Description
Name: Mavena Selicae
Age: 16
Myth Class: Grecian
I am a... Mermaid
Who likes… Swimming, sweets, seashells with human’s paintings, the feel of fine human fabrics, humidity, water, sparkly objects, solitude/semi-solitude, doing dares, sharing undersea culture with other land-dwellers
And Dislikes… deserts, seafood, pain, very large group activities, pollution (oil, trash, etc), electronics that break with water, nets, being unable to move, clothing, intense heat/cold, cats ("One actually
bit me when I tried to pet it! The sailors said it thought I was a fish... dumb cat.")
Fears: Fire (pyrophobia)
I am in my Freshman Year
My class list is as follows:
[Algebra 1] Mavena has heard bad stories about ‘math’ and wants it out of the way first thing of the day.
[Earth/Space Science] Learning about how the world works from a human’s eyes Mavena finds exceptionally fascinating.
[Culinary Arts, Spanning all types of diets] Mavena would love to learn human eating habits and possibly share some of her people’s foods.
[Physical Education] Though rather embarrassed to admit, Mavena is still getting use to the basic human movements.
[Elemental control - water] Getting better with her powers is always a goal.
[Swimming] The Pit -
Required!Where I Recieve my Power: my Tail
Its base enchant is... Water.
Its effect is... manipulation of water to form/act as I command it (but only if I have my tail).Personality
When Mavena first interacted with humans they learned she was a tomboy by the way she acted in comparission to most females. This was probably induced by her childhood hood of being the spy and army general for her faux-sister, who is the girlier of the two. Mavena is very liberated and will not accept it if she is revoked from something solely because of her gender. Around her friends Mavena was typically very pleasant, making them laugh, being there for them if they were sad and defending them whenever they felt threatened. All in all Mavena is a good friend, though she can be crazy. Her favorite game is similar to "Truth or Dare" and Mavena adores nothing more than a good dare. She doesn't get embarressed easily and is generally pretty upbeat, not taking offense or getting angry very easily. Although Mavena does become aggitated or irritable over some things; like when she is walking, she has trouble because she is still very inexperiance, and this makes her look clumbsy, though she just isn't used to her legs yet. A queer little fact about Mavena is that she sees no problem with walking around undressed. I mean, it wasn't weird where she came from! She doesn't get why humans are bothered by somethings and this confuses her once in awhile. Also, Mavena does not get sex jokes because humans reproduce differently then merfolk, making her appear clueless.
Equipment
This is My Heirloom
It is pure gold with a gem held fast with the flowing gold pieces. Inside the gem is the magic blood of the first magical water being and a few drops of the first water in existence. It has the ability to bring a flood of water to where the one who calls upon it is. To call the power, one must smear of the gem some of the magical, gold blood from a mermaid’s tail.
History
Mavena was born to Anistekle, the Sea King's younger sister. Her father was the General of the King's army and was killed in battle with other seafolk before Mavena was born. She and her Mom went to live in her Uncle's palace. About 7 months after Mavena was born, her cousin Princess Mistaisha, was born. They've grown up considering each other sisters. But while Mistaisha is required to have special royalty care and etc., Mavena is free to roam. Often it is Mavena that keeps Mistaisha informed and entertained, although they talk a lot about switching places for a day because they look so similar.
Recently, Mavena and Mistaisha have become fascinated with the giant black shadows that pass over the surface of the water. They want to learn more about them but Mistaisha is forbidden to go near them. So Mavena sneaks out and bring the information back to her. As years passed, more black shadows crossed the ocean and the merfolk learned more about them in secret. The shadows were actually giant, floating hunks of driftwood that carried creatures without tails from place to place. Then as time wore on, merfolk became less afraid and some actually interacted with the creatures. They learned the creatures were called “humans” and the driftwoods were called “ships”.
Finally there came a day when humans asked some merfolk if they would come to the human’s world. Though the King and Queen were hesitant, Mavena volunteered to go and went she came back she would informed them of her findings. They agreed and gave Mavena her heirloom so that she could call on water whenever she needed to. In addition they transformed her so that when Mavena was completely dry she would have “legs” like the humans and of course, when Mavena was fully submerged, her tail will form again. When she is wet, but not underwater, Mavena has the choice between a human or a mermaid’s low body. Thanking her family, Mavena boarded the ship as a human and came to shore.
What she discovered was very, very different from her home world. Tall buildings, new sounds, sights, tastes and hundreds- no, thousands of humans everywhere! It was a strange transition but Mavena tried to handle it with the grace and dignity of a queen, just like Mistashia might. The humans on the ship told Mavena of how humans had only recently come to believe that magical creatures, like her, even existed; and how a school called “Surepath Academy” had been built so to teach some of these various creatures and humans to make peace between their kinds. They told her she would go there for a time, and once that time was up she could travel home or remain on land for however long she pleased. Sending a message home to her family, Mavena accepted and was brought to the school to be registered.
Other:
Mavena is not an average mermaid. To her own kind she is known as a seawitch and to humans she is known as a siren. Regardless of the name, it means the same thing: Mavena is a mermaid who possesses magic beyond a normal mermaid’s reach. But she only has access to her full powers when she is in her mermaid form because her blood (a gold, thick liquid) hold all her magic. As a human, Mavena’s powers are extremely limited; basically only leaving her with her singing voice.
So begins...
William Shrugged and thought for a moment. "'s no big problem. ah figured ya could use some help's all." his deep southern accent floated gently on the wind. "m'name's William Wyatt. yer goin' ta the Surepath academy, right?" He touched the crystal bullets again and tipped his hat to the both of them. "what type of myth are ya two?" He grinned, watching as the flames played at his lips, revealing his skulls teeth for a few minutes before the skin regenerated its self.
Maria giggled and nodded. "I'm a little worried about going to a school where demons are allowed, but I think Ill be alright. there are soldiers of god with me." she nudges him playfully. She sets Dante's cross on the table and yawns. "I put my bible in my bag, so I haven't had any mana since this morning... is the tea here any good...?"
Ethan was lagging behind the group when he saw Mavena fall. He started shuffling quickly, and awkwardly towards her to try and help her up. His bags were bulky and even tedious to walk with, let alone run with. Then he heard Mavena introduce the two of them to a teen in a cowboy hat who had helped her up, and he had to smile a little when Mavena referred to him as a friend. Back home, it was near impossible for Ethan to make friends due to many factors; his long absences from school, his then "eccentric" mother, and his own "obsession" with the supernatural. And through all that, he had only had one friend in the third grade. Who then left him in middle school to be part of the in-crowd, but Ethan always mentally shrugged when he remembered that. He couldn't blame the girl at all, and Ethan could never remember her name anyway.
He was brought back to reality when the boy introduced himself as William Wyatt. Ethan took a second to note the catchy, if not uncanny, alliteration of the guy's name. He recoiled ever so slightly when William smiled and his lips caught on fire, then grew back. It was more from surprise than fear, and Ethan for the life of him couldn't hazard a guess on what myth class William was.
It's definitely something of American origin, seeing as he has a southern accent, but if he was something undead or immortal he could have moved from anywhere and then learned to fake an accent... Ethan realized he was forgetting his manners again and that he need to answer the strange boy's question, "Oh, I'm just a regular human. But I'm curious, what myth class are you?"
Mavena smiled. "Nice to meet you William!" She watched at the flames burned away the flesh around his mouth and recoiled only slightly. She greatly feared fire; it was called pyrophobia by humans. But she held no fear when his flesh melted off his own face, exposing the bone. How was she to know that was abnormal? When William asked what type of myth she and Ethan were, Mavena chimed, "Mermaid. But specifically I'm a SeaWitch. I know has a negative meaning it human tongue, but it's an honor back where I am from." She smiled as Ethan spoke and even asked the same question she had been wondering, "Oh, I'm just a regular human. But I'm curious, what myth class are you?" Mavena looked at William expectantly and the htree of them started walking towards where all the other students were heading.
Maria automatically decided that she didn't like this new girl. Jealousy, maybe... but jealousy was a sin.
"The gates open at 9:00 GMT, so we have at least an hour until they open." She ordered a thick black tea and poured it in her water bottle before pouring it back into the cup, watching as it became holy enchanted. She ignored any strange looks she was getting. "So, Samson, tell me about your self."
William Thought for a moment.
got ourselves a mermaid and a human... "well... do ya remember the Alamo?" He scratched his chin and readjusted his black hat. "Ah'm an undead." He grinned, taking Ethan's bags as well as Mavena's remaining load. "allow me ta carry these." He hefted them onto his shoulder and stood there awkwardly. "so... what do yer Heirlooms do?"
((This kind of complicates the plan for the plot Christy and I discussed via PM. Let's see how it plays out.))
Samson noticed a hint of jealousy in Maria's tone and expressions. Great! Now, what do I do? We've only just met, and already Maria is attracted to me! I'm not ready for something like this! He cleared his throat, blushing in embarrassment. "What's there to tell? I've lived in the Great Smokeys for as long as I can remember! The house is great and all, but too elegant for my taste! I'm more of a practical fella!" Where is Enkeli, already? Shouldn't she be somewhere near here, by now? This is getting awkward by the minute! "I... I'm sorry! I'm not used to so much... attention... I-it makes me feel uncomfortable!" He angrily looked at his sleeve and muttered, "I hate these clothes!" The poor angel sighed in disappointment. "I was hoping for an old friend to come here, but I can't even get her on the phone! E-excuse me! I need some air!"
He payed for his cup before walking outside, taking a deep breath as thoughts entered his mind. The whole scenario made him feel uneasy. Not only does he have to worry about demons, but also a girl who has a crush on him. He never had a girlfriend, before, and was not planning on it, anytime soon. He just did not feel ready for such a commitment.
((ignore Mavena,William, and Ethan))
Ethan clucked his tongue when William told them he was one of the undead. Nailed it. But I was wrong about the fake accent bit... he thought. When Willaim took his bags, Ethan tried to take them back as politely as possible. "You don't need to carry my bags, seriously."
Now in repossession of his luggage, Ethan pulled out his Heirloom from his jean's pocket. He held out the old pocket watch so Mavena and William could get a clear look at it. "This is my heirloom. I call it 'Ticking Tremors', and it can make little quakes. Depending on the time on the watch the area of effect varies." He re-pocketed the watch and asked, "What about yours?"
Mavena had no idea what an Alamo was but she knew what undead was. "It's called the Water Essence. It's a crystal, but on the inside it holds a drop of the first water to have ever existed, and a fraction of the first magic ever assosciated with water. If I ever need to, I can call on a flood of water to come to my aid." She didn't mention how one activated it's power. No one really needed to know she'd have to smear some of her tail's golden blood on it, and frankly she didn't really want anyone to know. Other wise they may use it for their own purposes... Mavena pushed those thoughts from her head. "And thank you very much for helping me with my bags. It's incredable hard to walk with all that weight!" she exclaimed, standing upright. It was apparent she was still inexperianced with her legs. Not having to haul around all that weight, which easily made her unbalanced and tip over, was a huge relief. She was about to ask what William's Heirloom was when Ethan beat her to the question, so she merely smiled at William expectantly.
"Wow!" Mavena exclaimed, excited to see the shiny objects. Had she ever mentioned she liked pretty things? Expecially when they glistened in the light like his Heirloom was. "You're really good with those! That's, um... that's a gun, right?" Mavena had seen some of the sailors with similar weapons. She knew that it hurt when guns were used on someone, but she didn't think William had any intention of shooting Ethan or her, so she was not uneasy. "You must have a lot of experiance with those then. Have you ever shot someone before? Has anyone ever shot you before? Did it hurt? Did you die???" Mavena was also very, very curious. She knew next to nothing of the world above the water and truely she meant no offense with her harmless questions; she was wanted to learn. After all, she'd be going home to report to her family her findings and she needed to have a lot of information.
Mavena was about to say something else when a strange new scent caught her nose. Keep in mind that a mermaid has a slightly below average sense of smell since there really are no smells underwater. Her entire trip to the surface had been filled with new smells and she had wanted to know what every single one of them was. This particular scent was that of vanilla coffee, though of course Mavena didn't know that. What she did know was that from the moment she smelled vanilla she was absolutely asounded and had asked the take a bottle home with her. Naturally, upon the smell reatching her nose, Mavena turned her heads upwards and breathed in deeply through her nose. "What is that?" she asked abruptly, looking around as if it would be walking past them at any moment. "What is that smell? Where is it coming from?"
Alaric stood on the stage and waited for the other children, staring at Sorel. "You've received your classes, right?" It was more of a rhetorical question, but he figured she would answer with some kind of snarkish, sarcastic remark. He drummed his fingers on the podium - enchant, sound; Effect "microphoning" - and stared down at her in the sea of empty seats. "you have to be at least a little excited..."
Maria blushed lightly under the small amount of praise, fidgeting slightly. "we... s-should hurry up." She slid Dante's Cross back into its holster, patting it a gently. She sped up slightly, moving through the crowd. "Come on, maybe you can spread the lords work at the school"
William grinned at the mermaid and human and thought. "ah'd suppose that'd be coffee... 's really good." He looked between them "lets go get some" He turned, still carrying the mermaid's bags, and headed towards the cafe, pulling them along with his strength. "there's a ton of different flavors. ya got yer chocolate, her vanilla, yer moca-almond-fudge..."
Mavena followed behind William with Ethan just a little behind her. She was very grateful about the fact she did not have to carry any bags, otherwise she'd be falling over everywhere. Still it amazed her how incredably well the others, who had lived on or with the land thier whole lives managed to use their legs. She was still figuring out hers. As they walked they came across a quaint looking shop and went inside where there were many other students. They all pretty much ate and drank and talked amoungst themselves, going about their own business litle any other normal day. There seemed to be a line leading up to a counter but, still inexperianced with the ways of the world above the water, Mavena remained behind the two land dwellers, waiting to see what they did.
Mavena sipped hers and cridged. The taste was very startling and even bitter in the beginning, but then the taste of sugar and *yum!* vanilla swooped in to mellow out the flavor. She finished the coffee quickly, but the cup no longer held the scent of vanilla, which disappointed the mergirl greatly. With a small sigh she tossed her empty cup in the trash and looked at William as he suggested they go to the school. She nodded her head in agreement, knowing the school would open soon (though really she had no sense of time). "Good idea," she said, looking between the two boys, "Let's go then. We don't want to be stuck in a line do we?"
"I don't think that I could ever give you an angry glare. you're too... divine for that" She giggled again, twirling her hair like a ditz. she started towards the Amphitheater as directed and grabbed his hand, pulling him "come on, if we get a chair, then we can make sure we don't sit near any demons." She giggled and continued to pull him through the crowd.
William nodded and stood, taking his coffee with him. "Ah suggest we get there quick so we ken get closer ta the stage..." He smiled and started off towards the gates. when he got there, he saw the puppet and over looked it a little with a sigh "ah don't get how these things ken work..." He tilted his head and looked at the sky. "ah, lord above, looks like rain..." He turned and went to the amphitheater, sitting against one of the first rows.
Mavena followed, tugging Ethan along a little with her hand and small comments of "C'mon!" or "We're gonna be late!" as they walked behind William. Mavena was proud to say that she only stumbled once on this entire walk form the coffee shop to the gates an from the gates to a large room. It's ceilding was very tall and there were many rows and columns with many, many more chairs! This was have been the theater. There were places like this back where she lived where merpeople would put on plays and musicals. She followed William and sat down carefully as, much as she hates to admit it, Mavena still had trouble with the standing-to-sitting transition, as well as the sitting-to-standing again...
Mavena listened and then clapped at the end of the speech like most of the kids in the enormus theater room. It had been a nice little speech (but obviously not like the ones her uncle gave) and it was clear he had be preparing it for a long time. She decided that she should meet this "Samson Jephthah" but she wanted to get settled in her room first. Speaking of her room, she was also very thankful she didn't have to traverse up stairs to get to it as it was on the first floor. Yes, stairs were by far on of the hardest things to manuver around Mavena had decided.
But feast sounded fabulous as she was always eager to eat human made food. She honestly had no idea how they got it to taste so good but she suspected it had something to do with the fact they didn't have to cook underwater. Oh well! The dance sounded fantastic except for the fact she had absololutely no idea how to dance. Come on, she could barely walk with her ridiculous legs, much less dance with them. Then again, Mavena was always eager to practice and learn with her human lower half. Perhaps someone would even be willing to help, but she had enough dinity to know that she wouldn't go around begging, even if that ment she would make a complete fool out of herself later.
Picking up a map, Mavena looked at William. "Here, I think I can take my stuff now," she said with a smile, taking one of bags off his shoulders. She didn't want to inconvienience him since they were on different floors, and certainly didn't want to seem like she was just using him as a luggage rack. That was definitally not the way to make or treat one's friends.
((Uh... guys? Samson's last name is 'Jephthah', not 'Jephthan'. :P There should be an 'h' in place of the 'n'. I took both names for the character from the Old Testament, so I know how to spell the words when I use it as a reference. XD Anyway, I'm going to apply what Sabimaru said about angels being born in this post.))
Samson was surprised that he landed a place in the student council so quickly, that of Vice President, no less. Shouldn't there be some sort of election? Oh, well! Maybe those are for the class officers! By the way, who is this Ethan Hastings? He clapped his hands in applause when the speech was over. The angel was never one to go wild when celebrating.
"Well, it's kind of a bummer we didn't get the same room, Maria, but on the bright side, we'll be in the same building." Samson got up from his seat. "I guess I should head on over to my room, huh?"
He walked on alone for a while until he came across a man in some sort of military uniform, just in front of the dorms. The man spoke first. "Congratulations, modern nephew, on landing the honor of Vice President!"
Samson tilted his head. "'Mordern nephew'? What do you mean?"
"My father is God himself, Samson. Though I am no angel, I was created by him while he made the other creatures of the sea." He held his hand out. "I am Leviathan."
The angel shook hands. "You're the Leviathan? The one mentioned in the Book of Job?"
Leviathan's face displayed no emotion. "The very same. I was imprisoned in this human body by Dad for being too prideful of my former invincibility. All that is left of my power resides in the one shard of my original body which remains to this day." He held out the sharp, nearly unbreakable tooth that was once attatched to his old mouth. "Only my old man, Adonai, was strong enough to break something like that off of me in my prime. No other immortal even came close, not even Mars or Odin." Leviathan placed the tooth back in the scabbard made specifically for it. "You and Enkeli were angels your entire lives. Your parents wanted to forget their past as messengers of the Lord by taking the form of man. They did not realize that you would take your true form upon your seventeenth birthday, Enkeli her sixteenth, though her parents already knew it would happen to her."
Samson nodded. "I'll keep that in mind."
He entered the dorms and found his room. Nobody was inside, so he lay his backpack beside one of the bunks, which he lay on. This would be a good time to read my Bible. He brought out his copy of the holy book and began on the book of Judges. Mavena will come, eventually. I wonder what supernatural being she is.
((Sorry Zach! I'll edit my last post))
Mavena took her stuff from William and thanked him again. "Hey guys, we should meet up at dinner." she suggested with one of her brilliant smiles, "Maybe we could eat together since we don't really know anyone else." Then she waved (or attempted to wave) good bye and turned away, walking out of the theater. Well, it was an awkward walking because it was more a series of stumbling steps than anything.
After much swaying, twirling and bumbing into various objects/students, Mavena finally made it to the dorm she would be sharing with Samson. She leaned heavily against the door, biting her tongue as she tried to balance and open the door at the same time. Doors and chairs: two of her worst foes. She turned to knob, hoping it would ease open and help her along but there was no such luck. It swung open and Mavena was flung foreward, desperately running as she tried not to tip until she slammed into the opposing wall.
BANG!
All her things fell to the floor as well as Mavena herself. Fortunatly nothing, and no one, seemed to be damanged too much; although Mavena was sending a death glare at the door as she rubbed her rear. "Dumb legs... So hard to manage. I don't know how on earth humans handle them..." she mumbled as she attempted to pull her body up with the help of the wall. Her new roomate standing there, watching her, barely registered in her mind as she attempted to stand up again.
Samson heard a huge bang and jerked his head toward Mavena. "You alright?" He got up from the bunk and held her hand with his free one. "Here! Let me help you with that!" He used the life energy in his bible to conjure a blessing which made it possible for the poor mermaid to stand on her own, as well as have a much easier time moving about. It should last for at least three weeks. The angel helped her up while he improved her bodily functions. As Samson helped pick up Mavena's belonging, he asked her, "That better?"
Alaric cleared his throat, watching the students leave. "All faculty come to the staff housing" he simply vanished.
Maria headed toward her dorm, already 'missing' Samson. at least, she thought she was...
I mean, you're supposed to miss someone you like when you're not with them... She headed for her dorm, walking up the stairs, and sat her things down near what she figured was her bed. She started unpacking her religious items; her bible, her cross, her rosaries, the important things, when she scented the demon
William took Mavena her bags, humming a little tune, when he realized she was with her roommate "oh. sorry if ah'm disturbin' y'all..."
Samson smiled. "Not at all! Please, come in!" He did not mind there being a visitor. It made him feel a little better after that awkward moment with Maria. "I was just helping her out!"
