Soul Calibur

"Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold."

Long ago, the sword was forged by a man.

The sword at first bore no significance or power at its creation. However over years, the sword was tainted by hatred and bloodshed, thus it became a demonic weapon.

The sword known as Soul Edge… Not many know what it really is. Some considered it the sword of Salvation, others simply thought of it as a powerful weapon. However, the truth was that it was an evil sword. It slowly devoured the soul of the wielder and those who sought it were virtually asking for destruction.

After its destruction after all the havoc it had caused, the king had thought that the despicable cursed sword will surely reappear and cause more pain and turmoil.

This ill omen steeled the king's resolve. For the sake of humanity and the world, he had vowed that he would do whatever it took to create a divine blade that could fight against Soul Edge. He had enlisted the aid of the greatest sage in existence in order to achieve his awe-striking goal.

They had together attempted creating this sword from fragments of Soul Edge that had been purified, after many failed attempts; they had succeeded in forging the sword. They named this blade Soul Calibur.

Soul Calibur needed to be protected until the return of Soul Edge.
So it was protected all the way to the late sixteenth century.
The infamous Soul Edge was known to have returned.

You are seeking down Soul Edge for whatever cause you are after. Whether you wish to wield the blade and be filled with great power, or whether you wish to destroy it. Whether you will slay countless warriors, or die trying. Whether you travel alone, or team up with others. Will you be noble or a terror that strikes fear into the hearts of others by the mere mention of your name?

The choice is yours.

For this is your tale, of souls and swords.

Notes: In your sign up, do not use any characters that have appeared in the games, or any character that you didn't create yourself. Also note that, this is set in a custom land that I have created myself and all characters start in a place known as Spica, the training grounds for becoming a verified warrior, just like in weapon master of Soul Calibur 2. The places will be different, except I am naming all the cities after the brightest stars, so if you wish to create your own city, town or whatever please refer to this link.

I would also like to say, don't be afraid of taking the lead and adding new adventures to the plot, as I haven't planned things yet and I probably will only want full control in the ending place. Obviously all PC rules apply, and no killing other characters without their permission and don't even ask to kill somebody else off, only if they ask you. Anyway, here is the sign up-sheet you need to, uh… sign up with… Yeah.

Oh, one last thing, all the nameless characters in the plot are nameless because their names simply unknown. ( Or Namco just isn't telling us.)

Name: Your character's full name, duh.

Age: In years thanks, and keep the age appropriate, no 10 year olds and whatever.

Personality: I would like at least 4 good descriptive sentences about this. No rush jobs either; I wanna be able to know how they will react to things.

Appearance: Yeah, I'd like four sentences here too; I want to be able to picture your character in my head.

Birthplace: What country and state they were born in.

Height: If you can, please use the metric system. But if you can't that's ok.

Weight: Same thing with height, metric if possible.

Birth date: Month and day born, no need for year.

Blood Type: Y'know, like AB, O positive, whatever it is.

Weapon: What type of weapon they use, please keep it limited to one type, and if it is an uncommon or foreign weapon, please provide some information or give a link.

Weapon description: Describe what their actual weapon that they have and set out with looks like, also give their weapon's name. (If applicable.)

Discipline: Who they trained under, how they were trained?

Family: Well, about family, all dead, do they have siblings?

History: This is what they have done all the way up until they got to Spica training grounds. Well the important stuff at least. Also here, you should mention why they are looking for Soul Edge.

OOC: Hmm, looks interesting. Soul Calibur FTW. ^^

Name: Gin Yoriko
Age: 16

Personality: Yoriko is a clown of all clowns. Ditzy and bubbly, she loves to smile, and she'll be the first to laugh all her troubles away. She's kind of spacey at the same time, as when someone insults her, she usually takes it as if the person were talking to someone else, or as if there was absolutely no way that person was saying that she was the one who was stupid and clumsy. A dreamer, Yoriko tries her very hardest to be the bright shining light in everyone's lives, and though she has a strange ability to get bored of something within seconds, she always finds a way to entertain herself with something new, while finishing up whatever she already started. This is a particular problem during serious fights, as she usually finds her own serious-ness dwindling after a few seconds, and usually ends up just rolling around on the floor dodging attacks while moaning that she's bored out of her mind. Yoriko could very easily be labelled as suffering from 'ADHD', but this would only happen by someone who has never seen someone who was actually under the effects of the disease. Yoriko is simply just a very happy-go-lucky optimist that finds things boring after the first few minutes thus making it hard for her to keep focused.

Appearance: Yoriko's outfit is rather strange, and is certainly true to the fact that she was once a circus performer. Wearing a black, mandarin collared sleeveless dress, she wears a pair of sheer sleeves that are ridiculously long, starting at her elbows and at least two whole arm lengths long, taking an iridescent white color. Yoriko's performance as a contorionist is well known with these sleeves, as she can use them as an extension of her right hand, using Hyoujin with ease due to Hyoujin's extremely light build. However, with Uta, the long sleeves cannot grasp the weight and the same goes for other heavy weapons. The sleeves are also used to hide Yoriko's movements, as their shimmering sheen are rather distracting. The dress itself only reaches halfway down her thigh's, but a pair of black shorts that rise a tad higher then the skirt of the dress are worn underneath, so that Yoriko have complete mobility, as it is her legs that are the most flexible of all. On her feet are a pair of black ballet shoes with only two straps on top of her feet to keep the shoes in place. The ballet slippers are soft-split-sole shoes, for maximum felixibility. Yoriko's hair is an ashen black, her bangs choppy and extremely feathered, brushed to slightly bend towards the left of her face. Her pale face is framed by two long pieces of hair, which share the same choppy quality as her bangs, while the rest of her hair is pulled into a bun that has long stands of hair sticking out of the sides.

Birthplace: Okinawa, Japan

Height: 158 cm.

Weight: 53 kg.

Birth date: April 19th

Blood Type: AB+

Weapon: Dual Tonfa, Hyoujin and Uta.

Weapon description: Yoriko's Tonfa are elongated to be as long as her arms. The left Tonfa, Uta, is extremely heavy, and has a regular rounded shaft. The right Tonfa's shaft is made like a blade, essentially a sword in the shape of a tonfa, which is why it's called Hyoujin. Both tonfa's are silver in color with black handles, Uta having black caps on the ends to keep the heavy weights inside the hollow shaft.

Discipline: Yoriko worked as a performer in a circus, her act including her main role as a contortionist blended with gymnastics. She spent most of her years performing, and also learned how to fight during performance. She used two wooden tonfa against a staff user once every week in a performance, training with various tonfa users for different fighting displays during the other days, and molded her own style by combining her frightening flexibility and speed. Thus, her attacks are flashy and rather showy.

Family: Mother - Harumei Hana - Alive - Harumei Hana lives alone in a small cabin in the northern forests of Japan. She is seclusive, and has long gone insane, thus is seperated from other's. Yoriko has no recollection of her mother, and is unaware that she is still alive.

Father - Gin Sonousuke - Deceased - Sonousuke died when Yoriko was 3, of an unknown sickness that is said to have slightly transferred to Yoriko's mother, thus making her insane, as the sickness was a sort of induced paranoia. Yoriko has no recollection of her father, and is unaware that he is dead.

History: After her father died and her mother lost her mind, Yoriko was sent to a travelling circus, so that she could be around more people to keep her mind off of her own family. However, to any logical mind, this was a stupid notion, and indeed, the elder of her village was no logical man. She quickly asked where her own family was, and she was never given an answer. Thus, the issue ceased, and Yoriko quickly stopped asking, as she was involved in rigorous exercises that would turn her into a flexible monster, someday one of the main attractions of the travelling circus. The ringmaster had watched a performing fight and decided to teach Yoriko the methods to use a weapon that was non-fatal, a pair of tonfa. She was thus labelled the 'Flexible Fighter', as her circus name. However, being apart of a travelling circus, she heard many many stories, and the story of Soul Edge caught her interest. She listened with great intent and found that whoever was possessed by the sword gained great, powerful, and horrifying powers. Asking around the village, the elder told her that a long time ago, a family lived there, and the father had seen and touched the sword. He was an average blacksmith who had one enormous stroke of misfortune to come across the sword.

But when he returned, the sword had already left his body, and left the man mindless and insane. The mother tried her very best to tend to the zombie-like man, but soon lost her sanity as well. In fear, the elder told Yoriko that he snatched the family's only daughter away from them, secluding them and keeping her in hiding for months. When the father finally passed away, the mother was sent away, and the girl was sent on a travelling circus, much like the one that Yoriko was apart of. Yoriko wondered if this was her past, and though she had no memories of herself at the age of 3, she set off in search of Soul Edge to discover whether her history was really as cloudy and stormy as the elder had depicted the story of the young girl...

OOC: Oh, I remember this from the discussion thread. It looks good Sephiroth+.

Name: Li Meiling

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Personality: Meiling is a serious person who will do whatever it takes to accomplish her goal. She is unafraid of confrontation and will speak her mind regardless of the situation. Because of this, she often gets into arguments and if opposed, can become very stubborn. She fights for what she wants and does not concede defeat on any level until she has been proven wrong.
Despite her upfront and brash nature, Meiling does have a more calm and caring attitude towards her family and very close friends. She will support them whenever necessary, but expects the same treatment in return. Due to her upbringing and experience, Meiling has become unnecessarily sarcastic, but does not let this affect her interaction with others that may provide her with more information on the fabled sword. This often annoys those associated with her, as it tends to provoke her initial stubborn attitude, but she will swallow her pride if it were to detour her from her goal.

Appearance: Meiling's main attire involves a long ceremonial dress, decorated with detailed patterns across the front, sides and back of the garment. The dress opens from the neckline, extending across both arms and reaches further down covering her torso and legs. The dress parts across the front of her torso before being tied together by a supporting cummerbund across the waist. The dress then continues down and over her legs before completely covering her feet.
Each sleeve of the robe is extended across both arms and reach just short of her fingertips. The hemline of each arm is layered against the sleeves of her inner dress and comes just short of each hand's palm. The inner dress itself provides a thin undercoat for cushioning against the over dress and for general support.
Thin floral patterns decorate the ends of the dress's hemlines and sleeves, and are stitched directly into the material. The main body of the dress is of a faded maroon colour, while its floral patterns are stitched using thin white thread.

Underneath her dress's waist, Meiling also sports a pair of tight knee-long pants that cover her groin and upper thighs. The pants are also of a white colour, matching her inner dress top.

Furthermore, Meiling often adorns small slip-on shoes that reach just above her ankle bone. These are often hidden from view underneath of her initial cover dresses and undergarments.

She also sports two iron rings on each arm and has made the point of never removing them. Each ring spans 8.5 centimetres wide and are gold in colour.

Birthplace: Hong Kong, China

Height: 160cm

Weight: 56kg

Birth date: March 25

Blood Type: B+

Weapon: Deer Horn Knives

Weapon description: Deer Horn Knives are specialised Chinese bladed weapons consisting of two steel crescents crossing. This crossing produces four curved, claw-like points, one of which is extended as the main blade. The user grips the wrapped middle of the lengthened crescent with the other acting as a hand guard.

The Deer Horn Knives are normally used against longer weapons such as spear, sword, broadsword, or any weapon which uses safe distances to attack from. They are mainly used in trapping an opponent's weapon in aid of tying up or breaking the opponent's weapon, disarming the opponent and other close combat applications.

Discipline: Meiling had learnt one of the few martial arts available for students in Hong Kong, under the influence of the capital's martial arts' school. She was taught in group and individually by the school's only teacher. She left the school after five years of training in response to family matters that forced her to abandon her education. She then continued training under her own influence by repeating exercises she learnt during her training.

Family: Meiling's family had completely fallen apart by the time she was eleven-years-old. Her parents had gotten into numerous disputes after relocating, one resulting in the death of her mother. Her father had killed her mother during an argument concerning debts he owed to a number of the villagers for being able to afford their recent lifestyle. The argument also brought up her father's affair with one of the villager's wives, where she had become pregnant and bore a daughter, ten years Meiling's junior.

Soon after the discovery of her mother's death, Meiling's father left the village. Still young, Meiling was taken in by the same village wife that had had an affair with her father, and was brought up together with her half-sister.

History: Meiling had spent the majority of her life being brought up in a comfortable and privileged environment. Her family led a relatively peaceful and prosperous lifestyle in Hong Kong's capital, even though they were considered second-class citizens.

She attended daily martial arts classes and learnt all she knew from her academics and peers. There she trained in the soft style of Chinese martial arts, Baguazhang, known for its diverse weaponry. This was also where Meiling had acquired her first set of Deer Horn Knives, used in her style of fighting.

She was also home schooled by her parents and learnt much about the history of the country, as well as other foreign lands from which another interest of hers derived. She had come across information on a sword known as Soul Edge, a sword known to devour the souls of those who seek its destructive power. Learning of a weapon so powerful only encouraged her interest, and soon, she devoted all of her time to finding and obtaining the ultimate sword. Her desire to do so, derived from her time after being forced to leave the capital's martial arts school.

The capital of Hong Kong had become unstable during the earlier periods of the sixteenth century. Its economy had become unproductive and many of the capital's residents were forced out of corrupted businesses due to the lack of support and the sudden inflation.

Meiling's family was heavily affected by the country's collapse and along with many other second-class and below citizens, were forced to leave the country or risk losing everything they had. With no significant financial support, Meiling and her parents relocated to a small village in the country, where they managed to afford a small home and sufficient jobs to survive.

However, after moving from Hong Kong to her new country home, she spent the remainder of her childhood and teenage years under the care of her foster parents.
Her father had become indebted to several of the villagers with loans that he had borrowed to start a new life in the village. Her mother confronted him about the issue, where the topic of his affair was also brought up. The argument resulted in the death of her mother after her father had struck her out of anger.
The discovery of her mother's death was imminent, but by that time, her father had already left the village, leaving Meiling.
Soon after, she was taken in by the villager's wife that had had the affair with her father. From then, Meiling grew up under the care of her new parents and alongside her half-sister.

Because of her family's history, Meiling was treated with little respect and acknowledgement as she grew up in the village. Her half-sister was also looked down upon for being the result of an affair, but not to the extent of Meiling's treatment. She was bullied and taken advantage of throughout her childhood and teenage years, and found that the only people she could trust were her foster parents, her half-sister, and herself. Thus her desire to become stronger and acknowledged, despite her origins, led to her recollection of the ultimate source of power. She remembered the readings she found of an ultimate sword, known as Soul Edge, and made finding and obtaining the sword her goal.

Now, hearing of a lead that may inevitably lead her to Soul Edge, Meiling left for a place known as Spica.

@ Phanima: This is MUCH more than I expected and is extremely good, there really isn't anything else for me to say, so I'll just say ACCEPTED

@ Jyukai: Obviously your not done, so y'know, I'll judge it when it is PENDING

PS: I forgot to add gender to the sign up, so could you both please edit and squeeze it in between name and age. I'll post my sign up later.

Name: Zyreth Dasias (His brother and his friends call him phoenix)

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Personality: Zyreth is an outgoing and full of confidence and determination. This may sometimes be overconfidence and not knowing when to quit. He loves fighting and sword play with great intensity which is sometimes a good thing, as he would never be afraid to fight when he needs to, yet this is also a bad thing as he jumps into fights when he doesn't need to. He dislikes being alone and is quick to make friends and cling to a group. He is quick to anger and would start a fight over a few insults. He doesn't care about how he is thought of by others and constantly shows his true colours. He does care about things being fair and only enjoys fights for the challenge, not for the fact that he is fighting and usually wouldn't take on opponents who are significantly weaker than he is.

Appearance: Zyreth has a somewhat muscular build, (For someone his age). He has olive skin, deep aqua-blue eyes that are filled with youthful confidence and determination. He has straight and medium length slightly dark brown spiky hair that points backwards in chunks of hair. He wears a fighting headband around his forehead and it is a bright red colour. He wears a loose-fitting sleeveless red shirt with a yellow phoenix on it. He has a leathery yellow body band around his waist as armour and red flared pants that look kind of like samurai pants, except underneath he wears light protective armoured grieves. He wears large brown protective gauntlets and light red armoured pads of steel that protect most of his forearm. His clothing weighs a total of 4 kilograms (As his armour is light and crafted out of light yet durable steel) and is specifically designed not to restrict movement.

Birthplace: Greece, Sparta

Height: 1.74 metres

Weight: 62 kilograms

Birth date: 31st of July

Blood Type: O positive

Weapon: Xiphos

Weapon description: His xiphos is named 'Phoenix' and is said to be imbued with the power of a phoenix. Due to this, whenever the sword breaks or gets even slightly damaged, it would be a matter of seconds until it is repaired. It has a leaf shaped blade and is a beautiful and somewhat luminous Gold colour with traces of red. It is actually an extended range version of a usual xiphos, as it is 1 metre long in total, with an 85 centimetre blade and a 15 cm hilt, which is a plain brownish colour. It also discharges the recovery power into his hands, so whenever his hands are injured, they recover instantly, this serves as the hand protection that a xiphos usually lacks.

Discipline: Fighting style passed down through every male generation, starting in Ancient times. This training was taught to him by his father. He fights with the discipline and courage of a Spartan warrior, and fights with mixtures of precise, barbaric and butchering attacks from his sword.

Family:

Father: Alexander, 35

Mother: Athena, 34

Brother: Jason, 18

History: The Dasias family come from a long line of warriors and passed on fighting skills since ancient times. Zyreth spent most of his life training with his father and brother and apart from that, hanging out with his friends. When Zyreth's brother Jason was 17, he had set out on a quest to destroy Soul Edge, a year later, he been brought back by his fellow travelers seriously injured and was in dire need of intensive care, after the best they could do, doctors had managed to help him, but he had become paraplegic. Upon hearing this, that night Zyreth had left a note saying that he would finish what Jason started and had set off on a ship to Spica training grounds.

He had started there, because that was where many warriors started their journeys and Zyreth could probably join a group of others instead of traveling alone. Plus, apparently at the grounds, a technique that was being taught was 'Soul Charge' which allowed the user to focus and manipulate all the power in their soul.

Jyukai: This is great! Again more than I expected, your ACCEPTED

Mikuru-chan: Your not finished so like, I'll read over it again when it is... PENDING

Hey Zai I am going to ask for a reservation as well. It is going to take me a while to create a new bio

JBCBlank, well, you will be doing quite some editting, it's just that your character is a variation of a Zelda character, in other words let me refer to this...

In your sign up, do not use any characters that have appeared in the games, or any character that you didn't create yourself.

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Pink Link is the pink Link in Four Swords... REJECTED

But you can try again if you major edit, by that I mean anything that has to do with the games, so that would be your Appearence, History and family. Maybe the name as well, or just the Hylian and the Pink Link part.

OmniReaper: Want a reservation? You got it!

PS: Since when am I Zai? Lol. Too used to my Star in the SKy character I'm guessing...

[Obviously, this is a work in progress. Just leave a spot open for me while I try to work out the other details.]

Name: Park Ji-hyun

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Personality: On the exterior, Ji-hyun appears to be a very peaceful character in a cast of frantic people. She is almost always seen presenting a cheerful, calm, and collected façade, even in the face of conflict or other chaotic events; she constantly has a wide smile on her face and always speaks in a formal and polite voice, albeit with a distinct mocking and facetious undertone.

Under Ji-hyun's serene exterior, however, lies an latent, seething rage. Part of the cost of maintaining the plastic smile on her face is the complete and total repression of even the slightest feelings of anger, fear, and despair; the teasing, sarcastic undertone in her voice is partly a result of these repressed feelings. She does have enough self-control to keep her rage in check in most situations, preferring instead to unleash it on her foes during combat.

Appearance:

Birthplace: Hanseong, Korea [present-day Seoul, South Korea]

Height: 1.68 m

Weight: 48 kg

Birth date: 25 June

Blood Type: AB+

Weapon: Jian

Weapon description: Ji-hyun's jian is simply named "Independence." Its blade, which measures approximately 82.5 cm long, 2.75 cm wide, and .25 cm thick at the base, is forged from an unknown alloy that is stronger, lighter, more flexible, and more durable than ordinary steel; consequently, the blade is quite light and flexible, yet extremely keen and strong enough to parry direct strikes from other weapons with ease. The blade has images of dragons engraved along the length of the blade on both sides and decorated in enamel, red on one side and blue on the other (a la the Green Destiny from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The guard is built from gold and ornately shaped in the form of an eagle with outspread wings pointing towards the tip of the blade. The hilt, constructed from platinum and measuring 20 cm long, 6.5 cm wide, and 1.75 cm thick, has a timed security device built into it that must be deactivated as soon as it is held by someone other than Ji-hyun; if it is not disarmed in time (a process that only Ji-hyun knows), a set of eight small steel blades in the hilt are released, severely mangling the would-be wielder's hand. The disc-shaped pommel is initricately crafted from platinum and gold and decorated with red and blue enamel; the design featured on both sides of the pommel bears an uncanny resemblance to the modern-day South Korean coat of arms, right down to the hangul inscription on the ribbon. A red and blue horsehair tassel is attached to a knob on the bottom of the pommel; if the blade trap in the hilt is engaged, pulling on this tassel will cause the blades to retract back into the hilt (actually resetting the trap so it will work again is another issue entirely).

Discipline: Ji-hyun has received some instruction in traditional Korean swordsmanship from her father and official military instructors; in addition, her paternal grandfather has passed down most of his knowledge of kenjutsu down to her. In forming her own fighting style, Ji-hyun has taken to observing, learning, and adapting other sword styles, taking the techniques that work for her, discarding the ones that don't, and using simple improvisation to fill in the gaps; consequently, her greatest advantage in combat is her sheer adaptability and unpredictability. In addition, she tends to use taekwondo techniques to supplant her swordplay and will fall back on those if she is somehow disarmed. She often takes advantage of her pent-up hostility by channeling it to enhance the power of her attacks, armed or unarmed.

Family:

History:

Ok, Jack O' Neil, reservation for you...

By the way, this is set in 1581, not present day...

Another thing, I'm rating this Rp PG.

There you go Zai. A completely new character.

Name: Cain Zanith

Age: 18

Personality: Cain is more or less the every man. He is friendly and is always trying to stop conflict. This is why his sword is legendary to react in the complete opposite of him. But Cain is complected. He is smart and uses logic or quotes many legendary people. When Cain is fighting that is a different story. He fights because it calms him down in the heat of day. When he fights angry his blade reacts to Cain's mind and does multiple things such as blocking arrows at the precise moment. However Cain is always wanting to make friends with the strangest of people and would of course want to fight them if possible

Appearance: Cain is slimmed to the max. He has black hair that is quite long on him. He of course however has a matching goatee that he has no intention of shaving. The goatee however acts more like a beard. He has cerulean eyes.

Cain's armor is a different story. He usually wears armor to intimidate his opponents. His armor is steel that covers his entire body. Chainmail rests underneath. Cain however has mastered movement with armor and no longer feels chafing or movement problems. He barely feels the weight when he moves around in it.

Birthplace: England, Unknown

Height: 5'9

Weight: 50 kg

Birth date:October 25

Blood Type:O positive

Weapon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore

Weapon description: The blades name is the "Doomgiver". Its blade is pure white and silver. witch gives it an angelic look. Close to the hilt is a blue sapphire which gives it more of a glow. On the actual hilt, in the middle of the pommel is a ruby that legend has it is dragonsbane and feeds off the users anger. When the user is more angry due to the train of battle the blade will then react to the users mind more often.

Discipline: He was trained by a family friend named Avery since his father and mother were killed. He was trained in basic swordplay and other improvised forms.

Family: Cain is the oldest in his family. He has a younger brother named William though. However all other ties to family are dead

History: After Cain's mother and father died in a peasant revolt when he was 14 Cain was trained by a family friend named Avery in order to be a knight. He was trained in many different types of swordplay and how to wear armor. After a few years at 18 he was already a famous knight. However the thirst for more power got to him as he learned of the fabled weapon known as the Soul Edge. He took upon the weapon passed down to him known as the Doomgiver and set off for the Spica training grounds in hopes that he could find someone who knew more about the soul edge

Omni Reaper: You got everything that's needed, it's a good sign up, you failed to mention birthdate, but that isn't important. You're ACCEPTED, but just edit it when you see this. But, one more thing, seriously I'm not 'Zai', but I'm planning to change my username back to Zaiku when I can so I guess there is no reason for me to be telling you this.

EDIT: I'm going to start with the RP when we have five fully accepted members. I will be accepting late sign ups, and if they want to join by the time we are in another city, you don't need to start off in Spica.

Name: Kamekage Uria

Age: 15

Personality: A boy of patience and wisdom , he would no less be a very skilled fighter , however , he is mildly an aggressive one if he is angered. In a fight he always waits for his opponent to make the first move , since he is also very lazy when it comes to certain things , although there are some exceptions. He is not easily angered as one might think though. In fact it is only 97% possible for someone to anger him. He doesn't take threats easily and is agile and cunning when it comes to the fight.

Appearance: He wears a hachimaki except the Japan symbol is replaced by a black diamond. He also wears a black mask , a black scarf , black leather pants (recognizable as Ryu's from Ninja gaiden), a black shirt with straps on it to hold projectiles (stars , kunai , etc.) , tabi boots , and two black armlets with big black diamonds also embedded in them. He has one red eye and one blue eye , the red eye looking as if it were a demonic one. There are blue stripe markings on his cheeks , three on each and get smaller the lower they are. He has an athletic build and an amulet that his sister has given to him.

Birthplace: Kyoto , Japan

Height: 1.75 meters

Weight: 50 kg

Birth date: October 26th

Blood Type: AB

Weapon: a souba (double bladed katana)

Weapon description: It's name is Houzaru. Its blades are of pure black diamond and steel and the hilt is covered with a white cloth that protects the sword from anyone who is not the real wielder of the sword. The blade is very thin and razor sharp , making it a dangerous weapon. Its hand guard is made of gold and the feather of the fabled phoenix , which gives the sword its power over wind and fire. It uses little bits of the wielders energy to give it power , but stops when the wielder is on the verge of dying or is dead. The sword is still untouchable to others and doesn't crumble away. The blades are about four feet long and the sword is very , very , VERY light. Blocking with it increases the energy lost for that hit , as the energy drain is still in effect.

Discipline: Uria trained under a ninja named Suzaku Sousuke , since he never knew his mother and father. Sousuke acted as a father to him and cared for him until he died in a mission.

Family: He and his eight year old sister , Vale , are the only ones left in their clan. They were adopted into Taki's former clan after she became an outsider.

History: When his clan was slain he was trained by Suzaku Sousuke for seven years , which was up until he was fourteen. For the last year he spent his time researching on different legends and myths and deadly weapons. Before his fifteenth birthday a man , all battered up and bloody , told him of the real power of Soul Edge , and what it was for. Since he knew the Head Ninja of the village wanted the sword and that the sword would bring chaos upon the world , he left to go find out more about it at Spica before destroying it.

JBCBlank said:

((actually Purple Link is in Four Swords, Pink link isn't in any of the games. he has his own story and everything. I made him up.))

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Fine, I guess when you start getting technical; because I used to never know whether the fourth guy in four swords is pink or purple. But since you put it that way, I guess being related to pre-existing characters who have appeared in the Soul Calibur franchise would be ok, so luckily for you, I'm gonna say ACCEPTED

And OEoD, you get your reservation.

Anyway, on to the first post: We have begun.

IC: Zyreth stood in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city of Spica, as he watched the large wooden ship he had arrived on sail away slowly. The voices of merchants, peasants, nobles, knights, mages and many other types of fighters that hadn't been in Europe let alone Greece had filled the air.

Spica must've been a well integrated ecosystem. He proceeded north for a kilometre or two before eventually the only other folk around him were fellow fighters. There were knights, mages, martial artists, even some eastern warriors who titled themselves 'samurais' or 'ninjas'.

It was made clear that he had reached his destination, which was obvious by the crowd around him, yet even more so by the grand bridge entry with a large flashy sign reading
'SPICA TRAINING GROUNDS!'

Zyreth ran down the remarkable bridge, soon to find he was in a large fighting ring, before he knew it, he was spoken to by a so called samurai, he had course and masculine features and a scruffy and short beard.

The man spoke in a rough and course voice,

"Ah, the training session doesn't start for another ten minutes, but it is good to see that a lad like you is taking on the challenge of the Spica training grounds." The man paused and cracked his neck "Anyway, if you are put in my squad you'll be training with me, the name is Shigeru."

"Good to meet you, they call me Skyru."

Shigeru cracked his neck again and continued to speak,

"So, judging by the colour of your skin tone and your features, I'm guessing you're European."

"Yeah, I came over from Greece,"

Shigeru gave an abrupt and amused laugh,

"If you came from so far away, I could bet my life you came here to get training to find Soul Edge, am I right?"

"Heh, you pretty much wrapped it up."

"Well, you are a bit young, but with my training, you'll be a step in the right direction.

Zyreth had explained everything to him about how his brother once went on a quest to destroy Soul Edge but didn't quite make it, hence why he was finishing what his brother started.

Zyreth had waited patiently as the arena had gradually filled up with people.

"Stingy stingy." Yoriko muttered in annoyance as she finally made to the training grounds of Spica. The minute she mentioned leaving to go look for Soul Edge, Hatchi, the ringmaster, pushed her out of the circus tent and threw her belongings out as well. He had a short temper, and always did that whenever people in the troup mentioned leaving. Sighing, Yoriko used her left hand, still concealed within her sleeves, to pull up her right sleeve and pin it at her elbows, before doing the same with her left sleeve. Patting the top of her hair to make sure it looked just right, the young girl took one giant step down the flashy circus-ey bridge before simply striding down the bridge in as normal a way a circus performer could. Putting her arms behind her head, one could tell that this girl was not trained in the arts of manners.

Yoriko, being Yoriko, made the bridge scene as exciting as it could be, making it jump up and down as she skipped across it, spinning around every now and then just for the heck of it. Life was goooood, after all, and you had to live like everyday was your last. Especially at this point, since she really was going after Soul Edge.

"Hiyo!" Yoriko waved with both her hands at no one in particular, smiling in as cute a kitten-like way as she could, "Am I in the right place??"


OOC// I know it's the crappiest post ever, but I wanted to get a post in before I left for the rest of the day. :< Forgiveth me, please?

OOC: Relax, the post is fine.^___________^

Zyreth quickly spun around as he heard a voice asking whether they were in the right place, it clearly wasn't directed at anybody, but Zyreth thought he'd might as well take it.

"Yeah, the training begins in around 10 minutes."

By the looks of her, she had once been a part of a circus troupe. She wielded what looked like tonfa, that he had once read about.

Before he could say anymore,

He was interrupted by Shigeru, who had handed them both a piece of paper,

"This is the paper that tells you what group you are in, there are 8 groups, each with a different instructor, use these to get into your group that you are told.

As Shigeru walked away, Zyreth stared at his paper, apparently his instructor was Shigeru and he was in group seven. He turned back to the girl.

"What group are you in?" Zyreth questioned.

OOC: Eh, I guess my post was pretty crappy, there isn't much to post about when the training hasn't started...

"Spica Training Grounds…" the long-haired brunette read, as she stood before a large sign overhanging a long bridge leading to what appeared to be an arena in the distance. She had finally arrived at her first destination, the place where she would find out more about the cursed sword, Soul Edge.

Looking around as she stepped onto the threshold of the heavy wooden bridge, the ceremonially dressed woman noticed various other individuals who looked somewhat familiar physically, but decided to think nothing of it. Their faces were hidden beneath cloaks and none of them had paid any attention to her current presence. There were also others, foreigners from her guess, which also plagued the bridge's walkway, dressed in outfits that seemed obscure and unflattering at best. Each of them however, carried a certain strength about themselves, in the way they moved and spoke. They were confident, some overly confident to the point of being arrogant, but the brunette decided not to underestimate anyone she should meet, in the case they may surprise her. She hated surprises.

Crossing the spacious bridge, the Chinese orphan stepped onto a short path that led straight into the gates of the large arena she had seen from her first steps into Spica. The noise from the stadium-like arena could be heard from where she stood, a mix of shouting, cheering and cursing. There was also a heavy stench in the air that the brunette found utterly repulsive. It was a combination of blood and sweat, and she found herself feeling sick in the stomach as she approached the arena's entrance.

"This place stinks!" she breathed, pinching her nose as she waved away the air around with her other hand.
"You'll get used to it," spoke a voice off to the woman's side, making her turn towards the source in question, "if you're here to train, then get used to it. This place prepares the strongest of warriors who seek that ultimate power and-"
"Shut up old man!" the woman suddenly interrupted, surprising the merchant who had greeted her. "I can take care of myself, so butt out!"
"You ungrateful wench…" the burly merchant breathed, before again being interrupted.
"I said shut up! Now leave me alone."
The merchant looked insulted, surprised at such a rude response from a woman who had first appeared subdued, respectful even. Cursing under his breath, the roadside merchant, along with other curious and startled onlookers, watched as the long-haired woman regain her composure before continuing along the path towards the arena, her face content as it was before her uproar.
"Foreigners," the man huffed.

Stepping into the arena, the Chinese traveller was greeted by an even heavier wave of blood and sweat, causing her to cover her nose and mouth completely, in disgust.
"Uh gees, how do people train in here?" she asked herself, as she looking around the large arena and its inhabitants. "This is a death trap…"

"Yeah, the training begins in around ten minutes," called a sudden voice to her side. Looking across to her left, the source of the voice was a tall teenager dressed in a sleeveless red top and matching pants. He appeared to be addressing a younger looking girl, adorning a black sleeveless dress.
There was another man beside the two, who appeared much older and more physically built than either of the teenagers. He wore heavy armour and had rough black hair.
She watched as the man handed the two teenagers a piece of paper, in which he explained, told them which group they would be training within.

"Are you another one?" spoke a sudden voice from behind the Chinese traveller, causing her to shiver in surprise.
"Another what?" the brunette replied, turning to meet the person that had greeted her so informally. "Who are you?"
The voice, which had greeted her, belonged to a tall and pretty woman dressed in very heavy and unflattering armour. She smiled at the other woman's response before handing her the same sized piece of paper she had seen the other two teenagers received.
"I'm one of the instructors of the training grounds," she replied, still smiling, "on that piece of paper I just gave you, is a number of the group you will be training within for the rest of your time here. Make sure you show whichever instructor you get that piece of paper when training starts or you won't be able to participate."
The Chinese traveller held the piece of paper in both hands as the woman finished speaking. "Uh, thank you," she said with a slight bow, as the instructor gave her a nod before leaving.
"Good luck."
Pocketing the paper, the brunette looked around the arena, taking in the atmosphere and setting.

"What a dump."

OOC: I kind of dragged on cause I wasn't really sure what to write. I also added another instructor if, but I didn't give her much detail in case it's not all right, so I can edit it if necessary. Also, I might have to withdraw from the RP, due to certain...things, but I'll see how it goes from here. I'm still in for now.