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.
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“...It’s because I’m your… soulmate…” Josuah whispered, brows knitting together and a frown weighting on his lips. “Your parents knew but kept it from us both…”
Soulmates? Brendon’s heart thumped, his eyes widening subtly. But, he had very limited knowledge on the subject as most of it had been purposely kept from him.
“We’re of the highest tier so they were afraid of… losing you to that connection.”
“What does that mean?” Brendon asked him, his own brows knitting together but with confusion. His parent never talked about it but he had heard the word come up before in the household. His mother had always been gone because of her species and their culture, but now she was… dead. He felt a bit… bitter about it, bitter about all the time wasted and for nothing in the end.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
“...I have something to tell you that will upset you.” Josuah responded with a soft sigh, his gaze lowering away. Brendon wasn’t certain what it could be but the threat of it upsetting him immediately caused his posture to stiffen. “I know that you trust me for reasons… that seem to have no logical explanation.”
He felt… embarrassed to know that Josuah recognized as much. He hadn’t ever admitted it outloud, but he had been struggling with it silently this entire time. He nodded in silent agreement to the statement, his own gaze lowering away.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Josuah admitted to being jealous of Hanzo and the fact that he trusted him so much. But, Brendon had already been able to tell, various other times prior to now, that he had been jealous of him. He smiled and headed over to one of the sofas in order to take a seat and rest his tired legs.
“I know that he’s on my side. That he was on my parent’s side.” He told him in return, arms laying against the armrests of the chair and his legs spread out. “But I also know that he’ll go against my wishes if he thinks that I’m in danger. He doesn’t listen to me completely so I can’t trust him completely.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Josuah lifted higher, standing on the end of his feet, and Brendon was genuinely surprised by the gesture. He may have looked like a twelve year old, but he was still an adult mentally, so it was strange to see him… acting immaturely. M-Maybe he was practicing.
“There’s a lot to prepare.” Josuah began to go over what would need to be done, as well as his distrust of Hanzo. Brendon pressed his lips firmly together. He trusted Hanzo with anything that had to do with himself. However, he was more than certain that he wouldn’t be trusting, even in the slightest, of anything to do with Josuah. And Brendon didn’t have anything that he could put on the table, so to speak, to prove to Hanzo, without a doubt, that Josuah could be trusted. As it currently stood, he was trusting him merely on intuition alone and that wouldn’t be enough for Hanzo. He didn’t blame him… Normally, to be so trusting like this, especially with the crises that was going on, was completely foolhardy.
Brendon nodded his agreement, although he felt sad about it. “I don’t have anything that could convince him right now… that he can trust you.” He admitted and sighed. “So we have to do it the hard way.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
“Sphene.” Josuah repeated, his voice sounding funny every time he spoke. But, funny in a way that it sounded younger and still familiar. Still his. Unlike that stupid disguise… “I want that to be my name…”
Brendon’s smile flourished at hearing his acceptance of it, and the fact that he seemed to enjoy the meaning behind it. Sphene had felt special to him as well, so he was happy that they naturally shared that sentiment.
“All right, so that will be your name.” He conceded but then grew reluctantly serious again. “So… what preparations will have to happen?”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
“I’ll have to return to my other disguise and inform the household of…” Josuah frowned as he trailed off. “What should my name be?”
The question caused Brendon’s gaze to widen. But, he had known a different name was inevitable. He just wished that his other disguise looked different — at least somewhat like Josuah, for him to be called Josuah. But, it didn’t. He looked like a completely different and unrelated person. Someone random off the street, and it really… annoyed him.
What was an appropriate name that his younger self could be given? Something that could also mean something to him? He… liked Emerald, and Josuah’s eyes were a beautiful shade of it. He also loved wolves, especially golden wolves with emerald eyes. But, he had never given his wolf a name, other than Emerald.
He did have a very special gem that he coveted ever since he had found it. It was a jewel called Sphene, and it had become his favorite because of its ability to be half green and half yellow.
“I would say… either Emerald or Sphene.” Brendon offered. “Sphene is a really special gem that has both green and yellow in it.” He explained with kid-like energy.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
However, Josuah was determined to keep the age, feeling as though it would be the best at disarming any threats. “Your offer is kind though.”
Brendon nodded, his gaze lowering to Josuah’s hands, which were covered in gloves. He was so much smaller like this. He really did look completely like a kid. His heart warmed at the sight of him, but he couldn’t shake the sadness of knowing that it brought Josuah discomfort. He was being stubborn though, and now he wouldn’t change it.
“I’ll need to make preparations for… my arrival.” He told him, peering up from their height difference. The top of Josuah’s head now only made it to the top of his chin. He was really short, and really kid-like. And now he was peering up at him, and he felt kind of embarrassed.
“Okay. What are all the preparations that have to happen?”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
“...It’s a heavy subject.” Josuah explained, although immediately appeared perturbed by the soft and childish sound of his voice. Brendon reacted as well, hearing the sound of a child-like him, his cheeks darkening considerably. He’d had such a masculine voice before. Josuah pointedly cleared his throat and attempted to speak in a deeper tone. “I lost my…,” He cleared his throat again. “...mother at this age…”
I-It was… cute, but he had to push those funny little feelings aside because of the contents of the conversation. From the way he had reacted, Brendon could already determine that the loss of his mother was something that disturbed him, and he didn’t like being reminded of it.
“Oh…,” He gave him a look of sympathetic understanding, considering he had just… lost his own parents. “You can… try thirteen, or you can go back to the fourteen one. I don’t mind.”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Josuah nodded in compliance but did draw away from the area to search for a mirror so he could see his reflection. Brendon wandered over with him, still feeling a bit frazzled from his ability to do all of these disguise sort of things. He’d been sheltered most of his life and so despite the world being magical aplenty, he actually didn’t have that much experience with it.
Although, when he spied himself in the mirror, he seemed bothered. Disturbed. Brendon immediately frowned, not understanding what it was that he didn’t like about it. “What’s wrong?” He asked, his ears lowering a bit against his head.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Josuah stood and broke the hex of his fourteen year old form. “I’ll try twelve years old next.” He offered, and Brendon blushed as he realized that he was doing this for him, because of his… demands. He wouldn’t ask him to go even younger, because he was pretty sure that twelve would be more than good enough. The thought of being able to play with Josuah, and the two of them being around the same age, really warmed his heart, and he realized how much he actually… wanted it.
However, he still wasn’t prepared for the look of him in his youth when he activated the hex and changed his form. He was much younger looking now, even a little younger looking than him. His hair was much softer, and his face too. His eyes were big and his face more rounded. The change of clothing was surprising, especially since he was wearing a jacket with a golden deer silhouette at its front.
“I, I like that one.” He told him, suddenly feeling a bit shy and bashful. He looked younger than him, but he wasn’t! He was an adult inside!
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
Josuah didn’t argue with him. He crouched down to begin drawing the hex again and Brendon felt that it was a ridiculously complicated design to have to draw it over and over again. He wouldn’t have been able to do it. He wasn’t patient enough! Hanzo called his name over the radio and Brendon sighed, even though there was nothing that could be done about it. He didn’t dislike Hanzo… not anymore, at least. In the beginning, he’d had a hard time with him, but now the two got along.
“There’s more we’ll need to discuss when we find an appropriate age,” Josuah told him, his emerald watching him move to the radio. Brendon gave a nod of confirmation, his shoulders slouching with defeated annoyance when he picked up the radio and brought it before his mouth.
“Everything is still fine, Hanzo. He’s not a bad guy.” He relayed a little aggressively into the radio and then huffed before settling back down. “9:00…”
Brendon set the radio back down and ventured over to the hex, and Josuah, once more. He was still eager to see him younger — truly younger, and looking more like his age. What if he made him look even younger than that? What if he asked him to be a little baby boy?
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door. --- Brendon is a bit tired.
A low noise of tension exhaled from Josuah’s throat, and Brendon’s ears could easily pick up on it. He pouted and pursed out his lips. He felt that Josuah still needed more energy, because he hadn’t taken from him for very long at all. But, he was still recovering and even he knew that it wouldn’t be wise for him to take more right now. He needed to regain some of his energy first, then Josuah could take more.
However, he was more powerful as he used the hex magic; Brendon could feel his essence in the air and taste the difference from the weakness that had been present before. He was stronger now and that was because of him. The thought made him both happy… and a bit embarrassed.
Josuah’s current appearance gave way to a younger, more youthful him, but he only looked younger by just a few years. He didn’t look anywhere near as young as him! And Brendon immediately pouted over it, thinking that he hadn’t gone young enough.
“Will this do?”
“No, you have to go younger, Josuah.” He whined in response and with no hesitation, his cheeks slightly puffy and definitely pink.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door.
Josuah stepped into the circle of the hex as he asked for his opinion of which he would like, and Brendon realized — with a small burst of excitement — that he was going to use the hex to change himself. Brendon immediately bounded from the couch and wandered around it for a better and closer look. “Try being my age first!” He demanded with clear excitement, his eyes alight and his ears perking upward.
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door.
“How would you feel about someone younger?” Josuah’s suggestion surprised Brendon, as it clearly hadn’t been what he’d been envisioning. Although, it piqued his interest but as equally made him feel suspicious. “I could say I have a younger brother… and come as myself… in child form.”
But his suspicions were instantly pacified when Josuah revealed that he would still be himself, just younger. He could use the disguise hex for that too? The thought of… seeing him younger, or even around his age, warmed his heart. But then he felt embarrassed… about missing those parts of his life in the first place. What a strange and dumb thing to feel!
As Brendon thought about it he felt that Josuah would always be in danger no matter what. If he came as his bodyguard, however, he would probably be in even more danger than if he were to come as a kid. But at least as a bodyguard he could protect himself…
“Okay,” He decided in the end and gave a nod. “That would probably work better than coming as a new bodyguard. Were you going to be around my age or even younger than that?”
IMPORTANT THREAD DETAILS --- Has to contact Hanzo every 5 minutes. --- Do Not Disturb hung on door.
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