"They have always existed: a select few whose fates dictate the fate all others. In the beginning, there were three. Then seven. Now nine."




Denkai is the energy found within the soul and all other metaphysical aspects of life. The science of Earth has even yet to uncover the mechanisms of Denkai, but it follows a similar pattern to the natural interactions of particles within the science most characters should have been taught in their high schools. It comes in two variants: Sei and Fu. Sei represents life and is the Denkai given off naturally by plants and living animals while Fu Denkai is the energy released upon death, bacteria, fungus and even demons within the world of N9ne. Regardless of what type of Denkai a person utilizes (not all of the high-potential candidates use Sei Denkai), they may use essentially any ability - with the same amount of training - as another. What each Denkai user, known as a Denizen, will have is a physical manifestation of their Denkai on their body that resembles a tattoo of some sort. This manifestation is two-fold in that not only does it exist physically, it exists metaphysically and allows the Denizen far greater and far more powerful control over a single ability or branch of abilities regarding Denkai. Some share manifestations, some are completely unique. Regardless of what kind of manifestation it is, it will be the power that the denizen becomes known for over time.

Prompt

This roleplay will have most of itself revealed in-roleplay, so I do not intend on revealing a large amount in the OOC. I believe fully what I have given should be adequate enough to begin contemplating a character. I will have one as well. Any and all questions are welcome in PM. Introductions for this roleplay will also be incredibly simple: a normal Tuesday in high school, around 10:00 PM in third period. Simple enough. Bend whatever you like to start, I'll do the rest. Anyone interested in moderation spots will be warned that I require studious knowledge of this roleplay to be learned. Anyone who wants something 'slightly' different from the norm I have set may be considered, again just PM me. The rules are also simple. Give me three decent-quality paragraphs per post minimum. I'm not totally anal about this one, but I do expect decent standards here; it's what I asked for. Aside from that, be cool like the Fonz.

I do support making nice character sheets, but here's the very minimum for what I want:


The F1rst of N9ne
The S2cond of N9ne

The F1rst of N9ne

Tyler said "Not a damn thing in this world matters 'til we let it."

"Patience is a virtue and I've never been virtuous."

"It's not over 'til they're crying."

Tyler J. Stark | M | 16

Although he always felt like an outsider, Tyler had no problems socializing within the small Southern town he grew up in. As a matter of fact, one could say he socialized a little too well. Not only did he manage to befriend a majority of people from each social circle within his school - there weren't many in his class of eighty or so - but he also managed to pick up a girl or two from each one as well. Tyler was silver-tongued when he wasn't spitting poison; he was known equally for his casanova-like charm and vindictive verbose when angered. More notably was his stance against physical violence, which was rarely respected in the redneck area he was from. Often called a "pussy" or "pansy" by his peers, he often found it a necessity to prove that he could hurt a person more with words and manipulation than they ever could with their fists.



Despite making leaps and bounds with his considerable depression, Tyler is still in a state of disdain for his present self. Added weight from his medications, added weight from his lowered scores and the overall subtraction of his social life keep him down. Although he often attempts to motivate himself, and does so through re-exploring the arts and music as well as attempted exercise, it is his permanent belief that he can never be as good as he once was. As with all adolescents, Tyler searches for his sense of identity which is something he lost. Once so powerful he felt almost no insecurities, now its absence have felt him a shell of a person he once thought was perfect. Putting his old self on a pedestal and seeing how much he falls short from such, every day is a struggle merely to get up and make an attempt at becoming great, even if not his prime.

Manifestation


The Denkai Manifestation shown in Tyler is a rarity called Avatar. The Avatar Manifestation allows its user to project Denkai into a humanoid shape or even humanoid being and imbue it with qualities such as enhanced strength or speed. These Avatars range in size, abilities, visibility, number and at times are not true Avatars, but instead augmentations to the body or others. A notable quality of Tyler is that his Denkai is neither recognized as Sei or Fu and thus does not interact with either in abnormal ways. Another notable quality is that the Avatar Manifestation is most likely the result of the personal disdain Tyler has for involving himself in violence directly, as Avatars can be - at higher levels of control - created and controlled anywhere in line of sight, and can relay sensory information to their user once created.

The S2cond of N9ne

Name: Gabriel Machelli
Age: 17
Gender: male
Appearance:
History:
Young Gabriel (he always insisted on being called by his full name rather than any shortening) in his early years could be labeled as a prototype of a nerd. He was a slender little boy with big blue eyes shining with an ever present desire to learn something new about pretty much everything. He was always so cheerful and well mannered that even mormon missionary would be put into shame His bookshelves were always filled with encyclopedias and comic books he loved to read so much. He would be blessed child for every parent and dream student of every teacher.
But there are tears behind every smile, and in the case of Gabriel, tears were accompanied by a lot of hidden anger. He himself isn´t sure what have made all things come to surface. It might be family troubles (his mother had Irish roots and his father had Italian ones, so it was pretty much expectable that their relationship won´t be exactly sunny), or maybe those bullies from school, that were beating crap out of him, finally stepped the line, but one day something broke in Gabriel.
He came to his school with a devious grin instead of the kind smile and his eyes no longer possessed a pair of small, naive sparks but fires of anger. In the end of the day, it was him who was laughing and it was the bully who was crying in the mud. That day, the good boy Gabriel died and his much angrier twin was born.

Gabriel was always in the brighter half of his class and even after his change, he was still among the top students. He never had a problem with an extraction of valuable information from his curriculums and he always knew, how to use such information. Due to this, he never had problems with a science or his favorite subject-history (only subject he showed interest in after his deviation). Also languages were a piece of cake for him, and aside from English he can fluently speak in almost all Latin languages (probably legacy from his Father).
Only thing he keeps failing in, is a math. He just can´t see any sense in the numbers and loathe it as a pointless thing, completely useless in the real life.
Despite his intellectual qualities, Gabriel´s grades are average at best. He could easily be one of the best students in the school, but his almost complete lack of interest or motivation is holding him back from achieving anything to be proud on.

New Gabriel, or Gabe, how he started to refer to himself, is a complete opposite of his previous self. He is no longer a little naive boy lasting for a knowledge or a recognition. The cheerfulness, kindness and diligence, words that were his trademark in past no longer fit him. Books he used to lock with in his room are being replaced by cheap booze and cigars. He grew wild and reckless, spiteful and eccentric with moods more changeable than a weather in April. One time he spites curses on everyone who comes to his sight, second time he just sits looking oblivious to everything around him. He laughs and tells dirty joke in one moment, just to turn into grim bogey foreseeing dark future of the world in the second moment.
He has abandoned, or been abandoned by, most of his old friends, making his list of friends shorter than Somali cookbook. Only a few of his best friends are still willing to hang out with him and even they are quickly being superseded by a bunch of random punks Gabe uses to get wasted with.
Gabriel slowly falls to the bottom, and what is worse, he is absolutely careless about it.

Manifestation:
The Denkai manifestation Gabriel is stigmatized with is called Tonitrum, ability to move, or to teleport to be precise, from place to place in flash of lightings and sparks, something quite unpleasant for anyone near area of landing. Consecutive jumps charge the energy of the lightings, making them less and less pleasant. Due to unpredictability and rather chaotic effect is the manifestation considered as