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 Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:44 pm
In this thread you can find our History and summaries for the Main Arcs that have been in this guild.
When writing these summaries, I often provide specific locations; these pertain to the locations in which important things take place. It would take far too long and wouldn't be much of a summary if I wrote what happened at every location during each arc.
If anyone feels like I missed an important event, shoot me a PM and we'll talk.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:58 pm
History
The Beginning and Development of Hollow and Shinigami
Long before the Earth existed, the Exaequare were already an advanced species. They had already been charged with balancing the Universe, and they did it well and without attracting any attention to themselves by any other being in the Universe. Time passed and the Earth and it's Solar System was formed naturally, the real reason is known to the Exaequare but they had no hand in it, and they refuse to reveal how. The Exaequare saw the Earth as a new place for life, and thus, a new division within their army emerged, one that was charged to overlook Earth and the dimensions that were anchored to the planet; Soul Society, Hell, and Hueco Mundo. This division presided over these places for over a billion years before single-cell organisms began to emerge, and just as they did for other locations, the Exaequare controlled their populations just the same. Time passed, and as the earth began to develop, the Exaequare watched on with interest, silently doing their duty.
As the Human species began to grow and die more and more, new forms of existence were created by departed souls. There were soon enough of these creatures that they were given their own classifications. There were Pluses, which were everyday departed souls;, Hollow, souls tainted by evil that held a great hunger; and Shinigami, a plus that was gifted with magical power. These different types of souls quickly waged war upon each other, and soon the Hollow discovered a lonely desert to represent their missing hearts, and the Shinigami found a vast land to which they could live their afterlife in peace. The Shinigami took the Pluses to their new land, and created a large community that prospered. As time passed, they met more and more with their kin the Hollow, but they were limited in strength while the Hollow had become beasts. The Shinigami had power, but they lacked organization; and after this was acknowledged they formed groups that were reminiscent of early military, but still lacked rigid structure. Most Shinigami remained Rurouni, and as their powers evolved so did the threatening air about them.
Beginnings of Civilized Structure
It took little more than this realization for the Hollow to begin instinctively organizing themselves by power, creating a hierarchal society even though they were beasts. They continued to prey on Pluses, and occasionally worked their way into the Soul Society to attack the Rukongai, which at the time was no more advanced than an early Native American settlement. The wall had yet to be built, and hollow could easily get into the Seireitei, even though the two areas were not segregated at the time. It was not long before they experienced so much strife created by this, that 46 Elders united, crowned their King and then used holy powers to move their new figurehead to a separate Dimension.
From this point, the Soul Society adopted new doctrines while under the judiciary authority of the Central 46, the oldest and wisest Pluses. The Shinigami were quickly organized into a group not unlike the Oniwabanshu that served the Tokugawa Shogunate, and from there, the Soul Society pushed their advancements. The Soul Society was divided, those without power and nobility were pushed out of the Seireitei, and development of the two courts were put forth. From this point on, the Seireitei saw many changes while the Rukongai remained virtually unchanged and continued to resemble Kyoto in the Heian era.
During this time, Hollow had begun to evolve, eating their own kind to progress along the evolutionary chain and changing size and shape until they ultimately became more powerful than normal. Shinigami and Hollow interaction continued as normal, but the change in the Shinigami's organization and the change of the Hollow's powers did not go unnoticed by the other side. The bestial Hollow feared for their own lives, and the Shinigami considered their options.
Creation of the Gotei 13
It was not until 1000 years ago that, under the rule of one man, the Shinigami were united and pooled into a proper military. Tomomi Iwakuro created the Gotei 13, and from there, the Shinigami were divided into 13 different companies, each with a certain task in the military. It was around this time that they began to understand that they had a reason to Hunt hollow; to cleanse them of their evil deeds and turn them to their side. Up until now, they had only killed them in defense, and had no knowledge of this effect. This marked a turning point in Shinigami/Hollow warfare; they now had a reason to fight them, and began to patrol the Human World as early as the 12th Century, killing Hollows that were preying on departed souls, and escorting departed Souls to the Soul Society. It was also during this time that the knowledge of Hell came to the Shinigami, who were now able to witness the deaths of Hollow that were evil before death. The Central 46 reached an agreement with the Hell King; neither would bother the other, and each would continue to do their part to extinguish the Hollow.
Mass Hollow Execution
As the now sentient Hollow got wind of this, they began to evolve even further, taking Humanoid shapes when one Ein Sof, an oddly powerful Hollow who could manipulate spiritual particles as he saw fit, granted some the power to remove their masks. Thus, giving birth to the first Arrancar, they formed into a small group and invaded the Soul Society, intent on knocking out one of the opposing powers that threatened to snuff them out. However, the unified Gotei 13 proved to be too much for them; they were slaughtered. In the years following, Hueco Mundo saw a purge that was not unlike one of the great extinctions on Earth, and those that were able to survive it uncovered the Da'at and began to reside there with Ein Sof.
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:51 pm
Exaequare Saga
Real World Dates Active
Apr 8, 2010 - Aug 16, 2010 _______________First Vizard Arc 12th Division Labs
The arc begins with 12th Division Captain Hei who is in the Labs preparing to turn himself into a Vizard, and he takes the Hōgyoku that he previously created and activates it by pouring in his Reiryoku. As the Hōgyoku awakens, he is encased in bandages and later found by Hideki, Lee, Mochi and Tsukiko. When the former attempts to knock the orb from Hei's fingers, she is incapacitated and taken to her Yuki. Hei eventually breaks free and, under the control of his Hollow he attacks Lee, Hideki, and Mochi before fleeing the scene in search of Tomomi. Yuki arrives shortly afterward and begins healing the wounded three, then leaves Tsukiko in Hideki's charge, who has also retrieved the discarded Hōgyoku.
Seven Mile Restaurant/ 1st Division Sparring Area
Hei locates Tomomi in his Division's restaurant and gives chase when Tomomi leads Hei away from the building which he had just destroyed. After arriving at the sparring area of the Division, the two engage in combat. At first, Hei mortally wounds Tomomi, and is preparing to kill him before Yuki shows up and, with the combined effort of the quickly arriving Captains, puts a stop to his rage and gives him the chance to subdue his Hollow. Yuki reverts to her child form and gets sick. As multiple Shinigami gathered to see what had happened, Aurelius, the 3rd in Command of the almighty Exaequare's Earth Division arrives, and after a failed attempt on Yuki's and Hei's lives and toying with the other Shinigami, he subtly hints to Tomomi that the Shinigami have not been doing their duty properly and then leaves the Soul Society to return to his home.
12th Division Labs
After leaving the Sparring Area, the majority of the Captains flock to the 12th Division at the behest of their leader, and Hei, who was already there, was able to restore Yuki to her proper age. While Yuki reattached Hei's arm, they listened as Tomomi spoke to him about not letting him be there to help out. After apologies were exchanged, the topic turned to how they would deal with their mysterious attacker, and then took a turn to Tomomi taking his leave to do some research. _______________Vatican City Arc St. Peters Square, Vatican City, Rome
The arc begins with the seemingly young Aurelius sitting on a fountain in St. Peter's Square, and as people walk past him the suddenly disappear. Hibiki, having been stationed in the Human World, took notice of Aurelius, but does nothing about him until numerous Shinigami begin arriving after learning about the unnatural disappearances. After a short talk with them, Aurelius engages them and is able to overpower them all, then finally reveals to Tomomi what his intentions are; the erasure of six million humans. He also showcases the ability by using the stone he was given. All hope seems lost until the previously unaccounted for Yuki arrives with a message for Tomomi and an elaborate plan for the other Shinigami. As the plan is executed, Hei arrives as well and uses the plan to defeat and cryogenically freeze Aurelius. With Aurelius' defeat, all seems right until Dolor, another Exaequare appears, this time wielding the stone to kill Shinigami. After confronted he uses the stone on Hei who is killed, but not completely due to his Hollow half. Yuki mentally breaks down after this, and the Shinigami are ordered to retreat to the Seireitei. _______________Post-Vatican City Arc Seireitei
The Shinigami return to the Seireitei and while Yuki and Tsukiko struggle with Hei's death, others deal with it in their own way. The two eventually become to accept his death and while plans for his funeral are being made, Tsukiko concocts a plan to resurrect Hei and Yuki plans to give her seat to Elisia. _______________Funeral Arc Seireitei - Sōkyoku Hill
The arc opens with the congregation of many Shinigami and other figures in the Seireitei, who gathered for Hei's funeral. As the procession has already been completed, all that is left is to put him into the ground. After many pay their last respects to him and he is lowered into the ground, Dolor arrives disguised as Tomomi, and when he is found out, he reveals he has kidnapped their Captain Commander. A battle ensues until Tsukiko, who had long since deduced that Dolor would show up, reveals her trump card and traps him in a complex barrier. Meanwhile, after consorting with her spirit and accepting her brother's death, Yuki's power changes, allowing her toFollowing this, the Shinigami make the decision to go to Modus Exaequaris --the home of the Exaequare--, Yuki is given the title of acting Captain Commander, and their departure is halted for a few hours as many of them leave to train.
Seireitei
While multiple Shinigami return to their respective Divisions to train themselves, Tsukiko leaves to thaw Aurelius, where she learns that Caleum can revive her father. Following this, she lets Aurelius roam free, but seals his powers, and while Yuki retrieves the Hogyoku from Hideki, Eriko achieves Bankai, many others push the limits of their abilities, and Elisia and Tsukiko spark a closer relationship. _______________Exaequare War Arc Seireitei - Sōkyoku Hill
After hearing a speech from their acting leader, the Shinigami prepare to leave for Modus Exaequaris, but are disturbed by the arrival of Vesper and Cornix, two low-ranked Exaequare that have been sent to retrieve Aurelius. With his refusal, the Captains and Dolor are transported to Modus Exaequaris while the lower seats and Hibiki stay behind to fight Vesper and Cornix.
Seireitei/ Modus Exaequaris
The following occur simultaneously, but in different locations.
Seireitei - Sōkyoku Hill
Hibiki and the lower seats engage Cornix and Vesper, and several minutes into their fight, Hei is brought back to life and emerges from his grave completely taken over by his Hollow. After attacking both Exaequare and Tsukiko, he regains control and is sent to Modus Exaequaris alongside Tsukiko and Asami. The battle against Cornix and Vesper ends after they are defeated and killed by combined effort. Moments later, Zenos, who was tasked by Ori to test them, appears and single-handedly takes on every present, mortally wounding several in the process.
Modus Exaequaris - Antīqua Ruīna Exaequaris
The Captains arrive in Modus Exaequaris, and after Caelum shows up, and they combat for a moment, Tsukiko interferes, frees Dolor after striking a deal with Caelum and is immediately sent back to the Soul Society. With Dolor free, the Captains divide their forces between him and Caelum, and after Hei and Tsukiko return, they are able to combine their efforts to defeat Caelum and suck Dolor into a Black Hole. After presenting Caelum with a second method to restore balance and learning Tomomi is not there, they return to the Seireitei, and Aurelius tells Caelum he has no intention of remaining in Modus Exaequaris for a while.
Seireitei - Sōkyoku Hill
As the Captains return, they find their subordinates in dire straits, and while the wounded are being tended to, Yuki engages Zenos. She lands a fatal blow, but he regenerates it and turns Kyo into a Vampire like himself before escaping to Hueco Mundo. _______________Post-Exaequare War Arc Seireitei/ Hueco Mundo
Life returns to normal in the Seireitei, but since they have learned that their Commander was not in Modus Exaequaris as they had been informed, search parties were sent out to Hueco Mundo. A handful of Captains and Lieutenants wind up dead, and are legally proclaimed dead. Meanwhile, Ori fuses himself with Tomomi, turning himself into a perfect Arrancar-Shinigami Hybrid, and Zenos gains his Segunda Etapa and rallies the other Sephira.
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:49 pm
Sephira Saga
Real World Dates Active
Aug 27, 2010 - Mar 22, 2011 _______________Sephira Invasion Arc Hueco Mundo/ Soul Society
The following occur simultaneously, but in different locations;
Hakase Estate, Seireitei, Soul Society
The arc starts with the majority of the Gotei 13 at the Hakase Estate, and having already attended the wedding ceremony for two of their own, they are mingling during the reception. As they share stories and give their condolences to the newly-wedded couple, Yuki leaves for the Human World, and in the privacy of his own office, Captain Kyo is taken over by his inner vampire when a mysterious figure appears in his office.
Sephira Meeting Room, Daat, Hueco Mundo
After gathering due to Zenos' commands, the Sephira are debriefed on their race's history, namely on details surrounding the purge. Zenos gives them order to attack the Seireitei.
Seireitei
The joyous mood of the day is interrupted when Zenos appears in the sky and initiates an attack on the Gotei 13 by first attacking them from the sky, and then calling hollow from Hueco Mundo. As the two forces begin clashing, the Sephira begin to overpower them, and elsewhere Kyo in his controlled state kills a great portion of his own division and the 4th's as well. The fighting rages on until the Sephira leader Ori shows up and it is revealed that he fused his body with Tomomi's. In a fit of rage, Nu attacks him, but is stopped by Yuki who has finally returned. While Ori focuses on hitting everyone, Yuki continues to defend them and attack Ori at the same time, until she discovers that she is pregnant when she uses her power to search the entire Seireitei for injury. Upon learning this, she rushes to Hei's side, who had passed out after beating Zenos, and pleads him to wake up. Tsukiko engages him, and it is not until Nanashi sacrifices himself to stop Ori's black hole that Yuki calls for a retreat, seeing that most of the Shinigami are worse for the wear, especially Nu, who had lost an arm. After their evacuation, Kyo, who is in control of his vampire now, stays behind to help anyone else escape, and then commits suicide with the knowledge that he had killed so many Shinigami. _______________Invasion Aftermath Arc Burleigh Walters, Gold Coast, Australia
The Shinigami begin to arrive at Hibiki's apartment, his place to stay while he patrolled the Human World, and as they return, they learn the reason for the retreat and that Ciel died to save Yuki and Tsukiko. After learning Yuki is pregnant, Hei suggests the use of the Hogyoku, which initiates a large argument between the Captains, sparking Hei to force Hollowfication on Hibiki, and Tsukiko to run away. Finally, Yuki orders everyone to be silent, and orders four captains to become Vizard for the sake of defeating the Sephira. Hibiki gains control over his Hollow while Lee holds him at bay and Tetsunosuke, Nu, and Hideki deal with the order to become Vizard. The day following the Shinigami's defeat, Lee hollows out a large area beneath the apartment with Kūkanten'i to create their training grounds. Over the span of a week, Hibiki establishes new living arrangements for the other tenants after Hei buys up the entire complex. After having run away and pursued by Elisia, they met up and spent their honeymoon in another city. After a week, they return so that Tsukiko may accompany her father to Area 51 in Nevada so that he may create a robotic arm for Nu with Government technology. While they are there, they encounter a Blake Reeves, who has been in the Human World since World War II. While they are gone, the non-vizard Captains and the Liuetenants are sent out as search parties to locate the other Shinigami who had retreated with the rest and were scattered across the globe. They were given the message to stay hidden and continue their duties as Shinigami. After returning a month later, Hei, Tsukiko, and Nu are accompanied by Blake. Nine months into their stay, Yuki and Hei's second daughter is born, and Yuki begins a fitness regime and tends to their baby girl while Hei trains the Vizard in between trips to various places around the world. _______________Re-introduction Arc Human World/ Seireitei
The following occur simultaneously, but in different locations.
Burleigh Walters, Gold Coast, Australia
A year and six months following their retreat, the Gotei 13 wakes with the intent of taking back their home. After a briefing by Yuki, the Shinigami leave to the Seireitei while Tsukiko stays behind to watch his sister. Meanwhile, Kōdo, having killed Asami, is closing in on the apartment to give the news of his new position.
Seireitei, Soul Society
Likewise, the Sephira begin to awaken just the same, and as Sakuya and Zenos's relationship takes one turn, Ori sends a message to all of them regarding strategy for the inevitable return of the Shinigami. _______________Seireitei Recovery Arc Human World/ Seireitei
The following occur simultaneously, but in different locations.
Seireitei, Soul Society
The Shinigami return to the Seireitei and engage the Sephira in combat. The fighting rages on; Yuki fighting Ori, Hibiki and Hideki taking on Zenos, Hei fighting Sakuya, Tetsunosuke confronting Neida, Eriko and Shiruba fighting Kazuma, Nu fighting Arian, and Suzume Yuuki, Suzume Chiyoko, Elisia and Akane fighting Jacques. After Elisia loses her mind when Suzume Chiyoko dies, Aurelius appears (having been "instructed" by Tsukiko to do so but in reality already supposed to do so) and holds off Jacques until Tetsunosuke shows up to take her on. Elsewhere, Lee arrives to fight Neida. The fighting continues until Kazuma is the first to go down, dying at the sacrifice of Eriko's consciousness, who is carted away by Shiruba. Koudo, now Captain for a month, appears and takes Sakuya off Hei's hands, who leaves to assist Yuki with Ori. Meanwhile, Zenos deals a lethal blow to Hideki before he becomes victim to Koudo's reiatsu and is reduced to nothing by Hibiki. While Zenos regenerates his whole body and attacks Hibiki with murderous rage, Tsukiko arrives to comfort Elisia, and then moves to deal a killing blow to Neida. However, after escaping from Tetsunosuke, Jacques takes Neida back to Hueco Mundo. Following a spat with Tetsunosuke, Tsukiko goes to the aide of Nu, helping her fight Arian. Meanwhile, after managing to blow a hole in Hibiki and regain his senses, Zenos abandons his fight to retrieve Sakuya before Koudo can strike her, and carries her off to Hueco Mundo. Shortly thereafter, after having a hole blown in his torso, Arian uses his final, suicide technique and blows himself up, melting Tsukiko's entire body who had latched into him to reduce the size of the explosion. Following Ori's defeat, Hei is overcome with rage and grief and nearly returns to Hueco Mundo to kill the remaining Sephira before he succombs to exhaustion and figures out that Tsukiko is still alive before passing out. From there, the remaining Shinigami collect their fallen, overjoyed that their attempt succeeded, yet very aware of the price for their victory, and begin to restore the Seireitei to it's former glory.
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
A young female human, Hiiragi Emiya wakes from a nightmare of the night her mother was killed and leaves with her boyfriend to school. During the day she chats with friends, has classes, and then goes home and naps before attending a gig of her boyfriend's. Following this, they leave for the airport to fly to Australia to attend Chronicles a full day for the young human, Hiiragi Emiya from when she wakes up until she leaves for Australia that night on a school trip.
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II Palmtop Tiger II Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:43 pm
Intemporel Saga
Real World Dates Active
Mar 11, 2011 - TBD _______________Lazy Days of Winter Arc
Gold Coast, Australia
A single Human, Hiiragi Emiya, who is on a trip for school, notices the Senkaimon situated atop the recently cleaned out apartment building. During her inspection of the former Shinigami HQ, she is attacked by a Hollow and forced into the gate, taking on a spirit form instantly. Stuck in the Dangai, the teenager is pursued by the Kōtotsu, which chases her down the tunnel and out into the Seireitei. Shortly thereafter, once it is discovered Emiya has gone missing, she is soon followed by José. Likewise, once he is reported missing, their teacher Amahara Kiriko realizes the situation and follows them to the Soul Society along with Emiya's significant other, Kuzumi. She breaks the cycle of missing persons by duplicating herself and Kuzumi, leaving the copies to act in their place.
Seireitei
Of the Shinigami that were felled during the recovery of the Seireitei, all but the Captain Commander and the 12th Division Lieutenant have awoken. Most of the Seireitei residents have begun repairs on their city and the nobles and 46 have regathered to re-establish law.
Events Surrounding Hiiragi Emiya
Having fallen into the streets of the Seireitei, Emiya is immediately accosted by several male Shinigami who have intentions to abuse her sexually. She is able to force them off her and engages them in combat, felling all of them while dealing significant damage to the last. The disturbance she creates attracts the attention of the nearby Eriko, who approaches her, scares off her attackers, and offers the girl help. With the experience of moments past fresh in her mind, Emiya does not take kindly to her help, and after distracting her, speeds off towards the Rukongai, only to be stopped by the falling walls, then pursued by Eriko once more. Cornered by Eriko and other Shinigami, she is approached by Kazama before she is able to outwit them and make a break for the Hakase Estate. She arrives at the Ugendō moments later and barges in on Hei, leaves in a fit of embarrassment, and sprains her ankle in an attempt to get away. Surrounded by Hei and Akane, she is healed after Haru is summoned and then taken into the Ugendō by Hei after Hibiki has questioned her. Following this, she becomes proivy to the knowledge of how Tsukiko came to be the way she is now. Shortly thereafter, after being told that her mother is most likely in the Soul Society, she bears witness to the return of the "re-born" Tsukiko, who is now flesh and blood. She is then reunited with Kuzumi and her teacher, and then requests to stay in the Seireitei to receive training. Following this, Kuzumi proposes and she accepts before being lead to their new living area by Yuki's Zanpakutō spirit.
Other Events
Still unconscious from the use of Uranometria, Yuki remains in the Hospital, and is cared for by Hei and the attending physicians. Beside himself with grief and depression, Hei has discarded his care for nobility and appearance, and has long since pawned Senka off on Nu. With nothing left to do, he returns to his room to drink himself silly. When Emiya barges in on him and leaves, he follows her, calms her, and brings her inside after hailing a Haru to heal her and Hibiki to get some information. Shortly thereafter, he senses Tsukiko's Reiatsu and confronts her, finding that his daughter has somehow become real again.
While others are off working, Kōdo strolls the Seireitei until he is called in by some females to help move a slab of stone. In exchange for "favors", he agrees to this and then leads one of them away from the area. He returns to his quarters to have relations with her, only to interrupted by his Lieutenant shortly after they're done.
Despite his injuries, Hibiki has joined in fixing up the Seireitei, namely his own office slash editing room. Later, he's called by Hei to see Emiya and upon arriving at the Ugendou, he interrogates her to the point of crying before being stopped by Hei. He later leaves to find Shiruba's corpse and learn that his press has been taken, sparking rage from the man. Following this, he encounters and arrests Kenpachi Koudo for dumping Shiruba's body into the river.
Wife-less, Elisia is left to do nothing but treat patients all day. After learning Hei is gone, she stops by Yuki's room to check on her and then calls to speak with her Lieutenant. While alone with him, she confides in him that she's leaving for awhile, but does not give the reason.
Left to her vices and a baby, Nu returns to Lee in hopes of spending time with him, but it appears the presence of baby Senka prevents this. After Tsukiko appears and has someone take Lee's computer, she follows him to witness that Tsukiko has been returned to her real body. Afterward, she follows Tsukiko to the ugendou where she encounters Hei and Emiya, then presses him for information. Shortly afterward, Emiya asks her about staying in the Seireitei, which she runs by Hei before going to Kazuhiko about it, who allows them to stay. She leaves his office just afterward.
Now awake, Hideki leaves his hospital room to be alone in the cafeteria.
Feeling down about his performance in the war, Shiruba seeks out his captain to learn Bankai. However, he is accidentally killed during a training session and due to Koudo's negligence, his body was kicked into a river.
[Feel free to let me know how I can improve this with detail surrounding your character.]_______________Timeless Invasion Arc
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