To Thine Own Self Be True

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To Thine Own Self Be True; A Shadows role-play (original story by Kiara)
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Snowmanic	Feb 6 2010, 01:39 PM Post #1
it is way too cold for this Posts: 1,504 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,022 Joined: May 29, 2008 Gender: Female	NOTE: This may be somewhat Persona-rip-off-ish. Please ignore that fact. Yes, this is a role-play of my story. Don't worry, everything's going to be explained. Note that Japanese names are written traditionally. That means surname first. Keep it that way. Honorifics, however, are optional; if someone isn't using them because s/he is lazy or doesn't know how to use them, don't acknowledge it. If it's a character trait, then of course you should acknowledge it. Just mention whether or not it's a character trait if you don't use honorifics, for the sanity of other people. Feel free to shove whatever the heck characters you want in here; just keep it human and non-Persona. xP Also, keep your characters somewhat believable. I don't think a giant animated suit of armor can fit in here, but a human Alphonse Elric without alchemy would be just fine. And no, Ed Elric can't have his automail, sorry. You can turn your furries human and give them believable names. It's really not hard. ;P Some things aren't going to be explained in the proceeding part of this post, mostly cuz I'm too lazy to put it in a semi-interesting format. Firstly, wings aren't just for show in Manala. The characters have no physical form, so they can fly using those wings. No, they can't go through physical barriers, aside from the statues made from living beings. Mineto can see wings on every living being (no, not plants, bugs, or microscopic organisms... and winged things just have an aura or something; who cares). These wings are pretty much "auras", but the colors are different. They go by light wave frequency... You know, red is a shy person, purple might be outgoing, that kinda thing. Shape matters too, but how sharply angled or the type of wings can be left up to the interpretation of the creator (in other words, have fun). Mineto has crystal wings. In other words, they can change to whatever he wants. That creates limitless possibilities, and he can use different Spirit Shadows, depending on his chosen wing type. It takes a lot of concentration to switch, however, so he tries not to need to. Spirit Shadows show up as black with colored wings to everyone but Mineto. He sees them in color. In other words, really-brightly-colored wings make him dread the appearance of Spirit Shadows. Luckily for him, it takes a lot of energy to summon them. They're powerful, but when a character uses one, s/he is left exhausted. Magic can be used in Manala. Overusing any magic causes fatigue, and the more powerful it is, the more energy it uses. DON'T ABUSE THE MAGIC OR I WILL DO BAD THINGS. If any questions are raised, ask me. TEMPLATE - PLEASE USE THIS FORM WHEN CREATING YOUR CHARACTER Remember to PM me the profile to earn your wings! If you don't know what Spirit Shadow to give the character, leave it blank and I'll fill it in. The character's weapon is up to the character's creator. Code: `[b]Name:[/b] [b]Gender:[/b] [b]Age:[/b] [b]Grade:[/b] [b]State:[/b] [b]Appearance:[/b] [b]Personality:[/b] [b]Wings:[/b] [b]Spirit Shadow:[/b] [b]Spirit Weapon:[/b] [b]Elemental Affinity:[/b] [b]Elemental Weakness:[/b]` Name: Unless your character is from another country or has a foreign family, keep this Japanese. Again, last name first for Japanese people. Gender: Let it not be said that girls' names are only for girls and guys' names are only for guys... Age: Self-explanatory. Any age is allowed, but please keep the infants and old people away from the fighting. Grade: If applicable. Remember, high school consists of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. State: Free roaming Shadow-user, Unawakened - will/will not join Mineto's team, Cultist, Average person, whatever else you can think of Appearance: Remember, description is nice. Personality: Again, description is nice. Wings: Shoot me a PM with the rest of the profile. No matter what character(s) you've got, s/he has wings, and I need to give them to you. Spirit Shadow: If applicable. Shoot me a PM if you're confused. Spirit Weapon: If applicable. Elemental Affinity: If applicable. Fire, ice, electricity, earth, wind, light, dark, physical, mind. If you need help of any kind, shoot me a PM. This is the main magic your character uses in Manala. Choose up to two. If your character uses a staff, this can change, but it takes time and concentration to change. Elemental Weakness: Same as above, but it's what hurts your character the most. Choose as many as you like; just don't underpower your character too much, or s/he won't stand a chance. If your character uses a staff, this can change. Again, it takes time and concentration. It depends on the element in play (it's really up to the player which elements are the weaknesses). When you send me the PM for the character's wings, I'll approve (or not, depending on the circumstances) your profile. As such, you are free to begin role-playing as soon as you post it here. If someone thinks I should add something else to the app, shoot me a PM. P: I'll keep a master list of characters here. The ones played by me have profiles in this post; the ones not played by me have links to the single posts containing the profiles. John Smith - Played by TUC THE FOLLOWING PROFILES ARE WIPS. SORREZ. I'll be getting my references back in a few days; please bear with me. PLAYED BY KIARA Picture references (except Mineto, Yuki, and Aegis): The Sophomore (Fumiki), The Juniors (read: June), The Seniors [1], The Seniors [2] Name: Daichi Mineto Gender: Male Age: 17 Grade: 11 State: Shadow-User (Awakened) Appearance: Picture reference His typical casual wear is a black, green, or blue, V-necked T-shirt and blue jeans in warm weather, and a black, white, or green sweater, a dark green scarf, and black or white pants in cold weather. His shoes are black. Personality: Wings: Crystal (avian) Spirit Shadow: Any Spirit Weapon: Any Elemental Affinity: Depends Elemental Weakness: Depends --------------- Name: Murakami Yuki Gender: Female Age: 17 Grade: 11 State: Shadow-User (Awakened) Appearance: (No definitive appearance yet. Sorry!) Warm-weather casual wear is white, blue, black, gray, purple, or green T-shirt and black or blue jeans. Cold weather is the same, just replace "T-shirt" with "sweater", and add a scarf, which has the same color variations as the shirts/sweaters. White shoes. Personality: Wings: Green (Fairy - Dragonfly) Spirit Shadow: Spirit Weapon: Elemental Affinity: Elemental Weakness: ----------- Name: June Stephen Radley Gender: Male Age: 17 Grade: 11 State: Shadow-User (Awakened) Appearance: (See picture reference) Warm-weather casual wear is a T-shirt and jeans. Cold-weather casual wear is a sweater, white mittens or gloves, and jeans. Note that when no color is specified, it can be any. Brown shoes. Personality: Wings: Blue (bat) Spirit Shadow: Chimera (Lion head + body, deer head, two-headed snake tail) Spirit Weapon: Mace Elemental Affinity: Physical Elemental Weakness: Fire -------------- Name: Kobayashi Mitsuki Gender: Female Age: 18 Grade: 12 State: Shadow-user (Awakened) Appearance: (see picture reference) Mitsuki's warm-weather casual wear is a white, button-up shirt and a black, knee-length skirt. For the cold weather, she wears a black sweater and black pants. She normally wears brown boots or white shoes. Personality: Wings: Fairy (sharply-angled, purple) Spirit Shadow: Lioness Spirit Weapon: Energy sword Elemental Affinity: Ice, Earth Elemental Weakness: Fire, Wind ---------------- Name: Nakamura Akihiro Gender: Male Age: 18 Grade: 12 State: Shadow-user (Awakened) Appearance: (see picture reference) Typical warm-weather casual attire for Akihiro would be a black or gray long-sleeve shirt or a black, gray, or blue short-sleeve shirt with blue jeans or gray pants. During cold months, he typically wears the same thing with a black, white, purple, or gray sweater. White shoes. Personality: Wings: Avian (sharp feathers; aqua-blue) Spirit Shadow: Dragon Spirit Weapon: Bow + arrows Elemental Affinity: Fire Elemental Weakness: Ice, Earth -------------- Name: Ojima Fumiki Gender: Female Age: 16 Grade: 11 State: Shadow-user (Awakened) Appearance: (see picture reference) Warm-weather casual attire is a white, black, gray, or lavender long-sleeve shirt and a white, black, gray, lavender, or soft green, slightly-longer-than-knee-length skirt. Cold-weather wear is a sweater, the same skirts, and pants under the skirt, all in the same colors as the skirts. Personality: Wings: Fairy (red) Spirit Shadow: Spirit Weapon: Gun Elemental Affinity: No affinity Elemental Weakness: No weakness ------------------ Name: Kimura Mitsuho Gender: Male Age: 18 Grade: 12 State: Shadow-user (Unawakened) Appearance: (See picture reference) Personality: Wings: Fairy (butterfly) or Avian (I can't decide) (Red) (black aura) Spirit Shadow: Kirin Spirit Weapon: Staff Elemental Affinity: Changes (takes time to change) Elemental Weakness: Physical; otherwise changes ------------------- Name: Aegis Gender: None (looks female) Age: Looks around 17 Grade: 11 State: Shadow-user (Awakened, not found) Appearance: Picture reference (It's big.) Colors Hair: Brown Hairband: Black Eyes: Green Dress: Blue with lighter hems Shoes: Black Personality: Wings: Bat (sharp angles; aqua-green) Spirit Shadow: Spirit Weapon: Gun Elemental Affinity: Physical Elemental Weakness: Electricity ------------ Name: Kyoko Gender: Female Age: 3 Species: Cat (Havana Brow, Maine Coon, American Shorthair mix) State: Shadow-User (Awakened) Appearance: A short-haired she-cat with tortoiseshell fur and blue eyes. Personality: Wings: Avian Spirit Shadow: Panther Spirit Weapon: Claws and teeth Elemental Affinity: Dark and Light Elemental Weakness: Ice and Fire I think that's it! Enjoy.~ ---------- SETTING October 15, 2010 Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan ---------- The demon smelled his blood. He could feel it. Everyone has a face they show to the outer world and a repressed side. That is just how it is these days. It moved in to attack. It craved his life's blood... His soul. Sometimes this repressed self struggles to the surface, begging for air... But we refuse to acknowledge it. The shadowy part of the soul is one no one wants to admit, to acknowledge, to think about. He ducked. Narrowing his eyes, he retaliated. Bright red wings flickered to life; his body faded into a shadowy wolf. He brought a giant claw down on the demon. Once a day, every day, all time ceases to move forward. Living things turn to stone; electrical devices seem to turn off, though they are simply frozen in time. Everyone is oblivious to this time. The demon screeched in pain, reeling back before parting its jaws and allowing a flurry of flame to race towards him. A small group of teenagers, however, has the ability to separate soul from body in this "time". They are aware of all that goes on, and choose to fight the demons existing in this realm, dubbed Manala. He jumped out of the way, allowing the flames to pass harmlessly. Manala, while not completely attached to this world, can affect it. Demons roam it, and can destroy things at will - which can, if the damage is great, cause problems in this world. Those with the power to enter this realm try to prevent that. He pounced on his enemy, allowing electric shocks to race through his body and harm the demon. These people have the ability to control their Shadows, or the forms their souls can take. There are two types: Original Shadows and Spirit Shadows. The Original Shadow appears as the person normally is, though with wings that are determined by the person's personality. The Spirit form, meanwhile, is an animal or being whose form is taken by the soul, and is also determined by personality. The demon screeched yet again, then grew silent and unmoving, aside from twitches caused by the electricity. Spirit Weapons are weapons forged by the soul, and can be used while in Original Shadow form. The demon faded away, and he reverted back to his human form. Normal people sometimes fall into Manala. They are the ones who fall prey to the demons. When someone's soul is taken by a demon, they fall comatose until it is recovered. Another demon lurked nearby. He braced himself. The mysterious comatose patients have been appearing all over Hachinohe lately. Doctors have been unable to find the cause. He grinned. A small team of teenagers fights in this realm, trying to keep some stability in this messed-up world. He could defeat any demon. And so... He was Daichi Mineto, bane of demons! ...it begins. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring! Brrrrrrrrrrrrring! Brrrrrrrrring! Brrrrrrrr- click! "Mmmm... Damn..." Mineto sighed, his hand still lingering over his alarm clock. He did not want to get up. It was too early... School was too early, and it ended too late. Why he couldn't just put his head on a book and learn through booksmosis was beyond him. The purple-haired youth stood up, stretching. There was no use in complaining. He quickly dressed in his uniform and grabbed a comb, walking over to the mirror. One green eye stared back at him, the other being hidden behind purple hair. He pursed his lips, thinking about his other eye... His blind eye. Mineto gingerly lifted his hair, giving him a clear view of the cloudy blue orb, his reminder of his "problem". The truth was, he wasn't going to live long. He had a genetic illness that hadn't actually surfaced in his family for many generations. First, it would blind one eye, then the other; then it would give him asthma; then it would put him in spastic comas; then it would kill him. My life is a goddamn mess. Mineto sighed and combed his hair. What a vibrant purple it was... Even better, it was natural. He had no idea how that was even possible. Why the hell are all of my problems genetic, anyway...? He shook his head and headed out his door and down the stairs to the dorm's lounge. There was still some time before his friends awoke, so he began preparing breakfast for them. It was one of his obligations as leader and best chef to make breakfast every morning. "Mrrow!" Kyoko rubbed up against Mineto's leg. He smiled and bent down to scratch the cat behind her ear. He had a soft spot for cats. Mineto looked up as he heard voices from upstairs. Mitsuki, Fumiki, Yuki, and Akihiro were walking down the stairs, engrossed in some conversation. "...cults. I think this new one is just weird," Yuki was saying. "It is, kind of. I don't really have time to research it, so I don't know much," Akihiro replied. They're talking about that new cult... Mineto turned back to his work in the dorm's small kitchen, leaving his face blank. The cult had been underground for a time, but it eventually became the talk of the city. Mineto was tired of it. ((Note: I still need a name for the cult. 8D)) It was a charismatic doomsday cult. Mineto didn't know the full details, but he did know that half of the school was "secretly" a part of it. He wouldn't be surprised if some teachers were members. The cult believed that the world would be taken by demons in ten months, and it had some sort of Christian background. Mineto had heard a few snatches of their sermons (they were preaching in the street), but that was all he really noticed. Mineto plopped some eggs on a plate. "Hey, cultist dweebs. Do you want breakfast?" He busied himself with making more food while the others came to him. Mitsuki took the plate and handed it to Akihiro. "I find it disturbing... With a cult like this, chaos may follow." Akihiro accepted the plate and headed to the nearby table. "Let's just hope they don't get the bright idea to start attacking people," he said. "They think the world's gonna be destroyed by demons, right? Doesn't that sound weirdly familiar?" "Yeah, it sounds like they're thinking of the demons we've been fighting," Yuki agreed. She took up a plate offered to her by Mineto. "But... Maybe it's just a coincidence. It's not like that's never been talked about before." Mineto served breakfast to Mitsuki and Fumiki, then got to work on his own. "Personally, I don't care if Raptor Jesus suddenly parades around town making it rain holy water. I'm bored of all the cult talk." Yuki smirked. "That's why we talk about it!" "I think I'm gonna stop--" Mineto was interrupted by a loud crash. He sighed. June again... With that thought, he turned in time to see June getting up and brushing himself off after a fall down the stairs. "No one saw that, right?" "No one saw a thing," Akihiro told him. This was more or less June's daily routine: come down late, screw something up, steal Mineto's breakfast, go to school - and that was exactly what he did. After breakfast, the small group exited the dorm and began heading to school. Mineto's sensitive ears picked up some conversations around him. "So, that cult's pretty cool, eh?" "Yeah, I hear they're talking about demons destroying everything, or something like that. Isn't that scary?" "I dunno, it might be kinda cool to see the end of the world. Besides, they say that..." Mineto blocked out the conversations. As always, everyone was talking about the damn cult. Their lure to get people in was the whole "those who believe will be saved" crap. Why do they get so much popularity with that? It's not like anyone can really know what the future holds. School passed as normal, aside from a transfer student (or ten) moving in. Lunchtime came along, and Mineto and friends moved up to the roof of the school to eat lunch, as always. A few more people than normal were up there, but it didn't bother the group. ((Feel free to interact with Mineto and friends. I give you all free roam. P: You can be an average high school student, a Shadow-user (the new users should awaken over time... Though you can be a free-roaming user, if you really want), a cultist... Just make sure it'll fit in with the role-play.)) Edited by Snowmanic, Feb 28 2010, 01:34 PM.
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Lord Tora Unlimited Crusader	Feb 8 2010, 06:14 PM Post #2
【The Knight of Tigers 】 Posts: 5,462 Group: Former Monarchs Member #6,733 Joined: March 17, 2008 Gender: Male Country: Australia 3DS Friend Code: 0404-6433-6113 Steam ID: crusaderandtimothy	Name: 'John Smith' Gender: Male Age: 18 Grade: 12 State: Shadow-user (Awakened, tends to avoid demons) Appearance: John is a pale lad of slight build with unstyled - but more or less tidy - black hair and gold eyes. The fact that his usual dress code rarely involves anything that doesn't include black, white or dark blue doesn't do much to play down his complexion either. He always seems cold, no matter the season, and is always seen in pants (jeans typically) and a long-sleeved shirt AT THE BARE MINIMUM. Personality: John is outwardly a friendly, irrepressible joker with a penchant for melodramatic acting and a tendency to attempt to inject humour in even the most serious of situations. He's amicable and always seems to be having fun; his 'masterpiece running gag' is referring to himself as the most cliched of aliases, 'John Smith' and never revealing his actual name. However, he seems to 'slip' every now and again into a colder, steely countenance, especially when he thinks no-one is watching. The observant types of people often remark that he seems a little too upbeat though, and more than once the suggestion has arisen that his bright attitude may be nothing more than a mask and that he may actually be hiding some darker side of himself. In truth, he is hiding something, but he's not telling... Wings: Aqua-blue with black aura (bat-like) Spirit Shadow: Mongoose Spirit Weapon: Bastard sword Elemental Affinity: Lightning Elemental Weakness: Physical
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Snowmanic	Feb 21 2010, 03:54 PM Post #3
it is way too cold for this Posts: 1,504 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,022 Joined: May 29, 2008 Gender: Female	You realize you can start role-playing as soon as you post your profile, correct? Also, the first post has been edited slightly. Additions: Flight is possible in Manala, profiles need to be PMed to me in order for the characters to be approved and gain wings, and Spirit Shadows, Spirit Weapons, and affinities/weaknesses are up to the discretion of the character's creator unless said creator has no ideas. Note that mythical animals are up for grabs.
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Lord Tora Unlimited Crusader	Feb 21 2010, 09:34 PM Post #4
【The Knight of Tigers 】 Posts: 5,462 Group: Former Monarchs Member #6,733 Joined: March 17, 2008 Gender: Male Country: Australia 3DS Friend Code: 0404-6433-6113 Steam ID: crusaderandtimothy	(Actually, I was waiting to see if anyone else was going to join before I leapt into anything. ^_^;; Okay, here goes.) tapatap tapataptap, tapatap tapataptap, tap tap tap, tapatap tapataptap, tap tap tap tap John's fingers drummed out a rapid tune on his desk. He never bothered to move from his desk if he could help it. It wasn't as if anyone expected him to, so it all worked out fine in that regard. He never had to meet up with friends anywhere during breaks because, despite his amicable nature, he technically didn't have any friends. Not only was he pretty much a fresh transfer student, but... well, sure, people were fine to have a conversation with him, and his creative and/or humourous input to discussions was often welcome, but for some reason people just didn't want to hang around with him. He suspected it was due to his constant smile; fixed emotions scare 'normal' people. For evidence, see any horror movie involving dolls with creepy grins. Case in point. And so, with his golden eyes closed to shut out any distraction, John continued to tap on his desk to the music inside his head, waiting for class (and subsequently, Interesting Things) to start. All the while, beneath his ubiquitous smile, he quietly picked up a handful of mental dominoes and started stacking them together, trying to find the starting point of a string of cause and effect. How did this all start? Why him, specifically? Why right here, in this year? All questions have an answer, and he intended to find the truth behind the last few crazy months of his life, even if it killed him. A likely outcome if you looked at it the right way.
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