Ok so you've seen the some of the characters and now im gonna let you in on their stories and the story of DragonShard itself. If any of you are intrested Im going to be showing new characters, and update's here so if you do want to follow whats going on with DragonShard this is the place to do it. (Someday I will get my ass in gear and draw the actual manga lol) But until then I shall add information here for you to read and enjoy if it pleases you to do so.
The Beginning
Twenty years ago on an island named Luna by its inhabitants lived a tribe of wild peoples. Their race was called Yemkon Lir. Wild and vicious they cared little for others of different races and instead kept to themselves. The Lir looked like normal humans in many ways however characteristics that were not human were also clearly visable. Such as the animal like tail and sharp canine teeth capable of tearing flesh as easily as a wolf would. Another trait of the Lir is growling when upset or angry. The Lir made great warriors and thives, though none in living memory ventured from the isle of Luna. The Lir had an affinity with the dragons that also inhabited the island and traditionally when a new child was born into the tribe they were given a dragon egg. The colours of the dragons covered all ends of the spectrum. However only one colour was purely evil, and they were the blacks.
The King of the black dragons was named Sarikan and he was as wild and uncontrollable as the oceons, but possesed of a fierce intelligance. Due to this he was sealed by an unknown warrior inside a dark crystal which later became known as the DragonShard. To revive him it was said that a special sacrifice was needed. For now it resides in a temple on Luna where it has stayed for thousand of years untouched.
Since times unremorable Lir people were born with brown hair and brown fur on their tails, there are but few exceptions and normally a child born with different colour hair and fur were considered abominations and destroyed at birth. Only two have survived this. In recent years a prophecy was told by the elders of the island that in a few years the great drake Sarikan would be able to be released with a sacrifice, a sacrifice of a child. However this child would not have brown hair and fur tail but black.
For three years the elders kept watch for sign of this child and finally on a winters morning the Chiefs wife bore a baby girl with the black hair foretold in prophecy. Upon seeing this the Chief took the child to the elders who decreed that in six years the child would be made sacrifice and by so doing release Sarikan.
The child was named Kikari, and as was usually among Lir was given a dragon egg, which hatched into a brown named Dune. Growing up Kikari spent much of her time in the Warren a place where orphans of the village lived and played together with their dragons in a society all their own. There she made friends with three young males named Shadis, Tollin and Kuyan. She also made friends with another orphan though he was even more of an outcast than the others. His name was Tyran, a Lir with white hair and tail fur. His parents were experts in the art of Katana fighting but unfortuantly they were both killed when Tyran was five years old.
Already a fair fighter with the katana Tyran was accepted into the royal guard at age nine though because of his white hair he was shunned by all even the other orphans would not let him within the confines of the Warren. Only Kikari befriended him and eventually persauded him to teach her the art of katana fighting.
Six years eventually passed and the day of the sacrifce arrived, Kikari was taken to the temple near the edge of the forest so the great dragon could be released with her death. Fortuantly things did not go as planned. As the chief rose his knife to strike at Kikari's unprotected heart an arrow pierced his bare chest striking him through the heart and killing him instantly. In that moment a vast horde of Youkai swept into the temple killing many of the Lir in the first strike. There followed a harsh and bloody battle which took the lives of nearly all the Lir including the Children of the Warren.
During the confusion Kikari managed to sneak away through the back of the temple, outside fires roared mingled with the shouts and screams of battle. Terrified Kikari fled into the woods only to be followed by a single youkai. Reaching a clearing and too tired to go further Kikari sank to her knee's in the mud. Eventually the youkai who had followed her emerged into the clearing, seeing him Kikari charged him recklesses filled with hate. Easily defending himself the demon slashed a dagger sharply across the girls left eye, in pain and exuasted Kikari sank to the floor unconcious. Performing an Arcane spell to seal Kikari's memories the demon then took the girl with him and travelled to Sol. The continent he and his breathren had sailed from. He left her at an inn in the village of Rue..........
(whew so much typing>< Anyway there you have the basic story I will update soon with the current story and character list. Enjoy and sorry about the lengh)
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Coming soon...
Fourteen years later.
Fanart
Characters
Batmanuel
Thats not a post, thats a novel, and a not bad one at that.
Xeall
you've thought about this alot more than you let on. Well done
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Heh thanks guys ^^.
Whew I would've written 14 years later yesterday but after writing the "novel" I was incredibly tired so I decided to do it today enjoy.
Lance Ookami Shinzui
14 Years later
Kikari has grown into a boisterous, hotheaded, and happy young woman. An expert in the art of fighting with two katana and suffient in the martial arts. She travels with her companion Lance after a disastrous meeting with the elven warrior several years ago.
While visiting the town of Ikaya the two were charged with an important mission, by the king. He had heard tales of bands of Youkai ravaging the lands under the command of an unknown person, it is even said by some that it is not a person but the god of the underworld himself come to wreak havok on the world of the living. Fearing the worst for his people he consulted his seer Zhey. An old demon who had long since given up the way of his people. Consulting the stars Zhey told the king that two travllers would soon visit the town and they would travel to an old island long since forgotten in the mists of time, once there they would retrive an artifact that could save the town.
Hearing this the King bade Zhey to relate to him what the travellers looked like, so that a guard could be posted to watch for them. Zhey simply said, the tailed one and the one of ancient blood. Puzzled the king thanked Zhey and left him to his meditations. A few days after the gaurds brought in Kikari and her comanion Lance seeing them the King realized what Zhey's words had meant. The tailed one a black haired female with bright green eyes, and a soft black animal like tail, and the one of ancient blood. An elven warrior old by a humans standards but young in the eyes of his people.
The King told the pair of his troubled mind and bade them to find the artifact and return with it with all due haste. The pair were less than enthusiastic, eventually the King persuaded them to go but not without his pockets being considerable lightened.
Setting out from Ikaya Kikari and Lance travelled North heading towards the great sea. which would take around 8 months to reach on foot. But they were not without enemys, as they travelled towards an old village set on their path their were besiged by werewolves, youkai and all maner of monsters. They took on all challanges and emerged victorius. Eventually they reached Mana village were they decicded to rest for the night at the Inn.
Even here stories were told of the visious Youkai who patrolled the land killing at will guided by a dark force non could combat. Leaving Kikari at the Inn, Lance ventured out into the village to see if he could find any information about what was happning. While he was away Kikari stayed at the bar and despite being underage ordered achahol. Slumped at the bar she didnt realise she was both being watched and stolen from.
As she streched to relive cramped muscles and sit up she accidently knocked her neighbours drink over, angrily the man demanded that Kikari buy him a new drink, feeling to lazy and content to argue she reached to pull a few coins from her leather pouch only to find it gone. Sitting up she sheepily announced she had no money at this the bar keeper demanded to know how she intended to pay for her own drink let alone the one she had spilled. Turning Kikari scanned the bar for any sign of the thief though none was forth coming.
Increasingly angry at being ignored the man who's drink she spilt took a swing at her, only to have her easily avoid the attack, in retaliation she swung her fist back at him knocking him into a table a few centimeters away its denizens were less than pleased and within a few minutes a brawl had broken out which she joined in with wholeheartedly. As the fight continued only one figure did not join in and remained smoking and drinking at the bar all the while keeping an eye on Kikari.
A few minutes later Lance entered and seeing the ruckus shook his head in dispair before wading into the fray to find Kikari, the girl in question found herself back at the bar beside the smoker. Pointing out the door he told her that theif who had taken her gold had hightailed in out of the bar when the fight broke out. Not even stopping to thank him Kikari zoomed off towards the door. Calmly leaving the fight Lance grabbed her before she could leave, before he could lecture her Kikari gabbled something about a thief and took off again. Sighing Lance followed along. He wasent the only one.
The man at the bar seeing the pair had left calmly finished his drink stubbed out his ciggarette and followed them intent on his mission. To find and kill them as per his orders....
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Fanart
Ok I'm gussing you all know what fanart is right? Well if your intrested I'd like to see your take on my characters. Ive posted pictures a fair few times so you can use them as referance.
If you dont wanna draw em that's fine Im just intrested to see what they would like drawn by others.
If you do decide to draw anything send me the link to the picture via pm and I'll stick it up here how nice yes?
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Characters
Hmmm this one is gonna take a bit longer than half an hour to write aheh . Bear with me though cos I will post information on all the characters here.... eventually. Heh the character list is still growing but hey thats a good thing right? Anyway enough from me enjoy.
Kikari Aquila
Age: 20
Birth: January 1st
Race: Yemkon Lir
Weapon: 2 Katana martial arts
Dist features/marks: Tail, scar over left eye.
Likes: Apples, ramen,fighting, sleeping, daydreaming.
Dislikes: Authority, Lemony foods, being woken up, being treated like a child.
Born on Luna Island Kikari has so far led a rather hard life. After nearly being killed on Luna at six years old to revive an ancient dragon named Sarikan. During the events that unfolded afterwards all her memories of Luna and her race were sealed by a demon who also gave her the scar over her left eye. Taking Kikari with him to Sol the demon left her at an Inn in Rue, there she stayed adopted by the innkeeper and his wife until two years later a band of youkai attacked and burnt the inn to the ground. The Innkeeper and his wife were murdered by Cho the leader, however he was under orders not to kill Kikari, when she attacked him with a small knife he settled for beating her soundly and breaking her tail near the tip by cruely stamping on it. Something happened then the youkai did not expect...
Kikari changed and without warning ripped them to shreds, none who witnessed the transformation lived to tell the tale.
When she awoke amid the ruins and slaughter Kikari did not remember having changed or killing the youkai, taking her small knife scavenged from the ruins she also found an old ribbon and not being versed in medical training made a rudimentary splint for her tail from broken wood and the ribbon.
Even after the bones healed it left a distorted bump on her tail so she took to wearing the ribbon all the time and now its one of her favorite accessorys.
After finishing her work at the ruins she set off to track down the demons unaware that they were dead, a few days later hungry and soaked to the bone from the near constant rain of the winter she came one night to a clearing where a fire had been lit. She could make out someone beside it, someone with pointed ears...
Without thinking she rushed in to attack and quickly found herself flat on her back with a spear pointed at her face. The person she had assumed was Youkai was actually an elf. His face showed surprise as he beheld her but that quickly faded replaced with a softer expression letting her up he introduced himself as Lance Ookami. Taking pity on the young girl he decided to take her with him. At first he regretted this as she was noisy and nosy (like most children her age) but eventually he came to like her and her to like him.
From then on they travelled together he taught her to use the katana more skillfully that her rudimentary skill and also trained her in the martial arts. His training was harsh and she often grew angry at his way of teaching but she persevered and grew in skill both with and without weapons.
Eventually they travelled to Ikaya and were given a mission by the King to travel to an old Island by the name of Luna and retrive an artifact that was said to reside there. Although unhappy about this Kikari and Lance eventually accepted and left. However their journey was dogged by youkai and monsters. The most skillful of these made his attack soon after the pair left Mana village in pursuit of a thief.
Almost always cheerful and ready for fun, Kikari acts much younger than her age. Although it seems like she dosent have much room in her head for deep thought, she can sometimes be moody and brooding. She's also hotheaded and impulsive and will often run into things without thinking them through, she's also nearly always spoiling for a fight. Fiercely loyal she will protect anyone she considers to be her friend with her life if need be.
Lance Ookami is an one of the elven people that dwell in the silver forests. He travels with Kikari after meeting her fourteen years ago, after she tried to attack him mistaking him for a youkai.
About three hundred years before he met Kikari he dwelt in the silver forest along with his clan. He has one younger brother by the name of Lian. Wheras, most elves stayed within the village not wanting to get involved in the wars an affairs of men, Lance often ventured out of the forest on journeys that could sometimes last for years at a time. This was how he met Raden a diminuative demi wolf god. During this time he also mafde a pact with the god of wolves Nacu, being only an etheral spirit Nacu could not materialize in the real world without a medium for his spirit to possess.
Knowing that Raden was a demi god Lance asked Nacu if it was possible for Nacu to possess the small wolf much to Raden's chargrin (he's incredibly lazy) it worked and by possessing Raden, Nacu was able to materialze into this world, when he possessed Raden the smaller wolf took on Nacu's form and became almost as tall as Lance himself.
About one hundred and ffifty years later while Lance was travelling on one of his numerous journeys alone he was set upon by a vast horde of youkai. A brave and strong fighter, he managed to defend himself, and killed many of his attackers unfortuantly even elves have their limits after about two hours he started to fatigue. Allowing the youkai a chance to best him. Covered in wounds he sank to the floor amid the corpses of the ones he had killed. Beliving him finally dead the reamaing youkai set off towards his forest home, on the outskirts they were joined by another larger host, together they entered the forest and waged a bloody battle with the elves. From which the demons emerged victorius helped as they were by a dark power.
As Lance lay unconcious a travelling Neko pilgrim happened upon his field of battle and spied him lying on the edge of the youkai corpses. At first she took him to be dead but on closer inspection found him be living still. Pulling him as far away from the dead as she could she retrived supplies from her horse and set about healing him. It was two days before he awoke. Thanking her he set off immediatly offering no explanation as to his urgency. He eventually reached his home only to find littered with the dead both his breathren and youkai. Though his brother was not among the corpses, Lance could not find him. Nor could he find Raden.
Burying his fellow elves who had fallen in battle he then lit a fire a large fire and burned the youkai corpses. After this he left the forest in search of his brother, he went first to the Haven a place for elves in times of war and strife. He found it to be the same as his village saddened and also greatly angered by the loss of so many of his kin, he left in search of vengence.
One winters night he was sitting at a large fire hunched against the wind and the rain when a small figure charged him defending himself swiflty he knocked his would be killer to the ground only to find it was a young girl. Surprised that she could even exist he let her up and introduced himself to her. She introduced herself as Kikari and after hearing the girls tale he decided to take her with him. A decision he regretted at first, though the two soon became firm friends though they still have frequent arguments. He trained her in the martial arts and heightned her skill with the katana.
Fourteen years later they travelled to the town in Ikaya where the King bade them go to an old island called Luna and retrive an artifact. Reluctant at first he and Kikari eventually agreed and set out. They eventually reached Mana village where he left Kikari at the Inn while he asked around the village for information. Finding none he returned to the Inn only to find Kikari had managed to start a bar fight. Catching Kikari as she came running towards him he started to lecture her. Breaking free of his grip she gabbled something about a theif and ran off, Lance reluctantly followed unware that another followed them......
Lance is somewhat cool and laidback he wont fight unless there is great incentive for him to do so. Nowadays prefering to leave the fighting to others. Lance would rather be reading his faveorite manga than be engaged in battle unlike Kikari who seems to live for the fight. Outwardly he seems cold and distant but he would rather die than let someone in need go without help. There are times he can be seen to be openly friendly but these are few and far between.
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Serac Yaldormeon
Also known as Serac Elfbane.
Age: 22
Birth: 19th June
Race: Youkai
Weapon: Double ended sword, gun, magic
Dist features: Birthmark on his right cheek
Likes: Ciggarettes, Alchahol, Bunny, setting things on fire.
Dislikes: Water, Mind control, Vegetable, Kikari, Lance
Serac orginally hails from a place in the Northern Mountain's called Hail peak. Born into the royal family he is the eldest of three, his siblings a boy and a girl. Marai the girl is five years old and Jiyuu is six. Being the eldest he is first in line for the throne when his father is either killed in battle or steps down. Because they live on the mountain side where it is always cold and snowing the demons of Serac's tribe dress in animal furs and strong leather.
Being of royal blood Serac's parents arranged a marriage to a high class young demon female named Shikei. Unenthusiastic about having to take the throne and disgusted at the idea of being married Serac left the tribe at the age of fifteen and set off to find his own way in the world. Much to Jiyuu and Marai's despair.
He started off a plain mercenary taking on any old jobs that were offered to him, eventually he found another calling one that suited him more he became a bounty hunter. Once he took on a bounty his prey rarely escaped. His name became a legend among others in the proffesion and all steered clear of him if they could.
About three years after he became a hunter he breifly joined a horde of youkai in an attack on an elven village deep within the forest, here was where he gave himself his own name. After slaughtering over a thousand elves within the forest he renamed himself Elfsbane discarding his old name Yaldormoen for this new title. As the horde moved reeking havoc as it went he found he was no longer satisfied with travelling as part of the horde and left returning to his old and most succesfull trade bounty hunting.
One night after returning from a succesful hunt he found a new flier up in the guild hall asking for someone to capture and bring back alive a man named Mitsi. As he read through it he discovered that anyone who had taken on the hunt had never been seen again. Not one to back down from a challenge he took it on himself to find and capture the man.
After a year he did indeed find him but Mitsi was far stronger that Serac had ever dared dream within seconds he was defeated. Mitsi stood over him a large katana positioned with its point over Serac's heart, but instead of killing him Mitsi offered Serac work and claimed that Serac would be given great power if he accepted. Angry at being defeated but wanting the power that was offered Serac accepted Mitsi's offer, secretly planning to one day kill the stange man.
Mitsi gave to Serac a large sword imbued with dark power Serac could feel it flowing through the blade into him as he used the weapon. He started to work for Mitsi even commanding a horde of youkai and one point. Three years after he'd been working for Mitsi and having still not succeded in killing the man even though he'd tried on numerous occasions each time being soundly beaten. He came to hate Mitsi, though he found he could not give up the powers the man had given him. One night Mitsi gave him two fliers and bade him to find the two people they showed and kill the male an elf but to bring the girl to him. Serac agreed and angrily set off to the destination Mitsi had given him Mana village.
Once there he hired a neko thief to help him. Two days later his quarry arrived the girl a loud mouth brat came to sit at the bar while her companion vanished off into the village. As planned the neko stole up behind Kikari and stole her gold pouch, making off with it. Almost as if on que the girl yawned and streched spilling her neighbors drink. As events unfolded and a bar fight broke out he found her beside him once more as she took a rest from the fighting. Pointing nochantly out the door he told her that the theif had left when the fight started, He watched as she ran off and left with her companion, smiling to himself he stubbed out his cigarette and followed them leisurly intent on his mission giving to him by the man he hated.
Serac is cold, sarcastic and easily annoyed. If he decides he dosent like you then dont get in his way because your likely to end up dead. Prefering to work alone he wont hire anyone to help him unless its absolutly nessesary. He is unexpectadly warm when talking about his younger siblings but other than that hides any other "pathetic sappy emotions" as he calls them. An expert fighter both with and without weapons, he is ruthless towards his enemy's but acts with unswerving loyatly to those he trusts.
I was incredibly tired so I decided to do it today enjoy.
. Bear with me though cos I will post information on all the characters here.... eventually. Heh the character list is still growing but hey thats a good thing right? 
Anyway enough from me enjoy.
