[lonewarrior]

Something has happened to the world, at first people thought it was another epidemic. People began dropping like flies, death tolls grew everyday and within weeks the world was at a standstilll.
Wars began and ended in days as more people fell ill, but a select few were uneffected.
Unknown as to why, those with abilities were not affected by this strange plauge and continue to remain unaffected.
Rioting began and countries fell apart from the inside, but that was their plan.
The real reason behind this was someone with an ability, their power allowed them to target a specific trait about a person and that person would die, when their powers were enhanced by another superhuman, it spread across the world.
They planned to eliminate all those without powers, to create a new world.
A group of people with powers discovered the plot and moved to stop them.........seeing some countries were weaknend, terroist forces moved to secure nuclear weapons, in doing so they launched a number of warheads, leaving the world in darkness due to the dust and nuclear fire smoke blocking the sun.
Now......
1 year later and the survivors scavange the ruins to survive, some murder for their own ends to steal food etc, others are trying to rebuild the world by banding together, but they all have one thing in common............
They all have powers as all normal people were wiped out.


RULES
Anything goes as long as you follow the normal rules for the RPG etc.

Humans are extremly rare, so please dont go roleplaying 10 of your characters, stick to 1 or maybe as many as 3 if they banded together.

Remember, people still dont really know what happened, all they know is their was a plauge, then a nuclear war and they are alive.

Not everyone realises only those with powers are all thats left, so dont go around broadcasting your powers to the world, still keep them hidden as best you can.

There are very few (if any) settllments, so ill make a rule as to no settlements etc for at least 2 pages of postng.

Weapons such as firearms are rare, and hard to maintain. So please think about what you are carrying.
Each person may start with 2 items (apart from their clothing on their backs of course) but think about what you would need to survive.
For example I am taking a water canister and a rucksack. A gun and ammo counts as two item choices.

You can find (or make) 1 item per full page thats posted, this can be a box of food, a water source, a car, a gun ( with a couple of rounds) or anything else you think you might find. If a weapon is made you get a few rounds made with it.

No 2 people can have the same weapon class so weapons are rare (except hand to hand weapons like iron pipes and knives which are common)
Classes of weapons are:
Handgun
Shotgun
Machine Pistol
Crossbow
Sniper Rifles
Homemade explosives (includes molotov cocktails and grenades)
Mines
Assault Rifles
Swords
Heavy machine guns (guns for mounting on verchiles etc)


Ill post my character in the next post, any questions just ask and ANYONE is free to join. If your stuck for ideas just read my next post.
OH and you dont have to meet up straight away, do some story about what your characters been up to since the day it started.

[lonewarrior]

Character: Adam Guise
Items: Rucksack and 2 litre water canister in rucksack.



A rat leapt up onto the tree stump, watching with its flickering eyes. It saw little, and crept ever closer to carcass of a crow that had been laid to waste days ago.
The rat scurried closer, stopped and arched its back, sniffing the air. It knew danger was close, it could smell it.

The time to strike was now.

Something moved fast from the rat's left, the figure of a man rose swiftly to make his strike on the rodent. He slammed down his foot, but the rat was faster. It took a leap of faith into the debris and the man sighed.

It had been days since his last meal, and food was getting rarer by the day. Those animals he could find had little meat on them to give him any nurishment.
He took out his water canister and took a short gulp, the canister was only a quarter full now, he would need to find another water source as soon as possible.

He looked at his unshaven reflection in the water and closed his eyes, hoping the image of an underfed and dirty man would go away.
But when he opened his eyes, it was still there when he looked back at the reflection.

Adam pulled up the hood on his camoflauged coat as rain began to fall, but he knew better than to drink the irradiated water that fell from above.
He looked to the eastern woodlands, that now stood knarled and grey, it was time to leave this shelter he had been using for a year, he needed more food and there was nothing left here.
He wondered as he set off, was there anyone else in the world.....He hadnt seen anyone since the day this hell started.

[heroesrpgaccount]

Name: Wallace 'Wally' Johnson
Age: 24
Power: Superhuman Strength & Flight through Self Telekinesis.
Allegiance: Hero
Cybercast: Bradley Cooper


Wally had thought that the Big Boom had just been what the world needed to shock them all into a peaceful unified order. Boy was he wrong and now he knew it. Everywhere he went people had begun to hoard food, water, and supplies and form groups. Wally hated it and only dealt with them when he had to, otherwise preferring to live alone.

Alone was good, it was safe. Besides no one could discover his secret that way, and that's the way he liked it. After all the ability to fly and lift things with your mind seems cool until you have to deal with people wanting you to solve all their problems or look at you like a demon or a saviour. It is just too much which is why he left the city and came out here where there was peace.

Over the past 5 months Wally had built a small shelter and stored up enough food and water to last a couple of months - he thought. Some bandits kept sneaking into his place while he was out and kept stealing his food. At first they only took a little, but last night they came with guns and demanded everything he had. Using his ability he roughed them up and then decided it was best to leave after having used his power so carelessly, even though the guy had cheap shotted him an the other had pointed a gun at him there was always another way than using his ability.

Wally being the ever so prudent had planned ahead and stashed some beef jerky under the floorboards of his little cabin which if he ever needed to make a quick exit would help as a source of nourishment. Grabbing the food and the machete he ran and jumped off the mountain and when he was out of sight near the water fall, he used his ability of telekinetic flight to fly at the speed of what he called 'thought' till he was about 250 or so mile away. Setting himself down, he had exhausted his reserves and began to walk.

In the distance he saw the hooded Adam Guise. Hoping he could make up for what he had done back where he used to live to those thieves, he decided to see if the guy would trade some jerky for water. When they got close enough he said, "Hey Traveller, got some water to spare? I've got some jerky to trade." he offered as kindly and politely as he could.

[lonewarrior]

Adam had been walking for days, no signs of any humans so far.
He kept to the wooded areas, out of sight. When this had begun, he had been with a small group of others. A sniper had picked them off one by one, if it hadnt been for his ability he would have never been able to escape.
He looked up as the rain stopped, it slowed him down somewhat but he pressed on despite the mud around his worn boots.
He felt a little fatigued, he couldnt remember the last time he had a good meal. He reached into his backpack for some water, he was getting low but still had a few days worth.
As if out of nowhere Adam felt something getting closer, he frowned, it was moving fast.
His abilty let him feel a mind of another human when they were close, he couldnt pick someone out of a crowd with it as too many minds were just like static in his head.
He hadnt exactly mastered anything about it, if it could be controlled that was. It started happening a few days after the bombs fell, he found he knew when someone was coming and he could project his voice into their heads( which had scared the hell of out some people when he wasnt able to stop it)
Adam scanned the trees, but there was no one there, cautiously he crept towards the feeling in his mind, he heard a small thud and turned to see someone standng there.
'How did he sneak up on me?' Adam thought, careful not to project his thoughts, that had got him into trouble a few times.
The man offered him some jerky and Adam grinned.
"Its been a while since I ate anything," Adam said, unable to hide his glee," Ill give you half my water for half your jerky, fair?"
Adam was still wary of others, too many times had they tried to rob him.
'.........could really do with some water......im exausted....,' a voice said in Adam's head.
Adam frowned, that had never happened before, a new aspect of his power perhaps. He pushed with his mind but the voice of the man was gone, but he had defeinantly read his mind.
Truth was, he was exausted too and some food would do him good.

[heroesrpgaccount]

Wally listened intently, sizing the guy up as he spoke.


"Its been a while since I ate anything," Adam said, unable to hide his glee," Ill give you half my water for half your jerky, fair?"

Wally had decided quickly to do his friend to befriend this guy. He didn't get bad vibes from him at all, in fact he kind of got a weird feeling of kinship. But Wal chocked it up to them both being nomads who happened to bump into each other. But caution may still be the best approach and to be honest he was tired from his flying if this guy turned out to be hostile so he didn't want to provoke him.

In a relaxed tone that betrayed his tiredness, "Sure, let's sit and talk first I'm kind of tired, I've come a long way. Look by the way in the spirit of honesty, I've got a machete, but I am going to put it into the ground here."

Taking out the machete from under his jacket, he thrust it into the ground. Digging into his pocket he pulled out a fresh pack of beef jerky and held his hand out as a sort of friendly offering, "I'm Wallace Johnson, but you can call me Wals or Wally."

[lonewarrior]

"Im Adam," he said," its been a while since ive seen anyone out here, I was starting to think I was the only one left,"
Adam poured half his water into a bottle and rolled it to Wally, Adam looked at the Machete, he wasnt looking for a fight, he had been in enough of those since this fight for survival began.
Adam focussed on the man's mind, if this thing he could do let him read minds, he would find that very useful.
A sharp pain swept over his head, he couldnt do that thing so soon. He tried to hide his pain by keeping a straight face.
Adam looked up at the sky, it was getting dark. He had to make up his mind, but the next thing he felt made it up for him.
He felt another mind, not close, but something was out there. Adam closed his eyes and felt around in his mind, he felt a moment of shock from whoever was out there and it melted away. Somehow they knew that he could feel them.
"I think for tonight we should camp up," Adam suggested," I can see a good spot up that hill, well covered by woods,"
They started walking up the hill but Adam felt it again, a mind, definantly human was following them, perhaps a few hundred metres back, it was hard to tell, he had never felt a mind like this before, it was like it was there but it wasnt at the same time, much like a ghost, but in his mind.

[heroesrpgaccount]

Wals took the water and drank it. It was somewhat warm, but it didn't matter to Wally. He just enjoyed having the good old fashion h2O to sip on. After a while Adam suggested that they walk up the hill to make a camp.

Wally had expected to feel more...cheerful about meeting and being around others, but somehow something began to feel off. It was just a gut feeling, but Wally grabbed the machete and followed Adam till they reached a perfect clearing that was surrounded by enough trees to not make it immediately noticeable to thieves and wild animals..if there were any animals left, Wals hadn't seen any but entertained the idea that if humans survived, so would the bears, bugs, and birds.

Setting up a campfire was a simple matter of gathering twigs and using old fashioned flint stones to spark a fire. The rest was a cakewalk as Wally sat down and looked at Adam who seemed to for some reason be expecting something to happen. "Just Nerves." Wally told himself.

As they sat in silence, Wals decided to initiate some conversation to get to know the newfound camping buddy. "So, what did you do before.." Wally cleared his throat then thought he may want to word it carefully, just to be on the safe side. "Before the big E & E, Epidemics and the Explosions?"

Wally quickly said, "I was a police officer in New York, myself."

[lonewarrior]

"I was a student," Adam said," I didnt get much chance to study though, there was this murder at my University. It was closed off, everyone was kept inside for questioning when the bombs fell. It was a good thing really, or I wouldnt have survived,"
Adam felt around with his mind, much like a sonar deteching a response. But his head ached, he was tired and his ability wasnt working the way it would on a full nights sleep.
Adam decided to use his eyes instead, but the gloom of the evening was starting to cast dark shadows throughout the trees, which could be hiding anything.
"I am going to try and get some sleep," Adam said, wrapping himself up in his coat and using his rucksack for a pillow, he tore off a mangled bush and used it as a cover to keep some heat inside him.
"Feel free to have any water if you get thirsty," Adam said," I think we will have to find some more tomorrow though,"
Adam lay down, closed his eyes, but couldnt sleep. He knew something was watching them, and it was only a matter of time before they revealed themselves.
.................................................. .................................................. ...........

It had only been a few hours, Adam woke suddenly and looked around. It was pitch black now and the fire they had started was only flickering dimly. Adam looked across at Wally who was facing him, his eyes closed in peaceful rest.
Adam looked at his watch, it was 2:38am and he knew he would need all the sleep he could get.
He lay his head down again and closed his eyes.
'.............just a little closer........,' he heard a hoarse male voice say.
Adam's eyes snapped open and he sat up, scanning the darkness for the intruder.
'Where are you?' Adam thought.
'.......!!!!!!!!......,' thoughts buzzed back in panic, it was as though Adam's mind was linked to someone elses, he could feel their emotions, hatred, greed, thirst......but they also knew his as well.
Adam pushed the mind away and the feelings melted into the shadows of the night, Wally was still asleep and Adam stood up, looking frantically for his enemy, for he knew their intentions from the mind link, they planned to murder both men and take what they had.
As he turned, a figure emerged from the trees, a small girl with dark hair, walking towards him claws suddenly sprouted from her hands and her eyes shone red in the dark, except there was no light on the ground, just around her.
Adam tried to grasp at the mind of the girl, to try and understand her attack, but.......he felt nothing, as though she wasnt real.
Instead he felt around for the mind of another, one which he felt close by, they were concentrating hard and he forced the link upon them.
'.........thats it....distract them.....,' thoughts said.
Adam saw a flash of metal and something decend upon Wally.
"Wally!" Adam called.
Wally woke with a start, coming face to face with the attacker, the real one. He reached for his machete but when he turned back the man was gone.
'Its not real, its not real,' Adam thought over and over and the demon girl dissappeared.
The link to the intruder's mind snapped, as though he had fled out of range. Adam clasped his head and looked around.
The fight was over, for now......

[Coddleflop]

Name: Lucie Jones
Abilities: Lumokinesis.
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Items: Metal Staff, Quiche
Cybercast: Lucie Jones

How long? How long had Lucie been suffering? 3 weeks surely. She looked around. No-one in viewing distance. The night sky was an inky backdrop. "This is ridiculous." She muttered. Lucie heard shouting up ahead, but still couldn't see. She grabbed her staff, and used her ability to shine light forward for 100m. She saw them then. The two people, one standing. "Hello!" She shouted at the man.

[lonewarrior]

OOC: Is your character supposed to be female coddleflop? It says male on the profile though.

IC:

Wally was looking around, he had seen the man about to stab him, but Adam doubted he had seen the demon girl, if she was there are all. When Adam had tried to link to her mind, it was as though she didnt exist, like some kind of illusion.

It wasnt Adam who was the first to notice someone else, it was Wally this time. Perhaps the encounter had drained Adam's ability again, it was true that he had been out here alone for a long time, and the only thing he had used it for was to locate animals for food.
He had never used his ability over and over and it was going to take some practice to use.
Wally held his knife ready as someone burst from the trees, a young girl in dirty clothes, she stopped and stared at both of them.
Adam focussed on her mind, she wasnt like the demon girl, he knew she was real by the connection he made.
'......oh god are they going to kill me....,' Adam heard the girl's thoughts, they were faint in his head, as though he was running on a flat battery, he felt anxsiety, a little fear and doubt in her mind, a flood of other emotions too, hope, relief, worry, the list went on.
"We arnt going to hurt you," Adam said," whats your name?"