Katana

"Rice lumps"...feel the love...-___-; ----------------------------------------------------------- "Tight ass?" Katana asked to the newly captured Kit, bound with rope that had come from nowhere (it's the magic of RPing), and being carefully watched by herself, Kurumi, and Yuka. Kit struggled against the bonds. "Isn't this inhumane?" he questioned, ignoring Katana's eariler comment. "Maybe in 2004," said Yuka through a grin. "But not in the Meiji Era, neh? And even if it is, what's gonna happen?" Kit sweatdropped. "Do you really wanna go to jail in the Meiji?" "If they even tried," Kurumi started, "They wouldn't get very far. I mean, remember last time?" "Yeah, we hacked up half a dozen police dudes," said Katana, looking at the ceiling with a smile on her face. "That was fun." "It was unnessicary bloodshed, that it was." Kenshin strolled into the room, carrying what looked to be bandages. "It was very hard to explain to the police chief what had happened." "Yeah, who would've believed that 'wittle kiddies' like us could chop up policeswordsman?" Yuka asked, her voice tinged with mockingness. Kenshin sighed. "You were all given great abilities and inhuman powers. You should learn to use them wisely, not the way you use them now, that you should." Kenshin was, obviously, referring to the statue Kit had made, the painful back Kurumi had given Kit, and just the general way the kids used their powers. "With great power comes great responsibility," said Yuka, beaming. "Go Spiderman!" Katana, Kurumi, and Kit sweatdropped while Kenshin looked oddly at Yuka. Knowing better than what to ask what Spiderman was, he ignored her and continued. "Maybe you should all get jobs; it might teach you some responsibility." "I highly doubt it'll work on these three," said Kit through clenched teeth. He would rather be selling fish than be bound up by these three wackos. "Working that fish stand with Kurumi was bad enough." "The Akabeko took Yuki," Kurumi admitted. "So maybe they'll take us." "Highly doubt it," Katana remarked. "We could be [i]entertainers[/i], but there's no way in hell I'm wearing a dress like that." Kenshin sweatdropped and grinned. "Well, Kit, Miss Megumi gave me these bandages to give to you. She said something like it would be safer for me to come in here than her." With that, he strolled back out. It took a few moments for Kit to realize what had happend. "KENSHIIIIIN!" he cried out in exasperation. "YOU MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING ME HERE WITH THESE NUTS?"

[QUOTE=Conna_da_fox][size=1][color=darkblue] Wow, that gets confusing with all the K names. XD Sorry Kit, had to hurt someone. :P Where's Yuka? *scratches head*[/color][/size][/QUOTE] *thinks* Yuka hasn't been active for over a month, so I'm gonna try and AIM her. The K names: Katana, Kit, Kaz, Kurumi. If it ain't K, it's Y: Yuka and Yuki. Thank God for Amaya. ^^; ------------------------------------ Katana finally mangaed to pull herself away from Sanouske and headed for the front door. She heard Kit screeching from the pain in his back and grinned sheepishly. Once outside, Katana nearly missed the rubbled pile of earth that was supposed to be the statue Kit had made. It was missing huge chunks here and there, but when she (vaguely) identified herself, she blasted a a jet of water at it, making it crumble back into the ground. "STUPID FRESHMAN!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, making her throat hurt. "Man, they didn't have cough drops in the Meiji Era, did they?" Katana wandered around the yard aimlessly, kicking up clods of mud here and there from Kit's former statue. There was a sudden [i]poof[/i] and Kaz appeared in front of her. "Hey Kat," he said in a slightly hollowed voice, glancing over her shoulder at the mud slop. "Was it you that destroyed Kit's [i]beautiful[/i] creation?" he said sarcasticly. "No, Spiderman did it." "Really? Ah, well, later!" Another poof, and Kaz vanished. "He's really stupid," Katana muttered under breath, slipping out from the Dojo gate and walking to the market area in hopes of finding Kenshin and Yuki. "You there, girl! Stop!" Katana sighed and turned around, facing a policeman. "You are violating the swords act! Lay down your weapons at once!" "But sir, I didn't [i]choose[/i] to have these weapons," Katana replied in a poinsoned sweet tone. The policeman was taken aback. "[i]Excuse me?[/i]" "I didn't choose to have these weapons," she replied slowly. "It's not my fault I come from the future and -" "Stop," the man said, holding up his hand. "I have heard of this nonsense from the residents of the Kamiya dojo, who claim that seven mysterious children from the future landed in the city of Kyoto two months ago." "They're right, ya know," Katana said, fingering her sword hilt. She didn't plan on drawing it, maybe scaring the daylights out of the man, but not killing him. "There's seven of us - two boys and five girls - we come from the future, over one hundred years from now." This was getting more and more entertaining by the second. "You are speaking complete fiction! Nothing like that could ever happen - wait! Where do you think you're going?" "I'm going shopping old man," Katana replied, burshing a loose strand of hair from her face. "You can stop me, and you could even seize my weapons, but that's not going to stop me, ya know." "What are you talking about?" "So the Kenshin-gumi didn't mention this, huh? Well..." Katana concentrated mildly, and a gush of water emerged from her open palm. "Powers are nifty, you know," she added, walking away casually as the policeman gawked between the puddle and Katana.

First off, I have never heard of a type of restaurant like that. I completely understand not wanting to have younger kids there, but what about your level of maturity? I'm only 12, and I'm really mature compared to most people in my age group/grade. Many people want a family restaurant to go and eat with the family. There are plently of restaurants to go to if you don't want to bring kids, those being the really fancy, nice ones where they serve wine at $100 dollars a bottle. ...Just ignore that. It's kinda not fair for the kids my age who are really mature and know when to stop acting like a four-year-old and be sensibe. If you ask me, that restaurnat's probably not going to do too well if they only allow people 25 and up in it.

[quote name='Black Moon]Oh, I just thought of one that really botherd me. Aplications, resumes, ISAT, ect. Anything you have to fill out information. They ask you your race. Why [I]is[/I] that? I have half a mind to write in the "other" spot and put: Human. What does my skin color, or where I come from matter when I want a job? THat gets on my VERY last nerve. I have some "black" friends, although, I never look at them that way, and I know if I'm applying for something and she's applying for the same thing (let's say a job) and she has more qualifications, what am I supposed to think if I get the job, is it because of the fact that my skin is white? [B']Does this bother anyone else?![/B][/quote] I know exactly what you mean. This past year, I was tempted to write "Demon" on it or something, or leave some funky drawing on my answer sheet. However, there is a reason for that. The testing dudes wanna know your race to make sure that one doesn't have an advantage over others. This mainly partakes to religion, but I think there are others. Anyways... [b]Hippocrites:[/b] You know, those people that tell you not to do something when they do it themselves. [b]Online Lingo:[/b] I'm probably one of the very few people on this earth that don't use it. Really, you can't judge by the OB - you really need to chat though an AIM session, where you usually have to type quickly to talk to the other person before they leave. In that sorta situation, I have the advantage because I can type fast, but not using online lingo. I'm a fast typer, a good writer (heck, I'm only 12 - would you have guess that by reading my post?), and have a pet peeve of online chatting! ^^; Most of the time, I have no clue what a person says to me in online lingo. I once tried to type that way and found it extremely difficult. TEST! any1 anyone /TEST! I found it much easier just to type out the full thing. And it looks neater. Okay, going way back to the first page - To the person that said Muslims make up "6 point billion" of the population must not really know their figures. [b]There are a little more than 6 billion people in the world.[/b] Of course, that was the last time I checked, which was about three years ago, so it's a little out of date. Which reminds me... [b]People Who Don't Know Their Facts:[/b] They go up there and prech to you while having no damn clue what they're talking about. ...I'm gonna leave now...

[QUOTE=PiroMunkie][size=1] I am flattered you think I am God, lol. However, that old man in the animation is a representation of myself. If you saw the Anti-DW commercial I made a little while back, the loose story behind that is explained.[/size][/QUOTE] ...I think I'm going braindead. -.- I saw that commercial just a few days ago, and laughed pretty hard. ^^ But you seriously have to admit, it looks like the shape of God! I mean, old man, flowing robes...yes, you get the idea. I didn't quite think you'd go on screen and gasp about a prophecy coming true. That just seems more...God-ish. Anyways, this is the result of the past twenty minutes: PiroMunkie's poster in the form of a banner. ^^; It was going to be original, but...er, it didn't. *sweatdrop* Note to Self: Must create original anti-DW banner. PM's is cool, but...must - create - original!

*to Kaz* Boards are gone. No more. Sorry. -___- WHERE'S YUKA? *scans around franticlly* Kurumi's gone, so we're gonna have to keep this going! C'mon guys! -------------------------------------------- Katana tried in vain to cover a yawn as she almost slammed the back door to the dojo clsoed. She scuffle along the familar hallway from the anime and turned into the kitchen, where Kaoru was trying to make breakfast. "Hey," Katana said in a stale voice, shuffling into the kitchen. "Want some help?" Kaoru looked up from peeling a potato, her eyes narrow. "Why?" "Well, I need to kill time. And I want to prove to the gang I can cook." Kaoru sighed. "Whatever. Go over there and make the riceballs, okay?" "Yeah, sure," Katana muttered, looking over at the ingredients at her disposle. "Well, the rice is good. The seaweed is nice and fresh...ooh! Yes, this is great!" And she worked, her hands flying like mad. "Yay! Breakfast!" Yuka cried out, stumbling into the eating room and plopping down onto a pillow with an 'oomph'. "The food looks...deformed," Kaz murmured rather loudly. "Did Kaoru and Yuki team up again?" "SHUT UP!" Yuki and Kaoru yelled together, each slamming a fist onto Kaz's head. "For your information, I was asleep until ten minutes ago, so I couldn't have made breakfast!" Yuki said hotly, picking up a rather demented riceball and pouring herself some cold green tea. The others followed suit (with the exception of Kaz, knocked out on the floor and missing some teeth), chattering on about the present and Meiji eras, discussing their differences, and Yuka claiming she had flooded the girls bathroom at school by misusing her powers. "If anything, [i]I[/i] would be the most likely to do that," Katana said, stuffing another riceball into her mouth. "I mean, I can use water powers and flood stuff. Or maybe Amaya, she could've blown sommin' up." Kit snatched up the last riceball and scarfed it down. "Well, whoever made the riceballs is pretty good. Thanks Kenshin." Kenshin looked at Kit, curiosity scripted onto his face. "Oro? I didn't make the food this morning. I was out doing laundry." "But then...who..." His eyes scanned the group, all staring at him. "Katana was in the kitchen with me," Kaoru said finally. "Katana can't cook," said Kaz, who had just recovered. "KARATE CHOP!" Katana screeched, pounding Kaz relentlessly in the head. "And...she made the riceballs." Sanouske spit out his tea. "WHAT? What do you mean? Everyone knows that the only person that can cook in this place is Kenshin!" "Hehe, I did," said Katana smally, a grin creeping onto her face. "So there! NYA NYA NYA! I PROVED SANOUSKE WRONG! *gasp* SANO!" She suddenly vaulted over the table and straight into him. "SANOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" ---------------------- That's the fangirl in me. ^^ And, uh, since when were we in Kyoto? o_O Doesn't the RK gang reside in Tokyo?

I've always been on the opposite side of Dragon Warrior, but this one takes the cake. (Mmm...cake...oops, back to post.) I didn't see the entire animation, because it was taking about an eternity and a half to play. -.-; My favorite part was when "God" came up onto the thing and said something about the three threads aligning. The best thing, though, is on the poster: "Revenge is a dish best served with ramen". That's going in my sig right now. ^^ *thinking* Maybe I should make an anti-DW thingie...like what all of his "fans" have...*grins evilly and goes on an insane rampage* ...*cough*...

[QUOTE=James][color=#707875]Most RPGs -- probably a good 95% of them -- never actually "finish". Nobody writes what could be considered a [i]final post[/i] in the story. And I personally think that this is due in part to the dynamic nature of RPGs. When one story arc finishes, the next begins. And, more often than not, there are multiple side stories going on all at once. [/color][/QUOTE] You forgot to mention that most RPGs just die. People don't post in them anymore, expecting other people to, and it withers away because people are waiting for others to, persay, pick up the slack. I'm not quite sure which RPG control-level I prefer, because I have never been in one where the creator is in (almost) complete control (don't get me the wrong way, I'm just saying words that sorta describe the Kill Adam way, or at least what it said to me). In fact, the only RPG I've been in that's actually finished was Rurouni Kenshin: River of Time. That's a pretty good example of an RP going through tons of stages. There was an uneasy stage for the first three pages or so, then it got more entertaining, and then we had about three pages of climax, leading up to the "big boss level". There were some questioning posts here and there *coughs loudly*, but the rest of the posters managed to squeeze out the good stuff. ^^; RK is also a good example of a sorta freelance RPG. Sure, there was the basic plotline, but just how we made it from point A to point B was entirely in the air, and the creativity of my fellow time-travlers really shined brightly. After the "boss" fight, there was another story arc for about six pages before it ended with us going home. Conna_da_fox made the last post, and though it may not be considered a closer, it definetly wrapped up what the rest of us wanted. As of now, I have to say I liked the freelance option. It's a good way to show creativity and prove to others that you can be a good RPer. ^^

Alright! So, where are the boys? ^^ ------------------------------------- Katana started clicking her chopsticks together. Yuka followed, and soon, the two were clicking their sticks to "La Cookaracha". Kenshin was cleaning up the mess made by Kurumi and Kaz, staring hard at the hole in the wall. "Guess we should get to bed," Amaya said suddenly, sitffling a yawn. "NO WAY!" Yuka shouted at once, dropping her chopsticks. "I WANNA ROAST MARSHAMALLOWS! WE WERE SENT HERE BEFORE I COULD!!!" The six kids sweatdropped as Yuka starting banging the table in a chant. "I want s'mores! I want s'mores!" "S'mores?" Yahiko asked curiously, peeling his eyes away from Yuka. "Yeah, they're really good," Kurumi said, staring into space. "It's like a sammich. There's a graham cracker, chocolate, marshamallows, chocolate, and another graham cracker." She licked her lips and sighed. "What a great, sugary treat." "You know, one day we should just sit down and go over stuff from our era," said Katana with a sigh. "No thanks," Yahiko replied, huffing. "Having you guys here is bad enough." "We should all go to bed, that we should," said Kenshin, smiling cheerfully. "The rooms are still the same as last time, that they are." "YAYYYYY!!!" Kurumi, Yuka, and Katana cried happily, running out of the room and thumping down the hallway. The rest sweatdropped and followed. "...and then, attached to the needles are these tubes with filled with vaccines and stuff, and some are even used to suck out your blood!" "Oh my..." ----------------------------------- Main Points of This Post: -Kurumi explains s'mores -Yuki explains shots and drawing blood (sorta)

Sequel to the uberly popular RPG, "Rurouni Kenshin: River of Time" (Permission to start this thread without being in Recutiment granted by terra. THANKIE TERRA!) For a brisk reminder of the characters, go [URL=http://otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=34946&highlight=Rurouni+Kenshin%3A+River+Time]here[/URL] ------------------------------------- It was two months after the seven kids, Katana, Yuka, Kurumi, Yuki, Amaya, Kit, and Kaz, had been transported back from the Meiji Era. Ever since then, they had been talking on and on about their adventure with Kenshin and his friends, even though no one would believe them. (And honestly, who would?) Every two weeks or so, they'd get together and start remnicing about "the good old days," acting out their favorite parts of their journey and such. Strangely enough though, they'd always find a chance to use their powers then. Kaz poofing around, stealing food from everyone, Katana, Yuka, and Kurumi fighting with each other, so on and so forth. Then, as a sort of reunion, they decided to go camping together on the first day of summer vacation. Their parents, thinking they were all "sensible young adults," allowed them to go unsupervised. "You guys are goin' off to high school," Katana said sadly to Kurumi, Kit, Kaz, and Amaya on the ride there. "Yes," Kit started, "It'll be nice to get away from you three-" His eyes briefly scanned Yuka, Katana, and Yuki. "-I MEAN, we'll miss you guys!" Yuki and Katana scowled while Yuka, who had intended to punch Kit, was now gagging from being restrained by the seatbelt. The first night, after Amaya had lit the campfire, the group had felt some strange yet fairly familiar feeling. They had all been sent into a dark void, and as they looked around in the void, they saw their clothes changing. Before they could figure out what was going on, the seven fell onto the ground, in a strange and very familiar area. As they looked around their new surroundings, they heard welcoming voices. "Kit? Kaz? Amaya? Yuka? Yuki? Katana? Kurumi?" "Oh my God, is it really you guys?" "Great...their back..." That last voice rilled up Yuka. "You better shut up Yahiko! Or I'll....wait a second! Hold the phone! If thats Yahiko, Kenshin, and Kaoru, and we're all in our Meiji Era clothes...then we must be..." She said. A voice from the kids called out to her. "No duh, Kimono Girl!" They said. Yuka growled but made no response. As the two groups started speaking, yet another familiar occurance occured. Yuka winced in pain as she was stabbed by a dagger in her arm. Looking around and seeing nobody there, she yelled into the sky. "Yeah! Thats real original Dagger-Dude, or Annocite, or whatever the hell your name is!" She yelled, shaking her fist. The others sighed. "We have to fight this dude again...? Can't we just hang out here once without being threatened by him? Man this sucks..." Kaz sighed. Suddenly, a rustle in the bushes anda man clad in black signaled that their enemy had shown himself. Just as the group stood up, the figure vanished. "Aconite I am not. I am his teacher, and I shall not let his death go unpunished. You seven shall fight me soon, and I am stronger than he by many." His voice said from nowhere. Yuki laughed. "Yeah, but your grammer skills are less than perfect. You talk like friggen Yoda." She said. The others, except Kaoru, Kenshin and Yahiko, burst out laughing. "Who's...Yoda?" Yahiko asked quietly.

Nyx narrowed her eyes slightly. Why was this man acting so...[i]strange[/i]? He was acting like he had known Alatariel personally, like a... "Boyfriend!" she shouted outloud. Sevotharte, Alatariel, and Khavi looked at her oddly, have no idea what she meant. "'scuse me?" Khavi asked curiously. "Well, Alatariel - she...she doesn't - well, I..." "Nyx, spill it," Alatariel said, trying to keep her temper down. Sometimes, her best friend was just so stupid. "Alright, just trying to save you some pain. Well, Alatariel doesn't like to chat about her past, dunno why, she just doesn't. Well, what if you were his girlfriend for a bit? You're not exactly a spring chicken, you know." Alatariel sweatdropped at her friend. "You're young, Nyx. You wouldn't quite understand how it feels to have lived as long as I." "It's not my fault your an old hag!" Nyx replied hotly. Alatariel whacked Nyx relentlessly. "I'M NOT AN OLD HAG! I'm old in age but not in looks. Seriously, how old do I look?" She aimed the question mainly at Khavi. "I'd say 17 or so..." "See?" she said, turning back to Nyx. "When I'm really - forget it." Alatariel sighed and turned back to Sevotharte. "My apologies..." "It's alright," Sevotharte replied softly, standing up. He turned to the other two girls. "If I may ask, dear ladies -" Nyx tried her best to surpress her laughter. "-I would like to know who you are." "Khavi," Khavi replied smoothly, bowing her head slightly. "Vampire." "Nyx," Nyx responded, bowing her head stiffly. "Weretiger." ------------------------------- OOC: Yes...I don't like being cold, but sometimes I just have to do it...I'm also trying to revive the whole "comedy" aspect of this... Oh, and the attachment is a drawing of Nyx I made about two weeks ago, when WoD was still in Recruitment. Errr...ignore the whole "etchy skin" thingie...damn .jpg..*walks off muttering something*

CineManga is just another way America is trying to wiggle into the manga market. The idea [i]seems[/i] cool, but when I saw these at the bookstore, I was rather disturbed when I saw not only Inuyasha in this format (it's not bad, but the manga is better, and cheaper), but Lizzie McGuire, Jackie Chan Adventures, and SpongeBob. Um...Tokyopop, isn't manga supposed to be drawn? o_O *Is still disturbed by seeing Lizzie McGuire with Tokyopop's label on it*

Kahvi's head suddenly snapped to face another direction. Her ears seemed to be twitching slightly, and her eyes appeared to be glowing. Nyx sniffed the air, hoping she didn't look too stupid in front of her new ally. The scent of blood, greed, and terror poked her sharply in the nose. "There's trouble!" Kahvi and Nyx shouted together at Alatariel, who stood frozen on the spot. She thought they were about to attack her. "Where?" Alatariel asked quickly, clenching her fists. If they were going to fight, she wasn't sure how long she'd stay solid. "Just out of the forest. About a mile or so," Nyx replied, her eyes glowing and seemingly becoming more ferocious. Kahvi spat on the ground. "It's Damien's scum again." Alatariel narrowed her eyes. "Really? Let's go pay them a visit, shall we?" The vampire and weretiger nodded, and dashed off towards the village with the shadow-walker behind them. "I'm already DEAD! And I swear to all the innocent you've hurted and killed, I'm gonna kill you all including your king!" A hard male voice proclaimed the sentence, making it echo for about five miles. The three girls heard this while only six meters away from the village. Nyx gripped the swinging orb tightly. "I'm...gonna have some...fun," she said in-between breaths. Alatariel nodded, but Kahvi kept silent, having no idea what the girl was talking about. There was a blinding haze of cerulean light as Nyx gripped the necklace tighter. Her breaths became longer and more stressed as her body morphed into its alter form. "Nyx, as a Weretiger..." Alatariel explained to Kahvi through the haze, "...can change into a tiger whenever she pleases." Kahvi raised her eyebrows in understanding. "Ah-ha..." The color disappeared, and out from Nyx's spot streaked a lean but muscular orange tiger. Her eyes were still the engulfing yellow, and the tiger stripe across Nyx's left eye was also there. It served as a reminder of who she really was.

Nyx slowly drifted off to sleep. Her mind was still on the thief - Vivek - as she had introduced herself as. A grin slowly crept up her fae as she heard Alatariel and an unkown voice talk and laugh about something. This made her bolt upright. "An unknown voice...oh, that isn't suspicious at all, isn't it?" she muttered to herself before vaulting off of the tree branch. One thing was different, and that was the fact that she couldn't see through her friend anymore. "Hey! You're solid!" Nyx attempted to put her hand on Alatariel's shoulder, expecting it to sink right through. However, it hit solid flesh, even if that flesh was a little chilly. "Blech, shadow creatures are kinda cold..." "No. I'm just not used to being solid. It just hasn't warmed up yet." Nyx rolled her eyes. "I'm sure, Alatariel. By the way, who is this?" She pointed at Kahvi, cocking an eyebrow at the girl's fangs. (Girl's as in female...you know...) "Kahvi. ...Vampie." She was about to say the half part, but decided against it. "And you are...?" "Nyx. Weretiger." She stuck out a hand, which Kahvi took and shook. (Hey, that rhymes! *gets hit by Aiyanna* Okay, back to post...) [i]Bleh...kinda chilly...Vampires are night creautres though, so what should I expect? Oh well, they are kinda cool...[/i] Alatariel nudged Nyx. "If you hadn't noticed, that thief - er, Vivek - left us again." "Don't blame her. Not like we have anything worth stealing." "That's not the point!" Alatariel shouted, taking this opportunity to finally hit Nyx. "We need her! She's useful!" "Ow! Sheesh. Okay, okay, whatever! Let's just wait until the morning. Then we'll look for her." Kahvi looked on as the two kept bickering, a look of bewilderment being written to her face. "You two wouldn't be related by any chance, would you?" she finally asked, pointing at them. "No..."

Nyx opened her eyes. An owl hooted softly. She gazed upwards at the moon. [i]Good,[/i] she thought to herself. [i]It's still the full. At least it won't happen for half a month...[/i] She unconsciously fingered the orb at her neck. It brought a cool, peaceful sense to her body, something she hadn't felt naturally in a long time. "Nyx," Alatariel's voice said. Nyx turned to gaze in the direction of her friend. "Yeah? What?" "Vivek's gone." "Obviously." "I would slap you if I could." "Then become solid and do." "I don't wanna." "So you really don't wanna slap me?" "How about you shut up and listen to what I have to say?" Nyx grinned, but it suddenly faded. She always tried to be nice to Alatariel, her first real friend...and only friend. Vivek's footsteps could be heard thumping through the grass. Nyx and Alatariel quickly made it so that they looked asleep. "They probably don't have anything on them...Still, it's worth a try." The next thing Nyx knew, a hand had slipped it's way into one of her pocket. It glided its hand around, making it feel like nothing but coins were in her pockets. "Meh. She has nothing good in here...Hey...what's this?" Vivek's voice seemed to be closer to Nyx's head. "Nice necklace...don't mind if I-" "Don't even think about it." Within an instant, Nyx had shot her hand onto Vivek's outstretched wrist. She shot open her eyes. "Yeah, it's a nice necklace, but it's [i]mine[/i]. It would serve no real use to you. And trust me, even if you had gotten it off, you'd be dead by now." She stood up. "If you want anything, [i]ask[/i] first. You can't touch her, so you can't take anything from the Shadows. If you'll excuse me, I'll be up in the tree." With that, Nyx lept into the giant oak tree and shifted into her eariler position. "G'night!"

For a quick review... [list] Katana - Nyx Kamiloia - Weretiger - 15 (Female) Aiyanna - Alatariel Aran - Shadow-walker - appears 17 (Female) Arunue Shekamari - Vivek Mitx - Vampiric Demon - 3,026; appears youg-adult (Female) Candle Jack - Lord Henry Talbot - Elf - 32 (Male) Delirium - Kahvi ?Silvertongue? Adder - 1/2 Vampire, 1/2 Human - 2,345; appears young-adult (Female) Kieko - Virginia 'Vinny' Henrickson - Elf - 57; appears 14 (Female) Hayashi Hansuke - "Grimface" - 1/2 Zomibe, 1/2 Human - 3,000? (Male) [/list] --------------------------------------------- Nyx tossed a stone in the air. He reclined position on an old oak tree didn't exactly help her in the process of catching it. The stone fell to the ground, making a soft rustling noise against the lush green grass. She slapped a mosquito trying to take a bite from her. A sigh escaped from her body as Nyx looked up at the sky. She could see bits and pieces of it through the bright leaves overhead. She became lost in the color, and more so, in the peacefulness of the moment. Someone's humming brought her back to reality. Nyx swiftly stood up, her swords thumping against her body in the movement. There below her was a girl, but by the way she was draped in black, you could've easily mistook her for a shadow. Well, she was one, in a sense, but... "Alatariel! What's up?" Nyx called out. The shadow seemed to move, and bright violet pupils suddenly appeared, sending chills up the girl's spine. "Oh...Nyx. Hello. I was looking for you...I guess." "You...guess?" "Well, yeah. I just decided to go to the woods, and on my way I decided to look for you." "Oh, so you didn't intend to look for me in the first place, huh?" "...Will you just shut up and come down?" Nyx grinned and lept from the branch. Her midnight-black hair streaked in the moon's color flowed behind her, her bangs whipping her forehead. "WOAH! ALATARIEL!!!" "Huh? WAH!" Nyx fell right to the ground, through her Shadow friend, with a loud [i]thump[/i]. "...There's a good reason...why people...are...solid..." "Heh, sorry." Alatariel offered Nyx a hand, which passed right through. "Oh yeah, well...you sometimes forget." Nyx muttered something and heaved herself off the ground. "Yeah, right." She then shifted her legs to that of a fighting position. "What? What is it?" Alatariel asked. Nyx had told her that her violet pupils were creepy, but what about her's? They were a golden yellow, and her pupils seemed almost slashed into it. "There's...something. Something coming." A brass horn blasted, affirming Nyx's suspicion. There was the sound of hooves beating against the ground, and in an instant, Alatariel had melted into the shadows while Nyx lept back onto the tree. "...King Damien, sir..." "...Yes, those are your orders..." "...Those [i]other creatures[/i] are causing more trouble again..." It was the King and his squad. Nyx gritted her teeth while Alatariel fought back the urge to trip one of the walking soldiers. Within moments, the squad was gone. They're presence was still there: blooming flowers had been trampeld, the grass was flattened, and Nyx had unsheathed one of her swords. "Mark my words, Damien," she growled at the squad, "Someday, I'll kill you. Someday, we'll be victorious."

*giggling* Geez, you're a hyper little monkey, aren't ya? XD Okay, I'll start this, seeing as how I don't hink anyone else will sign up...and if they do, well, we'll just have to see how far along we are...yeah... Oh, and, Aiyanna...just which picture did you use? The one of Alatariel or that fairy? Anyways...*goes off to start the RPG*

*gasp* Yes! The queen of PaintShop Pro has just swapped over to Photoshop! Alright, so it's Photoshop Elements, but it works just the same. (Hey, it's what I worked with in graphic design in school...) I'm only made two so far, but I'm still getting a hang for the program. The two things I miss the most are the pre-set gradients and the reflection effects...*sighs* Anyways, here are my first two: Fox Demon Shippo (Made for Shippou) [IMG]http://img37.exs.cx/img37/3030/FoxDemonShippo.png[/IMG] Hiei (Made this morning...) [IMG]http://img21.exs.cx/img21/3262/Hiei.png[/IMG] *to Shippou* Sorry that you were my guinea pig...-.-;;

*looks around* Okay, I'll go chat with Aiyanna as soon as I can. You know, we're gonna get busted by a mod soon, mark my words... ... *looks at the computer clock, then looks up* She's usually online late at night...it's 11:33 here. I'm surprised she's not on. Then again, she's busy with two county fair projects, and I'm calling her tomorrow for some get-together...BLAH! Okay, seven people isn't all that bad. I'm wondering if my little signature blab had anything to do with it. ^^; Anyways, I'll chat with Aiyanna ASAP! Ne hehehe! (She's thrilled to have an RPG, and one that's gotten past just us two...for refrence, check her second post...)

[quote name='ArunueShekamari']...but we only have 4 people ;-;[/quote] *shakes head vigorusly* Nope! Aiyanna's introduction post includes my character as well. This RPG is a joint project between us...I was over at her house when we started it...In fact, I came up with the introduction thingie... [COLOR=Purple]No you didn't! I came up with stuff too![/COLOR] Ah-ha, but, you see, if it wasn't for me, we would've never gotten this off the floor. Right, Cheesebridge? ^.~ [COLOR=Purple]-.-;[/COLOR]

...I have no idea why the link didn't work. Whenever I hovered over it, it said it led to the image...?_? [b]Name:[/b] Katana [b]Type:[/b] Elemental [b]Magic Type:[/b] Water [b]Picture:[/b] Attachment [b]Moves:[/b] [b]Aqua Blade -[/b] Creates a sword from elemental power. Deals 300 HP of damage, 400 to Fire types. [b]Manipulation -[/b] Confuses an opponent by a wave of her left hand. Opponent loses one turn. [b]Color:[/b] Red ...I was tempted to have Manipulation be confusing someone of my age. ^^; Ah yeah, the joys of being young and having advanced writing skills...(-.-)

This isn't applying to me, but to my friend. (EowynElf) She's trying to log on to the OB, but can't remember her password. She tells me that when she clicks on the button to e-mail the password to her, she never gets an e-mail. -Her e-mail account hasn't changed since she joined -OtakuBoards isn't on her Spam list -She uses AOL (would that have something to do with it?) Thanks a lot if you can help!

*drools* I love the banners, Shippo-kun (don't ask, I've gotten into this whole Japanese ending thingie...) I see you've gotten into this whole...er, psuedo 3D thing (I dunno what to call it!). They really awesome and make me wanna kill you for having such awesome banner-making skills. *sweatdrop* Okay, skimming through... [b]Demon Eyes Kyo -[/b] Well well, it seems you've discovered the hell-hole of the eraser tool. ^^; The image seems to be hastily cut in places, and there appears to be little blobs at the very top of the spike crevices. The background is really - no other word for it - beautiful. It's very lush and bright with a distinct shading pallet. [b]Riku -[/b] Again, really cool. Extremely simple, but has a really good edge to it. The background is awesome (I love blue!) and seems to reflect the expression of the character. [b]Kagome -[/b] I dunno...this one gives me a headache...although I do have a headache... *sweatdrop* The image on the left seems really...out of place. Her expression doesn't seem to match the mood the background is creating. The yellow seems relaxed and washed out, and the image on the right is exact portraince of that. But the one on the left...eh, doesn't seem right. Over all, it's a great comeback batch, Shippo-ku - *whacks herself for almost saying -kun*

*sighs sadly* Alright...here we go. ------------------------ Katana heaved a heavy sigh. "Alright, I suppose it's...that it's time for us to go." She choked out the last part, not wanting to leave. This era had been so much fun; excitement everywhere she went. And she had made tons of friends, not to mention gained cool powers and killed two guys. Yet, in their hearts, the middle schoolers knew the could not stay in the Meiji Era. The belonged back home, in the 21st century, with their families and studies (no matter how dreadful they were). They had been gone for what seemed like months, but had only been a couple of weeks. They were sure people were worried about them - but what if they weren't? What if they were just fragments of dust, not mattering? [i]Poof.[/i] Kaz and Kurumi appeared out of nowhere, landing on top of Kenshin. "Ooops...sorry Kenshin." Kaz quickly got up, but Kurumi didn't. She suddenly snapped out of her trance when Kaz offered her a hand. "You guys...I think it's time...we go." Yuki said the phrase so quietly, the rest had to listein hard in order to make out what she was saying. The entire group was down and depressed. They had all faced hard things in their lives that dramaticlly changed them, but this one was the one that would change them the most. "It's...time," Kurumi announced, her voice choked. "How will we get back?" Yuka asked. For once, she actually sounded serious. "Our powers. They haven't failed us before," Kit replied. The all shuffled out of Tokyo, trudging slowly as if their feet were stuck to the ground by an unkown force. It was the force of not wanting to go anywhere, to stay in that time period forever. "I think this is far enough," Kenshin said. The middle schoolers nodded and formed a circle. It went: Yuka, Katana, Yuki, Amaya, Kit, Kaz, and Kurumi, each clutching one another's hands. "Focus on your powers," Katana ordered next. "Try and find your centers, where they are held. Think of our abilites as one. We can communicate to each other. Let's do that again. To get home." They all nodded and closed their eyes, searching. Kaoru and Yahiko looked on with slightly bewildered faces while Kenshin and Sanouske gazed upon the students with stone faces. "Let's...go home!" the seven shouted together. Auras surrounded each of them - Purple for Yuka, blue around Katana, lavender surrounded Yuki, red engulfed Amaya, brown around Kit, while for Kaz, and yellow for Kurumi. The energies began to spin and combine, forming a shade of various colors. They glimmered and shone brightly, until they finally twisted together in the center of the circle, forming a temporary portal in time on the ground. "I love you Sanouske!" Katana yelled, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Bye everybody!" "Me too!" Amaya shouted, sniffling. "We'll miss you!" Kurumi cried, her eyes turning red. "See you guys!" Kit and Kaz yelled together in unison. "We'll never forget you if you never forget us!" Yuka shouted, sounding slightly humorous. "Until next time!" Yuki cried, her voice trailing off slightly. "We will never forget you, that we won't!" Kenshin said. "Farewell." "Later you weirdos!" Yahiko yelled. "If you can come back - then do!" Kaoru shouted. Sanouske waved at Katana and Amaya. "You two take care of youselves. And...love ya too." He muttered the last part, blushing furiously. The kids nodded and grinned, taking one last look at their anime-to-real-life friends before they took a step into the portal of time. The middle schoolers sat on the stone steps of Katikasha Junior High. They were dressed as they had been at the beginning. "Are...we really back?" Kit asked, investigating his clothes that seemed abnormal to him. "I...think we are," Katana replied, pinching her cheek. "Ouch. It certainly feels like it." "I can't believe that really happened," Yuka said. "I mean, they seemed so real..." "That's because they were real," Yuki said. "We weren't in our world back one hundred and thirty years or so. We were in their world, in the Meiji Era. That's why it seemed real. Because it was real. It was true." They sat on the steps in silence, until Kurumi glanced at her watch. "What the...I don't belive this!" "What?" Kaz asked. "It's only 8:10! We've only been gone for five minutes!" "Wha-what? How can that be possible?" he stuttered out. "Magic," Yuka said through a grin. "We're just that awesome."

*holds up fish* Yeah! That's the spirit! ------------------- Katana looked around and grabbed Kit's arm. "You're commin' with me!" she cried, and ran out of the shop, leaving everyone sweatdropping. "Why me? Oh God, why me?" Kit whimpered, running behind Katana with heavy legs. "Shuddap! If Kaz can't get them, then we can use good ol' powers, right?" "I...guess so - WAGHHH!" Katana had jumped over a fence, somehow with Kit still gripped tightly to her. However, he had received some unpleasant scrapes in some uncomfterble areas. "There it be! Da dojo!" Katana let go of Kit's wrist and ran inside. Kaz loomed over both Sanouske and Yuki, the two glued to the ground. Yuki was clutching Sano's shirt, shaking in fear but her jaw set firmly. She (or Sanouske for that matter) wasn't going to get a picture taken, no chance in hell. "C'mon you guys! It's a frekin' picture!" Kaz said. "Yuk...i..." Katana's voice as low as she noticed Yuki gripping Sanouske's shirt. Her eyes began to glow a furious blue, her fists were turning white, and vains were near popping in her head. "YOU LET GO OF SANOUSKE RIGHT NOW BEFORE I KILL YOU WITH SOMETHING VERY PAINFUL!!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT PAINFUL THING WILL BE, BUT IT'LL BE PAINFUL!!!!" She then roared, her teeth now large and pointy. Suddenly, a powerful streram of ice gushed from her palms. "BWAHHH!" Yuki went flying, distracting Sanouske. Kaz took the opportunity and nabbed him, then poofed away. Yuka ran to Yuki, caught her, and returned to Katana, Yuki tied up in ropes that had come from nowhere. "Let's go! Picture, here we come!" Yuka yelled cheerfully. *** "Are you guys ready? Um...why are those two tied up to poles...?" Kurumi spoke up. "One: Yes, we're ready. Two: Those two are tied up because they hate cameras. They think it'll suck out their souls." This caused everyone except Yuki and Sanouske to laugh. "And three: Hang on a sec, lemme fix my hair..." The cameraman sweatdropped, along with everyone else. The middle schoolers were dressed up like they normally were, except for the fact that they were clean (courtesy of hot baths by Amaya and Katana), as well as the Kenshin-gumi. Kaoru was forced to wear her training clothes and have her wooden sword, along with Yahiko (even though he usually carried it). "And 1...2...3-" "ANIME!" the middle schoolers yelled, making everyone around them sweatdrop. "Okay...once more!" "One...more?" Kit gulped. "We don't have the money!" he whinned. "Don't worry, it's a freebie," the cameraman replied, smiling. Kit heaved a sigh of relief as Kurumi sweatdropped. "Let's make this a good one!" Yuka shouted. "1...2...3-" "WAGH!" "AHH!" "UGLY!" "WHHEEEE!" "CHEESE!" "FISH!" "DON'T EVER MENTION FISH YUKA!" [I]*Snap!*[/I] The scene was chaos, although it could be described as: KENSHIN: On the ground, being sat on by Kurumi, with oro eyes. KAORU: Punching Yahiku in the face after he called her 'Ugly'. YAHIKO: Being punched in the face by Kaoru after calling her 'Ugly'. SANOUSKE: Crying his eyes out in panic, hoping his soul hasn't been sucked out. KATANA: Blasting a stream of water at Kaz, who had poofed and landed on top of her. KIT: Kissing Amaya. KAZ: Five feet from the ground, being blasted by a jet of water from Katana. YUKI: Crying heavily, sniffling, whimpering...etc. YUKA: Grinning mischeviously, both of her hands making bunny ears on top of Kit and Amaya. AMAYA: Kissing Kit. KURUMI: Sitting on top of Kenshin, blushing and sweatdropping.