//*Magic*//

Black Rose · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:10 pm

Along The Journey To Save The World, How Long Does It Take To Be A Hero?

Introduction

I haven't made an original roleplay in a really long time. Sorry about that guys! All my inspiration has been going into one roleplays. Moki and WC, I blame you and our amazing roleplay together!

So, here is my attempt at an open roleplay not created from one of my past ideas. Hope it meets your expectations! (I really have to get those lowered, so people expect too much from me

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Plot

It all started when he came. I don't remember his name; I don't think he ever gave it to me, and I never asked for it. I thought him insane, until he healed the scar on my arm I had gotten when I was a child.

"How did you do that?!"

"Easy. Magic."

"Magic?"

That was pretty convincing evidence, right? I mean, how can you fake that kind of stuff? So, I allowed him to tell a story about another world, hidden from the humans, that was drowned in the chaos of war and segregation. Those gifted with the power to control the elements have driven the shape shifters out of their homes, thinking them a danger to society. The exact details of this beginning are lost, but the power of the prophecy is still very fresh in everyone's minds. A healer, miraculously born in the human world, is this world's only hope of coming back together. A healer is rare even in this world of magic, so all hope is lost since a healer being born in the human world is nearly impossible to imagine.

"So what does that have to do with me?"

"You're the healer..."

Further Explanation

You may join as either an elementalist or a shape shifter. Elementalists live in the "city" while the shape shifters survive outside the gates in the vast woods, mostly by sleeping in cabins and cooking by the fire side. The girl mentioned in this plot as been taken to this world by the stranger (who will disappear after my first post) and she must find her hero's destiny in this new world. Some will be willing to stand by her side and fight for the freedom of the shape shifters while others, mostly elementalists, will fight to keep their way of life. Can you tell I have been watching a lot of adventure movies lately?

Rules

Respect all AS rules.
That includes proper post length.
No cussing unless ***ed out.
Light romance, nothing hot and heavy.
Stay on topic. Be creative, not random.
Please join as more than one character.
(I will be joining as more than one character after others have joined so I can fill in the empty spots)
If I have to warn you three times about anything, you are out. Do not post here again if you are banned.

Characters

Healers

(they can heal almost any wound or illness and they also have a bit of empathy power [feeling the emotions of others])

Haley played by Black Rose
Diminique played by Black Rose

Shifters

(they can only take the form of one animal, but can take on characters of this animal at anytime)

Rafe ~Bear~ played by Black Rose
Ricochet ~Horse~ played by Moki Hunter
Alyss ~Chameleon~ played by Windancer
Billy ~Black Panther~ played by Flutterby
Chell ~Otter~ played Anaquine
Judas ~ Raven~ played by LuckyLunny

Elementalists

(they can control one of the four elements)

Vivian ~Fire~ played by Black Rose
Ashton ~Air~ played by Moki Hunter
Jack ~Earth~ played by Windancer
David ~Fire~ played by Flutterby
Garren ~Water~ played by Anaquine
Elise ~Water~ played by LuckyLunny

Bio Form

Full Name:
Nickname(s):
Age:
Gender:
Type of Magic:
Animal/Element:
Appearance:
History:
Personality:
Other:

My Characters

Note: I will be joining as another character or two after a couple of people join.

Full Name: Haley Joanne Hartley
Nickname(s): Haley, Hales, Hay
Age: 17
Gender: female
Type of Magic: Healer
Animal/Element: none
Appearance: http://sabrinacichy.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=jessi&offset=0#/d35un9y
History: Haley lived the normal, unappreciated life of the middle child. While all of her siblings (all six of them) found their nitch in the world, Haley always felt like the one who just didn't fit in no matter where she went. Until recently, she never really thought she had much of a purpose in life.
Personality: Haley usually defines herself by what she is not. She is neither smart nor pretty nor athletic nor artistic nor musically inclined. These are all the things that her siblings are. Haley is a fairly average girl, but the one thing that defines her is her bravery. Hopefully, that is not enough. Other than that, Haley is also very kind and hates to see others hurt. She is mostly friendly, though she tends to judge someone and then change her thinking about them later on. Haley is also very, very sarcastic. She often defines herself by this one trait, and uses it in every situation whether it is appropriate or not.
Other: none

Full Name: Dominique Leah Catcher
Nickname(s): Dom, Minim Mique
Age: 18
Gender: female
Type of Magic: Healer
Appearance:http://browse.deviantart.com/photography/?order=9&q=victorian+blonde&offset=24#/d4fapjr
History: Dominique is one of the rare Healers, and as soon as her ability was discovered by her shifter parents, they tried to hide her from the view of Elementalists. They kept her hidden instead their wooden shelter until she was nearly six years old. She ventured out of the house one day, annoyed by her overprotective parents. She wondered near the patrolled border of the city, surrounded by a tall, white wall. A guard found her walking around the wall curiously, and he investigated. He asked her who she was, and she had a very lengthy explanation about her name, her parents, where she lived, and even her power. At those words, the guard immediately grabbed her and took her inside the city, and Mique went willingly, curious to see what laid on the other side of the giant wall. The guard brought her to the council of Elementalists, one for each element, and they decided she had to stay inside the safety of the city. She was adopted by one of the wealthiest families in the city, and she has grown up there her entire life. She is still made to stay inside their castle-like house and estate, but Mique often ventures off. Because of her very specail power, she is the closest thing the city has to a princess and she had the Council in her hand. She has a duty, though, to see twenty people a day to heal them of either sickness or injury.
Personality: Because of her status in the city, Mique is rather selfish and vain. She knows she holds all the power over the city and doesn't mind reminding people of that. She hates not getting her way, and has a rather harsh tongue for anyone who doesn't do exactly as she says. She is far from the perfect little princess, though, since Mique is extremely curious and often goes off on her own. She is very independant and hates people telling her what to do, which often leads her to doing the exact opposite just because she can. She is easily angered and jealousy is a common emotion for her. She believes in revenge and will hold a grudge forever if she has to.
Other: none

Full Name: Rafe Vincent Malone
Nickname(s): Rafe
Age: 19
Gender: male
Type of Magic: Shifter
Animal/Element: Bear
Appearance: http://browse.deviantart.com/photography/?q=blond%20boy&order=9&offset=144#/d2hr2f4//http://browse.deviantart.com/photography/?q=bear#/dde546
History: Rafe's parents were one of the first families to leave the city and make a home in the forest. Unlike most of the shifters living in the woods, Rafe was born there instead of being removed from the city like the others. Because he grew up in this landscape, he often helped new people adjust to life out there.
Personality: Rafe is very helpful, always looking out for people whether they are friend, stranger, or enemy. Rafe has a big, good heart that he can't help but listen to. He always gives someone a chance, even a second or third on if they need it. He always sees the good in others and tries to focus on that instead of the bad. Rafe is a loyal friend, but he isn't afraid to tell a friend if he disagrees with something they are doing. He isn't afraid of the blunt truth and can sometimes be hurtful, though he never means it. He is willing to take care of a person and enjoys it a lot. He is often selfless and prefers the attention to be on others instead of himself.
Other: he has a scar from when he was very young and their new home was attacked by a couple of radical elementalists.

Full Name: Vivan Luna Wilde
Nickname(s): Viv
Age: 18
Gender: female
Type of Magic: elemental
Animal/Element: fire
Appearance: http://browse.deviantart.com/photography/?q=black%20hair&order=9&offset=24#/d2mj5iz
History: Vivan lives in one of the less wealthy sections of the city, but her family is very extreme in their belief that shifters are barbarians and aren't worthy of their magic.
Personality: Vivian has a deep-rooted hatred and fear of shifters. She has been taught to kill a shifter on sight and carries a knife with her at all times. She has a tough exterior that makes her seem cold and careless, but she has a few doubts hidden underneath that. She often wonders if shifters are as awful as her parents make them out to be. Even though she tries to seem fearless and undefeatable, she is scared to death to meet a shifter. Vivan is rather cynical and gloomy, and she often only sees the worst in people and comments on it. She never trusts strangers and pushes people away emotionally.
Other: none

CrashKeys · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:49 pm

[[ OOC//: I know this might be a rather dumb question to ask, but I would love some clarification just in case. xD When you say four elements, which ones would they be? ouo ]]

Black Rose · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:31 pm

Ooc:// That's okay. I probably should have made that clear. Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.

MokiHunter · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:40 pm

Full Name: Ashton Demour
Nickname(s): Ashton, Ash
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Type of Magic: Elementalist
Animal/Element: Air
Appearance: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1yd5 ... o3_250.jpg
History: Ashton never knew what happened to his parents. He remembers being with them until he was about eight, but then all of a sudden they disappeared off the face of the planet. He's had to live mostly on his own since then. About two years after their disappearance, however, a family friend got Ashton to trust him, and for a while, Ashton felt safe since he wasn't alone anymore. This feeling soon turned sour as he learned that their family friend's true intentions was to exploit his elemental powers, and Ashton was forced to flee as far and as fast as he could before he got majorly hurt.
He's made and lost a bunch of friends since then, unable to cope with their ideas of "peace" and their unusually cruel thoughts towards the shape shifters. He's been betrayed at least five times since his flee from the clutches of his parent's friend, and his mind has been messed with even more than that in the meantime. Ashton now prefers to live on his own, picking and choosing his friends a lot more carefully than is normal. Many who don't know him deem him crazy, but he just lives by survival instinct, unable to stand being hurt again - whether it's his views, emotions, dignity, or life at stake.
Personality: Ashton can be considered a free spirit, but he often feels caged within himself. He is unsure of where his loyalties lie because he has been betrayed so much in the past that he doesn't feel like trusting anymore. Ashton likes to keep within the circle of his closest friends, though by no means is he a follower. He goes his own ways, and although some comment he should have had the element of fire rather than air, Ashton agrees with his born abilities. He flits between thoughts as if his mind were the sky itself, and he is a major thinker and strategist. He isn't the strongest guy out there, and he would much rather dodge a situation than head straight into it. He is brave enough to get by, and most physical situations don't scare him, but his sympathy has nearly killed him in the past, and his fear of being betrayed again often controls most of his actions. He is closed off and mostly quiet, though he will make himself heard if he feels it's absolutely necessary. It takes an extremely sensitive person to realize just how bad he fears people's abandonment, and often times he hides his emotions because he feels it shows too much weakness.
Other: n/a

Full Name: Ricochet Granger
Nickname(s): Ricochet, Rick
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Type of Magic: Shapeshifter
Animal/Element: Horse
Appearance: Human / Horse
History: Rick was born when the feud was at its height but he never cared much for fighting. Instead, he learned to be in survival mode all the time. He hated the seriousness of his siblings and family, so he ended up making himself into a fun-loving individual. Even still, his survival instinct had to develop somehow, and sticking to the shadows was his way of making sure he didn't die too young. He may look like he takes everything as a joke, but he can be serious. He lost track of his siblings a little while ago, and he's so tired of the war, he just can't help believing in the prophecy more than the others. He's too much of a daydreamer not to, and he's spent the past few years searching for the healer in the hopes that he'd find something showing signs.
Personality: Cunning and swift, Ricochet tends to let his sly side shine the most, although he wouldn't necessarily refer to himself as a show-off. He is a sneaky figure in the sense that he can get things done without being noticed, can wiggle his way out of tough situations with ease, and has learned the ways of sticking to the shadows as if his life depended on it - which, a lot of times, it usually does. He's a master of disguise, and he can tend to be a bit of a joker. Though he does stay loyal to his friends, and he would stick up for them with his life if need be.
Other: n/a

I hope the bios are okay, Rose! Let me know if something's off. ;D

Windancer · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:34 pm

Full Name: Alyss Maynore
Nickname(s): Lyss, Lyssa
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Type of Magic: Shapeshifter
Animal/Element: Chameleon
Appearance: She has light blonde hair, almost a white color. Her eyes are big and easy to read, tending to change color when she experiences extreme emotion, though they're usually a light blue. Small in stature, she looks as if a strong gust of wind could blow her away.
History: It started when her mom became sick. Her older sister, Marie, tried to get her away from it, which is the only reason she survived. However, Marie soon became sick as well, a result of tending to her parent. Alyss ended up being the only one to survive, her family having died a mere two years ago, and Marie's best friend ended up caring for her, taking her in.
Personality: She is quiet and shy, and tends to be rather clingy, afraid to lose someone else. She is actually much stronger than she appears, emotion-wise; her parents death allowed her to build up a slight immunity to it. Though that particular event is a sore spot, it remains the only one. She is older than her years, though she certainly has her childish side still. Once she opens up to you, she proves to be sweet and gentle, and surprisingly loyal. Though her first instinct is to hide and run when faced with danger, she will come after you if you're in danger.
Other: She wears a necklace consisting of a few wooden beads on a leather strap, a parting gift from her sister.

Full Name: Jacqueline Nathans
Nickname(s): Jack, Jackie
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Type of Magic: Elementalist
Animal/Element: Earth
Appearance: She has short, choppy brown hair that just barely reaches her chin. Her eyes are a bright green color, and freckles dot her cheeks. She is tall for her age and slim, lending her an athletic appearance.
History: She was always a bit rebellious, and after a series of arguments with her parents, Jack simply decided to leave. She quickly befriended Marie, despite the fact that she was a shapeshifter, basically living in the forest with minor help from her friend. When Marie and her mom died, Jack ended up taking Alyss under her wing, caring for her and treating her like she was her own little sister.
Personality: Rebellious and bold, she tends to be a bit argumentative. Under that, she can be sweet and gentle, but only to those who are incredibly close to her. To anyone else, she puts on a tough, "don't-mess-with-me" type of air. She is loyal and brave, not hesitating to sacrifice pretty much everything for someone she loves. She doesn't let many people in, because of her tough exterior and her overprotective feelings towards Alyss, but to those who manage to gain her trust, they also gain an excellent friend, arguments or not.
Other: None

Hope that's okay...I dunno if you want me to change it or not. I can come up with something else if you're not okay with Jack raising Alyss.

Flutterby · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:41 pm

Full Name: David John Tennant
Nickname(s): The Doctor or just Doctor
Age: 18
Gender: male
Type of Magic: elemental
Animal/Element: fire
Appearance:
http://m0vie.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/tennantwho.jpg
History: David grew up in the city, learning and growing. He was unnaturally smart and drawn to fire. He grew and studied under many masters. He found his calling in helping, he can heal and fight crime with fire. He feels it is his duty to fight for the world and help.
Personality: David is very smart and assuming, he can sort of read people and knows them well. He is very caring and will do anything to save the people around him. He is very protective and can be clingy.
Other: nothing

Full Name: Billy
Nickname(s): Billy
Age: 17
Gender: female
Type of Magic: shifter
Animal/Element: black panther
Appearance:
animal:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3ITjRuKDhiQ/TEdyEviChpI/AAAAAAAAAFk/mZslHcdoxRM/s1600/black-panther.jpg / person:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zvz_WbcwJ9k/TUBECIJJUzI/AAAAAAAACJI/QYsrAA_3QP8/s1600/billie_piper_j15.jpg
History: Billy grew up in the shadow of the grand city, she always longed to go there, she instead hunted in the shadows and waited. She hates living in the shadows.
Personality: Billy is very quiet and rarely speaks, she prefers her animal form and hates being unseen, though it is most natural for her, she is very sweet when one takes the time to get to know her and she loves a good hunt.
Other: none

Black Rose · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:26 am

Ooc:// Moki and Windancer - All of your characters are wonderful!

Flutterby - Yes.

Anaquine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:07 pm

Full Name: Rachelle Irving [rah-SHELL]
Nickname(s): Chell, Chellie, Ray
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Type of Magic: Shifter
Animal/Element: Otter
Appearance: Chell's hair is a light reddish brown, cropped just above shoulder length and often has an unruly and bushy appearance as it curls and frizzes every which way. Her eyes are a light amber color and somewhat large and round. She has a slender and athletically toned build, though she's short enough to need to look up at most people, much to her annoyance.
History: Rachelle's father died before she and Garren were born, killed in a roadway accident. When Chell was about two years old, she changed shape for the first time. Terrified, her mother quickly packed up and left with her two small children in the middle of the night, desperate to keep her daughter safe from her elemental relatives, and raised the two on her own. When Chell and Garren were fifteen, their mother contracted pneumonia one winter and died, despite Chell's best efforts to nurse her mother back to health.
Personality: Chell has a bright and bubbly personality, and an almost incurable curiosity. It is her natural inquisitiveness that often gets her into the most trouble, often causing her to act impulsive and not pause long enough to think things through thoroughly. This combined with her sheltered background makes her seem extremely naive and somewhat gullible for her age. However, she has been known to be incredibly stubborn, especially when it comes to feeling like others are trying to force her to do something. She can become frustrated easily, but rarely stays mad for long. Since her mother's death, Chell finds herself losing patience with Garren's overprotective tendencies more often and secretly fears being left alone and being unable to save those she loves.
Other: Rachelle has an older twin brother, Garren.

Full Name: Garren Irving [GARE-ren]
Nickname(s): Garr, Gary
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Type of Magic: Elementalist
Animal/Element: Water
Appearance: Garren's hair is dark blonde in color and kept at barely an inch in length. His eyes are a sharp slate grey, though sometimes they look slightly blue or green depending on the lighting. He is well-built with broad shoulders and stands about normal height for a guy his age.
History: Garren never knew his father, as he died before Garren's birth, and his memories of his extended family are faint at best. He spent the majority of his childhood growing up with his mother and twin sister in a secluded part of the country. When he was about eleven, he discovered his elemental abilities by accident while playing with Chell in the stream that ran by their house, which prompted Chell to transform into her otter form, also accidental. Immediately after this, their mother partially explained their past to them and made Chell promise to keep her abilities a secret and for Garren to use his abilities to protect his sister. When they turned fifteen, their mother contracted pneumonia one winter after trading her coat for food. She died a week later.
Personality: Garren has more of a reserved and calm demeanor, and prefers to think rationally before committing to doing something. He has a cynical perspective which causes him to act the skeptic, and prides himself in being a "realist". Since their mother's death, he has grown more protective of Chell -almost to the point of being overbearing- and tends to blame himself when things go awry.
Other: Garren has a younger twin sister, Rachelle.

Black Rose · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:50 am

Anaquine - Accepted!

Anaquine · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:12 pm

Thanks Black Rose! Can't wait 'till this starts! xD

CrashKeys · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:13 pm

Judas

Full Name: Judas Schroeder
Nickname(s): Old Man, Judas, Jude, and Old Judas
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Type of Magic: Shape Shifter
Animal/Element: Raven
Appearance: Judas is an older man with a stubble and unkempt black hair that falls to his shoulders, and he has bags under his hazel eyes. He wears a long and somewhat dirty black coat, grey vest, and white long-sleeved shirt. He wears black pants along with a black belt and black boots.
History: Judas grew up helping his parents work around the home; never being bored a day in his life. When he grew up, he made friends with a couple of elementalists, often doing things they dared him to do and not thinking twice about it. He began to drink, coming home to his parents drunk. They soon kicked him out, finding it useless to have a dead weight on them. Once Judas realized he was alone and had nothing, he went to the one thing he did have—his friends. One of his friend’s families gladly took him in; once he was able to, he left the house and made his own life. While out hunting for food, he met Elise. She was wandering by herself, lost and with no one to go to. Feeling sorry for her, Judas took her in, making friends with her and caring for her until he found her parents. He never brought up her parents, but when he finally did bring it up, he was shocked to learn that she was an orphan. After they were chased out of his home, he usually went back to his old home while she was sleeping and making visits to a couple of old friends.
Personality: Judas used to be an extremely free-spirited man, finding it fun and exciting. When he was kicked out of his home, he became more a bit more serious and began to understand the consequences of his old actions. He is kind and still holds some of his old tendencies by lightly flirting with women and making comments; if he notices that the other shows interest in him, he will lightly turn them down. He is talkative and likes to tease and to overdramatically complain.
Other: He usually speaks in an accented (ex. not pronouncing "g's" at the end of "-ing" words, using "yer" and "ya") voice, but when he is being completely serious, he will speak clearly. When he complains, it is mostly about his age.

Elise

Full Name: Elise Noel
Nickname(s): Elle, Eli
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Type of Magic: Elementalist
Animal/Element: Water
Appearance: Elise has blonde hair that falls down to the middle of her back and olive green eyes. She wears a dress that has frills at the bottom, neck, and cuffs of her dress. She wears a blue ribbon on her head and a black ribbon on each of her arms to make her sleeves seem a bit poofier. The shoes/boots she wears are more like thigh socks with soles on them; they are colored with red and gold stripes.
History: Elise grew up by herself, living on the berries she found in the forest and any dead carcasses that seemed okay to eat. She avoided going to the “city” unless she needed to steal something to eat, attempting to avoid being seen and bringing attention to herself. Once she met Judas, she had a feeling that she could trust him and decided to travel with him. She grew up with him and was being taught by Judas about how to communicate with others, finding it hard to do since she had grown up alone. When the shape shifters were chased away from their homes, they moved further away from the “city” since the shape shifters lived by the gates.
Personality: Having grown up by herself for most of her life, Elise is awkward around people; however, she is not shy and is rather blunt. She’s not afraid to tell it like it is or to say how she feels about someone or the way they act, and she’s rather intelligent at what she likes—magic. She finds magic completely interesting and loves seeing how it works. She has a short temper and is not afraid to hit, punch, or slap someone if she does not like what they are doing.
Other: Elise sees Judas as a father-figure, yet she hates it when he flirts—by what her standards are—a bit too much with women, making her hit him to let him know that she doesn’t like it. She has an interest in the other types of magic, knowing quite a lot of information and using that information to aid her or to inform someone about it. However, she is not very good at using her own magic because she was not taught how to use and control them, so she tries to practice with it every day.

Black Rose · **Posted:** Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:55 pm

Accepted!

I want to start this soon, so I will try to get my other characters up and get this thing started by the day after tonmorrow.

Black Rose · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:57 pm

Ooc:// Sorry I couldn't get this started when I wanted to. I had some things come up. But here is the start! Finally!

I am only going to post as Haley for now because I don't have much inspiration for my other characters.

Bic:// "So I'm supposed to just walk between these two trees and magically become a hero?" Haley asked with disdain, glancing back and forth between two birch trees and the foot of space between them that Haley had been intructed to walk in to. The white bark stood out against all the dark browns and dull greens of the boring shrubbery around Haley. She wondered why she hadn't noticed the two trees before since she had been through this woods dozens of times. Why was is only now that these trees came in to her focus and only because of that strange guy who had shown up at her house only a couple of hours ago. Speaking of him, here still hadn't answered her question. Annoyed at his silence, Haley quickly turned on her heels, her hands stretched with thier palms up in a 'what gives' expression, but the only thing behind Haley now was the empty forest. "Well that's not creepy or anything," she muttered as she subconsciously crossed her arms over her stomach.

Haley slowly turned back towards the birch trees, craning her neck to try to catch a glimpse of either the man or the mystical world he had spoken of. "Maybe I'm just loosing my mind," she sighed, rubbing her hand over her face. "But I guess there's only one way to see." Haley took a hesitant step towards the trees, eyeing them up as if they were going to attack her at any moment. "Alright mysterious trees with wood the color of clouds and leaves the color of limes, I am going to pass through the invisble door between you. Don't try to stop me." The trees made no move to stop her as Haley cautiously lifted a single foot to touch the other side of the birch trees, only her toe touching the ground.

Flutterby · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:25 pm

Rose was in her panther form, sitting up in a tree, dozing, when she felt a shift in the wind and lifted her massive head, she sniffed, something new was in the forest and she could feel it, she jumped the ten feet to the ground, landed effortlessly on her paws. She moved swiftly and silently through the forest, she lifted her nose and opened her mouth, tasting the air. A new smell, something she hadn't smelled in a long time, a human, a real human, a pure human. She walked faster, curious and wanting to get a look at this new person.

David sat on a stump, playing with fire, literally playing with it, making it dance and leap and chase itself and entertaining himself. He smiled and looked at the fire with affection, fire was his friend, it did not burn him.

CrashKeys · **Posted:** Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:18 pm

In the lush green forest, leaves rustled quietly, and any twigs that were on the ground snapped if they were stepped on. Leaves crackled when they were stepped upon; the quiet patter of feet could be heard if one listened closely enough. The snapped twigs and footsteps in the ground were an indication of life. From the footsteps, one could easily see that it was a pair of people. When Judas stepped on a rather large twig, it snapped in half and caused Elise, his partner, to wince and whip around to look at him. She gave him a rather irritated look, appearing annoyed at all of the noise he was making. He quickly took his foot off of the twig and smiled sheepishly, chuckling.

"Haha, sorry 'bout that, Elise," Judas told the shorter blonde, earning a huff in response to his apology. He hopped over the broken stick and made his way closer to her, feeling her glare still on him and trying to pay more attention to the rustling leaves on the ground than her angry face.

"Won't you ever learn to be quiet!? Anyone could probably hear you from a mile away, you know! If they see us, they could kill us. We're not fighters, and you know that we would be nothing more than a push over," Elise responded, placing one of her hands on her hips and using the other to point her finger at him.

"Ya say that, but we are fighters. We just don't use our powers too much. Plus, ya say yer not a fighter, but ya pack a better punch than most people I know, haha-- OUCH!"

Once Elise had punched Judas, she put her arm down and rolled her eyes. "Shut up, old man! I can't use my water powers that well, and your power is becoming a stupid bird. How in the world is an inexperienced elementalist and a bird-boy going to fight against people who actually know how to use their powers or can transform into, oh, I don't know... a bear?" Elise asked Judas, frowning. She could not believe that she got stuck with such an idiot as a "father-figure." Oh well, he was a good man, but she swore she just wanted to strangle him at times.

"Ya act as if we don't have weapons; plus, my 'being a bird-boy' has helped us survive here," he responded. "I'm hurt ya feel that way 'bout me; yer old man tries his best to take care of ya!" Judas ended. She could seem so ungrateful, but he knew that way deep down, she cared about her old man and was grateful for his help. She was just a little rough with displaying her feelings, having lived alone and all. The blonde huffed and looked at the ground slightly, scuffing her foot against the leaves.

"I know, I know... sorry," she said, muttering her apology and looking at his face. When she was pulled into a hug, she squeaked softly and gave a small smile. Elise giggled and hugged Judas back, both of them lingering in the hug and smiling happily. If only it could stay this way forever, Judas thought, but sadly, these moments would have to end sooner or later. One way or another, he would have to let his little baby bird fly by herself. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her voice. "Now go look for some food! I'm hungry; I'll keep close to you just in case I can protect you if something tries to come after you." Judas smiled warmly at the blonde and changed into his raven-form, nodding at his partner and flapping his wings to get into the air and off of the twig and leaf-covered ground. As he made his ascent into the open sky, leaves danced up and swirled around him, falling back to the ground when the force he was producing ceased pushing them up. He flew upwards and spun around, cawing and gracefully gliding towards the top of the green trees. Once he saw that Elise was waiting on one of the branches in a tree for him to move, he soared around the vegetated area, scouting the woods for fruits or anything they were able to eat. While searching for some color among the tons of green and brown, he saw a splash of a pale color. He kept looking around before stopping for a moment. Pale color? He turned back to look at the figure, trying to get a good look at whatever it was. When he saw that it was a human being and not some creature, he cawed three times to warn Elise to stay back. Humans, whoever or whatever they were, could often be dangerous and violent, so it would be better to be safe than sorry. Yet what a strange sight to see! Seeing a human being walking around in the woods was not a normal spectacle to see; maybe he could ask the extremely smart, or at least what was smart to him, Elise what this meant. Still, Judas needed to be wary of the human. He swerved around and descended in the direction of his friend, fluttering down on a branch near the branch Elise was waiting on and reverting back to his human form once he settled himself down on the tree.

"Elise, Elise! You will not believe what I just saw! It's a human! A human girl! Do you have any idea about what this could mean? Elise rolled her eyes. It was such a normal thing to see a human, but since he seemed so serious about this, she decided to take what he said into consideration and thought about what it could mean to see a human girl.

"It might just be some random shape shifter or something, but if you think this can be something special, I have heard a story about a girl one day coming here. It was some sort of legend. It said that a human would come to this world... She would be a healer, which is pretty rare, and she would find her destiny here. You think that this human could be her? You seem so excited and serious about it," she explained, looking at him with a pensive face. He only shrugged; like he was able to know who this girl was in one look, but the thought of her being the famous healer of that one legend made him excited to know who this human was.

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