Seong-Jin looked over the whole town with his wings resting on the rooftop. He's always hated how long they were. they've always been like 3 times his arm width. his white hair fell in his face. He folded his wings and pushed them um against his back then put his cloak over them. He silently watched as a lady came out… with a big bowl full of paper.
"im to tired to pay attention."
He lied down on the rooftop and closed his eyes.
"I wouldn't be picked anyway…. I might as well stayed home"
His hood fell off of his head revealing his white hair when he laid down. And his wing kind of drooped down over him as a blanket.
And before he knew it he dozed off.
Royce walked down the alleyways. He didn’t really have a destination, he just went all over the place. He was holding up his notebook to his face, covering half of it. The notebook was open though and something was written on it.
Hello! Hope you have a nice day! was written on the page with a small version of Royce himself beside the words, waving. He smiled under the notebook. Though of course, he knew about the choosing, he just didn’t want to think about it.
One of the men charged at Ara, and she ducked away, laughing. As he ran past, going too fast to stop, she dragged her icicle along his side, creating a deep cut. He growled in pain, and she smirked.
The other one, built more like a giraffe than anything else, have a roar of anger that sounded like an angry squeak, and threw his knife at her. She easily sidestepped it, catching it as is whistled past her and throwing it back. It spun through the air and pinned Giraffe to the wall bu the collar of his shirt.
The other guy, built like a Rodeo bull, was running at her and swinging wildly with his knife. She ducked under his arms and drove her icicle into his stomach.
Royce came across an alleyway with more people in it. He looked at them without much thought and thought that they were playing some kind of sport. He walked closer…
No, they were not playing sports, not even close. His eyes widened slightly, still keeping the notebook to his face. A woman who had powers similar to his was harming people.
He took a step back and stepped loudly on an empty can.
Ara’s head snapped up. She spotted a civilian and cursed. She didn’t want to be see, but hopefully he didn’t recognize her.
That brief moment of losing her focus almost killed her. Giraffe had gotten loose, and had thrown his knife as hard as he could at her. It barely nicked her, but she gave a scream of rage all the same. When the knife clanged to the ground, she picked it up and used it to block another knife thrown her way.
She threw the two knives as hard as she could at him, and they sunk into his arms this time. He gave a scream of pain and she snarled.
Stepping hover the two barely conscious bodies, she glared at them one last time and said, “Next time, tell Brookyln to come herself.” She dropped her ice dagger. “And my answer to her is still no.” With that, she sauntered towards the enterance of the alleyway, away from the moaning thugs of the Government Worker, Brooklyn.
Royce stared at the two figures that were on the ground. He wanted to ask the woman he saw about the reasoning behind what she did but she was already out of sight. He decided to follow her though, stepping over the two figures. As he did, things that looked like small snowflakes came from his feet and froze the two figures slightly when he crossed them.
He looked left and right to look for the woman. He was genuinely curious.
Ara first went to the lake on the outskirts of the town. She controlled the water to wash the blood from her clothes, and, leaving a pool of watered down blood, she walked towards the square.
“Ah, Frostbite,” The merchant in charge of the weapons said with a nervous smile. “Come to get a knife? We have one that just came in that was made by the finest silversmith in the Earth District.”
Ara shook her head. “No, I need to see River. I have some… guards that need a healer.”
The merchant gave a nervous bow. “Of course. Don’t let me keep you.”
Ara snorted. The people were so weak and frail, and they were terrified when she started killing.
She walked over to the booth of the healer and leaned on the table, waiting for him to finish talking. Then, she cleared her throat. He glanced up and sighed. “She sent more after you?”
Ara nodded.
He stood. “Where?”
“Alleyway by the Waterwins’ apartment.”
Royce… got lost.
He’s been here for a while but still didn’t manage to figure out the routes. This was a problem, yes, but he just thought of it as an opportunity to explore. He ran around the alleyways, sending everyone he passed by a sweet smile and a small wave. Eventually, he arrived at a lake somewhere faraway from the center of the town he was in. He stared at his reflection for sometime before sitting down by the lake. He started sketching the scenery, smiling as he did.
The healer, River, followed Ara through the maze-like streets of the crowded city to the edge of town, where the two bodies lay. Ara narrowed her eyes when she saw that they were covered in ice. Must have been that guy. She snarled angrily under her breath.
Ice elementals were very rare, even in the Water District. Ara was one of the few, and it gave her more power and authority than almost anyone. She had never met another Ice Elemental, aside from Brooklyn, and this person. Who was he, really?
Royce finished a rough sketch of the view before he started packing up. He closed the notebook and kept the pencil in his pocket. He looked around to see if anyone was looking at him or not. To his surprise, none.
He smiled lightly on his own and knelt down by the lake. He traced the lake’s surface softly with his index finger. As his finger touched the lake, water evaporated and the vapor produced condensed simultaneously. Some parts of the lake even froze to his touch. He smiled and retracted his hand, it was time to head back home. He stood up and headed back home, using a random path.
Ara needed to find this person. She sent out a couple of people to find him, though she was unable to describe him as more than “a boy with whitish hair.” She cursed herself. She was getting behind on her observations.
Strolling through the streets, carrying a dead body behind her, she whistled. People gave her strange looks and walked away quickly. She couldn’t blame them.
Finally, someone called, “Frostbite!”
She turned and spotted a boy running towards her.
“We found him.”
Royce was ultimately surprised when he saw what the people around town were doing. It’s none of my business, he tried to remind himself. They were all looking for something or someone. He paid no attention to what the people said or exclaimed out loud though.
Not long after he started walking, he came to a stop when he spot a great view to make a sketch off. He climbed silently up a nearby building and sat on the rooftop. After he got everything he needed sorted out, he began making a landscape drawing of the Earth District’s quite unique mountains.
Ara followed the boy to where the other person sat. She let a cold, pleased smile cross her face. He was sketching. She rolled her eyes. What kind of idiot does that?
She waited behind him, waiting for him to notice her.
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Royce finally finished the drawing. He brushed off the excess dust on his drawing. He seemed pleased with his effort. He kept the drawing notebook in his personal bag and got out another notebook.
This one was full of words and sentences. Of course, someone came right behind him, who wouldn’t notice from the slight increase of balance issues. He wrote something down on the notebook and presented it above his head, towards whoever was behind him.
How may I help you?
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Ara rolled her eyes. “Are you, or aren’t you an Ice Elemental?” She picked between her fingernails, trying to get the blood out. She had tossed the corpse she had earlier into a nearby bush, and stared at it every so often.
Seong-Jin opened his eyes. He decided to go on a walk….. Or a fly?
He got up and took his cloak of and he shot up in the air. Looking for Somewhere to check out. He sees a lake, but there were people around it.
"heh…. I like a challenge ever now and then."
He burst through the air like it when nothing, then it just turned into a glide. He landed on a building dear the lake. He saw a lady doing something weird with the lake, or something he didn't know. He looked to his left and saw a boy… Drawing? His eyes widen and he quickly hides behind a little chimney that poked out of the house. The brick was cold against his hands and knees where the jeans have gotten so worn out.
I really need to get new pants…
He looks over at the lake lady, he watched as the lady looked back
sht did they here me? That was a loud thud….. *
Kai was already up, worried about the Choosing like he was every year. But this time, a part of him knew that he would be called. He just didn't know it, yet. He began walking toward where everyone waits for the Choosing to begin, but sees someone with wings….hiding behind a chimney? Why would someone be hiding behind a….unless there's someone that they're watching. I take a peek in the direction they're looking, and see a boy drawing and a lady doing…something with a lake? I think I'm just gonna leave, so I back up slowly. Then I hear a crunch and look down. I crushed a can. I dart over to a building and hide behind it, hoping no one heard. But with my luck, I know someone probably did.
Ash had become bored. She sat down near a brick building and lit up her finger, watching the flame flicker. She eventually started a game of catch with herself, throwing the fire and catching it again. It wasn't a very useful way to pass the time, but it would do. It didn't help much with the fire that was eating at her stomach, though.
Seong_Jins eyes quickly darted over to behind a building, he heard something. He jumped off of the building from behind so no one would see him. He ran quickly over to the building to see a boy hiding behind it. He looked at him, his hood fell off revealing his gorgeous white hair and his blue eyes. He looked the boy in the eyes. He stepped closer and looked at all of the details. He heard something from behind him, a squirrel a bird, who knows (its not important) and he quickly stretches out his wings and jumps backwards. He sighs then looks back at the boy. and he says in a soothing voice.
"What are you doing here?"
Royce lowered the notebook and turned a page. He wrote something else on it. He raised the notebook above his head again.
Yes and No, I am actually a Temperature Manipulator. I can be classified as an Ice Elemental but that’s not a hundred percent true
"I'm going to Choosing Ceremony, but I saw you hiding, very badly might I add, and stopped. So, I'm gonna go." He answers in a calm voice as he turns around and starts heading back to where he was originally going.
Seong-Jin quickly hopped over then in front of him. He folded his wings then glared at him..
"you weren't spying were you?"
he said to the boy a challenging voice.
"and I wasn't trying to hide…"
He muttered to himself. His white silvery hair fell down in front of his face as his blue eyes pierced through the strands.
"I couldn't help it. I'm sorry. But you were spying too. Anyway, I really have to go. Maybe I'll see you around. Bye" He replies as he darts off toward the Choosing Ceremony without another word.
Seong looks at the boy then flies after him. He catches up to him and flies over him.
"Sup…. so anyway I have to go to the choosing thing to so mind if I stick with you….."
he tries to smile sweetly at him. It might have looked a little creepy since he was flying over him but he was kind of lonely. He would never want to admit it but he obviously was. He secretly really wanted someone to hang out with…. even if it was just for like one hour. Hes surprisingly good with people but he never wants to show it. But alas…. he was in a pretty good mood today.
Ara snorted. “Pathetic,” she drawled. She walked away. Of all the things, he was a temperature manipulator?
She headed to the square, where the Choosing was going to happen in a few hours. It was already being set up, the temporary stage, and she noticed the chairs being set up as well.
"Sure. I don't have any friends… I mean I don't have any friends to hang out with today." He says, trying to fix his slip up.
Seong smiles at him then lets out a cute chuckle. He lands on the ground and starts walking/running with the boy.
"well I can be your first!"
Absolutely ignoring what the woman had called him, Royce started packing up. He did tell the woman the truth… partially, that is. He jumped off the rooftop and thick layers of ice formed mid-air beneath his feet as he jumped. He built an actual staircase using his abilities.
He covered his shoes in ice and… skated to the square. Of course, he enjoyed it, but people would think that he is a crazy man.
"Cool. My name's Malachai, but I hate it. So, you can call me Kai, if that's fine with you." He says with a smile and puts his hand out to shake Seong's hand.
Seong stops and looks at his hand then looks up at Kai.
"I like Malakai its super cool but Kai's cool to."
He touches his hand and hesitates, then shakes it.
"Im Seong-Jin"
