The Beginning

In a long-ago war, humankind, in its hubris, set off a devastating ecological disaster. Thriving industrial societies have been swallowed up and the Earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Corruption, an enormous toxic forest filled with mutant fungi that release a miasma of poisonous spores into the air.

 

Two people in their quest to create peace among empires fighting over the world's remaining precious natural resources, will they be able to interpret the Ohmus' urgent warning about the southern forest? And what of the war which rages all around them?

 

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Name: Chase Green

Weapon: Bow and Arrows

Age: 17

Power: Control over fire

Appearance:

History: Chase had been abandoned by his parents only a few weeks after he was born. His parents, from what he was told, were teenagers no older than 16 or 17. He figured that they just gave him up because they didn't want to deal with the responibility that came with having a kid. Heh, should have thought ahead before doing the deed. Chase discovered his ability to control fire when he was ten. The orphanage he was living at had been set on fire by accident when one of the care takers left a scarf on one of the heaters. Everyone but Chase had gotten out of the building, but once the people in the neighborhood came to clean up the remains, they found Chase curled up into a ball with flames surrounding him like a shield. Ever since then, he decided to travel around, to see the world for what it really is instead listening to the stories travelers told the children whenever they came into town. Along the way he learned how to control his power and use a bow from an old man he traveled with for a short amount of time. Now he's wondering what kind of adventure awaits him this time around.

Personality: Chase is a curious, adventurous, cheerful young teen with a knack of getting into some tight situations. He knows when to stop joking around once there's some serious trouble going on. Whenever someone asks him about his parents, Chase simply changes the subject to something else; obviously it was a subject he would like to avoid.

Name:Nausicaa

Weapon:Two Blades

Age:16

Power:Angel of Death

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History:Unknown??

Felicitas you can start it off again.

Okay

 

Chase let out a sigh as he walked around the town that he had arrived in a few days ago. He had heard that there were some gang trouble and wanted to help out, but once Chase arrived the townspeople had told him that it had already been taken care of. 'And I was ready to kick some gangster a**' thought Chase as he kicked a small rock out of his way. Although he was curious as to who it was that stopped the gang before he did. While he was lost in thought, Chase accidentally bumped into a girl. "Oh! Sorry about that. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going" he said turning to look at the girl, waiting for her reply

She picked up her books. "It's ok dude. Come on we are human." she said. She turned around and started walking again. "See you around sometime." She yelled as she walk to school. She walked to into the school. Nausicaa walked into class. Teacher had asked for homework. "Sh**t I left it on the ground." she whispered

Teacher put a dentition note on her desk. She sighed and took out her note book and started to copy down the notes. "This teacher is going to be on me until 4:00" she said

He picked up a sheet of paper that she dropped "Ah, hey wait! You forgot your..." he trailed off, seeing that the girl already left. Chase looked at the paper and saw the the girl's name was Nausicaa. 'Nausicaa huh? Interesting name' he thought before skimming though the paper and decided that it was her homework. Looks like Chase'll have to go to her school and try to return her homework before she gets in trouble. 'I wonder what school's like' thought Chase absentmindedly as he carefully folded the paper and made his way towards where Nausicaa went to.

"I'm in so much trouble. This is the 5 time I didn't turn in my homework!"She said to her friend. She had a worried face and felt nerves. Nausicaa looked at the clock. It was only 10:58 and five hours to go. She looked at the teacher and she looked really mad. "Ms.Nausicaa you know I have to call your parent. If I don't get your homework." she said. The class had giggled. Nausicaa took out her journal and started to draw. Drawing eased her mind like going to the park and practice with her blades. She started to think about the gangsters she had fought yesterday. "They were easy I would like to fight something big. I want to fight in the war just like my parents did before they died." Nausicaa whispered. She laughed silent and went back to reality.

After walking around and asking some of the townsfolk where the school was, Chase was standing in front of said building. It was definately bigger that some of the other buildings in town. He took a deep breath to help calm his nerves before going inside. Chase walked around aimlessly, peeking into the small windows the doors had before anyone saw him. After ten minutes he found the room where Nausicaa was in and it looked like she was doing something in a journal. Unfortunately, her teacher spotted him peeking in the window and walked towards the door and opened it, causing him to fall forward with a loud yelp. "Ow, ow, ow." he muttered, not paying attention to the class that was now staring at him.

Nausicaa wasn't playing attention and looked up. She that the teacher was outside for some reason. Nausicaa looked as hard as she could but couldn't see anything. She asked her best friend what was going on. "Some boy is outside and the teacher caught him." her friend said. She closed her notebook and got up to see what was going on. The class looked at her leave and started to whispered. Nausicaa didn't care what they said. She went into the hall way. She saw the boy from earlier today and he was on the floor. Nausicaa closed the class room door. She said,"(Umm)What are you doing here? Why are you on the floor? she said. She helped him up.

Chase looked up and saw Nausicaa before getting up with her help. "I'm here because you dropped your homework after I bumped into you earlier" he said before reaching into his pocket and took out the folded, slightly wrinkled piece of paper. Chase unfolded it and smooth it out a bit before handing it back to Nausicaa. "I would've felt bad if you got in trouble because of me so I decided to return it!" he said cheerfully before turn towards the teacher. "I'm really sorry if I disrupted your class, but I didn't want you to be mad at Nausicaa." replied Chase, not noticing that the classroom door was opened a bit, allowing the other students to see what was going on.

Nausicaa smiled and handed the homework to her teacher. "(Hmm)Now that you have your homework you do not have detention anymore and I guess I have no reason to call your parents."Her teacher said. The teacher went in the classroom. "Say thank you and return to class when you are done." she said. Nausicaa turned around and look at the boy. She said,"Thanks for bringing my homework. I really owe you one." Nausicaa said. She knew she had to go back to class. "Well,bye I have to get back to class now" she said. She went into the class. She took out her note book and started to draw again. She whispered (Thank God it is a half day of school today. Only an hour to go.)

"Your welcome, besides it was my fault anyways" said Chase as he sheepishly scratched the back of his head. He wave Nausicaa good bye while saying "See ya around" before walking the same way he came. As Chase exited the school, he heard something being knocked over in a near by alley way. Being the curious person he is, Chase silently made his way towards the alley. There he saw a small group of men that were badly beaten up. He realized immediately that they were part of the gang he had originally wanted to take care of. 'But what are they doing here?' thought Chase as he quietly moved closer to them but made sure to keep a safe distance. He managed to catch bits and pieces of what they were talking about. Apparently they were planning to charge into the school and take it hostage in order to lure out the person that beat them up. 'Like hell I'll let them do that' thought Chase as he reached for his bow that he had strapped on his back along with a few arrows. He carefully took aim before stepping back a bit. Big mistake. Chase accidently stepped on a twig which snapped, alerting the thugs of his presence. "Oh crap"

Nausicaa finished that last problem. She looked at the clock and said(Yes it is time to go.) The school bell rang and the class got up and left. She got up put her notebook and it in her book bag. Nausicaa walked out the school and went around the corner. She heard some nose in an alley. She took a little peak and she was to people that she fought yesterday. Plus Chase. "He can't keep his self out of trouble. Sh**t!" She whispered. So she turned around and went to back of the wall and climbed the wall. She hoped the fence and ran behind the gangsters. Nausicaa said,"Hey, remember me from yesterday." and stuck the both with her blades in the hearts. She pulled her blades out and left. "Now they know why I am moving out of this town very soon" She said.

Chase blinked one, then twice his jaw dropping as he lowered his bow. He didn't know what just happpened even though he just witnessed Nausicaa stab the guys through the heart. Chase saw that she was leaving and immediately ran after her. "Hold on just a minute. You mind explaining what just happen?" said Chase after he managed to catch up with Nausicaa and grabbed her wrist. He wanted to make sure what he saw was real and not just his imagination playing tricks on him.

She pulled her wrist free. Nausicaa looked at Chase and said"You have a lot to learn about this town and about me". She turned around and climbed the fence. She ran as fast as she could. Nausicaa went into the cemetery and went up the hill. There was two graves there. They said Here lies Muskogee and Lilia Ohastina. She had tears in her eyes and reached in her book bag and took out flowers . She put them on there graves. She stuck both swords in the graves and left. Nausicaa left and went to her secret place that no one would find her in.

'What does she mean by that?' thought Chase as he watched her run off, his hand still stretched out from when he grabbed her. He let out a sigh, knowing the only person who could answer his question had just ran off to who knows where. Chase put his bow back to its original position after putting his arrows away. Sometimes he wished the old man he traveled with a while back was still around; he would have known what to do in a situation like this. "Then again, he would've told me I had to figure it out on my own" he muttered under his breath before walking away from the alley. Maybe he could walk around town and ask some of the people a few questions about Nausicaa. Hopefully they wouldn't start thinking he was a stalker.

"(Hmmp)I was right to get away from him." She said. Nausicaa looked at the sky it was almost 1:00. She was sad. "Maybe I was wrong to run away from him. He did bring back my homework though." She thought. She went outside and left. She went the lake. There it was beautiful to her. She loved going there because it always calmed her nerves and gave her good ideas. "I think I might go and find him and say I am sorry" she said. She didn't want to show that she was wrong. So she lay there and thought.

'That could have gone better' Chase thought bitterly as he made his way back towards the inn he was staying at for the time being. He had tried to get information about Nausicaa but all he got was weird and wary looks from the people he asked. One of them nearly chopped his head off while waving around a butcher knife, practically screaming his head off about Chase being a stalker. Definately one of the most embarrassing moments in his life so far. He let out a irriated sigh before looking at his watch. It was only 1:00; it was definately to early go back to the inn. Chase thought about what he could do before and idea struck him. It had been awhile since he last practiced his control over fire, maybe he could find a spot where he could practice without worrying about someone seeing him. Last time he practice, the townfolk saw him and thought he was trying to burn down the town. One inccident Chase didn't want to repeat.

Nausicaa thought about talking to Chase for awhile. "I do owe him one because if he didn't bring me my homework I was going to be in a lot of trouble." she thought. She got up and looked around. "I guess I have to do the right thing do I?" Nausicaa said. She got her bag and went looking for Chase. She knew he couldn't be far. "Where to look, Where to look." she thought. She walked passed the butcher shop and then the inn. She went past the alley and the park. Before she gave up she saw Chase walking across the street. She walked over there to him. But when she over there it wasn't him. So she gave up went the cemetery to see her parents again. Nausicaa went back up the hill. She leaned back on the grave and took out her note book and started to draw again.

Chase was a little bit out of town, thinking that no one would notice him practice. He stretched for a few minutes, making sure he wasn't to tense. Chase took a few deep breaths to help calm his nerves; practicing with fire is dangerous after all, even to the one practicing it. He reached into his small bookbag that he laid on the ground next to him to take out what looks like to be a small stack of discs. But they were slightly heavier than the regular plastic discs and more durable as well. Chase put them down for a moment to get his bow and arrows ready before throwing three of the discs high into the air. He was quick to take aim, but before he let go of the arrows, their tips lit up on fire. Chase released the arrows which then proceeded to go after the discs. 'C'mon, c'mon. Let it work this time' thought Chase as he watched the flaming arrows close in on their target. But before they could hit, the flames engulfed the arrows, causing them to turn into ash. "Damn it! I was so close!" cried out Chase, as he gritted his teeth in slight irritaion.

'I was never wrong till now' Nausicaa thought. She contrasted on her sketch as best as she could. "What is that smell and where is it coming from?she said. She got up and looked around. But she didn't see anything. So Nausicaa went down the hill and saw someone. It was Chase. She went behind him and said "You are a trying to burn down the or you a fire child" Nausicaa said. She was now standing in front of him now. She looked like she wanted answers. "Why are you doing this you think no one would see you" she said

He jumped, startled since Chase was not expecting anyone to be around. Especially not Nausicaa. He looked at her in slight disbelief. She was just behind him a few seconds ago and now she was in front of him. One of his eyebrow's twitch in annoyance. "Look, I'm not trying to burn down anything. I'm just practicing my archery. See?" said Chase as he threw another disc into the air before taking aim. This time, Chas didn't light the tip of the arrow; he did not want to be made fun of just because his arrow burned up before it hit the disc. Chase released the arrow and it flew in the same direction as the disc. Both the disc and arrow collided and the disc broke as the arrow shot straight through the middle of it. "Ha! Bull's eye!" he cried out, a cheerful grin adorned on his face.

"I saw you make the fire Chase. Why are you trying to hide your gift Chase." She asked. She looked at him and crossed her arms. She turned her back to him. 'Maybe you think I'm stupid but I know what you are' she thought. She went back up the hill to continue her work. Then she stopped and picked up her blades. Nausicaa grabbed her book bag and went down the hill. "See you tomorrow Chase. I have to find shelter before nightfall." she said. Nausicaa smiled and started walk.

Chase bit his lower lip, unsure on how to answer her question. He never really felt comfortable letting people know he could control fire. A memory of the orphange after the fire came to mind. Some of the adults had blamed him for the fire even though one of the care takers had told them that she was resposible for starting the fire since she had accidentally had left a scarf on one of the heaters. He snapped out of his thoughts when Nausicaa stated she going to find shelter for the night. This made Chase frown a bit; didn't she have a home to return to? "Hey, Nausicaa wait up!" as he was quick to catch up with her. "How about you stay with me at the inn tonight?" said Chase, before realizing that she could take what he said the wrong way. "You know, since you don't seem to have anywhere else to go in the mean time." he added on quickly, before mentally scolding himself for taking action before thinking things through. It was a wonder he managed to stay alive for the past seven years.

She stopped in her tracks and turned around. Nausicaa smiled and said"I would accept but I can't. I lived by myself ever since I could remember. It's only for the best."she said. She looked at the sky it's not even sunset. 'Eh I could stay for a little while I can finish my drawing too' she thought. Sh now was staring at Chase. "Hey remember when I said "You have a lot to learn about this town and me" I can tell you what you want to know now if you want me to." she said. She started to feel something weird.

Chase blinked owlishly before smiling a bit. "Well, you can tell me if you want to. But if it's something that you don't feel comfortable talking about I can wait" he said, but he started to have a weird feeling. It was something Chase couldn't really describe in words. 'What's with this feeling I'm getting?'