RumikoOhara

The Defiance Project

@BrokenWashing

Right-O

Ascension 3: A return to Chaos

@Rai

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”Can you hear me calling you, I am the shadow that calls to your soul.
I can hear the Hunters horns, far away
Raven wings I can feel your breath, Far away bringing with you summer’s death”

Ami sings to herself as she watches Illia and the knight leave her alone in the company of the throng

”Sunrise the tolling bell
Far away, Far away
Breaks the Raven wings spell
Wo-ho
Blessed are we”

As the musical incantation as old as any can remember comes from her in a tone so soft only those very near her might hear it's sad lament Ami’s wings soften in color as they shift spectral frequency more ultraviolet than blue-white giving them a purplish cast.

Caught in the sad song sung as a dirge at funerals and the end of summer days she only becomes aware of Lord Almari moving behind her when he speaks saying

"You're showing."

She pivots smoothly her supple body spinning to face the taller male his heterochromatic blue and green eyes the first thing she notices. Next she sees his aura flare with a decidedly alpha male hue and knows he like others hungers for her as he offered her a drink teasing her with his observation.

"It does surprise me to see you out here. Enjoying yourself like a free bird while the ones who hold your chains remained distracted? Clever."

He is clever and beautiful but also male and the things she fears most; a male of power. He displays his power by acting more interested in the gathering just before he looks deep into her eyes try to penetrate her personal defenses and fix her in space to the spot of his choosing...at least that’s her impression.

"Does this place not bore you? I don't mean this party. But the safety of the walls... It's so."

He said as she tried to remember the boy who had always seemed to find her when she was but a child. She found it hard to recall the boy who had always tried to keep her company buried so deeply in the armor clad form as she sought to dim the glow of her flames.

”Restrictive?” she says her amber eyes now glittering with her Kai

”Thank you for trying to sympathize with my position Lucius; I find it pleasant others notice or care . If Illia hadn’t approached me I was going to fly away on the wings of a hummingbird” Ami says using his familiar name.

The Defiance Project

I'm hanging about still

Minions Of The One True Goddess Of Chaos

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Name:Zeph Erlass
UPP:
STR: 8
DEX: D
END: 9
INT: D
EDU: A
SOC: D
HomeWorld:
StarPort=A, Size=Large, Atmos=Exotic, Hydro=Wet
Population=Med, Law=Moderate, Tech=High Stellar
Age: 30
Terms: 3
Career: Navy
Rank: Commander (Rank 4)
Skills:
Artisan-1, Bribery-1, Engineering-1, Gravitics-1, Handgun-1, Navigation-1, Robot Ops-1, Streetwise-1, Vacc Suit-1, Computer-0, Grav Vehicle-0
Cash: 0 Cr
Pension: 0 Cr/Year
Skills/Experience: 9 / 22
Benefits: Low Passage, High Passage, Pistol, Traveller's
[SPOILER=hide detailed history]
Rolled UPP = 7C8CAC
homeworld skill: Computer-0
homeworld skill: Grav Vehicle-0
Successfully enlisted in Navy (rolled 5, needed 5)
career skill: Vacc Suit-0
career skill: Handgun-0

Biography

Zeph is from the world of Aawalt and its city domes her father was a Solomani Trader and her mother a starry eyed romantic from a middle class family when she committed the unpardonable sin giving into her carnal desires and shaming her family.

Born an Elph (Bastard) Zeph in the old days might have been actually left outside the dome to die so her cessation of existence could wash away the crime of her making but that had all changed 74 generations ago when a Citydome had suffered an enormous loss of life. It had been due to sickness and the traders visiting from there saw the unwanted children of another city about to be cleansed. They begged to take these unwanted children and soon traders from there were begging all the City Domes they could to give them these casteless children.

As an Elph Zeph may have ended her days as some elites housekeeper and body servant except for the Lal Emparte (Mandatory Graduation Test). Zeph scored in the top 5% in her city and the top 4.7% worldwide. This meant had she been of a recognized caste Zeph might have gone to college but as Elph she was placed into the Service Lottery and drawn out as a Naval Recruit.

Sent to the Sub Sector Training hub along with almost 25,000 others from the 4 inhabited planets of her star Zeph was once more tested and despite her caste made a Candidate of OCS where her natural understanding of machinery and mathematics fast tracked her into the Engineering School.

She made her way into the Fleet an ensign but still a member of rank she herself had never thought she’d reach and while aboard her first ship a Repulse Class Heavy Cruiser (70,000tons) she was instrumental in restoring the Jump Drives after a fuel line burst that struck down all ranks above Lieutenant and the one assigned above her broke down under the heavy demand of the Command staff.

Zeph became the Go to Girl of her ship and proved so capable that by the time it came for her to reenlist she’d been bumped to a Lieutenant and bound for special training where she graduated top of her class and was bumped once more in rank to Lt. Commander.

Made the Chief Engineer of a Maxwell Class Troop Transport (100,000tons) Zeph was Mistress of her realm and any who wore the badge of an engineer her loyal vassals.

For the first time Zeph had felt able to relax as CEO of the “Wandering Turtle” once she had everyone doing things her way and earning a boost to the Rank of Commander in a lackluster patrol cruise based solely on her record of achievements.

Then they intruded on her life; her commander the Fleet Engineer who was the Wife of a Lord and Captain in her same fleet as well. They wished to make her Syph (Protector of Blood or in description the surrogate mother to their children) and her child seen as pure of crime and a minor member of the Noble family (Opps forgot to mention the Lord would be the Child’s Baby Daddy)

They were of the Noble ranks of Zeph”s Homeworld and were pressuring her to be what she had no desire to be and she wasn’t so foolish as to believe she could steer a course wide of them in the Fleet so this enlistment she cashed out, paid any and all debts escaping clean with little more than the clothes on her back.

She’ll need sell her low and or High pass for ready cash

I Know its a bit rough but till I can fill in the blanks there's the rough of Zeph's BIO[/SPOILER]

[SPOILER="Terms"]
TERM 1
Survival Roll = 5 (3 required); You survived the term without mishap (2 skills)
Commission Roll = 10 (9 required); You received a Commission to become a Ensign (1 bonus skill)
Promotion Roll = 12 (7 required); You were Promoted to Lieutenant (2 bonus skills)
Special Duty Roll = 5 (5 required); You were given Special Duties (1 bonus skill)
Reenlistment Roll = 7 (6 required); You have the option of serving another term.
6 skills to add:
Artisan-1
Engineering-1
+1 Dexterity
Handgun-1
Navigation-1
Robot Ops-1

TERM 2
Survival Roll = 11 (3 required); You survived the term without mishap (1 skill)
Promotion Roll = 11 (7 required); You were Promoted to Lt. Commander (2 bonus skills)
Special Duty Roll = 9 (5 required); You were given Special Duties (2 bonus skills)
Reenlistment Roll = 6 (6 required); You have the option of serving another term.
5 skills to add:
+1 Strength
Vacc Suit-1
Gravitics-1
+1 Social
+1 Endurance

TERM 3
Survival Roll = 5 (3 required); You survived the term without mishap (1 skill)
Promotion Roll = 9 (7 required); You received a Promotion to Commander (1 bonus skill)
Special Duty Roll = 4 (5 required); You were not given Special Duties.
Reenlistment Roll = 10 (6 required); You have the option of serving another term.
2 skills to add:
Streetwise-1
Bribery-1

MUSTERING OUT (5 rolls)
benefits roll of 2 - +1 Int
+1 Intelligence
benefits roll of 5 - Traveller's
benefits roll of 4 - Weapon
chose Pistol
benefits roll of 1 - Low Passage
benefits roll of 6 - High Passage
[/SPOILER]

Forced into summer camp (still accepting people)

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Isley sat in the back of the van listening to the two mental health counselors discuss how insane whoever thought dropping off the crazy bitch in the back in the woods was then make a joke about her like she was an unwanted pet.

Isley could care less about the two trolls up front, she was going to be out of the hell hole they called a girls home.

When the van stopped she waited till they opened the doors and grabbed her things then walked past them as if they didn’t exist.

The home had given her an old backpack that stank of what she assumed was cat urine knowing the director had a collection of of the furry freaks and she’d only managed to cut down by washing it in shampoo in the showers, it still stank enough that she could smell it when she carried it.

She paused before she stepped into the campgrounds in the back of her mind the thought of how easy it would be to escape from here but she cast such aside by remembering she had only another year and she could just walk out of her sponsored hell.

Forced into summer camp (still accepting people)

Color claim 9626BD

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Name: Isley (Icy) Castle

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Personality: Weird is the general description of Isley usually followed by Freak, or Geek.

She has been diagnosed with ADD, OCD, Bipolar, and even Sociopathy but is also known to manipulate the Social Workers and Mental Health professionals to form these conclusions even convincing one that she had several personalities in existence inside her.

Crime: Atrocious Assault, Theft, Resisting Arrest, Possession of a concealed weapon.

Family History: Isley’s life before the age of 7 is a mystery because of her mother and father’s off grid lifestyle and she seldom says anything about it to anyone.

She entered foster care at 7 after the death of both parents who died in a gunfight with authorities.

A problem child from the start Isley was placed in a mental health facility due to her attacks on the staff at a juvenile detention facility where she stayed for one year till released to the Gain foster home for troubled girls where she stayed for 5 months before escaping.

She has a record of resisting authorities since the day she was taken as a ward of the state. Only in the last 2 years has she seemed to settle down and her mental health providers thought her becoming more accustomed to her life till she attacked a girl at the home she was in using a modified extension cord as a Weapon which she’d modified to electrocute the other girl multiple times then used it against the Foster Caregiver when she tried to stop it.

Ascension 3: A return to Chaos

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Ami walked by the Elder that treated her with an easy familiarity mildly confused by her potential motives blushing so that even the flames of her wings took on a brief rose colored hue when she said

"Aaah. A title. One given proudly to a gifted Sol."

She maintained her composure barely feeling as if she were being treated as a child but then logic intruded reminding her how old the Seer’s Kai (Life Source/Aura) felt.

"How rare it is to find you about these low city streets. Though it has been a handful of decades since I've stepped foot here." Said Illia speaking to Ami still as if they were Life friends; something she didn’t have.

The older Sol’s eyes took on piercing hint of red from the sun's slowly descending orange glare.
"I trust you're being treated well. I can tell you're a lot like me when I was younger. Gifted. Used..." asked Illia before stopping to admire the Fireworks and giving Ami a chance to gather herself as she spoke with the Knight.

Then they continued walking to the gates; gates which Ami had breached walking among the gardens and using the flora that made up her city as her personal gates and Ami was going to try and add to the conversation till Illia asked

"Are you married yet?" Illia sounded amused by this question, adding the offer of her Knight

"This handsome knight is VERY brave. Perhaps he will do?"

Ami’s voice as the memory of her own mother’s death prophecy echoed in her thoughts.

”You gift will make you the mother of a great Dynasty, your sons Kings and daughters the most desired of females grace many houses in the lands”

Her mother had told her that her’s was rare talent and her womb the most blessed among women for her healing ability would grant any born of her health and power few could imagine. Then her Taxi teachers had examined her and thought they gave her wonderful news when they confirmed her mother’s words adding that she would likely give birth to twins or triplets almost every birth and that her marriage bed be more fruitful than any garden in legend.

The thought so terrified her that Ami had refrained from any love play in her life so far; if she could she would have given her gift to any fool willing to take it. Because of this she planned on encouraging her mate to take on many courtesans so that not every year of her life she spend as a vessel of new life.

"I am Illia Illumi. The Seer of All. This is my friend, Ami Lovegood. I sense your fear for her safety, she is safe with us. Do not worry."

She heard the Seer say as if in a dream and like a dream walker she followed her into the hall where an unkempt man confronted them demanding

"Lovely evening you lot. I am required to ask for your citizenship badges if you'd be so kind to oblige."

Ami had no Badge, she needed none as she was known in the palace just by her wings of light and also because they tried to limit her movements

Sky Warriors: Birth Of An Army

@Haeo@Dynamo Frokane

It looks like a cross between a flying wing and a biplane

I will be working on it all even labeling the picture

Goodbye Earth

@JiskDockey

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Sara had been exhausted after having been asked to serve as the back up to the AI Universal Translator till it could gain a grasp on the many idioms used as language by the races of ACE. She had perhaps pushed her self beyond her physical limits but did so because of her family’s history of service and knowing how critical her ability might prove to the future of the ACE.

But it was all about literal translation, communication was more than words perfectly audible or projected; there were customs and caste restrictions and all manner of entanglements that could break down the exchange of ideas...even start wars. It was for the later reasons Sara had been chosen because as a young member of her race she was more socially adaptable and she would be able to pass on many of her lessons as had her mother while in gestation.

It was important that she adapt quickly so that her mates could be chosen and her daughters be born quickly because it had been discovered that he talent was bound tightly in her matrilineal line she was to be a subject of Parthenogenetic procreation even skirting the cloning laws and being Monogenetic. Her mother had a fit when she’d found her daughter had agreed to such procedures warning that the powers above might see her as only a brood vessel of clones; good thing Sara had concealed her innermost thoughts of polyzygotic pregnancy as the best way to speed up things.

So involved was she in her subconscious thoughts Sara was actually surprised to hear her roommate shout “100!” and unused to being taken unawares by lifeform so close in proximity she bolted up to the ceiling buoyed on her TK her covers shielding her from visual for a brief moment till her Danger sense showed no threat.

The bed clothes fell back on her sleeping pad exposing and embarrassed Sara who looked at her roommate with a sheepish smiles as she touched down

”Uh Sorry about that, I was lost in my mind and forgot I was sharing a room” she said in perfect Pyrr’ohnian even managing express her shame properly in the alien tongue.

Goodbye Earth

No worries
@JiskDockey