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Name: Emmalynn Frost “Em”

Gender: Female

Age: 24

Appearance: Em is a conservative dresser. She has a mass amount of curly, ash colored hair and prefers to wear things in which cover skin. She likes dresses, and when in the modern world, chooses to wear them often paired with scarves and leggings and anything that will take up more flesh than is absolutely necessary.

Em also has some scarring up her left cheek and down her neck as well as along her left arm. One of the reasons she covers up as much as she does. Her eyes are a wide hazel-green and her skin is rather pallid and pale due to the fact that she’s always covered. Other than that, Em is short. 5’, in fact.

Personality: Em is airy. The kind of person who breathes through each moment and walks about in a rather blissful ignorance. This makes her seem a bit on the ditzy side. She’s an optimist and a pacifist. The kind of person who hates fighting and hates the idea that fighting has to occur. The only time she gets really upset or, rather, angry, is when fire gets out of control. It freaks her out and it makes her extremely unhappy.

Em loves trying to please and make people happy. An almost Marilyn Monroe aspect to her as she’s so lighthearted and wispy that she doesn’t really make much of a good impact on anyone, like the fact that she’s a complete ditz at times.

Weapon: Like Jessa, Em’s choice of weapon is also the longbow, though hers is not of such an extreme make. A driftwood bow, whittled down to a very unshapely piece. Nothing exponentially grand about it. Her arrows are slim with stone heads and raven feathers. She carries them in a quiver made of basic leather, not really into the idea of excess.

But Em also has two crescent-moon daggers which she keeps it two separate sheaths on her hips. The daggers in themselves are her most useful attribute, as she’s so small and quick, she can pull them out and use them in a dire situation. With them, she’s deadly fast. She rarely uses them, though, for the connotation of slicing someone's throat rather than shooting them in the knee, in which case they would not be able to continue, seemed a much worse option.

History:

Em had a bit of an accident in her childhood that left some of the scaring she still has. A house fire, in fact, when her parents weren’t home, caused by a spark from one of their cell phone chargers. It wasn’t an exponential flame, as it only spread into the living room area where it ate bits and pieces of the carpet and floor, but Em, being ten or eleven at the time, had took it upon herself to try and smother it.

The blanket had only seemed to worsen the flame, and by the end of it, she had massive burns up her neck and cheek. Her left arm was also burned badly. She was in the hospital for three weeks as they tried to re-grow the skin.

Other than that, Emma had a pretty meek growing up. She wasn’t exactly the most sociable person, but she wasn’t particularly afraid of people either. She just didn’t know how to act normal, in which case she sounded extremely whimsical and spacey. When Em found the door, she wasn’t afraid of what was behind it. She was simply too engrossed in a change that she went with the tide.

Up for love: Yes. She’s whatever fits the story best.

Other: Em plays the piano well, and she’s also a relatively good contemporary lyrical dancer.
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All right, folks. Let the story begin.

Angelus Pacis | Training Arena

I stood atop of a column to tease the rookies into attacking. The lesson was to attack an opponent who has higher ground and hiding. The column was the same color as my cloak, making me hard to find. Under the shadow of my hood, I was grinning. This kind of lesson was tricky, even to the predecessors of this generation's Knights. I stayed quiet as the predecessors and rookies tried to find me. They would have to look extremely hard to find me.
As far as I could tell, Luis- an Amethyst rookie and modern world monk of some sort- was the closest to me than the others. His tattoos did nothing yet, but I had the feeling the Amethyst would give me away. On the other hand, the Crystal would confuse the Amethyst just for the fun of the lesson. Luis wandered around, still searching for me like the other rookies were.
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Aaron Macleod | Training arena

After spending about ten minutes of swinging my sword round at a target I couldn’t follow I sat at the side lines with my one arm holding the sword to my shoulder and watched. Trying to spot a pattern or a tactic, hell I was just trying to spot the Master Knight. I sighed and continued watching for a bit longer and soon fell into my own thoughts.
This world was something else; I pulled out the flintlock and examined it. I even found someone who made this old thing work again. I smiled at the thought and continued to feast on the sites that surrounded me.
I watched the archers and anyone who fell into my line of site. I studied them and thought who skilful they were.
I finally got that feeling, the need, I wanted to spar or fight. Hopefully a strong opponent whom I could actually follow, I looked back at the columns. I spotted him just before he moved again. I turned and walked over to the sparring circle and hoped there was someone there.
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If anyone wants to jump and spar feel free :)




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Sam | Training Arena
I looked around at our surroundings to see if I could use anything to get level with Master Knight when he stopped moving. He never stops moving. Ever. Why would he stop now? And then I saw the Topaz knight. He was already frustraighted; this was a taunt. I could just see the willingness to do something extremely brave, extremely unpredictable, and probably not productive. I quickly went through my list of songs and picked a luliby my mom taught me once. I stood in the center of the Arena and began to play, hoping to cool of the heads of the other knights, and maybe slow down the Gray torpedo above our heads.




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Emmalynn Frost | Training arena

I watched the other rooks with a certain amount of amusement. How easily sidetracked everyone was! It seemed to me that the main target of this said training was to try and be good at spotting. Or something like that. In fact, I wasn't really quite sure what the point of the training was, but it was something interesting to do, and the rest of the group seemed like ridiculous amounts of fun.

It was rather hard to turn my eyes away from the distracting sight before me, but I managed - quite ardently, in fact - to do so. And was in the midst of scanning high ground. I felt like a cabin boy, scouting the skies and seas for pirates, which made me even more happy at the thought. So much so that I raised my hand above my eyes like a scout.

But in the act of trying to play the role, I was really having far too much difficulty in locating the master knight, so I gave up with this gesture quickly.

It wasn't until a bit later that I managed to spy something that seemed a bit unusual. Just a trick of light across something that moved, even just slightly, which made me jump up in surprise, hands over my mouth. But, before I could let out the excited gasp, I felt a sudden urge to be rather devious, and kept these thoughts to myself. I didn't want to be the one to spar with master knight.

So instead, I watched everyone else, feeling a certain sense of giddiness at my find but not having the want or need to disclose it.
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Lao "Luis" Tsu ~ Training Grounds

I stood on the balls of my feet, swaying slightly, bent low on the ground for balance in case I had to make a sudden move. I glanced left and right, but more specifically to the ground.

What the others didn't realize, of course, is even if Master Angelus was somehow invisible or hidden, he would still cast a shadow, even if he was high up. And I would take advantage of that.

There!

I spotted a shadowy silhouette high up on an unobtrusive dark column. I tensed and sprang up high, tattoos on my left arm glowing red. I sought purchase on the column with me feet as I pushed myself upwards with my arms.

I grabbed the ledge of the column with a hand and used it as a springboard to perform a twisting spin.

I slammed down onto the column, which split in two, a red haze enveloping it. Master Angelus had ordered us not to hold back, and so I didn't.

I waited to see what he would next do calmly.
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Angelus Pacis | Training Arena

Under the shadow of my hood, I was astonished by Luis' clever tactic. Of all the things that he was able to do, he was clever enough to look for my shadow. Friendly or not, he took me by surprise. I chuckled lightly. "Impressive, Luis. You're the first to find and hit me. No doubt you're a fast learner." I brushed the dust off my cloak. "Now let the others have their fair turn of hitting me. When the lesson is over, you and I shall have a private lesson on self-straint. That is, of course, if you're willing to allow it. We all have free will here." I resumed moving around, this time hiding behing and in front of various columns to tease and confuse the others. The lesson wasn't over until the last rookie hits me.
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Nabaat Graveborn - High Above The Training Arena

I watched with amazement as one of the rookies chopped the pillar in half, I make note of him since he just reached my list of who to take on later. I sat on top of a pillar in the training arena watching and making note of the people who catch my attention, which wasn't very many since there was not a lot to be impressed by. I soon stood as the sun that was behind me cast a great shadow down to the arena, everyone had stopped what they were doing all at once and took notice of the mighty shadow that loomed over them. I pulled my sword off my back and the looming Dark Knight was made clear to them, I took out two daggers and threw them down to the training arena. One landed at Angelus' feet, the other at the powerful knight. I took a leap of faith, I plummet to the ground but swipe and open a portal before I land.

With the portal open I land in Angelus' chamber's awaiting his arrival, since becoming the dark knight I had been gone for a full two years away from my home. I saw it only fitting if I returned to see who the new rookies would be, and right I was to make an appearance. I look out the window of his chambers as I no longer see him down in the training arena with the rest, to the rookies, I looked like a looming shadow that they would never see again. At least not for awhile anyway, I folded my arms and awaited Angelus as he soon comes to his chambers.
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Angelus Pacis | Way to the castle

I took the dagger and went to the castle. Knowing Nabaat, the one place she would go is my chamber. I went through a portal to my chamber, then took off my hood in front of her. "After two years, we meet again. You left me with scars and almost had me by the horns when I sent you back to the modern world. Let's not forget, you and I are rookies ourselves. Before I became the Master Knight, you and I never went to our respective Temples to undergo the Transformation." I sighed. "Why haven't you left the Black Pearl? It's eating you away."
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Sam | Training Arena

I played until the Grey knight left. He had held a dagger, and he had rushed off towards the castle. I knew it should bother me, but I couldn't get this insistent buzzing out of my head. It felt like I had to go somewhere. I didn't really know where, I just knew I had to go. So I stopped mid chord, slung my lute, and left.

(Hey guys, my family is taking a surprise trip to Washington, and unfortunetely bringing me with them. I'll be gone until the 7th of next month (About a week) Sorry about this)




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Lao "Luis" Tsu ~ Headed Towards the Castle

As I walked towards the castle, birds chirping around the barren road, the stone city in view, I tossed the dagger the Dark Knight had thrown towards me up and down, catching it smoothly again.

I was fairly sure that was a clear sign of challenge. The 'tossing down of the glove', as had happened in medieval European societies. I had to admit, the Knight was impressive. Corrupted, that was clear, but definitely impressive. The Dark Knight was an infamous legend in this realm, as I gathered. I would need the lessons Master Angelus had promised.

However, I wasn't so sure how he would fare against the Dark Knight. She had seemed powerful, and as Grandmaster Birch had said, evil is easy to use, but far to deadly to tame.

I broke into a jog.

"Halt." The guards at the palace motioned me to stop, crossing their halberds in the universal gesture of all guards across every multiverse. "What business brings you here?"

"Master Angelus is in grave danger," I said, firmly. "The Dark Knight has returned."

"What?" the guard scoffed. "Impossible. We would have known."

"I was there," I replied. This was going to get me nowhere. "Please, let me pass."

"We should go and..." one of the guards began.

"It is the right of any rookie or Knight to enter the castle at will," I said, playing my last card. "Now let me pass"

I lifted the guards by their necks and pushed them aside as gently as I could, then I pounded through the courtyard.

I would have no time to explain to every single guard I met. I glanced up and the castle windows. Ledges overhung each floor, marked by the windows, and baroque decorations made for easy handholds. Very well then, time to employ some more skills I had been taught. Master Angelus would be proud.

I tensed, red mist coming off my left side, green-white from my right. I flexed my legs, gathering up all the dregs of power I could muster.

Then I jumped.

Ten, twenty feet in the air. When my boost failed, I grabbed onto a ledge, and from there pushed myself up, springing from a statue in a niche on the wall, then up another ledge. I grabbed the one that overhung Master Angelus's room with my feet, then pushed myself up and to a side. I listened to the heated conversation within.

"Why haven't you left the Black Pearl? It's eating you away," I heard Master Angelus say.

"You don't understand," replied the Dark Knight. "I have it for a reason. I needed it to help you become Master Knight and now I need it for another reason."

It was obvious this wasn't going to end very well.
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Aaron Macleod | Training arena

Mmmm…. It wasn’t going well, I didn’t get one person to spar with me for very long, maybe I was to forceful and pushed myself on them. I think I should watch the way I act. I slung my sword on my shoulder and looked back at the pillars; they fairly went at it when I left. Damn.
I overheard other people talking about what just happened and headed to the castle where I saw one of the Amethyst Knights hanging upside down the masters chamber. That’s where I’m going I thought, but I wasn’t skilled enough to do that so I ran towards the stairs bumping into a young knight who I remember from the training. But i didn't have time to stop and bounded up the stairs three or four steps at a time till I reached the right floor.
When I was a few meters away I controlled my breathing and gripped my sword defensibly, calmly moved to the door and listened and watched through the small cap between the wall and the door. I couldn’t see everything but it was good enough to see what happened. I didn’t feel much violent intentions from master to the women but her, I wasn’t sure of but no good could come from them meeting. 'Wait, watch, and think' I thought as I controlled my breathing.
I heard more movement coming towards us, must have been the other knight I passed, he looked lost but I had to be here quickly. I could see the friction growing in the air, something was going to happen. I relaxed my grip; I’d be useless if I tensed up. “Composed, limper but strong.” I muttered, remembering my training.




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Camber Harper | Training area

I glanced around at the other knights still milling around. A few of them had darted off towards the castle. Should I be going there too? I wondered. But perhaps it wasn't my place, not yet, I wasn't ready for that kind of thing. If the Dark Knight was involved, it was still out of my league yet. But since the Master Knight seemed to be on the case, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. I hope. Maybe I should follow the others.... No, I would just get in the way. Besides, what if something were to happen here, where the other rookies remain? I leaned against a pillar, watching the others, waiting for something to happen so I could make my choice.
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Terrance Donovan | Training arena

One of the other rookies, whose name I have yet to learn, bumped into me on his way to the castle. Some woman had taken a kamikaze dive off one of the pillars, only to land in a portal and go who-knows-where. Well, the guy that ran into me and the big dude with the tattooes and crazy skills sure seemed to think she ended up in the castle. My curiosity piqued and I turned around, following them to the castle. sparring with Bella could wait.

On my way, I saw one of the predecessor Diamond knights, a good friend of mine in the short time I had been in the Realm of Knights. "Where ya going, Terrance? Weren't you going to spar with Bellatrix?" he asked.

"Yeah, but I'm just going to the castle," I replied.

"Why?"

"Well, because I'm curious I guess."

"You know, Terrance, sometimes there are things more important than your curiosity," he said, walking away.

I stopped dead in my tracks. Well, of course there were things more important, but I sure hadn't been acting like it lately. I hadn't acted like it ever, for that matter. The first thing I knew was more important was keeping promises. I forced myself to turn right back around and spar with Bella, but my heart wasn't in it. "Is something on your mind?" she eventually asked, sitting next to me on a stone bench.

"Oh, not really. Why?" I tilted my head towards her.

"You just don't seem like yourself," she said, getting up and leaving.

Seem like myself. Myself. Who was myself? When I really got down to it, who was I? Could I really say for sure, "Terrance Donovan is...this"? I got off the bench and found the older Diamond knight again, and asked him to open a portal back to the modern world, somewhere near my house. "If anyone asks, I just need some time alone," I said. He nodded understandingly and sliced open a portal. I stepped through into beautiful sunshine, in the yard of my cottage. I smiled, and headed for the front door.
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Jessa Grayson| Training Area

I stand bewilderedly, first looking at the sky and then at castle. Nothing good could come from Naabat's presence, we all knew that, yet several people were bravely chasing after her; I was personally glad that she left, and I wasn't about to try to find her again.

But, then again, what was I to do if I didn't follow her? I shifted my weight uncertainly, considering my chances of survival if I did join the chase.

I glanced around at the people remaining in the training area. Few of them seemed to have more purpose in mind than I did...except for Camber.

He seemed contented, and, deeming myself unlikely of surviving a battle with Naabat, yet too nervous to simply wait, I meandered over to him.

"Hey Camber," I said, as I rubbed my neck shyly.

He looked at flatly, his face lacking even a trace of emotion.

'Oh, now I've annoyed him,' I thought worriedly.

"D-do you know- I mean...Do you think we'll get in trouble if we stay here?"

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