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username;
my user name is brothers of asgard. i definitely plan on changing it when i can be bothered to actually make a signature to go along with it. so don't expect this username to stick too long. because of my habit to change names, i decided that i would prefer to be called my my nicknames which are chesh and josephine. cheshire was a previous username that i kept for a long period of time. during that era i was en extremely active role player so by the time i changed names, everyone knew me as cheshire. and i like josephine simply because it is my name.
name;
a lot of the time, i take ages to think of a name. like, days on end. but as soon as i saw this gorgeous hyena i wanted to name it grim. i have been using the name grim with a lot of temporary characters in stories i write but i wanted to give a special character the name for keeps. just the way this hyena looks suits the name perfectly. despite the smile marking along it's face, anyone can see that they aren't exactly the most cheerful of the bunch. i just thought grim suited that and added to the effect of who this canine's identity was.
age;
grim's age is the equivalent of nineteen in canine years. he is unsure how old that is in human years since that isn't really where his knowledge extends to. grim isn't all that old nor young. he is quite experienced in what he does and he still has the power of youth to do what he wishes.
gender;
in actual fact, grim has no set gender. at first, everyone thought grim was a female and it appeared to act that way but grim began to try and identify himself as a male, therefore writing himself down as 'him, his.' while grim likes to call himself a boy, he actually has no permanent gender.
element;
none. he was previously a water hyena but after some...incidents, which you will hear of later, trial was passed on whether grim should keep his ability to wield the element or not. grim tried to plead innocent and tell them the truth but they would have none of it. and in the end, grim was stripped of his element, being forced to live without the powers to manipulate water. he was crushed.
fatal flaw;
if grim were ever to have that one horrible fatal flaw, it would most likely be curiosity. curiosity has often brought him to his knees, so close to ending his life. while grim is in better control of it now, sometimes it still gets out of hand and he will find himself in a lot of trouble because of this annoying little personality trait.
personality;
like the name suggests, grim is quite a dark figure. he is a bit of an enigma, never giving out facts about his past simply because it's a sensitive subject. and to add to that, grim isn't exactly the most social hyena on the block. he prefers to avoid speaking to others, one because he is self concious of his lack of element and two, because he doesn't look like the most friendly and a lot of hyenas tend to pass judgement too early and think he is a grumpy canine who will snap at you and be rude. this is totally wrong...okay, well, half wrong. grim is not at all the grumpy hyena with a foul mood. if anything, he wants to make friends and surround himself with trustworthy figures. however, his past refuses to let him forget what trust did to him and in the end, he actually gained a fear of trusting. it makes grim paranoid to think that someone will turn on him like they did so many years ago.
other things that make it hard to get along with grim is that he has no idea what the word humour means. when people crack a cute and funny joke, he will probably take the statement literally and get quite confused. a serious guy in person, grim does not mistake fantasy for reality. he won't give out false hopes and he won't ever underestimate others. grim has very calculative eyes that observe everything. he will take in that knowledge and make sure he never slips up.
laid back and calm, grim is certainly not a party goer. he just can't seem to let loose and enjoy things. if you are the sort of person who doesn't mind content silence, grim may actually get along with you but he is very good at cutting conversations short and generally ignoring people. if you can get him to speak, grim is quite blunt and isn't afraid to tell you your hair is looking back today or that you smell. and after that, he won't even apologize about it.
when grim feels threatened, that is when he tends to get a little more hostile. he will instantly switch to being quite defensive and will attack verbally in an attempt to get you away. while he may look like he wants to bite your head off, grim is always very tentative to resort to physical violence because of his past.
so overall, grim is an out cast who is insecure and honestly, just needs someone who will take pity on him and comfort him.
history;
grim was always a curious puppy. he wanted to explore the world, fight enemies, get the girl. i mean, what puppy wouldn't? but his biggest craving was to know more about the other elements. sure, grim loved his own element was everyone wants what they can't have. he would always watch his friends play around with fire, air or earth and grim would beg them to teach him. by this point they would be laughing and would tell him you couldn't. grim would then demand why everyone was so content to stay at the level they were at. again, they would laugh, thinking that grim was just fooling around. one even joked that he was becoming a pestilence.
everyone knew who pestilence was. he was the hyena who was experimenting on himself and said to be insane. grim didn't know the latter of the facts and became obsessed with finding him. when he finally tracked pestilence down, the older hyena looked totally different than what he had once been like.
pestilence took advantage of grim's curiosity, tempting the young one by saying he could give grim the ability to wield more than his birth element. this hooked grim and for the next few years they worked together, grim becoming pestilence's new guinea pig. and you know what? they achieved it. pestilence figured out that you could strengthen your natural power to work without the support of the gems. and then, you could change the type of gems on the gear, making them correspond to another element. however, this caused great pain and grim went through a lot of suffering.
when he tried to show the public, they instantly turned on him and pestilence. they were arrested on the spot and taken to be trialled. grim hadn't known that what they had been doing was wrong. pestilence had never told him. he desperately tried to defend himself but it didn't work. because he was the one who wielded the two elements, he was sentenced to have his powers stripped. pestilence had turned on grim, saying grim had manipulated him into working for him. pestilence did not lose his powers but was sent away for rehabilitation.
from that day, grim was avoided. he became depressed and violent. over the years, he finally calmed but he still turns the cold shoulder to anyone who tries to befriend him. never would he let another use him like that again.
a part of his life;
both grim and pestilence stood together in a laboratory, their eyes fixed on grim's mana gear at the older of the two tweaked it a bit. grim was a handsome hyena, a pitch black pelt with markings that all corresponded to each other. a spiral with an arrow piercing through it that was aimed at a small black and white target above grim's eyes. curving from his muzzle like a smile would, white spots curved up into a beeline sort of grin. one of the spots was hollowed out, as though making way for the arrow to pass through. he had entirely white eyes that blended with the white splash on his face. the back side of his ears were also white along with one white hind leg and snowy claws. his tail had stripes that were shadowed by grey as well. overall, he had that enigmatic, charming look about him.
pestilence, on the other hand, was an abnormal hyena entirely. they were complete opposites in a way. pestilence had pure white fur with smoky grey paws and swirling markings. he had dark bat-like wings, long ears and wore a mask. but most distinctive about him was the acidic clouds that served as his mane and tail. it was clear his body had been modified unnaturally and left him this way. while they may seem completely different, both had large, dangerous ambitions.
"almost there. brace yourself grim, this is going to hurt." pestilence's voice broke the silence and the white splashed male nodded in response. and with a final adjustment, the pain started. grim's mana exploded inside his paw, leaking out and engulfing him in blue flames. pestilence was sent flying back while grim screamed out in pain.
"make it stop!" grim cried, feet glued to the ground as his mana flew around him. his companion paid him no heed, instead watching in awe as the moisture in the air became attracted to grim and could be seen. and most amazing, there were flames beginning to form. he had done it. a double element wielding hyena.
grim screamed as the excruciating pain engulfed him. his mind could take it no longer and he shut down, going unconscious.
--
when he woke up again, grim's head throbbed. he managed to sit up, wincing at his paw sent a shock wave of pain up his arm. looking down, he saw that his paw had blood on it. the power surge had caused the skin to split slightly. grim felt nauseous and felt like he was going to throw up. he also noticed that he had shackles on. this caused him to remain awake as he glanced around for pestilence.
"i'm sorry, i can't let you leave." pestilence emerged into view. the black mgh looked at him, confused. "what do you mean?"
"if they see you, they will destroy you. my creation. so you have to remain here."
grim felt anger surge through him. he had wanted to wield two elements so he could show others. a frown came onto his face but because of his smiling markings it still looked like he was grinning. "what, as your pet?!" he spat.
"yes, sort of like that." pestilence gave him a manic looking smile and grim knew he had lost his mind. he had to get out of here or he would be pestilence's guinea pig forever. "let me go!" he demanded but pestilence shook his head, turning away to look at some documents. grim couldn't take it. he was not being some hostage. summoning his mana, grim moaned in pain as the two elements within him clashed. however, they still activated and the fire melted his chains away. pestilence turned to look, shocked as grim lunged at him.
the two hyena's bodies made a cracking impact as muscle clashed with muscle. fangs snapped at fur and elements fought one another. pestilence's poison gas was dangerous and grim knew that the amount he was inhaling was dangerous. however, pestilence also seemed to be struggling with the elements. fire was singing his skin while water froze on his legs. "you can't escape this grim! you're just like me, you're ambitious and willing to go to any lengths." pestilence snarled between attacks.
"i am nothing like you! you are selfish while i want to help the world, improve it."
"you're no god grim! if anything, you're a freak now. more and more like me every minute. do you think they'll ever accept you?!" pestilence's words hit grim like daggers. he had never thought about it that way. would they reject him because he was different? pain coursed up his leg, forcing grim to leap back. he saw that the exit was right next to him. looking once more to pestilence he snarled fiercely, "i'm doing it for the good of our species! you'll see!" and with that, he charged out the door, into his doom.
relationships;
grim has absolutely no love interested relationships. he does...have a crush but never will he share. they haven't even met before. whilst grim does secretly want a little comfort from another hyena, he isn't really looking for a relationship and would most likely reject anyone who tried. he believes that no one would want to be with one such as himself so he doesn't even try.
as for friends, grim has made a few acquaintances. the only hyena he has ever sustained a conversation with for more than a minute would be takao, an equally laid back, articulate and blunt hyena. while they are not friends, grim can tolerate his presence better than he would other mana geared hyenas.
when it comes to enemies, grim has a lot. the hyenas that passed judgement onto him are definitely around the top ten. he doesn't even remember what they look like but for taking away his element, he hates them. numeros uno on his enemy list would be pestilence. the sight of that hyena sends grim into a silent, infuriated storm of a canine. he can not stand him and despises the fact that pestilence lived among the hyenas. grim sees him at least once a week whether it be walking along the street or seeing him buying things. either way, there will come a day when the two will collide and grim will have to face who he thought was his best friend. and it won't be pretty.
diary entry one;
what a grim day.
it's happened. they have been cut. i am powerless.
they took my element away. my soul.
every time i blink i see myself back in the laboratory. that monster pestilence is across the room, grinning like a real friend. my mouth is moving but i can't hear myself speak. by the excited way pestilence looks i think we are discussing the future, our fame, our ambitions. his mane and tail is a constant, swirling mas of fatal gas. somehow i had managed to survive it, eh, i guess i was immune.
before i can carry on to see the end of this happy memory, a searing pain will always tear up my paw. i can feel myself trying to summon mana but instead my muscle just spasms. i'm like a fish trying to fly. it just doesn't work. when i blink again, i see myself strapped to some sort of table. pestilence is talking as casually as ever while he prepares to inject a syringe into me.
was i always that obedient, always that ready to be his test subject? apparently so because the syringe goes in. and the pain starts up again.
i can't handle this anymore. whenever i even think about using my powers, all i get is a painful twang up my leg and the disappointing result of no water coming to my command. i had taken it for granted. why couldn't i have just left my element as is. why did i have to desire fire, earth and air as well? it's all my fault and i have paid the worst crime. never again will i leave this house a normal hyena. my pack mates know what i have done, i am unwelcome.
there was that girl. i-i wanted to marry her. we never talked but she would shoot me that adorable smile and i would feel like nothing could be better. for another smile like that i would give up my powers...but i'm in no place to make that deal. i have nothing. i am nothing.
tired. so tired. energy no longer comes to me. hunger is gone. thirst, fun, friendship, the light...all of it does not satisfy me. i want to feel the water surge around me. not even her smile can break this veil of darkness.
perhaps in a couple of years i will be accustomed to it...i guess we'll have to wait and see.
it's been a grim day indeed.
my user name is brothers of asgard. i definitely plan on changing it when i can be bothered to actually make a signature to go along with it. so don't expect this username to stick too long. because of my habit to change names, i decided that i would prefer to be called my my nicknames which are chesh and josephine. cheshire was a previous username that i kept for a long period of time. during that era i was en extremely active role player so by the time i changed names, everyone knew me as cheshire. and i like josephine simply because it is my name.
name;
a lot of the time, i take ages to think of a name. like, days on end. but as soon as i saw this gorgeous hyena i wanted to name it grim. i have been using the name grim with a lot of temporary characters in stories i write but i wanted to give a special character the name for keeps. just the way this hyena looks suits the name perfectly. despite the smile marking along it's face, anyone can see that they aren't exactly the most cheerful of the bunch. i just thought grim suited that and added to the effect of who this canine's identity was.
age;
grim's age is the equivalent of nineteen in canine years. he is unsure how old that is in human years since that isn't really where his knowledge extends to. grim isn't all that old nor young. he is quite experienced in what he does and he still has the power of youth to do what he wishes.
gender;
in actual fact, grim has no set gender. at first, everyone thought grim was a female and it appeared to act that way but grim began to try and identify himself as a male, therefore writing himself down as 'him, his.' while grim likes to call himself a boy, he actually has no permanent gender.
element;
none. he was previously a water hyena but after some...incidents, which you will hear of later, trial was passed on whether grim should keep his ability to wield the element or not. grim tried to plead innocent and tell them the truth but they would have none of it. and in the end, grim was stripped of his element, being forced to live without the powers to manipulate water. he was crushed.
fatal flaw;
if grim were ever to have that one horrible fatal flaw, it would most likely be curiosity. curiosity has often brought him to his knees, so close to ending his life. while grim is in better control of it now, sometimes it still gets out of hand and he will find himself in a lot of trouble because of this annoying little personality trait.
personality;
like the name suggests, grim is quite a dark figure. he is a bit of an enigma, never giving out facts about his past simply because it's a sensitive subject. and to add to that, grim isn't exactly the most social hyena on the block. he prefers to avoid speaking to others, one because he is self concious of his lack of element and two, because he doesn't look like the most friendly and a lot of hyenas tend to pass judgement too early and think he is a grumpy canine who will snap at you and be rude. this is totally wrong...okay, well, half wrong. grim is not at all the grumpy hyena with a foul mood. if anything, he wants to make friends and surround himself with trustworthy figures. however, his past refuses to let him forget what trust did to him and in the end, he actually gained a fear of trusting. it makes grim paranoid to think that someone will turn on him like they did so many years ago.
other things that make it hard to get along with grim is that he has no idea what the word humour means. when people crack a cute and funny joke, he will probably take the statement literally and get quite confused. a serious guy in person, grim does not mistake fantasy for reality. he won't give out false hopes and he won't ever underestimate others. grim has very calculative eyes that observe everything. he will take in that knowledge and make sure he never slips up.
laid back and calm, grim is certainly not a party goer. he just can't seem to let loose and enjoy things. if you are the sort of person who doesn't mind content silence, grim may actually get along with you but he is very good at cutting conversations short and generally ignoring people. if you can get him to speak, grim is quite blunt and isn't afraid to tell you your hair is looking back today or that you smell. and after that, he won't even apologize about it.
when grim feels threatened, that is when he tends to get a little more hostile. he will instantly switch to being quite defensive and will attack verbally in an attempt to get you away. while he may look like he wants to bite your head off, grim is always very tentative to resort to physical violence because of his past.
so overall, grim is an out cast who is insecure and honestly, just needs someone who will take pity on him and comfort him.
history;
grim was always a curious puppy. he wanted to explore the world, fight enemies, get the girl. i mean, what puppy wouldn't? but his biggest craving was to know more about the other elements. sure, grim loved his own element was everyone wants what they can't have. he would always watch his friends play around with fire, air or earth and grim would beg them to teach him. by this point they would be laughing and would tell him you couldn't. grim would then demand why everyone was so content to stay at the level they were at. again, they would laugh, thinking that grim was just fooling around. one even joked that he was becoming a pestilence.
everyone knew who pestilence was. he was the hyena who was experimenting on himself and said to be insane. grim didn't know the latter of the facts and became obsessed with finding him. when he finally tracked pestilence down, the older hyena looked totally different than what he had once been like.
pestilence took advantage of grim's curiosity, tempting the young one by saying he could give grim the ability to wield more than his birth element. this hooked grim and for the next few years they worked together, grim becoming pestilence's new guinea pig. and you know what? they achieved it. pestilence figured out that you could strengthen your natural power to work without the support of the gems. and then, you could change the type of gems on the gear, making them correspond to another element. however, this caused great pain and grim went through a lot of suffering.
when he tried to show the public, they instantly turned on him and pestilence. they were arrested on the spot and taken to be trialled. grim hadn't known that what they had been doing was wrong. pestilence had never told him. he desperately tried to defend himself but it didn't work. because he was the one who wielded the two elements, he was sentenced to have his powers stripped. pestilence had turned on grim, saying grim had manipulated him into working for him. pestilence did not lose his powers but was sent away for rehabilitation.
from that day, grim was avoided. he became depressed and violent. over the years, he finally calmed but he still turns the cold shoulder to anyone who tries to befriend him. never would he let another use him like that again.
a part of his life;
both grim and pestilence stood together in a laboratory, their eyes fixed on grim's mana gear at the older of the two tweaked it a bit. grim was a handsome hyena, a pitch black pelt with markings that all corresponded to each other. a spiral with an arrow piercing through it that was aimed at a small black and white target above grim's eyes. curving from his muzzle like a smile would, white spots curved up into a beeline sort of grin. one of the spots was hollowed out, as though making way for the arrow to pass through. he had entirely white eyes that blended with the white splash on his face. the back side of his ears were also white along with one white hind leg and snowy claws. his tail had stripes that were shadowed by grey as well. overall, he had that enigmatic, charming look about him.
pestilence, on the other hand, was an abnormal hyena entirely. they were complete opposites in a way. pestilence had pure white fur with smoky grey paws and swirling markings. he had dark bat-like wings, long ears and wore a mask. but most distinctive about him was the acidic clouds that served as his mane and tail. it was clear his body had been modified unnaturally and left him this way. while they may seem completely different, both had large, dangerous ambitions.
"almost there. brace yourself grim, this is going to hurt." pestilence's voice broke the silence and the white splashed male nodded in response. and with a final adjustment, the pain started. grim's mana exploded inside his paw, leaking out and engulfing him in blue flames. pestilence was sent flying back while grim screamed out in pain.
"make it stop!" grim cried, feet glued to the ground as his mana flew around him. his companion paid him no heed, instead watching in awe as the moisture in the air became attracted to grim and could be seen. and most amazing, there were flames beginning to form. he had done it. a double element wielding hyena.
grim screamed as the excruciating pain engulfed him. his mind could take it no longer and he shut down, going unconscious.
--
when he woke up again, grim's head throbbed. he managed to sit up, wincing at his paw sent a shock wave of pain up his arm. looking down, he saw that his paw had blood on it. the power surge had caused the skin to split slightly. grim felt nauseous and felt like he was going to throw up. he also noticed that he had shackles on. this caused him to remain awake as he glanced around for pestilence.
"i'm sorry, i can't let you leave." pestilence emerged into view. the black mgh looked at him, confused. "what do you mean?"
"if they see you, they will destroy you. my creation. so you have to remain here."
grim felt anger surge through him. he had wanted to wield two elements so he could show others. a frown came onto his face but because of his smiling markings it still looked like he was grinning. "what, as your pet?!" he spat.
"yes, sort of like that." pestilence gave him a manic looking smile and grim knew he had lost his mind. he had to get out of here or he would be pestilence's guinea pig forever. "let me go!" he demanded but pestilence shook his head, turning away to look at some documents. grim couldn't take it. he was not being some hostage. summoning his mana, grim moaned in pain as the two elements within him clashed. however, they still activated and the fire melted his chains away. pestilence turned to look, shocked as grim lunged at him.
the two hyena's bodies made a cracking impact as muscle clashed with muscle. fangs snapped at fur and elements fought one another. pestilence's poison gas was dangerous and grim knew that the amount he was inhaling was dangerous. however, pestilence also seemed to be struggling with the elements. fire was singing his skin while water froze on his legs. "you can't escape this grim! you're just like me, you're ambitious and willing to go to any lengths." pestilence snarled between attacks.
"i am nothing like you! you are selfish while i want to help the world, improve it."
"you're no god grim! if anything, you're a freak now. more and more like me every minute. do you think they'll ever accept you?!" pestilence's words hit grim like daggers. he had never thought about it that way. would they reject him because he was different? pain coursed up his leg, forcing grim to leap back. he saw that the exit was right next to him. looking once more to pestilence he snarled fiercely, "i'm doing it for the good of our species! you'll see!" and with that, he charged out the door, into his doom.
relationships;
grim has absolutely no love interested relationships. he does...have a crush but never will he share. they haven't even met before. whilst grim does secretly want a little comfort from another hyena, he isn't really looking for a relationship and would most likely reject anyone who tried. he believes that no one would want to be with one such as himself so he doesn't even try.
as for friends, grim has made a few acquaintances. the only hyena he has ever sustained a conversation with for more than a minute would be takao, an equally laid back, articulate and blunt hyena. while they are not friends, grim can tolerate his presence better than he would other mana geared hyenas.
when it comes to enemies, grim has a lot. the hyenas that passed judgement onto him are definitely around the top ten. he doesn't even remember what they look like but for taking away his element, he hates them. numeros uno on his enemy list would be pestilence. the sight of that hyena sends grim into a silent, infuriated storm of a canine. he can not stand him and despises the fact that pestilence lived among the hyenas. grim sees him at least once a week whether it be walking along the street or seeing him buying things. either way, there will come a day when the two will collide and grim will have to face who he thought was his best friend. and it won't be pretty.
diary entry one;
what a grim day.
it's happened. they have been cut. i am powerless.
they took my element away. my soul.
every time i blink i see myself back in the laboratory. that monster pestilence is across the room, grinning like a real friend. my mouth is moving but i can't hear myself speak. by the excited way pestilence looks i think we are discussing the future, our fame, our ambitions. his mane and tail is a constant, swirling mas of fatal gas. somehow i had managed to survive it, eh, i guess i was immune.
before i can carry on to see the end of this happy memory, a searing pain will always tear up my paw. i can feel myself trying to summon mana but instead my muscle just spasms. i'm like a fish trying to fly. it just doesn't work. when i blink again, i see myself strapped to some sort of table. pestilence is talking as casually as ever while he prepares to inject a syringe into me.
was i always that obedient, always that ready to be his test subject? apparently so because the syringe goes in. and the pain starts up again.
i can't handle this anymore. whenever i even think about using my powers, all i get is a painful twang up my leg and the disappointing result of no water coming to my command. i had taken it for granted. why couldn't i have just left my element as is. why did i have to desire fire, earth and air as well? it's all my fault and i have paid the worst crime. never again will i leave this house a normal hyena. my pack mates know what i have done, i am unwelcome.
there was that girl. i-i wanted to marry her. we never talked but she would shoot me that adorable smile and i would feel like nothing could be better. for another smile like that i would give up my powers...but i'm in no place to make that deal. i have nothing. i am nothing.
tired. so tired. energy no longer comes to me. hunger is gone. thirst, fun, friendship, the light...all of it does not satisfy me. i want to feel the water surge around me. not even her smile can break this veil of darkness.
perhaps in a couple of years i will be accustomed to it...i guess we'll have to wait and see.
it's been a grim day indeed.
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