[Writing] Midnight's Redemption [OOC & Discussion]

[KM-Azure]

OMG MOAR STORYLINE SPOILER KTHXPLOXBAI LOLOLOLOLOL

It turns out that Takeshi was selected specifically to put an end to Ciar. While Ciar was taking over its summoner's body (hereafter named The Summoner), it used his knowledge to select Eva as the first Acolyte. However, The Summoner was able to take control again, just for a brief moment. Ciar was trying to capture the Master as the second, but the Summoner managed to pool the last of his consciousness and pick someone whom he knew would defect, given the opportunity. That person was Takeshi, and he was able to control Ciar just long enough to get him, knowing that Ciar could only take two people as its Acolytes.

If this description feels kinda rambly or repetitive, it's because I'm writing this just before bed. XD GOOD NIGHT!  

[KM-Azure]

[KM-Azure] has received the title [Loremaster of Midnight's Redemption]! lolololololololololol.

I've spent some time talking about Ciar's Shadow Acolytes...but what about Ciar itself?

Ciar is a being of pure dark energy. It is approximately 15 feet tall upright. It has a somewhat humanoid form, but will usually stand hunched forward like a beast. Art-wise, it will seem mostly two-dimensional, with jagged edges and very little definition, mostly all black. The only part which isn't black is its eyes, which glow a sinister yellow. It has an underbite accented by a sharp, triangular-shaped jaw, and its claws will cut through titanium and break diamond.

No physical attack can harm it, no physical barrier can stop it. Energy barriers can faze it a little, but it will invariably get through. It prefers not to deal with pesky humans and their futile attempts to destroy it, so it usually will travel in secluded areas.

Only magic has any chance to destroy it, but nobody has the power necessary to cause any harm but the Akari. Even then, they are permanently affected by Ciar's Curse, which causes any magic cast upon it by a single member of the Akari to be entirely ineffective. In addition, although their magic can hurt it, the Curse causes anything which could possibly kill it to fail. To make matters worse, the very sight of Ciar causes fear to overwhelm any single member of the Akari. The only way they have to deal with it is for at least three Akari, born under the bloodline or bound by marriage, to come together and seal it.

The only person who can destroy Ciar is one with an incomplete bond with the last-born Akari, one strong enough to allow that person to produce Light's Edge, a blade of pure light which manifests itself upon that person's dominant arm. (Therefore, lefties, on the left, and righties, on the right. Azure is right-handed.)

Ciar's primary objective is to destroy the last-born Akari, therefore exacting its revenge upon the family, and destroying the world's only chance at keeping it under control. In addition, it will destroy any other Akari it may find, so to lessen the chance of it being sealed away. Once it has done so, it will proceed to destroy...well, everything, and cause the world to fall into darkness. The Shadow Acolytes will be summoned again, and open a demonic rift to further the world's descent into chaos. If this were to happen, who knows if the world would ever recover...?

Hm...I think I got everything. Any questions?  

[KM-Azure]

By the way, the Paranormal Forces didn't take long to figure out a way to divert Ciar from populated areas that *normally* works... Though it's caused it to lash out in a fit of rage on a few occasions. As for what that method is, I'll leave it up to Thrie. I suggest that they've accidentally created an energy signature identical to that emitted by the Akari, which Ciar uses to track them down, but if you can think of something else, go for it.  

[KM-Azure]

Just a thought; when we start the actual storyline, it may be a good idea to do it in a new thread, just 'cause of all the spoilers and storyline..."discussion" in this thread.

Anyhow, watching The Simpsons last night (I know, who'd have thought, right?), I came up with an idea for a plot twist later on in the storyline. This would be a fair ways into the storyline.

This much story, I had already come up with:
1) A bloodline Akari cannot impregnate or be impregnated until they are bound to their love.
2) Once impregnated with their first child, a female Akari (blood or bound)'s magic will weaken.
3) The magic is at its weakest during labour and birth, as the power is passed on to the child. During this time, if heavy complications at birth occur, it can cause the mother to die just as any other. (This has happened only once before.)
4) During any subsequent child birth, the mother will recover just fine.

The idea to pull this possibility of death into the actual storyline had been floating around in the back of my head before, but watching The Simpsons, it made me consider actually putting it in again.

Now, I am *not* killing off Serena. At least, not permanently. She's gonna be dead for a little bit, but...well, here's what happens anyway.

As if you couldn't see it coming, Azure and Serena will get married at some point. razz During the birth of their first child, there are severe complications. The child is fine, but Serena dies. After a few minutes of panic on Azure's part, he notices his hands glowing softly, only then realizing that he has the same power she does. Just as Serena attempted to resuscitate Azure after his battle with Ciar, Azure begins to attempt to do the same. He succeeds, but just barely. Serena is in a coma for some time afterward, unable to recover her magic until she awakens, and Azure, sweetie that he is, stays at her side for the entire duration.

Perhaps, in this time, some other story takes place. We'll see about that when we get there, I suppose. razz