LostDestiny

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Aura nodded along to Flicker's words as they spoke to the Aasimar male. She had backed off when the man was finally shaken awake. "Yea, it was kinda entertaining at first but is started to get a little creepy the longer it went on. You gave us some pretty cryptic messages." She looked the man over not really looking for anything in particular just giving him a good once over. "Most people don't sleep walk, let alone give random strangers riddles while they sleep walk..."

The Wards: A Grimdark Teenage Superhero Story

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Date/Time: November 11th, 2022. 6-ishPM
Location: Somewhere on the streets of Redline -> Redline PRT HQ

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Lito hadn’t realized how late he was until he had caught a glimpse of the time from a clock inside a shop. The redhead did a double take before running off muttering to himself. Luckily he wasn’t too far from the PRT headquarters so he didn’t have to run long. He had managed to get a shower earlier in the day and had put on his cleanest clothes in preparation to being around other people. Though he was still all around disheveled, his hair a mess and his clothes wrinkled to high hell, not that he cared too much about his appearance. His backpack with all his belongings bounced along on his back as he ran.

He reached the PRT building in no time, and spent a minute admiring it before he adjusted his backpack and finally entered. He seemed to be just behind another individual who was already at the receptionist deck. They looked to be about his age, if he took a guess he would say this was likely another ward. At least he wouldn’t be the only one who was late. It would take some heat off of him for sure, that was if he was correct. Lito hadn’t paid too much attention to the other person and rather admired that interior of the building with a blank look.

Lost in thought it took a moment for the receptionist to get the young male’s attention. “Oh sorry um, I'm a victim of crime. I'm here to complain that my overpriced blender has been chipped by a mysterious unnaturally competent woman in a suit.” The words felt odd leaving his mouth. It was a sentence he for sure had never formed before. But the receptionist got the message. “Another late one, go on in.” She motioned for him to continue on his path, presumably in the direction the male before him had gone. So he was right, he wasn’t the only one who was late. For some reason this calmed him down a bit.

He quickly walked down the hallway until he was almost on the other boy’s heels, though he realized how close he was and backed off a bit. A voice floated down the hallway to the two and they headed toward it. Though Lito wasn’t sure the person in front of him even knew Lito was behind him. He watched as the brown haired boy almost stumbled through the door and calmly followed behind him. “Sorry, no watch on the streets.” He finally spoke up after the other asked if he was too late. Though he was apologizing there was no sign of remorse in his voice, it was monotone at best and no emotion touched his face. The only signs of nervousness was Lito rubbing his wrists above where the shirt sleeves ended. A nervous tick he had developed only after his trigger event.

He carefully scanned the room somehow avoiding eye contact with each and every cape clad person in the room. It was almost a skill at this point, avoiding eye contact, he even avoided direct eye contact with The Director. He did shrink back a bit at the number of people in this room. He was a loner, this many people made him more than uncomfy, which of course made his wrist rubbing even more vigorous.

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<Snipped quote by LostDestiny>

Oh shit xD

I didn't have Flicker do that because Flicker's worried this man might be genuinely dangerous and doesn't want to provoke him. Clearly, Aura gives no shits about that.

@XxFellsingxX

Lol no not really. Aura is kinda reckless, ya know, exactly what the Aasimar was warning them about. XD

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Aura decided to attempt to wake him up the old fashioned way. She has grown bored XD

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Aura was no longer amused with this little game. It was starting to get, weird. "I mean. It was fun but it has run it's course on amusement for me. Not that it's too hard for me to get bored by things..." She looked around the area and called out to the nearest person. "Hey did this guys come in with anyone do you know...His friends might be looking for him." She thought briefly about casting charm person on this man but decided against it. Instead she walked up beside Flicker who was staring at him. She grabbed the man by both his shoulders and shook with all her might to attempt to wake him up without answering any of his riddles. She wanted to know what the heck was goin on with his man but still really wanted to go find the other Genasi. That was top on her list she wasn't going to waste too much more time on this man if she didn't have to.

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Strength check to shake the man 5 (Clearly she has very little might XD)

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Honestly Aura is about to start getting a little annoyed at this point. She is starting to feel like this is a waste of time and is no longer fun. Also I have no clue what the answer to this riddle is. XD Imma work on a post a little later and think on it.

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That's why I don't try it. XD But you are doing a good job so don't worry about it.

The Wards: A Grimdark Teenage Superhero Story

Lito (Lee-toe) Walker- Bloodlet

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"Yes I am aware my power is gross, no I do not enjoy causing harm to myself, no you may not touch it..."

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Alias
Bloodlet

Nicknames
Walker, Li(Lee) though he hates that one.

Age
17

Gender
Male

Personality
Lito is rather stand-offish, emotionless, and maybe even a little cruel. Though most of this is due to the fact that Lito isn’t really capable of showing his true emotions. Lito is awkward around others at best, though he does try to come off as friendly sometimes this can be a little…intense. He doesn’t fully understand personal space and either gives people entirely too much space, or not enough. Despite all this Lito is a deeply caring individual to those who can get past the initial thick shell, even though he might not always show it.

Appearance
Lito stands at a nice 6 foot 1 inch, with a slender but very slightly muscular build. He sports disheveled fiery red hair and almost sickly pale skin. His yellow eyes often sport a tired or bored expression accompanied by slightly darkened circles. His skin, especially on his arms and hand, is absolutely riddled with various scars.

His clothing style is equally as disheveled as his hair and pretty boring. Opting more often than not for a simple pair of jeans, an oversized t-shirt, and a hoodie, though when forced into more formal clothing it is almost always wrinkled, and untucked unless someone fixes it for him.

Cape Appearance

Though instead of white it’s red.

Biography

Lito was more or less a street kid, his father did his best but with the two of them in and out of homeless shelters and his father unable to get work due to an injury from an accident shortly after Lito was born that killed his mother, life was not easy. Living on the streets Lito had to learn quickly how to survive. Not just for himself but also to take care of his father. He learned how to steal and how to fight and how to avoid fights fairly quickly. Though it was not without trial and error.

At one point. When Lito was 8 or 9 he had been caught by the cops attempting to steal some food from a grocery store. Upon questioning they decided it would be best if Lito was put into the foster care system. This didn’t last long, Lito had run away from his foster home within a week worried for his father. It took him a few months to find the older man but eventually the two were reunited and Lito went back to providing for the two of them.

He was much more careful in the years to follow. Begging on the streets for money, dumpster diving, occasional theft when he could, but always careful not to get caught. During this time his father did his best to give Lito a somewhat decent education. At least enough to know the basics, how to read, simple math, the usual.

[Actual trigger warning ahead: Violence, Blood, Near Death experience]

Lito’s trigger event didn’t happen until he was closer to 14. He and his father had found a decent spot to set up camp for the night and had even managed to scrape together a somewhat decent dinner. As the two were eating a group of burly men walked up to them demanding they hand over everything they had and leave the area. Lito’s father tried to get the teen to simply comply but he didn’t listen. Annoyed by the teen’s audacity they began to move toward him when his father stepped between them. The men decided to teach his father a lesson on raising his kid better first and began to mercilessly beat the injured man while Lito stood there in shock. The men didn’t seem to stop and Lito could see that things were not going to end well for his father if they kept going. He begged the men to stop, telling them they could have what they wanted if they just stopped, but they weren’t listening. Lito, tried to move in to pull the men off his father but he wasn’t strong enough, he was easily batted away by one of the men. In a panic Lito reached for the knife his father normally kept for emergencies only. Cutting himself on the blade in the process. Once again Lito rushes in and once again he is stopped and disarmed. Panicked and helpless, and in tears, Lito wasn’t sure he could save his father who had seemed to lose consciousness at this point. He cried out one last time and this time something happened, the blood seeping from his hand hardened into a spike and lashed out at the men, injuring one of them. In desperation Lito opened another wound on his body and ran at the men, anger in his tear filled eyes. They released Lito’s father and ran, but not before Lito got a solid strike on another of the men. Lito’s attention went to his father as soon as the men were out of eyesight.

Lito dragged his father’s unconscious body to the nearest hospital where his father went into surgery as his own wounds were treated. Once bandaged and questioned by officers he was once again entered into the foster care system. This time under much closer watch. He attempted to run away several times however he was caught each time. Eventually he gave up, or so it seemed. When the watch on him finally laxed about a year later he was once again on the streets looking for his father. Though this time he was unable to locate his father.

He spent the next two years on the streets looking, unsuccessfully, as well as learning to use this new power of his. Though he mostly stuck to himself. When news of the Ward program reached his ears he was at their door offering, rather unenthusiastically, to join in exchange for help finding his father and then comfortable living for him if/when he was found.

Powers/Skills

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Main Class Sub-Class
Striker BRUTE
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Lito can manipulate his own blood in a variety of ways. Whether it be to create weapons out of hardened blood or cover parts of his body with it in order to make him more durable. This hardened blood is durable enough to be used to attack however strong enough concentrated power can chip or even completely snap portions off. In order to do this Lito must have an open wound near the area he wishes to create the desired effect. The wound does not need to be deep it simply has to bleed, but the deeper the wound the more reinforcement for blood creation is.

Blood Sword: Usually created by opening a wound in the palm of his hands, he can create Sword blades or daggers.

Blood Scythe: Created by opening larger wounds on his forearms. These require more blood than the sword or the daggers but have a longer reach.

Blood Armor: Lito opens a wound or uses a pre-existing wound to manipulate the blood into a durable armor around the body part.

Blood Shield: Lito creates a small round shield from a wound on his forearm (picture Captain America size) which is strong enough to block most standard bullet rounds.

Lito can create other simple items such as pole-arms or hammers however he doesn’t like to make things that he doesn’t view as effective so opts for the main 4 listed above.

Blood manipulation takes a lot out of Lito. While the blood is hardened he is not in danger of bleeding out but swapping between blood creations can result in large amounts of blood loss. Though Lito can lose quite a bit more blood than a normal person before passing out he will still reach a limit in which his body can no longer handle it. The more wounds on his body the stronger his ability however the more likely it is he will lose consciousness. He also has to be careful as his body can and will lash out on its own if he pushes himself too hard, with no regard for who is friend or foe.

•Street Smarts
Having spent most of his life on the streets Lito has learned the eb and flow of street life, as well as various shortcuts around the city. Not to mention the knowledge of where and where not to go at certain times or at all if one wishes to stay out of trouble

•Street Fighting
Lito has had no formal training when it comes to fighting. His fighting style is not nearly as disciplined as it could be but he is good at thinking on his feet and reacting to quick changes.

•Heightened Pain Tolerance
Lito’s pain tolerance is significantly higher than the average person’s from several years of intentionally causing bodily harm to himself.

NGL my fave power is Gambit’s Kinetic energy manipulation (hehe make things explode)

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@canaryrose Gotcha! But wait...how do I contact Mintz over DM there like I was asked to do? @_@

@Crusader Lord

PM them your discord username I am sure they will add you. ^-^

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@yoshua171 He is intended to be a Ward even though his power is actually really gross. He is fully aware and it grosses even him out if he thinks about it for too long. He is kinda on a one track mind right now though so if some bad guy can figure out Lito’s motives and convince him they can help him better than the good guys I might have him flop. At least early on.