Re: Kingdom Hearts: The Keyblade War [Sign-up and OOC Thread]
Nice template, Piercing Light! Her attitude toward things makes me laugh. xD Accepted and added to the OP--thanks so much for joining!
You guys have been so diligent about getting templates up for your second characters, so here's mine:
"What lies beyond the door is the truth."
Name: Darien Fflemoch
Age: 26
World of Origin: Born in Prydain, raised in Kuzcotopia
Weapon: "Forbidden Path" - Keyblade
*Having changed from its original form, Darien's Keyblade is now dark blue with a long reach. Black ivy creeps up from the hilt to the tip, tangling together at the side to make the traditional key-like shape. The key chain is the heart-shaped moon of Kingdom Hearts steeped in darkness.
Special Abilities:
-Dark Firaga Burst: summon a ball of dark flame that shoots off smaller bursts of fire before exploding;
-Sanctuary: creates a shield that restores energy and heals wounds for himself and those around him; takes a great deal of energy, thus he uses it infrequently;
-Dark Drive: can create ghostly images of himself to attack multiple enemies; takes a great deal of energy, thus he uses it infrequently.
The Road You Have Chosen: Darkness
Appearance:
Standing around 5'11", Darien's appearance is about as ordinary as anyone else's. His lean figure is muscular from the years of training he endured, giving him a more intimidating stature to match his attitude. Jet black hair contrasts with his pale skin, his light blue eyes a middle ground that keeps his features from seeming too jarringly opposed. Although he prefers to remain clean-shaven, the amount of traveling Darien does often means little time and some dark stubble.
In terms of clothing, Darien has more important things to worry about and chooses whatever is the most functional and fits him well. Most days find him in loose-fitting black pants and sneakers with a dark blue collared shirt, as well as an unadorned black leather jacket. Plain attire, yes, but the last thing he wants is to stand out.
Personality:
Before learning the true nature of things, Darien was always warm and caring. He eagerly shouldered great responsibility and heavy burdens from the time he was a child, and it was difficult for anyone who met him to dislike him.
That Darien has long since died. He has become cold and calculating, a man who cares for no one more than himself and his goals. He has a sense of humor, albeit a dark one, and makes sarcastic and biting comments often. Manipulative, devious, selfish--these are the traits he believes are necessary for a life of fulfillment. Darkness could free them, and so he allows it to course through his veins. Darien will lie, cheat, steal, and intimidate his way to what he wants--and so help anyone who stands in his way.
Biography:
Darien was born on a small farm in Prydain, the only child of a mother who had never expected to be able to have children at all. When he was old enough, he began helping his father with what small chores he could, slowly becoming more capable as the years passed. They lived a simple life, thankfully ignored by the Cauldron-Born and other wicked creatures; Darien always remembered the love his parents showed him and how hard it had been to leave.
But he
had left. When he was eight years old, a woman approached him one day when he was in the field by himself. Master Niex. She had shown him her Keyblade, let him touch the hilt--and then his parents were telling him that he would be leaving, going to train with the Master.
To find a better life.
It was difficult at first to handle leaving his mother and father behind, but the Master promised that she would bring him back to see them whenever he wanted. Besides, he had to be strong. He was the man now and, as the Master also took on a little girl as her apprentice as well, he had to take care of her. Llyn was younger than him and had already lost so much. Darien silently vowed to look out for her as a big brother would.
As they grew older, however, it wasn't her brother that Darien wanted to be. They spent years training together, visiting Emperor Kuzco's private amusement park together--always together, no matter what they did. Finally, the night before his Mark of Mastery exam, he found out that Llyn actually reciprocated his feelings and every concern for what would happen the following day was wiped from his mind. He had wondered if he would have to leave Llyn and the Master if he passed the exam, even considered going back to see his parents. Now none of that mattered. Darien would stay until her training was also complete. After that, wherever they went, they would go together.
Yet even the best of plans can be thwarted by the villain known as Time. In only a short amount of time, their master was taken from them and they had to abandon their home. Darien continued Llyn's education, but it was never the same. Title or not, he didn't feel like a master. Then even Llyn was gone as he willingly sacrificed himself to get her to safety. Knowing she could endure without him, he let himself sink into oblivion.
When he woke, it was in a land of darkness he'd never known of. It was barren, devoid of life and light; only Heartless existed here, and in far greater numbers than he'd ever seen. Darien fought his way through, desperately searching for a way back home, until he finally lost all sense of time. As his resolve faded, his mind changed. It was like his thoughts were no longer his own. He fought them at first, but soon... He could see the truth in them. The Master had taken him from his home and made him into something he wasn't. He had spent every moment of his life living for others. The darkness allowed him to finally care for his own welfare. If all the worlds were like this, there would be no heartaches, no repeats of his mistakes. To be selfish was to be true to yourself. The light blinded people to that fact. It needed to be quashed.
Darien allowed the Heartless to guide him back to the realm of light and is now the head of a faction of dark wielders out to control Kingdom Hearts, the only thing that can unleash an all-consuming darkness and banish the light forever.
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