Introduction
12 years ago the world changed when a demon lord tore a rift between worlds and launched an all out attack attacked on the city of Haven. Taken by surprise humanity was forced to acknowledge the existence of demons and the supernatural. Meanwhile the demon lord took control of a huge part of the city. The first battles of the war were easily won by the demons, but eventually the people of Haven started to push back.
In a final massive struggle humanity triumphed and killed the demon lord. However, as he died he cast a curse, corrupting the city with his power. The rift closed as thick red rain poured from the sky. The surviving demons fled to the darkest holes and corners of the city, but they remained.
Not long after the effects of the curse became evident. Animals and plant life became twisted and often dangerous. Some humans also began to develop paranormal abilities. These humans became feared for their frightening powers and their tendencies to lose control.
So that's when you come in. You are a citizen for modern day Haven. The city is still being rebuilt and paranoia is everywhere. Armed forces patrol the streets for demons and corrupted animals. The number of corrupted humans is on the rise, as is the number of them that lose control.
So what will you do? Will you join the police department or Haven Office of Demon Affairs and try to restore order? Will you make a profit off the chaos as a demon hunter?
Or perhaps you're a part of Haven's Curse, one of the poor souls corrupted by demonic power. What about you? Will you stand with humanity or take the city for your own kind?
Corrupted Humans
These people have developed supernatural abilities as a result of Haven's Curse. They are classified as stable and unstable. A stable person is usually in full control of his/her abilities but is far weaker than one who is unstable. Unstable people on the other hand frequently lose control of their abilities, their powers grow and continue to grow rapidly in strength, on top of this they are prone to going insane. A stable person can become unstable when put under extreme stress although some people are unstable from the moment their powers start to develop. They are referred to by many as "Freaks" and are meant to register with the Haven Office of Demon Affairs, although many prefer to hide their nature.
Demon Hunters
Many humans can’t wait for the H.O.D.A. to track down certain demons and will pay money to anyone that can. Demon hunting is illegal because it's so dangerous and because some hunt demons for demonic substances like demon blood. Some hunters will also target corrupted humans, for the right price.
H.O.D.A.
The Haven Office of Demon Affairs is responsible for cleansing the city of Demons. They research demons, the corrupted and all things related to Haven's curse. They also monitor and regulate registered corrupted humans. Rumors claim that they preform illegal experiments on corrupted humans, but those are just rumors... right?
Demons
Demons are split into two classes, lesser and higher.
Lesser: These are mainly monstrous mixes of animals that can sometimes possess paranormal powers. They are very similar to corrupted animals, except they are usually more powerful and more intelligent.
Higher: These are very rare. They are at least as smart as humans and can have humanoid forms (although not always). They are capable of using powerful supernatural abilities and commanding lesser demons.
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Other Characters
To get things started I decided to add a few characters. Fill free to use them along with your own characters. You can use one if you want but please PM me first.
- Sweeney McCarthy - the overweight, middle aged owner of McCarthy's pub
- Elizabeth Ross aka Liz - a young police officer at the Haven Police Department. She is corrupted but stable, with the ability to force anyone she touches to tell the truth.
- Jacob Flynn - A demon hunter in his early twenties. He is aggressive and holds a bitter resentment towards corrupted humans, due to an incident 2 years ago involving one of them and his girlfriend, Elaine Baker. Elaine is now in a coma at Haven General Hospital.
- Elaine Baker - A young women currently in a coma at Haven General Hospital. She is corrupted but stable and holds the ability to enter the dreams of others. Her abilities only manifested after she fell into the coma.
- Darren Erickson - The supposed leader of the H.O.D.A. He is however a mere figurehead nothing more.
Keith Moore - Headmaster of Haven Public High school. He is currently involved in a deal with a demon called Lethe which is feeding off the memories of his students. - Harper Lin - A quite, shy and somewhat fragile, high school student. Her powers have skyrocketed to the point were she can bring a person back from the brink of death. However, her powers now have a dangerous flip side, she can cause the internal organs of anyone within a 3 meter radius to fail instantly. She is currently locked away by the H.O.D.A.
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The setting changes from Haven City to The Plaza
Cato yawned, he'd almost reached his limit, he should have slept when he dropped off his bags at the dorms. He hoped his new roommate didn't look through any of them, his demon obsession was pretty obvious. "I'm gonna head home" he yawned again. He pulled a pen out of his pocket and scrawled some digits on a napkin, "here's my number, call it if you need any help." It wasn't much, he knew that, but she just seemed so helpless and this was the best he could do. "My name's Cato by the way, Cato Evans."
" Little girl... little girl " the man said over and over " I saw what you did "
Kats heart seemed to stop in that moment " I dont know what your talking about"
The man smiled " tell the truth little girl... I know what you are and I can get a high price on you "
Kat closed her eyes and fell to her knees, she had no idea what she was going to do. the Man grabed her and put hand cuffs on her when she had and Idea. Kat moved quickly out of his way. she begain to sing softly so the man was the only one to hear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hReJBDbb7Y((this is the lullaby that Kat is singing ))
" What are you doing That man said " he ran after her but she did not stop singing.The man soon after fell to the ground fast asleep. Kat stoped once he was knocked out and ran out of the ally and into the crowd to hide.
After a minute or so had passed and several strangers had bumped into Arron he saw a girl leave the alley. He half expected the man to follow after her but was surprised when he didn't. At this point Arron began to make his way over to the alley, his expressions showing he was somewhat concerned and this facial feature didn't change at all. Even when he was walking past the blonde girl on the way to the alley and took the chance to take a look at her face his expression was the same, brow furrowed slightly. He kept on towards the dark alley and , resisting the temptation to run after the girl and stop her, stepped into the passage where he made his way towards a mass about the same size of a man sprawled out on the floor.
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"Hi I'm Cato" he mumbled as he dragged himself through the door, "I guess we're roommates so..." He finally got a look at his "new roommate". Standing in the center of the room was the hunter from before. Cato stared him down, "this isn't happening".
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Will snaps his fingers and a small white flame forms in his hand. He makes it dance around the room before having it land in Cato's hand. "I call it the righteous flame. It took a while to master this but its useful. It only hurts evil creatures and that includes humans. To tell you the truth that flame would have completely incinerated you like my last two roommates, but you passed so welcome."
Cato kicked his shoes off and yawned, he walked over to a pile of bags, opened the largest one and pulled out a pack of instant ramen. "Okay, so we're roommates then" he said rummaging through the bag, "Just a warning, if you do try hunting me or any of that bull, my shadow will choke you to death." He pulled out another package of instant ramen, "you want any?"
Once arriving at her dorms, she looked around. The other bed was made neatly, maybe her roommate had gone out.. Or moved out today. She did mention something about the dorm during class, yet the bell had made it hard to hear with all the other students scrambling to get out of class. She sighed and slipped off the messenger bag, setting it on her computer desk along with her drink. She laid back, murmuring quiet lyrics to a common song. She should probably study, but the bed was so comfortable! Maybe a few minutes...
"I'm beat" yawned Cato more to himself than to Will and lumbered off to bed. He supposed there was still a chance of Will trying to kill him, oh well, he'd just have to wake up before he did any critical damage.
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"Late again i see mister Hawkeye." the professor says as he writes on the board.
"Yeah sorry sir, i was helping some old lady cross the street and lost track of time."
"im sure you did, now class as i was saying when this liquid is heated it lets off an scent that will render any person or creature unconscious for about 2 to 4 hours."
Ved smiles with delight thinking to himself" Ill just borrow some of that, it can definitely help later."
After class Ved swipes a few vials of the liquid and heads back to his dorm.
" are you sure your willing to take this job young lady" the man said
" yes I know the danger and I am willing to do it all the same "
" you have a impressive resume... I see you have a miner degree in demonology, a maters degree in wildlife biology" the man looks up at her you more suited for teaching and for guard duty.... are you sure that you want this job " the man asked
" yes... yes I am " Kat said taking a deep breath
" then You got the job" deen stood up and shook her hand and we'll have you sub once and awhile if you dont mind " the man ased
" thank you and I dont mind at all " Kat ran out the door so happy that she starts her new job tonight. it was not long until she made her way out of the building. after a bit of walking she had gotten her self lost once again, but this time she saw someone she noticed someone she knew. " will.. will!! " she shouted as she ran over to him " hey I need you help I've gotten lost again can you show me the way out "
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After that he made his way to the cafe only to realize that the clock he had checked on the way to the plaza had been slow. So slow in fact that rather than having a few hours before work Arron had little under twenty minutes to get there. When this dawned upon him he quite literally jumped out his seat and knocked over several people as he sprinted through the plaza, towards his workplace. Nothing really exciting happened at his work, his boss had a rant at him for several hours and then he went on to do his duties. As a part time nurse most of Arron's duties included tending to patients needs, cleaning equipment, check ups and generally anything the doctors didn't want to do. By the time all these duties had been completed the night had passed and the sun was rising, signalling a new day for most of the residents of the city.
It was then that his little flashback was interrupted as because Arron was so caught up in his own little daydream he was somewhat surprised when a glass on beer skid across the table and toppled over his arm, spilling its contents all over himself and the counter. This shock yanked him back to reality and following a quick apology towards the bartender for making a mess Arron headed into the mens toilets to clean himself up.
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Anyway, things were going well so far, when he'd woken up his head was still attached to his body and he'd even made it out the door without any awkward conversation with Will. The introduction and icebreaker games were mercifully short and soon he was knee deep in demon history, mythology, anatomy, and even culture. For now he was happy and relatively safe, as long as he remained alert he was confident he could stay that way. Then again this was Haven....
As class ended, she slung her bag around her shoulder, wandering around the school grounds. Next thing she knows, she sees that same shady guy and that frantic girl she had seen at the cafe. She raised an eyebrow, were they students? Or was there something going on? She shrugged it off, contact may lead suspicions, if so, she didn't want to raise any thing. She was already registered in H.O.D.A, she didn't want to be registered as one of the targets. She heard of rumors... rumors of those who are unstable, they get sent away. Away where they're tested. She only hoped those rumors weren't true.
She shuddered for a moment, all these thoughts of rumors and tests were scaring her. Maybe she should just sketch or something to calm herself down.
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That something was a chore which Arron had assigned to himself upon his departure from his camp site out of the city a week or so ago. He had to buy more food, most of it had to be canned or frozen so it would last longer and what made this task so difficult was Arron's budget. As a part time nurse he was hardly paid much and with the amount he spent on smokes alone he was already pretty low on cash. This was why the first place Arron usually checked for supplies was the plaza, there were a few shops around there that sold the things he needed for cheap.
Upon arriving at the plaza Arron took a moment to look around. From the looks of things it seed as though It was slowly getting busier and if he didn't hurry then he would had to cope with the constant chatter, large crowds and possibly worse. Arron didn't particularly like the people in this area of the city, Most of them had their eyes glues to the screens of their phones whilst those whom didn't were gossiping or spreading rumours. Of course these descriptions didn't apply to everyone, just most of them and Arron could help but feel that it was unfair how they were so well treated and pretty much spoilt for doing nothing at all. If there was one thing Arron knew for sure it was during his childhood he wasn't spoilt like most of these kids were.
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Will gets up grabs a flower and hand it to her."I hope next time i see you you'll still be in one piece." He grabs his things and heads back to his dorm.
He stopped before a massive black,withered tree. It looked like it'd been dead for some time. Cato couldn't explain it but there was something about it, something wrong. He stood there staring as if waiting for something to happen, but nothing did. Eventually he turned away and headed back towards the dorms, but he still couldn't shake the feeling of something being "wrong".
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Arron closed his eyes and lets his muscles go slack for a moment, letting a heavy sigh part from between his lips as memories of occasions where he had broken equipment like this flashed through his mind. Such a waste of money... He should have known better back then. Fortunately by now he had learned from these mistakes and that's why he didn't buy these sort of things. After this brief recollection Arron remembered his task and began to go over a mental checklist of what he still needed to buy. He needed to focus on this and so kept his eyes closed, finding it easier when there was one less factor in the equation which resulted in a distraction from his tasks.
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Will opens a secret hatch in the floor and pulls out a big black book."You wanna learn about demons you read this." Turning a few pages he hands Cato the book. On the page is the description of a shifter. Shifters can take the form of anyone put cannot use the power of a corrupted. It Changes into its prey after consuming its corpse and can change back to any one of its victims.It can momentarily change into any non victim target but without the body its form is imperfect.
"One last thing what exactly is your power and what would be your weapon of choice?
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We will retake this city, and then, the world
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the new girl in town
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I'm not homeless my freind, the streets, she be my home and I'll love her till the day I die.
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I'm not homeless my freind, the streets, she be my home and I'll love her till the day I die.
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We will retake this city, and then, the world
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the new girl in town
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We will retake this city, and then, the world
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A dark city plagued by paranormal monsters and events
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Haven City University. This college is the biggest and most successful in Haven. It has many courses on demon studies.
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This run down Irish bar has recently begun to function as a meeting place for demon hunters.
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