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The Seven Deadly Sins [Recruiting Storyweavers! LF Lust and Sloth]

So I may or may not have watched the entire first Season of Seven Deadly Sins since the interest thread was put up. Oops.

The Seven Deadly Sins [Recruiting Storyweavers! LF Lust and Sloth]

Here's my writing sample! Also, here's a picture of Mana, since she's so important is this.

I'll be the first to admit, the ending sucks. I knew if I didn't end it there, I wouldn't be able to stop writing and then it would be super long. But I'm happy with the way the rest of it turned out. If there's any wierd line skips, it's because I wrote this on a tablet, and it likes to make things end up really funky looking. I think I fixed them all, but sometimes they change after I submit.

Mana

Allerion's Writing Sample

Meeting Mana

There was a loud crack and a groan as Holy Knight Allerion rotated his right shoulder once again. His left hand reached up to rub the aching muscles through his armor. "That's what I get for accepting a sparring invitation from a Great." Allerion muttered to himself.

The last week had been rather quiet, peaceful even, which meant the Holy Knights had become increasingly restless. Sparring matches ending in injury on either side weren't uncommon. During times like this, it was considered an honor to have a Great Holy Knight ask you to spar them. Because it meant they wanted a punching bag, and you could take a hit. While Allerion had enjoyed the match, and even gotten praised for the use of magic ability, there was now not a single part of him that wasn't sore.

The sky was orange, as the sun was beginning to set, and Allerion was on his way home for the night. He was taking a slightly different path than he usually did. Normally he took the long route, enjoying a nice walk in the cool evening air. Today, he just wanted to get home and take a nice warm bath to ease these aches. As Allerion was about to round a corner, he stopped, the sounds of what might have been a scuffle reaching his ears.

"I said no!" A female voice shouted out.

"Aw, come on girly. Someone like you should be thrilled to have someone like me. I work directly under the Holy Knights, that's about as good as you can get." Another voice, this time male, said.

Oh, that isn't a scuffle. Worked for the Holy Knights did he? Well, not for much longer. Allerion put on his best, I'm a Holy Knight don't fuck with me, face and rounded the corner. Just in time to see the man, clearly a soldier, raise his fist to hit the girl, who was backed into a wall. Without thinking, Allerion used his right foot to push off the ground, activating Wind Walk at just the right time to send him forward at blinding fast speeds. His momentum caused him to end up exactly where he wanted to be, right next to the soldier. One gloved hand snapped out, grabbing the soldier's hand in a rough grip. "What's going on here?" He said in an icy voice.

The soldier, who was visibly intoxicated, went pale. "S-sir, I-"

"I wasn't talking to you." Allerion interrupted, eyes shifted to the girl.

The girl looked scared, but less so that moments before. "He was trying to- I said no."

"Well? She said no and for good reason. Get out of here, and start looking for a new job."

For a brief moment, the man looked as if he was about to put up a fight. But even in his drunken state he knew not to mess with a Holy Knight. One last look at the girl, and he was fleeing. Allerion's expression immediately softened. "Are you al-"

Allerion was cut off as what felt like a blunt force weapon slammed into his probably bruised torso. It was, of course, the girl, who had just wrapped her arms around him. The Holy Knight's brain stopped working, as he was not used to this kind of attention. He awkwardly reached up to pat her shoulder. Just as he was about to begin functioning again, she pulled away and looked up at him. For the first time, Allerion got a really good look at the girl he had just saved and he decided she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen before.

Her hair was long, dark, and perfectly styled, unlike his own fluffy mess. Her eyes were deep purple in the fading light, but he was sure they sparkled in the sun. Her skin was perfect porcelain, untouched by the harsh life of a warrior. And the glasses, well they just added to everything. In that moment, Allerion went from well disciplined Holy Knight, to drooling teenage boy. "Thank you for saving me." The girl said, breaking Allerion from his trance.

"Think nothing of it. May I escort you home? That man was rather intoxicated, I'm worried he may come back."

The girl nodded, "Please do, sir Holy Knight!"

Allerion did just that. It was on the way to her home that the two of them began to chat, simply in order to fill what may have been an awkward silence. He learned that her name was Mana and he in turn gave his own name. By the time they made it to her home, Allerion no longer felt awkward around it. It was as if they were old friends.

"A bakery?"

Mana nodded, "We live on the second level. My parents run the place and I help out by making deliveries."

Mana opened the door and the two stepped inside, greeted by the warm interior and the smell of sweets. At the sound of the bell above the door, an older man with a face dusted by flour poked his head out from the back room. "Welcome back, Mana! Who's this?"

"This is Sir Allerion, he saved me!"

The older man looked confused. "Saved you?"

Allerion stepped in to explain. "Your daughter ran into a little trouble on her way home, I thought it best to escort her back and make sure it didn't happen again."

The older man clapped his hands together and his eyes immediately brightened. Allerion realized where Mana got all her energy from. "Well then you must stay and have something, on the house. It's the least I can do."

It was with those words that Mana and Allerion's lives were changed forever.

The Seven Deadly Sins [Recruiting Storyweavers! LF Lust and Sloth]

Here's my character! I hope you like him.

Holy Knight Allerion

Name: Allerion Zephra (Goes by Rion in less formal situations)
Age: 27
Allegiance: Church of the White
Position: Holy Knight
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 146lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Light blue
Gender: Male
Written Appearance: Rion has shortish, messy brown hair which ignores his every attempt at keeping it neat. His eyes are a light, icy, blue in color. He is slightly above average height and has a build made up entirely of lean muscle. Nearly his entire left arm and part of his left side is covered in burn scarring. On the left side of his chest, covering his heart and partially ruined on the edges by burn scarring, is a tattoo of a pink rose. Rion dresses in simple dark cloth covered by silver armor. Rion wears a wedding band on his left ring finger, which he is never seen without. The band is simple, made from gold with no precious stones to be seen. Etched onto the outside of the band are two names Allerion and Mana. The twin to this one, identical in every way but size, he wears on a silver chain around his neck.

Personality: Protective by nature and loyal to a fault. Rion is stubbornly set in his ways but open minded enough to understand that not everyone sees the world in the same way he does. Full of passion and care. Despite a serious persona he tries to wear Rion truly wears his heart on his sleeve. Lately he's been moody and depressed, snapping at people one moment, then feeling terrible and apologizing the next.

Background: The story of how Rion became a Holy Knight isn't the interesting part. He was a simple boy, from a simple family who wanted to be more than that. He found purpose and a sense of accomplishment. It's a story that has been told many times before by many other people. The interesting part of the story comes in the form of Mana.

Rion was 19 years old when he saved a beautiful young woman from a man who's intentions for her were not pure. This 18 year old woman introduced herself as Mana Amythia. She was the daughter of a local baker and as thanks for rescuing her, invited him back to her parent's bakery for a reward in the form of cake. Rion accepted. They ended up talking for hours about everything and nothing all at the same time. Rion had never found himself more relaxed than in the presence of Mana.

Every chance he got, Rion returned to the bakery just so he could spend more time with her. They didn't start formally dating for nearly a year after their first meeting. Their courtship lasted about two years. During that time, Mana moved into Rion's home. Her parents approved very much of their relationship and practically forced the two of them closer together every chance their could. When Mana started spending more and more time at Rion's home, they were the ones that convinced her to just start living there.

It was near the end of the two years that Rion was seriously injured while pulling another Holy Knight out of a fire. The first face he saw when he woke up was Mana's. He asked her to marry him right then and there. She said yes. While he recovered, she had their wedding bands made. Though it would be some time before Rion could actually wear his.

For a time, they were happy together. Rion was happier than he ever had been in his entire life. When he wasn't working, he spent every moment he could with Mana. When he was working, Mana hung out with the wives of other Holy Knights, or in her parent's bakery. That's when she started hearing rumors about the not so holy things that the Holy Knights were doing.

She started sharing these rumors with Rion, who began to doubt the people he worked for. It got to the point where he started investigating these rumors on his own, and even considered leaving the Holy Knights. It was then that he was sent on another mission. When he returned two weeks later, he was told that Mana had suddenly become very ill, and the illness had killed her and their unborn child. Rion had never cried in front of his fellow knights until that very moment.

But the situation surrounding her death started making less and less sense. Mana's parents told Rion that she hadn't told them anything about being sick and that they hadn't even been allowed to see the body before it had been taken for burial. This only caused Rion's doubts to become stronger. Had Mana really died from some illness, or had she been silenced? Rion's mental state became rather unstable, people simply thought it to be grief, and while that was part of it there was far more to it than that.

Current Story: It's been about a month since Mana's death. After snapping at a superior, Rion was put on a leave of absence in order to clear his head. Rion has decided to take this chance to wander the kingdom a little bit. Both in order to get his thoughts in order, but also to see first hand if these rumors he's hearing about the Holy Knights are true. In his current state, he's not sure who to trust anymore, he isn't even sure if the Seven Deadly Sins were truly evil or if that was a ruse created by the Holy Knights too.

Weapon: Rion's Arc is a whip chain made from white metal with blue patterns dancing throughout. The magic inside the chain can allow it to shrink and grow at will, allowing it be anywhere from three feet long, to about fifteen.

Ability: Wind Walk. Rion can make his body and anything touching him as light as air. If he times it just as he throws his body forward, it can allow him to move so quickly that it looks as if he's teleporting. Or if he jumps into the air, it can give him the illusion of flight. The moment he stops touching something, it will become it's normal weight again. If he's using on other people, he can only do it on one other person at a time.

Allerion's Writing Sample

Meeting Mana

There was a loud crack and a groan as Holy Knight Allerion rotated his right shoulder once again. His left hand reached up to rub the aching muscles through his armor. "That's what I get for accepting a sparring invitation from a Great." Allerion muttered to himself.

The last week had been rather quiet, peaceful even, which meant the Holy Knights had become increasingly restless. Sparring matches ending in injury on either side weren't uncommon. During times like this, it was considered an honor to have a Great Holy Knight ask you to spar them. Because it meant they wanted a punching bag, and you could take a hit. While Allerion had enjoyed the match, and even gotten praised for the use of magic ability, there was now not a single part of him that wasn't sore.

The sky was orange, as the sun was beginning to set, and Allerion was on his way home for the night. He was taking a slightly different path than he usually did. Normally he took the long route, enjoying a nice walk in the cool evening air. Today, he just wanted to get home and take a nice warm bath to ease these aches. As Allerion was about to round a corner, he stopped, the sounds of what might have been a scuffle reaching his ears.

"I said no!" A female voice shouted out.

"Aw, come on girly. Someone like you should be thrilled to have someone like me. I work directly under the Holy Knights, that's about as good as you can get." Another voice, this time male, said.

Oh, that isn't a scuffle. Worked for the Holy Knights did he? Well, not for much longer. Allerion put on his best, I'm a Holy Knight don't fuck with me, face and rounded the corner. Just in time to see the man, clearly a soldier, raise his fist to hit the girl, who was backed into a wall. Without thinking, Allerion used his right foot to push off the ground, activating Wind Walk at just the right time to send him forward at blinding fast speeds. His momentum caused him to end up exactly where he wanted to be, right next to the soldier. One gloved hand snapped out, grabbing the soldier's hand in a rough grip. "What's going on here?" He said in an icy voice.

The soldier, who was visibly intoxicated, went pale. "S-sir, I-"

"I wasn't talking to you." Allerion interrupted, eyes shifted to the girl.

The girl looked scared, but less so that moments before. "He was trying to- I said no."

"Well? She said no and for good reason. Get out of here, and start looking for a new job."

For a brief moment, the man looked as if he was about to put up a fight. But even in his drunken state he knew not to mess with a Holy Knight. One last look at the girl, and he was fleeing. Allerion's expression immediately softened. "Are you al-"

Allerion was cut off as what felt like a blunt force weapon slammed into his probably bruised torso. It was, of course, the girl, who had just wrapped her arms around him. The Holy Knight's brain stopped working, as he was not used to this kind of attention. He awkwardly reached up to pat her shoulder. Just as he was about to begin functioning again, she pulled away and looked up at him. For the first time, Allerion got a really good look at the girl he had just saved and he decided she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen before.

Her hair was long, dark, and perfectly styled, unlike his own fluffy mess. Her eyes were deep purple in the fading light, but he was sure they sparkled in the sun. Her skin was perfect porcelain, untouched by the harsh life of a warrior. And the glasses, well they just added to everything. In that moment, Allerion went from well disciplined Holy Knight, to drooling teenage boy. "Thank you for saving me." The girl said, breaking Allerion from his trance.

"Think nothing of it. May I escort you home? That man was rather intoxicated, I'm worried he may come back."

The girl nodded, "Please do, sir Holy Knight!"

Allerion did just that. It was on the way to her home that the two of them began to chat, simply in order to fill what may have been an awkward silence. He learned that her name was Mana and he in turn gave his own name. By the time they made it to her home, Allerion no longer felt awkward around it. It was as if they were old friends.

"A bakery?"

Mana nodded, "We live on the second level. My parents run the place and I help out by making deliveries."

Mana opened the door and the two stepped inside, greeted by the warm interior and the smell of sweets. At the sound of the bell above the door, an older man with a face dusted by flour poked his head out from the back room. "Welcome back, Mana! Who's this?"

"This is Sir Allerion, he saved me!"

The older man looked confused. "Saved you?"

Allerion stepped in to explain. "Your daughter ran into a little trouble on her way home, I thought it best to escort her back and make sure it didn't happen again."

The older man clapped his hands together and his eyes immediately brightened. Allerion realized where Mana got all her energy from. "Well then you must stay and have something, on the house. It's the least I can do."

It was with those words that Mana and Allerion's lives were changed forever.

The Seven Deadly Sins [Recruiting Storyweavers! LF Lust and Sloth]

Still in the need of Holy Knights? I've only seen the first few episodes of the anime, but I've been planning on finishing it anyway.

My Villain Academia - Our World Not Theirs!

Mana's expression made no changes at Kazuma's pathetic excuse of an insult. In fact, she made no acknowledgement that she had even heard it. She simply continued to mess around with the colorful cube. The only thing that gave away her irritation was a phrase said so quietly that nobody was supposed to hear it. "Do we really need him?" Everyone knew that when Kazuma eventually died, Mana would be the cause. She hated him almost as much as the hero that killed her brother.

Two people entered the bar, causing tension to immediately rise. Mana recognized Whitesnake, but not the girl he was with. She listened in on the conversation for a few moments, only to lose interest. New recruit, and didn't speak neither Japanese or English? Why was she even here then? Ryuuji, being as polite as ever, offered to teach the useless girl Japanese. Mana wondered why, it wasn't worth it when she'd probably die. The only thing interesting about her was her hair, which was a brilliant red color. Yellow and orange flowers would make it look like fire. Mana had her next target for her boredom.

Two more familiar figures made their presences known. The first was Panopticon a figure that Mana usually paid very little mind to. Because she found his presence to be incredibly unsettling. The second was that disgusting, perverted, Chika. Number three on Mana's list of people that she hated. The woman spent all her time locked away messing with her stupid machines. She didn't even bother to use personal hygiene until Shade Walker had basically forced her. That was where the digusting part came in, and the pervert part was even worse. She had this habit of leaving her stupid cameras everywhere, including the bathroom.

Mana was a very private person. She had been changing in the bathroom one day and had spotted the little device. Thankfully she hadn't been fully unclothed, just her top half. But the thought of somebody being able to see her in her most vulnerable state had set her off. Mana had torn apart the camera and then had to spend several minutes composing herself before leaving the bathroom, and dumping the remains of the camera on Shade Walker's table. Chika had the gall to get mad at her for destroying the camera, when she was the one to blame for it.

In her state of not focusing of the colorful cube, she had actually managed to make some decent progress on it. But, like when she had been a child trying to solve it, she was losing interest. She had a much better solution than pulling the stickers off this time. Focusing on each side, tiny flowers began to grow on the cube, each side a different color. Because the cube was so small, as were the flowers, it took only thirty seconds or so for the task to be completed. When she was done, each side was covered in the tiny colorful flowers. A child's solution to something they couldn't solve. With a satisfied expression on her face, she set the cube on the table, presenting her work to Ryuuji.

The Hero and Her Guide (NobodiesHero and Nikotine)

Sheik handed the two blue rupees to Linkle, before clasping his hands behind his back. He was too proud to show it, but doing something that dangerous had been scary. His hands were shaking slightly, which was why he hid them. He didn't want anybody to see, especially not Mido or Linkle. Though his reasons were very different. Mido was a jerk and Linkle, well Linkle would have been worried and he didn't want to see that.

"About that." Sheik said slightly sheepishly. "I can get us to the area where the sword is, but I don't know exactly where the sword is in that area. We'll have to look for it, and keep an eye out for rupees." Impa had told him about the sword, just in case he had need of it. But she didn't tell him the exact location, since she had never been there herself. Apparently she was passing on knowledge from the Great Deku Tree.

Regardless of that, it shouldn't be too hard to find the sword. Right? Sheik led Linkle to the maze of fences that the Kokiri liked to play in and to the secret tunnel in the back. The small hole would have to be crawled through. "All I know is that the sword is back there somewhere. Beyond here, we're both blind to the dangers that may be there. Be careful."

Kingdom Hearts: Seekers of Light (Double & NobodiesHero)

Holidays have kept me busy. Should be able to respond either tomorrow night, or Friday.

My Villain Academia - Our World Not Theirs!

Mana's expression didn't change at all when Captain East caught himself, completely unharmed and then proceeded to turn on her vines. She didn't flinch when Shade Walker cut them, or even when he threw the knife at her. She just let out bounce off her harmlessly. She was too useful for them to kill, and she knew that. She didn't even acknowledge the scolding she got, instead her focus had shifted to Kane, who had just walked in and was far more amused by her trick than anyone else. She returned her precious meatshield's nod and smirk of approval with a small smile of her own.

Her face went blank once more as Ryuuji actually came over to her table, following Shade Walker's order to keep an eye on her. She nodded in agreement to his comment about drunkards. Captain East was a pathetic piece of shit, and that's all he'd ever be. The threats of someone so worthless meant as little to her as his life did.

Mana tilted her head to the side curiously as Ruuji disappeared then returned moments later with a familiar, colorful, cube in his hands. He offered it to Mana, setting it on the table in front of her. For a moment all she did was stare. A memory popped into her mind of trying to solve one of these with her brother. They had spent so much time on it without any success. It had gotten to the point where there had given up and instead of actually solving it, they had just pulled off all the stickers and stuck them on so it looked like they had solved it.

Mana felt a tug at her heart that she was oh so familiar with. The uncomfortable mix of grief and anger that always made it's way to the surface when she thought of her brother, of Akito. After that moment of hesitation as the memory hit her, Dark Druid picked up the cube and with the same focus she had shown when messing with Captain East, began to try and solve it. Or at least play with it.

Mana's ears were open to the conversation around her. She was listening to the uselessly long explanation that Shadw Walker gave, though she didn't care. Her hands stopped moving as Kazuma began to speak. Trainees, poor little brainwashed souls that thought being a hero was the only thing they could do with their Quirks. Some of them would be genuinely good people, not in it for the glory and fame, but rather to actually help people. Not like the worthless son of a bitch that had killed Akito.

"Kazuma, shut the fuck up, your stupid is showing again." Mana said suddenly, looking up from the cube as she did. It was practically the only thing she had said all day. The last time she had spoken was hours ago, when she had asked the bartender for tea. With her piece said, Mana's eyes drifted back down to the cube and her hands began to move once more. Her focus drawn back towards the pointless game.

The Hero and Her Guide (NobodiesHero and Nikotine)

There was a reason Sheik hadn't gotten the ten rupees yet. It was stuck in a branch that was a good twenty-five to thirty feet off the ground. It was going to be dangerous. But if it meant Linkle would stop stealing things, then it was a risk he was going to have to take. Sheik led the way over to the tree. Colin noticed and came runnning over. "Are you going to get the rupee?" He asked. Sheik responded with a nod. "Hang on, I'll be right back." Colin said before running off.

He returned a few minutes later with his brother in tow, with a few other Kokiri children as well. Apparently they all wanted to see Sheik climb the tree, or fall out of it. It seemed that it was time for him to start. Sheik took a deep breath, and then before he could talk himself out of it, started to climb. It was easier than he had expected, his Sheikah training him agile. It was only a few minutes before Sheik found himself staring out at the branch where the rupee was stuck. This, was going to be the hard part.

Very carefully, Sheik inched his way out on the branch, until finally he was close enough so that when he stretched out, he could reach the rupee. Now was the matter of getting down. Much more slowly than before, Sheik climbed down from the tree. He let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding when his feet were finally back on the ground. He held his hand out, showing that he had actually gotten the rupee. Wordlessly, for he was shocked that Sheik had even tried to get it, let alone had actually managed to do it, Colin's brother put another blue rupee in his hand.

My Villain Academia - Our World Not Theirs!

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