ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARKSOUL?
REQUIRED READING FOR ANYONE ON THESE LISTS:
Victims
1. Howard the Duck
2. Sasami
3. Kaylee
4. Cagalli
5. Aibghalien
6. Eva
7. The Doctor
8. Beastboy
9. Hiccup
10. Roxanne Ritchie
11. Kanaya
Exorcists/Helpers
1. Dean Winchester
2. Sam Winchester
3. Kang
4. Celena
5. the Medic (I think that's the character?)
6. Mei-Xing
7. Nehaa
8. Giles
Here’s how things will be set up. Each “victim” will put up a subthread in the post. So, there will be a post up with Daimon and Mei-Xing snarking and then him getting exorcised. The next post will have a short intro of me saying “ON THE LOOSE DANGER blahblahblah the darksoul is going around possessing people blahblah” Then anyone on the victim list will put up their own sub thread, it’d be nice if you put the character name in the subject. Then the people who have volunteered to be helper exorcists will tag onto it. Anyone who knows/is close to the possessed person can tag onto the subthread. I would like it if everyone could PLEASE talk to the person before tagging onto them to arrange what will happen. Considering the darksoul is really violent, it’s probably that the helper exorcists will have to burst in and intervene. While the possessed person could run off again, I’d rather have them run into no more than a few people because this isn’t supposed to be a huge plot. So OOC communication is key! To facilitate this, I will put up an OOC communication post where people can talk to each other about the subthreads.
Each subthread will end with the demon being exorcised or fleeing. It will then go onto the next person. There is no set order to this, so you guys can take your time. Although the plot will be wrapped within around a week, if you’re not done by then we can backtag.
VICTIMS! THIS PART IS REALLY IMPORTANT. While possessed, your character will have certain powers and their personality will go back and forth between their usual one and the darksoul’s.
POWERS:
SOULFIRE: Soulfire attacks both the spirit and the body (as well as objects). It does not spread like normal fire but it does burn and can reduce objects to ash if intense enough. Because the darksoul’s host is not Daimon, it will not be able to severely burn anyone, but it can cause bad burns. The exception to this is if it has Daimon’s trident. If the soulfire is directed through the trident then it can severely injure someone but still requires a lot of concentration.
THE TRIDENT: While in the darksoul’s possession, the trident will move from person to person along with it. So the moment it leaves the body the trident will go POOF! And then when it possesses the next person it will show up in their hand. BUT the moment Daimon gets his hands on it, the trident will no longer be available to the darksoul, even when it goes to the next person. So if you tag in later, after he has grabbed it, your character will not have the trident.
The trident allows some other nifty things. The character will be more attuned to “psychic vibrations” (basically think of it as auras) that will let them know if something supernaturally funky is going on. The main thing here would be he can detect where/when the helper/exorcists are coming from as well as the next potential victim.
Also, while holding the trident, the host will be able to levitate. There will be a limit here to keep them from flying off and easily escaping. So levitating takes a LOT of concentration and they probably won’t be able to do it very long. And they MUST be holding the trident.
PERSONALITY:
We’ve all ready covered the pure evil part. Mostly the darksoul is just very violent, but there are, of course, other vices.
The darksoul also has a more verbose style of speech. You know how some villains in the movies take a long time to get to their point? It’s like that. Using long sentences when short ones will do.
Resisting the darksoul- the darksoul will take over completely for the first minute or so unless the person has had (extensive) experience in resisting demons. (You’ll have the option of asking me to write something for you if you’re not comfortable writing the first few parts. It’s essentially just the darksoul going MWAHAHA like in the movies) After the shock of “Oh God there’s this pure evil thing in my body” they will start to resist. The darksoul won’t be as violent but that only means that it won’t be killing people. Beating up? Totally fine. After the first few minutes, you can have your character just being evil, although maybe with longer sentences than normal.
To give an example of what I’m talking about, I’ve included a few scans of Howard the Duck possessed by the darksoul. Note that although his personality is different, there are still moments where he is the same old Howard (ie using the phrase “Stow it, sister”)
Though in most of the example the darksoul is dominant, the darksoul has been weakened on board Stacy. So you can write more like your characters being evil. More fun that way, right?
At some points, when confronted by Daimon, I might ask if I can write the darksoul responding. This would be more when cornered by the exorcists. It’d be for maybe a few one off comments and it’s all yours. You might want to include it as part of your comment or I can use the darksoul lj. BUT you don’t have to let me do this. Whatever makes it more fun for you.
And if you have any questions please ask! It’s a lot to take in and I’m not sure if I’ve broken it all down right.
The birthmark: Yeah guys, you’re getting an inverted pentacle on your chest. Even the girls. Depending on what your character is wearing this may or may not be visible. Up to you.
Now for exorcist/helper peoples on the list. This won’t be your conventional exorcism (or maybe it is for them). The target is moving, has super powers, etc. A lot of this will be chasing him down, trying to contain him magically (and perhaps physically at times). Eventually they will have him chased into the Vatican. When he is there he will be outside of anyone. They’ll have to make sure he doesn’t possess one of them. Daimon will want him back inside, the darksoul will refuse and then they realize- hey, we can seal him inside here. They pick the strongest religious object for this sort of thing- the statue of the Archangel Michael. After a lot of effort, the darksoul is sealed inside and Daimon is incredibly grateful (after he gets over the shock). Happy times! Until a few months later when Daimon starts dying.
And after reading all this you decide you changed your mind and don't want to be in the plot, that's O.K.! Just send me a message letting me know.
Don't be afraid to ask any questions! And sorry for the tl;dr
Edit: And I forgot to include/make this clear but please don't severely hurt your characters. They can get hurt but nothing more than some mild-moderate burns (honestly it's hard for the possessed person to concentrate enough to burn someone). Basically no lasting injury. Nothing more than a 3 or a 4 here.
ALSO Daimon will not be able to take the trident from them. So just write your character as having it regardless of order.
Victims
1. Howard the Duck
2. Sasami
3. Kaylee
4. Cagalli
5. Aibghalien
6. Eva
7. The Doctor
8. Beastboy
9. Hiccup
10. Roxanne Ritchie
11. Kanaya
Exorcists/Helpers
1. Dean Winchester
2. Sam Winchester
3. Kang
4. Celena
5. the Medic (I think that's the character?)
6. Mei-Xing
7. Nehaa
8. Giles
Here’s how things will be set up. Each “victim” will put up a subthread in the post. So, there will be a post up with Daimon and Mei-Xing snarking and then him getting exorcised. The next post will have a short intro of me saying “ON THE LOOSE DANGER blahblahblah the darksoul is going around possessing people blahblah” Then anyone on the victim list will put up their own sub thread, it’d be nice if you put the character name in the subject. Then the people who have volunteered to be helper exorcists will tag onto it. Anyone who knows/is close to the possessed person can tag onto the subthread. I would like it if everyone could PLEASE talk to the person before tagging onto them to arrange what will happen. Considering the darksoul is really violent, it’s probably that the helper exorcists will have to burst in and intervene. While the possessed person could run off again, I’d rather have them run into no more than a few people because this isn’t supposed to be a huge plot. So OOC communication is key! To facilitate this, I will put up an OOC communication post where people can talk to each other about the subthreads.
Each subthread will end with the demon being exorcised or fleeing. It will then go onto the next person. There is no set order to this, so you guys can take your time. Although the plot will be wrapped within around a week, if you’re not done by then we can backtag.
VICTIMS! THIS PART IS REALLY IMPORTANT. While possessed, your character will have certain powers and their personality will go back and forth between their usual one and the darksoul’s.
POWERS:
SOULFIRE: Soulfire attacks both the spirit and the body (as well as objects). It does not spread like normal fire but it does burn and can reduce objects to ash if intense enough. Because the darksoul’s host is not Daimon, it will not be able to severely burn anyone, but it can cause bad burns. The exception to this is if it has Daimon’s trident. If the soulfire is directed through the trident then it can severely injure someone but still requires a lot of concentration.
THE TRIDENT: While in the darksoul’s possession, the trident will move from person to person along with it. So the moment it leaves the body the trident will go POOF! And then when it possesses the next person it will show up in their hand. BUT the moment Daimon gets his hands on it, the trident will no longer be available to the darksoul, even when it goes to the next person. So if you tag in later, after he has grabbed it, your character will not have the trident.
The trident allows some other nifty things. The character will be more attuned to “psychic vibrations” (basically think of it as auras) that will let them know if something supernaturally funky is going on. The main thing here would be he can detect where/when the helper/exorcists are coming from as well as the next potential victim.
Also, while holding the trident, the host will be able to levitate. There will be a limit here to keep them from flying off and easily escaping. So levitating takes a LOT of concentration and they probably won’t be able to do it very long. And they MUST be holding the trident.
PERSONALITY:
We’ve all ready covered the pure evil part. Mostly the darksoul is just very violent, but there are, of course, other vices.
The darksoul also has a more verbose style of speech. You know how some villains in the movies take a long time to get to their point? It’s like that. Using long sentences when short ones will do.
Resisting the darksoul- the darksoul will take over completely for the first minute or so unless the person has had (extensive) experience in resisting demons. (You’ll have the option of asking me to write something for you if you’re not comfortable writing the first few parts. It’s essentially just the darksoul going MWAHAHA like in the movies) After the shock of “Oh God there’s this pure evil thing in my body” they will start to resist. The darksoul won’t be as violent but that only means that it won’t be killing people. Beating up? Totally fine. After the first few minutes, you can have your character just being evil, although maybe with longer sentences than normal.
To give an example of what I’m talking about, I’ve included a few scans of Howard the Duck possessed by the darksoul. Note that although his personality is different, there are still moments where he is the same old Howard (ie using the phrase “Stow it, sister”)
Though in most of the example the darksoul is dominant, the darksoul has been weakened on board Stacy. So you can write more like your characters being evil. More fun that way, right?
At some points, when confronted by Daimon, I might ask if I can write the darksoul responding. This would be more when cornered by the exorcists. It’d be for maybe a few one off comments and it’s all yours. You might want to include it as part of your comment or I can use the darksoul lj. BUT you don’t have to let me do this. Whatever makes it more fun for you.
And if you have any questions please ask! It’s a lot to take in and I’m not sure if I’ve broken it all down right.
The birthmark: Yeah guys, you’re getting an inverted pentacle on your chest. Even the girls. Depending on what your character is wearing this may or may not be visible. Up to you.
Now for exorcist/helper peoples on the list. This won’t be your conventional exorcism (or maybe it is for them). The target is moving, has super powers, etc. A lot of this will be chasing him down, trying to contain him magically (and perhaps physically at times). Eventually they will have him chased into the Vatican. When he is there he will be outside of anyone. They’ll have to make sure he doesn’t possess one of them. Daimon will want him back inside, the darksoul will refuse and then they realize- hey, we can seal him inside here. They pick the strongest religious object for this sort of thing- the statue of the Archangel Michael. After a lot of effort, the darksoul is sealed inside and Daimon is incredibly grateful (after he gets over the shock). Happy times! Until a few months later when Daimon starts dying.
And after reading all this you decide you changed your mind and don't want to be in the plot, that's O.K.! Just send me a message letting me know.
Don't be afraid to ask any questions! And sorry for the tl;dr
Edit: And I forgot to include/make this clear but please don't severely hurt your characters. They can get hurt but nothing more than some mild-moderate burns (honestly it's hard for the possessed person to concentrate enough to burn someone). Basically no lasting injury. Nothing more than a 3 or a 4 here.
ALSO Daimon will not be able to take the trident from them. So just write your character as having it regardless of order.