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El-Hazard Online RPG / Re: Ch.3 - The Week After.

« on: November 18, 2003, 01:25:11 pm »

OOC: I hope this is okay ^^'
Can rewrite can rewrite, daijobu^^
BIC
The darkness. Feared by humans, welcomed by the phantom tribe, source of mysteries and uncountable stories.

Shitia liked the darkness. Or, more precisely, the absolute "darkness" of nothingness. No sound, no light.
A thing she hardly felt. Her senses usually registered even small movements far below in the ground, which, probably, was supposed to enable her to sense incoming digging bugrom. Just one of the things that had lost most of its use. And thus, got very annoying. How could you rest properly when so many things would distract you? The scientists back then certainly had not thought of that. But that was expected. They had not seen demons as things on human level, but instead just weapons that were conveniently formed to be hidden away in the entourage easier.

Currently, she was in the outer rim of the current "home" of the tribe - the main one that is - sitting on a stone, resting her body against the wall. Several phantoms were out there, within shouting range, waiting for her request. She did not mind them - and did not see them as a nuisance either - but she did not need them either. While some were rather protective, she was no old lady, in the conventional sense.

She heard the messenger more than half a minute before he actually came. He was not particularily loud, but sound echoed well in these caverns.
The light came a couple of seconds later - phantom tribe members, too, needed some light to be able to actually see - and she sighed.

There was no point in complaining, though. It was inevitable.

"Mother?" the young phantom asked respectfully, before entering the cavern.

"I take it that Nahato wants to see me, Kitere." Shitia said, judging from the garment of the messenger. He belonged to the inner circle around Nahato, the uncrowned leader of these people. A token of respect, which was fairly cute, especially because Shitia just considered every phantom to be the same - on rank, not on his name. She remembered every phantom clearly, and could name all of them she had ever seen before.

The phantom, though, blushed slightly. For some reason, it always embarassed them when she would remember their names, while usually only having seen them once or twice in their lives. To spare him future embarassment, Shitia stood up. "I was waiting." she said, giving the man a weak smile. "I, too, want to meet this 'traveller'. So do not worry, you did not disturb me."

The rather young phantom nodded, and began leading the way back.
Although technically, it had not been needed. Of course not. Shitia had, after all, helped actually making this place. Being a demon had been advantageous in that subject. But she let him have the illusion. There was no point in showing of, and there was no harm in not knowing everything, especially if it pleased him. Shitia liked if they were pleased because of her. Atleast these people were. Before she met them, people had only known terror or hate upon meeting her. But then, she had not really noticed it. It had been beyond her grasp, just like most thoughts. Clouded, far away.
But that was the past.


"So, what do you think of the traveller?" Shitia asked, looking at the current leader of these - her - people. She belonged to them.

Shitia was quite an oddity for Nahato. She had always been there, and never had submitted to direct commands, not even from Galus. At one time, she had clearly rejected a decision Galus had made - without flinching, she had let him scream at her. Nahato had not forgetten her expression, though. It had been sad. Disappointed. It had been new to him that there was someone who actually was not under Galus direct control. Like a human priestess, this creature did as she pleased. And the people liked her. Some even worshipped her. He still wondered why this creature - a demon - was sticking so hard with his people. Even the real lunatics had not managed to drive her away. There was one historical tale that had her rescuing the very same ruler who had previously banished her for not obeying his wish to kill the Roshtarian Queen. Thus, that man had started one of the worst catastrophys in the history of the tribe on this world, but still, she had saved him, and all that she had managed. Had she not been banished. Nahato had snorted at that - historical fables with a morale were not really his cup of tea. But it still puzzled him. But in the end, it did not matter much. She never openly opposed a ruler, and only stopped helping him or her if she disapproved of his or her practice. Galus had been one of the few rulers she had not helped at all. Maybe he had died because of that, as well. Some more support back then might have saved him. Especially support of -that- kind.
But that was the past. She apparently did not mind his goals - that is why he had not many problems with her. Apparently, it was her goal as well to ensure the permanent safety of the phantom tribe - the reason he tolerated her, despite her being a person of such unclear motive. However, her having a second goal made just no sense - it was ridiculous, and merely a thought spawned by the paranoia of his own planning ability.

"I wished to talk with you about the traveller," he said after a while. Not that she did mind that, she never seemed to mind delays. Nahato assumed that time was, to her, merely a different cup of tea.

Shitia nodded. "Yes...my wish is the same. I guess I will see him later...I have to verify his intentions myself."

Had Nahato not expected such a behaviour, then he would have narrowed his eyes. She never asked on things like that. She just announced it, and expected it to happen. But oh well - there were worse things. And he had wanted this anyway.

"We have made quite a progress with him. He does not even mind the cause of the massacre, and believes us."

"Then he is wise..." Shitia said, and tilted her head slightly. "Most would have been disgusted. I am happy that he was not."

"Just understand that it is essential that he will not turn against us, you understand?" Nahato asked.

"I know. " Shitia answered slowly. "But if he will, then you will not have to worry. I will make him vanish. Regardless how tough the matter. You do not have to worry about this."

"Good" Nahato answered, nodding. As expected. "he is in the guest quarters. As you will have expected already"

Shitia nodded. "Of course" she answered, and turned around. "Do not worry. I know what I am doing. I have the same goal as you."

She paused, and looked down slightly. "I too wish for this situation to end. But not the way Galus wanted it."

She left, after having made her point clear. She usually would remind Nahato every once in a while. It was also due to that that there has not been another attempt to tinker with the eye, not the odd human attempt to stop it. They had no true understanding of the actual technology, and only rudimentairy knowdledge - it were Ifurita and the traveller from earth, Makoto, who knew - and they were gone, for now. Since a while.

Itamar was in his room - probably studing. Shitia smiled softly, as she knocked, waited a modest pause, to give him time to finish any business he had been doing and/or dress properly, and then entered.
"Hello, Itamar from earth" she spoke in a calm, soft voice, as she entered. "I am CTA. I am the demon of the phantom tribe, so to say, their heart of darkness."

Quite an usual introduction indeed, which should suffice. While she had no intention of scaring him away, or something(he had, after all, considered the phantoms to be demons, Shitia had heard, and thus most likely used the word in a negative context), she prefered to lay the facts down. She had no intentions of hiding anything. It would be pointless...

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El-Hazard Online RPG / Re: *OOC* Post Character Specs!

« on: November 18, 2003, 12:59:22 am »

Thanks thanks ^^

Anyhow - save the caste system, most of these things are things I'd actually have considered canon(and the first thing I employed like that in something I plan as well, and the illusionairy storytelling I had mentioned in another EH RPG once - you never were there though, so you can't know. Good that the ideas are so similar ^^''' makes it easier)
Making them saints would be pointless anyhow. People always do things that are wrong, provided with time, and as they say, even with good intentions, a path to hell can be made ^^ Besides, it'd be boring to make them saints and then have them plot to destroy Roshtaria/human nations as it is now.

I have no problem with either. My character might probably be involved with 4) - after all, she's a witness. Maybe she came pretty much because now Itamar is considered "safe" enough? While being a demon, she has become rather careful - after all, her shape isn't exactly the best, and fights might damage her a lot more than its good for her, in the long run, so caution is advised - and fitting with the Phantom Tribe^^.

Later today, after university, I'll read the postings you mentioned, and try to fit in. Thats okay? ^^'


Edit: Two Iffy's have to work together! Wee! *blows the RPG up after stumbling suddenly*

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El-Hazard Online RPG / Re: *OOC* Post Character Specs!

« on: November 17, 2003, 05:16:54 pm »

Here I go. If it sucks, I'll rewrite it as usual ^^

-Name CTA-005    (shitia, which I will use from now on)
-Age 20000+, active most of the time, not counting "resting"
-Birthdate: Meansured in a calendar that has lost its meaning
-Location: Phantom Tribe
-Occupation: Demon Goddess (of corruption), Phantom Tribe protector
-Previous Occupation: Nuker of cities, silent assassin, slayer of many
-Height very tall - probably normal for a demon, though
-Hair Color - deep black
-Eye Color - red
-Blood Type - altered, similar to A

Physical description: See Picture(short one here. pic will be better)
Tall, kneelong black hair, which is rather scruffy, blood red eyes, thick lines below the eyes, (she does not "sleep" at all), depressed look, a grey top-thing(a little like a tank top, just arabic style - somewhat like runes) and a long grey skirt(slit over left leg), all of that with a really pale complexion.
On her leg she'd have some sort of tatoo or runes, but she would lack jewelry. She also wears long gloves, and also light shoes, both colored the same as her other clothing. The top and skirt are somewhat accentuating her body, but without being -too- tight (more arabic here)

Mental Description: Shitia is a lone woman. Most she has met have perished long ago. People she called friends, even the few lovers she probably had, have already turned to dust millenias ago.
And it shows. While she has learned to hide her lonelyness, she does not show many happy emotions, in fact she does not show many emotions at all, anymore, and usually appears to be fairly cold and/or depressed. The rings beyond her eyes are actually not makeup, but a sign - since she IS organic in party - that she rarely sleeps. Reason is, she can't do that much. Unlike humans, she is cursed with a flawless memory. Which means that she cannot just forget painful things, and things she has to do, yet which she knows to be wrong. She has burdened herself with several sins, including "disposing" of possible treats to "her" people - and as a being which DOES have moral obligations, this does become a problem.
While a human who would be troubled like she is would probably just give up, she does not let herself do this. This is a relic of her control program, and most of what actually does keep her going: To, somehow, archive peace. In any means neccessairy. She is willing to take much more terrible things upon her soul in the process, though - she has not much to loose, anyway, knowing that she won't last another thousand years in any way.

Powers:
Oh there's a couple, naturally. Like flight, perfect memory(photographic), using her powers without a power key staff(since this method had not been created yet), several fighting skills, including general - fast - martial artistic-like skills, supported by the North Capital fighting style, which she uses rather to accelerate and speed around instead of just nuking things like Shayla does, making it a rather FAST way.
Add in a couple of stealth skills, and you are set. Its a demon. What did you expect?

Flaws:
A couple, 20000 years take their toll. First, the perfect memory. Thats actually a flaw. Second, her body itself. Its not in the best shape, and some parts are rather failing and thus require her to pay attention or attempt to fix it...somehow. She can't go at her full power anymore, as that'd simply overload her. She can probably take a priestess or two, but three would defeat her if they don't act just stupid and goof up Majorly(thats a pun).
Also, she has to regain energy more often than others, and often, in combat, maneuvers requiring more energy will start with her absorbing some energy(not of attacks but of the surroundings - either like Kalia did, or just by doing it with light) - which shows that she will attack(it would darken around her noticably by day.
Recharging itself takes a while as well - the more energy(light, warmth) is around the higher the speed of recharging.


History:
Shitia is one of the earlier models of the group that would later be known as "Demon Gods".
Thus, she is quite farther from perfection in comparison to, say, Ifurita, possessing many flaws Ifurita would never have. She was not built as a weapon of mass destruction as such, although her abilities of old would have sustained to cause severe damages. Her intended purpose had been infiltration and assassination - it was later that her creators noticed the potential in her class and used her for other means - usually cleaning up after other attacks. And cleaning up did not mean just clearing the dust... Upon that foundation, other Demons were made, culminating in the "Ifurita" feared upon all of El Hazard even millenias after the war.
Shitia had several flaws though, not all of them of her actual "construction"(or better: altering of an actual human being in a way most would see as magic these days), but rather of her mind...
She(and some others like her, for that regard) had already been reported for unrealiability and somewhat sporadic odd behaviour, so she would have been "erased" sooner or later anyhow. However, that never happened. During that time, Shitia was sent to destroy the remains of a small city, to make sure that all the inhabitants were killed. It was war, after all. However, there she met something that was alien to her. Beings, close to human, yet clearly not, shivering in fear of this world, hiding in the shadows to escape the light that was too bright for them. It was then that her control program finally felt down. She just could not kill them.

She now was, for the first time she could remember, left to decide what to do. Her decision resembled what the human she had once been, before being turned into CTA-005, the demoness, would have done - she took pity. Ever since then, she has accompagned this small race of people. It was her who provided the initial plans for their future shelter - actually a connected system of caves and storages meant to sustain people that had already been made to leave this world months before, forcefully...
At first she had just been a saviour, who was greatly welcomed. Later, she served as some sort of tribe mother or priestess, and, due her memory, was what preserved the tradition up to this day. ironically, it was also her who kept the hate for all that time. She remembered everything, and did not lie to the phantoms about it, thus never allowing their past to be forgotten. She has not realized that, though.



Spanner, I'd still like..that info---prettyplease T_T pm discussion?

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El-Hazard Online / Re: El-Hazard Cosplay?

« on: November 17, 2003, 03:21:10 pm »

If I'd be more feminine and/or more cute, then I'd do IFurita right away, including anything, and not worry about anything. Alas, I am not. Which sucks.

I even had detailed sketches once. But well...yes, my gender is nasty =/

Thats the only char I'd have interest in in El Hazard. The only other I could cosplay would be Makoto as Fatora or Fatora herself. Anyone else would be too...odd. My hair won't work with that and theres no way I'd cut it. ^^ ever.

As for respect - nah, normal =) Did Ukyo once *smiles* So I don't think its that special
Only thing you really have to pay attention to is the cut. You can so easily mess up horribly nnd only notice when sewing everything together. Ie: Work totally crap, failure. =/

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El-Hazard Online / Re: Fanfic inquiry O.o

« on: November 17, 2003, 03:16:31 pm »

*mutters REALLY nasty curses about a certain Fatora-loving persons, rips a paper to shreds, and has to rethink a certain girl's past*

^^''' It sucks
Yes, of course that character would be mentioned. Yes, I am lame

As for Parnasse, I guess I'll merely send him back to where he came from. I have most of the characters in fairly important positions already(well, even including Fatora, for a while Yeah I like her lots too!), and mostly in groups, and he doesn't fit into any. He'd probably be funny glomping on a certain character, but two other characters will do that, so he'd just be bland. Most of the things between him and Fatora have been done as well. As for Kauru, yeah, I guess I'll know what to do with her. I won't have her appear most of the time, only when it makes sense to do so. I just can't write for her, especially not after a certain incident on a certain ML ^^''''
I even found a role for Rune. Take THAT

Ohwell. Since most of the planning for my chapters is done, I guess I should just write some up and get ripped apart by everyone. I wouldn't even know where to put it ^^' Where would I? ^^'  


Anyhow...

*just glomps the screenshots and doesn't let go*

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Non-El-Hazard Topical Discussions / Re: What would YOU like to see?

« on: November 17, 2003, 12:22:12 am »

That was the guy who ascanned them and for some wierd reason colored and mirrored them as well? Dooky posted that to some ML years ago - that guy, too, has disappeared(after finishing 2 volumes he suddenly deleted all of it, no clue why ^^') That was a big shame.

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El-Hazard Online / Re: Fanfic inquiry O.o

« on: November 16, 2003, 12:57:01 am »

Ohwell. Time to think what to do with Quawoor and Parnasse then ^^ Quawoor  - bootcamp? She certainly needs training. Hum hom...

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Non-El-Hazard Topical Discussions / Re: Final Fantasy XI

« on: November 16, 2003, 12:55:46 am »

>_<

Atlus...

Disgaea... consuming vital life essence... Can't last much longer... Only two hundred hours invested... Must keep playing... Must unlock Majin class... Must defeat Priere and Majorly... What? Still six endings left to see? Unghhh...

*CLUNK!*  @_@

*NODS**NODS*NODS*

Majorly <3 Rhapsody =)
That game(Disgaea) is soo great. And a vampire. A vampire who sucks away human life indeed.

But its just so much fun...

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Non-El-Hazard Topical Discussions / Re: What would YOU like to see?

« on: November 15, 2003, 03:22:16 pm »

Dragon Half is great too, if you manage to hold the people inside the room. Some are scared by the bad animation(idiots -.-)


I prefer the manga though - more slime princess, she's great - but... =/ Its not translated by anyone anywhere X[

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El-Hazard Online / Re: Fanfic inquiry O.o

« on: November 15, 2003, 12:45:47 pm »

GOOD that you posted that. I apparently a)need to completely read the Wolfe-Story again, and b)change my plot considerably. ^_^ Since I had a similar thing with another character. And thats a no-no ^^'

Thankyou T_T Good that I asked, I didn't know that it was like that. *shortens the entire Holy War part extremely, as no fic save Dookys can stand against Wolfe's Oo'* *shrugs and cuts a chapter away*
*now wonders if he should completely disregard alternative world too *

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Non-El-Hazard Topical Discussions / Re: What would YOU like to see?

« on: November 15, 2003, 12:38:33 pm »

Ak. I just read through this again, and noticed a NOTICABLE amount of lack of Excel Saga. Come On O.o That series is licensed and makes fun at every anime in existance, NOT putting it up is a crime ^^'

Especially episode 4(so many people like these stupid dating games >> well, that IS one of them, as an episode. ), Episode 10(cute animals are always a win!), and Episode 23-25(end-time fantasy, Fist of the North Star type, just with Excel as the main fighter her killer move is NASTY )

And since Excel has no plot whatsoever, showing 1st and 2nd ep, the power rangers ep, the two android ep, and then 23-25,  won't be a problem since it has no plot and thus nothing can be spoiled.

Save the Pedro. And that doesn't count ^^

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El-Hazard Online / Re: El Hazard OVA 3

« on: November 15, 2003, 07:37:27 am »

You mean how you were going on vacation with him? That sounds so much like your evil plots ^_^

You could go visit these amusement parks and go roller coaster and stuff. It'd be so sweet!

Another great idea would be to just let it go easy and go to a park with your sister and him that'd be so much fun and everyone would be happy. So evil.

Sounds good, right? ^^ Just what do you mean with "horribly killing" though? You're not thinking of *blush* hugging?

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El-Hazard Online / Re: Fanfic inquiry O.o

« on: November 15, 2003, 01:17:18 am »

Well more or less primarily dealing with the holy war, in the sense that it'd have a big chunk dealing with that. ^^ Not in the sense of "its just there", more like "lets solve it, lets make a possible and fitting version of it, including stuff about demons, and fit that into a big story".

Only "holy war" would spoil my fun. You know. Since, you will know that I really have this nasty habit of wanting to include one or two particular characters from a particular picture and a particular radio drama and just plot how to do so properly and then building everything around it. Which shows, since I just bought two EH things because it had said character on it ^_^'''
She's on two avatars by now. And besides, I always thought that Fatora and her would make atleast one very hilarious scene.

aaaanyhow, as for said fanfic: Its pretty much this, in a total story that made sense. I really like a coherent ackstory nowadays and a stream of logic behind it(well, I don't mind chance encounters sometimes, but its moe like that I dislike the alternative world type of "okay lets just have things happen randomly and hope they add up to a plot" - which would have happened to said old one. I think my new turning of said one should turn out better, although I am not totally sure of it.)

It IS, however, basically the same base idea.
Just remade.

Which is, like, totally obvious. I have to write for HER.^^'

Thats what happened to the old one. The old devilish fate of any story I write, then discontinue, and then go back to it: I'll always be embarassed by it to the point of not wanting to read it again and thus just write the basic premise again in a slightly altered way.
I don't know why my own work embarasses me like that. I probably just am too picky^^


AAAAAAAANYHOW! Thanks a LOT for the help or reassurance. I'd not think that way *shrugs* which makes this thread pointless now. Waah.

*prints out your posting for future references and goes off happily copying Dookys great story *

yeah, the "very different" is taken as a compliment, even if you hadn't said it >=3

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Non-El-Hazard Topical Discussions / Re: Final Fantasy XI

« on: November 15, 2003, 01:07:58 am »

Well, I'm not much of a FF fan myself(I am a long-time advocate of it being a rather mediocre series), but I'll play it. Whenever FF it is around here. Which, as I might say with pointing out to Tsukasa, might take ages.

I like MMORPGs as such tho. They're fun if yiou have friends there =)


As for Square + Enix = bad, then I ask: Why? Enix is NOT a burden. They have games that spank Square so hard they'd be still crying the next week XP Particularily Star Ocean 3. I so love that game, despite the fact that I don't understand a single word of it. Shows something And their Dragon Warriour series is much more popular in Japan than Final Fantasy(yeah, thats a fact =P the japanese never form such long lines for a mere Final Fantasy). So its actually pretty fair =)

(nono not wishing to start the eternal "Square is superiour!111one" war all over again, its just that theres a lot of great companies, Square is just one of them(debatable ))


<- is a sucker for Atlus and Tri-Ace games anyway - Square does neither


And yes, Irfanview absolutely rocks. Have it as well, and can only say that it was an investment(of 2 minutes searching) well spent! =) Only thing it can't do is decreasing colors. It sucks at it ^^

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El-Hazard Online / Fanfic inquiry O.o

« on: November 14, 2003, 04:00:09 pm »

Uhm, yeah. Sorry.

I assume everyone here knows lots about El Hazard fanfiction, right?

Well, my question in particular deals about these. While Dooky resulted FAR better than I ever could and even had some ideas I had, some idea of mine STILL does not want to leave my head. Which is why I'll probably, after more than two years, I'm going to put it down, else it'll haunt me to death.

Now, that'd be pointless if I'd just end up writing a clone. Which is why I carefully looked at Dookys one and am now satisfied thinking I did not completely made a clone. Despite having one common element >_<'


Well, question would be:
-are there any good ElHazard Fanfics specially dealing with the Holy War? Especially about its participants, Arjah, the Eye of God, Demon Gods, Kalia, and so on?
-are there any major finished Fanfics dealing with the phantom tribe and any possible plan of theirs? =)


Uhm, sorry if I sound dumb. Its just that I don't remember every fanfic, and lack the time to read everyone, so I rather ask. If that was stupid to ask, jhust delete this topic. ^^'