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The Ancient | Started dead

SisterItaly · 2011-09-05T00:54:47Z

The king paced along side his bed, looking down at the floor and stroking his chin thoughtfully. For a moment, his eyes glanced over to the figure in the corner. It stood in the shadows, out of sight but definitely not out of mind. His shoes made a quiet scuff noise as he came to an immediate halt and looked down at the picture of his son, riding on his shoulders. “So you’re saying, that this girl could take everything from us?” He picked up the wooden frame and turned it over in his hands as he looked over to the shadow. His eyes never met the frame again. “Exactly, old friend.” The shadow’s eyes seemed to glow in the dull light, even as they narrowed into threatening slits. “But we mustn’t dispose of her yet, she may be of use to us. The time may come soon, though, that you’ll have to accept me and let us become whole. You wouldn’t want anything to happen to your son, would you?” The king dropped his graze to the picture in the frame once again. His fingers tightened around it as he tensed, holding back tears. “Of course not but-” The shadowy figure quickly stood straight up, just as the king’s head turned to meet him in the eyes head on. “But nothing, you’re in too deep to turn back now- my king. If she becomes too much of a threat only I will be able to stop her. I have no doubts she’ll target those closest to you, and let’s face it. You don’t even trust me, he’s the only one left.” War is eminent. In the world of Ecarsis, many countries are fighting for power and land. Some are taking drastic measures to achieve this. Assassinating rulers, unorthodox invasions, spies. Most of these war crimes coming from Ugya, a place that was once known for being the most peaceful country in all the world. The emperor seems to be driven with hunger for power, and his guards have reported that he’s been heard talking to himself at night, sounding rather frustrated and mad. Several countries have surrendered to Ugya, others have been their allies all along. Regardless the rulers, ambassadors and generals are invited to the palace to help plan their next move and for a ball afterwards. People from all over Ugya are invited to attend the ball, no matter their age or social class. Mind you, Ugya is a rich country and so are most --if not all-- the people who live in it. That’s not all, several weeks ago a young girl washed up on the shore, near the fisher men's dock. She still hasn’t woken up, but the king has been keeping a suspiciously close eye on her. He’s even gone as far as placing a couple of his personal guard at her door, and ordered them to send for him the moment she wakes up-- no matter what he’s in the middle of. There are many rumors as to why he’s so interested in this girl. Some hope she’s the princess who suddenly went missing when she was just a babe, but it’s unlikely. She shows little to no resemblance to the king. Others worry she’s an assassin, sent to take out the country that was quickly taking over the world. Little do they know, she’s a much bigger threat than that. She’s contracted to one of the ancient. The ancient were legends of great animals with close connections to the earth and the universal power. Thousands of years ago they were said to have nearly destroyed human kind, but luckily the power of three ancients who were for humanity made their kind fade from existence itself. Of course, humans thought these were only legends, and nothing more. The very last of the ancients still roam the earth, and they all have different intentions. Some seek to destroy, others want nothing more than to be human. The king made a contract with one of the Ancients. Sasari, the black wolf. Sasari is power hungry, and he has close ties with lightening and storms. Unfortunately for him, the human is still having doubts. Therefore, he cannot take over the king’s body. The girl is also contracted, but to Linza, the snake. And her contract was successful. The Ancients The Ancients can form agreements with humans, these agreements allow the humans to use the Ancient’s power, as long as the ancient gets to share their body with them until they die. Once they die, the Ancient can keep the body until they die, or they can move on and have their life extended by making another agreement. Sometimes, the human needs a little encouragement. Ancients can’t enter a human’s body without the human’s full consent. If the human even doubts slightly, the ancient can’t enter. If the human allows the Ancient full entrance to their body, the Ancient can take over when their body is threatened. Only to protect it, of course. Normally, when an ancient takes over there is some sort of sign. Sometimes the voice changes, sometimes their eye color changes. It varies from person to person. Once an Ancient is in contract with a human, they are stuck with each other until one of the two die. Only those contracted can see and hear the ancients all the time, but ancients can hide and show themselves to the general public as they please. Sasari - Wolf - Lightening and Storms - Sasuri is power hungry, which explains why he’s attempting to trick the king into giving him his body. Sasuri has enough power that if he got into the king’s body he may manage to completely take it over without the king’s consent. He doesn’t seek to destroy human kind, but to own it. If you asked him why, he’d tell you that life as an ancient is boring, and he needs entertainment. He’s interested in the connection Linza has with Alice. Linza - Snake - Plants and Fresh Water - Linza genuinely wants to be a human being. Like all snakes she is sneaky and deceitful, but it almost always benefits both her and her host. When she found out that Sasari was behind this world wide war, she decided to investigate. She’s being awfully careful about it, and trying not to harm Alice in the meantime. Over time, she’s learned Alice’s story. Which she is keeping from Alice. Kumari - Black Bear - Fire and Stone - Kumari doesn’t mean to harm anyone, he’s more of a blubbering idiot and pyromaniac than anything. He’s prone to destroying his host with his careless behavior, and is currently uncontracted. He would rather stay an immortal than become a human, and he could care less when it comes to human affairs, but he has a strong tie with Sasari. If Sasari called on him, he would contract so he could help his friend. Isis - White Jaguar - Snow and Wind - Isis likes to be pampered, and therefore likes to trick rich brats into contracting with her. If the general public would embrace her as the ‘Goddess she is’ she would have no problem with staying in her anthropomorphic form. If she had to choose a side, she’d choose Linza. She may like tricking snobby brats, but she has seen the good in humans and dislikes it when others treat them like toys. (Yes, she’s a bit of a hypocrite.) Shri - Crow - Illusions and Shadows - Shri is a trickster, and he loves toying with any living thing -- Ancients and humans alike. He likes to contract with thieves and gypsies, and yes, he does want to be human. There isn’t much you can do to trick people when you’re a big crow. He would side with Sasari, because he too likes to seek entertainment in their never ending life cycle. Characters Ugya - King Ravenaus - M - EloquentDragon - Prince Xavier - M - ThePowerOutage Palace Servants/Guards/Commoners - Palace servant - Abigail - F - IshaThePirate - Sarah - F - Calligraphy - Kestral - F - PrincessOfDarkness - Zaiden - M - Skins - Fyn - M - Dreamwalker Other Royalty -[Prince's Fiancee] Zaira - F - Synnoev - Sofia - F - gleek456 - Niewén - F - Scarlettfire - Mircea- M - Scarlettfire - Hael - M - EloquentDragon Other - Alice - F - SisterItaly Slots may be added and/or removed as needed. Character Profiles [b]Name:[/b] (First, last, and title if they have one.) [b]Age:[/b] (16 or older, please.) [b]Gender:[/b] (Obvious much?) [b]From:[/b] (If you’re from one of the visiting countries, make up a name. I was too lazy to.) [b]Appearance:[/b] (Description and picture. Anime is allowed, but no scene.) [b]Personality:[/b] (Include likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses.) [b]Flaws:[/b] (If you have one/any. Which you should.) [b]History:[/b] (At least two paragraphs.) [b]Up For Love?:[/b] [b]Other:[/b] Rules -The people running this Storybook are always right. - Absolutely no Godmodding, sex scenes, out of character posts, heavy violence or language, or Mary/Gary Sues. You will be PMed about any offence, and forced to edit. If you don’t, then your character will be killed. - No arguing with the people running the storybook. We won’t make that big of a deal out of it, but you will be silently judged because of your childish behaviour. - No fantasy creatures (I.e. unicorns, elves, dragons, dwarfs, centaurs ect.). The only ‘magical’ creatures would be the Ancients. - Make posts at least 250 words. There are plenty of good online word counters, don’t be lazy and use them. - No ch@tsp3k or bad Grammer pleasez and thank youz. (Hint: If you could read that without cringing, you may want to check over your grammar twice before posting.) - No, you cannot have one of the Ancients as your character. They’re non-playable-characters and if you want to make a contract with one, PM SisterItaly directly. - If you doubt anything you're about to post-- even for a second --PM someone and ask for help. Namely SisterItaly or IshaThePirate. - This Storybook is run by SisterItaly and IshaThePirate, please listen to them. If you ever have the feeling they’re wrong, refer to rule one. DT can be found here .

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:53 pm

EloquentDragon says... · Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:53 pm

*Frantically searches through inbox and with a dreadful realization, discovers to be left out of the loop...*
So what did the PM say?

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Enter, if you dare.

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:55 pm

ScarlettFire says... · Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:55 pm

I don't know. I don't believe I sent it.

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:19 pm

EloquentDragon says... · Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:19 pm

...so why is this dead then?

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:30 pm

SisterItaly says... · Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:30 pm

Because you never replied to the PM that I know Isha sent you. We were never able to work things out and get the SB back on track, you manipulated the plot to your liking. Now, I'm going to have this moved to the Archives.

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