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Through the Gateways: Humanity

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San Francisco - Airport

*yawn* This place hasn't change at all. said Alexis to herself while waiting get her small luggage. San Francisco was always one of those town that bored Alexis to death. No matter what others said about it, there was nothing here for us. Almost nothing...

As soon as she was out of the Airport, she lit up a fag, took a big puff and sighted. Home sweet home. As soon as she moved a bit from where she was standing, a cab driver rolled the window and asked where she wants to go. A smile creeped on Alexis's face. She didn't even look for one yet but here it was, a lucky break.

Sometime later she arrived Downtown. Paying the driver, she got off the cab and closed her eyes. She couldn't remember where the shop was but if she would be lucky, she'd reach it, somehow. As if guided by an invisible force, she weaved throught the streets and sneezed exact in front of...

" What the fuck happened here? "

The shop was a mess, windows boarded up with anti-muslim graffiti on them. A lot of grass on the ground and planks of wood. The sign just above the door was in pieces and of it's letters only a F,K,U remained, probably a message from some smart idiot.
Looking around Alexis noticed that her parent's shop wasn't the only one vandalised or closed, most of the others on the same street were. None of those that were held by white people tho'.
As she was trying to make sense as to what happened, a girl, no older than 13 ran towards her cluching her arm. Blood trailing behind her.

" Hey! Nafisa! Please help me! "

Alexis looked at her in confusion and said with a smirk :

" I've got no clue who you are kid but I'm not Nafisa. I'm Alexis. "

" But...but, you look..."

" The same? Yeah, that's what having a twin means. Now, I'll give you ten dollars if you tell me what happened to the store here. " said Alexis, seemingly ignoring the fact that the girl was bleeding.

" You are a very rude lady. You are not Nafisa but for 30$ I'll tell you where to find her. "

Alexis laughed, a street kid that knows how to make money. That's a smart one. She took out 40$ and held it in front of the kid.

" I'll give you 40$ but if I find out you double crossed me, I'll find you. "

" Go to the corner of 3rd street, look around for the Angel. " as soon as she finished talking, she snatched the 40$ and ran into the other direction, getting lost throught the streets.

" Damn, she's fast. "Look for the Angel" what the fuck is that?" muttered Alexis and then took another fag out and lit it. Finding her way towards 3rd street.

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Wooo. First post in two years! I got a bit...rusty, sorry for that guys/gals :)

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"Jackpot! AGAIN! Unbelievable!" followed by the sounds of dozen slot machines ringing and indistinct shouts of glee from the would winners. Little did they knew what actually happened.

Minutes later casino workers and guards stepped in to calm the crowds that gathered and kindly ask them to leave the casino while they figure out the issue with the machinery. Of course, they couldn't. Nothing was wrong with them, it was just luck. Pure luck that everything matched at the same time.

Or in Alexis's case, bad luck. It wasn't the first time she played at this casino and it wasn't the first time her powers backfired on her. She meant only to increase her luck tenfold but instead, she increased it for everyone around her just for a few seconds. Enough to make everyone a would-be winner.
Sooner or later, someone figures out what these "accident" happen only when she's in the room and she gets banned. Most people simply believing luck is just being a fairytale and with no evidence that she's using powers, it made her hard to catch but easy to be called a cheater of sorts.

Hours later, Alexis was in her apartment counting the night's winnings. A bit over 2000$ in cash. A weak night for her but ever since she got her powers, she was living better than ever. No more house sharing, no more drunk idiots that need their asses kicked, no more squatting.

Soon after she got her powers and understood what they were she went on to make money at the biggest casino Vegas had. She made a quarter million by the time she was asked to enjoy the rest of the night at a different casino. Everyone can win at the casino but in the end, the house will always wins. Not against her.

Turning on the TV, she sees the President's speech and only uttered one word : " F*CK! ". That meant one thing for her. Soon casino's would have the blood test to be done mandatory before going in. She'd be thrown out before even setting foot inside.
As she was thinking about the speech, a few notifications on her phone broke her concentration. Looking at them, she received an update on the Reaper. Alexis has been following him on all social media (under fake names) since he came out.

A Super that advocates rebellion against the government. While not interested in the ideology behind him, she knew one thing for sure. At one point, the government will crackdown on everyone with powers due to people like the Reaper. People like Alexis would be hard to be targeted as they're powers aren't obvious and then you add to the mix those with a bit of training, those that are streewise. People exactly not like her sister.

She stopped and stared at the TV screen and realized that it was the first time since Nafisa's and her 18th birthday that she even remotely thought about her family. What if Nafisa got powers as well? What if she's going to go submit herself to the goverment? She always followed the rules, she always followed whatever mom and dad said.

That line of thinking got her remembering all the fights, all the scoldings, all the speeches that her dad made telling her to be more like Nafisa. Everything that made her promise to never return home but with the threat of the blood tests and the idea that Nafisa might be an Altered Human...she made her mind.

Doing the one thing she promised never to do.



Go back home. Back to San Francisco.

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Alexis Ben'Ghazad

Alexis "Lady Luck" Ben'Ghazad

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Height/Weight: 5'9", 118 lbs

Ethnicity: Arabic-American

Sexual Orientation: Bi-sexual

Religion: None

Occupation: Recently Unemployed / Professional Gambler.

Ability: Luck Manipulation - Alexis is capable of influencing luck around herself and her surroundings (up to 1 meter around her). She can make herself super lucky for a few seconds at a time during a day but has a passive ability that makes her generally luckier than most people. Over time her ability will grow to the point where she'll be able to decrease the luck of others around her and make herself extremely lucky for a longer period of time.

Background:
Alexis's family came into America long before she was born. They started small doing odd jobs when they could and eventually managed to open up a shop. Alexis and her twin sister, Nafisa, were born there. Named as they were to represent the new world they live in but also to respect the traditions of the one they've left.

While the sisters were identical in all physical ways, everything else was different. Nafisa was always the model student, the one that people would praise and of course, the one that always prefered to stay and help the family.
Alexis was everything but that, always skipping classes, hanging out with the popular kids eventually made her the shame of her family and there would always be fights between them.

Eventually Alexis had enough and ran away from home at the age of 17 with a senior student, her boyfriend at the time. Her boyfriend left her soon after they reached Vegas for another woman and she was left stranded. No money, no shelter and no contacts. Not wanting to return home to her parents, she did whatever someone who finds themselves in Vegas can do to get money. Begging, pickpocketing from drunk gamblers and then proceeded to gamble. She learned quickly how to play and discovered a passion for gambling.

A few months before the great Energy Storm she found herself working in a casino as a dealer and then the storm came. She developed the powers soon after but didn't realize it until a few weeks later when she was fired from the casino on suspicion of "cheating".
Since then, she has been gambling at every casino, pub or whatever else she could find that didn't ban her after winning too much.

Julio Sangre

The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth

Julio Sangre

Age: 62

Gender: Male

Height/Weight: 6'1", 160 lbs

Ethnicity: Mexican-American

Sexual Orientation: None

Religion: Christian

Occupation: Priest

Ability: Blood Manipulation - Julio can control the blood of others, be them human or not as long as he can see it.

Background:

Julio is a true believer in Christ the Savior. He was raised in a monastery and grew up as a fierce preacher. Upon the discovery of his powers, he came to believe he has been blessed by God and that all who have developed powers are those who'll inherit the Earth. They are the weapon of God against the unbelievers.

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@Chulance Thank you !

I'll have a post up tomorrow (it's 11 PM here now).