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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:51 pm
Hiding in the Shadows was originally a [No Application] RP by Collet Drake, that died sometime ago without ever being finished. Some loyal RPers (gigashadow, Mitena, and myself), however, have banded together to complete what has been started, with a few minor adjustments. Anyone may join in along the journey, so if you're interested, write up an application!
Note: Have any questions and/or comments? Visit the HitS OOC (Last post: Thursday, August 23rd, 2007)
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:52 pm
Sometime into the 22nd century mankind went into a world war once more. The war was typical of the other two world wars, except for the use of nuclear weaponry. Slowly the weapons caused mutations around the area, in humans and creatures alike. Not all humans lived through such exposure, but a few that did found they had received abilities beyond that of normal humans. Animals all over the world, on the other hand, were negatively affected. Their mutations morphed their bodies with power and warped their minds with rage, becoming distorted monsters that yearned to kill. Soon after these creatures began to show up, peace was made between the great nations remaining in the world, however it was a little too late - The mutated monsters began overrunning major cities and killing everything in their path.
Sometime ago one man founded a new effort to repel the radiated monsters and take back the Earth. This man was named Victor Contolio. His group and their ideals spread quickly, and soon Contolio began wandering across the world, and slowly but surely making progress against the radiated beasts.
We enter with a band of travelers making their way to the Contolio Control Center (CCC), the main headquarters of the famous group of monster-exterminators. They have recently dicovered that someone has found a way to control the beasts with collars that order them to target humans with mutations from exposure to radiation.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:53 pm
~ Follow Gaia's [TOS] ~ Keep it PG-13, Romance, cursing, and bloodshed allowed. ~ The usual no God-moding, Flaming, etc. ~ Respect the GMs and other RPers ~ Please be Literate and post in complete sentences. ~ Please somehow notify when you are out of character by using 'OOC', '(())', '[[]]', or something similar. ~ All characters must be human, but are allowed to have limited powers and/or skills gained from radiation. ~ Don't be afraid to ask questions ~ Have fun!
>> PM ALL APPLICATIONS TO BLANK OF TANTALUS << pirate
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:54 pm
6.28.07 ~ Group enters the forest where the Contolio base is located. 6.8.07 ~ Introductions take place and the party increases in size with the addition of new characters. 6.2.07 ~ Blank of Tantalus's Birthday! 5.24.07 ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIGASHADOW! 5.11.07 ~ New banners created for the RP! 5.4.07 ~ HiTS: The Continuation is born! A group of travelers are making their way to the CCC.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:56 pm
 >> PM ALL APPLICATIONS TO BLANK OF TANTALUS << pirate
Character Name: Your character's name. Age: Your character's age. Appearance: Your characters physical features and apparel. Include weapons, if any. Mutation: Describe limited powers given by radiation, if any History: Give a short explanation of your character's background. Leave some things to be revealed later, unless you roleplayed in the first HitS. Please include your character's view of Contolio. Blank of Tantalus Character Name: Blank Age: 20 Appearance: Blank has short spiky red hair, hazel eyes, and a toned build. He wears tan shorts, along with a recently acquired black shirt and coat. On his right arm is a golden brace that sparkles in the sun, along with the small gold hoops on his ears. As for weapons, Blank keeps a pistol in a holster on his belt, a dagger is concealed in his left boot, and two ancient scimitars strapped to his back. Finally, tattooed on his chest is the famous insignia of Contolio that he received upon becoming a member of the famous monster-exterminators. Mutation: None from exposure to radiation. The only alteration is from the special serum injected at the same time he obtained the Contolio tattoo, that heightens his abilities beyond that of a normal human. History: Both of Blank's parents died when he was a boy, but not before leaving him in the care of several members of Contolio. His early years were spent in the CCC, where he quickly made friends with the boys in his unit as they trained to be exceptional soldiers. During a mission, however, Blank's best friend, the leader of their group, sacrificed his life to save his, causing Blank to run from the CCC in despair and shame. For a few years now, he has taken on the role of a wandering soldier of Contolio, seeking and destroying any monsters he came across during his travels alone. Recently, Blank met up with others that he found were traveling the world as well, and soon their group increased in size as strong bond of friendship were formed. gigashadow Character Name: Seriph Seffit Age: 24 Appearance: Seriph has messy black hair and crystal blue eyes. Ussually he's found wearing loose jeans and a black t-shirt. He ussually carries a small napsack with varies kedical and food supplies, he also carries a long European style sword. Mutation: None from radiation. Severe training from the person Seriph knows only as 'his master' has given him heighted speed and strength to the point that he is even with most Contolio members. He has extrodinary talent when fighting ior moving through tree. History: Seriph's father was killed by Contolio when he was only 5 years old. He swore to avenge his fathers death by killing every surviving member of Contolio. To do this, on his 18th birthday he began training with someone who hated Contolio as much as Seriph did. After three years of training, Seriph moved into the world to begin his hunt, only to stumble upon a few people that has drastically altered his view of Contolio, now he seeks out the CCC in hopes discovering as much as he can about the nature and motives of the Contolio. gigashadow Character Name: Jania Seffit Age: 21 Appearance: Jania sports long brown hair thats usually in a ponytail when fighting, she also has crystal blue eyes like her brother. She is usually found wearing tight black t-shirts and short blue jeans. She carries around a small napsack, a hip flask, and a bow with a sling of arrows. Mutation: Jania has no mutated powers and no special training. History: Jania was not old enough to remember when her father died, however she was always found in the company of her brother until he left town when she was only 15. Without anyone but her mother, she trained herself how to fight with a bow and arrow, as well as survive in the wilderness. However the call of adventure wasn't strong enough to pull her away from her hometown. She opened up a small bar and grill for the townspeople, but when her brother came back with a small group of supposed friends, she decided she wanted to be a part of the adventure he was having. Mitena Character Name: Avari Dubane Age: 18 Appearance: Avari stands at about 5”4’, with a small, slender form and straight, light coppery-brown hair that reaches mid-back. Her usual attire is something comfortable – often a tank top, jeans, and brown boots. On her back she carries a black backpack with the essentials for travel: food, water, blankets, and first aid. At first glance, she would seem like a normal girl, though sometimes she’s mistaken to be younger than she actually is. Coupled with her shy, quiet nature, her small stature and common appearance keep her unobtrusive and often unnoticed. Look her in the face, though, and everything is changed. Framed by the shorter strands of hair that hang around her face, two large, almond-shaped eyes stare out above lightly freckled cheeks. But her eyes are not any usual color you would expect; they are silver. Mutation: The affects of the radiation on Avari’s body are noticeable in her eyes – the silver color and bright shine in them is obviously unnatural. What is not readily apparent is the further mutation that strange color heralds. The radiation has “gifted” Avari with supersensitive vision; her eyesight is sharper and she can see farther than any normal human can, without losing detail. In addition, she can see clearly at night, much like a nocturnal animal. In fact, if you were to direct a light source at her eyes at night (a flashlight, for example), it would shine with a reflective silver glare, similar to the one you might see if you were to do the same to a dog or cat. History: When Avari was eight years old, her parents and older sister were killed before her eyes. Her grandfather took her in, raising her in another city. She spent her time working in a hospital, concentrating on healing others while trying to forget the past that haunted her. As the years went by, she learned more and more in the hospital. Thanks to her grandfather, she was able to stay in school and study to become a nurse. She worked year-round, and finally graduated early at sixteen. A short while ago, an unlikely group of travelers entered the hospital, and Avari decided to leave the city and go with them. On the night before she left the city, Avari found a small black cat wandering the streets alone. She took him in, and he’s followed her ever since – she recently named him Phoenix. He is curious and intelligent, but rather aloof. Avari dislikes the Contolio because they came too late to save her family, and she’s heard many stories in the hospital of people who were wounded because of delayed reactions on their part. Since she hasn’t heard very many good things about them, she’s regards them with distaste. themasterofpastandpresent Character Name: Akuri Sosha Age: 19 Appearance: Akuri has long black hair that is down to the middle of her back. She usually lets it flow free, but sometimes ties it back. She is about 5'7 and is thin. She usually wears a pair of well worn jeans and a black t-shirt with blue stitching. She wears black tennis-shoes with blue stiching. She has small sapphire earrings, one in each ear. Her weapons are: a dagger strapped to her right wrist that comes down into her hand when she flicks her wrist and a thin, ninja-type sword. Mutation: She has a very small control over fire. She can start candles and sometimes campfires just by thinking about it. Her natural abilities are inhanced a little too. History: She grew up in a rather large village with her parents until she was 14. She was then exiled by the townspeople. She has been traveling ever since, and hasn't seen her parents since she was exiled. She doesn't even know if they are alive or not. Kimiko028 Character Name: Phit Age: 23 Appearance:Long red wavy hair and green eyes are Phit's best features. She was born with fair skin, but all her time spent outdoors has darkened it up. She has many freckles across the top of her cheeks and nose. She is always seen in jeans and black highTop chucks, with a variation on her Tee's. Phit carries a small revolver with her always, but keeps it hiden from veiw of an onlooker. Mutation: Phit wasn't at home when the weapon hit. She lived very close to it though. Phit's body has somehow mutated so that when it feels harm moveing in it's direction, it will vibrate so rapidly that the object, such as a bullet or and blade, will pass right thru. Most of the time. Sometimes this mutation malfunctions and decides that she'll be allowed to get hurt. History: She didn't live far from where the "weapon" hit. Why did I not stay home that week? she thought to herself many times over. She rather be dead sometimes, then alive with her burden and without her family to be there to help her on her way. But no, Phit had been visiting her cousin that week, her whole town was gone in a moment. Not even the top layer of soil survived. The blast killed everything down to the bedRock.Her extended family was killed by the radiaiont. But she survived. JeTwHiTe Character Name: Ryuk Kasimorie Age: 19 Appearance: Black spikey hair, Green eyes and wears loose fiting blue jeans with a white t shirt. He has a belt that carries his weapons which include a rounded sword that points on the dull side. Several throwing daggers and small pistol. Mutation: None History: His knows very little, but watching several lifes suffer. From the beginning well at least as far as he can remember, he had been sent to walk the earth. For him the only way to survive was to fight against the infestation that destroyed hopes. He isn't one to know much about the bomb or Contolio. StoicNinja Character Name: Arashi Kaze Age: 19 Appearance: Medium build and height. Muscular, yet not overly so. Brown hair, seven inches long, parted down the middle, and shaggy. He has blue eyes that are slightly faded. He wears white martial arts style clothes and a dark blue sash tied around his waist. He wears soft martial arts shoes and wears wraps on his hands and forearms. His primary weapon is a leather wrapped steel staff, and he has a set of kukri sheathed at the back of his waist. Mutation: is very fast and agile due to training and posseses above average strength due to mutation. History: Arashi was raised in a small town hearing rumors about the members of Contolio fighting againt the mutated animals that roamed the countrysides and ravaged those that were not equipped to defend themselves against them. He admires them for their courage and determination and hopes to one day ecome a part of their great organization. BishiBeloved Character Name: Sorina Callahan Age: 17 Appearance: Traveling through treacherous nature has left Sorina with deep and prominent scars all over her body, the most distinctive one being a set of claw marks across her face. Battling, as it may seem, does not come naturally to her. She wears her clothes ragged and keeps her father's revolver and backup bullets close at hand... ...you never know what can be lurking in the depths. Mutation: None. History: A year ago, Sorina's future husband was murdered be the vicious monsters who had attacked NYC. Left in despair, Sorina soon found her passion in life: to murder all those who were mutated. Human and animal alike. She is traveling to the CCC to support Contolio's cause, although with her rage, Sorina might accidentally do something she'll regret...
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:57 pm

~ Blank sighed and squinted at the sun as he wiped his brow. Traveling through the plains was no easy task, and he began to feel the tall grass stick to his skin as they maneuvered about. Nevertheless, he was glad that no monsters had appeared as of yet, allowing them to be safe for the time being. There was a nervous sensation in the pit of his stomach, however, that kept him alert and aware of any unusual movement in the grass.
The plains were vast and provided no coverage from the sun or anything else for that matter. The grass was tall, but not all of it was tall enough to hide in, and even then, there was always the risk that something was hiding in the grass with you. Blank just wanted to get through it as fast as they could, and get the others out of harms way. But then again, these days no place was safe.
"Nice day, huh Seriph?" he joked toward his buddy, wiping the sweat from his head once again. Coming to a section of tall grass, Blank took out one of his scimitars and started to cut a path for the others to walk through more easily. "I think we could use a bit more sun," he smirked.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:24 am
Seriph glanced back and forth through the grass as he walked. He maede sure to keep his sister within a few feet of himself in case trouble came. He was always a little overprotective when her well being came to mind.
Then he heard Blanks comment, "Ya, definatly need more sun."
Seriph saw Blank take out his scimitar and start chopping up the path, so Seriph drew his European style sword and walked up near him to help cut the path. "How far out do you think we are?" he asked.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:45 pm
Phit had been travleing on fer own for a little over a year now, from here, to there, to somewhere else. Now She was travleing threw a feild of tall grass. At first it seemed quite easy to her, just slipping threw the grass. Now, many hours later, she was starting were down. Sweat covered her body, she was just about ready to cut her pant legs short, she had already rolled up her shirt so it showed her lower torso. For a moment, she thought she heard someone speaking, but it turned out to be nothing and she continued on ward.Or so she thought it was nothing.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:25 pm
Akuri sighed and plopped onto the ground. She hadn't been traveling for too long, but already she was tired. She laid down on the dewy grass, letting the coolness seep into her body. At a mental prod, a single blade of grass caught fire. She plucked it and waved it around. She was always amused by playing with fire.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 10:23 pm
Blank took another swing at the tall grass before stopping to catch his breath. "Not too sure. I'd say we're close to reaching the end of the plains, but that may be wishful thinking." Placing his hand over his eyes as a shield from the sun he added, "It looks about that way at least." In the distance, Blank could see the start of another forest, thick with trees and plants, and he found himself yearning the shade. It would be cooler at night to travel, but it was also harder to see. Who knew if something was lurking ready to pounce on the unsuspected.
Wiping his blade of some grass, Blank continued to chop onward, matching Seriph's pace.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:35 pm
"Looking at that forest, I'd say we'll reach it before sunset at least, probably 3 or 4 hours out." Seriph said. He paused for a few moments before whispering so that no one else could hear him, "How far is it from the forest to the command center?"
Seriph hoped no urgency flowed from his voice but for some reason he felt like he alone was being followed. By whom he couldn't say, but he felt uneasy, but Seriph knew once he got back to the trees he would be fine. Whatever might be watching him would be no match for him if he got to the trees.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 5:41 pm
As she walked onward, sweat dripped into her eyes. Many a time she had to stop and rest. Now she heard another sound from another place then herself. Instead of talking, though, this time she heard what seemed to be a swishing sound. "swish-swish" She stoped.. "swish-swish" She stood dead still.. "swish-swish" What is that? As Phit moved forward, she did it slowly and quietly, straining her ears to hear more. Now she heard slightly heavy breathing.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:25 pm
Akuri stopped waving the blade of grass. She had heard footsteps. She was sure of it. She listened carefully, and, when her curiosity got the better of her, stood up slowly to look. Standing there was a woman with wavy red hair. She looked like she had been listening too.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 9:19 pm
((Gigashadow, what do you think happened to Mitena?))
Blank thought for a moment. "Hard to say. It's been so long." Truth was, it had been years since he had been to the CCC. After witnessing his best friend, Zidane, move into the line of a monster's attack to save him, Blank ran away and attempted to push the memories of his past to nonexistance. He didn't want to remember the way his unit leader shouted his name before shoving him out of the way. He didnt want to remember the sound of the mutant's appendage piercing his skin. Nor the blood that spilled. Nor the look on Zidane's face. Nor the pallor of his skin in the infirmary. And he couldn't remember. Because he had never forgotten. Flashes of his life as a soldier of Contolio had always stayed with him. The good and the bad.
Though Blank lost part of himself while living as a wandering member of Contolio for the past few years, meeting his new comrades had given him a new beginning. And now they were trying to get to the place that he had tried to escape so desparately. And yet, at the same time, he knew all along that he would return someday.
Trying to ressurect images of the surrounding area, Blank said, "I think there's still a good about of land to cover before we get there. But we're making good progress." Stopping a moment to once again wipe the grass stuck to his blade, Blank suddenly froze completely. "Seriph," he whispered in a serious tone. Moving slowly, he then crouched closer to the ground, keeping his eyes just above the tall grass.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:16 pm
As she silently listened, the swishing stoped. Slowly, a chick's head appeared from over some shorter grass. Phit froze completely, even stoped breathing for a moment. Her mind raced, contiplateing what she should do. Her eyes locked with the other's, and she waited for her to make the first move.
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