--[ LAB 305 ]-- A New Chance: Reborn [Grats KUURO]

[Kyoupiruchi]

Hearts are still heavy, but we should not dwell in the past, it's time to move on.
Gage died, but he had a second chance at life as a brand new Raevan.
So appreciate this new chance given to this reborn Raevan, give him a good home he deserves!

[.Round 1]
Start : May 6th, 7pm PDT
Ends : May 10th, 7pm PDT

[.Round 2]
Start : May 11th, 7pm PDT
Ends : May 21st, 7pm PDT


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[Kyoupiruchi]

Fel Essence #35

Unstable Lead

What sort of substance is in THIS vial... some sort of half-molten metal, or tar that's trying to solidify? Would you believe me if I told you that it's actually a piece of lead? Lead is the most stable metal known to man, being the ultimate end product of radioactive decay - but this particular chunk of it is still radioactive and unnaturally unstable, so much that it's corroding and liquifying in some places! It's almost as if you waited and watched for long enough, it would break away into nothing. As a side effect of its instability, it seems to have lost its qualities as a poison as well.

Anachrophobia

It was just another regular night, the night breeze blows softly, rustling the trees around the lab. The beautiful crescent moon shies away behind some clouds as Kyou moved around the dark lab. He was just going through the usual things, making sure everything is turned off and shut down properly before he retire for the night. For some unknown reason though, he had this strange gut feeling that the night isn't quite over yet, that something is going to happen soon. What it was, he really have no idea. The clock ticks slowly towards midnight. He stood in the darkness, the lab lights had already been turned off, the generators shut down, the only things left on were the Raevan tanks, which he leaves on all the time. The tanks are empty at the moment, so he don't see a reason to leave them on. With the odd restless feeling still tugging on his heart, he moved towards the tanks to shut them down too. That was when he heard it.

THUMP!!

It was very faint, like it was muffled through layers of doors or wall. Kyou must admit he was shocked a little by such a faint sound. Curious yet afraid at the same time, Kyou moved through the laboratory. Judging from the muffled sound and the direction it came from, he was quite certain that it came from the lab's front doors in the reception. It sounded like someone or something crashed into the thick glass doors. As he exited the lab doors, he saw Lazarus in the corridor, staring towards the closed door to the reception area. He turned around as Kyou approached.

"Kyou, did you hear that?" He asked.

"Yes, I did." Kyou answered, standing up closer to Lazarus. He felt a lot safer and braver having someone else around. "It... came from the reception."

"I was just coming out from the kitchen. Do you think anyone would visit us at this hour?!" Lazarus questioned, he doesn't seem a bit frightened. Although if he was, he's doing a pretty good job hiding it.

Thump thump!

There it was again, it sounded louder and alot more urgent this time. "It's definitely someone at the doors" Lazarus said, moving towards the reception to see who it was.

Kyou just followed suit, unknown of what to expect. He would've made wild guesses that it would be aliens coming to visit him, or it could be a werewolf tricking them, although it wasn't full moon tonight. It could even be just young drunk teenagers playing pranks on them. But as he crossed the reception doors, he totally didn't expected to see the sight before his eyes.

It was Gage, laying on the ground in a pool of dimly glowing goo. His hands were balled into fists and one of it was still attached to the glass surface. Kyou saw him weakly mouthed something as Lazarus rushed forwards to unlock the glass doors. For a moment, Kyou didn't know how to react. He just stood there, dumbfounded as Lazarus pulls open the glass doors and lifted Gage over the shoulder and into the lab, closing the door behind him.

"Gage! GAGE!! What happened??!! KYOU!!! Don't just stand there, come check Gage up!!" Lazarus practically shouted.

This made Kyou snapped back into reality. "I-I... Yes!!" He complied, kneeling down beside Gage as Lazarus laid him down slowly onto the floor. Thick goo was dripping off Gage all the way he was taken in, leaving a small trail on the floor. Kyou really had never seen something like this, it was as if Gage is melting away before his eyes!! Which was true, Gage looked like he had lose a lot of weight, he definitely looked like he shrunk a lot from the liquid loss. Despite the excess amount of liquid shed, his skin looked dry and wrinkled, hugging to what's little left of Gage's body. His face was shrunken, his eyes hollow, his breath was shallow and quick. He looked like he has difficulty breathing. How did he manage to get to the lab on his own, Kyou could not imagine.

Hesitantly, Kyou held onto Gage's face, slapping him a bit to try and get some reaction out of him. "Gage, what happened?" he asked, his voice cracked a little as he try to not break down from the sight.

Gage's eyes were unfocused despite Kyou's gestures, he just stared blankly at the ceiling, mumbling something. Moving his ear nearer towards Gage, Kyou tries to listen to what is saying.

"Ju... lian... Sweet....." Gage mumbled between shallow gasps.

Kyou stared at Gage wide-eyed as he made out what he said. Julian? What had Julian done? Is he in danger? Or did Julian did this to Gage??! Kyou thought, enraged.

"Gage?? GAGE!!!!" Lazarus shouted as Gage's eyes slowly closed. He was drifting away. "No Gage!! Open your eyes!!!!" He practically screamed. But it was too late, Gage exhaled his last breath as his eyes shut.

Gage died.

Tears were rolling down Kyou's face. This was the first Raevan death that he had to witness. He felt like he just lost a child, it doesn't help that Gage was one of the first few Raevans that he created, those were even more special to him. Kyou just knelt there, staring at Gage's unmoving form, his chest wasn't heaving anymore, the rune had completely vanished. The only things that were moving was the goo that was still oozing out around him.

Suddenly, Lazarus got up. He turned around and rushed into the lab as quick as he could float. Kyou just knelt in front of Gage's dead form, bewildered. A moment later, Lazarus burst through the doors with something in his hands. That familiar shape, a SOUL BOTTLE!!!

"L-Lazarus!!" Kyou exclaimed. "You're a genius!"

"I do what I can." Lazarus smiled sadly. Floating lower to Gage's dead body, he carefully placed the soul bottle next to Gage's head. "Let's hope this works." he said, staring sadly at Gage's face. Kyou had never seen Lazarus with that expression before, he looked so gentle, so sad, so wise. He was grateful that Lazarus was able to think quickly in this situation, unlike himself.

"Let's bring him somewhere else, we shouldn't just leave him on the floor like this. The soul bottle might take a while to get something." Lazarus suggested.

"Alright, let's bring him into Tsu's room." Kyou said, wiping his tears with his sleeve. It doesn't take 2 people to carry Gage up however, he was so light that Lazarus could handle it with ease. Shows how much substance Gage lost. With goo still splatting on the ground, they entered Tsu's office and laid him on the examination bed. Kyou placed the soul bottle on a table beside the bed, and with one last glance at the green Frei, they left the room with heavy hearts.

The next morning, Gage's body had evaporated from the bed, leaving behind a huge pile of slimy goo. The soul bottle beside the bed was glowing weakly, a green colored soul swirling lazily within the thick glass.

Anachrophobia

Five days after the faithful day, five days straight Kyou stayed awake. He sat on his chair, looking rather worn out. His cheeks had sunken, dark shadows formed underneath his eyes, his hair was a mess. For the past five days, he had been examining Gage's remains, as well as writing a detailed report on Raevan deaths. Theories on how it could happen, causes, as well as how they will die. He concluded that the cause for Gage's death was that the fel essence didn't had enough energy to sustain Gage's body anymore. So the most probable cause is that he was starving, for a very very long time. Kyou had been trying to contact Julian, but failing. It was as if Julian vanished as well.

The fel essence failed to sustain the body, so it started to fall apart. The goo that was oozing out of Gage's body was the fel essence dying, seeping out of the Raevan. The way Gage die is one of a kind, every Raevan will die in different ways, depending on their fel essences. Lazarus will probably go up in an explosion, but Kyou prayed to God that will never happen.

Taking a large gulp from his 6th cup of coffee that morning, Kyou stared at the one inch think report that he had written on Raevan deaths. It was fascinating, he must admit. He actually felt kind of lucky that he could witness the process of a Raevan dying. However, to see it happen before his eyes, the experience was very painful. It's all for research. Kyou thought bitterly.

He wobbled a bit as he stood up from his chair, using the table to stable himself. Now that the report is done, there is only one more thing left to do. With a grim expression, Kyou looked at the soul bottle filled with Gage's soul. It's time to give him a brand new start.

With unsteady footsteps, he walked towards a sturdy looking cupboard made out of steel. Unlocking the padlock, he opened the doors to reveal the remaining fel essences that had yet to be used. His eyesight blurred a little as he scanned the cupboard's content. Closing them momentarily, he opened his eyes to concentrate. God I really need some sleep. It took a while for Kyou to decide on a fel essence due to his waning concentration.

Picking the vial out from it's case, Kyou studied the half gooey, half solid substance inside. The dark substance shined a little under the sunlight that was shining through a window nearby. "This should be a good one, Unstable Lead." He mumbled to himself. Kyou felt that it fits Gage, furthermore, this lead is not poisonous, which is a huge contrast from the dangerous Radioactive Goo that was used for Gage. Maybe for once, Gage would be completely harmless to his surroundings.

With a huge yawn, Kyou placed the vial beside the glowing soul bottle, with a small note next to it instructing Lazarus to put them into the Raevan tanks. Then he proceeded to walk to his bedroom, he felt like he could sleep for weeks.

[Kyoupiruchi]

[Kyoupiruchi]

[.01] Do not flame or harass anyone in the thread. And do not whine if you weren't accepted. I believe this applies on every other thread, this is just a reminder and the rule is enforced in the contest.
[.02] Do not PM the judges and shop staff regarding the contest. If you have any questions, you can ask in the thread and someone will get to you ASAP.
[.03] Only 1 Raevan per person. You cannot enter the contest if you are already a guardian.
[.04] You may not name the new Raevan "Gage" if you win the contest.
[.05] The new Raevan cannot have the exact same personality as Gage. Giving him a new life and a new personality is the whole purpose of this event.
[.06] Please refrain from growing the new Raevan based on his past life as Gage. Think of him as a new Raevan instead of Gage, I know you may love Gage to bits and pieces, but this is a new Raevan, he is not Gage anymore.
[.07] You will need to pay 1000g as entry fee. But you don't need to pay for the later rounds or when/if you win the Raevan. Please send trades to [ Arachnophobia ].
[.08] All entries for the first and second round should be submitted to the shop mule [ Arachnophobia ].
[.09] You will be given a specific time to submit your entry. The "Receive PM" option will be turned off for the mule when the round ends. That means absolutely no late entries! The option will be enabled again when the next round begins.
[.10] You may not get someone else to write your entry for you. We reserve the rights to take your Raevan away from you if we found out that your writing style differs from the contest entry.
[.11] You may only send in 1 entry. It is to be fair to other people as well. And we also don't want to receive a gazillion entries!!
[.12] Please no strange characters in your names. All RP characters including but not limited to guardians and Raevans, their names should not contain any characters that are not found on the keyboard. That means none of characters like these -> òéáß that could only be found on the character map.
[.13] We reserve the rights to change these rules anytime we like.

[Kyoupiruchi]

[Judge's Words]
- Please think of this as a flatsale for a new Raevan instead of a rehoming event.
- We are looking for a fresh personality for Gage, and we want to see it in your entry. Remember, be different, we don't want something similar to the old Gage.
- Please refrain from growing the new Raevan based on Gage's past life.
- He's not Gage anymore, so don't linger in the past!!!! MOVE ON!!!
- Don't suck.

[Kyoupiruchi]

[Round 1]

[.01] Submit a character profile using the provided form below.
[.02] Your character must be used as the guardian for the new Raevan.
[.03] You may not exceed 100 words in the "Looks" column, and 250 words on the "Personality" and "History" columns. We prefer quality over quantity.
[.04] Only one entry per person, submit entry to Anachrophobia.
[.05] You may submit an already existing character profile located in the guild. But you may want to rewrite a better one or improve on it?
[.06] There is no limit to how many guardians we are accepting, this is a very rough and lenient preliminary round to determine whether your guardian character qualifies to become a guardian to a Raevan or not.
[.07] You could use the The 10 Commandments to Non-owner characters as a guide to write the profile of your guardian character.
[.08] Please send 1000g to Anachrophobia as the first round's entry fee. We won't recognize your entry if you don't pay the entry fee.

[b]NAME :[/b]
[b]GENDER :[/b]
[b]AGE :[/b]
[b]OCCUPATION :[/b]
[b]RACE :[/b]
[b]LIKES :[/b]
[b]DISLIKES :[/b]
[b]LOOKS :[/b]

[b]PERSONALITY :[/b]

[b]HISTORY :[/b]

[Round 1 Finalists]

Faewynd - Rosalinde Whitcomb
Liquid Kitsune - Bobby Jones
Eranas - Shu Ainame
ex o ex Snoof - Anita Bishop
Reedenbaum - Genevieve "Genie" Witham
Kanove - Sigrithur
Mei Silja - Taylor
White Oblivion - Aleksandr (Sasha) Gorsky
Rown - Hu Rong Wei
Kuuro Kitten - Thanatos Alexander Wolverick "Xan"
Petite Kitsune - Phiel
Kotatsu-chan - Chastity Killough
Fweedle - Agni Maxwell
Teh Zan - Dr. Arlette Amelia Cloverlily V
Herbaceous - Jezabroux Elai Ferenan
Ashlynn Iris Novemos - Ashlynn Novemos
hawaiiancat2007 - Luna Gemini Ponah
Lunar_Shadows - Kris "Kasey" Carmody
xXMightyConeXx - Taine Briggs
Bloody Anubis - Kin "Oushi" Kirzner
Shikai-Chan - Sycilla Ruben
n e v e r l a n d - - xx - Hyde Vida Ash
Derivative - Ismat
Chaos Flutterby - Arthur Everett Sherwin
Adona Benedicta - Anthony Frost
Colonel muzzii - Ryan Hanks
Nikiana - Greloren
Ryrien - Poppy Isabella Fields
Niksia - Niksia Nystalea
Kitty Sprightt - Kitty B. Sprightt
RaiMidori - Maeve O'Sullivan
hanging gallow - Gallow Pirada

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[Round 2]

[.01] This round works like a regular flatsale. 2 prompts will be provided and you will have choose one to write up your response for it.
[.02] There is however, a special rule. You may not roleplay your guardian character in your entries, just the new Raevan, and him alone. We want to see his personality.
[.03] You may give him a name in your entry.
[.04] Only one entry per person, submit entry to Anachrophobia.
[.05] Please, keep all entries less than 1000 words. Remember, we put importance in quality rather than quantity.
[.06] Originality will give your extra points. Wow us. We know when we see a familiar concept/plot that's not originally your's.
[.07] There will be no entry fee for this round.
[.08] Only the people that passed the first round may enter this round.
[.09] All other flatsale rules apply. We reserve the right to change these rules anytime.

Prompt 1

It is one of those days when your guardian is absent to boss you around like all guardians do. However, when you are minding your own business, you accidentally stumble upon something grave, your guardian's secret! How do you react towards the new found knowledge? What would you do? More importantly, what is the secret?

Prompt 2

You were sure that it was there yesterday, you haven't moved it anywhere else, you haven't even touched it in the last twenty four hours. However, when you went back to your room this morning you found out that your favourite object is gone! How do you react? How did it went missing? Will you ever find it again?

[Kyoupiruchi]

You may post

[SilverLynx]

First!

::clings to thread::

[Ryrien]

Second?
-sets up tent-

[Chrystali]

*cheer!* >w<

[Azure Desiderium]

"And it's like, every time I turn around..."

*breaks out the pom-poms* Good luck! <3

"...I fall in love and find my heart face down..."

[Tamawolien]

*follows Seph into thread and sets up camp!* <333

[Kyoupiruchi]

How did you guys found out? >_>

[Fweedle]

Good luck everyone <3

[Ranger Myst]

ninja