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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2014 17:39:13 GMT -5
Heroes every day wish they are forgotten or have some peace. Sure, the fame is nice, but people breathing down your neck and expect you be on full duty is annoying. However, would you really want to forget everything and have a normal life? Well, the heroes of one named world didn't have a choice. To save their world, they had to go the past and stop the time paradox loop. This result balance getting shifted back to normal and the result? Everything turns peaceful and grand, but the six heroes lost their memories. Because of the time loop paradox being solved they basically never became the Heroes of Light.
This meant Sylvania, at this time, was no more the Black Mage of Light. She never faced the hardships that caused her to be who she was. No more was the world weary and tired young woman. Instead in her place was polite and calm woman with a rather secretive and sarcastic attitude. Her parents never perished from monster attacks and the family is living Cornelia. There weren’t any evil rogue knights kidnapping pretty princesses, so Katherine living a casual life as a scholar. Pretty good right? Wrong, despite her seemingly so good lifestyle, she felt empty.
Not empty as in lacking food. Not empty in material goods. It was an emotional and spiritual emptiness. It was like she was missing something or someone in her life. This made her feel like an empty shell. She always had this feeling when she was young. However, she pushed it aside as just a weird feeling. Now a day, it comes back at full force. She couldn't help but feel helpless. She wants to...
'Get a Grip Syl!' Sylvania mentally shouted at herself and in her mindscape bonked her head against an imaginary wall.'You can't show your negative emotions. It would cause a burden to others!'She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.'It seems that I need to vent out my negative emotions again...'Katherine though seemingly cheerful, has problems. She usually holds them back but when pushing to a point, she usually let loose the steam.
Grabbing her waist bag and putting around her waist she walked out of the doorway to the outside world. Her midnight blue cloak swish from side to side as took even paced steps towards to her destination. As she walked down the streets of Cornelia, no one seemed to noticed. Those who did notice her didn't even give her a second glance. Maybe this is why she feels so empty emotionally and physically?
"Even when they do pay attention to me… It is usually for a underhanded reason." Sylvania mumbled as she shoved her hands into her pockets. Yeah, most people who befriended her usually tried to get her do a favor, introduce them to her family, or for money. Her folks were rather wealthy nobles in Cornelia. They have been itching to engage her to a fellow noble. Ugh, she didn't want that to happen. No way, that is why she doing the scholar trade. So she can make a living a living that her parents and kin approve without getting married. She was getting older each year though and probably won't have her freedom for much longer. "Why couldn't I be have been born into a less fortunate family?"
As finally reached her destination. A clearing with bull eyes at various ends of the field. She reached into her waist bag and pulled out a few simple throwing dagger. She began to fiddle around with her knife as she twirl it in her right hand, she pulled her arm back waited. Suddenly, the wind began blowing behind her and that was her cue. She then threw the knife as hard as she can. Twack! It buried deep a few half inches from the center.
A proud smirk appeared on her features. This is one of the two thing she is proud of herself that she trained by herself ALONE. Ever since she was young, she was drawn to sharp pointy objects and tales of adventures. Yes, it scared the maids and angered her folks when they saw her as a child playing with kitchen knives. But it was so worth it. However now these days she can't do it much or she will gain to much attention to herself.
Suddenly, her thoughts were snapped when a chill went down her spine. Something was wrong but she tried to brush it aside. However, a loud scream was heard and this caused Sylvania to dart towards the sound. If she could hurry and make it in time, maybe she could help out before it was too late.
Managing to reach there in time, the sight caused her to narrow her eyes. Four monstrous wolves were chasing two kids. She swiftly jumped in front of the two children. With an icy glare aimed at the wolf, she twirled the dagger in her hand."Filth like you should be taken care of." Sylvania stated coldly as she pointed at the nearest wolf."Focus! Saber!" With these two spells casted, Sylvania decreased the evasion/speed of the target with the first spell. The second spell increased her accuracy and power and is very useful in what she was about to do.
Taking a dagger, she swiftly threw it and aimed at the wolf she casted the wolf she aimed the two spells earlier at. In a swift gruesome moment, the wolf's head was pieced and it flopped dead on the grass, gapping like a dead fish out of the water. The wolves growled at Sylvania, seeing her as their new target. Katherine didn't seem fazed as her eyes were cold and a sneer was on her lips."Got your puny brains attention now? Good. Try picking on a target that can actually fight back."
She quickly and silently casted Warp on the two kids to send them back to town. She turned back to deal with the wolves and gave out a sigh."Now that the innocents are gone..." Sylvania mumbled as she glanced at the three remaining foes. The reasons why she Warped the two kids were very simple and logical. A) The beasties might attack them first. B) She didn’t want to get them injured by her techniques. C) Preserve their innocence. Seeing a bleeding wolf monster who died by being stabbed through the brain will probably disturb them. D) She just wanted to. Plain and simple.
"Guess I should end it now..." Sylvania mumbled to herself as she pulled out two knives. She glanced up at the Wolves and they began to attack. The first wolf's biting attack she managed to dodge by side stepping to the left. She narrowly dodge the second attack caused by the second wolf by parrying the attack with her twin knives. However, sadly, she was so busy that she fail to see the lead wolf and final wolf see come close enough to scratch her with a claw. Luckily, it was a flesh would..but it still hurt for heaven's sake!
She let out a hiss in pair and clutched her right shoulder, where the scratch attack took place. The wolves managed to back off becaused she used an Aero spell as a defensive manuever. Yes, the Aero spell is a wind based attack spell. But it got it's defensive uses. Glaring at the three pest in front of her, it was clear that Sylvania was pissed off. Run for your lives you scum of beasts! This is where you cue the sinister pissed off grin or chuckle.
"Ground shake and move, QUAKE!" With that chant, she stabbed a knife in the ground. This activated the spell. The ground began to shake and then a miniature earthquake/fissure striked the three wolves at once, killing them instantly. Quake is one of her attack spells. It attacks all foes on the ground so aerial targets usually can avoid it. Usually it is a one hit kill move, depending on how strong or weak the foe is compared to her. However, it is draining.
Taking a deep breath and sighed in relief, she began to bandage her shoulder. She wasn't much of a healer, but she can do some basic non-magical first aide. In a few seconds, her bleeding stopped and her wound was healed. "That is a relief..." Sylvania mumbled as she she examined her shoulder. She then glanced up and gazed at the bush. A frown appeared on her pale features and her eyes flashed dangerously."I know your hiding there. Come on or or else."
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Post by THE HEART OF ETRO on Feb 8, 2014 18:20:24 GMT -5
It's obvious you do know how to write, but given the current state of the audition, we'll have to list this one as pending.
First, you should give the audition a good proofreading. You have numerous instances of missing words and the wrong word in the wrong location that can likely be fixed with a once-over. Also, you mention the name "Katherine" several times, apparently referring to the Black Mage. I think these instances may also be simple mistakes that should take little to no effort to correct if you read over the audition yet again.
Two more glaring problems are your verb tense and the amount of "fluff" that has been added. The verb tense issue involves your tendency to switch between past and present tense repeatedly. For example, in your eighth paragraph, your first two sentences have the verbs "appeared" (past tense) and "is" (present tense). We would like to see these verbs stay consistently past tense to make the audition easier to read - right now, the bouncing back and forth between verb tenses completely robs the audition of any flow and makes it quite an awkward read.
The fluff involves such passages as...
"Quake is one of her attack spells. It attacks all foes on the ground so aerial targets usually can avoid it. Usually it is a one hit kill move, depending on how strong or weak the foe is compared to her. However, it is draining."
...that explain the spell and take the audition far and away from the character's thoughts and actions to the point that it reads almost like a dictionary. The fluff also ruins the flow of the audition, and you could likely remove all of it and still be happy with your audition, as they don't add much to her as a character. If we wanted to know about the spell, we could go read wikipedia.
If these issues are resolved with a once-over of the audition, we'll have no trouble accepting you! Thank you!
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