It was chilly for an early autumn night. Most assumed winter would come early this year. Viratella was a city situated in a place that allowed for pleasant seasons. The summer was never too hot and the winter never too cold. In the center of Viratella was a bustling city, a popular tourist spot, and on the outskirts were suburbs and farmlands. From the outside looking in, it almost seemed like a perfect place, its citizens happy and the environment peaceful and pretty. But no place was perfect and Viratella was in fact a popular spot for crime. Tourists were mugged for their travel funds. Murders took place in the thick of the city and bodies were found in the more rural areas. The council, in charge of running the city, prided themselves on maintaining a healthy and safe city, which meant lying and sweeping unpleasant things under the rug. So from an outsider's perspective, it looked like every person's dream home. Even on the inside, nobody was privy to all of terrible things that happened, but they knew it wasn't as perfect as it seemed.
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A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes stood in a backyard, the breeze taking up her locks and whipping it around gently. The moon had begun to rise over the treetops whereas the last light of day seeped from the sky like ink, bleeding out of the picture. Her gaze was not focused on the sky or the moon or even the space around her. Even as voices came from the home behind her, warm light and pleasant smells filtering from the windows open to let in fresh air. Her head was tilted downward and her eyes fixated on a small silver device in her palm. The screen lit up, only visible to her eyes. Each device was this way. Flat and somewhat egg shaped. Silver, almost chromic. And the screen was bright, but only to the ices of the owner. To anyone else, it would just look like a piece of metal, perhaps a decorative object. It was indestructible. No matter how much it was smashed, thrown, crushed, heated, or scraped, it never broke, never even scratched. And it was a good thing too. With how careless she was, it would have broken long ago.
If Emelia listened closely, she could hear the sounds of her friends family, preparing for dinner, talking amongst themselves. She'd said she was going to walk home, walk to her apartment, but as always the device in her pocket called out to her. It was always around this time that it seemed to grow heavier, colder and more prominent to her, making it very aware of its presence. She'd planned to just head home tonight. She had homework to do, people to call, errands to run but... Emelia couldn't resist. A smile spread to her lips as she ran her thumb over the device bringing it to life. A simply touch button appeared on the center of the screen without words or prompts. It didn't need any. She'd lost track of the amount of times she'd done this, how many times she'd called upon Leo to transform.
She still remembered beating the game as if it was happening. The memory was so vivid. She'd been sitting alone in her apartment, the harsh light casting shadows on her walls. It was shortly after she'd moved here, the apartment still hadn't been quite unpacked and she'd stayed up late for yet another night to try and slay the beast of a game. As she entered the code and brought up the third option, a delighted smile rose to her face. It was thrilling and exciting. She'd wanted to bounce up and down, dance around, but she didn't have the chance to. The eerie prompt appeared on screen and without thinking much about it, she hit yes almost instantly, not sure what it meant. And when the device had first appeared before her, she'd again hit the button without hesitating. When she'd transformed, she'd been so excited, she'd immediately left her home to go try out her new powers, powers she had felt coursing through her when she'd run into the mugger. A girl no older than fifteen had been going home late when someone in a hood knocked her down and tried to take her money. Almost instinctively, Emelia had found her purpose that day. With the powers of a superhero, it only made sense that she should be one. It was the first time she helped someone and for once, instead of just entertaining herself, she felt good for something wonderful, like she was involved in something greater than herself.
She remembers the first time another zodiac popped up on the device. At first, she hadn't been sure what it meant. But after thinking about it, it made sense that more people would beat the game and come to face a similar opportunity. She'd contacted each zodiac as they came up immediately. If they responded, she made it her goal to welcome them and show them the ropes. If they didn't... well, she didn't hold it against them. Still, it made her pretty well known among the zodiacs when she'd adopted the role of a makeshift welcome committee.
Thinking about everything now had her smiling wider, reminiscent. Her thumb tapped the screen and a light enveloped her, almost briefly, making its way over her body in a wave of color. Where it touched her, she changed. Her street clothes were replaced with an outfit akin to the one she'd seen in game for the character representing Leo. Strapped to her thighs were holsters with guns. At first, she'd been weary about them, having never held a gun in her life. But when she'd first tried them out, it came naturally to her as if she'd done it her whole life. Apparently they'd not only adopted the appearance and powers of their zodiacs, but the skills and experience as well. Her hair changed from a pale blonde to a fiery red and was held up on her head by a fluffy ornament. Her eyes were still the same color blue, something that didn't change for her, even if it did with other zodiacs.
Emelia tilted her head upwards, finally taking in the night sky and the stars twinkling above.
"One more night couldn't kill me..."
And with that, she began making her way towards the city, jumping over houses, fences and rooftops with ease. Yet another thing borrowed from the zodiacs.
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A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes stood in a backyard, the breeze taking up her locks and whipping it around gently. The moon had begun to rise over the treetops whereas the last light of day seeped from the sky like ink, bleeding out of the picture. Her gaze was not focused on the sky or the moon or even the space around her. Even as voices came from the home behind her, warm light and pleasant smells filtering from the windows open to let in fresh air. Her head was tilted downward and her eyes fixated on a small silver device in her palm. The screen lit up, only visible to her eyes. Each device was this way. Flat and somewhat egg shaped. Silver, almost chromic. And the screen was bright, but only to the ices of the owner. To anyone else, it would just look like a piece of metal, perhaps a decorative object. It was indestructible. No matter how much it was smashed, thrown, crushed, heated, or scraped, it never broke, never even scratched. And it was a good thing too. With how careless she was, it would have broken long ago.
If Emelia listened closely, she could hear the sounds of her friends family, preparing for dinner, talking amongst themselves. She'd said she was going to walk home, walk to her apartment, but as always the device in her pocket called out to her. It was always around this time that it seemed to grow heavier, colder and more prominent to her, making it very aware of its presence. She'd planned to just head home tonight. She had homework to do, people to call, errands to run but... Emelia couldn't resist. A smile spread to her lips as she ran her thumb over the device bringing it to life. A simply touch button appeared on the center of the screen without words or prompts. It didn't need any. She'd lost track of the amount of times she'd done this, how many times she'd called upon Leo to transform.
She still remembered beating the game as if it was happening. The memory was so vivid. She'd been sitting alone in her apartment, the harsh light casting shadows on her walls. It was shortly after she'd moved here, the apartment still hadn't been quite unpacked and she'd stayed up late for yet another night to try and slay the beast of a game. As she entered the code and brought up the third option, a delighted smile rose to her face. It was thrilling and exciting. She'd wanted to bounce up and down, dance around, but she didn't have the chance to. The eerie prompt appeared on screen and without thinking much about it, she hit yes almost instantly, not sure what it meant. And when the device had first appeared before her, she'd again hit the button without hesitating. When she'd transformed, she'd been so excited, she'd immediately left her home to go try out her new powers, powers she had felt coursing through her when she'd run into the mugger. A girl no older than fifteen had been going home late when someone in a hood knocked her down and tried to take her money. Almost instinctively, Emelia had found her purpose that day. With the powers of a superhero, it only made sense that she should be one. It was the first time she helped someone and for once, instead of just entertaining herself, she felt good for something wonderful, like she was involved in something greater than herself.
She remembers the first time another zodiac popped up on the device. At first, she hadn't been sure what it meant. But after thinking about it, it made sense that more people would beat the game and come to face a similar opportunity. She'd contacted each zodiac as they came up immediately. If they responded, she made it her goal to welcome them and show them the ropes. If they didn't... well, she didn't hold it against them. Still, it made her pretty well known among the zodiacs when she'd adopted the role of a makeshift welcome committee.
Thinking about everything now had her smiling wider, reminiscent. Her thumb tapped the screen and a light enveloped her, almost briefly, making its way over her body in a wave of color. Where it touched her, she changed. Her street clothes were replaced with an outfit akin to the one she'd seen in game for the character representing Leo. Strapped to her thighs were holsters with guns. At first, she'd been weary about them, having never held a gun in her life. But when she'd first tried them out, it came naturally to her as if she'd done it her whole life. Apparently they'd not only adopted the appearance and powers of their zodiacs, but the skills and experience as well. Her hair changed from a pale blonde to a fiery red and was held up on her head by a fluffy ornament. Her eyes were still the same color blue, something that didn't change for her, even if it did with other zodiacs.
Emelia tilted her head upwards, finally taking in the night sky and the stars twinkling above.
"One more night couldn't kill me..."
And with that, she began making her way towards the city, jumping over houses, fences and rooftops with ease. Yet another thing borrowed from the zodiacs.
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Blackrose7 Prince_ Luckz BreezeCatcher Duke of Doge Rantos Kloudy Cosmos animegirl20 Lux___Wolf Ganymede Apathy