"Let me tell you, if you will listen, a story of knights and kings, of good versus evil, and of terror unimaginable."
The guard's body armor clanked as he ran, gripping his rifle with both hands. He shot a quick glance behind himself. His attackers had vanished. He turned, and aimed his rifle into the dark.
"For long ago, a shadow held sway over this land."
The guard heard a clicking from the darkness to his left, and turned. He could see nothing in the blackness. Worse yet, his flashlight had burnt out. For a moment, he thought he could discern a doglike shape moving in the dark. But then it was gone.
"The people did not do anything about it, because they were already embroiled in war themselves."
The guard took a deep breath, then laid his rifle to the side. He grasped his left hand with his right, and removed the his glove.
"The war was between those who were gifted-"
The guard's left hand was suddenly ablaze with fire. However, it did not burn him.
"-and those who were not."
The fire illuminated the area, and revealed the guard's assailiants. They were low-slung, doglike creatures, with massive teeth, hairless skin, and, huge, blood red eyes. There were dozens of them.
"The kings of both sides refused to compromise."
The guard grasped his rifle, and fired as best he could with one hand, at the swarming creatures. Several fell, but they continued to charge.
"It was almost to late when they saw the truth."
Only a mile away, the gunshots were heard by the residents of the nearest building. They were only students, after all, it was a school. A few were awakened from their sleep.
"By that time, many had fallen to the shadow."
The guard fell, one of the creatures on top of him. It tore into him. The guard screamed.
"But the two sides united against the shadow."
The guard tried to focus, despite the pain and terror. His entire body was suddenly aglow with flames.
"In the end, it was the gifted who haulted the shadow."
Intensly hot fire burst from the guard's body, incinerating the nearby dog creatures and driving those who were not killed away. A few of the students saw this, as well, for it lit up the night sky like a flash of lightening.
"And, at a great cost of life, drove it back."
The guard was dying. He knew this. But, he had died defending the place he had sworn to protect. His last thought, was of the place he had defended.
"Before finally being driven to the depths, the shadow vowed it would return."
Peterson's Academy for the Gifted.
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Gifted takes place in an Academy for supernaturally gifted students. They academy is closely guarded, as there is tension between the gifted and those who are not. There has been recent terrorist activity, and rumors of a darker threat lurking in the shadows.
In this RP, players will take the role of one of the students of Peterson's Academy for the Gifted. Students stay at the academy for the enitre school year. Here, they are educated, not only on what they would learn in the average high school, but also the responsible usage of their abilities. Students are allowed off school grounds on the weekends and after classes, but must be back by 8:00.
But there is also the spreading rumor of something else. And the recent death of one of the security guards only lends credilbilty to the rumor.
Bios:
Name:
Age(14-18):
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Ability(Can be any sort magical or supernatural ability):
