The Legend of Zelda;
VENGEANCE III
Shadows of the Past
((Yup, I still gots da scary title of doom.))
Welcome, Noobs and Vets, to the latest chilling installment of the Vengeance series! Yes, boys and girls, you shall be trapped in such terror that you shall cling to the edge of your seats! You shall literally get the #$% scared out of you! You shall--*gets whacked by popcorn* x.x';; Okay, okay, the plot. You didn't have to get annoyed...
Plot:
The horrible monster Ryokugen was finally beaten, and peace returned to Hyrule and Ikana. The four gods thrust Ryokugen and its loathsome followers deep into the bowels of the earth, doomed to remain in their tomb for all time. The humans that the Hive Queens and Life Parasites had under their control were returned to normal, and they began the long and assiduous job of rebuilding their rubbled cities. The gods made the Hive Queen lairs sink deep beneath the earth, never to be used again. The world was happy, for they now had a new beginning.
The eleven heroes that had defeated the monster Ryokugen (some of them already famous for defeating Majora-Gannon) were then made the official defenders of the lands. Should the people need them, they would come and defend them. Their story was passed down from generation to generation, long after they themselves had passed away. Their ancestors took up their stead, and all seemed to be at peace for thousands of years. The story of Ryokugen remained, but it slowly turned from fact, to legend, to myth, and finally to some small fairy tale a parent would tell their child at bedtime.
And now the lands of Hyrule and Ikana are changing. Amazing technologies have been discovered and are replacing the use of magic. It seems as though the world has turned for the best. Everything flourished, and it was a time of peace and happiness for all the lands. But slowly, a black evil has begun to spread itself across the land. The gods, who had been watching the happy people in Hyrule and Ikana, now see that something is disrupting them. Something is stirring in the shadows that has not shown itself for nearly 3,000 years...
Ryokugen has been resurrected. By unknown means, its cursed followers had successfully restored their master's former strength. It seemed only a matter of time before the world was once again under his control. But Ryokugen, its mind still vivid with hatred for the eleven heroes having banished it, knew that it could not now leave itself so easily defeatable after striving for so long to return to the surface. And so, the insect-shadow Ryokugen split itself up into twelve different forms, eleven resembling one of the eleven heroes that originally defeated it, and the last remained as itself. The eleven hid themselves in the ancient temples used long ago by Majora-Gannon and his followers, so that they could slowly grow in power, until they were ready to unleash their attack on Ikana. Meanwhile, Ryokugen returned to its underground tomb to lie in wait while its Kokuei (or so it named them), ensured its victory over the humans. It trusted them with its life, and in doing so, gave each a special key to its lair if anything should go wrong, they could release it before it was too late.
The gods were distraught; they themselves could do nothing to hinder Ryokugen's plans, and knew that no human today posessed enough power to successfully destroy it. So they did something drastic. They went back in time and pulled out some of the heroes from the past. They quickly explained to them their situation, and begged for their assistance. Most agreed, and they were immediately placed in the present time. Meanwhile, the gods also looked through all of the villages, hoping to find the heroes decendants; the only ones who could help them in their plight, and not to mention the only ones who believed in the ancient tale of Ryokugen. Now the new heroes and their ancestors must travel to each temple and retrieve each key, so they can finally put an end to Ryokugen. Will they survive? Or will they be destroyed by the Shadows of the Past...?
Intro (Summary):
Mmkay, let's see here: You are either one of the heroes from the past or one of their descendents from various places in Hyrule or Ikana. As a descendant, you know that you are related to one of the heroes from Vengeance I/II. The gods have stressed to you the importance that they are never to find out, and therefore, only look upon your ancestor as a teammate. As a hero, you do not know that you are actually related (no matter how distantly) to any of the new people helping you, as it could completely screw up the past if you found out you had a kid, or something. As a team, you must all travel to each temple and retrieve each of the keys, then go to Ryokugen's lair and defeat him once and for all.
Sign-Up Form:
Lemme say right now, please only sign up if you're willing to stick with this RPG. I'm not going to let it die, and certainly a few of the people I know are signing up won't let it die either. :3 But if you want to sign up, please fill out the information below. If you're new to Vengeance, I'd prefer you to read the paragraph below (though you don't have to), but if you were in Vengeance I or II, PLEASE READ.
THERE WILL BE NO 'Oh, I'm mad, I'm going to turn into some ninny with wings' IN THIS PART! Which means, no super, demon-transformations-that-let-you-start-ravaging-your-teammates-out-of-the-sheer-joy-of-it-and-that-you're-some-demonic-creature-that-cannot-be-stopped. Or, in other words, no power-playing with transformations. It may have been slightly cool in Vengeance II, but in Vengeance I it was WAY overused, and resulted in an RPer leaving the game. I do NOT want that to happen, so no transforming into beserk monsters. If you think you have a legitimate reason to, go ahead and try, but there's a slim chance you'll be getting that power to.
And also, for everyone to read, TML has brought an important situation to my eyes: there aren't any Lightning innates for a Lightning element to be related to. So, if in the circumstance of wanting to have a certain element, yet having no ancestor to be related to, I give you the permission and only you the permission, to not have to have an ancestor. But note this! There are TWO ways to go about this situation:
A: You could have no ancestor, but still need to believe the story of the Heroes...
& B: You have a hero as your ancestor, but have somehow changed elements during the thousands of years between them and you. If you use this way, IT HAS TO BE A REASONABLE ELEMENTAL SWITCH. I'll decide whether it's reasonable enough.
But now, onto the Sign ups!
Hero Sign Up
((YOU CAN ONLY SIGN UP AS A HERO IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF THE VENGEANCE SERIES. If you are new, please sign up via the second sign up. If you have been in the other Vengeance series and wish to take on a new hero instead of one of your old chars, it's fine by me; just scroll down to the second as well.))
Name: (...)
Gender: (...)
Age: (Technically, you can be nearly any age since you don't know when the gods visited you. I'm going to cap it on the age of 25, though, since...that seems old enough to me. x.x)
Description: (What does your char looks like/wear?)
Personality: (How does your char act?)
History: (Give a little background information on your char.)
Element: (What element does your char control? Water? Fire? Etc.)
Magic Abilities: (What magic spells does your char know?)
Weapons/Defenses: (What weapons does he/she use? Does your char have any items used for defense? Try to stick to your original weapons, though you may pick up a new one during the RPG.)
Summon Gem: (What does your char have in his/her summoning gem if your char does have a summoning gem? If not, leave this out, but remember, one gem per animal and two gems per person.)
Other: (Anything I forgot/want your fellow RPers to know?)
New Hero Sign Up
Name: (...)
Gender: (...)
Age: (17-21)
Ancestor: (Which hero are you related to? Click here to view Wrath of Ryokugen so you can see who all was there.)
Description: (What does your char looks like/wear?)
Personality: (How does your char act?)
History: (Give a little background information on your char.)
Element: (Depends on what element your ancestor was.)
Magic Abilities: (In the beginning, you do not know ANY magical attacks, but as the RPG progresses, you learn them from defeating the Kokuei. What attacks will your char learn?)
Weapons/Defenses: (What weapons does your char use? (These can be relatively high tech, like guns, etc. I'll decide what's reasonable.) What defensive items does your char have?)
Summon Gem: (What does your char have in his/her summon gem? A Summon Gem is an item where you can keep certain animals. Kind of like a Pokeball, but as a gem. Limited to one gem per animal, two gems per person.)
Other: (Anything I forgot/want your fellow RPers to know?)
I'll post my sign-up later. At the moment, I'm off to see LotR RotK! :3
~Smear