Guardians Rising
They say that everyone has 'a gift'. Usually that means a talent for art or maths or high-jumping. It's what a teacher or a parent says to a despondent student or child, frustrated at their lack of drive or self-esteem they resort to this tired-out phrase. "You have a gift." They will say, emphasis on the 'gift' as if it is some mysterious, elusive thing. Yet everyone has had this said to them at some time or other.
I was told I had 'a gift for science' whatever the hell that means. Chemistry? Biology? Physics? What kind of Physics? It is such a boring, vague term; deliberately so. If it turns out the child just turned out to be talentless the parents and teachers could console themselves; the child still had 'a gift' but it was simply not on par with the 'gifts' of others. What nonsense.
I tell you now, though, that I have a gift. No, not a run-of-the-mill talent. I'm not even good at the 400m. But I have a true, honest-to-God, unique gift. And a lot of people my age do. Unlike anyone before us and maybe everyone after us as well, who knows? The scientists are just as dumbfounded as us for it might as well be magic. All they know is that something in us different. It sounded too complex to me so I switched off, guess I don't have 'a gift' for science after all.
But my real Gift? Maybe you'll see it one day. God only knows, I hope that day doesn't come. But something tells me it will and the fun and games will be over. But don't worry, I'll protect you. Because I have the Gift.
- From the journal of Captain Jacob Horn.
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Guardian Rising is an RP based in the modern world, starting in September 2014. This will be based in the UK (largely due to my familiarity with their school system for the premise, nothing more). It is not a super-human RP per-se; those with the Gift have a singular ability reliant on them wielding a very specific catalyst.
-The catalyst must be forged by the Guardian (one with a Gift) in a traditional method (without machinery) and must be a melee weapon.
-A Gift is an ability that relies on the catalyst the Guardian has forged. It can only be used with that catalyst and there can only be one catalyst at a time, with very few exceptions where there are two. A Gift can be an ability such as increasing the range of a bladed weapon swing to increasing one's own physical strength; from the catalyst seeking out a target's heart with unerring accuracy to a blade that can cut through anything.
-The Guardians are organised like a military division with non-commissioned officers. All officers above the rank of Captain are older soldiers drafted in from regular divisions to command the youths if necessary. No one, however, expects the Guardians to have to fight. The military training is merely to examine their abilities in a set environment and provided a defensive force should another nation present an offensive one,
-The catalysts are locked up without fail and never leave the compounds where they are stored under maximum security.
-The Guardians will attend school as per normal and are told not to disclose their membership of the semi-secret division to others. There are rumours but, by and large, most Guardians stick to this rule. Those who do not are often expelled from the ranks due to not taking their Gift seriously enough.
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As you may have guessed this RP will not be a peaceful one. It will be presenting difficult challenges and situations to youths entirely unprepared for the situation they are presented with and seeing many they know not surviving through them.
Any questions/thoughts/additions? This is a rough structure I thrashed out with multiple ideas running through my head so I may need to tidy it up and clarify sections.
