Heroes of Zelkova

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Heroes of Zelkova

Heroes of Zelkova RP

In the not too distant future, a fantasy many children and adults alike had only dreamed about has become a reality somewhere far off in the multiverse. Imagine a world almost identical to ours: The people there call it Zelkova. They speak the same language, eat the same food, do the same things as us Earthlings. We were almost identical. Were.

On the fateful day of April 16th, 2035: More than 50% of the human population on Zelkova seemingly developed some sort of strange superpower overnight. Old and young, men and women, overwhelmingly strong powers and completely pointless ones, all over the world.

To put a lid on the ensuing chaos, the governments of Zelkova put forth new laws regarding these powers, which began to be called "gifts" by people around the world. New institutions were put in place. New utilities. New organizations. The world had to adapt to the new gifts bestowed unto them by some supernatural force. And they did.

June, 2040: The world has become a supernatural society. A majority of the population has adapted to a strange "gift" they recieved one day, and a new generation will soon prove whether these gifts will pass on or not. Many are living their childhood dream. Not all is well in Zelkova, however. Much of the "giftless" population vehemently protest against the special treatment of the gifted. Many gifted individuals turned to the shadows rather than the light, using their gifts to make crime all the more dangerous. The goverments of the world can't keep the peace on their own. That's why a special few gifted individuals, heroes, have stepped up to defend against the worlds evil. Heroics have become a full-time government supported occupation. Heroic academies have sprouted up all over Zelkova, helping aspiring young teens to hone their gifts and learn what it means to be a hero.

You all will be first years at the massive and high-tech RGAZ (The Royal Gifted Academy of Zelkova), the most popular and well respected Hero Academy in all of Zelkova. All will have different reasons for attending, but all share a common goal: becoming a hero. With pressure high and evil lurking just around the corner, who will have what it takes?

Character Sheet:

Name:

Gender:

Age:

Appearance:

Personality:

Gift (Nothing OP or cliche please. The cleverer the better):

Background:

Other: 

Yup, I decided to make my first RP. For those who don't know me; Hi, I'm Ferris! I like as many people as possible to give this RP a try (I'll cap it at around 8), even if it sounds bad. I'll be posting my character later, but please don't be shy and ask any questions you need.

 

submitted by Ferris
(June 7, 2018 - 3:53 pm)
submitted by Top
(June 10, 2018 - 10:22 am)

Name: Damien White

Gender: M

Age: 15

Appearance: Damien is a highly attractive man with cut features and a muscular body. He has white hair and dark purple eyes. He wears long sleeves and pants, and never shows very much of his body. 

Personality: While Damien is very charistamic and charming, he is emotional closed off and very secretive. Nobody really knows very much about him. 

Gift (Nothing OP or cliche please. The cleverer the better): Damien has the ability to transfer the feeling of pain from his body to another. His body is covered in scar and burns, most self inflicted in order to make full use of this power. It is also the reason he wears such concealing clothes. 

Background: Damien's background is unkown to everyone who knows him. His mother is a wealthy business woman who was gifted the power of vocal persuasion. He first discovered his power when his mother stabbed his hand with a gold fork. After reacting to his power, his mother disowned him and sent him to the school. 

Other: Damien is set on the path to become a villain, even if he does not know it yet. 

submitted by Dan Brown, age 14, Chicago, IL
(June 10, 2018 - 12:40 pm)

OMG so sorry. I didn't realize you had already started. I'm fine with being added on later, just really exicted to join in. Thanks. 

submitted by Dan Brown, age 14, Chicago, IL
(June 10, 2018 - 12:43 pm)

Hey I used to come on CB a lot a few years ago, and I'd like to join this RP now that I'm back, if you guys are still accepting people!

Name: Mia Hammond

Gender: female

Age: 14

Appearance: long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, 5'4"

Personality: quick to judge, sarcastic, funny, kind, not trusting

Gift: temperature control - she can control the temperature of any room or environment (she's able to make to snow, or make it desert weather, etc.). She can also change people's body temperatures (cool them off, or warm them up). This also gives her infrared vision.

Background: Before the gift, Mia lived with her single father in Queens, but when the gift happened, both she and her father were given a gift. Her father was given the gift of fire manipulation, and accidentally blew up their house and died. Mia was able to run away fast enough to escape the fire. Now she has been taken in by one of the teachers at RGAZ, Professor Oliver Payne. She lives at the academy and has closed herself off. She doesn't make friends easily. 

submitted by Sam B, New York
(June 10, 2018 - 12:41 pm)

Hey, I'm sorry I started writing my post before your starting post was up. Is there any way I'll still be allowed to be in this RP?

submitted by Sam B, New York
(June 10, 2018 - 12:43 pm)

Hey, could I join and make a Professor? Maybe?  Thanks!

submitted by Tuxedo Kitten
(June 10, 2018 - 2:55 pm)

@Rose bud, Sam and Dan:

We are currently at the starting limit for new characters, but if you read along, there might be opportunities to jump in! 

submitted by Ferris, STARTED
(June 10, 2018 - 3:58 pm)

Sounds great! Thanks.  

submitted by Rose bud, Treegap New Hampshire
(June 10, 2018 - 7:42 pm)

I'll just jump in now, then.

I sat in the auditorium, watching Levitski talk. I'd heard the speech before, Oliver had let me listen the few times he'd overseen the exam, but I'd never been allowed to stay for the actual exam party. As the walls gave way and the arena erupted around me, I felt nerves clench in my gut for the first time all day. Fighting to show off was one thing, but this felt like more. It felt bigger, more important, and I was incredibly grateful for the training Oliver had already given me. I stood quickly, and kept out of everyones way. My abilities were difficult to show off, and practicing on people was too dangerous. 

I made my way to the dueling courts, and watched a man made of rock and a man with superpeed begin to fight. It was hard to keep track of, fast and brutal. It almost felt like one of them would be going home in a body bag. I continued on and made my way to a climbing wall. There were almost a dozen people in the proccess of climbing to the top using various different abilities. I touched my hand to the wall, and froze it, chilling it until ice began to accumulate on the grips in the wall. Some people cried out, but all twelve fell. I moved my hand out of the way, and walked away from the wall. I walked around the arena until I laid eyes on the practice dummies. There was a person at each dummy. I grabbed one purple-skinned girl by the arm, freezing the skin until my palm until she backed off. I threw her out of the way, and slammed my fist into the dummy. Every punch landed with a sickening crunch as the foam under my fist froze. Finally I spiralled around the dummy, sweeping it's legs out, and I landed on top. I put my hands to it's face, and watched as it melted before my eyes, turning to a puddle of rubber and foam. 

I stood up, brushed myself off, and looked up to where Levitski was standing with his arms crossed, looking out over the raging teenagers. I'd never liked him, but I couldn't argue with his success. I caught his eye, and flipped my hair over my shoulder and turned away.

I looked around. Everywhere there were blasts of bright multicolored light, and rumbles in the ground. Different pieces of equipment were being torn apart all over the room. I stared down at my puddle of melted dummy, and sighed. There was no way that was impressive enough. There were people tearing down walls of the maze, and destroying other potential students in the dueling courts. I thought for a moment, before coming to a decision. I took a deep breath, feeling the temperature in the room around me. Outdoors were harder to control than indoors, but not impossible. I took a deep, calming breath, just like Oliver had taught me, and pulled. Immediately the atmosphere began to chill, the hair on my arms stood on end, and after a moment I could feel it, snowflakes falling from the sky. They landed in my hair, and on my face as I smiled. They didn't effect me, not really, but it didn't matter, I'd made it snow. 

submitted by Sam B, New York
(June 10, 2018 - 9:16 pm)

@ Sam, if it’s OK with Ferris would it be possible if I could RP Oliver? 

@ Ferris, Is it ok if I RP a Professor? Thanks! Hope this isn’t being to pushy. Really cool RP idea! 

submitted by Tuxedo kitten
(June 11, 2018 - 9:49 am)

I do have some teachers set up to be introduced, so when that happens, let me know if you'd be interested in using one of them. (Also, Dimitrij is off limits, sadly)

submitted by Ferris
(June 11, 2018 - 11:08 am)

Hey Dan do you want to ship our charries? And also @a new person, do you want Bryan and Charria to BFFs? I'm changing her name to Rune. I like weird names, if you haven't noticed. Anyway, Bryan and Rune to be BFFs, and Damin (?) and Rune to be shipped to each other.

submitted by Rogue Wildling, age Guess, Suspension
(June 11, 2018 - 12:06 am)

Sure.

(I changed my name)

Woah the captcha says meoh. That's the closest it ever got to a word. Unfortunately I'm not any better at understanding cats than captchas.  

submitted by Chardon, (new person)
(June 11, 2018 - 1:59 pm)

Izzie~~~

I closed my eyes and covered my ears as soon as the entrance exam started. All the flashes of color dancing across my vison was far too much to handle. I knew I needed to somthing- otherwhiles I would never be accepted into the school. I took a deep breath in, if I wanted to get in I had to do somthing amazing. I opened my eyes and took my hands off my ears. The bright colors, the loud screams were flooding over me. I waited until it was unbearible, before I screamed and froze everyone in the room. I kept all the students still for about five seconds before the strain of holding so many people still caught up to me. I gasped and let them go. All at once the screams and colors returned to me. I crouched down, catching my breath before I walked over to the dummies. 

 

 

submitted by Moonfrost, age Who Cares?, Mars
(June 11, 2018 - 9:48 am)

@Tuxedo Kitten - Feel free to be Oliver, I don't mind at all. 

Also I forgot to mention this earlier, but I'm open to shipping as well, but only guys please.

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I collapsed to the floor breathing hard. I pulled myself into a sit and leaned my head back against the wall. Nobody seemed to know it had been me that made it snow, at least, none of the other students did. They were still going about their business, beating each other to a pulp. Snow was nothing but a minor inconvinience for these people.

I sat, watching the other potential students fight their way to acceptance. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a curly haired girl in purple glasses. She was panicking, I could tell. She just stood, looking around the room in a panic. She took a deep breath and everything froze. I began to panic, I was unable to move even an inch. I was gearing up for a heat wave, when she finally let go. I stood quickly and angrily, ready to fight, but somebody grabbed my arm before I could move. It was Oliver. 

"Mia, stop, you're in," he said. I stared up at him in disbelief. It was that simple? When I looked around, I could see teachers stepping in, pulling people out one at a time. People who'd proven themselves already.

"Come on, out of the way. Let somebody else deal with her," he said. I nodded and let him pull me away from the fray.

"Where are we going?" I asked. I followed him through a shadowy door on the edge of the arena.

"We're going to the acceptance ceremony," he said. 

submitted by Sam B, New York
(June 11, 2018 - 11:27 am)