The (Sic) Shape

William let out a loud yawn as he slowly walked on the path leading to Ermwell Inn. He ended sleeping in again, and he was still tired. He expected that everyone else was already there, but he never really worried about being late though, since he normally didn't play until there was alot of people. When William arrived he spotted Chi behind the lobby counter, and quickly said "hi" to her, who responded with a "good morning". He walked past the lobby to the bar, where he spotted Lysander and Van. "Sorry that I'm a little late," William said, now completely wide awake by the acitivity in the Inn. "Don't worry about it," Van told him, "Bryony has already set up the stage, so just relax until its time for a show. "Alright," William said, taking a seat in front of the bar.

Edited it - Done and done Name: William Arrowny Gender: Male Race: Human Age: 19 Hair Color: Black Skin Color: White Size: Tall, Skinny Clothing Style: Shirt, Vest, Pants Shoes: Boots Eye Color: Green Weapon: Throwing knifes Life Style: lives in own home Job: Musician Personality: Continuously Bored(when he's not playing), Friendly

?This is bad,? William muttered to himself when he heard the cop say that the other cop had disappeared. It was definitely a vampire. Pretty soon either him or the cop would be dead, and with backup coming, William decided to try and reason with him. He just hoped that the cop wasn?t as trigger happy as him. Slowly, he walked out of the ally and made himself visible to the cop, who now had his own shotgun pointed at him, standing behind his car. William kept walking but eventually stopped halfway, their weapons pointed at each other. ?Put your weapon down and get down on your knees with your hands up!? The cop yelled. ?Listen,? William started, ?I?ll put down my gun if you put down yours. There is someone, or something, here. It?s already got that guy and the cop, and it?ll get us too if we stay here. So how about we put away our guns and get out of here?? Just as he finished William began to see a shadow forming behind the cop. ?Get down!? William yelled as he pulled the trigger, the shells scattering, hitting the car as the cop ducked down, and the shadow was gone. William began to scan the area, trying to find that shadow. "You alright?" William asked, as the cop began to get back up.

William let out a loud yawn has he stretched out his legs in the front seat of his car beside him. He had picked up nothing interesting on his radio all day, and with still no leads whatsoever he thought it was best that he turned in for the day. Parked in a dark ally, he using his trench coat as a blanket, he took his guns from the front seat beside him and lazily tossed them in the backseat. Problem is William recently has had some trouble sleeping, as if he knew that something would come for him in his sleep and kill him and slowly. He seemed to have developed a case of insomnia and paranoia. He suddenly jolted from his seat when he began to hear faint sounds of a police car?s sirens. William quickly put back on his coat and holstered his revolver. Tightly holding his shotgun, he watched as a car began to stop as it skidded past the ally, followed by a police car. He silently got out of the car and walked toward the edge of the ally, and saw another cop car pull up. He looked to see two cops and some guy with his hands on his car. Suddenly, William saw a weird black flash before his eyes, and there was blood all over the car and pavement from where the man was. His eyes widened in surprise at the sight of it. He watched as one of the cops ran to his car and yelled something into his radio. He realized that something that could move so fast had to be one of those ?things?, a vampire. On impulse he loaded his shotgun, the loud sound echoing throughout the ally. ?*******,? William cursed, hoping that no one heard him.

[I]The Boogie gained the initiative by surprising the group and soon washed over them all, inflicting 30 damage to everyone and even poison to Gale, Aster and Biggs. Soon the Boogie re-manifested itself in front of them, as if creating a wall to prevent them from going further. ?Get this slime off of me!? Beatricia yelled as she frantically tried to get the sludge and ooze off her clothing. ?Don?t tell me we have to fight this thing!?!? Biggs asked, a frightened tone in his voice. ?We don?t seem to have a choice,? Wedge answered blankly. ?That?s what I was afraid of,? Cortez groaned. ?How the hell do we fight something so huge!?? Logan yelled out. ?Gale,? Aster started, ?Do you have a plan?? He stopped to consider the group?s options for about a minute, but he soon got a plan. ?Alright, we?ll attack this thing from two sides. Logan, Cortez and I will attack one side, and Aster, Biggs, Wedge, and Beatricia will attack from another. Ready?? Gale asked, unsheathing his weapon. Everyone simply nodded. ?Then let?s go!? Aster, Biggs, Wedge, and Beatricia soon ran to one side of the Boogie, weapons drawn, yet Biggs and Beatricia had trouble assuming a serious battle pose in front of the giant blob, even Aster could hardly hold a straight face. Beatricia cast Esuna on Biggs, healing the poison. ?Go, Wedge!? Biggs yelled, and the robot began charging toward the Boogie, landing a fist on the blob. Aster followed with his lance, slashing the Boogie, but then lost 24 HP due to the poison. The Boogie attacked by launching a piece of sludge at Biggs, but Wedge stepped between it and Biggs, protecting him. Wedge?s HP was reduced to 228, but was not inflicted with poison due to the fact he was a machine. Beatricia cast another spell, this time a cure spell, on everyone, healing 20 HP. Aster crouched to the ground, the suddenly pushed himself into the air with his lance, disappearing from the battlefield. Wedge?s fists began to flash and ran to the Boogie with a blitz attack, pummeling it with his fists, and Biggs soon followed suit with his own blitz attack, causing just as much damage. The Boogie retaliated by once again becoming a wave and washed over the three. Suddenly, a lance pierced through the giant blob, inflicting a great deal of damage, and Aster reappeared, pulled his lance out and swiftly landed back to where he last jumped. The poison took effect again, reducing Aster?s HP to 287. Beatricia cast a Cura spell on everyone this time, recovering 50 HP, Aster?s HP now 332 and everyone else?s completely healed. ?I wonder how the other?s are doing?? Beatricia suddenly asked.[/I] ______________________________ Members of Party 1, continue the battle.

Name: William Bradford Willing To Become A Vampire?: No Age: 30 Gender: Male Weapons: Sawn-off Pump Action Shotgun, Magnum Revolver, and a small army knife Description: 6?2, light green eyes, slight muscular build, short black hair. Wears a pair of faded blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and a brown trench coat to conceal his weapons. Also wears dark blue sunglasses. Biography: William was a cop for six years until one night on a patrol he stumbled upon a woman running and screaming for help in a dark ally. He had attempted to calm her down when suddenly he saw a man appear in front of them, and was menacingly walking toward them. Like any cop, He pulled out his gun and yelled ?freeze!? but then the man suddenly ran toward William with inhuman speed and in an instant he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and dropped his gun. He realized that the attacker had latched onto his hand, or claws, into his wrist. William had managed to get a good look at him and saw that he had pale skin, red eyes, and fangs. When the attacker let him go he grabbed his wrist trying to stop the bleeding. The attacker then took William?s own gun and shot him in the leg, causing him to fall to the ground. He watched as the attacker began to assault the woman. Just as he fell unconscious due to the blood loss he saw the attacker bite her in the neck. When William came to he woke up in a jail cell. He soon learned that he had been charged for rape and murder from the incident before. He tried to tell them that it wasn?t him but someone else, and claimed that the attacker was some sort of vampire. Nobody believed him and the crime was pieced together that William was insane during the crime and he received his wounds when the woman attempted to defend herself. The evidence against him was his gun lined with his own fingerprints, a sharp piece of glass that the woman had used to defend herself, explaining the wound he had on his wrist, and his own army knife that was used to mutilate the woman after she was dead. William was charged for 15 years of prison. After a few months in prison, he learned a bunch of inmates were planning to attempt a break out by starting a riot and he decided to use this opportunity to escape. He was able to escape, along with two weapons he stole. After a few days he had managed to get some clothing and his car that was impounded, which still had the radio to listen to police transmissions. Now an armed fugitive on the run, he is travelling the city trying to find this ?vampire? that framed him of the murder and prove his innocence, laying low during the day and searching for any unusual activity during the night.

OOC: the chocobo is a normal yellow one and I?ll just name him Boco, for the lack of time and imagination. ____________________ Aster stopped as the chocobo began to walk slowly toward him, and let out a cheerful ?kweh? seeing his owner. Aster smiled as he stroked Boco?s neck. He then motioned Gale closer and then quickly mounted Boco, and Gale soon followed, gripping Aster?s waist. ?Ready?? Aster asked. ?Yes,? Gale answered, his nervousness apparent in his voice. Just as Gale said that, they heard more of the royal guards appear and saw they had quickly surrounded the area. Aster didn?t seem the least bit worried. He even let out a small, amused laugh. At that moment he tugged on Boco?s reins. ?Let?s go Boco!? Aster yelled, and Boco let out a loud cry as it rushed toward the guards. The guards were a little surprised, until suddenly Boco jumped over them all and ran through the streets as the guards attempted to follow them. ___________________________ OCC: Sorry about the short post, Sage, but I?m at a loss for words and you seem eager to post again.

Personally, I really like this line up. I'm a big fan of Ozzy, Judas Priest, Black Label Society, Slayer, SlipKnot, Hatebreed, and Otep. So the front line up consists of mostly old bands. I don't mind, since they're all some of my favorite bands. The second stage line up isn't that good, I'll admit though, but everything else I like.

Aster drew out his lance and gripped it tightly as the guards were slowly surrounding him and Gale. He turned his head to see Gale unsheathing his sword. ?So what?s the plan?? Aster asked. ?We need to distract the guards until Logan and the others find Cortez. For now we need to fight our way through these guards and distract them until the others find Cortez,? Gale explained. ?Once they find him we'll regroup with the others and Cortez will lead us through the underground tunnels out of the city. Hopefully they'll find him before the royal guards, or even the Templar Knights arrive. The Queen would definitely send them after us once the news reaches her. So are you ready?? ?Of course,? Aster simply answered. *Engaged in battle with Mertonian guards* [U]Party: Gale ? Level: 5, HP: 250, MP: 25 ? Commands: Attack, Sword Art, Paysword, Item Aster - Level: 5, HP: 300, MP: 10 - Commands: Attack, Jump, Dragon Soul, Item[/U] [I]Two guards confronted Gale and Aster, their weapons drawn. Both Gale and Aster charged toward one of the guards and swiftly attacked him, killing the guard with their combined attacks. The other guard slashed Aster from behind, causing a critical hit. Soon another guard appeared and attacked Gale, but he quickly blocked it. ?Keep them busy,? Aster said as he crouched to the ground. ?Where are you going?? Gale asked. ?Don?t worry,? he answered as he suddenly jumped high into the air. Gale didn?t know what he was doing but he had no choice but to go along with it. He used his Paysword ability and attacked the guard in front of him, putting him in a near-death state. The other guard was about to attack, but suddenly a lance pierced through him and Aster appeared again, pulling his lance out of the guard?s body and jumped back to his original spot as the guard fell to the floor, dead. The remaining guard attempted to use a potion to cure his wound, but Gale was able to inflict the finishing blow before he got a chance. ?For a second there I thought you left me to fend for myself,? Gale said, relieved. ?Like I said, you just have to trust me. Get ready, more are coming!? Four guards appeared and surrounded them both. Two of the guards attacked Gale and one of them was successful but Aster stabbed the other guard in the back before he could attack Gale, causing a critical hit. Gale soon followed and slashed the same guard, defeating him. The other two ran toward Aster, and he was able to block the first guard, but the other one was able to slash him. Gale sneaked behind one of the guards and used the Sword Art, Slam, dazing him. Aster stabbed the dazed guard, killing him. The final guard attacked Gale after he used the Sword Art, and was successful, but Gale retaliated with the Counter ability, and made was able to slash the guard. Aster soon followed and stabbed the guard with his lance, defeating him. The battle ended with Gale having 232 HP and Aster 268 HP.[/I] *End of Battle. 70 EXP gained, 240 gil gained, 2 potions acquired* After defeating the guards they had made a clearing for the to escape. ?Come on!? Gale said, running ahead. Aster soon followed after him, and the guards began to chase after them. For a few minutes they kept to the streets but eventually decided to make their way through the alleys in an attempt to lose them. Eventually they stopped to catch their breaths and realized that the guards were no longer following them. They were about to continue until they suddenly heard footsteps behind them. They both turned to see a small group of soldiers walking toward them. Gale muttered a curse under his breath. ?Templar Knights,? Gale simply said. Suddenly they stopped a few steps in front of Gale and Aster, and moved out of the way as another Templar Knight who was donned in a different armor then the others, walked past them and stood in front of them. Gale?s eyes widened in surprise to see him. ?F-father.? ___________________________________ OCC: There. Edited like you asked me to.

Aster stood still in front of the old noble city of Camelot, taking the time to survey the large, elegant mansions, their lights seemed almost mesmerizing in the darkness of the night through the mist. It had been had been awhile since he last visited home, but now wasn?t the time. A messenger had told him that Lord Rougan requested his audience after he returned from his successful mission. Eventually Aster began to walk again straight toward Lord Rougan?s Mansion. He soon arrived, reaching the gates. The guards remained idle has he passed through, entering the estate. Aster was then greeted by a young woman in a maid?s attire. ?Welcome,? she said, ?Do you have any business with Lord Rougan?? ?I was called here by a messenger. My name is Aster.? ?Ah yes. The master has been expecting you. He is in the library. Please follow me.? Aster was lead through the dark hallways of the mansion, illuminated by torches. They soon stopped in front of a large door. ?The library is beyond this door,? she told Aster, politely bowing as she let him. He let out a sigh and pushed open the door, revealing Lord Rougan?s small, personal library. Aster continued further inside, trying to find any trace of him. He soon found him, deep in thought of the book he was reading, standing in front of a large window. Lord Rougan suddenly closed his book, and turned around to face Aster. ?Aster, good to see you again. First of all, congratulations on finding those spies, but there maybe more. We?ll be making another patrol soon, just in case,? Lord Rougan said. ?Thank you, my Lord. But I?ve been wondering why you have called me here.? ?Alright. I appreciate you wanting to get to the heart of the matter,? Lord Rougan started, ?Anyways, I have recently acquired some news about Queen Fuchsia, the holder of the Throne of Mertonia. There has been a failed assassination attempt, not only that there had been rumors that she is ill, and she plans to announce her successor tomorrow.? Aster was a little confused by this. ?But Mertonia?s affairs don?t involve us. Neither do our affairs involve them. Why are you telling me this?? ?I was about to mention that the successor is member of the House of the White Rose. If she were to become the high priestess surely she would plan to crush the Rebellious, and our campaign would have all been for nothing,? Lord Rougan explained. ?So what am I to do?? Aster asked. ?You must assassinate her before she is officially announced as the Holy Heir. Her last known location is the Jaide Palace. If she were to become the next queen it would not be good for us. I have already prepared a Chocobo for you. With the Chocobo you shall arrive in Mertonia within the hour. Good luck.? Aster bowed to Lord Rougan and left the library. He soon arrived to the stables and found the Chocobo. He quickly took it out of the stable, and mounted the Chocobo, well on his way to Mertonia.

Aster silently walked through the dark moors, his lance in his hands, being cautious of anyone that would attack him from the thick mist around him. He began playing back his objective in his head. [I]"There have been a group of White Roses that have been spying on the Rebellious, and they even managed to gather some information. There have been sightings of this group nearby. We are going to split up, find them and kill them. The winds will be coming soon so be sure to seek shelter. If we don't find them once the winds have passed we'll return to base."[/I] Aster suddenly gripped his lance tighter as he was interrupted from his thoughts by a strange roar. He turned to face the direction the sound came from, prepared for whatever was going to attack him. Then the monster made itself visible has it jumped toward Aster. It was simply a Fang. It then rushed toward him. *Engaged in battle with Fang* [U]Party: Aster - Level 5, HP: 300, MP: 10 - Commands: Attack, Jump, Dragon Soul, Item[/U] [I]Fang runs toward Aster and attacks him with Tackle, losing 5 HP. Aster stabs Fang with his lance, killing it instantly.[/I] *End of battle. 15 EXP gained, 0 gil gained, no items acquired* Aster sighed heavily. It was a simple battle, and he was hoping for something more challenging. Either that or find that group of White Roses. ?NOW! GET HIM!? Someone yelled. Aster tried to locate the person who said that, but suddenly, 4 people appeared out of the mist and surrounded Aster. He could see the insignia of the House of the White Rose on their clothing. *Ambushed in battle by White Rose Soldier, WR Archer, WR Black Mage, WR White Mage* [U]Party: Aster - Level 5, HP: 295, MP: 10 - Commands: Attack, Jump, Dragon Soul, Item[/U] [I]Archer attacked first, and uses the Boost ability. Soldier attacked next, running toward Aster and delivered a quick slash before he could react. Black Mage casts fire on Aster, now having 264 HP. Aster suddenly Jumps into the sky, disappearing from sight. The group did nothing as they waited for him to come back down. A spear suddenly impaled through Black Mage seconds later, bringing him to a near-death state. White Mage casts Cure on him. Archer attacks Aster with an arrow, inflicting more damage due to the previous Aim ability. Soldier attacks once more, but this time missing as Aster quickly dodged his attack. Black Mage casts blizzard this time, Aster?s HP reduced to 226. Aster attacks with his lance on Black Mage, killing him this time. Archer fires another arrow, making contact from behind. Soldier attacks Aster, this time it was successful. Aster attacks White Mage this time, with a critical hit, killing him. Archer uses Boost again, and Soldier attacks, reducing Aster?s HP to 198. Aster Jumps, and the two wait patiently to return. Aster?s lance lands on the Archer, putting him in weakened state. Archer fires again, but misses. Soldier attacks, and makes a critical hit. Aster attacks Archer, defeating him. Soldier attacks again, and Aster blocks it with his lance. Aster attacks, but misses as Soldier sidestepped and attacked him. Aster attacks and makes a critical hit. Soldier uses a potion to heal and Aster attacks again and Soldier is defeated, with Aster now having 161 HP left.[/I] *End Battle 40 EXP gained, 20 gil gained, 1 potion acquired* ?Hope that was all of them,? Aster silently said to himself. Suddenly, he began to feel the winds pick up. Aster wouldn?t have time to head back. He would have to find shelter. Aster crouched to the ground, and jumped high into the sky?

Rayne's grip on his Blood Reaver strengthened as he dodged the strange water being's tentacles. It was getting harder as more and more began to manifest and attack him, and he won't be getting near the crystal if this kept up. As a tentacle rushed toward him, Rayne slashed through it, causing it to fall off, making it turn into a harmless puddle. He swiped through more of the tentacles as he once again to get closer to the being. He spotted a strange glow in the center of the being, no doubt was it the crystal, but that let his guard down and was pushed back by a tentacle and crashed into a tree. Rayne began to consider another tactic and vanished into mist. It moved closer back to the center, and Rayne reappeared, cutting a hole in the being and grabbing the glowing object, and vanished back into mist...

Music to me is a way of life, a form of art, a way of expressing yourself. Without music I would rather be deaf then have nothing to listen to. Most of the music I listen to is heavy metal, and it puts me in a better mood, sometimes making me fell nostalgic or depressed, and helps me concentrate better.

Rayne let out an angered groan as he walked the paths of The Forest of Telzena. He had been searching for the crystal for awhile, and he had found no trace of it. His patience was getting thinner by the second. Could that preist have lied to him to prevent him from getting the crystal? Rayne slowly began to consider the thought, but if the crystal was surely here, then they certainly would have taken some measure to guard it. Rayne traveled lower and deeper in the forest, to the very center, and suddenly, he felt this strange feeling, as if it was trying to ward him off, yet he continued to walk toward this strange resonance. As he reached the center he saw strange glowing lake, and something in the center seemed to stick out. As he reached the tip of the lake he could see a small crystal shard in the center, deep below. Could this be the crystal? It would be hard for him to obtain the crystal, but as he set foot in the lake, the area around Rayne began to shake, and the water began to gather itself into a strange figure. Rayne drew his Blood Reaver. If they would guard this lake, then surely he had found the crystal.

EDIT: Edited this on your suggestions, Sage ___________________________________ NAME: Aster GENDER: Male AGE: 27 APPEREANCE: Has slightly pale skin, short blond hair with scarlet streaks, 6 feet tall, slight muscular build, dark blue eyes, wears a dragoon armor that is black and crimson red. On the back of his armor shows a dragon holding a red rose and a blue rose in it?s mouth. His face is covered by a helmet which resembles a dragon?s head that matches with his armor. HOMELAND/TOWN: Aristocracy of Rosaria/Camelot BIOGRAPHY: Born to a noble family in Camelot, The House of The Blue Rose, Aster was raised to hate the House of White Roses, and in a young age he was taught under the teachings of the dragoon for his ancestors were dragoons, and he was to carry on the legacy. The more Aster learned, the more eager he wanted to fight against the White Roses. When he became 17 years old he joined the Rebellious, ready to fight alongside his father and the other warriors of the Rebellious, but his first battle had become disastrous. During his first time with a patrol group they were ambushed, and many of them were killed before they could even react, including his father. Aster had managed to fight off most of the White Roses, but he soon became too weakened to fight. He was surrounded by the remaining White Roses, but when he realized that he was the only one alive, he went into a mad rage and somehow killed the remaining soldiers. When Aster found his father?s corpse, he took his lance, which had been dubbed ?Kain?s Lance?, and his helmet and vowed to carry on his legacy. Ever since then he has become one of the most powerful soldiers of the group Rebellious. ALIGNMENT: Chaotic JOB: Dragoon ABILITIES: A1: Jump - Jumps high into the sky to deliver powerful damage to the enemy. A2: Dragon Soul: Can tame a dragon and control them to attack for him. S: Battle Cry: When Aster is weakened his power and speed increases slightly. WEAPON: Kain's Lance: A powerful lance that had once belonged to a legendary dragoon.

Rayne kicked down a door, scaring the three preists inside. He realized that they were the high preists, seeing that their robes were more fancy then the others that he had seen throughout the tower. "Surely one of you know the location of the crystal," Rayne said. "We shall tell you nothing! You shall be sent back to hell vampire!" Rayne simply sighed as he drew his Blood Reaver, and walked toward them. The priests slowly began to chant their spells when Rayne suddenly ran to them and grabbed one of them by his throat. "Stop your spells if you value your comrade's life," Rayne said, as they slowly began to back away, "Now, tell me where the crystal is." They hesitated to say anything, until a loud crack was heard as the preist fell to the floor. Rayne had broken his neck. They began to rechant their spells, yet they barely had any effect. Rayne ran up to one of the priests and simply stabbed him. He stared angrily at the remaining preist and he began to cower away. Rayne grabbed him by his arms and pinned him against the walls. "I am losing my patience! Now you shall tell me!" Rayne yelled. His claws began to sink into the preist's arms, blood slowly dripping down. He let him go, and the priest grabbed his wounds, attemping to heal his wounds, but Rayne prevented him. "Alright," the preist said, "The crystal is hidden deep in the Forest of Telzena." Rayne quickly silenced him with his Blood Reaver. He let out a laugh now that he knew where the crystal was. By the time the other priests found their dead bodies, Rayne was already gone.

Rayne appeared at the entrance to the Tower of Lerenie. He silently walked toward the front gate, his Blood Reaver drawn, ready to attack anyone in his way. He realized that there was no one nearby and quickly entered mist form through the gate and reappeared on the other side. "Intruder!" Rayne heard a priest yell. "Don't let him escape!" Soon, three others entered the chamber and quickly began to surround him, their staffs drawn. "Surrender, vampire, and we shall grant you an easy death." "I could say the same to you," Rayne said, "But I would be lying." Rayne charged toward to one of the preists and stabbed through him, instantly killing him as his blood began to be absorbed by the blade. He quickly pulled it out and slashed a preist behind him in half. The others slowly began to chant their holy spells, and Rayne laughed with amusement as it did absolutely no effect on him. He watched as the preists slowly begin to cower away, but Rayne suddenly vanished into mist, the priests still staying alert. "Where did he go?" "Keep your guard up." Rayne then appeared right behind one of the preists and with a quick swipe of his sword, instantly removed his head from his shoulders. He looked over to the last preist, and dashed in front of him, grabbing him by his neck. "Tell me, which is the quickest route to the highest level of this tower," Rayne ordered. The priest struggled to escape his grasp, but Rayne's grip simply strengthened. "Please." The priest was able to point to the stairs behind Rayne. "Th-that way," he choked out. "Good," Rayne said, "Farewell." Rayne then sunk his teeth into his neck, and dropped his body after he had his full. He laughed bitterly as he once again vanished into mist.

"Do not worry," Rayne answered, "Your reward will be more then enough after you find the chosen one." "Alright then," Kayo said, "But is there any information you can give me about this chosen one?" "Read this." Rayne said, handing him a text, "I retreived this text from the tower of Lerenie. They wouldn't keep it there unless they wanted to prevent from this text falling into the wrong hands. Surely the elders or preists will have the information we seek about the chosen one, as well as the crystal needed to infuse with the chosen one." "So all we need to find is an elder or priest and hopefully he'll have the information?" Kayo asked. "Unfortunately, they'll be prepared for any intruder after what I've done, so its best not to go there. The best place would have to be the City of Menendel. Go there and try to find the information we seek," Rayne explained. "And what will you be doing?" "I will return to Lerenie. They'll not be expecting me to come back, and I cannot be easily detected. I will gather any information I can find on the crystal. Farewell." Rayne then suddenly vanished into mist, and that too began to dissipate. In seconds it was gone, leaving Kayo to make his way to Menendel.

"Anybody here!?!" The young man called out again, hearing only an echo through the castle. As he wandered the the halls as a mist slowly began to follow him. Once he stopped the mist began to manifest itself back into Rayne. "Nobody must be here," the young man muttered to himself. "Leaving so soon?" Rayne asked behind him. Suddenly the young man turned to attack who was behind him and drew his dagger but was suddenly knocked out of his hand. "You're alert," Rayne said, "That's good." "What are you saying?" the young man asked, his gauntlets suddenly began to flare up. He started to attack Rayne but was continously blocked after each punch with his Blood Reaver. "You're very persistant," Rayne said, and suddenly pushed him away and grabbed him by the neck, "I like that. I guess I was right to bring you here." "Who are you?" He asked "I am the one who requested your assistance. You are the one they call "The Dark Wanderer", are you not?"

Sorry about not posting, but I couldn't find a right time to make an entrance until now. _____________________ Vincent ran to the hangers after seeing the Earth ship crashing into the false sky dome. He quickly jumped inside his JECHTcom, 7th Son. "Apparition!" Vincent called out. "You have received an emergency transmisson," it simply said. "Play it," he replied. "To any Earth units near ASR, please respond. One of our ships have collided with the false sky dome on ASR. Anyone listening are ordered to prevent the sky dome from being completely destroyed. I repeat-" "Damn it!" Vincent yelled out, "Apparition, enter battle mode!" The JECTcom pulled out its weapons and flew its way out of the hanger, Vincent piloting it toward the false sky dome. As he came closer he watched as more of the JECTcoms started to surround the area. He muttered a curse has he realized what he had to do. Vincent would have to take them out if he had a chance to reach the sky dome. He took aim with his rail gun and fired several shots at the JECTcoms, but only hitting them in minor areas rather then destroying them. Vincent suddenly heard a kid's voice through his com as he searched through the frequencies. "Stop! Somebody help me!" "What the hell? What's a kid doing here?"

Within the dark depths of the Underworld, a strange mist began to form and creep through the streets of the twisted labyrinth of a city, creatures in constant battle with each other. The mist suddenly made its way to what appeared to be the ruins of a castle in the center of the city, and the mist began to take form of a human as it dissipated, Rayne appeared, panting heavily. He had just escaped from the tower of Lerenie, and had battled many of the priests and elders, slaughtering them in seconds. He stood up to see that he was in his chamber. He took out the text that he had stolen and quickly read through it. Rayne flashed an evil grin, but he knew he still had to find the crystal and this "chosen one". He knew that to find these two things he would need help, it would be difficult to do this alone. Suddenly, Rayne let out a loud groan and clutched his chest in pain. He knew that he needed to feed. "Lord Rayne," He heard someone call out as he turned around to see a young, female vampire in front of him, "Please drink," she said, handing him a small glass of blood. Rayne grabbed it from her and quickly drank it, his strength returning to him. "My thanks," Rayne said to her.

Zieg had remained inside the cockpit of Prowler ever since they decided to rest here until they could get their bearings straight. He was busy downloading all the data he had gained from the academy systems into Prowler, as well as inserting the copies of the upgrade programs he had recieved from Kitsune. Once he was finished, Zieg remembered that he and Veil didn't get a chance to give Kitsune back the upgrade programs he wanted copied. Zieg exited Prowler and let out a yawn as he thought of what to do next. Maybe he should give the others the data he had just inserted into Prowler. That would help them prepare for what the academy was planning to do to find them. He decided to find Veil first, and decided to check Shrapnel first. Zieg looked inside to see Veil inside, motionless. "What do you want, Zieg?" She suddenly asked. Zieg jumped down to the ground, and Veil followed. "I just wanted to give you this," Zieg said, handing her a disc, "It's all the data I could get ahold of before we escaped the academy. This way we'll be ready for what the academy throws at us" Veil just stared blankly at the disc, but eventually put it in a pocket. "So what exactly are we planning to do now?" She asked. "There's really nothing we can do. Once Kitsune wakes up we have to get as far away as possible from the academy. They'll certainly be looking for us, and we won't be able to survive against an entire army. We should tell the others soon."

Name: Yokoshima Age: 20 Entity: Evil Personality: Yokoshima is cold, arrogant, and has little patience. He is willing to kill anything that stands in his way. Bio: Yokoshima is Yoroshii's older brother. He received his weapon from a nomad and was taught along with Yoroshii. They constantly fought each other, trying to see who was the strongest from their teachings, but it always ended in a draw. They continuosly grew stronger after each fight. But as the years progressed, Yokoshima became more cold and arrogant after each battle with Yoroshii, hating that someone was just as powerful as him, that he started to kill those that he fought in practice matches, or anyone that angered him. The fights between them started to grow even more serious, a feeling of hate growing between them. Eventually they both parted ways, trying to become stronger, and one day meet each other again to settle the score. Magic: thunder Description: [URL=http://www.psycko-manga.com/gallery/guy/8-6.htm]Click Here. He wears a dark red shirt under his jacket.[/URL] Weapon: Katana

Strange, nobody's siding with Earth, and since you consider Earth to be the bad side along with this independant rebel group Independence... ________________ Name: Vincent Arrowny Age: 25 Description: 6', black hair tied into a ponytail. Wears a dark red t-shirt, black jeans, black fingerless gloves and boots. He also has a tattoo with japanese characters that spell out "Speed of Pain" on his left arm. Personality: He could care either way about the war because for being a soldier it is his duty to fight. He is quiet most of the time and only really talks when identified. Sometimes he ends up in deep thought about why he became a soldier or why there is a war. When he's piloting his JECHTcom he is constantly playing around with his opponent. Bio: Vincent had lived a normal life on Earth until he was eighteen and decided to be a soldier. As the years passed he became one of the best JECHTcom pilots of the Earth military. When the war started he was sent to ASR as a spy to gather information, but not within the ranks of the ASR HQ, but as a spy in an independant rebel group call Independance. Once the ASR becomes completely weakened for the Earth forces to crush them, he is to destroy the rebel group. But he is slowly becoming attached to the group, sometimes forgeting his true mission as a soldier of Earth. Side: Earth Location: ASR JECHTcom Model Number: VXI-7416027 Nickname: 7th Son Appearance:[URL=http://www.ayame.nu/jr/sque/agws.jpg]Click Here[/URL] Bio: It was originally a mech assigned to Vincent when he first became a soldier but he customized it, making it have less armor and weapons, but making it incredibly fast, in fact he is trying to make it so fast so that he can "outrace the speed of pain", but nobody really knows what he means by that. Weaponry: Electric-magnetic rail gun and beam saber. AI name: Apparition

Zieg suddenly looked up to see five people were in front of him and Veil. He knew that three of them were a few of the administrators and the other two were guards. Anger suddenly surged through Zieg as he got up. "Is this what she was created to do?" Zieg quietly mumbled, "To be your puppet!?!" He seemed to lost all control as he charged toward them, but suddenly stopped halfway as he felt a sharp pain in his leg, a loud piercing sound echo through out the hanger. He fell to the floor, gritting his teeth in pain, resisting the urge to scream or cry. He looked up to see that one of the guards had fired his gun. Zieg grabbed his wound, trying to get up, but was kicked down by an administrator, and yelled out in pain. Another administrator walked up to Veil and checked for a pulse. ?Is she dead?? One of them asked. ?Possibly. She could just be unconscious, but we need to seal up these wounds before she bleeds to death. She?s already lost a lot of blood.? As he picked her up Zieg began crawling toward him. ?Let her go,? he barely was able to say as it seemed like he was attempting to reach Veil with his arm. Another gunshot was heard as Zieg screamed in pain from the bullet that hit his arm. A program fell out of his coat and the administrator near him picked it up. He examined it and realized it was a hacking program. ?So you?re the one that?s been causing all those problems all these years. Check the girl, she probably has some herself.? He grabbed Zieg?s hair, slightly lifting his head up to face him. ?You both are to be executed without trial for tampering with the Academy systems and insubordination.? He motioned to the others. ?Bandage up their wounds and throw them in solitary,? was all Zieg heard before his vision went black. _______________________ Zieg suddenly snapped open his eyes and looking around him. All he saw were bare, gray walls. He realized that he was in solitary and was sitting up on a bed. He looked at his arm and leg to see that they were bandaged up, yet he still felt sore. He searched through his clothing to realized that he was stripped of all the programs and devices he had. Zieg let out a sigh has he tried to recollect the events that happened before he fell unconscious. He remember watching a battle between James and Kitsune, then Veil has suddenly ran out of the room and he gave chase after her. He then remembered seeing her bleeding and unconscious body, and that he was attacked by the administrators. Zieg?s eyes suddenly widened as he recalled what they had said. He and Veil were to be executed. He snapped from his thoughts has the door in front of him opened, and he saw one of the administrators from before come in and throw someone in, and it was Veil, who was still unconscious, but she looked better then the last time he saw her. Zieg looked up at the him. ?Your execution will be viewed by the entire academy to show what happens to scum like you,? he told Zieg, ?They have all been notified and will witness your execution in several hours, so you two had better say your farewells before then.? He then left, leaving Zieg and Veil. Zieg slowly got up from the bed and gathered Veil in his arms, and placed her on the bed. ?Come on, Veil, wake up,? he said worriedly. Suddenly her eyes slowly began to open, trying to adjust to the dim lights.