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Goddess Training (OPEN-please join~)

Postby Jaden Wolf » 05/08/2014 7:40 PM

((Please don't be intimidated by the length of my introduction. I won't be writing every post so long :P))

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Iris, Aphrodite, Artemis

Walking through the halls of the Nu'san temple, a cloaked figure seemed to be trying to escape the attention of the temple monks, with little success. Perhaps if she wasn't wearing a white cloak with a shimmering blue and green greek pattern, she wouldn't be having so much difficulty. After a few twists and turns, the girl breathed a sigh of relief as she entered a hidden section of the temple. This part of the temple was built into a cliff and only the monks seemed to know it existed. Even then, it was so out of the way from the common areas, nobody really bothered to go back here.

Entering a room, the girl glanced around before pulling her hood down. Doing so revealed perfect blonde locks that cascaded down to the girl's waist as well as a face that could only be described as beautiful. With a sigh of exhaustion, the girl rubbed her eyes and plopped down into a chair. As she leaned back into the light shining from the wrap-around windows, her blue eyes shifted into a pink hue.
"You're late, Aphrodite," came a woman's voice, echoing across the room. Muttering something under her breath, Aphrodite lifted her head to look at the speaker, a young girl who appeared to be no more than 8 years old. Her red hair was cut to shoulder length, but her dominant feature was her large purple eyes, which sometimes appeared to glow. Dressed in rainbow robes, the girl crossed her arms and gave Aphrodite a look that one would not expect to see on the face of a child. For that matter, one wouldn't expect to hear such an adult voice to come from a child either.
"Oh, come on, Iris. Do you have any idea how hard it is not to get swarmed by men everywhere you go?"
"Oh yes, it is just so difficult, or so you keep saying," replied a cool voice, laced with sarcasm. Turning, Aphrodite glared at another girl who walked in through one of the sliding glass doors from outside.
"Well excuse me, miss I-hate-all-men, but we can't all have things as easy as you." The girl ignored the sarcasm and set a silver bow down onto the table.
"Perhaps you would not have such issues if you attended more training sessions," she replied smoothly as she reached for her hair, swiftly pulling it back out of her silver eyes. As she twisted it into a braid, Aphrodite thought to herself about how jealous she was of Artemis' hair; blonde like her own, but so pale that at first glace, it appeared to be white. This wasn't what made the girl so jealous but rather, the fact that whenever Artemis stood out in the moonlight (and occasionally in the sun), the strands of hair appeared to light up, making it look like her hair was glowing. Right now there was no sign of this glow, but Aphrodite couldn't help but think of it anyway. Finished, Artemis picked her bow back up and stared coolly at her companion.
"Are you ready to start?"
You can pretend that when you hear my voice, darling, it's your choice not to fall in.

But it's all an act, 'cause I know exactly what you're wanting. You know it's what I'm wanting

Boy I know what you desire, oh, you're such a bad, bad liar

This could be perfection, or venom dripping in your mouth

Singing like a Siren, love me while your wrists are bound


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Postby Remedy » 05/08/2014 10:39 PM

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. B e a t e .


A mortal girl with mortal abilities, Beate found herself at the footsteps of the grand Nu'san Temple on account of one promise, made long ago to a dear - now deceased - friend.  Such a promise was one so close to her heart and so earnestly spoke that she had no choice but to see every inch of it through; that she alone, with memory of her dear friend, would one day visit every part of the world.

Naturally, such a large task to partake had granted her many impressive experiences.  For a simple, privileged city girl like herself, the shock that rocked her friends and family when she decided to set off alone with two sets of clothes, a wad of cash, and various other belongings that could fit into her backpack was almost devastating.  Such high hopes had been held in place for her; good schooling, a career, a vanilla life with two and a half kids and a white picket fence.  But that was a life Beate never wanted for herself.  The man (or rather, boy) she once loved was now long gone, and in place she felt the need to follow through with their dreams.

It was for this particular reason that she stood, now a well grown twenty-three year old woman, on the steps of the Nu'san Temple before the grand wooden doors.  With a smirk and a shifting of the weight on her back, she reached out her arms and knocked on the doors, resulting in a loud knock resonating throughout the Temple.  After a few moments with no reply, she simply shrugged, pushed open the doors, and entered.  Surely the monks must be busy with some ritual or another.  They couldn't possibly mind her glancing around here and there to really take in the grandiose temple.


I think back to the time when my search first began,
I left behind those shores of sand
For the endless everlasting world out there.

I know that with this burning passion driving me
Someday, somewhere I'll finally see
The light I have searched for everywhere!

-One Piece, "Hikari E"

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Re: Goddess Training (OPEN-please join~)

Postby Jaden Wolf » 05/09/2014 1:44 AM

Kicking off her shoes, Aphrodite groaned.
"But how exactly am I supposed to 'train my abilities', anyway? Find some monk and try to keep him from slobbering all over me?" she muttered sarcastically. Iris looked up as she sipped at her tea.
"I think that's a good idea," she replied, ignoring the exasperated sigh that was Aphrodite's response.
"Easy for you to say."
"Would you rather just lock yourself away from society?" came Artemis' cool voice.
Aphrodite shook her head. Whatever. Standing up, she walked to the door.
"Where are you going?" Iris called. Without looking back, she called out, "To find someone, so I can train!" The other two looked at each other, and with a shared understanding that Aphrodite could not be left alone, they followed.

In the hall, Aphrodite felt completely unsure of herself. She'd left her cape and even her shoes back in the room, and therefore there was nothing holding back her powers of attraction that just radiated from every cell in her body. Even her hair. Heck, even her voice. After a few turns, Aphrodite realized that she hadn't seen a single person. That was odd. Was there some kind of monk convention or something going on? Where was everyone? She started to poke her head in random rooms and as she came back out of the ninth room she looked in, she found herself face to face with another woman. Reeling backwards, Aphrodite automatically shied away and hid her face behind her hair. Not that it would really do anything.
"Wonderful job, Aphrodite," came the sarcastic adult-like voice behind her. Aphrodite turned and glared through her hair at the child.
"Whose side are you on, anyway?" she hissed.
You can pretend that when you hear my voice, darling, it's your choice not to fall in.

But it's all an act, 'cause I know exactly what you're wanting. You know it's what I'm wanting

Boy I know what you desire, oh, you're such a bad, bad liar

This could be perfection, or venom dripping in your mouth

Singing like a Siren, love me while your wrists are bound


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Postby Remedy » 05/12/2014 9:19 PM

Beate hadn't been wandering around for long.  She'd been careful when she opened each door, mindful of the sanctity of this establishment and cautious of stumbling upon some sacred praying room or something.  She didn't have any fear of consequences - after wandering the Lands as long as she had, she'd run into plenty of sticky situations - but nevertheless, she felt the need to be respectful.  

While in this edgy, jumpy state of mind, Beate nearly leapt out of her skin when she opened one door and came face to face with a very, very, very gorgeous young woman.  Beate knew for certain that she was a strictly heterosexual female, but damn!  She was almost too stunned to be jealous of the figure before her.  After standing slack-jawed for a few moments, she regained her composure as best she could in the presence of this perfect being and finally stammered out, "Oh- s-s-sorry," blushing a bright shade of crimson.

She then noticed the two women behind the one she'd come face to face with and stepped aside from the door way, uncharacteristically and shyly directing her attention to the ground before saying, "Y-you can go ahead of me." Her actions reflected almost nothing of her true self, but she felt completely unworthy to be in the presence of this person and felt the innate need to be as extremely respectful and polite as possible.


I think back to the time when my search first began,
I left behind those shores of sand
For the endless everlasting world out there.

I know that with this burning passion driving me
Someday, somewhere I'll finally see
The light I have searched for everywhere!

-One Piece, "Hikari E"

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Re: Goddess Training (OPEN-please join~)

Postby Jaden Wolf » 07/19/2014 3:15 AM

((SORRY FOR THE WAIT. D: I've been so busy, haha... :|;; ))

Aphrodite glanced through her hair at the woman, her eyes flickering from blue to pink as the blonde locks cast shadows over them. Without a word, she was about to breeze past the woman upon her offer when Iris called out.
"Hang on. I think this woman would be of use for your training, Aphrodite." Stopping for a moment, the young woman clenched and unclenched her fists before turning to glare at the child.
"She's a woman, and I don't think she's interested," she hissed, trying not to make her power too strong in front of the woman. Artemis leaned her shoulder against the wall and gave Aphrodite a pointed look.
"It would be best to start with someone who isn't immediately roped in by your powers, don't you think?" she asked cooly. Iris shrugged as Aphrodite opened her mouth to say something.
"It's worth asking her first, is it not?"
Aphrodite bit her lip and with a resigned sigh, she turned again to look the woman over before asking, "What's your name?"
She winced a bit as her voice shook with the effort of taking the power out of her words. And she didn't even know if her efforts were doing anything.


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You can pretend that when you hear my voice, darling, it's your choice not to fall in.

But it's all an act, 'cause I know exactly what you're wanting. You know it's what I'm wanting

Boy I know what you desire, oh, you're such a bad, bad liar

This could be perfection, or venom dripping in your mouth

Singing like a Siren, love me while your wrists are bound


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