Young Writers Society

*Sorry I haven't been on in a while, I've been pretty sick. But I'm all better now.*

plot: In the early 20th century the USA attempted to create an unstoppable weapon, the ultimate soldier. They suceeded all too well. They enhanced physical and psychic abilities so far beyond the norm, the soldiers became something more then human. And were never treated as human, they had no names, no identities, and no conscience.

Born in darkness, with almost unlimited strength. They were great, they were powerful, and they were never supposed to exist. Those who wouldn't obey their creators and handlers were summarily executed. Some however managed to escape.

Once they had there freedom they did what anyone would do, they made lives for themselves, fell in love and had children. But they remained a race apart, they were Other. The child of an Other was born Other to. And with each passing generation, the things that made them different grew stronger.

It is now the year 2025, over a hundred years have passed since the first Other was created. While the public remains unaware of the Others existence their is a deadly race in progress. Governments the world over seek to control them, or destroy them.

The Others are a race slated for enslavement, or execution.

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rules:
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character: Just follow the profile below.

name-
age-
gender-
race- (human, Other)
appearance-
personality-
history-
powers- (Go crazy with this, Other's are supposed to be nearly invincible after all)
flaw- (The fatal flaw in your characters powers. This was programmed into the first Others as a fail safe mechanism, if you know their weakness you can exploit it. Your character MUST have one.)
other-

name- ryan
age- 17
gender- male
race- Other
appearance- longish brown hair, pale blue eyes that change and flourish in color when i battle, depending on attack. He is tall and muscular.
personality- He is a bit of a clown, trying to find fun in everything. He can be a bit lazy though
history- he was orphaned as a child or 5 because his dad was found and they though it best to do it. He went there knowing of his powers and constantly abused them getting in trouble a lot.
powers- can control the elements in every form and other energies that are not (sound, gravity, light, dark and radiation,others, but i will add them later. along with the basic elements, and magma,ice and plants)
flaw- He can get to caught up in fun to stop, sometimes loses control of them when hurt and also when he fights he must chose three only to fight with and they do not change for 2 hours
other- up for love

Name: Lily Adams

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Race: Other

Personality: rather dark and mysterious. Prefers to remain in the background. Angered easily.

History: Doesn't talk about it.

Powers: She is able to control fire and electricity. Struggles to control it. Her power is so strong that she is able to burn down cities and bring down lightning anywhere.

Flaw: if angered, she goes on a rampage of destruction. She forgets who she is and kills many.

Other: Up for love.

Appearance:

name- X'eras (goes by Trace)
age- 17
gender- male
race- Other
appearance- http://media.photobucket.com/image/blac ... -1.jpg?o=4

personality- Intense, hot tempered and cold blooded. Competitive and reckless, with a will of iron. Loyal to a fault, with a streak of cynisism a mile wide. The rest will be revealed with time.

history- A direct descendant of the first Other. Trace was captured at the age of six, while he was a slave, his powers were even further enhanced. He escaped when he was eleven and has been on the run ever since. Is determined to find a place where his race can live freely.

powers- Power over wind and fire. The ability to manipulate time and space, although he can't really control it yet. Null, the ability to absorb and use others powers as his own, has a ten meter radius. If someone willingly lets him he can duplicate their powers, but only if the original user gives the okay.

flaw- Can't really control his powers. If pushed to far his Null abilities will snap back on him, negating his powers for 2-6 days.

other- Up for love.

name- Genevieve Mathilde Despereaux

age- 17

gender- Female

race- Other

appearance- Tall, elegant, feline-like, long wavy red/orange hair, pale

personality- Very bold, melodramatic, strong, tough and a bit like Pepper from Annie. She carries major baggage that she's locked away inside her for a long time. She's dealt fine with it over the years but I'm sure one day all the hate and anger and pain will escape from where it's been building up. She's overall a good amiable person but you can tell that there's something about her.

history- Unknown.

powers- She's a powerful necromancer, she can raise the dead and hellfire, she can speak to the dead and resurrect to some degree.

flaw- Cares too much about the people she bonds with. Would give her life for them.

name- Jen
age- 8
gender- Female
race- Other
appearance- http://www.micheletaras.com/Early%20Years/Young%20Girl.jpg Except with blue eyes.

personality- She's very stubborn, that's for sure. Also, she has no sense of right or wrong, which got her in a lot of trouble at the orphanage.

history- Her parents were executed when she was six, so she ran away after slaughtering the guards (telling them to kill themselves). She has been living in an orphanage where nobody knows that she is an Other. However, the government found out about her, and they are attempting to take her away from the orphanage.

powers- When she sings, people will feel very strong desires to do what she orders them to. Basically, they will be put into a daze and be subject to manipulation.

flaw- She cannot manipulate the person if she cannot see their eyes. So, wearing a helmet or something negates her powers.

other- She latches on to people once she gets close to them. So she tails them. Everywhere.

name- Jordan Reid

age- 17

gender- Male

race- Other

appearance- Here, but he wears clothes more like this

personality- He's cold and withdrawn, having been forced to take many lives on his run from the governments. He doesn't trust easily, and would rather drain someone's life until they were unconscious than risk getting caught.

history- His power, or variations of it, has been in his family for generations now. When he was eight years old, a long time friend of his father - and an Other - revealed himself to be an agent helping the British government bring in more of his kind. Caleb Reid, however, had been determined too much of a security risk, and his friend had been ordered to terminate him and his family. He did so without hesitation, but Jordan managed to escape with his older brother, who was killed anyway five years later. He believes that the only way to ensure the safety of the Others is to eliminate all knowledge of them outside their own race, either through murder or through memory wipes, if such a thing could be achieved.

powers- Soul manipulation - he can drain someone's life force and use it to generate extreme amounts of psychic or kinetic energy, or augment his own life force. He can also switch bodies with others, and cause them to switch bodies.

flaw- While he can drain people to sustain himself, if he uses his power for anything else, it tires him immensely and can actually damage his body physically. Forcing people to swap bodies can cause trauma for them.

other- Up for love

Changed my profile.

name- Zeke Modri

age- 13

gender- Male

race- Other

appearance- unknown, he never stays as one appearance for then a day, always changes his face, the only thing he keeps is a birth mark on his hand that he uses to tell people its me.

personality- he is nervous and distant, he does not really trust anyone until he knows them well enough and until then he is very careful around them.

history- he was always the kid getting picked on, the nerd no one wanted to befriend. He was constantly used, that was until he learned of his powers.Then he started to take revenge, which was short lived to.

powers- he can shapeshift, change the looks of his surrounding, turn invisible, phase through walls, is a telekinetic, and a telepathic. He has been called the ultimate escape artist, able to get out of anything with his powers.

flaw- he can get very caught up in rage, going far beyond the necessary. sometimes even accidentally attacking his friends. (when he gets caught in this he usually only using his telepathy finds the persons greatest fear then using his illusion powers make them see it)

*alright we've got enough people to start. Anyone else can join as we go along. I forgot to mention one of Trace's powers, he uses electricity in all its forms, and in some cases can even feed off it. Also here is my other character, although she won't play a major part.*

name- Loren
age- 19
gender- female
race- Other

appearance- http://media.photobucket.com/image/red% ... 5.jpg?o=30

personality- Warm hearted and generous to a fault when it comes to Trace, she adores her little brother. Anyone else though, she can't stand. Will fight for whichever government has a hold of her, has no loyalty to anyone but herself and Trace. Lacks a sense of right and wrong, and is extremely possesive of Trace.

history- Loren is Trace's older sister, like him she was captured when they were children. But when Trace escaped Loren chose to stay behind, to the complete bafflement of her brother. Because of her powers Loren is unable to function in the real world. She is a tool for whichever country owns her.

She loves Trace but at the same time resents him. The siblings never knew their parents and lived with their grandfather, the first Other, who doted on Trace and neglected Loren. Trace was born with powers identical to his Grandfather's only stronger. While Loren, who was unable to fight was left out. After their capture she trained every day to master physical fighting, as if to make up for her passifist powers.

Her resentment and love of her brother twisted. Loren believes that Trace belongs to her and that anyone who wants him should be destroyed. (so anyone who wants Trace beware! lol)

powers- Loren has no combat abilities whatsoever, her powers are all clairvoyant. She see the future as well as the past, can tell when someones lying, show visions of far off places, astral project, and sense emotions. She also has pretty strong psychometry skills. Loren can also see the aura that all Other's have, so beware she will rat you out in a heart beat.

flaw- Her abilities stripped her of her sense of right and wrong. Also she can't function in the real world, if she's in a crowded place her senses go into over drive and she has seizures.

other- obsessed with her little brother, and slightly psychotic.

name - Benji

age - 15, kind of

gender - Male

race - Other

appearance - He's small, got fluffy black hair, dark blue eyes, looks really girly and dresses camp (except never in pink)

personality - Still acts the age he appears. He tries to do as he's told and conform, and fails most of the time. He's really nice to the people he likes, and is always making fun of the people he doesn't. He likes playing around and acting immature.

history - One of the original Others that escaped (can I do that? I can change it if it doesn't work). He moves place every few years, changing names and pasts, pretending to himself each new story is real.

powers - regenerative abilities. He can heal from anything, and doesn't age. His blood can help other people heal and get better.

flaw - any harm he does to someone else, he gets it too, except its not healed by his power.

Ryan~~

I jumped into the sewers moments before the men rounded the corner. It was empty as always, the sewers were never used in this town. I thought quickly, i could only use three powers to get out so i needed to think fast. I needed something practical, so gravity, something attack wise, electricity, and something to distract and get away, darkness. I quickly bet the three then pressed the timer on my watch. I climbed back up then began to fly upward using the gravity. I was able to get away with out the other powers though, what a waste.

Jen-

"No!" I screamed, kicking at the big man's feet. "Lemme go!" He held me really tight, and it hurt a lot. He was covering his eyes, so I couldn't start singing. "I don't wanna go back to there! I wanna stay with Ellen and Myal and Cali! Get off me!" I tried to pull my hand free, but he twisted it around and made me want to cry.

"Please, stop this immediately!" a voice said. I turned my head around and saw that it was Ms. Katerine. "We'll take care of Jen, just please go away." The man looked at her, before turning around and pushing me forward.

"Sorry ma'am, we have orders," he said in a rough voice. I growled at the man. He was trying to take me away from my home. I looked at my fingernails. Ms. Katerine had always told me to start cutting them, but they were long enough already. I glared up at the big man one more time and scratched his hand hard. He yelled out, and let go of me.

Seeing that I could get away, I ran. I couldn't move that fast, but maybe I could get away before he came looking for me. The city was a big place, and maybe I could find a way to hide.

Lily

She raced from alloway to alleyway, struggling to get away from the people who were trying to capture her. She didn't want to use her powers. She might cause the city to go up in flames. She was scared.

Lily stopped in a dead end. This was it. The men got out of the van. They held guns. She shook her head, struggling to control her anger for being caught in this terrible game.

One of the men aimed their gun toward her chest. Anger flashed red hot through Lily. How dare they treat her like an animal!

Just as the man started firing, she issued a wall of fire between her and the bullets. She pushed it toward the horrid men. She could hear the steady pop pop pop of mashine guns, but they were no match to her power. Power coursing her veins, Lily brought down lightning upon the city that had cursed her.

The men were still coming fill force. Fed up, Lily gave in to her anger. She released a giant ball of fire upon them. The fire rose over the rooftops and went high into the sky. Lightening crashed down, leaving pot marks in the roads.

Lily ran from the scene.

X'eras/Trace-

"Someone's causing a scene. Trace stared at the sky, jagged lightning bolts ripped across the cloudless expanse. Before turning to look at the girl across from him. Tianna looked like a ten year old girl with waist length golden hair, her eyes were a swirling mix of blue, green, and purple. She smiled mischiviously, "Looks like you're not the only one who has trouble keeping a low profile Trace."

Rolling his eyes, Trace ignored the jab. "Well Tianna, you asked me to lunch, just so I could see that display didn't you?"

"That and something else. Some of the governments are beginning to work together. And a criminal organization has caught wind of the Others too. You need allies X'eras, stop acting like a lone wolf and find your people." Tianna's voice echoed in his head, it was the only way Tianna could speak, she was mute.

"At least tell me who I have to look out for." Trace coaxed, giving Tianna his most winning smile. "You're all knowing, all seeing."

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Besides, I don't meddle with people." She glared as Trace stifled a laugh at her blatant lie. "I don't meddle much. But this game is finally getting interesting."

Tianna jumped off her seat and walked around the table, she stood on tiptoe and kiss Trace on the cheek. Teleporting before he could grab hold of her. Her voice echoed in his head, "The only reason I told you this much, is because I'd just hate for my favorite toy to break.

Shaking his head in exasperation Trace stood up to leave the cafe. Behind him a trio of men stood up from their table at the same time. "Well gentlemen. Now that my meetings over, shall we play?" Trace held up his hand and a ball of electricity materialized, the lightning was a mix of blue and white sparks.

The men drew their guns and aimed at him. The two sides faced off waiting for who would make the first move.

*Someone can come across Trace's fight.*