Zoldyck

Herculean Academy: Arc 1 - Welcome To The Academy

-Kára Raskstål-

Alfrigg wanted to thank Nina for her time and patience. However, Kára spoke up just before him. She smirked at Nina. "What reasons?" Kára bluntly asked. A small grin started to appear on her face. "Am I going to have to expect trouble?" Kára kept looking directly into Nina's eyes. "If the answer is yes, then I dont want to be held responsible for some-"

"Kára!" Alfrigg quickly interupted her. "Enough, understood?" Kára scoffed at him before again locking her eyes with Nina's and just continue to eerily smile at her. This was soon followed by a short and uncomfortable silence. Alfrigg then tried to divert the attention of Nina.

"So, about this other roommate. What is she like?" he said as he tried to bring a more friendly mood in. "What is her name for instance?" he said in a uncomfortable tone. If he had lips he would probably be forcing a smile. He knew how much of a pain Kára could be, especially if she thought about something which could be challanging.

Ooh by the gods, please let this be a nice girl and not someone who might actually start a fight... Please. Just make my life a little bit easier for once.

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Herculean Academy: Arc 1 - Welcome To The Academy

-Kára Raskstål-

Kára looked at the woman and raised an eyebrow as the woman offered Kára some water. What kind of drink was that to offer to a guest? Kára realised that her facial expression could be insulting so she quickly smirked at the woman. Meanwhile she grabbed the chair and turned it around, having the back of the chair facing the desk. As she sat down on the chair and rested her arms on the back of it she responded to the apparent leader of the facility. "Thank you for the offer ma'am but I'm not thirsty." she said with an almost Scandinavian accent.

Meanwhile, Alfrigg had taken this moment to fly up to a corner of the desk and made sure to not stand on anything that could possibly be of importance. He made a gesture which looked vaguely like a bow to Nina. "Thank you for your welcome madam. My ward and I appreciate the hospitality, eventhough she may not show it."

Kára chuckled in response to Alfrigg and she rested her chin on her arms as she kept locking eyes with the teacher.

"I trust that you have been informed about the euhm, special curcemstances my ward has?" Alfrigg continued. "Namely to do with the language and the different culture. I assure you though that I will do my utmost best to keep my ward out of trouble."

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I like to imagine that at some point, that bastard Nicolas Cage was removed from the face of the planet. That is my one and only wish.

@Ogobrogo

He actually became president of the USA just after Arnold Schwartzenegger. >:P

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So, just curious but what kind of Earth is this the story takes place in?

@GamerXZ

Pretty much our Earth but in 2021 and superheroes have appeared in the 1980s. Besides that, not alot is different... I think.

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Here we go, a small post introducing a new character.

Here's the CS for it because someone still hasnt updated the CS page after a week.

Kára Raskstål

Real Name: Kára Raskstål

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Appearance:

Kára is standing tall at 6’1. She was trained to be a warrior, so that is reflected on her physique. This means that she is not like the average girl interms of her muscle tone. That being said, she doesnt have a massive bulk either. She’s strong and you’ll instantly see that, but it’s not like you’re looking at a bodybuilder or anything like that. Kára has blonde, nearly golden hair which she almost always braids with alot of effort put into it. A very striking feature are Kára’s bright blue eyes and because of the colour they almost seem like two sapphires. A final striking feature are the Norse styled tattoos along Kára’s back, arms and legs.

Kára does not have alot of clothing which she brought from home so she usually tends to wear stuff which originates from Midgard. That being said, she does have a limited wardrobe with her “own” clothes. These are mostly either based around animal furs, leather or just cloth. She does like her fur skirt alot though. Although it’s not really that fashionable… But she doesnt care about that.

Power Set:

-Superstrength, max load: 1500kg. A big car. Nothing more to say about it to be honest.

-Flight. Kára grows forth large white eagle-like wings from her back. With these she can propel herself into the sky and fly at high speeds, though she wont be able to even come close to the sound barrier. These wings are very strong and pretty heavy, essentially making them weapons on their own. They’re also rather thick, so they’ll be able to be used as a shield to protect Kára from harm.

-Himinnskjöld. Himinnskjöld is the name of Kára’s shield. It was crafted Brokkr and his brother to provide Kára with great protection. It is said to be unbreakable and able to absorb any force thrown at it. This is not completely true. Although the shield will atleast absorb the shock of most attacks, some will be able to get through. Largely radiation based attacks and mental attacks. And the shield is ofcourse completely reliant on it’s wielder. Weighing in at 100kg it’s not really something you’d call light and it’s magic will only work when carried by Kára, to anyone else it’ll just be a normal, really heavy, shield.
As a side note: Kára’s other weapons are also crafted by Brokkr and his brother. However, besides looking really nice and never becoming dull, they dont have any special properties. They also just weigh the same as their steel equivalants.

-Alfrigg. Alfrigg is a raven following Kára where ever she goes. He was send with Kára by her mother to make sure that she would have a guide and protector on Midgard. Alfrigg also serves as a messenger between Kára and her home. He is also the only one with access to her armour, though retrieving it might take a while, thus it’s not usefull when Kára is already in a fight.

Other Skills:

-Great fighter. Since birth Kára has been trained by her mother and aquaintances for armed combat, considering what her future role would have been she would have needed alot of expertise in this field. Her shield is a central part of her way of fighting, usually acompanied by a long-bearded axe or a viking sword, sometimes even a dane axe, though she does not have that with her to the academy.
She is also adapt with a bow and arrow, though she is not a great marksman with it. If the target’s big enough or sits still she’ll hit it, but is it small and moving… Well, that’s a wasted arrow.

-Glíma. Kára is an expert in glíma which makes her quite adept at handling herself, even when unarmed.

-Skilled survivalist. Kára is well known in how to survive in hostile environments, especially in arctic enviroments. She is able to quickly set up shelters and also able to hunt effectively. Her cooking skills are… average at best though.

-Has a great historical knowledge.

Weaknesses:

-Mere human. Ignoring the superstrenght and the wings, Kára’s body is just the same as that of normal humans. She does not have any heightened durability or anything along those lines. This means that a cut from a blade does the same to her as with anyone else for instance. She also cant function without sleep or food, just like a normal human.

-Not the most educated. Although she has a great knowledge about history and sagas aswell as with combat methods, that’s pretty much the extend of her knowledge. Math, biology, physics… They’re all gonna be hard for her to get around to do.

Personality:

Kára is a girl driven by a lust for glory and fame, but also of curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. All of which makes her a fearsome warrior who is dedicated to her cause. However, she will always think before she acts and will almost never go in head first.

Kára is deeply religous, often asking the gods for guidance and strength. When she achieves something great she will always thank the gods, for it was through their aid that she was able to achieve it. Kára also embodies the grim fatalism of her people, in that she fully believes and submits to the will of the gods and to the fate that was spun for her. As a result, Kára will often go into battle without second-thought, for her fate is already decided.

Kára abides by the Nordic ideals of courage, as well. She is brave in battle, and respectful to worthy adversaries. Kára also keeps to her word without fail, even when it would disadvantage her. She is also very protective to anyone who has earned her respect or friendship and is willing to lay down her life to protect them.

Backstory:

Born a long time ago in a place far from Midgard, Kára Raskstål did not have an easy childhood. Originally born as Kára Herjasdatter, she never knew her father and all she knows about him is that he was a great warrior once. Kára did not really miss her father that much though, as she got more then enough attention from her mother Herja.

Herja wanted her daughter to follow into her footsteps. This required Kára to be drilled mercilessly into martial combat from her birth. But she did not just get combat training, she was also taught of the Æsir and the Vanir and the sagas surrounding them, aswell as being taught of Yggrdrasil and it’s great importance in the universe.

It wasnt all just boring seriousness however, as Kára was also allowed to feast in the great halls where her mother sometimes brought guests from Midgard. Although she was still very young, it did not matter much and she was liked amoung the people there for her curiosity and fiery spirit.

During Kára’s training people noticed how fast her swings were. People could barely follow the blade of the axe she wielded. As a result people started to call her “Raskstål”, or fast steel. It was clear that she had inherited her parents’ martial skills. But dont mistake her for just being good with a sword or an axe. She was also one of the best glíma students of her class, being able to overpower a great amount of the other students while also remaining mobile enough to dodge counter attacks.

She remained humble through all of this however. She did not care for honours or glory. Well, that’s not exactly true. Her curiosity about Midgard overshadowed it greatly however. She had heard beautifull stories about the place. And not only that, she was 50% Midgardian herself, as her father came from it. She felt a burning desire to venture to it and explore that world.

Her mother was initially against this. She thought her daughter to be too young to venture out on her own. But Alfrigg, an ancient friend of her, said that he would guide the Kára through it all aswell as protect her against the dangers lurking on Midgard. Herja was still not satisfied. The people of Midgard had been strongly againt their kind for the last couple of centuries. She feared that they would shun and persecute her daughter, as the people of Midgard had always done to things they dont understand. Alfrigg pointed out however that a new age had dawned in Midgard. An age of beings more powerfull then mere humans. They were revered as “superheroes” and acording to him Kára would fit in with them without any problem.

Herja finally accepted. But on several conditions. Kára had to be trained another 4 years before she was allowed to go to Midgard. Herja also ordered equipment for her daughter by some of the greatest smiths of all the dwarfs. Brokkr did not dissapoint as he and his brother created a mighty shield which would stop any attack and made weapons which would never blunt or break.

For the next 4 years Kára trained with these weapons under the guidance of Alfrigg and Herja. When she finally reached the age of 16 Kára was finally allowed to leave. As promised, Alfrigg would always be by her side. As part of a spell cast on him centuries ago Alfrigg would only appear as a raven when he was on Midgard. Though he was still able to communicate in normal tongue.

After she left the rainbow bridge and entered Midgard she tried to communicate with the people there. There only was a slight complication… Kára wore full battle armour and her weapons with her. All the while she was drenched in animal blood, as this was poured over her in a ceremony to wish her a safe journey. Absolutely normal for Kára, not so much for the poor people she came across. And to make matters even worse, Kára did not understand the language these people spoke. Alfrigg tried to act as a translator but… Yeah, a talking raven didnt really improve anything.

This immediately made the autorities aware of a “homicidal, blooddrenched, insane” girl with a talking raven. After taking her in custody and getting an expert in old mythologies Kára was able to tell her story to the autorities. The next few months she was taught basic English by Alfrigg as she was awaiting what the autorities would do. She kept up her martial training while being secluded and was fairly well liked by her custodians.

Finally she recieved word that there had been made arangements for her to go to a place where her powers would be nurtured and where she would be given education about this world that the people here called “Earth”.

What was this place? A school called Herculean Academy.

Quirks:

-Tends to missunderstand things said to her due to only being taught English for a couple of months.

-Is deeply devoted to her gods and will practise her religion openly.

-Can sing really well, though she only sings in Norse.

-Has a horrible handwriting.

Themesong:

(Song starts at 0:33)

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-Anastasia Tepes-

After Graham example several other people had started to give some introductions. There were these two girls who had arrived late for example. One was a red head who was apparently a sibling of Graham who made a fool out of him. The other was a Dutch girl who seemed abit... hyper. After these two girls had introduced themselves someone of the kitchen staf walked in and told the teacher that one of the students was being diciplined for something. Ooh well, sucks to be him.

After the chef was gone these a girl from New Zealand introduced herself and instantly made friends with the teacher by feeding it a large carrot. The teacher thought it to be a perfect time for another Turner sibling to introduce herself. Apparently this one was a twin with the other red head. At first she seemed uncomfortable but when she got to the "humuliate Graham" part she suddenly was able to speak crystal clear.

Finally a familiar face walked in. Cheol was his name, wasnt it? Anastasia had met him yesterday when she accidentily bumped into Graham. Though, she couldnt really remember him introducing himself to her. Hmm, it appeared that Miss Hillard wanted him to do just that right now. Okay, time to pay attention then.

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-Anouk Dijkstra-

Aww dammit! She was so close to Tabitha yet so far away! They could have been messing around so much right now! Or hell, just writing notes to one another. But no... They had to be late and now they couldnt do anything together.

She looked over to the small ginger who was sitting next to her. He didnt really seem all too happy. Well, to be honest Anouk wouldnt be all too happy either if she had just been humuliated infront of the entire class. Anouk quickly looked over at Meredith who seemed to be preoccupied witha chef or something like that and then shifted her attention back to Graham. Eh, it couldnt hurt to introduce herself to him, could it? Besides, he was family of Tabitha and that meant that he just had to be a good guy. Sure she might be giving him a hard time but hey, he's her younger brother after all. Like, just look at the little fella.

Anouk quickly tapped Graham on his shoulder to try and get his attention. In the distance Anouk heard something about Disney but she wasnt paying any attention to that. Graham on the other hand seems to have been distracted by it and didnt notice her tap. So... She went on to poke him in his shoulder... Once... okay Twice... Fine, let's say it was alot of times to get his attention alright?

If Graham would respond to her prodding he would find that Anouk was already extending a hand to him and smiling. Any family of Tabitha had to be awesome so she was sure this little guy was gonna be so aswell. Ooh how she wondered what his awesome powers would be...

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-Kára Raskstål-

It was silent in the waiting room. It was almost completely empty save for one girl and a raven. To an outsider in the normal world the following scene might have looked weird. Why? Well, because the girl was having a conversation with said raven in Norse. And the girl was not insane, ooh no, because she wasnt just blabering against herself. No, the raven was talking back.

(Norse)"Mind explaining me what I am doing here again Alfrigg?" the girl asked. "Why am I not testing my mettle with some of these legendary warriors? I was told there would be fights against mighty people with awe inspiring powers! But instead of that I am just sitting here!" she said loud and annoyed to the raven.

"I have already explained this... We are meeting with one of the leaders of this facility." the raven responded to her. "If you had been at the introduction yesterday instead of roaming around then this would have already been settled. But nooo. Miss Raskstål had to go and break off from the main group at the first possible second. You havent even got a room because of that!"

Kára, as the girl was called, sighed. She rested her elbows on her legs and put her face in her hands for a moment. She then looked up at the raven and smiled. "I'm sorry Alfrigg... But you know how I get when I see something new! I want to immediately explore-"

She was interupted by the door to the office of the Vice Principal flying open and a girl with dark brown hair walked out and slammed the door shut. Kára looked up at her and then back at Alfrigg. "Was that the person I was supposed to talk to?" she said to Alfrigg as she nodded in the direction of the girl.

Alfrigg looked at Kára. "Sure... Someone about your age would be leading all of this. Come on Kára, be serious." Kára chuckled as she stood up from her chair and walked up to the door of the office. "Sorry old man, I didnt know you were already at the age of being cranky about everything." she said with a smirk.

Without knocking first Kára walked into the office and looked around. To be honest, she wasnt really that impressed of this office, and neither of the person sitting behind the desk. She looked at the woman and tlted her head with a frown on her face. She vaguely gestured to the woman as she spoke to Alfrigg "You're sure we're in the right place? She doesnt look that tough as a leader of something like this."

Alfrigg flew in and sat down on Kára's shoulder. "As I said, things are different here!" He then adressed the Vice Principal. (English)"I'm sorry madam. This one can be abit... Rude."

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Alright, think I got an idea, but first, how do you guys feel about Nanomachines? XD

@GamerXZ

It depends on what you're planning to do with them. Boosting yourself with them, like some sort of Crysis thing? Well that's alright.

Though using them as all devouring weapons? No way.

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How about I take a 40K ton hammer and beat you to death with it :P

@Rune_Alchemist

Sure... That would be close a thunderhammer. They have that in 40k :P

Plus, ofcourse you are allowed to do that... If you can lift it without any aid from machines or other people :P

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...need to work...on post...xP

bleeergh. Motivation is elusive >_>

@Rune_Alchemist

Maybe some talk about 40k might motivate you some more? :P