Roleplaying

Ronu was running. It had been a few days since she last ate and her stomach growled for food. But she couldnt feed herself, much less allow herself to stop to look for some. Since the apocalypse happened and all the people changed into deadly monsters, she's figured the best she can do is run. She slows to a walk and leans against a tree. The best I can do is figure out where I'm going to go.Looking around she hears something rusle in the leaves overhead. Even thought it could most likely be the wind or a bird, she doesnt want to take any chances. She runs, not looking where she's going and trips over a root. Before she knows it, she's looking up into the green eyes of a black haired boy.

Elyon was dashing through the forest, gracefully leaping over fallen logs and brambly bushes. She had heard the howls of the Beasts and decided to hightail it out of there. Quickly she scanned the area for cover, AHA! she thought when she spotted a small hedge a few feet away from her. Elyon crouched down and crawled into the hedge, waiting for the Beasts to pass and praying they wouldn't sniff her out. She heard loud, panicked breathing and quieted her own thinking it was herself, but it wasn't, she peeked through the hedge to see a girl tromping through the forest, the Beasts not far behind her. Elyon grabbed the girl and pulled her into the hedge. The girl was breathing hard and making a bunch of noise in the leaves, Elyon put her finger to her lips telling the girl to be quiet. When the Beasts pass, Elyon pins the girl and orders her to open her mouth, If she has fangs and turns out to be a Shade then I'll kill her." she thinks hoping that the girl was one of them.

She was on the ground. What happened? Her mind whirled. She realised she was looking to the side, and so she directed her gaze up. Delta gasped. She was looking up to Hazel colored eyes. She found out she had just opened her mouth upon the strangers' command. Delta glared at the other girl. "How do you know I'm not a shade?" she spat the word. Delta's eyes gleamed in the dappled light of the forest floor. It made her seem more menacing. One thing She had learnedi in her tough days in The Orphanage was to hide your fear. The other person would sense it, and pick on you more. She was determined to keep cool, but her eyes would never let her, they always betrayed her true feelings. But Delta wasn't actually scared, just a bit dazed, and curious. A whirl of feelings.

Archer was sitting under a tree cloning up some arrows for his bow when he heard a loud SNAP! After that there was a blur of colors and he sheilded his eyes. He felt pressure on his legs like someone was sitting on them. Archer opened his eyes to find a pair of deep blue ones staring back at him. Startled he jumped back slamming his head on the tree trunk. "Ouch!" he said rubbing the back of his head. Archer looked back down at the person to realize it was a young girl. "Um hey are you okay?" he asked still rubbing his head.

Elyon looked into the girls mouth, 'Good no fangs' she thought. She was about to let the girl up when she started to speak, her tone was rather rude and Elyon didn't like it. She put a slightly larger amount of preassure on the girl before saying "If you were you'd have fangs and I would've slit your throat." she said her hazel eyes starting to swir green. "Now, If you wanna live you'll do as I say. If not you can go ahead and throw yourself at them Beasts, because they'll be back." Elyon replied her tone was a 'Don't Mess With Me' tone.

After everything stopped spinning Ronu looked up at the boy that she fell into. Ronu slid back a little thinking that this person she found was another monster, or think she was one herself. "Please, please dont hurt me!" That was all she could manage to get out before she began to cough a little. Get away. He might be dangerous.She knew she should listen to the voice in her head but how would she? She heard of monsters that could lure others in, killing them. She looked over to the arrows the boy had. He's definitely going to hurt me! What if i cant get away in time? Her breathing quickened and she started to cry. "Please...dont hurt me!" She said again.

Delta gave he girl her special stare. However bad you think you are, I'm Worse "I have a certian Dislike for Shades" she replied. Delta remember her tun-in with one particularly Sharp-tongued Shade. She bary got out of the Skirmish with her life, but now she had some saviore faire to treasure. Delta had a knack for surviving in the forest. She gave another look at the other girl. Right at that moment, a beast came upon them. As fast as lightning, Delta pushed the girl off. Some instict made her grab a dagger off the girl's belt. She brandished the weapon at the Beast, and carefully avoiding the creature's teeth, managed to give a stab at it's flank. She pulled it out and slashed again at its leg. Delta danced out of the way when the Beast turned to snap at her. She threw the dagger at the beast with surprising accuracy. It impaled itself at the Beast's neck.

Archer put the arrows down a few feet away from him and held his hands out in a non-threatening gesture. "Whoa, hold on its okay I'm not gonna hurt you." he said in a calming voice. "I'm just a normal, lost kid like you." "We'll not really lost concidering the fact that you've just stumbled into The Camp for the Children of the Stars." he said making a gesture to the camp. "I'm Archer, the second leader of the camp, I'm also in charge of hunting." "What's your name?" he asks the girl. But then he gets a better look at her, "Wait an even more important question are you hungry?"

Elyon was about to give the girl a not so nice comeback but a Beast interuppted her. When it came by the girl pushed her off and with much speed battled the Beast and killed it. Elyon walked over to the Beast, retrieved the dagger then handed to the girl, "You kill. You clean." she said matter of factly. After the girl cleaned the dagger off she tried to hand it back to Elyon, "No, you keep it, you seem to be skilled with it so why not?" she said leaning on a tree an amused look on her face. "Do you by any chance happen to be a Scorpio? Or if you don't know what that means, is your birthday between October 4th and November 20th?"

(Goin to eat dinner BRB)

Ronu nods and manages to stand up, despite the pain in her leg. She drys her eyes regretting crying and bends down to examine her leg. It wasnt anything serious, just a few scrapes and a cut that wasnt very big. "My names Ronu." she says quietly. She goes to pick up the arrows he dropped, careful not to point them so it looks as if shes trying to kill him, and hands them to him. "Here, you dropped them." Looking around at the camp she asks, "Who are the Children of the stars? Are there other children? I thought everybody got turned into monsters or died from them. Youre the only other person Ive met."

Jylani walked though thick pine trees, her eyes wide in fright. Barely any light was showing through the branches and shadows seemed like creatures lurking in every corner. Her heart was pounding so hard that it drowned out any other sounds. She was beginning to regret coming into the forest. Her brain was screaming at her to turn back but she didn't even know which way back was anymore. Her stomach groaned angrily about the lack of food. Her mouth was dry, having run out of water a few hours before. She was starting to feel panicked beyond control. I'm going to die, she though.

"Thanks and It's nice to meet you Ronu." said Archer, taking the arrows and placing them in his quiver which was attached to a strap on his back. He brushed himself off and tucked his bow under one arm before looking down at Ronu's leg. "Ouch, that doesn't look to bad but it does need some treatment, you don't want to lose your leg from infection." he said in a brooding fatherly tone. Archer took Ronu's small hand and began leading her towards camp."I'll take you to the infimary, once we get there I'll tell you all about the Children of the Star, okay?" he said.

Delta looked at the older girl quizzically. "You mean the Zodiac? Like Aquarious, Libra,Taurus...... Aries?" She said, it sounded more like a statement than a question. "I thought it was just a way of determining the personality of the person born to that zodiac, what type of element they where, what type of people they are most compatable with..... And what they are talented at" Delta almost said the last phrase willfully. "Is there anything more than that?" Blood stains from wipping the dagger was still on the small slip of cloth that Delta had. She looked at the blood, and cringed. "where... Where did that come from?" she asked nervously. Large amount of blood made her nauses.

Ronu allows herself to be led. She looks around at her surroundings while Archer rambles on, telling about what and where everything is. When they reach the infirmary she sits on a cussion, that's obviously supposed to be a bed, while Archer goes into a closet to retrieve some cream and bandages. Hmm...this could be interesting. If only i knew what this 'Children of the Stars' thing was. I wish he'd tell me already. Looking around the room, Ronu noticed that the infirmary smelled surprisingly like the doctoer's, only with the earthy smell and all the other smells. She got up and walked around, looking at jars that held certain items she couldnt name. She heard Archer coming back and sat back down on the bed. When they looked back to put the bandages on, the scratches are gone and the cut is only a scab. "Whooaah!!" Her eyes widen and she leans in to look at it more closely. "This place had magic powers!"

Joanne was strolling through the forest, looking for some good food to eat, for her supply ran out. She saw a satisfying vine of berries, and picked those up to eat. She put one in her mouth...and it tasting AWFUL! Joanne quickly spit out the berry. Her stomach growled. Joanne sign and kept walking. "This is a horrible tragedy for me," Joanne thought. Then she spotted a small bird. Out the corner of her eye. It was looking for worms. Joanne quickly took out her pocket knife, and threw it at the bird. It missed, and hit the tree, and the bird flew away. "Crap!!!" She yelled. Joanne Yanked her kfife out the tree. Then she heard a low growl. Joanne looked and and locked eyes with a huge leopard.

~ The Forest ~
The forest is a large, dense, pine forest that is located just off the city. There is lots of undergrowth, and the floor is carpeted with a soft blanket of pine needles. There are no foot trails in the forest, and hardly anyone went in there for at least 20 years before the apocalypse, as there was a freak accident in a quarry in the forest, and people who go in there are said to never come out, taken by the ghosts of the quarry workers who died all those years ago.





~ Camp ~
'Camp' as they like to call it, is the Children of the Star's base. It is where they sleep, eat and generally live. It is a very large dip in the ground with very steep limestone sides. It is built in the old quarry, and is about the size of two, two floor houses put together side-by-side, in height and width. There are only two ways out and in. One: The main entrance. It is a narrow winding path that slopes gently around the side of the quarry. It has been carved into the stone, and is smooth so gets very slippery when wet. The second entrance is the emergency exit. It is a narrow tunnel, just big enough to crawl through, in the back of the camp. It floods when it rains, as it goes down and then back up to the surface. The entrance in the forest is covered up with leaves and foliage incase any monsters happen to stumble across it. It is not to be used apart from the case of an emergency. The camp is a rough, rounded rectangle shape, and has three main sections to it. The main entrance comes out into the first section: The main clearing. This is where the Children gather every day to eat, talk and generally socialize. The hard stone floor is blanketed in pine needles to make it soft to sit on, and there are may rings of stones in cleared spaces which are used to light fires. Some of them have logs to serve as benches around them, and others have pots and pans hanging over them on small wooden structures. Some have barriers around then to that they can be lit in wind and rain. Small fold-up tables and chairs are dotted around the clearing, and there are three caves leading into the cliff-face at the base of the cliff. These caves are used for emergencies incase of an attack form the monsters. The children have brought metal gates up from the city, and attached them to make doors at the front of the caves. Inside, there small tunnels, just big enough to walk through with your head bent a bit, thoguh some only have crawl space. They are half way up the walls that connect all the caves together. These tunnels can also be shut off with small metal hatchways. Each cave can comfortably hold around 10 or so people, and inside each cave there are supplies to last ten people a week. There is food, water, a fire ring, some pots, torches, two walkie-talkies, and some blankets.





The second section is to the left of the main clearing, and is called the 'storage section'. This is where all the supplies are stored, including food, water, blankets, sheets and pillows, batteries, weapons and armor and anything else that the children bring from the city. It is sectioned off from the main clearing with a wall about feet high made from boxes and crates covered in plastic sheeting to stop them disintegrating. The entrance is a small hole, big enough to crawl through. This can be blocked from inside if anyone gets stuck in there during a monster attack, and is only big enough to let one person through at a time. Tight plastic sheets spread from the cliff face (Hammered into the stone with bolts) to the boxes, and keeps rain out of the storage section. The roof is at the same level as the boxes (8ft).



The third and final section is the sleeping quarters. This section is bigger than the storage area, but smaller than the main clearing. It can comfortably hold several people, and is sectioned off in the same way as the storage area, with a sun-tinted roof structure and clear plastic windows. However, inside this section, people have sectioned themselves off rooms, leading off of the two main corridors. These rooms are around 8ft, and can hold a bed and some room for personal belongings such as clothes, etc. The beds are circular, and are made up of ferns and bracken woven together, with sheets (Taken from the abandoned Wal-Mart in the city along with the blankets and pillows) covering them, and blankets and a pillow on top.



~ The shrieking falls ~
This beautiful waterfall is located not far from the camp. It is not very big, about 22ft high, and gets it's name from the noise it makes if the wind blows over it in a certain direction, a terribly loud shrieking noise. The large plunge-pool at it's base is around 9ft deep in the middle, and around 1ft at the very edge, is used for washing. The children have made a barrier of woven materials that sections off part of it for doing things like brushing teeth and washing hands, where the current is not as strong and the dirty water does not mix with the bathing water while someone is having a bath. But the most remarkable thing about the waterfall is that the water is warmer than most river water, even in winter, as the source of the river is just half a mile up from the waterfall. It is a hot spring source. If you go behind the waterfall, there is a small cave which is not used for anything, so people usually go up there for some peace and quiet. You do have to get quite wet to get there though. Inside, it is layered with thick moss all over the floor and walls, and is also used for collecting moss for bedding.



~ Fern forest ~
This large dip in the ground is full of ferns. Many a child has walked into it, thinking it is just another stretch of land, but actually it is about 19ft deep, and full of ferns growing from the sides into the middle until you get to the very bottom, where there is a 5ft gap, and then mossy floor. It's sides are not very steep, but are covered in moss. They are easy to climb when dry, but when it is wet, however, they get very slippery and are almost impossible to climb. At the bottom, it is around 9ft wide and is very dark. It is used for fighting practice, due to it's difficult conditions, and it is a useful trap to lead the monsters into. The children always bring a rope ladder incase it starts to rain half-way-through a training session and they find that they can't get out. Beware of ticks and falling down it!


~ Hare Hill ~
Hare Hill is a huge, tree-covered hill in the center of the forest. You can see the whole forest and most of the city from the top, so it is used for lookout. The children have built a treehouse-type structure in the tallest tree at the top, which is accessed by a rope ladder, and is a platform made of wooden planks encircling the trunk with a radius of around 3ft The platform is sheltered with yet more plastic sheeting, and has a small but steady barrier around the edge. On the platform, there is a telescope, some ropes, a first aid kit, survial pack and climbing harnesses, incase the platform gives way. The hill got it's name from the fact that there is a wide tunnel leading all the way through the hill, half way up, that branches off into the unknown at many points. But if you follow the main tunnel, it will lead out the other side of the hill. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, a huge hare came and dug the tunnel. It is dark and wet in the tunnel, and home to many animals such as rabbits which the Children of the Stars can hunt.


~ Winding River ~
The river that runs through the forest. I starts at a hot source at the base of Hare Hill, and quickly grows into a steaming hot river. By the time it gets to the Shrieking Waterfall, it's about the temperature of bath water. It flows all the way through the center of the forest, passing right by Camp, and flows out into the city. It is called the 'Winding' River, because there are some white water rapids just past the waterfall, and it is very winding, going miles out of it's way before getting back on corse again. You have to cross it several times before you can get to the city, and the children have found a route where the water is shallow enough to wade across. Most of the time, it is about 6ft deep and 32ft wide at widest, but mostly around 13ft wide. The children use the boiling hot water at the source to cook food and to wash their clothes. But be careful, it'll burn you very badly if you fall in!


(More places to come when I think of them!)

_{This role play is about a post-apocalyptic world. It is set in the year 2012, and the only survivors , only as old as 18, have been given a task. The biggest task anyone has ever been given. All of them have been given what some call 'gifts' to save the human race. How? They don't know. But mystic beings who call themselves 'the Stars' are always watching them, ready for them to fail, and to see all humanity lost to the mists of time. The stars did this to the world, as the human race was at the beginning of something evil, which had to be stopped. What, nobody knows. All that they know is that the future of the world lies in their hands. Each gift they have been given corresponds with their star sign, or zodiac sign. This won't be a walk in the park for the Children of the Stars. They will be faced with the challenges of survival to the extreme, the feeling of want and love fogging their minds on their goal and mission that they will have to achieve if they want to see the coming day. Monsters that were once human lurk in the shadows, ready to kill. They will show no mercy, and if they win... There is no chance. For anyone. Can the young generation save what is left of humanity, and re-populate the world? Nothing is clear yet, not even to the stars. Only time, and courage, can tell...}

Zodiacs

<sub>Aries
Birthday: Mar. 21 - Apr. 20
Personality: Energetic and Daring
Power: Spirit talking, controls air, minor psychic abilities.
Compatibility: Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Aquarius, Virgo, Scorpio, Libra
Ruling Planet: Mars
Element: Air
Stone: Amethyst
Day: Tuesday

Pisces
Birthday: Feb. 20 - Mar. 20
Personality: Talented and Understanding
Power: Telekinesis, Density change, Camoflage
Compatibility: Cancer, Scorpio, Taurus, Capricorn, Leo, Libra, Virgo
Ruling Planet: Neptune
Element: Water
Stone: Diamond
Day: Monday

Aquarius
Birthday: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
Personality: Noble and Clear-minded
Power: Mind reading, Invisibility, Super Speed
Compatibility: Gemini, Libra, Aries, Sagittarius, Cancer, Virgo, Leo
Ruling planet: Saturn/Uranus
Element: Air 
Stone: Turquoise
Day: Sunday

Capricorn
Birthday: Dec. 23 - Jan. 20
Personality: A natural leader and Determined
Power: Mind control and Controls fire
Compatibility: Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces, Gemini, Leo, Cancer
Ruling Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Stone: Ruby
Day: Saturday

Sagittarius
Birthday: Nov. 23 - Dec. 22
Personality: Independent and free
Power: Ranger (Very good with a bow and arrow), Cloning(Up to 100 copies) and Teleportation (Within 100 meters)
Compatibility: Aries, Leo, Libra, Aquarius, Taurus, Cancer, Gemini
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Stone: Garnet
Day: Thursday

Scorpio
Birthday: Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
Personality: Emotionally strong and Hard working
Power: Extreme fighting skills and very good swordsman
Compatibility: Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Capricorn, Aries, Gemini, Taurus
Ruling Planet: Pluto
Element: Water
Stone: Black Opal
Day: Tuesday

Libra
Birthday: Sep. 24 - Oct. 23
Personality: Co-operative and charming
Power: Charmer and controls earth
Compatibility: Gemini, Aquarius, Leo, Sagittarius, Taurus, Pisces, Aries
Ruling Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Stone: Aquamarine
Day: Friday

Virgo
Birthday: Aug. 24 - sep. 23
Personality: Intelligent and selfless
Power: Illusionist and Energy absorbing
Compatibility: Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, Aries, Aquarius, Pisces
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Stone: Jasper
Day: Wednesday

Leo
Birthday: Jul. 24 - Aug. 23
Personality: Prided and Loyal
Power: Shape-shifter, Heightened senses, and Reading
Compatibility: Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Capricorn, Pisces, Aquarius
Ruling Planet: The sun
Element: Fire
Stone: Diamond
Day: Sunday

Cancer
Birthday: Jun. 22 - Jul. 23
Personality: Committed and Kind
Power: Healing, Persuasion, and controls quintessence (Pink electricity/lightning)
Compatibility: Scorpio, Pisces, Taurus, Virgo, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Capricorn
Ruling Planet: The moon
Element: Water
Stone: Emerald
Day: Monday

Gemini
Birthday: May 22 - Jun. 21
Personality: Adaptive and Friendly
Power: Scrying (to see glimpses of the future) in water, and Controls water
Compatibility: Libra, Aquarius, Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Sagittarius
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Element: Water
Stone: Topaz
Day: Wednesday

Taurus
Birthday: Apr. 21 - May 21
Personality: Stubborn and creative
Power: Photographic memory and physical and mental shielding
Compatibility: Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces, Libra, Sagittarius, Scorpio
Ruling Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Stone: Sapphire
Day: Friday</sub>

_Enemies

<sub>These creatures are the enemy that the Children of the Stars have to face. They will kill if they get the chance, so you must always kill them first. Do not fool for their seemingly stupid or wimpish ways. You never know, it may be a trick...

Name: Beasts
Appearance:Beasts look like a cross between a wolf and a zombie. They walk on four legs with a hunched up back and scraggly tails that can hurt when hit by one. They havemangy fur and their skin isyellowish with grey spots here and there with blood pus filled sores making them look sickly when they're an animal you don't want to mess with. Their eyes are pitch black with no white. They have long, razor sharp claws that can tear through skin like paper and jaws that can lock themselves in. Though, they aren't the smartest monster.
Personality: They are probably one of the more common monsters found lurking around. They usually travel in packs like wolves but they don't target animals, they target kids with a star sign. They aren't smart at all really but when they get a good grip on a kid they will tear them apart.
Special abilities: Have a high screech that can deafen someone temporarily.
Danger level: 5
Things to watch out for: Listen for small yips and stuff and if you hear a low howl it would be best to run.

Name: Blood Suckers
Appearance: Bloodies, as some will call them, look almost enchanting. Though their touch to the skin is cold and their skin is pale white some will think of them as the most gorgeous creatures and the most human looking. They have long, elegant, sharp claws on their fingers. They have tattoos all over them that are black, stenciling into their skin. Their eyes are a bright red and their mouth usually a purple, blue, or ruby red with their fangs sticking out just a bit. Their hair is usually black, females end at the waste and males end at the ears.
Personality: They are probably one of the smarter monsters in the world. They're blood thirsty needing to drink blood for food. Usually isolate themselves from others and waits for a victim that's alone.
Special abilities: They have heightened senses easily finding their next meal. Their strength is above normal. Female Bloodies can sing to lure boys into her fangs and males will usually entice girls to come with them. Don't look into their eyes because if you do your memory could easily be altered or wiped. They can also put subconscious thoughts into their victims to single them out in a group. They can also control the minds of the weak-minded.
Danger level: 9
Things to watch out for: A weeping person alone in the forest, someone with bright red eyes that almost seemed to glow, your comrade beginning to act strange as if following commands from something.

Name: Speed Demons
Appearance: Speed Demons, also known as Speeds, are pitch black creatures, almost like a shadow, though they don't have one themselves. Their eyes are a glowing yellow and their teeth, which are also black, are razor sharp.
Personality: They love to cause pain, screaming is like music to their ears. They will torture their victims if they get the chance.
Special abilities: Speds are EXTREMELY fast, so fast that you cannot see them most of the time.
Danger level: 8
Things to watch out for: Look out for a blur of darkness and disembodied laughing.

Name: Shades
Appearance: Nobody knows what they really look like, but the they can take the appearance and abilities of anyone they please.
Personality: They are mysterious, and not much is known about these creatures except that they are dangerous if not detected soon.
Special abilities: Being able to morph into whoever they please, and have their abilities.
Danger level: 9
Things to watch out for: Someone acting a bit strange, Someone appearing out of nowhere.

Name: Evil Elves
Appearance: Small almost demon like creatures. Red eyes. Blue skins. Small, stout bodies. Claws that are sharp. Usually dirty.
Personality: They are annoying little creatures that love to taunt their enemies. They are rather stupid, and can be tricked easily. They live in packs, and eat the flesh of other monsters. They hunt together, and like to trick others out of their possessions.
Special abilities: Venomed claws. Trickery. Brainwash.
Danger level: 6
Things to watch out for: Things dropping from trees, and always check that nothing is creeping up behind you, as they have a habit of doing that... Look out for their venom claws, as if you get scratched you will get sick, and possible die, depending on how much venom you get.

Name: Death Angels
Appearance: Like the grim reaper or will look like a beautiful angel.
Personality: The are clam, and speak to you in hushed human sounding voices, which makes them even more eerie. They will appear to humans in angel form, and then turn to reaper form to go in for the kill.
Special abilities: Soul Stealing. They need to eat souls to stay alive, making them the rarest type of monster. They can steal a soul and trap it in their necklace that they wear, where it is consumed over a long period of time. The only way to get it back is by killing the angel, and even then you must find the body of the person, otherwise their soul will just move into the cosmos forever. They can fly and can charm you with their singing. Cover your ears!
Danger level: 9
Things to watch out for: eerie singing and strange shapes in the sky at night. They fly in groups of about 20 over the forest at night, singing their eerie songs. They do not come down into the forest very often, for reasons unknown to the Children.

Name: Poltergeists
Appearance: They are invisible to the naked eye, but if a child were to speak with one long enough he or she will soon be able to see the figure that looks like a shadow of a human.
Personality: Not very Dangerous. Will annoy and scare the living day lights out of you. They can hurt you by throwing things at you though. They tend to live in abandoned building on their own. They are hostile, and like to tease others.
Special abilities: Telekinesis, invisibility, minor air control
Danger level: 6
Things to watch out for: Disembodied laughing, strong winds, things floating when they shouldn't be...</sub>

You run through the forest, not daring to look back over your shoulder. You know they're behind you, you can hear them. They're catching up, and you can't run for much longer. Suddenly, you feel yourself being grabbed from behind. Something pulls you into a hedge. You're too scared to speak or scream or do anything. they've got me. This is the end. you're forced to the ground, and you see a kid around with streaks of mud covering their face. They put a finger to their lips, indicating that they want silence. You hear the monsters pass a few meters away from the hedge, and don't even dare to breath. A few minutes after the noise is gone, the kid pins you to the ground. "Open your mouth." They say, giving you a hard glare. Scared, you do as they ask. The kid looks inside. "No fangs. That's a start. But how do I know your not a Shade? Well, I've never seen you before, and we're the only humans left, so it's very unlikely that you could be a shade... Looks like I'll just have to trust you." The kid looks out through a crack in the hedge. 'Stay here.' They say, and standing up, careful not to make a noise. The kid returns a minute later and sits down in front of you. "They're gone, but they'll be back. They always are... Don't worry, you're safe for now. I'm a child of the stars. I'm taking it you are too, or you wouldn't be alive." You have no idea what they're talking about, but right now you're just glad to see another human being. "Come on, we'd better get back to the camp now." They stand up and check that the coast is clear before stepping out of the hedge and brushing themself off. You do the same. They start to walk off, deeper into the woods, and you follow them helplessly.

Soon, you enter a steep dip in the ground. Logs are piled up most of the sides of the hollow, and many people sit on the ground or around camp fires. There are beds made out of blankets and pillows in one corner, containers and tins of food in another and various fold up tables and chairs scattered around the place. The kid walks over to one of the many campfires and sits down. They beckon you to sit oposite of them. "So, I take it you're from he city? Those monsters don't normally wander this far into the forest on their own. You've got to be careful nowadays. You never know when one of them will jump out at you..." They poke the fire with a metal stick."what's your star sign?" The kid asks eventually. You look at them, confused. "Okay, maybe I should explain what happened first." "We never thought it would come, but it did. The turning of the year, the turning of reality. Nobody thought that it would ever happen, science proved that it would never happen. But it did. The apocalypse came, and destroyed humanity. Just as they foretold. And now it's only us. Those who were saved. We are the children of the stars, chosen to stay alive. The fresh generation with a chance to put right all that humanity has done wrong. And it's a fight for survival in the world we used to call home. With the powers of the stars on our side, we have a small chance to get things back to the way they were. To rebuild humanity."At The turning of the year from 2011 to 2012, hardly anyone took the apocalypse seriously. There had been people who had predicted how the world would end, in the form of strange new planets flipping The earth upside down, ancient calendars turning over, and a new age of the zodiac. But only one persons predicted what would really happen. An old woman, who had been chosen by the stars to pass on a prophecy. We found her, and she told us everything I'm telling you now. She told us about The stars, and about what we had to do. Then, on her deathbed, she gave us the prophecy.

"The human race was destroyed, but can yet be saved. It is up to you to prove that humanity is worthy of living. Show us this, and the earth shall be populated once more. Fail, and humanity shall be lost forever in the mists of time. You shall be faced with things darker than you could possibly imagine......"

"How did the world end? On new years day, there was a meteor shower. But not just an ordinary meteor shower. A radioactive meteor shower that covered the entire world, destroying almost everything. We are the children who have been chosen, and we have been given powers to help us prove our worth.

"At first, we didn't know what these powers were for, but as the prophecy said, we were to be tested. When the meteors hit, most of the population died. However, some survived, but mutated into things that were only thought to exsist in horror films. These creatures are intelligent, and have found ways of cloning themselves. Their aim is to destroy anything that seems a threat to them. In this case, us."What's that? you want to hear more about our powers? Well, every human has a star sign. They are Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius. Each one of us has been given the power of our star sign. Our powers protect us from the radioactivity of the meteors, and help us fight the monsters the people have become. "There's only a few of us here at the moment, but more are coming. the meteors didn't touch the forest, so we made our camp here because there's not enough radiation to destroy the plants and animals which we eat. The stars guide us here, so more of us should be coming." After they had finished, the kid let's out a little laugh. "I can tell that you don't believe any of this." thier face becoming serious. "But it's true, and It's a dangerous world out there. Believe it or not, you've been guided here because you're special. And unless you want to get killed, you've got no choice but to stay...."

EX Rules are my rules, follow them or I'll find you!O . O

_{When speaking outside of Role-play, please use [ ], { } or ( ) around your text. Please have good grammar! No text speak, unless its outside of RP. Also, use "" around your speech. This is a literate RP. Please do not join if you feel that you cannot be literate. Please no God-modding, Power-playing, killing others without the consent of the victim, no time skipping, no big drama or change without asking my permission (Like, monsters attacking the camp, people dying, prophecies etc.)}

<sub>Camp Rules
The children of the stars must follow these rules: (If there is purple X by the side, this rule can be broken without much consequence, if there isn't an X by it then it can be broken but there will be in RP consequences like clean up duty or sumthin)

- Lights out at 10pm latest X
- Listen to the camp leaders. Their word is final.
- You must not go into the forest on your own. Minimum two people. X
- No going into the forest at night unless instructed. X
- There must be someone guarding Camp entrance at all times.
- Each person must keep their walkie-talkies with them at all times, and must pick up if called.
- Do not use your powers against one another outside battle training. X
- Do not face a monster on your own. Get backup, and alert a leader. X
- Never go outside camp without telling someone where you are going. X
- Do not go into the city without consulting the leaders. X
- Never leave a comrade behind. Protect them over yourself.
- Anyone who is not confirmed to be a child of the stars is to be considered an enemy. Do not trust them.
- Do not take supplies from the storage section without permission. Do not take anything from the emergency caves.</sub>