#zechiel

"I have not been 'beating up rocks'. I have been training intensely by carving solid stone into PIECES."

In order of member induction:

- Zechiel ( @draco-inter-pares, nowhere near relevant, but the blog is there.) Also known as ‘The Challenger’, Zechiel is a Lyndwurm; a type of flightless snake-like dragon with a mastery of energy / plasma. After adopting a humanoid form, he became a heroic, nomadic swordsman with the intent of raising mortals to the heights of power they dream of. Omen, having promised not to screw with his day-to-day life and introducing him to the threat of  ⁂her, successfully inducted him as the Third member,

- Bunga Bunga, Orc Master of Shadows, Real Estate, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Cooking, Tax Evasion, etc. Encountered while Omen was searching for a strange and elusive product, Bunga quickly disturbed and annoyed Omen to the point of him attempting to kill Bunga. Evidently, this proved a challenge, as apparently he has 14 additional lives, 3 spare bodies, several daemonic bonds, and countless shades willing to drag him back from the realm of death due to countless nauseatingly shrewd but incredibly effective bargains with entities of numerous realms. After a quick, more proper introduction, the two grew on each other. Bunga now resides as the Treasurer and Lawyer for the group, and through excellent investments, has provided Omen’s fortune for his day-to-day shenanigans. Bunga was the Fourth member inducted.

- Shi-Ranai, a phantasm inhabiting a set of clothes, manifests as a shadowy entity within the confines of the robes. A single eye is seen between the high collar of their gown (something akin to Hsien-Ko or F.A.N.G) and their wide-brimmed hat. Tame and content to tend a distant garden until the end of time, Omen inducted them as the Fifth member.

- Kedava, once a monk having achieved nirvana and a perfect ascended state for seven years, was discovered by Omen at her mountain home not long after meeting Shi-Ranai. After being introduced to the concept of  ⁂her and the futility of existence, in addition to discovering that her now perfected state of being is immortal and incapable of losing its metabolism regardless of new actions, she takes on an exaggerated, crude want of excess. Now a rampant sexual deviant, alcohol-enjoyer, and glutton; she contentedly awaits those wanting training or pleasure until such a time that she is called upon by Omen. She was the Sixth member added.

- Larrett Sang ( @sea-lycan ), the debonair captain of The Sea;s Call at the time of his induction, is a good friend to Omen and the group’s organizer; being the most tolerable in a conversation out of any of them. Omen, in truth, was swayed by the cut of Sang’s gib, and would likely have tried to invite him into The Cognizant regardless of whether he was immortal or not. Luckily, Lycan’s don’t seem to die of old age. He was the Eighth member inducted.

- Reginald P. J. KlorgenMcDonJensen, more commonly referred to as ‘Reggie’, is a horrifying insectoid creature Larry discovered in his ship’s storeroom, where he was found to eat three barrels of limes, twelve bottles of rum, and a crewmember. Infuriated, Larrett attempted to kill him, to Reggie’s general annoyance and pain; mocking the Lycan for his inability. Finding that he was far more difficult to kill than anything else he’d seen, Larry called for Omen to assist as he’d tied him up in the brig. After arriving, Reg would easily snap out of the ropes and shake his hand. After exchanging backstories and insults for thirty minutes, Omen would shake his hand again and induct him into the group as their Ninth member. He now lives with Shi-Ranai and Kedava, bumming off their stuff.

- Morcadoes, Champion of the Mortal Realm and Hero to all who would know his name, is the spirit of a mighty warrior, once sealed within the weapon of his successor as reward for his bravery in combat and outstanding feats. Unfortunately, no one considered what happens when the sword breaks or when the civilization burns down. Evidently, his soul gets tossed into the nearest tool. Omen accidentally found him at a Carpenter’s stall in the city market, sobbing for help. After paying the previous owner, Morcadoes was happy to have someone who wasn’t going to die and leave him again. Due to Keane-related accidents resulting in his hammer form being destroyed, he is currently Omen’s toaster. Morcadoes was the Tenth member inducted.

I hate this fucking planet. These fucking people. This fucking ground. The fucking feeling of waking up to an empty, cold, damp fucking cavern surrounded by fucking worms and bats and fucking-

WOLVES, staring from the outside, looking in and seeing how fucking WEAK I am in my damp, cold, empty FUCKING cavern, lying on a puddle of my shame and weeping- pretending what little remains of me past today won't hate the feeling of this place tomorrow.

...

My only friends call me Challenger because of how I bite at every hand; and claw at every eye; and hope that the next voice calling my name at least pretends to seem forgiving. He'll have changed, and he'll say what I've wanted to wanted to hear for...

I don't even know how long its been. It was yesterday to me. But does... does he even remember? Doesn't he care to look?

I didn't do anything wrong. I just... wanted to be alone.

But not... forever. Not like this.

Please come back. You don't have to say sorry. You just need to be here.

If not

[We are given a brief glimpse into the mundance lives of two Apostates- Rainer Summer and Zechiel the Challenger. As the world twists to its new reality, the shift is felt... by one. The latter is plagued by errant thoughts of another origin. What you see now is misinterpretation at its worst- the curse of a dire mind.]

"Zech... somethin' ain't right."

"I'm going to assume you mean something specific."

30. Which one of your OCs would most likely have a secret stuffed animal collection?

16: "Eugh, look, you could call everything by it's weird sciencey name, but 'Phosphodiesterase inhibitor 8.11 - 50mg sildenafil citrate oral tablet' does not have the same ring as 'boner pill'. Not important to know these things down to the root, really."

30: "...What? No. Stop looking at me like that."

//Rainer and Zechiel were lovers for a time. They'd met while roaming the earth; Rainer having briefly taken a job bartending at some small town at the corner of civilization. Zechiel walked in looking for directions, and Rainer took the opportunity to ask a few questions over drinks. A few loose words regarding a search for purpose were all the Challenger spared- more than enough for the Hawkman's wanderlust.//

//So, they spent the better part of a century looking for something like purpose. Idle conversation turned to midnight chats, and distant understanding became a mutual respect. From those things, in the world they knew then, came devotion and romance. It was all they'd come to find in their venture, cherished and good. But it would not last.//

//After their 'chance' first encounter with Omen, The Disillusioned, things would change drastically. Whatever words the entity had spoken to Zechiel in private changed his worldview drastically, resulting in his parting with Rainer overnight. Not even a message left behind.//

"What is this heart for...? Is this a threat?"

"Dunno. Showed up in the mail a couple days back. No label, no nothing."

"Lotta folk just around-around today, eh? All busy, no time to think. Be a shame if they all just passed by without leaving so much as a laugh."

"The quiet's nice. I vote we keep it that way. People can go about their day, I came to town for a reason-"

"HEY Y'ALL! Someone wanna tell a joke? I'm all ears."