Introducing Characters (Part 3)

Preface (Part 3)

“That was fun. Don’t you think so?”

Mona was looking down on her 50 year old client, another job well done in her opinion. Sometimes she wondered whether she really needed to go to University, this was rather simple and she could earn as much money as she wanted to. Sitting up she started collecting her things from around the bed. Picking up her brand new Manolo Blahnik all she could do was smile. How many 21 year olds could say that they had actually paid for such a pair without the help of their parents? Mona observed her shoes, touching the texture and patterns with her fingers. She loved the touch and she loved the look. In many ways those shoes defined who she was. Slowly and elegantly she slid one shoe on. With every inch her feet went into the shoe she admired how well and stylish they looked on her. She had not felt this good in a long while. She had wanted those shoes for months and now finally they were in her possession and she deserved them. Having put on the other pair she stood up and walked over to the window.

Looking outside she could see that the city was still up in lights, even when it was 4:30 in the morning, then again the city of Keala was one that never sleeps. Down on the streets she saw a couple kissing, while on the other side of the streets another couple was screaming at one another. Once again she smiled. She decided to open the window to get some fresh air. Once open the only thing that she really wanted was a cigarette. Looking around the room she did not see any lying around; however, she remembered her companion had some the night before. Heading over to the other side of the room she picked up the man’s jacket and started searching for the cigarettes. Going into each pocket she eventually found the cigarettes and the man’s wallet. “It wouldn’t hurt to have a peak” she thought to herself and proceeded to look through the wallet. She had to give a little chuckle when she found an identity card, the fool had given her a wrong name all this time, and apparently the man lying on the bed was a Mr. Sergei Dneprov. “Too bad I didn’t meet him when he was this young, actually quite attractive,” she noticed while taking a glance over at the old man on the bed and the handsome man in the picture. The next thing she found was a ring. Once again she gave a smile. She was not surprised that he was married; in fact most of her clients were married. It also made her job easier and more fun if they were married. She played the innocent girl desperately looking for a real man to take care of her; for some reason the married types always fell head over heals for the act. She gave these men what their wives used to give them and she was good at it.

Mona walked over to the man on the bed and looked at his face and again at the picture of the young man in his twenties. “It is such a pity Mr. Dneprov. Really it is, you were not half bad to tell you the truth and you played along so well. To tell you the truth I would not have minded doing this another time. But sadly I’ve got a policy, no more than three dates.” She rolled the man onto his back and sat down on the edge of the bed, “Why would a man who seems to have everything he would ever want in his life, a family, a good job, and a future, want to jeopardize it. You men are all the same.” She gave out a little chuckle and glanced around the room. “You could have at least taken me to a better place than this apartment. How much did you pay for the night?” She got up again and headed towards the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror she gave another smile.

That long black hair was something she had gotten from her mother and probably what she liked most about herself. She had what people would call a very innocent look or girly look; she would also be described as the perfect girl next door that everyone had a crush on. Her make-up was a bit smeared so she turned on the sink and started washing her face with the cold water. While cleaning her face all she could think of was how she had spent the last 8 hours with the man, Mr. Dneprov, who was lying on the bed.

She had met Sergei twice before and each time she had given him the same treatment; however as with other customers, if they return for the third time she would always spice it up a bit and give them something a bit extra. He was somehow connected with another customer she had had who had mentioned her to him and then contacted her. Although she preferred her customers to not have external relationships with one another, something was different with Sergei that deeply interested her so she agreed to a second visit.

They had met at a café near the main square of the city around 8:30pm. It had been their meeting spot for the previous encounters. Mona had put on a short skirt, a stylish shirt and her brand new shoes. She knew she needed not to bring anything else; the man was going to pay for everything. She had agreed with him that he would put on clothes that others would think he was going out in the town that night. At the other two encounters Mona had not kissed him; however, considering this was the third encounter she greeted him with a nice long kiss. The fact that this caught him, as well as all those in the past, by surprise only made the night better. A man is a man and if a beautiful girl puts out their brain activity limits itself. Mona had kissed him and looked him deeply in his eyes and given him a smile and then kissed him again. She was going to show him a great time, one that he would never forget.

Preface (Part 2)

On June 13^th 2050, the day had arrived and the predictions were no where to the reality of the destruction that hit Earth. Those who had remained on the surface were instantly killed by the flood of asteroids. Even the rest of Earth’s habitants who had gone underground or lived in the Ocean experienced massive damages. The shower was just the start to a large consecutive row of natural disasters. Tidal waves, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, tornados, lightning showers, everything imaginable that could be categorized as a natural disaster happened in that year.

The entire climate on Earth had changed, seasons had changed, and flora on earth changed and thus did also the inhabitants of Earth; evolution had taken a side track and had sped up 10 folds. The destruction had brought the birth of new organisms that in time created the new fauna on Earth. Up to 50% of Earth’s human populous had been killed and about 75% of Earth’s plants and animals as well. The dawn of man had started again, just this time there was no Garden of Eden as a start off point.

A lot of things had changed as one can imagine. One of the largest changes to humans was their genetic structure. Although the destruction had killed millions of people, there were a few who had miraculously survived the destruction. These individuals had all chosen to remain on the surface when the destruction had occurred. How individuals had survived has been a mystery ever since, they should have died. Some individuals were found fatally wounded and once treated had recovered faster than expected or were brought back from death by some miracle. This was not the only marvel that occurred to those who had survived. Evolution took charge in their bodies and their genetics changed, still maintaining the appearance of humans; however, they developed abilities that had only been imagined through fantasy stories and movies. This new genetic trait became a dominant trait and thus the offspring of these individuals also developed abilities; however, as with many things in life that are unexplainable, there were also offspring that did not receive the dominant trait from their parents. Interestingly enough, many who had developed abilities saw it as a gift to improve and better the life of humans and used their powers to aid the rebuilding of Cities and life on Earth. Those who were found to misuse their abilities were immediately dealt with by others who had abilities. For about 300 years Earth experienced years of peace amongst it’s’ habitants. But humans will be humans and everyone getting along was not something that would last for ever.

100 years after the destructions some humans decided they wanted to live on the surface again. Due to the destruction that had occurred surfaces of Earth had changed and the lands had moved. Once a continent on its own, the northern Americas were now connected to Europe. Africa had drifted further south and was now almost connected to the South Pole. AustralasiaNew Zealand, Central American nations, most of Spain, England, Hawaii, most coastal nations of Asia, and most of Scandinavia had all been engulfed by the risen waters as well as other nations. Although the surface had changed a lot it was still habitable. For everyone who returned to the surface it was like seeing a whole new world filled with new species. Construction of cities started all throughout the world and 5 years later the first surface city was finished and named Anastatius. Due to the shift of lands the names of the continents were taken away and nations became regions. The world was dealt into 7 different regions: Civic Region, Calidity Region, Utopia Region, Beatitude Region, Aphotic Region, Forlorn Region, and Desolate Region. Each region throughout the years developed into a society in which a capital and various small cities throughout the region were created. Essentially the regions represented the new nations that prior existed. had almost disappeared making the remaining only islands. Other countries had vanished due to the sea level having raised, such countries as

1000 years has passed since the tragic day of destruction. Stories of time before then have turned into legends and myths told to children before going to bed. The regions have evolved into territories that all have their own governance. Statuses have developed and not so different from the time it was prior to the incident. Society has been separated into categories in which the Royalty represents those who have the most influence, aristocrats representing individuals who are the leaders in technology and advancement, merchants representing the common man, and at the bottom of the chain the remaining people who struggle for appreciation and live with dreams of becoming better and wealthier. Not much has changed in society and conflicts amongst these different statuses arise constantly. The richest regions consist of the Civic, Utopia and Aphotic regions, whereas the remaining regions represent regions in which most production is made in. The world is rather similar to what it was before, although now technology has advanced and within the human society various races have emerged. Respectively, so has the fauna and flora of the world. Vast arrays of creatures live on Earth, from very small to the extremely large, such sizes that once roamed the Earth in the Prehistoric times. Humans, as they did in the past, considering themselves the most powerful beings on Earth and as before do not cherish or appreciate the world they live in.

Our story starts here.

Introducing Characters (Part 2)

Leone Raul Anastasio

Ancestry: Italien

Place of Birth: Anastatius, Civic Region

Age: 15

Occupation: Student

Ability: Replication

Background:

At a fresh age of 15 Leone has all the qualities of a warrior, except for patience and thinking before acting. Running into anything he gets into a lot of trouble and sticky situations. Because of his inexperience and age others have to take a lot of care him. Although all this may be true about Leone, he is undoubtedly the most trustworthy individual. His alliance is fixed once he decides who he wants to be with.

Leone is an adventurer and hates being stuck in the big city. He wants to see the world and see all sorts of places and creatures. Having rather protective parents he does not get the chance to do so a lot. He is very fascinated by Michael and wants to be his apprentice in photography, but Michael does not want anything to do with. Leone wants to get out of Anastatius and sees Michael as the key to do so.

His ability is replication. Because of his young age he is unable to use his ability to it fullest potential. Currently he is able to replicate himself and objects that are not too big once. But if this is only the beginning of his journey, Leone wonders if he gets more power what limits or if there are any limits his ability will allow him to go.

Kari Lise Vibeke

Ancestry: Norwegian

Place of Birth: Cosmina, Civic Region

Age: 25

Occupation: Personal Assistant

Ability: Ammunition

Background:

Kari is one of the most post powerful and influential people in the Civic Region. She is the personal assistant to the President of the Civic Region. Although she hates her job, she loves the fact that she has such power and influence. Although she comes from a rather poor background she hit the jackpot and is now at her age one of the richest and influential people that Earth has to offer.

She is a socialite and knows how to talk to people and how to manipulate them as well. She projects confidence and she is as well. Extremely stubborn she only believes her way is the best way. She is a loner, but is fine with it. She knows what she wants in life and has nothing against eliminating those who stand in her way.

Kari possesses the ability Ammunition. Her entire body is the perfect war unit. She is able to create any sort of war type of ammunition from her body such as shooting bullets from her fingers, laser beams from her eyes, or create grenades out of the palm of her hands. She has noticed that the more she uses her power the stronger she is getting and her ultimate goal is to rule over the Civic Region.

Regions, Capitals, & Cities of the New World

Civic Region:

Capital: Anastatius
Population: 7,172,091

Other Cities & Population:
Cosmina; 2,153,600
Rena; 1,651,365
Rastus; 1,086,762
Vitus; 347,517
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Calidity Region:

Capital: Zola
Population: 2,415,408

Other Cities & Population:
Bahati; 1,622,860
Ololara; 1,444,534
Dumisani; 1,271,403
Thabo; 603,049

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Utopia Region:

Capital: Keala
Population: 3,844,829

Other Cities & Population:
Alamea; 2,116,581
Moana; 1,079,310
Nahele; 1,034,945
Ikaika; 715,515
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Beatitude Region:

Capital: Dominga
Population: 6,094,200

Other Cities & Population:
Amparo; 1,836,000
Sabela; 1,253,921
Chus; 1,109,067
Nicodemo; 336,829
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Aphotic Region:

Capital: Grisha
Population: 4,601,000

Other Cities & Population:
Esfir; 1,405,569
Zofa; 1,289,477
Lazar; 989,499
Pasha; 848,751
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Forlorn Region:

Capital: Tuyen
Population: 3,502,301

Other Cities & Population:
Sanoh; 3,160,171
Kiet; 421,557
Liu; 339,727
Siyu; 119,504
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Desolate Region:

Capital: Vermundo
Population: 1,888,953

Other Cities & Population:
Odovacar; 416,900
Elodia; 62,300

Introducing Characters (Part 1)

Michael Dustin Devante

Ancestry: American

Place of Birth: Odovacar, Desolate Region

Age: 22

Occupation: Freelance Photographer / University Student

Ability: Gravity

Background:

In essence a dreamer. Michael wishes a lot and although he does pursue his dreams they always seem to fall apart in the last minute. Nothing in his life has ever really gone right, which has left a lot of self doubt on him. He grew up in a very instable family in which his parents separated when he was the age of 10. After a terrible custody battle he ended up staying in Anastatius with his mother. The remainder of his childhood he spent taking care of a mother who never seemed to happy with anything he did.

Currently studying at the University of Anastatius in photography and graphic design he has found a way to make his fantasies become real through his work. After not having seen his father for 12 years he suddenly received a letter from an unknown half-sister through his father’s second marriage. His intentions are to meet this sister of his; however, at the same time he blames her for destroying his childhood and wants to get even.

His ability of gravity allows him to move any sort of object, no matter the weight, and also control the weight of objects.

Eliza Julia Devante

Ancestry: American

Place of Birth: Moana, Utopia Region

Age: 18

Occupation: Student

Ability: Psychic

Background:

Although Eliza has had a rather normal life, she herself is far from it. Growing up in San Francisco and finally finishing off her high school studies she is determined to get to know her half brother who she just found out existed.

In all she is a very introverted individual who one would not describe as spontaneous or outgoing. But she has decided to change and not let your mind control her. Due to her personality she does not have any friends or anyone to talk to. Because of her power she has very little hope and in return affects her decision making.

Eliza has extremely strong psychic powers that allow her to see the future, read people, and feel the emotions of others. At the same time her mind acts as a dream catcher and whether she wants to or not is able to store dreams of others, except for her own.

Preface (Part 1)

It is said that one drifts or is guided towards a bright light at the end of a tunnel when one dies. During this journey to eternal peace, one’s entire life flashes by and you are able to recall things that you had never really thought about earlier. It is as if death or life is casting its’ final trick on you; making you remember instances of your life that you are going to have to indulge on for a time that seems endless while you are transfixed on reaching the end of the tunnel. One may see this as a peaceful journey but at the same time one could argue that this journey is by far the most torturous journey that a being will ever take.

It is said that one will float above and visualize the dead body that was once engulfed with life. A person goes through life only getting a glimpse of oneself through some sort of mirror-image; however, upon death you are able to see yourself for whom you are and without any help of some sort of mirror-image. Once again one could question whether this is life’s last torture by viewing the body that once was you. The real question however, is what really happens to a person when they die? In the bible the souls of beings continue to live up in heaven, but it also states that those who sin their souls will also die. In Judaism believers are told that nothing in this world is permanent, including death and those who do die will later be revived for the final judgment.

What if a death was unforeseen by a greater power and the individual who in fact died was not supposed to, what happens then? Or is there no right time for death? Although death is a very normal part of life, it is yet an unknown part of life because no one really knows what happens thereafter. How come people have returned after having died? Were they supposed to return, did they have some sort of unfinished business, or was it just not their time to pass on? If one does return does it change the person? Does it change the body? If the body is exposed to a huge shock or life threatening experience it has been reported that humans have been able to do things that may seem impossible. What if this stayed with these humans thereafter and it was not just a moment of strength or a moment of extreme quickness, but permanent due to something unleashing such abilities.

The world has changed in the past hundreds of years. Since that fatal day when Armageddon stood on the door steps of humanity, no one had thought that such destruction could be possible. In the year 2050 the inhabitants of Earth experienced the largest catastrophic occurrence since the Great World Wars. A shower of asteroids had made its’ target Earth and there was nothing that humanity could do to prevent it. Interestingly enough this was also the time in which all nations worked together to find a solution. Underground cities started to form and people moved from the surface deeper into the Earth in hope of shelter and survival. The oceans were used to create large cities also as an alternative for people to live in. All this was accomplished 10 years prior to the estimated year in which the shower of asteroids would arrive to Earth. Some people believed that the shower would not occur and remained on land in their homes; however, no matter what sort of stance was taken destruction was inevitable.

Title & Logo

So here's the Title and Logo for the story.

Dawn : Tribunal of Penance

This is very rough, and i am not sure whether the title will remain the same as the journey of developing the story continues, but as for now this is it.

Already mentioned i'm not the best artist, i have great ideas, but artistically not so much. Had wished i had taken various art course more seriously, anyways, there is always time for that.

If you have a cool idea for the logo, let me know, or if you want to submit a logo idea, go right ahead.

The Start

Welcome to my blog. This blog will include a story that i am developing. Currently the work is rather rough, but i will be posting updates on chapters and information about the story. I will first introduce you to all of the various characters that will be part of the story. Then more information about that world in which the story will be taking place in and finally the chapters of the story.

You are more than welcome to add your comments and even your ideas if you think it will help the story.

This is a fictional story so nothing that is written in this blog is true. Additionally i would ask that pictures posted on this blog be used for private purposes only. You are more than welcome to save pictures and backgrounds for your own pleasure, but know that as much as i will respect your opinions on this blog that i expect the same respect for my work. This includes everything that will be posted in this Blog.

By continuing to read the blog you agree to respect my work and not use what is posted here for any commercial use or passing on the various data and pictures as your own.

I would also appreciate it if you do recognize my work somewhere else on the net that you notify me with a link to the location of the work. This will be the only place where my work will be posted. Unless other websites or people have my permission clearly stated next to the writings or pictures they have not received permission to use the data publicly.

On another note:

I will try and update the blog as much as i can. Considering this is a hobby, do not expect something new everyday. I hope to update the blog at least once a week, but i do have a full time job, so i am not promising anything.

I am not that great of an artist, so if you feel like you would like to take up a new hobby and provide artwork to the story you are more than welcome to do so. Whether it will be posted i cannot promise. Currently i am writing the story and have created the characters, but my brother has agreed to start doing the artwork for the story. So, any submissions will be looked at by my brother and I. This also goes for any idea you have that would help the story.

With this i hope you enjoy the start of my blog and also the start of my story. If you have great ideas or artwork that you find will suit well with the story send me a comment and we can talk about it.