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As for the inspiration. My inspiration also sometimes comes from music (Essence was inspired greatly from DMC3's theme) or art and very rarely from what-if scenarios. Usually what I like to do is transform real-life occurances into stories.

Say the scene where a demon wakes up on the shore to find his girlfriend mauled and dead next to him. He doesn't remember how it happened and feels both sad and... happy about it. He eats her. Tenderly. Turns out later she was a Tamer and had manipulated him into thinking he's serving her out of love.
^ That scene was inspired by my bf hugging me in bed one morning at the seaside and I thought "Ooh, such a heavenly feeling. I wonder what could make it grim and tragic."

The scene where Zi kills a demon in a bar was inspired because I had the misfortune to have to attend one gross bar full of half-naked people and bad music and I had to amuse myself. So I thought, "If I was a vampire, I'd hunt here and no one would notice."

For characters in RP, I usually see what other people have created and try to think of roles I can take to make the story more diverse and the team a stronger and better connected one. And obviously they're always a manifestation of some part of me and some part not-me that I'd like to explore.

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Lol silly tablet posted it too soon. NOW its complete and probably makes more sense lol.

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Ok so I read the Damon CS and have just one correction and a few little remarks.

The thing you should keep in mind is that Essence operates on a "no time/space" alteration policy. That also means no parallel dimensions. Now, there's a way around it, if you say for example that the place inside an amulet is alctually hidden in hell and the amulet is just a link to that space.The reason why I'm pointing that out is because I think your character resembles a black hole too much and I would like to avoid situations where he can pull just about anything from his sleeve. So what I suggest is that you tone it down a bit by saying that he can only keep so much matter inside himself and for only so long. Thus he can take it out if it hasn't been there too long to be digested and can only hold as much matter in as his own volume. Also, Id prefer it if he can only alter matter into a similar substance in order to avoid god-like powers of turning water into gold and completely altering the rules. Of course, its still possible for him to have remembered how to alter one thing into another even if he doesn't have the ingredients at hand at the given moment, but would at least know where to look.

My other remarks are more minor.

1 - Demons evolve as they become wiser and learn everything about their current shape. Keep that in mind.

2 - In really liked the story with the demon and the village and just want to remind you that here angels are NOT about faith and have nothing to do with it. Accidents like the one you wrote can be an exception but they're not the usual in any way.

Overall, really interesting character and definitely an original and amusing idea. Will be looking forward to seeing him and your bard in action. :)

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Sorry Cypher, I'm currently on an airport and the last few days have been busy, as will be the next.

Syn, Yoshi, if you can please check Cypher's CS for me.

Also, the Academy's intro is up.

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First of September

Once again it was the first of September. Once she would have ignored the fact as unimportant. Now, she was looking forward to it. Now the date was a memorable one.

It was the welcoming ceremony for the new students at Master Melody's. Today a few dozen young people would embrace the duty of protecting the world from whoever wanted to bring chaos and ruin to it. And even though the new students were only replacing old losses, the occasion was festive never the less. And so, just like a true Living, Hazumi had prepared for celebration. Her dress was a white canvas stained with every colour of the spectrum and in her simmering hair the essence the of all living things was weaved into ethereal flowers.

While the staff took turns to introduce the students to the Academy's rules and regulations, Hazumi waited patiently next to the principal. Then, when the time was right, she stepped forward and approached the new students. Moving slowly down the row she asked each their name and reached out to take their hands and touch their open palms. As their hands touched, Hazumi let her power seep into them and bind their souls. As she removed her hand the new Musician was left with a shiny fragment of the Essence of the World. The cycle was completed. The Instruments of the fallen were given a new master and the scars were forgotten.

With each new Instrument that was given Hazumi felt a piece in of her rip but the feeling was pleasant. It made her emotions stronger, her excitement bigger. It made her more human. As she reached the final student her heart was already fluttering with anticipation. And then, when every last student held their designated Instrument, the ceremony reached its peak.

The principal, Lily Quarin, stood and parted her lips. And what escaped them wasn't a speech, but a song instead. And as the sitren's voice rose, it beckoned everyone to follow. Students, both old and new, felt compelled to play, sing, and dance and they did, all at once.

At first what came out was a sea of chaos, waves of noise competing and clashing against each other. But soon enough the competition died down and harmony settled into the room and into the students' hearts. Slowly order was born and and the melodies eased beside each other into a beautiful singular. That was when
Hazumi's heel hit the marble and she started dancing, drunk on the melody of a thousand souls. Beneath her light steps sprouted impossible flowers and they grew and glowed with a vibrant warmth. The flowers in her hair split into petals that fluttered behind her before finally bursting into a flock of ghost-like butterflies that scattered across the ball room.

It was in the heat of the dance when Hazumi’s senses finally realised there was one student she hadn't welcomed yet. Her tempo never slowing, her eyes immediately found the unassuming boy who had received his Instrument a long time ago.

She knew that she should stop... but couldn't bring herself to. So she flew past him, grabbing his hand and dragging him into a fast dance.

"I see you've finally made it! Welcome to Master Melody’s, Timore!" She laughed cheerfully and spun him around.

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Hey Mika, welcome back~! Yeah, the old team is reforming but with some invaluable new additions. And heh, Rtron, you’re actually right, you’ve been with me since the start on this forum. Thank you. ^^,,

Anyway, I’m glad you like the Academy, Mika. Syn insisted that we reboot Season 2 and we had to come up with some new concepts to crank things up. Aaand me, personally, love school settings so.. yeah. xD

As for additional details for this season I’m not sure if there’s much to talk about. The major differences I can think of are as follows:
1 – There’s a peace between angels and demons that’s monitored and regulated strictly by the Academy and the Peace-keepers;
2 – The strongest things around are now the Musicians, Chimeras and Nephilims;
3 – Hell’s Gate is broken and many demons now reside (in a less violent manner) on the Surface and there are programs to keep them well nourished;
4 – More humans have a tendency for magic;
5 – We have masks now >}
6 – Hazumi exists but in a new shape and form;

Season 2-A as I call the previous attempt can still be played out should you or Slade (or someone else for that matter) decide to GM it. I left the events of it pretty vague for that reason.

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Hahaha you're right Rtron. >} Make sure to keep her safe.

So, random question to all: Tell us something about your inspiration - be it a short story of what inspired a certain scene or character, or what inspires you in general. :)

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Have a laugh. It's how Fallen angels work in our story.

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Oh sorry to hear, Echo. Thank you for telling us and hope you get it sorted soon. :)

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Oh sorry Cypher. Yep, you're accepted and welcome to post. :)