Name: Wretch and Rapture, aka 'the Twins', aka Eikha and Simkha, aka Rishpei and Ofan, ...(they have many, many names...)

Age: N/A

Race: Spirit

Gender: Male

Hair: one half is shaggy, unkempt, and pure white. the other half is trim, tidy, and black as night.

Eyes: One is yellow, filled with tears of sorrow, while the other is bright blue, radiating joy.
Weight: 221 lbs

Height: 7'0''

Weapons: Azazel and Ecclesiastes, swords of Malice and Mercy. Both are living entities with their own wills and personalities...

Azazel is a scimitar. It is blood thirsty and sadistic. It has a crass and morbid sense of humor, and is often angry and yells, in its guttural, demonic voice. It belongs to Wretch, who's weak willed personality is easy to manipulate for his murderous desires.

Azazel's handle is topped by a small cracked skull. The rest of the handle is wrapped in light brown leather, studded with gold. Its blade is curved, with a razor sharp, serrated blade on its single edge. Near the handle of the blade, on either side, is a glaring yellow eye. It is blood shot with black veins and has a slit pupil. The rest of the sword is red and sinewy, like muscle. It is covered with black veins, to supply it with the blood of those it has slain. It also has a heart beat, so it pulsates several times a minute. It is stained and caked with blood from tip to tip, as blood cannot be cleaned from it. It HATES Ecclesiastes, and the two constantly bicker and fight.

Ecclesiastes is a rapier. It has a righteous and understanding personality. It is patient, and will not fight to kill, unless the opponent desperately needs such atonement. He is calm and composed, but sometimes exhibits a light sense of humor with Rapture, who is constantly over excited and brimming with ecstasy. Rapture is carefree, so he will usually do what Ecclesiastes says without a second thought, like a young child and a parent.

Ecclesiastes' handle is crowned by a pearl. The rest of its is wrapped with silver wire. A bright silver guard separates handle from hilt. It is of ornate design. At the wider part of the blade, at the end of the guard and the beginning of the hilt, there is a bright blue eye on either side of the sword. Its gaze is stern, yet kind. Its blade is white and keen, but it is tipped with a small hollow sphere, to prevent fatal, stabs, unless an execution is in order, in which case it is removed. Ecclesiastes has woman's voice. It is deep and old. It bears an enmity towards Azazel, and is always arguing with the scimitar. The blade repels blood, and is always shining and clean.
Both swords are ancient and very wise...

Skills/Magic: Wretch and Rapture are masters of sword-play and martial arts. They have very different fighting styles.

Wretch is reckless and undisciplined with his blade. He often mixes in hand and foot strikes to his attacks, and willingly resorts to deceit and trickery. His martial arts discipline is a mix of Capoeira and break dancing. His Combined with Azazel's cunning strategy, Wretch is a deadly opponent.

Rapture has disciplined, smooth form. He fights fairly, and rarely uses his hands or feet while dueling. His martial arts style is quick and gentle, like Thai-Chi. His attacks are often reserved, so as not to cause lethal injury. Unless he is fighting to kill, he holds back, as Ecclesiastes taught him. He has an efficient strategy that he has drilled into his mind, like reflex.

Wretch and Rapture's conflicting swords and fighting disciplines cause them to alternate between styles rapidly throughout a fight, giving their style a random and ugly look. Azazel and Ecclesiastes are always arguing, so they will sometimes change their minds mid swing. Wretch and Azazel will be fighting to kill both their enemy, and Ecclesiastes at all costs. Rapture and Ecclesiastes, will attempt to disarm the opponent, and also save the opponent from Azazel's bloody wrath. This is hectic, highly inefficient, and it can become almost comical to watch their inner turmoil.

If they reach an "Equilibrium", their style becomes somewhat hybrid, much more smooth, and oh so deadly. This occurs when Ecclesiastes sees a great amount of sin in the opponent, which can only be atoned for by death. Azazel is always bent on killing, so the conflict ceases, and both halves of the spirit are united in their effort to kill. The swords develop a masterful strategy, which combines both of their styles as needed, in order to execute the opponent.

Appearance: The spirits wear a necklace with a gold and sliver chain. The medallion at the end is a circle, half black, for Wretch, half white for Rapture. The spirits also wear a tight Grey tank top, the only neutral article of clothing on its body. The spirits wear no shoes. Their body is lean, like a runner's. They have no body fat, so under their skin, their muscle and sinew is very defined.

The spirits' body is split down the middle. The left half is Wretch and the right half is Rapture. Both wear a theater mask, though Wretches half is sad, and Rapture's half is happy, (Put these two together: http://staffweb.mps.k12.mi.us/poboci...ages/masks.gif),

Wretch has shaggy, unkempt white hair. His half-mask is black, and has a sad eyehole, revealing his pitiful, yellow, tear streaked eye. Across the eye hole, on the mask is a white scar design. The mouth of a mask is set in a wide frown. There is no hole for Wretch's mouth, and on the mask, jagged iron colored teeth are displayed, though one is missing.

Behind the spirits' mask stick out two pointy ears. Wretch's is scared, with missing chunks and ugly gold piercing.

The spirits wear a trench coat with a popped collar. It too is split down the middle. Wretch's half-collar droops, and his trench coat half is torn and tattered all over. It sports dark stains, which are most likely blood. The coat is black.

The spirits' baggy pants are ALSO split (sigh...) Wretch's half is a dull, neglected white. It too is torn and dirty, with flecks of blood mist in places.

Wretch's half body is scarred and bruised from self-abuse. His skin and nails are cracked and bleeding in some places.

Rapture has trim, tidy black hair. His half-mask is white, and has a happy eyehole, revealing his beaming and joyous bright blue eye. On the cheek of the mask there is a black circle, like one would see on the cheek of a clown. There is no hole for Rapture's mouth, and on the mask, jagged iron colored teeth are set in a wide smile.

Rapture's ear is unblemished and sports numerous tidy, silver piercings.

Rapture's trench coat's half-collar stands straight. His half trench coat is tidy, clean, and well taken care of. The coat is white.

Rapture's pant leg is clean and black.

Rapture's half body is handsome and appealing, with no blemishes.

Personality: Wretch is pathetic. He is severely depressed and would end his life if Rapture wasn't so in love with being alive and holding him back. He cries quite often and has a 100% pessimistic view of the world. They way he sees it NOTHING good will ever happen to him. He is weak willed and very easily influenced. He mistrusts everyone fearing that they will deepen his sorrow. Azazel often orders him around and insults him. He loves and hates Rapture, and he wishes that Rapture would realize that living is pointless and just let him rest from his anguish.

Rapture is always happy and carefree. He is quick to joke and laugh. He is naive and knows of no evil in the world, making him 100% optimistic. Any evil he perceives, he misinterprets as good. He trusts and loves everyone, which can get him in trouble. Ecclesiastes and he have a good re pore, and Ecclesiastes is very wise, so it can talk Rapture out of doing foolish things, sometimes. He loves and pities Wretch, and wishes that he would recognize the Intense Ecstasy of life.

Strengths: Their combat skills, especially when Azazel and Ecclesiastes are in Equilibrium.

Weaknesses: The spirits are basically insane. This affects their decision-making and their combat. Wretch is indecisive, as is Rapture, and they often rely on Azazel and Ecclesiastes to make their decisions for them. The swords contradict each other often, sending Wretch into a fit of wailing, and Rapture into a fit of manic laughter, DURING BATTLE! This is EASILY taken advantage of by opponents, as it distracts the spirits.

Azazel and Ecclesiastes are old and wise, so they DO come to a decision rather quickly, most of the time. Other times each half of the body tries to do different things, and everyone's fighting, laughing, crying, much like a seizure DURING BATTLE. This can leave them open to attack. While experiencing such inner conflict, the spirits can hardly fight their opponents. This is also EASILY MANIPULATED BY OPPONENTS... Often times Azazel will order Wretch to strike at Ecclesiastes in stead of a wide open opponent, and unless It sees fit, Ecclesiastes will not always strike an wide open opponent who is undeserving of fatal wounds.

They are fit, but not overly strong when it comes to close contact or brute force, so a strong close quarters fighter would beat them. Their body is also chemically unstable, due to their dual presence in its fragile frame, so they are easily injured, through cuts, or broken bones.

The swords are the spirits' only real companions, so Wretch gets lonely, and Rapture tries too hard with everyone. Due to their fragile psyches, both are extremely susceptible to taunts. Wretch will be hurt deeply by the lightest teasing, and Rapture, will react to every exchange as he would to an intensely funny joke. They're CRAZY!

Biography: Eikha and Simkha were the Spirits of moods sad and happy. They were born of a Union between Ecclesiastes and Azazel, the spirits appointed over Good and Evil. For a time they lived peacefully... But Azazel Chose Eikha as his favorite, and Ecclesiastes chose Simkha as hers. Slowly, the family grew apart, for they were too different to last...
Eikha loved Simkha, and Simkha Eikha, for without Sad, there could be no happiness, and without happiness, no sad. But because of Azazel's influence, Eikha grew to hate his mother. Simkha grew to hate his father, because of Ecclesiastes teachings. So the spirits plotted against one another. they concocted flawless assassinations. Eikha was taught the art of combat by Azazel, and Simkha learned from his mother how to fight. And so the plots were carried out...

There was a great day of mourning in the Spirit World. The Death's of Good and Evil! And by their own children...such betrayal!!! The one's who suffered most were the killers themselves. Eikha took up his father's sword of malice, and named it after the deceased Evil Spirit. Simkha retrieved the sword of mercy, forged by his mother, and named it after her, the Spirit of Good. They had one vision: The other's demise.

They met on the Great Plain, past Oblivion. Then they dueled. For ages and ages they raged and battled, but neither could get the upper hand. Finally, overcome with loneliness at their parent's absence, the two collapsed on each other and wept. Their cries could be heard throughout the Spirit World. In their psychologically weakened states, the moods they represented overcame them. Eikha's sobs deepened, into profound, endless sorrow, which he had represented, and now became. Simkha began to laugh, louder and more fanatically, until he could not separate himself from endless glee. The almighty knew the time had come, for meetings and judgments. He approached them and asked what had become of their parents, between cries and giggles, each blamed the other. And so they were found guilty...

Suddenly, they were one, two consciousnesses in one body. They would be trapped together, complete opposites. Then they were forced to wear the mask. To add to their punishment, they would be trapped in their intense states of happiness and sadness, until they atoned. Their redemption from madness would only come if they continued through Oblivion, to the underworld, and retrieved their parents from the grips of Death and Fate, two powerful spirits. And so they began...

Eikha took the council of his father's old sword, and killed wherever he went, and gaining the demonic name Rishpei, among others. Simkha listened to his mother's blade, and carried out her just advice. He was named as a righteous angel, Ofan, along with other identities. Anyone who came into contact with them and perceived their madness, called them Wretch and Rapture, to identify their opposing moods, 'the Twins' for short...