TheHangedMan

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Cabal Tries To Meet People, Decides He Wants To Eat Them Instead

Urge to maim a stranger successfully resisted, Cabal looked around him. Students were beginning to form small groups already. Some were complete strangers, while others looked like they were already familiar with each other. He should do that. Forming alliances was key to survival in unfamiliar lands. The best option would be to form a friendship with an upperclassman, someone who knew the layout of the land, and was familiar with cultural practices; more importantly, they would have information on the most dangerous foes, and people of import.

He approached the nearest group; there were three of them in total. Two girls, one boy. The girl with white hair seemed nervous -- not a good ally -- the girl blonde one was also nervous, but not as much. The boy on the other hand, was just the picture of confidence. Reminded him of the Tikbalang archers he had encountered before. He wondered how much of the confidence was hubris, or genuine.

Four feet away from them he paused, and took a whiff.

The two girls smelled wonderful, almost as invitingly tantalizing as humans. Not the boy though -- he smelled like fire and ash, utterly repugnant. The girls however, smelled like meat. Tender, juicy, animal meat.

Now he was split. Make friends or have a meal?

He decided to at least greet his potential friendsmealwhichever first.

"Hello. You two look delicious," he said with an acknowledging nod to them, "is this your first year here?"

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Suba Realizes That She Wants To Jump Off A Cliff

Feeling refreshed, Suba literally began running in circles to wear off her excess excitement. She couldn't wait to meet new people!

As she ran, however, a tugging feeling began in her chest and she paused. This sensation was so familiar, it was impossible to mistake. It was the call of the waves. Following the tug, she slowly approached the edge of the cliff, and looked down. Her eyes widened and shined with wonder and glee as she beheld the sight foamy white water smashing against the cliff side. The roaring of the tides beckoned her to join them, and she was sorely tempted to comply.

She longed to join with the waves, to just jump down and keep swimming.

I mean, who could resist taking a dip in waves like those!

She sat down on the edge, energy drained out of her, and just content to watch the washing of the waves.

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Princess Suba's Wonderful Morning!

The scenery beyond the bus's window rolled by quickly, and Suba's face was practically glued to it.

So many new sights! And so strange too! Especially those buildings made of coral that stretched towards the sky! It was totally unlike the thatched wooden houses the human fishermen back home lived in, and nothing at all like the caverns that her kin called home. Speaking of home . . .

Her excited mood died down somewhat as she recalled why she was here in the first place. War was brewing -- or had already boiled over, if some where to be believed -- and rather than risk her life in the struggle between kingdoms, her father sent her here, where it was known that no clan had the power to order her death, or turn her over to them. This "Yokai Academy" was neutral ground, and the perfect sanctuary from opposing forces. Suba didn't even have half of an understanding about the politics in play, but it was enough to know that she was safe.

She only wished the rest of her family was as well.

Shaking her head, the smile returned to her face, full force. This was a new beginning! She wouldn't be able to make any new friends if she was busy sulking, so she would throw in with a smile on her face and the seas wave in her heart.

As soon as the bus stopped, Suba got to her feet and rushed outside to greet the morning air. Taking a deep breath, she filled her lungs before giving a cheerful yell of:

"GOOOOOOD MOOOOORNING!"

Her voice echoed loudly as she tuned her voice to go supersonic, and she spread her arms wide as she wanted to hug the whole forest.

---

Cabal Realizes That He's Been Had.

On the way to the academy, Cabal realized two things:

One, the other children around him were not humans, even if the people he passed by outside were.

Two, they weren't Aswang either.

Putting two-and-two together, he came to a third realization: He was, in fact, not being sent off to war, as his Lord-Father implied. Now that he thought about it, he never really did specify what he meant by him going to "a field of war like no other, where monsters of all kinds and walks of life gathered to hone their skills." In other words, school. Because this was a school bus, clearly. That would explain the uniforms as well, now that he thought about it.

Bloody double meanings.

However, he was still here under orders, so that meant there was a yet-to-be discernible purpose to his being here. Up until this point, blood and war were all he knew. Perhaps is Lord-Father wanted to expand his skill set? If that was true, he could see the wisdom in that, he just wished he told him about it in a more straightforward manner, rather than dancing around the issue and chucking him into a bus.

Taking a look a the others on the bus, he was unable to discern their true forms. Aswang could tell each other a part immediately, but the same could not be said when it came other races. He was worried about being surrounded by so many unknowns, and realized that this was another aspect of the battlefield. Unknowns were bound to be present, so it would be up to him to gather information, if he wanted to survive.

As the bus crawled to a halt, Cabal took a look a his new surroundings and smiled. A forest with a dark sky as an ominous backdrop. Just like home then. Perhaps adapting to living here wouldn't be so difficult.

Stepping off the vehicle, Cabal was greeted to sound of a girls cheerful yell.

"GOOOOOOD MOOOOORNING!"

Her very, very cheerful yell. His eye twitched as he fought a reflexive urge to pounce on her and tear out her throat in order to incapacitate a potential threat. It was a hard fought urge.

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Name:
Cabal Sabacan

Age:
18

Gender:
Male

Race:
Aswang

Race Information:
A shape-shifting monster from the Philippines, it is often compared to ghouls, vampires, or other werebeasts. The Aswangs are the kings of the Philippines night, being the most feared among all other native monsters. During daylight hours, they masquerade as humans, and are almost indistinguishable from them; in fact, they go so far as to form relationships with some humans, who are exempted from their menu. Aswang feast on the hearts and livers of humans, and can command black magic in order to hide evidence of their involvement. One such magic is the ability to replace their victims with doppelgangers made from plant materials, that will then return to the victim's home, only to become extremely sick and then die, thus removing anything that implicated them.
During the night, they gain supernatural strength, hearing, and speed, and powerful regeneration that makes them unkillable via normal methods; there are only three definitive ways to defeat an Aswang during the night: fight them with a whip made of a stingrays tail, shove garlic inside of them, or keep killing them until they pass out from exhaustion, as their regeneration takes a toll on their stamina. They are also repelled, but not injured, by salt, as they are unable to physically touch the substance.
During daylight, they retain their ability to shape-shift, but keep none of their supehuman ability or immortality, rendering them much like a normal person or animal.

Appearance:
As Aswang basically look human as their default form, due to the need to blend in with humans, Cabal basically assumes a human appearance -- up until he shape-shifts into an animal. His human form is a lithe, light-browned skinned boy standing at about 5'6'' in height, with black hair and eyes.

Backstory:
TBR

Bio:
TBR

---

Name:
Suba

Age:
15

Gender:
Female

Race:
Kataw

Race Information:
Katal are the nobility of the Philippine waters. Though there are other water dwelling monsters, such as the Sirena, Sireno and Siyokoy, it is the Kataw who are acknowledge as their rulers and the Bantay Tubig -- or Water Guardians. They have much the same abilities as their subjects, such as being able to breathe underwater, emit a sonic scream to paralyze foes, but what truly distinguishes them is their astounding ability to manipulate the element of water itself, and even transform it into ice. Unlike their counterparts, they do not have fins and instead have human legs, though they retain gills at the side of their neck and have fins in their arms and hands.
They do not posses any other abilities asides from these, meaning their physical strength is relative to humans of their age and build. While heat is not deadly to Katal, it is an encumbrance to the them as they easily dehydrate.

Appearance:
Her human appearance is that of a light-brown skinned girl, with black long hair and eyes. She stands at 4'10''. Her monster form is much like her human form, only her skin is covered in glittering scales and her arms and hands develop webs and fins, while the gills around her neck are revealed.

Backstory:
A true-blue princess, Suba is not only mermaid nobility -- she's mermaid royalty. As the youngest daughter of the Baybay-Hilaga Clan, she was the pampered baby of the family, well loved and showered with attention. Unfortunately, with her clan caught up in a massive war, her father, Datu Puti, decided that the only way to keep her safe was to send her away, to someplace where she would be safe. Yokai Academy seemed like the best option; it was a place where she could still continue her education, while at the same time keep her safe from the ongoing conflict.

Bio:
Suba can be summed up in two words: Spoiled Sweet. She's been treated to everything she's ever wanted her entire life, and is in fact, quite spoiled, naive, and even shallow, however, she's fine with sharing what she has -- even if she comes of sometimes as insensitive or a braggart -- and is generally a nice and loving person. Not to mention really, really, ignorant about the value of money . . . or material wealth in general. Conversely, she sees that value of other things more clearly than others, such as the value in bonds, family, and love.

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@olcharlieboi edits are done. Is that fine now?

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@olcharlieboi Ah, I was kinda exaggerating there, that's why I said "effectively". In the night his regeneration is a royal pain in the ass to deal with, unless you've got garlic or a stingray whip. Alternatively, you could keep shredding him until he tires out. He won't die, but he won't be conscious either. Should I edit that it?

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

@olcharlieboi are my characters accepted?

Role recruitment: One heir to the throne needed

I'm game, it sounds real interesting! Though how much control do we have over the company if in case we want them to do something?

Yokai Academy, School of Monsters

Name:
Cabal Sabacan

Age:
18

Gender:
Male

Race:
Aswang

Race Information:
A shape-shifting monster from the Philippines, it is often compared to ghouls, vampires, or other werebeasts. The Aswangs are the kings of the Philippines night, being the most feared among all other native monsters. During daylight hours, they masquerade as humans, and are almost indistinguishable from them; in fact, they go so far as to form relationships with some humans, who are exempted from their menu. Aswang feast on the hearts and livers of humans, and can command black magic in order to hide evidence of their involvement. One such magic is the ability to replace their victims with doppelgangers made from plant materials, that will then return to the victim's home, only to become extremely sick and then die, thus removing anything that implicated them.
During the night, they gain supernatural strength, hearing, and speed, and powerful regeneration that makes them unkillable via normal methods; there are only three definitive ways to defeat an Aswang during the night: fight them with a whip made of a stingrays tail, shove garlic inside of them, or keep killing them until they pass out from exhaustion, as their regeneration takes a toll on their stamina. They are also repelled, but not injured, by salt, as they are unable to physically touch the substance.
During daylight, they retain their ability to shape-shift, but keep none of their supehuman ability or immortality, rendering them much like a normal person or animal.

Appearance:
As Aswang basically look human as their default form, due to the need to blend in with humans, Cabal basically assumes a human appearance -- up until he shape-shifts into an animal. His human form is a lithe, light-browned skinned boy standing at about 5'6'' in height, with black hair and eyes.

Backstory:
TBR

Bio:
TBR

---

Name:
Suba

Age:
15

Gender:
Female

Race:
Kataw

Race Information:
Katal are the nobility of the Philippine waters. Though there are other water dwelling monsters, such as the Sirena, Sireno and Siyokoy, it is the Kataw who are acknowledge as their rulers and the Bantay Tubig -- or Water Guardians. They have much the same abilities as their subjects, such as being able to breathe underwater, emit a sonic scream to paralyze foes, but what truly distinguishes them is their astounding ability to manipulate the element of water itself, and even transform it into ice. Unlike their counterparts, they do not have fins and instead have human legs, though they retain gills at the side of their neck and have fins in their arms and hands.
They do not posses any other abilities asides from these, meaning their physical strength is relative to humans of their age and build. While heat is not deadly to Katal, it is an encumbrance to the them as they easily dehydrate.

Appearance:
Her human appearance is that of a light-brown skinned girl, with black long hair and eyes. She stands at 4'10''. Her monster form is much like her human form, only her skin is covered in glittering scales and her arms and hands develop webs and fins, while the gills around her neck are revealed.

Backstory:
A true-blue princess, Suba is not only mermaid nobility -- she's mermaid royalty. As the youngest daughter of the Baybay-Hilaga Clan, she was the pampered baby of the family, well loved and showered with attention. Unfortunately, with her clan caught up in a massive war, her father, Datu Puti, decided that the only way to keep her safe was to send her away, to someplace where she would be safe. Yokai Academy seemed like the best option; it was a place where she could still continue her education, while at the same time keep her safe from the ongoing conflict.

Bio:
Suba can be summed up in two words: Spoiled Sweet. She's been treated to everything she's ever wanted her entire life, and is in fact, quite spoiled, naive, and even shallow, however, she's fine with sharing what she has -- even if she comes of sometimes as insensitive or a braggart -- and is generally a nice and loving person. Not to mention really, really, ignorant about the value of money . . . or material wealth in general. Conversely, she sees that value of other things more clearly than others, such as the value in bonds, family, and love.

Academy of Noble Arms

Guys, got injured, hospital has no net, so this is mobile data from a friends phone. Will probably be out in a day or so. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Walking Dead-From the beginning -Closed

Guys, got injured, hospital has no net, so this is mobile data from a friends phone. Will probably be out in a day or so. Sorry for the inconvenience.