Shadow Daedalus

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

Shadow gave a long exhale as the battle concluded, although he did spare his purple-haired opponent a look of sympathy. He slipped out of his stance, and he could feel a minor improvement to his body. He was a little faster, a bit stronger and he could take hits a little better. He smiled a little at Alexis's compliment, but waved off her offer of expensive food.

"Save your money for vital things. Regular food is fine for me."

He followed her over to the crying Luvdisc and tried to look as nonthreatening as possible as he went down on one knee. As Alexis spoke, he kept quiet. He, as usual, didn't react much aside from raising an eyebrow at her offer to let her battle him again.

He watched the interaction between the police officer, his Arcanine and the Bouffalant and took note of what he said. Standing up as Alexis was still speaking to the Luvdisc, he looked down the road towards Viridian City.

"We should get going. Viridian City isn't far."

@Ashevelendar
@Holy Soldier

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VII: Raiden

and CXIV: Astrape
Firing Range/Killhouse "Purgatory", 1830 Hrs (6:30pm)

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A loud buzzer punctuated the break in the chorus of gunfire and smoking targets as Raiden let his hands fall to his sides, the carbine in them held loosely in his left hand as holographic walls dissolved around him. He took a second to breathe before the room filled with light and he flinched as his enhanced eyes' biologically night vision was briefly overwhelmed. Taking a second to re-adjust his eyes, he blinked and looked up to the observation window set high into the wall of the training area as a woman's voice came through his earpiece, tinted with a fairly obvious Kanto accent.

"Well done Raiden, That's the last scenario cleared. Your accuracy is remaining steady, 97.4% hit rate at close to medium range. Testing is complete for the day, while we run your post-test results you are free to go."

Raiden tapped the button for the microphone linked to the communications in the control room, a small smile well hidden on his face.

"Thank you, Doctor Kusanagi. I'll be resting for the night, if you need me."

The boy began to gear down, removing the magazine from his carbine and ejecting the chambered round before he placed the gun and ammo on separate racks, until a small bleep caught his attention, originating from the communications device on his wrist. He tapped the touchscreen to see the message from Dr Verner and raised a single eyebrow before he lifted his wrist to indicate to the scientist that he had received the message. He dropped his arm again and swiped across the screen, sending the message to the screen in the control room. There was a pause for a few moments as Dr Kusanagi read the message, and then her reply came though.

"Right, you're dismissed for now. Get something to eat and get some rest. I guess it's time to finally see if your training paid off. I'll drop by your quarters with a more in-depth analysis of your results."

Raiden didn't reply verbally, instead nodding at the woman in the window before he unstrapped the revolver in its holster from his leg and left it with his carbine. He stepped out of the killhouse and his eyes settled on the blonde girl leaning on the opposite wall, playing with a strand of hair. As she heard the door open, she looked up at him and smiled before she bounced slightly over to him.

"Brother! How'd it go? I've heard that 'Purgatory' is the hardest killhouse to beat!"

"It was considerably more difficult than the last scenario, but I managed to clear it. How are you doing, Astrape?"

Raiden couldn't help but smile a little at his pseudo-little sister's enthusiasm as she grinned and handed him a small datapad. He raised an eyebrow and began to read though it as she recounted her training for the day while the pair walked towards the private quarters.

"I managed to clear 'The Village' today. It took me a few tries, but I got the overall mission time down by 7 minutes!"

"You cleared it in 16 minutes? I'm proud of you, that's impressive."

As he spoke, he looked up from the datapad, which contained the data gathered from her training exercises. Raiden had been trained to adapt to various situations via holographic training scenarios that simulated real combat environments, the hardest of which were 'the Village' and 'Purgatory'. Data on his performance was collected and analysed, and he could use that to learn how to better adapt in the future. As a reproduction of his skillset and powers, Astrape was undergoing the same training, and their results were compared. Snapping out of his thoughts, he gave the data another look over as she beamed at his praise.

"Thank you, Raiden! Still though, I couldn't get the casualties as low as you did... I think I rushed things too much..."

"Sometimes, we don't have the luxury of time and we need to act quickly. As much as I don't like casualties, you performed well. You could have paced your shots a little more... here, and... here, but it's nothing too major."

As he spoke, he turned the pad to face her as he replayed the reconstruction of her as she completed the scenario. He paused to show her the shots he was referring to before he handed the pad back and she started to make some notes over the simulation. Finally, they reached his quarters. They spent rest of the evening talking, about the meeting tomorrow and about Astrape's training, until it was time for Raiden to get some rest for the meeting. He walked her to her room, and she stepped in before she turned around with a smile.

"Good Luck with your meeting tomorrow. Stay safe, ok?"

Raiden gave her a small smile as her gently ruffled the shorter girl's hair. He nodded a little.

"I'll do what I can. Goodnight Astrape."

With that, she bid him goodnight in return and he returned to his room. Quickly setting his alarm, he wasted little time in stripping off his coat and shoes before he slipped into bed for the next day.

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Briefing Room, 0600 Hrs (6:00am)

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Raiden sat alone toward the rear of the room as the assigned meeting time drew closer, his eyes scanning the contents of the datapad in his right hand. He was currently reviewing the data analysis of his latest simulation, trying to pick it apart to find where he could improve. He wasn't the first to arrive, but he had been seated for at least 20 minutes. He hadn't interacted with any of the other people in the room, and only briefly looked up with each new arrival, instead focusing on what was on his pad. He recognised a few of his 'siblings' from the data in their files, including the notably volatile Aegis, the laid-back Gray and the minx-ish Karu, but decided against starting a dialogue for now. Better for him to focus on the task at hand. That's not to say he would turn someone away or ignore them if they spoke to him, but only if they started the conversation with him. Sighing slightly, he closed the datapad and placed it on his lap as he waited for the briefing to begin.

project//Godslayer

@Xiro ZeanI am currently working on my IC. I was never made aware that the IC was open and I have to many RPs to track them all

RWBY: Chronicle of Vault.

@Sho Minazuki The intention was to has a poison-based semblance (Hemlock is a quite potent poison), but I guess the shadow thing can work.

Pokemon Gijinka [Always Accepting!]

@Holy Soldierthnx

RWBY: Chronicle of Vault.

@Eklispe A bullhead is the aircraft that appears a lot in RWBY. It's the VTOL that everyone seems to use, including Beacon and the White Fang.

http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Bullhead

RWBY: Chronicle of Vault.

Hemlock Thorne

Name: Hemlock Thorne
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Face: sharp features, Major scar across his left eye and across the right of his mouth.
Hair: Very dark green, usually tied into a rough ponytail stopping just below his collar.
Eyes: Very pale green irises, at a glance might seem blind.
Skin: Pale/slightly discoloured.

Frame: Slim, not particularly muscular.
Height: 5'10
Weight: 65kg

Personality: Quiet and introverted, he doesn't interact much with people he is unfamiliar with but will open up in time. He doesn't seem to get affected by things in public, but those close to him know how much it actually gets to him. He can't speak (he is mute), but instead communicates in sign language or by typing onto his scroll.

Weapon: Compound Bow/Double-ended Polearm
Weapon Name: Black Rose
Weapon Functions: In Bow form, It can fire multiple types of arrows, including Dust arrows, grappling hooks and tracking darts. In pole-arm form, it has no special features. The blades on each end cannot be fully retracted, only reduced in size to the size of large knives, while in pole-arm form they are 10in long and 3in wide. In pole-arm form, the bowstring loosens so the limbs can straighten and collapse before extending to a length of 5ft including the blade on each end.

Armor/ Clothing: Wears a tattered dark green cloak and hood over a white shirt, brown waist coat and black trousers with brown boots. In combat, he wears leather armour covering his whole arms, shoulders and legs. He also wears two quivers (one with regular and dust arrows, the other with his trick arrows) under his cloak, on his waist so that he can draw his arrows faster.
Aura: Purple
Semblance Name: Nightshade
Semblance: When activated, Hemlock slowly drains the aura of his human opponents and damages Grimm through poison. It weakened its targets, making them disorientated and blurs the senses. The target will fall unconscious within 5 minutes if they can't resist the effect. Grimm are effected in the same way (weakening, blurry senses), and will die if held for long enough. The poison effect is usually applied to his arrows, but can also he applied directly by touch. It is more effective, but is more risky as well.

Strengths: A Hunter among Huntsmen, he is skilled in stealth and solo operations despite his role within a team, but can also work within his team to provide precision support from medium to longer range.
Weaknesses: Although his weapon had a close range transformation, he isn't as strong as other opponents and has a limited stamina so relies more on using his speed to end fights before they drag on. He also doesn't perform well when quickly put under pressure, usually relying on stealth to strike effectively.

Bio: Raised in one of the smaller villages within Vale, Hemlock grew up on stories of Heroes and the monsters they fought. As he got older, those stories overlapped with those of the Huntsmen and Huntresses fighting against the Grimm. He found that it was his duty to protect his village and those like it as a Huntsman. He joined up with Signal Academy with the intention of enrolling at Beacon, where he was scarred before his aura was unlocked, but instead joined Lustre when his parents migrated to Vault. He is now a second year student within team (Insert team name here).

Fylla Mahogany

Name: Fylla Mahogany
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Species: Faunus (Bear Type)
Face: Fairly soft features.
Hair: Dark brown, slightly wavy, reaches just below her shoulder blades.
Eyes: Dark green
Skin: Mildly tanned

Frame: Slight, but with noticeable muscle
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 60Kg

Personality: A very patient and kind person, she is seen as the mother-figure of the team. She loves to help people and hates seeing others struggling or going through hardships, so she will try to do whatever she can to make it better for the person without being too invasive. She has a very long temper, but when it runs out she is a nightmare to behold. Whilst not outwardly aggressive, she shows no mercy to her enemies, be they person, Grimm or otherwise.

Weapon: Heavy MG/Greatsword
Weapon Name: Hyperion
Weapon Functions: Hyperion is a gigantic single-edged great-sword with a belt-fed .50 Calibre Machine Gun built into the top of the blade. There isn't much change between the two modes apart from the position of the handles. In sword form, both handles are parallel with the blade, allowing for her to swing the weapon with both hands, while in MG mode the firing handle bends at an angle and the carrying handle on top rotates 90 degrees, much like this. It has a slower rate of fire than some other automatic weapons, but makes up for it in heavier damage.

Armor/ Clothing: Dark green halter top, beige skinny jeans and brown ankle boots. Wears a dark brown jacket in the colder months.
Semblance Name: Stone Forest
Semblance: Infuses her body and any object she is touching with her aura, massively increasing its resistance to damage, but vastly decreasing her speed and increasing her and the object's weight. If used in a bullhead, for example, It would be slower and more sluggish, as if carrying a heavy load.

Strengths: Highly skilled with her blade and strong enough to wield it well, she can overpower most people her age, and even some Grimm. She is also very caring, which allows her to bond with people easily.
Weaknesses: Because of the nature of her weapon, she doesn't have a high degree of precision in either form, relying more on overwhelming damage as a whole. Her caring nature can also distract her in battle, should a teammate be seriously wounded her concentration can slip, giving her enemy a chance to strike.

Bio: The eldest sibling in a large family, she has always been caring for and protecting those around her. This extended into the desire to protect everyone, so she decided to become a Huntress for that exact reason. Having reached the formal age, she decided to enrol as early as she could, but family problems meant she was held back a year. Older than most of those in her team, she is a second year student as part of Team (insert name)

Ryuu Chroma

Name: Ryuu Iro Chroma
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Face: Mildly chiselled face, fanged teeth
Hair: Black, wildly styled with natural silver highlights.
Eyes: Dark Grey, glassy
Skin: very slight tan

Appearance

Frame: medium-slim
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 67kg

Personality: An honourable person, Ryuu values a code of honour towards others, such as only facing someone in a fair fight etc. He respects those that practice values like mercy and redemption, and is strongly against killing a surrendering enemy. If the enemy will not surrender, he will begrudgingly strike them down. His code of honour, however, comes second to how much he cares for his friends and allies, and he will not hesitate to throw away his honour to save a friend or innocent bystander.

Weapon: Dust-powered/quick-draw Katana
Weapon Name: Kagayaki Ryujin or just 'Ryujin' for short
Weapon Functions: When drawn, It was a vial of Dust inlaid into the back of the blade that it can use imbue the blade with that power. To change the dust within the blade, it is sheathed and a revolver-like mechanism switches the vial with the desired replacement. There is also a separate mechanism that uses Gravity-type dust to propel the blade outwards whilst simultaneously igniting some of the chosen dust to form an arc of energy corresponding to the dust's effect. This can used as a short-range ranged attack but dissipates after travelling 15 meters.

Armor/ Clothing: Wears a long, dark grey robe with a silver lining and a silver dragon design running up the left side and coiling around his left arm, with three belts across the waist. Underneath is a high collar black top and dark grey jeans with black waraji-style sandals. In combat, he wears grey oriental-style armour on his wrists, shoulders and shins.
Semblance Name: Dragon King
Semblance: Expands and hardens his aura to form a pair of blade-like dragon wings, which can be used to fly, attack or defend. He can also push his aura though his limbs (mostly into his sword) to empower his strikes, or to use a breath-like attack by forcing it into his lungs. This semblance requires Dust as a catalyst, in any form, and will take in the properties of that dust. For example, if he were to draw Fire dust from his sword, he would gain Fire breath, but if he were to grab raw Water dust he could use a Water cannon-like attack. While in use, the silver streaks in his hair and eyes glow with the appropriate colour, and dragon-like horns appear to grow from his head.

Strengths: His speed and strength have been specially trained to compliment his preferred fighting style, using quick but devastating slashes. Also, his versatile semblance means he can adapt to a wider range of situations.
Weaknesses: No forms of ranged attack mean he is vulnerable from a distance. He can also be baited into duels by insulting his pride.

Bio: Wishing to follow in the footsteps of his father, and his father before him, Ryuu had been privately tutored by his village's swords master until he was old enough to enrol into one of the combat schools. While initially rejected because of his lack of formal paperwork, he was accepted into Lustre, so travelled to Vault alone to study there. He is now a second year student in Team (Insert Name)

I've got some 2nd year students here, if you want them.

project//Godslayer

<Snipped quote by Xiro Zean>

Impressive, not as cool as turning into a dragon tho :p

on a side note, I've already started to plan some other upgrades Jake will get along the adventure, such as shooting a bolt of animate, dragon-shaped lightning.

@dragonmancer

That lightning sounds like something Raiden can help with :D

RWBY: Chronicle of Vault.

Venator Aurea

Lustre Academy, Dining Hall
_{@Eklispe@CadenGallic}

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"Ven? That was certainly quick...". He'd been here less than a week, and he'd already gotten a nickname. He sighed and shook his head slightly before he thought about how best to answer Azura's question.

"I suppose it's because I have a little experience when it comes to leadership... Nothing impressive, mind you, but I got the job done." He shrugged. He briefly thought back the group he had left in the city, but dismissed it. They could handle without him. He instead turned his attention to the servery, and went about selecting his breakfast. Settling for a liberal helping of bacon, sausages and fried egg with a mug of coffee, he found his team an empty table. He waited for the rest of his team, sans Lynn, to sit down before he asked them a question.

"So, what brought you two to Lustre? and no smart answers like 'a bullhead' please, Azura." He pulled the expression of someone expecting a bad pun, but smiled a bit.

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@Ashevelendar What in particular might need changing? I was going to react to the vision in the next post