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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[attr="class","victoriousscroll"]The door closed behind him with a loud click, his feet carried him away from the building within the moon light. The delivery of the flowers that had been ordered were unfortunately arriving a little later than the shop had hoped. The skin walker personally had no issues with this as his shifts usually fell within late into the night so he was well accustomed to being around the cemetery. Having two orders in coming both for funerals that were happening the day after with what Harold could only assume was a variety of issues that seemingly popped up. Harold was pretty understanding and he had also been under the belief it had been only one coming to deliver judging by the exchange of messages they had over phone.
It was a work filled conversation with small bits of information regarding getting caught up. A friendly person he had the chance to communicate with which oddly left him in a good mood so as a means of good spirit and grace did Harold want to see if he could assist the other in bringing the flowers to the holding room. Multiple trips of one versus multiple trips of two made the job a lot faster. Harold wanted nothing more but to assist the other in making this a fast job done so he could carry on with his night. He was sure there were better places to be than being stuck in a cemetery within the dead of night.
He had made his way half-way towards the entrance where the gate resided. Harold approximated in his head the timing of arrival although since it was an assumption he could be either right on point or be waiting for who knows how long. Although with the turning of the path, added in with the dimly lit walkway there was no preventing the collision between him and the smaller male. Harold responded surprisingly quicker than one might've assumed, feeling the rough impact of what he assumed to be the first crate of flowers, his arm moved to quickly secure the hold on him to prevent it from being dropped or the other from tripping. It would've been bad if that happened, wouldn't it?
Although what left Harold more confused was the sound of him yelping out of fear than anything like losing balance. He withdrew his hands immediately, even going as far to hold them up. "Ahh... I'm sorry! Are you alright?" He only wanted to help and yet... somehow Harold managed to terrify the poor man. "I didn't mean to frighten you that badly."
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[attr="class","psubtitlebc"]even if you only feel pain
[attr="class","zylanspeaks"]Requirements of haste weighed hefty upon the shoulders of Zylan as two floral arrangement orders were loaded into his car. Side by side the arrangements were placed, each in their respective case with the names written carefully on them. Though, the creation of the cherished arrangements entered late into the evening hours, much to Zylan's nerves. As the crates secured and the back doors closed, the nekomata's mind entered thoughts of concern over the location of the delivery.
In daylight, the field of tombstones had Zylan hardly batting an eye, but when consumed by the darkness of night? The florist discovered himself being overtaken by anxieties about what exactly lurked inside the graveyard. Nonetheless, he said farewell to his boss and entered his vehicle, faking a broad grin. Expressing fears of walking through the cemetery during the evening hours would place a burden on another. Therefore, Zylan entered his car, securing himself with his seat belt. The plastic grin remained as he turned the ignition and the engine roared to life.
A simple move of the hand with his foot on the break allowed Zylan to bring his vehicle into drive. Though, as the dark-haired florist pulled away from the curve, he could no longer suppress the frightened gulp. Graveyards always had grim rumours attached to them, specifically in regards to the undead. The type of which caused the nekomata's skin to crawl with constant worries and concerns. The soft hum of radio music accomplished little to soothe Zylan's nerves as he maintained even breath and followed the required routes.
"It will be okay... I just have to drop off the arrangements, then I can go! Easy... easy," the nekomata spoke to himself, hoping to ease his concerns.
Never had he spent extended periods of time inside a cemetery. Therefore, the thought of the spooky atmosphere kept Zylan from discovering tranquillity during his drive. Before nerves could be tamed, Zylan had discovered himself nearing the graveyard. A majority of the drive passed in a blur of anxiety-ridden thoughts and worries of what he would discover beyond the wrought iron gates. Quietly, Zylan pulled up the road to the front gate, peering through his windshield at the eerie darkness beyond. A gentle whimper left his lips as he parked.
Once released from his seatbelt, Zylan left his seat and headed to open the back door. Slowly, he dragged out the awkwardly-sized first crate. As it arrived at the lip of the seat, he brought his fingers beneath it. From the tops of the crate poked out several of the taller flowers. Slowly, the florist adjusted himself, compromising the vision of what was stationed in front of him for floral safety. From there, he stepped forward, feeling the cool autumn breeze against his face as he moved. The arrangements need to be taken inside where they could spend a comfortable sleepover for the early morning funerals. Slowly, he moved, awkwardly walking his way through the large, front gate.
Down the dirt pathways, Zylan walked, searching for the building where the arrangements would be kept. The pressure of fear could be felt on the base of his neck as hairs stood on end. Thoughts of something coming through the darkness to attack him or, Heaven forbid, a terror arriving to rue his evening. Every thought kept Zylan on edge as he walked, steps stilted by nerves infecting his brain. In his anxious analysis of his surroundings, he felt the crate bump against something. A squeal left his lips as he was thrown off balance.
The crate's weight was released from his jurisdiction as he felt himself growing unsteady. Suddenly, his bottom collided with the pebble ridden ground, hands following for balance. Acute pain entered his bottom and the poms of his hands as rocks dug in. The nekomata's eyes went wild as they snapped forward, noticing a man standing there. A whine squeaked through his closed lips, however, rather than being met with the cruelness of a graveyard monster, the man spoke kindly to him. For a moment, Zylan watched him before a gentle sigh of relief left his lips
He quickly removed his fearful expression, replacing it with a soft, counterfeit smile. There was no need for those negative emotions! Everything was perfectly fine.
"I'm fine! Sorry, I didn't see you there," he responded, scratching the back of his head. "Are... you who I was on the phone with about the flowers?"
Slowly, Zylan pushed himself up and returned to his feet. From there his hands made quick work dusting off his clothing. When finished, he splayed his hands before him, noticing slight scraping across them. Nothing severe, but a few small cuts that bled from his collision with the ground. They burned with pain, the roughness of the scrape making the skin irritated. A soft 'hmm' left Zylan's lips, though he promptly rubbed them against his pants, feigning concerns about the wounds. He could always put peroxide on them when he got home.
[attr="class","victoriousscroll"]His heart panged with guilt at both the sight and sound which filled his vision and hearing upon their collision. Harold might've managed to keep the flowers from damage but the poor male before him wasn't able to see the same treatment. The regret of his actions consumed him, only wanting nothing more to be of aid... but seeing how he did the exact opposite Harold felt torn. It would've been best if he had just stayed indoors, not gotten involved at all! His face tugged into a small frown unbeknownst to him as he set down the crate of a moment. Flowers were second when it came to the safety of another person; especially someone as kind as the man he had been able to chat with before him.
"You say that... but..." His lips parted in a silent gasp as his eye glazed over the hands, barely catching glimpses of the cuts he had on his hands. "I'm so sorry! Truly!" The smell of blood, albeit a little was enough to catch the skin walkers attention. How could he have been so foolish? His teeth sink into his lower lip as his mind ran over the ways he could aid him. "I, I only wanted to help! We had such a lovely conversation- I thought... I thought it'd help to get things moving faster if I came to bring them in with you... but..." He pauses, breathing heavily as his words come out even more softer. "but... I was wrong."
"I'll carry in the flowers but please... let me help you clean those cuts and bandage them. At the very least... it's what I can do since all of this is my fault..." He bent back down to lift the box of flowers. The bandaged man wasn't about to take no for an answer. He made this mistake and wanted to be the one who'd make it up to him. "I didn't think I would frighten you like that but ah,,... perhaps I do have a little bit of a surprising appearance. " He forces laughter to tame his nerves. "It's not often you find a man as myself covered in bandages... "
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[attr="class","psubtitlebc"]even if you only feel pain
[attr="class","zylanspeaks"]The stinging spreading across Zylan's hand consolidated around the broken skin. The tickling of his finger tips summoned a tolerable burning sensation as body-heat created the face of the wounds. The roughened surface from damaged skin was narrowly noticed. Nonetheless, the nekomata ignored the subtle notes of pain in palms, rather, he focused on the directive. Peroxide and bandages could assist with the vanquishing of his vile injuries. He expected the minor scrapes to go unnoticed until he returned home, however, the man who planned to assist him seemed hyperaware to the fact.
The sinking teeth of his acquaintance, Harold Ziegler, was proof of the situation merely being accidental. An apology left the brunette's lips followed but his reasoning for arriving in his aid. Through every syllable, Zylan bore the stretched lips of a well-curved smile. The pain sensations across his fresh scrapes entirely ignored as the grin graced his face, masking anything negative with expert capability. Nobody needed to burden themselves with his meagre injuries, especially the grave keeper. He already hindered the man with a late arrival.
A soft, albeit, awkward laugh left Zylan's throat. The urge to scratch the back of his head out of embarrassment narrowly resisted.
"It's okay! Really, I'm fine," the smile danced across his lips. "Besides, I have to get the other crate. I do appreciate the help, really! This way I don't have to go back as far to get the other crate!"
There was a gentle insistence to Zylan's voice as he mentioned the other crate. The toxic optimist struggling to accept an ounce of assistance from another individual. While not impossible to persuade, the fake smiles would lace his lips, a seeming permanent affixture. For a moment, his eyes remained locked on the heavily bandaged man. Beliefs of fear manifested from the individual's interesting appearance were proclaimed, though, the cemetery already had Zylan spooked. The bandaged man, if anything, was an afterthought.
"Oh... It wasn't you, I couldn't really see through the flowers, heh," Zylan explained, embarrassment infiltrating his cords. "I should have been more careful..."
Naturally, Zylan kept his fearfulness out of the discussion. He turned away from the gravedigger, eyes glancing back down the path... The fear crept over him, the hands of the unseen monster gliding over his shoulder. For a second his smile wavered before regaining strength. Down the dark hill and past, the wrought iron gates were his vehicle and the additional crate. Far into the eerie darkness of the graveyard's mouth. The young florist softly bit onto his inner lip as thoughts swirled. A disturbance entered his stomach, an empty sensation created from fear.
Light pressure was exerted around his neck as muscles tensed, though he dared naught exhibit anything less than negative happiness. Rather, he sucked in a breath, raked his last courage, and took a step down the dirt path.
[attr="class","victoriousscroll"]A tinge of guilt couldn't help but remain within his system. Harold made a mental note to stop him once they were inside so he could help treat any scratch or small cut gained from his fall. Only wanting to help lead to these series of events playing which in turn made Harold wonder if he did a good thing after all. Even with the explained reason.... how it was the flowers and not him- he couldn't help but wonder if he still caused it to some extent? A gentle sigh followed by a small nod of his head. "Well then, I still apologize for everything. I'll hope you'll able to put on a few inches so those flowers could never cause injury to you again." It's a slight shift in tone, something more lighthearted to hopefully improve the air around them right now.
The skinwalkers head nodded as he watched the other male walk back off to return to the car. He had initially thought to continue onwards to the building but an idea formed in the back of his head that he instinctively felt the need to wait. His feet remained still as Zylan had gone out of sight, leaving him to his own thoughts. The instant he saw Zylan come to the fall had he not been paying attention to himself but the faint feeling of a soreness coming from the palm of his hands- and even the ache of his behind. He hadn't been the one yet it certainly felt like it which left his mind buzzing in confusion and slow analyzing of what it meant. His hands grip on the crate only tightened as a low hum parted from his lips.
It's never happened to him before with anyone. Maybe it'd ought to be best to ask if the other male knew why? Would it be a strange question? ...Would it possibly scare the male further? He'd feel worse about that. Harold took a deep breath as the cold wind continued to collide against his face. The weather and time of night was all soothing for the skinwalker and definitely aided in calming his nerves that risen from this whole ordeal. Only wanting to be friendly... put him in an awkward position. The additional realizations did nothing but make it all the more weirder he'd argue. The faint sound of approaching footsteps is what pulled him from his thoughts.
A friendly smiled followed by his head turning to meet him. "I decided to wait for you- so you didn't have to walk down this path by yourself." There was also some instinctive part of him that wanted to guarantee he wouldn't be frighten or have another fall so that was more additional reasoning for his patience in waiting for him to return. "Shall we continue onwards?"
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[attr="class","psubtitlebc"]even if you only feel pain
[attr="class","zylanspeaks"]Inside his gut swirled a sense of discomfort as fear crept over his shoulders. The stereotypical depictions of graveyards were nothing similar to the genuine experience of the stone-lined fields and occasional trees. Plots were divided, the occasional possessing the stone-border outlines to highlight family plots meanwhile twisting trees held their leaves. Nonetheless, Zylan suffered under the conditions of the eerie setting, even with his awareness of another individual occupying the rolling fields as well.
Astonishment inevitably flickered in the dark-haired man's eyes as Harold insisting on apologizing. Yet, he was entirely aware of the fault laid upon him. Foolishly, he stacked the flowers beyond a manageable amount in hopes of escaping the cemetery sooner rather than later. Awkwardly, the nekomata smiled, a gentle, breathy laugh rumbling out of his throat as his head automatically nodded in response. Rather than linger further to exchange words, Zylan proceeded down the dirt path in his mission to return to his vehicle.
The trepidation haunted Zylan as he proceeded down the hill. Even as the wrought-iron gates caught him the sight of his night vision. A soft squeal left the florist's lips as he timidly scurried forward, his pace quickening to reach the car faster. Once there, he opened the door, reaching for the final wooden crate of flowers. Haste entered his movements, the nekomata placing the crate beside him to close the door before gathering it up to head back towards the dirt path. Constantly, Zylan's eyes scanned his surroundings, his mind returning to the previous mode he possessed before crashing into Harold; literally.
Though, an odd sense of ease ended his trepidation when his keen eyes spotted the familiar shape holding a crate and waiting upon the hill. A long exhale escaped his lips upon realizing he would not be required to wander the seemingly endless paths alone. The nekomata's feet sped up, hurrying up the hill to return to Harold's side.
"I saw, thank you," the florist offered with a soft, genuine smile. "Yeah, let's keep going."
His scratches burned as he carried the crate alongside Harold, however, the nekomata's fear levels decreased. Though inside a wariness stirred, it was nothing he could not push away. Quietly, he walked beside Harold, thankful to have the guidance of the grave keeper.
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