edgy
Unlucky Member
◇ Setting ◇
◇ Espers are people who after going through a near-death experience or simply going through a serious psychological trauma, unlocked 100% of their brain capacity due to high levels of adrenaline, a Esper's power is proportional to their intelligence and IQ, since the higher the brain activity of a individual is the higher the amount of Psyche Radiation they produce, or PR for short, of course that means that every single living being with a brain produces Psyche Radiation in some way, but after unlocking 100% of their brain capacity, that amount increases to the point where the newly formed Esper can actually affect reality to produce very specific effects that vary from Esper to Esper within a certain area around them, this area called a Causality Distortion Field or CDF increases in size the bigger the amount of PR produced by a Esper's brain is, it can be small enough so that it only extends to the Esper's own body making so that they have to touch the target to affect it with their powers, or big enough for it to affect every person in the same city block as them.
◇ The are five types of Esper powers, Alteration, Destruction, Manipulation, Materialization and Transformation.
◇ Alteration allows for the Esper to change a specific property of a person, object or concept.
◇ Destruction allows for the Esper to remove a specific type of object, material or concept from reality.
◇ Manipulation allows for the Esper to move and change the shape of a specific type of object, material or concept.
◇ Materialization allows for the Esper to create a specific object, material of concept out of thin air by bringing into reality.
◇ And Transformation allows for the Esper to turn a object, material or concept into something specific.
◇ However, for a Esper to use their powers they must have a extremely in knowledge over the subject of their power, if one were to use Water Manipulation, they should first know and understand all the properties, functioning and composition down to a atomic level, and then have an insane of concentration, imagination and processing capacity so that they can keep track of every single atom of the water they're trying to control, and Alteration and Transformation are the hardest to use since besides knowing the element of your power you must also know the atomic data of the subject you're trying to affect with it, even Materialization and Destruction are kinda hard to use since you should be able to imagine the exact space affected by your power, with Materialization you must have a perfect notion of the space your power will occupy, while with Destruction you should be able to imagine the exact space that will be left after the target vanishes, which is easier if you can see said target or targeted area in the first place.
◇ Of course that requires inhuman amounts of brain power which often can cause Espers to die from a hemorrhagic stroke upon overusing their powers, and powers that tackle into concepts which humans don't fully understand yet like space and time are almost impossible for a person to use because merely trying to do so would literally melt that person's brain from trying to process so much information.
◇ That's why a Esper's brain functions in a different way as to make this whole process easier, once the Esper studies the subject of their power and learns how to control it, their brain records the information into the deepest parts of their subconscious mind as to make the whole act of using their powers automatic as to not cause any damage to their brain upon trying to use it, however, even at 100% a person's brain is still limited when it comes to the storage of information, and because of that most if not all Espers are limited to a single power they can use, trying to use anything beyond would require a specially high IQ and also come at the risk of damaging the Esper's brain as said before.
◇ This unique function of a Esper's brain causes a phenomenon that distorts the way light reflects on their eyes, making so that upon using their powers a pair of words will appear in their eyes relating to the functioning of their power, usually, one eye will show what their type of power is (Alteration, Destruction, Manipulation, Materialization or Transformation) and the other will show the specific subject of their power like water, fire, lightning, etc.
◇ The words appear in the language the Esper is most familiar with, of course all that makes so that the power of a Esper is often predictable if you can see their eyes, blind Espers actually have a advantage on that since the light doesn't reflect in their eyes in the same way as other people which causes this phenomenon to not occurs, and some Espers will even come to the point of using masks, blindfolds or sunglasses to overcome this weaknesses.
◇ Espers are often more than not quite rare, apparently, for every 1,5 million people in the world only one of those is a Esper, and even between Espers, Espers who were already born with their powers are a rare occurrance, with only 1 in 10 Espers being born naturally, with most of them awakening through trauma and extremely high amounts of adrenaline caused by near death experiences.
◇ But with the advance of the modern world technology, government scientists have been able to modify human babies while still in their mother's womb through genetic engineering to increase their brain activity and force them into being born with powers, they would even come to the point of cloning subjects that they consider specially talented and powerful in order to replicate their capabilities, these children are often raised as lab rats and used by the government as soldiers against high level threats like criminal organizations, terrorists and even other Espers.
◇ These genetically modified soldiers are often brainwashed into serving the government with their alives by convincing them into think that they serve as heroes to society and inflicting a justice driven mindset into them through comic books and other superhero stories, they're even given "hero names" rather than real names under the impression of being a public figure when in reality it's a simply a method used by scientists for easy identification of the subjects.
◇ The public is mostly unaware of the abuse conducted on artificially created Espers and actually see them as heroes who willingly risk their lives for the sake of common people, as the government sells them with the idea that the idea the artificially made Espers were once average humans who volunteered to a project to give them powers, with that the government gets both normal citizens and the Espers they produce to be happy while also making campaigns about how anyone can be a hero by selling the idea of the artificially made Espers once being common people.
◇ Espers are divided by color coded threat levels that go from lowest to highest in the following order:
Low (Represented by the color green which can be taken out with light weaponry often wielded by civilians like pistols).
Guarded (Represented by the color blue, which although being too much for a civilian or even a trained police officer to take, can still be taken out fairly easy with medium weaponry often wielded by soldiers and military like assault rifles, this is the most common threat level for Espers, with the previous Low threat level being below average and reserved for specially weak Espers)
Elevated (Represented by the color yellow, these Espers are specially difficult to take out and although more difficult to find can be a real problem as they often require the usage of heavy weaponry like rocket launchers in order to be taken out with ease)
High (Represented by the color orange, these Espers are very rare, and even trained or experienced soldiers are recommended to avoid picking a fight with them as much as possible, they can often take out an entire squad heavily armed people with pretty ease, to take out this kind of threat, military often has to get involved with the usage of tanks, missiles and similarly powerful weapons)
Severe (Represented by the red color, this a unique type of threat, Espers of this level are so rare that there are only seven in total of these known to be living around the globe, these things are considered anomalies within human nature that aren't even supposed to exist in the first place, various tests inside labd were conducted in order to replicate Espers of this level artificially but these monsters seem to only be capable of being born naturally, the mere thought of going against these things is considered to be suicide, for a Esper to be considered into this category they should be powerful to the point where they can't be taken out by common human weaponry like bombs, if one of these were to become a actual threat, the government might even consider to level an entire city with nuclear warheads and sacrifice the lives of thousands and even millions just to take out a threat of this level)
Disastrous (This is mostly just a supposition since there was never a known case of a Esper of this level being born throughout the entire human story, specialists in the subject even consider the mere idea of a Esper of this level being stupid since something so powerful couldn't possibly exist and might have already destroyed the world if it so wished, a Esper of this level would possibly have a Causality Distortion Field large enough to envelop the entire world in it, a threat of this level would most likely be represented by the color black and there are even rumors among conspiracionists that the government of the entire world might have united to face a threat of this level in the past, waging a secret war against it while it might still be out there, but of course this is likely nothing more than a urban legend told by people who seek attention from others)
◇ Overall, a Espers threat level is often directly related to the amount of Psyche Radiation they can produce and also the range of their CDF, but of course there are exceptions to this rule since a Esper can actually set their powers in a way to have a more limited range with their CDF in order to make their power within that area more powerful regardless of the amount of Psyche Radiation they have, and since a Esper's powers highly depend on their intelligence and brain power, someone can theoretically increase their power just by studying, reading, meditating, playing strategy games and other activities that stimulate their neurons, although this is believed to be a veeeeery slow process and there's often just so much you can improve via training and effort, so the most reliable method is still being born with a naturally high IQ to begin with.
◇ The existance of supernatural creatures and phenomenon called by scientists by the term "Anomaly" is also a thing, Anomalies are classified in the same way Espers are, and are often created by the accumulation of remnants of high amounts of PR being either produced by large groups of people in a single area like a city or high level Espers that have contaminated an area with their Causality Distortion Field.
◇ My Character ◇
◇ Name: Ebimo Yugogumichi
◇ Age: 21 years old
◇ Skills: He has no superpowers, despite having physical attributes superior to those of a normal human, being able to lift hundreds of pounds with relative ease despite his apparently ordinary physique and render his opponents' limbs useless with a single strike of his sword, he uses a katana with details in blue as a weapon while being a very agile and skilled when it comes to swordfighting and any form of combat in general due to his trainment, as if this wasn't enough, due to his training and experience in the field he works in, he has learned several skills that prove useful in the world of crime, such as lockpicking and pickpocketing, Ebimo's determination and dedication to his family is what keeps him going through several fights where he should have perished, and his biggest triumph, the Sei Ryuu or Blue Dragon is a sword owned by and passed down his family members for centuries who seemingly descended from samurai, the Sei Ryuu is also the weapon that gives Ebimo his aliases from which he's known, it is said that this weapon has the soul of all it's past holders alongside the souls of every single one of it's victims who have their spirits devoured by the hungry blade, wether that's just a superstition or not, it's a fact that it's sword seemingly has a consciousness of it's own, guiding the blade on it's holder's hand to allow for more precise strikes as the blade's thirsty for blood, at the same time, it will show horrible imagery inside it's target's mind from time to time that can often be quite distracting during a fight, supposedly as a way to make the holder reflect and feel guilty for the lives taken by all it's past holders.
◇ Backstory: Ebimo's family owes a huge debt to the mafia made several years ago by his grandfather, and because of this it has become somewhat of a tradition for the oldest man in the family to be trained in the art of the sword to do mercenary work in an attempt to pay it off this damn debt, in this case, Ebimo's father was known by the codename "Blue Dragon" because of the color of his sword, and the guy was so feared that even Espers were afraid of the guy, however, the day came when Ebimo's father would die in service while the boy was still 15 years old, and as he was the eldest son this forced the boy to take on his father's mantle as "Blue Dragon" from a very young age, his father had already trained him in case he ended up being killed, Ebimo then began his life as a mercenary inheriting not only the title but also his father's sword and suit, and despite the young man not being as strong as his father was, the mere infamy he bears as the Blue Dragon is enough to strike fear into most of those unlucky enough to face him.
◇ Personality: Ebimo is extremely devoted to the goal of freeing his family from the debt that has haunted them for generations, yet he hates his job and the things he is forced to do because of it, he is afraid of dying not because he doesn't want to lose his own life, but because he doesn't want the burden to fall on one of his younger brothers, he realized that suppressing his feelings was the best way to deal with his work, getting attached to people and feeling any compassion for his targets only made things difficult for him, however, he did this for so long that he lost the ability to express his own feelings to the point of becoming apathic towards everything, getting to the point that he wonders that maybe even if he paid off the debt, he wouldn't be able to live a normal life with his family due to the lack of emotions or any other sort of empathy, and even though he does all this for his family, he often appears as indifferent to them, preferring to lock himself in his room when he gets home, his brothers grew up with a certain hatred for him because they have the impression that he doesn't care about any of them, but his mother, even though she sometimes feels hurt by her son's coldness towards her, ends up understanding the reasons to why he acts like that.
◇ Notes
◇ I'd greatly appreciate if you could avoid making your character a damsel in distress who needs to be saved all the time, I especially like confident and strong female characters, also, as it should be pretty clear by now, this RP will includes lots of action and fighting of course, and last but certainly not least, I'd like you to contribute to the roleplay by helping me play the side characters within the story, the division would be simple, you would be playing all female side characters while I would be playing as male ones.
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