Fade



“What is life? Is life merely about living until the day we die? Is what we see really what we get- to work, pay bills, sleep – to do monotonous things every single day? I have to believe there is something more to life… aspects of magic or the surreal. There has to be limitless colors in the spectrum of life.”

To the eye of a regular person, life is a set of facts. Humans cannot grow wings and fly. Magic does not exist- nearly the presence of illusion. Humans are bound by the laws of things such as gravity. What you see is what you get. This was how things were for a great deal, even into the modern society of today.
However… it changed just the other day. A large monstrous animal seemed to blast out from Lake Michigan, a large body of water in the northern parts of the USA. The monster seemed to float in the air without wings and it attacked several coastal towns. Calls were made out to the armed forces of the military, but before they could arrive suddenly a strange humanoid-like character arrived and destroyed the beast. Details were left out or simply unknown, due to the shock and the swiftness of the battle.
That was the start of the occurrences… not too overwhelming, but ever so often another mysterious ‘monster’ would rise from some where- usually occurring near the area of the first. Scientists go on to state that perhaps they are new species, while extremists say they’re governmental experiments gone wrong. Still, they aren’t numerous enough to cause chaos or panic… and life goes on like usual.
Especially for the regular everyday human.
You, however, are surprised to find that you are not one of those regulars.
One day, perhaps on a regular and normal routine, you find yourself staring or coming across a creature that doesn’t seem to be possible. It could be the fact that it shouldn’t exist – or it could be the fact that it is talking to you, quite clearly. Animals and little creatures… shouldn’t talk, right?

Yet… the animalistic creature continues to talk, and as it talks you can envision what it says a bit… and for some odd reason, you feel a twinge of recognition. The monsters occurrences- they’re not what everyone believes them to be. They’re uprising due to an evil power, but in order to subdue and make the evil eventually go away… the monsters must all die. If left to normal humans, they would simply fail or succumb to the evil themselves.
Continuing, they answer your questions- how is this thing talking? Why is it talking to you?
It is a creature linked with the good of the world- a sprite of some sort, taking on its own chosen form. Almost perhaps like an Angel- an angel of God in a way, but they call themselves sprite and link themselves to the world. You are not just a regular human being- by divine intervention, which you yourself don’t perhaps understand. You’re chosen by God and have the ability to gain the power to destroy the creatures. The power is yours to do what you chose to do with it, but the monsters must be destroyed or slowly the human populace will fall to the evil and things will be destroyed as you know it.


The Setting: Carrigan (town’s name) The city of Carrigan is a large and in it are several High School districts (grades 9 – 12, or ages 14 – 18). Also in the town is a large college, St. Peter University. Carrigan is near the shore of Lake Michigan, a large body of water found in the United States- one of the Great Lakes.

Monsters (Bubu): Bubus (*sniggers*) are the names of the monsters that have been uprising. They come in all shapes and forms… big and small. They all have their own personalities, but eventually become destructive in the end or even just from the beginning. They can’t talk and generally are like demons in a way or nature.

Fallen Humans (Hei’an Ren): Hei’an Ren are just regular people, who have suddenly become like the monsters but a bit worse in the way that they seem like regular people. The only way to know truly is by a sixth sense, which takes some time to identify or to notice a dramatic personality change. They eventually do sinister acts to hurt others, in hopes that they become Hei’an Ren too. The evil in them can be banished, but if they have been Hei’an Ren too long… the evil is permanent.

Humans: People… like you and me… except not like the chosen people.

Sprites (shishi): (*sniggers again*) Shishi are the little animal creatures that are sort of the guides and power aids of the chosen humans. They can come in any animal form- myth or real, and some even take the form of cute little faeries. They’re all very small, never being bigger than a cat. They can speak like humans and can be seen by anyone. Their powers vary, and it is them who awaken and give the power to the chosen human. The chosen human’s powers depend on the type of sprite they have. (It will be explained later).

Chosen Humans (Bing Ren): Bing Ren is the formal name of the Chosen humans, but most would call them the “Chosen.” They were once average humans, until running into their Sprite. Each Chosen has the ability to transform and change appearance, and their power depends on their sprite. Otherwise they live normal lives as regular humans do… despite the whole ‘monster sprite’ thing.


Powers (chi): A Chosen Human’s powers are totally dependant upon the sprite. While the Chosen human has power, it cannot be ‘activated’ without the sprite. Activation occurs by either merging with the sprite, the sprite actively and consciously touching the human with the mindset to activate their powers, or by some other means. Once activated, the chosen human has two levels of “transformation”. The first level is just a mere humanoid appearance change to look like a different human- but nothing quite major. In this state they can access small to medium amounts of power. In the second level of transformation, the chosen human gains attributes of their Sprite- depending on how well trained they are, how experiences they are or the emotional state of the chosen human… their powers and appearance can grow more drastically and become highly powerful.
Powers cannot be used without transformation first. Powers are dependant on the sprite still, but some sprites have similar powers. (Example of powers would be: summon fire, invisibility, flight, energy summons, materializing weapons etc.)


Okay! If you have questions, feel free to ask. Bios are below!
Oh, and the genre of the RPG is action/fantasy/romance and probably some angst. All my RPGs have them, because I wuv wuv wuv it. Lol


If you want to make more human characters, go ahead. Just post the sign-up and go with it... and I'll let you know if something is wrong. Also, have fun and some freedom with your posts. Don't do anything obviously TOO obnoxiouly over-the-top...b ut have fun. ^_^ This RPG will have some obvious Mai HiME and Air undertones eventually. lol... have fun! My post is slightly introductory.


CHOSEN HUMAN
Name: Kara Trumain
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Appearance: She stands about 5’8 with a tall and graceful build. She has a athletic yet nicely curved figure, with a body that puts a bit of emphasis on her legs and shoulder line. Her bust is slightly bigger than average and seems well-proportioned with her body. Her skin is pale but average Caucasian and seems to contrast well with her dark hair. She has long flowing slightly auburn brunette hair which flows a good few inches past her shoulders and has a wave to it. Her eyes are a striking crystal blue color that stand out with the complimentary dark eyebrows and hair. She usually is found adorning a pair of dark stone-washed jeans with blue and white tennis shoes. Upon her top she usually layers with wearing a tight thin red cranberry red shirt, and over that a long-sleeved thin stony gray/black shirt. Around her neck she wears silver chain with a star pendant upon it, along with a silver ring.
Personality: Kara tries to always be cheerful and optimistic, and is the type of person whom people perceive as the type of person you can talk to and not have to worry about you judging her. She’s a bit sensitive and likes to follow her instincts and heart, and tends to be a dreamer when it comes to romance and things related. However, in regular aspects of life she’s quite level-headed. Lately she’s been stressed and has been battling some internal problems.
Hobbies/Activities: Kara loves painting and drawing, along with listening to music. She attempts to make her own songs… but she struggles to learn to play an instrument since she doesn’t own any. She likes sports as well, but tends to go out for walks and explore outside more than anything.
Job/School Level: A sophomore in college and she waitresses on occasion at a nearby restaurant.
Sprite: A Ninetails named Mei
Powers: 1.) & 2.) Energy summoning… much like chakra in Naruto. It can be manipulated to be throwing orbs or used as an aura of sorts. Since the energy is so manipulative, I put it as two powers. Her energy form can be in light or dark, depending.
3.) Sword. She can materialize a large sword (think Miroku from Mai HiME). For some reason the sword is reasonably light for her, compared to its actual weight which is too heavy to carry for others. It is usually a brilliant black in the blade, while the handle is crafted in silver.
Transformation 1: Her skin becomes slightly more tanned and her body becomes a bit less athletic and more elegantly skinny. (Instead of a basketball player, she looks like a dancer in comparison for example.) Her hair becomes a sunny blonde and naturally curled, but with large loose curls. Her eyes become the exact replica of her old eyes, just in a shade of dazzling green. Her voice also is a bit higher in tone.
“ “ 2: Kara usually gains the black fox ears upon her head, and her eyes instantly become wolfish in appearance. Usually only two tails appear, one being white and tipped in black while the other is black and tipped in white. Occasionally her bottom feet become pawed and fur sprouts in various places. She usually always grows the symbol of the yinyang right above the center of her collarbone. No matter what, the necklace she originally wears stays around her neck though.
Relations: Kara has a lot of friends, and she prides herself in being a good friend. She doesn’t have any real close family except for her split parents, so she considers some of her friends to be like family. Recently she had her heart broken by her past boyfriend, and is struggling to cope with many issues because of that, but still loves him.
Other:

SPRITE
Name: Mei
Species: Ninetails
Gender: Male
Appearance: Mei is about the size of a kit fox. He has extremely large ears and a short snout, which is fox-like. He only has two tails, despite being a Ninetails and they’re quite large and bushy. His fur overall is extremely soft to the touch, being softer than most animal furs and snowy-thick. His eyes are a dazzling silver ice-blue, with an obvious wolfish appearance. The color of his fur all around is white, except for the tips of his tails, paws and his ears- which are black. He has large puppy feet too.
Personality: Mei is quite practical, but he has a soft spot for Kara. He’s protective of her, and some times reveals himself a bit too much because of it. He has a natural bitterness towards the male gender, due to Kara’s history.
Time of Meeting: Mei and Kara became partners recently, about two months ago.
Other:


Kara Trumain
"Only time will tell when I will be free... "



The cool summer air softly whispered through the trees as Kara walked slowly from her dorm room down the twisting side walk. Trees dotted between the sidewalk and the edge of the large lake near her college, but the deep glittering water was easily visible. Stars sparkled like they were laughing with their secrets, and the moon’s gentle rays were taunting in the night. It was what one would call a beautiful summer night… despite the brisk feeling with the oncoming autumn nipping at the season’s heels.

Kara however, didn’t feel very comforted by the night but instead she walked with no purpose- as if she was running away from something unseen. Her deep colored hair danced like ribbons in the wind as she walked, hugging her figure softly like the lonely figure she felt like. Her faded dark blue jeans hugged her figure along with the candy apple red shirt as she continued to walk aimlessly down the sidewalk. The dim street lights flickered occasionally, barely lighting the walking area for it to be filled with comfort.
Pausing for a moment, Kara stood still- the only chance for the single tear rolling down her cheek to have clinging – before she suddenly closed her eyes and the tear went riding upon the wind, glittering in the moon for only a short instant. Kara turned off the path of the sidewalk eventually and went through the sparse trees, before she came to the rocky shore of the lake. The large waves rhythmically crashed against the shore as she stopped walking as her tennis shoes stood on top on one of the flat rocks. Only a few specks of spray brushed into her face occasionally with a few of the more wild waves as she stood there, staring out onto the lake as if it held answers.

All was quiet and alone in the dark… she stood, staring at the lake and the reflecting moon. It was a few minutes as her lip remained firm and then slowly began to quiver… her screaming eyes of ice blue staring longingly at the water. Water began to brim at the edges of her eyelids as she felt another tear drip down her face, followed by one more when she closed her eyes. A staggering breath… she tried to calm herself, but found it was almost impossible.
How long had it been? What had happened since that time…? And why now…?
“Please… please don’t do it… “ Kara whispered to no one, her voice cracking slightly as she softly added. “… don’t fade away from me…” And then that was the striking point, as she suddenly crouched down in one rapid motion and hugged her knees upon that rock. And Kara sobbed. The tears rained down her cheeks as the spray of the waves occasionally were the only cool source of liquid. She lowered her forehead to her knees and continued to sob, feeling the all-too familiar pain burn through her veins.
She thought she’d grow out of the pain… that it had to go away eventually. How did it come to be that it always haunted her? Teased her… the pain…

“Kara?” A small voice raised over the air, and still crying softly Kara looked up to see in front of her, was Mei. His small kitten-like body sat neatly in front of her on another rock, his white fur glistening in the light. His sky eyes seemed filled with remorse, but Kara didn’t need him to say anything. Beyond him… she saw a large, looming figure in the distance of a bird-like creature soaring above the lake in the night sky. It gave a roar and a blast of energy suddenly erupted into the water, sending a large wave off in a random direction.

Staggering up to her feet, Kara’s pained eyes stared at that bird as if she was in a dull haze.
“Kara… I’m sorry but-“ Mei began, but Kara suddenly firmly shook her head.
“I’m fine.” She said in a firm voice, once again pulling a blanket over her emotions as she tried to lie to herself again. Raising her arm she wiped her face in one stroke and withdrew a strong breath. Mei jumped at Kara and almost seemed to disappear as he vanished almost into her in a glow. Extending her arm, she opened her palms and almost instantly a brilliant orb of energy appeared of dazzling purple across her palm. It grew and then molded itself into a large and impressive sword. All too soon, glowing ears and a tail emerged as well and then the glow went away to reveal furred ears. Kara then lifted the sword up with both hands, her eyes set on the bird as she leapt and seemed to vanish into the air.



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