Empath

Twenty Seconds to Sundown

it's fine, I've had a fairly busy schedule over the last 3 weeks so a not so often post-schedule works for me - I will be staying no matter how long it takes, grown kind of (very) fond of this rp so I won't let it die. Take care of yourself Cap'n and hopefully there will only be brighter days from now on.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

Apologies for the long wait, just moved into a new place so I've had my hands full. Anyway I have finally managed to write up a post.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

It had been a long and tiresome day - and it was only Wednesday; he still had to survive through two more days in this downright stupid and boring job as a journalist in a small newspaper! Steve grumbled under his own breath as he made his way up the stairs to his rundown apartment that, while not completely in ruins (yet), wasn’t that well kept - but, he reminded himself, at least the rent was rather cheap for a location close to town.
As he made his way to his dark wooden door to his apartment he withdrew a metal key and unlocked the door. The well-known odour of his own apartment went up his nostrils: a mix of overdue laundry, dust and day old pizza. He didn’t even stop a second to ponder over this smell, he had already gotten use to it years ago - he wasn’t much of a sanitary-kind of guy after all and as such it didn’t bother him that much. As he moved through his apartment his goal was becoming clear: his cabinet where he held all of his liquor, now it is important to note that Steve wasn’t a drunk, he had never thrown a drunk-fit nor annoyed anyone while under the influence of alcohol, he was, however, a man that enjoyed a glass or two of whiskey. 
The wooden door to the cabinet swung open and a bottle of 15-year old Greenore was withdrawn from one of the shelves together with a heavy whiskey glass. Steve let his body collapse heavily against the old leather couch he had had since he moved in too many years ago, poured himself a glass of the dark liquor and turn on the television - it was one of the usual mass-produced American shows that was on at the moment.
Steve did not, however, get a chance to finish his first glass of whiskey. No, from the shadows of the room a high pitched voice spoke out, sending a wave of electricity up his spine, causing his hand to jolt with surprise.

“Now now, Steve” the female voice spoke out in a cold tone, “do you really think you have the right to enjoy a glass of whiskey after all you’ve done?”

Steve didn’t even have the strength to scream as all the energy in his body seemed to have been drained the instance the cold voice had started speaking, yet somehow even in the state of shock he was in the coward known as Steve managed to utter a single question.

“W-who are you!?” he stammered in the direction of the shadowy figure in the corner of his dark room, however, the only answer that he received was a wicked white grin.

“Now that is a good question” Evelyn finally answered through her grin, “however, it is completely unnecessary: you’re not going to get any use of that information”

She said, her tone still held a cold edge to it as she stepped out of the shadows into the dim light of the television that now showed a woman in tears, most likely after having received some amazing gift from the show’s producers - you know; the usual boring American television tricks to garner more views, however none in that specific room payed much attention to the wonders that occurred in the television next to them. Instead Evelyn started speaking before the guy in front of her could get a chance to respond.

“And do you know why, Steve Narvik?” she said, this time her cold voice was accompanied by a pair of piercingly cold eyes, “it is quite simple actually. You, Steve Narvik - that is indeed your name, isn’t it? Steve Narvik, 36 years old, writer at Los Angeles supernatural newspaper, no next of kin-” she spoke in a monotone voice as she was reading it from a report, but as she opened to her mouth again to speak it had taken on a much fiercer tone.

“- and wanted to 3 murders on meta-humans. Do you have any last words in your own defence, Mr. Narvik?”

Steve Narvik’s brain didn’t catch onto what the woman in front of him had said until a few seconds after the voice had reached his ears. She knew his secret - but how? He was sure that he had hidden every trace of him, they shouldn’t be able to find any evidence linking the murders to him…

“W-what are you talking about!?” he suddenly screamed, fear seemed to have taken over his brain, making him look for desperate ways out of this situation. “I-I haven’t killed anyone!”

“Denying it won’t change anything, Mr. Narvik” Evelyn spoke coldly, taking one step closer to the murderer in front of her, “I am not here to judge whether you have indeed done any of these things, I am simply here to perform the verdict of your sentence”

A sudden realisation wen’t through Steve’s mind, he couldn’t argue himself out of this situation, that much was clear. The person in front of him wasn’t your go-to cop, no she was definitely something else.

“you’re a ‘hero’, aren’t you?” he blurted out without thinking as the answer came to him.

“Well aren’t you a clever one…” Evelyn replied with an ice cold voice, stripped of any form of surprise or humour: just pure stern sarcasm. Without waiting any further she took a step forward, she needed to end this - it had already taken far too long already…

“F-fuck you!” Steve yelled, taking a step back as he summoned a flame from his hand, “I won’t let you do anything to me! You will be just another one of my ‘trophies’!” 
With that he launched himself forward towards the person in front of him, but before his flaming hand could reach her she disappeared - however before his slow brain could understand what had happened he felt the touch of a hand on his right shoulder from behind.

“Steve Narvik, murderer of 3 people - and a level E meta-human” Evelyn commented, “do you really think you could ever stand a chance against me?”

Her cold tone was now as cold as ice, the sheer difference in power was apparent even in her posture - and the realisation of their difference had also taken root in the person in front of her: she could see the terror within his eyes as the knowledge of this being the last moments of his miserable life echoed through his mind.

“P-please…!” Steve begged, however he couldn’t speak any further. He felt how all of the energy within him drained, he couldn’t even stand up any longer as the strength in his leg-muscles disappeared. he fell to his knees and with one last horror-filled look at the woman behind him she collapsed onto his dirty floor.

Evelyn looked down at the body in front of her, with a sigh she closed her eyes and used her right hand to rub her neck, she could feel how the energy she had just absorbed erupted inside of her, however she was apparently not allowed to enjoy the feeling of utter empowerment for long as the noise of vibrations echoed from her right pocket. She reached down to grab her phone, turning it on she saw a message from HQ:

'Valentine Caro has agreed to consider negotiations. He has requested protection during this period of deliberation. For this purpose, in addition to your other responsibilities, you have been tasked with guarding Caro. Please report to the LAPD HQ for further instructions.’

“Oh for Christ sake,” she mumbled annoyed under her breath, “and here I had just hoped for a small vacation…”

However she didn’t wait long: with one last look at the man she had just murdered she turned around and reached for glass full of the dark liquid. Raising the cold glass to her lips she enjoyed a sip of the dark liquor before she simply disappeared, leaving the glass of whiskey hanging in mid air for the briefest of moments before it realised that it did not, however, have the ability to fly, sending it crashing downwards towards its doom.

Evelyn jumped out of the clean air in the middle of LAPD HQ, using her regular way of entering a room instead of walking in through the doors as most people would. She quickly scanned the room, noticing her fellow ‘heroes’ and the surroundings. It seemed to be your standard police headquarters, nothing special - that is, other than the group of meta-humans in the middle of the room: Connor, Adrian and Rozalia. With a crooked grin she joined the group of her fellow meta-humans, giving each of them a nod of respect before she opened her mouth.

“Well I see I am not the first for once, eh?” she grinned widely.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

Great! I will get a post up tomorrow

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

Finally put the finishing touches on my CS - sure did take a while, huh? ^^

Name: Evelyn Kross
Alias(s): ‘Eve’
Age: 27
Affiliations: Hero/Hots, former Mercenary.
Description:

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Evelyn stands at around 5,8 feet tall, her body is covered in a naturally tanned skin that seems to have been colored by the rays of the sun to a color of honey brown. In contrast to her dark skin is her hair: she keeps her incredibly blond hair (that almost borders to white) in a neck-short fashion in order to keep it out of her way whenever she is physically active. Her tanned body shows clear signs of being used physically quite often: her muscles are clearly visible, yet she isn’t overly muscular (she tends to focus more on agility and speed that outright strength), still keeping her feminine touch: petite nose, full lips and just the right curvature that has garnered her much attention with other individuals). In great contrast to her colored skin is her fairly large eyes: they hold a misty blue hue to them.
Usually she keeps her body covered in a basic fashion: a pair of red and black running shoes, a pair of black baggy pants with pockets for the most essential items. On her upper body she usually wears a long and somewhat loose white T-shirt that has artistically drawn colors on different parts of it. On top of this she tends to wear an armless grey hoodie. She also wears a pair of fingerless black leather gloves to protect her hands when she fights or does acrobatics.

Powers: Evelyn holds the power categorized as “Dimensional Manipulation”. This holds a variety of possibilities for the user, however the most basic one is the ability to create dimensions. For Evelyn this means that she is able to create “portals”, or “windows”, into other dimensions (or one she has created). This allows her to absorb or exude physical objects through one of her ‘windows’. This a rather flexible ability that allows her to implement it into a variety of different uses:

Dimensional absorption: She can create a “window”, enabling her to absorb any physical threats to her. She can also absorb parts of herself. This also enables her to exude these attacks through another portal.

Dimensional teleportation: As she is in of herself a physical object she can absorb or exude herself (or parts of herself) into another dimension. While this would technically only allow her to disappear and reappear in the same spot instantaneously (or in another place after a time that is equal to how long it would take her to move to that location in another dimension), however as she also possesses the ability to “create” her own dimension she holds the power equal to that of “god” in that specific dimension (it should be noted that this is only in the dimensions she herself has created, not anywhere outside of it), giving her the ability to manipulate the space-time continuum within that dimension, thus enabling her to move much faster, essentially making her movements appearing instantaneously in the real world - thus giving her the ability akin to that of teleportation.

Dimensional storage: As Evelyn possesses the ability to create her own dimensions she can also ‘store’ items within a dimension. This basically means that she can hold various objects within her own dimension, instantly absorbing it or exuding it. An example would be her weapons: she doesn’t usually wear more than a few items on her body, but if, say, a rifle is necessary she can exude one from her dimensional storage. Of course this can only be done with items that she has stored in the first hand.

While this ability makes her quite versatile it is important to note that the energy required to absorb and exude any objects are directly equal to the size and matter of said object. This she can easily absorb and exude bullets or firearms, but she cannot simply absorb and explosion or, say, a meteorite.

It has been theorized that Evelyn’s power is an underdeveloped category of Spatio-Chronokinesis, however this has yet to be proven beyond the limits of the theory.

This would have been the limit of her inborn powers, however Evelyn could be what one would describe as an ‘evolved gifted’ - however the circumstances regarding this isn't something that Evelyn can remember - rather she can somehow feel that part of her abilities aren't 'normal' to her.

Regeneration: This ability constantly heals Evelyn to a degree that regular bullets have little to no effect on her in the long run. Sure they do cause damage, however her body quickly regenerates and ejects the material that has damaged any tissue. This ability does not, however, make her immortal: if she is hurt enough she will succumb to death as her energy cannot sustain the regenerative properties of her ability. Because of this it would seem that Evelyn, for reasons unknown to the scientists, developed a counter-measure for this:

Life-force absorption: Evelyn has developed the ability to absorb the life-force of that which is around her, what this makes her able to do is to regenerate body parts much faster than normal beings - and if she has absorbed enough matter she could in theory even regenerate entire limbs - however the amount of energy this would require would be equal to that of a medium sized explosion, or the entire life-force of a human being (basically causing that being to die), however this is only a theory and has yet to be proven.
It should also be noted that through this ability Evelyn has perhaps gained her only offensive ability: As she absorbs energy from, say, a human, said human feels as if they become more and more exhausted - and if she absorbs enough the target will collapse. This ability also seems to boost her natural physical and mental abilities.

However, this ability isn’t fully developed as it became apparent that there was a number of limitations:
Firstly: Evelyn has to be in physical contact with whatever she wants to absorb, this means that if she cannot get in contact with anything, she cannot utilize this power - thus limiting the usability of this ability considerably.
Secondly: The ability to heal is constantly active. This means that since it is constantly active it makes it necessary for Evelyn to re-supply herself with energy quite often - and the more she gets injured, the faster she has to replenish her supply. If she cannot do this the outcome is quite simply death. It also means that as she is getting closer to running out of energy she is weakened.

Skills: Through her time with the Corporation she was strictly trained in different arts of martial art and weaponry, making her an outstanding opponent to fight against as she can seamlessly blend the use of weapons and martial arts together with her abilities as a gifted. She is an excellent tactician, easily able to understand a situation from different perspectives and act accordingly. Furthermore her quick thinking makes her an excellent schemer, often using this to pull pranks on those around her - however she is by no means a genius, give her any form of electronic assignment and she is as lost as a bunny in hell.
She has also proven to be quite athletic and a skilled user of parkour.

Equipment: Evelyn usually carries a set of dual pistols by her hip and a pair of katanas on her back. Now because she is able to store objects within other dimensions she holds a lot more firepower that what she appears to have. At times she even hides all of her weapons in order to fool her opponents (however she cannot store bigger objects (such as cars) because of the large amount of energy it would require. She also keeps a set of medical supplies hidden as well as the basic survival tools. She has also managed to get her hands on an iPhone 7 (with earbuds) - yea, she has indeed gotten her hands on it before it has even been released, but do not ask her how, you wouldn’t like the answer and she would have to kill you afterwards. She also always keeps a pair of headphones on her body at all times: she loves to listen to music - and is currently into the indie scene.

Ranking: A (I think?)

(Optional)
Brief History: The case of the woman known as Evelyn Kross is an interesting one. She seems to have no recollection of her former life, no memories of her childhood, her friends or lovers or her former experiences. What she does remember is a memory filled with a feeling full of disgust and terror, a memory of the only person she remembers before she woke up in a dark and damp alley in the middle of Los Angeles, it is a memory of her father. She does, however, not remember much about the reason why she feels such a disgust towards the person she remembers as her father, but she does remember excruciating pain and lab coats.

The first thing she remembered after waking up in the cold alley way was a feeling of fear and misplacement, like she wasn’t quite like she was supposed to be: like she had been altered and changed, however it didn’t take her long to gather the few items that had been scattered around her: mobile phone, wallet with id, two military grade pistols and two swords - all of which would later tell her things about herself that she didn’t know - before she ran.
She ended up in the darker places of Los Angeles, the places criminals, mercenaries and other scum of society lives. Here she found herself welcome: a woman with no past and a mysterious aura seemed to fit right into the darker parts of society and it didn’t take her long to transit into a comfortable job as a mercenary - a change that proved to become quite the success and before she knew it her skillset had garnered quite the reputation as the mercenary “Eve”.
However this was not to last. As she became more well known within the criminal underground, so did she in the justice departments. Especially within the group known as the “Hots” as she was an ability user like them. It didn’t take them long track her down, however she wasn’t prosecuted. Instead they, for reasons and logic unknown to Evelyn, offered her a way out of the criminal underground: Become part of the group known as the “Hots” and try and bring balance and peace to Los Angeles.
Evelyn who hadn’t experienced the warmth of being needed for as long as she could remember gladly accepted this opportunity and has been a part of the Hots for roughly 6 months.
It should be noted that while she is part of the Hots she is more often than not getting in trouble with her higher ups because she doesn’t conform to the rules that exists for them (she tends to ignore orders and even going so far as to brutally murder a target if she finds it necessary - or because they annoy her).

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

Wouldn't that mostly be down to how you create said individual? I see it going both ways really.

Bleach: The Silent Legacy

I will try to get started on a new post tomorrow.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP

I probably won't be able to post my CS today - got some sort of semester-related social activity in a couple of hours... But don't wait for me, I will have it up tomorrow.

Twenty Seconds to Sundown

Damn guys, we really let ourself down... >.>

Bleach: The Silent Legacy

Awkward....