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 2024
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.
Since the wonderful members of TDOM enjoy the site enough to play around on it, this thread is to assist with the site's tidying! Functionality is important and we want to make the site functional even if its activity will be minimal at best!
Attachment Sent: All right, I’ll be prepared to be called and I will remember what you said. I look forward to when… we get to have more time together.
Well… thank you for keeping me safe and putting such importance into my parents wishes. I promise, then, that I will take good care of your brother whenever we are together.
Attachment Sent: All right, I’ll go do those things. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long…
Hanzo is definitely suspicious about what’s going on between me and you, and our lengthy conversations and time together. He’s probably worried that you are black mailing me or coercing me in some way to be compliant. Either that or that you are convincing enough to fool me into believing your good intentions.
Maybe when Sphene comes we can also go out shopping for clothes. I have clothes to share with him, but it would be nice to pick out clothes specifically for him from a clothing store. And we can… have some treats too, like ice cream or fudge from some specialty shops…
I know we have to be careful so we’d bring Hanzo and other guards if necessary...
Attachment Sent: I wish that the two of us had met each other sooner. That my parents hadn’t kept it hidden for us, especially when you and your mother had been searching for me for so long… It’s cruel, what they did to you, without even knowing.
I love you, Josuah. But you probably already know that since we’re soulmates. I’m sorry for everything you had to go through all of these years… I don’t want either of us to ever be apart again.
I’ll show him the deer that frequent the gardens near the forest, then. Maybe we will get along after all.
I... like the name Sphene. That's one of my favorite gems.
I'll have to meet him first. I don't know how I'll feel about him. But, if you're protecting me, then I will... protect him.
Also, here is a picture of some deer. They're my favorite animal.
Attachment Sent: I still wish that you could look like YOU as Josuah Ardel, too. And then have a little brother named Sphene who looks like a mini you. Why were you in a disguise in the first place? How come you didn't want anyone in my family to see what you really look like? How did you find out that we were Soulmates? And that my parents knew?
Hanzo came in through the entrance within literal minutes of his last radio in. While Josuah may have not been surprised, Brendon was. It felt to him that Hanzo was back to his old ways, when he had become his bodyguard for the first time. Brendon hadn’t liked him back then because he had been too imposing and, like now, had often showed up everywhere he went. Over the years they had learned a balance that worked for him, but his parent’s death, and Josuah’s sudden arrival, had sent him on edge again.
Brendon listened to the conversation as the two adults spoke amongst each other. It had become obvious from the funeral that Uncle Bradford and his family had all been under the impression that they would be the ones taking over the Redal Castle, and he just couldn’t let it go.
Josuah handed him his cell phone, and the lengthy note he had written on it. The sight caused a dainty blush to creep into his cheeks, since Josuah knew how much he hated his disguise. He was doing this for him, and of course Hanzo was still and eying it with suspicion.
Brendon read over the note and then looked between the two men in the room, knowing that Josuah would have to leave to take care of his uncle. He felt worried over Josuah’s statement of their… time apart… but at least he had given him his number. Reluctantly, he handed the cell back to Josuah, recounting the number in his head over and over in hopes of remembering it. He would find paper and pen in the room shortly, to write it down.
When Josuah had promised to give him a kiss… later on… Brendon had blushed. He had felt embarrassed over being so… transparent. But, he had picked himself up nonetheless to scurry off to the radio. When he told Josuah about his uncle, Josuah informed him that he was aware of who Bradford was. “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.” He added and then stood up and stepped into the circle he had made.
Brendon watched him with a frown, seeing the way he transformed back into the dark-haired male that neither of them recognized. “We’re coming out of the Turquoise Reading Room now,” Brendon radio’d to Hanzo. “Where would you like to meet us?”
When Josuah lowered down a zing of alarm moved through Brendon, a gasp catching in his throat. His fingers unconsciously gripped at the armchair as his back straightened, and a feeling of anticipation built inside of him. B-Because… he wanted Josuah to kiss him.
But Hanzo suddenly called over the radio, and Brendon was so disappointed that it brought tears to his eyes. However, when it became clear that it wasn’t a regular call in, and that he needed to speak with Josuah, it garnered both of their attentions.
“Can you distract him?” Josuah asked, but had already moved away from the sofa to begin drawing out the hex onto the ground once more. Brendon felt disappointment bloom in his chest, but he did get up and move to go pick up the radio.
“What’s wrong, Hanzo?” He asked. “Did something happen?”
“Bradford has insisted on making a scene.”
Brendon’s large eyes whirled around onto Josuah, looking to him with worry. “That’s my uncle,” He informed him with a sudden frown. “I wonder if he found out about your visit to the the Attorney.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Brendon is doing better now. --- Brendon is seated on the sofa seat.
His cheekiness was met with something much more embarrassing. Josuah’s gaze lulled and he purposely stepped directly in front of him, staring down at him with an embarrassing sort of look. Brendon’s heart thumped, especially when Josuah requested; “Only if you let me take it in the form of a kiss…”
W-Well, he had told him that they were soulmates. Brendon’s cheeks darkened with color and heat. It felt almost inappropriate now, that Josuah had made himself younger, j-just to request… these sorts of things. His heart thumped again.
“Y-You want to kiss me?” His voice squeaked a little, from the embarrassment he felt, and it made him squirm in the sofa seat. Wh-What would a kiss feel like? His warm lips… against his own…
Hanzo called over the radio then, interrupting their moment.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Brendon is doing better now. --- Brendon is seated on the sofa seat.
Josuah reached down, placing his hand over his own. But they were gloved and instead of feeling the softness of his skin he felt the coarseness of the thick material. Still, he was warm, and he could feel his personal heat. Josuah suggested that the two of them cut off contact to the rest of the family, and Brendon gave a slow nod. “They can’t hurt you while Josuah Ardel is locked away. As for plans beyond that… I’m not sure. But we’ll figure it out together.”
Brendon’s amber eyes peered up at him, but now he was like him. He was young and short, and much more on par to his height and stature. His face was also young and pouty. “Since I’m your soulmate...,” Brendon began, and couldn’t hide the cheeky smile that pulled at his lips. “I think I should give you some more energy!”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Brendon is doing better now. --- Brendon is seated on the sofa seat.
Brendon’s expression fell when Josuah pointed out the flaw in his idea. “When he knows he might feel the same as your parents; that you are too young to be exposed to a soulmate… which may in turn make him never leave us alone.”
Brendon nodded, his shoulders slouching as he realized that he was right. He had thought about it from a proof perspective, especially when Josuah had pointed out as much. But, he was right about the decision his parents had made and the fact that Hanzo could very well feel the same way. More so, he could have possibly been informed by his parents, about his potential soulmate, and to keep him away.
“No, I don’t think we should risk it. We should keep everything between the two of us.” His gaze trailed toward the floor, his frown still prominent. “But what are we going to do about someone in the family trying to get rid of us? How are we not going to be in danger?”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Brendon is doing better now. --- Brendon is seated on the sofa seat.
“I believe every word of that.” Josuah conceded, and his acceptance of his statement made Brendon smile. He settled down somewhat, drawing his hands into his lap, his gaze up and toward Josuah, with his legs kicking out in front of them. Josuah’s gaze grew needy and hungry, but their conversation continued nonetheless. “Soulmates also mean… that we can’t harm each other. We’re incapable of it.”
Brendon’s eyes widened, a-and he really had no idea how Josuah knew all of this! Was this information just laying around in books! And why didn’t they have any books in their own libraries about it! The thought made him moody, puff out his cheeks, cross his arms, and huff. But, Josuah’s next statement caused his attention to rivet back to him. “Hanzo wouldn’t need anymore proof then that…”
“A-Are you sure?” He asked, eyes still wide with his surprise. The thought of being able to prove it to Hanzo helped to settle some nerves in the pit of his stomach. “If we could get Hanzo on our side… that would be really beneficial for us. He’d really be able to help, especially with everything going on.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Brendon is doing better now. --- Brendon is seated on the sofa seat.
Josuah explained more thoroughly about the tiers of soulmates and how the two of them were at the top. Brendon wondered how he knew that, how he knew any of this. How had he found him? How had he known about him? And why didn’t he? Why didn’t he know about any of this? It made him upset and disturbed. “We’ll become obsessed with each other and there’ll be no room for anyone else.” Josuah revealed, and then explained that it was that obsession and need that caused others, like his parents, to try and keep them apart.
Brendon could see his power. He could see the way his skin began to lightly glow in a fiery red-golden hue. “She took a risk though… because I grew up unable to feed on anyone… and I would have starved if…” Josuah trailed off and lifted his hand to his necklace. Brendon knew what he meant, although his heart still rejected the idea of him actually starving or ultimately succumbing to death. He wouldn’t have. He would never be like his parents. He would never suffer that fate.
But he couldn’t deny that they were in the same danger as them. Someone wanted the seat of power that they sat on, and they had already killed his parents as the first phase of their plan. They would be next, and it was one of the biggest reasons as to why he wanted to leave.
“I think that I would have saved you no matter what,” Brendon told him stubbornly, and with the same conviction that Josuah always seemed to be able to walk around with. “It’s why my necklace appeared for you in the first place.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Brendon felt surprise trickle into him as he listened to Josuah’s explanation, revealing that their connection as soulmates was what connected them together and drew them apart from everyone else. “Nothing but suffering will come from being apart. I’m certain you’ve experienced a hole in your heart… one that can’t be filled with anything but me.” He stated with conviction, but then blushed, growing embarrassed by his forwardness of the statement.
Brendon blushed too, and felt a little… overwhelmed having to take everything in. He had gone his entire life alone and in isolation. Despite preferring that lifestyle, he couldn’t deny the fact that he had also been lonely. Incredibly lonely… Soulmates were connected? Their souls were? He had heard about it before, and knew that his mother’s work had something to do with it, but he really had been kept in the dark.
“If my parents knew that we needed each other, and would be really lonely apart, then why would they keep us away and not tell us about it?” He asked, feeling confused. “I did feel lonely, and sometimes really upset. I didn’t like anyone… and could get really moody about it. And I was drawn to you… right away, and your disguise made me really mad, even though it didn’t make any sense. And then your real appearance… I, I just… knew…”
He felt his eyes misting as he grew emotional. He really was connected to him, more than he had even realized.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
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