*~ The 8th Layer ~*



At the Royal Chamber….

“ Dammit! Where could she have gone?” Sylvarite spat, flashing an angry glare at his two Arch Angel allies. He had called them up, hoping to hear good news from them… only to find that so far they had turned up nothing. One of them gave a severe shrug, obviously fueling Sylvarite’s anger.
“ We have Warrior Angels, Guardians, and Elites in all lower Layers. They are constantly out looking for Razerite and any signs of rebels. Be patient… in time they will find and capture her.” The other Arch Angel nodded.
“ Besides Sylvarite, look at all the rebels we have caught in the past week? They are awaiting trial as we speak.”
Sylvarite clenched his fist slightly, glancing outside one of his windows to the outside. It was true… they had caught more rebels recently. Of course, all of these rebels went to ‘trial’, where Sylvarite allowed them to speak their peace. Then, after… giving a “fair consideration”… he would pound them for more information- hoping to get a squealing angel to tell of Razerite – and then condemn them. Some would die, most would become Fallens. Of course… being a Fallen was far worse than death itself. A suitable punishment.
“Could she be… perhaps, in Eden?” A servant suddenly spoke up, for the maid had been in the room at the time- cleaning. Sylvarite was aware of her presense when he had called the other two Arch Angels in. Normally he would have let her pass… but his anger and his paranoia were beginning to flare up in his temper.
“Of course not you idiot. I hold the key to Eden and only I can open it.”
Silence filled the room… as the Arch Angels looked anxiously about.
“ Leave then. See if you can find any more information… we need to solve this rumor of ‘rebellion’ as fast as possible.” The Arch Angels gave a nod, and soon walked out.
Sylvarite then was left alone with the maid…

….

…. As the Arch Angels walked down the hallway, suddenly a blood-curdling scream was heard from Sylvarite’s room.




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The 7th Layer…

“Razerite!” The young Guardian gasped, looking straight at the beautiful and rather enchanting sight of Razerite. Razerite wore a long, flowing coat of grey with a hood draped about her face. She had flipped the hood off her head for a second as she had approached the young Guardian angel. At his proclamation, she gave a soft smile but then pressed a finger to her lips to signal him to hush. She was in the containment jail afterall…
This Guardian Angel- one who was supposed to look after one of the sealed doors – had spoken up to one of Sylvarite’s Arch Angels. Razerite had heard he had allowed a young child to pass through the 7th layer to the 6th. The Arch Angels of Sylvarite found out, and he was condemned to become a fallen. Now, he was in the 7th layer… awaiting his fate- a fate worse than death. Razerite, had come to rescue him from his fate. Although she secretly wished she could have saved them all…
“ Hush now… once I free you, we must leave at once.” He nodded, a single solitary tear of gratitude falling down his face as she used her powers to crush the chains which bound his wrists with a bit of her added magical enhancements. He rubbed his wrists and ankles for a second. Suddenly however, one of the other prisoners had heard her… and gave a shout for help. After one shout, soon many more followed… and an uproar of pleas echoed. Razerite felt her heart tare slightly, but she swiftly grabbed the young guardian by the hand and rushed him out the way she had came. Guards shouted suddenly, and she knew they were being pursued.
“Razerite… they see us! Where are we going to go?” The Guardian asked, seeming confused as he struggled to keep up with her. He had been in containment for so long… he was weak and struggling.
“ Away from this version of hell.” She said with a slight tone of anger. Running down one of the alleyways, they ran into a dead end. Nothing but bleak, black-colored bricks was ahead of them. Pushing him behind her, she turned about and faced the entrance to the alleyway. Three Warrior Angel figures soon came to view, and she narrowed her fierce gaze.
“Razerite!” The guardian gasped, obviously thinking they were caught.
“Hush!” She said fiercely, as she suddenly began to chant some inaudible language that no Angel could comprehend or understand. The Warriors charged at her… but with a flicker of her wrist, a violent flash of white light blinded them and by the time they had regained their vision… she and the Guardian were gone.
…..
“ Ah… you’re awake.” An older Angel smiled, patting the young Guardian angel on the shoulder. Slowly he sat up, and his eyes widened to that of astonishment and almost fright. Around him were a few Angellic-like figures…. Some older, some younger- and of all classes it seemed. He even saw one of the two rebelled Arch Angels. They were all doing their own sorts of business… some seemed to be constructing buildings, others cooking… doing various forms of work. More astonishing however… was where they were. It was a clearly foreign land… thousands and thousands of trees could be seen all about the land- some near, some on far mountains. There were many mountains…
“ There are beautiful grassy valleys too. Rivers… lakes… so much beauty, so much wonder…” The older angel said, obviously having gone through this ‘welcoming the new guy’ before.
“Where is Razerite?” The young Guardian asked, and to that the older angel smiled.
“ She’s off, most likely talking to a few of the strange creatures that dwell here. We’re in a foreign land now… one we’ve never known about. Razerite wants to make sure the creatures know about us and do not harm us.”
“What is this place…?” The young Guardian asked, and to that the Arch Angel overheard and approached.
“Razerite says this… is the 8th layer.”




Alright… this is a rather complicated RPG, but if you listen closely it’s fairly easy to understand.

The plot goes like this:

Heaven, is corrupt. God has seemingly fallen asleep… and in doing so, left the Royal Court in charge of watching over and keeping peace amongst Heaven. However, the leader of this Royal Court- Sylvarite, has seized total control over heaven. Being the strongest Angel, and the 1st born from Serium – a legendary ancient Angel- he holds the title of “Ruler of Heaven”. He’s a very strict ruler, and allows no one to oppose his rule or the rule of his Elites and his Arch Angels. He also forces all angels to stay within their ‘caste layers’ and any opposition to his views or rule are eliminated. He also holds the Key to Eden, which no one knows of except for his Arch Angels- and allows no one to gain entrance to Eden. Rumor has it, Sylvarite has a secret plan that will allow him complete control of Heaven and all of Heaven’s secrets and upper layers.
Razerite, is rumored to be the 2nd born from Serium- and is Sylvarite’s sister. She watched as her brother became corrupt, and spoke against him and his gaining power. Sylvarite immediately had her captured and contained, but she escaped from his capture. She was gone for about a year… and then one day appeared before the Royal Court. She then claimed a ‘rebellion’ against her brother and took off- seemingly disappearing. Many Angels in all layers heard about this ‘rebellion’ and some sought out to join it. A few angels here and there have disappeared… and Razerite has only scarce spotted appearings. No one knows where she is residing and Sylvarite has claimed he will kill or create a Fallen out of anyone who opposes his rule- which has caused many to remain silent.

While Sylvarite has the key to Eden… it seems Razerite has found a ‘key’ of some sort. With this key, she discovered that there was another layer… an 8th layer. However, no angels lived upon this layer… but rather it harbored a beautiful land with intelligent creatures to rival her own intelligence. These creatures (for the most part) were at peace. Realizing that she was the only Angel who knew about this layer… Razerite decided she would rescue Angels from the other 7 layers and bring them to this new 8th layer. She believed it was here… they could live in peace and harmony amongst the other creatures. The 8th layer is far bigger and more vast than all the other layers… so plenty of space was available. Speaking with a few neighboring creatures, they seemed not to mind the winged-people. All looks well in the 8th Layer…

However, Razerite still must make dangerous voyages to the other layers. She occasionally brings other angels with her to find and collect more Angels to “save”. It seems however… that Sylvarite is right on her tail. And if he finds out about the 8th layer… and even worse- finds a way in… an all out war could take place.



Yay! This is meant to be an Angel/Narnia crossover. The 8th layer has the same structure and creatures that Narnia has. Except there are NO humans what-so-ever, and only Narnia-based creatures. I will warn you… Sylvarite WILL eventually get into the 8th layer, and then he will discover that the only way to win the war for all the layers.. is to gain alliances in the 8th layer to start an all-out war against the rebellion. And not all creatures in the 8th layer are nessisarily good. (So like the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe… some will take the “witch’s” side and others will take the “Lion’s” side.)

So of course… there are a few facts to know about the Angellic Realm and the Realm of the 8th Layer.

HEAVEN

There are 7 layers of heaven.

1.) FIRST LAYER – God’s Domain. This is what is assumed by Angels, although no Angel really knows.

2.) SECOND LAYER – ArchAngels and Serium’s children are said to have been born here. They don’t know/remember. Also said that “Serium” guards this layer with his neutral magic.

[b]3.) EDEN LAYER– 3rd Layer
* No Angels Live here
* Little is known and realm is sealed.
* Sylvarite holds key to Eden Layer

[b]4.) HIGH ORDER LAYER– 4th Layer
* Arch Angels dwell here
* Elite Angels & Servants dwell here
* Royal Room or “Court” is located here
* Trials and court occurs here
* Many political debates

[b]5.) LAYER VOID – 5th Layer
* Messages and meetings occur here between the 4th and 6th layer angels.

[b]6.) GUARDIAN LAYER
* Lesser Elites and ‘middle class’ Angels live here.
* Middle class angels are divided into Warrior Angels, Guardian Angels, Keeper Angels and Misc. ones for different, more specific jobs.
* Pool of Vision is located here. [ Pool of Vision is rumored to occasionally give Angels important visions of some sort. ]

[size=3]7.) FALLEN LAYERS
* Low class Angels live here
* Fallens sent to live here, but are spat upon by low class Angels
* Very crowded and busy
* Much like a “big city” for Earth now-a-days
* Almost virtually no beauty or wildlife


All Layers have a door to another layer. In order to get to one layer from another, you must go through all layers between. (EX: To get from 7 to 5, you must go through the 6th layer too.) There are doors into every layer… except there seemingly is no door from the ‘7th to 8th’ layer, because there isn’t an eight layer. (not that any Angels know of, anyways.) Doors to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd layers are sealed and cannot be opened. Doors to the 4th and 6th layers are sealed and guarded by Guardian Angels. No one can pass through them unless they have permission or high status. The 5th layer is not sealed.
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THE ANGELS


Serium – An Angel of legend, said to be God’s first created Angel. The Angel has never been seen by anyone and is rumored to dwell in the 2nd layer. NOT PLAYABLE


Sylvarite – The “Ruler of Heaven”. He commands the entirety of Heaven and all Angellic officials and their lesser listen to him. He has two Arch Angels upon his side, who usually do what he wishes and are seen as his ‘companions’. His sister is Razerite, and he once captured her but she escaped and now he feels he must find her in order to guarantee his reign over heaven. PLAYABLE



THE ARCH ANGELS – ArchAngels are powerful Angels, second only to Sylvarite and Razerite. They are all siblings and used to get along fairly well. However, with the divided opinions of Sylvarite and Razerite, they too have divided. Two ArchAngels favor Sylvarite, and two others favor Razerite.

Micheal (Element: Fire): RESERVED [ Razerite's side ]
Uriel (Element: Earth): RESERVED [ Razerite's side ]
Jibril (Element: Water): PLAYABLE
Gabriel (Element: Wind): TAKEN [ Sylvarite's Side ]



ELITE ANGELS – Elite Angels are high-class Angels, whom usually command different divisions of Angels in the middle class or help run the 7th layer.


MIDDLE ANGELS – Middle Class Angels. They basically fall into one of four categories
* Warrior Angels: These Angels are strong. They are like the ‘police’ of Heaven, and are extremely feared. They usually do the force-work of executions or chasing down rougues and “keeping the peace”.
* Guardian Angels: These Angels are strong and good with words. Not as strong Warrior Angels nor as tactful as Keepers. However, they usually guard the sealed doors or different chambers to various rooms. Also can be ‘charged’ with protecting a certain angel or significant landmark.
* Keeper Angels: These Angels are extremely good in voice, song and with magic. They can place traps and usually aid in ‘getting information’ out of prisoners. They also deliver messages and inform the “public” of matters which Sylvarite wants them to know.
* Misc. Angels: These are Middle-class angels who do work that don’t fit into other categories.


LOW ANGELS – Low class Angels. They live in the 7th Layer. These Angels basically have no significant job, other than to live and occasionally become servants if any higher-up Angels desires them to be one.


FALLEN ANGELS – Lowest of all Angels. These are angels which have been convicted of a crime. Their wings are ripped off (a very long, tedious and painful procedure) They constantly live with the pain of losing their wings and lose all magical ability. They are considered ‘scum’ and are spat on by ALL angels and often are killed or stoned to death by the low-class.


THE 8TH LAYER – AKA – Halyia (called that by the inhabitants of the 8th layer. ^^; )

- Halyia is a beautiful place filled with many different wilderness features. Many mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers and forests fill this entire land. While Halyia is not ruled by one figure, it does have several small kingdoms that make up the entire land. These kingdoms are not ‘defined’ by boundaries, but basically are by species.
[ EX: If your character is a Wolf, you can still live wherever you’d like an with whatever species you like. However, you belong to the Kingdom of Wolvaria and have a ‘representative’ of your species, if there should ever be a time where all the species must get together and gather.]
While all the Kingdoms of Halyia are usually peaceful, there are species that do not get along well with others and are feared or can attack. Occasionally, in the past, small wars between species have occurred.

THE KINGDOMS

- Felidae
• All predatory cats make up this kingdom. Their representative, is one of the Lions. (Imagine that!) [ Rep. Taken ]

Wolvaria
• All canines make up this kingdom. Their representative is one of the Wolves. Many members of Wolvaria prefur to live in packs of their own species.

Centuaria
• Centuars make up this Kingdom and one of them is the representative of this species.

Minotora
• Minotaurs and Fauns creatures make up this species. A Minotaur is their representative.

Hornita
• All horses, Unicorns and Peguasus make up this species. One of the Unicorns is the representative of this species.

Gryphonia
• Gryphons make up this rather small-numbered species. One of them is a representative of this species. [ Rep. Taken ]

Lizardia
• All reptilians make up this category. This does include SMALL dragons. (No bigger than a regular-sized horse.) A dragon is their representative. [ Rep. Taken ]


OTHER: Of course, there are many other types of animals and Narnia-related species. If your character is one of those, you may make up the Kingdom’s name and describe who/what belongs in that Kingdom. NOTE: Only animals species and those species found in Narnia will be accepted.




You can play two characters if you’d like, however I’d like them to be fairly different from each other. Also, you can be any character that is “PLAYABLE”, if it is already created. Those who choose to play one of the Arch Angels or Sylvarite, fill out the form and I will PM you in reguards to some other information that you might need to know. I ask that only people who promise to be active play named Angels or “representatives of species” in the 8th Layer.

It should also be noted, that I might PM people from time to time… giving them bits and pieces of information or granting them some powers. Through out this RPG, it is likely you will be PMed at least twice with surprises. ^_^ I might also post some special events… so be aware! This will be a fast-paced RPG, and I will PM people to post if their butts aren’t in gear.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Here is the sign-up form!


Name:
Gender:
Age: (No specifics needed.)
Layer: (What layer are you USUALLY on?)
Species:
Class: [ ArchAngel, Elite, High, Middle or Low class for Angels. For 8th Layer creatures, state you’re position within your species. Feel free to be inventive. ]
Job: [ Any specific things you do? ]
Appearance: [ I like pictures… and descriptive detail. ^^; ]
Personality:
History: [ Nothing too extensive needed.]
Side: [ Are you with Sylvarite or Razerite? If on the 8th layer, you can put neutral or tell what side you’d be likely to chose. ]
Other:


Now fer my forms….

Name: Razerite
Gender: Female
Age: She appears mid-twenties, but Angels don’t really show age that well. She’s very wised.
Layer: 8th Layer, making many visits to others.
Species: Angel
Class: 2nd Child of Serium
Job: She’s titled the “Rebellion Leader” and hated by many for it. ^^;
Appearance: See 1st Attachment
Personality: She’s very bold and strong in mind and spirit. She does have an extremely compassionate side and her heart is easily tugged at. Because of this, she tries to save many even at high risks. She had an extreme hatred for the higher-classed Angels, and while she loves her brother she also hates him too. She lost her faith in God as well.
History: Her and her brother’s birth are a mystery, but she is rumored to be the child of Serium. She grew up along side her brother and they were very close. However, when he came to realize he had ‘power’ and could make anyone do anything at his whim… he began to overuse that power. Finally it was too much for her and she spoke up against him- once personally and twice in front of many Elites and the Arch Angels. He captured her and hid her away in the 4th Layer, but she managed to escape and gain the trust and allegiance with two Arch Angels. She remained hidden for a year (hmm… found something perhaps?)… until suddenly she arose and declared a rebellion against Sylvarite. She, since then, has been trying to save and gain allegiance with Angels and bring them to the 8th layer.
Side: She’s on her own side. ^_^
Other: She can speak the language of all the creatures in the 8th Layer, and some of those creatures already can speak her language.


Name: Belthazar (Zar for short.)
Gender: Male
Age: He is middle-aged
Layer: 8th Layer, or as they call it… Halyia
Species: Gryphon
Class: He is the representative of the Kingdom, Gryphonia.
Job: Zar likes to fly about, meeting with many different species… and occasionally settles disputes between species as a sort of ‘mediator’. Can also deliver messages quite swiftly for land-species if needed.
Appearance: See second attachment and third!
Personality: Zar is very level-headed and good-natured. He’s perfect for a mediator, and once he claims allegiance he can be trusted and depended on. He’s quite swift to think and act upon things, but he doesn’t act too rashly. Also tends to be charming amongst all.
History: Zar is the son of the old representative, Gyenidor. However his father passed away from old age… and Zar seemed the best suited to lead since he was often around his father and learned from him. Zar has led the Gryphons to be peaceful, but a few times they have gotten involved with other species to settle disputes and are quite handy allies.
Side: They are neutral right now.
Other:



*phew* Enjoy!