-= Mellaca =-
Age: 6 years since his casting down, but appearing to be 28-30 years old
Race: Fallen Angel
Sex: Male
Hair: Golden-yellow and short.
Eyes: Purple
Weight: 132 lbs
Height: 5’ 9”
Relationship Status: Mellaca is married to a woman named Hedrina.
Weapons: All of Mellaca’s weapons cause both Light and Shadow (Dark) damage to foes, depending on how they’re used. The Light abilities are from his having been an Angel, and their Shadow powers were a “gift” from Seducide.
Blade of the Shunned: Formerly known as the Blade of the Beloved, this long sword is Mellaca’s main melee weapon. The strange blade of the sword is a light-yellow color, but glows dark-purple. A slice or shallow cut into an opponent will cause Shadow (good against light-aligned enemies) damage, while a stab or deep cut will cause Light damage (good against dark-aligned enemies). Its hilt is a blood red color, with a maroon grip. The cross guard points out toward to the end of the blade, like horns, while the pommel is slightly diamond shaped.
Dagger of the Rejected: Previously the Dagger of the Chosen, this weapon is basically the Shunned, but is a dagger and backup weapon, at only seven inches (twelve inches total). The grip of the Shunned is two-handed, but the grip of the Rejected is only large enough for one hand.
As a note: The Shadow/Light effects are the same, but the Rejected won’t do as much magical damage.
Bow of the Ruined: Once known as the Bow of Salvation, this is Mellaca’s short bow. The bow itself is blood red, like the hilts of the other weapons, but it’s string is light-yellow, like the blades. In the quiver, Mellaca carries both Light and Shadow arrows, to do respective damage to their opposites.
Armour: Mellaca wears no armour, except for his clothing, which is made of a very durable material. Armour would weigh him down if he tried to fly, and he rather prefers to avoid an enemy in the first place.
Strengths: Mellaca’s most notable strength is that he can resist both Light and Shadow magic, as well as his weapons ability to do considerable damage to Shadow and Light magic users. Other than that he’d been fighting for thousands of years against demons of all sorts, using mainly his sword. The wings on his back also give him the advantage of flight, which he can use to fly far from the reach of an opponent who can’t fly. When on the ground his Shadow magic is more effective, and in the air his Light magic is stronger.
Weakness: A particularly nasty disadvantage to Mellaca’s flying is that he has a harder time aiming his bow, and his sword is difficult to use. There is, however, little effect on the dagger. Not being an expert magic user, Mellaca can effect himself with his own magic. If he does not find cover while the Tears of Lisheen fall, he can be weighted down, an may become unable to fly until he “dries” off. Due to the random nature of the first part of the Fires of Hell’s Pits, he may burn himself as one of the fire pillars erupts.
Skills: Mellaca is as skilled as any Angel who’d been fighting demons for thousands upon thousands of years. He knows standard attacks - like slices, stabs, blocks, and counters - using them quickly, and to great effect. He can also use his large wings to basically slap an opponent, knocking them several feet away. But Mellaca isn’t only trained in fighting with weapons; he knows a few magical abilities as well, given to him from Lisheen (before his fall), and Seducide (leading to his fall).
Tears of Lisheen: This magic will summon pure Light energy “tears” to rain down on the enemy. Like water, it can soak into the clothing of the opponent, and will drip down their skin or armour. This will do decent, continual damage to a Dark user, but only seems like normal rain to a Light user.
Demons of Darlanti: With this Mellaca can summon up to four small demons to distract the opponent. They have little knives and small wooden shields as protection. After surrounding the target some will attack with their weapons, while the others will jump up onto the enemy to further distract them. They don’t really do much damage to Light or Dark users generally, but may manage to stab or cut their opponent. They’re purpose is merely to be a distraction while Mellaca calls one of his stronger attacks. They can be killed with one strike from a Light weapon, and two from any other weapon, even non-magical ones.
Light of the Heavens: This attack is a high power Light magic attack. Light shines down, at first, very brightly on the opponent, but soon a shaft of bright yellow energy fires down from the skies and blasts the target. If the enemy knows what’s coming, then the can avoid it just before the beam strikes. It will do heavy damage the Dark enemies, but may only knock back a Light opponent.
Fires of Hell‘s Pits: This is the strong Shadow magic attack that Mellaca can use. It may look like Fire magic, but it only does Dark damage. The start of this attack is when the ground shakes violently. Pillars of fire will burst out in random places around the enemy, possibly hitting them, though they can be dodged (if they‘re hit, then minor Dark damage will be caused). The next step is when the holes in the ground break open more, and a thick black smoke rises. This is warning for the opponent to be ready for the attack. Blue fire comes from these holes, and flies around the target, closing on them quickly. This stage is difficult to dodge, but one could escape it. After the blue fire touches the enemy they become stiff for only a few seconds, then return to normal without any initial effects. But only a minute later they will feel cold. If they’re Light users, then they’ll feel the effects of the Dark magic well (sharp pains over the entire body), but if the enemy is Dark, then it won’t do very much, past making them cold, and possibly stunning them.
Mallaca’s passive skills include Mortal’s Escape, a Dark healing ability, and Eltrine’s Defense, which is a defensive shield made of Light that surrounds him for a few minutes. He currently has no other magic, and hasn’t made an effort to gain any more.
Appearance: Mellaca is a countless number of years old, but has the natural appearance of someone around the age of 28 through 30. His golden-yellow hair shines with an unusual brightness when in direct sunlight, and his light-golden colored trench coat rather stands out among most people. But that isn’t all that stands out, as his pure white feathered wings are always out, curled behind him, and his eyes are a distinct purple color. There are slits in his coat where his wings are, allowing the coat to be slipped on and off without much trouble. These beautiful wings have a total wingspan of eleven feet, and six inches. There are also a few noticeable hairs starting to grow on his chin.
The Shunned’s hilt points to Mellaca’s right, and is kept on his back with a strap, rather than a sheath, while his dagger is kept in a small sheath that matches the cross guard on his left hip. He keeps the Ruined hidden on the left side of his trench coat, and the quiver’s opening facing to the left.
Underneath the trench coat are his plain clothes. His pants are a very dark maroon, while his shirt is blood red. He keeps his coat open at all times, and his marriage ring clearly visible.
Personality: Mellaca is a nice guy just about any time, and where there’s no competition. He’s a helpful, sweet guy who will help a perfect stranger with their bags. He stays loyal to Hedrina, even though he may never see her again, and will never go past a friendship with another woman. Though he may be feared by some, for obvious reasons, he’s not concerned with it. He still tries to make friends, and if someone can’t accept him for who he is, then they’re not someone he wishing to hang out with.
But when battling, or during a physical competition, his corrupted side shows through, taking advantage of his human qualities. He fights fiercely, not caring for what damage he does to the other person, until they’re just about dead. At this point his corruption fades, and he’s willing to help the person recover. He’s sworn never to kill a single soul during his life. There are some battles, however, that he has complete control of himself, and fights like a decent man.
Biography: Mellaca never really had a “start” to his life, as he was an Angel, and had always existed. But throughout this time he’d done his job in the heavens as he was commanded to do so. Those who commanded him were the gods of the world. Lisheen, the goddess of Light, and her husband, Eltrine, the god of Light. They helped the deities below them grow, govern, and maintain the world they ruled. They were also it’s main protectors, guarding the land from the god and goddess of Shadow: Darlanti and Seducide. Seducide also doubled as the goddess of Lust, while Darlanti commonly disguised himself as a human to clandestinely bring many to worship him.
Mellaca had fought several wars against the demons of Darlanti, always prevailing with weapons given to him by the Light gods: The Blade of the Beloved, the Dagger of the Chosen, and the Bow of Salvation. He used these weapons alongside other Angels for many years, all of whom he knew, and loved. When one died, it saddened him, but drove him on to defeat more demons, and cleanse the land. The weapons he used were entirely golden, and shone bright through the black, making him the lead Angel when they entered dark places in which their own light would not shine.
But during his battles Mellaca had never even seen Seducide, unlike Darlanti, whom he’d seen many times. This gave her a chance to corrupt him, and win a major battle. She, like her husband, was able to shift from one form to another to deceive and tempt many to join her. With this power she waited until a long time before a key battle was going to happen, and then moved on Mellaca.
She posed as a helpless young maiden who had been attacked by a few demons. Mellaca found her shortly after the demons had “jumped” her, although they were just acting, and went to save her. He thought she was just a young woman that the demons would take away. He killed one of the beasts from a distance with a Light arrow, then charged at the other two, quickly dispatching of them. He helped Seducide up, who now called herself Seletine, and claimed to have demons constantly chasing after her. He vowed to be her Guardian Angel, and protect her from any more beasts that might attack her.
As time went on he got to know her well, and had to “protect” her a few more times. He grew close to her, feeling something he’d never felt. He had no idea what he was feeling, but he knew he enjoyed being near her. This was the beginning of his fall. Now starting to take advantage of how close Mellaca had grown to her, she cleverly devised ways to obtain details on the strategies that would be used in the coming battle, as well as other key details. She would usually ask him, very sweetly, of things he knew. She pretended to be interested in some things, but would always get him on the subject of the battle, eventually learning what she wanted to know.
It was a short time before the battle that she’d completely gained his trust. She now acted, sending Mellaca to his eventual casting down. She convinced him to change a small part of the strategy, therefore allowing her demons to make a quick kill. After he saw the mistake he’d made, he wondered what could have happened, not even suspecting his dear Seletine. During the battle she came under “attack” again, and called for his help. He now had to choose between helping in the battle, which was now going to be a loss, and saving Seletine. He chose the latter, even though his duties were far more important. He flew as hard as he could to her location, seeing that the demons were holding her hostage in a crude fortress. He was angered by this and utterly destroyed the fort, killing the demons inside. As he ran up to here Eltrine came down from the heavens, with his sword drawn.
Seletine claimed that he wanted to kill her, and pleaded for Mellaca to defender her. He believed her, getting ready to fight his own god. But before he was attacked she gave him a gift of Shadow enhancements, claiming it was the only way to defeat Eltrine. Mellaca’s weapons changed to their current colors and powers: blood red hilts, and yellow blades that glowed purple, and giving him Shadow arrows. She also granted him with Dark magic, changing his eyes from green to purple.
As Eltrine approached, Mellaca fired a Shadow arrow at him, knocking him back. He was shocked at the power that the arrows had, but shot another one at Eltrine. But the attacks quickly came to blows of their swords, both of which were amazingly powerful. But Mellaca’s was better. It was Light, and therefore wasn’t effected much by Eltrine’s own Light sword, and could repel Eltrine’s sword with it’s Shadow enhancements. The battle lasted for at least an hour, though both lost track of all time by their obsessions to kill one another. But it was Mellaca who won out in the end, bringing Eltrine to his knees. He took his chance and quickly decapitated Eltrine, who he’d once sworn his loyalty to. He went back to Seletine, and as he touched her, she transformed back into Seducide, the goddess of Shadow and Lust. As she finished changing he was stunned. But it didn’t last long, as she started to attack him. He fled, flying as fast and as far as he could, but he was found. Not by Seducide, but by Lisheen his goddess.
She bound him, and took him back to the heavens where he lived. Along the way back she had been crying tears of pure light, making Mellaca so very regretful. He’d never seen either Light god cry for anything. But his time for regret was cut short, as he was now in a court-like area. He knew what would come next… He was condemned of murdering Eltrine, and acting as a saboteur in battle. He was stripped of his status as an Angel, and cast down as a mortal to a world he’d never seen before. He was allowed to keep his weapons, but they were cursed with new names: The Sword of the Shunned, the Dagger of the Rejected, and the Bow of the Ruined. Mellaca was to live a life the length of a normal human, but no longer. As part of his punishment he was made only half mortal. This meant that while he could not be killed, he could still be injured, and would die in 80 years of his placement on this new world.
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After he’d been dropped on the new earth, he immediately looked for a place of refuge, to hide from everyone. He had become so saddened by the act he had committed, killing his god, that he feared he may hurt others. He went into a cave, that was warm, large, and “home-like” enough to live in for the time being. He wasted away in this cave for three years, having forgotten what it was like to interact with others. He longed to be with people, but still feared himself.
It wasn’t until about a week after his third year on the world that he met the green eyed beauty, Hedrina. She was his height, 22 years old, had dark yellow-green hair, and was a very caring person. She found Mellaca sleeping in his cave as she was on a walk. She had actually gotten lost, and was looking for someplace to rest before she went on. Shortly after entering the cave she could tell that someone lived here, or at least stored food, and other provisions there. She only had to go a short distance into the cave to find Mellaca, sleeping on the ground. At first she was frightened… She’d never seen a man with wings, let along such beautiful white wings. She approached him with care, taking a close look at him. But as she was looking into his face, he woke up. At first he just looked back, half asleep, but soon his eyes widened, and he jumped up.
There was a few moments while both stood there, observing each other. Finally Hedrina spoke, introducing herself, and asking if she could rest there for a while. Mellaca had not spoken to someone in so long, that he had to remember what to say when agreeing to let her stay. The two of them sat down, but several feet from each other. Mellaca watched as Hedrina took off her intricately designed jacket, revealing a sleeveless shirt underneath. He reveled in her beauty, and couldn’t take his eyes off her. She noticed this from the corner of her eye, and started to blush. As Mellaca saw this he turned away, and started to fiddle with his bow.
Now that Hedrina had rested, she put her jacket on, got up, and turned to Mellaca, thanking him for allowing her to stay. He nodded, watching her leave the cave. But she stopped at the entrance, and looked back. After a moment of silence Hedrina asked if Mellaca would like to help her find her way back to her town. He agreed, but had no idea where to go. They walked everywhere looking for a town, but were forced to return to the cave due to the lack of light. The night was coming and they were tired. They slept peacefully through the night, not aware of how cold it was. Mellaca had subconsciously gotten up, still asleep, and moved next to Hedrina to stay warm. Naturally he was quite shocked when he woke up, laying next to her. He quietly crawled back to where he’d been before, so that Hedrina would know nothing of it when she awoke, which was only a few minutes later.
The two set out later that morning, after washing up in a natural spring outside the cave, and eventually found their way to Hedrina’s town. She showed him around the place, and took him to a late lunch as thanks for helping her. When he started to eat the food he ordered he froze. He hadn’t known what it was like to eat such delicious food. He slowly chewed each bite, savoring the flavor. Hedrina thought him to be funny, as everyone she knew ate the food at a normal pace. After finishing Mellaca was invited to stay with Hedrina for the day, before leaving. He accepted, and went with her to the place she lived. It was small enough for a family of two; A husband and wife. He stayed through the day, and the night, wishing he could stay. His fears faded quickly as he remembered the joy of being with people.
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He never did leave the house, except to go out into the town, and when he and Hedrina had to move. He’d been living with Hedrina with almost three years, and had become her husband a several months ago. They had one child, a boy, and were forced to find a bigger place to live. They did so, and moved quickly, having very little to move from the old house. Mellaca had been hiding his wings for a long time, passing off as an ordinary human, and getting along well with the people in town. But he made one small mistake, sending his life spiralling down.
The houses where he lived were very close to each other, but privacy was good, as the neighbors respected one another. However, Mellaca had walked outside at the wrong time. Every morning, in the early hours, he would walk out of the back of his house to spread his wings, before tying them up for the day. But this day one of the neighbors couldn’t sleep well. He had walked out just after Mellaca opened his wings. The man shouted out in fear, calling him a demon, and waking up the others. Soon the neighborhood was awake, and claiming that Mellaca was a demon.
Soon his neighbors threw him out of the town, claiming to be protecting Hedrina from him… the "demon." He was greatly upset at this, and wanted to charge back into the town, but came to his senses and stayed away. He didn’t want to frighten the people any more than they were, and avoided the town completely, even though Hedrina and his son were there. He now travels around, hoping that one day he’ll be allowed back into the town to see his family again.
Theme Song: The Day The Whole World Went Away - Nine Inch Nails
07-26-2009, 01:19 AM
