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[size=1]As a few people can probably tell you, I'm a bit mad for Sin City at the moment, and especially on the main man, Dwight McCarthy. So, without further ado, here is my request. Could you create a banner and avatar set featuring Dwight McCarthy for me? You can use either image attached, and on the banner could you put the phrase: "It's time to prove to your friends that you're worth a damn..." Please leave the avatar blank of any text. Thank you in advance. [/size]

[size=1]Well done to the Lotuses[color=Black] for your victory, you deserved it. Although, I think there was an element of unfairness in the challenge as a whole, as the male characters had less variety of powers/abilities, as most of our characters were from platform games. I mean, I had super-speed, Mario had fireballs, Kuja had magic, CJ had the whole tank fiasco, but apart from that we were stuck with pretty much "jump on the zombie's heads until they die." I'm not bitter or anything, just maybe it could have been a little better thought-out. [/color][/size]

[size=1]That's fine, Joko, but remember, guys, only three members at the most. Joko, if more than three people wish to join [b]Phalanx [/b]then you will be the one who decides which ones get in and which ones don't.[/size]

[b][size=1]"What are you doing up so early, Talyn?" [/size][/b][size=1]asked Katima, and Talyn tried to hurriedly shut the book. Katima saw this and took the book from him, flipping to the page that Talyn had been on. Katima's face fell, and Talyn said: [b]"What's wrong?" "Nothing. Nothing. It's just...Malik..." [/b]she replied rather cryptically, [b]"Malik..." "What is it?" "What?" [/b]she exclaimed, [b]"You haven't heard? Everyone else has! I'm surprised anyone can keep secrets around here!" "Heard what, Katima? What has everyone else heard?" "I found out when I was in the castle. Kalei told Malik, but I was there as well. That's why I've been kind of weird since we got back..." "What is it, Katima?" "Malik is my father. Kalei is my mother. They used to be lovers, and me and Tegan were the offspring. That's why we're so different to all the others..." [/b]she said, and burst into tears. Talyn, while surprised at this revelation, took Katima into his arms, and held her close until she stopped crying. He knew that this would make telling her about the dream a lot harder. [b]"Katima," [/b]he said, [b]"The reason I was looking at Malik in that book," [/b]she flinched slightly at the mention of his name, [b]"Was because of a dream I had last night. I dreamt that we were fighting Malik and his vampires, and...they killed all of us. All of us died. I had to watch him kill you, Tegan, Thayne, Ena, Jade, even Sin and Kalei. He left me until last...made me watch as he beat Kalei to death, snapped your neck, cut Tegan down, Ena sucked dry, Jade,Sin and Thayne were all cut down. The last thing I saw was his face as he rammed his sword into my heart. I'm sorry, Katima." "What are you saying sorry for?" [/b]she asked, [b]"It's not your fault this has all happened. It's not your fault Malik and Kalei...you know. And if it comes to a choice between Malik, the man who has killed a lot of my friends, and you, you will always win. I couldn't let you down, Talyn. You're such a good friend to me." "And I always will be." [/b][/size]

[size=1]Ah, I understand now. Well, there can be teams set up in Justice City, similar to how the Avengers etc. are set up in other hero universes. If you wish to create one of these teams, then please PM me with specifics, and I will make a post telling others of any teams created. Then they will be able to choose whether or not to join one of these teams, but I will put a limit of, say, three people per team, as I want some variation between characters. Basically, I want people to be in different teams, so there can be some rivalry between hero teams, and even some hero battles. [/size]

[size=1]Well, vicky, that is a question with many levels. First off, you can be a cliche hero [i]or [/i]a new-style, modern hero. Ok, so I guess that was just one level. But seriously, you can choose to be an old-style, cliche 1960s-style hero, but the more modern heroes are likely to make fun of you with your gaudy costumes and old-time valour and heroics. So you can make a character like that, but be aware that times change. Also, something I probably should have mentioned, I'm not only looking for the Superman/X-Men/Spiderman type of hero, you can also choose to be an anti-hero, someone maybe without any powers, like the Punisher or Blade, but I don't want too many of those, as this is primarily a super-hero RP. Thank you all for showing interest, I look forward to reading your sign-ups. [/size]

[size=1]Thank you both for expressing interest. I think that if all three of us work together (and I may have even gotten Jokopoko interested as well) then we can create something pretty special. If you feel that it would be tricky to work this out over PM, then send me one and I'll give you any IM addresses that you can use. Anyway, I'm thinking that this is going to be a fairly large project (not to mention that I have a pretty huge project underway in the form of Justice City), so it will probably have to be planned pretty thoroughly, so it is likely that it won't be up for a month at least, maybe more. So, any help in planning this would be much appreciated. [/size]

[size=1]Having just watched the marvel that is Sin City yesterday, I have become slightly obssessed. And while I was obssessing with how brilliant the move actually is, I thought of creating an RP based around it. I thought of doing for Sin City what Kill Adam did for Kill Bill, taking a movie and rewriting the story for my own ends. But I could not possibly do this alone, as I haven't even come up with a story yet. So this thread is basically asking: would you be interested in a Sin City RP, bearing in mind that it would be a Kill Adam-style remake? And: Is there anyone who would be willing to help with the co-creation of this RP? This also has a limit: you have to have seen the movie or know at least a little about Sin City, whether it is the comic books or the movie itself. Also, if anyone could come up with some ideas for storylines, then that would be great, please post them here as well. Thank you. [/size]

[size=1]Mario wasn't bad at jumping, Shadow would give him that. But Shadow had managed to come up with a plan while he was surrounded by those zombies. As soon as he rejoined the rest of the group, he urged them on. [b]"Get into a small circle," [/b]he commanded, waiting until they all had done, the ones who owned weapons pointing theirs outside the circle. Shadow nodded, and then kicked his heels together, letting his sneakers flash, and then he started to run round the group in circles only slightly larger than the one they had formed. He soon stripped away the grass that was on the ground, and managed to get through to the dusty earth beneath. This dust began to rise up into the air, and soon enough it became a massive dust-cyclone, encasing the team in a shield that the zombies couldn't penetrate. Some of them still tried, though, reaching towards the cyclone, only to have whatever limb they were using ripped off. [b]"Suckers!" [/b]shouted Shadow, laughing at the mindless hordes. He continued to run in a circle until something caught his foot and he tripped. The cyclone vanished almost immediately. [b]"CJ!" [/b]shouted Crash, [b]"Why the hell did you just trip him up?" "He was takin' all the damn credit, foo'," [/b]replied the gangsta, [b]"I ain't havin' no foo' take the credit from CJ." "You're such an idiot!" [/b]shouted Shadow, leaping onto CJ's shoulders and beating him about the head with a sneaker. CJ was unable to get the hedgehog off him, but then Shadow realised that the zombies were closing in again. [b]"Maybe this one will work better," [/b]he said to himself, running towards the zombies. He began to run in circles around them, lifting them all off the ground with the momentum he ran with. They were sent high into the air, spinning around, and as more and more came towards the whirlwind of zombies, they were sucked off their feet as well. [b]"Haha!" [/b]he shouted, [b]"Take that, you undead freaks!"[/b] [/size]

[size=1]Shadow looked around the graveyard, and back at the rest of his team. Strangely, he wasn't as comfortable in this team as he was in the Blue Team, but he was sure he'd get used to it. [b]"Well," [/b]he said, [b]"It looks like we're spending the night here." [/b]He trudged into the graveyard, looking for a place to try and catch some sleep. He may as well take it while he could. As he walked through the cold, silent graveyard, something brushed against his foot. Something cold and slimy brushed past his ankle and he turned around. The rest of his team-mates had gone, and he was all alone in the middle of a patch of graves. He closed his eyes, and then turned his head to look down. The "thing" that had brushed his foot was now clenching around his ankle. A cold, slimy hand was wriggling its way up his leg, and he jumped around a metre in the air, yelling. [b]"Holy crap, they're everywhere!" [/b]he shouted, seeing hands popping up through the ground from all directions. They grabbed the earth and pulled decaying bodies up after them. [b]"Oh, dear God!" [/b]cried Shadow, drawing his gun and firing at the zombies. He blasted limbs off, and ran as fast as he could (which was, of course, pretty fast) away from the zombies. They were slow and lumbering, so they obviously couldn't catch up with him, but he knew he couldn't run all night... [/size]

[center][i][size=1]They were all around me. Vampires everywhere. I watched as, one by one, my comrades fell, blood splattering from their wounds and being lapped up by these creatures, these beasts of the night. It made me sick just to watch it. Jade fell, taking a sword to the stomach. I ran over to try and help her, and watched as Thayne and Sin were cut down at the same time. How could Sin, the strongest of us physically be taken down. Ena was slammed to the floor, and I watched as three vampires began to feast on her. I knocked them away with my sword, but she was almost gone already. [b]"Talyn," [/b]she gasped through thick mouthfuls of blood, [b]"Don't let them fall..." [/b]And with that she was gone. I leapt into action, joining in with Tegan, Katima and Kalei as they fought to the end. Tegan was fighting bravely, his sword swinging through vampire after vampire, each one leaping at him with such ferocity, but it wasn't long before he took a cut to the arm, and another to the leg. He dropped to his knees, and a powerful figure walked, almost lazily up to him. The figure bent double and whispered something in Tegan's ear, before raising his sword and cutting the Wakanda down. Katima's Dark Flame Chain was making short work of the vampires, and she swung it at this new vampire, her eyes welling with tears from seeing her brother fall. The vampire held out an arm, and the Chain wrapped around it, and this vampire, with a simple movement of his arm, yanked Katima towards him, and snapped the chain, breaking Katima's neck with one single movement. Finally there was Kalei and I left. The vampire stood over me and picked me up by the collar. He slammed me into a tree, and the snow fell from its branches, and the roots creaked, threatening to break. The vampire said something, but I couldn't hear anything. He drew his sword, and ran it through my stomach, pinning me to the tree. Obviously, he wanted me to see Kalei die. And I did. He toyed with her for a while, yes, but soon she was too beaten-up even for me to recognise her. Her face, once elegant and beautiful, was now cut and bruised, blood running from cuts that now covered her face, her lips and eyes, her nose, her ears. She looked at me, and said something, something that would stay with me forever. [b]"Don't cry..." [/b][/size][/i][size=1][i]And with that, she passed. Then the vampire came over to me. His sword was withdrawn, now covered with my own blood, and the vampire said something else, which did not penetrate the haze of sound that now clouded my hearing. I knew what he was doing. He was rubbing it in that I had to watch my leader die. But I knew what Kalei had wanted, so all I did was shout: [b]"Do it!" [/b]And he did. His face contorted in rage, he raised his sword and he cut me down. My own blood covered the floor, and the last thing I saw was that vampire's face. And I recognised it... [/i][/size] [left][size=1]Talyn sat bolt upright in bed, his entire body covered in cold sweat. He was breathing heavily. He had never had a dream quite like that. He had just foreseen the deaths of each and every one of his friends. He didn't know about the young Wakanda, the ones that had been taken on by the others, but he could only assume they had been killed already. But that vampire. He recognised it from the books in the Wakanda library. But if he could only remember where. He got up, and threw some clothes on, and crept from his room to the library, trying not to wake anyone else. Once he had entered the library, he began to trawl through the acres of material they had on vampires. [i]Two hours later... [/i]The sun was just beginning to rise as he found it. He opened an old book, thick with dust, which portrayed the vampires of myth and legend. The page he opened it had a picture which almost showed the exact same vampire he had seen in his dream, only with longer hair, and wearing much older clothes. He read the caption under the picture, and breathed in suddenly. The caption read: [/size] [center][size=1][i]The Vampire [b]Malik[/b][/i][/size] [/center] [/left] [/center]

[size=1]It's tricky for me to say. I've moved through many different best friends, and I've never really had one at any time. Back in year 3, my best friend was called Sam, and I can't exactly remember where we met, but we were almost inseparable. But then he moved to a new house way down in the South, where I visited him once, but never did again after that. Then came Lee and Tom, who I stayed friends with from year 3 to year 6, and even a little on into year 7, but I sort of drifted apart from them. After them was Alex, who I was best friends with in year 6, but even now I've drifted away from him as well. When I moved on to secondary school, I became best friends with three guys, Theo, Luke and Max, who I am still friends with now, but I wouldn't consider them my best friends any more. Luke and Max were awesome drummers, and Theo was just a little crazy, which I liked. But now I have many many best friends, most of whom I met through school play rehearsals last year. Their names are Dan, Ant, Jonny, Sarah, Nicola and Morgana, and they are the best friends I think I will ever have, and definitely the best friends I have ever had. Sorry for the long winded answer. [/size]

[b][size=1]"Dammit!" [/size][/b][size=1]howled Seraphim as Keitha left him. He turned and punched his hand into the wall, smashing straight through the concrete. Someone saw him down the alley, and walked towards him. [b]"Are you alright, sir?" [/b]he asked, [b]"You seem a little troubled." [/b]Seraphim snarled and grabbed the man by the throat, hauling him up into the air and snapping his neck brutally. He bit ferociously into his neck and drained the blood from his body. He howled bestially, and ran from the alleyway where two of his victims now lay. As soon as he had left, he managed to calm himself. He even laughed slightly. There was currently a hunt for a serial killer, known as the Shredder. He always left his victims' necks ripped open and their blood drained. The police believed he was some sort of Satanist. But he was merely a vampire. A vampire named Seraphim. But he need not concern himself with human matters now. For now, he needed to find Kuroichi, and he assumed that he would be with the leader of the Ijuuj. So it was simply a case of finding the Ijuuj leader, and he would be reunited with Kuroichi. But how to find him...? [/size]

[size=1]It's not really a silly question, Gavin, I didn't actually say when this is set, and I had a feeling this question might come up. Well, simply, the year is 1999, and it will begin around August-time. There is a reason for this exact date, which will become apparent later on. I look forward to reading your sign-up, Gavin, have fun with it. [/size]

[size=1](OOC: Sorry about the confusion, shadow) [b]"Kraven, what are you fighting for?" [/b]asked the Duke of Hell goadingly. They circled each other, both burning with the flames of Hell. Kraven spat a reply at him. [b]"I fight for what I believe in. And what I believe in is Reoan. You may not like that, Beelzebub, that I have turned from Hell to fight against you, but that is the way things have turned out. Now, enough talking. Let us fight." "If that is what you wish, Kraven, but be warned, just because I created you, doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you." "I wouldn't expect anything of the sort," [/b]replied Kraven, [b]"Not from a Duke of Hell, at least." [/b]Beelzebub snarled and leapt at Kraven, his sword swinging at the lesser demon's neck. Kraven was glad that Sartael had removed Amber from the scene, but he couldn't help wondering where she was taking her. But he had more pressing issues on his mind. He blocked Beelzebub's swing, his arm jarring. He fell to one knee, his sword loosening in his grip. He struggled to keep a hold on it, and he felt the power of the Hell-Fire ebbing. He pushed back with all the remaining strength of the fire, and blasted Beelzebub across the room, into a bookcase, which shattered. [b]"You want to play with fire?" [/b]shouted Beelzebub, leaping back to his feet. He clenched his hands, and blasted a column of Hell-Fire at Kraven, who hurriedly, with the last dribble of power left to him, erected a barrier of Hell-Fire around himself. As flame hit flame, a thunderous explosion rang out across the city, and the floor of the building the two demons were in exploded outwards, shards of glass and mortar blasting across the street. The building could then no longer support the weight of the roof, and it collapsed, in a cloud of black flame and dust. Two figures burst from the cloud of dust, as thick and choking as it was, and fell to earth, even though one of them had a pair of vast, jet-black wings protruding from his back. They seemed to be fighting as they fell, surrounded by a strange aura of black fire, and as they smashed into earth, only one of them emerged from the cloud of black fire, smoke and dust... [/size]

[color=teal][size=1] [QUOTE][color=black][size=2]Originally posted by[b] Jokopoko[/b] [/size][/color]I've just got a question about teams. I know in "Legionnaries" that they have the colour coded team system but I just wondering if Justice City will have its own superhero teams, like the Teen Titans or the Avengers etc. Just wondering because I had an idea for a team styled hero RP a while back but I could get pen to paper [So to speak] and I'm wondering if I'm able to try it out here.[/QUOTE] [color=black]Well, it all depends on how many members I get. If I have enough, then hopefully they will get split into teams after the first issue or so. The first couple of issues will be an introduction to each individual character, followed by a general meeting of all the characters. I will hopefully be able to come up with witty and original names for these teams, but if not I may have to come back to you on them, Joko. Glad you're loving the concept, hopefully some more people will sign up and then we can get this thing rolling. [/color] [/size][/color]

[b][size=1]"Come on, lads!" [/size][/b][size=1]shouted Fox as they bundled into the teleporter, these surging piles of male hormones. Shadow watched as two of his friends, Lara and Krystal, teleported away to their new home. Then he piled into the teleporter with the rest. They appeared in a jungle temple, complete with creepy-looking vines and creepers, which looked like a perfect place to practice combat, as Mog had said. Shadow leapt into action, speeding towards the bedrooms, and nabbing the best one for himself. [b]"Mine!" [/b]he shouted, [b]"That's the advantage of super-speed!" [/b]He engaged in a celebratory dance until the others got there, at which point they all looked at each other, except Kuja, who seemed to want to stay right out of it. [b]"Get him!" [/b]shouted Crash, and him, Fox, Mario and CJ leapt at Shadow, tackling him to the ground with a thud. He struggled out from underneath the pile of bodies, and kicked someone in the ribs. He wasn't sure who, but it made them grunt in pain. [/size]

[size=1]Welcome to the [b]Justice City Subway[/b]. This is a place where any and all questions about the whole operation can be placed, and I will attempt to answer them. Also, any ideas or suggestions can be put here, and I will post important plot details in here as well. This is the conduit between real life and your character within the game. Discuss anything you wish to here, as I am not hugely keen on Out-Of-Character posts within the RP. If you need someone's permission for something, post it here. I will be checking this thread every day hopefully, so I will be able to answer questions quickly and efficiently, I hope. So anyway, remember all of the above, and as always remember: Justice City needs [b]YOU![/b] [/size]

[center][size=1][u][b]JUSTICE CITY[/b][/u][/size] [img]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/Blayze54/6404963_5d54ba0d2f_m.jpg[/img] [size=1]Welcome to Justice City, a City where crime runs amok like the filth that lines the gutters. A thriving metropolis by day, but by night it becomes something infinitely different and much, much fouler. As soon as the sun goes down, Justice City becomes a dark underworld of criminals, both organised and disorganised. Thugs and biker gangs rule the streets, while megalomaniac mob bosses and directors of corrupt corporations rule the upper levels.[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]And then there are the super-villains. From mad scientists to villains with powers that are literally earth-shattering, these super-villains are essentially in control of the night.[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]So, Justice City needs heroes. Every city, from Metropolis to Gotham has their own heroes, and now Justice City needs[b] YOU[/b].[/size] [u][b] [size=1][/size][size=1]Basic Background of Justice City and Introduction to Justice City[/size][/b][/u][size=1] [/size] [size=1]Founded in 1960 on the east coast of America, Justice City was designed to have a police force unrivalled throughout the world. It was supposed to be a utopian paradise, where Justice and righteousness ruled.[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]But this was merely an attraction for super-villains. They wanted to see if they could beat this supposedly unbeatable police force. [/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]And they did. [/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]The super-villains had access to more money and manpower than most governments, so it was an easy job for them to overthrow the government of Justice City. Now it is ruled by corporations by day, and villains, both super and otherwise, by night.[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]And so, it is up to you, the heroes of Justice City, to stop them. But heroes only work by night, so what do you do by day? What struggles do you face here?[/size] [size=1]Tackling super-villains should be easy compared to every-day battles.[/size] [size=1][/size][size=1]Right, this is a new RP, but it is not the kind of RP you will have seen for a while. It is going to be vast, epic, mind-blowing. It will cover not only the Adventure Inn and the Adventure Square, but also the Arena Underground and the OB Anthology, where you can post all your stories, poems, and anything else you can think of, as well as both the Art Studio and the Art By Request forums, where pictures, banners, avatars, wallpapers etc. can be displayed.[/size] [size=1]So in a way this is going to be like the Legionnaires, except on a smaller scale. There will be plot twists and character development-a-plenty, so that is something to look forward to.[/size] [size=1]It will work in a Chapter, or ?Issue? System, with only certain characters posting in the chapters, but with no specific posting order, unless I state otherwise.[/size] [size=1][/size][size=1]I will need a large number of people for this to be successful, but this does not mean you can skimp on the quality of your sign-up. If anything, you need to make your sign-up even better than any other, so you have more chance of being accepted. A warning to you now: not everyone will be accepted, so put full concentration and effort into creating a character that is unique and original.[/size] [size=1][/size][size=1]More will be revealed in the course of things, especially with the opening of the Underground thread, but for now here is the sign-up sheet. [u][b]Sign-Up Sheet[/b][/u] [/size] [b] [size=1][/size][/b][size=1][b]Superhero Name:[/b] preferably something to do with your powers [/size] [size=1][b]Real Name:[/b] anything you want [/size] [size=1][b]Current Occupation:[/b] please don?t put ?full-time hero,? as a large portion of this RP is looking at your home life as well[/size] [b][size=1]Place of Birth:[/size][/b] [size=1][b]Marital Status:[/b] Single? Married? Engaged? Divorced? Widowed? Please try and vary this[/size] [b][size=1]Height:[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Weight:[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Eye Colour: [/size][/b][b][size=1]Hair Colour:[/size][/b] [b][size=1]Hair Length:[/size][/b] [size=1][b]Clothing: [/b]both everyday and hero-wear preferably, doesn?t matter if you can?t find both, and preferably a picture and a short description, this will get you extra marks[/size] [size=1][b]Personality:[/b] perhaps it could match your powers?[/size] [size=1][b]Character History:[/b] give me a nice detailed history of your character here, please. And please, please don?t say: he has amnesia and can?t remember anything about his past.? That is just a lazy way of getting out of doing a Bio/History.[/size] [size=1][b]Superhuman Powers:[/b] please no ?OMFGz m1 p0w3rz k1llz0rz 3v3ry1!!!? Just try and find a reasonable power[/size] [size=1][b]Source of Powers:[/b] benevolent mutation? Laboratory accident? How did you get your powers? Please try to vary this a little[/size] [size=1][b]Special Skills:[/b] This could, for example, include lock-picking, hand-to-hand combat etc.[/size] [size=1][b]Weapons/Gadgets:[/b] If any[/size][size=1][/size] [size=1]I will soon be opening Justice City Subway(the Underground thread), as well as Justice City Library (the Anthology thread), for questions and literature to do with Justice City respectively.[/size][size=1][/size] [size=1]As well as these will come the JusticeCityArt[/size][size=1] Gallery (in the Art Studio) and the Justic[/size][size=1]e City Portrait Gallery (in the Art By Request forum).[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]If you have any questions before I open the Underground thread then please feel free to PM me. My character will be posted in a few days, or whenever I have had at least a few sign-ups, whichever comes first.[/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1]So have fun creating unique and individual characters, and remember:[/size][size=1] [/size][size=1]Justice City needs[b] YOU![/b][/size] [/center]

[size=1]Seraphim leaned in close to Keitha, and then moved and whispered in her ear: [b]"We have a problem. Look outside. But do it subtly."[/b] The Shadow Assassin turned subtly, acting as though she was enjoying Seraphim's new embrace. She saw what Seraphim had been talking about. [b]"The boy," [/b]she whispered, licking her lips, [b]"I don't suppose he would be in with us?" [/b]Seraphim shook his head, and Keitha smiled, [b]"Oh well. He could be fun to play with." [/b]She turned to Seraphim, and said, loudly and blatently: [b]"I will join you in your quest, Seraphim." [/b]With these words, a whip lashed round the corner, and snapped toward Keitha, who whipped around and caught the end of the whip, and pulled. Ramiel was pulled from his hiding place, and skidded to the floor. [b]"Ramiel," [/b]she said, kneeling down to him, and lifting his head, [b]"I would have thought you would have learnt. You can't play with Seraphim, especially not when he's with me." "You cannot join him. He betrayed you as well as the Myrkur Aniol. You can't trust him not to leave you again," [/b]said Ramiel, almost desperately. [b]"Well, Ramiel," [/b]said Keitha seductively, [b]"I have ways of making sure that he doesn't leave me again. And if he does, I can kill him in an instant." [/b]She stood up and walked back to Seraphim, who smiled down at her. [b]"What do you think we should do with him, my love?" [/b]he asked, his hand moving slowly towards the hilt of his sword. [b]"Don't kill him yet, Seraphim," [/b]she replied, [b]"I want to play with him first. He will know the true meaning of pain by the time I'm done with him..."[/b] [/size]

[size=1]Talyn's eyes flickered open, and he bolted upright. He was lying on a soft patch of grass, outside a ruin of a castle. It must have been Malik's castle. Tegan had practically destroyed the entire castle. It had been ripped apart in the shadow of Tegan's power. Talyn couldn't believe it. He got to his feet, shakily. His head ached like nothing he had ever felt before. He walked over to where the rest of the Wakanda were standing, and rubbed his head. [b]"What happened?" [/b]he asked, [b]"Last thing I remember, Thayne and I were on the roof, and there were dozens of vampires coming at us. I don't remember anything after that." [/b]Thayne looked at his feet, being the only one who truly knew what had happened. Kalei, Katima, Tegan, Jade and the rest looked towards Thayne, waiting to hear the story. [b]"Well," [/b]he began, [b]"It's a long story, and I'm honestly too tired to tell it now. As soon as I've had some sleep, I'll tell you all." "Spoilsport," [/b]mumbled Talyn. He wandered around, clutching his head, and suddenly he saw himself. His clothes had changed drastically. His shirt and trousers had been replaced by a pair of baggy trousers with black boots, and a white t-shirt and a waist-length black jacket had replaced his shirt. On his head rested a pair of slim black shades, and his hair was now spiked downwards, falling slightly into his eyes. [b]"What the hell happened to me?" [/b]he asked, slightly bemused. [b]"More importantly," [/b]said Kalei, [b]"Where did Malik go? We lost him when the castle was collapsing." "I say let's forget about Malik for now and go home. Please can we go home?" [/b]asked Talyn, and Kalei smiled and nodded. The Wakanda walked back to the helicopter that had brought them here... [/size]

[u][b][size=1]Character Overview[/size][/b][/u] [size=1][b]Name:[/b] Corin Gerul[/size] [size=1] [b]Age:[/b] 17 (Padawan)[/size] [size=1][/size] [size=1][b]Gender:[/b] Male [/size][size=1] [/size] [size=1][b]Appearance:[/b] Corin is a young, healthy-looking individual, with tanned skin, crimson eyes and a thick head of dark-brown hair. He stands at a reasonably impressive height, just under six foot, with a slight, sinewy muscle build. His Jedi robes are the brown-and-tan robes of a Padawan learner, and he has the single braid of a Padawan hanging down his back, so it doesn?t get in the way of his combat. His thick black boots are typical of a Jedi as well, and come up to his knees.[/size] [size=1]His body is pitted with scars from an incident which he doesn?t like to talk about, and especially notable is a long red scar running from the bottom of his neck, in a twisting pattern, down to the small of his back. Another one goes from his hairline down the left side of his face and stops level with his mouth.[/size] [size=1][b]Personality:[/b] Corin is still young, and he still has much to learn about the Force. Currently he is slightly disrespectful of the Jedi Council, as well as many other authority figures, but the Jedi hope to teach him how to control these thoughts and instincts. He shows great potential to be a Jedi, and he is often found meditating, trying his best to overcome these conflicting emotions. He shows dedication to the Jedi Order, and he wishes to become the best Jedi he can. He simply has to shrug off the more rebellious parts of his nature. [/size] [size=1][b]General Overview:[/b] Corin was born on an almost completely aquatic planet, almost four-fifths covered by water. He was discovered as an infant of only 18 months old, and was taken to the Jedi Academy. He grew up in the Bear Clan, and it was soon discovered that he was a powerful attacker in the style of Ataru, or Form IV, and this was expanded on as he grew from being a youngling to a Padawan.[/size] [size=1]What was kept secret from him, however, was that he had a high midi-chlorian count, suggesting that perhaps someone in his immediate family was a Jedi. It was revealed after a long while that his father did in fact have the midi-chlorian count to be a Jedi, but unfortunately it was far too late for him to begin any training.[/size] [size=1]As it turned out he was powerful with a lightsaber, it was also revealed that he had a huge amount of potential in the use of the Force. It was decided as soon as he left the Bear Clan that he would be most comfortable in using the Ataru form of lightsaber combat, and so he started learning this much earlier than many other Padawans began learning their own personal lightsaber styles.[/size] [u][b][size=1]Jedi Overview[/size][/b][/u] [size=1][b]Lightsaber(s):[/b] Since early in his training, he was discovered as a powerful Ataru user, so he was almost immediately drawn to constructing his own lightsaber for use. Thus, he has only ever had one lightsaber built by himself. And so, he began to construct his own lightsaber, and, somewhat controversially in the eyes of the Council, he constructed a curve-hilted lightsaber, an unusual design for a first saber. This gave him the ability to make more spinning actions during combat, something which marks him as a good combatant. He took many painstaking weeks researching and developing his lightsaber design, and even longer actually building it, making sure that the crystals were aligned correctly. Eventually, he resurfaced, with his new lightsaber in his hand.[/size] [size=1]The crystals were a deep crimson, much darker than those commonly used by Sith Lords, crystals which were given to Corin when he was born, by his mother, who hoped that they would come in handy one day. They were a rare crystal, found only in the coral reefs of Corin?s homeworld, and they were worth a vast amount of money. But Corin?s mother knew this, but still she gave them to her son to take with him wherever he went. This gift means that Corin is extremely protective of his lightsaber, one of the reasons he made the hilt from the rare and expensive Phrik alloy, usually used to make electrostaffs for military purposes. This meant that the hilt of his blade could not be cut by another lightsaber.[/size] [size=1][b]Lightsaber Combat Style:[/b] As mentioned previously, Corin is a powerful user of Lightsaber Form IV, also known as the Ataru form. Many powerful Jedi used this form, including a powerful Jedi Knight known as Yoda. It involves powerful use of lightsaber skill, with offensive, quick strikes, many jabs and stabbing motions, combined with use of the Force. By allowing the Force to flow through their body, the user can overcome physical limitations and use their body to perform amazing acrobatic feats, both to attack and to evade. He hopes to master this form, enabling him to move around his opponents like a blur.[/size] [size=1][b]Favoured Force Power(s):[/b] As well as extensive use of the telekinetic and Force Push portions of Force Powers, Corin also uses Force Speed and Force Jump to great effect, helping him in the use of Ataru, and he is trying to learn the Saber Throw technique, but he is not very good at it yet, so he doesn?t tend to rely on it in battle. [/size] [size=1][b]View of the Force:[/b] Being a rebel, Corin states that he disagrees with the Council, but in reality, he believes that most of their teachings were right. But not all of them. For instance, he believes that if the need arises, a Jedi should be allowed to kill an opponent. For instance, if the life of an innocent is being threatened by a hostile, the hostile should be taken care of in any way possible. And secretly, he has studied some Dark Side Arts, but never put them into practice, only read about them.[/size]

[b][size=1]"I guess this is our last night on Solitary Island then," [/size][/b][size=1]said Shadow, [b]"I say let's make it a good one! Let's party!" [/b]Music came from somewhere, torches lit up the beach, there were the humanoid creatures as well as the single human female, all dancing into the night. Fine food and drink were laid out across the tables, and people grabbed food and drink whenever they felt like it. They were all having a good time, except Fox, who sat at the edge of the sea, staring out into the night sky, quietly drinking from a coconut. Shadow saw him and went over, sitting next to him. He stared out at the sky, mirroring Fox. [b]"Don't beat yourself up. It's not your fault they voted for him and not you. And even if they had voted for you, would it have changed anything? We had a great time here, even I'm not afraid to admit that, and I'm a bastard. You know that as well as I do. But that's all I'm going to say, I'm not going to force you into a change of heart, but it seems an awful waste to let this night pass without having a good time." [/b]The hedgehog stood and walked off, and Fox looked after him. He smiled and got to his feet, joining in the party. ------- After a little while, and everyone had had a little too much to drink, Shadow jumped up onto a stool, almost missing and flying off the edge. He laughed, and proclaimed: [b]"A toast! Little toast here. I would just like to say that I love all of you guys. You are the greatest, and you have made me feel like I was at home, even when I have been a jerk to you all. I'm sorry for being a jerk, and I love you all soooooooo much. Thank you," [/b]he finished, and promptly fell off his stool, face-first into the sand. [/size]

[size=1]Well, I did hear tell of Gambit being in this movie, although only really as an incidental character. So hopefully we should get at least a glimpse of the legendary Remy LeBeau. Also, this may be the last X-Men movie, but it won't be the last set in the X-Universe. I have definitely heard things about there being at least two spin-off movies, featuring Wolverine and Magneto respectively. There is just too much of the X-Universe to leave undiscovered. Although, back to X3, I am hoping that they do the whole Phoenix thing well, because I don't think the whole "extra-dimensional being from space" thing really worked too well. [/size]

[size=1]Beelzebub's sword smashed down on Kraven's a ringing sound echoing throughout the room. The Duke was far too powerful, he had immense physical strength and technique far greater than Kraven's own. Kraven could feel his arms beginning to weaken as the Duke smashed his sword down again and again. Kraven's knees buckled, and he dropped to the floor. Beelzebub threw away his sword, letting it clatter to the ground, and began beating Kraven with his fists, raining punches down on him without mercy. Kraven felt bones snap, blood vessels burst, and bruises form. He was being beaten, and he had not even put up a fight. Finally, Beelzebub was done, and he stood up straight, leaving Kraven beaten half to death on the floor. He saw Sartael standing next to the girl that Kraven had brought in. [b]"Ah, Kraven," [/b]he said, picking up Amber by the scruff of her neck, [b]"You bring an innocent young girl to our battle? Have you no respect? Just for that, I am going to kill her in front of you. That's right, Kraven, you get to watch a small child die in front of you." "No..." [/b]said Kraven weakly, [b]"I won't let you..." "What was that, Kraven?" [/b]asked Beelzebub mockingly, [b]"I can't hear you!" "You will not hurt the girl as long as I am alive," [/b]gasped the lesser demon through painful breaths. [b]"And who is going to stop me?" [/b]said Beelzebub. When no-one answered, he smiled sadistically, and turned his attention to Amber. He picked up his sword and held it to her throat. [b]"I'm going to slit her throat, so her blood will spill. You will die in her blood, Kraven." NO[/b], said a voice, a deep, booming voice from behind Beelzebub. The demon turned and saw that Kraven was now on his feet, and apparently even floating a couple of inches off the ground. [b]"So you're ready for another beating, are you, Kraven?" [/b]said Beelzebub, dropping Amber and turning his attention to Kraven. He launched himself at him, trying to punch him, but Kraven caught his fist in a hand that had been down by his side a few second previously. [b]"How?!" [/b]said Beelzebub, shocked, [b]"No-one is that fast!" [/b]Kraven looked at him with cold, dead eyes, no emotion showing on his face, and squeezed down on Beelzebub's fist, crushing bones in his grasp. The demon groaned, and Kraven slammed him down to the floor. [b]YOU ARE WEAK, BEELZEBUB. YOU WISH TO HARM A YOUNG GIRL, AN UNARMED CHILD? YOU ARE WEAK AND A COWARD,[/b] said Kraven, his voice huge now, [b]AND YOU SHALL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE. [/b]Kraven looked upwards, and his body became wreathed in black fire. His eyes turned completely black, and he pointed a hand in Beelzebub's direction. [b]IT IS YOUR TIME, BEELZEBUB, [/b]he said, dropping to the floor and picking up his swords, [b]NOW, FIGHT ME...[/b] [/size]