsune boy [Find out a good weapons dealer for them. Use Carmen's skills] Neuvoxetere Innocent [Use skills to gain entry to a secret but empty underground facility] Kiba_The_Chosen Paertekarka [Find out what about other items of power (eg. Golden Fleece, Medusa's head, Golden Apples, Numeian lion's hide, Hydra's venom, flesh-eating mares of Diomedes, the guard-dog Cerebus of the underworld) [/COLOR]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#FF3366][b]OOC: Sorry for the absence. Got my new computer. Unable to come on here for a couple of days. But here is the main plot to this RPG everyone.[/b] After dinner, the group of four reincarnates headed upstairs to Ebony's bedroom. Ebony showed them to her room and closed the door behind her. Artemis sidled up beside her. The other transparent god and goddesses appeared standing beside their reincarnates. Aphrodite turned back into Kain who had now fully recovered. " Why would cyclops suddenly appear?" Ebony questioned thoughtfully. [COLOR=Navy][b]" That's a good question. And I have a theory,"[/COLOR][/b] Artemis replied, everyone able to hear her. [COLOR=Navy][b]" This is going to take a while. Everyone sit."[/COLOR][/b] Everyone found somewhere to sit: on the desk, on the bed, even on the floor. Artemis stood in front of them, thinking over how she should start. [COLOR=Navy][b]" All of you should have some knowledge that before the Gods ruled supreme over the Greeks, a great battle occured between the Titans and the Gods. If only we had some knowledge of Zeus's reincarnate, we would be better off. But since he doesn't exist, or know his whereabouts, we'll have to do this ourselves." " I believe that the imprisoned Titans have somehow escaped Tartarus. I don't know how, or when, but they have the ability to create many monsters, not just cyclops. I believe that they have somehow come to this plane, this time, and want to seek revenge for the war of old."[/COLOR][/b] " So what you're saying is that the Titans have returned?" Mia asked. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Yes,"[/COLOR][/b] Artemis replied. " It's impossible, but I thought being a reincarnate of a goddess was impossible, so there goes my theory," Ebony said. [COLOR=Navy][b]" I have no doubt that more monsters will come and wreak havoc on human civilisation. But now they know that where some reincarnates exist, so they will be targetting you."[/COLOR][/b] " Oh that's great," Kane sighed. Arcaine sat there silently. Ebony looked over to him. His mannerisms, something about them were familar. He reminded her of Nathaniel, her father, sometimes. Nathaniel was usually silent, unless there was something useful to say. Apparently, Ebony and her brothers had inherited her mother's ability to speak. " So how are we going to combat this?" Khione asked, sitting next to Mia on the bed. [COLOR=Navy][b]" I don't know," Artemis replied. " I have no doubt that there are other reincarnates other than our hosts. We must find them. They will be targets for the Titans' revenge as well."[/b][/COLOR] " How can you be sure it is the Titans that are attacking us?" Arcaine spoke up suddenly. Artemis looked at Arcaine then at Apollo next to him. [COLOR=Navy][b]" I don't know for sure. But they are the only ones would could have made those cyclops. Your guess is as good as mine Arcaine."[/b][/COLOR] The group fell into a thoughtful silence. Ebony looked at them. " Hang on. The monsters you were talking about Artemis, won't they keep getting stronger?" Ebony asked suddenly as the thought struck her. The group suddenly snapped to attention. This was an important question. Artemis sighed. [COLOR=Navy][b]" You're right Ebony. They will. Somehow all of us will need to get stronger. I assume that none of our hosts have the original weapons we all possessed in the past. These we will need to get. And other items of magical strength as well. I fear that some of the mythical beasts of old will return too."[/COLOR][/b] " You mean like the Chimera?" Aphrodite asked, horrified. Such an ugly beast was the thought that crossed her mind. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Exactly. They will be brought back to life by the Titans when they find need to. Either that, or they feel like being more than malicious to the human race. You are the offspring of the Gods, that's why the Titans hate you so."[/COLOR][/b] " That's just great, just great. So what shall we do first? Find the original weapons of the Gods? Or try and find the other reincarnates first?" Ebony suggested. [COLOR=Navy][b]" No doubt that some of the others will have found others like them. That's what I hope. It happened in our situation, and I hope it will do the same to the others. I know there were other attacks on the city, I could sense the disturbance in life energy around the city. All gods and goddesses are able to sense where evil will strike."[/COLOR][/b] Ebony jumped up. " I wonder if they'll have anything on the news. They must have. I saw camera crews swarming around that mall when we came out." She walked over to her television and switched it onto the news channel. And lo and behold, the main story was the attacks on the city. [i]Earlier this evening, the city was attacked by numerous giant monsters. Authorities have denied the existence of such creatures and have released a statement that indicates that these 'attacks' were actually the results of small tremors. However, eye-witnesses have reported the monsters looking like great hulks of muscle and only having one eye. We have some live footage of all attacks on the city.[/i] As the pictures came up, Ebony recognised the cyclops' attack that her group had defeated. She even saw herself in her transformed state. " Wow! I actually look pretty good!" she said, her chest swelling with pride. Artemis donked her on the head. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Don't get to used to it missy!"[/COLOR][/b] " Ok ok ok." [i]This is footage of the attack on Hisangi Mall today. There are reports of four youths fighting the giant beast and defeating it. However these reports have been firmly quashed by the government, saying that they are ludacris.[/i] The image changed to one of a stable. A single girl on a horse stood before the beast as it collapsed on the ground with a thunderous thud. All of the reincarnates and the deities all saw a god beside the girl on the horse. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Another...."[/COLOR][/b] Artemis murmured. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Boreas....god of the winds....."[/COLOR][/b] [i]Another such attack occured on a private property north of the city.[/i] The image changed yet again. This time there was four other reincarnates. " More!" Kain said. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Yes. Ares, god of war; Morpheus, god of dreams; Persephone, goddess of the underworld and spring and lastly Demios, god of fear. There are many others. This helps us much."[/COLOR][/b] " Hades is missing. Isn't Persephone his queen?" Apollo said abruptly. [COLOR=Navy][b]" They must have been separated, like us dear Brother."[/b][/COLOR] " What's our first move?" Arcaine asked. [COLOR=Navy][b]" Find the others first."[/COLOR][/b] A knock eminated from downstairs and one of Ebony's brothers called her name. " EBONY! YOU HAVE GUESTS!!!!" " Eh?" Ebony mumbled before going downstairs to see six people standing at her door, and all had a deity at their back. Her eyes widened. Jamie looked at her unamused. " Do you know these people?" he asked. " Yeah. I do. Welcome. Come upstairs and meet the others," Ebony said, letting them come inside. She ushered them up to her bedroom. " We have guests everyone." The bedroom was now fairly cramped, but not overly. Some people seemed more easy and greeted everyone. In about 20 minutes, everyone knew everyone's name and deity. They all sat. [COLOR=Navy][b]" That was handy,"[/COLOR][/b] Artemis said before explaining her theories over again. As she finished, she said this to Ebony. [COLOR=Navy][b]" We need to assign jobs to people."[/COLOR][/b] " Ah ok." Ebony then gave everyone a job to do before letting them get home. [b]OOC: Ok everyone, check out the new Underground thread for your job, and who you are paired up with. This job will be done during your normal life routine, which should make it more interesting. BE CREATIVE!!! Have something exciting happen to your characters! I don't mind what you do, as long as it doesn't stuff up with the main plot. Go for your life![/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Red][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Andy watched as the hooded figures came closer. " Where have you taken M and Lee?" she demanded. The figures just closed in on them, without an answer. " Tell me where the fuck you've hidden them assholes!" Andy swore. " I don't think they want to tell you Andy," Farel said as he withdrew his weapons. " Ok....that's it.....now you've just pissed me off," Andy growled. Fire leapt up around Team Heaven without Andy even raising a finger. She could feel Ivy tense up beside her, also infuriated at her partner's disappearance. " Shall we Andy?" she snapped. " Yes, that we shall Ivy." Both of them used their powers combined to create one massive fire explosion that scattered the hooded figures. Some even caught alight, but their cloaks didn't vanish. Ivy and Andy stumbled back shocked. " What are these things?" Andy asked, looking at them strangely. " Whatever they are, you've mad them mad now!" Eric called. " Oh shut up." Launching herself at one, Andy tried to knee them in the stomach but they faded into the shadows. " Bastards......they know how to shadow meld." Creating fire in her palm, she was suddenly thrown towards the ground from behind. Masterfully making the fall into a flip, Andy landed easily and looked up to her attackers. Two of the hooded assailants loomed over her. " DAMN YOU ALL TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL!" Andy screamed, launching another attack at them, this time trying to punch one in the face and kick the other in the neck. The two shadow-melded again and disappeared before her attack could contact. This was really getting on her nerves. " I've never been one to lose my temper properly......but this is just pushing it." Standing tall, her whole body erupted in flame. The colour of the flames grew intense until it was a brilliant white. Andy's eyes turned a devil red. She cocked her head to one side. " The one who worships God is a devil herself," she whispered, half growling. Her body shook with rage. Again, she attacked the hooded figures. And again, she missed. Her rage kept increasing and the flame around became more and more intense. This is what the hooded figures wanted to do to her - use up all her energy in her rage, so when she could actually figure out a way to fight then, she would be too exhausted to do it. Whirling around, Andy roundhoused and missed. A punch caught her in the cheek out of nowhere and a swift kick caught her legs, making her end up on her back. A swinging fist came down, but luckily Andy had rolled out of the way because it made a small crater in the road surface below her. " What the hell?" she said, looking from the crater to the hooded figures who were attacking her. Another kick to her back and an elbow in her stomach sent Andy to her knees. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. " If only M could see me now...." [b]OOC: Ok DC, I've made easy prey of Andy for Jace. SInce M's not there to stop her from being vunerable to Jace. Your post should be extremely interesting!!![/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=#FF0066][FONT=Trebuchet MS]" Kefira.......what the hell....." Joseph said as she sobbed into his clothes, making a large wet patch. He sat up and covered her in a towel respectfully. She had her face in her hands, sobbing. " Kefira.....what's the matter? Where have you been? Your parents in Kenya have been worried sick about you. Everyone here had been frantically trying to find you. What happened?" She didn't hear what her step big brother was saying. The images of the boys' body parts flying everywhere kept playing over and over in her mind. " I couldn't control it....... what's wrong with me........ those boys ...... it wasn't my fault....." Kefira cried. Joseph sat there shocked. " Kefira what are you talking about?" She buried her face into his shoulder sobbing. Two hours later and Kefira had come back to her sense, although to the Esperanz family, her character had changed somewhat. She had become more animal-like and jumpy. As they sat at the dinner table eating a Spanish broth made by Carmen, the mother, Rizza, Eliza and Joseph watched as Kefira jumped at any small noise. During the two hours, Kefira had calmed down and managed to rejoin the family. Although all noticed that wherever Kefira went, the kittens she saved went to. All found this bizarre but Kefira. Eating the broth quickly, Kefira found her appetite quenched for the moment. " Excuse me Carmen, but can I have some milk?" Carmen looked up. " Sure. For the kittens?" " Yes." " All right. You know where it is." Kefira thanked her, walked to the fridge and got the milk out. She poured it into a small bowl and walked over to her small furry friends. They immediately hopped out of the box she was keeping them in and came over to the bowl Kefira set down. To the Esperanz family, Kefira started out fairly shy and introverted. But as she got to know them, she became more talkative and friendly. They noticed she was rather shy by nature and very innocent since she'd never lived in a city before. But now she was rather independent, strong willed and minded. Her disappearance either toughed her up, or something major, and most likely illegal, happened to her. Standing up, she looked at everyone. " I need to go for a walk. I'll be back. I'm talking my pager with me." Her voice sounded strong and powerful. They were all shocked. " Sure," Rickie said. " Take care of them while I'm gone," Kefira said. " Don't worry. We'll take care of them," said Rizza, meaning her and her sister Eliza. Kefira nodded and walked out of the house. Out onto the street in the suburbs, Kefira became aware of her heightened senses. She inspected the needle pricks in her arm. " How did I get like this?" Flashes of memory ran through her head: a laborotory, doctors in white coats, innumerable needles with various coloured liquids in them, a tank with bubbling water. A sudden pain ripped through her spinal cord. " Ah!" she cried out. Those memories brought back so much pain. What did those people do to her? With her face grimaced in pain, Kefira sat down in a park nearby the school she attended before her apparent disappearance. She looked at her hands. " If I can turn into a lioness, I wonder what other creatures I can turn into? I wonder if I can turn into dragons or an angel?" Thinking about the possibilities, Kefira watched across the street where a boy stood at a door, waited for it to be answered.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=DarkGreen]Raven glared at Rubedo in a sideways glance. He was making people afraid, but most of all suspicious. Raven was an excellent undercover agent and could blend in anywhere, but Rubedo stuck out like a sore thumb. She growled at him. " You're so impossible Rubedo...." she sighed, tried of being frustrated with him. Maybe this shopping trip would be payback for all her frustration at him. He does seem uneasy being out in public. People kept backing away from them. All Raven could do was shake her head. They walked into 'Roger David'. " Go nuts...." Raven said, looking at him a little crossly, her arms folded in front of her chest. Rubedo growled under his breath as he walked around, looking at the clothes. An assistant come up to him. " May I help you sir?" she asked politely. " No thank you," he said rather harshly. Raven could of ripped off his head. The storm outside grew more intense. After an hour, Raven carried out a few bags of clothes for Rubedo. She wasn't very impressed being his bellhop. Rubedo seemed to be liking the fact that she was getting infuriated with him yet again. They were like cat and dog. " So what now detective?" This saying seemed to be now permanently in Rubedo's vocabulary. Raven growled. She didn't know how or why she was putting up with him. Usually she would have kicked them to Shanghai and back. " I need to get some casual clothes. Lucky you, you get to come shopping with me." Raven could swear she saw Rubedo's face fall, but when she looked it was emotionless as always. " Follow me dear," she said sarcastically. Rubedo growled again. He hated her sarcasm, but if he was going to stay with her, he was going to have to get used to it. Rubedo followed her to a female clothing shop. He waited outside while Raven took half an hour to choose some clothes. She came out with more bags. " You're lucky I'm not like most females. Otherwise I'd be dragging you all around the mall to every shop. Be thankful," she said a little spitefully. Walking back to the subway, Raven and Rubedo waited in silence for the train. [b]OOC: Hee hee. Very...... :p[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Trebuchet MS]The morning light awoke Raven from her slumber. Laying naked over her black silk sheets, she brought herself up on all fours, her cobalt blue hair drapping down the sides of her face. " Well at least I have a few months off. The Chief will be able to explain my disappearance to everyone. Poor Nathan. What's he going to say when he finds out I'm gone? I bet he's going to miss our little reparteys." Sliding out of bed, Raven heard the balcony doors open and close. [i]Must be Rubedo...[/i] Not thinking much on it, Raven walked into her own bathroom and started taking a shower. The warm was wonderfully warm. She let the water run over her back and stomach. It soothed some of the pain that still existed from her and Rubedo's fight. His healing powers healed most of her injuries, but it left a dull ache. Raven quickly got out of the shower and dried herself off. Walking back into her room, Raven got dressed in some casual clothes: a tight, short-sleeved shirt and some navy blue cargo pants. She also brought a leather jacket out, knowing that it was going to rain. She walked to the kitchen where she found Rubedo sitting at the table, looking as if he was in a trance. " Rubedo?" He opened his eyes and looked coldly at Raven. " Yes?" " Oh. Sorry. Was just going to ask if you wanted some breakfast?" Silence hung in the air. Raven supposed that was a no. Ingoring Rubedo's glance, Raven walked into the kitchen and make herself a fruit salad out of watermelon and honeydew. She walked over to the table and sat down. There was silence. Raven started to get agitated with Rubedo. She liked to have him talk to her a little, even if it was for five minutes, she would be happy. A storm grew outside. Rubedo noticed this. " Not impressed Raven?" he asked, his voice emotionless as always. " No. I'm just creating some cover for us. The Chief will know its me doing this. I showed him my powers and explained to him what I was. He should buy us a few days. I did ask him for leave. I have about three or four months accumulated. If something happens that I need to know about, he'll page me." Rubedo was a little impressed on how her scheme had worked, but as always, he showed none of the emotion. " I sensed that there are Zodiacs on the way here," he said solemnly. " Really?" Rvane pretended to be sarcastic. He was getting on her nerves, now she wanted to get on his. " Wow. I didn't know that you know?" She could see his body tense with frustration before he calmed himself down. " I don't appreciate your sarcasm Raven." " I don't appreciate how you won't talk. Or at least answer a simple question." Geez this guy got on her nerves. " Well," Raven said as she stood, finished her breakfast. " I thought we could go shopping for you, to get some things for you, since you're going to be staying here a while. Like some new clothes and some personal items. What do you say?" [b]OOC: Hee hee hee. You'd better say yes Kairi. Otherwise your head is mine! MUH HA HA HA HA HA![/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]HA HA HA HA!! *eyes full of wrath* None of you have lists like mine!!! *quietens down* Lol. I'm so stupid! Anyway, here is my INFAMOUS bishie list, that is kindly being turned into an animated banner by my good friend Ozy (thanks so much chickie!). [list] [*]Kai - Beyblades - [URL=http://images.animelab.com/gallery/Beyblade/Images/Kai0.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Heero - Gundam Wing - 1. [URL=http://www.animeshack.com/gallerysource1/gw_endless_waltz/gw_endless_waltz078.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] 2. [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/gundam/HYxRP21.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] You choose, but I like the last one better. [*]Yami - Yu-gi-oh! - [URL=http://people.freenet.de/My_only_love/pictures/397.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Kiba - Wolf's Rain - [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/wrain/wrain15.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Balmung - .hack//Dusk - [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/hack/balmung1.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Dark - DNAngel - [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/dnangel/DNAngel01.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Trunks - Dragonball Z - 1.[URL=http://www.metabee.co.uk/dbz/gt/trunks/trunks027.jpg]Pic URL[/URL] 2.[URL=http://www.metabee.co.uk/dbz/bz/trunks86.gif]Pic URL[/URL] [*]Dante - Devil May Cry - [URL=http://www.gamewallpapers.com/wallpapers/wallpaper_devil_may_cry_3_dantes_awakening_01_800.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Van - Escaflowne - [URL=http://www.animelab.com/anime.manga/pics/Escaflowne/0/20/HitomiandVanTogetherAgain.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Yuki - Fruits Basket - [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/fruitsbasket/Fruit35.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Kyo - Fruits Basket - [URL=http://images.animelab.com/gallery/Fruits_Basket/Images/Sexy_kyo0.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Athrun - Gundam Seed - [URL=http://www.gundams.net/files/pictures/seed/episode36/23.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Kaworu - Evangelion - [URL=http://www.animevisions.net/Pictures/eva/EvaPoster.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Kenshin - Rurouni Kenshin - [URL=http://images.animelab.com/gallery/Rurouni_Kenshin/Images/ken3.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Vash - Trigun - [URL=http://images.animelab.com/gallery/Trigun/Images/trigun17.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Orphen - Orphen - [URL=http://www.absoluteanime.com/orphen/orphen.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Amon - Witch Hunter Robin - [URL=http://www.absoluteanime.com/witch_hunter_robin/amon.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Lee - Cardcaptor Sakura - [URL=http://images.animelab.com/gallery/Card_Captor_Sakura/Images/034f.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Sess - Inuyasha - [URL=http://www.animecubed.com/galleries/inuyasha/pics/iny026.jpg]Pic Link[/URL] [*]Yami - Yu-gi-oh! - [url=http://img71.exs.cx/img71/1254/1073842652essexyyami6ib.jpg]Pic Link[/url][/list] I think that's all of them. All of them aren't classified as bishies, but I still drool over them. Hee hee.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#FF3366]When Ebony found the others, a look of plain shock played across her face. Her two brothers were absolutely mesmerised by Aphrodite who had her wings out. Mia was standing there with Khione standing beside her. They were watching Jamie and Ryan's antics towards Aphrodite/Kain. If they only had known that she was really a he. Their faces would be priceless. Another thing Ebony was worried about was that Aphrodite had her wings out and the media was swarming around the front of the mall like bees at a hive. Luckily they had moved to a more secluded spot. Ebony walked up to them, Artemis beside her, Arcaine and Apollo behind her. Aphrodite saw them approaching, smiling warmly. " Glad to see that you are alive and well," she said warmly. Mia and Khione turned to them. Jamie and Ryan jumped to see Ebony coming towards them with the smuggest smile on her face. " So, have you two started fighting over who is going to ask her out first?" she said mockingly. The twins blushed. Aphrodite giggled. Khione and Mia sniggered. " That's not nice Ebony!" Jamie protested. " It's true though." " Where's Pa? He wasn't with us when the building collapsed." Ryan said thoughtfully, " I think he went to the hardware shop on the outside of the mall." " EBONY! JAMIE! RYAN!" came Nathaniel's voice promptly. Ebony swirled around to see him running towards them. Aphrodite quickly put her wings away. Nathaniel came up to them, bending over puffing. " Are.....you...okay?" " We're fine Pa. These people helped us get out," Jamie said, his eyes specifically on Aphrodite. Nathaniel looked at Mia, Arcaine and Aphrodite. " Thank you for helping my boys. Can I invite you to our house for some dinner?" Ebony nodded at them behind his back. They all agreed. Half an hour later, the three guests sat at the large table in Ebony's family's house. Aphrodite hadn't turned back into Kain since he was still weak from healing Jamie and Ryan. They had pizza that night - something different. They all talked to each other. Jamie and Ryan's attention was firmly fixed on Aphrodite, who giggled at the attention. Mia and Ebony sniggered together. Arcaine had an unemotionless expression on his face. Nathaniel just shook his head. " Hormones.........a man's worst enemy....." [b]OOC: Okay guys, finish off your battles and group up with someone. Try and found out each other's identities using what resources your character has at your disposal. Everyone will at least see the bullentin about the creatures. NEXT POST: Explanation of cyclops' appearances and the MAIN storyline to this rpg. Hee hee hee, can't wait.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Raven looked at Rubedo carefully. There was so much pain in those eyes of his. They were the windows to his soul. Whatever you could see in them, was his very soul. Her eyes softened slightly, although she never let her guard down - something that was always up when conversing with relative strangers. The words 'there is only so much a man can take' rang in her ears. They touched her personally. She knew how it felt to be always doing a master's bidding. It was something that tired your body and your spirit. By the look for Rubedo's eyes, he was wearing thin. Raven gently touched him on the shoulder. " What now dectective?" Rubedo asked again, half looking at her. The woman sighed. " You will be executed, most probably by lethal injection." Rubedo nodded, the chains slightly chinking as he moved. " Will that kill you?" Raven asked, not knowing the full extent of a Guardian's power. " We shall see," Rubedo replied unemotionally. A sudden feeling of sadness struck her. " Why do you feel sad for me dectective?" Rubedo questioned, turning his gaze to the small barred window in his cell. " When I was young, I sold myself as a slave to pay for my grandfather's well-being. That is why I have become as resilient as I am, perhaps too resilient. I know how it feels to always have a master, or someone that you have to do things for." She didn't realise what she was saying. No one in the whole AIS unit knew what happened to her when she was a child, and yet, she was telling a relative stranger about her secrets. Raven shook herself mentally. She took her hand off of Rubedo's shoulder and backed out of the room. " I'll be the one escorting you to the execution room for your injection," Raven said sadly before leaving. Rubedo let out an exasperated sigh. [b]At the Chief's office...[/b] " Sir, I'd like to request immediate leave," Raven said as she stood to attention before the Chief's desk. A stunned look played against his face. The sunshine from outside warmed the room. " I thought you were a workoholic Raven. Why this sudden request?" the Chief asked curiously, although he didn't hide the definite note of shock in his voice. " Something ....urgent has come up. I don't think I can be completely focused on the job while this goes on." " Would this have anything to do with that man you encountered today? Rubedo?" " No. Completely unrelated." " You don't lie well Raven, you never did." " Look, Chief..." Raven shut the door. What she was about to say was going to shock him. " These things that are going on, the assassinations of important world leaders, the strange uprisings of cults, all of that - I'm involved." She looked at him with complete resolve. " How Raven?" " It is difficult to explain Chief." " I'm open." " You wouldn't believe me if I did." " Try me Raven." Raven sighed. " Chief, I'm one of the Zodiac, Gemini - the Twins. I am one of 12 people that are going to decide who wins this apocolypse. I have the ability to control lightning, or electricity. That storm that lasted those few days, that was my doing, but I wasn't in control of it. It was merely a show of my emotions." The Chief stared at her in disbelief. " Raven........what kind of drugs are you on? Do you know what you are saying? This is ludacris. No human is able to do that." He started sniggering. " Fine. I'll just show you." Lightning started to crackle as storm clouds gathered outside, seemingly appearing out of nowhere. Rain started to poud down against the windows. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled. The Chief now stared at Raven whose whole body was like a lightning conductor. Her neon yellow eyes freaked him out the most. " Do you believe me now?" Raven said, in the voice that was what the Chief called her battling voice. " Yes......I do.........." Raven breathed deeply, letting the power subside. The clouds disappeared and the sun shone warmly again. " I don't want to initimidate you, now that you know, but I need this leave Chief. I should have accumulated a couple of months easily. I'd like to take that all. If it is possible." The Chief had recovered from his shock and smiled warmly at Raven. " Miss Heroic....." was all he could say. He stood, walked around his desk and gave her a warm hug. " When you're finished galavanting around the world, trying to stop World War 3, come back here. There will always be a spot for you here. Just try not to get killed." Raven laughed. " I'll try my best. If you ever need me urgently, page me. I'm going to take that thing with me. Oh.....and you know me, I laugh in the face of danger!" The Chief let her go and she walked out of the room. " I'll miss that girl." [b]The execution.....[/b] Four hours later, the day had grown into night. Raven was escorting Rubedo to the execution, although Rubedo could sense she was planning something. She led him to a small room. There was a seat with straps on it. Some people would struggle before they would get the shot. However, Rubedo was perfectly calm. He sat down in the chair calmly and waited there. A single tear leaked out of Raven's eyes. Why she was sad was the fact that he was prepared to die, because he was so tired of life. The doctor came over with two syringes. Behind a one-way mirror, a few delegates sat, waiting for the man, who murdered their leaders, to die for what he had done. The Chief sat with them, the same with Nathan. Raven stood inside the room, watching the doctor carefully. This hadn't been her first execution, but all the same. Standing beside Rubedo, the doctor was about to plunge the syringe into Rubedo's arm when the lights went out in the two rooms. The delegates stood up in confusion. " What is going on?!?!" Nathan remarked rather loudly. In the darkness, the Chief could see two figures running out of the room. " Goodbye Raven." [b]At Raven's apartment...[/b] " I hope you do know that you didn't need to save me. I was quite capable of getting out of there on my own steam," Rubedo said as he looked around Raven's penthouse apartment. She gave him a glare. " If that's the way you want it, then so be it," she replied coldly. The night had grown old. The shimmering silver moon was full and high in the sky. She had shown him to the spare bedroom, and shown him where the bathroom was. Rubedo was now standing around, waiting for Raven to join him in the living room. She was cooking some chow mein for the both of them, although she wasn't entirely sure he needed the sustainance. Handing him a noodle bowl full of the hokkien noddle chicken and shrimp chow mein, Raven sat on her couch, fiddling with her chopsticks. Rubedo sat uncertainly down on one of the single seats. Raven looked over to the Guardian. " So what now Guardian?"[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=#FF0066][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Rain started to pour down from the Heavens above. Kefira stumbled around in the rain, disorientated and sick. The contents of her stomach wanted to come back up but Kefira forced it back down. She stumbled along the alleyways, trying to gain some directional sense. Numerous needle pricks could be seen all down both of her arms. Her clothes were rather ragged. She had no idea why. " What happened......where am I........where's Rizza? Carmen? Eliza? Rickie? Joseph........" The contents of her stomach came up and she fell to all fours, vomitting in the gutter. The rain made her olive hair plaster against her neck and face. Noises from the end of the alleyway made Kefira look up. There was a group of boys attacking some sort of small animals. Their painfuls squeaks echoed in Kefira's ears. She instantly recognised it as the squeaks of a litter of kittens. Her mind immediately went back to her home in Africa. Images of her mother and father and the wildlife of the African savannah. One memory stood out above all. A lioness was protecting her kittens from an invading male lion. Kefira had never seen a lioness go so berserk before. The male lion ended up extremely wounded and had to be tranquilised so they could take him back to the rehabilitation centre. Finding the strength to stand, Kefira stumbled over to the boys. " Stop.........please stop..........." she said. One of the boys turned around. Her vision was severly blurred and out-of-time. He had three blurred figures. But Kefira could plainly see the smirk on his face. " Why should we? They're runts......vermin....." he sneered. " Stop............just stop it........." she repeated. She felt hate rise in her throat and erupt in her stomach. The boy came towards her and pushed her hard, making her fall to the ground. " And what are you going to do about it?" he spat. Kefira looked up at him. Her eyes had turned a brilliant white. The painful squeaks of the kittens echoed inside her head, making her mind and heart full of hatred and fury. " I said stop it," Kefira growled in a voice not like her own. It was dark, growling and furious. Her skin felt as if it was on fire. The squeaks continued in her mind. Her whole body shook with rage - a rage unlike any she had felt before. " STOP IT!" Kefira screamed. She snapped. Her whole body morphed into the shape of a lioness. The only difference was the brilliant white eyes it had. Kefira, in lioness form, growled. The sound echoed down the street, making all of the boys turn towards the big cat. What happened next was a complete bloodbath. Kefira knew what she was doing, and tried desperately to stop but the cat's body wouldn't respond. She was a spectator to a massacre. The big cat's claws ripped through the boys' bodies like a scythe through wheat - quick and easy. Some tried to run away, but the cat soon hunted them down and they suffered the same fate as their friends. Feeling the rage and hate subside, Kefira found herself to be human again, although she realised that during her transformation, her clothes had been ripped to shreds. Her hands were covered in blood. The gutters ran red. Shivering from shock and the cold rain, Kefira scrambled over to the kittens. All had survived their attack. A maternal instinct came over her as she grabbed all six kittens and searched for a way home. Hours later, Kefira managed to find her way back to the family she was staying with during her exchange. Leaping cat-like up to the second storey of the house, she opened her window and fell inside, landing on her bed. Kefira quickly shut the window behind her and buried herself under the blankets with the kittens up near her chest. The sound of her door opening caught her attention. She had heard whoever it was come up the stairs. Readying herself to launch an attack if necessary, Kefira watched the figure stop dead in their tracks through the blankets. Whoever it was had noticed the ball of body in her bed. They slowly reached for a baseball bat that Kefira had been given as a gift upon her arrival in America. Rising it slowly, the figure approached the bed. In an instant, Kefira flung herself out of the sheets and attacked the figure very cat-like. Her teeth dug into the person's arm. They yelped and dropped the bat. The force Kefira had launched herself at had knocked the two over. She was on all fours, looking over the figure when she realised who it was. " Joseph....." " KEFIRA!" Naked, she collapsed onto his body, sobbing uncontrollably.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Red][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Following M into their room, Andy looked back at Jace. He gave her a sickly sweet smile before retiring to his own room. " Andy?" came M's voice from inside their room. " Coming." Walking into the room, a few thoughts ran through her mind. All were about this new guy Jace. Andy didn't know quite what to make of him. Should she have been flattered when he kissed her hand? Or when he commented on how perfect her skin was? M looked at her as she entered the room. He looked at her, unsure of the emotion he should be feeling. For an empath, that was unfamiliar territory. " Thinking my dear?" he asked. Andy came back to reality. " Yes. Sorry. Off in my own little world." She looked on their queen-sized. There were some gifts laid out on it. " Well Jace wasn't kidding when he said his boss wanted to give us some gifts. I didn't think we were that well-known," Andy said as she sidled over to M who was sitting in a table chair around their small circular table. She came up behind him and started to massage his shoulders. Feeling his artifical arm, Andy made sure that she didn't leave out the tendens that were attached to the advanced mechanry. M felt himself relax and slump down slightly in the seat. He wasn't used to all of this loving attention from Andy. The last two months she had a dramatic change of character, but when she was training, she was the same Andy he first met. Endorphins ran through his body, giving him that good feeling. " Mmmmmmm....." were the only sounds that came from M's lips. " Feel good?" Andy asked, bending down to whisper in his ear. " Very...." M said softly. He lent his head over the back of the chair, looking up at her. She smiled down at him, a radiant glow around her. She had had it ever since they made love together and her tattoo had disappeared. " What's on your mind M?" Andy asked, a soft smile on her lips. " Just thinking how beautiful you are." " You flatter me." She kissed him Spiderman-style before kissing him lightly on the nose. " Shall we go downstairs? It should be almost dinner time." M had never felt so loved before. " Sure."[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkRed]Rei was feeling rather jumpy having Matthew make a tremor and killing that earth elemental. He was rather spontanteous and serious about the whole situation. Busying herself with making a fire, she looked from Matthew to Lea. Both had fallen silent and were off in their own little worlds. They both looked distant in their eyes. Rei sighed, turning her ring around her finger. Using her powers, Rei blinked her eyes and fire immediately combusted, burning the little tinder she had collected. A thin chimney of smoke rose into the air. She liked the fire - its warming, its happy crackling. Her hands weaved in and out of the flames. There were no burn marks on her hands, neither did any of her clothes singe. However, on the ring Julian gave her, the writing glowed red, exactly the same colour as the fire. " What's that thing on your finger?" Matthew's voice came from her side. Rei looked at him, her hands still in the flames. " It's ....a ring. It was my last gift from my older brother, Julian, before he disappeared," Rei said softly. " So your brother disappeared?" " Yes." " My sisters got something stolen from them. The man I'm going after killed my whole step-family." " Oh.....I'm sorry........" Matthew lay back on the rock, staring at the sky which was slightly darkening. Rei looked back at the fire. " So ....you have no one left?" she asked timidly. " I still have my real parents." " Oh..." " What about you?" Rei was silent for a while. " I used to live with my grandmother and my brother. I don't know anything about my parents. But my brother disappeared, and my dear Nona passed away just a few weeks ago." " Oh...sorry to bring that up...." Matthew felt like smacking his head against the rock he was lay on. " It's all right. I have my two little friends that have been with me." " Friends?" The two fireballs appeared out of thin air and zoomed over to Matthew. He was quite shocked at seeing these two little things come at him at such a fast pace. They stopped directly in front of his face and started squeaking at him. A look of utter confusion crossed his face. " Are these things talking to me?" he asked. Rei looked at him and smiled. " Yes. They're saying hello. They can understand English." " Oh...right....hey you little fireballs." He felt like such a fool talking to these creatures. But they squeaked happily in reply and began zooming around him in circles. The sound of hissing suddenly filled the air as a lightning bolt streaked out of nowhere and hit near Lea who was apparently sleeping. She jolted away, feeling the lightning strike near her. " What the hell was that?" she yelped. " Looks like we've been given a signal," Matthew said standing up, " Do you two know how to teleport?" Rei nodded as she stood. She looked at the fire and it died down immediately. Lea nodded too. " Ok, lets go," Matthew said before disappearing. Rei followed suit, disappearing a rush of flame. They all appeared out of thin air, at the sides of Kaze and Kayin. " We go the message. Sounds like you have some info," Lea said stiffly, conveying her disgust for the type of message that jolted her away.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Indigo][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Lani growled as the images of Asad killing her mother and grandmother ran through her head. She was sick of running. Even if they didn't know how to summon their tattoos, they sure as hell will learn. Standing up, Lani noticed that all of her companions had returned. She looked at them with pure fury in her eyes, something that even herself had never experienced. " I assume that all of you have made arrangements of the appropriate kind and that have come back here on your own will." She looked at them, and they all nodded with agreement. " Then I would like to offer a proposal. The proposal is that we fight instead of run. They have taken what is most precious to us away. And that is not forgivable. All of us have suffered because of these 'collectors'. And we need to know why. Properly why, not like what Torin told us. He was too vague. We need to know exactly why are we being hunted and why this 'Death Flower' needs our souls." " However, I don't have any idea where we could find the answers we are looking for. But I know we're going to have to change things. Lets turn the table shall we? Made the hunters become the hunted." " If you all agree, we will hunt down these 'collectors' and the 'Death Flower' and get our answers from them. I'm certain there is a much bigger picture to this than just them." All of the others nodded in agreement. Everything she has said, had been true to the smallest detail. Lani gave a small smile to all of them, thanking that they were going to join her in their fight. " Good. I know exactly where to start." [b]9 and a half hours later....[/b] The group had travelled to Washington DC, United States of America. Lani had a plan that they would find out as much as possible about the 'collectors'. All seemed to have some sort of illegal backgrounds, and their first stop will be the Pentagon. Checking into a small although nice-looking hotel, the group all went into their separate rooms for a few hours before going to dinner. After dinner, Lani explained what she had in mind for a plan. Everyone put in comments and suggestions, all forming a plan. Tomorrow night, they will be breaking into the Pentagon. [b]OOC: Just post what you like whether it be bonding, or training, or getting ready for the mission. Whatever you wish.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

I might join up. I'll have to see. Save a spot for a Waska if I do. Please.

[COLOR=Blue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]If you need any help Xx, I'll come to aid. I draw ok (my friend says I'm being biased *hits friend over head*) but I love character design the best. So yeah. PM me if you need any help.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=Blue]Selene watched uneasily as Michael exited the room. She never liked to see bloodshed, or be the cause of it. But when your life was at stake, things change. Shifting her weight to her other leg, Selene ran over the plan in her mind. Hopefully there would be nothing to hinder the escapade, but knowing Sergei as he was, he never showed his full hand at first glance. [b]At the museum...[/b] The museum was extravagently decorated with elegant cream silk streamers and two magnificent looking candeliers. All must have cost a pretty penny to put up. Continuing on into the exhibit that was cordined off, the decorations became more and more elabourate. It was a gathering for the high society of Athens. Pity the main artifact on show had to go to Sergei. Selene stepped out of a silver Porsche Carrera with the aid of her escort, a Mr Dane Azerish, one of the museum's curators close friends. Taking the arm that was offered her, Selene was escorted down the red carpet. Being careful to avoid the press covering the event, Selene and Mr Azerish made their way into the museum. Dressed in a body tight, simple-yet-elegant black dress with diamonds around her neck and on her ears, Selene made sure that everything that was expected, was there. The guards at the front of the new exhibit. The security cameras. Where the tables of drinks and food was laid out. Everything. " Are you impressed my dear?" the young man said, a smile on his lips. " Very. The decorations must have cost a small fortune," Selene replied, putting on an act. " Yes. They did." Breaking away from Mr Azerish, Selene wandered over to get herself a drink. She always became rather thirsty on a job. Her grandfather would scold her for not focusing and allowing her body to take over her mind, but he would always relent - possibly not the best thing. Campagne bubbled in the flute glasses excitedly. Selene gently grabbed a glass and took a sip. The bubbles excited her tongue and throat as the liquid went down. It was quite a shock. " Interesting..." Selene said softly. Making her way over to near the entrance, she waited for the others to enter. However, her mind wandered to Michael. [i]I wish he was here so I could watch over him.....I don't feel like I'm doing my job.......I never felt like I was doing it, now that Robbie and Nicholas had been kidnapped.........I should have protected them.....[/i] She continued this trend of beating herself up with insults mentally until another of the Guild arrived.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkRed][b]OOC: I was a little confused on the Elemental school bit, but you've made it clear now. I'll change my bio immediately.[/b] Rei watched as Kaze and Kayin disappeared off in one direction. She was a little envious of their growing relationship, never having friends before. The two little fireballs hid behind Rei as she turned to Matthew and Lea. Not knowing what to say, she stammered for words. " Um....should we....go to Kamikochi?" Lea looked at Rei with a semi-superior look. Matthew had a very determined expression on his face. " Sure, lets go." Marching off at a fast pace, he took the road to Kamikochi. Rei and Lea ran to catch up with him. [b]An hour later...[/b] The trio had made some headway with their journey to Kamikochi, althought it was hardly a bonding experience. Matthew looked too focused and Lea was in the same boat as Matthew. Rei lagged a little behind, talking softly to her two little fireballs. In the next few minutes, Lea and Matthew started talking to each other. They seemed to get along fairly well, even though they had hardly talked to each other. It was amazing how fast people bonded when they shared a common experience. Rei looked at them and then back at her two fireball friends. [i]I should speak up.[/i] She fiddled with her hands nervously, not one that was normally to speak up. Words rolled around in her mouth, but no combinations were desirable. Instead, Rei just watched Lea and Matthew relax around each other, feeling a little spite of jealousy flit through her heart.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]This looks like its going to be good Jian! I love your character too.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue][FONT=Trebuchet Ms]Selene's feet hit the pavement hard as she streaked along the footpath away from the museum and towards the hotel. Her weapons were clearly visible, but she didn't care. Sakura and Amaya were on their way back to the hotel. She had received a message from Xander and Raison saying they were all right and on their way back to the hotel. Sergei's slugs had somehow gained the knowledge of the Society's workings and their plan to steal the Mask of Agamemnon. [i]But how? All the members are loyal to my knowledge. Could have they had bugs in our room? Could they have followed us from the Society? Could they be at the estate right now?[/i] There was just too mainly possibilites to contemplate at this moment. Selene, not looking where she was going, ran across a busy street. A taxi came to a screeching halt. Hearing the sound, Selene reacted accordingly. Pressing her hand against the bonnet of the vehicle, she used the taxi's momentum to flip onto the roof. She landed easily in a crouching position. Many people on the sidewalks gasped in astonishment. They all thought she was going to be injured. Standing up on her perch, Selene looked around when she heard the faintest click of a gun from one of the roofs above her. Leaping off the taxi, Selene tucked and rolled as a gunshot ran out in the street. The crowd instantly dropped to the ground. The bullet pierced the roof of the taxi and barely missed the driver. Sprinting down the street, Selene weaved her way through the halted traffic. The sniper was following her, running across the rooves. " Damn slugs..." Selene cursed. Running between a small truck and a large SUV, she stopped, losing the sniper. " Idiot." Warily stepping out of the traffic, Selene made her way back to the hotel, a bit sore in the lung department. Taking the lift up to their penthouses, everything ran through her mind as she gained back her breath. [i]What should I do? Things are getting dangerous. I don't want the guild to become a guild of murderers. Should we return back to the estate? Things have become too much out of hand.[/i] The elevator doors opened. Selene looked up into the face of a sombre Michael. " I think you should see this." Wondering what he was on about, the two walked into the main lounge area to find it trashed. Amaya, Sakura, Raison, Zeddrick, Julia and Xander searched through the room, fixing up things and tidying up. Shock was evident on Selene's face. " They left something," Michael said. He gave Selene a note that had been left behind. It said: [i]Miss Le Marc, A pleasure to know that you are visiting my territory with your loving guild members. I'm sure the one I have held hostage would certainly agree that this is a lovely place. I believe his name is Robbie. You know the deal. You steal that Mask, in return of your guild member, safe and alive. Always a pleasure doing business with you. Signed, Sergio Miranz[/i] Selene growled as she tore up the note. Michael looked at her. " What are we going to do?" he asked, already knowing the answer. " Exactly what we planned to do." [b]OOC: Ok everyone. Start your post at the ball. Take your respective positions. Julia will be seducing the guards to the new exhibit before it goes on show.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=#FF3366]Ebony couldn't believe that two other reincarnates had just appeared in the same shopping mall and taken down one cyclops. " Ok....things are definitely getting weird!" she said, slightly sounding hysterical. [COLOR=Navy][b]Ebony....calm yourself......focus.....[/b][/COLOR] " Easy for you to say! You're not the one that's gonna get killed!" She dodged a blow from the second cyclops with masterful backflips through the air and inhuman jumping capabilities. Artemis wasn't amused with Ebony's last comment. [COLOR=Navy][b]Remember who you are talking to Ebony. I will take my powers from you if you dare mock them.[/b][/COLOR] " Ok ok ok. I'm sorry......I'm just a little tense at the moment." Ebony watched as Arcaine, Mia and Kain dodged various attacks from the cyclops. She had found out their names from Artemis who consulted the other goddesses, Khione - goddess of the snow, and Aphrodite, goddess of love. " SEARCH FOR ANY PEOPLE IN THE RUBBLE!" Ebony yelled out over the cyclops' loud grunts and smashes. She distracted the cyclops by shouting insults at it while the others searched the rubble for any people. The cyclops chased after Ebony who led the monster to an evacuated area. Leaping up to the roof, she clutched onto a small guilding before leaping off of it, the cyclops missing her. Successfully confusing the monster, Ebony quickly ran down to the other reincarnates. They had got most of the buried people out of the rubble. They were moving two teenage males that looked familiar to Ebony. " Jamie! Ryan!" Ebony yelled. Mia, Kain and Arcaine whirled around to her. Tears started leaking out of her blue eyes. " Do you know these two?" Mia asked. " They're my brothers!" Ebony said chokingly. " What?!?" Kain said. Ebony nodded. The building shook. The cyclops was coming back. " Mia, Kain, can you take them outside? Arcaine and I will finish this thing off," Ebony said. A flaming silver aura appeared around the outline of her body. Her fists were clenched and shook with rage. Mia and Kain nodded, knowing what was going to happen, and took Jamie and Ryan outside the building. Ebony turned to the cyclops that stopped right in front of her. " You are so going to pay for hurting my brothers!" she screamed at it. Silver light burst from her body as Artemis felt herself merge with Ebony. Arcaine threw his arms up to shielf himself from the intense silver light. When the light faded, he opened his eyes to see Ebony floating just above the ground. Except she didn't look the same as before. Her long blonde hair was replaced by long blue hair. Even her uniform had changed slightly. In her right hand, she held a very large silver bow. A sliver aura glowed around her. The body-length white cape fluttered out behind her with a non-existent wind. She opened her eyes. They were a soft pewter silver. A silver arrow magically appeared as Ebony drew the bowstring. She looked straight at the cyclops. " Arcaine....I think you should transform.....now is a very very good time...." [b]OOC: Okay Kairi, finish our fight off. Have Ebony shoot the cyclops dead in the eye. Lyuann and Innocent, look after the survivors and don't let the medics take Jamie or Ryan away. Everyone else, if you have finished your battle, you will be able to see Ebony, Arcaine, Kain and Mia on TV, as well as Sakura, as she said in her post. This should be a good way to find out who the other reincarnates are, and meet them. This is crucial. I need everyone to find each other in the next page or two. Then I'll explain why these cyclops appeared out of nowhere, and we'll go on our first quest, and I'll explain about our animals. Plus, a picture of Ebony's bow is attached. It is silver though.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Navy][FONT=Times New Roman]" Mister mister...." Zane was followed by the voice of a small girl. He turned to see her running up to him, tears leaking out of her eyes. Zane was walking along a back-street in the capital city of Morocco. He was carrying his medical suitcase and had just left a patient. Bending down swiftly to the girl, he wore a kind smile. His warm brown eyes comforted the small girl. His longish-spikey slate black hair slightly moved in the small breeze. " Yes child?" he asked kindly, an expression of compassion on his face. " My father.....he's dying.......please.....Angel Doctor....help him......" [i]Angel Doctor.[/i] It was what the locals called him. They were all very religious and pleaded to call him that, all thinking that he had come from Heaven. He was the only doctor in the city that didn't ask for any payment for his highly-demanded services. He was the only one who cared for the very poor and homeless. Zane smiled. " Take me to him," he said softly. The girl took his hand and led the man to a small shack three streets away. It wasn't much at all. A thatched roof that kept most of the elements out and a singluar large room. There was one bed in the room, which held the sickly man. Walking over to him, he saw the man's wife and three other children cowering the in the corner of the room nearest to the man, all weeping silently. The girl pulled Zane over to her father, whose breathing was shallow and weazing. As soon as the mother realised who had come, she began gibbering 'Angel Doctor' in her language so fast that the words blended together. She boldly stood up and came to Zan'e side. He bent down, checking the man's pulse and listening to his breathing through his stethoscope. " Angel Doctor......how long?" the mother asked in her native language. Since Zane had come to Morocco, he learned most languages the people had used there. There was many different variations of the base language. Luckily Zane was gifted with languages. " He has not got long my dear," Zane said, looking up at her. She wailed and broke down into tears. The children hearing this, cried harded. Zane regretted saying it to them, but it was the truth. He crouched at the side of the man. He was dying from an advanced case of dystentry. It wouldn't be long. " Sir.....I have the ability to grant you a vision......what do you wish to see?" Zane whispered to the man in the man's native language, so quietly that only he could hear it. " My wife....and children....succeed....and be happy...." the man replied. Zane nodded and lay a hand on the man's forehead. Zane's brown eyes turned a crystal clear blue. The man's eyes widened as he saw what he desired. A smile curved the man's lips as he took his last breath. Zane saw his spirit pass out of his body and float toward the Heavens. Taking his hand off the man's forehead, he told the family that their father had passed away peacefully and would wait for them in Heaven. He gave the family enough money to buy them food and arrange for a proper funeral they desired. They thanked him a thousand times over before he left, refusing the gifts that they wished to press upon him. However, when approached by the man's wife with a gift that he wasn't able to refuse morally, Zane bent his will this once. [center]*****************************[/center] Standing upon the balcony of his modest home, Zane overlooked the ocean. Its cool breeze ruffled his hair comfortingly. His home was a small one-storey house on the rural outskirts of the Moroccan capital. It was wedged between a small ridge of hills and the ocean. It was his small piece of Paradise. Zane turned and walked inside his house, running his hand over the chain of the necklace the man's wife had given him. The pendant was a deep blue quartz. She had said it was her husband's most prized possession, and that he would want Zane to have it. Turning on the lights to the living room, Zane collapsed on his sofa and stared at sky. [b]OOC: Ok. To clarify what I am doing. I'm taking both Pisces and Gemini. When I write in the navy, it means I'm in the Pisces character. When I write in the green, it means I'm in the Gemini character.[/b][/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Navy][FONT=Times New Roman][b]Name:[/b] Zane Wyatt [b]Height:[/b] 6' 1" [b]Weight: [/b]85 kg [b]Age:[/b] Body - 27 Soul - 250 [b]Appearance:[/b] See first attachment - without the wings [b]Race:[/b] Pisces [b]Position:[/b] Neutral [b]Power:[/b] [i]1.[/i] Illusion - Zane can create any illusion. Usually he uses this for good purposes, however, sometimes, the reaction from the illusion is disasterous. [i]2.[/i] Water Manipulation - Zane can manipulate water to his advantage. Being a doctor, he realises how important water is to the body and helps his patients using his powers. [b]Morph:[/b] Blue-jay [b]Weapon:[/b] Zane's sword - see second attachment Zane's two guns - see third attachment [b]Bio:[/b] Zane was originally born in England. There he grew up a peaceful and calm child. Nothing much seemed to bother him. All the way through primary school and through high-school, Zane was the mediator - the cool, calm and collected guy. He was very popular with the ladies and had a great many friends, both male and female. Throughout his compulsory schooling life, Zane worked hard and received very good grades. At his graduation, Zane was the one who made the farewell speech for the departing seniors. He wove his words around the audience and captivated them, causing most to break down into tears. Unknown to him, that was the first time he used his power of creating illusions. Continuing on, Zane was granted a scholarship in Cambridge with aspirations of becoming a doctor. Ever since he was small, he wanted to help people and creatures. If ever he saw an injured bird or small animal, he would pick it up, take it home and care for it until it was well enough to fend for itself again. Five years later, Zane completed his degree with Honours ahead of scheduled time. He worked very hard, his passion for helping people growing. After graduating at the top of his class, he moved to Morocco where there was an abundance of work with the poor and needy. He has been living there ever since.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Navy][FONT=Times New Roman][b]Name:[/b] Zane Wyatt [b]Height:[/b] 6' 1" [b]Weight: [/b]85 kg [b]Age:[/b] Body - 27 Soul - 250 [b]Appearance:[/b] [URL=http://otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22980]Zane's appearance[/URL] [b]Race:[/b] Pisces [b]Position:[/b] Neutral [b]Power:[/b] [i]1.[/i] Illusion - Zane can create any illusion. Usually he uses this for good purposes, however, sometimes, the reaction from the illusion is disasterous. [i]2.[/i] Water Manipulation - Zane can manipulate water to his advantage. Being a doctor, he realises how important water is to the body and helps his patients using his powers. [b]Morph:[/b] Blue-jay [b]Weapon:[/b] [URL=http://otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22981]Zane's sword[/URL] [URL=http://otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22982]Zane's two guns[/URL] [b]Bio:[/b] Zane was originally born in England. There he grew up a peaceful and calm child. Nothing much seemed to bother him. All the way through primary school and through high-school, Zane was the mediator - the cool, calm and collected guy. He was very popular with the ladies and had a great many friends, both male and female. Throughout his compulsory schooling life, Zane worked hard and received very good grades. At his graduation, Zane was the one who made the farewell speech for the departing seniors. He wove his words around the audience and captivated them, causing most to break down into tears. Unknown to him, that was the first time he used his power of creating illusions. Continuing on, Zane was granted a scholarship in Cambridge with aspirations of becoming a doctor. Ever since he was small, he wanted to help people and creatures. If ever he saw an injured bird or small animal, he would pick it up, take it home and care for it until it was well enough to fend for itself again. Five years later, Zane completed his degree with Honours ahead of scheduled time. He worked very hard, his passion for helping people growing. After graduating at the top of his class, he moved to Morocco where there was an abundance of work with the poor and needy. He has been living there ever since.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue][FONT=Trebuchet MS]I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can get some good quality pictures of Dante from Devil May Cry, preferably from the 3rd game. If anyone can help, that'd be great.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkRed]Rei immediately froze as she heard Kayin say something about being followed. The two fireballs bumped into her back. They toppled backwards in the air and started squeaking insults at her. " Shhhh, shut up you two!" Kayin and Kaze looked around. Rei's eyes widened when she saw another guy join Kayin and Kaze. Matthew was his name. He questioned Kayin and Kaze about a man with a golden-heart locket around his neck. " That's a strange request. Which male would wear a locket? That's usually a female thing. Unless it was from the person that he kidnapped." Rei scared herself with her own reasoning. Following them in the trees across the stream, Rei saw that Matthew seemingly joined their group, and they talked amongst themselves as they walked along. They walked along a worn path that lead into a small town. It was rustic of sorts. Rei couldn't follow them in the trees anymore so she took the cover of the shadows of the buildings. People looked at her strangely as she followed the three other elementals. The small fireballs following her didn't help her cause. Small children stared at her as she passed. Their mothers would usher them close and glare at Rei as she passed. The feeling of shame ran down her spine. The elementals walked into a park. A gir walked up to them. Lea was her name. Watching from the nearby shadows of an alleyway, Rei caught some of the words of the conversation. It sounded like they all had someone in their family disappear mysteriously. [i]Julian.....[/i] Kayin suddenly turned around. " I know someone is following us..." Rei heard him say. He started walking over to where Rei was hiding. Obviously the two fireballs were a dead give-away. " Aiya...aiya....aiya....." Rei panicked. She looked around frantically for a way to escape but it was too late, Kayin had already seen her. He grabbed her by the shoulders and whirled her around. Rei could see he was a little surprised by her appearance. " Why have you been following us?" he asked, getting over his initial shock. The two fireballs came whizzing from behind Rei and started squeaking insults at him. He looked at them with wide eyes but then looked back at Rei. " I um...... my older brother......Julian.....disappeared........ I'm a fire elemental....." Rei said rather shaken at his firm grip on her arms.[/COLOR][/FONT]