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[color=darkblue][b][center]496 B.C.[/center][/b]

In the land of Egypt... there was a Kingdom that held mystical powers. Under the direction of their Pharaoh, the powers were used to prosper the nation, creating good living conditions for the people, and making sure no one went hungry. The powers were used to prolong their own lives... it was a perfect garden, and all of the people were happy.

The Pharaoh was wise, and he had lived for many years... because he was such a good man, the people wanted him to stay as their Pharaoh for as long as they possibly could have him... but at the same time, the Pharaoh knew no amount of magic would cheat him from death. In so doing, he and his wife brought a child into the world... one he would instruct and give insight, so that one day, he too would become a mighty and trustworthy ruler.

Across the Nile River, a woman named Ciress, watched as her neighboring nation prospered, and grew jealous of the King and all the power he weilded in that magical land. She came with her thousands of armies unexpectedly and attacked the nation, killing every thing in their path. The soldiers went into the houses and killed every man, woman and child. Ciress reached the Pharaoh's palace, and found the King guarding his wife and child. Ciress's armies barged in and killed his wife in front of the Kings eyes, and took the baby boy. They were about to kill the boy when the King summoned the rest of his powers over this mysterious and magical land and drove all the cities, and all of the technology, beneath the surface of the earth.

The entire land was covered in sand, and the only living beings left was Ciress, the Pharaoh, and his only son, Razel. Ciress used her powers to kill the mighty Pharaoh, and with his last dying moments, vowed that she'd seek out her revenge upon him through his son. The Pharaoh pleaded for his son's life as he slowly died. After he was gone, Ciress holds the boy and decides upon the perfect revenge....

Above all else, Ciress want the powers of Lire under her control. The only way she was to attain that power was to kill it's King and take over the land herself, in so, becoming the new ruler... But now that the nation is beneath the ground, she has to keep the heir to the throne alive, so the prophecy of the foretold Jirax holders would be revealed. If he was to die, those Jirax holders would never come into existence.

In order for the land to be brought back to the surface, the Pharaoh's son needs to live... and she must summon all four of the Jirax holders. They are decendants of this magical land that would appear in the world after a long period of time. When they would come was the question.

The wise men of her land gave her the answer. They said the sign of their revival would be when the light of Auran would appear. The light of Auran would be the pendant of royalty that had been lost in the crags of the earth. It would resurface and appear upon the neck of the promised individual who would be the one who could bring about Ciress's demise. When this one appears, the other four will come out of hiding, and will be revealed one by one. They will all bring their powers to this one, who will bring about Ciress's destruction. But if she was to capture all of the Jirax holders before they could give their powers to the one, then she would be able to use their powers to summon the Nation of Lire, the Forgotton Nation of old.

Determined to not let the Jirax holders be revealed, she would train the young boy to become an assassin. This boy would know no love... no warmth... the only love he would know, is fear... and he would only fear her... and love her... doing every single one of her wishes, without a second thought. And only after the Jirax holders were revealed, and the powers of Lire were hers... would she kill the young heir to the throne...

3000 years have passed, and the year is 2504. The young boy has become a man. The son of the King has been able to live passed the normal lifespan due to the ancient powers of Lire. Down in the depths of the earth, Ciress was able to recreate the powers that would give her and the boy longevity. Because of these powers and his direct lineage, each of his single years were 150 years in the real world... Ciress knew she had to keep him alive, for without him, the last remnant of the Forgotton Nation of Lire, the Kingodom along with it's powers would be lost forever. So she trained him... as she resided inside of his mind, posing as a Supreme being (Goddess) and communicated to the boy with a frequency embedded deep inside his mind. He has never seen her face, and so the boy believes her to be a Goddess of some type. She makes him live alone his entire life, forbidding him to think on his own... making him into the perfect killing machine. He was sent on many assignments with success on each mission. Not knowing anything of his past.

[CENTER][B]The time is 2504, and the one who was destined to destroy the sleeping evil had arisen.[/B][/CENTER]

Jessica knows of what she is supposed to do... she was born with the sense of knowing what she was there for... the prophecy was being fulfilled, and she sought out those with the Jirax pearls, in order to bring peace to the world from the undying evil that lurked somewhere in the midst of mankind.

She knows nothing of Ciress, or of Razel's intentions. She only knows to keep the pendant she wears safe, and to be on the lookout for the Jirax holders. But whether the Jirax holders would be kept safe from Ciress and her evil plans, was the actual question.

Unbeknownst to her, Razel has been sent to kill Jessica... as well as the other Jirax holders... [/color]

SIGN UPS!!

Jessica and Ciress will be played by Me, and Heero Darkangel has dibs on Razel

I'm only going to have four slots open... I will pm those who are accepted, and let the others know who I have chosen... I need people who devulge in character development... who can take a character and go deep into background, inner monologues... etc, etc... Each one will be a Jirax holder, and these Jirax holders. You can figure out how they found out about their place in the prophecy, or even if they DO know... the Jirax holders hold a gem that hangs around their neck... some sort of stone, make it up, but please no repeats.. such as 2 people with emralds... (no diamonds... too significant.) Strictly stones...

Mine will be coming shortly

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b] (No Younger than 18, no older than 22)

[b]Appearance:[/b] Please be thorough

[b]Bio:[/b] 2 to 3 At least... Character Development is a MUST for this story.... completed with fears, likes and dislikes... attitude, reasons for attitude

[b]Personality:[/b] Please be significant... what works well is to go with your own. You're more natural in posting when attitudes match your own. Please, no loner attitudes since this will be involving a lot of people...

[b]Weapons:[/b] Anything... this is Future and Past, anything that matches your prefferance..

[CENTER][b]*****EACH OF THE JIRAX HOLDERS WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN ASSASSIN.... THEY WILL APPEAR LATER IN THE STORY******[/b][/CENTER]

You are free to make a sign up for them too... it will add more to your character if you do... everyone's got a back story... even the assassins... they're just hired... no ancient history involved.

Hope that covers everything! I'll answer any questions about this thread through pms. Thanks for joining!

[Heero Darkangel]

[COLOR=Blue][B]Name:[/B] Razel Ratharn

[B]Age:[/B] 20. (Thats the age he appears to be...he is much much older)

[B]Appearance:[/B] look to Attachments (everything you see). Razel has Icy pale blue eyes, there is no white in his eyes...the only other colour is the black of his pupil. On his left arm beneath the skin is a tattoo...a tattoo given to him by his father...the tattoo was the mark of Pharaoh. The tattoo has been dormant beneath the skin for many..many years.(will be explained),

[B]Personality:[/B] He has a very sadistic nature, very cruel and cold...caused by the controlment of Ciress....his true personality has been hidden.

[B]Weapons:[/B] Sword of Lire (which he holds in the attactment), Two lightning bolt guns, one is white, the other black. Leg sheaths which hold knives and a Bow, which can shoot at long and distant ranges..the bow was given to him by Ciress, she created it, It can only be used by Razel.

[B]Bio:[/B] Razel knows nothing of his past.....his mind is controlled by Ciress who he has not seen in person..he fears her but he loves her....in his mind she is a goddess and he'll do anything for her....He is her assassin...He does his jobs with ease. Using the shadows as a tool. He is very fast, and silent. Everything he does is perfect...for in Ciress's eyes...it has to be.

Razel was put through many tests....Ciress worked him continuosly whe he was younger, he has so many scars on his body...but mostly on his back from whippings he recieved for getting anything wrong. His world is based around Ciress and her ways.

His only home is his room, dark and cold. A single hard bed and a small window close to the ceiling. Whatever light got in...it never seemed to fill the dark corners of the room.....but for some reason....Darkness had become him....he liked the emptiness it offered...the coldness....the quietness.....

He had never ventured out into Ciress world...he was always kept in his room...

There is also a greater power within him....a power given to him...by his father...but because of Ciress's hold she has over him...that has also been dormant for many many years. Beneath his skin on his left arm is the tattoo of Pharaoh...a Tattoo given to him by his father which he was born....this Tattoo is the key to his past..and the opening for the power within him..the power of Lire, the power of his father..King Thor Ratharn ...a power that Ciress wants..and desires.......but this power Razel knows nothing of.[/COLOR]

[Redemption]

[COLOR=Purple][FONT=Trebuchet MS][b]Name:[/b] Phoena Tayen (means purple moon or fire moon)

[b]Age:[/b] 20

[b]Appearance:[/b] Attachment

[b]Bio:[/b] Phoena was born in the Parthenon atop of the Acropolis in Athens. Even in the 21st century, most of the Greek people believed in the gods of ancient and these gods visited the mortals as creatures or humans. Her mother, heavily pregnant, was taken to the restored Parthenon for her baby to receive the blessings from Athena and the other female Greek gods. When Phoena was born, the gods bestowed on her many gifts, particularly Artemis and her twin brother Apollo (the moon and the sun respectively). However, Phoena?s mother didn?t live after the birth.

The priestess to Athena that oversaw the birth told Phoena?s father, Xavier, that she was blessed by the female gods and that she was now a precious child who was constantly watched over by them. She said that Apollo and Artemis were particularly involved with this child and that she should be named after them. That is how Phoena received her name.

Now with no wife and a small child, Xavier took Phoena to live at the base of Mt Olympus. There he trained Phoena in woodscraft and hunting. Many women came and visited Phoena during her years growing up, each teaching her a different thing. These women came and went during her years to becoming into a woman. One of them even took Phoena to the ocean when she was about 11. However, there the god of the Sea, Poseidon, became angry and tried to take Phoena into the sea to become a nymph. The woman that took Phoena to the sea was the queen of the gods, Hera. From then on, Phoena has been petrified of the sea and the god in it.

As Phoena grew up, she grew more and more tomboyish, only ever being around her father and the boys in the nearby village. She hated being treated like a girl ? they thinking she was weak and unable to do anything. Growing tough in the woods, Phoena could beat any boy in the town in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship and proved herself not weak.

When she turned 19, Xavier told her that there was nothing else he or the women could teach her and that she had to learn to be with society. Phoena never had been in the big society before and she became a little claustrophobic around so many people. But slowly she became warmer towards people and learned how to be a little social, although she never lost her tomboyish charm.

[b]Personality:[/b] Phoena, as explained in her biography, is a tomboy, through and through. She has no indication of what a lady is supposed to be like as she only ever grew up around males, except for the women that visited her every once and again. Phoena doesn?t mind getting down and dirty with nature or fighting. She is a little claustrophobic and greatly fears the sea. She may not admit it, but you can see it in her eyes. Strong and resilient, Phoena has a never-say-die attitude and whatever doesn?t kill her, only makes her stronger.

[b]Weapons:[/b] Two ornately decorated gold daggers and two H&K P8s- both silver(TombRaider?s guns)

[b]Gem:[/b] Amethyst[/FONT][/COLOR]

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[color=darkslategray][b]Name:[/b] Jessica Nareece

[b]Age:[/b] 20

[b]Appearance:[/b] Attachment Below

[b]Bio:[/b] Jessica was raised by her mother and father as an only child. Because of this, Jessica would appear to have been spoiled. But she wasn't... her parents loved her and cherished every moment of bringing up their only daughter.

Her father was an archaeologist, who studied the ruins of Egypt. He knew his daughter was meant for something special when at age 3, he found her with a pendant around her neck. When he tried to pull it off, he was burned by the pendant itself. He studied the markings and realized the pendant matched that of the prophecy from Ancient Egypt. He studied the tablets and writings for many years. When she was 16 years old, he discovered the reason for the prophecy. It was ground breaking discoveries, and he was to go to the board of directive with the information he had found.

That night, her parents were murdered in their sleep. Jessica knew that the murderer was after her pendant, because she was woken in her sleep by someone trying to yank it off. And that's when she discovered her parents.

At that point, she knew she had a purpose... there was a growing evil somewhere... and she knew she had to protect herself or face the concequences. She became an expert gunman, swordsman, and duelist... her teachers often marveled at her speed in learning, knowing that she was meant to have those skills.

She knows nothing of the prophecy, since her father was killed and the information, tablets were all stolen. No one had ever found the assassin who was sent after her parents...

[b]Personality:[/b] While Jessica's parents were killed, her heart is still warm and caring. She's not a push over, which she proves everyday of her life, but she's not the kind of person to attack without warning. She's not talkative, but she trusts her insights, and more importantly, she trusts that her heart will lead her to do the right thing. On the pendant she wears, she put a small picture of her parents, so they would be with her always.

[b]Weapons:[/b] Two guns she wears at her sides, and twin blades in leg sheaths. Also has a sword, but barely uses it.[/color]

I'll be posting Ciress's soon :)

[Kairi]

OCC: Well, I said to ya I'd post for ya:) Don't know if I'll get in but...we'll give it a shot:) Interesting thought bout making the personalities like us...this will be fun:)

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Name: Michael Obalisk

Age: 21

Appearance:
Michael stands at about 6' even with the body of an athlete. He's not bulky like a football player, but he does have muscle tone. He has dirty blonde hair thats kinda fluffy, with bangs that come down just to the midpoint of his eyes. With a silver earing in his left ear which contains a light aqua blue stone in it...given to him by an old Thai Chi master of his, silver framed glasses for far-sighted vision, and a silver cross hanging from his neck. His eyes are a hazel-blue, which change periodically to change in light and mood. Apart from his everyday attire, Michael prefers to wear a brown muscle shirt with light baish pants with black boots. He has a black tattoo on his right arm with a sword (see thumbnail...just add glasses and blue eyes to face).

Bio:
At the age of 6 years old, his parents got divorsed...having him live with his mother and his brother Brian. However, mom had to work all the time so Michael and Brian were sent to live with his grandma for a while till mom got back on her feet. She taught Michael everything good and right in his life. When his mom remarried, Michael and Brian left their grandmothers and lived with the new couple. His father was young and naive...who was very abussive towards Michael. Michael fought hard though...and never let his step-father lay a hand on his brother.

As the years went by, Michael turned out to be a very wise, and intellegent young man. With his step-fathers abuse subsiding...he finally was able to move on with his life around the age of 15. This was a time when he truly blossomed. He was popular with his friends, always a councelor in need, a leader to his friends, a team player for the high school basketball team and a loving individual.

Time went on...and the divorsed situation never subsided though. His real father constantly pressuring him to leave, constantly being pulled between his mother and father. Then one day, at the age of 17...Michael's mother had enough of it and sent Michael away. Ever since then...Michael has been all over the world traveling with his father because of his career. Moving from one school to another...living in a bunch of different neighborhoods, he has gotten a very broad learning experiance.

Leaving for college with a major of psychology in mind, Michael decided to study abroad with his open-mind growing with each passing year; and has brought him to a University in Egypt where some of the brightest minds in Philosophy and Psychology are meeting. Michael has no clue about the Jirax stones, nor anything about their history.

Personality:
Despite Michael's harsh family history, he's grown into quite a strong individual. Firm in his convictions, he bows to no one...however with his loving heart and wisdom, he respects everyone and is not judgemental towards peoples differences. At times his emotions get the best of his due to past memories, but he easily gets over them. Very adaptive and understand...Michael tries to bring a sense of passion and devotion to whatever he does. At times he does value his solitary, but merely to focus his thoughts, to meditate and whatnot. He prefers to be passive in his everyday lifestyle, but once conflict occurs, he is right there in the middle of it...fighting for what he believes in.


Weapons:
With his fathers upbrining in Thailand for 2 years, Michael has mastered the use of a 9mm automatic pistol...prefers to have two at his side...he also has a collection of duel daggers and scimitars, yeilding the powers of the ying and yang (dark and light energies) which he learned to use in his years of studying under various teachers; as well as his skills in Thai Chi .[/SIZE][/COLOR]

OCC: I hope this is good. And the other thumbnail you wonder why its doing there...I thought it was hilarious :laugh: Or thats just me :D

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WOW, all very good... Here's the Evil Lady :demon:

[color=darkslategray][b]Name:[/b] Ciress Yan

[b]Age:[/b] Appears to be 25 years. In reality she is 3025... (explained later)

[b]Appearance:[/b] Attachment Below

[b]Bio:[/b] Ciress Yan was born into Royalty of her Kingdom, Din, and was to be the promised Queen. Her father was a Ruthless man, who hated the nations around him with a passion. Expecially, The Nation of Lire.

At age 5, Ciress watched as her father conquered all the nations around him. And it came time for him to invade Lire. She waited with her mother who, unlike her father, was a kind and beautiful woman... one worthy of being Queen. But she admired her husband, and at times could be just as Ruthless in a loving, and twisted sort of way.

Her father never came back. The people of Din were devastated that their entire armies were destroyed. The Queen, Ciress's mother, took over the throne, and demanded that they find out what was their downfall...

When the spies were sent out, reports of magic was brought back... saying that the people in the land benefited from some sort of power source that allowed them to live long lives, eat healthy without starvation...

Ciress's mother demanded a new army to be created and to be sent to take over the "Oasis of the Sands..." Not too long after the order, her mother fell ill. They did all they could to save her, but they just did not have the medicines, nor the magic to revive her.

Her mother died that night, and Ciress's once vibrant heart grew cold. A hatred for the nation of Lire grew in her heart. At age 15, she had become queen, and she became even more ruthless as her father. She wanted a completely new and powerful army created in 10 years. She would declare war upon her neighboring nation.

10 years past, and as her army grew, so did her hatred, and her lust for magical powers. She learned all there was, and became a very powerful Soceress.

At the age of 25, she attacked the neighboring nation, using the magic she had aquired. They destroyed the entire city of Lire, and was about to accomplish her one goal, when the King destroyed the entire city, and all of the army and her people died with it. The only ones living were the King, Ciress, and the young boy, Razel.

She threw a burst of energy into the King's chest, killing him slowly. She was about to kill the boy when he begged for his son's life. She laughed at his request, and almost did away with him, when the King revealed to her the only way the city would ever be rebuilt was if he were to live.

She agreed to let the boy live, but she vowed to his dying father that she would make the boy's life one of misery.... and hatred. The father cried out for mercy for his son, but she laughed at him as he died slowly.

She carried the boy to the depths of the earth where she found the only remants of the kingdom left... a chamber... where time moved slowly. 4 Wise men of the land lived in the chamber... and she demanded to be told of what she was standing in.

The men told her that she was living in the chambers of Auran... an ancient source of power called Jirax... pleased at what she found, she vowed to bring the city back... it was then the wise men informed her of her fate. Angered at them for making such prophecies, she killed each one instantly with her powers.

But before they died, each of the wise men had tossed their Jirax pearls into the river, where the disappeared and were never found again... They knew that since water signified rebirth, the pearls would be born to those who were destined to bring about her downfall.

Ciress put the boy into one of the rooms and left him there for 3000 years... he would eat... sleep... and train in that room, and she molded his mind to be in sync with hers. She never aged for 3000 years since she resided in the main hall of the Auran Chambers... living in solitude, learning more and more about the hidden powers of Lire. Enticed by it's promising power, her lust for power grew even more... she learned of everything in the world... and she planned the assassination of the "One" that was to destroy her... and of the four who were destined to aide her. Her plan was simple... to lure the Jirax holders to her, where she would make them join her or die... and once in control of all the Jirax stones, she would be able to summon the Nation of Lire to be pulled out of the ground.

[b]Weapons:[/b] Whip, and socery powers. She weilds all weapons, and a transmitter... one she uses to torture Razel whenever he disobeys her orders.

[b]Personality:[/b] This is pretty much explained in her bio. She is ruthless and cunning. She's a master at deception, without an ounce of kindness in her body. When she shows warmth, it's because she is trying to gain something.[/color]

Heads up ^^^ LOTS of reading... but all needed in order to understand where the story is going ;)

[Arcadia]

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