Name: Cassandra Sylas Age: 22 Gender: Female Magic/s: Illusion Magic Illusion Magic is the ability to seize and control in some way the five senses of another being. Although all five senses can be controlled, some are more difficult than others: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch, in order from easiest to hardest. While someone with a creative mind can make incredible use of this magic, it does have several drawbacks: - Machines are not affected by it. This includes cameras and special equipment that might filter outside stimuli (mechanical masks, headphones, etc.), so someone who knows of this weakness can easily exploit it. - If the person is aware of the illusion, it will not shatter, but it is still just an illusion. - Though Cassandra can manipulate a person's sense of feeling, the concentration required means she can only do it to one person at a time (unlike sight, sound, or smell, which can affect multiple people at once), and she is usually unable to sense anything else around her while she uses this power. Appearance: [url=http://www.zemwallpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Anime-girl-with-white-hair-and-red-eyes-3.jpg]Cassandra[/url] History: [hider=Kinda long.]Cassandra was born with the ability for magic, but didn't become aware of her power until she was already three. She managed to sneak her way into the cookie jar (as all naughty toddlers are keen to) and helped herself to several of the sweet chocolate chip cookies. Suddenly, she heard her mother coming, so she quickly replaced the cookie jar lid and hopped off the counter. Her mother walked in on her mid-hop. She stomped over to the cookie jar, and Cassandra wished desperately that the jar would suddenly fill up with cookies. Her mother opened the lid, looked confused, then set it back in its place. She told Cassandra not to eat any cookies, then left the room in shock. Cassandra climbed back up and glanced inside the cookie jar; they were all there! Every cookie she had already eaten had magically made its way back into the cookie jar. Happily, she reached for the top-most cookie, only to have her hand pass right through it. After several failed attempts to take the phantom cookies, Cassandra finally gave up and went away. However, she puzzled over it for quite a while, and it was several days later that she finally arrived at the truth: she could use magic. Cassandra was very careful to keep it a secret from her parents, who held strict anti-magic sentiments for reasons the young girl - to this day - never understood. She practiced her power in secret, but when she was eight, her parents finally caught her in the act. Things hit the fan, and after much shouting and threats of punishment, Cassandra finally decided to run away from home. Her parents didn't stop her, instead telling her not to come home until she was "rid of that foul magic for good!" However, after five years of honing it, Cassandra had really come to enjoy her power. Even if it meant losing her home and family, she chose that day to declare herself a wizard, and she didn't care who knew it. Eventually, things went her way. She took up life as a wanderer, performing tricks to make money as she went. One day, she found a small group of wizards who were impressed by her magic talents. Looking back, they were technically part of a Dark Guild, but they were so small and so minor that no one would have considered them an actual threat to anyone. However, over time, that changed. They became "official": Gorgon's Fang. They started out as mere troublemakers, kids who would cause some havoc and run from the police that tried to catch them. Thanks to Cassandra's abilities, this became an even easier task than it had been for them. She was welcomed right away. Cassandra, for her part, was having the time of her life. While she didn't always feel right about what the gang was doing, she had a place where she belonged, and she could use her power freely. Unfortunately, that power went to her head. Even as a child, Cassandra was quite adept at using her abilities. As time went on, her abilities grew more and more destructive... as did her appetite. She started to revel in the chaos she was causing. She grew darker and darker inside, eventually becoming a monster. Her powers allowed her to bring people's greatest fears to life, and she used this power freely. Eventually, her friends gave her the title "Nightmare Demon", and the nickname slowly spread around. However, like all things, it eventually came to an end. One day, Gorgon's Fang was rolling through a small town about 100 miles from Magnolia. An elderly man was selling some fine jewelry from a cart near the entrance, and much to his sad luck, he happened to hail the group down. The guild ransacked the cart, smashing the lesser pieces and taking the valuables for themselves. The old man pleaded with them not to do this, but the guild leader simply laughed and shoved him to the ground. As the group began to walk away, a little girl suddenly rushed up and stood to block their path. She demanded that they give back the jewelry and say that they were sorry. The guild burst out laughing; this girl couldn't have been more than five years old. Yet her eyes were resolute, and she insisted that they apologize for doing bad things. Finally, the guild leader had had enough. He stepped forward and lifted a large club, preparing to crush the little girl where she stood, but a sudden hand caught his wrist and stopped him. It was Cassandra. She told them all that she had no intention of harming an innocent girl, and they had no need to do so either. The leader shrugged her off, insisting that the little girl get what was coming to her. The rest of the guild agreed with him. The debate grew heated, and soon, violence was inevitable. Cassandra was the only one still standing after that, though her arm was broken and she was bleeding from several places. The rest of the guild lay bleeding on the ground, unconscious. Cassandra took the stolen jewelry from them, laid them before the old man, and muttered a quiet "Sorry." She then turned and walked away, leaving her old life behind her for the second time. The events of that day had opened her eyes, so to speak. While she knew that what she and her "friends" had been doing was wrong, they'd never stooped to the level of killing an innocent child before. Cassandra removed the guild mark from her shoulder that night, and resumed a life of wandering and scrounging. It wasn't until several years later that she finally discovered Fairy Tail, and though she was suspicious of guilds, this one looked like the real deal. After a brief consideration, she finally decided to give it a try. She is now one of the newest members of Fairy Tail, though (as far as she knows) no one knows about her darker past. And she hopes it will stay that way.[/hider] Personality: Cassandra is a very go-with-the-flow kind of person, sometimes to the point of being downright lazy. However, she usually has a good spirit and will try to help her friends if they need her. Never one for the spotlight, she prefers to stay in the shadows or the rear, manipulating events while remaining unseen. She has an impressive intellect, but is rarely inspired enough to apply it to anything. When in battle, she prefers to toy with her opponents, using illusions and quick wit to mock and make fun of her enemy, angering them into a terrible mistake. If pressed, however, her skills in Illusion are very dangerous. Internally, she still struggles with the demon she used to be, and if a friend's life is ever threatened, she may find releasing it a better option than not... Legend and Lore: In her many travels, Cassandra once heard of an interesting tale that actually motivated her to follow up on it. According to legend, there exists a mirror somewhere in this world that can show a person as they are. That is, the mirror reflects that person's soul, revealing their inner-most personalities and wishes for all who can view it to see. Though she has yet to uncover any promising leads, she has heard the story enough times that she believes it contains some truth, and she would one day like to see this mirror for herself.