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 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:28 pm
A large chasm within the Valley of Screams; the Stonehenge Circle is where all Blanks first take form. Within its center is a large totem pole; the source of knowledge and skills for Blanks. It is here that the Blanks hone their abilities for combat. ::: Blanks' Skills ::: Quote: Name: Swarm - 6 Posts Type: Passive Element: Dark Range: N/A Class: Blanks Description: While in a battle; gain 10% additional speed for any Blank classes also in the area. This follows the same rules of Interaction Lines. If the person is not interacting directly with your battle; this skill will not take effect. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Amnesia - 8 Posts Type: Support Element: Dark Range: 40 Feet Class: Blanks Description: Costs 4 SP to use; cause an enemy to forget a single Custom Skill for 5 Gaian Posts. This cannot affect a custom skill that is already in effect. Cool-Down – 50 non-interaction lines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Spectral Step - 5 Posts Type: Support Element: Dark Range: 50 Feet Class: Blanks Description: The Blank’s version of Flash-Step. When activated; sacrifice 2 Stamina per Gaian Post. Movement of this step = Speed * 1.25. Opponents with Speed equal to this skill’s movement can stop it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Spectral Claws - 10 Posts Type: Attack Element: Dark Range: 50 Feet Class: Blanks Description: Costs 3 SP to use. Slash the air and inflict damage on a single foe within 50 feet. Power = 75% of Strength + 75% of SP. An enemy with higher speed than this attack’s power can evade this attack. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Spectral Recall - 10 Posts Type: Support Element: N/A Range: Self Class: Blanks Description: After a successful casting of Amnesia; on the next post boost a single stat by 25% by sacrificing 2 Stamina. This skill lasts as long as the opponent is under Amnesia’s effect. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Solidify - 12 Posts Type: Defensive Element: N/A Range: Self Class: Blanks and Beta Blanks – Cannot be as a Memory Rosary or Forsaken. Description: This skill can activate to stop an attack by turning the Blank’s body to stone for 1 Gaian Post. Once this effect wears off; the user’s Defense is reduced to 1 and they cannot use this skill again for the duration for the battle.
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:13 pm
Bone suddenly appeared in existence and he looked around. Everywhere he looked, there were blanks similar to him as far as the eye could see. Bone watched as all of them continued to wander around everywhere. Bone new he had no eyes, nor did he have a mouth, nose, ears, or even a face. He merely knew that he was like these creatures, drawn to memories and the want to absorb them into themselves. Bone sighed mentally as he started to move as well, his hands hidden within his cloak of pure white as he continued to look around, wanting to see something to reflect his own face. Even if he wouldn't remember it, he would want. Looking around with his mind's eye, as he called them for now, he found something that looked like a pond of water. He walked over towards it and peered into the reflective face of the water and saw what he truly was. He wasn't like many of the others, but yet, he was so similar. Bone merely backed away from it and started to wander again. This time, with in a group of Blanks whom seemed to not really to be going anywhere at the moment. He then started to interlock with all their other minds wanting to know what they wanted to say between them but their words were faint. Like whispers to hid important information to themselves. Bone didn't like it but he would soon forget... He forgot everything already like what did he look like? Why was he following this group to who knows where? Why does he have such a curiosity of everything about everything? Bone merely walked over the dirt ground, the place seeming like a canyon of nothingness and despair. Being bland of any interesting objects, all that really could be noticed was the different multi-colorations of the walls that surrounded him. Looking onwards, Bone saw more Blanks, about a million, cramped into this tiny valley, all looking for one thing. Memories to make their own and retain it. Suddenly, there was a massive spike in his wants as he turned his head to his right. There was an actually memory in the area and he started to move with the others, trying to get to this memory to claim it for his own but then it disappeared just like that. Bone quickly forgotten there was even a memory that had been up for grabs an then started to walk once more in another direction, not realizing that he was once again moving with the crowd. He suddenly had a voice shoot into his head, “Move aside.” Bone unconsciously obeyed this and turned to see the voice and found that it was one of the Memory Rosary’s that appeared. Everyone was reaching a hand towards the Memory Rosary’s rosary but pulled back, as if reluctant to bring their wrath upon them. Bone was about to do the same until a voice in his head said, “Stay away.” Bone watched as the mother load of memories slipped away from his grasp but he started to flow the Memory Rosary as it was his natural instinct to do so. 530 words Quote: Learned: Swarm 30 words extra
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:27 pm
Bone watched as the Memory Rosary disappeared but suddenly in her place was a Forsaken. The man smiled as he looked at all of them but when he got a look at Bone, his head turned towards the side. The forsaken walked over to Bone and Bone towards him, sensing memories within the Forsaken. He started to reach for the man with red hands but suddenly, he would find his arms being held by him. "Hmmm. Interesting. We have an odd looking Blank here. Tell me, do you have a name," asked the Forsaken. Bone, of course, couldn't say anything but he could give a name through telepathy. "I am Bone," thought Bone but that was all he said as he continued to try to get at the man's memories. "Bone hmm? That's rather amusing. You have actually managed to absorbed a stray thought and thought it as your name. But know your place Bone, you are a Blank and your soul belongs to us. Remember this," said the Forsaken as he let go of Bone's hands, walking away from the Blank with a smile on his face. Bone found himself alone now, all the other Blanks having sank into the surroundings but he was once again alone. Bone then started to wander again but this time towards the exact center of the Valley of Screams where there was once a struggle between a man named Ichigo and a former master of his named, Ganryuu whom had a group of exiled souls with him and managed to survive by being able to control the powers of the Blanks so they would do their bidding. It was almost like the Blanks being paid but instead of real cash, it would be with the possibility of absorbing a memory or two. Bone of course, wouldn't really remember everything had happened so long ago nor would there be any thought left alive in this valley because of all the blanks and exist in here. Bone walked over to the remains of a tree that was created by Ganryuu and his men after they had successfully captured a Memory Rosary and placed his hand upon it, feeling all the Blanks that were all forged into this tree like creation. Bone quickly pulled his hand away, not wanting to be absorbed into it and lose his one chance of being a single individual. Bone quickly turned his back to it and suddenly, he found himself in the same world where there were hundreds of blanks. He had already forgotten that conversation with the Forsaken, telling him that he was a bit different from all the rest and that he had actually absorbed a thought once before. All the Blanks were starting to migrate once more, looking at each other’s blank face as if thinking they would have a memory within them but only to turn away not feeling anything between each other. Bone was doing the same as well but because he had only a small amount of memories, it was practically undetectable at all. Bone suddenly turned around, feeling a presence of a memory and saw another Memory Rosary being formed. Bone, along with the other Blanks started to swarm forwards, moving faster and faster Quote: 541 + 30 = 571 Training for Spectral Claws
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:35 pm
Bone watched as everyone infront of him started to merge into each other and that was enough to get Bone to turn back but as he did, he found that there was no way out. Soon, he found himself encased in something that felt like a tree but everything was completely surrounding him. The memory was still around and he wanted to have it so he turned towards where he would find the Memory Rosary and then started to claw at the tree trunk with his red hands, trying to get at the person who owns the memories to absorb them within himself so he would have a memory to fill the gaping hole within him. But suddenly, a sharp blade pierced through the tree like structure, causing Bone to move backwards but as the blade cut an opening in the wood, Bone saw what was pulling him out. A Memory Rosary was using a Zanpaktou to carve out a hole for Bone, a mere blank, to get out. But instead of just getting out and walking away, Bone rushed forwards at the Memory Rosary, trying to swarm her to envelope the memories she had into him as so he would have less of a hole to fill. But he was stopped as he looked behind him to see even more Blanks start to appear and move towards the Memory Rosary. Bone knew he wouldnt' have enough time to absorb her even if he tried so he merely turned into a wisp of his former self and moved away from the area, before he would be caught in the cross fire between the Memory Rosary and the other Blanks. After Bone landed else where, he had forgotten the Memory Rosary once more and started to move. Suddenly, he stopped as he felt another memory present within the Valley of Screams. Turning, he found there was a Memory Rosary behind him but he didn't realize that she was the same one he tried to absorb before and then turned full bodied to her but stopped as she started to speak to him. "Your an odd looking Blank. What is your name, empty one?" Bone merely stood there before responding, "I am Bone." The woman's eyes opened a little wider as she placed a hand to her mouth. “So you do have a memory absorbed in yourself. Now, I think it would be best if you went down to the Real World. They are filled with memories there so get cracking,” said the woman as she disappeared with a wide smile. Quote: 571 + 429 = 1000 Learned Spectral Claws
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:14 am
Shutsugun
Shutsugun watched as a Forsaken began to walk away from the horde of Blanks. Was that what they were bound to become? Is that what they wanted? Did memories give this form? The memory rosary was beautiful, and the Forsaken was eerily strong. Were these the paths they would soon be entrusted in. He didnt know why he asked these questions, as he couldnt very well answer them himself. But he knew that was what he wanted, as the Forsaken and Memory Rosary drifted away....he urged to get close, they had what he wanted....memories, knowledge..and power. If anything, Shutsugun was nothing but a bundle of pure curiosity, he didnt care for the power, or to kill anyone, he simply wanted to know...just what was he. He needed knowledge, he needed memories. He wasnt simply another blank, he was to be excellence.
"Excellence..?" He heard a rather coy voice question his thoughts. The person who said it was a Blank like himself, though unlike the others, it was a larger one, and apparently resting on a pile of rocks a bit higher than the ground all the others stood on. "You believe that is excellence?" The Blank looked towards the slowly dissapearing Forsaken. "Do you believe you'd ever achieve that excellence?"
It appeared that Shutsugun wasnt the only Blank who had many questions. "Excellence.." He repeated slowly. "I allready am Excellence." Though both were communication, they were motionlessly staring at eachother, speaking on a telepathic level. The larger one began again.
"Hah..that's laughable at best, you puny memory -less Blank are Excellence." The large Blank laughed in the smaller ones head. "You have no memories...therefore you are nothing." Both turned to face another Memory Rosary, who was simply walking through...ignoring the bane of these hapless fools that are Blanks. "That is excellence....look at your self then look at her, do you believe you will ever be so close?"
"So you have memories..." Shutsugun questioned. Feeling something within him begin to show. It was Jealousy....of all things, this slothful Blank had exactly what he had been searching for...and wasnt even using it, not at all beyond being condescending towards himself. He wanted that...
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:34 pm
Bone appeared in the area and looked around. Seeing the two Blanks talking with each other, Bone started to drift towards them as none of the Blanks had visible legs to begin with. As he drifted closer, he started hearing what they were talking about. Excellence? What about being whole once more? Do they care not that they were all just gaping voids that is the shell of a soul that lost all their memories? Do they not feel the urge to want to absorb any living thing that has memories within them? This was none of Bone's concern though as he could not tell another how to live their life but what he could do was talk with them. This voice then started to ring within their heads, "Excellence is just a myth. There is no perfect ascension into excellence nor is there any way to obtain such a status." Bone stopped to the sides of them, a Katana held at his side showing that he obviously had been to the Real World... Not they would care probably. Bone Count 3303(Endless Plains) = Cashed for 3 stat points and 30 ryo. Man I'm poor. lol. 179 words
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:49 pm
"True..." Shutsugun replied, mentally anyway looking towards Bone. He had plenty of memories, ones from Earth obviously. Interesting in the least. In theory he could take his memories, and know more of that place that he was now urging to go to. He looked him up and down, he was different than them...visually anyway, not by alot..but he stood out. That was also something Shutsugun wanted. "There is no excellent status, but excellent is perfect, and perfect is complete...therefore if we become complete, we would be excellence." His voice would echo in both of their minds. "That is excellence." He turned towards another Forsaken, probably choosing to do nothing more than show his absense of pity among these memory-less souls. "They became that way through memories...or so they say, I'm curious to know who's memories have I lost, are you? I could have been a Human in another life, or simply another Blank...possibly even...Excellence."
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:59 pm
Bone looked at Shutsugun and thought about what he had said. If being complete makes a person perfect, and if they are perfect they shall become excellence. Something in this didn't quite add up but there was one thing that he did know that Shutsugun may not have realized. "If perfection is Excellence, then I do not wish to become such a thing. With imperfection, a soul or person is still able to grow in strength and power. They are able to advance in the world, or worlds in our case, and become strong beyond anyone's wildest imagination... Perfection is exactly how it is. One can never grow stronger nor can they continue moving forwards. Not even gods are perfection unless they have indeed reached their final limit. But as I traveled the Real World, I absorbed countless memories and have been able to deduct a large amount of things leading to one common point. Imperfection," said Bone as he looked towards the Forsaken as well. There was no emotion towards it but merely a blank expression of feelings, not really caring for the Forsaken in either way. Looking around, he found that there were blanks looking at him now and it was obvious that they had felt the memories within him. Bone placed a hand upon his Katana, readying himself in case someone or something tried to attack him.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:24 pm
Shutsugun listened as Bone corrected him. Apparently traveling to Earth yielded many benefits, and Shutsugun would quickly think that his intelligence was a gift from gathering memories. His own mind trying to encircle everything around the importance and need of memories. "Well said, Imperfection it is." Shutsugun was very well impressed, in truth he had been slowly gaining memories from the large Blank, too stupid to notice. And he did indeed, wish to eventually make Bone his next target but watched as a crowd of Blanks slowly began to swarm towards him, obviously sensing and wanting the memories within him, so Shutsugun stepped back to simply watch. He intended to see if the knowledge this Blank had gained from Earth, would be enough of an upperhand against this army. To see if these memories really did cause a higher power. They were together, swarming so they moved at a lighting fast speed all washing over Bone. There was no way one could endure that, though the Blank did weild an Earthly weapon, Shutsugun hadnt noticed his own memories slowly being drained away by a nearby blank. He was actually taken by suprise, and gradually floated back, eventually a few parted, far less than the ones aiming for Bone. 'Could it be that they even sensed the small bit I've gained?' Or rather...could it be from simply conversing with one full of memories that they believed he'd have some as well, either way he didnt want those precious memories to be taken away, Shutsugun's right claw raised into the air, completely running through the white fur like body of the first blank, lighting up with energy while doing so. 'Where did this come from? One of the techniques that old one had?' He thought to himself, as allways questioning everything. Another slash with his claw, he could since a fight going on with the other one as well.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:33 pm
Bone watched as he started to be swarmed over by all the Blanks but quickly drew his sword. Swinging everywhere as much as he could, he started to destroy one Blank after another. But soon he would soon be piled upon by the creatures. "These are mine. Go get your own! Damn you all," muttered Bone through all their minds before throwing his free hand upwards, launching a Spectral Claw that ripped through their bodies and causing others to back away a bit wanting to keep their distance. Bone's Katana also helped increase the power of the technique but it was used once more to swing at the opponents all around him, cutting at them. Bone stood there, Katana in hand as he looked around at all the empty souls and then Bone started to move forwards rushing towards the blanks ahead of him, slicing repeatedly as he drifted through the gathering of Blanks. "Is it that I have memories, or is it that you all believe I'd forfeit something that would fill me and make me whole that you all attack me? I shall make you all pay for this," said Bone as he continued to move through the masses of Blanks, cutting at them but he was starting to get tired.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:32 am
The swarm of blanks, either too unknowledgable or too careless to respond continued to swarm in. Bone had at least scared about three fourths of them into backing away to a safe distance, and merely watch the fight, as for that one fourth that was left, the were simply moving closer, seeing that their now frightened allies had taken many attacks and backed off, the rather intelligently chose the chance to swarm in further. They certainly didnt seem weary of that sword, the ones that had backed off seem to immedietly petrify into stone, apparently in defense.
Shutsugun watched and listened, slicing through any that ventured too close to him. "Ill give you creatures what you yearn for, but they shall be memories of pain!" He launched another strike with his spectral claws.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:10 pm
Bone slid to a stop, the blanks moving away from him. Looking to his right, Bone saw Shutsugun fire off another of his Spectral Claws. Bringing up memories from the Quincy named Jason Hiftle, Bone realized that they were wasting valuable power from the spirit called, Spiritual Power. But he couldn't tell that to Shutsugun right now. He was also as much as a memory hungry monster as he was himself. Bone looked around him and cut at a Blank that tried to sneak up from behind and Bone continued to look around. He was starting to get tired of these creatures continually coming at them both, trying to devour their memories that they had struggled to get themselves. Some more than others, of course. Bone held the katana with both hands, increasing the cutting power of the blade as he waited for another to come at him. "You, the one that talked about Perfection. What is your name," asked Bone as he turned his back towards Shutsugun as to watch the Blanks that were attempting to drift towards him. He didn't know what he would do if they'd swarm him again as he didn't have all that much Spiritual Power to spare against these creatures for the repeated use of the Spectral Claw but until a Memory Rosary or a Forsaken came to draw the Blanks away with their full memories, Bone would have to keep them away as long as he could. He would not become a victim like so many others before him.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:17 am
As another Blank veered too close, Shutsugun struck it down quickly with a Spectral Claw, though felt something in him weakening. It was odd. He had no clue what, but it caused him to feel abit weaker. Another Blank reared towards him and managed to place it's red hand on his white coat, before Shutsugun quickly cut off its arm with his claw, then through the foolish blank's body. "....." It took him a while to respond to Bone, he had no name..he was just another blank, so purely said the first thing that came to his mind. "Shutsugun, and your's Earth Visitor?" It was the only thing he could remember in this sudden rush of battle, Shutsugun..or Excellence. Shutsugun felt his...whatever it was that was gradually draining from him, slowly lower as he continued to defend himself. He'd eventually have to focus on his normal claws instead.
The swarm of Blanks eventually began to lower, as more and more used their ability to petrify themselves to live on again. Though all would be unable to truly battle.
"This is endless!!" Shutsugun yelled, slashing through another.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:58 am
Bone watched as a Blank tried to sneak up from behind but was stabbed by Bone as Bone thrust his sword backwards into the blank. What was odd was that he was using only one hand. His other hand was not showing... Or it wasn't even there. Finding that Shutsugun took a while to think up a name for himself, Bone figured that the first memory he took in obviously wasn't a word that could be used for a name or it could have just been an average name... Then again, Bone wasn't really supposed to be a name anyways wasn't it? "My name is Bone," said Bone as he stabbed his sword into the ground. Bone then held out his only hand before slashing it crossway so that instead of it just being up and down, it would launch in a wide arch that would attack a larger area of Blanks than just in one point. Afterwards, Bone grabbed his sword again before twisting around, slicing into another Blank. "Well, we used to be part of the environment here so one could only guess," said Bone to Shutsugun telepathically. He had figured this since there were Blanks actually pulling themselves like zombies from a horror movie. Soon though, all their minds would be directed to a presence of a gathering in Energy, drawing all the Blanks attention, including Bone's. "Where is this surge of memory coming?," asked Bone looking around, confused as he was starting to lose his Blanks ability to know where the memories might be.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:26 pm
Shutsugun listened, and adhered the Blank's name to memory. Said memory that wouldnt be ripped away by these hapless fools. He couldnt help but think about the situation as Bone did. He slashed again...but felt nothing from his hand, he was running on his own pure superior strength now. Slowly, more and more seemed to Petrify themselves, and slowly more seemed to be pulled in. Were memories so precious to cause this in these beings? This would only increase Shutsugun's urge for more of them. Eventually they'd notice that the red and white sea of blanks stopped moving and positioned their interests elsewhere. Seemed as Shutsugun and Bone both stopped too, looking around for the memory's holder. "....." He wished he could properly answer.
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