[center][h1]PCs[/h1][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Emmet Zeke Matthews [b]Alias/Nickname:[/b]There’s only 1 nickname he answers to and that's EZ (pronounced Easy) given to him by his younger sibling. [b]Age:[/b] 27 [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider][img]http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110903182524/xmenroleplay/images/thumb/5/51/Fantasy_CG_Character_wallpaper_i-chen_lin_20_Smoking_Man.jpg/500px-Fantasy_CG_Character_wallpaper_i-chen_lin_20_Smoking_Man.jpg[/img][/hider] Emmet is a human with average built and height of 5’ 6” making him shorter than most men in his line of work under Darius, one of the few Casino owners running Kenan. On his body are a number of scars, most faded to the point they are nearly gone and are in various places, though he’s managed to keep his hands and face almost flawless. After suffering so many broken bones, wounds and injuries Emmet has developed a knack for working through pain as well as healing the fastest a human can. Emmet tends to be rather sharply dressed because his boss tends to believe his best workers’ appearances, even the ones behind the scenes, reflect back upon him. Thus for this reason, Emmet wears a white embroidered dress shirt with a propped up collar and large dress jacket with an insignia and decorations as seen in the image. The ring is a family heirloom from a past he merely remembers in passing, unable to give it up because of the sentimental value it holds for him. When in high emotion or thinking, Emmet tends to display his age old habit of smoking thus during his job, he’s usually seen with a lite cigarette already between his lips. [b]Social Status: [/b]Emmet is considered a lapdog (underling) however he’s not just a mere thug as his accomplishments have aided his reputation, making it clear he knows how to do his jobs and do them well. He tries not to directly tie himself to any certain groups but since Darius owns him, Emmet knows when Darius wants him to bark, he should, figuratively speaking. [b]Connections:[/b] [u]Family[/u] Olivia Matthews-His younger, thirteen year old step sister who shares the same father and has drawn a certain sense of responsible from him. In her presence, he only shows the warm, 'angelic' and carefree brother who would do anything for his family’s well-being. The darker part she's never seen tends to be his more cold and icy personality, the side where he puts on a mask to do his job and does what he’s told no matter what. Darius- Ex-casino owner, unofficial Kenan order enforcer in his own turf and a Kitsune demon. Other then that and hearing a tidbit about his origins being from Hell, Emmet knows little about the Kitsune's past. The demon and him has a vicious dislike of each other, a fact that is well hidden from his younger sister, as Darius is the cause of his current mess. Juan-A mysterious human turned demon within Darius’s employment and been an unwanted mentor for Emmet after his powers started to emerge at age 22. Juan’s tastes tend to lean towards male companions and his preferences are shown very clearly in his subtle hits on Emmet, who he knows is completely straight. Despite that, Emmet trusts the demon since Juan has pulled his ass out of the fire enough to earn that much. [b]General Activity:[/b] During his work within Darius’s employment, Emmet started off as a package runner delivering goods and news for the fox early in his days. This progressed into becoming one of Darius' enforcers, charged with keeping order and killing the riffraff which has made him a hitman of sorts. Emmet’s both either worked alone or with a variety of Demons or Angels under Darius’s employment. In the last five years his main partner has been Juan. [b]Abilities:[/b] *Note: Until recently, since he was 22, Emmet had only been able to access Dehydration and that was to a weak degree. Now his magic power and range has increased to three key areas which are earth based as he uses his Essence to reach out and manipulate it in a 3 yard (9 foot) radius all around him without the magic weakening. The farther the distance, the less power it has because it stretches his Essence’s range to its limit while the shorter the range then stronger it is. Farther more, he’s only able to do one magic at a time due to inexperience. When switching from one to another, say Earth Manipulation to Dehydration, then all affects from the prior magic active instantly ceases. This means Puppets or other creations crumbles and Quakes stop to perform the other type of magic. Earth manipulation: Due to the versatile nature of his ability to mold the Earth and like elements which are connected to it (Like natural metals, stone, and like), this magic is divided into three basic areas of what he can do with it. This is in no way a completely different ability but rather aspects of what is possible within this one magic. There is one note of importance: the more multitasking Emmet does then the weaker the effects and creations become. For example if he’s got a Puppet out and tries to direct a Quake then the Quake would be weaker than if he casted it alone, in addition the Puppet's abilities are weaker also. [b]Name[/b] Quake: Forcing his Essence in a focus point, his foot or hand, Emmet can stomp into the ground and send a shockwave though the earth itself. Depending on the concentration and his intentions, Emmet can make the effect center either on a single target at a distance to create a fissure right under their feet or a wide range effect that can send any land bound creature within a 9 foot radius flat on their ass. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b] Combative [b]Range[/b] 9 foot Radius [b]Duration[/b] 5-7 seconds, depending on strength [b]Other info[/b] N/A [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Earth Puppet: Able to shift earth into a creature of any shape or size, Emmet can either fight alongside or send his creation to fight for him. However this thing is a single command based being with only enough intelligence to carry out its duty independently in a fight and be a combat-able opponent for normal foes. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]Combative [b]Range[/b] N/A [b]Duration[/b] Until it's destroyed or Emmet dissolves it [b]Other info[/b] Puppets are divided into 2 types, generic or specialized. Generic have only the basic of moves and combat abilities as small ones tend to have high speed but lack in power, the large ones are reversed in their weakness. Specialized however are like the very subject they are based off of with the same strength and speed in the physical sense yet they might lack certain abilities unique to the Race and individual, namely magic. Emmet’s only able to have one Specialized Puppet or 2 Generic Puppets out on the field. *Decapitation is an instant kill causing the Puppet to crumble away into dust. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Mold: Similar to Earth Puppet, this aspect of Earth Manipulation isn’t forced on creating a Puppet that can act independently but rather changing the Earth elements around into items or different terrain. Effects can range from creating a rock wall to block an attack direction at him or one of his allies to creating quicksand right under the feet of his foe. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]Combative [b]Range[/b]3 yard/9 foot [b]Duration[/b] Varies- 1 sec to charge, simple can 2 sec to 3 secs as more complicated 4-5 sec [b]Other info[/b]-The farther he has to reach with his ability beyond the 3 yard limit then the less effective and weaker his magic is. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b]Terra Skin: Using his Essence, Emmet can change physically his skin from flesh. He merely has to touch and absorb something Earth based, like non-artificial metal, stone, clay, sand or the like, in order to activate it. His body takes on traits of the material including the strengths and weaknesses. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]Defensive (sometimes Combative) [b]Range[/b]Individual [b]Duration[/b] Until dismissed [b]Other info[/b] Other than exhaustion, the effect can be canceled by his own choice, large amount of magical damage, or if he’s knocked out cold. Once he does this, his physical state returns back to its original state before the change with wounds created still present. This ability is solely for Emmet and can’t be transferred to someone else. Only when he willingly deactivates it is it possible for him not to have to reabsorb the element to once more change his physical state, the other mentioned canceling options cause him to have to once again reabsorb the element and can put him at risk during the process. In addition, continuous activation of this ability would cause serious exhaustion in long battles so Emmet tends to only use it when he needs it. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b]Dehydration: Emmet’s Essence can take away water within a body of his target, absorbing like the desert sands does water. Items can easily be dried out, turned brittle or dust depending on how much water is within them. This ability is rather painful as it not only dries out the skin, but also the muscles, nerves, blood and bone around where his hand or hands are touching. Skin to skin contact is fastest while clothing, depending on toughness and thickness, can slow it down by taking the effect’s damage instead. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b] Combative [b]Range[/b] Close/Touching [b]Duration[/b] As long as Emmet activates it [b]Other info[/b] The longer the contact is held then the stronger the effect becomes until the victim becomes completely mummified (takes several hours) or contact is broken completely. The affects are heal able but depending on the length and damage, that might take some time. [/indent][/indent] [b]Equipment:[/b] Guns and Roses: A handgun and knife set, named by Olivia, give as one of Darius’s ‘gift’ for his birthday. Personally, it was a rather bitter gift in his option and it reminded him who held the bargaining chip in his loyalty and what he was forced to do to keep her safe. The pistol is a normal and average, pure black in coloring until you get down to the handle where Darius's symbol lies in bright ivory and the handle’s bottom is lined by gold. The knife has silver in the blade only as a rose carved with intertwining vines spanning up and down the whole handle below the hilt. [b]Personality:[/b] Like Mairyell's teenage agony years, it seems, lol. Hope Yosh appreciates the joke here! :p [b]Biography: [/b] Emmet’s first really taste of bitter reality happened when he was eleven years old. His mother died as a result of a disease and in her wake left a mourning husband and son. He never got over it and that bitterness grew into a hollow feeling, his heart heavy and aching until his stepmother came into his life. The woman, Olivia's mother, was a childhood sweetheart that ended up marrying before his father and had the nerve to ask after Emmet's mother passed. For the next two years before Olivia’s birth they had bonded like a son and stepmother should’ve, namely since his father was continuously away for most of his life. Unknown even to his new wife, Mr. Matthews worked for a Demon named Darius as the hit man called The Coroner because every time he was sent, he leaves a body with a rose calling card in crossed over hands. Very few people know this, save for Darius and the dead victims, connection but if someone was to start investigate then likely the answer wouldn’t be so hard to uncover…sadly, it’s also a chance one would attract some unwanted attention. For the year following to his eighteenth birthday were normal, his life average and free mostly of the struggles within what served for Kenan’s middle class. His mind focused on living his life and moving out, Emmet never knew his father’s bargain with Darius. The very bargain eliminating him from forced employment commonly offered by Darius and caused a domino effect that sent Emmet’s life spiraling out of control. Darius himself, escorted by his own hired hands came to his house to deliver the grievous news about Mr. Matthew’s untimely death. It was sound blow on Emmet which signaled the jackal to make his offer of a lifetime employment taking up his father’s void. Naturally things went sour the moment Emmet refused. The Demon still aimed to collect his desired debt with or without the man’s permission. Things turned ugly quickly, Emmet’s temper flared when he saw Darius’s frown, a quick hint to his true venom before one of his men turned to snatch a four year old Olivia. His step mother’s first instinct was to step between the monster and her daughter, a deadly idea in the end. The lower demon backhanded her with extreme force, sending her head against the table with a loud snap to end her life. It happened quickly and before Emmet could consider his action or their effect, his hand was already snapped up his switch blade and swiped at the nearest demon: Darius. His wrist was immediately caught in the Demon’s hand but not before he had managed to slice a thin, red line upon Darius’s fur. The demon seemed as surprised as he was for a moment. Olivia was crying in the background while the two stared at each other for too long. Finally Darius gestured for one of the thugs to remove his sister from the room and wait for him outside in the car, the man’s hand jerked only to feel Darius’s grip tighten in warning and painfully. Once she was gone, Darius broke his wrist in one movement. Emmet’s scream filled the room even when the Demon pulled him in closely to warn him that if he did anything stupid then his sister would die horribly and her corpse placed at his door step. The last thing he was told, his arm cradled his wrist, staring after the bastard who took his sister was to wait to be contacted in a week. From that point onwards, Emmet worked up from the lower ranks as a runner in Darius’s operation. In his early years, he ran packages, delivered messages and information and money collections for vandalism protection. All this time he was being blackmail by Darius’s threats over his little sister so he never failed a job. From time to time, usually on his time off, Emmet got to spend time with his sister both in public and Darius’s private residence. Always under mocking eyes. Emmet knew no matter where he and Olivia were, they were always being watched closely by Darius’s minions and others. Just in case he ever tried to make a break for with his sister. His magic didn’t appear until he was 22, Dehydration and a weak magic it was, only able to weaken the hand into a slight mummified appearance. That was enough to disarm his target while he left his mark, ending the man’s life. Things started to change and not for the better. He started to edge into enforcing Darius' law and that’s when he was assigned to work with a demon, Juan. The blunt of the killing depending on Emmet while he learned the best ways to kill Angels to Werewolves, mostly by trial and error, and Juan's sole task was to keep him alive after things go sour. Needless to say, it’s not hard to realize where half his scars and wounds came from. If it wasn’t for Emmet’s magic and Juan's training over the years, it was unlikely he would've it to his next birthday after his magic appeared. [b]Speech Color:[/b] [color=CadetBlue]CadetBlue[/color] [hr] [b]Name: [/b]Olivia Alice Matthews [b]Alias/Nickname:[/b] Olive (Despite Emmet knowing the fact she hates nicknames and think she’s too old for one) [b]Age:[/b]13 [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider][img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iEGICLzusPE/Unr025eYm8I/AAAAAAAABtY/xayAqDzQlB0/s500/STENT%2520Forum07112013.jpg[/img][/hider] Olivia’s height is 5’5” and weights at 112 pounds, her built slightly twig like and frail looking for someone her age. Most might see her as a delicate little thing but she is far from it. Her skin has a rosy cream color to it and her eyes seemed to cast slight innocent within them, giving them a soft glow. She normally has some type of flower within her light orange hair as a small token from her Uncle or Emmet. Olivia likes her haircut short. Her outfit is usually what most teens her age wear and dependent on the weather. One of her favorite’s outfits is a colorful, ruffled tank top and either white shorts or slightly worn jeans, ending in blue jean tennis shoes. A pair of sunglasses is clipped to the tank top’s shallow v neck. Social Status: Currently she is the unofficial adopted daughter of Darius, a Kitsune demon, who is one of the most powerful casino owners within Kenan. So she’s rather well off for a bargaining chip. [b]Connections:[/b] [u]Family[/u] Emmet Matthews-Her 27 year old brother. Darius Cain- A Kitsune demon, she calls the demon ‘Uncle Darius’ and acknowledges him as her current caregiver. Aeris Kasio- Mother/sister, Aeris pretty much helped Darius to raise her. [u]Known Strangers[/u] Juan- Unlike Emmet, she’s only met Juan ever so often and usually when Darius is around. She doesn’t know much about the demon. Only that he started to appear after Emmet’s 22th birthday, around the time Emmet's magic appeared, but according to Uncle Darius he’s there to help Emmet in his job. It doesn't help his presence gives her the creeps whenever she's found him...looking smugly at her brother, a shiver of knowing he's hiding something. [b]General Activity: [/b]She’s tasked with learning at the Kenan's Private Girl's School and living her life as an average pre-teenager. Every other weekend, Emmet tends to pick her up and visits for long hours on end. [b]Abilities:[/b] [b]Name[/b] Essence Retrace: Unknown to Emmet or even Darius, Olivia has been keeping a deep, dark secret. An ability which started to appear a year ago and only has grown in strength in recent months. Able to sample the Essence of any object, Olivia can slowly piece together its history and where’s been from the item’s point of view. From everyone's who's held to the places it's been, limited only by what was within its view, she'd can witness as far back as the items 'birth'. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]Non Combative [b]Range[/b]Touch [b]Duration[/b] Direct Touch length [b]Other info[/b] The longer she holds it and focuses, the more she is able to see. However any affects the item might have or hidden surprises aren’t affected or lower the risk. At this early stage she gives into fits of seizures and pain due to her lack of practice and control using this magic. [/indent][/indent] She can will learn more magic depending on the development of her current one. [b]Equipment:[/b] No weapons or armor. [b]Personality:[/b] Every Mairyell copy needs a mini Aeris... :P [b]Biography:[/b] For as long as Olivia remembers, Darius has been her caretaker. A father and guardian, her unnatural edginess since she was four long had faded or merely sealed away, as he raised her within his own home. Darius had told her father was killed in a car crash, and mother, in a home invasion, while he was delivering his condoles for their father’s death. Darius said Emmet resented him because he sent their father out which explained the animosity between her brother and Darius, even when they tried to hide it behind closed doors. Emmet unable to provide proper care, Darius had said he felt it was his duty to ensure she was taken care since he felt responsible for her father's death. Since she was young, Olivia merely went with the follow of things. Darius insisted, despite her protests, that she was home schooled though she suspected it was more because of loneliness then the one sided argument he believe it would be in her best interest. When she hit about eight, he finally gave in to her reasoning and allowed her to attend Kenan Private All Girl's School where she ended up with a small group of friends. Despite her experience with the better life within the city, she is a common and average girl her age. It started a year ago when her ability kicked in. A friend had bought a thrift shop item, a jewelry box, which seemed to be made from wood and ivory. It was too pretty for her not to touch and the moment she did, a strange and powerful feeling had swallowed her up. Though that touch she saw the item’s whole history from the time it had been fashioned by the kind crafter, delivered as a gift and finally used as the murder weapon, bashing in some poor teenage's face just before it ended up in a thrift shop. Needless to say, Olivia was pale while she told her friend to return it. Since then, she’s been rather careful of what she touches. So far, neither Emmet nor Darius knows about her ‘gift’ as she doesn’t think they would understand what it’s like. Or worse, believe it was inside her head. It wasn’t easy and a few close calls happened when it became stronger but now, she discovered a way to prevent it from happening. Namely by covering her hands with her gloves that have little to no negative history acts as a buffer against anything she touches, at least with her hands were he ability is most focused at. There have been a few instants before, namely with items filled with a violent or strong emotional history that she can't seem to be able to stop when she forgot her gloves. During these moments, to the name eye she appears to be seizing uncontrollably like the source is shocking her with a high voltage charge until it's complete or it's pried from her fingers. [b]Speech Color:[/b] [color=Skyblue]Skyblue[/color] [hr] [center][h1] Major NPCs[/h1][/center] [b] Name:[/b] Darius M. Cain [b]Alias/Nickname: [/b] Ex-Casino Owner, Kenan Enforcer, Fox [b]Age:[/b] 289 [b]Race:[/b] Demon [indent]Kitsune[/indent] [b]Appearance:[/b] [center][hider][img]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/098/7/c/dapper_fox_by_kyoht-d3ditnw.jpg [/img]Two tails instead of just one, currently. [/hider][/center] height- 5'10” weight- 156 lbs. [b]Social Status: [/b] Ex-Casino Owner and well known for keeping order within his turf as well as Kenan time to time. [b]Relations:[/b] [indent][u]Known[/u][/indent] [b]Pact holder-[/b] Szayeis (unknown/confirmed) [b]Family bonded-[/b] Aeris and Olivia (adopted daughters) [b]Employment-[/b] Emmet, Juan (ex) [b]Associates/Allies-[/b] Lily, Hazumi TBA [b]Abilities:[/b] [u]Natural traits[/u] Essence Scent: Able smell Essence, though he can't determine everything about an opponent. What he can determine is if they are stronger then himself, gender, race, where they might've been recently and even possibly if their magic has an elemental theme to it. [u]Passive[/u] [indent][b]Name[/b] Shard Copy: All Kitsune have a key trait which distinguishes them among other demons and that is the sharp copy ability. Created when a Kitsune creates a pact with another, this makes a symbiotic and rarely trusting bound between the joined pair. It also provides benefits for both parties involved, a loyal servant and tool for one while the other gains a way to outfox death during his growth. This ability, when active, makes one essence shard which holds a complete, inactive duplicate of the Kitsune's body at the time it was made. The husk has all the same capabilities and strength within that moment with a thin essence thread that travels from Darius to the shard, likely held by Szayeis. It's colored by bright green and white swirling energy, shaped like a diamond crystal that when looked closely at has a dark shape of a figure within. Only the pact holder could see within the crystal to glimpse the figure, a miniature look alike of Darius himself. When Darius is killed, his soul is snapped back to the crystal and it turns a blackish purple that flashes off and on. In addition, a sudden sense of... loss will seep into the pact holder. This emotion is to alert the keeper that the Kitsune had died and will need release. When Darius is jerked back, his soul still retained his memories, personality, etc, before the move including the cause of death though his abilities before then are forfeited. [/indent] [indent][indent][b]Type[/b]– Non-combative [b]Range[/b]– unlimited as long as there is a shard made. [b]Duration[/b] – until the shard is broken or the pact is severed. [b]Other info[/b] – Thread line itself: It's rather difficult to severe unless one was aware of the ability and the thread's existence. In addition the cutter has to usually be of greater or equal strength of the pact user, or the pact user must decide to break it him or herself. Namely as the pact is made with both Darius' and his pact holder's essence to create a rather strong tie to one another. [u]Szayeis' Effects[/u] -Szayeis can easily avoid or seek Darius out as he'll always know Darius' location. Even if he's in hell and Darius' on the surface. However, Darius will not in order to keep his essence's presence from overwriting the shard's current data. -Szayeis can sense Darius' emotional state, especially in the extreme, and though Darius can influence the signals some what they aren't completely flawless when Szayeis' involved. Lies, deceit and omitting key truths have a fifty percent of working depending on his pact holder's skill in detecting the truth among such things. -The also destroys the pact when Szayeis allows the shard to be absorbed, broken or harmed in anyway. As long as it's safe, in a chosen manner of his choosing, then the pact is unbreakable and will continue to tie the pair together. To create a new shard, the old one needs to be used and Darius must use a great amount of his energy. Likewise, a smaller amount must come from Szayeis. Afterwards Darius is left weak and helpless to what ever demon comes along or protection is providing. [u]Darius' Effects[/u] -Szayeis' condition is continually broad cast to Darius, sharing any pain received. A slightly attention tactic for the Kitsune causing him to become rather aware of a dire situation where he might end up losing his pact holder permanently. He'll be immediately drawn to his keeper's aid where usually a Kitsune will die trying to keep a pact holder alive, something affordable due to the shard ability. -Darius can sense when Szayeis is lying to him. The demon's words could be as smooth as silk, flawless and perfect yet the fox's instinct will still go off. He can't pinpoint the exact place or in what manner however. Merely how many and the fact he's lied, Darius can brace for the worse and likely not be surprised if one these times he ends up dead by Szayeis' very hands. Recordings, information by another mouths, and such non directive methods are impossible to tell as they aren't coming directly from Szayeis himself. -Darius can't create multiple pacts. Any attempt will always break his first, and Szayeis will know it. [u]Both[/u] -The pact intention is to create a sort of trust between the pair. Most surviving Kitsune have a trusting bond with their pact holder and in turn, it influences and reflects on the abilities gained. Stronger abilities are gained much quicker in smooth, trusting and less abusive pacts. Likewise, lower level abilities are usually the first to appear in poorer ones. In addition neither one's free will is affected or altered when the pact is created which is why most Kitsune tend to be very careful of his choice in the matter. If neither can fulfill their side of the bargain, the pact can be severed by either physically harming the other. Though doing so tends to be rather painful for both briefly. -Physically blood on Szayeis, intentionally or not, will break the pact. The same goes for Darius. Even in emotional rage and when the pact is severed, it can be established with another but the older benefits are useless until another is made. Even then, they aren't as strong as they should be. This doesn't include cause and effect, mental discipline/torture, or methods that don't draw blood or extinguish either one's life. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Regeneration: Like some races of demons, Darius has the passive ability to mend his wounds both in and out of combat continually. Since he lacks strength on pare with most demons his age, his kin are best known for their durability and difficulty in killing. Minor wounds like scratches and usually only a few inches deep will heal in less then a second. Wounds and gashes deeper as deep as few inches takes less then 2 while penetrated organs, broken bones, and vast areas of serious damage will take under 5 seconds. [indent][indent][b]Type[/b]–Healing [b]Range[/b]–Individual [b]Duration[/b] – Continually [b]Other info[/b] – Two key things affect his healing abilities: damage amount and movement. The greater the damage and higher the movement, like in combat, then the longer the healing will take to reverse the damage. However, the less damage and if he's stationary then it would take less time. As long as his head isn't crunched or extremely damaged, he can regenerate his whole body if needed. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Telekinesis: Darius can do many things with this magic as its strength relies more in flexibility. He can create barriers by shifting large amounts of air and particles in front of him, shielding him from physical attacks to manipulating objects in his surroundings. He can easily toss a object whose weight is at least one ton and toss it accurately for five meters from his position. However, hitting is another matter. Levitation, push and pull, bind in place, manipulating, and even exploding an object that is within his eyesight. At his current level he can explode objects made of concrete rather easily though those along the caliber of steel is much harder. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b] Combative [b]Range[/b] Within Eyesight and 15 foot radius from him. [b]Duration[/b] N/A (Varies depending on what he does) [b]Other info[/b] -He must be aware of an item before he manipulate it, as well as its location, before he can manipulate it. In addition he can influence the actions or puppet living creatures. The resistance is far too difficult, putting too much stress on his mind and could damage his brain killing him in the attempt. He can't affect objects already being manipulated by magic since it already took root and takes more effort, namely [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Minions: Fox like creatures that are made from a related element to the current pact holder. Due to Darius' pact with Szayeis, the Western Lord, his minions take on a shadowy appearance and seem to have traits close to the breed of demons called Nightwalkers. Namely the ability to materialize out of shadows, shape shifting and some measure of intelligence. They are able to act independent, their minds are more like obedient and loyal animals, while taking telepathic commands from Darius. [indent][indent][b]Type[/b]–Combative [b]Range[/b]–Wide Range [b]Duration[/b] – Until it's killed. [b]Other info[/b] – The foxes don't actually emerge from the shadows, rather they are shape shifters. Able to flatten themselves or take any shape imagined to blend into the background and shadows flawlessly. In addition they can take human disguises allowing them to pass off as humans on the outside though anyone able to sense essence would learn otherwise. These creatures strength range depending on the Kitsune's currently evolution stage, which for Darius is currently just above high level surface demons, making them a rather strong tool when the Kitsune doesn't want to get his hands dirty. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Essence Share: This ability, once activated, can be used to send essence through the pact they share. Darius or Szayeis can pour a continual or selective amount to one or the other over a set distance. This boost can increase the energy of the other which can increase their own reserves for use, much in the same way adrenaline does for humans. [indent][indent][b]Type[/b]–Support [b]Range[/b]–Short (Less then half a mile) [b]Duration[/b] – Depending on the Essence amount given and how fast Szayeis uses it up. [b]Other info[/b] – The more wide spread the pair is, the weaker the effect. It's like traveling through a thread pulled tightly and the more taut it is then less essence can travel through it without risking it would snap. Due to Darius being the weaker of the pair, he has to be careful with how much he would let Szayeis have at once. Namely without time to regain what he's lost, Darius could die and the boost effects fade much quicker. [/indent][/indent] [b]Personality:[/b] Some things are left unsaid. [b]Biography[/b] Darius was born on the surface as a result of an attack on a teenage couple, the female the only survivor. Believed raped in the event she decided to carry the infant within her to term then give it up, a choice that would end her life and start his nightmare. When he was born, he ended up clawing his way out, being nothing more then a mewling little kit in Loom's back alleys. He was brought into a foster girl's abusive home, hidden and kept to be her secret friend. It was happily his most cherish memories despite the violence he watched in the name of 'love'. He matured into a eight year old version of himself after those two years ended. He managed to return the love for the girl by ripping out her foster parent's throats, accidentally killing her during the conflict then vanishing into the world alone. All he carried was the very name she gave him: Darius. Her little Darius. Years in the streets taught him to be quick and smart, avoiding being killed or eaten, as he managed to outlast the world. Mentally he aged yet there was physically little change while he scrounged around for new hiding places, all the time seeking someone who wouldn't devour him long enough to create a pact. A scream, panic scrambling and more caught his curiosity causing him to ignore his instincts to flee. In moment a nine tailed Kitsune snarled at the boy, his eyes gleamed with wicked delight, while his clawed hand took hold of Darius' neck scruff then hauled him off to hell. His next four years were spent in damp, sticky, and rather alive place called the Wildlands. It was a game of cat and mouse, which his father, as he was told later, stalked Darius out for sport. Like he seemed to have done for many demons. Within that time, his human form was lost and all that remind was a monster. The day the Western Lord came was the day Darius had become rather careless, Tagaki's jaws finally found him and started to slowly devour the boy. He was still dangling from the maw when they both felt Szayeis approach. Chewed down to his upper torso and one mangled arm, Darius watched the two clash when the beast dropped him for the new prey, who seem rather amused. It was this point on that Szayeis raised Darius as his adopted son, less then a year later creating a pact with the mysterious figure that would last well beyond his childhood. He learned about his home during escaping Szayeis' lessons, spending time exploring and interacting with the residents, while his nature usually drove him right back to the Chimeric Citadel. Szayeis seemingly expecting him each time. During his surface years, he was involved with Kenan's early beginnings. A bustling, sleepless city whose future would nothing but sin, he clawed his own path into its territory and these actions would bring him into casino owner status later on. He drew respect not only from demons but humans as well, some angels even. Throughout his accomplishments Darius had visited his old home a few times where he would stay a month or longer, depending on when he could convenience Szayeis to return him home. Even with his agenda, Darius had kept tabs on the Western Lord whenever he learned about his surfacing from Hell so it was little surprise that the incident in Loom hadn't reached Darius' large ears. He also met a young Aeris who he grew fond of the more he spend time with her, a fact Szayeis used against the both of them. During the Judas War, he tried to protect and combat Judas and his sword by defending Kenan. He managed, barely, to unit most the residents and the casino owners to keep the Gate Killers at bay. A small win compared to the death toll. When the war ended, it left scars causing him to leave his position as a casino owner much to everyone's surprise. Many stilled questioned the motives behind it. Several changes happened over those years from Szayeis' disappearance to Lily and Hazumi's academy, even helping Aeris coupe with being introduced to the surface. Emmet's bloodline had been employed in his enforcement as peace keepers in his turf, this matter drew a stranger to his door with a particular interest in the family linage. His first instinct was to chase Juan Barrette away yet the an interested him, namely when he spoke of Emmet's bloodline being unusual. It wasn't until Liam had been attacked by a vampire did Darius allow Juan to come under his employment, mainly to learn why his enforcer hadn't been turned into one. Each time a new male child showed a magical trait, Darius was to pair them off with Juan and allow the two to work together. Many times Juan had kept his projects alive save for Raiden, Emmet's father. When should've been a simple contract, twisted into something worse. He blamed himself really for bring a blood thirsty vampire, an over zealous 'ex'-killer, who ended up backhanding the woman and managed to snap her neck when he mistaken one of Darius' gestures for another. Next he knew Emmet had sliced him, ready to end it only to be stopped by his hand. At that point he had started to grow an admiration toward the boy which, with help from his sister, would develop into something like love. In end, he ended up adopting the young girl as his own. Later on, he ended up bring Aeris, who after a heated conversation, helped him to raise the child. For now, he's content, but things are changing. He can feel it. [b]Speech Color:[/b] [color=Silver]Silver[/color] [hr] [b] Name:[/b] Lillian Quarin [b]Alias/Nickname: [/b] Lily [b]Age:[/b] 800 (give or take some years...) [b]Race:[/b] Demon [indent]Siren[/indent] [b]Appearance:[/b] [center][u]Face[/u] [hider][img]http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m382/aisherlock/allijay_websize_by_anathematixs-d7730nx_zps7cgcvyvj.jpg[/img][/hider] Eyes shift to a bright, glowing yellow when she's using her magic which often gives her victims and enemies warning like below. [hider][img]http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m382/aisherlock/__Liliana___by_Anathematixs_zpsjyu56gup.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] [center][u]Full body[/u] [hider][img]http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m382/aisherlock/karlendancewithredshoes_adv_by_aniamitura-d77t4l7_zpszrk5luox.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] Height- 5'11'' [b]Social Status: [/b] Currently the Principle/Headmaster of Melody's Academy of Fine Arts. [b]Connections:[/b] [u]Family[/u] Rex~ Spouse, the only one that keeps tight rein over her heart. [u]Students/Teachers[/u] Thomas Finch Reates Saerne Aeris Kasio Samantha Rule Iris Ian Synder Timore Scarborough Olivia Matthews [u]Associates[/u] Szayeis~ Currently, the pair are on rather ill terms after the event with Maroon and even more bitter as the Angel hadn't gotten in contact with her since. A fact she's moved on from and left behind, thanks to her Spouse. If any fragment of friendship could be salvaged from then, it would have to come from Szayeis' end as she doesn't aim to repair broken bridges. Hazumi~ The Essence, as Lily calls her, currently is in a mutual if not reluctant working relationship. All tools need a master after all and while Lily loathes the idea, it was better then leaving the Essence to wander freely or risking another incident like Judas' War. Darius Cain~ She knows he's in a pact with Szayeis, though his motives for being with the Western Lord is still a mystery to her. He first contacted her to Hazumi's intentions to reopening the Academy and even mediated their conflict while they came to a bitter agreement. [u]Others[/u] Solus Grim~ Due to Maroon's involvement, she was sent to contact and deliver a message to the Bounty Hunter. Instead she ended up bring the man straight to Maroon as well end up getting her out of there before her life trickled away. [b]Abilities:[/b] [u]Passive-Traits[/u] Sound Connection~ To say Lily has a knack for sound and music is an understatement of her abilities and talent even as a Siren. She can tell the tempo, pitch, vibration, direction and more simply by just listening to a source of sound, especially if its manufactured, recorded or natural. There is no sound that can elude her attention from the smallest breath to the loudest, sound barrier crack, which can have many perks to avoid being ambushed or deceived. Naturally she can also mimic an individual's voice by adjusting her essence within her vocal cords and box to make an almost flawless copy. Currently she's been practicing throwing her voice over extreme distances as well as smaller ones, aided by her magic, proving rather handy in keeping order in her school now without causing a scene. [u]Active[/u] [b]Name[/b] Siren Song: Her voice, when empowered with Essence, can influence the emotions when heard. She can pull an individual anywhere from joy to fear with the melody of her voice, giving her an edge in tense situations. Though beings that are stronger will take longer to influence, especially angels and demons, which can easily allow them to silence her voice, ending the effect. Her magic starts low and subtly while it grows in power the longer she sings, filling the air and affecting all those who can hear her. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]– Non Combative (usually) [b]Range[/b]– Depends on the terrain and individuals [b]Duration[/b] – Several hours, unless silenced [b]Other info[/b] –Because her magic is influenced by her voice, Lily tends to use her violin to express her natural talents rather then sing as she rather be judged by her own merits. Very few have ever truly heard her singing voice as she's best known for her violin skills, a talent she used to help the school before the Essence slaughtered her students and nearly killed her. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Siren Scream: Putting her Essence into her voice, Lily can turn up her voice's volume and direct it at an individual or small group. Depending on the proximity, the voice's power could explode eardrums to stunning her enemies and tearing up her surroundings from cracking concrete to knocking targets off their feet, power dying out the farther her target is from her location. The more breath she gathers before release, then the longer her range becomes during the attack until the breath ends. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]– Combative [b]Range[/b]– 4 meters (12 foot plus) [b]Duration[/b] – 3-4 seconds [b]Other info[/b] – Distance is a key factor to affect her attack as it starts off strong and fades with travel, usually stunning at its weakest for a short time. It also travels in a straight line from where she starts and ends after 4 meters when released, starting off narrow and widening like a funnel. [/indent][/indent] [b]Name[/b] Hot n' Cold: Lily can influence the temperature within her surroundings by changing the sound vibrations she emits from her body. Heating up merely means increasing the friction in the air which could result in setting things, people or herself on fire allowing her punches to pack more heat then normal. One of her preferred tactics is centering them in her hands then flickering a blaze of flames in her foe's direction like a flame thrower or engulfing her whole body, only lighting on fire the air around her for a limited time due to the fact she needs air to breathe or else she'll suffocate. Cold is the opposite and all Lily needs to do is to slow the air and let it start to freeze. In moments the temperature can drop to below freezing and colder, allowing icicles to form within the affected area and breath to fog over the longer she continues the effect. She can all focus her cold into her touch, the air or even send ice spikes at her target if needed and keep a distance should close range combat provide too dangerous. [indent][indent] [b]Type[/b]– Combative [b]Range[/b]– Half a mile [b]Duration[/b] – Varies: Area effect takes about 6 second for max effect and small, controlled magic like icicle or flamethrower takes 2-3 seconds. [b]Other info[/b] –Heating the surroundings can increase the power of related elements, usually fire and heat based demons while weakening those more in tune with cold. Against elements outside hot and cold, her magic's effect will vary depending on the demon's power level against her own. Area effects take longer and start off subtly, gaining strength the longer she focuses on maintaining it while small effects take far less time and don't gain strength the longer they are used. Switching from one extreme to other can take time, usually leaving her open to attack, so usually she will only switch when her first isn't holding any affect. [/indent][/indent] [b]Personality[/b] ...I'm gonna be honest, I'm skipping this frickin' part as I hate it. [b]Biography[/b] Lily was a succubus and the second youngest of four fraternal quadruplet sisters, all heirs to Hell's Southern throne. Out of all her sisters, she lacked the motivation and desire to take up the throne but still, she was taught to fight since all the girls would be pitted against each when they came of age. It wasn't a secret Lily was the most pleased when the youngest, Daiyrisa, was discovered to possess the powers of Sedusa. No longer needed to fill a role she never wanted, Lily enjoyed the life she wasn't able to have before while her sister learned to rule. Being a Succubus had its perks as she did what her kind did best, easily gathering essence from those foolish to show their weak underbelly to her. It had its moments and on the path of her fun, Lily had crossed paths with Szayeis. What started out as curiosity turned into closer association of chaotic proportions, one of intimidation and slight trust. She is one of the few people who know and has seen what he can do to an individual and likely more. She never knew when her life turned into ashes from the sweet nectar she had once loved, save that she found herself entering into the surface the first chance she got. It was there she encountered a tamer angel. Red haired, graceful white wings and cocky strut, he had ensnared her heart which might explain why she kept flirting in and out of his many lives. The first time they were a pair of cocky teenagers who tested their abilities, limits and combat skills against anyone who crossed their path. There was danger and she even sent him to stand before a speeding car where his body was broken, left bleeding out. It was here he spoke her deepest desires, vowing to make them come true. She was relieved when he was able to be saved through the doctors and time itself. When he died of old age, he finally granted her freedom and even a job at the local library where she rarely encounter the angels or demons. There she spent a hundred years hidden away from the world while she seemed to change on the inside. Her succubus' tenancies had started to faded somewhat compared to when she emerged onto the surface. Her passion for music and the emotions likely had stirred her evolution beginnings, and like any artist, filled her finger tips in her career to become a violinist. There was no one that didn't feel her love for her talent or few would pay for a piece of her soul's work. A right that was reserved for few individuals. Over the course of a great many decades, she had met him off and on again. Once as a cocky teenager who tried to make her plaything. Another a inner, turmoil student who she aided in avoiding the Council's attention. This last encounter stuck out most because in the end, his parents were bitten and became werewolves resulting in the Council raising him. It seemed like fate the little bird would never be free in the end. When he finally recalled his former lived, he apologized for his behavior which he proved was genuine when he helped her into protection status and principle of the school she had been feeding off. There was only one condition: she was to work for them. It might've not settled well with her, as she wasn't anyone's bitch, but it would protect her from angels, demons and even humans for the time. Working at Master Melody's Academy had helped her to advance to a Siren over the following years since she was first introduced to it. She was frightened when Maroon, the tamer's latest lifetime, approached her during the events of Loom. Things went down hill from there while the seraph tried to unravel a mystery, her school the source of a massacre and then the cluster fuck between Szayeis and Maroon. The last person she expected to save her from it was Solus Grim, a disgruntle and antisocial bounty hunter who ended up scooping her then rushing out of Maroon's upper story mansion window. She owed him enough favors after and in her temper, took off. Naturally she just went in hiding after the massacre as a year later, Judas tore the world apart for 20 or so years. It was during those hellish years she met Rex, a chimera, in one of the refugee camps. She, among several demons, angels, chimeras and rare humans, had sought to escape Judas' genocide while they fled to Kenan. They fell in love and been together ever since, later on happily married. The war also introduced her to Darius, the Kitsune who held a pact to Szayeis, and his efforts against Judas. It was shortly in the war's end when Darius contact her again. He had retired from his casino role and heard her school had been reopened causing her curiosity to stir. When she learned of the Essence's involvement, another long age war nearly broke before Darius stepped in and finally convinced the two it was better to work together. To this day, Lily still questions his decision to get involved as she worked to temper the Essence into something salvageable. Most would call her prejudice with her preference for humans and the reason she believed the fragments should've represent musical instruments which was much easier to learn to manipulate as it was something she was familiar with. So far the arrangement has worked though in Lily's opinion just barely. [b]Speech Color[/b]: [color=PaleVioletRed]PaleVioletRed[/color] [hr] Juan ~TBA...