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.
With April, an activity check has arrived for members to do! Please post on the AC and tag all your accounts, including WIPs and OOC accounts. Failure to post on this AC will result in your accounts being marked inactive or deleted. Please note, due to a late start, the due date for this check has been adjusted for one time and one time only.
Autumn days made for pleasant drives to work as multi-coloured leaves hung from the trees. Despite September being a mere stepping stone into winter, animals steadily prepared themselves for the upcoming and inevitable snow. He pulled himself into the truck during the early hours of the morning, his prison guard’s uniform tossed on. Only a few moments were given to adjust the uniform to assure Slade appeared like a proper guard. As he drove down the streets and entered the outskirts, the kitsune’s eyes watched the scenery.
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Trees littered the sidelines of the streets, leaves drifting down from the skies. Automatically, Slade navigated to the proper destination for his regular job. During the evenings he spent a few hours accomplishing his more favourable tasks, although, nobody was aware of those sadistic factors. This morning would be spent guarding prisoners and playing the part of a faithful, positive soul. Later he would play vigilante and perhaps enjoy a lustful evening via persuading his soulmate into those actions, but it all depended on mood.
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When the bespectacled kitsune arrived to work, he grabbed his lunch and exited his truck. He entered Lorsette Penitentiary through the “STAFF ONLY” door. First, Slade dropped his lunch off in the employee lounge before heading out. Only moments into the beginnings of his walk did the kitsune’s eyes notice the unique appearance of the prison’s warden. He was easy to recognize with the large, cat-like ears, specifically a sphinx breed, of a purple shade. As expected, the warden, Anubis Hexton, wore something different from the uniform.
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“Good morning, warden,” Slade greeted.
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He waved a brief hand at Anubis to display a friendlier front. While a prison guard was a serious occupation, Slade considered it common courtesy to be polite. Not to merely appear benevolent and friendly, but to assure there would be doubts cast if suspicions form. It was a strategic move to avoid the possibility of strikes against character.
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[ Hope you do not mind Slade knowing Anubis, since it would be strange if he worked for him and didn't. XD ]
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[attr="class","wonderFoot"]I've lost more than I care to talk about.
At an opposing height of 6’2” and a lean, muscular frame, Slade appears powerful compared to other people. His body is covered in muscles from extensive exercising. He has abs covering his stomach, alongside varying lean muscles on his arms and legs. Under most occasions, Slade does not hide his muscles, allowing him to display his attractive body. Evidently, Slade enjoys his slender and muscular body, and works endlessly to maintain his powerful body. It assists with work and furthermore with attracting pleasant flings for the evening. He has a small tattoo on the left side of his chest which is a heart with angel wings, inside are the names of his two younger siblings. There is a line resembling what would be similar to a heartbeat monitor. His skin has a fair complexion to it and receives the occasional abrasion, scrape or bruise because of his occupation, however, scars are extremely rare for Slade. There are a few small ones across his body, on his arms and back mostly. These are very subtle scars hardly noticeable on Slade’s skin, however, close inspection proves they are slightly paler.
Sharpened features are the first thing a majority of people notice about Slade’s face, a majority of it being rather chiselled and sharp. High cheekbones lead down into a strong, pointed chin, maintaining a slender appearance to his face. Similarly, he has a sharp, petite, upturned nose which continues this trend in his facial features. His eyes are a stone colour, nothing particularly impressive about their dull colouring. Placed over them are glasses with slender frames and rectangular lenses. Wiry rims hold the lenses in place, the frames only becoming prominent near the bridge and nose pads of the glasses and the temples. These pieces are a dark brown colour. Occasionally, he will change the style of his glasses depending on mood. His hair is a shade of brown, soft and well-cared for, with a short trim as expected in conventional beauty for men, although, his hair is slightly longer. The front locks are longer than expected, some strands ending just above his pointed chin.
Casual clothing has been collected into Slade’s closest, the brunette never really enjoying other styles. He prefers the comfortable style casual provides and therefore wears it whenever possible. What he wears heavily depends on the weather and the style he intends on pulling off for that day. Although, whenever work calls, he gladly will wear his prison guard’s uniform without a single complaint escaping his mouth. Depending on the occasion, Slade will rarely put on contact lenses unless it is needed.
Illusion Manipulation -- Advanced The ability to manifest illusions that can fool smell, touch, sight, hearing and even taste. As a result, the person can deceive people with the use of this ability. Illusions are an extremely useful field when attempting to secretly assist people. Slade usually mentally and emotionally break people who make the kitsune think about his murdered siblings. Unfortunately, he is unable to sense what accomplishes this in people, therefore, illusions need to be adjusted until he discovers what would break the person. Anything Slade is capable of thinking of can be manifested in a few quick thoughts, thus, he occasionally uses this to explore his morbid and sadistic thoughts. The longer Slade uses illusion manipulation, the more energy will be consumed until it ceases. Larger illusions consume more energy, lack of energy potentially driving Slade to weakness should he use it too much. This ability is capable of completely draining him if he is not careful, possibly resulting in wobbling, falling or straight up fainting.
Fire Manipulation -- Advanced The ability to create and manipulate flames, allowing the user to increase and decrease temperature and the number of flames. Fire is a destructive force, albeit, an interesting one in Slade’s opinion. Flames have always been a curiosity for Slade, thus he pleaded constantly to be taught fire manipulation. As a result, he excels in the ability, allowing him to smoothly control large fires with little incident. Pre-existing or self-created, Slade can easily control flames, making it difficult for others to counter his attacks. Pre-existing flames can result in serious problems since it takes Slade less energy to fuel an already existing fire and manipulate the movements of these flames. Creating flames takes a lot more energy, especially if Slade were to get soaked in non-flammable liquid. When wet, Slade is required to use more energy to create flames, and even then, they tend to be smaller than usual. Water can easily make the flames dissipate and Slade is unable to manifest any variations of waterproof flames.
Curses -- Intermediate The ability to inflict curses on people and items, giving them a negative effect on most occasions. Usually, Slade will merely use this for petty revenge or his own humour. He never creates a particularly dangerous curse, thus it is mostly things that may induce stubbing toes, slipping and a majority of minor, harmless actions. These curses do not last for extensive periods of time, making them only last for a day or two before wearing off. Slade cannot make cursed weapons and prefers to avoid them due to it being a criminal offence.
Hexes -- Intermediate The ability to use a circle drawn from chalk or blood to use a summon, healing, sight, disguise or teleportation hex. Hexes are something Slade does not possess much capability with, most of his energy going into healing and disguise hexes. Thus, those are the two hexes he is most capable in while everything else could be considered subpar. He can heal himself fairly quickly and is well-practiced to avoid constant hospital visits that could become suspicious. Meanwhile, disguises are to assure his identity as a vigilante remains hidden. Severe wounds take more energy for Slade to heal. Similarly, complicated disguises accomplish the same goal, thus he keeps things fairly simple.
Kitsune Transformation -- Advanced The ability to transform into a fox form with multiple tails, Slade having specifically 5 tails when in fox form. It takes him approximately 25 seconds for Slade to transform, his quickness manifesting from his intense training. When transformed, his fur is red in colour, Slade appearing similar to a red fox with red and white. There is a tinge of brown to his fur, displaying some of his natural hair colour.
Enhanced Speed -- Advanced The ability to access speed above average, allowing the user to move extremely fast. The user can only do this in animal form. When transformed into his fox form, Slade can move extremely fast, allowing him to outrun others with ease. He can accomplish this ability for hours, allowing him to overwhelm people with his intense speed. Unfortunately, doing this ability for long periods of time can strain Slade’s muscles, making him sore. Furthermore, slowing down cannot be done easily, thus Slade could potentially crash from the force of his speed.
Their family was completely normal, pleasant and fantastic. There were five members to their happy family, the wonderful parents and three children all close in age. The eldest was a son named Slade alongside a daughter (Melinda) and another son (Kurtis). The Ethium family was always tight-knit, everybody stating they were an excellent example of a fantastic family. Bethany and Merek were fantastic parents, raising their three children together with little effort and assuring they would all be close. Those days were marked with childhood innocence, their decently wealthy parents taking them on vacations and assuring they received the best education. Vacations were incredible, spent at waterparks and fun locations where children would play together. They were a fortunate family, Slade adoring the attention of his adorable siblings and protecting them. In his eyes, his duty was to assist in raising Melinda and Kurtis, thus Slade placed the problem onto his shoulders. They played together, and whenever his siblings would get hurt, Slade was always quick to get assistance or handle it himself. Undoubtedly, the young boy adored his siblings, being a good big brother meant everything to him.
Those school-less days were occasionally spent in family splendour, the children giggling as they played their games. Throughout the days, Slade and his siblings would happily run around the yard, exploring the wilderness and playing their adventure games. Constant smiles filled those days as they merrily spent time together. They would do everything together similar to a close-knit friendship circle. Together, Slade, Melinda and Kurtis made their parents proud and happy. Their parents always considered Slade an excellent older brother who always protected his younger siblings. When bullies prowled or accidents happened, he would appear to defend his precious siblings. They brought him happiness, purpose, strength and endless support throughout his childhood. As the eldest, Slade considered it his duty to cherish his beloved brother and sister; the shining faces who understood things their parents never could.
On a late December day when Slade found himself trapped beneath the warm embrace of blankets with a temperature and an aching stomach, his parents forced him to stay home during one evening. The boy attempted to attend school, however, his parents led him back to bed, insisting on his rest. Please, dear. You need to sleep, you’re not feeling well. You can go to school tomorrow. He was a mere 15 years old at the time, Slade struggling with his illness, thus he was confined to his bed for a few days because of the flu. Initially, Slade was thankful for his time at home which allowed him to gradually recover, but shortly wished he never remained home. Eventually, the time arrived for his siblings to return home, his parents excitedly waiting for their children to return home. Alas, minutes ticked by and Melinda and Kurtis never returned home that evening. Panic infiltrated the household, Slade’s parents frantically calling the police, pleading for somebody to find their missing son and daughter.
Initially asleep, Slade woke because of the noises beyond his door as his parents frantically called everybody in the neighbourhood and people their children know. Their voices were strained as they wept, desperately attempting to find their children. They pleaded for people to inform them about their children’s location. Slowly, the sickly, eldest opened the door, wearily gazing at his parents. Mom? Dad? What’s wrong? … Where’s Mel and Kurt? Through tears, his mother softly grabbed his arm, leading him back into the bedroom and requesting for him to sleep. Alas, Slade was adamant about remaining awake and discovering what happened to his siblings. There were few options, Slade’s mother slowly explaining Melinda and Kurtis never returned home. Afterwards, his mother broke down while the sickly child froze in place, tears accumulating in his eyes. Arms pulled him close, Slade crying alongside his mother as he worried about his parents. Sorrow consumed his mother, but the woman attempted to soothe the only child he has nearby.
The children were not found that evening, Slade’s parents becoming increasingly overprotective of their only remaining child. Schooling was changed radically immediately, his parents insisting Slade would be homeschooled to avoid somebody taking the 15-year-old. Time was taken from studies to search for the missing children, the parents uncertain and frightened as they attempted to move forward. Schooling began slowly, his parents still searching for Melinda and Kurtis in a desperate hope of finding them. Although, a month later the police came knocking on their door, Slade’s parents holding their breath, only to receive devastation. I’m sorry Mr. and Mrs. Ethium… but we discovered the bodies of two children and have identified them as Melinda and Kurtis. We are still investigating. Those words resulted in Slade’s parents crying, the young child overhearing everything and followed. The family was cut down to three, Slade’s parents bringing their child into the living room where they all cried for hours. Nobody could remain strong since their happy little family felt destroyed.
Melancholic months passed as a funeral arrived and left, a depression settling over the household. Schooling progressed slowly, his parents becoming extremely overprotective, but their child was upset and angry. How could somebody kill his siblings?! What kind of monster murdered children?! WHOEVER THIS PERSON WAS, THEY DESERVED DEATH! Darkness enclosed around the young boy’s heart as he requested for self-defence lessons to be taught to him. For hours, Slade persuaded his parents into allowing him to attend these lessons, making them unaware of his vindictive intentions. Sadistic thoughts flooded through his head as he began training, the young man working endlessly to think of a torturous method to kill this individual and murder them. As time proceeded, Slade completed his self-defence training and later graduated high school. All the post-secondary work was related to becoming a prison guard, however, the man was working towards discovering where this man was.
Sex became Slade’s few sources of pleasure, thus throughout high school and post-secondary, the young man slept around to forget everything that happened to his siblings for just a moment. Pleasure allowed him to clear his mind and prepare his plans, the young man consistently working out throughout the years to give him a powerful body and allow everything to go into fruition. At 20, he planned on living a double life, becoming a prison guard and later becoming a vigilante of sorts. Secretly, Slade would murder anybody displaying extremely malicious intent and would demolish people who dared torture or kill children. He continued on his hellbent path, morals being dashed as he searched for one thing, the horrible person who killed his siblings and deserved death.
misc
- Likes: Harming criminals, flings, fighting, weaponry, the notion of capital punishment, fire, warm temperatures, sunlight, sun bathing, alcohol, teasing, sleeping, working, music (especially rock), sex, parties, positive memories, being at home, spicy foods, contests, crime stories, magazines, action - Dislikes: Laws, water, snow, cold temperatures, Valentine’s day, February, sweets, Debby downers, being denied, intense rainstorms, being controlled, commands, peaceful situations, tight-lipped criminals, boring people, lonely nights, nosy people, people who kill children - Fears: Loss, being caught, endless lonesomeness - He is capable of fluently speaking French. - Loneliness consumes Slade some evenings and he despises it. If there are several days of being alone, he can get upset because nobody is around. - Slade loves being home because he loves the freedom of being naked, although, he usually walks around in a robe or just boxers in case somebody randomly drops in; this being said, he is not ashamed by anybody seeing him naked. - He loves listening to the stories of criminals and the crimes they committed. He finds it very interesting and it does satisfy some of his more sadistic and morbid desires. However, he does kill some criminals to satisfy this as well and carry out his message. - During work hours, Slade deceives his coworkers by acting like a kind, friendly working attempting to maintain peace between prisoners and guards. - He usually keeps his less sadistic and lustful habits hidden to avoid stigmatization. - His soulmate is Kiawe Torres.
roleplayer info
☆ NAME chibi magician
☆ RP EXPERIENCE about 8 years
☆ TIMEZONE central
☆ GENDER female
☆ AGE twenty
☆ OTHER CHARACTERS MALAKAI MOORS FELIX MELLOBROOK NATHAN BECKARD DESMOND WILTS KAITLYNN HARRIS FRITZ JACOBS NYLA KORVICH ARLO NORWOOD EMMERSON HALOGAN YVES LEVORA UMBERTO DARIAN VYLAD ZAIDER OCTAVIO KREMLEN BRASTI VANDERFELD PRESTON CLARK ZURIEL MARLINE PERSEPHONE ROSE LACHLAN FRAISER ALIANA LA ROSA CLYDE VELLESE ABEL MCCROFT HARRISON ACASTER WREN CATO RAMAGI VAUGHN MALLORI ISIDORE VYNLAY NOAH SULLIVAN KANO MIKAZUKI JAYDEN MILTON LAURENT MAYTHORN AVERY REEVES GWEN LA’ VARRIE NAOMI BLACKWATER BRAM VAN DIJK AARUSHI CALDWELL XENO MCFALLON ZEKE DURMONT ADAIR “AMON” FELLSPARK QUINN ABRAHAM ORION HOLLINS
☆ FACE CLAIM IDOLISH7, Yamato Nikaido
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The skin is created by Wolf of Adoxography and Gangnam Style. The thread and conversation remodels are by Kagney. The Strange Reality board list, Heal My Soul info center, I Remember Now mini profile and Electric Requiem profile remodel is made by Pharoah Leap. The Who's That Member member list remodel was made by Tictactoe. The Cbox.ws Shoutbox remodel was made by Trinity Blair. All templates used for claims, information sheets, applications, etc are credited to their owners; credits for these can be found in the threads the templates are use on. Images that are used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners, however, they have been edited by Zac with a few being edited by Chibi Magician. The plot, rules and various other information pieces for The Duality of Man are written by Chibi Magician with the assistence of her co-admins, Finnegan and Dremulf, alongside other unlisted people who were kind enough to give their input. The TRS, AP and face claim were all created by Fleur for specifically the use of TDOM. All plugins used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners. The templates my members use are credited to their maker, if you find a template that belongs to you, but is uncredited, please speak to Chibi Magician or the member themself. Characters created on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners and should not be used elsewhere without the creator's permission.
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