[center][Img]http://04.wir.skyrock.net/wir/v1/resize/?c=isi&im=%2F6747%2F90596747%2Fpics%2F3208953765_1_2_TQjDsaxN.jpg&w=325[/img] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dCyObUx.png[/img] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLBybw-IJ5U]Theme[/url] Time is our greatest obsession. Who has not dreamed of returning to the past, of changing the future? Imagine the power. - Caius Ballad[/center] --- [center][b][u]Real Name:[/b][/u] Sofia Valentine [b][u]Alias:[/b][/u] Verena Holton [b][u]Age:[/b][/u] 18 [b][u]Background:[/b][/u] Like many of the other kids in her village, Sofia loved her brother Samuel. While the usual sibling rivalry existed between the two, her older brother was always a sure shoulder she could lean on when something bothered her. She trusted him with almost everything. There was just something about him that allowed the two to transcend the sibling animosity that many of her friends had. Though it was a positive attribute, it caused Sam to be away from her in the company of others. Understandable as it was, her selfishness over him was quite hard to break. Lacking the charisma of her brother, instead of joining in on his mischievous adventures, Sofia helped her parents on the farm while partaking in her daily devotions to the Kami and to Etro. She helped milking the cows, tending to the chickens, and even cared for the horses. When she wasn’t tending on the farm, the many ritualistic practices that she learned from the local priest were carried out everyday. The teachings said that despair and misfortune avoided those whom adhered to the practices. Thus, she made habitual offerings to the spirits in hopes that they would hear her wish. Her world shattered when the First Contact war began. Helsten was attacked by a group of Xenomorphs. Not only did many die during the attack, but Sam was killed by those beasts. Words of condolences fell of deaf ears as her piety before turned into something darker. She cursed the kami and Etro claiming that they had lied to her. She withdrew further from the world as she severed the desire to be in the company of people. Even her parents - whom had survived - didn’t know how to talk to her. In only but a day, the tempered soul had turned into one of bitterness and loneliness. Feeling that there was nothing left for her in Helston, she left in the middle of night and never looked back. The faces of her friends and her brother’s friends she cursed. They had left her. The village without Sam was dead. What use was it then to keep the connections alive? Years after that night, Sofia had long since found out that she was capable of housing the very spirits that gave the guardians their inhuman powers. Lacking the restraint and morals that the Guardians were taught, she instead used them as a means to an end. The ends were always for her own benefit. Melding into the ranks of what were known as the ‘Aggressors’, Sofia had taken a new name for herself, for the memories of her real name was too much for her to deal with. With the new alias, Sofia rose quickly within the infamous. With her abilities granted to her by the spirits whom amplified her inner feelings, her powers were both a blessing and a curse. Her proficiency with her twin fangs were honed through the many contracts she accepted on behalf of other nations or underworld gangs. Be it from simple assassinations to disrupting another nation’s ability to control key logistic military positions. While many called her Ruthless, they didn’t know that all she sought was the strong shoulder that she trusted without question when she was a child. If she could find that again, she’d be content. The person didn’t matter. It was during one of her jobs when she encountered a ghost from a life long ago. In the nation of Niaux where she was paid to eliminate a number of wealthy merchants, she saw him. Sam. Before she could ask him anything, she was deftly rendered unconscious. The only thing she remembered was a saddened frown on her older brother’s face. He was alive. From then on, Sofia — having saved up enough to be fine for a time — began to infiltrate various governments in hopes of finding yet another trail that would lead her to her brother. While she continues to search, one thing is for sure. What she had found so far hinted towards the government intervening on the fateful night of the attack of Helston. She knew not what it was, but she’d find out. No matter the cost, she swore until the day she died, she’d find the truth hidden within the documents. [b]Weapon:[/b] Ethos and Pathos, the twin fangs. A prototype weapon, which Sofia stole from a military research base in Tyria. While the design is simple and almost archaic in nature, the weapon itself is crafted from specific metals to ensure the integrity, low weight, and sharpness of the blade. The red hues are not only there for aesthetic value. Taking on a novel mechanism dubbed, Personal Kinetic Energy Accelerator, the blade converts the movements of the wielder into energy, which gives the blade wider blade. However, instead of the blade cutting through skin, it’s the energy generated from the P.K.E.A. [Img]http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120512225620/elderscrolls/images/archive/9/91/20131229190117!Daedricdagger.png[/img] [b][u]Limit Break:[/u][/b] [b]Wail of the Abandoned:[/b] Combining the spirits of gravity and sound, the outcome of this limit break is that of a sharp wail that renders all enemies unable to act as their ability to think and comprehend is blocked out by the terrible noise ringing in their ears. Gravity then steps in as the spirits enter the bodies of the victims and implodes their internal organs. This terrible effect has affected both enemies and ‘allies’ of Sofia’s depending on her mental state, she may not be able to separate friend from foe as her temper prevents her from doing so. Thus, she spreads the Wail to all individuals. [b]How the moods break down:[/b] When afflicted with no status aliments, Sophia's limit break affects enemy NPCs and may affect allied NPCs. When afflicted with despair or terribly frustrated, Sophia's limit break affects all NPCs regardless of affiliation. When afflicted with fear or extremely spiteful or manic, Sophia's limit break affects all NPCs and main characters. The NPC category excludes bosses and mini-bosses. Just normal NPCs. Main characters will suffer the status aliment of 'stop'. [b][u]Spirits:[/b][/u] Sofia attracts a great many number of spirits. Due to this, her dominant spirits are not as tied down as the typical guardian. [b]Equivalent Exchange:[/b] The spirits of life and death work in tandem as Sofia wills to the spirits to revive an individual. While the spirits of life willingly does as she commands, a price must be paid, which is collected by the spirits of death. If an enemy is responsible for the individual being revived, then equal damage will be dealt onto said enemy. If no enemy is present, then the offering comes from a bystander. What is given must be paid back in equivalence. [b]Miasma of the Life Stealer:[/b] A large gravity altered cloud appears around an enemy as it enters the enemy and wrecks havoc within its system. Though not lethal alone, the effects of this ability combined with other spells offers a quick and expeditious way to dispose of a crippled enemy. The miasma weakens the enemies constitution permanently (stagger) once, and can only inflict damage from then on. [b]Hysteria (Inflicts fear):[/b] This ability causes gravity to press down upon the enemy in question. With the invisible weight slowly being applied, it creates a sense of hysterical fear as the enemy suffers from severe claustrophobia. Though the ability has the potential to decimate a target with continual pressing of pressue, Sofia doesn’t keep it sustained. It takes far too much stamina to sustain since this spirit depends on her endurance. The fear, however, lingers. [b]Implode:[/b] The spirits create a gravity well within an enemy as it wrecks invisible havoc within the individual. While this spell can’t kill in one casting, the damage done to the enemy is considerable. While this spell is used primarily for offensive capabilities, the option of creating two gravity wells and transporting Sofia across short distances is another one of its uses. However, some damage is inflicted onto her, for she is not immune to the effects of the distortion of gravity. [b][u]Attributes:[/b][/u] Commando: 7 Ravager: 18 Sentinel: 5 Synergist: 2 Medic: 3[/center]