Train of Shadows

Twilight Relation: There are vampires in the other {Shadow} realm.

*Plot*

Once there was a world known to many; Its name was Earth.  This world thrived and prospered, and many watched as it mantained life over the course of millions of years. The most sucessful species, humans, ruled the land with no fear.  However, they forgot one thing.

They were not the only ones that existed in this universe.

There once was a small town huddled in a hillside in England.  Not many people bothered with or knew about that town, but it was a nice and peaceful place to live at. There was green grass and meadows as far as the eye could see. There was also bright forests that lined the horizon, and a large hill where one could watch the sunset as the vibrant colors cascaded over the twilight sky.  There was a creek that ran through the forest, and provided a source of water to the people in the town.  The forest contained many twists and turns of old, worn out, and downtrodden paths. Old rusted train tracks cut through the forest, and an abandoned railroad station stood on the borderline of the forest.

14 year old, Chisa Inira, has always wanted to see a train pass through the old tracks, but her mother had to remind her that the last time a train passed through was over a century ago. One day, Chisa and a few of her friends decide to play down by the railroad tracks. They began to throw a ball back and forth, playing a game of catch. They squeal in laughter. Everything seems like a perfect evening, but it becomes a nightmare in a second. The breeze picks up and the trees start to sway. Chisa throws on her jacket and calls it quits, but a loud whistle screeched in the distance. "Run!" Chisa screamed, and her and her friends stumbled off the railroad. A shadowy train appeared, riding the tracks like a creature prowling in the darkness.

This train was like no else. The whistle sounded once more, and ghostly dark smoke blew from the pipe at the top.

It was indeed, a train made from darkness and shadows. A train that may change Chisa and her friends life forever.

"Ticket, Please."

*Important Notes*

-The shadow train leads into an alternate realm much like earth, however, the people who inhabit this place are shadows/spirits.

-Upon entering the shadow realm, you cannot re-enter the train back to earth unless you find the key.

-All shadow people resemble something specific.

-Staying with shadow people or mingling with them can slowly make you one as well.

-After entering the realm, you must look for a key that unlocks the train door. Without this key, there is no hope of ever returning.

-Shadow people don't have names, but when they shape-shift to humans, they use an alias.

-Some of the shadow people can take forms of regular humans, vampires, or animals, watch out!

*Rules*

-Follow all TTS rules

-No power-playing/god-modding

-No Mary/Gary Sues!

-Be creative! Write at least one detailed paragraph please!

-Use correct grammar, punctuation, and try to spell right.

-Please don't majorly control/kill someone else's character without their permission.

-Have fun, most of all!

*Character Form*

Human:

Name: Age: {Between 13-17, please}

Gender:

Bio:

Personality:

Picture: {Anime/Manga please}

Played by:

Shadow/Spirit:

Alias:

Shape-shifter or vampire?:

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: {2 forms only!}

Friend or foe of the humans?:

Backstory/History: {If it is a spirit, does it remember its past life, etc.}

Picture: {Only if it has a different form}

What does it resemble?:

Played by:

Thanks for reading, please join!~

-Meo-Chan

*Current Characters*

Name: Chisa Inira

Age: 14

Gender: Female

Bio: As a young girl, Chisa had always been interested in the stars and the moon. She had always wondered if there was another place out there besides Earth. Her parents discouraged her interests and studies, but she persisted with them anyways. After moving to her current town, she had become more interested in the old train tracks, and had always longed for a train to pass through. Her parents still discouraged her, never the less, but the flames in her eyes were never distinguished.

Personality: She's very childish, despite her age. She always complains when things don't go her way, and she loves to be the boss of things. She can be very clumsy at times, and bad at decision making, but that doesn't mean she can't be loving and caring. She finds her friends precious, and would do anything to save or help them.

Picture:

Theme Song:

Played by: Meo-Chan

Alias: Ichirou

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: Human;cat

Friend or foe of the humans?: Undecided

Backstory/History: Not much is remembered about his past, but he knows that he was killed by a train, when playing on the tracks. Some people think that he may be behind the shadow train, but know one really knows for sure. He has a strong love for cats, especially black ones. He is also very curious

Picture:

Human:

Cat:

What does it resemble?: Curiosity of a Cat

Theme Song: 

Played by: Meo-Chan

Name: Esther Darc

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Bio: Esther was always a curious girl, and she always one to believe that there was more that just them, humans. There had to be other things out there too. She loves to read, especially about myths and legends, which even spiked her belief in the supernatural and other things even more.

Her parents always encouraged her imagination, but they never knew that she was interested in the train tracks, and they'd rather she wasn't.

Personality: She's a cheerful kind of girl, but he mood can change. She can be pretty distant and quite shy, and she only trusts certain people

Name: Kaito Nakamura

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Bio: Kaito's parents died in an accident 7 years ago. His older brother, Shin, is the one who takes care of him. Even as a kid he had a huge imagination. Ghosts, other dimensions, pirates,romance, you name it. Kaito would always tell stories that he came up with to his parents. His parents, being fiction writers, encouraged his imagination. However, his brother did not. Once their parents died, Shin didn't allow Kaito to say any more of his 'stories' and instead got him to play violin. Kaito loves playing the violin and is one of the few things he is very serious about. Kaito has always been curious about the train tracks, but not as much as the others.

Personality: Kaito is a very loud, bright and happy guy. He is very simple-minded and finds a lot of things to be fascinating. He has a lot of energy... too much actually. He could run around for hours and not get tired. It's practically impossible to make him mad. He's always smiling and forgiving to anyone who does his wrong. Kaito comes off as a careless fool a lot. He does have his sweet moments and hates it when people are sad- especially if it's someone he cares about. He is very protective of the ones he loves. Kaito is very imature sometimes and is always scolded by his older brother. Nobody has ever seen this kid cry or get mad.

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Played by: Ran-chan

Alias: Mei

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: Human; Raven

Friend or foe of the humans?: Nobody knows. She acts like their friend sometimes but sometimes doesn't.

Backstory/History: Aya hardly remembers anything about her past. She doesn't know wether she died or if she stayed with the shadows too long. All she knows for sure is that she was human. Sometimes she has small flashbacks of her past. However it's usually small things like her being in a room (which she thinks was her bedroom) and two people arguing. She doesn't try to know more about her past. She loves anything black and usually comes off as a distant, shady, and dark person, which is one of the reasons people don't usually approach her.

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Human:

Raven:

What does it resemble?: Secretive like a raven. Also tends to wear black a lot.

Played by: Ran-chan

Name: Alec Morgen

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Bio: Growing up, Alec was always a trickster and was very rarely serious. He loved to read Sci Fi stories and comic books, constantly marveling and wishing that he could be in one of those stories, coming alive as one of the characters and living a seperate life in another world. His mother discouraged the idea of his fantasies, but his father always patted him on the back, urging him to keep dreaming. Because, as his father said, dreams have strange ways of coming alive. When he heard the story of the Shadow Train, he was instantly amused and tagged along with Chisa to go to the train tracks.

Personality: He laughs at a lot, makes inappropriate jokes everynow and then, and often smiles to the point where it's contagious. He wouldn't harm a fly, and often trusts others to easily. He's kind, sweet, although his manners could be better...

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Theme Song:  

Played by: Misuto

Alias: Gweneth

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Vampire

Friend or foe of the humans?: She tends to sway back and forth depending on whether or not she is thirsty.

Backstory/History: Gweneth, unfortunately, doesn't remember any of her past life. Occasionally, she'll see images of bits and pieces of her childhood, but not enough to piece together anything important. Though she tries not to think of her past of the way she died, it constantly weighs in the back of her mind, beckoning her to discover more about herself. Gweneth tends to have a rude nature, which most likely keys back to her past. Because of being a vampire, it's hard for her to stay near humans for a long time. She wants to, sure, but most of them decide to stay away because of her aggressive nature and thirst for blood.

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Played by: Misuto

Alias: Vincent Duccan

Shape-shifter or Vampire?: Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: Human and a python

Friend or foe to the humans: Foe.

Back story/History: Unlike most shadows, Vincent remembers most of his past. He knows he was human, and that he had a younger sister. While being human, he cared for his sister a lot and often became too overly protective over her. His mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis and unfortunately died when he was a mere nine and his sister only seven. After his mother’s death, he became rude, sharp-tongued, and didn’t care for his sister as much as he should have at the time. His father was at a loss of what to do about Vincent, as he was hanging out with the wrong people and being in the wrong places. His father would strictly tell him to not hang out with those people or to not talk back to him as Vincent did so often, but Vince refused and continued to be rude and argumentative. He took the train to the Shadow Realm one breezy night and hung out with the shadows for too long, thus turning into one himself. Now, with the influence of other shadows, he hates humans, regrets being human, and hates to be near them. He’d much rather do without them in the Shadow Realm.

Picture:

What does it resemble?: Sneaky like a snake.

Theme Song: 

Played By: Misuto

Alias: Angelica Mercury

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: Human; Rabbit

Friend or foe of the humans?: Foe

Backstory/History:  Remarkably, Angelica remembers how she died and what her life as a human was like, but she hates that life and wished it was never there. She recalled the many times she would be hurt in school from insults and terrible comments, and she recalled the time when she was so mad that she took her anger out on her pet rabbit by beating. She ended up killing the rabbit, and she never forgave herself. She remembered when her little brother would scream and cry at her for hurting the rabbit. One day, she went down to the lake, where she boarded the local train. Sadly, the train crashed, and the passengers were all dead, including Angelica. What she saw before she died – was a black rabbit.

She can be very energetic and hyper, and she loves to cause trouble and hurt others. She also whines a lot and asks questions frequently. She also has a hard time staying on task, and she rambles on most of the time. She also is very childish, and loves candy.

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Human:

Rabbit (Middle one):

What does it resemble?: Energy/Speed of a Rabbit

Theme Song: 

Played by: Meo-Chan

Alias: Axel

Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: White Fox, Human

Friend or foe of the humans?: Foe

Backstory/History: Nobody could tell that he is a bad guy by his friendly smile. As a human, he was born into an rich family. He has perfect manners and is considered to be a very charming and friendly guy. He really is, but not to humans. He hates humans more than anything. Why? He envies them. As a human he wasted his life in doing nothing but please his family. Being the only heir to his families bussiness was not a good thing for him. He never experienced any fun and hardly went outside. One day, when his parents when his parents were gone, the house burst into flames. Axel had no time to escape and died in that fire. Nobody knows who caused it but it is certain that it was intentional. Axel remembers his past very clearly and has a big fear of fire.

Picture:

What does it resemble?: Axel is quiet, graceful, and wise like a fox.

Played by: Ran-chan

Alias: Amaya

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Shape-shifter

If shape-shifter, what does it shape-shift into?: Human and a Pomeranian.

Friend or foe of the humans?: In-between.

Backstory/History: Amaya is Ichirou’s older sister, but only by two years. By the time Ichirou turned five, Amaya had a strange, almost eerie, obsession with him. She would constantly have to be by his side, rarely letting him play with his friends. She wanted him to be hers, and only hers. She would do anything to have him, even if it involved killing someone. After Ichirou’s death, Amaya couldn’t take the world without him in her life, and so she committed suicide. She is now the conductor for the train, and still has an obsession with him. One thing that she wouldn’t do, however, is tell Ichirou his past.

Picture:

Human:

Dog:

What does it resemble?: Hyper and flirtatious like a dog.

Theme Song:

Played by: Misuto~

Alias:  Atticus

Shape-shifter or vampire?: Vampire

Friend or foe of the humans?: Foe

Backstory/History: As a young child, Atticus was abandoned by his birth parents, and sent to an orphanage.  This was mainly because his parents did not want him, not because of any disorders. He grew up there, but was always more violent than the other children. He made fun with dead animals that he found on the side of the street. He once brought a dead baby bird back to the orphanage to scare the other children. He was always described as morbid, downright insane, and sadistic. He was so mentally unstable that no one ever adopted him. At around age twelve, he began to go completely crazy. He was like this because he thought that no one would ever love him. At age sixteen, he committed suicide. Ever since then, he has lived in the shadow realm, and has been mentally corrupt, but manages to keep a low and steady profile there.

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Played by: Meo-Chan