[RP] Brave New World: Rise of the Magi [Rated T]

[DVB]

Diego Vendrix
Wielder of the Sapphire Water Staff
Ruins of Atlanta, US
Janurary 1, 2013- 6:00 AM

The sound of water... dripping... dropping...

The calming motion of the sea... the flow of rivers...

Diego stirred as his eyes slowly opened. He sat up and looked around. He was alone... literally. Despite the seismic activity and the cosmic events, the buildings remained the same. The lights were busted, but there was still a little power. He looked around. Everyone was gone... literally. They vanished. Diego got up and went outside. He checked his watch.

It was New Years Day at 6:00 AM. Diego attempted to use his cellphone, but it was dead... out of juice. Diego sighed and shivered as tears ran down his face. He was scared. However, he bit his lip and wiped the tears. Despite the truama, he realized he needed to move. Diego looked around as he slowly walked around the city. It was barely dawn, the sun wouldn't rise for a couple of hours. Despite this, he looked up and saw stars.

He saw them as you could see them in the sky without light pollution or anything. He gazed at them in wonder and awe. He then remembered the faint blue light. Something called for him. He began walking to a park nearby. Something stood, stuck on the remains of a fountain that still flowed. It was a weapon.

It was a staff. It was a quarterstaff to be exact. It appeared to be made out of a dark, smooth and strange-looking metal. However, what stood out were the two large ferrules of sapphire. The staff also had mystical looking symbols and a handle also made of sapphire. Diego climbed the fountain and pulled the staff.

When it came out, all went white for a moment.

Except for the others. He saw the others for a moment.

A wielder with a Scottish claymore adorned with garnets...

A wielder of a large dual-headed warhammer, resembling a gavel and colored of orange amber...

A wielder of a large jousting lance adorned with topaz...

A wielder of a double-edged axe with emeralds...

A wiellder of a strong English bow decorated with amethyst


Diego shook his head as the vision faded. He tested the staff. It felt... natural for him to use it. However, this was cut short as something moaned. Diego turned around and faced... a monster or a ghost of some sort.

It was humanoid, but it was like a living shadow. Translucent and gray, it was still solid based on how it removed a rock out of the way. It lunged at Diego, which Diego repelled it by swing his staff and some of the water hit the enemy.

Diego was amazed, but his fear won out and proceeded to fight the being.

((First monster encountered!

Name: Malignant Echo
Mythology origin: N/A
Description: Malignant Echos seem to be a malevolent entity formed from the dust of the surrounding environment and held together with trace amounts of magic. They are formed when people vanish through raw amounts of magic. When a person is forced out of the physical plane by certain magic, an impression of their body and spirit is filled. The void is filled with the trace amounts of magic and dust. Malignant Echos occur when the being is composed mainly of fear, anger and negative emotions, resulting in a shadowy echo of a person held by remains of the surrounding area and magic.
Weaknesses: None; physically weaker than a human. Can be defeated by an experienced fighter.))

[DVB]

Diego Vendrix
Wielder of the Sapphire Water Staff
Ruins of Atlanta, US
January 1, 2013- 6:10 AM

Diego was amazed at just how well the weapon responded to him. While he was sure he was still an amateur, it also felt natural. It was as if the weapon was made for him and him alone. The Malignant Echo attacked in an erratic frenzy, swinging its arms around. Diego simply blocked it with the staff before deciding to end it. He remembered how the staff ended up spewing water. Diego focused and felt a minor draining sensation. If one could see it with enough focus, arcs of strange misty energy went from his fingers to his staff and water spewed out, causing the Echo to lurch back before Diego went and finished it by whacking it with the staff.

The echo vanished into the air like dust. Diego let out a breath as he sat. Well, now what? he asked himself mentally before he saw the light of the weapon glow. The gemstones of each weapon glowed before a colored light arced in a direction somewhere south-west, coming from the weapon.

The colored light enveloped them before they also found themselves flowing through the light. Despite the experience, the light provided them with a glow of warmth and comfort as they saw themselves headed to what looked like Mexico. Diego saw that there were others like him before he turned up. He saw the stars. There was no longer light pollution and the ozone layer was restored. This gave him and the others who looked up a wonderful view.

Eventually, they landed...

Diego Vendrix
Wielder of the Sapphire Water Staff
Zona del Silencio, Mexico
January 1, 2013- 5:10 AM

Diego looked around. There was plenty of desert around. Near his foot laid a sign that was knocked down. It read "Zona del Silencio". Diego's eyes widened. It was the Zone of Silence, a supposed strange part of Mexico. He looked around and saw the others beginning to come to.

Their weapons glowed once more as a sandstorm kicked in, forming a hexagonal step-pyramid. Each one was lined with designs pertaining to their element and the color of their weapon, indicating which path they needed to take. Once they climbed up and reached it, they found themselves in a small room, with a massive multi-colored stone in the center.

Suddenly, a divine and compelling voice rang out.

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, CHOSEN WIELDERS

Diego licked his lips in anticipation before deciding to go first.

"My name is Diego Vendrix and I carry this... Sapphire Staff," he began.