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Guardians of the Galaxy ≧♥◡♥≦
Guardians of the Galaxy Our story takes place on Earth, while the majority of our characters will come from the surrounding planets. Recently a great threat has come to Earth. Known as The Secret Union of Space and Time's Darkness and Destruction, or The Union, the threat seeks to harm and even recruit (sometimes forcefully) the people of Earth to its evil-doing. The Union believes that by controlling the people of Earth (secretly) that it can lure the protectors of the surrounding planets to Earth and take their planetary gems and in turn, rule their planets, too. There are guardians for each of the planets. Each planet has a powerful stone that the guardian holds in one form or another and protects. The guardian can also use the power of the stone to do some special things. While there are small kingdoms on each planet, none is as populated as Earth, who has no guardian, though is protected by its moon counterpart with the help of the surrounding planets when needed. Our guardians have all come to Tokyo and the surrounding area to pose as regular humans while trying to fight this threat as well as figure out what it is and how to stop it. Your character can be young enough to be in high school, can be in college, or be old enough to pose as an adult with a profession of some sort. The characters DO NOT all have to be friends right off the bat! RULES 1. No Godmodding, round robbining, or anything else you want to call controlling another character in a way that doesn't allow them to respond, react or play in the manner in which they intended. In other words, say and do things for your character ONLY. With the exception of the monsters and NPCs of course. :) 2. Follow Mene rules and TOS at all times. That's a given. 3. Romance and violence are encouraged, but keep it PG13, since that's in Mene's rules, too. 4. All characters must be diverse and have different special abilities. No two characters should have the same ability to step on the toes of any other characters. We are a team, this is not a competition. 5. To join PM me your character profile/s with the title "Union Smhunion" or I will over-look your entry for not even reading the rules. 6. Our players must semi-literate to literate, posting in paragraphs, not just two sentences. 7. You must post at least once every couple (meaning two) of days and commit to a long term play. If you can't, don't join and ruin it for everyone else! If you know you'll be gone for longer than two days, let us know in the OOC and place your character in a way that others aren't waiting on you to post. If you've lost inspiration and need a few days to get it back, again, let us know in the OOC and place your character accordingly. 8. We do have a story-line agenda listed below the character profiles. We are following that. Please PM me your list of things you want to happen in our story for your characters as well as things you think should happen in the story. If you want them to be before or after other specific events, let me know. This list will change often, I'm sure. Feel free to PM me each time you think of something for the list, I don't mind adding to it daily. :) Character Skeleton Copy this skeleton, fill in the information and send it to my personal inbox. Do not post it here. PHP Code:
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MONSTERS Monsters in our play are experiments created by The Union. Each monster is created to extract the life force from the human beings of Earth. Each monster will have their own way of extracting lives and will usually devour the body afterwards if given the chance. When a monster is defeated the souls of those lives taken will return to the body (if the body survived) or pass on. The monsters listed here are for your use. You may use them (as they are used they will be removed) or may bring your own monsters into the story. You may throw a monster into our story at any time you wish and please do from time to time! The descriptions below do not have to be followed exactly. Please feel free to use your imagination! When a monster is destroyed, it will seemingly disintegrate, leaving nothing behind but meaningless bits of itself. (Example: A fish monster may leave behind scales that will float away. A cat animal would leave behind fur that would catch in the wind, blowing away without a trace.) SPOILERThe Union NPCs When you throw a monster into the play, one of these character's should be there overseeing it. These characters can battle, but should always somehow escape before death to appear with another monster at a later time. These characters can be controlled by anyone at any time and are here so that those of us who don't have a bad guy can still play some baddies and create some fun situations at will. When it comes time to dispose of these characters (one by one) I'll probably be the one to start their ending battle, and let you all know. SPOILERAGENDA I've asked you all to send me a list of the things you would like to see happen for your character or our story. This list isn't necessarily in any order but if you would like me to move something around, change something, add something or even take something away, let me know! I expect this will update often and that's fine! SPOILERThe History of The Union Moved here from the title post. SPOILER |
It was a mid-spring evening in Tokyo and the city lights were sparkling all around. A light breeze picked up and blew Axelia's long waist length pale blue hair around her face. It was currently pulled into two messy buns on each side of her head with two red bows and various pieces of hair hanging loose as well as her bangs. She was wearing a school uniform and was headed for her temporary home, clutching her school book with both hands as it hung loosely in front of her.
As always, she was on the lookout for signs of The Union. She'd been here for two months now, and had seen no sign of them, nor had any of the other guardians who were slowly arriving here on Earth. She walked slowly down the sidewalk as her school shoes tapped lightly across the pavement. She didn't always move so slowly, but it was getting late and she'd just stuffed her face with some of her school mates at a local diner. The food on Earth was very different from what she was used to on the moon. Things here were fried and covered in cheese and they were delicious. She'd closed her eyes, smiling to herself at the thought of the deliciously greasy food she'd just eaten. She supposed Earth wasn't so bad. Not that she'd ever really thought it was, but it was after all, not her home. Plus, she hadn't known anyone here and she missed her father and her friends dearly. Her mother, whom she would never see again, most of all. She'd known the other guardians, they were all acquaintances from the elegant Moon Ball that was held yearly. But still, none of them had necessarily been friends. She'd opened her pale blue eyes by now and was part way to her "home" where she lived as a "foreign exchange student". From time to time a car would pass by or a bird fly overhead, sometimes a cat would cross her path or a couple would pass her by. Other than that, as usual, things were very evil-less. |
Mars
It was a warm day. The sun was shining, which meant many of the city's inhabitants were outside and enjoying the heat. Aro Mathys was no exception. Revving his bike, he ignored the looks he received from the nearby drivers. These stop lights were always so irritating. This one in particular always took forever! Aro's red eyes flickered with distaste before he revved his engine again. This time, the wait was shorter. The light changed, and Aro was sure to dodge through cars before making it to the nearest side road. He didn't know where he was going. Mathys knew the city well by this time, so he wasn't lost. He just didn't know what he was searching for. How long had it been? Days? More than a week now? How much longer would he have to wait before he saw one of the other Guardians? Aro sped down a few streets, frowning to himself in frustration. Certainly there would be a way to tell if someone was a Guardian. They'd have glowing eyes, or carry a bright rock around, or have ... long silvery hair. A figure walking on the side of the road caught his attention. Mathys stared at her, unsure if it was a trick of the light. She was probably blonde. As though in response, the blare of a horn made Aro flinch. With a slight smile, the male narrowly avoiding a collision. The turn of the bike brought him to rest near the curb, and the car drove on with another angry honk of the horn. "Isn't it a little late to be walking home from school?" Aro took in the uniform, but his gaze wouldn't leave the girl's hair. Now that he was closer, she did look slightly familiar. Narrowing his eyes, the male shook pale hair from his eyes before giving her another stare. She really, really looked familiar. Still, how does one approach the question? One can't just blurt out that they look like a guardian of the galaxy. That tended to freak people out. Instead, he settled with a slightly stilted: "Do I know you?" Sitting there on his bike, Aro kept watching the girl closely. So familiar.... - Venus "No, she's too sad." The lightly accented voice was followed by the sound of erasing. Ceridan Dehl glanced up again, watching the two teenagers as they continued their walk in the park. After a few seconds, his drawing had the right expression. He'd grown rather adept at capturing the look of love within a few moments time. "Perhaps she is sad," Ceridan whispered to himself, looking in the girl's direction again. Yes, she was smiling and holding her boyfriend's hand. Yes, she looked happy ... but was she? With a sigh, Ceridan looked to the next couple. These two were obviously happy. The next two weren't at all. And then there was the lonely girl sitting all by her lonesome. She was watching everyone with a lonely, forlorn look that Cer would have said belonged to a puppy at the pound. "Someone wants you," Ceridan breathed, looking sympathetic. His golden eyes immediately began searching for someone. It wasn't long before he found who he was looking for. A young man was with his friends, laughing and joking as they carried their ball toward the park field. Ceridan's eyes brightened with light as he pushed energy toward the boy. As though the wind caught him, he fumbled the ball. The boy chased it, and of course ... it led him to the lonely girl. With a smile, Ceridan watched the both of them closely. It was awkward at first, this chance meeting. Then, the awkwardness melted away to reveal sincerity and friendliness. When his work was done, Ceridan laughed out loud. He always enjoyed seeing them like that. "My work here is done." Though no one heard him, he still enjoyed talking. It made him happier, and it felt like he was part of this world around him. It was strange here on earth. Life went on around everyone, but rarely did it involve them. It was like everyone lived far from one another, even though they were inches apart. Looking back down at his sketch book, Ceridan noted the expressions of happiness and contentment he'd captured. The essence was a treasure, and it was his gift to some of the humans in the park that day. These gifts weren't given to everyone. Only a select few were given a chance at their lifetime of feeling loved. Ceridan returned to his sketching, picking up on a child's love for her mother. Most of his days were spent like this. He would stay outside somewhere all day, and head back to his roommate when the sun fell. This roommate was so distant, though. It was a relief to be out of the house. Ceridan truly missed his brother when he thought of returning to the house each night. Oh, how he missed the companionship of a friend and sibling. His twin had always been there, and it was strange to know that he was light years away now. Before sorrow could dampen his mood, Ceridan began to detail an elder couple sitting on the park bench a few feet away. He would be patient. After all, he came here to stop the conflict that was going to do much more to his planet than tear him away from his brother. ((I feel like I ended this post hurriedly, but my brainpower suddenly tanked. ^__^" Yay for first posts! If we have a new character joining, they can link up with Ceridan if they'd like. ;))) |
She'd been walking slowly and silently down the sidewalk when the sound of a honking horn nearby caused Axelia to stop and turn, just in time to see a man on a motorcycle stopping abruptly at the curb beside her. She'd put her hands up instinctively as if somehow the delicate things would stop the vehicle from colliding with her, like she'd thought it was going to.
When it didn't, she lowered her hands and frowned at the man speaking to her. Didn't he know he was going to get himself killed driving like that? When she finally took in his features, her frown disappeared. He seemed so familiar. Though he acted like other Earth men she'd observed over her time here. Usually the single ones, or older ones that were in something called a mid-life crisis. She'd learned it wasn't technically a crisis though, which was a relief. She already had one crisis on Earth to worry about. His second question caught her a bit off guard. So she seemed familiar to him too? Was he a guardian then? What a relief it would be to have finally found another guardian. What were the odds of them finding each other like this though? Axelia had assumed she would run into them in battle. The only problem was that she hadn't found anyone to battle yet. For that, she was kind of thankful. She'd never been in a battle before. She brought her thoughts back to the man. She tried recalling the faces of the other guardians. Some she knew well, others well enough, and one or two of them she couldn't remember at all. If this man was a guardian, she couldn't place him. Besides, she couldn't imagine a guardian acting so carelessly. In fact, his question had seemed like a bad pick up line from one of those corny Earth movies. Her exchange family had reminded her not to speak with strangers, of course. After all they were looking after someone else's daughter. Perhaps they were right and this man had trouble written all over him. Axelia had only been standing there staring at the man for less than a minute before finally she shook her head. If he was a guardian, which she highly doubted, it wasn't like they wouldn't run into each other again, right? "Sorry," she finally said. "I don't think so." Then she kind of responded to his first question as well. "I've got school in the morning," she said as her way out of the conversation, backing away slowly. She gave him a short wave as she spun on her heel and hurried off. As she waved, he might catch a glimpse of a shiny crystal object dangling from a bracelet on her wrist. It was hard to miss. Not because it was huge, because it wasn't overly so, but because no matter what light the crystal was in, it shined like the moon. Axelia had gotten many compliments on it since she'd been here. She hadn't lied to anyone when she said it was a gift from her mother, though she didn't dare tell anyone what it really was. She continued down the sidewalk only glancing over her shoulder once to see the man's face again and wonder if she was making a mistake by leaving. No, she shook her head. A man like that certainly couldn't be a guardian. |
"Are you ... sure?" She looked so familiar....
Aro watched the girl's movements, easily picking up on her nervous demeanor. The guardian offered a slight smile, though it wasn't to calm her. He enjoyed frightening people, for the most part. It was some kind of dominance thing.... "Right," he eyed the stranger again, beginning to doubt his assumption. Perhaps he was just getting impatient. Next thing you know, everyone would be a guardian when he glimpsed them out of the corner of his eye. Mathys sighed to himself, leaning back. He'd been so certain. Girls don't look like that around here. He would have noticed.... "Take care," Aro said, waving the girl on. If she wasn't a guardian, he wanted nothing to do with her. Why? He didn't want to waste his time with some silly girl while on earth. Aro was here to fight, nothing more. Well, that was that. He mentally went over the girl's appearance once again before preparing to drive off again. When the light caught on something, Aro paused. It wasn't terribly obvious, but the bracelet on her arm caught his attention. "Your bracelet," Aro blinked, looking surprised at himself for speaking. "It's ... nice." He finished lamely, then scowled at himself. Was he really so desperate to find the other guardians that commonplace jewelry was beginning to remind him of the guardian stones? Still. This wait for the others was a waste of time, and it was killing him. How else was he supposed to find the others? He hadn't even found an enemy. Aro slowly relaxed, looking down at the red stone embedded in what look like his glove. Ah, what would this hurt? May as well try.... "I'm Aro Mathys," he said, smiling a bit. "I thought you were someone else. Didn't mean to scare you." His eyes lit up with laughter. "Don't worry, I'm not going to carry you off into oblivion." |
Looking over her shoulder when he spoke again, Axelia took a hand from her book to hold onto her bracelet protectively. First this guy thought he knew her from somewhere and now he was complimenting her stone? She was frowning. Not really at him, just at the situation. Something was telling her he really was a guardian, but something else was trying to deny it. No way was a guardian so careless!
At his next words, Axelia turned to face him full on. "Mathys?!" She rolled her eyes. "Now it makes sense, Mars. I've heard of you and I wouldn't doubt for a second that you wouldn't carry me off into oblivion." It was all coming back to her now. Duh! She did a mental head slap. Of course Mars would be careless, and overly confident. There were plenty of stories of him and his people that would make others, even guardians, shudder. She wasn't sure Aro came to many of the moon balls, that's why she couldn't place his face. She was clearly less nervous, for now, relieved to have found a guardian, or be found anyway. But also grumbling on the inside at which guardian it had to be. She sighed. "I'm Axelia Miakoda," she said closing the distance she'd put between them before. Now she really looked at him. How she hadn't seen it before was beyond her. Sometimes things were like that though. You could see a type of moon stone a hundred times a day and never be able to say you have, but the second someone talks about the rock it's all you see anymore. She figured this was kind of the same thing. Now that she knew he was Aro Mathys, he was so obviously the guardian of Mars. Once the initial duh moment had passed, Axelia got serious. "Have you found anything here? And the other guardians?" She was studying his eyes thoughtfully. She could trust the other guardians right? Of course she could. They all had planets to protect, too. Almost as if on cue while she asked covertly if he'd found the threat, the sky seemed to darken ever so slightly and an ominous wind blew over. Was she imagining these things now? |
Crim had been following Axelia, as he always did since coming to this planet. She didn't know he was here, and that was fine with him. It made things easier, he couldn't face her, not face to face. He had lingered outside of her school, watching carefully, and now he lingered a little ways off from her. He seemed pretty good at what he was doing, but it had been a few months, he'd had plenty of time to perfect the art of stalking. It wasn't really stalking, he was just trying to keep her safe.
Yellow eyes that looked almost like little suns narrowed when a motorcycle rider had stopped in front of Axelia. Crim moved a little closer to try and hear what was being said. The swords he wore at his belt, were expertly concealed beneath his long white coat. Crim leaned on a building near the two, a cafe of some sort, looking as if he might be waiting for his friends to meet him there. Though his clothes were a little odd for Tokyo, no one seemed to mind to much, he had seen some humans dressed very oddly on occasion. From this distance, he could only catch snippets of their conversation, his body tense. Ready to jump in and defend Axelia at less than a moment's notice, when she started to walk away from the other he began to feel relieved. Then she stopped and went back to him. Crim frowned slightly, wondering what could have caused her to decide to linger and even step closer to the other. Crim had heard bits of the conversation, but not enough to really know anything. The sky seemed to darken suddenly and Crim glanced up at it. A wind blew, and he didn't like the feel of it. Crim moved from that wall of that cafe and began to approach. Still he didn't want to reveal himself to Axelia yet. So far everything had been going just fine, he was keeping her safe from a distance. Still he was no fool, he knew he couldn't do that forever. Eventually he would have to make his presence known, he had just hoped for later instead of sooner. Crim sighed softly, standing behind the sign on the side of the sidewalk that indicated the cafe's name. His back pressed against it, and the sign was between him and Axelia. Now he was close enough to hear their conversation though. |
Scavenging through the cabinets of the large kitchen, a young male that had looked around the age of 20 or so, had paced back and forth trying to find ingredients for his food. "C'mon..Come on! Where the hell is that thing?!" he spoke to himself as he had even began to search in the cleaning utensils cabinets. After what had seemed like forever of searching for his ingredients, he was thankful that he had finally found what he had been looking for the entire time. "Finally! There you are!" he had exclaimed as he reached into the back of the cabinet for a large back of sugar. This male was none other then considered as the guardian of the planet Mercury himself. Although the form he was within was more of a way to keep his identity as the guardian of Mercury hidden from the other humans amongst the planet, the brownish-crimson haired male had even taken up a job of his own by creating and owning his own bakery.
The entire time he had been wandering back and forth in the kitchen for the sugar was to bake a few cookies for the front of the bakery itself. Many of the humans upon the planet around Tokyo have known about his bakery and tend to go to it for sweets. However, many of the other people he have known had always known about how the bakery was still much more then just sweets. Considering how large the bakery itself was, having two separate rooms the first being the bakery and only having about four tables and each having two stools to sit at. The room right next to it had the lights dimmed down just slightly and multiple tables with a rugged floor for others who wanted to eat-in for restaurant based foods. Yes, the young guardian had also known how to cook just plain regular old food for those who wanted to eat rather then just plain sweets and candies. While he had stood there with his large bag of sugar, he had poured it into the large silver bowel in front of him that was already filled with flour and milk. Once enough sugar was poured into the bowel, he had began to mix it carefully together till he had gotten a thick batter. It had only taken him a matter of minutes to finish up stirring it all up before he had slipped several different cookie dough pieces into the oven. Leaving a timer on top of the stove, the male had left the kitchen before making his way straight into the front of the bakery to see if any customers would arrive into the building. Throughout his entire time living on the planet Earth, he had grown to understand and remember how the children and teenagers of this planet had gone to what they had considered school. However, strangely enough to this point he still hasn't found a single one of those dark creatures that had been told to had come to this planet to try and take over it. Grasping a hold of his necklace with his right palm, he had given it a light squeeze that he had hoped his power would be enough to defeat these creatures since he was still unaware if his own power was as strong as his parents before they had passe away. |
((I might just have to make Cer come and pay Koyama a visit....))
"Mars," Aro confirmed, a grin spreading over his face. He knew his reputation. He was the one who'd put it in place. When Axelia mentioned his former comment about oblivion, he let a laugh leave his lips. "I suppose you're right. You were smart to be wary. We tend to be unpredictable back home." The male cut his bike's engine, getting another good look at the girl. "And your planet?" he asked, looking slightly bothered that he didn't know. Honestly, he'd never made an effort to get to know any of the others. Mathys had ignored the invitations to balls and events. Why? Because he didn't care for parties, and thought they were a waste of time. "Axelia," Aro repeated her name, nodding once. As the girl stepped closer, he tilted his head. The stone was familiar now. "Luna?" he asked, looking to the sky. The moon hadn't yet risen, but he looked anyway. "Earth's moon?" Slowly he set the kickstand and stood. He stood a good foot taller than Axelia, which brought her to his shoulders. He hadn't' realized how small she was until he stood next to her. "I've seen nothing here." He sounded disappointed. "I'm beginning to wonder if the impending doom was all made up just to get us all in one place." Aro growled to himself looking annoyed. "You're the first guardian I've seen. I'm guessing you're feeling the same way?" Aro's red eyes flickered over Axelia again. She was petite, which was something he didn't see much of on Mars. They were a hearty people there, more suited for war than delicacy. Those pale eyes were such a different color! Mathys couldn't recall the last time he'd seen blue eyes. His people were usually earth tones, and nothing quite so pale. Even in her school uniform, Axelia looked regal. Aro had no problem appreciating the sight, either. When the world around them seemed to gain a tinge of darkness, Aro breathed deeply. He seemed to sense the fight coming. In fact, his red eyes trained on the space between two buildings. From the street alleyway, a shape flickered into being. It was ... ((DISCLAIMER, this might be freakishly nightmarish. If you're squeamish, consider yourself warned.)) terrifying, by anyone's standards. Aro's hand immediately went for the partially concealed blade at his shoulder. The broadsword came free with a hiss, and Mars' guardian growled a challenge. The beast flickered a tentacle, looking hungry. "Looks like we found a reason to be here." Mathys muttered a warrior's saying under his breath before ash began to sift from the edges of his blade. With a slight smile in Axelia's direction, he stepped forward. "Your end is here." Aro lifted his blade and lashed out. The feline-like face of the dark creature lifted into a hideous grin ... and it darted forward with more speed than any earth creature could have managed. It moved far from Mathys' blade, flickering past him and targeting the one person it knew it could hurt: Axelia. |
So the other was a guardian then? Crim relaxed a bit in his hiding place behind the sign, that was good. Axelia would be in good hands then, of course, Crim had no intention of leaving her. It helped that she had found a guardian, as now perhaps he wouldn't be the only one looking out for her safety. Other than the sky seeming to darken, there was a new tension in the air, but Crim couldn't rightly say what it was.
He peered around the sign, lips drawn in a tight line as he first looked over Axelia, and then the man who was apparently a guardian. He followed the male's gaze as a creature appeared. Perhaps the guardian could take care of it on his own? No, that was no way to think. His duty was to protect Axelia, even if he didn't want to face her now. The other had drawn a large broadsword, and Crim drew his own katana. The guardian's strike missed, but Crim had already put himself in motion. If he hadn't been so close, then he might not had made it in time. As things were he had barely gotten there in time at all. The creature was so fast, Crim had grabbed Axelia by the arm and pulled her back, rather hard. In that same movement he put himself in front of her. Between her and the creature. His sword came up to block the attack, not quite fast enough. The blade of his sword knocked against the creature's front leg, just as those thick claws came down against his left shoulder and upper arm. Ripping at the sleeve of his lovely white coat and tearing into the flesh beneath that cloth. Other than a wince and a grunt, Crim didn't seem to notice and already he was pulling his shorter sword from it's sheath with his left hand, to try and get in a jabbing, stab to the creature's throat area. He doubted he could kill it, mostly because he didn't have the power of a stone, but maybe he could distract it enough for the guardian of Mars to destroy it. |
((I hope this makes sense at least. I've got a super migraine. I'm probably hitting the hay soon.))
When he asked her planet she refrained from raising an eyebrow. It wasn't in her people's nature to so outwardly rude and by raising her brow at him she would be clearly showing judgement on her part. She was sure everyone knew of the guardians of the moon. The moon kept the peace between all planets, and guarded the legendary Rainbow Crystal. She opened her mouth to respond but he seemed to realize the answer. Perhaps it had been her stone to give her away, maybe the paleness of all of her features. She wasn't sure. When he turned his gaze to the skies, so did she. They were both from far away places in the sky. How she longed to be home. Though Earth people, food, and movies were growing on her. Axelia nodded when he asked if she'd been feeling the same way. "You're the first I've seen of anything at all," she responded, clearly disappointed as well. Though Axelia was disappointed because she hadn't found the other guardians, not because she hadn't found any monsters. She'd never actually seen any monsters of any kind. Much less ever been in any battle. All of this had just been bestowed on her a couple of months ago, and she wasn't really sure what to look for or expect. While Aro so openly appreciated her appearance, Axelia pretended not to notice, all the while appreciating his appearance, too. It was not like her or her people to open appraise others like pieces of meat, though he was one hunky piece of meat... There were no warriors on the moon, just moon people. Some were tall and lean, but those were few and far between. Most were slightly taller than her, slightly bigger and just as pale and polite. Aro was certainly something new to her. He wasn't looking at her now though, and she followed his stare into the alley beside them. Adrenaline pumped through her immediately. It was a monster, clearly. It was nothing like any creature she'd seen or learned about here on Earth. Aro drew his blade so confidently, and Axelia felt the need to shrink away, though she found herself frozen. Could Aro handle this creature easily? Before she had any time to think of an attack of her own or even a retreat, the thing was lunging at her! Axelia's pale eyes widened in horror but she had no time to think, it moved so fast! Then someone grabbed her and pulled her back and away from the monster with enough force to knock her on her butt. She couldn't be a hundred percent sure from this angle, but she recognized those clothes and those weapons. It was Crim. She hadn't seen or heard anything of him since her mothers death. A flood of emotions poured over her. Sadness, anger, fear, among others. |
An angered snarl came from Aro's lips as he realized he'd missed the creature entirely. By the time he'd turned, Axelia was on the ground. Good thing, too. The monster's claws and fangs would have torn her to shreds. As it was, the sudden appearance of another warrior was the only thing keeping her alive. Even as fast as Mathys was, he wasn't quick enough to bat darkness from its prey.
The sight of blood brought Aro back into the fight. It was a familiar smell. It was soon followed the by scent of smoke and ash as Mathys' eyes began to glow. He didn't like failure. Missing his first strike wasn't customary. It wasn't acceptable. As Crim's blade dug into the hollow just below the shadow's throat, Mathys spun, his blade leading. A single blow carried by the strength of a warrior dug into the monster's side. The broadsword had enough momentum to embed itself deeply into the creature's side, a spray of shadow oozing about as thick as blood. The beast was knocked away from Crim and Axelia, and Mathys followed through with his strike. With a vicious yank, he pulled his blade free, and slammed it down with enough force to put a car out of commission. When he stepped back, the creature no longer moved. He made sure of that. "At last," Mathys growled, looking pleased. "Some real amusement." His red eyes flashed back to Axelia and Crim, and he narrowed his gaze. "Who are you? Her pet?" Always the instigator, this warrior of Mars. He didn't thank the man for saving Axelia, nor did he mention the male's wounds. He went straight for the tension, as always. |
His grip tightened on his short sword when it pierced the beast's throat. It had been a good strike, but not a killing one. The guardian of Mars was moving quickly though, and soon his large sword was in the monster and pulling it away. That short sword sliding from the beast's throat as Crim's grip was tight, and the monster was moved away from him by the large man's attack. Crim wiped the blade off on his white coat, it was already torn and blood stained, wiping the black ooze off wouldn't matter now. Then both weapons were placed in their sheathes.
The Mars guardian had rounded on him, but Crim didn't flinch back. He met the other's gaze with his own blazing yellow one. Twin suns burned in his eyes and he lifted his right hand only to cover the wound on his left shoulder. It ached but he didn't think it was very deep, his sword had kept the monster from getting those claws in too deeply. Crim wanted to run, to disappear into the shadows and just go back to watching from afar. He didn't even glance back at Axelia to make sure she was alright, he certain she was. The beast hadn't got past him. "I am the protector of the Moon's Guardian. My life and loyalty are Axelia's. My name is Crim." He spoke the words confidently, but he was a failure, wasn't he? Surely Axelia blamed him for her mother's death. He blamed himself, so why shouldn't she? He stood his ground though, as intimidating as the warrior before him was, he felt he had nothing to fear from him. They were on the same side, weren't they? |
"The protector of a guardian," Aro said, raising an eyebrow. "I suppose she needs one." He sized up the other warrior, taking in the man's steady demeanor and the way he held his gaze. He wasn't a coward, this one.
With a sound of appeasement, Mathys let the tip of his blade rest on the ground before him. Instead of wiping the blade down, the smell of burning came from it's surface. When ash fell away from the metal, it was clean of any blemish. "I hope one of you is good with a needle. Humans would ask too many questions if we walked into a hospital." Aro looked Crim over once more, noting his stance and the placement of his blades. He mentally marked him as a warrior - someone to keep an eye on. It didn't matter if they were on the same side. What mattered was who was the threat, and who wasn't. ((Short post. xD Don't want to get too far without Kya.)) |
While he had stood there behind the counter at the bakery and awaiting for anyone to come through the doors to ask him for something to eat. Even though several minutes had passed by with not a single bell chime to be heard, Koyama had exhaled a light yawn of his own before turning to make his way back into the kitchen. Right as he had opened the door though, the sound of the timer going off was immediately heard as he rushed his way over to the stove before slipping on a single oven mitt over his right hand. Pulling out the hot tray of cookies, he had soon turned off the oven and set the tray onto the counter to let them cool off just slightly.
After another minute or two when the cookies had finally cooled down, he had made sure to slip on a pair of plastic thin gloves to place them onto the white paper sheet that was meant for display in the front of the bakery. Throughout the entire time he had done this, his thoughts had began to wander off as he began to recall his father's words on how he would never accept Koyama as his flesh and blood. Just having those own memories flood through his mind at that very moment had caused him to clench down upon the single cookie he held in his grasp only to cause it to crumble and break into multiple small pieces. Both of his own eyes at that very moment had quickly flashed their golden color as though he was preparing to use his ability over water to flood the whole room. Closing both of his eyes, he took in a deep breath before exhaling it back out to try and calm himself down before things had gotten out of hand. By the time he had finally reopened his eyes they had once more returned to their normal hazel color. "Stay calm..relax. Deep breathes." He had repeated these steps multiple times to himself while he had began to continue placing the cookies back onto the tray carefully. Even though his father may not had accepted him in the past, his mother was still loving of her own son and had tried to keep him calm at all times to keep his power under a reasonable control. By the time Koyama had finally finished placing the final cookie onto the tray. He had brought the whole tray itself to the front of the bakery once again before slipping it straight into the glass display underneath the counter where everyone would be able to see when they walked into the bakery. It was strange to think that none of the students that had went to school had come out from their classes and decided to visit his bakery at least once. Normally around this point of time, he would've already had at least one or two customers already. Shrugging off the thought, since there had been no one entering the red-haired male made his way back into the kitchen and left through the back doorway. This would end up leading him to a small dark alleyway behind the bakery itself. Resting his back against the brick wall behind him, he had leaned his head against it as well only to bite down onto his lower lip. He had continued to tell himself that his duties to come to this planet was to find and exterminate the dark creatures that had wished to rule this planet. However, as he had been here for what seemed like a several years on Mercury which was only a couple of months on this planet, he had seen no activity of the dark creatures around. This had caused many strange thoughts on why the guardians were summoned here to this planet if there was nothing to defend it from. |
Axelia sat frozen as the fight unfolded. Was this her Earth future? She was sickened. She didn't have enough training for hand to hand or weapon combat, well, no training in that area at all actually. The battle was done quickly. At least they were fairly easy to defeat, though the thing had not let them in on any information relating to The Union. Clearly just a pawn in their game. What was the monster after?
Almost as soon as she wondered the thought, the thing began to disintegrate, leaving behind only what looked like feline hair which began to blow away with the breeze. At least cleanup was easy. Though still, nothing left behind of the animal to get them any closer to The Union. When Aro questioned Crim, Axelia was brought back to the new situation. Aro seemed to still be pumped up over the battle, possibly looking for a new one. She pushed herself to her feet as Crim defended himself. His words struck a pain in her heart. Defender of the moon guardian? Like he'd defended her mother? No. Axelia couldn't think like that. It wasn't his fault, she knew. It was human nature to blame someone, not Axelia's nature. As far as sewing up his wounds, she wasn't sure she was fit for the job. "I saw my mother sew many times," she said quietly. Speaking of her mother still brought her sorrow, she was still grieving. She was unsure how the mention of her would affect Crim, if it would at all. She continued. "I've never done it myself though. Perhaps we should go to the hospital?" The sight and smell of blood was new to her as well, and it made her head spin. The moon crystal actually gave it's protector the power to heal, though Axelia never had any practice in that area either. No one ever expected her mother to be so secretively killed like she was at such a young age. She didn't think that anyone knew of all of the powers of each of the guardians though. Perhaps no one would know that was an ability, among others, that she should have. She would need to work on them alone, so no one would know how far behind the others she was when it came to using her planetary crystal. Axelia sighed. She was not cut out for this. To defeat this threat to the Earth, that in turn would be a threat to each of their planets, Axelia would really have to step up. But she was no fighter. Well, she would have to learn, from first hand experience she supposed. The thought made her shudder. She moved to stand so near Crim that she could see his sun-like orbs. Where were those orbs on the day of her mother's death? They brought her pain. But she tried to hide it. Her mother's death wasn't something she needed to let affect her mission here, their mission here. "I didn't know they sent you here, too." She stated simply, looking away from his eyes after a moment. She couldn't look at them anymore. She looked to Aro's sword instead, busying her mind with the smell of burning and watching the ash fall away leaving a clean blade. |
Kenshin Ryouichi A light hum came from the man as he sat at the cafe. It was getting a bit late to have a cup of tea, but in his mind, it was never to late. He enjoyed it, especially under the evening sky. His eyes slid closed and he smiled a bit to himself. A few people were around, walking and talking to one another. He wondered if any of them had been who he was supposed to be looking for? He had been here on Earth for awhile now, to get better aquainted with the culture and to fit in, so he proplrably wouldn't stand out as much as a newly arrived one. Still, perhaps they were already here as well. Such thoughts to ponder. He sat his cup down as a light breeze flowed through his long white hair. He slipped his hands back, tying it into a ponytail, though a bit of it escaped framing his face. A few woman passerbys stopped to look at him blushing a bit. He gavee them a warm smile. He had become accostumed to looking differednt then Earth people, his snowy hair and yellow electric eyes were considered odd here. He had yet to meet another with the same kind. Yellow was usually common on Jupiter as well as the Sun if he was correct or somewhere near them. He didn't linger on this thought, standing from his seat. He slipped to the counter inside and thanked the woman, before paying her. She gave him a recipte which he noticed had her phone number on it. Chuckling a bit, he wished her good evening. Perhaps it was his slightly feminine looks? The woman seemed to enjoy men such as himself, as well as the rough kinds. It was curious indeed. He folded the little paper, and stuck it within his shirt pocket. He wore black pants, and a light blue shirt at the moment, though he would change once he got home to a more desired outfit. He lived with two guards, since technically he was not only the guardian now of Jupiter, but its prince since his mother had taken over the throne. More were on stanby if needed, lurking around attempting to stay hidden. He sighed slightly, such protection was unneeded, though after what had happened....He looked up at the sky with a slight frown upon his usually smiling lips. A pain made his heart clench as the memories threatened to reserface. No, he could not think of the past at a time like this. He continued walking down the rhoad, in no particular direction. He had opted to have the guards and the car wait at home, there was no need for him to be chauffeured around when he was able to walk. Jupiter's stone was hidden around his neck in his shirt, it was cool against his chest over his heart, though he could feel the energy coming from it even now. He smiled lightly, his hand moving up over it. It was a piece of him now, of his home. He missed his home, he had not been back to visit in awhile. Perhaps he would go soon, yes, that would be a nice trip. He sighed, knowing with what was going on it would not be possible. He would remain here to stop this growing darkness. He paused, finding himself standing in front of what seemed to be some kind of bakery. He looked at it for a moment, he had never been here before, though he was not as crazy about sweet things as others were. Perhaps it was his appetite for Jupiter's food, which tended to be a bit sour and full of kick. He smiled a bit, it was kind of like Earth's spicy food to them. He figured he had a bit of time to spare, moving to the door. He slid his hand over the handle, before opening it. Looking inside it seem to be rather on the empty side at the moment. Odd, people usually enjoyed this stuff yes? He stepped inside, it was still kind of cute though. He smiled, deciding to have a look around the place. There was no harm in exploring new shops and such yes? The guards would not mind, though if they did they would come looking. If that happened, he would apologize, though for now it was just him and the man behind the counter. |
Crim didn't even glance at Axelia when the other mentioned she needed a protector, he did glance at his arm though at the next words. Crim shrugged slightly. "It's nothing." He sounded nonchalant, it was just a flesh wound. He would clean it and wrap it up and it would be just fine. As far as he was concerned it didn't need any special attention or sewing up.
Those yellow eyes finally did turn to Axelia as she stood and mentioned her mother. Crim flinched visibly, as if he had been struck, and he looked away from Axelia. It was his fault, he hadn't been there when he should have, but he would be there for Axelia. He would not fail again. His grip on his left shoulder tightened some, and his eyes were on the guardian of Mars. It seemed as if both Axelia and Crim were avoiding eye contact with each other. "It is my duty to protect you." He spoke the words simply, in a matter-of-fact tone. What now, then? He had shown himself before he was ready, though perhaps he never would be ready to face Axelia. Crim turned suddenly and began to walk away. "I'll be close, if I should be needed again." He had to get away, she reminded him to much of her mother, of his failure. He grit his teeth. He would not, could not fail this time. |
Keeping both of his eyes shut while he had stayed leaning against the alleyway brick wall, the crimson-haired male had continued to ponder the thought on what other reason could all of the guardians be called to approach this planet. Strangely enough, no matter how much he had thought about the reason that it could be, he couldn't even come to a single conclusion other then the fact that the darkness was indeed trying to rule over this planet. The strange fact was that after living on this planet for so long, having no incidents happen that wasn't already out of the ordinary for these humans, nothing had really happened to reveal any of the dark creatures showing themselves yet.
While his thoughts wandered throughout his head, it had been almost as though Koyama had went into his own trance-like state as his entire surroundings to him was almost as though everything had stopped and he was simply standing in a pitch white silent room for him to think. That all came crumbling down when the sound of the front door to the bakery had chimed, a customer. Shaking his head quickly to himself, the crimson-haired male turned back only to rush through the back door and quickly dart through the kitchen to arrive at the front counter where it seemed a silver-haired male was taking a glance around the bakery. Giving a friendly smile, Koyama had tilted his head only slightly as he stared at the new male that had stepped into the room. Normally, he would have regular customers who he would always tend to recognize but this man was different indeed and not only just different from his looks as though he were new to the town but his presence to the room felt much different all together. Obviously enough, Koyama avoided speaking up on asking him something like 'hey, im getting the feeling your not from this world huh?'. Such a question to someone who could actually be a plain old ordinary human could easily scare someone off and make them think that Koyama's bakery was some kind of crazy place run by a man who was just as insane. "Can I get you something sir?" Was the only question that had came from his lips as he motioned his hands to show him the many different arranges of pasties that was shown on the glass display underneath the counter. "If you wish for something more to suit your appetite for actual food. You may also come to the next room and I will give you a menu." His tone of voice polite and soft as he spoke each word to the male, each word he spoke flowed through his lips almost just like water as though he spoke to the man with no concern that just because he was a stranger to his bakery he was still quite welcomed here as though he knew him well. |
Kenshin was thinking to himself when the other came into the room. He glanced up to look at the male, who seemed unsure at firstt how to speak to him. He felt a slight buzz in the air, something he had not felt in awhile. Why was it familiar? He listened to him speak, though for a moment he merely sat there looking at him. Pushing himself forward, he moves through the store in an elegant manner towards the other. All of the things within the shop did look delicious. "Did you make them yourself?" he asks smiling. It was not really an answer to his question, though it was a start in conversation. He smiles politely. Reaching up, he brushed a few strands of the lose hair from his eyes. Earth was interesting in all of the different foods. The various ways they were able to combine them had the potential to be perfect. The ones he noticed within this shop showed dedication and love. The other seemed to have a passion for this, if he was in fact the creator. He did like to cook at times, though he did not have the abilit to make things so beautiful. His tallent was in tea. He smiles a bit to himself, as he waited for the other to respond to his question. He moved down the line, admiring the craftsmanship and how they all looked. If he was more into sweets, this would be incredible, though it was still something of a marvel. He knew there were plenty of sour desserts to, one of his favorites were lemon. He loved it in his tea and in many forms, like ice cream and such. The girls of this Earth loved it, he had noticed plenty of them in groups, at cafes and at bakeries such as this. He paused at the end, looking back at the other as he smiled once more. |
Aro shook his head, denying Axelia's suggestion immediately. "Hospitals are full of questions about your identity and the situation. We can't have that." His red eyes flickered between the two as they began to speak. It felt an awful lot like he was losing them both.
Looking slightly irritated, the guardian sheathed his blade. The danger was, sadly, gone. That meant Mathys was left behind with two reunited ... somethings. Moon people. With, as he soon found out, a dark past between one another. Aro didn't bother hiding the look on his face as he grew more impatient. Drama. There was always drama. Aro's crimson gaze moved back to his bike as he considered leaving. His decision was made for him as Crim began to walk away. Aro looked back to Axelia, raising a pale eyebrow. "Friendly enough guy." His words were sarcastic, though for no particular reason. Wiping a black smear from his forearm, Mathys sighed. "At least we know we aren't alone here." ((I'll add Cer back into this once I find a good place for him. Till then, he's probably sticking around the parks and such.)) |
Axelia turned her pale gaze back to Crim as he began to walk away. Something told her she should stop him. He was injured after all. But another part of her wanted him to go away. He was always around. Any time she was with her mother, Crim was there. To think of him and to see him was to think of and see her mother. And it was his fault she wasn't around anymore. So let him go.
Normally Axelia would never, ever, have allowed herself thoughts like those. It wasn't Crim's fault, not at all. But Axelia was hurting and him being there made her hurt more. It was his fault, so she'd tell herself again and again. So let him be hurt, too. Like her let her mother hurt. Like she was hurting. Axelia even turned her back on him. How disappointed her mother would be in her now, but she didn't care. Tears welled in her eyes from the emotion that Crim brought with him. She forced them away quick enough. She'd been made to look fragile once already this evening, and despite her fragile appearance, Axelia was a guardian. It was her duty to protect Earth after all. She knew though that she would need the other guardians help, that's why they'd all been sent here. This threat was great and Axelia didn't even know how to use all of her powers now. The weakest of them all yet with the potential to be stronger than all of them combined. She shook her head. That was impossible. Though it had been her mother who'd told her the things she would be able to do one day. Had her mother done those things, too? Had she fought monsters like these? Axelia couldn't imagine it. After a moment she crossed the small distance between herself and Aro and whispered so that if Crim were still nearby, he wouldn't hear. "Take me somewhere," she said, "Home, a sunken ship... anywhere away from here and away from Crim." Axelia would hate herself for it later, but she didn't want Crim to be able to find her at all. That they had even sent the man who failed at protecting her mother annoyed her. She didn't need his help and he was the last person she wanted to see. In fact, she hated him being here so much, that she didn't care that he would have to take care of himself now and that she didn't even care that Aro was probably mostly crazy on his motorcycle. These were things completely out of Axelia's nature and she would have to volunteer at ten animal shelters and a hundred soup kitchens to feel better about this later. ((Gosh I sure hope someone saves Crim [lol])) |
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