Moonlight Revelation

Sorry for taking for long guys. I've had a lot of stuff on my mind but Chris got on my butt about finishing my character's intro and I got into gear and finished everything.
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First of all his stats and a picture:​
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Name: Nihilum ( The latin word that means = Nothing, Nothingness, No One)​
Sex: Male​
Eyes: Burning Crimson Red​
Hair: Burgandy​
Skin: Perfect Peach​
Height: 6' Even​
Weight: 160 Lbs​
Orientation: Unknown​
Occupation: Scholar, Wilderness Guide​
Nation/Realm: Unknown (Presumably The Void)​
Physical Attributes: Lean and toned muscle structure. High agility and neural-kinetic reactions.​
Abilities and Powers: Entropy ( The ability to control the processes of degradation and and regeneration in nature)​
For example, the easiest way to describe it is that Entropy is the breaking down of systems within the nature of the universe. From matter to energy and other forces that govern out how matter and energy make up the universe. The extent of this ability is currently unknown.​
He also has some Telekinetic and Telepathic abilities but these are not consciously known. Usually used on instinct.​
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And now his intro.​
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The Void.


Most people that reside in the other realms would call that place the lawless empire. The realm of the lost and forgotten and the leftover remains of the creation of all things. Some would even say that life is something that can never live there. It's a place of endless nothingness and nothing more.
If only they knew how wrong they are.


The Void isn't just some space of emptyness. Life has a way of always making itself thrive in even the most unlikely of places. Nilhilum was living proof of that fact. He was a tall man, standing a stout six feet tall with cascading burgandy hair and burning red eyes. While looking very young in appearance, the air around him carried the sense of something wise and immensely old. He lived in the empire of the Void, a dying kingdom with no one to rule and nothing to keep the balance of things in check. The thing that struck him as odd was he remembered the day he arrived in the Void, but nothing beyond that...just his name. Nothing of his childhood, his family, or his parents, or even where he was born. None of the people in the Void knew anything of him either, only the face that he frightened them. The first thing people noticed about him was that he had a power that baffled even the most wisest of the people. Things would literally begin to unmake themselves in his grasp and if desired he could reverse this and make it whole again.


The power frightened the people and caused them to drive the wandering man away from all the surviving settlements and into the Voidborn Wilderness. The forest was a dangerous place where the creatures there was ferocious and ravenous and could hunt and devour even the most heartiest of survivors. Yet for years thanks to his powers and his sharpened wit, Nihilum was able to survive in the wild of Void and make it his home.
Eventually the people of the towns and cities notcied this and began to ask him to to be there guide and in return they would allow him to trade and take part in the marketplace. He agreed, and over the years the people began to slowly trust the outsider. Through time, Nilhilum began to learn of the other realms from the people. Many realms and place of people that held many orders of knowledge that could help him in the search of who he is.


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Meanwhile in the Realm of the light, a darkened portal errupted in the capital city. From this pool of swirling violet and blueish hues, Nilhilum stepped through into this new world and observed the area around him. It was world unlike anything he had seen, or could remember for that matter. It was completely different from the Void. This world was full of life and vibrant, something that the man was not used to seeing at all and it honestly made him happy to see. Happy wasn't a emotion he was used to feeling at all. Emotions were not a thing he was used to dealing with period.


Suddenly the gasps of the townsfolk snapped him out of his inner thoughts. It seemed his entrance into their world was a bit startling to them. Of course, why would it not? He was a talk man with burning red eyes, sporting a light shifting cloak and a very menacing looking scythe as his weapon. Not long after he looked around a bit, a guard walked up to the man, hand on the helt of his blade. Soon after, many other guards appeared at the ready and had Nihilum surrounded with weapons drawn and pointed at him, ready to strike. Another guard, a bit more armored than the others waded through the crowd of armed guards and spoke to the wanderer.


" Traveler. Speak the truth and you shall be given a fair quarter. What manner of man has the ability to appear in our land without the means of a Gate? Tell me your name and intention..." The captain said plainly with a air of deep authority about him.


Nihilum, being respectful, nodded his head and lowered his scythe to the ground. He wanted to display that he meant no harm to anyone.


" My name is Nihilum. I am unsure as to where I am actually from. I have no memory of who I am..or what I am for that matter. I came to your world from a place I believe you people call the Void. How I ended up even there I am not sure of. My history as a person is a mystery even to me. I lived there and thrived for many years and learned of your places and many others. I come here to learn and to explore and take in your culture. Maybe that way...I can learn something of who I really am..." Nihilum said truthfully, with a hint of heavy saddness to voice.


The captain stared at the man and nodded. There was truth to his words and the old solider could not sense any deception from his tale. He put his heart out to him, and he should honorably respond in kind.
" I see. I will take you to see our Goddess. She will judge your soul and peer into your being. Then we will truly know if what you speak is the truth."


' A Goddess...I never expect to meet a god...,' Nihilim said in his mind as he followed the Captain to the central palace.

His journey to the truth had finally begun.
 
Here's my part.

Prologue
A woman dressed in a black gown, with long flowing hair of the same color. Skin as pale as ice. She beckons out to me. I can hear her voice, calling my name. Joining her side, we look onward, at a city consumed in flames. Hundreds dying under the onslaught of shadowy figures.

She hands me a blade black as midnight, and I leap into the fray. I meet a bunch of the city’s defenders, all clad in dark red. I dispatch of them easily. More follow, but they will not stand in my way.

I was sure the last person had fell. But then I heard the faint sounds of someone crying. I turn the corner, and I see a hooded figure holding her daughter close to herself. At the sound of my footsteps she raises her head, and pleads with me to stop. Deaf to her pleas, I step forward. The girl stands her ground, paralyzed with fear. I raise my blade, just as the figure dashes over and pushes the girl away.

Blood splashes over me as the steel sinks into her body. I reach out with a hand to pull back her cloak.

And I scream.

I screamed harder than I have in ages.
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Yu awoke, covered in sweat. Taking a moment to compose himself, he rose from his bed and opened the windows, feeling the cool breeze through him. Living in the countryside was definitely a change.

That dream again…he thought. It had been four years since that battle, yet fragments of those moments still remained in his mind, unforgotten. Glancing at the mark on his right hand, he remembered his last moments with Evelyn, the Queen of Ergon. Dying from a mortal blow inflicted by Faith, who had awakened her powers, she revealed to him that she desired the light too, before giving what was left of her power to him.

The mark’s symbol had changed, from the emblem of Ergon to something cross-shaped in nature. Yu had the feeling he encountered this somewhere before, but he wasn’t sure.

“Yu! Breakfast is ready!” a familiar voice called out.

Pushing aside his thoughts for the moment, Yu proceeded to the kitchen where his meal awaited him. There was fish soup, sashimi and some vegetables.

Taking a seat, a pair of hands placed a bowl of rice in front of him. Yu glanced up, as his lips met Yuki’s.

“Good morning, Yu. Hope today’s dishes are to your liking.” Smiling sweetly, Yuki took her place beside Yu.

“You know I’ll always like your cooking, Yuki.” Yu said, as he picked up a pair of chopsticks, and dug in.

They ate in silence for a moment, before Yuki touched Yu’s arm.

“You seem troubled lately..is something bothering you?” she asked. At this, Yu swallowed the rice he had been chewing, and glanced at her.

“It’s nothing. Just having some bad dreams.” Yu said.

“I don’t think they’re just mere nightmares, Yu. For the past month or so you’ve been acting a little strange. You mumble strange things in your sleep and wake up exhausted. The vegetable fields can’t be tended to with your current state.”

“I know, Yuki. Perhaps I just need some rest.”

Yuki turned Yu’s body to face her, and looked him directly in the eye.

“This isn’t a simple matter that can be resolved with just rest alone. I’ve known you since we were together in the School of The Phoenix. Your eyes betray a growing unease. It has to do with that mark on your hand, doesn’t it?”

Yu tried to withdraw his arm, but Yuki took hold of it.

“Evelyn. You kept mentioning her name, every night you sleep.” she said, with something like a sad expression on her face.

“I….I’m…sorry.” Yu lowered his head, guilty. He had tried to deny this fact for some time, but failed.

“What for, Yu? It’s over. If something from the past is still haunting you, you should have let it go already. Indeed, I cannot deny that I was mad at you for entering a brief relationship with her at that time. I cannot deny you took the lives of innocents. But you have already redempted yourself. And I have forgiven you. After all, strip the hatred and sorrow from our hearts and what’s left? Evelyn threw away everything and tried to change the world.”

Yuki paused to let her words settle in. The beginnings of a smile appeared on Yu’s face, as a tear rolled down his cheeks.


“Come on. Let’s finish our meal and get to work.”

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Hours later, as the sun set, Yu and Yuki were done with planting their crops. They both congratulated themselves on a job well done, as they returned to their house. An old woman, recognizing them, trotted over.

“My, if it isn’t Yu-kun and Yuki chan. Looking as lively as ever.”

“Granny Sen! You’ve already recovered?” Yu said.

“Heh heh, a fever’s nothing to this old woman. Thanks to the medicine that Yuki got for me.” Sen bowed to Yuki, who returned the favor.

“It’s my pleasure. After all, you were the one who helped us settle here four years ago, when we had difficulties.”

“Humble as always! In that case, I actually have something to request of you..” Sen coughed, as Yuki went to her side.

“You see, one of the villagers’ son, Riku, hasn’t returned for a long time since going into the forest to gather herbs. His father is worried for his safety. Please, help him in locating Riku.”

“Certainly. Yuki, you stay here and look after Granny Sen. I’ll look for Riku.” Yu said.

“I’m fine with that, but will you be okay? I mean, you don’t have…”

“I may have lost Phoenix, but I can still use my kenjutsu and magic if things go awry. It’ll be fine.” Yu assured her by giving a thumbs up.

“May the odds ever be in your favor, Yu-kun.” Sen nodded.

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Trudging into the dense undergrowth, Yu immediately put his aura abilities to work. If Riku was nearby, he would know. He gave thanks that it had not rained, for if it did, his progress would be severely hampered.


Sweeping his torchlight, Yu called out Riku’s name several times, but no response. Just then, he stepped on something soft. Lifting his foot, Yu saw that it was a bag, and upon loosening the string, found some herbs in it, all shredded apart. Examining it and the surroundings more closely, Yu saw patches of blood leading to the east.
Seizing upon this lead, Yu quickened his footsteps. The blood trail continued into a clearing, where a small boy laid. Yu, immediately recognizing him as Riku, was about to go over, when he noticed strange marks on the ground beside him. It was like those magic runes used in demonic rituals..

Sensing someone’s presence, Yu crouched behind a bush, as six hooded figures came into view. They surrounded Riku and knelt as if waiting for something. Then, a seventh figure came into view, and pointed his arm at the boy. A wisp of energy came out from his mouth and Riku twitched in agony.

He’s absorbing the boy’s life force?!
Yu immediately tossed a fireball at the figure holding Riku captive, and it smashed into him. Riku collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath. Yu quickly grabbed Riku and retreated before any of the hooded freaks could get a hold of him. Yet they stood, looking at the new intruder through their darkness.

“Just who are you…and what do you want with this child?!” Yu demanded.

The figures remained silent. One by one, they dissipated into the air, save for the last one.

I have what I came for…you would do wise not to interfere with us…Yamase Yu.

It whispered in Yu’s mind, to his shock. Holding a small sphere of energy, he dropped it into a container, before making to depart.

“HOLD IT!” Yu shouted, but the figure was gone.

Returning his attention to Riku, Yu sprinted back to the village, healing the boy as best as he could. This encounter had left him with more questions than answers…
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