Insatiable

Dreamscape | A World Forgotten

Consider me interested as well! I'll stick around and see how this goes.

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

Ed tried to open his eyes but every attempt was tough. It felt like opening a can of sardines with his bare hands but with minimal strength being exerted. Maybe it was the bright lighting that forced him to shut his eyes down or perhaps the bed where he was resting on was just too comfortable. Regardless, he didn't even notice where he was not after acquiring the familiar scents present inside a hospital. Ed finally managed to open his eyes, squinting for the first couple of seconds before spotting a familiar face sitting right in front of him.

"Thank goodness you're awake." Robert said with great relief sailing within the tone of his voice.

Ed ignored him and quickly got himself up on his torso, moving his head from left to right. He noticed a few IV poles surrounding his bed and an equipment that monitored his vitals and beeped at several intervals. Every turn built a tension inside him but he couldn't describe it. It made him breathe faster and harder which immediately lured Robert's attention.

"Hey," Robert assured Ed with a pat on his shoulder. "Everything's fine. Just calm down and relax. I know last night was quite disastrous but you should put that thought away for a while."

"C-Charlene....where's Charlene?" Ed's voice shivered. Apparently, he remembered well of what happened and he certainly wasn't happy that he did.

"Her situation is devastating and I--"

"You think she'll make it?" Ed was only eager to know if she will or not. Whatever Robert would say that doesn't concern it wouldn't matter.

Robert slowly shook his head as he closed his eyes and wore a frown. He planned to take on Charlene's situation slowly on Ed but he knew that in the end, it would still be the same; a loss that was unwanted. Robert felt sorry for himself but he knew that there wasn't anything he could do to avoid the loss. What scared him was Ed and how he was ready to blame himself for what had happened.

"S-Sh-Shit." Ed felt a suffocating sensation from his lungs, as if someone's hands were wrapped around his neck and tried to choke him to death. He didn't want to cry but then after his thoughts swam on saving Charlene in the first place, eventually ended him in sobs. "If only I saved her..."

"Don't blame yourself Ed. It's not your fault. None of it ever was."

"It is Robert," Ed paused to rub the tears that blurred his vision. "and don't tell me that it isn't because you weren't there."

Robert stared down from Ed. He had no intentions of starting an argument.

"Okay look, just stop crying because it's the first time I've seen you in tears and it honestly doesn't fit you," Robert paused for a short gasp. "and second, you need to relax. You have a humanities report on Friday and a press meeting for your upcoming forum. You need to prepare for that."

Ed seemed to have his attention drifting from the things Robert said. He still sobbed, with his right palm wrapped around his mouth.

"Ed. You don't have to worry. I also express my sincerest sorrow for Charlene since she's a good friend of mine. But you shouldn't act as if you deserve the same fate as her. People die but I know deep inside that they don't wish to be mourned forever. A loss is a loss, the dead cannot go back to life. You need to look up Ed and move on because that's what life is."

Robert smiled and caressed Ed's shoulders. Surprisingly, it worked. The words that came out from Robert somehow managed to stop Ed's sobbing. He went quiet after a few seconds then laid himself back on his bed.

"Rob? can I ask you a favor?"

"Anything! but don't ask me to cover up your meeting schedules with ridiculous excuses because the doctor said you'll be out by tomorrow and you just can't be absent after that."

"No." Ed rolled his eyes. "Just don't tell my dad about what happened to me. He'll go crazy for sure.""

"Of course, that won't be a problem."

Ed fixed a glance on the patient's table beside him. He pondered back about last night, about Charlene. He could have saved her for sure if he used his powers a little earlier. A part of it all was truly his fault but he just couldn't admit it entirely. Either he was afraid or just wasn't expecting a tragedy to happen, it will remain to haunt him for a time he won't know when will last.

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

"The girl's kinda nice Eric except your hands are making her look hideous." One of the men said as he grated the uppermost part of his club against the ground. He then lifted it up and caressed it beside his right shoulder. "There's one thing though."

He inched himself closer to Charlene, narrowing his eyes towards her once he did. Then he grabbed her glasses and dropped it to the ground. It was followed by a single stomp of his foot which immediately shattered it into chunks. Charlene screamed again, struggling to free her mouth from her captor. She knew it won't save her immediately but letting the sound of her screaming be heard in the dead night might increase the chances of being saved. Ed was still lying on the ground, half unconscious and ensnared by a giant man's foot.

"Now you look better." The man said as he laughed hysterically. The menacing sound of it sent sheer terror towards Charlene. She felt like a part of her was slowly being killed away just after hearing his laughter.

"Yo boss! am I just gonna hold her up? or is there something we can use to tie her down?" The captor asked. He was slowly losing grip of Charlene as she started to squirm. Her attempt was weak though but the one who was holding her concurred that it might become a problem. "Because she's starting to get slippery."

The man laughed again, somehow screeching like a hyena.

"Awww that's cute. Little princess thinks she can escape from her prince. Don't cha worry dear, I'll give you a nice lil' treatment." He giggled as he placed his hands on her chest and delicately brushed them down to her breasts. Charlene squirmed as much as she could with whatever strength she could muster. But every time she tried, her captor's grip became stronger. Then she realized that both of her feet were free from any restraints. She didn't spare a moment and immediately swung her right foot towards the man, hitting his lower part. It sent him stumbling backwards then groaned in pain. Afterwards, she felt the captor's grip on her mouth weakened. She took the opportunity as she gnashed the man's fingers with her teeth.

"HELP! ANYONE! " Charlene immediately yelled on top of her lungs as her mouth was released from her captor's hand. Still, her entire body was locked by the man's other arm but that didn't stop her from struggling to be released. A few others who stood at the sides stepped in to bind her. One of them picked up a thick cloth from his bag, covering Charlene's mouth right away. The supposed leader of the group had already recovered from the kick just after binding Charlene again. His mood changed; his eyes were filled with a raging tension.

"Get that cloth off!" He roared and as soon as it was removed, he slapped Charlene hard.

"So you like to play rough huh? well then." He slapped her again then followed by another. Both were done to different sides of the cheeks. Charlene wanted to do another attempt of screaming but after being slapped three times in a row, she was burned out. It was too much to withstand, her face started to turn red after the fourth slap.

"Please....stop." She said right before the man could slap her for the fifth time. Her voice sounded weak. It was like a mix of sobbing and excessive panting.

Ed slowly regained half of his consciousness. He craned his neck to see the unpleasant state of Charlene. He tried to move his body from the foot that was pinning him down. Unfortunately, there wasn't even a slight progress to that.

"You ain't going nowhere." The man said. Ed ignored his words as he struggled to let his voice out.

"Let...her...go...please." His mouth felt dry but despite that, he managed to utter a few words that were enough to be heard. But it did not give any progress in terms of diverting the men's attention to him. Instead, he was treated with a heavy stomp to his back.

The man stopped slapping Charlene once after both sides of her cheek reddened. He then proceeded to where he first started. As he placed his hands back to her chest, he briskly ripped her shirt off without unbuttoning it.

"I tried to treat you nice but since you refused, I'll give you a rough one."

"Yeah and I'll be the next one boss since I'm the one who's giving an effort here." The person who primarily bound her added.

"Shut the fuck up! She's mine." The man growled angrily.

Charlene glared at the man as he hurried to undress her. Right after he got closer, she threw a quick spit aimed at his face. The man stepped back as it landed only to fuel him more with rage.

"You little...BITCH!" He then gripped his club as he lifted it up. Then swung it, thrashing Charlene's skull with a force powered by his anger. She stopped moving after that strong blow. Her eyes remained widely open. After being unbound, she immediately fell and was sent to the ground like an object being disposed.

Ed felt a strange sensation in his lungs as he panted more and more. He was shaking in complete fear just after hearing the sound of Charlene's skull smashed with a club and her body hitting the cold cement. He couldn't afford setting his sights on the scene but then again he had to know whether or not it was a trick played by his brain.

"You fucking killed her boss. YOU JUST FUCKING KILLED HER!" One of the men yelled. "That wasn't part of what we're supposed to do."

"It is now," The man said. "And if you're against it, you might as well join this boy as he will receive the same fate as this whore."

Time was running short as the men started to move towards Ed. They were likely to bind him up like they did to Charlene but Ed imagined something more brutal than what she faced. He closed his eyes while remaining still on the ground. One of the men grabbed his hair as their leader inched himself closer. His laughter was unbearable but there was nothing around Ed that could prevent him from hearing it.

"Let's see if you can still be a pretty boy if I beat you up." The man smiled, acting like he had no remorse on killing Charlene. Slowly, Ed was grabbed on both arms, forcing him to stand up but no action was further followed as the ground began shaking. It left the men frozen. The first wave was weak and abrupt but after a few seconds, another one followed and it was a quite stronger.

"What the fuck?" One of the men said.

The shaking grew stronger and stronger until it eventually caused streetlights to tremble continuously. Trash bins nearby boomed a clattering sound as they fell to ground in unison. As the men noticed, some of them released their grip on Ed and started backing away slowly. It was when a streetlight collapse to the ground that had them panicking.

"Shit! It's an earthquake. Let's get outta here."

Immediately, they scrambled altogether. The tremor stopped abruptly as they retreated. After that, Ed felt shattered. The immense power he gathered had affected him greatly. It was like being crushed by a boulder followed by another one. Charlene was the next one on his mind. Ed rolled his head to see her but his eyes were languid, preventing him to get a clear view. He tried to stay conscious for a moment but he was completely drained. All of a sudden, there were two figures who came rushing by. They were blurry and couldn't be identified from Ed's line of sight but he assumed they were poking Charlene's lifeless body. If they had the same motives as the men earlier, Ed knew he'd certainly die as there wouldn't be anything else he could do to stop them. It was the last thing he saw before losing his consciousness.

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

The unyielding silence gave momentary chills once after stopping by to take a quick scout behind their trails. It was a growing problem since it was forcing Ed to assume the worst. Usually, the empty street had a few people scrambling around and doing their businesses but the almost barren-like state of it had Ed thinking if there was something amiss. Perhaps a gang gathering was going to be held? and that's why people avoided to wander on that certain part of the street? or maybe it was just an unusual day? Whatever it was, Ed hoped for the latter.

Although rather alert and focused, Ed still couldn't help but be distracted of the girl's unwanted presence. If it wasn't for her, the time spent on taking the route would've been shortened. But as what Ed had commanded, the girl surprisingly remained silent for the next few minutes despite possessing a sophisticated and loud way of speaking. Ed abruptly stopped on his tracks, turning his head to the girl. From her looks, it seemed that she wasn't quite younger-looking compared to Ed. Maybe perhaps it was her glasses that made her look more of a 30-year-old mother than a college student. Ed noticeably cleared his throat which then drove the girl's attention to him.

"I'm terrible at remembering names but all's fair since you're a new addition to Debsoc." Ed said with an awkward twitch of his shoulder.

"Charlene." The girl replied. Her previous demonstration of her rapid speech seemed to be absent at that moment.

"Ah, interesting." It was a poor attempt for Ed to say that. He was hoping to add another pleasing complement but he unfortunately ended up with being more awkward.

"Yeah I know, everyone's name is interesting except for John. If a guy's name is John, I automatically lose interest in them." There was a short silence after that, then Charlene returned with a harrumph. "And no. Not a dating interest but rather, an individualistic look on a person. John is pretty much easy to forget. "

"Well for me Mark is a pretty boring name...and so is Maria or Marie."

Charlene squinted a bit and then pursed her lips.

"So tell me about your friend Robert. So far for me, he's a good guy. He helped me a ton on my humanities report even though we aren't on the same class."

Ed scratched his head as he immediately rushed through dozens of adjectives.

"Eh, well for starters, he is actually xenophobic but once you get to know each other and hang around, he might even let you visit his apartment daily. The visitors earlier were an exception since it was generally held for my own sake which he wouldn't mind at all.""

Charlene nodded inconveniently.

"I see."

"Why'd you ask? Do you plan on--"

"No! of course not!" Charlene interrupted, her voice was a bit raised. "And why would I?"

Ed raised an eyebrow while wearing a malicious smug on his face.

"You haven't even finished my sentence and yet you assumed it was meant by that. Therefore you're guilty! Ha!"

Charlene rolled her eyes.

"Guilty? for just denying something that barely holds the truth?"

"Well from the way you reacted, I think there is a possibility."

"You think there's a possibility. Are you always this assuming?"

"Sometimes yeah."

She sighed after Ed's response. It seems that her expectations of him were slowly withering into ash. But she wasn't completely belittling him. After all, Ed's display of being a veteran speaker would prove more than the pretentiousness he was currently showing.

Charlene was an engineering student and also an aspiring speaker. Through all of her years studying and practicing the art of speech, extemporaneous speaking was where she shined the most. She had been participating on different events back in high school and received a decent amount of awards in the process. However, entering college was when her motives of public speaking changed. It wasn't long just after her close encounter with a hype and it was during a bleak tragedy that almost resulted to her demise. Charlene never tried to find the person nor did she have any intentions to meet him. But ever since that occurrence, she started to view hyperhumans as normal people. Some happened to be involved through different kinds of trouble but overall, they don't aim to cause chaos but rather, thrive for people to understand them. Charlene would try and speak in their defense on behalf of the people who view them negatively.

"So, Edrenn--"

"Ed."

"Whatever." Charlene rolled her eyes as she was bothered by the sudden interruption. Her mood was supposed to be serious and after Ed cut her off, she had to gather herself up again. "God! I just forgot what I was about to say thanks to you."

"Sorry, I sometimes feel uncomfortable while being called 'Edrenn'."

"You don't say."

"Well, what were you saying then?"

Charlene sneered at him then tried to recall what her brain had came up with recently.

"Well it's about hypes."

Ed slightly had his eyes bulged. The turn of another topic made him quite uncomfortable for a moment.

"What about them?" His voice sounded awkward, almost as if he was on the verge of revealing something secret with the use of small hints.

"I have been observing them for quite sometime and after an encounter with one, I'd say they aren't that bad. People always view them as rats of chaos that do nothing more but cause trouble within society. Most of us fail to see that they are just like us. The only difference is that they possess extraordinary abilities which they either consider as a curse or blessing."

"So what's your point?" Ed thought it was impolite of him to say that but he couldn't think of anything to drift away from the topic.

"Well, If you may, I just wanted to hear your thoughts about them. I've been gathering opinions about hyperhumans as a part of my project; a website that I've been constructing since last week. "

Ed was fascinated after hearing someone who might have understood a hyperhuman's struggle towards society. Twenty-two years of concealing his true potentials had isolated a part of his existence from the rest of the world. Ed longed to be open about his hyperhuman abilities but the fact that it couldn't be accepted easily was what made him struggle and live a life that had his free will constrained.

"I guess if you want to record my opinion about them, then I may have to write it down on paper."

Charlene smiled.

"That'd be much better! because I won't anymore attach your opinion with something made up."

"Wait, you do that? "

"Not really. Just when it's necessary. "

"Oh," Ed bit his upper lip. "Well, if I have time, maybe I'll write a few paragraphs. Would that be okay?"

Charlene's smile slowly turned into a satisfied grin. Her front teeth were shown as he stared at Ed. Ed had to admit though, they were really white.

"That'd be excellent. Just call me if you're done with it and It'll be a new addition to my website."

"Cool. I'm glad to have some sort of participation on that."

"Oh I promise you. This project is for a good cause."

They have made it at the end of the street's joint which was intersected to the main road towards the University's dormitory grounds. Still, it was no excuse for Ed to assume that everything around him was safe.

"Did you hear something?" Charlene grabbed Ed's left shoulder.

"Hear what?"

"I think it was a trash bin but seriously didn't you hear that? It was loud and clear." Charlene started to sound terrified just from observing the tone of her voice. Ed stretched his head to look behind their trails and onto the street they've just passed. he looked for a trash bin but the one he saw still had its cover on.

"Trash bin?"

"Never mind let's just move. It's really late and I think it isn--" Suddenly, Charlene was snagged away from Ed with two arms locked at her lower torso. Ed quickly hurled both of his arms to grab her but by the time he did, a large bulky fist hit his head and sent him faltering down and landing his face to the ground. Charlene screamed but was then shut after a man slapped her mouth with his hand. Ed was barely conscious but could still notice how Charlene was doing. Within seconds, men with balaclavas emerged from the dark corners of the street. They were armed with clubs imbued with barbed wires, clearly something one wouldn't dare to come across with. Charlene was surrounded by them and on her current state, she was completely helpless.

"Char...lene..." Ed couldn't raise his voice in order to divert their attention to him. The punch hit him harder than anything he'd remember being hit with. It felt like being hit with a baseball bat swung at an extreme force. Someone was on top of him and it was a man judging by the figure. He was colossal, more like a giant bodybuilder standing at a gargantuan height. The man then placed his black heavy boots on top of Ed's back and pressed it with his weight. Ed groaned in pain. It was too much for his body to withstand. It's as if he was about to get squashed.

Charlene's muffled screams could still be heard. One of the men surrounding her then approached and quickly slapped her in the face.

"Shut your damn mouth, bitch!" Charlene couldn't help but struggle. The fact that the men holding her were huge, bulky muscleheads was beyond her fears. She was unable to do something, not even a slight wriggle. All she could do was scream. Tears started to pour down from her face. It was at that time when she hoped that the hyperhuman who saved her before would be there.

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

The abridged party that Robert held went quite well but for Ed, it didn't. Although he wouldn't consider it as a disaster, he was rather uncomfortable on how the party went. Everyone had their share of drinking except for Ed who then established a limitation towards it just for the sole purpose of discipline. To be frank, he was drinking quite excessively over the past few months and the realization to it made him aware of his growing habit. He didn't want to be like his father back then nor did he want the old man to know how much liquor he'd drink every night. Perhaps the alcohol limitation that he implemented was a reasonable decision but there could be times that his temptations would rattle him out of control. The feeling of envy would kick in and that's the biggest problem Ed wanted to avoid.

It was about 8 PM as Ed strolled throughout the streets, just a few blocks away from Robert's apartment complex and a several more to his dormitory grounds. He took his usual shortcut whenever walking back home from Robert's apartment. It was in-between alleyways, cramped from a nearby coffee shop called 'Voz'. Once exiting the alleyway, Ed would find his way to a narrow street which then led to the main road that connects directly to his university's dormitory grounds. The route seemed fairly uniform. It would only take less than 15 minutes for Ed to arrive at his dormitory. However, there were times when he felt unsafe while treading through that route, most especially at night. Gangs were known to loiter around alleyways, most of them would either exploit their drug-related negotiations or perform their violent rituals whenever a new member is recruited. Luckily for Ed, he haven't encountered one yet even after taking shortcuts between alleyways countless of times. But even when he haven't had close encounters yet, he was still watchful of gangs lingering around streets at night.

A minute won't be complete if Ed didn't seek out for anything glinting with suspicion. He would look behind his trails, repeatedly setting his sights from left to right and sharpen his sense of hearing, all while passing through narrow spaces that were blocked by unused wood and piles of scattered garbage. Ed could smell a rancid blend of rotten food. The most noticeable ones were cheese and meat. Mice were scrambling together to find what they could eat and the sight of them alone made Ed's insides lurch. The alleyway's path ends with a large plywood hung between walls and is jutted on a ledge. Once after seeing it, Ed immediately grabbed his handkerchief and coughed violently. The vile smell was just unbearable and it seems that it won't be removed anytime soon not unless garbage men would consider on doing their work effectively.

Once stepping out from the smelly alley and onto the narrow street, a distinct clattering sound was heard from behind. It immediately alerted Ed which then forced him to grab his brass knuckles from his pockets. A figure then appeared from the dim joint and yelled abruptly after seeing Ed. Ed then placed his brass knuckles back to his pockets once after the figure revealed itself.

"Edrenn!" A female voice screeched from the silent and dreary night. It was the girl from the party, the one whom Ed recognized as his co-debater and a freshman to be precise.

"You." Ed hissed harshly apparently not wanting to alert any bystanders who could be nearby."You're taking this route too?" He then followed up with a question that seemed to be on the range of his curiosity.

"I don't know, I think I'm lost actually." The girl's reply made Ed roll his eyes in slight contempt

"Oh man," Ed sighed."Lost in the middle of the night and then taking a route which appears to be fairly unsafe for a girl like you. Do you have any idea how much risk you're putting yourself into?"

"Hey! I don't even know what route I should take or was taking in the first place." The girl exclaimed but kept her voice lower "And don't blame me. Besides, this is the very first time I was invited to your friend's place so it's fairly obvious that I don't know the way back because I took a ride on someone else's car. You do know my time on studying this place is quite limited if I didn't take---"

"Not an acceptable excuse. Your logic should have told you to take that ride on your way back." Ed said as he cut her between lines. For someone who is a trained debater, the girl has a complex way of stating her point but spoke a lot faster than anyone would comprehend. She didn't take any short breathing breaks between her words and she all uttered them rapidly.

The girl sighed in annoyance as she narrowed her eyes to strike a piercing look against Ed.

"Listen here genius, we either argue or you take me out of here because if we do argue, chances are, the risks that you're talking about will significantly increase since the time we will spend on arguing will prolong my stay in this dangerous district. Who knows, while we are arguing about why I should have took the ride on my friend's car, armed men will station themselves from behind and strike us with their weapons."

Ed pressed his right hand against his forehead then dropped both of his shoulders as he heaved a deep, heavy sigh.

"Fine. Follow my lead and don't make any noises." Ed suggested as he started walking. The girl followed seconds after with a bit of doubt written on her face.

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

| NAME(S): | Edrenn "Ed" Haegar

| ALIAS(ES): | N/A

| D.O.B.: | 30th of October, 1992

| AGE: | 23

| SEX: | Male

| SEXUALITY: | Heterosexual

| APPEARANCE: | Standing roughly at 5'9" in height and weighs at about 154 lbs, Ed is somewhat average in terms of body frame and is already contented by that fact alone. Although not entirely muscular or athletic, Ed would still find time to go out and exercise as he is quite aware that doing so would certainly promote a healthy lifestyle. There are also times when he can be excessively lazy but those come out only on certain occasions when college work had brought him to his exhausted state. Ed has grey eyes topped with delicately slim eyebrows. His nose is fairly simple in appearance with a slight curve drawing to his thin nose line. His dark blonde hair is always kept at a short length and despite wanting it to grow considerably, he would eventually end up going to the barbershop.

As a person who doesn't continuously follow sophisticated fashion trends, Ed would mostly choose any clothing that can match his own convenience. Usually they would be polo shirts, sweatshirts, jeans and anything that ranges to simplicity. Most of the time, he can be seen wearing flat caps of various colors simply because he loves wearing one. Ed would mostly wear the same on certain occasions such as parties, social gatherings and etc. but will dress formally when needed.

| H-CLASS: | Neptune

| ABILITIES: | Ed has the ability to manipulate the energies travelling through the earth's layers, allowing him to send seismic waves and cause the ground where he's standing on to shake violently for a period of time. Basically, Ed is able to do it with the help of his own energy from his body system. They are somehow magnetically attracted to the earth's energy, allowing him to manipulate their movement and behavior as well as their intensity which also enables him to either reduce or amplify the impact of any forms of ground vibrations he didn't create. The shaking of the ground can be done with the process of accumulating the earth's energies through a medium - which can be any parts of his body (usually his palms or feet). Once they are gathered, Ed must release them all at once in order to create a violent tremor. How long a tremor lasts depends on how much energy Ed had gathered from the earth but it can sometimes last if Ed reaches his limit which is when a large amount of his stamina is drained.

Additionally, in terms of application, Ed can also use these energies to plunge himself or anything that has mass up in the air. This is made possible since the energy he is manipulating can send a compelling force powerful enough to drive a particular object up in the sky but the intensity varies depending on the object's weight. The heavier the object, the weaker the propelling force would be.

| LIMITATIONS: |

• Ed can only create tremors if his stamina is at full capacity. If ever he has current physical conditions that would affect his stamina such as being tired or exhausted, the intensity of the quakes will be weaker.
• The tremor is only limited at a certain radius and cannot go beyond three hundred meters unless his physical strength is somehow amplified by a great quantity which would certainly make it possible for him to create quakes reaching beyond the distance of his limit.

| WEAKNESSES: | Strength and physical foundation plays a vital role on utilizing Ed's powers. That being said, in order to manipulate the earth's energies would require Ed to pay a great amount of his stamina. Usually, Ed isn't physically diverse in some aspects and that makes him unable to use his power at its full potential. Also, his current physique limits his control at certain circumstances. This doesn't mean that he is too weak to use his abilities. In fact, he does exhibit a variety of physical workouts every once in a while just to improve himself and tone down his weaknesses. However, he generally finds it difficult most of the time especially when he's at the process of releasing gathered energies to create a tremor.

Lastly, creating tremors will leave him exhausted and weary once after the process is done. This is because of the magnetic attraction of the earth's energy to his own which can cause momentary fatigue and severe body aches due to the impact of the earth's energies alone. There are other instances where Ed's body system may undergo into a state of shock or paralysis depending on how much of the Earth's energy he attempted to control.

| APPLICATIONS: |

• Can propel self or any object high in the air by enabling seismic force to punch through.
• Capable of causing immediate destruction such as creating cracks on the ground, destroy buildings and etc.
• Able to reduce or amplify the impact of naturally-caused tremors by simply taking the present energies to his control.
• Can easily observe seismic activities on the earth's crust by attracting the earth's energy to his own through magnetism.

| SKILLS: |
Proficient in Geology: Ever since the discovery of his powers, Ed was compelled to the studies of earth science - which was significantly connected on how his abilities work. At the age of 11, he started to show utmost interest of the subject and by later years, showed proficiency in terms of application. By this time, Ed acquired an advanced level of knowledge about the earth through casual studying and research, though not in a level as that of a scientist.

Singing: A hobby developed since he was at the age of 6. Now at his current age, Ed is capable of reaching certain notes - whether they'd be high or deep - with his voice. Basically, he can sing his favorite songs or others that are popular on the radio and he can do it efficiently, enough to please people who would listen to him sing.

Public speaking: Throughout the years in high school and now in college, Ed has been participating multiple events that would involve himself speaking to the masses. He is a trained public speaker and can communicate well with his path of speech. From forums, debates, or student congress, Ed will always find the courage to stand on stage in front of hundreds of people.

| EQUIPMENT: |

• Has his own car given to him by his father.
• His day-to-day journals .
• Different books about debate and public speaking in general.
• Brass knuckles just in case there's trouble.

| BACKSTORY: | Ed was the only child of Rachel and David Haegar. His father was a well-known hard rock guitarist from a band called Python. They were famous back in the 80s and 90s but unfortunate mishaps between the band members had eventually separated them. Others retired but David pursued his career on being a solo artist. His fame rose in the late 90s which was after giving birth to his first son Edrenn or Ed. In the early 2000s, David and his former band members reunited and with that, they planned a tour for their greatest hits album. Python haven't lost their fanbase even after their breakup since David's solo career helped solidify their fame and promised the fans for a reunion. All went well. In fact, they were surprised after knowing their first concert tours were sold out in the shortest period of time. However, during their road trips, a tragic event forced David to withdraw from the tour and return home to Canada. A phone call from his brother was immediately given to him during their tours and it was about his wife Rachel and his son Ed. Their home back in Vancouver was robbed by unidentified men but the tragic news was the brutal murder of Rachel. Ed was barely alive at that time since he had suffered from multiple injuries. After knowing what happened, David left the tour and rushed home to Canada. David knew what the outcome would be if he left but even that won't stand on his way with his family.

The death of Rachel was a severe blow to David and his fame. A month after her burial murder, David retired from his solo career. His abrupt leave from the band's tour filled the fans with rage which contributed to his fame's downfall. But even after his desperate actions, his band members were still supportive and gave their sincerest condolences on behalf of Rachel's death. Ed was still 7 at that time but the scars of what happened remained in the deep seats of trauma. David was worried if it would ever affect his son's growth and that's why he always made sure that Ed becomes active in the outside world and be with other children of his age. By that time, they were already living a normal life. Years had passed and David acquired a job as a music instructor at a local community college.

Ed had a fairly normal childhood. Most of the time, he is caught playing Frisbee with his pals and if they couldn't play for a day, he'd go inside of his house to read books or play video games. It was at the age of 11 when Ed started to discover a strange turn to his life. At his school, just after dismissal, Ed had a strange sensation circling around his palms when he touched the ground. He and his friends were playing Frisbee at that time. Then the strange sensation turned into a heavy feeling, like he was about to pull something out from the ground. The next thing he knew, the ground was shaking violently. His classmates ran around in circles, panicking. Most of them were either riddled with fear or confusion. Some of the school's teachers, janitors and etc. rushed to save the students from being injured. An earthquake occurred within several minutes and as it ended, almost every student were seen crying in terror, hoping that a second round will not occur. The strange happening was all over the news but somehow, the authorities figured that the abrupt earthquake happened only at the area of the school. It was a mystery to seismologist as they've investigated. There wasn't even a fault line existing deep within the area. Ed was unconscious after the earthquake but woke up remembering a tiny bit of what had happened.

Ed discovered what he was capable of just after doing a second attempt of what he remembered a week after. At first, he was fearful of it, not entirely of the power but also through the weariness it gave once after performing it. Ed wanted to tell it to his father but he'd expect a bewildered reaction that might lead him into trouble. And so after his discovery, he kept it a secret. He continued living his life but considering it normal wasn't a term to describe it anymore. As he grew up, Ed became curiously driven on studying what his powers are and its overall nature. Doing so made him believe that it could help him gain complete control, which he severely lacked.

Ed followed the usual path as he turned into a young adult. He left home and went to the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario,Canada to pursue his ambitions. However, that didn't stop him from studying his powers. He always kept it at a low profile and from being discovered by anyone. Though he wanted his powers to serve a better purpose rather than destruction, it was proven that finding one was quite difficult.

| SAMPLE POST: |
The elevator doors slid to a close once the duo took a step inside. Ed turned to see how Robert was behaving, not that he was assuming of a bad intention but rather, check if he was anywhere near serious. Robert noticed Ed's prolonged stare, eventually placing him in an uncomfortable situation.
"Your problem?" Robert asked. His eyes were widely opened, quite puzzled at that moment.
"I don't know Rob. It seems that you're planning something which I won't like in the end." Ed narrowed his eyes with suspicion then looked away from Robert and onto the elevator doors, awaiting for them to open.
"It's something that I've been working on for our case study and I'm one hundred percent sure that you'll love it." Robert said with an unnoticeable sly smile drawing to his expression. Ed uttered an annoyed sigh in response and went silent until the elevator doors opened. Robert came rushing at a slightly faster pace than Ed, walking away from the elevator and straight to his apartment unit. He then turned to Ed who was moving effortlessly, almost as if he was unwilling to participate.
"Oh come on." Robert said exasperatedly.
"I'm trying to move faster. My skeptical side is just slowing me down."
"I've been working on this project for almost a week. At least show some interest." Ed raised his left eyebrow, still riddled with suspicion as he tried to study Robert's words. His blank look was a clear proof to that.
"I am. Just..give me a sec." Ed replied as he kept up. Once he did, Robert resumed his tread but slightly slowing himself down just to make sure Ed won't sneak his way out.

After a few minutes of walking, the two had finally arrived at Robert's apartment unit. Robert knocked four times before stepping away from the door. Ed's skepticism grew more as he frowned in focus while pursing his lips in confusion. Knocking would only be logical if there were people inside but to his assumption, there wouldn't be anyone staying inside if Robert was away. Ed knew Robert for quite some time. He was the first student he became friends with when he was a freshman and a part of knowing him was that he disliked dormitories and sharing a room with another person. So it was obviously unnatural for him to knock at the door if he was expecting someone to open it, unless he had visitors. But then again, those would come on rare occasions and there currently weren't any as Ed might have recalled.
"Knocking? Are there people inside?" Ed asked which somehow made Robert uneasy for a moment. He shamelessly forgot that Ed knew how he disliked having visitors.
"Uh..." Robert paused abruptly, smiling sheepishly in front of Ed. "I-It's just a tradition of mine to knock before I go inside. Y'know, just to drive...evil spirits away?" He then pulled a weak attempt of laughing. Of course, he knew that Ed could easily distinguish it as something he made up.
"Evil spirits. Right." Instead of contradicting Robert, Ed just remained silent but still piling himself up with doubt.

As Robert proceeded to turn the doorknob, Ed drummed his fingers on his lap, curious as to what suspicious tricks his friend was pulling out. He had doubts that it was a part of their case study but still had a small fraction of faith that it could be. Once the door opened, Ed stepped in slowly. The room was dim, there were hardly any lights turned on except for a small lamp located at the far side of the room. It was like a scene from a horror movie with a jump scare lingering around and ready to surprise Ed at any moment. By the time he turned his head to his left, the large fluorescent light on the ceiling was lit abruptly. A bush of confetti erupted from party poppers, some making their way and landing on Ed's hair. A group of people then emerged from their hiding places, some from behind the couches and others were under wooden tables. They blew their party horns in unison, all of a sudden holding a celebration that Ed was oblivious of.
"Congrats Edrenn!" A girl who Ed quickly recognized as one of his known colleagues from the University's debate society stood out in the midst of the surprise. Robert placed a hand on Ed's shoulder, trying to clarify his confused state.
"Now before you say 'what the fuck is happening', this is just a small celebration I've planned after you won last month's Intercollegiate Public Speaking Competition. I know you've prepared a ton for the event, so here's just a small reward for all of that hard work." Robert raised his chin as he smiled on Ed's previous success. Ed remained in slight confusion as his jaw still dropped a bit.
"Jeez Rob. I don't know what to say. I have to be honest though, I was quite surprised by this." The pretentious tone of his sarcasm was clearly noticeable but Robert didn't mind.
"Yes of course." Robert then inched himself closer. "There's Tequila sponsored by that girl." He then pointed to the girl who just mentioned Ed's name.
"Oh that's good but I won't be drinking for the next 3 months as a part of my alcohol balance." Ed replied, refusing to look at the girl Robert has pointed.
"Not that crap again. Come on, It's been a week since you've last consumed one." Ed rolled his eyes in response.
"Let's just eat the cake, shall we?" Annoyed by how Robert constantly insisted on letting him drink, he proceeded to get a slice of the chocolate cake sitting radiantly on the main table. The other guests accompanied him as one handed a bread knife.

| NOTES: |

• Ed loves listening to classic hard rock bands such as Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen and etc. They were the inspiration for him to improve his singing.
• During his spare time, when he's not studying Geology or anything school-related, Ed would grab his electric guitar and just jam to it.
• Mountain Dew lel

VIGILANCE: Memento Mori

Assuming this is still accepting as what the OP says, here's my CS. Hopefully it's good enough.

Edrenn Haegar

| NAME(S): | Edrenn "Ed" Haegar

| ALIAS(ES): | N/A

| D.O.B.: | 30th of October, 1992

| AGE: | 23

| SEX: | Male

| SEXUALITY: | Heterosexual

| APPEARANCE: | Standing roughly at 5'9" in height and weighs at about 154 lbs, Ed is somewhat average in terms of body frame and is already contented by that fact alone. Although not entirely muscular or athletic, Ed would still find time to go out and exercise as he is quite aware that doing so would certainly promote a healthy lifestyle. There are also times when he can be excessively lazy but those come out only on certain occasions when college work had brought him to his exhausted state. Ed has grey eyes topped with delicately slim eyebrows. His nose is fairly simple in appearance with a slight curve drawing to his thin nose line. His dark blonde hair is always kept at a short length and despite wanting it to grow considerably, he would eventually end up going to the barbershop.

As a person who doesn't continuously follow sophisticated fashion trends, Ed would mostly choose any clothing that can match his own convenience. Usually they would be polo shirts, sweatshirts, jeans and anything that ranges to simplicity. Most of the time, he can be seen wearing flat caps of various colors simply because he loves wearing one. Ed would mostly wear the same on certain occasions such as parties, social gatherings and etc. but will dress formally when needed.

| H-CLASS: | Neptune

| ABILITIES: | Ed has the ability to manipulate the energies travelling through the earth's layers, allowing him to send seismic waves and cause the ground where he's standing on to shake violently for a period of time. Basically, Ed is able to do it with the help of his own energy from his body system. They are somehow magnetically attracted to the earth's energy, allowing him to manipulate their movement and behavior as well as their intensity which also enables him to either reduce or amplify the impact of any forms of ground vibrations he didn't create. The shaking of the ground can be done with the process of accumulating the earth's energies through a medium - which can be any parts of his body (usually his palms or feet). Once they are gathered, Ed must release them all at once in order to create a violent tremor. How long a tremor lasts depends on how much energy Ed had gathered from the earth but it can sometimes last if Ed reaches his limit which is when a large amount of his stamina is drained.

Additionally, in terms of application, Ed can also use these energies to plunge himself or anything that has mass up in the air. This is made possible since the energy he is manipulating can send a compelling force powerful enough to drive a particular object up in the sky but the intensity varies depending on the object's weight. The heavier the object, the weaker the propelling force would be.

| LIMITATIONS: |

• Ed can only create tremors if his stamina is at full capacity. If ever he has current physical conditions that would affect his stamina such as being tired or exhausted, the intensity of the quakes will be weaker.
• The tremor is only limited at a certain radius and cannot go beyond three hundred meters unless his physical strength is somehow amplified by a great quantity which would certainly make it possible for him to create quakes reaching beyond the distance of his limit.

| WEAKNESSES: | Strength and physical foundation plays a vital role on utilizing Ed's powers. That being said, in order to manipulate the earth's energies would require Ed to pay a great amount of his stamina. Usually, Ed isn't physically diverse in some aspects and that makes him unable to use his power at its full potential. Also, his current physique limits his control at certain circumstances. This doesn't mean that he is too weak to use his abilities. In fact, he does exhibit a variety of physical workouts every once in a while just to improve himself and tone down his weaknesses. However, he generally finds it difficult most of the time especially when he's at the process of releasing gathered energies to create a tremor.

Lastly, creating tremors will leave him exhausted and weary once after the process is done. This is because of the magnetic attraction of the earth's energy to his own which can cause momentary fatigue and severe body aches due to the impact of the earth's energies alone. There are other instances where Ed's body system may undergo into a state of shock or paralysis depending on how much of the Earth's energy he attempted to control.

| APPLICATIONS: |

• Can propel self or any object high in the air by enabling seismic force to punch through.
• Capable of causing immediate destruction such as creating cracks on the ground, destroy buildings and etc.
• Able to reduce or amplify the impact of naturally-caused tremors by simply taking the present energies to his control.
• Can easily observe seismic activities on the earth's crust by attracting the earth's energy to his own through magnetism.

| SKILLS: |
Proficient in Geology: Ever since the discovery of his powers, Ed was compelled to the studies of earth science - which was significantly connected on how his abilities work. At the age of 11, he started to show utmost interest of the subject and by later years, showed proficiency in terms of application. By this time, Ed acquired an advanced level of knowledge about the earth through casual studying and research, though not in a level as that of a scientist.

Singing: A hobby developed since he was at the age of 6. Now at his current age, Ed is capable of reaching certain notes - whether they'd be high or deep - with his voice. Basically, he can sing his favorite songs or others that are popular on the radio and he can do it efficiently, enough to please people who would listen to him sing.

Public speaking: Throughout the years in high school and now in college, Ed has been participating multiple events that would involve himself speaking to the masses. He is a trained public speaker and can communicate well with his path of speech. From forums, debates, or student congress, Ed will always find the courage to stand on stage in front of hundreds of people.

| EQUIPMENT: |

• Has his own car given to him by his father.
• His day-to-day journals .
• Different books about debate and public speaking in general.
• Brass knuckles just in case there's trouble.

| BACKSTORY: | Ed was the only child of Rachel and David Haegar. His father was a well-known hard rock guitarist from a band called Python. They were famous back in the 80s and 90s but unfortunate mishaps between the band members had eventually separated them. Others retired but David pursued his career on being a solo artist. His fame rose in the late 90s which was after giving birth to his first son Edrenn or Ed. In the early 2000s, David and his former band members reunited and with that, they planned a tour for their greatest hits album. Python haven't lost their fanbase even after their breakup since David's solo career helped solidify their fame and promised the fans for a reunion. All went well. In fact, they were surprised after knowing their first concert tours were sold out in the shortest period of time. However, during their road trips, a tragic event forced David to withdraw from the tour and return home to Canada. A phone call from his brother was immediately given to him during their tours and it was about his wife Rachel and his son Ed. Their home back in Vancouver was robbed by unidentified men but the tragic news was the brutal murder of Rachel. Ed was barely alive at that time since he had suffered from multiple injuries. After knowing what happened, David left the tour and rushed home to Canada. David knew what the outcome would be if he left but even that won't stand on his way with his family.

The death of Rachel was a severe blow to David and his fame. A month after her burial, David retired from his solo career. His abrupt leave from the band's tour filled the fans with rage which contributed to his fame's downfall. But even after his desperate actions, his band members were still supportive and gave their sincerest condolences on behalf of Rachel's death. Ed was still 7 at that time but the scars of what happened remained in the deep seats of trauma. David was worried if it would ever affect his son's growth and that's why he always made sure that Ed becomes active in the outside world and be with other children of his age. By that time, they were already living a normal life. Years had passed and David acquired a job as a music instructor at a local community college.

Ed had a fairly normal childhood. Most of the time, he is caught playing Frisbee with his pals and if they couldn't play for a day, he'd go inside of his house to read books or play video games. It was at the age of 11 when Ed started to discover a strange turn to his life. At his school, just after dismissal, Ed had a strange sensation circling around his palms when he touched the ground. He and his friends were playing Frisbee at that time. Then the strange sensation turned into a heavy feeling, like he was about to pull something out from the ground. The next thing he knew, the ground was shaking violently. His classmates ran around in circles, panicking. Most of them were either riddled with fear or confusion. Some of the school's teachers, janitors and etc. rushed to save the students from being injured. An earthquake occurred within several minutes and as it ended, almost every student were seen crying in terror, hoping that a second round will not occur. The strange happening was all over the news but somehow, the authorities figured that the abrupt earthquake happened only at the area of the school. It was a mystery to seismologist as they've investigated. There wasn't even a fault line existing deep within the area. Ed was unconscious after the earthquake but woke up remembering a tiny bit of what had happened.

Ed discovered what he was capable of just after doing a second attempt of what he remembered a week after. At first, he was fearful of it, not entirely of the power but also through the weariness it gave once after performing it. Ed wanted to tell it to his father but he'd expect a bewildered reaction that might lead him into trouble. And so after his discovery, he kept it a secret. He continued living his life but considering it normal wasn't a term to describe it anymore. As he grew up, Ed became curiously driven on studying what his powers are and its overall nature. Doing so made him believe that it could help him gain complete control, which he severely lacked.

Ed followed the usual path as he turned into a young adult. He left home and went to the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario,Canada to pursue his ambitions. However, that didn't stop him from studying his powers. He always kept it at a low profile and from being discovered by anyone. Though he wanted his powers to serve a better purpose rather than destruction, it was proven that finding one was quite difficult.

| SAMPLE POST: |
The elevator doors slid to a close once the duo took a step inside. Ed turned to see how Robert was behaving, not that he was assuming of a bad intention but rather, check if he was anywhere near serious. Robert noticed Ed's prolonged stare, eventually placing him in an uncomfortable situation.
"Your problem?" Robert asked. His eyes were widely opened, quite puzzled at that moment.
"I don't know Rob. It seems that you're planning something which I won't like in the end." Ed narrowed his eyes with suspicion then looked away from Robert and onto the elevator doors, awaiting for them to open.
"It's something that I've been working on for our case study and I'm one hundred percent sure that you'll love it." Robert said with an unnoticeable sly smile drawing to his expression. Ed uttered an annoyed sigh in response and went silent until the elevator doors opened. Robert came rushing at a slightly faster pace than Ed, walking away from the elevator and straight to his apartment unit. He then turned to Ed who was moving effortlessly, almost as if he was unwilling to participate.
"Oh come on." Robert said exasperatedly.
"I'm trying to move faster. My skeptical side is just slowing me down."
"I've been working on this project for almost a week. At least show some interest." Ed raised his left eyebrow, still riddled with suspicion as he tried to study Robert's words. His blank look was a clear proof to that.
"I am. Just..give me a sec." Ed replied as he kept up. Once he did, Robert resumed his tread but slightly slowing himself down just to make sure Ed won't sneak his way out.

After a few minutes of walking, the two had finally arrived at Robert's apartment unit. Robert knocked four times before stepping away from the door. Ed's skepticism grew more as he frowned in focus while pursing his lips in confusion. Knocking would only be logical if there were people inside but to his assumption, there wouldn't be anyone staying inside if Robert was away. Ed knew Robert for quite some time. He was the first student he became friends with when he was a freshman and a part of knowing him was that he disliked dormitories and sharing a room with another person. So it was obviously unnatural for him to knock at the door if he was expecting someone to open it, unless he had visitors. But then again, those would come on rare occasions and there currently weren't any as Ed might have recalled.
"Knocking? Are there people inside?" Ed asked which somehow made Robert uneasy for a moment. He shamelessly forgot that Ed knew how he disliked having visitors.
"Uh..." Robert paused abruptly, smiling sheepishly in front of Ed. "I-It's just a tradition of mine to knock before I go inside. Y'know, just to drive...evil spirits away?" He then pulled a weak attempt of laughing. Of course, he knew that Ed could easily distinguish it as something he made up.
"Evil spirits. Right." Instead of contradicting Robert, Ed just remained silent but still piling himself up with doubt.

As Robert proceeded to turn the doorknob, Ed drummed his fingers on his lap, curious as to what suspicious tricks his friend was pulling out. He had doubts that it was a part of their case study but still had a small fraction of faith that it could be. Once the door opened, Ed stepped in slowly. The room was dim, there were hardly any lights turned on except for a small lamp located at the far side of the room. It was like a scene from a horror movie with a jump scare lingering around and ready to surprise Ed at any moment. By the time he turned his head to his left, the large fluorescent light on the ceiling was lit abruptly. A bush of confetti erupted from party poppers, some making their way and landing on Ed's hair. A group of people then emerged from their hiding places, some from behind the couches and others were under wooden tables. They blew their party horns in unison, all of a sudden holding a celebration that Ed was oblivious of.
"Congrats Edrenn!" A girl who Ed quickly recognized as one of his known colleagues from the University's debate society stood out in the midst of the surprise. Robert placed a hand on Ed's shoulder, trying to clarify his confused state.
"Now before you say 'what the fuck is happening', this is just a small celebration I've planned after you won last month's Intercollegiate Public Speaking Competition. I know you've prepared a ton for the event, so here's just a small reward for all of that hard work." Robert raised his chin as he smiled on Ed's previous success. Ed remained in slight confusion as his jaw still dropped a bit.
"Jeez Rob. I don't know what to say. I have to be honest though, I was quite surprised by this." The pretentious tone of his sarcasm was clearly noticeable but Robert didn't mind.
"Yes of course." Robert then inched himself closer. "There's Tequila sponsored by that girl." He then pointed to the girl who just mentioned Ed's name.
"Oh that's good but I won't be drinking for the next 3 months as a part of my alcohol balance." Ed replied, refusing to look at the girl Robert has pointed.
"Not that crap again. Come on, It's been a week since you've last consumed one." Ed rolled his eyes in response.
"Let's just eat the cake, shall we?" Annoyed by how Robert constantly insisted on letting him drink, he proceeded to get a slice of the chocolate cake sitting radiantly on the main table. The other guests accompanied him as one handed a bread knife.

| NOTES: |

• Ed loves listening to classic hard rock bands such as Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen and etc. They were the inspiration for him to improve his singing.
• During his spare time, when he's not studying Geology or anything school-related, Ed would grab his electric guitar and just jam to it.

Paradise Falls - (Inspired by Divergent & X-Men)

You have my interest :)

Lazarus Hotel

Took me a while but here it is.

Cael Abbot/Brody Rockford

Current Name: Cael Abbot
Current Gender: Male
Current Age: 10
Current Species: Reborn Human
Current Appearance

Cael

Personality: An overall lovable sunshine who, most often, doesn't fail when it comes to amusing people with his endearing nature. But that's solely because of his young age which seems to be the main link of his charm, or so as it is believed. Cael's sunny personality was still the same from his past only with a few minor changes due to his current self. People always find it amusing that a boy like him can maintain a smiling face regardless of where he may be. Whether it'd be around crowded places where it may be impossible to smile due to the sheer amount of stress that could exist or in-between a brawl of strangers, Cael would still retain his positive outlook and infect people with it.

For the most part, he is courteous around people especially with elderly ones. Cael often shows the playful child-like side of him which he developed during his past experience on handling children. Having that, he is also quite gregarious towards children of his age although there are times when he may find it awkward and end up being uncomfortable, but that's just because he has an adult's mindset where it can either be within his advantage or not. He can be sarcastic at times and can mock people with his ludicrousness but he'd always keep it under control and not over exaggerate.

In most cases, many find themselves falling for Cael's bright personality but that gives him a chance to conceal his mature side which he never wished to be noticed by anyone around him. However, that can sometimes be difficult as there are times where he occasionally slips out from his limitations either unintentionally or not. Ever since he lost everything from the moment his girlfriend died, Cael built a pillar around himself which he used to barricade the bright side of his personality and also himself from other people. Whenever something triggers him to a point where he would remember every tragic thing that happened from the past, his emotions would whirl out from of control. Whether he may be violent or just repulsive, it would depend on how the trigger sets him up. However, currently belonging to a child's body means that there isn't a need to worry greatly since people around him wouldn't get hurt whenever he acts violent - which rarely happens. But that doesn't mean that people shouldn't be worried at all. Cael also have some tendencies to inflict pain on himself and that seemed to trouble the people close to him even when it only happens rarely.
Unique Skillset(s): Although not greatly significant, Cael acquired an efficiency on finding objects. They may vary but he can find almost anything with little time spared.
Soul Relic and Ability:

A red glow stick

Basic function: Upon rubbing it, the stick emits a bright glow of red that radiates energies. These energies relieve any forms of pain from the person it comes in contact with. It cannot perform any healing such as replacing damaged cells and tissues but it can give spare energy that pumps a significant amount of stamina.
Special Function: The glow stick can transform into a green spirit-like creature that is about the size of a cat. It has fairy-like wings, a beak, scales that coat its entire body and communicates with sharp,audible whistles. Only Cael can understand its behavior and how it speaks. The creature can shoot slimy projectiles from its mouth. Once those come in physical contact, they explode, erupting their immensely adhesive elements. They are so sticky that anyone with great physical strength will certainly struggle on removing it. However, after several minutes, these slimy liquids will harden and their adhesive properties will eventually sink. The creature's most notable appearance is its golden segmented tail which has a sharp pointy tip that can sting anyone. But it doesn't have any harmful effect. Whenever it stings a person, it injects a certain kind of fluid into the body. Those fluids allow the replacement of damaged cells and tissues, renewing them and removing any kinds of possible infection. Basically, a reversed venom.

Former Name: Brody Rockford
Former Age: 23
Former Gender: Male
Former Species: Human
Former Appearance:

Brody

History: A young adult who spent his life believing that his own found happiness was there to exist eternally only to realize that a growing contention between his closest friend would end it all.

Brody was indeed a lighthearted individual and anyone who knew him could tell that it is true without a single doubt. For all of his life, he had a burning passion to teach people who weren't fortunate enough to go to school and to also help troubled children get the education they needed. That inspired him to a great extent and pushed him on studying to his heart's content. However, the goal he had in mind was still a blur. There was something he needed to envision, a different motivation that would help him see what he truly wanted to achieve. That was when someone stepped in and stirred his life to the right direction.

Seline was a part-time tutor for high school students. During that time, she and Brody attended the same university and studied the same degree program. The two met when Jacob - Brody's best friend - introduced her. Seline and Brody quickly became acquainted the moment their passions were shared. Like Brody, Seline also had a similar desire to teach children and unfortunate people who couldn't afford an education. But Seline had a goal set before she even entered the university, and it was to establish a program that would help educate unfortunate people across the country. Upon hearing that, Brody was drowned with happiness as he saw the same goal he was trying to picture out from the blur. He was entirely filled with joy that he fell in-love not only with his new found goal but also with Seline.

The two eventually made a daily routine of seeing each other and hanging out. However, what Brody didn't know was that Seline was Jacob's ex-girlfriend. Despite being his close friend, Brody often didn't pay attention on Jacob's personal life. Whether he had an on-going relationship or not, it was in Brody's mindset to not interfere with Jacob's life but what he had been doing was an example of being utterly oblivious. It was Seline who ended the relationship but even after that, Jacob still had feelings for her nevertheless. Seline and Jacob only meet on certain occasions but after finding out that Brody was the person she was often hanging out with, a small feud started to grow within him until it became quite sinister that it drove Jacob into desperate means.

After a few months, Seline and Brody were officially in a relationship. Taking part on their similar share of goals, Brody joined her in being a part time high school tutor so that they could construct their achievements little by little. It was also at that time when Jacob grew envious of his best friend. His envy immensely conquered him. Trying to restrain himself of his actions was no use, not after he grabbed Brody one day for a chat. Eventually, the chat turned into an argument as the two discussed about Seline and Jacob's refusal to hand her over. The argument was then turned into a violent exchange of punches after Jacob exploded with anger. Brody tried to put an end to the fight but Jacob's rage was constantly rising. As the fight subsided, the two ended up in bruises and swollen eyes. They never saw each other the next day and the days that followed by. When Seline saw Brody's swollen face, she immediately searched Jacob only to be turned away after seeing him. Jacob assumed Seline would intervene between the fight but his envy made him think that she will stand on Brody's side regardless.

A tragedy - something Brody haven't expected nor wanted to happen - unraveled two months after Brody and Jacob decided to not see each other. Police investigations reported that a young woman was repeatedly stabbed to death inside her apartment and it was said that she was a student at the university Brody was attending. Being informed of the news made him curious to know who the victim was but that decision was something he'd truly regret. After going to the police and acquiring the name of the victim, Brody dropped himself in complete shock as it was Seline who was brutally murdered. When the investigations were given in detail, the police added that a man whom they assumed as her boyfriend was the prime suspect after acquiring evidences. The news drenched Brody into silence, unable to speak for the first several hours of knowing that his girlfriend died. He would've assumed it was Jacob who did the unforgiving act but going through a process of identifying the killer was something he just couldn't do.

Losing his motivation was the first thing that had occurred to him after Seline's death. It led Brody to severe depression and caused him to not attend class for 3 straight weeks. Eventually, he dropped all of his subjects and started to gain an unhealthy drinking habit. He had also resigned from his part-time job, leaving himself without any supporting income. Brody's parents tried to contact him but his depression didn't allow him to talk to anyone. Sometimes he would inflict himself with pain by using various objects and there were times when he'd go completely silent. He haven't been eager enough to find out if it was Jacob who killed Seline. He wasn't even interested on knowing who the killer was. All that was left of him was a large wound which would never heal in time as what he had believed. After a month, Brody became homeless. He was unable to pay his apartment's rent after having his wallet drained completely for alcohol.

Brody gave several attempts to take his own life just to end his suffering but most of them either didn't work properly or he was too afraid. He went completely crazy and schizophrenia was the main cause of his downfall. Finally after struggling, he eventually ended his life after he took the courage of stabbing himself with a broken glass shard. Brody's parents tried to find him ever since he went missing but after they've found him, it was too late.

Lazarus Hotel

Oh cool, the OOC is up! Will be having my character later on....or tomorrow. :3