Roleplay:Resurgence

Plot
For 50 years, the Northern Kingdom of the Merbian people has suffered under the iron fist of Aegaeon the Shark, and the Southern Kingdom is in the process of falling to him as well.

Above the surface, life goes on as normal, until the discovery of a partial skeleton marks the scientific find of a lifetime; the Merbians, long thought to be a myth by the land-dwellers, may in fact be real. The skeleton is taken in by G.U.N scientists to be studied.

The discovery of the skeleton marks the start of something much, much worse for the people above the waves, however...

Rules

 * 1) Stick to the plot. Do not alter it to revolve around your character, do not change it drastically, etc.
 * 2) No Godmodding. You should all know what this means; no auto-hitting, no random attacks, no constant avoidance of damage, etc
 * 3) No Trolling.
 * 4) No picking random fights with others.
 * 5) Do not just randomly jump into a scene. Either ask, or build up your arrival accordingly (I.E "Suddenly, such and such and such" or "Meanwhile, somewhere else blah blah blah")
 * 6) No hogging all the glory.
 * 7) No canon characters.
 * 8) No controlling other users' characters without their permission.
 * 9) Put effort in your posts. I mean it; none of this "Person: Shadow Ball! *uses Shadow Ball*" crap.
 * Acceptable method: (Person: Shadow Ball! *charges up a concentrated ball of shadow energy, and then fires it at Person 2*)
 * Preferred method: ("Shadow Ball!" Person yelled. Cupping his hands in front of him, he began charging up a concentrated ball of pure shadows. After a few seconds he threw the ball at Person 2.)

Everyone gets three strikes. Break a rule, that's one strike. Lose all three and you're out.

Current Participants
''Moderators are the peacekeepers of the RP (their names are in green). Listen to them if they tell you that you broke a rule, and don't throw a hissy pissy fit if they give out constructive criticism on how you RP.''
 * green - RP Owner/Moderator
 * Strikes: 0
 * green - Moderator
 * Strikes: 0
 * User:NLG343 - RP's Wings of Hope
 * Strikes: 0

Banned People
None so far. Let's keep it that way.

Heroes
Those who want to defeat Aegaeon and free the Merbian people!
 * Merbians - played by Ryu and others w/ permission
 * Atreus the Mer-Otter - Ryu; becomes a pretty important character as the RP progresses)
 * Tiamat - Ryu
 * Blitz the Wolf - DarkMantis
 * Noah- NLG

Neutral

 * G.U.N - Anyone

Villains
Those who are either sided with Aegaeon, or those who wish to usurp him and take over for themselves!
 * Aegaeon the Shark - Ryu
 * Calibos the Abyssdweller - Ryu
 * The Deep Ones - Anyone; savage aquatic demons employed by Calibos to serve as Aegaeon's warriors)
 * Arkham the Spiteful - DarkMantis
 * Gelatin- NLG

Prologue

 * The prologue will detail Aegaeon's takeover of the Northern Kingdom.

Pt. 1
In a room deep within the G.U.N base, a few scientists are busy cataloging the partial skeleton that showed up on shore.

"Do you really think it's proof?" one of them asked. "Have we finally found the answer?"

"I believe so," said the head scientist, using what looked like a large pair of tweezers to gently lift one of the skeleton's legs.

"See how the legs are reverse-jointed, like those of a feral? The toes are also very long, like a scuba diver's flippers."

"Amazing," another mumbles.

Down below the ocean's waves, however, a quarrel was beginning to brew. An adolescent Mer-Otter by the name of Atreus had dared to defy her "king", and was now standing in front of him, flanked by two Deep Ones. The shark leered down at the girl from his throne, one clawed hand drumming idly at the armrest.

"Now, tell me again, child," he growled. "Your exact words against me?"

The Mer-Otter was looking down at the ground, her long "hair" obscuring most of her face.

"I refuse to serve a tyrant," she mumbled.

"Louder!" the shark roared.

"I refuse to serve a tyrant!" she yelled, finally glaring up into the face of the monster she despised, eyes burning. The shark feigned a look of hurt.

"You believe me to be a tyrant, my child?" he said, one hand covering his heart, as if wounded by her words.

"I don't see what makes you think that; why, without me, you and your fellow Merbians would've been devoured by the monsters that lurk outside the kingdom. It is me and my Deep Ones that keep them out, after all."

The Mer-Otter grit her teeth.

"Tiamat has kept us safe long be-"

"TIAMAT IS NOTHING BUT AN OLD WATER LIZARD!" he roared at the girl, slamming his left fist on the arm of his throne and causing the Deep Ones flanking him to cower slightly.

"Why do you think was able to best her so easily, hmm?? Because she is no better than a fairy tale, and I am a legend given flesh!!"

Keep telling yourself that, thought another person who looked on at the events occurring. He was a hammerhead shark who had definitely seen more than his fair share of conflict. Ornate armor adorned his body, signifying his status, while a massive claymore was strapped to his back. A locket with a red gemstone was around his neck as well.

Currently, the hammerhead was standing beside the Deep One to his ruler's right, arms folded behind his back. He was silent as the king took his time raging at the Mer-Otter before them. If only there was a spell to quiet him down...

"You have no idea how much you and your people owe to me," the shark growled, fist clenching.

"Before I came along, you were nothing but passive little urchins that swam away and hid at the slightest sign of danger."

He seemed to be calming down, at least.

"I brought you the means to be warriors; fealty to me is the only thing I required of you. And look how well it's worked out."

He made a sweeping gesture.

"No predatory sea-beast has breached the walls since! Ahaha!"

"Because you're the only beast in this Kingdom," Atreus hissed. The tyrant leered down at her.

"Would you rather have me, or some mindless monster that sought to devour you all?"

"Actually?" the hammerhead said aloud. "If I may, Your Highness? The huge beast that had attacked us months ago did, in fact, breach our walls. You haven't forgotten it had taken my planning and the combined might of all our military to defeat it, and ensure that it wouldn't happen again, have you?"

"........"

The shark grumbled a bit, glaring at the hammerhead.

"Thank you for reminding me, Arkham," he growled, looking displeased. "But still, that proves my point..."

He turned back towards the Mer-Otter, grinning.

"...that were it not for us, you would have perished in that beast's attack."

Arkham hid the sly grin that threatened to appear on his lips. He certainly got a kick out of annoying his master, even if just a little bit. He knew his limits - he wasn't stupid unlike some of the troops he had the (un)fortune to interact with. Then again... he supposed it happened when one had a greater intellect than many.

Yes... us''. I did all the work, while you sat back and watched, and came in to steal the credit. I'll make damn sure that you see the folly of your ways, pretender,'' thought the hammerhead. He was fighting the urge to go ahead and challenge the man right there... but he remembered that it would likely get him killed for nothing.

''Patience. Everything will come in due time...''