Okay, okay, okay! Seems that a couple of people are getting impatient. :tongue: *sighs* We'll try to get this off on Wednesday, but it not, it's the original Thursday/Friday kickoff, 'kay? In the meantime, here's two characters with the easy stuff done.
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Name: Masquerade
Age: appears 18
Gender: Female
Lower Ranking Soulless: Shadow Phoenix
Weapon: cat o' nine whip with balls of lead knotted into the nine tails; a triple bladed scyth as well as the standard, single bladed one; slim, black bladed katana
Appearance: Masquerade seems to represent your darkest idea of a Soulless. Don't get me wrong, she is rather beautiful; but it's a dark, sinister beauty. Her skin is deathly white, almost like she's been locked in a dark room all her life and was never allowed to see or feel the warmth of the sun. Her bright, bloody red eyes seem to catch the light at every turn, giving the effect of a pair of evil rubies always watching you. Her long, waist length hair is as black as the darkest night, and it always seems to be dancing, even if there's no wind to catch it. She has a six inch scar running the length of her right collar bone and feathered, black wings often appear on her shoulders. She wears a pitch black, sleeveless top that seems to cling to her that exposes her midriff; red laces run up the front of it. Underneath she wears closely fitting black jeans and ankle length, black leather high heel boots. She has an assortment of silver chains around her waist; top it off with elbow length, black lace fingerless gloves and a black satin choker and you have one extreamly gothic looking creation.
(But it's the gloves, not the red sleeve-thingys)
Personality: Masquerade is as cold as she is cunning. Always ready with a dagger sharp comment, she enjoys nothing more than to see others in pain. She'll trick, lie and scheme to get what she wants, not caring who she hurts or what lives she destroys in the process. With a hair-trigger temper, to cross her means extreame pain, if not instant death. But at the same time, she knows when to use honeyed words and sultry looks; but it's just a deception that she uses to further her goal in making lives miserable. Twisted, sadistic and even slightly insane, she is deffinatly someone that you don't want to meet down a dark ally alone at night.
Bio: Acting like a parasite, Masquerade has been torturing and changing Leyla's heart ever since that fatefull day when Maleficent killed Lilly. Slowly, she started to take more and more control as the girl gave into her pain and anger; so that, when the Islands where destroyed, she was able to gain an even firmer grip on Leyla when the silverette was thrown to Hallow Bastion.
Continuing to grow more powerfull on Leyla's doubts and insecurities, Masquerade laughed at the girl's pain when Maleficent told her that Hotaru no longer valued their friendship; putting Masquerade a step closer to her dream of total control.
All through the quest to capture the Princesses of Heart, Masquerade slowly gained more power over Leyla; until, when they reached Neverland, Leyla was all but gone. It would have remained that way, but at Hotaru's pleads, Leyla fought back, shaking Masquerade's hold slightly; but it still wasn't enough. Knowing just where to strike, Masquerade destroyed Matt, shattering the girl's will.
But once again, when it seemed like Leyla would sink into oblivion, Mina pulled her out of it, infuriating the Soulless no small amount. But she knew that her essence still plauged Leyla's heart; so Masquerade decided that, instead of getting her own hands dirty, she'd let Leyla tear herself apart from the inside out.
But it seemed that Leyla was stronger than Masquerade planned on. During Leyla's time in the Hall of Lost Souls, Masquerade poked and taunted her, until Leyla went into a rage. Just before Leyla cut her down, Masquerade hissed, "You win the battle, but you lose the war." Horrified by the idea, Leyla stopped cold in her tracks, allowing Masquerade to escape.
Certain she had Leyla this time, Masquerade was all the more furious when the Nobody Isixs challanged Leyla to stop wallowing in self-pity and to move forward; she was inraged even further when, taking the dare, Leyla got up and followed the Nobody.
Masquerade's desire to see Leyla dead increased steadily over the next two years, until it was the only thing that existed in her thoughts. Now, she's formed a plan to reach that goal, but what could it possibly be? The only clues you would be able to find would be from her past behavior: 1. She wants the Angel of the Eternal Light dead, 2. Masquerade is determind that Leyla should die as well, 3. She is the Evil's chosen one, the False Angel of Darkness, and 4. Masuqerade is determind to gain control over the Heart of all worlds.
She wants Kingdom Hearts.
Theme Song:
Room of Angel Silent Hill OST
Battle Theme:
Phantom of the Opera overture Quote: "You're afraid of everything, little girl; you're even afraid of yourself, of your own shadow!"
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Name: Phoenix
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Weapon: Talons and magic in her natural form. In human form, a Keyblade called "
The Phoenix Flame," which looks amazingly like the One Winged Angel keyblade. But her true gift lies in transformation.
Personality: Phoenix has lost some of her inner sadness. More confidant, she seems to have gained many similarities to Leyla's old personality. At times very quiet, this doesn't mean that she's shy; she's actually quite bold, sometimes cocky and her temper has become even hotter. However, this doesn't mean she's a loose cannon. A very intelligent creature, Phoenix thinks things through before she acts. But if there's one thing that hasn't changed about her, it'd have to be her loyalty. She values friendship and family ties above all else; when fighting for her friends, she gives it her all, 100% of the time, every time.
Bio: Phoenix seems to have been different from the moment she was born. For one thing, she's a Nobody that had emotions; and another is that she seperated from Leyla voluntarily. Understanding what her mission was, she quickly sought out Hotaru, Mina and the rest; but she felt a great burden because Leyla wouldn't let her tell Hotaru anything. And that sense of betrayal tore at her more and more the longer she stayed with Leyla's childhood friend; as well as the feelings of lonlieness and complete hatred toward Hotaru that she knew mirrored her Sombody's emotions.
Finally, unable to stand it any longer, Phoenix told Hotaru what she wanted to know; ending with Phoenix feeling a crushing sense of guilt, because she feels that she caused the following events to happen. Her connection to Leyla broken, she was surprised when Zane followed her through the portal to the Hall of Lost Souls, and she was touched that he would trust her so much as well.
The past days had been tough for all concerned, but they seem to have taken a strange toll on Phoenix. She had been able to feel at the beginning of this journey; but then the fight in Hallow Bastion snapped something in her, leaving her as emotionless as all other Nobodies. Could it be that, when Leyla's heart was unlocked by the Dark Keyblade, that their connection broke, leaving Phoenix a true Nobody? She can't say for sure, but if there's one thing the raptor is determind to do, it's to keep this a secret from her friends. After all, why worry them when they can't do anything about it?
But Phoenix soon realized that her emotionless state wasn't her worst problem. From the moment she set foot in the Nobodies stronghold, the Hall of Lost Souls, she became weaker, exhausted. Unable to understand what was happening, she was seriously freaking out until she found a clue: Because she wasn't affiliated with the Orginization, the castle was sucking away her strength, leaving her endlessly tired.
Phoenix did her best to fight through the haze that for the next few days, but then, when Melody said the wrong thing, Phoenix snapped. Rushing away, she flew right into one of Masquerade's henchmen; momentairily insane, Phoenix shot straight into a reckless fight, one that she barely escaped with her life.
Through some miracle, Phoenix managed to find her way to the basements of the castle, where Leyla's friends Hotaru and Diasuke were. There, she encountered an unpleasant surprise: Zora, a girl who Hotaru and Daisuke had befriended, turned out to be Masquerade in disguise.
Just as they were about to cross blades with her, a new figure appeared: An entity with three-toned wings who called herself Ivy. After a dangerous fight, the angel told them that they had to find Leyla and Mina so they could finally defeat Masquerade. Then, she told Phoenix that, even though she was a Nobody, she could still feel true emotions.
After Ivy left, Kari came to get Hotaru so she could finish her training as a summoner. Phoenix decided to go with her so she could keep Hotaru safe. But little did she expect to find a vital clue to Leyla's whereabouts a short two years later; and it all started with a small, leather bound diary...
Appearance: In her natural form, Phoenix is a, well, Phoenix; a beautiful swan sized bird of brilliant gold and scarlet plumage. But unlike others of her kind, her eyes are a piercing amythest, with a light trace of deepest sapphire near the pupil. Her talons and beak are both a golden yellow. The symbol which marks her as a Nobody is on the tips of her right wing.
In her human form, she looks just like Leyla did two years ago. Long, silvery hair; pale skin and a very attractive face; and bright, sea-green eyes that seem to have hints of blue-violet hiding in their depths.
Theme Song:
My Old Friend by Tim McGraw
Battle Theme:
Carol of the Bells by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Quote: "Don't throw away your friends for power; someday you'll find that Fate will take the power away and leave you the most miserable you've ever been in your life. But your friends will never abondon you, even if Fate chooses to bestow her favors on someone else."
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That's part way done. Let me work on bio's and personality, 'kay?
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