Introduction
The Overworld (Heaven)
The Medium (Earth)
and The Demon Realm (Hell)
These three Kingdoms emit an energy which forms a seal that contains a great and dark power.In order for this energy to be emitted properly, the Kingdoms must be kept in balance. The ones who oversee this balance are The Guardians, great beings without definite shape and almost infinite power. Only the Guardians know of The balance, and what it's purpose is.
However in the Demon Realm all is not well. There is a lack of resources and the Realm has begun to get over crowded. There are murmurs of a plan, a dangerous plan. The Demon lord knows of these murmurs, for he too has thought of the possibility. An invasion of The Medium. Surely if The Demon Realm were to go to war with the Humans they would succeed. The Humans even though they possessed strength, would not be able to withstand the Demons assault.
The Overworld watches eagerly, if the Demon Realm were to attack the Medium, they would be weakened greatly, leaving them vulnerable. The Overworld could finally be rid of its long time rival. The balance is threatened.
The Guardians have decided that they can not let this happen. So they have called a gathering of the Kingdom's leaders:
The leader of the Overworld: The Overseer.
The Lord of the Demon Realm: The Demon Lord
and The protector of The Medium: The Shield Bearer.
Through this council it has been decided: The Demon Lord's daughter shall marry a human, in order to establish peaceable relations between the Demon Realm and The Medium. Thus the Demon Princess has been sent to The Medium with her personal guard in search of man she deems suitable. The Shield Bearer has promised the Council that the Human Male she decides on will be granted a great power, in order to become the next Shield Bearer.
However, there are those who disagree with the Council's decision. These individuals, intent on having the war, set out to eliminate the Princess and any Human Male she gets close to, ignorant of the consequences of what will happen.
The Demon Princess: Melinda Eness
It is her responsibilty to find a Human and Marry him
David Mcknight
He is the one the Demon Princess decides to fall in love with
Helena "Hell" R.
Princess's guard, a girl who seems to like poisons waaay too much
Tallia
A young Angel, who realizes the importance of the Princess's mission and supports her.
Jake Cooper
David's best friend, possibly falls for Helena
Langue Ligouli
Your average trouble making Angel, friends with Parole the Demon.
Parole Chasm
A demon guard dispatched by the Demon Lord as Reinforcement to the Princess
Jack Spades
A demon mercenary seeking redemption.
Demon Assassin
He or She is one of the ones who want the great war to happen
Angel Assassin
He or she is one of the ones who want the Great war to happen
The Envoy
He or she acts as a messenger for the Guardians and watches over the Princess and the Humans she encounters
Character Skelly:
Name:
Age:
Race: (Demon, Angel, or Human)
Role:(Guard, Assasin, Normal person?)
Appearence:(Anime or Real)
Personality:
Element: (Human only. The Medium's population possess an ability to control an element of nature.)
Alternate Form: (Demon Only. The Demon Realm's occupants can transform there body into a state that brings their power to the highest level)
Divine Power: (Angels only. The Overworlders are blessed with a weapon or ability that protects them and removes enemys from their path.)
History:
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Kurokiku wrote:The overall premise of the RP is in some senses a stereotypical arranged-marriage story, but the creation of an alternate world and supernatural elements gives it the potential to be different from others of its kind. Unfortunately, the plot, which seems to promise political intrigue and adventure on the grandest of scales, never really lives up to its potential. To be frank, the rest of the story gets bogged down in the romance, which on its own is not compelling enough to carry the tale. It is clear what the characters are endeavoring to /do/, and to a certain degree why, and it’s not overly complicated (a plus), but it get close to being too simple. The characters themselves have potential: in-story, they are all different from each other and some of the dynamics have the promise of being really funny or dramatic. I for example enjoyed the argument between the princess and her bodyguard in the beginning. These little moments generally get passed over in favor of things happening mostly between or relating to the couples and are only occasionally shown in others. So while there was a good amount of /potential/ for humor and drama or meaningful interaction outside the pairs, in practice it mostly only happens between the characters who aren’t in the pairs to begin with. It would have been really nice to see, for example, the male lead interact with the Princess’s bodyguard. They both seemed to be pretty no-nonsense, and might have had interesting friction if they disagreed, or maybe they might have been similar enough to get along. The posts themselves generally stick to grammatical and spelling rules, though they do tend to get short and “tell” rather than “show.” There is little appeal to senses, and most of each post is devoted to dialogue and some direct action or possibly thought. Instead of just saying “she looked at this,” it might have been useful to describe what she saw and how that influenced her next action. There are characters, and there is a world, but sometimes those things were a little too separate from each other. There were a few issues regarding formatting, mostly that several pieces of dialogue and actions would be included in the same paragraph rather than being separated. For the most part, though, the writing was clear and understandable, and served to further the story.
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She began to explain the situation.
"I am not a shy girl, rather, a shy bunny." she began, thinking it might be relevant "So I am going to be very open, just say it out loud. I am quite fond of you. If I was your average girl, I think you would call it a crush." she explained. "And there is no way we can stay together after I return- I must remain a guard, and Melinda's farther will likely hear nothing of you staying."
She paused, and continued "Or that is what I thought. Melinda has an idea. It just might work. You would be able to come to our part of the realm."
"but you would have to become a knight"
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"I think i could be a knight, i mean i have no other choice right. I want to stay with you."
He paused and thought about what he was going to say next.
"But i imagine im going to have to prove myself someway right, there not just going to let any old human become a knight, so how tough will it be."
He laid back on the bed wishing that Helena was in her normal form she was fine as a bunny but it was pretty damn hard to kiss a bunny.
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"I'm so happy. Believe me. And you will be able to be around David too." after she spoke she clasped her mouth shut. She was pretty sure not everyone had noticed the princess's view of him. Hell, she didn't even know, why did helena notice? she answer was simple. So many of the male- and female- staff fawned over the princess, that Melinda tended not to look that way at anyone. Ever.
"I mean, maybe, since you will be a knight, you can visit earth and stuff. But uh- you will likely need to prove you worth, that is true." she jumped up to him. "But I don't think you will have any problems with that."
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"I wont miss earth anyway its not like there is anything here for me if i can follow you and David it will be the place i'll feel best."
He smiled at Helena. " You know i wish you werent a bunny right now, after hearing what you said i'd very much like to kiss you."
He stood up. "Well i suppose the princess must be going crazy Jack went to sleep and theres no one to occupy her, do you think we should go keep her company."
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"stupid piece of wood."
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"Here let me get that for you." He scooped up Helena in his arms and despite any protests she might have walked out still holding her and into the living room with Jack asleep in the chair. He looked down to Helena absentmindly scratching her ears. "So any idea where we can find the princess."
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Jake walked to the front door and stepped outside starting to gather the wind beneath him.
"David ya im alittle worried about him, but im sure he's getting stronger, and i have you here with me its really helping me keep calm. Hold on the best you can." It was weird to tell a bunny to hold on but soon he felt her push against his chest alittle more, he pushed up with the wind and shot up to the roof landling lightly on the edge. Jake looked around the empty roof then up towards the stars.
"Well i dont see her up here, are you sure she wasnt in the living room."
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"Yes ma'am i'll take you inside right away, and if your getting cold i could always warm you up." He jumped down from the roof wind swirling out below him cusioning the jump making it a really light landing. He walked into the house and walked into the living room for the second time.
"I dont think its the best idea for me to go to the princess's room to look for her, but i'll probably be asleep on the couch, feel free to join me when you find her." He set Helena down went to the couch laying down and closing his eyes, he was exausted. As he laid there he heard Helena hop off and knew she'd be able to find the princess no problem he just hoped she'd come lay with him when she did.
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Helena glared at her ears, which took a fair bit of concentration, and a mirror. After about ten minutes, she them to stop twitching, and went to find Melinda. She hopped off down the hall, and entered a pair of double doors, which she assumed to be the entry to the princess's room. Goodness, this place is huge, much bigger than the other safe house. And I'm relatively certain that I don't think that just because I am a bunny. She though, in awe of the room. "This place- is enormous."
She said, taking a couple of jumps to land on the princess's forehead, her eyes staring into those of her charge.
"And Jake says he will gladly take up your offer. "
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"how long do we have? Before we go back, I mean? I really want to explore a little.... I know it's dangerous but... please?" she asked, milking her inherent bunny-cuteness.
"Besides, if we are going to be here awhile, I can't cook every night. I checked the fridge and, well, lets just say no one has been here in quite some time."
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"ouch!" she exclaimed, rubbing her head with her paw. "apparently, bunnies are clumsy, too." she groaned, annoyed to the end of the earth. "I might hate being a bunny. Scratch that, I lied. I absolutely hate being a bunny. But, you are serious? we can really, honestly, stay?" SHe asked, excited. She smiled, knowing it was sincere. "Do you suppose the bedroom next door is the guards quarters?" she asked, tired.
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"I realize that this is an odd request-" she began awkwardly. "But, would you mind staying in the guards quarters with me? I'm really not prepared to fight an attacker as a bunny. Hell, I'm not prepared to fight a fox." She wished she were a human, that she were not quite so helpless, but this was life.
"And- I can't actually open the door." she admitted, annoyed.
she pawed his head, realizing his eyes were still closed.
"Did you hear me?"
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"Ya i'd love to stay with you, im glad you asked." Jake rose rather sleepily and bundled up Helena in his arms getting directions to the guards rooms.
He opened the door set her on the bed and sat down beside her.
"You probably know this already but i really like you, and i was umm." He wasnt quite sure how to ask a bunny out. " I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date some time before David gets back? What do bunnies do on date anyway?" He grinned, the last question was only ment to be a joke but it was true, what would he do with a bunny on a date.
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Iris smiled as she caught the young princess. "There, there. I have you. You are in safe hands." She laughed at her own joke. Before she left she wrote a note that stated that the princess wont be back for some time. She put a bit of dust on it making the illusion that it had been written by the Princess. She then carried the young princess as she flew away. "Now those idiot angels will see real power. How dare they think I couldn't do this. Easy as pie." She grinned. She took Melinda to a house that seemed to be abandoned. She put Melinda on a table in the kitchen. "I guess I will have to wait for Fate now."
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She laughed at bit at his shy nature. To someone as open with emotions as she was, it was cute. "If we are all lucky, I will change back before that is an issue. But, maybe we could all go to a festival. That would be nice. We could spend some time together, too. The two of us." she said, happily.
Helena heard something from the princess's room then, noting the apparent silence that followed, she jumped out of his arms, and on to the floor. "what happened? Melinda?" she didn't respond, so Helena ran to the other end of the hall, and rammed through the locked double doors, which someone else must have closed. Breaking the door down with her two horns, she found the room empty. But for blood red dust.
"Jake, stay at a distance. I think It might be poison that functions through inhalation. And the princess isn't here."
She calmed then, knowing she would need to in order to figure this out. She needed to deduce the kind of poison, but she would do so by sight- getting to near would be deadly. It was dull, and red, and appeared to still be settling. She decided it was a pulverized mixture of redwood and azaleas. THat would cause breathing problems, probably make her pretty tired. She found the note then, where it had been left. She read it and sighed. of course, she had no Idea it was written by an angel by the name of Iris.
"She didn't even know it was poison. I'm betting whoever scattered it left. they probably thought it was a fast reacting toxin. She's fine. we can rest."
Fate, an angel of little social standing, power of a level little higher than average, and nonexistent pride, had been there when iris had carried the girl off, to do a bit of extra work, taking a few things, closing the door and locking it. In addition to leaving her carefully written note.
Dear Helena,
I need to go outside, to take a walk. I swear, I am going to suffocate if I breathe in any more of the air in here. I'm going to sleep outside. don't be surprised if you don't see me until late tomorrow.
That was when Fate realized that Iris had already left a note.
"why does she never tell me anything?" she whispered, not angry, only sad. "Oh well" she grabbed her note then, and took off after Iris, catching up to her in the kitchen.
"Is the girl conscious?"
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"wouldn't want a pest getting in"
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"You will die by my hand in the name of love."
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A demon of many qualities Jack finds himself offering his power to those he deems worthy
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"I'm not short, you're just tall."
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when push comes to shove, I do what always works- I bite people.
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when push comes to shove, I do what always works- I bite people.
Caine Clubs
We meet again Jack...
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A demon of many qualities Jack finds himself offering his power to those he deems worthy
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