[i]"Come on, just a little farther." A tear slid down the young girl's cheek as she ran, bare feet pounding against the frost bitten earth. Her breaths escaped her lips in small, milky tufts, hair raised on her arms betraying the chill she felt. But she couldn't stop moving... She wouldn't. A terrible shriek broke the silence, echoing in the forest behind her, urging her to run faster than she had ever done before. Her heartbeat matched her footsteps; quick but steady. It was fear that shone in her green eyes, fear that could be heard in her voice, but ultimately it was her determination that pushed her onward, running farther and farther into the night. A luminescence around her neck caught her attention briefly as she pressed on. A black stone tethered to a silver chain had sprung to life, tendrils of a glowing green mist twirled around the object signaling the beginning of something much larger. The girl's steps did not falter even at this as she forced every ounce of her strength into a final burst of speed. A few more paces and she had all but reached her destination, crashing through the final lining of trees into an unusually rounded and even clearing. The moon, quite full in its current cycle, shone down unobstructed, bathing the girl in its light. As she neared the center of the clearing, she lifted her chin to gaze up at it, inhaling deeply and releasing a sad sigh. By this point the mist had spread from the stone, surrounding the girl's body as she prepared herself for what was to come. The shrieks grew ever closer, glowing eyes seeming to appear from all sides, boxing her in to her current location. Creatures of darkeness surrounded her though they hesitated at the edge of the clearing, mindful of the light that would weaken their strength. "You have me outnumbered, scores of you to one of me... Do you fear me that much that you would waste your chance now, when victory is all but yours?" She yelled out, addressing each and every one of the creatures that hunted her. Despite the fear that gripped her heart, she would not falter now. She would not give them the satisfaction. "It matters not, you will lose in the end. Just as you have now." As the words left her, nightmarish creatures charged at her from all sides, drawn in by her taunt. But all was in vain as the girl clasped a hand around the black stone, her eyes now mirroring the glowing green that had begun to fill the space surrounding her. "Éveiller!" In that instant, the mist appeared to ignite, causing the stone to rapidly expand. Any creature that had closed in met their end, the stone devouring each one it came into contact with as it grew. It planted itself into the ground, expanding outward some, but mostly growing taller until it had become a misshapen monolith. The same shrieks as before filled the air, now fueled with anger at having lost their prey; a girl they now assumed to be just as dead as their fallen comrades. Responding to an unheard call, the remaining hunters drew back, returning to their masters so that they may await their next targets. Though it would be quite some time before the darkness would awaken, it seems their opportunity draws ever nearer. [/i] [hr] [hider= Short Introduction] Hello! My name is WeepingLiberty as I'm sure you can see, but you can call me Libby for short. I am a long time [s]stalker[/s] member of this site, as well as the RP community as a whole. Been here since before the GuildFall, and have reclaimed my username so if you have returned from way back then and recognize the name... Fear not, it's still me. Beyond that though, I have been around quite a bit of the new and improved Guild as well, and have just recently returned from a hiatus that lasted me just about one year. Couldn't stay away I guess, lol. But introductions aside, I'm here with an interest check that's stuck with me since my early days of Roleplaying. (We are talking Rescreatu forums early days... Scary I know). For whatever reason, its premise just draws me back in every time I take a break from writing... Or want to start something of my own from scratch. For whatever reason though, it hasn't quite taken off since trying to reboot it for the first time. Usually comes down to conflicting schedules sadly. But not this time... I am determined. I have a lot more free time now that I am no longer in school... And my shifts tend to be pretty short, or spread apart depending on the week. So! Without further ado, allow me to stop rambling and explain a few things about the RP itself... [/hider] [hider= For Starters] The original idea was to have the story take place some time in the future. A set of five kids all born on the same day, in the same town... Not very plausible albeit, but plot... The setting was the same as the mysterious girl in the piece above just later in the timeline (unfortunately I don't think I ever established exactly how much time, so I can play with that a little bit)... Nothing modern, definitely a fantasy setting... not much in the ways of technology. But not stone age or barbaric either... Not so important right now. As I'm sure you are expecting right about now, yes these five kids were kids of prophecy... or at least kind of. They were known to posses magical abilities that had long since been out of the use of average Joe. Physical enhancements as well, and all knew each other and trained for a very specific purpose... The day that they would set out on their adventure and follow their destiny as the Chosen Children... Like I said though, this was the original idea/might have been tweaked slightly when I rebooted. In the hider tab below, I will include the links to the Interest Check thread as well as for the RP thread so you can take a better look if you would like. [hider= Links] [url]https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75547-magic-of-the-ancients-closed/ooc[/url] [url]https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75587-magic-of-the-ancients/ooc[/url] [/hider] [/hider] [hider= Although] Now, that you know what was originally planned... If you like that version, we can continue that route. Dusted off, spoofed up, and ready for your RPing pleasure. ^.^ I would also like to extend the opportunity for those of you still intrigued to offer your own input into the matter. I have been considering that maybe we add in a modern touch... Have the kids (whether friends or random encounter) be from a city, or town in our universe, and just so happen to stumble across a door of some kind that leads to the fantasy realm. It is there that they discover their compatibility with a set of stones that bestow magical abilities that they have to learn to use while undertaking a life threatening journey to save both the fantasy world as well as their own... Please dont mind that terribly long, run on sentence... But I think you get the point I was trying to get across. hehehe [/hider] All in all, I want this to be a fun and unique small group adventure. Casual, maybe even semi-advance when we feel like it... But as much as this is my baby, I do value the input and ideas of my RP partners so... If you think you might be interested in this general concept, but think of something that might add to its cool factor, then by all means please share. ^.^ I will also be hanging around (or will respond ASAP) to any questions about my current thought process on it, as well as details about the previous attempts. Greatly looking forward to working with you, and touching up something that has been with me almost my entire writing career.