[hider=I hope your soul is changing.] [center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/9971d48c51af7d1f6eb829cacc97e82e/tumblr_pq2sc4RnGv1u81ntfo2_r1_500.gifv[/img] Cassey Samah SHADE 40 years old[/center] [b]Powers:[/b] Cassey, or Cass for short, can liquify her body which takes the appearance of a dark, black shadowy substance. She can completely control its density and choose which part of her transforms or doesn't. Tendrils can be formed on her body and is a very versatile ability. She can use her powers to penetrate soft ground like sand or dirt and move through it. Though she can use it to mimic a surface or specific material though it does not take its appearance, only its density. [b]Weaknesses: [/b] Fire or anything that burns over 600 degrees will burn away the fibres of her shadow form on a molecular level. It will force it to break apart from her body, leaving Cassey exposed and vulnerable. Extreme heat will also prevent her from spreading around in her liquid form, completely stopping the woman in her tracks. Likewise, ice also prevents Cassey from spreading the tendrils around or becoming liquid. She’s unable to shift back or move when frozen. [b]Appearance: [/b] Brown, shoulder-length hair frames a handsome face, bronze in colour. Big, round brown eyes, half-lidded, are missing a certain brilliance, dulled by her general apathy of the world. Though you wouldn’t see her face much unless you know her personally. She’s usually walking around with her hood up - or a beanie - and her head down. She has a lot of burn marks on her body, though the chance anyone will ever see them is slim to none. The most prominent ones are spread across her stomach, back and left shoulder. Covering most of them, however, are swirly designs [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d8/fd/eb/d8fdeb0644052aefe3e9808a90611d5d.jpg]tattooed[/url] over them in no particular pattern. Even though she is small in stature, Cassey has a fit and athletic body. Years of training and spending hours hitting a heavy bag gave her a well-defined and toned musculature. [b]Equipment: [/b] [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b6/d0/89/b6d08988a13f139f585dfd4a4321caf8.jpg]Motorcycle[/url]. That’s it. Cassey’s a minimalist, or perhaps it’s because she just doesn’t care much. Probably a bit of both. She doesn’t have a suit, nor a cape, [i]that shit is tacky[/i]. She usually wears dark ripped jeans and a motorcycle jacket over a sweater or hoodie. She hides her face under her [url=https://ibb.co/PDk5XpG]motorcycle helmet[/url], the only item that seems she takes care of other than the bike itself. It has a very intricate custom paint job of iridescent purple and black swirls. The visor is rather large, giving her a near-perfect field of vision. However, in order to properly fight, she cannot have it on, and thus relies mostly on hoods to protect her identity. [b]Origin:[/b] [hider=Vol.1] What you’re about to read is the story of a young woman who was used, abused and rebelled against humanity. Pretty typical of any villain’s story, right? But do not be fooled, this is not a story about the bad guy, or girl in this case. It’s a story of redemption, of growth, loss and compromise. However, the ending is more bitter than sweet. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Cassey was apprehended and captured at the age of 18, though those events are fuzzy in her mind. What she vividly remembers are the experiments, the Doctor’s soft and yet deceiving voices. They didn’t care for the host of whatever alien specimen attached itself to her body and that much was clear. The pain and the torture they put her through were still fresh in her memories and burned on her skin; something she’ll never be able to escape. Years of experimentations revealed that the entity, which bonded with her body, wasn’t simply attached or an extension of her - it was [i]her[/i]. Cassey was no more than just a number to them. One? Two-hundred? Five thousand? She didn’t know, nor did she ever see anyone else except the medical team assigned to her. She listened closely to whatever tidbits she could hear from their conversations, as they were oddly secretive about the results of the experiments. Quietly, she devised an escape plan as she learned to control whatever she had become. The breakout itself wasn’t hard at all, what was harder was leaving all the answers she desperately wanted behind. Who she was, what happened to her and why she was granted those powers. After searching the lab and finding she was the only one there, With a vengeful heart, Cassey destroyed the compound and everyone in it. [/hider] [hider=Vol.2] Five years have passed since her release into the world. It took a while to get accustomed to being free again, longer than she would have liked. Eventually, though, she stopped jumping when someone got to close to her. She discovered what she liked to eat and what she despised. The more she hid amongst the crowd, the worse she got. Her bitterness ran deep, deeper than she ever imagined. One night she walked passed a woman getting mugged and she found herself numb to her pleading screams. Grabbing the woman’s purpose for herself, she left and surrendered the last of humanity she had kept quietly tucked in. Tired of slumming it with addicts and common criminals in rundown buildings, Cassey started taking whatever she wanted whenever she wanted. She eventually became one of Chicago’s Police Department most wanted criminals - though most of them had not a single clue how to apprehend a super, especially not a super-powered individual that went rogue. The chase eventually cumulated to a massive scrap in the heart of the city, and after slaying about a dozen police officers and other armed agents, she was finally stopped. They had somehow figured out one of her weaknesses, and they took no time apprehending the woman by freezing her and locking her away. Her hatred only grew deeper. When she promised herself to never be taken captive again, she intended to fulfill it no matter what.[/hider] [hider=Vol.3] Cassey woke up with a start in a room she never saw, with someone she never met. [i]Not again[/i], she thought darkly. Little did she know, the individual in front of her was going to change her life and drag her back kicking and screaming from the darkness she willingly surrendered to. This person’s name was Hex. It certainly was an uphill battle, especially since she was dragged halfway across the United States, but together they managed to exorcise Cassey’s demons enough to make her a functioning member of society. And for the next ten years, Cassey would take the mantle of ‘superhero’ even if she hated the cheesy label and the many, many expectations that came with it. Along the way, Cassey found her peace in helping others as opposed to externalizing her pain of past events and using innocents as punching bags. She had to go through the excruciating journey of asking for forgiveness, accepting help and finally, learning to love herself and others. For the first time in her life, she had an actual job and she had found love - and let herself be loved - when her fiancee suddenly died, mugged and shot. Just like the woman she hadn’t saved from the exact same fate five years ago. Not even Hex could bring her back from this one, and perhaps it was what she deserved after all. She accepted the punishment, and Shade was no more but a shadow from that moment on. [/hider] [b]Personality:[/b] Cassey is a very quiet woman unless she hates you, then you’ll hear just how sarcastic and insulting she can be. Observing others and silently judging them is what she spends most of her time doing whenever she has the displeasure of not being alone. You’re probably thinking she doesn’t sound much like a hero, and you would be right. Though if you manage to secure a spot in her good graces, she’ll be loyal to you until she dies - or until you do something incredibly stupid. And even if you’re lucky enough that she willingly decides to save your ass, she’ll find very creative ways to insult you. It’s her own way to express her disappointment, so don’t take it too personally. If she smiles at you, it’s either a really good thing, or you should probably start running. Have fun figuring out which is which. Though all of her flaws are often hard to get past, Cassey is generally generous in all sense of the word. If she notices you haven’t eaten (and she will notice), you might see a lunch appear somewhere near you. However, the chances you’ll spot her slipping it in your bag, in your jacket, or dropping it off at your door with a mocking snicker, is highly unlikely. If she does warm up to you, then you might just see a more lighthearted and goofy side to her. But you better not talk about it to anyone, or she’ll kill you. No really, she will. [b]Misc Facts:[/b] She really hates small talk. She has a dog named Harley and would protect his life with her own. [center][img]https://geekygirlguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Shaw-reuniting-with-Bear-in-simulation-6-741-root-and-shaw-39677807-500-231.gif[/img][/center] [/hider]