Sakura

[color=Navy][b][color=Black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=Black]In case you don't know, Sakura lives on the ground level, at the back of the mansion somewhere I'm guessing. [b]Astdis[/b] if you want me to change anything let me know. [/color][/color][b][color=Navy] Day 0 - Evening [/color][/b][color=Navy]Sakura finished practising. She was sweating quite heavily and she was tired. She dragged her body over to the shower and took a cool, refreshing shower. She changed into night clothes and lay down on her bed. She fell asleep almost immediately, the envelope lay face down with the card on top, gleaming in the darkness. [b]Day 1 - Morning [/b]Sakura got up, she was feeling better, but realised that she would have to perform that day. She was scared but encouraged herself silently, willing herself to do it since it was a neccessity. She took a shower and fixed herself up before changing into a creamy white, button up shirt and forest green cargos. She saw the card on the table and put it into one of her pockets. She realised she'd need some things for her task and searched out a servant. [b]"I'll need some clothes and maybe a few items for later tonight..." [/b]she said, and described what kind of clothes and items she was after. The servant bowed and said he'd place the things in her room as soon as he got them. Sakura thanked him and left the hall, heading toward the dining room. She was hungry and wanted a big breakfast. She was walking toward the stairs that led down from upstairs and saw one of the other guests on the stairs. Suddenly she doubled over and fell, rolling down the rest of the stairs. Sakura gasped and ran over, picking up her head and checking it for exterior damage. [b]"Are you alright?" [/b]Sakura asked. The other woman just groaned. [b]"Help!" [/b]she called out, hoping someone, anyone would hear her. After a few moments a few servants rushed ovre, and a few other guests that she guessed had been eating breakfast. One of the female servants rushed away, saying they'd get the resident doctor that stayed in the mansion. When the doctor arrived, he took over and Sakura watched until they took her away to lie down. She hoped she'd be alright, and headed into the dining room, which had been her first goal. She sat down and a servant came up to her to ask what she wanted for breakfast. Sakura wasn't very picky at that time and just asked for whatever was around. She recieved a stack of pancakes covered in maple syrup, crispy bacon, sunny-side-up eggs and a glass of orange juice. She smiled, they were things she usually had back home, except these looked better. By the time she was done, her hunger had been satisfied, but she was still worried about the woman who had fallen earlier. She hadn't yet gotten to know her fellow guests and wasn't sure who that was. As she got up from the table, another servant approached her. [b]"What will you be doing today, Miss Hiwatari?" [/b]he asked with a bow. [b]"Would this mansion have a gym facility?" [/b]Sakura questioned. [b]"Of course, if you'd care to follow me." [/b]he led her through the mansion and they finally arrived at a pair of large double doors. He opened them for her and Sakura was surprised, she could tell from first glance the equipment was all top quality. It was split into areas as he told her; Weights room; Sports area; Gymnastics area; and a door that led to an outdoor area for numerous things. Each area had it's own storage space with all the small equipment that would be needed. Sakura thanked the servant as he left and headed over to the gymnastics area. She got on the gymnastics floor and started to stretch her muscles before she attempted anything. She looked around and saw all the other equipment that would be needed to train for proper competitions, and they were so top quality that some weren't even used by the competition people since it was too expensive. There was the pommel horse, parallel bars, uneven bars, rings, vault, balance beam and everything else that you'd expect. When she was done stretching, she walked to one of the corners of the mat, staying within the boundary of the thick red line. She took a few deep breaths before running a couple of steps and starting a chain of flips and twists until she stopped in the opposite corner. She was comfortable doing this, even if she did this in front of everyone she would be fine, having been used to it. But what the card was asking her to do, she was worried because it was new to her and she was terrified. She took another deep breath and flipped back to the other side. She thought up a new routine and tried it out, she was glad when it fit together and flowed perfectly. [b][i]"[/i][i]I can do it...I have to do it." [/i][/b]she said to herself with determintion. [i][b]"I WILL do it." [/b][/i][b][/b] [/color]

[b]Which aspect of [/b][b]OtakuBoards do you find to be the most negative/confusing? [/b][color=Navy]I think the most negative part of OB are the spammers. It has reduced lately but it gets on my nerves because it's a waste of space. [/color] [b]What is your favorite aspect of OtakuBoards? [/b][color=Navy]My most favourite part will definately have to be The Arena. That's where I spend the majority of the time. I learned how to RP on OB and now I've stuck to it. It's fun to be creative through writing while interacting with others.[/color]

[color=Navy]Tesera had walked around for the whole day, just getting used to the city, buying some items, playing some games, and watching somemore performances on stage. As the sun began to set on the first day of the festival, the people that had been rushing around the city started to retreat to the various places they stayed. Tesera looked around and returned to the inn. She asked the reception if there were any rooms available, which luckily there was one. She payed the amount of coins and recieved the key to the room. She looked at the tag and went up the stairs, walking through the halls until she spotted the correct door. She inserted the key in the lock and twisted, there was a click and she walked in, locking the door behind her. Tesera finally pulled the hood back and pushed her hair up over the cloak. She brought out a bag that was hidden under her cloak and she placed it down on the bed and put a hand to her stomach. She hadn't eaten all day and she was starving. She sighed and lifted the hood back over her face and left the room, locking it behind her. Tesera went downstairs and left the inn, tucking the key into a pocket of her cloak. She stood still and adjusted to the darkness, even though lamps had been lit. She searched around until she spotted a tavern and was sure they supplied food. She entered and ordered a meal, which she feasted on happily. She stifled a yawn and payed the bill. Her eyes were heavy and she was tired, so she made her way back to the inn and went up to her room. Tesera shed her cloak and draped it over a chair that was in the room. She lay down on the bed and closed her eyes, she was soon fast asleep. [/color]

[b]OOC: [/b]Neat! I'm so excited about this. [b]EDIT: [/b]I hope the Bio's ok. I kinda mixed the events of the game with the movie. Let me know for any changes. [size=2][color=Navy][b]Name:[/b] Katchya "Kat" Storm [b]Age:[/b] 22 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Appearance:[/b] [url="http://img301.echo.cx/img301/5099/girls836vv.jpg"]Here[/url], she wears something like [url="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3776/christian7ou.jpg"]This[/url] except the shirt and the gloves are black. The gloves are made of leather. [b]Weapons:[/b] Kat uses the guns from the outfit picture. She's very good and accurate with the weapons. She knows a wide variety of martial arts and can rely on them if she doesn't have help from her guns for any reason. [b]Materia:[/b] [i]Restore - [/i][/color][/size][color=Navy]Heals HP to party members. Use Cure spells to cure party members. Use Regen to slowly regenerate HP during battle.[/color][size=2][color=Navy] [i]Contain - [/i]Holds an enemy in place to allow greater damage. Each spell does elemental damage; Freeze, Break, Tornado, Flare. [/color][/size][size=2][color=Navy] [/color][/size][size=2][color=Navy] [i]Comet - [/i]Impacts a large comet shower against the enemy or a group of enemies.[/color][/size][size=2][color=Navy] [b]Personality:[/b] The first thing people notice about Katchya when they see her, is that she's a tomboy, she hates wearing skirts and dresses, and she doesn't act much like a girl most of the time, though on rare occassions she does. She's an incredibly stubborn person and can put up strong arguments until she gets her way. Katchya enjoys playing around with friends but she knows when to be serious, like during battles or serious type situations, she's all about business. Katchya's usually a happy person that likes to have fun with friends, joke around and party. She loves having friends and will do anything to protect them, even if it costs her own life to do so. [b]Biography:[/b] Kat was born in Nibelheim and lived there through her pre-teen years. She met Tifa and Cloud at a young age and they were close friends. Their lives were full of playing around all day and just hanging around with each other. As they grew up, Cloud left Nibelheim to join SOLDIER and Tifa and Kat were left alone. As they got older still, Tifa left the town and went to Midgar for reasons unknown to Kat, so she was left alone. Kat decided to follow Tifa, and she searched through all of Midgar until she found her in Sector 7, at 7th Heaven. Tifa was surprised to see her, and they caught up on the years passed. Kat was told about the group Tifa was a part of, AVALANCHE and neither had heard from Cloud. A few days later, a man, she was told was the leader of AVALANCHE came to the bar with a young man that looked familiar. Tifa and Kat recognised him as their childhood friend. Kat was excluded since she wasn't a member, and Tifa and Cloud wouldn't let her join. A couple more days later, the group disappeared and Kat didn't hear from them. She took over the bar and kept it running. Tifa finally returned after almost two years and told her briefly what had happened. That was when Geostigma spread widely throughout the area, many of the young children got it and there was no known cure. Two years further, Cloud returned finally, even though Kat had overheard Tifa making calls to Cloud, or at least his voice mail. The old group that had gone on the journey returned and they fought against monsters that appeared around Midgar. They thought it was over, but it was just the beginning. The main enemy they had fought was a man named Kadaj, and he wasn't dead as many had thought after the large battle with Cloud. Kat never told Tifa, or anyone that during the two years Tifa had been gone, Kat had learned how to use weapons, have deadly accuracy, and learn martial arts. She knew something was coming, she didn't know how she knew, she just knew, so she left the safety of 7th Heaven with her abilities and weapons and sought out to protect the city and the wortld as Cloud, Tifa and the others had. [/color][/size]

[color=Navy]Tesera stumbled backward as someone bumped into her with a lot of force. Suddenly there was a girl that was bowing and apologising rapidly. Tesera smiled beneath the hood and did a sweeping bow with the cloak moving about. [b]"I'm sorry. It appears I wasn't watching where I was going. Enjoy the festival." [/b]she said, before moving off again. Tesera wandered past the stage again and a performance had just finished, and they were asking the audience if anyone wanted to get up and perform. She smirked and raised her hand. The person saw her and beckoned her onto the stage. Tesera stood, not removing her cloak. [b]"What's your name." [/b]he asked. [b]"My name is not important, though you may call me Shian." [/b]she replied, not revealing anything about her. [b]"Alright Shian, what will you be doing for us?" "I, am a flautist." [/b]with that, she pulled a beautiful crystal flute from under the folds. It was a lovely instrument, perfectly made. The tone was sharp and resounding, and the pattern that was painted on it were simple cherry blossom petals. [b]"Ok then. Here's Shian playing the flute." [/b]he announced, and made his way off stage. Tesera put the flute to her lips, beneath the hood, and she played, the song started off slow and sad, but after a while it whipped up and she watched the crowd's reaction, they were all moving to the music, some were up and moving, others were just moving a small part of their body. It slowed down and became sad again for a while, until it sped up, and finished with a trill. She pulled the flute away and tucked it back into her cloak, taking a majestic bow to the audience as they applauded. She hopped off the stage and disappeared amongst the crowd. It was exilirating, it had been some time since she last performed. Tesera yawned quietly and saw a tree that provided a lot of shade. She made her way through the crowds and sat down, leaning her back against the firm trunk. She closed her eyes and relaxed, just breathing normally and listening to the sounds of the city. A cool breeze blew past and she absorbed it, just sitting and waiting for something to happen. [/color]

[color=Navy]I've seen Advent Children too and I loved it, along with my friends, all are fans of the Final Fantasy series and it is slowly spreading around. [spoiler]The ringtone thing was funny, I laughed when he got up and whipped out his phone.[/spoiler] The remixed themes were nice, brought back memories, and I've started to play VII again since I saw the movie. I thought the graphics were excellent throughout, especially the fight scenes, though I agree the story could have been better than it turned out to be. I enjoyed the more badass Cloud, that was fun to watch, and the fact that he used two swords and then to make one was interesting. The other party members' return was a bit of a let down. I expected more, but it still served its purpose I think. They returned to help out. Though there were a few things I was left wondering about. [spoiler]Like how the party members got up so high to help Cloud rise higher. I know some can jump high, some climb walls, but what of the others? I was also wondering about that red ribbon tied around both Tifa's and Cloud's left arm. It symbolises something between them, but I'm not sure. I don't see the meaning of Denzel being there? If one of the kids had to be made to have Geostigma, couldn't they have just given it to Marlene? I'm also left with what happened between Kadaj and Jenova's head. I understand that it was the reunion they were all after, but I don't get how it brough Sephiroth back. And the last thing is about the Wolf that appeared when Cloud and Tifa were sleeping amongst the flowers in the church. Where did it come from?[/spoiler] But besides those things, I really did enjoy it, I'd say it was worth the wait. [/color]

[color=Navy]Tesera walked around the festival. Her clothes and face were covered by her black cloak. All that could be seen from beneath were a few banges of dark purple, almost black hair and piercing crimson eyes. She watched a few performances on the stage, it was well done, Alsoto was beautifully decorated and the performers had practised hard, it was evident through the way they performed, though nerves got to some of them, like the actor who dropped the lighted lantern on stage, setting it alight. Tesera moved away and looked at the different stalls that were set up, selling items. As she wandered past the stage again, she heard some members from the audience whispering about some mystery performer. Tesera hadn't heard about that and sat nearby discretely to try to find out more. [b]"So no one knows who this person is?" [/b]one of them asked the other. [b]"No, but I hear it's going to be good." [/b]the other replied with excitement evident in their voice. [b]"When's the performance? Today?" "Tomorrow, that's all people know." "Wow...We [i]have[/i] to see it." [/b] Tesera walked away again, so, a mysterious performer was going to be arriving and performing for the city. She was interested. She saw an inn and entered, she walked over to the bar section and asked for something refreshing, she was in need of it from being outdoors for most of the day. The drink was placed in front of her, she picked it up and sipped, it was nice and cold, exactly what she was looking for. [b]"You don't look familiar. Here for the festival?" [/b]the barkeep asked. [b]"Yes, I'm just a travelling musician and I heard about the festival and decided to come take a look. There are a lot of people here, is it that anticipated?" [/b]Tesera questioned. [b]"Yeah, it's really special. There's always a lot of people around this time of year." "Would you know anything about this mystery performer, per chance?" [/b]she questioned. He told her about the same as what she had heard the other two say.[b] "I see." [/b]Tesera finished the drink and left the glass on the table. She fished into her coin purse and flipped him a couple of coins. [b]"Thankyou. I'm sure we'll see each other again before I leave." [/b]The barkeep nodded and watched as she left. Tesera was refreshed and walked around, she saw and heard two soldiers discussing dragons and safety precautions they had just in case. As she walked past, she heard them bring up the mystery performer again. She stopped at a stall close to them and pretended to inspect the wares while listening in. It seemed they knew about the same as the other two and the barkeep she had listened in on. Truely nothing much was known about the performer. They split up, saying it was time to get back to work, and Tesera moved on. [/color]

[b]OOC: [/b]I figured most of it out I think, using a handy online translator, but I'm not sure about a few words. I'll try it out and feel free to correct me where I'm wrong. [color=Navy]Noah was a little suspicious and his senses were on high alert as Yuri instructed the group to make a circle around the chest. Since there were many of them, the circle was quite large but rather evenly spaced. He was in complete shock when they were told that the diamonds retrieved were the keys to a great restoration spell that could revive the dead that lay outside of the gates, back in the harsh desertland. Yuri warned them that it would take almost all of their strength and life energy to do. Noah's face was set, he was going to do this no matter what. He could do anything with his alchemy power, all except revive the dead, and this was his chance to do it. Noah closed his eyes and bowed his head as he fell into his meditation state, breathing in a set rhythm. [i][b]"Inhale...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...Exhale...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..." [/b][/i]he followed in his head. [/color][size=2][color=Navy][b]"Don't worry...if any of you fall during the process I will certainly catch you...I will be watchful of you all...keep this in mind...the lives of everyone who has died lies in your hands..." [/b]Yuri told them, Noah didn't want to be one of the people who fell. Yuri asked them to raise their hands and he screamed out. He asked them to repeat it. When he finished the chest burst open and the diamonds whirled in the sky. [/color][/size][b][color=Navy]"Angels on high. ..Demons of Hell...We instruct thee to take this Offering to return our brothers and sisters... " [/color][/b][color=Navy]Noah repeated the chant and continued with the others as they spoke. Noah could feel the power and he could feel the effect setting in. He was getting tired, things were irritating him, his body wanted him to stop, but Noah was determined, he was going to do this, it was a once in a lifetime chance. He could hear the sounds of others falling from exhaustion, putting more pressure on those who were still standing. Noah grit his teeth against everything that tried to make him quit. He would complete it, this was another test, and he wasn't going to fail. [/color]

[size=2][color=darkslategray][b][color=black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=black]Don't really get it, but sounds interesting. I know I left a lot blank but I'll edit it later.[/color][b] [color=Navy]Name:[/color][/b][color=Navy] Naomi Valentine [b]Age:[/b] 24 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Appearance:[/b] [i] Normal - "The World" - [/i] [b]Weapon:[/b] Another thing. Only weapons forged from "Their World", where everything weapon-related is made from Brimstone, can hurt them. Will delve into that as the story progresses. Make your weapon unique to you. [b]Personality:[/b] How does your character act in an everyday situation? How can s/he act in a dangerous situation? Etc. Minimum of 1 paragraph, please. [b]Afterthoughts:[/b] Tell how you've been in contact with their world and what you had been doing that day. You may also choose to do a writing sample of anything. Minimum of 4 paragraphs, please.[/color] [/color][/size]

[color=Green]Sakura frowned as she heard the man, whoever he was, describe each of them. He knew a lot about them, but they knew nothing of him. She was on guard more than ever now, her senses were on high alert. The group walked toward the fortress ahead and each of the group started to feel another presence. Kaida told one of them to stay close to Era, which Sakura moved in to do. Sakura heard a small sound and whirled around to face the forest on either side of them. [b]"Watch out, something's moving in the forest!" [/b]Sakura warned the group. There was a sudden rustling and a group of monsters leaped from the dense woodland to attack. Sakura stayed close to Era and tried to get a good look at the creatures, they were fast and vicious. The other members of the group had started to combat them. She caught a good look and saw it resembled a large wolf, it was larger than normal, had sharper teeth, sharper claws, and a ferocious look on its face. Sakura started to shift quickly, her skin became thick, dark brown fur, her clothes disappeared and her hands and feet became large, strong paws which came along with razor sharp claws. Sakura grew in size and her face changed, stretching out into a muzzle. In a couple of minutes, she had changed from a woman to a large grizzly bear. She stood over the group and the monsters. Sakura let out a roar and swung a powerful paw and batted a monster away from Era, who was fighting them with the stick she had given her. She felt a sharp stab of pain and roared angrily, one of the wolf creatures had bitten her side and was hanging on with his sharp teeth and strong jaws. Sakura punched it several times to get rid of it, after a long beating, it finally let go with a whine. She picked it up by the neck and squeezed tightly, killing it. Sakura looked at the damage to her side and saw there was a steady flow of blood, if she stayed in bear form for too long in this state, it could be dangerous since the bear had more blood than her human, so when she shifted back to human, she could have died from blood loss. She decided to make a hasty switch back to human. She picked up a batch of wet dirt and slapped it on the wound, it was soothing, she picked up a large leaf and stuck it on top, that would serve as a makeshift bandage for now. Sakura pulled the twin guns from her holsters and fired rapidly, slowly moving her way back beside Era. [b]"Here, use this, it'll be better than the stick." [/b]she said, passing Era one of her guns and a spare clip of ammunition. [b]"I'll still stay close by anyways."[/b] Sakura moved away but still close by as she had told Era. She looked around at the others, they were fairing ok on their own, using their abilities to their advantage. She wouldn't be able to safely morph a large animal again until the blood flow slowed at least. She saw a wolf running straight toward her, she picked it's throat as it leapt, and she fired, the bullet piercing straight through. [/color]

[color=Navy]I must make my apologies to the [color=Green][b]Green Team [/b][color=Navy]I haven't had time to post until now. I decided I'd put up a picture of the monsters we're battling from my post, since my description isn't very good, and it may help some to post. So here it is: [/color][/color][/color] [center][color=Navy][color=Green][color=Navy][img]http://image2.sina.com.cn/gm/upload/20050329/165/1112081515/img/info/2/monster_wolf.gif[/img][/color][/color][/color] [/center]

[color=Navy][b]Name: [/b]Sakura Hiwatari [b]Age: [/b]24 [b]Job: [/b]Zoologist [b] Appearance: [/b][url="http://www.allstarz.org/zhang/005.jpg"]Here[/url] [b]Why are you here?: [/b]Sakura is known by all her colleagues as an anti-social person. She rarely ever goes out for fun; she goes to work, does shopping for groceries, and goes home. That's a usual routine, sometimes without the grocery shopping. Because she never went out, she only has a small group of old friends, and not in a relationship. Sakura's bestfriend, Mary has been trying to get her to go out more often but it doesn't work. So Mary decided to sign her up for the speed dating. When Sakura found out, she was far from pleased, she tried to get her to cancel it but Mary refused, and thus Sakura was forced into it. Mary knew that Sakura was lying to herself, she knew she wanted to get out more, just it was such a habit that she didn't want to break it. Sakura was internally pleased about this opportunity, but she wouldn't tell anyone else that. [/color]

[color=Navy]Sakura saw the master leave, and decided she would take her leave as well, retreating to the safety of her room. She turned on some music and sat on the edge of her bed, grasped loosely in her hands was the pristine, white envelope. She stared down at the gold writing, it was identical to the flourished engraving on her doorplate. She carefully flipped it over in her lap and tugged at the flap with nimble fingers. Sakura prised whatever was inside out of the envelope and noticed it was another envelope. She pulled the flap and saw a card inside, it was facing away from her. She carefully removed it, she was biting her bottom lip, she wasn't sure what to expect. It was a task she had to complete at all costs. Sakura inhaled deeply and flipped over the card. Sakura gasped as she read, her eyes widened and a sense of fear over came her. She was afraid of this task, though it seemed simple, she would have to muster up a [i]lot [/i]of courage to complete it. Sakura placed the card back into the first envelope and put them aside. She walked over to her hi-fi system and changed the music. It was a good thing she was good at her task, but the courage was what she needed, not the skills. She walked into the open part of her room and started doing some stretches she used for gymnastics, she was limbering herself up to try to make something. She was unsure of herself, but she would do it, because she had to. [/color]

[color=Navy][b][color=Black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=Black]Sorry I haven't posted in a while. No time lately.[/color] Sakura walked through the halls, looking at the design and architecture, it was magnificently done. [b]"Sugoi..." [/b]she whispered. She was slowly following the servant who was leading her to her room, but she was taking her time to absorb everything, she made sure to memorise her way so she wouldn't get lost next time. Sakura noticed that they had come to a stop at a door, she peered at it and noticed that it had her name engraved flourishedly on a plate that was stuck on the door. The servant opened the door and allowed her to go in first, then he placed her luggage just inside the door. [b]"Will there be anything else you need, Miss?" [/b]he asked. [b]"No thankyou, I'll be just fine." [/b]Sakura told him. He nodded and bowed before leaving the room. Sakura looked around her room and saw that it was the splitting image of her old room, with more and better things in it. The floor was made of oak floorboards, and the walls were a deep navy blue. There was a large window near her queen sized bed with matching oak shutters that she could pull up. She did so and climbed out of the window, it was perfect, there was even a sakura tree right outside her window. Inside there was a surround sound, plasma tv set up, and a hi-fi system with a big stack of her favourite CDs, and there were game consoles with all her favourite games. She relaxed around her room and unpacked her things until it was time to go to dinner, then she got herself ready and left for the dining hall. She took a seat with some of the others who were there and started talking to them in clear English, she had taken many classes back in Japan, it was her second best language, second only to her mothertongue. When it was time for the food, they all ate until they were full, then they were addressed by the Master of Games. Everyone payed attention to what he had to say, and there was silence. [/color]

[color=Navy]Noah watched as Nepenthe told the group about herself, he was enchanted by the images and scents she conjured to help illustrate her background. He payed attention as Leonardo shared his story, he did believe in God, unlike some others in the group. A few others relayed their pasts, then it was his turn. Noah cleared his throat and stood, he bowed to Yuri, as all the others had and started. [b] "Lord Yuri, I am Noah Valentine, I come from a distant city in the East called Meribia, in Nin. My past is quite...sad, I suppose. Before I arrived at Meribia, I lived in a different village with my parents. I left there because there was no one left. When I was eight, my parents and everyone in the village was killed by bandits." [/b]he began. He closed his eyes and the scene was replayed, as it was many times in his head. [b]"I watched as my parents fought, not to protect their riches, but to protect me. I was hiding in a cupboard. "I ran from the slaughtered village, and some travellers I came across found me, and helped to bring me to the main city, which was Meribia. I searched out a friend of the family who lived there, and they let me stay with them, which I still do. My ultimate goal in life is to rid the world of bandits. "I have the power of alchemy, I can do practically anything, except create human life or revive someone from the dead. You see, all I have to do is..." [/b]Noah brought his hands together and clapped, his hands glowed brightly and he pulled them apart. A rose had appeared and he offered it to the first female around him, which happened to be Nepenthe. [b]"I am also skilled in martial arts and a wide variety of weaponry. That is all, thankyou." [/b]Noah bowed again and sat back in his seat. [/color]

[color=Navy]Noah snapped his fingers and the thick, heavy chain he had been holding disappeared. He was sweating and there was caked blood on his clothes and skin. He made his way to the corpse of the last monster. He frowned as he no diamond was in sight, he pulled a disgusted face and alchemised a knife, slicing through the wolf like animal's stomach. Noah made a sound and stuck his hand in, rummaging around inside. He finally pulled his hand out quickly, and inside was a dirty looking diamond, it and his hands were covered in dark blood from being inside the monster. [b]"Finally, now I can get back." [/b]he sighed. Out of the five diamonds, two had been inside the creature rather than on it. Noah tucked the last diamond away and jogged back in the direction he had come from, knowing that was where the castle lie. When he saw the gates not too far away, he picked up his speed and finally passed through the large gates. He went back to his quarters and took a luxurious shower to wash away the sweat, sand, blood and any other grime. When he emerged he felt refreshed. Noah remembered the five diamonds he had fought so hard for and decided to wash them, since they were all grimy as well. When he was done, he pulled out another set of clothes that looked identical and ran a hand through his naturally messy hair. Noah put the diamonds into his pocket and returned to the courtyard to wait for whatever was to happen next. There were already some people waiting, they didn't look as if they'd cleaned up. Noah hung around lazily, eyes drifting between the gate and the other entrances to the courtyard. [/color]

[color=Navy]Sakura had been chatting to her twin brother, Takao when she heard her computer beep, she looked over at the screen and saw an email alert. She got up from her bed beside him and slid into the chair at the computer. She clicked on the alert and a window popped up with one new email. Sakura looked at it curiously because it was from someone that called themself, "Master of Games". She decided to read it anyway and she read the whole letter silently, then read it again. She wasn't sure if it was a joke or prank, but it was worth it. She hit the 'Reply' button and typed quickly. [i]"Dear Master of Games-sama, Arigatou for the wonderful invitation. I have thought it over carefully and have decided to accept gratefully. I shall be waiting for the escort to arrive. Arigatou gozaimasu, ~Hiwatari Sakura" [/i]Sakura clicked the 'Send' button and swivelled to look at her twin, she explained it all to him and was as shocked as she was. They both shrugged and Sakura decided she should pack quickly since the escort should be arriving soon. She asked Takao to alert the rest of their family as she quickly and neatly folded her clothes into a suitcase. She packed toiletries, and anything else she would need, and rushed to the door, she hugged her twin brother and left. As she assumed, there was a limousine already waiting for her outside, the chaufer opened the door for her and took her suitcase, Sakura slipped in with a thanks, he closed the door and put the suitcase in the boot. They drove straight to the airport and she was taken by First Class to Scotland. Another limousine was waiting and with that she was whisked to the mansion. As they went through the countryside she watched the rolling hills and all the scenery, she compared it to busy Tokyo and realised how free and open it was in comparison while Tokyo was cramped and squishy. She arrived and was in awe at the shear size of the mansion. Sakura thanked the driver and walked over to the rest of the group. She saw a girl that looked Japanese and sat beside her. Sakura took a chance and tried to speak to her. [b]"Konnichiwa, Nihon-jin desuka?" [/b]she asked in Japanese. [/color]

[left][b][color=Navy][color=Black]OOC: [/color][/color][/b][color=Navy][color=Black]Let me know for any changes that you want. [/color][/color][b][color=Navy][color=Black] [/color][/color][/b][b][color=Navy] Name: [/color][/b][color=Navy]Tesera Shilu [/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Age:[/b] 28[/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][b][color=Navy]Gender: [/color][/b][color=Navy]Female [/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Appearence:[/b] [url="http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4247/girls997lv.jpg"]Here[/url], but her dress is usually covered by a long, hooded cloak, though she doesn't always have the hood on. [/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Class:[/b] Musician[/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Occupation:[/b] Flautist - plays the flute [/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Personality:[/b] Tesera's a kind person that loves playing the flute. She has a knack for disappearing after her performance and after collecting coins from the audience. Tesera carries her flute everywhere and plays whenever she likes to. All of the songs she plays are self composed. [/color][/left] [color=Navy] [/color] [left][color=Navy][b]Bio:[/b] Tesera was born in a small village quite far from Alsoto. Her only family are her parents, that are also musicians, her father plays the guitar in many different styles, and her mother sings like a nightingale. She left the village when she 12 and decided to become a lone, travelling flautist. Her parents were supportive and understanding since they had been like her when they were younger. She travelled around everywhere, playing her flute and she has decided to come to Alsoto to check out the Festival of Life that she's heard so much about. [/color][/left]

[color=Navy]Noah was excited as he heard the first test. As soon as the gates were open, he stared out into the distance, it was dark and dangerous, but he would overcome it all, he hadn't travelled this far to go home empty handed. [b]"NOW GO!!!" [/b]as soon as those words left Yuri's mouth, the group charged forward for the gate. Noah was at the front of the group and passed through the gates, he looked behind and saw everyone else branching off to a different area. He slowed down from his run to a jog and kept looking left and right. Suddenly he felt something wrap around his left ankle and it pulled hard. Noah windmilled his arms and fell face first into the sand because whatever was around his ankle wouldn't allow him to roll. Noah grabbed at the thing and it was thick and scaley. He followed it and saw a large lizard that was about the same size as him, it stood on its hind feet and it's tail was wrapped around his ankle. Noah unwrapped it forcefully and got up. He squinted at the lizard and saw the diamond he was searching for, it was positioned on it's belly in the centre, he wouldn't be able to get that thing without killing it. He clapped his hands together and outstretched his right arm to the side. A deadly looking sword formed and Noah held it at ready, watching the lizard to see if it was going to do anything. After several minutes of waiting, Noah charged forward, aiming for the softer belly of the creature. His sword was caught by the large hands of the lizard and swung up his arms and got on the creature's back, the swing had dislodged the sword from it's grasp and Noah tried to stab it into the back of the neck as the monster flayed about, trying to get Noah off. Noah discovered that the scales of the lizard were as hard as armour, so he flipped off and snapped his fingers, making the sword disappear. He clapped his hands again and a crossbow appeared in his hands, with a quiver on his back. The arrows were sharp and had a jagged head. These were armour piercing arrows. He slid a bolt in and aimed carefully, following it's movements and paying attention to the wind. He fired and the arrow cut through the air and buried itself in the chest, the monster roared and pulled at it. The arrow came out and the lizard charged toward him, claws outstretched. Noah had quickly slid in another bolt and was trying to aim as the lizard thundered toward him. As it was almost upon him, he fired and the creature let out a dying scream as it fell backwards onto the sand. Noah saw that the arrow had pierced through it's throat and emerged the other side. He snapped his fingers again, the crossbow and the quiver disappeared, he approached the lizard carefully and kicked it to check that it was dead. Noah bent down and pried the diamond from it's belly. He held it up and grinned. [b]"One down, four to go." [/b]he said to himself, tucking it into his pocket and jogging off to find more monsters. [/color]

[color=Navy]Sakura was excited about returning to Tokyo, it had been quite a while since she had visited her old city. Even though she was excited, her face portrayed a calm demeanor. She was wearing a special outfit that was custom made. It was cut and looked like a kimono, but flowed freely at her feet and covered them, it was a beautiful powder blue with white mixed in and there were light pink cherry blossoms embroidered around in random patterns. The plane was nearing Japan and she was becoming more excited. It wasn't much longer before they flew over the country and Sakura looked down over familiar land. They flew inland and to the large, bustling city in the centre, which was Tokyo. They landed and the group disembarked from the jet. They all got into a limousine that was waiting for them and were whisked off toward the parade. They could already hear crowds cheering, majority of them being females of course. As they got closer the voices were clearer, some were shouting individual names, other just shouting about the Mistresses as a group. Sakura listened and could hear her voice being mentioned by several people in the crowd. They arrived and filed out of the limousine, their was a rush of cheering as they were revealed. They regally waved and prepared for the parade. [b][color=black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=black]Sorry about the length, didn't really know what to write.[/color] [/color]

[b][color=Black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=Black]Apologies for my late entrance. [color=Navy]Noah walked into the capital city and looked around. She pulled a roll of paper from his bag on his back and unfurled it, revealing two sheets, reading each. One was a map, and the other was the notice he had seen that had brought him here. Noah had been travelling for days to arrive and he hoped he would be chosen to aid on the journey. He read them several times before sighing and shoving them back into the bag. The notice didn't tell him much at all, just to come to the capital city, which he did. He ran a hand through his messy hair in frustration and saw a large empty space. He ran to it and clapped his hands, and put them on the ground. The area around his hands glowed and a hill rose from it. Noah put a hand at his brow to shade the glare of the setting sun as he scouted, and soon he saw a large crowd and commotion. He decided to check it out and slid down, snapping his fingers as he walked away. The hill behind him slowly shrank down until it was exactly like before. Noah was asking people what was happening, but no one seemed to be paying attention to him, instead they were screaming names at a man in front of the crowd and he was getting other people to take them away. Noah was confused and pushed through to reach the front. Up close he could see the man held a list of sorts. He looked at Noah and down at the list. [b]"Name, please." [/b]he said loudly over the crowd. [b]"What?" [/b]Noah couldn't hear him and covered one ear. [b]"Name, please!" [/b]he said louder. [b]"Oh, Noah, Noah Valentine." [/b]he answered just as loudly. He nodded and ticked the list. He came closer so they didn't have to shout. He beckoned another man over. [b]"He'll show you to your quarters if you'll follow him." "Uh, thankyou." [/b] Noah hitched his bag higher on his shoulder and followed the man, leading into a building and through several halls until he stopped at a door. [b]"This will be your chamber, if you need anything, call out. You will recieve further instructions later this evening, until then you are free to do as you like. Have a good night." [/b]he said, opening the door. [b]"Thankyou." [/b]Noah replied, stepping in. The man left and Noah fell onto his bed, he was tired from all the travelling, and this was the first comfortable bed he'd slept in for days. [/color][/color]

[size=2][color=Navy][b][color=Black]OOC: [/color][/b][color=Black]Here's hoping this one does better than the past 2. [b]EDIT: [/b]Complete, though not very happy with Bio, may change. [/color][/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Name: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Sakura Hiwatari [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Age: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]21 [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Sex: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Female [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Location: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Tokyo, Japan [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Appearance: [/color][/size][/b][color=Black][url="http://img301.echo.cx/img301/5099/girls836vv.jpg"][size=2]Here[/size][/url][/color][size=2][color=Navy], Sakura likes to dress in a variety of things. Usually she wears a button-up shirt of any colour and[/color][/size][size=2][color=Navy] a colour of cargo pants that goes well with the shirt. Though she does where other tops, other pants, skirts and dresses. [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Personality: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Sakura is a kind and caring person that loves having friends, but that's all she has, friends, not [i]good [/i]friends, or [i]best [/i]friends, just friends. She has been hurt in the past, and as a result, hasn't learned to trust herself to others again. None of her friends know, because after the incident, she bottled everything up. Her closest friends are her family, especially Takao. Sakura's a smart person, and enjoys logical puzzles because she's a fast thinker and likes solving things. She also enjoys things like playing the flute, practising martial arts and doing gymnastics, but her true passion is art. In her free time she enjoys painting and grawing/sketching, she's very skilled and her art is always fantastic. Her inspirtaion is what's around her, how she feels or something that happened. [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Bio: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Sakura was born and raised in the busy city of Tokyo. She's the oldest of three, having a twin brother, younger by minutes; Takao, in the middle, and the youngest at 18, Kira, her sister. They get along quite well, she's closest to her twin brother because of their bond. Her family was middle class, nothing special. Both of her parents ran a store together as their own business and they worked hard to support the family, though each of them all tried to help by working themselves. Sakura is an art teacher, Takao's a doctor, and Kira helps at the store. Sakura has a pretty vivd social life, going out and partying with her friends, but she hasn't had a relationship with a guy since the'incident' that none of her friends knew about. When she was in her last year of High School, her long time crush asked her out and they dated for a long time. Sakura threw a party at her house one night, and she couldn't find her boyfriend and went to her room. It was there she saw him raping her bestfriend on her bed. He saw her and just grinned evilly. Sakura had that memory burned into her mind forever and was horrified as he finished and left. A few days later, she found out that her friend had committed suicide since she couldn't take it. Sakura closed herself off, she had lost her bestfriend, because her [i]boyfriend [/i]had raped her and she couldn't take the pressure and knowledge of what had happened. She didn't want to let anyone other than her family into her emotions because she was afraid, she wouldn't be able to take losing another close friend, or boyfriend. No one knew the cause of her friend's suicide, most guessed drugs and depression, only she and her ex-boyfriend knew. [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Greatest Desire: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]To learn to trust others again and to truly be loved and cherished by someone other than her family. [/color][/size][b][size=2][color=Navy] Greatest Fear: [/color][/size][/b][size=2][color=Navy]Being hurt (emotionally/physically) and/or used by someone she trusts and/or loves. [/color][/size]

[color=Navy]Katchya was sitting up on the roof when she heard a loud commotion going on below in the building. She frowned and reluctantly pulled herself from the cool breezes and slipped through the open window into the main hall. She looked around, everyone was whispering and rushing around. As someone ran past her, she grabbed them by the arm and forcefully hauled them in front of her. [b]"What's going on?!" [/b]Kat demanded. [b]"Ghosty has said that we'll be travelling to Australia tonight. People are doubtful since it's Dusk already. One of the others voiced their objections and she decapitated him." [/b]the younger male reported, using the name that disrespectful members used for Aura. Kat glared at him and flung him away, turning on her heel and heading toward Angel's quarters, her trench coat swished around her. Katchya entered loudly as Aura had before. She saw Angel standing around and she frowned. [b]"Why are we going to Australia?" [/b]she questioned, closing the door and joining him. [b]"It's Kraven, he's in Australia and he's looking for something." [/b]Angel informed. Katchya sighed heavily and tapped her foot. [b]"Is he after something in the Dark Library?" "We don't know, but we have to stop him before he finds whatever it is he's searching for." [/b]Angel answered. [b]"The other members of the clan are all doubtful. Though I think everyone has been alerted of our trip to Australia. The main hall was swarming with rumours." [/b]Katchya told them. [b]"News travels fast around here." "I'm back onto the roof, see if there's anything on the wind. Call if you need me. Can I take an exit from your window?" [/b]she asked, indicating at his large double windows. Angel nodded and Katchya walked over to them and flung them open widely. A large wind whirled around her, making her hair and trench fly around her. She put her hands on the upper window sill and swung out the window and pulled herself up so she flipped onto the roof. Kat walked up to the highest point of the roofs and listened as the wind rushed around her, each bringing word from a different part of the world. She heard a few other conversations and her eyebrows furrowed. She ran down the roof and back into Angel's window.[b] "Angel, the other clans. They're headed for Australia too, like us." [/b]Kat reported. [b]"Alright, go get ready, we'll leave soon." [/b]Angel said. Kat looked at him for a few seconds, then nodded and walked away. [/color]

[b]OOC: [/b]Welcome back, Kairi ^__^ I don't usually like playing Males but I feel like trying it again. Let me know for any changes. [b]EDIT: [/b]Completed the Still Life. May edit it though. [b] [font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Name: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Noah Valentine [/size][/color][/font][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Age: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]24 [/size][/color][/font][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Sex: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Male [/size][/color][/font][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Trade: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Alchemist [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Noah does Alchemy like how Edward Elric does in FMA, exactly the same. So he doesn't do the whole potion mixing thing, just claps and extends his hands and whatever he wants happens. He knows how to use weapons, so he will often alchemise a weapon and use it. [/size][/color][/font][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Appearance: [/size][/color][/font][/b][color=Black][url="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3776/christian7ou.jpg"][font=Verdana][size=2]Noah[/size][/font][/url][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2], except his shirt's black[/size][/color][/font] [/color][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Personality: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Noah is quite guarded, but if you gain his friendship, you'll be sure to have someone that will always be there to help, comfort and protect you. He treasures his relationships and respects everyone for their own way of thinking and what they do, he is willing to give his life for anyone he's close to without second thought. He's usually happy and enthusiatic, but sometimes he gets a little down. Noah knows when to be serious and when to clown around. Noah's ultimate goal is to rid the world of bandits. [/size][/color][/font][b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2] Still Life: [/size][/color][/font][/b][font=Verdana][color=Navy][size=2]Noah cowered fearfully in a corner, he was hidden inside of a cupboard and he could see everything that was happening through the gap of the door. His greyish blue eyes were wide as he saw what happened. Bandits had come through the village and were terrorising houses. His parents had heard about it and right before the bandits came into the house, they hid him in a cupboard and armed themselves. Noah's mother used a glaive, and his father wielded a broadsword. The two of them managed to kill a couple of them, but there were so many, they didn't stand a chance. Noah watched helplessly as they were run through by spears and they collapsed to the ground, their eyes wide and lifeless, staring at him. Noah was crying but he tried to be quiet or he would be found and killed, and his parents would have died without meaning. The group of bandits raided the house, they weren't able to get to Noah because he had used what little alchemy skills he had to block the door from opening. The group left, but set the house alight. Noah quickly got himself out and ran out of the house. The village was quiet, all of the villagers had been killed, and the flames were reflected in his innocent eyes. The tears rolled down his face as he turned his back on the village and fled. He was only 8. [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Navy][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Navy][/color][/font]

[center][b][color=Navy][size=3]If Only She Knew... [/size][/color][/b] [left][color=Navy]Sakura took deep breaths, she stood in front of the large gates of a large mansion, she clenched and unclenched her hands nervously. She wasn't entirely sure if she wanted to go through with this. Then she made her decision, this was her only chance to find out about him. Sakura rubbed her sweaty palms on her pants and pressed the buzzer on the panel beside the gates. [b]"Whatdya want." [/b]a gruff voice asked her. Sakura looked at the security camera, it was pointed right at her. [b]"I'd like to speak with Mr. Takeo Ishida." [/b]Sakura said clearly into the speaker, pressing down the button. [b]"You think you can just talk to him. Psh, go home, kid." [/b]he told her. [b]"Hey! Just tell him the name 'Hiwatari'. He should let me in." [/b]she was getting irritated, if it came down to it, should would sneak in. [b]"Fine, hold on." [/b] Sakura crossed her arms across her chest and tapped her foot impatiently. She couldn't stay out too late, or her mother would get home and find out she wasn't home. The speaker crackled back to life. [b]"Come through." [/b]he said. There was a buzz and the gate clicked open. Sakura pushed it and walked through, closing it behind her. She walked up the long path to the mansion, taking in the statues, highlighted through the darkness of the night by lights that shone upon them. Sakura approached the front door, there was a large burly guard standing there that opened the door for her with a frown on his face. She slipped through, thanking him quietly. There was another guard waiting for her inside the door who led her to where Takeo was. When she entered the room, she was disgusted at the sight. The door closed behind her and she looked upon the man who was her father, being surrounded by at least ten women who were all giggling and hanging off him. He laughed loudly at something one of the women said and looked at Sakura who was still wearing a disgusted face, noticing her for the first time. [b]"Who are you?" [/b]he asked, looking down on her. [b]"Sakura, Sakura Hiwatari." [/b]she said clearly, keeping her eyes on his face. He stopped what he was doing and held up a well jewelled hand to stop the ladies. She glared at him and he picked up a grape from a bowl, putting it in her mouth. [b]"So, why should I mean something to you?" [/b]he asked. [b]"You know perfectly why! I am the daughter of Sora Hiwatari, conceived with the help of [i]your [/i]sperm!" [/b]Sakura shouted, she couldn't believe this man, acting like he didn't know who she was. It was evident from his facial expression that he did [i]indeed [/i]know as he blanched slightly. [b]"Why, that's absurd! I know no one of the name!" [/b]Takeo said indignantly. Sakura was shaking with fury. [b]"Bull****! Why else would you have allowed me entrance when I gave you the name Hiwatari?!" "Because you're just another girl that wants a piece of the wealthy, Takeo Ishida!" [/b]he announced. [b]"Liar! Why do you pay child support then? Huh?! Answer me!" [/b]she roared, charging toward him. [b]"GUARDS!!" [/b]he yelled. Immediately, four burly men rushed into the room and grabbed her before she could hit him. Sakura kicked and yelled obscinities at the man that had donated his DNA to her body structure. [b]"Remove her." [/b]he ordered. [b]"Yes, sir." [/b]they replied in unison. As Sakura was dragged from the room, she heard the voice of one of the women pleading with Takeo to reconsider. There was a sound of a slap, and a yelp and shouting. Sakura stopped fighting angrily and was thrown out into the street. It was raining and she had been tossed into a puddle. She got up and stared at the mansion, turning her back on it and walking back home, taking her time. Sakura was walking through an area when she heard a woman's cry. She whirled and heard it from a dark alley. She ran forward and turned the corners. She saw a man ending a brutal rape and he whipped out a gun. The woman was bleeding and crying, she saw the pistol and begged for mercy. The man aimed and there was an echo of a gunshot through the alley. Sakura was frozen in place and watched as the man did up his pants. He noticed her and smirked, she recognised him, he was one of Takeo's guards. He tucked the gun away and disappeared into the darkness. When he was gone, Sakura ran forward and looked at her, it was that woman that had tried to defend her. For punishment for trying to defy him, Takeo had most likely ordered for her to be disposed of. Perhaps not raped, but murdered at least. Sakura was sad and started to cry for the loss of the woman, it was her fault that the woman had been killed, she had tried to help her. The sky continued to cry its raindrops, disguising her tears. Sakura left the body, finding a handkerchief from her pocket and laying it over her face. She gave a prayer for the deceased woman and continued home. She arrived home and quickly took a shower and changed, washing her clothes before her mother got home. When she hung her clothes, she was tired and emotionally worn out. Sakura got into bed and silently cried herself to sleep. Sora got home and checked on Sakura, seeing her sleeping quietly, she shut the door. [b]"Poor girl, she must be worn out from doing homework." [/b]Sora commented. If only she knew... [/color][/left] [/center]