ooc: ..If you'll except me. =O
Name : Crane "Red" Fortig'ule" ( For-tih-G^( yool ) ) - Lost Epitaph - The Red Warrior
Age : 127. ( Appears to be 26 or so. )
Gender : Male.
Height : 5'11.9''
Weight : 178.43 ( Without Equiptment. )
Home World : Vinahne
Race : Vinahnian.
Personality : Crane.. is the type that would ignore a child asking for help. Even if he/she was dying. He isn't necessarily the
cold hearted type. More neutral, and doesn't interfere with the planet's work. However, he is often challenged by many, and must take their lives to continue on. Such is fate, as he would say. Normally, he is quite still, and very quiet. He often sits down to relax, and enjoy his surroundings.
Appearance :
Weaponary Equiptment :
Save the Devil : ( Blade shown in picture. ) The sword is truly beautiful, but has the demonic feel, and sense. Just it's energy wilts flowers, yet Crane has managed to keep in the.. neutral, catagory. His blade temptates all, and only the powerful are able to weild it. The blade was crafted by the devil himself, and given to the most worthy of warriors to protect him. Ironically, it was used to kill his son instead.
It's powers and abilities seem to be mastered by Crane, however, he does seem to.. lack the ability to use the blade to it's full potential. Perhaps it could be of some other purpose?
The sword is one of two created by the Devil. Crane looks for the second, in order to protect it from the use of evil, or good.
Key of Abyss : This item is located on Crane's left arm. It holds the power to manipulate certain elements, such as fire and darkness, and also regenerates it's user's body. When Crane is wounded, he is often healed within the hour. The key uses energy from itself, to recreate what was lost. Such as blood, and sometimes, fingers; even limbs. Another effect from this ancient relic, is prolonging Crane's life span. It seems that he only age's half a year, every one hundred.
The key is intertwined with Crane's arm, and maintained by a small amount of Incarnum. Without the Incarnum to maintain the connection, the use of the key is very unstable... and it's effects seem to deplete.
The key was created for the single purpose of ridding any world of it's darkness. However... this ability can only be used every two hundred years. At the moment, it cannot be used for another one hundred, considering Crane had used it on his own world. After this item is used for it's sole purpose, the user is immediately ripped into a portal, and sent across the Omniverse.
Abilities :
Spirit Energy : Spirit energy. An energy retracted from the Astral Plane. Crane uses this energy with ease, but over time, he does grow tiresome. His body can handle a fair amount of this energy, and even so, he uses the Key of Abyss to further his abilities and use with it ( The Spirit Energy ).
Common Techniques using Spirit Energy : Often, Crane uses the energy to cause disturbances within certain things. Weapons, boulders, small lakes, and even the ground. The Key of Abyss normally acts as his transfer item, to force the energy into these things much easier.
Soul Energy : Soul Energy. A powerful energy retracted from the Astral Plane. This is used by Crane, much like he uses spirit energy, but not as often. When he does use it though, it's for devestating attacks.
Crane maintains his full connection with the Key of Abyss with soul energy. If his connection was corrupted, then Crane wouldn't be able to use the Key of Abyss to it's full potential, but still half of it's power, considering it is connected to him physically as well as spiritually.
Biography : The story of the Epitaph. A horrible one, at that, and one that doesn't end in anything relating to happy. It begins, when Crane was born to a loyal Knight, and his lady, in the world called.. Vinahne ( Vih-Nawn ).
Vinahne was.. well, there was only one word to really describe it; Hell. It's once beautiful landscapes were now red, and crusted over with black rock. Hundreds, and thousands of miles went on, only in red oceans and a dark sky. It truly was, a replica of Hell ( Or what you would imagine Hell to be ). This.. Hell.. was home to three raging kingdoms. These kingdoms fought with one another, in hopes of spreading their idea's of parliament, freedom, or authority. Much like Earth, they fought on their planet to become the most powerful.
You see, Vinahne had been sucked into a different realm one thousand years ago. This realm, unfortunately, linked to the gates of Hell. However.. there was not chaos from Hell itself. A previous Epitaph had used a certain.. Item, to close the connection with Hell and Vinahne, and hid the Key of Abyss in the depths of Vinahne. The core of the world.
Krinahd, the kingdom of the devil's child. Surrounded by an ocean of lava, and black rock landscapes, it was often called Hell. It was also believed that Krinahd's armies were undead, and ruled by the devil's son.
Fariel, the kingdom of virtue. This triumphant kingdom blazed with glory, and good. Their motives were for the right, and for their God. They were blessed with a beautiful grassy landscape extending on for one hundred miles.
Finally, there was Ammicrin, the kingdom of destiny. They fought for a legend, and the possibility of a savior from this wicked world. However.. they were not blessed like the other kingdoms. Here, they were surrounded by a sea of sand, and trapped by the seemingly endless desert. Their armies would perish before reaching it's destination, and all seemed to be.. neutral, in a sense.
These three kingdoms fought on for centuries... centuries of gore and bloodshed. Even the woman were sent to battle! It seemed that Vinahne had overcome negotiation with the art of sword's... and all was to be doomed in the very end of the world's days. The kingdom's fought one another, and tried countless attempts to secure their enemy's fortresses.. But to no prevail! Every attack launched by the three were futile, and all seemed to be dampening even more, leading to the foretold end... Untill.. the prophecy's tale had began.
An ancient legend among the three raging kingdom's spoke of a baby being born with the Vinahne insignia on it's back.. and that baby would save the side it was born under.
This baby had been born. A blonde haired child, born to a loyal Knight of Ammicrin, and his lady. All was going to be well! The kingdom was saved! This baby had the insignia, and surely it could not be a prank? Only a fool would do such a thing.. and a Knight was no fool. So, the baby was brought to the king. He examined him, and came to a salvaging conclusion; The baby was to save Ammicrin, and restore Vinahne.
Once word had spread to Fariel, they began negotiations. Fariel united with Ammicrin, and they were to assault Krinahd when this savior child turn the age of twenty. However.. this plan would be ruined by Krinahd, after getting word from one of their.. spies.
Krinahd organized an attack, and travelled through the desert to Ammicrin. When they arrived, they met with not an outstanding force as the prophecy says.. but a celebrating Kingdom. A dissarmed, and unaware kingdom.. and so.. Krinahd struck. They forced their way into the Kingdom, and killed every newly born they could find, and.. upon coming to the marked child.. they kidnapped him, and flee'd.
With all hope suddenly revoked, it seemed that the days were numbered, and the number wasn't high. Already the days seem to go by slower, and darker, knowing that they would indeed be defeated.
Two years after the kidnapping, the mother and father gave birth to another child. His name, was Crane. He had blazing red hair, and dark blue eye's. His father even trembled with happiness. They had made another child, to take the place of their lost miracle. Could it be, that this child could also be the savior of the kingdom?
Over the years, the child proved himself to be worthy of his father's footsteps as a Knight. He trained with the blade untill he was eighteen, and finally joined as a loyal servant for his king. However, the people hated him for who he was... they hated him for not being the chosen child, and told him of it. He was scowled upon by the upper class swordsmen.. But it would do him no harm. He ignored it all.. and trained. Preparing for his adventure, and destiny.
Reaching the highest rank in the Knights.. he swore forever servitude, and vowed to save his kingdom at all costs. He was ready to fulfill the prophecy, and clash swords with his brother.
Assembling an army, he travelled across the deserts, and the magma ocean, and reached Krinahd kingdom. Without warning, he started the attack. Unfortunately, it was quickly stopped by a small force, and Crane had failed. He was captured, and brought to the King of Krinahd... whom was infact.. the prince of darkness. The devil's child...
Once the prince had learned of his name, he branded him, and declared him apart of his army, and slaves. For five long and treacherous years he served under the devil's son, learning of his plans.
He told Crane of what his purpose was here, and how Vinahne was so special. It wasn't a world at all... well, it was.. but that was only it's physical image. If one looked deeper into this image, they would realize it's true nature; A gate way. A door to Hell. However.. long ago, before the Key of Abyss was first used.. the world had been moved from the realm it was in, and into a created universe, by the gods. However.. it was returned to the realm, and such was it's state now. At this moment in time, the devil's child was searching for the Key of Abyss, to unlock the gate within Vinahne. Soon.. he would find it, and unleash Hell upon the Omniverse, using Crane and his brother's ancient powers.
Time elapsed.
Crane was now twenty seven, and surpassed even his brother in the art of swordsmenship. Ranking among the highest in Krinahd, he recieved the weapon "Save the Devil" from his King, and vowed to protect him whatever the cost. However, this would prove to be the greatest lie and most righteous deed in the history of Vinahne.
The King of Krinahd finally obtained the Key of Abyss. All was going according to plan.. and even better than this; he had the two prophecy's children. Everything he had aimed for would soon come into sights, and the world would return to it's true purpose of transporting the creatures of Hell and it's master, into the Omniverse.
The time was right for the prince to make his move, and summon his father. Using Crane's brother Kreine ( Creen ) as a tool, he equipped him with the Key of Abyss. With his power and the Key of Abyss combined, he was able to open the gate, and release his father's minions upon the world. Once they had assembled, they began to sweep across the planet, while Crane, organized his strike against the devil's son.
Crane had turned sides once again, proved his loyalty to Ammicrin, and the rest of Vinahne. Unwillingly, he crossed blades with his brother, and obtained the Key of Abyss. Now, Crane held the two most valuable items on the planet, and he intended to use them to lock the gate that had been opened, and save the Omniverse from a nearly undefendable strike.
Crane.. challenged the Prince of Darkness. In an epic battle of fate, the two fought in the caste's courtyard. However.. Crane was no match. Fortunately, he didn't need to be. He had been summoning the power of the Key of Abyss the entire time, and it had reached it's level of capable use. At this.. Crane used the Key of Abyss, and opened a portal to Hell. Every demonic creature, every undead soldier, and the prince of darkness, was sucked into this swirling vortex, and returned to Hell. Upon opening it however, Crane was rather.. close. He had been sucked in as well.
Now, the portal was unbalanced. Soon the creatures that had been sent back to Hell, would force their way through it, and return to Vinahne. Crane was left to finish the fight with the prince of darkness in his own Hell.
After a long fight.. Crane killed the prince with the blade crafted by the devil, and so the devil felt. His only son had been killed. He appeared at the scene, and stared at his son's lifeless body, mourning over his loss. Crane however, let out a small cackle.
Then, they fought. The fate of Crane's world was in his hand, and perhaps the fate of many other's. He would attempt to defeat the devil, in Hell. It proved to be a diffacult task, but.. after a long fight, he opened another gate. The gate pulled him from Hell, and the gate that had been opened before, vanished. The balance was set back to it's previous status, and Vinahne was saved for another one thousand years. However.. without it's savior. Crane had been transported to the other side of the Omniverse, to start his journey over.
But, all in all, he had saved his Kingdom. He protected innocent lives, and even those who weren't innocent. With balance, there was calm, and now, he would start the journey back home.
Over the years, he has learned of the Key's powers, and abilities, such as nearly stopping his aging process. He still carries the blade that the Prince had given him, and now searches for the other, of which is named "Save the Princess". Travelling across the Omniverse, he has met many powerful beings, and fought countless battles, and will continue to do so, untill he finds his way back to Vinahne. His home.
Theme Song :
"A Fire On Manhatten" - Bloodgroove.
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