Darkmoon Angel

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Prologue

A Grave Festival

The world around him was hazy, dark, unfamiliar, Kcalb couldn't make heads or tails of what was going on around him. "... You used to be so much more..." A familiar, eerie voice echoed around him, a voice that has haunted him for years now. "... You were the Devil that everyone feared... Evil, sadistic, terrifying... And now look at you... A mere shell of what you once were..." The voice's laughter seemed to echo in Kcalb's head. "You don't know me... My past... My past is none of your business!"

"Your past... Is history... And history can be learned... Especially through another's own thoughts..." Sweat dripped from Kcalb's forehead. "W-wha... What are you talking about?" Kcalb flinched as he felt something grab his throat. "In do time... Old friend..." The voice laughed maniacally.

"I always wondered... She is the only thing keeping you sane at this point... What would happen... If she were to vanish, would you lose yourself in your madness? Beg for an end to your suffering, an end that won't. Ever. Come!?!" Images flashed in Kcalb's mind, images of blood, destruction, death. Those he cared for laid at his feet, murdered in cold blood. His arms held the one he cared for the most, dead eyes staring at the monster that murdered her.

"ETIIIHHHWWWW!!!"

Kcalb woke up in a panic, sweat dripped from his face as he tried to get a sense of his surroundings. He was in his bed, sun shined through the window, lighting up the greyed out room. "Was it... Was it just a... A nightmare?" Still shaken from the terrifying dream, Kcalb got out from his bed and looked out through the window of his room. The village below was small, but it was clear that it was full of activity. Kcalb sighed and went to get ready, for the Grey Festival was today.

Grey Village buzzed with activity, angels and demons hurried around, setting up stalls and fixing up decorations for the festival tonight. Some stalls were already set up and had assortments of items, treats, and trinkets on display for passers-by. The sweet aroma of apples wafted through the air, the smell originated from a nice little stall in the center of the village. A young demon girl in a maid's outfit was cleaning the counter of the stall as a little angel in a blue robe carried a basket of apples over to her. "Thank you, Chelan... That should be enough apples for tonight." The girl said as she looked back at the dozen more baskets behind the stall, Chelan hummed happily as she set the last basket down.

On the western side of the village, two young looking demons were attending to what appeared to be a large, black portal. "Say, Ater... How many people do you think will attend the festival?" The black-haired one spoke. "I don't know, Arbus... We sent invitations to just about every world including ours, it's hard to say." The white-haired one spoke. "Well, you know what they say... The more the merrier!" They said at the same time.

To the east of the village, a stage overlooking a large field of flowers was being set up. A young angel in a green sweater was busy carrying things around and seemed to be in distress. "Oooohhh... I wish Rawberry was here to help... Or anybody really..." She set some tools down and went back to building up a part of the stage.

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@PaulHaynek Dorma is gonna be fun xD

Barrier Mage

Name: Vanilla

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Race: Witch

Personality: Vanilla is a very adventurous witch, and is very quick to strike up a conversation. Unfortunately, she can come off as being extremely annoying as she either talks about things that other people don't understand, or just talks so much that she gets told to shut up. She really likes to read and usually has a collection of books on her person, some of her conversations revolve around these books and the things she learns by reading them. The only one who really understands her is her familiar, Zeal.

Appearance:

Biography: Vanilla never had many friends growing up and usually studied by herself in the Magic World. It also didn't help that she studied Barrier magic, which was a very unorthodox type of magic for many witches and wizards, and very difficult to master. Nonetheless, she studied day and night, and didn't let her loneliness get her down. When the day finally came for her to travel outside the Magic World, she met her Familiar, Zeal, a quiet but caring bird familiar. Zeal decided to travel with Vanilla as he feels that her Barrier magic may not be enough to protect her.

Vanilla traveled across many worlds and even spent some time in the Arctic, where she learned to harness her barriers more effectively after saving a group of familiars from a sadistic orca.

While she rested at a village in the arctic, she learned about the upcoming Gray Festival that was coming up in the Gray Garden. Seeing an opportunity to make new friends, Vanilla decided to make her way there, with Zeal close by her side.

Abilities/Weapons: Barrier Magic: Vanilla can form barriers of solid magic of varying sizes to protect herself or others. She can also trap things with her barriers, as only powerful magic can break them. However, Vanilla cannot move while focusing on her magic, making her vulnerable to attack.

Zeal: Vanilla's familiar, he will protect her with his life. He wields a glaive that he can use to repel attackers and can turn into a giant falcon to shred and tear apart enemies. He is considerably large when transformed and can carry Vanilla on his back or in his talons.

Misc: Vanilla has a big sweet tooth and carries a pouch candy on her at all times. Zeal is mute and mainly communicates through body motion and quiet mumblings. Vanilla says Zeal can talk but only ever talks to her.

Here's my character, that makes four (five if we count Zeal). I'll get to work on the IC right away.

Mutant Chronicles: Life After Humanity

Oooook... I seemed to of hit a nerve... I'm just gonna vanish back to the hole I crawled out of... Just pretend I never existed in this forum.

Mutant Chronicles: Life After Humanity

Been busy with other things, I'd still like to be a part of this but everything seems dead now. Also, @Burning Kitty, you can't really say that when you haven't even posted either

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@Darkmoon Angel Thanks! I'm glad you like her. :D Out of curiosity, when do you think that we'll be starting this?

@TaliPaendrag

Well, when I'm done with my character and @PaulHaynek is done with their second character, that would be a good time to start. I was wanting at least four characters in this, and an rp with only three participants sounds easier to manage, right?

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Okay, here's what I've got. I will warn you that until recently, I am not super familiar with the setting, so I took a number of liberties in my character sheet (almost entirely in the background). If you need me to change them, just let me know. :D

Aurelia

Name: Aurelia Sunaryn

Age: 76

Gender: Female

Race: Angel

Personality: Aurelia is probably best described as warm due to her sunny disposition and her eternally optimistic outlook. In fact, her friends tend to take Aurelia being in a bad mood as a sign that something is seriously wrong and that they need to try and help correct the situation however they can. Additionally, Aurelia is a very compassionate individual, which leads her to offer her assistance to those in need. Unfortunately, Aurelia’s good-hearted nature does leave her rather vulnerable to those that try to take advantage of her. This isn’t helped by the fact that she has a tendency to be rather gullible and naive either.

Appearance

Aurelia is rather petite, standing at a height of only just over 4’ and weighing only 57 lbs. Aurelia also possesses golden hair that extends to just below the base of her neck and golden eyes, which are fairly common among angels. She usually leaves her hair down, though she has been to put it up on special occasions. Her usual attire consists of the white, red-hemmed robe of the academy over a pair of simple trousers and a simple blouse.

Biography: Born and raised in the Gray Village, it became apparent rather early on in Aurelia’s life that she had a natural affinity for healing and support magic, even among angels. As such, when she was old enough, she was enrolled at the academy of healing arts in the village, where she was able to hone her abilities. While the curriculum was largely focused on the practicing of white magic, it covered a number of other topics as well, including the history and culture of the various worlds.

Somewhat recently, Aurelia has graduated from the academy as a fully-fledged white mage. Of course, she maintains her association with the academy and accepts a number of jobs from them that allow her to continue honing her abilities as a novice white mage. Plus, the jobs offered by the academy enable her to help others while earning a paycheck, so it’s kind of a win-win situation.

Abilities/Weapons: Aurelia is proficient in apprentice level white magic. That means that she can cure minor wounds and ailments, remove weak curses, and bless others with protection or strength.

Aurelia also owns a simple staff made of ash wood with a pearl nestled at the top that she uses to help channel her magic.

Misc: Aurelia is left-handed.

@TaliPaendrag

Looks ok to me. It honestly makes sense that there would be a school to train healers and the like, since there is actually a normal school in the village. Your bio is good and Aurelia is a neat character as far as I'm concerned :)

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Sorry for disappearing for the past few days. I was going through finals. I'll have a character up sometime this evening for you to look over. :3

@TaliPaendrag

I know that feeling, take your time :)

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Here's my first character. Let me know what you think so far.

Eddie Cage

Name: Patrick Edward "Eddie Cage" Culiar

Age: 59 but stopped aging at 19

Gender: Male

Race: Human (Martial Mage)

Personality:
Edward is an arrogant, egotistical and complacent person on the outside but on the inside, he is a kind and peace-loving person who willingly helps strangers and will not hesitate to indulge in some self-deprecation.

After his journey of realization and unlocking of his powers, he still keeps his arrogant persona mostly towards his opponents to throw them off. He is polite, lively and outgoing to his allies.

Appearance:
(Still looking for a suitable picture)

Biography:
Unknowingly a descendant of a line of mages that combines magic with martial arts, Edward manifested his powers when he was 15 and tried to imitate the impossible techniques in his favorite action movies. With these nearly impossible moves, Ed realized his dream to be a martial arts actor and starred in many an action flick. It took a while before he gained international recognition but soon enough, the award-winning film, 'WA-CHA!', gained much adoration which then made Edward a recognized and famed figure in show business.

Several movies later, Edward's fame has been declining with increasing critiques that his moves in the films were nothing more than stunts and special effects. Ed aimed to gain some fame back and debunk these critiques by traveling around the world and attending formal schooling to show off his talents. It was this journey that he discovered his lineage and fully unlocked his the hidden potential within him.

However, he soon realized he cannot continue his acting career since people will start noticing that he does not age at all. So he retired after a while and embraced the supernatural world, adventuring across worlds and helping out some people like assisting a certain shark escape a very bloody sea. However, he plans to return to showbiz after some time probably under a new name or something.

Abilities/Weapons:
Edward is a strong and agile close quarter combatant, showing excellent fighting technique in fights. His most notable power is the ability to propel himself forward and increase the strength of his blows. When Edward uses this power, afterimages of a glowing yellow color are produced. Eddie can augment the power of these glowing attacks which are represented by afterimages of a glowing cerulean color.

In addition to these physical glowing abilities, Eddie also has the ability to launch blasts of bright yellow energy as well.

After unlocking his full potential, Eddie could now launch cerulean 'shadows' of himself at his enemies that do his special attacks though these attacks are weaker. With the arcane knowledge that has been passed down in his lineage, Eddie could now cast spells that include teleportation, summoning powerful chains that could bind even the mightiest of entities and summoning a ball of yellow light that could reveal what was happening in a certain location.

Misc:
"You just got Caged!"

@PaulHaynek

He seems pretty cool, I like the little hint you have in his bio

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Sorry, canon characters won't be too focused on in this.

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Make them now. Also yeah, rules still apply. No canon characters, and only 2 max.