opal. wrote:
Dante's Enigma
Name: Dante's Enigma
Herd: Sudden Death Herd (Temporarily The Secret Herd as she is one of The Chosen)
Age: 8 Years
Breed: Nightmare Pegasus (Friesian)
Gender: Mare
Powers: She is highly resistant to the fumes of the Forbidden Forest which allows her to remain in it while unaffected by the toxic air for up to 3 hours. After 3 hours, the fumes begin to take effect as if she were a normal horse. She also has wings, and can cloak herself in tar-like shadows to temporarily shield herself or a target from light-based attacks and protect from some not-too-powerful physical attacks. She can also cover a target in shadows and turn shadows into a tar-like substance, and can use her opponents own shadow against them. She can also use mental suggestion as a form of hypnosis, but prefers not to use anything extreme unless in a desperate situation. As Queen of the Sudden Death herd, she also possesses the ability to convert pure minds to the path of darkness, injecting them with a special venom secreted from her elongated canine teeth.
Weakness: Enigma's energy is drained quickly by sunlight, even though she needs a light source to be able to fight any of her enemies with shadows, her main ability. This means she has trouble fighting for long periods of time during the day, when shadows are the most powerful and plentiful. She is not affected by moonlight however, and shade lessens the effect of sunlight. Any type of fire is also a weakness as it expels strong heat and light.
Rank: Queen of the Sudden Death Herd
Mate: Midnight Killer
History: She was raised as a normal foal in Sudden Death Herd, but always had a slightly kinder demeanor than her herd mates. Because of this, she was given the rank of carer, and eventually lead carer later on before Midnight Killer chose her as his mate. She soon bore Killer's foal, Skeleton King, and hopes to have more children with her beloved. Recently though, she has been kidnapped by the mysterious cloaked figure...
Personality: As mentioned in her history, she was always slightly more kind than other members of the Sudden Death Herd. She has always been very motherly with the foals of her own kind, and acted as a surrogate mother to foals who's parents died in combat or were gone frequently. Despite her mostly gently nature towards her own kind, she can be ruthless in battle, especially when defending the young and those she cares deeply for.
{Accepted Opal! }
~Epiphany~ wrote:Cimmaron
Cimmaron blushed, and listened to every word of Deaths. She had never heard his real thoughts like that before. In fact, she had always pictured him of a strong and most able stallion. That no one could find his true emotions...But this was different. She had always thought that of herself, a clumsy, fiery, angry mare that no one could ever understand. But right now, she felt peaceful. I feel like my mother.. Cimmaron kept thinking to herself, still listening to Death. Suddenly she heard one word that shocked her. "Beautiful" An overwhelming, and melting feeling fell upon her. Her knee's and fetlocks felt as if they would collapse. Cimmaron came closer to him. A soft kiss was shared, which made Cimmaron even more drowsy. She glanced up into his beautiful eyes, as her dark sapphire eyes sparkled. She listened to his whisper. "I will keep my promise.." Cimmaron wasn't quite as tall as the large stallion, but made an effort to push herself up to his face. She was going to kiss him back, showing that she had feelings for him that she hoped he shared just as much. Suddenly, Cimmaron saw the forest around them catch on fire. She pulled away from Death almost immediately. She turned to Imp and Osiris. They seemed to give a look like Did you do that? Cimmaron frowned and shook her head. "Death, that wasn't me..." A roaring laughter seemed to haunt the woods, and stepping out into the clearing stood chaos itself. Cimmaron listened to his words carefully. Cimmaron's thoughts now became clear in her mind. Yes, lets finished what we started!
Osiris didn't really know what to say after all this drama started kicking off. He was going to intervene and stop all this chaos, because that's what he was used to doing. However, as he was about to do so, an almighty laugh rang in his ears, causing an icy chill to creep up his spine like a snake. And to rid that chill, was an impacting explosion, where a burst of flames erupted and engulfed the trees like a fiery blanket.
Not taking this seriously, Osiris smirked, and turned round to Cimmaron. "Think somebody's all lurveeedd up! Say, that wasn't you was it?" Osiris cocked his head, and when Cimmaron gave a straight answer, he froze, catching sight of chaos itself.
The large stallion, encased within a black cloak, prowled up and down the large space. It seemed all the horses in the group made way for the Cloaked Figure, as if giving him his very own stage to perform on.
Osiris had never seen his ally's so weakened by the sight of one horse. The Sudden Death Herd members were not meant to give in to any challenger or problem, no matter the consequence.
Osiris stood protectively infront of Cimmaron.
"I think after we're done with YOU, Killer and the rest of the herd, including me, will make you eat those words until you choke! How DARE you! Yes! I agree! Let's finish what we started!" Osiris reared up, and splayed his legs apart, arching his neck and snarling like a wolf. He'd never made such a brutal noise before, but he knew this was serious, and it was time to live up to expectations, live or die.
Imp also joined sides with his friend, pinning his ears flat against his skull and narrowing his eyes down to their target. He was mostly risking his life for himself, to replace all the shame and wrongdoings he was responsible for, to put him in a better position, and to test himself against a real challenger. Not only that, but to make his own herd and King and Queen proud.
"I don't even know why we didn't do this sooner! Yeah! C'mon! Bring it!" Imp reared up too, encouraging the rest of the force to join in. Hopefully this strategy would raid The Cloaked Figure's confidence, and give them an opportunity to strike back, but Imp was unsure if it would work or not. Fight, or die trying.
Death's Entrance held Cimmaron protectively, before whispering in her ear. "I know we can show him. Let's show him together, babe." He whispered, before facing the Cloaked Figure and staring him in the face (or, what was to be seen of his face).
"Okay then, your call. I suppose it's fair to say that we only use our true powers, or even better, none at all. And then we'll REALLY see who's the strongest. The Secret Herd, or the Sudden Death Herd. Oh, and any other herd can join in if they'd like."
Death kicked up a cloud of dust as he pawed the ground, waiting for his enemy to strike. He was quick at dodging attacks, but he was nervous that the Cloaked Figure would reject his proposition of fighting fairly. Knowing the Cloaked Figure, he never played by the rules, he always had to step out and change the game. "So, what will it be?"
The Cloaked Figure grinned and used an invisible force to grab Death by the throat, and lift him into the air. "I read your thoughts. I don't play by the rules, and your testing my patience. Nut up or shut up." The Cloaked Figure met him face to face, showing his anger, that never normally shows as severely. "I'll kill you! I'll kill you all!" He threw Death full force into the ground about thirty foot below, and then landed heavily. "Who wants to dance first!?"
{Gaaah! I know I needed to make that a better post }