Yoko, while small as hell, carries one impressive ass aura around herself. She's around four-nine but she makes up for it by having one hell of a bite and a bark. She constantly gives off the aura of resting bitch face and makes herself hard to approach as possible. One probably wouldn't approach her anyway given her horrendous body odor and the fact that she's very unladylike. Now to get to the meat: yes, Yoko is East-Asian, pureblooded Japanese. Her skin is a golden yellowish tone, her eyes are slanted, and her hair is pretty straight (and also a black color). Back onto her traits; yes, Yoko is a tomboy and a humongous one. Her black hair is cut short into a pseudo-pixie cut, she usually wears dresses or anything, and she's very well built. Seriously, she goes to the gym and works out in her spare time so she's very very cut. Her attire covers up her body well given that she usually wears clothes a few sizes too big... and is very unfashionable. Though, she hides a bust of around 38H behind all of her heavy clothing, except no butt.
⫸ P S Y C H O L O G Y ⫷
"Oi!"
▼ | PERSONALITY : |
Confident but also an enormous pain in the ass. Due to years of living out in a rural place with no one around her but a bunch of men and boys... her personality matches it. Yoko is a loud, rude, outspoken young girl that isn't afraid to mince words. That's because of the way she is, she's innately impatient. She wants to get to the point and has no time dancing around subjects. Unfortunately, this can earn her the ire of the people around her and unfortunately for them: she doesn't give a shit. She's very passionate and kind, however, and interactions with her will show that, despite her confidence, she is very humble. She likes and breathes self-improvement and loves her family no matter what.
▼ | SKILLS : |
Bōjutsu A skill her grandfather taught her as he was a master at the staff. Not exactly something that Yoko can use in a fight, but it's something she's passionate about.
Cook Yoko was taught by her mom how to cook and she also works as a cook in her family restaurant.
Trilingual Yoko is fluent in Japanese (naturally), English, and French, due to attending an international school.
▼ | BACK STORY : |
Yoko was born in very rural Japan. It was a very strange place, but it was at home. It was a special kind of rustic that Yoko pines for, but moving on. The Hatanaka family was a simple one: there was a wife, a husband, a daughter, and a son. Yoko was the daughter. Given that it was rural Japan, technology and other stuff were a rare commodity so she went playing outside along with her brother, Goro. Goro and Yoko were two of the closet friends out there! They had all sorts of fun, but death struck the Hatanaka family when their mother died of cancer. That was the first major change in their life which lead her to be super close with her older brother. He was into sports and working out, so Yoko joined him and also had a heavy presence of her grandfather in her life. So... in other words: Yoko didn't have a whole lot of ladies in her life. Which lead to her taking after the men in her life - not that was a bad thing but it was rather unusual.
Yoko went to a normal school out in their small town - but eventually, their father and grandfather had other bigger ideas. They felt like Yoko and Goro wouldn't get the education they wanted out in the sticks, so her father arranged for her to attend an international school. The Bordeaux International School in France. Once they were both of age they were shipped there. France was definitely a change of pace but Yoko learned excellent skills there, and she also picked up on English and French while in the international school.
However, she met her best friend there... the first female friend she ever had: Nakamura Aiko. The two were quite alike... both were Japanese tomboys that were shunted to France. Except, Aiko was from Los Angeles and Yoko was from Japan. Despite that minor difference Yoko and Aiko became the two best of friends and they shared their common interests. They both graduated school and went home... which for Yoko ended up being Los Angeles, which was where their friendship continued.
They lived on completely separate ends of the city but they would still make time for each other. Yoko went to University in LA while also working at a Japanese restaurant her aunt worked at. However, there was an incident that changed everything for Yoko, Aiko, and Goro. Yoko finally met Aiko's family and after some chatting, she realized that there was some bad blood between the Hatanakas and the Nakamura's (Or at least that's what Aiko told her). They forbade Yoko from ever seeing Aiko again and never to come near them. However, Yoko had nary a clue as to why... nor a plan to follow the Nakamura's wishes because screw them.
The two talked however they could and eventually they met in person. That was where things fell apart... Aiko made a confession to Yoko that shook up their entire dynamic. Things didn't go as planned and Aiko underwent an explosive Manifestation-Event... which in term also caused Goro and Yoko to manifest their powers as well. Except, Goro was injured during the chaos and ended up in a coma - while Aiko fled into the night being chased by FAMA. She got away but Yoko vowed to get Aiko to pay for her actions... in blood if she has to. Thus has been tracking Aiko down... except for the fact that her power is a pain in the tits. In fact, she wondered how in the hell she became a Deltahuman in the first place? Unless Goro or Aiko were exposed to the energies she had no clue because she never even seen a crystal.
Nonetheless, Yoko has been searching for Aiko... except until the incident occurred and LA got destroyed. Now her new goals are survival at any cost and trying to protect her family in the chaos. Maybe finding that bitch Aiko.
▼ | PERSONAL ARC : |
Yoko's arc could involve Aiko and the antics that she's up to at the moment. It could also involve her family as well and her brother in a coma.
⫸ P O W E R I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷
"Oh boy, this would be fun if I didn't end up naked every time I use it."
▼ | POWER CLASSIFICATION : |
Chromatic (Yellow & Red)
▼ | POWER DESCRIPTION : | Wyvern-Transformation.
Yoko was exposed to both the type-yellow and type-red energies and she is thus a chromatic-type Metahuman. She is, primarily a type-yellow with her ability allowing her to transform into a completely different form. Yoko doesn't have control over this ability, but when her emotions are elevated, or sometimes at complete random, she will trigger a transformation into a powerful two-winged, two-legged dragon-like creature. This isn't an instant transformation, it's a gradual transformation that means that she'll change over time. She'll start a wyvern no bigger than herself and she could get enormous, the largest size that Yoko has reached was the body of a minivan and wings that are thirty-feet long. This means that the longer that Yoko is transformed, the more powerful that she'll become. Her skin will be covered in durable scales that make it tough for blades to slice her and can only be impaled with significant force, and her bones will become a lot more durable. Naturally, Yoko will be capable of flight the second that she develops wings with massively strong wings, and the rest of her body will be incredibly strong being able to toss people around with ease with raw bestial strength. Yoko will get the ability of a super sense of smell... like a snake she can taste the air for scents and use that to track her targets. Her hearing will also increase to the point where she can hear a needle drop. Yoko will be one powerhouse on the battlefield if she gets to that point.
Minor-Pyrokinesis.
If I were to divide Yoko's power into percentages, her wyvern ability is 85% of her ability, with pyrokinesis being the remaining 15%. Yoko, even in human form, is capable of producing flames, though while human her flames are incredibly weak being able to create a baseball-sized fireball at most. However when Yoko transforms her ability to produce flames scales with her wyvern form (and it changes to mere firebreathing). She'll be able to fire a jet of flames like a flamethrower and be able to shoot massive fireballs that'll scorch people on contact. Her body, in wyvern form, is a lot more resistant to fire than her human form.
▼ | WEAKNESSES : |
As stated before it's not exactly an ability that Yoko has control over. When she gets a bit too stressed or emotional, she'll trigger a transformation. This can be inconvenient depending on what she's doing and she could transform into her wyvern form at an inconvenient time. Now, as for the transformation itself: it ain't a pleasant one. To put it bluntly: It fucking hurts. Imagine some external force forcing your skeleton to adjust to that of a dragon? It'll sting like a bitch and Yoko will be bleeding a ton. Now as for the Wyvern form itself, it starts weak but gets stronger and it'd probably be easier to just kill Yoko when she first transforms because she'll be weakened. As it gets bigger she well; gets bigger. She becomes a bigger and harder target to shoot along with her speed going down. Along with the fact that her mental processes will slow down and become more bestial. She'll go off instinct and less of sense the further into the transformation she is and will have a harder time controlling herself. If her transformation is emotional enough; then she'll end up being a mindless beast. Now, in her wyvern form, she'll reach a point where she's more or less immune to fire. Only in her wyvern form, however. In her human form, she's still vulnerable to it like everyone else and will try not to use her pyrokinesis. In her wyvern form, her vision will gradually decrease the stronger she gets until she has no choice but to rely on her hearing and sense of smell. Unfortunately, that can play against her with extreme sensory attacks. If she's incapacitated or she calms down she'll revert to human form, unconscious. And naked. That'd suck too.
⫸ O T H E R ⫷
"Aiko, I don't know if you can hear me but I'm going to get you for this."
"You think you got it hard? Well, hate to break it to you, sis, but so does everyone."
▼ | BIRTH NAME : |
Nakala Isabelle Phillips
▼ | ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Dancer (Her FAMA codename)
▼ | GENDER : |
Female
▼ | AGE : |
31
⫸ A P P E A R A N C E ⫷
"I turn heads."
▼ | P H Y S I C AL S T A T S : |
▸ HEIGHT : | 6'3ft ▸ WEIGHT : | 162 ▸ ETHNICITY : | African-American ▸ HAIR COLOR : | Black ▸ EYE COLOR : | Brown
▼ | PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : |
Nakala, as much as she hates the concept, usually draws attention to herself the very minute she walks into a room for a variety of reasons. For starters, the fact that she's tall. She has inherited her height from her mother - along with a variety of other things. She stands tall even above the boys at six-three and even has a deeper than average voice. Along with the fact that she's a bit more muscular than average, she can be quite intimidating. The girl carries herself with weight and confidence and makes every action of her matter. What sucks for her is that she's nowhere near as feminine as she wishes she was. However the girl is curvy, and she still hits the gym and her time in the dance studio has done wonders for her. Usually, she has her hand on her hips or her waist as she walks. The girl is African-American and proud of it, she has extremely dark skin, thick lips, and afro-textured hair that she keeps in braids.
⫸ P S Y C H O L O G Y ⫷
"Come on, I'd rather hear about your problems than hear about your death."
▼ | PERSONALITY : |
Nakala is a very strong-willed and determined human being. She takes a lot after her mother and the way that she was raised, and she was raised to be a strong woman, full of spirit that takes nothing from nothing. However, one difference that she has from her mother is that she has far better social skills, and is not ridiculously prideful as she was. Nakala herself is a very caring and loving human being who sometimes lets her pride cloud her judgment at times. Nakala herself only focuses on what's in front of her and hardly has time for distractions. She's less concerned with putting on fronts as she is with her immediate friend group and advancing herself. So rarely you'll see Nakala drawing unnecessary attention to herself or dressing flashy. However that isn't to say the girl is completely anti-social, she's perfectly fine talking to people. However, Nakala is extremely impatient and at times and that leads to her saying and doing things that alienate herself from friends or something rash.
▼ | SKILLS : |
Dancing ⫻ One thing Nakala has had a talent in is dancing. Since she was young she always took dance lessons that have evolved into being the assistant instructor for a dance studio and competing against other schools. She aspires to be in music videos and do it professionally.
Mechanic ⫻ Nakala's father was an auto mechanic, not the best job but it was something. However, the girl picked up a lot from her father because of her interest in it and also works part-time there now and then. She knows how to fix most cars better than men! All the looks she has received were hilarious when upstages the men!
FAMA Agent ⫻ Nakala is a former FAMA agent and while she's out all that training and knowledge is still fresh on her mind. She knows a lot about Deltahumans and how they function, hand to hand combat, and marksmanship. Most of all, she knows how to take on many different types of Deltahumans.
▼ | BACK STORY : |
Nakala's mother was quite interesting, her name was Michelle Gallus and she was a Floridian woman born in Tampa that, after manifesting at a young age drifted into the woods. After a few weeks, she was picked up by a traveling circus which she lived with for a while until she eventually joined FAMA in its prime. She took the callsign, Scary Monster, and preformed numerous raids against the likes of REAPER and other Deltahuman threats. On the side, she met a man named Bryan Phillips and the two eloped, got married and soon enough Nakala was born. Bryan wasn't anything impressive, he owned an auto-garage, while Michelle worked as pretty much the primary breadwinner. There a slight bit of tension between the two because Michelle was more or less making way more than Bryan.
Well, Nakala was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania. She wasn't the overtly social kind of gal at first, she kept to herself growing up. Her mother taught her how to be independent of a young age, and taught her how dangerous the world was and how tough she had to be. She taught her skills she needed to be self-sufficient, including socially. Often the girl was responsible for getting herself to and from school and staying home by herself until one of the Phillips got one. However, she had one friend that she stuck through from kindergarten onwards; Olivia Clarke. This girl was her best friend and the two had more experiences together than anyone else because the two were inseparable. Nakala, throughout school, made friends with many people from all over. This was enough for Nakala, personally, but she found herself making more friends incidentally by taking up her interest in dancing. It, at first, was an after school thing eventually it evolved into a passion. She became so skilled at dancing throughout her younger years that it became a competitive thing for her - even going to different cities for the weekend just to compete!
Soon enough, Olivia manifested a type-blue power. It was the ability that gave her instinctive knowledge of biology that puts her above even the top minds in the field. The girl went insane with power as she created a new life, made cures for diseases, and other such things. Nakala thought that she should slow down... but then Olivia made her imp
Things changed for Nakala when REAPER attempted to kidnap the president and all hell broke loose and Michelle was sent there for backup. It was a nasty stressful time for the Phillips family as Bryan wanted Michelle to come back before she gets killed or something. They lost contact with Michelle and they assumed the worse... until it all blew over and it was revealed that Michelle survived. Except for the fact that she had lost her arm, and the insane amounts of PTSD she had from the incident. All the rampant violence and murder that took place took a toll on Michelle and she became an alcoholic wreck.
That hurt the Phillips family in more ways than one given their primary breadwinner was taken out of the picture. She got a huge check for losing her arm, but it wasn't long before the money was starting to dry up and Nakala had to take up odd jobs to help support the family. She had less time to hang out with her friends and live her passion but she managed to get a job at the dance studio. It was a small job as an "assistant instructor", which was the owner of the studio throwing her a bone.
Then the punches kept coming as Nakala eventually lost her closest friend, her emotional support. Nakala cleared her schedule and they went to a house party and Olivia went missing. At first, Nakala thought she went home, but eventually, she wasn't home and everyone was getting suspicious. Nobody knew where she was and there were several police reports put out but nobody could track Olivia Clarke. Things felt a little strange to Nakala as Livvy was only separated from her for only a short period and nobody knew where she was? Well, she launched her investigation into what had happened and it turned up no leads, and it seems the police were content with giving up. After all, Deltahumans disappear all the time? What makes Olivia anymore special than them?
Nakala eventually suspected REAPER was involved, but she didn't have a clue about how to go about it. Eventually, Nakala decided to join FAMA, it was hard leaving her dance studio behind but this was what she needed to find her friend. Nakala went through the six-month training program and came out as a special agent - and came out one of the best. For the next few years, Nakala rose through the ranks of FAMA, but she didn't give up on Olivia Clarke. No matter how many clearances she got she couldn't find. Eventually, while following reports of some Deltahuman kids causing trouble in Virginia... she found out that one of them had a red delta-crystal. Apparently one of them found the tiny crystal and used it to give their friends powers.
It gave her an idea. A stupid idea but one she was going to go through with nonetheless. She cut the kids a deal; if they give her the crystal, they get registered and she'll leave out all the crime they committed. That was when she went through with her plan. She scoured the dark web for information, she eventually found someone who'd get her in contact with REAPER, and arranged a meeting. She arranged for it to go down in the dead of the night - it was tense, but she showed up nonetheless. Nakala met with a REAPER agent who introduced herself as Davis... then he came.
Abel.
She was terrified of the tyrant, being REAPER's boogyman and the one responsible for the bloodshed that scarred her mother. However, she tried to stay strong and stand her ground. They had known who Nakala was and was expecting a trap but she stood strong and demanded to know information on Olivia Clarke. The information they insisted they didn't have, she tried to press them on it but Abel simply demanded the crystal. Against all logic Nakala refused and Abel moved to take it from her and her power manifested at that exact moment. Sparks of green lightning hit Abel and covered him in plants which... did nothing to stop him as he simply tore out of it.
However... another FAMA agent, named Maximilian Cornell, had his eye on her and launched a surprise attack against his arch-nemesis. They forced Abel to retreat but after he was gone Maximilian slapped cuffs on Nakala. They took her into the interrogation room and he personally interrogated her. That was when she broke down into tears and told him everything. She knew it was over for her - it was going to be a life of crime. However, Maximilian, out of the kindness of his heart apparently, decided to keep it off the books. Nakala knew it was only because he was close friends with her mother. However, he had one stipulation: Nakala resigns immediately or he'll tell them everything.
Forced with no other option, Nakala packed up her office and resigned. To clear her head, she visited some friends in LA to talk about what happened... then the incident happened. Fortunately, Nakala was able to save herself. Unfortunately, she's trapped in LA.
▼ | PERSONAL ARC : |
Nakala really wants to find her friend Livvy... and maybe she'd find the clue that she's looking for here in LA. Then she also has unfinished business with REAPER and Abel.
⫸ P O W E R I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷
"I wish had something that'd let me find Livvy."
▼ | POWER CLASSIFICATION : |
Type-Red
▼ | POWER DESCRIPTION : | Botanical-Lightning
Nakala has a strange power that seems to be a mixture of plant manipulation and electrical manipulation. She can produce dark-green electricity like energy that looks and moves much like actual electricity but does not shock or burn on contact. It travels the speed of lightning and will more or less instantly reach its destination, but does not conduct whatsoever. What it does instead produces plant life when it comes in contact with any unplanted surface and causes an explosion of random plant life (From fruit-producing plants to bushes) that'll continuously grow as long as Nakala keeps pumping energy into it. She can also produce a continuous stream of electricity and can also charge up for a massive thunder-bolt that'll cause a huge explosion of plant-life if it comes in contact with a surface. If it comes in contact with existing plant matter, however, it'll cause explosive growth of that plant and only that plant. She can make a tree grow dozens of branches in a few moments and cause the grass to be obscuring. If the lightning strikes a seed it'll cause it to suddenly sprout and grow. Naturally, she can influence the direction it grows and in addition, she has a more traditional elemental ability to manipulate plants.
This power doesn't have too many direct uses, but she can produce plenty of this botanical-lightning and can drastically change the environment of an area given time. She can turn an area into a raging jungle if she has time, and this will allow her to produce barriers, bridges, and perhaps even food. If the lightning strikes a person it won't cause any damage to them other than causing plant growth on their being that can probably easily be torn off. The ability has a side-effect of putting insane amounts of oxygen into the air just by creating the lightning. Nakala has a secondary ability to support her primary, and it's a more direct plant manipulation. Nakala is unaware of the fact yet but she subconsciously produces small amounts of the energy where ever she goes and that gives her a connection to all plant life in the area. This means she can sense plants and communicate with them subconsciously... of course, plants can't talk, but she can detect their health state.
▼ | LIMITS : |
Nakala can create as much energy as her stamina allows her. Besides, it has a range of around eight meters and going past that range will cause it to immediately disperse. However, her power has two catches to function at its maximum; sunshine and environment. Nakala needs the sun to be touching her skin or else the plant growth will be stunted, which cuts her effectiveness in half indoors or at night. Also, she has trouble producing plant life on artificial surfaces such as concrete and metal.
▼ | WEAKNESSES : |
First things first, the plants are weak against anything that'd normally damage plants such as ice, fire, toxins, etc, etc. The primary weakness of the power comes from the oxygen-producing quality, it fills the air with so much oxygen that even a slight spark can cause a huge flame. A huge flame that'd most likely set Nakala on fire because she's in the center of it. The other problem is that excessive amounts of oxygen is toxic and will cause nausea at best.
⫸ O T H E R ⫷
"I want to know how I can make a difference, how to make people take me seriously."
[ 17 | 5'6ft | Caucasian (Brags about being part Irish) | She/Her | 102lb ]
[Imagination]
APPEARANCE
"Irish and proud."
Sugar naturally sticks out in a crowd, much to her chagrin. It isn't due to her size, because she stands at an average five-six. It's probably due to her fiery head of red hair, freckles, and the prosthetic leg. Let me get this out of the way, her right leg is gone below the knee, and replaced with a prosthetic. It's normally a white color, but she had painted on it when she was much younger. All over it, she has many different childish drawings of knights, princesses, and wizards. It's a momento from a part of her that is yearned for. However, Sugar has had prosthetics for years now and she is adjusted to normal walking with it on. Aside from the occasional off-step, it's hard to tell that she even has a prosthetic leg.
In terms of aura, Sugar gives off an aura of somebody who would rather blend in, but can't due to her obstinate nature and pride. She could tie her hair in a less conspicuous manner but she prefers to let it flow around. Usually, Sugar just gives off the aura that she's uninterested in what's going on. She's usually buried in her phone or some other electronic device or reading a book. She always had a satchel slung over her shoulder with a book or other items inside of it. Now, back to her appearance; in terms of build Sugar is very thin to suggest that she eats well and tries to work out but fails. She's very thin, and gaunt, and if you were to see her naked you would see that she's super bony. Not too much of any feminine appeal anyway with 34A cup size and the world's flattest behind. Not that Sugar is particularly interested in sex or anything. She likes her body just the way it is.
Now, contrary to Sugar's quote, she's only partially Irish. She's a mishmash of various European cultures - she may not even be Irish at all! Most likely the most Irish thing about her is her skin, which is a smooth, freckled beige color. She has a lot of freckles all over her body, including her upper body (shoulders and back mainly) and unfortunately, lots of freckles on her behind. In terms of attire, Sugar likes to wear red... and only on off days, you can see her wearing not a single red thing.
PSYCHOLOGY
"How do think I am in a world where Wizards are real?"
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Sugar's personal goal was to redeem her family name. While she doesn't go into exactly what they did, they did some bad stuff to a lot of people. She wants to start anew by starting a new family and a life for herself that'd honor them as well as begin things ago.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ It's best to say that Sugar subscribes to a loose form of Existentialism philosophy. If there's no point in life what is the point of living? In her eyes, she's trying to find a point to living, because she knows how cold and hopeless the universe is first hand. Sugar tries to adopt a medieval form of nobility and families - because she's pretentious. She takes a huge amount of interest in family names and honoring them - believing that one's actions reflect an entire bloodline.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Sugar is straight but doesn't focus too much on her sexuality.
FEARS ⫻ Sugar doesn't have any particular fears... it's mainly the whole dying without having a sense of real purpose or redeeming herself like she feels like she needs to.
REPUTATION ⫻ Sugar's reputation among the Vanburens is that she's a scion, one of the many orphans that James took under his wing. She's known for being a strange one for her nature and seeming obsession with fairy tales. Of course, she hides her past from the rest of the Vanburens for personal reasons and that puts her at odds with them.
FLAWS ⫻ Sugar has a bit of a temper and has a habit of getting set off way too easily. Which makes her commit very some rash actions. In addition, Sugar feels deep-seated guilt for the actions of her family that she feels went unaccounted for - many James sleeping around and some things that the Reids have done.
BACKSTORY
"I don't use Vanburen out of respect for my old family."
Sugar keeps her past relatively secret for some personal reasons. However, she tells the rest of the Vanburens that she comes from a place called Farmer Hill, Montana. Where she says the Earthquake that destroyed that city killed her whole family, along with trapping her leg under some rubble. She was saved by some people but they had to amputate her leg. Afterward, she was taken under the Vanburen wing after James came by adopting some of the orphans out of the children.
However one thing she's open about is her passion. Since she was young, fairy tales and fantasy stories deeply fascinated her. With her caregivers supporting this and it eventually escalated to a worrying level. She was seemingly obsessed with fairy tales, which leaked into everything that she was involved with. Her schoolwork, her home life, and play life. Her parents simply figured that she'd grow out of it and left her to her own devices. One thing she did do was write her own fairytales in a sketchbook of her own property. This was the start of her love of art and her future business because this was where she began to become an artist. She was talented for her age, and with time she got better and better. Eventually becoming a talented young girl.
Her time in the Vanburen estate was distant as she was the youngest member at the time and one of the more recent additions to the Vanburen family as the events of Farmer Hill took place not too long ago. Most of James' children had grown up and moved on and that left her all alone. What didn't help was her alienation from the rest of the family - which due to a choice comment by one of the Vanburen children was due to her hobby. They called it childish and she needed to grow out of this fairytale obsession. Which she did... she put her childhood sketchbook away and decided to focus on other things. Becoming frigid and hollow due to forcing herself to do so.
Though, Sugar ultimately decided to go to a prestigious school out of state to finish the rest of her time in highschool. That was where she met some strangers like her and reevaluated her social position. Though that was where she found something else out - a roommate of hers, Stacy Hubbard - was Extra-Normal, an Adept in fact. Sugar knows quite a bit about the Extra-Normal, and she was curious about the girl's abilities. Eventually, she opened one eye and could see that the girl could summon "faeries" into the world that can cast spells and serve her. Interested by this ability the two experimented a lot, and their bond grew to the point where Stacy could give Sugar a connection to the Lux.
Sugar gladly underwent this process and attempted to learn casting and an affinity, but could never figure it out... until she pulled out her old sketchbook. It was just what she needed and focused hard enough that she accidentally summoned the dragon from her book. Unfortunately, she couldn't control it enough to prevent it from setting the room on fire and setting the fire alarm.
That was one thing she had a hard time explaining when the two barely dodged an arson charge. They were happy that they were just kicked out and Sugar went back to the Vanburen estate where she chilled while they arranged for her to attend a different school. The girl decided to practice her ability while getting professional art classes... and yet she couldn't do more than summon the characters she created eons ago. Unfortunately, Sugar was there when father unfortunately died, and she didn't hear anything about it until the next morning. She was asleep so she had not a clue what happened and seeing Jame's funeral was the saddest day she ever had.
However, things started getting really weird in Araminta... as the Vanburens from all over came back.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"I need martial arts for the next motherfucker that calls me Blathnat."
Artistic ⫻ It comes as no surprise Sugar is an artist. She doodled a lot when she was younger and with some classes, she's really talented. She can turn life into lines and thus art. She can do it surprisingly fast, too.
Extra-Normal Experience ⫻ Even before Sugar became apart of the Vanburen family, Sugar seems to know a lot about the Extra-Normal. Mainly the other types of beings there are out there but strangely enough, she knows how to seal Apparitions.
Chess ⫻ Sugar has also been taught to play chess and checkers when she was really young. However, this isn't a skill on her own, it allows her to be tactical and quick thinking to an extent.
EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES
"I'm a wizard, too, you know."
TYPE ⫻ Adept
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Fairy-Tale Queen, Sugar has access to the Red, Purple, and Golden Lux that allows her to summon things out of fantasy.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Using Sugar's channeler, her old childhood sketchbook, she is able to summon a wide variety of different beings that are straight out of her own fairytale. The way that Sugar believes it works is that she can summon the characters out of the fairytale book she wrote eons ago. However, how her abstraction actually works reflect her imaginative nature and create summons that brings the characters she created to life. It's linked to how she feels, however. Since her imaginative nature is dead she is unable to create new summons even if she tried because they are soulless. She can only create summons now out of a sense of nostalgia. If she were to get as invested as she used to be in her own imagination she'd be able to create any number of summons. The true implication of her ability; being able to create any type of summoning puts her connection with the Golden Lux as top tier. However, for now, she's limited to four: each summons has its own abilities that Sugar can utilize.
Sir Reginald ⫻ Sugar's strongest summon and usual go-to summon. Sir Reginald takes the appearance of a massive thirteen-foot tall ghostly knight that is transparent. He has a massive sword that's about two heads taller than him and a shield. Sir Reginald can slice at opponents with his sword and defend Sugar with his shield - doing whatever she verbally commands him to do. Sir Reginald is strong and is powerful enough to contend with the strongest Extra-Normal beings and is resistant to physical blows.
The Mean Old Dragon ⫻ Summoning the mean old dragon is a simple one. A red, ghostly dragon head will appear out of her Sketchbook and open its maw and fire a fireball the size of a baseball. These fireballs burn all they come in contact with and the dragon can fire a barrage of them.
The Ice Queen ⫻ The Ice Queen takes the appearance of a regal woman in a massive flowing dress with a staff (but has no facial features). Summoning the ice queen will allow Sugar to fire a beam of freezing ice out of her sketchbook. The beam is made out of blue energy and will gradually freeze all it comes in contact with.
The Wizard ⫻ Summoning the Wizard will create a ghostly mage whose features are obscured by his oversized cloak. All that can be seen is his wooden staff and the Wizard has the ability to create runes on small objects that it can use to telekinetically move them. He can create up to three runes at a time and so far is unable to move anything bigger than an apple, but he can manipulate them well.
Levitation ⫻ A secondary ability rooting from her connection with the orange light, Sugar has the ability to levitate up to fifteen feet in the air. She can, of course, adjust the height but she moves really slow while levitating.
LIMITS ⫻ Sugar can only have one summon out at a time and in order to call on a different summon she has to put the current one away. It'll take a few moments before her summons take an appearance and can be damaged at this time. Each summons does less damage against the Extra-Normal and thus take more damage from them. If the summon is damaged enough they'll be destroyed and won't be able to be used for a few hours. In addition, unlike other abilities of this class, they require verbal commands and gestures to be used. Each summon has its own limits. In particular, Sir Reginald is a huge summon that she can't use in close quarters, or else he'll break. He also can't travel more than a few feet away from her so he can't extend his range even further. He can take the most damage out of all of the summons but he'll gradually crack and shatter like glass. The Mean Old Dragon's fireballs aren't that strong at all, being able to cause a light burn (like accidentally grazing a candle) at worst. However, she can fire dozens at a time, thus sacrificing quality for quantity. The fireballs can travel about ten meters before they dissipate. The ice queen can fire a beam for about a minute straight then she'll need another minute or two to recharge. The beam isn't instant and it'll take some time to actually freeze something (liquids freeze faster though), and has a range of about five meters. The wizard can only affect objects up to the size (or mass) of an apple and can only control three at a time in a ten-meter radius. The Wizard can send them hard enough to cause some damage but the summon's telekinesis can be beaten by someone grabbing it.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Any damage that the summons receive is reflected back onto Sugar. If Sir Reginald gets a crack on his thigh, so does Sugar. This can result in some really nasty stuff.
"I learned that there's a lot more to this world than I thought, and I'm wondering if I dug too deep."
[ 5'6ft | 19 | Haitian | She/Her | 120lb ]
[Fascination]
APPEARANCE
"Looks and brains... I feel like I hit the genetic jackpot."
Lynette is definitely a girl that stands out in the crowd. With her massive head of kinky black hair, and near-matching dark skin, she stands out in contrast to the predominately white Farmer Hill. Though, other than that, her aura and demeanor are generally subdued. She generally lingers in the back, out of sight, rather than taking the forefront. Even when she's moving, she doesn't really stand out with any kind of swagger, or confident walk. Her gait is relatively calm, and collected, she slowly takes steps one at a time - and also watches her step in case she steps in or on something. Her voice is soft, but she speaks quietly and doesn't really shout, or anything of the sort. She can be called mousy, and what gives her a bit of a librarian demeanor is the large, thin-rimmed, glasses, that she wears.
Lynette is definitely African at first glance - specifically Afro-Caribbean with the slight accent she has. What they don't know is that Lynette has a few South American countries in her blood - mainly Columbia, and Argentina, but it goes a bit deeper. Lynette's skin is such a deep black color, that it's hard to tell that she's anything other than black. Her skin is relatively clear - she has a few scars, but nothing that'd really pop up. She does have afro-textured hair, that is very curly, and forms a near-afro of sorts. Her hair is also so dark that it nearly matches her skin. Her hair is very clean and well maintained.
Lynette's build is very lanky, and thin, built up from a little bit of yoga and morning jogs to keep the weight off. Though, she definitely isn't without her curves. She has a "bubble-butt" that keeps the boys staring, and has a 36F cup which means she isn't a slouch in the chest department either. This would be great if Lynette had any real interest in romance. Probably the most defining feature about Lynette's face is her full pointed lips, and her small, brown, almond-shaped eyes. Her jawline is sharp, and her cleft-chin is hardly noticeable given how it blends into the rest of her face. Her abnormally large, crescent-shaped ears are thankfully hidden by her enormous afro.
PSYCHOLOGY
"Of course, magic, gods and the occult are real... and are a lot scarier than what I envisioned."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Lynette is trying to figure out her family's past, and what exactly are the "Witch Mothers." After learning about the Glutton, she wants to get what she came for and leave.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Lynette takes a page from Albert Einstein, and says that her life philosophy at its basis is to create satisfaction for herself and other people and to create something from nothing. Which means that the only way she'll be happy is by learning, and finding out about herself, and her past that she didn't know. Not just for the sake of it, because it's something that she's passionate about.
SECRETS ⫻ One thing that Lynette keeps hush about is her fascination with occultism and her search into her grandmother's past. For starters, she doesn't want to sound like some devil worshipping kook - and the fact that she'll probably sound crazy.
DESIRES ⫻ Lynette desires learning, and creativity, though a part of her desires a partner or two to share all this knowledge with. Somebody who's intelligent as she is, and is capable of discussing all of her philosophical concepts with.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Lynette isn't quite sure of what she wants... or if she's even sexual at all. She's tried it with both boys, and even girls, and... it just didn't work. She just wasn't "feeling it." Maybe it was because she had other things on her mind and no time for romance.
FEARS ⫻ Lynette fears nothing in particular.
REPUTATION ⫻ Lynette's reputation in Farmer Hill isn't the best... she's known merely as a nosy girl, due to her habits of trying to dig into the town's past. Mostly the parts about the town's past that nobody wants to be uncovered.
PET PEEVES ⫻ People who expect her to conform to "norms" or other such things and think that she's strange for deviating from them are on top of Lynette's shitlist. She's dealt with a lifetime of being thinking that she's strange because she doesn't get along with people that well, and doesn't want any more of it.
QUIRKS ⫻ Has a habit of freezing when put on the spot, and can be thrown off by people sometimes. She also carries around her grandmother's journal around everywhere in her purse. Also signs her name with her middle initial.
BACKSTORY
"How did I go from New York to fighting a God? Here, lemme tell you."
Lynette's past was relatively simple: was born in New York as the daughter to a father that worked for one of the big companies situated there. He was no CEO, but he definitely had more than a living wage - all because of good schooling. Lynette's mother was a deaf woman who was one of his coworkers that were brought upon to show that his business is diverse. Eventually, the two got romantically involved, and he ended up marrying her - not before putting a baby in her! That baby was Lynette, the oldest child and start of a vast family with five other siblings coming after her.
Lynette and her siblings were given the best schooling money could buy - and with daddy Dominguez going nowhere, money kept flowing in. She was relatively close to her mother because her father was busy and she was left alone with raising the kids. Lynette was a bit different than her siblings because as where they sought out social interaction, Lynette sought out knowledge. She was far more academic than her siblings. She wasn't the most socially outgoing person, but she was by no means socially awkward. She was good enough with interactions to help her gain a friend or two but largely was ignored by the masses.
Which was fine with Lynette, her raging curiosity was what kept her motivated. Once she hit her teens, puberty hit and she grew out finely. Good enough to attract the attention of a few boys... but none of them went anywhere because it was difficult for Lynette to connect with them - or they just wanted into her pants. She pushed them away... and eventually, through the help of a friend, found the joys of video gaming. It was pretty much her fun outlet she used when she wasn't studying, or researching something. It came to the point where her sisters tried their damn near hardest to pull her away from the consoles, but it wouldn't work.
Lynette gained another hobby when she was digging through her mother's belongings one night - out of a boredom induced curiosity - and found a journal. A journal that belonged to her late-grandmother, oddly written in clear English. It spoke of a line of women that were known as "Witch Mothers," back in her home, and were practitioners of magic. Healers of a different variety that used their talents for good, or bad. Lynette became immediately fascinated with the practice and immediately went to research it online... only to find nothing of it. She looked into Vodou, but it was nothing like what the journal talked about (or even how the West depicted the religion).
So, Lynette launched a clandestine search into her past and roots, and surprisingly there are no traces or records of any ancestors past her grandmother - even though her journal explicitly said that there was a long line. Lynette also dug into any form of practice of magic or occultism and became quite fascinated by the various arts - especially witchcraft. She seemingly became an expert in it in the months that she had researched into it. However, she didn't find a trace of the Witch Mothers, or her bloodline - what she did find, was a little clue to her search.
The end of her grandmother's journal was burnt off, but it mentioned a place known as "Farmer Hill" being a "Nexus." Which was a weird phrase, but Lynette did some googling, and found Farmer Hill, Montana. Which was the only trace she could find. She had become near-obsessed with her grandmother's legacy and wasn't going to leave it alone at this. So, once she finished high-schools lined up... but she settled on Grand Ridge. Just so she can get to the bottom of this, then transfer to an actually good college.
She started towards her degree in STEM and as a way of blowing off steam, she participated in the camping trip later on that summer. Of course, Lynette came out of that incident scarred and getting something that she thought was limited to myth: magic. She accidentally set off an alarm at Grand Ridge, but she joined the support group and played along with the rest of the group... until the battle with the Glutton.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"I don't know everything, just what I know."
Spanish ⫻ Lynette has a lot of Spanish in her family, so naturally, she saw to it that she picks up the language. She had her family teach her a little bit, before taking a class in Spanish in high school to perfect it. She, naturally, is very skilled at communicating in Spanish and can hold conversations at length in Spanish. Though, in Farmer Hill, she just calls people names.
ASL ⫻ Another language that Lynette has picked up due to having a deaf mother was sign language. Since she was a little girl, she has played interpreter for her so things would be easy. So, naturally, she knows this like the back of her hand. She probably knows sign language as well as she knows English.
Knowledge ⫻ Lynette has always been a Grade-A student. She has spent a great amount of time learning as much as she possibly can from a variety of subjects through her schooling year. Mainly things such as English, Psychology, Geography, and so on. She's incredibly book smart.
Gaming ⫻ Lynette is also an avid gamer, and that's pretty much what she pretty much spends most of her spare time doing as has more fun with a controller and keyboard than chatting with somebody. She plays a variety of different games, her favorite being competitive games.
Occultism ⫻ Lynette has devoted a great deal of time in researching the various occultic practices of the world. It wasn't all that useful, and was just a little hobby of hers... but she's about to make great usage out of it.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Elemental Glyphs, the ability to produce different elemental effects by drawing their glyphs on an object.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Lynette's abstraction is rooted in her fascination in the magical and occult parts of her past, mixed with her interest in spiritualism, and the symbolism of other cultures. She has an abstraction that is best described as Glyph Magic. How it works is that she basically draws one of five symbols on an object, and an elemental (or psychic) effect (or better described as a "spell") is created from the glyph. Lynette has access to six different elementals; the four classical elements. They are Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, each with their own symbol that needs to be drawn to access their power. After drawing the glyph, Lynette, at will, can command the glyph to use their spell. It can be a fireball, to a wall of ice, to a tremor shock, to even a miniature tornado. However, the scale of the glyph is what dictates its strength. A glyph drawn on her palm will be able to produce basketball-sized effects (Fireball, ice-ball, etc), while a glyph the size of a car is what will allow her to create the more powerful effects.
There is no real limit to how large or small a glyph can be. In theory, she can create a glyph that encompasses fields, or even the size of countries. That's only a theory, however, as in practice it'd take incredible amounts of time and effort to pull off, and it can easily be interrupted. In addition, Lynette can create glyphs out of any material, on any surface - she just has to draw the glyph. She can draw it in the dirt with a stick, or even draw it on herself with a marker. The glyphs have a "charge," or are a battery, that depletes with usage. The smaller "spells" use less of a charge, while the larger ones take up a lot more energy. The larger glyphs, of course, hold a bigger charge.
Below are the elements Lynette has access to:
Fire: Fire Spells are fairly straightforward as far as elements go. It's essentially conjuring flames, and Lynette has the ability to conjure said flames in a variety of different forms. From the simple fireball to a massive wave of fire. It's fairly flexible in usage, and the damage it causes cannot be ignored.
Water: Water is the element that Lynette has the highest affinity towards, which means this form of magic is the strongest, and she can do the most with it. Water comes in several forms: Liquid, gas, and solid. In its liquid form, Lynette is able to create water in a variety of different shapes. From a jet-stream, a whip, an orb of water, and more. In its liquid form, Lynette is only really able to create obscuring mist, and fog. However, in its ice form, Lynette is able to create ice in nearly any shape imaginable, limited only by quality. She is capable of manipulating existing water forms by creating a glyph near it.
Air: Unlike the other elements Lynette is unable to create air but has to manipulate existing air. It's as straightforward as manipulating fire: she can move air in a variety of different forms. From creating breezes, squalls, gusts, whirlwinds, zephyrs, gales, tempests, and even hurricanes if she's able to create a glyph large enough.
Earth: Probably the most destructive, and the element that she has the least affinity towards, but it's easily the most destructive. Earth allows her to manipulate all forms of stone, from natural to artificial. She can cause the earth to completely reshape, or send it flying at somebody. She's also capable of manipulating soil and plant life to a smaller extent. She can even cause tremors by drawing the glyph on the ground.
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN ⫻ The mountain's graces allow Lynette to effectively cast spells without needing to draw glyphs first. She gains the ability to manifest "ghost glyphs" on objects by focusing really hard and creating them on the object. These ghost glyphs effectively are the same as her regular glyphs but have one usage before they disappear for good. It takes a few moments for them to manifest, and it takes a long wait before the larger ones appear. In addition, if she draws a glyph, she'll be able to cast larger spells from smaller glyphs, and far more efficiently.
LIMITS ⫻ To even access the meat of her abstraction, Lynette needs to draw it first. Which can be difficult in a lot of situations and circumstances. It may be easy enough to draw a small glyph, but in order to use the meat of her abstraction, she'll need to draw a larger glyph. In addition, the glyph needs to be neatly, and cleanly drawn, or else it won't be nearly as effective. Lynette can only have three active glyphs at a time (five when she's in the presence of the mountain). When she reaches this limit and creates a new one, the oldest glyph will immediately fade away. She can only interact with these glyphs in a five-meter radius, once she's outside of it, they are effectively useless until she gets back in range. The glyphs will also fade away after twenty minutes.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ The glyphs can be destroyed, by either supernatural or mundane means. Even smudging it greatly is enough to render it useless. In addition, glyphs can be destroyed by being exposed to their opposing element (Fire can be erased by a cup of water, air can be removed by a rock, etc). In addition, Lynette lacks any immunities or protections from these elements - and neither does whatever she draws the glyphs on. She can be burned by fire, frozen by ice, and so on... so it's ill-advised that she creates the glyphs on herself. Lest she wants to give herself a nasty burn.
OTHER
"I wonder where the trail ends... I hope it's satisfying, at least."
"Well, one thing that the whole thing with the Glutton taught me is that I need to be in good shape."
Kimberly (or Kim as she likes to describe herself) is one of the girls that thinks she's plain. She feels as if she doesn't have the face, body, or curves, of models. And in truth, she doesn't have the attributes that make them attractive. Not that really hindered Kimberly at all, she shunted that idea as she found her true calling. Yes, she still has the glasses that invoke a librarian look but the rest of her body says that she's an adventurer now. She usually has a smug smile on her face like she knows something that you don't. It's catty, and somewhat immature even - but a lot of people get the wrong idea about her just from the look. She's not as spastic and energetic as before but is a lot more mild and calm. Reserved even... even with the smile.
Kimberly is thin, but recently she has been paying a lot more attention to her physical fitness. After all, most of her time is spent running around. So, Kimberly has been hitting the gym, losing that little bit of pudge she got from before when she sat around. Which has done wonders for her skin... she's not pale as she used to be. Now, she isn't completely bulked out or anything but you can tell in a few years she'll be in a lot better shape. Her legs are the most toned and strong looking part of her body, however. She has blemishes on her face and a little bit of acne. She doesn't have any marks on her body, other than a few childhood scars that haven't faded. Her skin tone is the result of being primarily French, with a bit of German, and being distantly Blackfoot. As for the rest of her body, she has a banana body shape. Not a body with a whole lot of curves, her shoulders are around the same width as her waist. Her bust (32A) being fairly small, and the same with her hips, she doesn't have a whole lot of curves.
Before the girl wouldn't think of getting a tattoo. However, she decided to say fuck it and get a . Taking the appearance of a massive blue butterfly that takes up almost her entire back... it was the end result of a lot of money and many sessions. On her right arm, she has the tattoo of Rest in Power, Jordan Nichols surrounded by musical notes and vines. Which is weird because, in this timeline, she would have never met the girl. Separate from her tattoos is her sigil which is directly on the center of her forehead. For her other sigil, it's the symbol of a cockroach under her left foot. Ironically enough.
Kimberly dresses rather practically when she's out doing her thing. She likes clothes that suit the purpose of being a monster hunter. She wears combat boots (the more lightweight version because she still needs to run and climb shit), and military-style cargo/combat pants with lots of pockets - sometimes she wears jeans but special work jeans. As for her top, she likes to wears all sorts of stuff for the occasion. She isn't against wearing a tank top, but usually, she wears a jacket, hoodie, or even a trench coat. When she's not on the job she dresses rather unflatteringly. Kimberly doesn't have much of a figure so she doesn't bother and, unlike some people, she doesn't see the point of getting all dressed up if the situation doesn't call for it. She keeps it simple with jeans, a t-shirt, and a hoodie if the situation calls for it. When she's trying to dress to impress she has some semblance of style... a hipster style. She dresses conservative but wears sweaters, jackets, and all sorts of that jazz that are bright and colorful - and likes to wear dresses. Though she still sometimes wears boots, and she's the kind of girl who wears sneakers with a dress. Regardless of what she's wearing, though, Kimberly always has her trusty satchel slung around her shoulder.
PSYCHOLOGY
"I wish I could have had the courage to tell Jordan not to go with the Hound..."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Kimberly's singular, obsessive, goal is to stop Annabelle Heart's rampage. She knows that she, at this point, is borderline unstoppable, but Kimberly's still going to try to stop her somehow. After that, Kimberly's goal even if it appears on the surface level that she's only in it for the money is to protect her community from the Extra-Normal. Her experiences with the Glutton and the Hound have opened her eyes to the bigger picture and she knows that things won't be the same. So she attempts to grow stronger anyway she can and make money while doing it. On the flip side, she is attempting to make as much money as she can off of "Ghost hunting" along with expanding her influence far as she can. Though, deep down, she wishes to get over her sorrow over her best friend's death.
WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THE COVEN ⫻ Kimberly doesn't want anything out of the Coven other than their safety and survival. She doesn't have any interest in joining them, or being a witch at all, nor does she particularly approve of them. However, she isn't against working with them if they have a way of curing the curse that was placed on Annabelle Heart. Nor is she against helping the Coven if they really need it. From what she can tell, they're just a bunch of girls out there sticking together, and she won't really .
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Kimberly outlook on life changed drastically (fighting an eldritch abomination can do that to you). She realizes that maybe humanity is just a speck in the bigger picture but she wants to enjoy life the best she can and for what it is. So what if there are monsters out there? She's going to stop them. Kimberly lives and let die and believes that anyone can change, and the ugliest people are caterpillars that will, in time, blossom. As a strange belief of hers, Kimberly thinks that photographs are one of the most important things of all time; as they are moments perfectly captured and locked in time. Even if the people die, their photographs will live on forever and they are immortalized through a photograph.
SECRETS ⫻ Kimberly keeps her battle with the Glutton a very well-kept secret between herself and the people who fought it. She tries to keep the Extra-Normal a secret in the most cunning way she can: by presenting them as fiction. In addition, due to what happened, Kimberly has to keep what happened to her friend, Jordan Nichols a secret. Namely her interactions with the girl because technically, in this timeline, she died years before they even could have met.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Kimberly thinks she is heterosexual but it's ambiguous (perhaps even to Kimberly). She isn't exactly the flirty type but had moments where which has made others unsure of her exact sexuality - namely she had some moments of flirting (and "other" displays of affections) with her late best friend, Jordan. Perhaps unintentionally? However, she seems to only show this kind of affection to her close friends.
FEARS ⫻ Kimberly knows that there are monsters out there - literal and metaphorical. She feels the dread overwhelming her innately that they could strike out at any moment and she won't be strong enough to stop them. Kimberly also fears to lose the people that she cares about, mainly because she lost one friend to the supernatural and never wants to lose another one.
REPUTATION ⫻ Before she was thought of as an overimaginative weirdo with a camera, now that's different. Kimberly's quite popular online with her series Project: World Unknown. The show is actually a recording of her battles with Extra-Normal beings presented as special effects and this has reached people far and wide. To say it in fewer words; Kimberly's a celebrity. One that's known in Tampa, in particular.
FLAWS ⫻ Eccentric and is prone to alienate people unintentionally by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. The girl is very nosy and likes to stick her nose in other people's business - especially when it comes to the supernatural. Kimberly is overzealous, presumptuous, and has a habit of jumping the gun. Especially when the going gets tough. In her attempts to combat the supernatural she has gotten rather arrogant and believes herself to be an expert. When there's much she doesn't know and most likely that'll bite her in the ass. The girl hasn't fully gotten over the death of her former friend, Jordan Nichols, and will go to any lengths for it to never happen again.
BACKSTORY
"I've found my true calling."
So to begin, Kimberly was born as a native of Farmer Hill, Montana. Her family isn't particularly complex, her father's name was Leonard Walton, her mother's name was Constance, and she had a sister name, Bethany. Her father was retired from the army and settled down to work in Townhall, while her mother was a sheriff in Farmer Hill - the two met while in the service. Kimberly, at a young age, displayed a creative and fun-loving side that loved to read and enjoyed art but her parents had a different plan, they wanted their daughter to follow their footsteps. After all, it was apart of the family tradition to do this great honor... but it truly wasn't in Kimberly's best interests. She just wanted to be creative and fun-loving and all and that was something that Bethany shared too. The two girls were pretty much close childhood friends - Kimberly's only friend it seemed.
The family traveled a lot to other cities and Kimberly enjoyed it... but then they came back to boring old Farmer Hill. Kimberly often fixated on the photographs that they took while at beaches and other places and she longed to head back there - and these days she longs to go back to those days. Kimberly wanted every one of her moments to be immortalized and that's what created an interest in photography. It started with demanding to be the one to take the family photos and then it ended with Kimberly working to buy a hundred dollar camera. From here on in, Kimberly dreamed of going to Grand Ridge Academy and becoming the world's greatest photography and her sister, Bethany wanted to do the same. The two shared the same interest and eventually, they took photography classes together.
However, their subjects were drastically different. Where Bethany took pictures of the scenic Farmer Hill and tried to catch people's best moments, Kimberly's subjects were a bit more macabre. Kimberly was interested in the dark history of Farmer Hill and the Occultism that surrounded it... much to the chagrin of Leonard and the many other people who wanted to keep that aspect of Farmer Hill a secret. It was just the occasional picture of a cow skeleton, a pentagram that was drawn into the side of a building, and the site where an animal was obviously sacrificed. The two, occasionally got together to take photographs together but their completely different interests were hard to make work together. Though, things changed between the two after one faithful event.
Bethany was attacked one day after coming back from school, she claims by a man - but now Kimberly wonders if it was supernatural. After that, their relationship did a one-eighty; Bethany started hanging out with the rich preppy girls and started talking down and bullying people. Which included Kimberly as Bethany, whenever they were out bullied, belittled, and talked down to Kimberly in high school. It seemed to be for show as, whenever they were home, Bethany rarely bothered Kimberly and merely brushed her off whenever she tried to get a straight answer. Kimberly was hurt by the betrayal as the girl thought that she was her best friend and this bullying caused her to be the target for the entire town. However, this didn't last long as the two graduated and Bethany went to a prestigious college in LA.
Kimberly didn't know why, but she remained in Farmer Hill to attend Grand Ridge Academy. She told herself that she only did it to follow her original plan to go there to become the world's greatest photographer. Worst of all, Kimberly felt alienated from her own family by not abiding by their wishes and constantly got into arguments with her. It was quite clear they saw her as the black sheep for refusing to serve their country. It started with small things like not inviting Kimberly home for holidays to more or less kicking her out of the house. Worst of all, she noticed that they took down all the pictures that had Kimberly from their social media and it felt like her connection to the Waltons died.
Suddenly, Farmer Hill felt like a trap that she needed to escape... and it was uncomfortable running into them on the street. In Kimberly's spare time she went around Farmer Hill and took spooky pictures of whatever she could find - and sometimes of things that she made herself and put them on Instagram. Eventually, she got bored one day at one of the places something was sacrificed to a "Glutton" and decided to fuck around. She played the part of a ghost hunter and mocked getting attacked by a ghost and convinced a friend of hers that specialized in special effects to edit in some stuff. Then she put it on social media to some rather positive reception.
Which gave her the idea of, whenever the girl wasn't studying, to run this little web series of hers named Project: Worlds Unknown. It was a simple thing where she went around and acted the part of a ghost hunter that tried to rid Farmer Hill of phantasms or the curse that plagued the town. It gained some small traction to the point where the ad revenue put a little bit of money in her pockets. Though around this time a newcomer to the town name named Jordan Nichols... a black girl from Philadelphia with a messed up leg that wanted to pursue a degree in Photography as well. They were the polar opposites of each other in every way but that's what made them connect so well. Jordan needed a guide around Farmer Hill and Kimberly, well, needed a friend.
Eventually, the two were functionally joined at the hip with Jordan rarely going too far away from Kimberly (which lead to some rumors that they were in a relationship - which Jordan denied but Kimberly didn't). With Jordan helping out with Kimberly's show and all of that jazz. Kimberly and Jordan were best friends and there was nothing that could change that.
... Not even the discovery that the supernatural wasn't as fake as she thought it was. After a camping trip gone wrong due to Scott Reese, the town scumbag, getting possessed by the Glutton and going on a rampage. Kimberly escaped with her life but didn't realize it at the time but she Awakened. From then on, she helped the group whenever she could even though she didn't know of her abstraction. Kimberly noticed a strange trend with her friend, Jordan, and confronted her on it... and Jordan revealed that she was being hunted by a being known as "the Hound".
Jordan confessed what happened that messed up her leg, which made her so haunted and guilty: years ago she went on a drunken car ride on her cousin's, Madison Brown, birthday which ended with a car accident that killed her. Since Jordan was behind the wheel, she blamed herself for years for her death. However, as it turned out: that was not how things were supposed to go. As it turns out Jordan was the one that was supposed to die and the Hound wished to correct that. Kimberly vowed to protect her from the Hound and did just that.
From there, Kimberly assisted the group in their battle against the Glutton... which was getting more and more hopeless as the situation devolved into raving cultists and monsters wandering the town. Before the ultimate battle, however, the Hound came for Jordan and said that if she comes willingly, he'll help the group defeat the Glutton. Jordan, however, willingly gave herself up to the Hound. Kimberly tried to object but Jordan was dead set on this... and this ended up being Kimberly's biggest mistake. Before Jordan left, they had some parting words before Jordan gave Kimberly her abstraction: Temporal Pausing.
The group ventured into the mountain and defeated the Glutton - where she discovered her abstraction - bringing back all of their old friends and creating a new timeline without the Glutton. In this timeline, Farmer Hill was destroyed by an "earthquake" but magic was returned. It would have been perfect, but Jordan's cousin, Madison Brown, was also resurrected and Jordan died years ago. She apparently attended Grand Ridge Academy in Jordan's place. Against the advice of the Hound Kimberly showed Madison a recollection of what happened. From there Kimberly's family moved to Florida without her and Kimberly ended up moving to New York City to attend school on her own.
However, this wasn't right... Kimberly didn't want to pretend things were normal with the things that she has seen. After much thinking; Kimberly brought back her show... Project: Worlds Unknown. However, with a twist; Kimberly was actually battling the supernatural and Apparitions and recording it. Over time, her viewer base expanded to the millions - there were less theatrics, fewer special effects, and other fancy nonsense, but that was only because Kimberly was taking it seriously. Kimberly was eliminating Apparitions that were a threat across New York City along with becoming a celebrity and traveling to other places to help stop other Apparitions.
Though, she kept her ear to the ground. Kimberly knew the next big threat was right around the corner. It won't be as big as the Glutton but nothing could be on par with that thing.
And it wasn't long until she found it; Annabelle Heart. She started tracking a strange string of murders that started in rural South Carolina that went down south. Then she found out about Annabelle Heart after tracking her down and receiving a few Recollections about her. Kimberly found out more and more about the girl and what she had become and realized that she was a monster. And then Kimberly realized that she was the only one that would be capable of stopping her, being the only person knowledgeable in the supernatural and what she is.
Thus, Kimberly tracked her all the way from South Carolina to Tampa by following the destruction.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"Kimberly Walton, Ghost Hunter."
Extra-Normal Experience ⫻ Kimberly is a ghost hunter after all. Even before taking up her rather peculiar career choice, she survived the battle with the Glutton. Coming out of the experience with knowledge of all kinds of being that only grew.
Shooting ⫻ While Kimberly knows a gun won't do too much good against an Apparition; she knows that there are other baddies out there. Which is why Kimberly has taken up to practicing the gun range and keeps a weapon on her at all times.
Photography ⫻ Kimberly was born to be a photographer. Even from a young age, she put any cheap camera she could find to good use. Now that her equipment and skills have advanced quite a bit, she has quite a photographic eye. With her camera never leaving her side, few things miss her eye for detail.
Cinematography ⫻ Kimberly was already a bit ahead of the curve with her expertise in photography. The moment she started recording her web series and taking classes, she entered a whole new area entirely. While she is no professional, she isn't a novice either.
Eagle-Eyed ⫻ Leading into the above skill, Kimberly has a very good eye for detail and is perceptive. Not even the most subtle movement gets past her.
Climbing ⫻ Kimberly has been working out and getting into shape, learning how to climb shit so she can do her ghost hunting schtick a lot easier.
ABSTRACTION
"Hi. Bye."
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Photographic-Teleportation, the ability to teleport to different locations using photos as a medium along with other abilities.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Kimberly's abstraction manifests in her desire to capture all moments and how she felt boxed into Farmer Hill. It's a fairly simple abstraction that is considered to be teleportation with a twist. If she has a picture of a location in her hands she can focus and teleport to that location in a flash of light, not unlike the flash of a camera. All she needs to do is focus, envision she's there, and it'll happen - but it takes a few moments to charge. It doesn't matter if it's digital or an actual photograph - but she works better with photographs in her hands. It's also possible for her to teleport through paintings and other such things long as she envisions being there. Photographic-Teleportation allows her to teleport anywhere on earth long as she has a photograph, but the further away she is the more time and stamina it'll take to teleport. If the location is about three meters away she can instantly teleport to it, but teleporting to say, China will take hours. In addition, Kimberly can teleport people with her long as they are close and doing the same thing as her. Kimberly can teleport to any point in the picture, she has found out with some tinkering - before she thought that she can only teleport to the spot the picture was taken. After practicing, Kimberly can rapidly teleport from one spot to another to confuse and overwhelm foes. Kimberly hasn't realized it yet, but she has one of the few abstractions capable of dimensional travel. In order to access it, it's simple; she just needs a photograph taken in another dimension.
Kimberly has access to two sub-abilities.
Photographic-Sealing ⫻ Kimberly hasn't realized it yet (nor will she ever most likely) but Kimberly went through a Semi-Awakening. Where she retained her main ability but she gained access to one powerful sub ability. It relates to her desire to face Apparitions and the Extra-Normal on an even level and still relates to photography. If she takes a picture of an Apparition she can seal it inside of the photograph; now this is no easy feat - she has to first battle the Apparition to the point where she can weaken it then take the photo. Alternatively, she can keep taking photographs of the Apparition until it is sealed. Once sealed, the Apparition will be trapped inside of the photograph until it is torn or damaged in any way.
Photographic-Scrying ⫻ This ability is rooted in how Kimberly feels as if photographs are just a window. This was also the result of her Semi-Awakening as she originally couldn't access it before. By holding a photograph, at will, she can see the location in real-time where the photograph was taken as a sort of scrying ability. She can see, hear and even smell everything that is currently going on at the location. This allows her to spy on any location remotely long as she has the photograph... she has abused it. If the photograph was taken far enough in the past she can also see into it as if it was a Recollections.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Kimberly's aura sensing is simple; she can sense the auras of objects and people that she has taken the pictures of for about thirty minutes. However, if the object or person is moved from the place where she first took the picture of it; then she won't be able to sense it any longer.
LIMITS ⫻ I'm going to skip the obvious and get to the meat. Kimberly can travel anywhere in the world but further away from her current position, the longer it'll take. She may be able to instantly teleport to a spot a few feet away from her, or take ten seconds to teleport twenty feet, but it requires a few moments of constant mental focus to teleport further. At this time, she has to stay still and focused or else she'll lose focus and the charge will be "reset." In addition, if the photograph is damaged in any way she'll have a harder time teleporting. Depending on the state of the photo she may teleport partially there or may not teleport at all. The act of teleportation is a very tiring and exhausting process while short-ranged teleportation is alright; teleporting to China will knock her out completely for a while. And don't get me started on teleporting to other dimensions. There isn't a limit to how many people she can teleport, long as they envision themselves being in the location of the photo, too. Kimberly needs a camera or photographic device in order to seal Apparitions and damaging the photo in any way will release the Apparition. Kimberly can only scry on one location at a time.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ The abstraction has a couple weaknesses and drawbacks. The mere act of teleporting is very disorientating, nauseating and causes vertigo - teleporting long distances only exasperates this issue. She may reach the point where she falls over on her face from teleporting too much. There's also another weird effect when Kimberly teleports... she finds herself unable to leave the bounds of the photograph for a few moments. To explain, say if Kimberly teleports to the picture of a beach - she won't be able to escape the beach and go forward for a few minutes. Its like invisible walls trapping her, and whoever she teleports with inside of their bounds. Of course, this is dependant on how far she teleports and how much. If she teleports a few feet then it'll pretty much instantly go away, but if she teleports to the other side of the city she'll be trapped in there for a few minutes. Limiting her mobility and making her easy prey... she will still be able to teleport but the more she teleports the worse this effect will get.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Entomopathy, Sharon Reid's ability to dominate the minds of all insect and have them dance at her fingertips.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Kimberly received this abstraction from a friend of hers, who didn't want anything to do with it after the Glutton was defeated. Given the circumstances of how she got the abstraction, Kimberly could understand. Sharon Reid's isolation and inability to connect to people (and the innate desire to gain control of other people) manifested in the ability to connect to insects and find friendship through them. To utilize this abstraction, Kimberly has to feel the same type of emotion which she finds a bit alien herself. She understands how it feels to be alien, as her eccentrics don't endear her to a lot of people, but she has taken strides. Thus she can't utilize the abstraction to its full effectiveness. For example, Sharon Reid could use the abstraction in a radius of miles and could more or less control all insects within the bounds of Farmer Hill. Kimberly, on the other hand, can only dominate the minds of insects in the range of one whole ass mile. Kimberly can completely control the minds of all insects and command them to do whatever she pleases. Whenever she controls insects they do whatever she asks and overrides all of their base instincts until she releases them from her control. With the usage of this abstraction, Kimberly can control thousands of insects at a time, an absolute swarm of insects. This makes her amazingly powerful and versatile with few being able to attack her in a straight fight.
There are two abilities that Sharon had that Kimberly can't do for the life of her: the manipulation of insect biology. Sharon Reid's manipulation of their biology was near limitless and she can create any type of insect long as it made some type of biological sense. Kimberly, on the other hand, is unable to accomplish this and every time she tries she ends up killing the insect. So bummer. By taking baby steps Kimberly has learned to understand any insect's biology on touch and heal them. Just a baby step as she keeps killing them. As a side effect, insects follow Kimberly around whenever she has this abstraction "on", even if she isn't using her abstraction at the moment. They float around her, the longer she stays in one area, the more will appear. They'll ignore any actions she does so she could punch a hornet's nest and it will not cause them to attack at all.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Kimberly has two forms of aura reading directly connected to her abstraction - mainly if she's using it or not. If she's not using it, Kimberly can see the aura of all insects within a mile and a half radius of herself. She can discern what type of insect they are and what health state they are in at the moment. The second she activates her abstraction the ability changes; she will no longer be able to see an insect aura but instead the auras of everything they can perceive. From the environment, objects, and people. Most insects don't have senses on par with humans so their auras are fuzzy and harder to read.
LIMITS ⫻ Kimberly can control thousands of insects if they are within her range, but the more insects she controls the less fine control she has. She can make say a dozen insects do a bunch of different tasks and be able to multitask. If she controls a few thousand then she can only submit one command and they all follow it as a swarm.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Kimberly is telepathically connected to the insects and this comes with some side effects. Controlling a large number of insects is very straining on her mind and causes some serious headaches and nosebleeds. After using the max of her ability it's going to feel like one hell of a hangover hit her. She's also telepathically connected to the insects and killing them causes a shock to her. Killing just one won't be something she notices, but killing a few hundred will hurt enough to knock off her control for a second and a few thousand will knock her out. Somehow killing a million will kill Kimberly too. Killing the insects with burns and cold weather will cause burns and frostbite to manifest on her body.
OTHER
"Nothing to see here."
As for cameras, Kimberly has a Canon AE-1 camera, and an instant print camera she got off Amazon. If she had to choose one, she'd chose the instant-print due to its usage. Due to her adventures, Kimberly has a collection of dozens of Apparitions sealed in photographs but she also keeps a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 2.0 on her for protection.
Large view. _______________________________________________ Madison Tiana Brown
She/Her | 25 | African-American | 5'11ft | 134lb _______________________________________________ Longing _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "I'll have you know there's a proper way to shake your ass." ___________________________________
STEM Major ⫻ Madison got her degree in STEM and is proud to boast that she learned the degree... however, she only got a bachelor degree instead of the master she wanted. Still, she knows the subject well.
Extra-Normal Knowledge ⫻ Madison saw the incident that went down at Farmer Hill with her own two eyes (well, sort of eyes) and had an expert in the Extra-Normal tell her some stuff. She's ready for the plunge into the dark work of magic.
Dancing ⫻ Madison, for her little Instagram page and job, is an excellent dancer... in the risque way.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm hiding all manner of sin, baby, come and enter."
The young Madison Brown is quite striking, standout in both ways she can and cannot help. The main thing that comes to mind is that the girl is quite tall. She's not freakishly tall but she's almost six feet tall and stands at the male average tall and stands proud. Madison walks with confidence and pride with every step, and her voice speaks the same way. Though, she's usually glued to a phone of some sort or seems distracted. The girl astonishingly enough has a rather deep voice for a female - it is not to the point where she sounds masculine but she has a deep, mean sounding voice. She speaks with a thick Philadelphian accent and usually litters her vocabulary with slang from that area. However, the girl is quite friendly and is prone to smiling and making jokes and is quite energetic.
The girl works out a lot and is thus in great shape - she mainly does it for her job. The girl is far from muscular but you can tell that the girl doesn't sit around doing anything which accentuates her curves. It is hard to tell but the girl has a 42F cup size, nipples pierced, but she keeps it hidden underneath her clothing very well. Most people won't even notice that she's bigger than average unless she decides to show it. What she can never hide is her behind which she has to wear jeans a few sizes bigger just to hide. It's something inherited from her mother it seems.
Madison dresses with usually the latest styles but never wears a designer or anything like that since its simply out of her budget. She likes to wear Nike and Adidas track/sweat suits, jeans, sometimes walking around in tights and if the weather permits it leather jackets. Madison is African-American to her very core with large, rather thick lips, curly hair that she straightens, and brown skin. The girl is apart of the Afro-punk movement and it shows with her attire. The girl has her head shaved except for the hair on the center of her head forming a mohawk, has many piercings all over her body, and wears leather jackets and dresses "punk" for show.
Besides, the girl has many, many, tattoos all over her body. She has been smart to keep it sure that her tattoos are covered by her sleeves and no tattoos above the neck. The tattoos were the result of many, many, painful different sessions that she, again, mostly does for show. The tattoos are various African patterns that are sleeves on her arms, legs, and upper body. Madison is almost literally a canvas of different tattoos. However, on her stomach there's a hideous scar... one going from her waist to her chest is stitching scars as if there was surgery on her. Most notably it's on both sides implying that it went through her body.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "At some point; I asked myself if I was a good person and I honestly can't answer it."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Everything Madison does is to try to get over the events of her cousin's death. Everything. Though she wants to enter the world of the supernatural and the occult. After what that crazy girl Kimberly told her everything she knows and loves has been thrown into doubt - most importantly the event that changed everything. Now she wants to know if she can dive into the supernatural to correct things in her eyes and fix the glaring issue she sees. At any cost.
WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THE COVEN ⫻ Madison, after finding the Hound, mainly sticks with the Coven out of companionship. She wants to fall into the world of the supernatural to achieve a particular goal of hers.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ To Madison Brown she has a simple philosophy: live for herself and live without doubts or regrets. The girl believes that life is far too short to be holding onto grudges and to be worrying about past mistakes. Madison wants to remove the ugly out of her life and that is the way to living life perfectly. She honestly sees herself as a hypocrite because innately she doesn't even follow her little guidelines and has been holding onto to her numerous past mistakes. It's merely a guide and merely how the girl presents herself as. There's also her little belief that bodies are beautiful no matter how they come and should be shown to the world - and encourages other women to follow this doctrine.
SECRETS ⫻ Well, Madison moonlights as a stripper to get some extra money. First, she found it dirty and shameful but now... she's starting to like it. The money, the attention, and it has innately shaped her body image. The other secret that Madison has that is far, far, darker is the fact that she died in the previous timeline and was resurrected by her cousin sacrificing herself.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Madison Brown is asexual, in the past, she didn't really have much of a desire for sex even though she was fine with it. She tells people that she likes making them happy, but otherwise has no special desire for a sexual relationship. Some people wonder why she dresses suggestively or is even a stripper, but she asserts that she likes exploring her body and showing the world that she loves the way she came out and implores others to do the same. That said, Madison is completely fine with dating either gender and is fine with sex if the person is right.
FEARS ⫻ The girl fears the inevitable revelation that she was responsible for her cousin's death. Every day she has gone to whatever lengths but she's starting to realize the ugly truth - regardless of who's fault it or not. Madison fears her inevitable fall from grace and falling into a deep abyss.
REPUTATION ⫻ Madison Brown is a rather well-known Instagram model that likes to post suggestive pictures of herself along with posting motivational speeches. Some people bring up her past bullying and her other actions and there's been a growing base of people criticizing her. There's also the elicit side in which she's a very well-known stripper but keeps her identity hidden.
FLAWS ⫻ Madison is broken and no amount of therapy or medication is helping. The death of her cousin, being attacked, being exiled from her family and then learning the truth about her cousin's death is weighing down on her. More one hit and the girl will probably shatter in ways that she can never heal from. The girl is attempting to deal with all of these stressors any way she can but they're not working
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "It's... all a lie."
To begin Madison Brown was born in Philadelphia in one of the more impoverished areas of the city. Both of her parents worked at separate times, her dad during the day and her mom during the night, to support the family so they were hardly together at the time. Madison had a little brother named Samson and the two were relatively close... Samson helped Madison whenever and Madison gave him advice on how to talk to girls. However, this wasn't the person that Madison would form a bond with - it was her cousin Jordan Nichols. You see the girl lived a few blocks over and the two were best friends from even a young age, and they did everything together and what they didn't do together they told the other about. As they grew up they grew apart a little bit but with cellphones entering the picture they text each other constantly. Though, as they grew Madison entered the more popular cliques of their highschool through her good looks and connections and eventually became the queen bee.
Madison wasn't quite a perfect angel and neither were the popular girls and to be one of them you weren't expected to be. Through peer pressure, Madison did things that, by her admission, she wouldn't have done without her friends goading her into it. They bullied people they felt were inferior to them by insulting them, and sometimes even physically attacking them. Over time, Madison became more compliment with the actions and thus more comfortable bullying people. It ended with a few people filing complaints against her but they were all dashed. Madison didn't care that she was hurting people, only that she had friends and on the weekends they turned up at the mall, parties, where ever. It was perfect.
Though, Madison decided to rope her cousin, Jordan, into the group merely through connections alone. Her little cousin wasn't as pretty as her but they brought her in with open arms. Eventually, they were all set to go their separate ways; with Madison and Jordan heading to Grand Ridge Academy in Montana. It was far away from what they were used to... but Madison figured that it was time to get away from Philadelphia. However, Madison and the gals decided to go on one last night out to celebrate.
They were going to turn Philadelphia upside down and they gathered everything they needed. One girl got a car, another got them some fake IDs, while Madison used her connections to get them plenty of liquor. Then they went out and had a banger drinking, going to clubs, and doing whatever the hell they wanted as they felt like they owned Philadelphia. It all went wrong in one instant... Madison was the only one who didn't get drunk as the group's designated driver. Still, she was high off of dopamine and adrenaline and was speeding through the streets of downtown Philadelphia. Trying to show off, Madison tried to run a red light to beat a speeding car...
... and failed to beat it.
The car went directly into them and they went spiraling. They hit a car before crashing and Madison was impaled through the stomach with a stop sign... which went through Jordan's skull. EMTs came in and cut the traffic sign and rushed her to safety, but Madison barely remembers it as it was all a blur. Eventually, she lost consciousness and woke up a few days later sans traffic sign in a hospital bed. She was kept there for a few days but later found out that Jordan had died. It was... the saddest day Madison ever had.
A few months later Madison was released from the hospital but when she got back to school everything seemed different. All the popular clique wasn't talking to her and Madison realized the effect that she was having on the people she bullied. Madison realized it wasn't all fun and games... and after telling her family they couldn't look her in the eyes anymore. They barely even talked to her and only gave her food and a place to stay before they told her that she had to leave when she graduated high school. They didn't care how, but they couldn't stay with them anymore. Those were the most cutting words that Madison had ever heard.
And to make matters worse, the people that she bullied banded together and brutally beat Madison so badly that she ended up in the hospital for a while. It was strange being attacked, but she felt like she deserved it for everything she did. Madison graduated and then went off to Farmer Montana's famous Grand Ridge Academy. She wanted to get a STEM degree and worst comes to worst she can go into the military. However, Madison could barely act the way she used to do and was forced to get therapy (that was the least her parents could do). She was haunted by dreams of the incident and the death of her cousin, every time she went to sleep she woke up either screaming or in a cold sweat. The girl was withdrawn and could barely finish her degree. That was when the massive earthquake began and almost flattened Farmer Hill. Madison was one of the survivors, fortunately, and now she was unsure of where she was going to go from here.
However, Madison came across one of the survivors of the incident, a white girl named Kimberly Walton. The girl seemed to be oddly interested in her and eventually said that she was best friends with Jordan. After punching her in the nose for toying with her, Madison started thinking and eventually heard the girl out. That was when the two were placed inside of a recollection where Madison was shown everything. The battle against the Glutton, the world of the Extra-Normal, and... the existence of the old timeline. That on its own wasn't all that special, but Jordan Nichols was alive in that timeline and fought against the Glutton. And Madison Brown was the one that died, but Jordan made a deal with the Hound so that she would come back to life in exchange for her soul. The revelation that magic was real on its own would change anyone but with what she was told...
The girls exchanged contact information and Madison moved onto the next station of her life: The University of South Florida. She decided that Florida was more her speed and that she needed to start again somewhere else. Things were fine, Madison kept visiting a new therapist and then she found new people. Eventually, to pass the time, Madison began looking up African-culture Instagram pages and found out about a festival known as Afropunk. It was... different, but the kind of different that she felt that she needed. She thinks that she needs to change above all else and decided to attend it.
The girl ended up loving it and how African-Americans were expressing themselves with alternative ideas. Madison became a fan of the movement and ended up shifting her style a bit towards the Punkish, but more importantly, she wanted to attend similar events. This made Madison a festival-rat as she attended all these events dressed like a punk and other alternative costumes and took pictures of herself and put them on social media. Her Instagram page started gaining some traction and Madison decided to use this to become an Instagram model. She found validation through digital likes, but it truly felt empty. Madison pressed on anyway as she worked out to get the best body and used donations and other such things to get money. So she can take even more pictures, make videos, and whatever else - it was insane!
Though ghosts from the past started to bark yet again and Madison found that her follower base was depleting because of her past bullying. Out of desperation, Madison's pictures became more risque and she started attracting a different audience. They came back as they lusted after her body... and Madison decided to take a different plunge. It was a hard choice to make, but Madison's looks allowed her to become a stripper at a high-end club - taking the name Liberty. First, she thought it was the most degrading and disgusting thing but... she started to like the attention the men were giving her. Saying all sorts of things to get into her pants - but she only entertained them enough to get their bills. Along with making her more money than ever before as she was able to attend parties and other high-end events.
However, things weren't the same and Madison still felt like there was something she really should be directing her attention towards... and eventually, she decided to plunge into the world of the Extra-Normal herself. Even though she had nary a clue as to how to go about it; she just wanted to find the mysterious Hound, the being behind all of this. Except she was told that the Hound only appears to people with Extra-Normal powers and he was a very powerful threat on his own. Madison remembered she still had that girl Kimberly's contact information and gave her a call and she gave her a more in-depth look at the Extra-Normal.
Madison wanted powers like Kimberly and the others but didn't know how to do it - Kimberly warned her against attempting to gain an abstraction because it can be... dangerous. However, if she wanted to do it; Kimberly told her about a store in a small town off the highway about an hour or two away from Tampa. An antique shop that Kimberly goes to that she says should have something for Madison. Sighing, Madison entered the racist ass-backward of rural Florida and ended up at the shop. Managing the shop was a woman named Patricia Howard and she said that Madison had a "troubled aura" and Maddie, in turn, told her about Kimberly. The woman told Madison that she sold charms and other trinkets with power and normally Madison would call bullshit but she was willing to believe anything that this point.
As Madison touched the various charms and realized that Apparitions were sealed inside of them. Known of them were truly interesting her, as they were about healing and Madison wanted strength to brave the world of the Extra-Normal... and Madison eventually touched a charming T-Rex shaped keychain and she heard a deep, monstrous, voice in her head. The Apparition inside introduced itself as "The Jaws" and told her that it had a power stronger than any other and will lend her its power if she completes "The Rite of the Jaws". Interested, Madison bought the trinket, went back home, and then touched it.
Suddenly her mind was taken to a massive, seemingly endless jungle... and she was being hunted by the Jaws in the shape of a massive, dinosaur-like, creature. The Jaws said to complete the Rite, Madison has to kill him. The first attempt didn't end well with the Jaws defeating her in straight combat near effortlessly... and then Madison was sent back and told to try again. For the next few weeks Madison tried to defeat the Jaws only to fail again, and again, and again... and only when she started thinking like a predator was she able to defeat the Jaws and gain his power.
And it was great as it boasted - granting her the ability of flight among other great abilities. So this was the first step of her quest to find the Hound... she saved enough money to last her a while and she also had her roommates to help out. So now Madison is after the Hound. A friend of hers, Emily, roped her into a "Coven" and she eventually became one of the founding members.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Don't be worried hun, he don't bite."
TYPE ⫻ Aberration (Agent)
ABSTRACTION ⫻ The Jaws, an Apparition that can summon dinosaur bones to protect herself from harm, grant her strength, and allow her to fly.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ The Jaws is an Apparition from a different universe spawned from the death of dinosaurs, that was sealed inside the keychain. The Jaws is a very straightforward Apparition that usually doesn't speak more than a few words at a time, but he's particular about lending his power to a human. Only those who complete his "Rites" can use his abstraction and Madison has proved herself worthy. The Jaws is an ancient Apparition that represents the rage of dead dinosaurs and he can spawn a mass of dinosaur bones. Given that he's an apparition, the bones that Madison can summon are transparent, dark-purple color, and look ghostly. When Madison channels the power of the Jaws she'll be surrounded with a skeletal forcefield that wraps around her and floats about two feet off of her skin. It's a mass of different dinosaur bones (legs, ribs, claws, skulls, etc) forming a shell around Madison. It's quite a messy sight with various mouths, claws, tails, and other limbs sticking out of it that are still functional. It's best described as an armor and it'll be completely invisible to the Blind until it comes in contact with something. The Jaws is durable enough to stop most physical supernatural attacks in its tracks and is more or less immune to physical attacks from the blind.
Now, while the Jaws usually form a shell that conforms around Madison she can shape the jaws to a small extent. She can't completely shape it and it'll still end up looking eldritch, but she can do things like form a wall out of bones and how many extra limbs she wants to create. This will cause a bit more energy and it'll be easier to just manifest the Jaws in its basic form. Madison can shape the Jaws in the form of a complete dinosaur skeleton if it was practical. Most notably she can summon claws to augment her attacks. The barrier created by the jaws grants Madison a form of super-strength via the usage of a mild-telekinetic ability. It augments her strength while it's active and allows her to do things that she normally wouldn't be able to do. It gives her the strength of beasts and allows her to crack stone, throw people around, to lift a man one-handed and carry people while she flies. However, she finds this very straining. Most notably the limbs that she summons have a bit of this strength and she can it to grab objects and attack people (Slashing, mauling, etc, etc) - but functionally it's like a short-ranged form of telekinesis. Besides, Madison doesn't have to summon the complete barrier and can just spawn an arm or two.
The final part of Madison's powerset is flight, as the jaws can summon skeletal wings around Madison (that can be seen). This isn't a traditional form of flight however as it's augmented by telekinesis and it allows her to move any way she can think of. She can hover, glide, and fly up to thirty miles per hour, and its independent from the barrier (I.E she can fly if it's not activated or has been destroyed). In effect, the Jaws grants a more or less an off-flying brick with some telekinetic abilities.
AURA SENSING ⫻ The Jaws prides itself on being the All-Verse's most dangerous and persistent hunter. It's aura sensing acts as a form of enhanced smell... once it catches a whiff of someone's aura it can begin to track them. A trail follows them where ever they go that Madison can follow but the further away they are, the vaguer the trail will be. If the target is more than eighty meters away, then it'll be damn near impossible to see. She can only track one person at a time.
LIMITS ⫻ The Extra-Normal's resistance to each other strikes yet again. Any attack Madison uses through the Jaws is weakened somewhat. Along with the fact that Extra-Normal attacks are far more effective against it. The main issue with the Jaw's bone barrier is that the bones that comprise it can be broken under enough stress - one super-strong punch can break part of them and leave an opening. It'll take a few minutes for the barrier to correct itself or she'll have to sacrifice protection elsewhere to cover that part. It can also take one or two bullets (some higher-powered weapons will break through it instantly) before that piece breaks and she'll have to sacrifice the overall strength of the barrier to fill in that hole. It can withstand a beam attack a little bit before the barrier crumbles and breaks. The barrier also doesn't do too good against liquids and gases, for something I'll talk about in the weakness section. While it's an off-telekinetic ability Madison has a harder time grabbing stuff given the nature of how the barrier manifests around her and any limb she creates won't be any different. While Madison can go pretty fast, she's sacrificing maneuverability and the faster she goes the harder a time she'll have making turns.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ There are a few weaknesses that greatly limit the effectiveness of the Jaws. First and foremost: impact. Unlike other examples of flying bricks, it's not an ability that enhances Madison's body but instead acts as a field around her. Or better yet armor. The Jaw's barrier may be able to stop a super strong punch but she'll feel the impact of it hitting her and knocking her around. If Madison hits the ground it'll end in some broken bones at best. Given how the Jaws forms a transparent barrier around Madison, this greatly limits her vision as she'll be seeing everything through a blurry purple tint. Next is the nature of how the barrier is created... it takes the form of a mess of bones. These bones leave openings that certain attacks can get through, and does jackshit against elemental attacks like fire, air, and water. There's also the fact that Madison is stronger than the Jaws are tough and she has the habit of shattering the bones that comprise the barrier. Flying around is also not pleasant because she gets vertigo, nausea and has the wind against her face. Such fun.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "If I fall in... I know I'm probably not coming out."
Madison drives around a black Ford Explorer... a new model that she's going to be paying the car note on for years (Fucking ten percent interest rate). She has a nice apartment somewhere in the northern parts of Tampa that she lives in with Claudette. The woman she offered to live with her. However, her rent is high as fuck and she's always a bit strapped for cash to pay off these expenses.
He/Him | 19 | Chinese | 6'1ft | 182lb _______________________________________________ Passion _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "This ain't my first rodeo." ___________________________________
Supernatural-Experience ⫻ This ain't Justin's first rodeo. He was one of the few people there who helped defeat the Glutton (and gained friends along the way) and knows a lot about the world of the Extra-Normal. Not everything, but enough to put him above a novice.
Muai Thai ⫻ Justin took some Muay Thai courses when he was younger to help him defend himself from a group of bullies. He'd say that the training paid off because he's a competent fighter, able to use all of his skills to take down even the toughest of opponents. But, he's out of practice due to one; not training or even practicing, and two; not fighting.
Skateboarding ⫻ One thing that Justin excelled at was skateboarding. Learning from a friend, he became an expert in it and could pull off some sick tricks. His balance and precision are also pretty good because of it.
Cantonese ⫻ Because Justin grew up in a primarily Chinese household, he learned how to speak their language - though it comes second to him, he can still maintain a conversation.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Pretty fly for an Asian guy."
Things changed a lot for the young Liao. Back in the yesteryears, Justin was a lot more loud, rowdy, and full of energy... and after the defeat of the Glutton and losing several of his friends he learned to slow down and take in the moment and assess things. And this shows in how Justin walks... he takes large steps but he always has his eye open, keeping them on every person that walks by. Usually, as he walks with his hands in his pockets, but he still has that devil-may-care attitude about him as he always has a smile on his face. Justin usually is friendly and has an open and outward demeanor about him and rarely if ever shouts. Fortunately, the young Liao doesn't draw a whole lot of attention to himself. Though he is a little bit tall at six-one, and that is only because he inherited his family's monstrous height (his grandmother was somehow six-two). Which is surprising given that he's way higher than the height average for Chinese men.
Even before Justin, unfortunately, encountered the Glutton, he put a lot of focus into his physical fitness and personal health. Before he tried to get big looking to attract the ladies, but now he focuses on developing practical lean muscle. This shows that he's not a bodybuilder but you can tell that he definitely lifts, but his legs and disproportionately muscular due to the fact that Justin never skips leg day. Also running from an Eldritch Abomination has taught him that he needs to get good at running. Due to this workout routine, you can tell that Justin ain't the kind of kid to laze around.
Justin is, in case you're blind, Chinese. He has an off-white skin tone with yellow overtones, and it's coated with scars and other marks from a lifetime of doing the wrong thing. Ironically enough, Justin never went through with getting a tattoo due to a fear of needles. Justin has two sigils: on his back behind his right shoulder is the sigil of a phoenix. On the back of both of his hands are the sigils of a diamond.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "My eyes are opened, I can see the bigger picture now. No longer do I rush into chaos."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Justin's primary goal is to honor his grandmother's last wishes and stop the illusive Thorton Walters. He loved his grandmother more than anything and now that he understands where she comes from and what she's done, he understands what he must do. He's going to do all he can to help the Vanburen family break their curse and stop Thorton Walters in the process. Afterward, he plans on getting his fucking degree.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Now, Justin knows that there are horrors and powers out there much, bigger and frightening than him. Shit that makes him an insect. Does that make him a nihilistic mess? Hell no! He knows those threats can be conquered with passion alone - he's seen it done himself! He believes that strength, passion, and love are everything and they'll conquer the coming storm. Besides, he defeated an eldritch God, the most powerful thing in the multiverse; anything else is going to be a cakewalk. He also believes in bloodlines and family names, so that puts makes him a bit sympathetic to the Vanburen family blight. However, he believes in nothing ventured, nothing gained... you can't get anything done without some risks. In the past, he was a lot more hot-blooded, aggressive, and headstrong but now he can stop and take a look at things.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Justin used to spend a lifetime not being sure of himself. Originally he thought that he was into women but he realized that it was his family making him think that he should be into women. Every time he touched a girl he felt something that couldn't exist. Eventually, Justin realized that he must be gay but was repressing it until he could no one do so. Justin's homosexual and proud of it, but he's still a bit unsure of how to proceed in this new world of his given that his whole life he was raised to romance women. He keeps it to himself, however, given that there are bigger and more important things right now than finding love and sex.
FEARS ⫻ Justin fears that his life will forever be a puppet at the hands of his grandmother's whims and wishes. He feels that he'll forever be facing whatever comes his way because he knows with the return of magic the world's a lot different... a lot more dangerous. He also fears that he'll never be able to continue the bloodline and the Zhao-Liao family name because of his sexuality but he'll find a way. Also Justin does not like needles.
REPUTATION ⫻ Given that he's an outsider: none.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ Justin never met the guy! But he heard a lot of good things about him from his grandmother and her recollections. And his grandmother rarely slung praises. So that must mean he's something.
FLAWS ⫻ Justin has made strides in acting without thinking, however, he still makes actions without considering how people feel about them or how they affect other people. He doesn't act brashly anymore, he still has a hard time grasping that even the smallest actions have consequences. Justin, as a trait that's passed down his family, is prideful and overconfident in his abilities - believing that because he conquered a supernatural God that he's seen worse. That he can handle anything less real easily - and sometimes lords that over other people who haven't. He also really hates things being out of his control... his grandmother's death was the biggest thing on his mind, and he beats himself up for not being there to stop it. This leads to Justin being very prideful, and has a hard time asking for help - he wants to handle everything himself
Also, he's haunted by some of the memories he's received from his grandmother's abstraction.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "My bloodline is a lot deeper than I thought, whoo!"
Now you might be wondering why I'm putting another character's history in Justin's. But, it's an important part of his character arc. So, Lihua Zhao was born in China before the age of World War II... in a dimension separate from the one that this story takes place in. This universe was much different from hours - magic will do that. The Axis forces were fueled by Extra-Normal powers and made pacts with Apparitions and demons to unleash unholy powers upon the world. The war went much differently with Germany taking over Europe and Japan taking over Asia... then the war began between the two sides as the all-out war began as every empire went against each other. Creating countless Apparitions in the war... and eventually, the war ended when the world was salted and rendered barren. The survivors decided that there were too few of them to keep going and fled to other universes. With the few stubborn enough to stay dying out shortly after.
Lihua Zhao was a survivor, so was her brother Jiao-Long Zhao. She survived the Rape of Nanking, death of her family, and everything else that took place in this hellish world... and she Awakened with the abstraction to do so. So, Lihua took her brother and left. She had many adventures and fun as she met her many alternate universe counterparts but she desired something new. She wanted to build up a great family in one of these amazing universes. However, things changed when she met him... Thornton Walters. He was charismatic, he was driven, and he knew everything to say to get the young Lihua on his side. She formed the initial Inner-Circle organization with him and acted as his transporter... and eventually ended up as his third in command. The Inner-Circle participated in many crimes and done many experiments towards Thornton's ends. They battled so many organizations against the multiverse, including the League. Lihua was suspicious of him, but she knew he had their best interests at heart.
Or at least that's what she thought. In time, Thornton was more and more ruthless until they came across a white crystal. Which he experimented on and she realized just what he was after. The experiment went wrong and a massive portal devoured the universe they were in... and that was when Lihua drew the line. She teleported away, leaving Thornton to his fate and decided to go her way. She continued traveling the All-Verse but she ended up in Shimmer... and ran into her alternate universe counterpart Qiaolian Liu. Except Qiaolian was old enough to be her mother and wealthy. Lihua convinced this woman to take her in after proving to her that they're the same.
And so Lihua lived a life of vanity and luxury... eventually becoming an Olympic athlete, representing her family. This is where she met her future husband and married him, having her first daughter, Meifeng. However, he died not too long after from cancer and Lihua decided to leave China behind to move to America (In Los Angeles) where she raised Meifeng. Lihua worked her ass off in an office making money while Meifeng was independent.
Meifeng grew up into a strong confident woman who went into college for a master's degree in criminal justice where she met her future sweetheart Daniel Liao. After a few years of romancing each other, they got married, and Meifeng became pregnant with twins. Justin and Kaitlyn Liao, two siblings that would pave the way for the bloodline's future.
After she got of age, Lihua retired to Farmer Hill, Montana in some hope that she'd get her old abstraction back and visit Shade one last time... and it is here where she was killed.
Justin's early life didn't have much of note, Meifeng was at home raising them while his father was making the money for them to live comfortably. This built up a deep innate connection between the twins and their mother, who imparted many of her ideas and philosophy upon the twins - though she was unhappy with staying home by herself. Their grandmother, Lihua, stepped in and offered to take some of the workloads off Meifeng so she could pursue a career as a forensic scientist. Their dual-earner family is what earned them a lot of money, and in turn, helped them live comfortably in Los Angeles.
Though the absence of his mother didn't impact him that much, what did was his first bullies at a young age. Just a group of young thugs that thought it'd be funny to pick on Justin. It started light, then it got more intense as Justin let it continue. Eventually, it got violent, and Justin came home bruised and battered, as the teachers didn't seem to care. Well, Meifeng caught wind of it and was having none of it. She decided to sign Justin up for martial arts lessons - specifically Muay Thai. After a few months, Justin felt a lot more confident in himself and stood up to the bullies. It ended with some broken noses and teeth, but it also ended.
This earned the attention of Lihua Zhao... whom he had a relationship he'd call "weird". He enjoyed driving his grandmother up the wall and Lihua returned the favor. By screwing with him in her way, but he loved her nonetheless. She tried to discipline him but she was... unused to raising boys. What she was used to was girls, and his sister, Kaitlyn, got most of the attention. Now, the two of them were the shadows of each other: Kaitlyn was wild and emotional. A force to be reckoned with when combined with Justin. Their relationship was great, they screwed with their grandmother, got into trouble, and had fun. But, once she got of age her grandmother started grooming her. Teaching her all sorts of lessons on "nobility" and being ladylike... and this put a wedge between Justin and Kaitlyn. As she was getting all the attention of their beloved grandmother and she changed a lot too.
Which caused him to go to other places for companionship. Justin's confidence helped him make a scene for himself, and find people like him. He made a friend or two in the skater scene, and after a lot of fumbling, and falling on his ass, became a confident skateboarder (The coordination training from Muay Thai helped). Falling into the skating scene meant he fell into the punk crowd. The kind of kids that liked to smoke (both tobacco and weed). It leads him to become, in his own words, "an impetuous shithead." His behavior took a nosedive as he also became wild and disrespectful. Which wasn't going to fly in the Liao household. Meifeng took all sorts of measures to discipline Justin, but nothing short of drastic measures did anything to curb this ill behavior.
After getting through school and graduation through sheer dumb luck, Justin didn't have any real commitments, so Meifeng sent him to stay with his Grandmother in Farmer Hill. A little shithole of a town in the middle of nowhere, Montana: perfect for somebody who doesn't like to be bothered. Of course, Lihua appreciated Justin's company... while Justin hated the town. He hated everything about it. From its location to the people in it. He wanted to get the hell out of there, but Meifeng didn't want to send him home until he learned how to act. Lihua made sure to discipline the child and give him a bit more perspective on life.
It took him a while, but Justin adjusted to life in this backwater shithole of a town and was humbled over time (after many ass whoopings). Eventually, he came to like it over time, after making a few friends in the town, he decided to change. To try to become the best person he can be because of life's short. He decided to try to attend college, and get started on his education. His first attempt was to get into a college in Los Angeles that failed horribly and his mother got him into Grand Ridge. He was salty as any human being could be but accepted that this town would never let him go no matter how hard he tried.
He aimed towards a master's degree in psychology, because of his interest in how the human mind worked (and because he wanted to have something to brag about). He bounced back and forth between school, hanging out with friends and his grandmother's house... until one day he came home from class, and saw a bunch of police outside his grandmother's house... carrying out a body in a black bag. Justin was immediately filled with dread, and he asked a cop what had happened, only for his suspicions to be confirmed: Lihua was dead. They said that somebody had broken in and killed her, but stole absolutely nothing. They said that they had no idea what could have happened to her, and absolutely no leads. Which was, from the way Justin interpreted it, their way of saying they were completely useless. The Liao family was devastated by Lihua's death, and they all had no idea how to cope with it.
But, Justin wouldn't let it go. Even as the months passed, and he ended up getting a dorm in Grand Ridge, the haunting sight of what happened to his grandmother made it hard to focus. He felt that this was his higher calling in life: figuring out the mystery of his grandmother. He made a lot of friends in Farmer Hill... but the town got weird after a camping trip. Well, it started with the dickweed of the town, Scott Reese, hulking out and going on a rampage and ended with a godlike eye in the sky knocking them out.
That was when he got close to the town misfit, Claire O'Sullivan, as he was dragged along by the support group from A to B... where they found out the real problem was this ancient thing known as the Glutton. They battled the thing where ever they could and Justin fought his hardest to avenge all the people who were killed by it. After it was defeated the deceased were resurrected and Justin talked with his ghostly grandmother who told him everything. Along with giving him her Abstraction and some resolution about who killed her. And his task: Defeating Thornton Walters. He was unsure of his task, but she shunted him to Araminta, Pennsylvania, and told him to go find a man named James Vanburen.
Cool.
He managed to get in contact with the Vanburen Family and agreed to help them with their little plight. Justin would love to help anyway.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm who I should be. Are you who you should be?"
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Pyro-Telekinesis, a telekinetic ability that shrouds whatever Justin manipulates in a fiery aura.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Justin underwent a second Awakening during a battle with the Hound and realizing the true nature of his original abstraction (which were two out of control flaming beasts he could summon). After his epiphany about how his abstraction works, he unlocked his true power: Pyro-telekinesis, a very destructive but powerful form of telekinesis. It functions like regular telekinesis: he can lift objects that are up to nine hundred pounds in a twelve-meter radius and move them any way he can think of. He can move it, twist it, and even do some stuff like crush it with telekinetic force and twist it. However, whatever he uses his ability is covered in a wreath of fire until he releases his control of it - in which the fire immediately disappears. This has the nasty habit of destroying objects that he controls but this is quite dangerous of ability and is versatile... just not as versatile as regular telekinesis. Justin also has access to a form of flight by using the telekinesis on himself - this a technique that Justin uses a lot, possibly more than his regular ability. He's capable of near limitless movement options as he can move much like he manipulates objects. Whenever he uses his ability he also glows with an aura of fire. Justin, seemingly, has an aura of protection around himself that shields him from all fires and he can probably take a lava bath. He can extend this aura to whatever he's touching - which is how his clothes don't burst into flames or he can protect other people.
AURA SENSING ⫻ The aura sensing for Justin's own abstraction is a strange one. Now while most other telekinetics or elementals can sense their own elemental in a way, he can sense what's two meters outside of his control. When an object enters his range, the aura fades away and he can use it.
LIMITS ⫻ Justin can't directly use his abstraction on other Extra-Normal beings. So he can't do anything like bend someone like a pretzel or stop their heart telekinetically (though you'd also get your heart cooked). He has a wide degree of control but can only control stuff in about a ten-meter radius, which isn't that far. He can lift up to nine hundred pounds but not for long. Think of it like this: you may be able to lift two hundred pounds but be able to do it for a while. Lifting heavier objects takes a lot more energy out of him and its not as precise as his regular telekinesis. He'll strain himself in the process and it's like a muscle the more he uses it the more tired Justin will get. Justin can manipulate up to ten objects at a time, but again, nine hundred pound limit and he finds it easier to manipulate fewer objects. In addition, he can't influence gases or liquids - and has a hard time manipulating less solid materials like clothes, etc, etc. Also, any objects he manipulates aren't, you know, immune to fire.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Now, while Justin's abstraction is more or less a more offensive form of telekinesis with fire. Which is the problem, he has a harder time using his abstraction outside of fights. The fire is destructive and can and will destroy what he uses it on and can spread. Now, let me get to the weaknesses of the abstraction: first and foremost if the fire around an object he's using is extinguished then he won't be able to use it. It can be by water, lack of oxygen, etc... and that means he can't use his abstraction where there's no air. Speaking of air, the abstraction burns up air pretty fast with all the spontaneous fire creation - which isn't a problem outdoors. Indoors and in close spaces is where it becomes a problem. Smoke is also, I imagine, a problem given that his abstraction is setting stuff on fire. Also, the abstraction can also create massive fires that Justin can't easily extinguish. Also, Justin gets headaches, nosebleeds, yadda yadda yadda. Now, The Soul-Self is kind of a limit breaker on his abstraction and with those limits, the checks and balances keeping him in one piece disappear.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Stone-Effigy, his grandmother's abstraction, the ability to create replicas of her hands, face and... other features she found desirable out any stone surface in the environment.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Lihua Zhao was a very vain woman, but she desired to build something new... while also treating herself as the All-Verse's most beautiful woman. Lihua's abstraction reflects her vanity and to use it, Justin has to be vain, prideful, and haughty himself. Aaaaaaand that's not something Justin can channel because Lihua pretty much treated herself as a queen while Justin has a hard time wrapping his head around it. So, to get to the point, Lihua could create her best features out of stone in the environment. These were her hands, face, and... other body parts, but she mainly uses her hands due to their versatility and the limits on her abstraction. She could create dozens upon dozens of hands her size but two hands that are towering. Strangely enough, these hands can extend and stretch far beyond how they logically should, if Lihua willed it.
This seemed to come with a weird spatial warping or stone generating ability as she can create hands with more stone than she logically should (for example, she created about a few hundred pounds of stone out of what Justin suspected was about a stone tile about an inch thick).
However, this abstraction has not properly attuned itself to Justin and it still operates on "factory settings" as I should say. When Justin uses it, however, what he creates are copies of his grandmother's hands and features - not his own. These hands mirror Justin's hand's actions, however, so if he throws a punch, so does the hands, and if he grabs something then so does the hands. He should, logically, be able to replicate it but he has a hard time understanding what created her abstraction. So Justin can only create about a dozen hands about his size and can't even go beyond that. Besides, Justin can also create an effigy of Lihua face which does everything his face does (and he can even talk through it!) but he rarely uses this due to its... uncomfortable nature. There's also the fact that he can also create a Stone-Effigy out of Lihua's other body parts but they're even more uncomfortable. Not to mention kinda creepy, and useless. Mainly creepy.
Naturally, being made out of stone and all that jazz these hands are way stronger than people - they can probably crush somebody real easily. They're also as durable as the surface they are created on so take that as you will. These hands will persist long as Justin focuses but once he stops the hands will recede into the ground. The abstraction also has a secondary ability to transform Justin's arms (up until his shoulder) into stone and augment his strength and durability.
And before you ask, yes, yes he can except it's waaaaay worse than what you're thinking.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Now, Lihua's aura reading isn't that strong... or useful at all. She can sense the auras of her children and grandchild and anyone else who descended from her in a ninety-meter range.
LIMITS ⫻ Justin can't use his ability that effectively on extra-normal beings, which sucks given that his grasp on the abstraction is already trash. He has a harder time holding them down and his strikes are less effective. When Lihua used this ability, it was probably the strongest abstraction in all of Farmer Hill (which probably reflected her perceived "inner-strength") but Justin has a hard time using it and finds that his arms crumble real quick. He'll have to try hard to keep them going but this can be straining on Justin. Due to the fact that they'll crumble, they're less durable than regular stone and will crumble a lot easier. Now, while this may be a weakness; but he'll overcome it in time so it's a limit. Now the main problem he has with the abstraction is probably range... he's limited to creating hands in about two meters radius around him where his grandmother could create these hands as far as the eye can see. Now the big limit is the space on the surface of the stone... so say if he was limited to a tile that was a foot-by-foot, he can only create as many hands as would logically fit on the surface. So to create the car-sized hands he'll need a car-sized piece of stone... which is easy to come across in the urban environment just not outside of it. Strangely enough, he can stretch these hands to be about twelve feet long. Justin also needs pure stone to utilize his abstraction properly and stone that is mixed with other materials makes it difficult for him to create his hands and keep them maintained. Which really sucks.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Lihua Zhao was a woman without weakness!
Well, that's what she liked to boast but her abstraction has a wide range of drawbacks. For starters, if the stone hands were destroyed somehow that part of Justin's hands would be rendered slack for awhile. Now, whenever Justin uses his abstraction he begins to feel the weight of the stone bearing down on him. This means he'll be slowed down while he's using the Stone-Effigy and will have a harder time doing all those fancy maneuvers. Now, whenever Justin uses his abstraction cracks will form on his skin which will bleed and could get infected if he's not careful. Also, turning his arms into stone throws off his balance greatly and he could easily fuck up. Also, there are some aspects of this abstraction that makes him really uncomfortable.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "If that thing comes back, I'll just shove it back right where it came from."
Justin is trying to break his smoking habit... by switching to using Juul's.
"Heh... things don't change; people will say anything to get into my pants."
When Taylor walks into a room, she usually has a constant aura of "don't fuck with me" and probably for good reason. She has a resting bitch face that'd put even the angriest of people off and usually talks low and rarely makes eye contact. Taylor has the aura of a venomous snake, the kind that'd kill you if you fuck with it without a second thought. Though in the blink of an eye that aura can change to a vibrant, wacky one that would draw people in. Which makes it looks like she's an utter tryhard which isn't that far off.
In terms of appearance, Taylor tries not to be the prettiest princess. Her hair is a mess and she doesn't bother with feminine hygiene. She usually looks like the kind of person who'd get out of bed without a care in the world. Some people get the impression that Taylor's a bit of a "tomboy" (a phrase that Taylor vehemently denies). It shows in her gruff voice (which is from years of smoking), her rather muscular body that lacks curves, and aggressive attitude. Taylor has been blessed with a relatively fast metabolism and she supplements it by hitting up the gym and working out. The girl doesn't quite work out the right way but her legs are very well toned and defined due to running track and working out a lot in high school. The girl ain't a fitness nut, but she knows the importance of being in great shape.
In terms of height, she's just an inch below the female average and in terms of the chest she's 30A and she often eschews a bra because of how flat-chested she is. Though she can at least say that she has a nice ass. What kinda helps swing her back toward female is her hair. She has long and wild shoulder-length hair that's dyed a variety of different shades of blonde. Because of her hair, you'll probably miss her more well-toned aspects and it's nice in firey. The girl is Caucasian and honestly, that's all that's important for Taylor. She's not the kind of person to dig into her ancestry because she quite honestly doesn't give a shit. Though she has some fairly heavy scarring on her body due to being attacked by a monster out in the woods north of Tampa. There are some cuts and slashes all over her body, even some bite marks.
Taylor's fairly obsessed with the punk aesthetic, so that is something she adapted well. From her short hair to her makeup (usually she has on eyeshadow), to the piercings all over her body (her cheek, nose, ear, belly button, and nipples, are pierced). To her attire, she dresses to get a point across - other than that she likes punk - she wants to look tough, and look good. She dresses like a stereotypical tough-girl by wearing studded jackets, heavy boots, and more. Sometimes she dresses even lighter in things like t-shirts and jeans, and with her resting bitch face alone she gets across her point. Ironically enough, she doesn't have any tattoos at all.
PSYCHOLOGY
"Piece of you for a piece of me, sugar."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Taylor wants to forge an identity for herself and do anything in her power to deal with this inner struggle. She's two people that have been combined into one person and now she wants to be something... new. Taylor wants to help people, no matter the personal cost as she feels that's the key to her happiness. Though, at the moment, Taylor wants to protect the world from the supernatural.
WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THE COVEN ⫻ Honestly, Taylor is looking for companionship in this cold, cold, world. It's been a while since she rolled with a group of Extra-Normals and she's longing for that experience again. She wants to be like the old her.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Taylor believes that everyone has happiness out there, waiting for them, and most importantly, the decency of human kindness. She believes that it is good for everyone, and unhappy or bad people are the people who need kindness the most. She hates the self-sustaining cycle of rage and hatred that consumes so many people (Even though she's pretty angry herself), so Taylor will do anything to break it. Taylor believes that true happiness comes from helping people.
SECRETS ⫻ Taylor is an open book with nothing to hide, anything you want to know about her she'll probably answer with a chipper smile. Not even her encounter with the Glutton. As for other people's secrets, she usually shows a bit more respect.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Taylor is openly bisexual and is often finding herself flirting with both genders, regardless of race or any of that. One time Taylor flirted with a nun. It's hard to tell if it's legitimate or not, a lot of the time Taylor likes to joke around. Though she's pretty loose and only really says it's for stress relief.
FEARS ⫻ Taylor fears the things that are out there in the dark because she's seen them. They're scary. They're out there. And they're waiting to strike. A part of Taylor is starting to realize that one of them is going to end the world.
REPUTATION ⫻ Taylor is known as the weirdo that nearly burned down her school back in Port Richey and the nut who went out and got attacked by some animal.
FLAWS ⫻ Taylor has no clue where one side of her memories end and the others begin and she's desperate to forge a new identity for herself. Taylor is very sullen and withdrawn, and usually goes to any length to feel something. Usually, it's by drinking excessively, partying, or throwing herself at the nearest person. Taylor is also incredibly spiteful and has a very short fuse. One wrong thing, one wrong push of her buttons will cause her to break out into a fit.
BACKSTORY
"I've seen death, and come back, I've seen horrors and found out they weren't all that scary... Nothing scares me anymore."
The first half of Taylor is a girl named June Summers.
She's a native of Florida that was born in St. Petersburg whose family moved about thirty minutes away to New Port Richey because they wanted to get away from the hectic city life (though, the family was racist and felt there were too many colored people in St. Petersburg). Small town living was definitely not June's thing, but she definitely made the most of it. She was the middle child to two sisters, both of whom were much different from her. Her mother was incredibly busy with her job, to the point where she wasn't around much for June's, or her sisters, youth. Thus, they lacked that strong feminine figure and had no choice but to fall on her father. They were pushed towards sports and spent plenty of time in his auto garage.
June's school life wasn't spectacular either. She wasn't exactly a social butterfly in school. She was a bit of a loner because she felt that she didn't exactly mesh well with the other kids. So, of course, to them, she was some freak! She was also picked on for being "strange", so that did wonders for her. Fortunately, June could always fall back to her family for comfort. But what it did do for June was make her quite vindictive. Deep down, she wanted to get back at them, but she was told that it'd be foolish to try to do so. So she kept it inside of herself. In high school, she did plenty of various books and debate clubs. However, her father was a very relaxed man when it came to parenting. Perhaps too lax. The sisters were free to do as they pleased. June's sisters got involved in some bad crowds. The kind of crowds that like to go wild, hit up on drugs, commit thefts and vandalism, and jaywalk. They were certainly what you would call young delinquents, and they loved it. That taste of danger was something else. June was far more relaxed at that age, so she didn't exactly rush out to get her thrills from crime. All her thrills came from her books.
Though June had two friends, Magnolia (or Maggy) Flowers Rose and Haley Joseph... two other eccentric weirdos that were in high school. Eventually, they became close friends and became a trio, with June more or less being the leader of the group, Magnolia being the wildcard, and Haley being the brawn and voice of reason. Though, a little incident happened that caused June to Awakened... in her last year of high school, she was the victim of a particularly vicious prank by some "popular" clique. While she was in the bathroom one day they dumped a bucket of mud, dog shit, and other nasty stuff on June. It absolutely ruined her day and the sheer... humiliation, of it all caused June to run away. She didn't realize it until she was outside, but she was on fire.
And so was the entire school.
Oops.
They couldn't link anything to June but the girls, then on, stayed away from June. She earned the nickname "Carrie" after everything was said and done. She told her two best friends about what happened and they revealed that they had their own encounters with the supernatural. With Magnolia apparently making a "pact" with an Apparition and Haley discovering that she was a red Adept. Magnolia had a crazy idea that they use their abstractions to become monster hunters. June was bored, in need of things to practice on, so that was what they did. In the dead of the silent night they went out and battled some apparitions... and somehow won.
It all went horribly wrong a week or two before the start of the storyline and they ran into a woman in black robe and deerskull... and it ended in a curb stomp for the group and June herself was nearly killed by the woman. She was fading away...
... Before she heard a voice in her head.
The other half of Taylor is Claire O'Sullivan.
Claire was once a good girl, many moons ago. She had hope, she believed in something. She was just a native of Farmer Hill, the daughter of a diner owner, and a waitress. Everything was good... up until the diner was closed down due to running out of money. Then the O'Sullivan's idyllic dream went sour, and they moved to a trailer park in Mason Square. The downgrade tore the O'Sullivan family apart, and Claire's parents turned to alcohol to cope. And they weren't the happy kind of drunks. They were the violent kind of drunks that turned their rage on anything they could.
Claire was too young to understand alcohol, but she had no choice but to take the beatings with a straight face. Might as well, because it wasn't like Claire had any other options. She would go to school and lie about what happened. Eventually, Claire became the punching bag for all sorts of abuse, since her parents had no one else to vent their rage towards. And there wasn't anything Claire could do to stop them. She'd be homeless or dead if she tried to fight back, but this planted rage in Claire. Rage towards her parents, and rage towards herself due to being so weak.
There was some comfort in life; her grandparents. She went to stay with them as much as she could since they only lived a short walk away at their ranch. She stayed there long as she could, as much. Coming up with excuses after excuses... until they got suspicious, and called child services. This was the relief that Claire was looking for, and she spilled everything they did. She was promptly removed from their household, and placed in the care of her grandparents. With her parents instructed to never come anywhere near her, or her grandparents.
This was like the dream that Claire was desperately looking for... only that the damage was already done. She thought that it was over, but the mental damage was already done. She couldn't help but think about them constantly, and it hurt her in every way. As she matured and developed, she lashed out and eventually sought solace wherever she possibly could. It started with hanging out with the wrong crowd, trying drugs, to experimenting with the same gender. In the end... it became a habit that shaped her. Into a hedonist that wants to do anything to forget about the past, and erase those thoughts.
Though, there were a few people that were able to keep her on the straight and narrow, people that reminded her of what she was deep down. The first person was Zoey Gray, a girl that Claire had known since she was a little girl - before the abuse started. Zoey and Claire were inseparable, and even with the changes, Zoey stuck with Claire. Their friendship was incredibly close (to the point where people wondered if they were seeing each other), but Claire wanted to keep it platonic. Because she felt like Zoey was too good for her - case in point, Zoey was beginning to emulate Claire.
The other person, who was more surprising, was Britney Williams, who was one of the town's princesses. Their friendship was formed by Britney's desire to rebel, and they became friends. Briefly, and secretly, they both became much closer than friends, but they drifted apart rather quickly. However, they remained in touch, remembering the fun they had.
Claire got through school, and wondered about her future... and decided to follow her long lost wish of becoming a nurse. Her grandparents had already saved up enough money for her to get through school, or at least try to, so she got into Grand Ridge Academy. She has been attending for a few months, trying to get her life back in order, but yet, she's finding it hard not to fall back onto old habits. She still had problems, and she still looked for ways to ease the pain, anything to make it hurt less. Having sex with her classmates made it hard to shake the "town bicycle" reputation she had before.
She still improved, however. At parties, she went a little lighter on drinking and wasn't as easy as she once was. With the help of Zoey Gray at her side, she had her little coach, and everything was going great. Then the semester ended and Zoey signed up for a camping trip that Grand Ridge was hosting that was supposed to take place over the summer, and Claire wondered, why not...
Claire had been through it all, from the massacre at the camp to Awakening, but at Hillview High, she met her end at the hands of the Glutton. She was tortured by the thing endlessly until the Glutton was defeated and she was freed from the thing. However, there wasn't enough room for everyone killed by the thing to be resurrected so she ended sacrificing her spot so Zoey can survive. At least, that's what Claire told Zoey.
In actuality, Claire had made a deal with the Hound. A deal that she didn't fulfill and when the rest of the Awakened were resurrected she, unfortunately, was not apart of them.
However, that wasn't the end of Claire's story... she was given one last chance as an Apparition given her lingering rage and bitterness was enough to bring her back. Claire's apparition was one about protecting people from those who cannot protect themselves. Eventually, Claire ended up in a town in Florida known as New Port Richey and met a girl named Magnolia Flowers Rose and the two formed a "pact". Whatever the fuck they called it, but Claire willingly allowed herself to be sealed so the girl may use her abstraction.
Inspired by that weirdo Ghost Hunter girl Kimberly, Magnolia, and two of her friends decided to become wannabe Ghost Hunters. Though one member of their little wannabe ghost hunter trio was named June April Summers and she was almost the splitting image of Claire. She was a wannabe punk girl out to make a name for herself and was the town bicycle. It was strange, almost like destiny that the two came together - she was even an Awakened with pyromancery. That said, they fought various Apparitions and other weirdos around New Port Richey. Claire was happy to lend her power.
That was when they came across her... the woman in the black robe and deer-skull. She had killed somebody and in her rage, she turned her attention to the little trio of ghost hunters. She attacked them and nearly killed June and in a desperate attempt to save her, Claire had Magnolia break the seal and release her. Claire then went into June's body and adjoined with her to save what was left of her soul.
She saw the Hound again, staring at her.
The Hound turned and left. Almost as if there was nothing to take anymore. The adjoining caused the two to merge mentally and almost form a new being altogether... And they called themselves Taylor, to symbolize it. Though, Taylor realized that she lost some parts of June. Probably because she was on the verge of death.
Taylor realized that her new abstraction was a combination of the two's abilities, Taylor's pyromancery, and Claire's telekinetic strength. However, the ability mutated and allowed her to create barriers made out of a burning fire. The rest of the wannabe ghost-hunters broke up and Taylor ran into an actual Ghost Hunter: Kimberly Walton. She remembered the girl back from Farmer Hill when she was a weirdo and explained everything to her. The girl was awestruck that her old friend was back, but Taylor requested that she keeps this away from everyone else. The new and improved Taylor wanted to help people and protect them from the scary world that was out there. Though she was longing for an adventure like Farmer Hill.
Kimberly told her about a Coven of witches that were in Tampa and asked Taylor to keep an eye on them. And Taylor agreed, it might be fun.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"Piss me off again and next time you get stabbed I'm putting a bandaid on it, sugar."
Medical-Knowledge ⫻ Taylor knows her way around a first-aid kit and she'll patch up a wound in record time. The girl, somehow, knows a lot about the academic side of medicine almost as if she's trying to become a nurse. She knows many wounds and how to treat them.
Extra-Normal Experience ⫻ Taylor is by no means an expert but she knows a fair bit about the Extra-Normal, mainly the Awakened.
Sneaky ⫻ Years of acting out requires years of hiding. There were several times where Taylor had to dip and duck from someone she robbed or someone's house she vandalized. She turned it into an art. Even if she got caught, she can run!
Tagging ⫻ A little thing Taylor picked up from one of her friends was her talent with spraypainting. She has become an expert in tagging any surface and creating art from nothing.
Drummer ⫻ Taylor played a drummer in her school band and is pretty talented. And she likes to rub in people's faces that because she thinks that playing the guitar is overrated.
EXTRA-NORMAL ABILITIES
"Get behind me and don't look at my ass while you're back there, sugar."
TYPE ⫻ Aberrant (Adjoined)
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Fire-Barriers, the ability to create flaming barriers out of telekinetic energy and fire blasts of concussive fire.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ The Fire-Barriers is a mixture of Claire's telekinetic-shell abstraction and Taylor's pyromancery. It formed a powerful ability, even though it shifted a bit from the personal usage that Claire used it for and became a barrier. Possibly to reflect her new attitude towards protecting people. At the tips of her fingers, Taylor can create massive barriers that seem to be made out of orange energy that is engulfed in bright raging flames. The barrier is usually a simple shape: either a square or circle, albeit Taylor can manipulate it's size somewhat. The largest she can make the barrier is around thirty feet in diameter and usually, the barrier is flat and transparent but she can do stuff like curve it. The Barriers are immensely durable, strong enough to withstand a barrage of bullets, and still be able to take another one. Take the strikes of an extra-normal being fairly well without even budging and Taylor brags about it being able to survive a strike from the Hound. Once the barrier is created, Taylor can move it and use it as a weapon by slamming it against an opponent at high-speeds or use it to push back a particularly strong foe. The barriers are burning hot and will burn on contact and spread the fire around the environment. As a side effect, Taylor is immune to the heat generated from her barrier.
Concussive Fire-Blasts ⫻ A technique that Taylor has been able to work out by condensing her barriers into a dense, layered, orb she can use it as a fireball. It's a particularly hard-hitting attack that'd make cracks in concrete and knock somebody directly onto their ass. Along with burning the hell out of them. It's her go-to move for fighting and she can create several of these blasts of various sizes. At the very most she has been able to make it the size of a basketball.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Taylor can sense the auras of those who have been injured from about twenty meters away. The more injured they are, the brighter their aura glows, and that allows her to find them from further away.
LIMITS ⫻ Taylor can only create barriers within arms-length, so if somebody is far away then they're shit out of luck. She can move the barrier but it's only towards and away from herself, so she can't say move the barrier up or down unless it's already at that angle. At the very most Taylor can send the barrier up to fifty feet away from herself. The Emotional-Fields stop her from crushing Extra-Normal beings by disrupting moving her barriers. Taylor can create one barrier at a time, but she has worked out she can create many fireblasts. The barrier also doesn't defend against certain attacks (nonsolid attacks like liquor, air, lasers, etc, etc) but can defend against fire and solid attacks well. Also, the barrier requires stamina, and defending against attacks burns that stamina.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ As you may have expected, water cuts through the barrier like a hot knife through butter. Throwing water on the barrier will create a hole in the barrier that she'll have to expend energy to create the barrier. Drenching the whole barrier in water will destroy the whole thing and end up knocking Taylor out. The barrier doesn't stop nonsolid attacks too good either and they damage the barrier a lot more. The shields getting damaged sends a mental backlash to Taylor. It starts as a basic headache, but if the shield gets destroyed, it'll be so bad that she'll be screaming in pain. While Taylor is immune to heat that doesn't say much for her allies, the heat will eventually fry them if she isn't careful. Of course, Taylor is only immune to the heat made by her barriers and outside heat and flames are still dangerous. As is the smoke generated by anything she sets on fire but this is rare.
OTHER
"I'm not Claire, or even Taylor anymore, I'm... something new yet familiar. Doesn't make sense, I know."
If Taylor's not smoking, then something's wrong. Also calls everyone "sugar".
Appearance: A statuesque Orcess. Much like other orcs, Morag-Nog is taller than humans. Standing at a solid 6'4, and weighing 250, her very thick bones add curvature to her body. Broad shoulders, thick limbs, all accentuated by her thick muscles that are common to all orcs. She's an imposing force, the kind of Orcess you don't want to meet in a dark alley. Or else you might get your balls strung up on a rope. However, plenty of that intimidating factor disappears once she starts talking - that, or they see her choice of clothing. Now, Morag-Nog has typical orc characteristics; thick green skin that has been scarred many times. There are plenty of other blade scars that aren't as severe, all over her, but I don't feel like describing them all! Her head is diamond-shaped, with a very thick and strong jaw. That jaw accents her underbite, two large, razor-sharp tusks. With thick, red lips that are of a lighter hue, and a small, triangle-shape, and a hooked nose. Her eyes are large, and olive color, usually having an annoying glare to them directed at the world. Her ears are large, round, and very pointed at the tips. Finally, Morag-Nog's head is bald but she has various tattoos on her body.
Attire: Morag-Nog dresses with class - defying all stereotypes about orcs. Morag-Nog wears dresses and puts on jewelry. The kind of outfits that look more in place with royalty. That's when she's out on the town. When she's at home or inventing, she goes for the more practical outfits. Or practical for this time era. I don't know shit.
Outward Personality: Morag-Nog is a classy, yet hard-assed and overtly judgemental. Morag-Nog has a veil of elegance, class, and always being in control of her emotions at all times. Usually, Morag-Nog is the strong silent type that keeps her mouth shut until it's needed. Of course, she's the kind of person that has a low tolerance for idiots and people who do the opposite. Usually, she's the first one to attempt to shut them up (most morons keep running their mouths). Morag-Nog is a woman of knowledge and changing perceptions... she wants to improve the life of Orcs and all other species and she believes that's through advancing technology. She is always out seeking to find new technologies and other knowledge to improve her life. However, Morag-Nog has a bit of a bias against the Darklings... seeing them as oppressors and vicious beings.
Backstory: The story of Morag-Nog begins in Dolorod, specifically the easternmost part with all the rich merchants and stuff. She was born as a slave, never met her parents nor did she even have a name. The slavers were vicious, brutal people, who instilled discipline and order in her and many others in an attempt to drive up to her value a bit. It was a rough time but Morag-Nog tried her best to interact with and socialize with other slaves - until she was bought. It was by wealthy merchants out in a place known as Kadia that got rich by falling into money and trading with other businesses. She was brought into their house as a servant... however, the experience was stranger than she thought. She was made to clean and cook around the house but she was also taught academics and other basic skills. Eventually, she came to be treated as one of their kids and was apart of their family.
There was something wrong here... whenever her family had or attended a gathering; she was brought up a lot as if she was a mere accomplishment, and she heard the word "civilized a lot". Morag-Nog brushed that off, but she was a very studious Orcess that didn't waste time in absorbing as much knowledge as she could. The coastal kingdom of Kadia had a lot of different interesting people... and eventually came across a human woman named Draya at a marketplace. Draya was a very eccentric but interesting and intelligent woman and she was more than happy to show Morag-Nog her inventions. The two parted ways, but Morag-Nog was interested in her and eventually found herself coming back for more. Morag-Nog, inspired by the woman, tried to drift towards being an inventor but it was hard given how the knowledge was hard to come by.
Eventually, Morag-Nog asked Sarah to be her apprentice and the eccentric Sarah was more than welcoming of the idea... as it was stroking her ego knowing that some rich brat wanted to learn from her. The young Morag-Nog and the Draya spent a lot of time together, in fact, most of the former's free time was spent with her. Morag-Nog ended up on the road to becoming the world's greatest inventor. However, in their interactions, Morag-Nog got some different perspectives from Draya. After all, you're bound to pick up on some stuff after spending a lot of time. And soon enough, Morag-Nog learned the truth: that her parents didn't love or care about her (or did they?). She was adopted as something to flaunt over the rest of the rich families that they rescued and "civilized" a disgusting orc out of the wastes. It all came together, everything finally made sense: the looks, the comments, and everything in between finally had a rationalization in Morag-Nog's head.
After a certain point, she just left the Kingdom of Kadia in the dead of the silent night with what she could carry with her. She only told Draya the inventor before she went on a long journey from one place to another on her way to the Orc homeland, Ignion. Of course, it wasn't what she thought it was... the exact details get messed up but she found the home of the Orcs. She found herself the Orc tribes and introduced herself as a freed slave and they took her in... of course she had to work for it. Morag-Nog went from a royal to a farmhand, and in the pursuit of finding her people and true culture, anything was worth it. It was difficult going from the privileged lifestyle to the more rough and rustic one.
And the Orcs didn't exactly like her because she wasn't, well, raised in their ways and made up various insults and nicknames. However, she tried to press on because she really couldn't go back home. She was trained in the Orcish ways of combat and their culture as she tried to integrate into their society... and failed. It was seeming hopeless... then she was drafted into the Orc's little war against the Darklings. She had little idea what the war was even about, something about the taxes being too damn high. Either way, Morag-Nog honed her combat knowledge by fighting the Darklings, participating in various top-secret raids on their farms, and the siege that went wrong... the Siege of Brimshard.
Morag-Nog was there and it was a horrible, bloody affair... that told her that she had no place with the orcs, either. She was one of the survivors, and after the Siege Morag-Nog once again, cut and run. However, she eventually linked up with a mercenary company known as the Iron Pride... it was time for her to start doing what she wanted and that was do all sorts of wonderful things for the world. Acting as a mercenary would allow her to travel the lands and get a little bit of money on the side. On her travels, Morag-Nog created her signature weapon: the Tusk, and she's been with the company for about six years.
Skills: Morag-Nog is intelligent, an inventor, and an okay-ish fighter. She's better at shooting stuff than those up-close encounters, though.
Magic: No Magni.
Weaponry: So far Morag-Nog's magnum opus is the: The Tusk. It's more or less a repeating crossbow created from several different parts. It's a rapid-fire crossbow without getting into the mumbo jumbo. It's still a rudimentary weapon that needs work, but it has an effective range of around fifty meters and a max range three times that (though hitting something from a hundred and fifty meters would probably not do a whole lot against armor). It can fire a barrage of around twelve arrows before Morag-Nog needs to reload, but she modified it to be able to take most kinds of arrows.
The mysterious girl in the black dress has a strange aura around her. Something that isn't human. Her electronic blue eyes, and her odd demeanor. They would be correct, as Seven-Seven is a machine. An Android. She has a layer of false-flesh made out of a strange synthetic material that is impossible to tell from the real thing. She appears to be a five-ten, somewhat chubby, twenty-year-old girl that has 40D breasts, and a matching behind. Though, it's all underneath a black dress, a mink-fur coat, and black dress shoes. Seven-Seven, underneath that layer, is all machine. She is made out of a complex network of machinery that would take a genius to understand. On the right side of her neck, she has 07 written in a black barcode.
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
Before there was Oh-Seven, there was Gerard Delecroix, a genius roboticist who desired to create a robot with a soul. Some called him crazy, others called him revolutionary, but some who knew the truth agreed on one thing... dangerous. And he did, dangerous things in pursuit of that: namely making a deal with MIRAGE. However, in his attempts, he created a series of perfected machines he would call the One-Hundred Series. The greatest robots ever to be known to man... of course it didn't come to fruition. His greatest work, his masterpiece was known as Oh-Seven, created by his own hands with the perfect weaponry to survive out there in the strange nomadic world. Because you see... Gerard was killed one day by a previous model known as Oh-One, an AI that was the progenitor to the One-Hundred Series that was cast away but returned and perfected itself. Which left Oh-Seven partially complete... and the complete One-Hundreds were all activated and sent fleeing from Oh-One. As he hunted them down and subsumed them for their data, but what he desired was Oh-Seven. It was because she was the One-Hundred that could feel and he chased her all over the world.
This forced Oh-Seven to take the identity known as Auri Auclair and she desperately tried to flee Oh-One but where ever she went, he was not too far behind. She decided to attempt to gain a stone of power to beat him and that... lead her to Brazil. The World Warriors Tournament where she attempted to fight her way to the top and almost did. Before he came and attacked the Tournament and forced all the fighters to contend with his robotic legion. She was forced to fight alongside her new BFF Justin Haggar, whom she felt a connection with. She also wanted some back up facing off against Oh-One... and fate tied them together when Oh-One framed them for the destruction of the Tournament and put a huge bounty on their heads.
They traveled from place to place, fighting Nomads and getting closer and closer together as they went after Oh-One. Attempting to bring down the robotic overlord, and eventually... they accomplished that. They defeated Oh-One with the help of several others and recovered the Power Stone. Their name was cleared and the two "retired" to Gold City going on adventures there.
FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Oh-Seven is more or less a walking weapons system in the shape of a girl. At will, her body can transform into machine guns, missile launchers, laser guns, and grenades, all to protect herself from the Nomads. She isn't exactly one for hand to hand combat as she's more of a long distanced fighter. The main part of Oh-Seven's fighting system is whittling down opponents from a distance. The staple part of her abilities is her Flight-System. She can transform her feet into jet boosters and take off at will and jet around the arena at high speeds. Oh-Seven also uses these jets in her feet to deliver some jet-boosted kicks. Oh-Seven is equipped with self-repairing nanites that don't exactly allow her to instantly recover from damage but instead allows her to recover from damage over time. Like normal human healing, that she can kick into overdrive at the cost of her other systems. Oh-Seven is also equipped with scanners that can analyze everything in sight and tell any discernible information about a Nomad (that can be extracted from the internet), their ki level, and other information about their biological systems.
However, Oh-Seven has limits in place on her systems so she doesn't go over them... which she can, at will, release them and gain access to her true strength.
SIGNATURE MOVES
■ Scan-Mode
Oh-Seven activates Scan-mode and everything turns blue for her. She can pick up details about the environment that most people would miss and preform deeper scans on enemies. While in Scan-mode she can't attack but she can regenerate slightly faster and maneuver a bit more in flight.
■ Jet-Boost
The staple of Oh-Seven's abilities is her flight system. She can turn her feet into jets that she can use to fly around the battlefield at extremely high speeds and use it to dodge attacks while keeping distance. While in Limit-Release she can go faster.
■ Quick-Boost
A quick dash by utilizing the backup propeller systems that can launch her across the area at high speeds. While in Limit-Release she can quick-boost more often and faster.
■ Over-Boost
It's the final form of her Flight-Systems, her entire lower body transforms into a strange jet-like machine that allows her to go incredibly high speeds. At the cost of maneuverability.
■ Rocket-Launcher
Seven-Seven's right-hand turns into a rocket launcher, and she fires a missile that can either move slow or fast and explodes. They can't track unless she's in Limit-Releaser.
■ Machine-Gun Barrage
A shoulder-mounted machine-gun shoots a brief barrage at her foe before going back in. While in Limit-Release she gets access to two machine guns.
■ Jet-Kick
An ability that Oh-Seven uses by turning one leg into a jet and starts firing blasts of fire. She uses the momentum to preform crazy kicks that burn opponents on contact.
■ Plasma-Ball
Seven-Seven's left arm transforms and charges up an orb of plasma to shoot at her opponents. It takes a few moments to charge, but Seven-Seven can fire it earlier for a quicker, smaller blast. If she fully charges the plasma orb, it turns into a slow-moving but very damaging orb of death. If she shoots it with a smaller orb, it'll explode. In Limit-Release, the orb charges up much faster, nearly instantly.
■ Plasma-Beam
Only available in Limit-Release. While in Limit-Release, she can fire a stage-spanning beam of blue energy that does a lot of damage. While easy to dodge (and leaves her open afterward), it's still a powerful attack.
■ Flash-Bomb
Seven-Seven shoots a large bomb at her enemies that'll explode like a flashbang. It's described to be like staring into the sun and stuns her opponent for a few moments.
■ Rocket-Ride
Oh-Seven can shoot a rocket but grab onto it before it jets off and ride on it. It has no real particular purpose other than looking cool.
■ Hacking
By touching an electronic object, Oh-Seven can integrate with it and gain access to its systems. Allowing her to extract its data or possibly reprogram a robot. While in Limit-Release she can hack multiple systems at the same time.
■ Rest-Mode
Oh-Seven more or less powers down as she diverts all energy towards self-repairing which causes them to go into overdrive. She can recover from wounds at an astonishing rate, but she also becomes a sitting duck. This is the only ability she cannot use while in Limit-Release.
SUPER MOVES
■ Limit-Release
Seven-Seven has been placed with many limiters to prevent her from going overboard, and damage her system. At will, she can break all these limiters, and tap into incredible power. By overclocking her systems, putting her generators at max capacity, and overcharging her weapons systems; she becomes an incredibly powerful foe. In the state of Limit Release, she becomes much faster (in addition to unlocking Overboost, her regular movement speed goes up), her weapons fire/travel faster, along with unlocking functions that are normally locked away. There is technically no time limit for Limit Release, but the moment she activates it, she'll begin to damage herself and lose health. Overboost and Plasma Beam does damage to her when she uses them (Plasma Beam more than Overboost). She can, at any time, cancel Limit Release, but needs time before activating it again.
■ Self-Destruct
A final, all or nothing, move by Seven-Seven where she overcharges her systems similar to Limit-Release, but in a destructive massive. She'll create a short-ranged explosion that'll do incredible amounts of damage to her opponents. She'll survive, but she'll be so badly damaged that even a weak blow can take her out. After using Self-Destruct, she cannot use any of her weapons until she gets a chance to repair herself. Also, she'll blow off most of her clothing save for a special piece.
■ All-or-Nothing
Seven-Seven just transforms into a massive monstrosity of a machine with a bunch of different cannons in all directions. Pointing them in the direction of one unlucky man, before releasing a barrage of missiles that's sure to blow a poor Nomad to bits! Afterward, Seven-Seven transforms back.
WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Seven-Seven is not good at up-close encounters. She is good at keeping her opponent at bay, whittling away at their defense. If they get close, her options are limited, and she'll most likely have to get away somehow. Even though she has martial arts in her systems, they're the most basic as they come, and inferior to a dedicated martial artist. Which is why her worst matchups are against those who are quick. As they can dodge her attacks, and get her out of her comfort zone. She is also quite fragile, lacking any solid defensive options.
The cyborg with blue eyes, and blond-hair, Justin is a boy that was turned into a machine after a horrible accident destroyed most of his body. He's missing both his arms, and legs, along with a great chunk of his torso, and a part of his skull. Thanks to the best cybernetics a man could offer, those limbs were compensated with silver machinery that glowed with a dim light-blue light. His body is nothing but cold steel, silver, and titanium underneath the hoodie. Fortunately, his face is mostly intact, save for his glowing blue eyes that are electronic. Other than that, Justin is a fairly average heightened European man at five-eleven feet tall. He's pretty thin... but, he can't exactly develop muscles or gain body weight since he is mostly machine, rather than human. Justin wears massive headphones at all times (they're apart of his cybernetics), and a hoodie, and some baggy pants to hide his mechanical parts.
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
Justin was born as to the son to Douglas Haggar, a legendary cybernetics master that works for the International Hope Foundation. A company that is devoted to saving people's lives with cybernetics. Justin was just an average son of the man, who was born in New York City and raised there. He had everything he needed growing up, but once he got out of school, he slowly began wondering about his place in the world. He was living in his father's shadow as he went through school, and was expected to become his successor. But, Justin wanted to become his own man.
The life of a scientist was not the life for Justin, instead he wanted to make a difference in the world. He wanted to be a warrior and the MAVERICK recruiter told him everything he wanted to hear to get him in. After a few months of grueling paperwork, Justin was sent off to his training which took up the better portion of a year as he became the greatest MAVERICK warrior there ever was. He started on the bottom but eventually made his way up to being a sergeant, conducting numerous raids on hostile factions and taking out any Nomads that were a problem. He rose through prominence in the organization... eventually it all came crashing down like anything ever does.
There was an exhibit for the Hope Foundation, which had MAVERICK forces there just as a publicity stunt thing. And everything was going well... until Abel and MIRAGE's flying fortress appeared and attacked the exhibit. Justin fought hard as he could but Abel went straight for his father and Justin tried to protect him... and allowed him to getaway. Out of sheer annoyance, Abel had a machine attach itself to Justin and then self-destruct on his back. This nearly killed Justin... well, nearly was enough for his father, Douglas, to piece together what was left of Justin's life/
Justin was rushed straight to the emergency room and had to undergo a massive surgery which replaced most of his damaged body-parts with top of the line cybernetics. And a new prototype weapon's system known as the LCD Sound-System. It was a week before Justin woke up... unfeeling. Justin was horrified to learn what had happened and learned that a large chunk of him was dead. In the dead of the silent night, Justin fled out... to help come to terms with what happened. He lived as a Nomad for a few years as he went from place to place trying to figure out what happened. To find a purpose... but he wanted revenge against Abel. He was desperately looking for him.
Eventually, this journey led Justin to the World's Martial Arts Tournament, hosted in Brazil. He fought his way up the brackets but eventually, he came in contact with a strange girl. She was called Auri... and her beauty was captivating. The two fought but eventually, Justin lost the battle and was about to leave when he ran into the chick again. They had a chit chat before she moved on... and that was when Oh-One attacked the arena in search of the Stone of Power and... Auri. Justin protected her but Oh-One attacked them both personally.
Eventually, Oh-One was repelled and the Stone of Power was taken but Auri and Justin ended up fleeing... and by using his vast ability to manipulate systems he managed to place a giant bounty on the two and make it appear as if they were the ones who attacked the arena. Now, Justin was not particularly pleased to be a wanted criminal... and he didn't want to be stuck babysitting a robot. Because surprise! Auri was a robot-girl known as Oh-Seven and shit just got weirder and weirder.
They had no choice but to go after Oh-One, the only problem was that they weren't the only ones gunning for his shiny metal ass. Other people wanted the Stone of Power that he had access to and Justin just wanted to clear their name. They fought all over the world from Nomads to MAVERICK, to other degenerates that wanted their bounty. However, eventually, they teamed up with a bunch of other Nomads and defeated Oh-One in a final battle and recovered the Stone of Power from him.
Oh-Seven and Justin bonded during their adventures and... eventually became the best of friends and more or less joined at the hip. Settling down in Gold City and having many more adventures in that place.
FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Justin's augmented by the top of the line cybernetics known as the LCD Soundsystem. It's a powerful cybernetic defense system that's augmented to the point where he can contend with the strongest Nomads. Of course, to begin Justin's strong as an ox and durable to the point where he can take most types of supernatural damage with ease and return the favor. He knows MAVERICK standard martial arts, which is a mixture of many different styles of martial arts (like Wrestling, Taekwondo, Boxing, etc etc) which makes him pretty versatile in a fight using a variety of different punches and kicks. However, the main strength of the LCD Soundsystem is the ability to create blue blasts of energy by channeling the power generated by his internal power generator. He can create blasts of energy in a variety of different forms, from orbs to city block destroying beams. He also found a way to create constructs such as a scythe, as well as augmenting his attacks with the energy. Justin's fighting style isn't all that... fancy or unique, but he's versatile and can use his talents for taking on every different type of Nomad.
SIGNATURE MOVES
■ Beat/Pulse
A simple blast of energy that takes the shape of an orb that travels relatively fast through the environment. Justin can control the size, speed, and power of the blast to simply knocking something over to knock a hole in a building.
■ Rhythm-Hammer
A more powerful, and the close blast of energy that'll send anyone too close far away, but the Rhythm-Hammer has another usage: mobility. By firing the blast out of his hands he can send himself flying in a particular direction, and if he keeps doing it he's capable of a temporary form of flight.
■ Chord
It's a simple beam of energy that Justin can fire out of both of his hands that continuously hammer and pound down on a source. He can also use this for mobility purposes if he fires the beam at the ground to hold himself up and hover.
■ Sound-Scythe
One of Justin's signature moves: he creates a scythe out of glowing blue energy and uses it as a weapon as he slashes his foes to bits.
■ Melody
Justin prefers a series of kicks that are augmented by his energy to form blades that can slice opponents. This can be as many kicks as he wants and they can carry him pretty far in his attempts to attack his foes.
■ Up-Tempo
Justin spins around so fast that it creates a tornado of blades that travels pretty fast and he can end it with an attack of some sort.
■ Down-Tempo
A super-powerful augmented punch that creates an explosion of energy on impact. He can do this to an opponent to create the explosion or even punch the ground to crack it.
SUPER MOVES
■ Cresendo
Justin's most destructive attack: a powerful beam of destructive energy cast from his hands. He can fire a Cresendo from both hands and combine them into an ultimate attack.
■ The Soundtrack of Abel's Death
Justin charges himself up as he creates his Sound-Scythe and quickly blitzes his enemy with a barrage of a thousand different hits in a few seconds. And finishes it with a cool ass pose.
■ Flat
Justin creates his Sound-Scythe yet again except charges it to the point where it grows massive when he can sustain it for one final slash. Which strangely enough causes all music to stop.
WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Justin has a few different strengths in a few different areas, but he isn't overwhelmingly strong in any category. He's pretty balanced, overall. His martial arts are average, his movement is outclassed by other Nomads, and he has some fairly standard projectiles. He's essentially a jack of all trades, he can do a lot, but isn't overwhelmingly strong in any category. That said, Justin has a glowing core in the center of his chest that provides his cybernetics with power... if it's damaged, it can slow him down to a halt until it's repaired. And it's hard to find people capable of repairing it (Justin's father has to direct him to someone under the table). Aside from that, Justin is very weak against electrical damage.
Definitely not someone from this world, or more accurately timeline. Aaron is a pretty tall guy at six-five that's pretty muscular due to a lifetime of being a Nomad and training. He has no choice, it's be a Nomad or die. He lived the life of a warrior and has that look about him merely when he's walking. Aaron is thin and kinda spindly, he's African-American to his very bone and it shows in his hair and skin tone. Aaron proudly sports an Afro that flows as he fights like a Samurai. Speaking of which, he has the appearance and demeanor of a futuristic samurai, and I'm not just talking about the strange katana. It's the way he acts and his attire... which consists of a futuristic long coat with a hood.
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
Aaron Sawyer isn't from this world, or more specifically, this timeline. He's from one of the other ones out there born from the multiverse asking one question: What if Oh-One won the battle in Antarctica? Oh-One defeated the Nomads that came to battle him and enacted his plan... merging man and man, but not achieving his dream of gaining human emotion. In response, he goes on a rampage and wipes out the human race except for a few bastions that took to the stars. However, Oh-One wasn't content with that and spreads his wrath to all corners of the universe. And armed with all nine power stones, there was barely anyone strong enough to stop him.
Now, Jaden Raldo, the Ronin Rapper himself, cut and run when the going got a little rough. It was fucking cowardly but hey, he lived to fight another day. Oh-One injected him with these weird robot nanites but hey, his dick still worked. He fought off the robotic murder hordes and took off to the many space stations. Jaden Raldo ended up meeting a lovely lady known as Phoebe Carmicheal and the two eloped... creating Aaron Sawyer, a warrior that was destined to save the world.
Or his one.
From a young age, Aaron was trained by Jaden in the ways of the blade, to be a capable Nomad and warrior to fight when the time came. Deep down Jaden was hoping that he was the savior of mankind. Vanessa Sawyer herself was also a swordswoman and she taught Aaron her style of swordsmanship which created a weird blend of the two in Aaron. It came in handy because where ever Aaron went, Oh-One was right behind him and they fled many, many, times. And every time he fled he lost a friend. And eventually, he lost his father. Taking the sword to a friend of his, a genius technological expert known as Koda Makoto.
She had reversed engineered a time machine that she found before they migrated to the stars. Taking Jaden's remaining katana, she created a time machine of her own... The Chrono-Blade. Capable of slashing through time and manipulating it and gave him a simple mission: Go back and find the Power Stones. They're the only thing that can stop Oh-One.
And Aaron gladly accepted it when he went back. He also went back to go bang Calvin Redug's mom.
FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Just to get it out of the way: Aaron Sawyer is an experienced Nomad who uses a mixture of two different forms of swordsmanship. His mother's Samurai skills and his father's ninjutsu. This means Aaron's a mean motherfucker in a swords fight and can mix up his mother's skills in direct sword fights with his father's quicker and assassin based fighting style. Though Aaron fights a bit better using the skills his mother taught him but that isn't to say that Aaron isn't sneaky.
Let's get to the meat of Aaron's fighting style: The Chrono-Blade. It's a technologically enhanced Katana that allows him to manipulate time and space through slashing the air, opponent, and objects. He can teleport, restore objects to a previous state, speed up or slow down time, among other things.
SIGNATURE MOVES
■ Chrono-Slash
Aaron's signature technique, the Chrono-Slash. It allows him to manipulate time and space through precise slashing. By cutting through the air, he can cut the distance between himself and one other place. By doing this he can bring opponents closer to himself, or alternately more or less teleport from place to another. This only lasts for a few moments so he makes the most of it.
■ Time-Burst
Aaron unsheathes the sword and a clock appears behind him that allows him to speed up his own time in comparison to everyone else. This allows him functional super speed for a few minutes.
■ Time-Slash
The opposite of the Time-Burst, and it speeds Aaron down in comparison to the world. This, normally, would be a weakness but it'll allow him to bleed out slower and gives him super reflexes since he sees the world slower.
■ Wind-Blade
Aaron slashes his sword and creates a wave of energy that cuts through the air.
■ Dive-Kick
A move Aaron got from his father and if Aaron is in the air he can perform a diving kick as he falls.
■ Instant-Movement
Aaron dashes at amazing speeds and he can cover a short distance in an instant. While in the Instant-Movement, Aaron can cut someone.
■ Chrono-Cut
Aaron can distort time and space when he cuts someone so that it creates an explosive slash a few seconds later.
■ Regressive-Movement
Aaron can manipulate time and teleport himself back in time a few seconds and possibly revert some damage done to himself.
■ Lightning-Trap
Aaron throws down a device on the ground and if an opponent steps on it they get shocked.
■ Time-Portal
Aaron can cut a portal to a specific point in his sight and this allows him to travel or... drop a car on an enemy.
■ Paradox
By summoning a version of him from another timeline, Aaron uses it to help him attack for a few moments or tank a hit.
■ Wall-Running
Aaron, learning cool tricks from his father again, can run on walls using his shoes to magnetically attach him to surfaces. He can also wall bounce.
SUPER MOVES
■ Time Stands Still
After charging for a few moments, Aaron can completely freeze time for a few seconds. In this state, Aaron cannot use the Chrono-Blades fancy abilities but he can attack enemies any way he wants to for a few moments. He can slash away at them and they won't even feel the effects until time resumes. This can only be done every once in a while as it causes the Chrono-Blade to overheat.
■ Perfect Chrono-Cut
Aaron dashes and appears on the other side of the opponent at lightning speeds... but nothing happens. Until he sheets his sword and they feel the hundreds of slashes he did in the blink of an eye.
■ Past, Present, Future
Aaron opens up a massive portal back in time (or present) and drops an enormous amount of debris and trash on an opponent
WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Now, Aaron has a lot of tools, but he doesn't have a whole lot to deal with ranged attacks or opponents that are simply faster than him other than dodging. Granted that he has no ranged attacks to speak of. His attacks are pretty strong and he has access to many buffs, however, he doesn't have a whole lot of durability and can have some immense hit points shed from certain moves. Most importantly he has to conserve usage of the Chrono-Blade because it overheats... and if it overheats then he's SOL.
Large View _______________________________________________ Sabrina Lydia Vanburen
She/Her | 28 | British & African-American | 6'4ft | 162lb _______________________________________________ Lugubriousness _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "I can make you smile." ___________________________________
Basketball ⫻ Before Sabrina transitioned she joined her school's basketball team only because she wanted to hide it. She didn't realize that she would have so much fun doing it and it's something that she sticks to. Sabrina plays basketball every now and then.
Fashion ⫻ Sabrina has a master's in fashion design and has all sorts of experience designing clothes and picking just the right outfit.
Dancing ⫻ Sabrina took a few dance classes back in the day and despite her size her coordination and footwork is nothing to laugh at.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Whatever I wanted to be, I already am."
Sabrina immediately gives off wallflower vibes. She doesn't really raise her voice - which is a bit deep and husky - and usually keeps herself out of trouble. There's perhaps a touch of sadness in her eyes, a bit of tiredness. Sabrina's posture isn't exactly that great because she's hunched over most of the time and usually takes small steps. Usually, she gives off the aura of "keep your distance from me, please" and a person that's mindful of their environment. Sabrina is like the rabbit, gracefully hopping through the streets of Araminta... or where ever she is.
In terms of appearance, she's one gal that's hard to forget about once you see her. Primarily the fact that she's tall at six-four and has a very skinny build. She works out to stay skinny and nothing else, there's a bit of leg definition on her legs from running but that's it. Sabrina has some relatively broad shoulders that would belong on a man and sadly, her butt's flat. There's a bit of masculinity to her body, and her 36B cup size definitely doesn't help.
Let me just address the elephant in the room and come out and say it: Sabrina is transgendered. She transitioned in a later point in her life and James covered all of her surgery costs. She's had reassignment surgery and had a bit of facial reconstruction surgery to make it a bit more convincing. Sabrina doesn't want any more surgery and likes herself as she is, feeling like it's a slippery slope as is.
Now, Sabrina is a mixed-race gal, and that should be obvious on first glance. Her mother provided the African, and, obviously, her father provided the Caucasian. She's lighter skin, almost off-white, and her body is covered in brown freckles that she inherited from her mother. Sabrina's got thick lips and African hair texture. Speaking of her hair, her hair is a brown color and pretty thick... and she notably keeps it in two massive ponytails that go down to her knees. That's because her mother naturally grows a lot of hair and she passed that down to her. Usually, she keeps it in a very dramatic bun or ties it in a knot or two to shorten the length. And if you're wondering; yes, it's a bitch to maintain.
As for clothing, well, Sabrina is affixed to an Apparition that is literally comprised of clothes. She can take the shape of any form of clothing and it'd be a perfect fit for Sabrina. Usually, Sabrina is seen wearing fancy and elaborate outfits. She wears all sorts of clothing, but she likes light-pink and red color.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm thankful for everything he did, regardless of what I find out about him."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Sabrina guesses her main goal is to become a model, but deep down she wants to escape from her father's shadow and to that extent the Vanburen family's. All her life she was just known as one of his children and then the little publicity stunt. Sabrina wants to step out of that shadow and establish to the world that she is her own person and that she isn't some publicity stunt.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Sabrina is a very spiritual person, despite the fact that she doesn't really believe in any religion (it's still a fun little hobby of hers to research them). She believes that everyone needs to explore their own spirituality and find a deeper meaning in things. Sabrina believes that there are so many layers to a person's soul that it's impossible to decipher in its entirety. The world is a big place, bigger than all of them, but to Sabrina, it's much smaller and less daunting if she connects to other people. Sabrina just loves to explore the symbolism and meanings of animals and even the most mundane things such as colors.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Sabrina is pansexual. Before she transitioned, Sabrina thought that she was attracted to just men but realized that she's attracted to people. All people regardless of what they identify as or even look. The idea of a relationship is kind of daunting to her because she has never been in a serious one... and wonders if she even wants one.
FEARS ⫻ Sabrina constantly fears the growing looming thought that society would reject her for what she is. Sabrina just desires the ability to step out of Vanburen's shadow, but when she gets down to it; they are what made her into what she is. And she will always find herself crawling back to them when she needs them the most.
REPUTATION ⫻ Sabrina's known in Araminta as that one child of James that transitioned. Her reputation varies as some people who are a bit more archaic see her rather poorly (and at worst, a freak). However, the newer more forward-thinking citizens of Araminta see her as brave, as a shining example... and that doesn't really make Sabrina think any better of them. Online Sabrina is seen a bit more positivity among the LGBT and other such people.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ Sabrina loves father unconditionally and with all of her heart. James accepted her with open arms and paid for everything that she needed to be the best person that she wants to be. Sabrina is very taken back by his death... but she asserts that she's going to love him regardless of how many skeletons they find in his closet.
FLAWS ⫻ At her worst, Sabrina is very naive and it shows in her decision making. While she sees herself as an open-minded free thinker, she's very green in a lot of ways. She doesn't have a lot of experience dealing with situations that put pressure on her and she's quick to crack. And the result will end in her fleeing from the situation or exploding in rage towards the aggressor. Sabrina tries a bit too hard to ignore the ugly parts of life and focus on the good, even when it comes to people. Because of this, she's quick to trust people, far too quickly, which can be very dangerous. At the end of the day Sabrina is only trying to do the right thing, even if it can cloud her judgment to doing the more aggressive, harsh things in life.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "The caterpillar died and became the butterfly."
Sabrina Vanburen was born as Tyler Vanburen in Araminta... to his wife Willow Price, the daughter of a football star that hit it off with James. They married and had one child... Tyler Vanburen. The family was nice and snug under their father's care, as he provided everything for them. Although he would go on trips abruptly for months at a time, he made sure his children were happy, well-adjusted people. The family was close-knit and most of the time, the Vanburens only interacted with each other. But, the young Tyler already felt like an outcast among his peers growing up.
It started as a fascination with femininity - the color pink, their clothes, and their toys. It started relatively harmless, but he felt like an alien in his skin. The Vanburens forced conventional gender norms on Tyler but he didn't exactly gel too well with it. The Vanburens had a lot of power and influence in the city of Araminta and, thus, that meant Tyler was sent to the best schools that Araminta had to offer. Of course, it was private intuitions and other such places. It was there that Tyler learned that these thoughts of his had to be... suppressed. Mainly because acting like a girl in public only meant that he was seen as some kind of a weirdo and ended with him being bullied.
This was where Tyler put on the facade of being one hundred percent male and merely hiding his interests. Tyler started growing up to be fairly tall... and thus the most logical conclusion was for Tyler to join his school's basketball team. Sports wasn't exactly in his interests, but man, he sure found it fun. Joining the school's basketball team he found himself getting closer to his fellow teammates and thus met a man that would change a huge chunk of his life: Zachery Gordan. Zachary and Tyler just vibed... they were both two shy rich kids that just got along. Throughout the months, they got along more and more... and eventually the two shared a kiss. This threw Tyler into disarray... was he just gay or something, or what? The one thing that he had to keep in mind was that he had to keep this a secret from the Vanburens and the school.
Unfortunately, life wasn't that simple when word got out... and it was relentless bullying and other such mean pranks. It was a huge weight on Tyler, but his only comfort was the Vanburens... and father. James Vanburen himself got involved and decided to take it up with the school and when that didn't work; Tyler was plucked out of the academy and sent to an international boarding school in France. Where Tyler was free to learn about himself as he chose and the one person that he made bonds with was a girl named Linda Liu. Now the Lius were a loose associate of the Vanburens, they attended each other's parties. Linda was Tyler's closet friend during his time in France... and eventually helped Tyler discover himself.
Or more accurately, herself.
With the help of Lin, Tyler realized that he had gender dysphoria and everything that came with that. Tyler was profoundly uncomfortable in his skin and didn't like being something that he was, well, not. It was not possible, not even in the slightest, for Tyler to go on like this. Even if people were to hate him for this, make fun of him, he would still be in a better place than before. He began to buy female clothing and started using female pronouns as he demanded that people call him... Sabrina. And this was where Tyler Vanburen "died" and Sabrina Vanburen was born anew. Like a butterfly that broke free of its cocoon.
Going home for summer vacation was a doozy as they were expecting Tyler but got Sabrina instead. This was when she came out as transgendered and expected the worst, but with the feeling that, whatever happened, she would be happy with the choice. James Vanburen took her in with open arms, and so did the rest of the family. James paid for everything that Sabrina wanted so that she would be happy... even if he didn't entirely understand it. James paid for Sabrina's Estrogen therapy and then paid for her surgery almost a year later. It was daunting going under for the first time, but Sabrina knew that she would be happy.
And that she was officially Sabrina Vanburen, her name was legally changed to that and now she was a very happy woman. There were some comments from the general public that she was merely a "publicity stunt" but Sabrina didn't care even in the slightest. Sabrina had graduated from high school, but she didn't know what to do with her life afterward. Sabrina wanted to go into the fashion world, and not just that, she wanted to become a model. James would, naturally, pay for everything that she wanted so the world was her oyster.
Eventually, Sabrina went into school for Fashion and intended to become a master's in it. She kept her past a secret as she lived a glorious life that was new and renewed. On the side, Sabrina found her true calling: being a model. The first thing that she did was try to get herself in shape... to mixed results but she wasn't some fat slob. It started as an amateur thing on the side but eventually became more and more of a free time consumer. It was to the point where Sabrina would pass out in class due to being so tired.
Most of her work was posted on Instagram and other places where she gained a following, but it came out that she was transgendered. And that was when the hate comments started to the point where she had to disable them... however, she also gained a following in the LGBT community. So hey, at least it was something. Sabrina, after many painful and stressful years of college, earned her master's degree in fashion and entered the insane, insane, world of the fashion industry. As a stylist for a modeling company in LA, she came up with kooky outfits for these models. And it was a fun, stressful, time for Sabrina.
On Christmas Eve, Sabrina went home with the rest of the Vanburen family to enjoy a nice time in the Vanburen estate before they went home. Tensions rose and eventually a fight broke out but Sabrina went back to her old room. She fell asleep and that morning, she found out that James... was dead. She was devastated by this. She took some time off, got her head straight... then buried James along with the rest of the Vanburens. She got some time off to grieve and spent it in the Vanburen estate... and wandering it she got to learn about Jame's rather colorful collection. She was confused by the existence of them... magic and ghosts and shit aren't real, why is this locket talking?
Sabrina went outside to get some air when she saw a shirt flying through the air... and then it attached itself to her like some kind of parasite and understandably freaked out. However, it introduced herself... as Mary Roberts. And it introduced itself glowingly: like a total pretentious twat. Mary called herself the spirit of high fashion and wanted to find James for personal reasons. However, finding out that he was dead was not good with her plans, but she knew James personally... and latched onto his daughter. She saw Sabrina as a fellow connoisseur of high fashion and worthy of working with her.
Mary's ability was incredible... except not like shooting lasers or being supergirl. Sabrina made use of it as she practiced and made herself acquainted with an apparition from the God damn early nineteen-hundreds. Of course, this apparition knew James a bit personally... and then told her some stuff that she isn't comfortable with sharing with the rest of the family. Sabrina didn't feel the effects of the curse as she stuck around in the Vanburen estate...but she was the one there to coordinate her family coming home and heard all about the curse of the Vanburens.
Maybe she'd get to the bottom of this.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I could live without magic or any of this craziness."
TYPE ⫻ Aberration (Affixed)
ABSTRACTION ⫻Clothing Manipulation, Sabrina is affixed to an Apparition that has the ability to manipulate clothing near limitlessly and even generate it.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Mary Roberts in her life was a red Adept that focused on the manipulation of fabrics and after her very untimely death she returned as an Apparition. One with similar abilities that changed and altered in time, but remained as the manipulation of the materials clothing is comprised of. Mary Roberts is an apparition that inhabits clothing and thus has the ability to manipulate herself. Her favorite thing to do is be the clothing for her current host that'll constantly shift depending on their form. And she and Sabrina are really close and thus she can more or less channel Mary Roberts power (Something like that, it's really confusing). This allows Sabrina to change her outfit on the fly.
Now to begin, Mary's ability at its basest is that she can telekinetically manipulate all fibers/fabrics (wool, silk, cotton, etc), denim, nylons, polyester, rayon, flannel, leather, feather down, linen, and spandex. Naturally, she can move large quantities of this along with the ability to more or less create all sorts of constructions out of it. It's limited only by the materials that she has on hand. This is fairly versatile... just not in a combat setting. She can create barriers, ropes to swing with, and a kickass wardrobe. This ability is naturally on the lower end of the scale, but it has a large amount of versatility... and can still take on the strongest Extra-Normals with a bit of versatility.
One aspect of Mary Robin's abstraction is the ability to create fabric from her body, and also absorb this fabric. She can create several meters worth of cloth near instantly from her body, and it appears that Sabrina's outfit stretched. This ability mainly allows Sabrina to have an outfit for any situation, at any time.
AURA-SENSING ⫻ In life, Mary Roberts was a very egotistical and vain woman that took far too much pride in her handiwork as an Adept. Which is why she can sense the auras of any outfit or piece of clothing she creates while it's being worn. Now how far she can aura sense depends on how much of an outfit she created for a person, if it's just a shirt (or pants) then she can sense them in a fifteen-meter radius. If it's something insignificant like a hat or shoes then five meters. If it's a full outfit, on the other hand, she can sense them within a fifty-meter radius.
LIMITS ⫻ Emotional-Fields are a very difficult thing that hampers her ability... normally, Sabrina could use Mary to strangle anyone, but with the existence of the Extra-Normals, she has a hard time penetrating emotional fields. To make it short, she can't do anything like strangling someone with clothes (Unless they're into that). Sabrina/Mary can manipulate large amounts of clothes at a time in an effective range of around fifteen meters, outside of that her abstraction is a bit harder to use. Mary Robins can instantly create around six feet of cloths, but at the very most she can create around thirty-six feet. After she reached that limit she has to retract it and it'll take her a while to "replenish" her supply. Finally, her abstraction is limited by her stamina.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ There's not really a whole lot of weaknesses to her abstraction due to it's relatively low nature. Regardless of how much she changes the textile strength clothing can still be destroyed by fire and other corrosive materials. Also getting clothes wet is not ideal as it makes manipulating clothes a lot harder and heavier.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Let's go, I'm tired of this place."
Jaden certainly has a presence to him. He's tall (at six-five), muscular, and confident. He can draw the attention of an entire crowd with his voice alone. Though, he has that cockiness to him, from that shit-eating grin to the way he walks. Jaden is a loud, and a spastic person that hard to predict, yeah. One could easily identify him as a Nomad from his attire - mostly the blades that he carries around on his being, and pouches. He has two katanas strapped to his back, his two mainstay weapons, and a larger katana at his waist, a sword given to him by a friend. And the most important weapon on his other hip... his mic. He looks like trouble, but fortunately, he's on the side of the good guys (in his special way). Jaden usually wears jeans, or slacks of some kind, with a T-shirt. Jaden is African-American, with his dark-skin, thick lips, and African skull shape. He speaks with a thick urban accent.
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
The story of the Ronin Rapper begins in Philadelphia, baby! Where they signed the Declaration of Independence, fitting for a dude like Jaden who loves his freedom! Jaden started as some nobody hoodrat kid that went around causing trouble while experimenting with music. You see, Jaden dreamed of becoming the next big thing in the rap game, and like hell, he was going to let that dream come to him. Nah, brah, seize the day, every opportunity Jaden was practicing making beats, or rapping out some lyrics. He was a young rapper that put his music where ever he could put it, even selling his CDs on the corner. Until he made it... an underground rap competition, and boy it was some stiff competition. He was up against veterans of the underground rap game and... he got demolished. Still, he made a huge impression on the people there, enough to attract the attention of a record deal.
It was incredible at the time... but he was still some nobody rapper. No matter how hard the nighty Jaden tried to shine, he just couldn't get the traction he desired (At best he got one of his songs in a fighting game). Which he thought was bullshit, super bullshit. Whenever Jaden checked the news, it was Nomad this, Nomad that and he... got a great idea. No matter how hard Jaden looked, he couldn't find anything about a Nomad Rapper (a buncha fuckboys were fighting with guitars, but that shit dumb). However, becoming a Nomad seemed harder than it sounded. He needed to find an excellent teacher... and that lead him to the land of the rising sun.
More specifically, Sensei Hirokazu. He was an old ninja master dude that was legendary... for his fucking greed. It took almost all of Jaden's money to get under his wing and boy it was some crazy shit. It sounded fun... but a lot of it was boring shit, like sitting around meditation in the woods, to the dojo, to the side of a mountain, and all that shit. He said it was for "discipline" but Jaden thought that he was bullshitting because he had all of Jaden's money. However, he didn't realize that it was all ki-building exercises and throughout the years he built up a huge ass supply of that ki stuff! And then the cool ninja training began and Jaden became the world's greatest rapper slash ninja (Mostly because he was the only one with a horse in that race).
However, Sensei Hirokazu, in the past, told Jaden about an artifact known as Murakumo. The Legendary Japanese blade that was used to defeat the legendarily powerful Oni clan but sealed away just in case it was needed again. Some fucknut named Jotaro stole the sword but Sensei Hirokazu knew that, while Jotaro was his rival, the blade was in safe hands.
Yeah, it was.
Jaden was sick and tired of sitting around in some ratty ass dojo in the middle of Japan, so he decided to snatch this ancient artifact from Jotaro's ninja clan. He first wondered why the fuck were there like five ninja clans in the middle of modern Japan. Then he found their super-secret ninja compound in the mountains (what Ninjas they were). Infiltrating his compound in the mountains was easy... but, he blew it at the last second, and revealed himself to Jotaro. He got viciously thrashed by the ninja master until he grabbed the legendary blade Murakumo for himself, and slashed Jotaro with it. The overwhelming power of the sword allowed Jaden to defeat Jotaro with one slash... only to lose himself to the sword. He went on a rampage, destroying the compound with the blade. After his rampage was cover, he managed to collect himself, and realize what he's done.
Jaden decided to fuck off out of Japan after that... and found out that Jotaro, in the ultimate bitch move, blamed Jaden for the stolen sword. So Jaden was hauling ass all over the world, being chased by various fuckwits and some little girl tryna shove her staff up his ass. This was what Jaden called his "world tour". He used these battles against the bounty hunters, assassins, and that weirdo with a stick to boost his popularity and then he preformed rap concerts (which were almost always crashed by the bounty hunters, except for like one time. Which was a very boring concert).
Then that was when Jaden decided to become a bounty hunter himself! He went around catching and cashing bounties... and fighting in cool ass tournaments. He was set to fight in the Brazilian Fighting Cup or whatever, for that cool ass power stone, which he was going to make a chain out of. Unfortunately that fucker Oh-One showed up. And unfortunately, he nabbed the Power Stone. And unfortunately that nut with the staff finally caught up with Jaden and she successfully shoved her staff up his asshole in what was probably the most painful experience of his young life. It felt like it was going to pop out through the top of his skull, that's how hard and swiftly she rammed it up his ass.
And she took Murakumo back to Japan.
Afterward... Jaden had to sit out a majority of the battle against Oh-One, however, he too joined the chase to get that power stone after realizing how fucking incompetent Jonas was. Like it wasn't rocket science getting a fucking pebble, so, to bring an end to this foolishness, Jaden joined the chase at the last second and fought Oh-One in Antarctica with the rest of them.
While the rest of the Nomadic Fist "retired" to Gold City (which he thought was fucking stupid), he went on a world tour. Rapping all over the world and fighting Nomads, putting in that work baby!
It ended in Gold City because reasons.
FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Jaden is the Ninja Superstar himself, baby! Ain't nobody on Earth can match his skill. To be specific, Jaden is a trained practitioner of Ninjutsu. He's supposed to be the master of stealth and mobility and all that shit and Jaden just throws all that nonsense out the window for some flashy, direct action. Jaden uses it to zip around the battlefield, doing hops, flips, and even teleporting! To put it simply; Jaden possesses a lot of high-mobility techniques that let him close in on opponents while having plenty of hard-hitting moves that take the enemy out quickly. Jaden fights with a mixture of hand-to-hand and his three trusty katanas to whoop some ass when necessary. Slashes, kicks, grabs, you name it. Probably his most famous technique is teleportation, baby! He can pretty much instantly teleport anywhere insight by doing his ninja pose and he uses this to link a lot of his attacks, dodges other attacks, and also cut n' run when shit gets too real for him. Expect him to teleport all over the place while beating you up.
SIGNATURE MOVES
■ Teleportation
Jaden's main method of getting around. By focusing, doing the Japanese salute, he can teleport to a specific point in a poof of smoke. Should he teleport behind an enemy, he can follow it up with an attack or a slash of his blades. He can chain teleports but he can only teleport a few times in a row before he gets tired.
■ CD's Nuts
Jaden pulls out some CDs of his various mixtapes and albums and charges them with ki bullshit and tosses them at the enemy like a shuriken.
■ Smokescreen N...
Jaden tosses a smoke grenade onto the ground to give him cover.
■ Judo-Flip
Jaden can suddenly flip up into the air, rolling as he comes to the ground. In the middle of this technique, he can follow it up with a kick, a grapple, or a downward slash of one of his swords.
■ Disguise
Jaden can disguise himself as a random object if he makes himself small as possible, and focus. He can only maintain a disguise for a few moments.
■ Whirlwind
Jaden grabs both his blades and spins around while jumping upward. It's enough to take enemies out that are above him, while also getting enemies up into the air.
■ Wall-Bounce
Jaden can leap off the walls (or any surface) that he can get to. If he can get to another wall, he can keep wall bouncing, as he overwhelms his opponents with speed. He can quickly lead wall bounce into any other move, to confuse foes.
■ The Ninja Grapple Slam Thingy
Jaden will grab his opponent, teleport into the air holding them, and bring them down to the ground head first.
■ Wall-Run
Jaden... runs on the wall. Does it need a description, you crayon eater?
■ Drop The Mic
Jaden pulls out his microphone and throws it at the ground... and it explodes, launching any enemy nearby in the air. And even after it explodes he can somehow pull out another one.
■ Houdini N...
Jaden poses and if he attacks he'll disappear in a cloud of smoke, appearing somewhere else.
■ Ninja Balance
One of the Ninja's famed abilities is to pose dramatically while maintaining perfect balance... and Jaden uses this ability to do shit like stand on an enemy's weapon/hand, rockets, etc while posing dramatically.
■ Shit, Wrong Smoke
Jaden throws down a smoke grenade... and then realizes it's his weed grenade and gets the enemy high. Slowing them down for a period.
■ Anus-Guard
Jaden has perfected this technique after being attacked by that psychopath with a stick. His anus is perfectly guarded and nothing can enter.
SUPER MOVES
■ Rap-God
Jaden grabs the mic and begins to feel like a Rap God... he drops a fire diss track to his opponent that debuffs their durability for a short amount of time. Allowing the real rap God to whoop their ass.
■ Ninja Ninja Ninja
Jaden grabs the opponent before teleporting them away into the sky... and then they see thousands of CD's flying towards them. It's not explained or clear how he does this.
WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Jaden's attacks, while fast and damaging, leave him open, as he's trying to use a fighting style that wasn't meant for upfront fights. If he misses, or an opponent blocks, they can capitalize on it and string him into a combo. Jaden is also very cocky, and the type to rush headfirst without thinking. Not exactly a thinker, but more of a doer.
She/Her | 19 | Mixed-Race | 5'7 | 132 _______________________________________________ Incomplete _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "I can't do a whole lot, sorry." ___________________________________
Trilingual ⫻ Due to spending a large amount of time around the Valos family, she picked up on the languages they speak; primarily Spanish and Portuguese. They come second nature to her but she can speak them fluently.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm incredible."
The constantly energetic, stargazer, herself Isabella Vanburen. She gives off the illusion of being much younger than she is due to the way she acts. She has a high-pitched voice, she's spastic and easily excitable. And she also has a bit of a baby-face worst of all. The girl is always on the move and can't seem to hold still for the life of her. Which is a bit off-putting due to the people that know her for being a bit more reserved... and mature. In contrast to the rest of the Vanburens, her voice is loud and booming. And she likes being the center of attention.
Now, probably the first thing that people notice about Isabella is that she's racially... ambiguous. She has tan skin that is covered in freckles and facially she appears to be a mix of everything. That's because she is mixed, her father is the fully caucasian James Vanburen and her mother is Ivete Valos, a woman that's almost as mixed as Isabella (Primarily she's African American, but she has a bit of Japanese and Brazilian in there). This blending the genes makes Isabella a rather stand out person. Isabella has slanted eyes, Afro-textured hair, golden-brown skin, and a face covered in freckles that makes it vague what race she is. To Isabella... she's Isabella.
In terms of build, she has a lightning-fast metabolism provided by her mother's side of the family and she does participate in some physical activity. And by some I mean not a whole lot, because Isabella has a hard time motivating herself into doing it a lot of time. There ain't a whole lot of muscle on Isabella, there's probably a bit more fat on her than anything. Which went to her feminine parts it seems, as Isabella inherited her mother's enormous backside and her chest is a solid 38D. She's curvy but she usually wears outfits that accent her figure. Terms of height she's about two inches over the female average, but it isn't like most people will even notice.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ""I'm missing... something."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Isabella says that she's missing something and that her long term goal was to find it. People usually take it in a metaphorical sense, but those familiar in the Extra-Normal find a different meaning. Either way, Isabella wants to live life to its fullest and get as much enjoyment as she can out of life. It's all about partying, meeting new people, experiencing new things, and Isabella is the very definition of a rich party. All in the name of getting those brain chemicals to activate.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Contrary to belief, Isabella is a nihilist. She doesn't believe that there is much point or meaning in life and the end, nothing ever matters. This is why Isabella wants to create her meaning in life and damn if anyone's going to stop her. Isabella believes that her meaning in life is having as much fun as possible and damn responsibilities. Isabella doesn't spend a whole lot of time delving into the meaning of things and people and whatnot, taking things at face value because it's easier for herself.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Isabella's sexuality is ambiguous to herself. She thinks that she's bisexual but finds herself more attracted to boys than girls (or that she's a party lesbian). It's not exactly something that she gave too much thought to other than having fun.
FEARS ⫻ The feeling of missing something is a very powerful one, and what is worse is the feeling that it's just out of reach. Isabella fears a lot of things deep down that she drowns with her partying and hedonism and they aren't simple fears like being afraid of spiders. They're complex ones like the feeling of inadequacy and insecurity that looms over Isabella's head like a dark cloud. She knows that her life is pointless, and it pains her but she tries to find optimism in it like a light in the darkness.
REPUTATION ⫻ In Araminta, she's not exactly seen too kindly... she's seen as the trouble-maker jackass daughter of James that causes trouble partying and doing stupid things. And getting bailed out of it by James or because she's a Vanburen. In the Vanburen family, she's not seen too differently, but they see her as undergoing a huge change because she wasn't always like this. She acted more considerate and reserved before she encountered that Apparition.
THOUGHTS ABOUT FATHER ⫻ Like many of the other Vanburens, she sees him in a good light because he saved her life. And the lives of some of her siblings in the Valos family when they were attacked. Isabella intentionally ignores the bad things he did and will try her best to continue doing that for her happiness.
FLAWS ⫻ Isabella has a whole lot of them. Namely the fact that she has a hard time controlling her emotions and impulses... she's supremely impulsive, brash, and is almost entirely driven by her impulses. Isabella is also somewhat childish and immature and has a hard time taking some things seriously, and that puts her at odds with older more mature people. Isabella's only goal is getting some type of pleasure and have fun and likes to have her way.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "It's best that I don't talk about it."
Isabella's conception and birth was a complicated situation, to give context James famously had a rival named Jason Valos. Jason and his business was a massive, multimillion-dollar, industry that built owned many different casinos, clubs, hotels, and whatnot, under his thumb. He tried to expand out to the good old city of Araminta and build a massive casino, but James always, in Jason's words, cockblocked him. Mainly to keep Araminta, which was already rife with drug abuse, free from even more problems. And that pissed Jason off to no end so he decided to hit James where it hurts and sent one of his daughters to get into the Vanburen family. And that daughter was Ivete Valos, probably the biggest party girl degenerate of the entire Valos family. They were both at the same big ass party hosted by their mutual friend the Lius and Ivete partied with James and eventually seduced him after he got drunk. Ivete got pregnant from the affair and used that to ruin his current marriage and married into the Vanburens after shaming James publicly, which unfortunately came after the birth of Isabella Vanburen.
Isabella is a named Vanburen, but she was caught in the crossfire of the very complicated politics of Araminta, namely the Vanburens and the Valos. And that was because Ivete (and to that extent, Jason) was outsmarted by James who made Ivete sign a prenup. So, Jason's plan was dead in the water and it wasn't long before Ivete and James divorced but at least James gave her his word to give Isabella everything she wanted and more. So Isabella lived her early life going back and forth between the Vanburens and the Valos (who are situated in Miami). Most of the time Isabella was in Araminta with the Vanburens attending school and her summers were spent with the Valos in Miami.
The Valos were an interesting lot... and by that I mean they were fucking insane. She spent her time with the much smaller Valos family's children and most of the time they were partying or having some sort of adventure. Most of the time it ended in something crazy happening (or was that just Florida?). It was something that Isabella found fun and appealing, for the short term. Her time in Araminta was less... hot. Isabella learned in a high-class school and got some of the top grades there! Though it wasn't really for Isabella, she felt, but James pushed her to be her very best. While in Araminta Isabella forged relationships with anyone except the Vanburens, and while in Miami she partied and was a lot more social. Honestly, Isabella didn't like that constant back and forth and wanted one consistency in her life.
It wasn't long before Isabella graduated from high school and she was set off to get a degree at Harvard. Daddy Vanburen set everything up for her, but right before she was set to leave there was a huge party on Christmas Eve. It was supposed to be the greatest time but... on Christmas Day they found out that James was dead. It was the most horrifying news that Isabella ever heard and they couldn't even find a reason why he died. Needless to say, Isabella didn't go to Harvard. Desperate for some kind of answer, even a hint, Isabella started going through James' things and found a treasure trove about the Extra-Normal. It was fascinating... but it made Isabella think hard about James' death. And then she deduced that something Extra-Normal was involved. After all, magic seemingly returned around the same time James died it seems.
However, she got her own taste of magic when she came across a strange statue of a cat among James things. She touched it and a voice began speaking to her that startled her so much that she ended up dropping it. It shattered instantly and Isabelle accidentally released the apparition that immediately latched itself onto Isabella to prevent itself from fading away. Isabella wanted the Apparition gone but it told her of all the great power that it could bestow her... and told her that she can help her find out what happened to James.
Using the abilities that the Apparition gifted her, Isabella delved into Araminta's magical society all by herself... and then she eventually crossed the wrong Apparition and... the details of that incident were kept a secret by Isabella. But the Vanburens saw a huge change in Isabella, no longer did she want to look into her father's death or even take anything seriously. All Isabella did was a party and fuck around in Araminta and Miami. The only reason why Isabella came back to Araminta in the first place was that she noticed that she was turning into stone.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Wait, if the ghost is called "Of Nine-Thousand Cats" shouldn't I have nine thousand lives?"
TYPE ⫻ Aberration (Affixed)
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Of Nine Thousand Cats, the ability to come back from deadly wounds, and display other catlike abilities.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Of Nine-Thousand Cats is a not-quite-ancient Apparition that was the combined spirits of, well, nine thousand cats. A particularly snarky and catty Apparition that didn't exactly like humans and spent most of their days cursing humans and casually murdering dogs... until James was kind enough to seal Of Nine Thousand Cats and after getting out, all the superstition behind cats had faded away. Thus, they affixed themselves to a human for the first time in years. Their abstraction shifted from cursing humans (and fucking over dogs) to helping one particular human in order to stay alive.
Of Nine-Thousands Cats isn't a particularly powerful apparition, however, their abstraction had a bit more utility. Whenever Of Nine-Thousand Cats was affixed to a feline, that feline was kind of immortal. It was because Of Nine-Thousand Cats' chief ability was, well, nine lives. The ability only activates when Isabella is injured or is about to be killed. If she's decapitated, then her head will reappear right on her shoulders good as new. If she falls off a skyscraper, she'll land on the ground as if she didn't hit terminal velocity. If she's impaled on a spike then she'll teleport off of it good as new. This ability allows Isabella to recover from mortal wounds almost instantly, but it isn't quite true regeneration or immortality. So she could get stabbed and if that bitch is non-fatal, then she's going to have to deal with the knife wound the old fashion way.
There's a limit, of course. Once Isabella uses all nine lives, she's as mortal as anybody else. There's a way to replenish these lives and it ain't something that Isabella lives. To put it simply, she can replenish these lives by taking them from regular housecats - which is fatal for them. There's also another ability that Isabella can use that allows her to give cats these lives, and even resurrect them - but she probably won't use it.
Of Nine-Thousand Cats grants other abilities... primarily the famed cat-like agility. Isabella is incredibly mobile, fast, and has a supernatural sense of balance - and yes, she will always land on her feet. This allows her to climb on stuff and perform feats that are not possible for even the best-trained Olympic athletes. She's just capable of fast movements like a cat, but her reflexes aren't any better than average. In addition, Isabella's sense of hearing and smell are impeccable and allows her to track down people like the most well-trained predator. Finally, Isabella is capable of summoning glowing tiger claws on her fingertips which aren't any sharper or durable than regular tiger claws. She can still give somebody a nasty cut.
LIMITS ⫻ As stated before, Of Nine-Thousand-Cats requires some specific parameters to even activate. It's not true regeneration, it's more of coming back from a fatal situation. This means, to even regenerate, Isabella needs to be fatally injured first and anything below that will be healed the all-natural way. There's also a cap at nine lives, and at the start of the story, Isabella has already used one. The only way to replenish it is to murder cats and Isabella does not like using that.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Cats don't like water, and Of Nine-Thousand Cats is no different. If she drowns, then all nine lives will be bypassed and she'll be dead. However, Of Nine-Thousand Cats won't activate if she's wet either, so that should be kept in mind. Other than that, Isabella doesn't have too many weaknesses due to the low yield nature of her ability. Of course, inherent to an enhanced sense of smell, she gets to smell everyone's body odor in vivid detail.
Also, on a humorous note, apparently, she can get stuck up trees.
"Moving on's real hard when you're moving on from something real good."
[ 19 | 6ft | Caucasian | She/Her | 133lb ]
The Stranger who knows nothing burns like the cold.
APPEARANCE
"I think I'm sexy.."
Zoey perfectly fits the "punk girl" mold; she dyed her hair, has plenty of tattoos, and just has that attitude that just reeks rebellion. Older folks are quick to judge a book by the cover and immediately classify her as a problem-child just off her looks alone while younger people are more receptive to her. Zoey carries herself with an air of confidence, but rather than just being a screaming wreck as people assume her, she is fairly chill and laid back. Taking slow and steady steps with her hands in her pocket, a cigarette hanging from her lips, and generally relaxed demeanor.
Though she's also a little rough, that might just be because she's a bit of a tomboy. Zoey had a sister that she wanted to desperately distance herself from, in terms of looks and demeanor. She smokes, she’s loud, and she drinks, and she tends to attract attention with her tomboyish streak. Her voice is a little rough from cigarette smoking, and she has a few scars and old wounds from previous injuries. Now, onto her appearance, Zoey is pretty pronounced due to a mixture of her hair, and her height. Her hair is a dark black color, but a few strands are a dyed cyan color which heavily sticks out against the natural color of her hairline. It's near-back length, and flowing in its appearance, and with the cyan strands, it looks pretty punk rock. Zoey’s hair in a straight texture that is kept clean - but is a bit damaged from all the hair-dye and a few mess-ups. The other thing that makes Zoey stand-out is her height, people like to call her a Goddamn Amazon because she’s six feet tall exactly.
She’s bony as hell, being skinny and without any sizable amount of body fat or muscle - She has like a thin layer of muscle if you squint, but there isn’t much there. A lot of her exercise comes from hauling ass from people she pissed off, otherwise, she spends plenty of time lounging around but she certainly does have a little sex appeal. Her bust is 38E, which is pretty big, and her hips are slightly prominent, but she doesn't pack a lot in the ass area, though. Her body is a rough-square build rather than the famed hour-glass build but in all honesty, you can honestly say that her body is more-boyish other than her breasts. In terms of ethnicity Zoey is white... she used to think that she was Irish but ancestry dot com told her that she was a mess of different countries but at least kinda Scottish. She found out that she was five-percent African actually.
"Sorry love, but I think it's best you keep your distance - for us both."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Zoey's main goal was to escape her home town. Now that there's not much of anything to escape from anymore, Zoey is roaming the states looking for purpose. Any kind of purpose. The band that she roams with, Queen Beach, is kinda like a family to her but it's not what she wants.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Zoey believes in freedom and exploring life and yourself above all else. It might be something an idealist spouts, but it's something that helps her get up in the morning. She believes that everyone should be a free-spirit.
SECRETS ⫻ Zoey keeps her death and other stuff involving the Glutton on the low, low, for personal reasons. Other than that she doesn't really keep secrets or anything because she sees herself as an open book. Nothing to hide.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Bisexual, but lately, she feels a frigidity inside of herself; as the girl she loved is dead. She doesn't know if she'll ever feel the same way for anyone else and is thus keeping that side of her repressed.
FEARS ⫻ After everything that she's been through; Zoey fears quite a lot. After dying and coming back to life, she has nightmares about her death to the point of PTSD. She fears death again, and she also fears getting attached to people only for them to die. This is why she's much colder and she fears that the fire that was inside of her is dead for good. Zoey goes to many heights to rekindle that fire but she fears that she's cold for good.
QUIRKS ⫻ Many. People who interact with Zoey immediately find out that she is pretty talkative. She tends to drag out her statements by adding plenty of words. She has a habit of rambling. Along with the fact that she's oddly energetic and spastic.
FLAWS ⫻ Zoey's biggest flaw is currently the fact that she's emotionally distant and suffers from many many problems from the fact that her lover is dead and that she died before. She doesn't like getting close to people, because she fears to lose them again. Most importantly, somebody can excite her to a violent rage if they bring up Claire.
BACKSTORY
"You know, I used to say "I hate my current situation, I want things to change" but now? Now...? I want things back to the way they were. At least I had Claire then."
Zoey Gray, a native of Farmer Hill, was the eldest sister of two siblings, and the daughter of two illustrious scientists that had to drive like an hour to get to work. Because of that, payday was great, and the two girls could live in comfort though, Zoey grew up inadequate to her younger sister, Sabrina Gray. A girl that was a piano prodigy... being able to play the piano young as three years old like an expert. She only got better with age as she destroyed talent shows, and eventually became a local sensation in Farmer Hill. While Zoey was largely ignored while Sabrina shined. Thus, Zoey tried her best to find validation where ever she could find it. This inadequacy drove Zoey to try playing instruments (didn't work) until she kept looking for something that she was talented at.
Puberty hit Zoey hard, and she grew enormous in height, and she went to her school's basketball team... she was the worst on the team at the start, and through years of training she only ended up being okay. This wasn't good enough, but Zoey found what she was looking for; validation. She met a girl in school, her name was Claire O'Sullivan, and the two became the best of all friends. Doing everything together... even after Zoey had noticed a change in Claire, a darkness that was deep inside the girl, Zoey still stuck with her. She helped her where ever she could - even adopting a similar punk persona after her. Even though the years, Zoey felt something growing inside of her, affection for Claire. An affection that she was slowly realizing wasn't being returned.
This put Zoey back in a place similar to before she even met Claire, as she fell into an inadequacy induced despair. She tried to do anything to feel something... She was raised chasing dreams and had a love of different brands of music. Zoey played around with instruments, but they weren't her thing (they hurt the shit out of her fingers). But, she was drawn to electronic music... and eventually, she figured out how to make music using electronic and it became her obsession her grades plummeted as she aspired to become a techno artist. She dropped a few hot LPs on Soundcloud, but barely gathered an online audience. However, she finds her true audience by performing at parties which escalated her popularity in Farmer Hill.
While playing DJ, she connected with Claire again... and eventually, Claire revealed to Zoey that she was suffering abuse at the hands of her parents. This didn't change one thing about what Zoey felt about her and felt their connection getting even stronger because she was willing to reveal this about herself. To her, and only her. Zoey felt like they were trapped in this godforsaken town, and had to leave, no matter the cost.
But, Zoey's parents wanted her to get an education in a profiting field... but, made the mistake of giving her enough autonomy to choose her classes with them being none the wiser. She went towards a career in music and has been enjoying her classes ever since... Then Zoey went through hell at the camp. She lived through Scott Reese's rampage at Claire's side, but ultimately she succumbed to the eldritch horror placing her into a coma. She was blissfully unaware of what happened while she was under, but while she was asleep she dreamed of an ideal world. That ideal world of hers was broken when she was woken up and when she woke up; she found out that her crush, Claire, was killed by the thing that put her in a coma - along with her other best friend Dexter. The Glutton they called it.
Upon hearing about Claire's death, Zoey immediately flew into a rage and Awakened. With her newfound ability, she fought the forces of the Glutton and whoever else came their way until the final confrontation with the thing. Unfortunately, Zoey fell victim to the creature and was killed unceremoniously by the abomination. Fortunately, after the Glutton was defeated, a new timeline was created where Zoey and her friends were resurrected... except for Claire who sacrificed her spot so that Zoey could be revived instead. Zoey didn't know how to feel about this.
Returning to Farmer Hill, Zoey found out that, in this new timeline, the town wasn't destroyed by the Glutton but instead by a massive earthquake. The sheer grief of being without Claire and a majority of her friends being dead caused Zoey to undergo a Second-Awakening. With Farmer Hill destroyed; the Gray family moved on but Zoey decided to go her own way. There was a traveling band supposed to play a venue in Farmer Hill from California that got stuck there during the Earthquake known as Queen Beach. Zoey showed her skills and linked up with them and went on her way.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"All I got left now is music and the memory of what I used to have."
Music Making ⫻ Zoey has from a young age, played with programs such as Audacity, and went on various sites to get samples. Thus, putting together some techno songs (along with some rap and rock beats). She wants to get a singer, but... they're not in demand these days.
Basketball ⫻ Zoey played for her high school's basketball team for ages. She isn't the best at it, but she's gotten a pretty impressive speed, aim, and coordination.
Spraypainting ⫻ Zoey has been taught how to tag buildings by a friend of hers, and she fell in love with it. She knows how to work stencils, and she has tagged many, many places (Usually trains, but has tagged the mayor's house one time).
ABSTRACTION
"Ironic, back in the day I'd probably get a fire abstraction. Funny how shit has changed."
TYPE ⫻ Awakened.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Snowmancery, Zoey can create snow out of the palms of her hand as well as control ice and manipulate the weather to an extent.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Seemingly linked to how sad Zoey is over the death of Claire and her cold nature, Zoey can create snow out of the palms of her hand. She can create tons of snow in mere seconds, from a snowball to a cascading wave of snow. Also, she can telekinetically move snow and functionally shape it in any way imaginable, provided that she has enough snow. Zoey can tightly pack snow together to create a dense construction that she can stand on, too. Which means naturally she already has a versatile defense, offensive, and mobility. She can create shields of snow, attack people with snowballs, and create hills out of snow. Of course, this isn't the end of Zoey's abstraction, however, as it seems that Zoey's control over snow also extends to ice and the weather. At will, by packing the snow together, Zoey can create ice in any shape she desires - however, her abstraction seemingly only extends to controlling smaller pieces of ice (I.E snow). The larger the construct the less she'll be able to control and manipulate it. The other side of her abstraction is controlling the weather to an extent. She can change the weather to force a snowfall provided that the environment isn't too hot. This snowstorm starts off light but if she keeps it up she can create a blizzard in a few hours.
The Dying Sparks ⫻ Zoey's former abstraction that she has just the loosest connection to that reflected her former wild nature. Back in the day, when Zoey was facing off against the Glutton, she was capable of summoning bolts of lightning from her fingertips and being able to teleport anywhere insight through a bolt of lightning. However, she only has the barest connection to it and she went from summoning bolts of lightning to creating a few sparks for a few seconds and disappearing. She can kinda shock somebody but it'd be like a static shock instead of frying somebody. She could, maybe, give somebody a heart attack but she finds it easier to just use her snow.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Zoey's aura sensing is connected to her abstraction. If she causes a snowstorm and anyone is by themselves; she can seee their auras. This ability has as much range as her snowstorm ability, which is about forty meters.
LIMITS ⫻ Zoey can manipulate all snow within twenty-seven meters of herself, but the further away the snow is the less fine control she has over it. At twenty-seven meters; she might be able to move it but shaping it into anything is completely out of the question. As stated before, Zoey cannot control bigger pieces of ice - anything maybe more than ten pounds of ice is out of the question. While she can freeze her snow into solid ice, she can take it apart and turn it back into the snow... except that'd be more trouble than it'd be honestly worth. Naturally, creating snow is linked to her stamina and she can create as much as her stamina would allow her to. The snowstorm she creates can affect up to forty meters and she cannot create it if the environment is too hot/dry. Zoey also can't affect water directly in any way (meaning she would have to freeze it herself).
WEAKNESSES ⫻ The first glaring weakness is that she's not in any way immune to ice. If she creates ice out of her hands it's going to get cold, and her abstraction naturally cools the environment. If she's not wearing the right-wear it's gonna be cold. She can easily give herself frost-bite and hypothermia (which she has done a few times and it ain't pretty). Her abstraction obscures her vision by its very nature - by creating snow she creates fog and diamond dust. Her weather manipulation also does the same thing and makes it harder for her to see. Zoey's abstraction is also heavily linked to her emotions of sadness and inadequacy and requires her to be... cold emotionally. If she's around somebody she loves and cares about her abstraction will weaken the closer she is to them physically. To the point where, if she's touching them; her abstraction will effectively be nullified. Also "warm" emotions like love, happiness, etc, will also weaken her abstraction long as she's feeling it - which may not be that big of a drawback but can also screw her over.
OTHER
"You know... nevermind."
Zoey has a nasty smoking habit... if she's not smoking a cigarette she's either run out, is in a nonsmoking building, or become a nun.
She/Her | Chronologically 23 | African-American | 5ft | 112 _______________________________________________ Lost. _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "It's sad to say, but this is all I know." ___________________________________
Extra-Normal Experience ⫻ This isn't Odessa's first rodeo and this ain't gonna be her last long as she draws breath. She knows almost everything about the Extra-Normal, from the types of beings there are to how they function to a point she can identify it with a mere glance.
Botany Knowledge ⫻ Due to Odessa's ability she gathered as much knowledge about plants and other such things as she could. Now she's a near master of the plant world and can pretty much instantly identify a plant.
Ballet ⫻ In her past life Odessa was a ballet dancer, which was really impressive since her original body was much larger. It lent well to balance and other skills... that she doesn't quite recall given that her body is much different from her older one.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "This isn't my first body."
Odessa Maxwell is the kind of person that doesn't exactly realize how much she sticks out and how memorable she is. The girl usually, as she goes, from place to place, keeps her head down and quietly moves. Sometimes she has flowers in her hands as she walks. In public, she doesn't draw any more attention to herself than necessary, and usually, she slinks from one end of the crowd to the other without a word. If one were to pay attention to how she walks, they'd notice that she walks in a slow and deliberate manner. Either she's careful that she doesn't trip over something, or that she has all the time in the world and there's no urgency to get to her destination.
Of course, in terms of appearance, Odessa sticks out like a sore thumb. The first thing that people notice about Odessa is her weird vibe. She has the appearance of a voudou priestess from many decades ago. What primarily tips these people off is the many tattoos on her body. She has various lines across her upper chest and neck, with her right arm covered in tattoos of waves and constellations and her left arm has symbols of beasts on them. There are tattoos on her legs of a mixture of trees, roots, and other plants. These are strange markings that could be her sigil or have some type of meaning that is supernatural related. Her hair is black and tied into thick dreadlocks that hang off the side of her head with some metal braids weaved into it. What's notable about Odessa's ears is the fact that she has her ear lobes stretched with a black ring inside of it. It's to the point where she can fit a huge earring inside of it. Along with the myriad of piercings... her nose is pierced, the middle of her forehead is pierced, and she even has her nipples pierced. This gives people the initial impression that she comes from a completely different culture and makes her stick out in a crowd.
Odessa looks like she's from Africa! However, the girl speaks with a completely American accent... except she has an air of confidence around her. Which is almost as noticeable as her air of strangeness. Odessa seemingly always walks and speaks as if she knows more than what the person is talking about. Her voice is soft, and almost friendly - which gives people the impression that she's being condescending. The girl is African American with genes from parts unknown, she'll gladly tell you if you ask. She has very dark skin, afro-textured hair, thick lips, and the African skull shape. In terms of build, well, she's pretty skinny and looks like she stays in shape - not that it's possible for her to gain muscles or body-fat anymore due to her... different biology. She's not super-duper curvy, she definitely fills out her jeans and she has a 32E cup size. In terms of height, however; she is below average at five feet tall exactly.
Though she may look human, some people may note that there's something off about her and the way she acts and looks. Though it'd take some real observation over time to notice it or it'd come up in the right moments. For starters, someone will notice that Odessa never breathes, in the cold air not a breath leaves her mouth. Sometimes Oddessa sighs but that is merely a show of emotion and functionally she doesn't need to. One that's a bit more apparent is the fact that her body is cold like a corpse... except she's functioning perfectly fine. When it gets really cold Odessa's body heats up unnaturally like a space heater. Finally, most people won't notice it unless they have some type of super hearing or something, but Odessa has no heartbeat.
It's all because Odessa is a plant.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Life is a wheel... and I just want to make sure it keeps going."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ After her death and return as an Apparition, Odessa's been longing for something to live for. She dedicated her entire life to stopping the Glutton and protecting Farmer Hill... and now neither of which are a thing anymore. Neither is her previous identity, Britney Williams, and what doesn't help is that Odessa doesn't have any skills that aren't related to the Extra-Normal. So, Odessa has been wandering the world, looking for something to live for, going where ever the wind takes her. However, she has been dedicating a lot of time to finding a way to break the curse the Hound placed on her so she can feel again.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Odessa believes that everyone should live for something; anything. That is apart of the glorious cycle the one in the sky designed and it's one that she will do. She herself is looking for something to live for, soon as she finds it. Odessa believes that the world of the Extra-Normal is the gateway to infinite possibilities. She doesn't feel as if anything is inherently good or evil... all because she thinks that life and reality is a beautiful cycle. One that cannot be interrupted, one that has no purpose or destination, and is completely devoid of thought, emotion, compassion - It just moves. She believes that everything has a beginning and an end... even herself. All apart of the fact that she died and came back as an Apparition, she believes that the current life that everyone is living is merely the chains keeping them back from that potential. Once you shed your current life and identity you'll unlock that power, hidden potential, that is inside of you and become immortal. That said, she thinks that being Extra-Normal is her brand of Normal.
SECRETS ⫻ This isn't Odessa's identity or even body. Originally she was known as Britney Williams. Odessa died before and came back as an Apparition that Abscised a person and took their body. This is why Odessa presents herself as an Adjoined, she doesn't know how people will feel about her taking another person's body.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Odessa is bisexual, leaning on females. In Odessa's past life she discovered her sexuality after a chance encounter with a friend. She has dated boys in the past, but she finds herself more attracted to females. Though, that isn't to say that she isn't against dating a boy. She finds open-minded and spiritual people attractive above all else. Odessa is a very physical person who loves feeling other people even in romantic displays of affection and just feeling other people. However, the Hound took her ability to feel so she finds herself feeling frigid... as she wants to find a way to feel again before she tries to pursue some type of relationship.
FEARS ⫻ The existence of the Glutton, the League, and the bigger threats of the universe are what keep Odessa awake at night. They the antithesis of reality and thus her greatest fear. Odessa fears the inevitable truth that she is Britney Williams and goes to any length to deny that she's that person. She also fears her past catching up with her... after all, she has done a lot of terrible things.
REPUTATION ⫻ Odessa is strange... dying and coming back is bound to make someone stranger but Odessa has embraced the world of the supernatural and left her past life behind. This makes her interactions with people difficult. She's seemingly speaking a different language and her motives oftentimes get misinterpreted. Above all else, Odessa is sullen and her past mistakes haunt her, she tries to do the right thing but always ends up failing at it. Naturally, her death also haunts her because as much as she tries to ignore it and act like she's not Britney, it still happened.
FLAWS ⫻ Odessa is strange... dying and coming back is bound to make someone stranger but Odessa has embraced the world of the supernatural and left her past life (and humanity) behind. This makes her interactions with people difficult, as she's seemingly speaking a different language and her motives and what she means oftentimes get completely misinterpreted. Above all else, Odessa is sullen and her past mistakes haunt her, she tries to do the right thing but always ends up failing at it. Odessa feels as if her life no longer has any purpose and that she doesn't know why she's moving forward. All her life she dedicated it to stopping the Glutton, and what does she get in return? A brutal death and is promptly forgotten when the timeline was changed. All that Odessa feels as if she knows is the supernatural, and that will be her entire life moving forward. All this knowledge of the "bigger" picture and universe does not make her happy. In fact it makes her very lonely and depressed, and an outcast among regular humans. Worst of all Odessa can't feel any physical pleasure or sensation so she can't drown herself in alcohol. Naturally, her death also haunts her because as much as she tries to ignore it and act like she's not Britney, it still happened.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Britney Williams is dead, I was there when it happened, you know."
Now Odessa's backstory is very long and complicated. Mainly because like the previous parts of the sheet show; she wasn't born Odessa Maxwell. Odessa Maxwell doesn't even exist and her previous life was Britney Williams. So Britney Williams also had a rather rocky start to her life. She was born in Farmer Hill Montanna as apart of the illusive Watcher organization, a subset of the League of Luminescence. Their goal was to keep an eye on the Glutton and keep the existence of magic a secret so nobody prods the Glutton. To this end, the Williams family was supposed to be the front and cover for the Watchers; they were supposed to have a strong influence in Farmer Hill and cover what the Watchers couldn't by throwing money at it. They were a huge part of the politics of the town and had hands in everyone's pockets - for prime blackmail material.
Britney Williams was born as apart of this secret conspiracy and had a close part in it. She was born as the best friend of Amethyst, the next leader of the Watchers and the two were best of friends. At this age she didn't know any conspiracies but when she went to school and interacted with the other kids apart of Farmer Hill she was told not to talk about Amethyst. She was oblivious to it all, and this was the part Britney loved the most. However, her eyes were opened when she was forced to Awaken via the Watcher's using their Lux to manipulate her emotions. The process was... traumatic, however, Britney's memory of it was erased and she was told of her role. Told of the other universes, and their mission to hide the Glutton.
To this end, Britney was used to expanding the Watcher's influence to the youth of Farmer Hill. To make friends and to get information; more importantly to deter anyone from going to the mountain. If anyone knew too much, a Watcher would eliminate them... and this, in time, wreaks havoc on Britney's mental health as she felt like she was complicit in their deaths. Due to William's family's lavish lifestyle trips to Glint and other strange places were covered up by being vacations. However, Britney gained her own agenda as she interacted with the people of Farmer Hill. She formed some legitimate bonds with the denizens and realized quickly realized that she wanted to protect them no matter the cost. While she tried to use more peaceful means they quickly got ruthless because that's what she felt like she had to do.
She used to blackmail, murder, and many other horrible acts (including things that she found to be unforgivable) to protect the town and the people she cared about from the supernatural. Eventually, she made contact with White Arachne and joined the White Spider Society as she realized rebelling against the League was necessary and would have to possibly destroy them. These acts weren't just to the League, however, she had to do stuff she's not proud of to Farmer Hill's residents as well. One thing, in particular, she's not proud of was manipulating her friend Amethyst's fiance into killing one of his leaders and then killing him to cover her own tracks. Amethyst noticed because she began to act a lot more... shifty around Britney.
The main goal that she had was becoming Farmer Hill's "Guardian", which was a sham created by the Watchers. Basically, one Awakened was supposed to have most, if not all of the power in Farmer Hill to keep new Awakened from forming and protecting the town. The current Guardian was John Reid, a man who had to kill almost all of his peers because they Awakened. She formed a bond with the man after being saved by him and tried to become the next Guardian. If she had access to all the abstractions he had... she would be a God. However, there was one thing in his way: Sharon Reid, his daughter. He also groomed her to be the next Guardian but she wasn't mentally all that "there" so Britney was forced to gaslight her in order to make her even more questionable.
While all this went on, Britney was also expected to maintain a healthy social life. Which she did via the usage of phones and her connections... all the friends she made she kept in mind as she did what she did. One of her closest friends was one of the town troublemakers, Claire O'Sullivan, and they were practically inseparable. Though, they both discovered something about themselves skinny dipping one night that got rather heated. Sharing a kiss, the two realized their affections for each other. Britney didn't know how to come to terms with it but kept it a secret. This lead to her relationship with her friend becoming a bit awkward, and eventually, they drifted apart. Britney graduated and attended Grand Ridge Academy to also keep an eye on the people there.
However, things fell apart really quickly. John Reid died and apparently somebody up and woke up the Glutton, she didn't know all of this until the camping trip. Where the Glutton attacked the camping group and forced them all to Awaken. From there, Britney tried to get them to defeat the Glutton, becoming the leader of the "Support Group" throughout their many adventures in Farmer Hill. Eventually, they ended up in John Reid's farmhouse and ran into Sharon Reid who told them to go to Hillview High. That's where they had their first battle against the Glutton and lost many, many, members of their group. Most notably Claire O'Sullivan, which Britney blamed themselves for.
After the encounter, the sheer horror of the Glutton knocked them into a coma in which Britney and the others were saved by a "Higher-power". That higher power was known as the Child who sent them far into the future to save them... and when they woke up they found out that Farmer Hill was a lot different than before. The Glutton's corrupted roamed the streets and Apparitions went on a rampage as whoever came was also put under the same effect as the Corrupted. Britney was forced to come clean and told the group everything and eventually gave up the leadership position to a friend. From there she accompanied the group on their many, many, adventures through the destroyed Farmer Hill as hope burnt out more and more.
During the final battle, Britney ended up killing her former friend Amethyst and pushed into the mountain. Despite everything Britney did, she met her end in the mountain. She didn't see it all to the end, nor was she even aware of how she got killed. However, she got a second chance... her guilt and other emotions made her return as an Apparition. She retained all of her memories but came back when all was said and done and the Glutton was defeated. She ultimately decided to move on and not reunite with her friends; becoming a roaming Apparition.
An Apparition without purpose and she realized that Britney Williams is simply dead: she decided to start anew. Taking a new name, The Nurturing Will, she traveled to Glint and found a town in the middle of Africa that suffered from starvation death and decay. Deciding this was her purpose, the Nurturing Will decided to become the protector of the town and provided them with a limitless supply of food and water. She affixed herself to an elderly woman named Adaeze Okafor and she finally found what she was looking for. However, the League of Luminscience caught wind of it somehow and burned the village to the ground.
The Nurturing Will attempted to save the village but the Knights were too strong to push back. At some point The Nurturing Will abscised Adaeze... she said that the elderly woman gave her body up. Eventually, the slaughter attracted the Hound, and, out of desperation, the Nurturing Will made a pact with him to save the village. The Hound took her ability to feel anything other than pain but the Knights were repelled and the village was saved... however, the Nurturing Will, left to start anew. However, the Nurturing Will's current body was injured in the attack and she died out... and she discovered that she could create a new body for herself after she died.
Eventually, the Nurturing Will became Odessa Kayla Maxwell and wandered the earth, longing for a way to feel again. Thus, Odessa wandered through the world of Glint for a period of time as a flower saleswoman... until she took some time to rest and ended up there. The Othergrounds... which was an unfortunately uncomfortable experience because she ran into not just one, but four people from her past as Britney Williams. Primarily Penny Lawson... whom she showed a particularly strange relationship with. They got close after the death of Caelea Biard, at the hands of an Apparition that Odessa blamed herself for.
The two set off away from the group to go after the Apparition and out of sheer guilt at her past actions, Odessa confessed that she was Britney Williams and that she had abscised somebody. Penny seemed to be relatively okay with the fact that Odessa stole someone else's body... but eventually, they defeated the Apparition and came face to face with the creator of the Othergrounds, Rosalyn Black. She revealed that she was from the future where the world was destroyed... and it had something to do with a man named Luther Saul. Odessa wasn't entirely convinced by all of this, but Penny was. However, the issue was that Rosalyn was hesitant to let any of them leave... and Odessa decided to be the one that stays with her in order to let everyone else go.
The whole thing was about Penny... even if the world ends, Odessa was confident Penny and the others would be able to stop it. And Odessa was functionally immortal, so she had all the time in the world to spend it with Rosalyn. Odessa definitely used that time well, as she learned from the girl and together they made the Othergrounds a true paradise...
... However, the only problem was that Penny slipped Rosalyn a Jimmy Buffett CD and Odessa's been forced to listen to it nonstop ever since.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I shed my humanity."
TYPE ⫻ Aberration (Abscised)
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Botanical-Body, Oddessa's body is comprised of plant matter she can manipulate almost limitlessly and gives her a few other abilities.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Putting it short and simple, Odessa is one big plant in the accurate shape of a human. While she may look and feel human, what's going on under the skin is much, much, different. Now, while most may think plants are simple, they are extremely complex and capable of many, many, different things. Her entire body is composed of plant matter, which can take different properties of plants at will. In place of blood, she has various plant liquids (Water, Green Chlorophyll, Etc) constantly being transported and she doesn't have a circulatory system like humans do. Odessa has a vascular system that is similar to the blood vessels in animals, rather than having the heart to move her fluids about other forces that are utilized (Root pressure, etc). Therefore she has no heartbeats because she has no functioning heart and no lungs because she doesn't breathe the normal way. Odessa "breathes" through her skin, and she can create oxygen in the process. It's simple, she breathes by 'inhaling' carbon dioxide and 'exhaling' oxygen, creating a constant amount of oxygen for everyone to use! Odessa can also produce heat in response to the cold through thermogenesis, basically, certain plants have the ability to produce heat in response to the cold. If it's around negative five degrees then her body will naturally go to sixty degrees. Of course, she has the ability to produce even more heat or heat whenever she pleases but this will drain her energy. Any other questions you have will be answered with this.
Through this ability, Odessa can grow pretty much every single kind of plant on her that she pleases and shape her body any way she desires. For example, she can turn her skin into wood to give her resistance to damage, make her skin grow leaves of Foxglove plants to poison foes, or she can also grow any fruit or vegetable just by willing it. She can shape herself almost limitlessly and do stuff like create blades, hammers, vines to stretch her hands - long as she has the plant matter. Odessa doesn't need to eat or sleep, all she needs to do is stay in the sunlight and consume water, then she gets sustenance via Photosynthesis. She can also absorb other plants into herself to steal their nutrients and she can also consume food like a carnivorous plant. Odessa has a healing factor, two forms of healing actually. The first form is basically that she can force her body to rapidly grow new plant matter to replace/correct damaged materials and she can regenerate most wounds in a few moments. Usually, it's automatic and body-wide, but she can selectively regenerate any part of her body. The second form is that she draws in external plant matter to fill the wound. Odessa's unique biology also grants her a few other resistances. Odessa can handle getting poisoned; some plants deal with infection/poison by simply killing off the infected tissue and expelling it before it spreads. She'll lose a bit of matter, but Odessa can quickly regenerate the lost tissue. Because of this, she can be very hard to kill under the right circumstances.
Oddessa's final ability is Self-Resurrection (or more accurately, Regeneration). If Odessa is killed after her body is sufficiently damaged then she'll break down to a single glowing seed containing her soul. If this seed comes in contact with soil it'll bury itself into the ground. Eventually, a massive plant cocoon will come out of the ground and grow a new body for Oddessa. The more time she's in the cocoon, the more she'll age but however, she can come out whenever she feels she's ready. She needs a few days to get back to where she currently is. Of course, if she isn't by dirt then she'll be trapped in seed form for all eternity. If anyone comes in contact with or close proximity to the seed she can telepathically communicate with them. And if someone else consumes the seed, as in swallows it whole, she can take over their body and abscise them.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Due to Odessa's deepseated connection to the supernatural, it was only natural that she gained a sensing ability related to them. However, this isn't traditional aura sensing but it is instead a tingle in her skull. One that allows her to sense Extra-Normal beings when they are nearby. Normally it's about a range of six meters, but with focus, she can extend it to fifty-one meters, and with a bit more she can pinpoint their location.
LIMITS ⫻ Of course Oddessa's abilities are weaker against other Extra-Normal beings. Her strikes don't hit as hard and she has a hard time growing plant life on them. She also can't affect plants outside of herself beyond, say, absorbing the plant matter into herself. Now the big limit is that Odessa's ability is energy-related; using her plant abilities burn energy that she needs to function. Now, she can regain energy by absorbing sunlight but the more she uses her abstraction the less energy she'll have and if she goes too hard her body will begin to weaken. As in she'll get sluggish and she'll be cut off from her abstraction as she needs what energy she can to function. Odessa will need to sunbathe for about a day to get back from this point and long as she's constantly in contact with the sun she'll be fine. However, it is possible for her to burn more energy than she's getting and shut off her abstraction. If by chance she's cut off from sunlight for awhile and her reserves hit zero then she'll be dormant until she hits sunlight. Odessa also needs a constant supply of water to keep functioning as well - she may be able to go without food but she needs water every now and then as well. If she goes without water for too long she'll dry up and wither away and die. Also to grow a new body she'll need a constant supply of water and sunlight as well. Odessa's self-manipulation is limited by how much plant mass she has access to, and while she can cause herself to quickly grow plant mass she'll run out of energy. Any part of her body that is cut off will wither away and die and she'll have to grow new matter to replace it. In addition, Oddessa's strength is also dependant on touching the ground/earth. If she says, three or four stories up, then she won't be able to access any of her abilities other than her regeneration. The closer to the ground she is, the more powerful she'll be.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ The biggest, personal, weakness for Oddessa is that, after her deal with the Hound, she can't feel. She can feel emotions and basic sensations like pain, but she cannot feel pleasure, hunger, thirst, smell, the warmth of another person... just pain. She is desperate to feel something. Now, when Oddessa is in her base form is a lot more fragile than average. While she can heal and turn into wood, she can still be taken out relatively easily by certain attacks. Even if she can turn into the wood; it can shatter and break under stress - it's not anywhere near the strength and durability of stone or metal. Speaking of which, turning into wood also slows her down greatly. A strike to her head or chest area is as fatal as anyone else. Also, as a plant; she's effected by pretty much anything plants are poison, fire, extreme colds, etc, etc. Fire and extreme heats, in particular, are dangerous for her because they'll dry out her body and force her to drink more water. If she's already dehydrated then she'll be more likely to catch fire. Extreme colds can also be a pain by freezing the water in her body and slowing her down to the point where she's forced to go into a hibernating state and possibly kill her. There is only so much that heating her body up can do. Destroying the seed will kill Oddessa's body and force the Apparition out - however, you can effectively kill her by not ever letting it touch the soil. Also if she's killed by fire or heat then she won't be able to grow a new body at all because her seed will wither away.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I'm going to start living for me."
Hagan is a big boy. A very intimidating figure standing at six-seven, and what doesn't help is that he's built pretty well due to exercise and working out. To him, he'd rather experience the high of working out, then stuff his face with sweets. Though he isn't a bodybuilder, he definitely has a definition. He looks like a thug, the kind of person that'd kick your ass at the slightest provocation. And that's definitely true. That's the vibe he wants to give off, the aura of an ass-kicker. The big man. He takes large steps and walks with his hand in his pocket. And when he's not walking, he usually has his arms crossed.
Hagan is from the big cities, and not that too used to small-town life. You can tell by his city slicker accent, and habit of speaking quickly. He has a somewhat deep voice, but nothing overtly intimidating. It's rougher than anything. Hagan is an Irish-man that is part Scottish, and part Russian. He appears more Russian than anything due to taking after his father. It's to the point where his mother has trouble explaining to people that Hagan is her son. He is Caucasian, with his skin being somewhat fair. There are quite a few scars on his body due to all the roughhousing he does. From fighting to childhood injuries, etc. His nose has always been a bit crooked from not healing correctly, either. His knuckles are also quite bruised.
Hagan's style shifts from practical, to sharp. For example, casually he's never seen out of jeans, or boots unless he's working out, or at home. Usually, he'll wear a T-shirt of some kind over top of that. When he wants to make an impression, he'll wear a jacket of some kind, and he always has a jacket for every occasion.
PSYCHOLOGY
"I wish I could have saved her... and saved all the others."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Hagan wants to try again... he took his apparent death a lot harder than his friend Zoey and he wants closure any kind.
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Hagan has a belief that it's every man for himself out here in this world. With all the killing and violence going on, and his father's abandonment, there won't be someone there to hold your hand. Therefore, he believes that you have to cut yourself a piece of the world or fade into obscurity. He believes that personal strength is the greatest strength of them all, and thinks himself as the strongest. Which is why he's so aggressive and willing to defend what is his.
SECRETS ⫻ Hagan's biggest secret is his questioning sexuality. He puts on the facade of being the ultimate lady's man, but when he's feeling a greater attraction towards men. Hagan is extremely defensive over this. He'll get incredibly violent at the mere prospect of his sexuality getting out. Which is what got him sent to Farmer Hill in the first place.
SEXUALITY ⫻ Hagan's sexuality is complicated. He used to think he loved girls, but he doesn't feel that kind of way about them. He's seemingly far more attracted to the male gender but is aggressively in-denial about it. He'll tear someone a new one rather than admit he's a "fag."
FEARS ⫻ Hagan fears being a deadbeat, a failure, a loser in life. He fears having to rely on anyone else and fears the growing though that he could be vulnerable. This fear is becoming closer and closer to becoming a reality after his death. He constantly has visions of his death.
QUIRKS ⫻ No quirks in particular, other than his habit of holding his hand to his face when he's thinking.
FLAWS ⫻ Hagan is haunted by his death. Unlike the others who died and came back and he still has flashes of what happened. He's still in aggressive denial about his sexuality and a very defensive person in general. One thing can set him off.
BACKSTORY
"Why do ya' wanna know? It's all about me fucking up."
Hagan isn't a native of Farmer Hill, his mother on the other hand, was. She was the daughter of Douglas Rosefey, the hard farmer man that'd rather live in the fields than die in the cities. She was the oldest of many children but was also the only one to make the decision to leave Farmer Hill with her sweetheart Albert Earls. They got married and moved to Manchester Connecticut, where they lived a relatively peaceful life. Hagan was the result of that marriage. Life was hard, but they made due the best they could. Eventually, things improved for the family.
Hagan was a relatively troubled kid growing up, and he didn't play well with others. All because of some behavioral problem the Earls couldn't sort out. Because of this isolation in the school, he was singled out, and bullied by the other kids. First, it started with teasing, then it didn't take long for it to become physical because they could get away with it. Albert wasn't having it and thought Hagan the first thing about fighting in order to defend himself. He went back to school and fought back. Making them back off. This is where Hagan learned that you need strength to get ahead in life
Advancing through school from there was easy, he didn't make too many friends, but he eventually learned to let people in. Hagan was living life at his own pace. That changed when the family split up after the revelation that his father was cheating on his mother with another woman and even got her pregnant. This came to Hagan so suddenly, and his father left them without a care in the world. Then it just became Hagan and his mother against the world. Nobody spoke about them falling out, and they had to try extra hard to stay afloat, with their breadwinner gone.
Going into high school, he was desperate to learn independence from his parents, so when it's his time to out on his own, Hagan would be on his toes. Hagan did the best he could to get through classes, but they were not his specialty. Just for the passion of it, Hagan became a football player, and one of the star players. His name became known across the school as the big, hard-hitting, quarterback that got all the girls and kicked ass. However, whenever he got with the girls, it felt hollow. There was something he didn't like.
He had a rather close friend in the football team that he told everything with and explained his lack of attraction to women. That friend explained that he may not even be into women, and Hagan denied that. Hagan and this friend started to hang out a lot more, and get far closer than ever. Hagan felt something between the two, and it didn't take him long to act on that growing affection. In the locker room, the two shared a kiss when they thought they were alone. They were going to go further, but someone came in, and they stopped.
Hagan aggressively denied that ever happened, and kept away from the "friend." Bottling up his feelings, and throwing them away. Rumors came out that Hagan was "a faggot," and he started to get paranoid. Very defensive. But, it came to a head when a fellow teammate approached him and said that he saw the whole scene take place. Threatening to tell everyone if Hagan didn't leave the football team. This made the already testy Hagan fly off into a blind rage and brutally beat the boy half to death, anything to ensure that he'd keep his mouth shut.
Unfortunately, the police didn't share the same sentiments, and Hagan was arrested and spent a few months in juvie.
When he got out, his mother immediately sent him to Farmer Hill, a town he only heard about in off conversation. Because she thought that Hagan needed some time with her father to even him out. And evened out Hagan was. Douglas was the world's biggest hard ass, and he had Hagan working in the fields and farms. He hated it at first but he realized they all saw him as a "faggot" and didn't respect him. So, he begun anew in the schools in Farmer Hill, he graduated high school, and then college came around, and his mother got him into Grand Ridge like she planned on for years.
Hagan, too, was involved in the shit storm at the camp and discovered his abstraction. He followed the group throughout their adventures to John Reid's farmhouse but unfortunately met his end during the first encounter with the Glutton. He was one of the first casualties in fact... he got a second chance after the defeat of the Glutton along with all the other people who were resurrected. However, the child made a misstep; he still has some memories of being tortured by the Glutton.
After the destruction of Farmer Hill, Hagan moved on to Tampa Florida to finish his education in the University of South Florida. That was where he underwent a Semi-Awakening and his barrier was corrupted by the Glutton and the experience there.
SKILLS & TALENTS
"I'm starting to realize a lot of the stuff I obsessed over in the past ain't all that important."
Brawling ⫻ Hagan was, at first, taught by his dad how to fight to defend himself from bullies. Brawling on the streets, and other places, have taught him a lot. How to fight dirty. How to fight without mercy. Hagan is definitely one hell of a brawler and knows how to use that size to his advantage.
Football ⫻ For a majority of his youth, Hagan played football for his local teams. He was one of the star players and would have tried to go onto the NFL if he wasn't sent to Farmer Hill. He still plays, but he just isn't as good as he used to be. Not that he particularly cares about football anyway.
Farmhand ⫻ Hagan was forced to help on his grandfather's farm as punishment, and continues to do so he can have a house to live in so he can go to school. Hagan knows all sorts of information about animals and can handle all equipment.
ABSTRACTION
"Why... why did that fucker give me a walking reminder of that thing?"
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Corrupted-Barrier, Hagan has the ability to spawn a semi-sentient barrier that is a grim reflection of the Glutton.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Hagan's original abstraction manifested in the ability to cast a shield as you could say, around himself, when threatened. However, the barrier's mechanics changed greatly during his Second-Awakening. He can spawn a barrier around himself and other people... however the barrier has a horrific, eldritch appearance. It closely mimics the appearance of the Glutton when he was in its realm: it takes the appearance of a huge, semi-transparent, sun with dozens of thorny tentacles outstretching in all directions. These tentacles are a tangible object and can interact with the outside world with surprising strength - enough to throw somebody or even bend steel. He can choose how much of the barrier he manifests at a time; he can create just the tendrils if he chooses or he can go half. The strength of the barrier depends on how threatened Hagan is currently feeling - if he's not particularly threatened at all then the barrier can be broken with a bat and the tentacles can lightly push somebody. However, if he's feeling threatened (or stressed) barrier's strength multiples to the point where it can tank a barrage of bullets and break concrete like it's nothing. However, the barrier acts on its own accord at times (possibly due to subconscious desires) and can lash out against the stressor much as he does. This can be a good thing and a bad thing. The tentacles of the barrier can also be used to move and grab objects as a sort of pseudo-telekinesis. In time, as Hagan comes to terms with his death he'll learn to control the barrier and its shape.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Hagan's aura sensing allows him to sense the other people who have been killed by the Glutton from around a fifty-five-meter radius. He'll have to focus to turn this ability on, however, and can only presently sense a few people (mainly Zoey Gray).
LIMITS ⫻ Hagan can only create the barrier in a dome that's around fifteen feet in all directions. Beyond that he can't really defend it, however, the tentacles have a twenty-foot range and can possibly pull someone out of the way. Oh yeah, while he can activate the barrier whenever he wants to and somewhat control the tentacles, it has a habit of not doing what he wants it to do. By that, it can attack someone or even the people around him if he's not feeling in a super good mood. The more emotional Hagan is; the less control he has over the barrier. The barrier's strength escalates depending on how threatened or stressed Hagan is. If he's not that threatened then the barrier can be broken by somebody hitting it really hard with a rock. If he's really threatened that's where it's strength shines; it cannot be destroyed by any conventional means and can tank extra-normal attacks. However, after it takes a bit of a beating (About one or two strong hits) it disappears for a few moments and it'll reappear later. It'll require a bit of time inactive to repair the damage... if it's on the verge of being destroyed it'll take about an hour. If the shield says is destroyed then... Hagan goes with it. Hagan can only create one barrier at a time and naturally, his attacks are lessened against other Extra-Normal.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Now to get it out of the way; the barrier is a walking reminder of the Glutton and his death at its hands. A very sore spot for him and just a reminder of it makes him uncomfortable and he definitely doesn't like using his barrier at all. The strange and Extra-Normal have an advantage against him as their attacks do a bit more damage against his barrier. The barrier getting damaged also hurts Hagan in away. If the barrier takes a hit he'll receive a bit of a headache, which will get worse and worse as the barrier gets more and more damaged. If the barrier gets destroyed then Hagan will be knocked out. Also, those little moments it goes down after taking a hit also create a weak point. There's also a chance his forcefield will activate and go wild and cause some serious damage to whoever is around him for random periods of time.
TYPE ⫻ Awakened
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Barrier-Projection, Hagan has the ability to project a powerful barrier to protect himself and others.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Hagan's abstraction manifested in the ability to cast a shield as you could say, around himself, when threatened. This barrier is transparent, near-invisible, with a slight white tint to it. Most importantly, it acts as a solid that prevents anything from passing through it and keeps the other side safe. When the barrier is touched, it turns opaque around the point of impact and glows orange. The shape of the barrier depends on the threat presented. If someone is coming at him with a baseball bat, then it'll be relatively flat. If someone comes at him with a flamethrower, the barrier will take a rounder shape. He can create the barriers at will, but he cannot control its shape. The barriers are fairly strong, capable of surviving a barrage of bullets, but will crumble eventually as it begins to weigh down on Hagan.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Hagan's aura sensing ability is connected to his Abstraction. It allows him to sense the auras of people who have attempted to attack him or anyone he cares about (otherwise triggering the shield), for thirty minutes, over a thirty-five-meter radius. As time goes on, the radius will lower until the aura fades from his eyes.
LIMITS ⫻ Hagan can only create barriers in a twenty-foot radius to protect himself, and other people he cares about. Beyond that limited radius, he's useless. The barriers are so durable that most attacks would bounce off it, but it's connected to his mental and physical state. If he's feeling particularly defeated, the barriers will lose quite a bit of their strength and will shred like paper. Passion and courage make the shields their strongest. He can only create one shield at a time, and the shield can persist as long as Hagan wills it.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Hagan's barriers are a bit weaker against extra-normal beings (the Awakened and beyond). The abilities of an Awakened have an easier time breaking down his barriers, and can even pass through them with focus. The shields getting damaged sends a mental backlash to Hagan. It starts as a basic headache, but if the shield gets destroyed, it'll be so bad that he'll be screaming in pain.
Danjuma is the "Princess" of the Dakora Tribe and her father pulled some strings to get her into the program.
Prefered Weapon
Danjuma likes to use a giant bow and arrow but keeps a dagger on hand.
Appearance Details
Hair: Black | Afro-Textured/Curly | Typically Danjuma has her hair in dreads but keeps it in a ponytail.
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5'11ft
Body Type: Slim, but curvy
Clothing Style: Danjuma usually wears Djellaba and robes | Danjuma, true to her kingdom dresses in their style of intricate patterned shirts and pants, but usually wears a robe of some type.
Makeup Wise: True to the Dakora culture, she has gold and red glitter around her face and neck.
Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings: Danjuma's body is covered in an intricate pattern of tattoos, also, her ears, and eyebrows are pierced.
Personality Traits
Compassionate, kind, but overtly judgemental. Danjuma is an eccentric one by the standards of the rest of the cast - merely because she comes from an almost alien tribe. The girl rarely raises her voice and speaks heavily accented, but usually sprinkles her words with statements about nature and the world. Merely because it is the religion of the Dakora Tribe. The girl is very faithful to her religion and considers herself to be an extension of the nature Goddess. However, the girl has a habit of being overly judgmental and quick to jump the gun and make assumptions about people. She keeps these aspects mostly private - but sometimes they just come out. The girl is desperate to be a leader to prove herself as a competent leader to... well, herself. She has some innate self-hatred for being born a female and thus, not worthy of being the chieftain. The girl will go to any length to prove herself as the best, even if it's stupid and detrimental. The girl will simply not let people look down on her because she's a Dakora and will prove them all wrong.
Biography
Danjuma comes from the Dakora tribes, a nomadic nation of people that inhabit the deserts of Lorholt, traveling from one place to another staying away from major nations. They're an enigmatic state and one that usually keeps to itself, so it was rare to see a Dakora tribe outside of the southern states. They're also quite looked down upon by the other parts of Lorholt as a whole for their "odd" appearance and their way of life. Many members of the Dakora tribe are known practitioners of magic and some of the most powerful and dangerous magic users in Lorholt. Which is why many keep clear of them, or else they risk getting attacked by the tribe.
Danjuma is the princess of the Dakora tribes, born many, many, years ago to Imamu, the current chieftain and one of his many brides, Boipelo. Many different members of the "Dakora Royal Family" were primarily male and Danjuma was simply one female. In Dakora culture, only the men are allowed to be the Chieftan and thus even have a chance of leading the nation. Danjuma wanted to become a leader of the tribe but knew that the Dakora tribe was too set on their ways. So the princess decided to turn her attention elsewhere.
The girl practiced magic, the plant magic that the Dakora tribe was famous for. She gained a bit of the grasp on it but ultimately her power paled in comparison to her father's and mother's magic. It seemed that she was destined to merely be married off to a different family... until she decided to attend the Estermere Academy. Danjuma decided to be greater than a bride to somebody else and wanted to be top class in the military and the leader in a different way. Because her father is technically a ruler - and he asked for permission for Danjuma to attend and the realm's ruler said yes.
Most likely out of some sense of pity for the girl because she was from the Dakora tribe but Danjuma was going to prove them all wrong.
Misc.
Face Claim | Crimson Danjuma utilizes plant magic that the Dakora tribe is famous for. Only the strongest plant-magic users are elected as the chieftain for the tribe, but Danjuma was never in that race. For the fact that she was second to her father and, well, a female. Danjuma has mastered one basic spell: she can summon lengthy vines out of the ground after calling an incantation and manipulate them like they were tentacles.
She/Her | 42 | Chinese | 5'11ft | 152lb _______________________________________________ Inner-Strength _______________________________________________ Skills & Talents "I'm forty and have two children, and I'm still certain I can outrun you blindfolded." ___________________________________
Leader ⫻ Meifeng isn't a natural born leader... she's one that was born from failures and a desire to get promoted. She's been in a supervisory position for more than a decade now and isn't a slouch when it comes to bossing people around.
Criminal Justice Masters ⫻ Meifeng earned her masters in Criminal Justice decades ago, against all odds, and she knows her shit when it comes to criminal investigations.
Krav Maga ⫻ This was a more recent decision by Meifeng to help her defend herself on the streets against anyone that would want to hurt her or her children. She chooses Krav Maga because it's a self-defense fighting style that she thought was the best choice. Meifeng is a black belt in the style but hasn't practiced it in years but she replaced training with experience and she is a natural-born brawler that you don't want to cross.
Sports ⫻ Meifeng has an extensive history in sports. She played basketball and ran track in high school and was pretty damn good at it. However, again, she hasn't played an actual basketball game in decades. She still technically runs track for her job's physical training tests but she's far too busy (and old) to play sports anymore.
Shooting ⫻ Meifeng's pretty ace with a pistol, because she spent a lot of time at the gun range and in practice. She can shoot pretty well with a pistol and an assault rifle.
Fortitude & Discipline ⫻ To put it bluntly, Meifeng's seen some shit and been through a lot. It made her tough, and she can continue going through stressful and tough situations without even showing a hint of cracking.
Cantonese ⫻ Due to being a native of Hong Kong, Meifeng is fluent in the language. Though she left the country at an early age, however, she learned the language on her own to have discussions with her husband and her children. She can maintain some pretty lengthy discussions in the language and knows the ins and outs of it.
Extra-Normal Experience ⫻ Meifeng's a member of the growing Department of Extra-Normal security, a newly formed branch of the government made to handle the return of magic and any threats that may arise. That said, Meifeng's an expert in the Extra-Normal and knows every different type and more importantly... how to take them down and deal with a wide range of magical abilities.
Appearance ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Why are you looking at my chest? Pervert."
Meifeng Liao is a woman of pride and vanity, inherited from her mother. The woman has an aura of unapproachableness to her, mainly due to that frown on her face and the fact that she constantly moves as if she knows exactly where she's going. And if you dare interrupt her you're gonna catch one helluva attitude. She speaks softly, quickly, and doesn't mince words, and she has a bit of a Hong Kong accent. It's very faint mostly because she hasn't lived in Hong Kong for decades but sometimes she regresses a bit when frustrated. Meifeng's eyes are usually hidden behind a pair of sunglasses and she has on a hat. The woman is past attempting to keep up with the norms of children and the latest fashion fads and usually dresses for what's the most practical or appropriate for the weather. What's most comfortable for Meifeng is legging, jeans, a tank top or T-shirt, or a fleece hoodie. Meifeng dresses like she wants to blend in without being noticed or sticking out too much, simply to get where she needs to and leave without a trace.
Which is probably because Meifeng sticks out like a sore thumb, fortunately. The woman is tall, which is pretty notable because she stands a lot taller than the Chinese average. From their perspective around six-five. This is because Meifeng inherited her height from her mother... who was even taller. It's not a source of contention for Meifeng. The other thing that makes Meifeng stand out is that her body is very well-toned and muscular due to years of physical training. Meifeng was an athlete from when she was a teenager and is holding onto her prime with cold, bloody, fingers. She has thick arms from weight lifting, thick legs from running and other exercises, and more. The woman's in incredible shape for her age and the fact that she had kids. This contributes to her aura of "Don't mess with me".
However, one thing that Meifeng didn't inherit was her mother's curves. Her body shape is roughly a triangle with a slim body and somewhat broad shoulders (which limits a lot of stuff she can wear as is). She has an incredibly flat and boyish chest and it's to the point where she doesn't even bother with a bra. Fortunately, from years of squatting and other exercises she at least kind of has an ass but it isn't much. However, Meifeng is far past the point of insecurity or complexes about her body. Meifeng is who she is.
Meifeng is a pure-blooded Chinese woman and is proud of that. No, she isn't "yellow." Her skin - which is white with heavy golden overtones - makes this very obvious and her facial features are consistent with that region. However, throughout the years, Meifeng has gotten herself plenty of marks. Before, these were only scars on her knuckles, and scars on her legs and arms from sports-related injuries. A few years ago, you could say that these were just marks that implied that she liked a little roughhousing. However, two scars stick close to Meifeng... a slashing scar on her forearm implying that somebody cut her arm, which is fading in time. And most importantly of all: her C-section scar.
Though, Meifeng has other marks, such as her tattoos. In an act of rebellion from her mother years and years ago, Meifeng got a small tattoo of flowers on her upper thigh. It's faded away because Meifeng never got another. Her mother never found out about it, and never will. Meifeng doesn't exactly like tattoos a whole lot and never got another one. However, on her lower back, above her butt, is her sigil... which she admits looks kinda like a tramp stamp.
Psychology ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Live for something, friend. The last thing anyone wants is to die in a ditch looking up at the sky realizing they did nothing with their lives."
MAIN GOAL ⫻ Meifeng's not really sure what pushes her forward anymore. She used to say it was the desire to do something with her life and make an impact on the world. However, Meifeng was married with two children and that seemed to be an impact enough for her. She believes that she's attempting to get over the grief of her best friend's death, and also her mother's death but she doesn't even know anymore. She's telling herself that she's working with the DENS to make a better world for her children but...
PHILOSOPHY ⫻ Throughout the years Meifeng's life philosophy has changed a whole lot. Currently, she settled on the philosophy of inner (and outer) strength above all else. To Meifeng, Inner-strength is the ability to keep fighting no matter what happens, and never showing an ounce of pain. Being your best person no matter what happens or what it costs. Meifeng's a very prideful woman at her core believes that she can do everything on her own and is very proud of herself and her accomplishments. However, she believes in an eye for an eye and will always retaliate against any transgression.
SEXUALITY ⫻ It's not exactly something that Meifeng screeches from the heavens, but Meifeng is bisexual. She discovered herself at a young age and kept it a secret from her mildly overbearing mother. She has an affinity for women but one that she doesn't get to explore a whole lot due to her current marriage to her husband, Daniel, and her fondness for him. Though, Meifeng is very in touch with her sexuality and is a bit of a pervert. However, that aspect of her is deeply internalized.
FEARS ⫻ Meifeng has deep-seated fears for her children... she's seen the ugly out there, and how it's getting even uglier with the return of magic and is afraid that something that'll happen to them. She knows that she raised them right, and raised them to be tough, but there's only so much that they can do. There's also the lingering feelings of her age catching up onto her... that she's not as good as she used to be and will be toppled over by someone younger and better than her. The fact that she only knows how to do one thing is looming over her. So in fewer words; a mid-life crisis.
REPUTATION ⫻ In most communities, Meifeng is a stranger as she goes where ever the DENS takes her and tells her to go. However, Meifeng, in the DENS is known to be a stern, no-nonsense, agent that has the best interests at heart, despite some miscalls. One of Meifeng's favorite things is that she's a nobody in the bigger picture and nobody knows her.
FLAWS ⫻ A lot. Meifeng is weighed down by long hard life and while it made her tough, it didn't exactly do wonders for her mental health. Meifeng's brash, irritatable, and quick to anger and make bad decisions. Especially as of late, when alcoholism and gambling addiction is taking over her life, slowly but surely. Meifeng feels like she's going to crack, but she has to keep pushing on for her family and her own sake. She's a very prideful and arrogant woman that doesn't really like people implying that she can't do something, or that she should ask for her. In her own eyes, Meifeng can do anything she needs to do on her own, and will never stop for a second to get some help or something. Meifeng's biggest flaw is that she's insanely obstinate and inflexible, it's unlikely anyone would be able to talk her out of a particular view or plan. Even if there are some solid arguments leveled her way, she'll still be under the delusion of being right. Meifeng believes she knows everything, has seen everything, and can do everything she needs on her own.
Backstory ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "It's full of so many things I'd do differently... or again."
Meifeng's life began in Hong Kong China... and she was Meifeng Zhao, the daughter of the esteemed Lihua Zhao. Lihua Zhao was an Olympic champion and Meifeng was unaware of her mother's secret heritage and was fine with that. Her father wasn't in the picture due to a bit of tension between her father and her mother, eventually ending in a divorce. Most of the time Meifeng was left in the care of her uncle, Jiao-Long Liu, in America. Her uncle was a very wealthy man due to being a genius and owned a technology firm, and thus she lived a relatively comfortable early life. That was until her mother, Lihua, came to America with her, leaving behind their previous life for a new one. All because Lihua wanted a better life for Meifeng and it was getting a little hostile in China for women. Although Lihua and Jiao-Long had a deep-seated and long-lasting rivalry with each other and usually ended up bickering, Jiao-Long gave help whenever needed but Lihua only accepted it in the most desperate of situations.
Meifeng grew up in LA, and she had a particular childhood. Lihua resigned to the life of an office worker because after all that Olympic stuff, she decided that she needed something a bit slower paced. She worked her back off to keep a roof over Meifeng's head, and barely had any free time due to her workaholic lessons. What free time she did have was raising Meifeng the right way, to be better than the American girls. She taught Meifeng self-reliance and passed down her ideals about inner strength and whatnot. To teach Meifeng how to handle herself, and how to be a woman of pride and power above all else. And also taught her stuff about cooking, physical fitness, and learning all on her own. Lihua was strict, punishing, and couldn't stand for such.
All this did was place a lot of stress and pressure on the young Meifeng and eventually, plant the seeds of rebellion. Most of the time Lihua was gone until the evening, which meant Meifeng was more or less responsible for getting home, studying, cooking for herself. The girl desired to get to know other people, but she didn't exactly speak English that well and it was a source for ridicule for many many years and she just had a hard time connecting to people. That loneliness shaped and defined Meifeng as she took this time to live and learn on her own.
That was until Meifeng made her first true friend... Jennifer Caspin. Jennifer was a girl that just lived in the same area and went to the same school as Meifeng that she just vibes with. Mostly because they're both "exiles" for one reason or another, and they both wanted some company, so why not with each other? Jennifer helped Meifeng learn English and eventually, in high school, their friend pool grew a bit. Probably because Meifeng started taking up track and basketball in high school. It started with Olivia Clarke, a rather strange girl that was in the same track group as Meifeng. They added Cindy Keagan to their group, a girl with a kind heart that was the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and was the more down to earth of the four.
And with the help of the three, Meifeng discovered herself. A girl with a love for action, adventure, kindness, and wanted to leave the shackles of her mother. They were a rebellious lot that always caused trouble by pulling pranks, going to parties, and also getting high as fuck off the weed. Lihua tried to discipline the girl, but she figured that she would, in time, learn and grow from the mistakes. And it took a while because Meifeng was dumb as hell. The four grew to be very close friends... and then they started getting close. It was there where Meifeng and Jennifer discovered their sexuality; bisexuality. It started as them playing around by kissing but they eventually confessed their feelings for each other. It was definitely something that she kept from her mother (and the rest of the school), but she eventually accidentally found out when she stumbled in on them kissing. It was something that Lihua wanted to unsee.
However, it had a different effect on Olivia Clarke, which Meifeng was oblivious of at the time. See, Meifeng saw the other track girl, Olivia, as a sort of rival to her as she saw herself as being the best on the track team. That was because Meifeng was the best on the track team. Except it was all playful, and Meifeng treated it all in good fun. However, she didn't quite realize that, all the teasing, and upstaging Olivia didn't exactly get treated the way she thought it would. And Olivia developed a deep-seated disdain for Meifeng that was a mixture of being fed up with Meifeng being an ass and jealousy... of her relationship with Jennifer. You see, Olivia also had a crush on Jen, but she didn't know how to feel about it.
All of their affection towards each other built up something inside of Olivia that she couldn't possibly take anymore. Eventually, at a party, Olivia confronted Meifeng about their relationship and Meifeng played it off, the same dismissing way that Olivia didn't like. Before Meifeng teased her about her track times and... Olivia just couldn't take it anymore and attacked Meifeng. A fight broke out between the two that ultimately resulted in Olivia pulling out a knife and trying to stab Meifeng. Meifeng tried to protect herself but she ended up getting stabbed through the forearm and, at this point, the fight was broken up but the knife was pulled out and Meifeng started bleeding heavily and passed out. She thought she died... but Meifeng woke up in the hospital a little while later and realized that her mother had donated blood to save her life.
This was when they had a very heartfelt discussion about what happened and... Meifeng changed. She hardened and started taking her mother's lessons and teachings seriously. It was around this time that Meifeng became withdrawn from her social circles... and she didn't want to bring up Olivia - who was sent to jail for attempted murder for a long, long, time. Meifeng moved on like she didn't exist. Who was her rival? Nobody. What happened to that fourth friend? Meifeng didn't know. It was during this time where Meifeng realized she never wanted to be weak again, but in her attempts, she drifted away from her friends and even her lover Jennifer.
What didn't help was the fact that the trio pretty much split apart after they graduated from high school. Cindy decided to follow in her father's footsteps and joined the army at literally the first opportunity she could. And Jennifer went to a fancy college in Philadelphia and Meifeng... stayed in LA. The three kept in touch but they all went different directions with their lives, and Meifeng eventually ended up going to college at the University of California. It was her first time staying away from home but Meifeng always had an interest in the criminal investigative world... if they'll take her after the incident.
This was where Meifeng met her future sweetheart, Daniel Liao. The two just ended up crossing paths but started talking and Danny asked her out on a date and one thing leads to another and they started a relationship. And a few years of dating later... the two got married and Meifeng was officially a Liao. And they got married just in time because Meifeng got pregnant with his children right before they got married. Nine months later they cut her two children out of her, and she held them in her arms as she gave them a name: Justin and Kaitlyn Liao. The first few months (well, years) of marriage and parenthood was tough on the young couple, especially because Meifeng definitely did not like the slow-paced lifestyle of a mother. Nor did she want to give up on her dreams of getting into the criminal justice department.
Meifeng pretty much gave up on physical fitness as most of her time was spent doing online classes or taking care of the twins. Soon she finally got her masters and smiled... even though she couldn't do anything with it by taking care of the twins. Her husband got his masters in business and started his small company that kept the big bills coming and coming and they managed to live comfortably. Also, pay off their student loan debt. Because that sucked. The second that Meifeng could, she got a job in the LAPD as a forensics investigator. It sucked because Meifeng wanted to join the FBI or CIA or even the military, but she had to stay home with the children. How it worked was that Danny worked in the mornings, Meifeng worked in the evenings, sometimes the overnight shift.
Fortunately, Lihua was always around to help rear her children with her teachings. Katie was receptive to it, but Justin was hard-headed and rebellious... and Lihua always said that he was the spitting image of his mother. Eventually, Lihua withdrawn from their lives altogether to go live in some shit hole in Montana named Farmer Hill. It went on this way until her children were all grown up and being sent to the college (Justin, in particular, was sent to attend school in Farmer Hill with her mother) and it almost brought a tear to her eye. At this point, Meifeng still wanted to join the FBI but almost twenty years later, yeah, she wasn't in the best shape of her life anymore. She had so much free time to dedicate towards her physical fitness and tried to hold onto her prime but she was slowly coming to terms with the fact that her body isn't what it used to be. However, the trio reunited in time, with Cindy returning to LA decades before raising her son, Cameron, and Jennifer returned to LA with her son too, simply because she grown infatuated with Los Angles and wanted to come back.
The woes began when her mother, Lihua Zhao, was mysteriously murdered in Farmer Hill while Justin was away. This was the catalyst to a large number of Meifeng's woes, and her relationship with her husband crumbling. When Meifeng was there for her funeral, she realized that it was the beginning of the end. Every time she pressed the local authorities for information, or to do their job, she was given an excuse or the runaround. It was unfortunate given how many murders happened there that were swept under the rug. The frustration that she felt and the ensuing depression ended up putting a strain on her relationship with Danny. Especially since Meifeng started gambling an awful lot with their money.
The fights started with Danny and eventually, Meifeng realized that she needed some space from him. And that was when she went from Danny to Jennifer Haggar (née Caspin). It started after a "girls night out" with Jennifer ended with them getting drunk and having sex with each other. And while Meifeng felt dirty for cheating on her husband, she kept going back to Jennifer who was having similar problems with her husband. Thus this is how three vices became Meifeng's everything: sex, gambling, and alcohol. This went on for almost a year before it happened.
Jennifer was brutally raped and murdered by her husband, Douglas Haggar, and he was promptly arrested and convicted for it. It seemed like all joys in Meifeng's life were being taken away and the sheer grief of all of this forced Meifeng to Awaken. She didn't realize it until way later... that was because she was looking into Jennifer's death herself. After all, some things didn't add up. It seemed like Douglas was in two places at once which was impossible. This was when she had her first encounter with the supernatural after doing some digging of similar cases. Meifeng saw a recollection of a woman being attacked by a strange being that eventually took the form of a man. It was fucking weird but she kept digging. Eventually, Meifeng went from case to case to case until she saw a Recollection of Jenn being attacked... and her attacker. It took the appearance of a large, muscular man, that was inhuman. Meifeng tried to fight him off, but the man was too strong and pinned her against the wall...
That was when Meifeng discovered her abstraction... and clumsily used it to fight off the Apparition and destroyed it. At that time, Meifeng didn't know what that thing was or the fact that it would come back in time. All she knew was that the very strange string of rapes and murders came to an end and she could rest easy. However, she knows there was some funky shit going on in LA, and in some vain attempt to understand it, Meifeng looked into the Occult and the world of magic. It wasn't very helpful given that the magic in those books was a world's different from the magic that she wielded at her fingertips... and around this time the string of murders and rapes began yet again that seemed similar to that monster.
So, in the dead of the night, Meifeng set out again to find this creature but it wasn't long until it came to her. When she was on her nightly patrols, it took the form of her husband and attacked her. She was vulnerable and was caught off guard and was injured, and would have been killed if it wasn't for him... Justin Haggar. The son of Jennifer was cracking the creature down with a friend of his and had a magic of his own. Together, the three of them battled the monster but Meifeng felt the familiar feeling of passing out from blood loss.
She woke up in a hospital the next morning with her actual husband at her side, Cindy Keagn and Justin Haggar... who explained everything to her. Well, what she already knew, but he had been tracking the thing and defeated it while she was under and sealed it inside of a watch that he had... the watch that he asked her to watch. He then asked Danny to leave as explained the world of magic to her and Cindy. However, this was where Cindy made an admission that she was recruited by a secret government task force known as Task Force Sword & Shield that was under the Department of Homeland Security... tasked to combat the new magical world and the threats that were arising with it. And she wanted Meifeng with them.
She was hesitant, but after meeting the "Director" of the DENS she decided to join, and her partner was her best friend Cindy Keagan. The two went all over the states, investigating Extra-Normal crimes and defeating other organizations until they were both granted a supervisory position. Given that the DENS was desperate in those and Meifeng was one of the few Extra-Normals in the organization. That didn't last long as others joined her and Meifeng lead them with an iron fist as she took it as her mission to remove any magical threats from the world.
Though, she was still struggling with the death of her mother and best friend and getting her other two problems under control.
Abstraction ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "I will use my ability to remove all obstacles."
TYPE ⫻ Awakened.
ABSTRACTION ⫻ Metal Manipulation, the ability to telekinetically manipulate metal and shape it into sharp blades.
ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION ⫻ Fueled by Meifeng's iron-hard resolve, fortitude, strength, obstinance, and fleeting prime, she gained the ability to manipulate metal. The core feature of this abstraction is the ability to move metal in all of its shapes and forms through sheer force of will (Aka. Telekinetically). She's capable of subtle effects, such as locking a door from the other side to the more dramatic, such as shredding a car with a wave of her hand. It's linked to her body movements, so it requires some type of movement to use her abstraction. Meifeng can also lift a large amount of metal at a time, up to one thousand and a half pounds worth of metal. She can't lift a car, but she can take it apart piece, by piece. With this ability, Meifeng is a threat and can be difficult to take on head-on.
Unlike other forms of element manipulation, Meifeng doesn't exactly have a whole selection of sub-abilities. It's raw, destructive, power. She can't shape metal in the traditional sense, where another metal manipulation would be able to seamlessly shape metal like it was a liquid; Meifeng's shaping of metal is more like an outside force attempting to shape it. Any attempts of shaping else will result in the metal ending up deformed and horrific screeching filling up the air. And no, she will not be able to fix it. Through some practice, Meifeng has discovered that she can create clean cuts in metal or attaching one piece of metal to another. However, this requires a great deal of focus and it ain't exactly that she can do on the fly.
Meifeng, can, however, shape metal under one condition: that she sharpens it into a blade. All of that drivel before goes out the window if she merely sets her mind to creating a razor-sharp blade or pointy-part. She can shape any metal that she's using into a razor-sharp blade. She can also combine metal to create larger blades. Meifeng isn't unsure of why this limitation is in place, but it's a great limiter that forces her to get creative.
AURA SENSING ⫻ Meifeng seemingly has two different forms of aura sensing that she can use. The first one that she uses the most is the ability to sense knives (long as they are metal) within an eight-meter radius. The other, and more specific, aura sensing is the ability to aura sense her children within a ninety-two-meter radius.
LIMITS ⫻ Meifeng's range isn't much to write home about, she can control all metal within a twelve-meter radius. Which isn't that far, but if you're in that range be careful. She can manipulate around 1500lb worth of metal, but she's better manipulating one solid piece of metal over several. If she attempts to, say, manipulate a thousand pounds worth of individual forks then her control will be shaky, sloppy, and she'll be prone to drop it. There's also that big limit on more or less being unable to cleanly shape or manipulate metal unless she's shaping it into a blade. So that kind of limits her ability to do the fancier feats of manipulation other elementals are capable of. Also, metal is heavy, tiring to move, and she gets more tired by manipulating metal than usual.
WEAKNESSES ⫻ Now Meifeng has a lot of firepower at her fingertips and is dangerous, but there are some drawbacks. For starters, there are a few things that interfere with her abstraction, and that is extreme heats, colds, and electricity. She straight-up can't manipulate a metal if it's glowing hot or frozen or has a lot of electricity running through it so that has to be kept in mind. Meifeng's also a mighty glacier... and by that I mean whenever she manipulates the metal, weight is pushed down upon her that slows her down while she's using it. It's to the point where she cannot move at all and can be outmaneuvered by a faster opponent.
Other ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ "Strength through adversity...."
