Asuras

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*Waits for ze Voltin*

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It evoked a feeling of impending doom to her, every time. That sense of returning to reality and leaving the place she most desperately needed to be. Looking up into the ceiling of a sun-lit classroom, its material dappled with off-white color. True scent entered her nose, crisp and natural. It was good, but it was not wanted. This disposition towards the virtual was not a disease of addiction that afflicted Hisoka Kurosawa, but rather a disease of fear and anticipation. Every second spent in the pointless and trivial world of pre-eighteen education was a second spent dawdling and doing nothing towards her needed future. The revelation of a temporary server shutdown angered her, but it did not show. Only a dull purple eye color shone through the poignant visage of her pale face.

Sitting within her classroom, Hisoka's head was tilted backwards, eyes gazing into the ceiling with a melancholy sense that she was lacking something stimulating... as if nothing there could rouse her senses beyond a vegetative stare. One with excellent perception might notice the ever-so slight tremors in her neck, as holding back the obnoxious ploys of a tiny devil trying to shake her about. They soon stopped as her head rolled forward, returning to the world around her. There was a long inhale, and then she held it; the air seemingly disappeared into some void within her lungs, in reality simply exiting with such a fine control that few could tell she was still breathing.

Disappointing.

Such was all she could muster to say in her head. How disappointing the failure in their programming was. How disappointing her removal was. How disappointing this classroom was. True, she might have been the Level 5 nobody known only as Aeon Crane in the DGP, barely noticed within her own guild all the same, but within the flesh and blood real world, she was of a standing greater than her "compatriots". They did not entertain her well. Hisoka's eyes traveled down to her desk where her arms and hands rested gracefully and neatly, still there from when she had entered the program. A water bottle sat next to it. Sipping from the pop-up cap, she did not recoil even as the luke-warm water touched her tongue. It had grown warm while she played in the simulation. Disappointing.

An announcement came over her World Interface, and her eyes returned to the ceiling. Invasion of enemy NPC's? What a breach of their security it must have been. Immediately the images of a greasy hacker hunched over before a hot glowing monitor appeared in her mind. A prank? A message? A moment of childish playfulness? Little consideration of something bigger passed over her mind. The issue of fame was much more pressing, and as she sat idly in the classroom, she knew well that the situation was not aiding her in that quest.

The Silent Marauders. The Orange King. These were words and characters that stuck in her present thoughts. The avatar Bowed Woods, guild leader of the Marauders. His appearance stood out in her mind's eye, standing with that poorly-executed smile. Hisoka's hands clenched for a moment but she quickly realized her control had slipped, and they returned to a flattened state upon the desk. Standing up with a perfect stance, she took her leave into the halls, heading for the Marauders assigned meeting room. Logic would lead her to believe they intended to gather under circumstances such as these, if only to spread rumor about the cause of the "influx" of enemy NPC's.

She was not curious, merely prompt.

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Scarifar said
Probably. It makes sense, doesn't it?

God only knows with how strangely society works in this setting.

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I assume these "classes" are sorted according to the student's year?

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Jedly said
Well, CC seems like a complete and utter badass... Quite the antagonist.

Given how she was apparently frightened by BK just by sight alone, I'd use a different word than 'badass'.

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Edited CS. Decided in the end to go with the Marauders. Cherish me Voltin.

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Ehhhh still thinking on who to join.

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harinezumikouken said
I'm 23 at 5'11, 175 Ibs and I don't think I'm very big at all...Just tall and very skinny.

5'11 and 175 lbs? Skinny? HA.

Same height, 145 lbs. SUCKA.

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CS is finished.

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Hisoka

Height: 5'9"
Weight: 130 lbs/59 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Mauve
Name: Hisoka Kurosawa
Age: 17
History: There is a wide road packed from end to end by people, and initially they all walk in a line side-by-side, covering every expanse of its width. They walk with equal pacing, until someone loses their footing, or another steps too fast for the pattern. The line becomes disjointed, an incoherent wave of bodies spread along the road, each running at a different pace. As those faster individuals take the forefront, their success inspires others to pick up their pace. Asymmetric walls form around them, barring entry to those who can only keep pace. To gain audience with the fastest, one had to break past this pace-keeping wall and push through... by temporarily possessing more speed than even the person at the front.

Hisoka had once attempted this, and realized all too well that while her shoes were expensive and her stomach well-fed, nothing of her upbringing mattered in a place of true equality. A characteristic of the world she was not well accustomed to. The Kurosawa families first-born child, Hisoka, was labeled the next of kin to maintain their establishment and its wealth. Normally one would already have a leg up in this case, being so "honorable" and notable... but in the virtual world of Deep Ground, her past meant little. All started from the ground up, annihilating her means to begin from a tall place and continue to greater heights before others could even reach her initial position. She found herself overshadowed by more dedicated individuals who put their best foot forward and used it to walk, instead of expecting someone to praise it in immobility.

She was, however, not one to dawdle and cry. Hisoka quickly allowed her mindset to acclimate to this new simulated reality. Instead of relying on pure drive alone, she drew upon the sense of obligation and responsibility to her family, taking up arms within this game as someone who could stand to lose much more than anyone else. Where others pushed themselves to gain, Hisoka pushed herself to retain, not for herself, but for others relying upon her.

But mere success alone was not sufficient to her. Glaucon once said that it is the greatest despair to be a just man, but be considered unjust by his peers; such an individual would have forgone the benefits of being unjust and committing crime, but all the same punished for something he did not do. So to then, Hisoka believes, that the greatest failure is to have garnered success, but never be recognized for it. To her mere achievement is nothing unless she can prove to the world it had been accomplished.

And so she seeks such a recognition in the eyes of countless, an end she vows to attain be it by virtual or by reality...

Personality: Hisoka's personality is a subdued representation of what it truly is; fiery, driven, and unbending. On the outside it appears as solemnity and a quiet, polite voice, but make no mistake, there is a severity to her words only the most confident of individuals can express. She is not above whimsical activity, though seemingly does so, once again, with a toned-down energy level. Her almost cold exterior seems more like an impossibly slowly-melting ablative heat shield barely managing to contain an inferno of within. It suffices to say that she often appears on the edge of a breaking point, maintaining an air of composure seeming more like masked pity and disgust.


Avatar Class: Assassin
Sub-Class: Hitman
Avatar Title: Aeon Crane
Avatar Level: 5
Avatar Guild: Silent Mauraders
Avatar Abilities:

• Oracle - A support-passive aspect of Aeon Crane's attacks, Oracle inflicts stricken enemies with the Fate debuff, which causes the next 3 strikes from any enemy of the afflicted to deal 2x damage to them. Once hit by 3 strikes (the same ally/player cannot activate this debuff on an enemy twice), the debuff is removed (or after 30 seconds), and Aeon Crane cannot inflict that same enemy with it for another minute.


• Time Conflux - Time Conflux is a defensive move that automatically reverses the effects and damage of a single strike, replacing the otherwise harmful event with Aeon Crane miraculously defending against the attack with a block. Three minute cooldown.


• Chronostrike - Upon activation, Aeon Crane unleashes a crescent wave of energy that immediately disappears. After ten seconds, the wave reappears and flies in the direction it was initially cast. 5 second cooldown.


• Stasis - Aeon Crane has increased health regeneration.


• Reverse - Once per week, Aeon Crane can resurrect herself immediately after dying, returning to full health and removing all buffs and debuffs.
  

Perks

[*]Vicious Strikes - Melee damage increased by 20%

• Grim Stride - Support skill that doubles your movement and attack speed. Lasts 10 seconds, with a two-minute cooldown.

Other: Purple is my favorite color. Why is there no purple king?