Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
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Summer 2022
Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
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Kaylie had been quite the busy one today. The library had been surprisingly packed with lots of children that had come from the nearby Lorsette Elementary School. Of course, there were some grown-ups who came in to read some books, and a certain number of teenagers and young adults like her, but the children have certainly outnumbered them today. Her friend and the head librarian, Zoraya, had a lot of fun talking to the children sitting on the nearby tables. Kaylie, however, had simply been sitting on the counter, smiling as more and more visitors -- mostly new children -- came in to read books. She had overheard Zoraya's conversation with one child that they wanted research on an assignment.
...Heh.
It wasn't a surprise for Kaylie when the little girl she asked had said that. Books were also tools for knowledge, after all. They take you to undiscovered worlds, and books manage to keep in record everything that the elders before them managed to discover before their time. Some children Zoraya had asked were more on to the point, though. They said it was for a research paper they had to do for Science, nothing else.
As usual, the day always ends pretty quickly. A moment ago, she was simply talking to Zoraya, chatting and talking about some things and other important assessments for the library, but that was it. And then, she found herself finally walking back to the home she had shared with her, just a few blocks away from the library.
Exactly 5:56 in the afternoon, She thought to herself, examining her watch. She throws her head back and sighs. Well, still a little early before Zoraya comes home from the library. I'll have enough time to prepare dinner for Zoraya and me.
She didn't like thinking too much. The world doesn't allow it at all. She'll just have to be silent and continue walking along the path, thinking about nothing but making her way home.
A fight had broken out nearby as a man stood there in the middle of it. He looked very feminine. Which was exactly why the men were now on the ground. Despite the man's looks, he was a male, not a fi. These men had tried treating him like. girl, he hared that. Sawyer is a tall young man with a good build. He has slightly long, wavy black hair that stops at his shoulders and curves inward, and red eyes, and red stud earrings. However today he had his hair in a ponytail and had what looked like a pirate outfit, with a skull design on his hat.
He was wearing a v-neck white colored shirt with a collar on it. On top of that he wore a blue v-neck vest with gold trimming on the top and a black silver studded coat. ”Really guys I was just picking up supplies formy ship. Why did you make me have to make a mess. For sawyer was a shadow dragon. Which meant his powers grew at night. Which it was getting closer too. They apologize to him and ran off. Sawyer sighed ”Looks like I’m going to hear it from the owner of the shop gin” he said. He then started cleaning up the glass he had thrown the man threw on accident of course luckily it had been someone that was durable like him. @kaylie
While walking along, all alone in the streets, noises of glasses clanking and what looked like a fight going on was heard. Kaylie raised an eyebrow. Well, whoever was fighting over there was certainly seeking some attention. She shouldn't really mind whatever was happening, it was all just a nuisance, really, but then curiosity killed the cat. Kaylie sighed in exasperation, mostly to herself. Something inside her told her to check it out. What, is she still a child? Someone who gets lured into noises real easily? No. For Akari's sake, she was an adult now. She wasn't supposed to act like some curious child being lured into a place she shouldn't go to.
But regardless of everything, she still went over to the location of the fight, anyway.
She found herself frowning in disappointment when she had arrived. The fight took place in a nearby bar, she noticed. She saw several men sitting and panicking on the ground, with a lone other -- and a rather young one, in fact -- standing in front of them. The cowards had apologized and ran away from the scene eventually. Kaylie raised an eyebrow. Wow, for someone as young as him, he managed to take them all out?
She continued staring at the young man, observing his features. Handsome yet with a feminine face. Pale complexion, eyes as deep as pools when you stare at it. Black, wavy, beautiful hair. Quite the common type of young man there is out there. She kept staring at him, hoping not to creep him out.
Sawyer noticed that the girl had come over ”Sorry if the noise disturbed you miss.” He said apologetically ”people like jumping me cause they mistake me for a girl. So this happens a lot. I’m Sawyer King” he said extending his hand out in greeting. After shaking her hand he kept picking up the glass not even noticing when he cut himself on the glass till he threw it away. The bar owner seemed used to this as sawyer also seemed used to it as he wrapped his hand with bandages. As he then went back to his supplies as he started cleaning up that stuff. He then put the stuff in the bag on the table. He then noticed something in his shoulder. He was slightly surprised ”wow one if them got me” he said looking at the small pocket knife in his shoulder ”Sometimes this high pain tolerance can be a bad thing” he then went into the back cleaning his shoulder and came our in a new outfit. He had a black leather jacket with a plain shirt on under it. He actually looked even cuter like he was dressed now.
”Hope that stuff didn't bother you too much miss” he said after paying the owner for the damages that had been done by the fight.
The young man finally notices her standing by the bar, and for a moment she stands there, quite surprised. She had always thought no one would be able to notice her from where she was, but maybe he was an exception. Maybe he had sharp eyes, not like her who can only see from short distances. Looks like this man was something else.
[break][break]He approaches her and apologizes for what she saw a while earlier, then extending a hand and introducing himself as Sawyer King, taking his extended hand and shaking it back, but without saying a word yet. His next statement makes her raise an eyebrow in amusement. "Haha, no offense, but I can really see why they like hitting on you. You really do look like a girl." She didn't want to offend him, but with that pale skin, seemingly shiny long hair, and a build muscular but still with evident curves, people would've said the same thing. "No offense, but it's true."
[break][break]She's heard of transgender people before; males turning themselves to females and girls doing the same. She's not acquainted with most of them, but even though she wasn't one to discriminate she still finds it strange; aren't they contented with their gender identity?
[break][break]Kaylie then tilts her head and stares more at him. "So... you're transgender?" She asks in a hushed tone. She knew the barkeeper was still there; it may be best to keep his identity secret even though they've only met for a few seconds. "...I'm sorry, how rude of me. My name is Kaylie Silas, by the way."
He smiled when she mentioned he looked like a girl a bit and when she asked him about if he was transgender. ”Yes I was born female but I never once considered myself to be a woman, and yes I get that a lot” he smiled sure this girl had giggled about it but she wasn't being bluntly rude about it like the other boys in the bar had he also noticed her surprise when he could see her. ”Sorry if I surprised you I’ m a darkness dragon so my eyesight at night is better than most. l was just about to take my supplies to my ship if you would like to see it. Or we could walk around more when I drop off the supplies at my ship. Sawyer smiled as he talked to the girl who said her name, Kaylie. ”Well Kaylie its very nice to meet your.”.
He confirms that he is indeed transgender and he often gets those first impressions a lot; Kaylie smiles and nods in acknowledgement at this. "Not much fun being a girl, huh..." She could only mumble to herself, loud enough for him to hear. Indeed, there are times where Kaylie wished she was a boy instead of the gender she was born to, but fate doesn't change things. It was for the best, but people like this guy loved changing their fate, and she couldn't help but admire them quite a bit for that.
[break][break]He then apologizes for startling him a while earlier, telling her he was a darkness dragon and he could see well in dark atmospheres. "Oh... is that so-- wait did you just say you were a dragon?" Again, she was startled by the new information she had acquired, but she should've expected this guy, of all people, wasn't ordinary. "That's... really cool, really cool."
[break][break]Saywer then asks if she would like to walk around more after he had left his supplies in the ship, making her raise an eyebrow. Offers like this from a stranger usually don't end well, but Sawyer was a nice one, at least. Regardless, she simply nods in approval with a small breath. "Sure thing. Let me text my friend about it first." She said, grabbing her phone and waving it in the air.
[break][break]"...Yes, nice to meet you too, Sawyer." She smiles at the dragon, before turning back to her phone to crack up some rapid fires for Zory.
He smiled ”well its not really that its just when your parents try to force you to be what they want and you dont feel thats how you are thats what i didnt like growing up thats one of the many reasons i became transgender.” His parents had forced him to be a girl until he left home which he did by stowing away on a pirate ship. Then came here made a life of his own and became transgender in the process . He then smiled and kinda laughes at her shocked look on her face. ”i know didnt expect me to be a dragon huh. Well suprise and yes it can be cool at times. Except for when its hot thats when i hate being a dragon”.
He smiled glad she would come with him as they got to a port there was a ship with a mermaid on the front with a golden gem on the front of it ”welcome to mermaids tear” he said as he walked on board many crewmen running around the ship all like pirates. This wasnt just his marine biology vessel it was also a pirate ship. All the men staired at her it had been many years since Sawyer braught a woman aboard. Not since the second mate of the ship had died on an expedition who had been a mermaid. He handed off some of the supplies to the men then he turned to Kaylie wondering what she thought of the massive ship. @kaylie
She listens to him explain why he decided to go transgender in the first place; his choices are quite understandable, to say the least. Parents forcing you to be someone they want you to be and not someone you want to be yourself is sometimes unbearable, and if she had parents like that she is so sure to run away. But her parents are not like that, and she is proud of it. Being forced is not the reason why she'd run away from home in the first place. It's something else.
[break][break]However, they move on to her shock of him being a dragon. Kaylie giggles once he tells her about what he doesn't like in his other form. "Well, I can agree, hot days are expert annoyances," She comments, looking back to her phone, only to receive another concerned text from her friend. "But then again, we spend hot weather as a majority of the day we spend, so... I think I have no more comment on that."
[break][break]They walk for quite a few more hours, and admittedly Kaylie's legs are starting to ache; she is about to complain about rest once they arrive at the port when she suddenly sees him stop in front of a massive ship, golden embroidered into it. He introduces the ship as "Mermaid's Tear"... all she can do is stare with wide eyes and wonder how exactly big this ship is. The crewmen are looking at her, and as much as she wants to look all haughty... that's not her momentary focus. It's the ship in front of her, and it's the questions bombarding her mind.
[break][break]Kaylie is left speechless for a few moments. "S-So..." She begins, stepping on the ladder of the ship, careful not to fall. "...are you setting sail right now?"
[attr="class","boxo-notes"]Ooo, Kaylie be like "nice ship, are we leaving cuz I need to stay" XD
”Not quiet yet but soon we will be we need to get a few things prepaires first. We study marine mammals and mermaids well more like protection for both creatures so we need to make sure we have all of our supplies these were only some of them. And don't mind them i haven't brought a woman aboard since our first mate died on an expedition she got caught in a net unfocunely i wasnt able to get to her in time and she drowned the gem on the front of the ship was the very one she had been trying to get for us. But im glad you came aboard if you would like you can join.” He smiled as he gave some of the men orders then sat at the front of the ship where he liked to sit.
Sawyer starts explaining what they are doing today, telling her about the origins of the ship. At the word "mermaids", the young woman raises an eyebrow. "Huh. More like sirens." She corrects him, a small smirk on her face. As far as she can remember, there hasn't been any mermaid sighted except for those who turns to "mermaids" when they touch the water. "I think there aren't any mermaids around here. Maybe the woman you had kept some time ago had been a siren who hasn't transformed back into their normal form."
[break][break]He asks if she would like to join them in the voyage, and she follows him to where he is seated, nodding. "Sure. Just do make sure I return before 9:00, though." She turns to the sky, nodding to herself; four more hours before it reaches nine. "Otherwise, Zoraya's gonna kill me." She snickers after this, moving her finger vertically along her neck.
[attr="class","boxo-notes"]Ooo, Kaylie be like "nice ship, are we leaving cuz I need to stay" XD
"Alright I shall make sure of that" he smiled as the men started the process of casting off to go set sail. The ship really was big as they traveled to a place in the ocean his favorite place not to far from the port but where not many ships went for some stories about it said that it wasn't a safe place however it had been him and his crew members that had spread that as he showed her the area. Were many different sea creatures seals sharks, dolphins although normally all prey or non compadiable species yet here they seemed to get a long "there she is" he said as a siren approached the ship. Along with two eals next to her "This is the little sister of that siren we spoke to you of, this place is place where all kinds of sea creatures can all live in peace although some are prey for others when their not here there is a balance. Its also a place where the animals can have their young as he pointed out several baby sea creatures around there area the coral almost seeming alive giving off a billant but not to bright light.
As he smiled "This is my favorite place to go we have found a lot of areas just little patches like this in the ocean on our travels yes we may be pirates that sometimes steal form other vessels but our main focus is finding and protecting areas like these. Sadly our siren friend here Sierra cannot speak nor sing she uses her eyes and actions to speak. Her vocal cords were damanged by some humans that had kept her as a slave like they did her sister however they made her try to swallow fire as some sirens can swim in lava, however it saverly damanged her throat not enough that she would die but just enough that she ever since then hadn't spoke that's at least what our friend April the siren on the front of this ship had told us." He said happy to finally show someone about this place someone he thought he could trust.
After a few moments of silence he smiled suddenly but quietly at first in attemps to not startle her after the bit of silence. "However we cant tell everyone about this place yes we learn and we some of us write books about spots like these however we cant trust everyone with this information for some may seek to destroy places like these. However even though I just met you just by Seirra swimming up here her one eal familiar mordi, and her shifter big brother who seems to be stuck in his shift form who we call ocean, well if she didn't get a sense that you could be trusted with this secret of these places then she wouldn't have come up to us with her family it would have been her and some sharks instead. That's how she lets us know if shes fine with the person knowning of theses places. If she didn't approve then one of the crew members would have to try to erase your memory just of this place. We should head back now so you can get home on time, and I know that you may want to share what you may have seen today here. So I will allow you to tell one to two people whom you trust will not tell the secerts about this place."
After saying those things his voice suddenly turned serious, deeper tone, kind of statling/intimidating tone "however I will warn you this now even though I trust you if one of these people you tell turns out to tell someone else that was not approved by her or me then I will try to erase it from their memory or if that cannot be done and they learn too much and have told to many people then we will raid their home as pirates looking for treasure and valubles but would really be there to kill said people, for as I said some seek to destroy these places. And out of respect for our fallen friend I will protect these places she held dear." He hadn't ment to scare her if he did but he was just being serious and this was also his way of giving his friends that he trusted a serious warning showing he could be dangerous if he needed to be.
As he finished his warning he then turned away for a brief moment looking back at the small area watching a baby seal being born and in his normal gentle voice he smiled is normal friendly smile but it was a little applogetic too "applogies if I scared you I just had to make sure you knew that in case it did happen but I trust you will know who you can trust, who will not tell about this place. You may even show them however you must know you may need to sing or play some kind of gentle song for her if I am not with you and your with very many men, she doesn't really trust them and you will have to play a longer song if one of them is a male human, for male humans were the ones that burned her throat." after pausing enough to see the seal being completely out and born into the world the siren held up a blue gem almost as if a signal to Sawyer "Aw so it is a boy is it Seirra, alright, now Kaylie because she trusted you so much just on the first meeting and their is a birth here at the same time its a tradition that the newest person on the ship get to name the animal that has just been born, that means this time you get to name the seal and it will greet you any time you visit, it will become your link and your friend to this place. So what will you name this seal pup. He then had an idea "Tell you what I will tell you what type of seal he is unless you know what kind" after a few moments (if she does not know) then he speaks up and says "He's a Crabeater seal pup." The baby seal would try to walk and woddle as it was at first wobbly but seemed full of energy and quiet and active little pup, full of determination but was a little clumsy when it acted to quickly. Still so full of life. Soon after this they would begin the journey back to port so that she would be on time to get home.
Location: Currently heading back to port Words: 1126 Tag: @kaylie
He understands her situation, something she is ultimately grateful for. Time is a very important aspect of life and Kaylie is always sure to learn the standards of it, and conserve it for necessary things. Accompanying a new friend aboard their ship is quite labeled as something to do during leisure, but then again, wasting time only for this is not going to make her wind up dead. Zoraya knows how to reconsider if there is a good enough reason to be. Kaylie could only hope this is one of those most valid to not be killed for.
[break][break]Sooner than not they leave the port, and Kaylie looks from where they had left, slightly worried that they would not be able to return. She's had this fear sometimes; travelling is a good threat, especially if you intend to go on far away places. But Kaylie sighs deeply and instead looks onward to where the ship is headed for now. They'll return. Sawyer is one to trust. She's very much sure of that.
[break][break]Kaylie almost looks surprised once they stop, and from the water she could see a siren coming out of the sea with a few eels accompanying her. She raises an eyebrow until Sawyer starts to introduce her, and from then some questions are left unanswered, but some dashed out for they already have responses. Her eyes soften as she hears Sienna's history. "Ah, I'm sorry about that. We humans are awful, just like the world we live in." She states, voice almost melancholic and lonely. But she manages to let that go and she leans over to the railing of the ship, a hand outstretched, almost as if to make an attempt to shake her hand even when she knew it was impossible. "Nice to meet you, Sienna. I'm Kaylie."
[break][break]His job fascinates her, and she listens intently as he starts to explain his work. "That's actually a really good job. This lonely world needs people like you." She states, meaning that as a compliment. She looks out of sea and sighs, hearing his next statements. "I'd probably only tell this to Zoraya and my boyfriend. They're trustworthy when it comes to not telling others secrets, that's a sure promise."
[break][break]But she sees his expression darken and she is almost taken aback by this; he warns her of what might happen if those she trusts upon does try telling others about this secret land. Kaylie is not scared with the threat, however; she glares back at him, and for a moment she could feel a slight pang of anger rise from what he had said. "Oh, is that so... well then, it's better not to tell them at all." She says, her voice starting to turn quite dark.
[break][break]"I wouldn't want to have to do the same to this ship if you try to raid their homes and kill off the ones I love, after all."
[break][break]They are over it in an instant; Sawyer apologizes and she simply nods, then turns to where a little baby seal is born. Sienna raises a blue jewel and Sawyer declares it a boy. Kaylie jumps once she is addressed and given the actual blessing to name the seal pup. At first, she blinks, confused and a little bewildered. "Oh... really. That is... a huge honor, thank you." Her eyes turn to the clumsy seal pup, and she giggles as she is reminded of her cat from back home. "...How about Adrian. Cool, but cute."
[break][break]But as soon as she says that name, they are about to leave and head back to port; Kaylie climbs back the ship and looks at Sienna and the sea creatures. She doesn't say anything, but waves as a goodbye. It had been nice meeting them, that was for sure.
[attr="class","boxo-notes"]I love the seal tradition though?! So creative :-D
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