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postThread table for forum City of Lost Angels - Character Fiction

Oren Itanooren12/10/08 18:25View
Missy12/10/08 22:22View
The backstory of Vulpes.Vulpes12/11/08 01:46View
Erica KesselErica Kessel12/11/08 07:52View
Missy's Story.. a Do-over and another ChapterMissy12/11/08 22:38View
UsrBinPerl12/11/08 23:48View
oren12/11/08 23:57View
Kwekwe's BackstoryKwekwe Karu12/12/08 01:02View
UsrBinPerl12/13/08 00:35View
Eternal SunsetMissy12/13/08 12:19View
Kit Ristow12/14/08 00:01View
ShyMathys12/14/08 00:27View
MasksAlissa12/14/08 00:58View
Lorae12/14/08 01:24View
UsrBinPerl12/14/08 22:07View
Missy's Story Continued..Part 3Missy12/16/08 08:43View
Missy's Story Part 4: Innocence ShatteredMissy12/16/08 18:34View
Missy's Story Part 5: Innocence AnnihilatedMissy12/18/08 17:16View
Small DangersVox12/18/08 21:36View
Saint of The Abyss: Part 1Luciferiel12/19/08 05:21View
Zero....-1Justa Zero12/19/08 17:38View
Zero....1Justa Zero12/19/08 18:26View
Óðr’s Daughter. Chapter I: A Guiding DreamAsil Karu12/20/08 02:39View
Omega To Alphaerinnic12/23/08 16:49View
Her Bloody Tears [-Past Event-]Methias12/23/08 18:09View
Lost Kitsune - A Shattered MindKiera12/25/08 18:51View
Usr's story Part IVUsrBinPerl12/27/08 20:34View
The EssexHeir Maelstrom12/29/08 04:23View
Kwekwe's shameKwekwe Karu12/30/08 18:11View
Joint Round Robin Fic Anyone...?erinnic12/30/08 19:07View
God Was On Her Lips As She Diederinnic01/02/09 23:31View
Love and Betrayal - A New Beginningkessjuliesse01/03/09 13:46View
The Diary of Cody Woodhencodywoodhen01/05/09 21:35View
Missy's Story Part 6: Innocence AbductedMissy01/07/09 06:23View
Cursed BladeYannis_Martynov01/08/09 21:27View
Story Thread: Community Round Robin Ficerinnic01/09/09 23:25View
The demon withinCanly Fargis01/11/09 16:14View
Ziau- CoLA's Very Own CasanovaZiau01/13/09 02:09View
Twisted Attentionserinnic01/21/09 20:34View
Inspiration- music and roleplayZiau01/26/09 08:01View
Compilation! Where were you when it all happened?Ziau01/28/09 09:12View
The Clock Struck MidnightMalice Ashdene01/28/09 22:31View
With Precision- a poem by Kelly Welch A.k.A Ziau Jua.Ziau01/29/09 04:36View
Alisa's dicovery of a new world (character sheet + story)Alisa Draconia01/30/09 19:17View
The Shadow Stepper- Ziau the Enshadowed.Ziau02/01/09 07:26View
Krista Lemon arrives to the streets of Lost AngelsKrista02/03/09 00:09View
Back Story Upto the Excile of Rune.RuneCrimson02/03/09 21:59View
War with the Brood, war with the Coven, and the Pack.Ziau02/07/09 04:11View
-- Halcyon's Backstory --Halcyon Nacht02/08/09 00:22View
Planer/Exonar family (aka, Erinyse, Khalan, Viridian, Cummere, Selena)Cummere Mayo02/08/09 03:53View
Kit's BackstoryKit Ristow02/10/09 18:40View
Eyes in the DarkKeyla02/11/09 09:47View
Surfacing Part ILlyr02/13/09 22:21View
Surfacing Part IILlyr02/13/09 22:35View
Tama-Chan: A Cat's Story (Tamara's background)Tamara02/17/09 07:35View
Project: A map of Post Apocalypse North AmericaTamara02/17/09 19:21View
Dreamtime RevelationsWinter02/19/09 18:08View
Reaver-the echo of the BlackwindAntiZero02/23/09 00:43View
On the Origin of SpeciesTamara02/25/09 22:38View
ConfessionKit Ristow02/26/09 01:39View
Personnel File: Pointe, Zsuzsanna C. (Inactive, Deceased)Su Pointe02/26/09 03:32View
Malice, in a Different Kind of WonderlandMalice Ashdene02/27/09 18:07View
The Dark of InspirationKit Ristow03/01/09 21:42View
Jheric: CrucifiedKayle Ashdene03/03/09 10:53View
It's my lifearsene_Braveheart03/05/09 18:18View
The Tradgedy of the HybridDigital Enigma03/29/09 07:09View
The Sin of Wrathmolly switchblade04/02/09 21:28View
Golden BoyEphran Ehrler04/15/09 06:12View
Story About A GirlAesendria04/24/09 15:34View
Climaxe by Smith and WessonSloan04/28/09 06:19View
My new project ATTENTION Russian Characters!Ziau05/01/09 06:42View
**NSFW** A Typical Tuesday Night for MissyMissy05/06/09 20:48View
Post your profile links!Cortero Landar05/07/09 10:25View
Making Logan SufferAesendria05/12/09 07:09View
Jeanne VarunJeanne Varun05/14/09 08:24View
The Vanguard's True PurposeLogan05/16/09 01:03View
Cortero's Infernal ArmorCortero Landar05/16/09 06:52View
Bookstore SurpriseAesendria05/16/09 23:16View
Post your profile links if you have in-story info in them!Cortero Landar05/18/09 10:33View
PromisesAesendria05/24/09 02:44View
Cyber Evolution Bios, Anur Seda, Cyber Reaper, and Commander of CETheassassin06/08/09 11:28View
Was any of it real?Youko_Giha06/12/09 15:28View
A shift in prioritiesLogan06/17/09 04:21View
Going homeLudvig06/17/09 19:10View
'Ren in Japanoren06/18/09 23:11View
Thelma across the boardThelemaJuliesse06/26/09 15:09View
Pre-fiction: How Kayteear got here.Kayteear07/15/09 16:43View
Story TimeCharissa07/17/09 19:03View
Pack Airship RP.Tai07/27/09 02:49View
My CharacterLilith1308/05/09 22:34View
LilithLilith1308/06/09 09:30View
The Haunter in the DarkShadow08/14/09 21:50View
The Flying HeadsKwekwe Karu08/16/09 16:52View
Why selling coffins is impossible in CoLAZiau08/23/09 04:14View
Paint it red!Ziau08/23/09 07:51View
Young Cowards.Ziau08/23/09 08:28View
Great video for RPers and people passionate about writing.Ziau09/05/09 08:55View
Dux - 264 BCDux09/10/09 18:41View
The Thing at South Gate SanitariumShadow09/15/09 22:09View
♪♫ Do you wanna RP my avatar ♪♫Kayteear09/17/09 14:45View
Jessica's MotherJessica Susser09/21/09 04:19View
Ziau Challenged me to. NSFWChasityDawes09/21/09 07:17View
The Divine Machine.................Theassassin09/21/09 22:29View
I Bleed my Blood for Myself.Ziau09/22/09 22:28View
Cronicle of a deathKayteear09/24/09 01:34View
"Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself"DavidJoshua Artful09/26/09 17:07View
Old Versus NewDigital Enigma09/27/09 20:28View
The Shadowed Order, The Eternal Order, Ordo MachinaTheassassin10/06/09 06:55View
Elamyrath's HistoryElamyrath10/10/09 00:52View
The here, the now, the dead. The Minus.TheMinus Ziskey10/10/09 12:41View
Before bed ritual.Amy Guisse10/17/09 04:13View
Alone?Ike10/18/09 15:34View
IS this High School again?Theassassin10/24/09 12:49View
Sidhe vs DrowOrlok Lectar10/29/09 04:08View
Daddy bluesarsene_Braveheart11/17/09 19:01View
Chronicles of SIEagentlyseria11/22/09 12:27View
The Lady In Black(A Drokan Exile Twisted Love Story)AntiZero11/29/09 06:36View
The growing Darkness.Leirain Koray12/01/09 11:04View
The lycanKayteear12/01/09 16:00View
City of Lost Jackman: The Untold Hollywood BlockbusterAntiZero12/02/09 07:11View
Coming home for christmas ..Kes12/10/09 22:17View
Bunneh Vs. Lich, DBZ styleKarsha Yutani12/14/09 11:59View
A FarewellRoland12/16/09 20:50View
Of Death and RebirthDigital Enigma12/21/09 20:14View
The Story of ReocoReoko Farspire02/06/10 20:47View
Homecoming......... The Story of Orpheus DarkfoldOrpheusDarkfold03/11/10 02:27View
The Story of Orpheus Part 2OrpheusDarkfold03/13/10 23:15View
Who owns who?Kayteear03/22/10 22:03View
Missing the Oceanricercar03/23/10 22:27View
Letter to the editor: Manners in LATink03/25/10 16:58View
Chasity BackstoryChasityDawes06/14/10 19:43View
Something Black and Violent...DavidJoshua Artful06/19/10 22:23View
Doctor Visiterinnic07/12/10 04:26View
Gabby Perdidevacantghost07/19/10 04:42View

postTopic -- Halcyon's Backstory --

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Halcyon Nacht=^^= HOME =^^=

Born to a working-class family in the bustling, smoggy city of London in the late 1700's, Halcyon, "Hally," grew up a on a meager lycan compound on the outskirts of the growing metropolis. Her mother, father, and three older brothers lived a fairly quiet existence in the small pack enclosure.

Hally spent her days fighting and playing with her brothers and the other pups in the area. All of the members of the pack were a close-knit family; the men of the group taking turns standing guard along the boundaries of the city as the sunlit sky gave way to the darkness.

The high wooden walls of the compound were littered with clusters of brightly lit lanterns propped on the tall, splintered beams, and an abundance of fireflies surrounding them. Hally remembers, in great detail, spending late nights with friends, chasing each other around the perimeters of the aviary, just enjoying being a child. Some nights, her and her brothers would sneak off into the city, stealing from the local vendors, peeking through the windows of the brothels, hassling the French prostitutes, and drinking from the half empty beer bottles still sitting in the hands of the wealthy business men who hadn't a clue how to handle their liquors and passed out in various parts of the city.

As she grew older, however, Hally began to understand the political chaos that swarmed around her familiar home and threatened the future of the established orders. A large band of feral lycans began attacking nearby colonies and cities, viciously killing all who stood in their way of destruction and dominance. Though it was understood that each small city was its own democracy, being run only by a series of elders upholding the common laws, the ferals were working for a dictatorship, spreading violence to all those who wouldn't adhere to the rules of the new leader.

Hally was still fairly young by the time the ferals had reached her compound. They raided one night and slaughtered most of the males in a matter of hours using heavy artillery that had yet to make the main market in London. The females and pups gathered together in the town church and prayed for salvation and protection for their loved ones fighting the great battle. Her three brothers stayed with her and her mother until the third night. So many male lycans had been killed, more of them were being recruited to fight against the ferals at younger ages.

Her brothers left for battle early one morning, leaving Hally and her mother behind, crouched down below the pews as they cringed at the sounds of gunfire, their nostrils filled with the distinct lingering scent of gunpowder and smoldering ash. Only one of her brothers, the youngest returned a few nights later to bring food and water to her mother, also giving word of the good news of victories and assured them all would be over soon. Though their father had been missing for several days, he instructed them not to give up hope. Several male lycans were being held captive, but were unharmed; he might be one of them. As her brother left, Hally sighed deeply, clutching onto her mother, believing the worst was over.

The days were no less quiet than the nights, constant sounds of screaming and gunshots rung out through the town, replacing the once solemn chimes of the church bells. The females dared not wander out into the streets, fearing for their safety. Thus far, no intruders had tried to enter the sacred space, so their fears and tensions were being held at bay. Some fathers and sons would return to bring messages from the outside, but never stayed for long and never dared give more than vague, weak reassurance.

It was on the thirteenth night that the village was completely overrun by rivals. Every last male lycan was slaughtered or taken captive and the ferals had broken into the church and began taking the females and enslaving them. Hally and her mother were separated that night and would never see each other again.

Hally was dragged, kicking and screaming through the unrecognizable streets of her once so-beautiful compound and city. The wooden walls, that had for decades stood so regal and tall, were burned, leaving scattered ashes and scorched wood piles in their wake. Like a repeating nightmare, Hally could never shake the memory of looking back at the falling, burning walls of her home as she was carried out, over the shoulder of a large, powerful feral through the front gates of the colony.


=^^= Encampment and the K9 Series =^^=

From here, she was brought to a hostel in a feral town, miles from her home. She recognized no other female from her city, but identified the same terror and misery on each lycan's face. All of the females were raped, beaten, and tortured for information of where their male family members were hiding, or the locations of their hidden arsenals.

Several years prior to the active invasion, the new regime, along with its multitude of top-ranking scientific researchers, had been experimenting with the idea of mechanically enhancing lycans to become stronger, better, faster, more resilient fighters. High ranking officials had demanded their armed forces be hailed superior to all else, and their overarching need to insight a civil arms-race against neighboring rogue-packs lead them to seek answers in biomechanics and new technology.

Only weeks before Hally's town had been overrun by the ferals, researchers had developed a breakthrough with several mechanical enhancers. The male lycans whose lives were spared upon captivity became guinea pigs for the researchers' experiments. They were cut open, modified, pulled apart ... most of them, in the first several batches, didn't make it passed the surgical stages due to infection in the low-grade medical facilities.

After a few more weeks of trial-and-error experimentation, during which time Hally remained captive to the whims of the male camp guards, the researchers believed they had a sufficient product, able to withstand infection and considered "fully operative". They called this system of internal wiring, mashed-up computer hard-drives, and used arms-factory parts the, "K9 ALPHA" series.

Over 500 male captive lycans were put through a series of trial surgeries to develop the system and work out any glitches. Of course, being the first batch, there were many of them. Many lycans would freeze up, shut down, fall apart, or loose operational power only weeks after being placed out on the battle fronts. Researchers went back to their labs to sacrifice more canines for "the cause", making several upgrades to their operating systems in the process. Thus creating a second batch of more highly developed cyborg-hybrids, the "K9 BETA" series, commonly referred to as "K9B".

It became quickly apparent, however, that despite the new functioning system, there were fewer lycans to subject to it. The governing authority of the ferals came to the decision to begin using young, viable female lycans. Hally was among the first chosen to undergo her "necessary changes," as she was told. She was taken early one bright, sunny morning in November, stripped down, shaved completely, and put under heavy sedatives. Hally remembers staring up at large round disks of light as she was forcefully strapped down to a cold, metal table before the "doctors" began working on her young frame.

She woke up two days later, disoriented and in much physical pain. She was laying back in her cot on filthy, urine stained sheets among countless other bodies and had no recollection of how she had gotten there. She craned her neck just enough to see the patch-work scar running from her throat to her bellybutton. The "doctors" had replaced her heart and lungs with a not-so-sophisticated series of pumps and valves connected to one internal hard-drive. Her right lower leg was missing and replaced with a steel-enforced peg, bolted directly to her thighbone. Her leg had become a casualty of the botched surgery. Her right eye had been exchanged for a reinforced fiberglass orb, reflecting back to her the data with which her internal system was connected. Her spinal chord and several extremity bones had been reinforced with steel plating and were wired to her internal circuitry in order to communicate in both directions: receiving electrical energy to heighten her movements and sending signals of damage and system failures back to her hard-drive.

To counter the physical pain, the captives were fed an abundance of unmarked pain killers and street-grade narcotics while they healed. Hally's body, so young and feeble, became instantly addicted to the substances and began relying on them in daily doses to keep her running "properly". Hally, along with 50 other enhanced females, waited in the camps to be taken to battle. They were shown by the researchers, how to use their parts and work with their new components to reach full capability. For 19 hours of each of the 24, Hally was put through strength-training and forced to push her new body to the limits, even while it was healing or going through fits of withdrawal from her drug abuse.

For what seemed like years, but in actuality 7 months, Hally closed her eyes and begged that before she opened them, she would wake from her horrible dream. The sounds of screaming and crying had become the white noise of her life, blending into the background. After having lost count of her days spent in the encampment, having been starved and weakeded severely, a chance for escape revealed itself one night in the form of a kind feral soldier who had taken a liking to the young lycan. He took her aside one night, as he stood post outside the doors, he leaned her against the exterior wall, while the rest of the females slept, and he placed a gentle kiss upon her lips. Shocked by this, she stood there stunned. Before she could mentally react, she began to nuzzle him.. she had sworn she'd forgotten how.

Over the next several days, the kind male lycan would bring her food and water in the middle of the night, preparing her health for a planned escape. Finally the night had come, and with yet another soft kiss, he bid her farewell and he showed her to the edge of the encampment and told her that he would be waiting for her at another camp a few miles North. He promised her he would leave the next night and be there in a few days. She thanked him with a gentle touch to his face, "Orson, I love you" she whispered, before scurrying out into the cover of night. Orson would fear for her safety and attempt to leave that same night to find her, but would be shot and killed upon the feral's discovery of his plan. Hally would never learn of this and would only be left with unanswered questions and a feeling of abandonment.

=^^= Leaving for America =^^=

After days of walking blindly, she came upon a harbor and small Neko town bordering an inlet. Taking pity upon the young, obviously hurt female, the townspeople took her in several nights, bathed her, fed her and cleaned her wounds. Shortly after arriving, word had begun to spread that ferals were quickly approaching and burning all cities and compounds on their way.

Stricken with fear, Hally decided to leave the country to escape persecution immediately after learning of the new information and vowed to someday return to find her love, Orson. After slipping a few dollars to the harbor master, he agreed to let her stow away on the next ship, leaving that evening for America. Living off the carcasses of rats and mice, Hally silently took the trip to the new world, hoping not to be discovered until she could set her feet firmly on US soil.

Luckily, the ship docked in New York only a few days later without complication and she was off to start her new life.

Being keenly aware that settling down wasn't a good idea so quickly, she decided to travel. She wanted to keep herself busy, moving place to place, so as not to have even a moment to dwell on her recent past; stopping only a few weeks at a time in each place. She took to the streets, stealing money from merchants and pick-pocketing to afford herself her comfort of heroin. She became good at using her innocent looks to her advantage, and using them, she made her way, via several cargo trains, out West.


=^^= Lost Angels =^^=

While stopping one night to regain her strength and find a decent meal in a small British owned colony on the border of Arizona and California (Yes, I put one there.), she ran into a band of feral lycans. As she approached the group, she tensed her hands on her claws and lowered her head. As they neared her, one grabbed onto her arm, whipping her around into the brick wall of the nearby building. After having bullied her for a few minutes, she opened her mouth to refute their advances- when the males heard her accent, they knew she had escaped from their country and would be a prime target for mating.

The small town had been trampled and burned by a rival gang and all the females had been enslaved or killed. Only a small group of male canines had been left in the desolate town, and having a female there, emitting her heat, was sending a forceful desire through all of the males. Unwilling to submit, she growled and clawed.

As she struggled to get her hands loose from the lycan holding them above her head, she looked up into his eyes, and though the expression had changed, she saw a familiar face. She cocked her head and in horror, recognized the face of her eldest brother. "How...?" His eyes widened as he recognized her too. He looked over his shoulder at the other males, and not wanting to bring attention to her, he leaned in closely and quickly whispered, "Run... run to L.A.. there's a town there, "Lost Angels" you'll be safe there. I can't go with you. I'm sorry... RUN." He let his grip on her loosen, as she took one last look at him before running until breath could no longer enter her lungs fast enough.


She traveled, quickly, not stopping for food or rest until she arrived on the borders of the "City Of Lost Angels".


=^^= Lost Angels BRIEF UPDATE=^^=

In the city, nearly two centuries from her original arrival, in which time she wandered around nearby towns, living in the streets that had become so familiar, an imp named Vox would take an interest in her, and begin rehabilitating her. He rids her of most of her drug usage, supplies her with medical care, and was able to join together a small team of city-mech-techs to replace her rotting, rusting, internal and external parts.

Vox created and replaced her optical drive and attachment, exterior spinal column, and prosthetic foot attachment. He also infused the lycan with nanites taken from another being which were meant to help her heal and keep her internal systems functioning properly. However, Hally is proving an unsuitable candidate for long-term nanite occupation and complications have arisen, driving the nanite population down to a dismal, non-functioning few.

Tink replaced her internal circuit-board with a properly functioning unit, capable of much higher volumes of data storage and a more efficient operating system allowing Hally the advantages of a modern cyborg system.

Annette Hotaling created Hally's thigh/knee unit as well as her left forearm component. Annette also installed a chip in Hally that allows her access to Hally's internal system, able to hack into it and override her command-prompts, rendering Hally helpless to Anne's control.

Dark reenforced Hally's right shoulder and upper arm with a highly-developed nanite-comprised unit. She's also tried to infuse Hally with her own nanites, programming them to act as biofilters and healing agents, though her attempts have proven thusfar unsuccessful.

After having been killed by the blade of Annette Hotaling's inner demon, Hally was brought back to life using the updated, highly sophisticated CPU from a spider drone (LADEE). Her entire inner system was replaced, having been damaged beyond repair in the attack and the subsequent frost-bite as her body was lying in a morgue for several days postmortem.

Since then- she's had various parts worked on and replaced and updating would become a full-time job of which her typist hasn't the time for.

Le.
Fin.		02/08/09 00:22
Lilith13Why would nanites not be able to replicate and survive in her to do as their command code bids? I'd think they'd be able to unless they themselves were defective or somehow programmed to the biosphere or DNA code of their original host(s). And once she has working nanites replicating inside her, it is not beyond feasibility that they could convert her mechanical parts into organic or vice versa. I hear they'd also stop her aging...but that's just hearsay. :P

Just some friendly questions and suggestions, hehe.		08/07/09 04:59
KhoryPlus she's Khory's mommy.08/07/09 11:31
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