Akemi looked up, focus disturbed. The shadows curled at the sudden interruption, and gathered around her palm like a pet clinging to its owner. "Messing with magic. I'd rather not subject myself to such torture at the horrendous weather," she commented, letting the shadows swirl and shape, then letting it disperse back into the darkness. "Besides, in here is a nice place to practice umbrakinesis...the shadows in here are stronger, and the ambiance and silence makes it all the more better." she rested her arm on the armrest and put her chin in her hands. She had seen her half-sibling around before, always running about in the cabin, with some books on a topic she wasn't really sure about.

"I would like to safely assume you're in here the same reason as I, no?" she tilted her head, curious. "After all, it seems that most of our siblings have departed to endure the weakness of sunlight."

"The weather outside is horrendous...and people expect me to get out of here." she sighed as she flicked the blinds closed with simple telekinesis, plopping down on the couch, feeling the curious shadows in the corner coming over to her. She was bored out of her mind, and no way in her right mind would she go out in this...disturbingly extreme weather, so she resided to have the shadows gather in her palm and lazily float, swirl, like a small fish. She had a soft smile on her face as they did so. The shadows, were like a pet to her. A little companion, an ally. She did not control them, she had a sort of symbiotic relationship. The shadows provided strength, and she respected them in return.

She messed with them, as if they were a spool of string, making a cat's cradle between her fingers, then letting them disperse. She didn't expect any of her siblings to approach her, as they all seemed to keep to themselves. So she sat cross legged on the couch, messing with her magical powers like a child would play with a doll. She always was fascinated by her abilities, and she tended to keep experimenting with them as such. @ Asher Harrington

She let the wind blow behind her, like a tailwind, its chill supporting her and giving slight strength. She could feel the shadows' presence cowering in the sun, and bit her lip in the guise of that challenge. Not that they would abandon her in that time of need, but she took a deep breath as she felt her magic coursing through her veins. Like a heartbeat, syncing up with hers. She liked the prospect of a challenge, but she only had her knife on her, which would be hard to fight with...curse her for not bringing her sword.

She felt hesitant to strike first, but she could feel the familiar chill of magic curling around her hands, as she steadied her eyes on her opponent. "Let's do something simple...first blood wins. How does that sound to you?" she exhaled, feeling the shadows waiting on the sidelines, in the nosebleeds, ready to assist and to strike. Akemi was nervous, with the prospect of an extra challenge, but she was ready to try her hardest in this bout.

Akemi just looked back and forth between all of the campers, from Sage to Mateo to Levi. In what world, did sitting in the corner, begging silently not to be noticed, result in attracting the notorious player of the camp...Akemi thought to herself of all the times she nearly stumbled upon Levi in the woods, with his newest girl plaything. She bit her lip at the thought, crossing her arms. 

When Sage defended her from Levi's comments, she couldn't help but feel relieved, but instead settled to just staring at him and as well as Mateo for a brief moment. A shame, Akemi would enjoy being friends with the two, but Mateo was elusive, and Levi would probably try and ending up banging her in the first place, so she cast her eyes away to the court, letting the shadows swirl a bit closer like a protective blanket.

Akemi just looked up at Levi, tilting her head, purely out of curiosity. "Akemi. You must be the notorious Levi I see so much around camp, huh?" she took caution in talking to him, but hid her tone. Lest she become one of his little girl toys he could hookup with- she prayed he didn't take an interest like her, like flies to honey.

She sat back, messing with the hem of her jacket. "Nah, I don't plan to play, I like watching everyone run around and be competitive, without having the need to run around myself. How about you, hm?" she was genuinely curious, resting her chin her hands, gazing out at everyone about to play. She hoped she didn't get hit by the ball, but with her luck, she probably would. 

Akemi looked up at Mateo. Her half-brother, and the sibling she noted to see the least of. "Hello to you too," she had responded, looking up at him. She could feel the shadows curling in his presence, as if intimidated. "I prefer to watch this all unfold. I'm not one for team sports in the slightest, and you?" she tilted her head, curious as to what he would be doing. 

She was surprised he even came to talk to her, as she always observed him off on his own. She glanced at Sage for a brief second before twirling a lock of hair around her finger once more. 

"How entertaining to witness," she said when Sage mentioned Evelyn once more, looking at her. The Aphrodite girl looked like she came out of a seedy place in New York's sexual industry, not from camp, but she cleared her throat to try and hide the giggles in that thought welling up in her throat.

She turned to Sage once more, raising an eyebrow when she said she wasn't dating Loukas. "Really now? Well, best of luck." she said teasingly, but she was quietly rooting for the both of them. She was younger, but she seemed friendly enough. Quite sweet, in her opinion. 

When she asked if she was a year round camper, she hummed in response. "I am planning to attend school in New Rome sometime, but come back periodically. Sure, people here don't know me, but I know a lot about them sometimes," she ran a hand through her hair, ruffling it, "And they're all very fun to watch. The shadows here seem to favor me as well," she let the wispy silks of darkness gather around her palm, then dispersed them as she blew them towards the court. "So I don't think I'll be going just yet."

"Oh, what a crying shame," she replied, her response thick with dry wit, "I think I'd prefer you as a ferret," she looked at the weather in distaste. Sunny...not a pleasant day. She cast a look over at him, twirling a lock of hair around her finger once more, "Personally, monsters are more fun to me at times. I am aware I lack more capabilities than most campers here, but that is the price to pay for being a spectral among the living." her lips, painted blood red, pursed into a thin line. "Nonetheless, I'd be willing to combat you- it's good to know that I have a possible ambulance ready if I so happen to get shot in the shoulder."

She took his words with regards of meeting his half-siblings to heart, as sighed and thought to herself. "Fine, perhaps I will meet them... people watching is filled with nothing but romantic drama at the moment. Don't get me wrong, a lovers' quarrel is great to watch," mischief flashed through her eyes, "But really now, must it always be like that?" she cut short as they approached the clearing, the shadows rescinding at the brief light, but nonetheless, their presence returned once more after a small while.

"So it seems we're in your territory, sunshine." she said, crossing her arms. "Don't go easy on me regardless, mkay?"

Akemi walked alongside him, the shadows trailing behind her. "Spells...they're my forte. I rarely fight otherwise. Why would I? Combat is best left to the more experienced campers." she smiled at the ghost girl nickname. As he mentioned half sibling, sparks went off in her head, realizing something.

"Forgive me, but could you possibly be referring to Asher and Tristan? I've seen them practicing in Cabin 20...rather interesting." she chuckled as she swirled shadows in her palm, like ribbons of smoky black silk, as she let them hover. "I'd help them, but they seem to have it fully under control, I think I'd leave them to their own devices." she glossed over the fact of meeting him, but did comment on it, "I prefer to try and not interact with my siblings much. They all have their own lives, and although we share a parent, it should not be obligation to interact with them much. I do hope to talk to one of them one day; I'm interested to see how their magical abilities are."

She sighed, gently, breezy chills spreading through out her body as she dispersed the shadows. "Not to say that this little walk isn't fun and all, but where are we headed?" 

Akemi chuckled, watching the Athena girl run in. "Heh, I've heard about that. The shadows are a good place to spy on others from," she commented. She had never interacted with Samantha, though she had heard that she was the camp's 'resident parent,' of sorts. 

"I remember spotting what happened a while ago- I think, a couple years ago?" she smirked as Sage pointed out Evelyn, she sighed. "I didn't expect her to be here..." she mumbled, looking at her. Akemi knew that she was the cause of the prank, but it didn't hurt to mention she disliked the Aphrodite kids. God forbid one of them hit her up and ask to hookup...she'd rather be infected by shadows again than hookup with anyone, let alone an Aphrodite kid...she disliked their nature, but refused to voice this aloud, lest she be the next victim of their wrath. 

As Sage said her name, Akemi turned to her, tilting her head slightly. "Oh yeah, you're dating my half-brother, right?" her tone was light and teasing, "Nice to have a proper face to the name. Pleasure to meet you as well." 

-Akemi is 5'5

-Her hair is naturally chestnut/light brown but she has streaked it blonde since then

-She likes raspberries and will eat anything containing them

-She smells like pine and a flower garden after a rainshower 

-She is ambidextrous in writing but not in combat

-She dislikes the art of 'hooking up'

-Her favorite author is Agatha Christie

-She often wears clothes with substantial amount of color at times

-Her blood type is AB, coinciding with the Japanese blood type myth

-She hates the color green

-If you write her name in her specific Japanese kanji, it means "bright beauty"

-She is almost entirely fluent in Japanese thanks to her father

-She hates oranges/anything with citrus

-When she's interested in a person or conversation, she twirls her hair 

-She is talented at painting but dislikes it

-She can ride a bike with some difficulty

-She always wears red lipstick, in different shade variants of it

-Her dream job is to work in interrogation

-Her favorite color is dark pink, but refuses to admit it as such

-She has a soft spot for outgoing, friendly people, as they pique her interest more

-She has a collection of black denim and leather jackets she keeps hidden, but she always wears some variation of it

-She has more, than on one occasion, sometimes used her magical powers to prank others in small ways

-She wishes to know her half siblings better, especially Shadow

-She is a talented dancer, light on her feet

-She hates squishy foods, especially pasta/noodles

-If you know where to find her, she can disclose information to you...at a price

-She prefers to listen to alt rock and indie, and has her own playlist  

-She learned to play guitar, at least the basics, but has quit playing it since then

-If she could've picked her godly parent, she would've picked Athena

-Her Harry Potter house is Slytherin

-Her love language is touch (giving) and quality time (receiving)

-She owns at least 20 shades of red lipstick, but she hides them in her closet.

-She has never been seen around camp in anything but jackets, all black jackets. From denim to leather, bomber, aviator, trench, sweater, flannel, she only wears black, dark red, and on rare occasions, midnight purple.

-She's self conscious about showing skin so she has never worn anything without sleeves, but she has worn tank tops.

-She wants to turn her manipulating shadows into a cat, as a companion.

-She is an ISFP-A. 

-She dislikes it when people call her a witch, but she would address herself as one.

-She's had only one crush, and that was outside of camp (but not for long )

-Akemi's an avid horror movie watcher when she can

-But her favorite movie is "Requiem for a Dream"

-Amongst the horror movie genre, her favorite is the Halloween series.

(to be added to)

Hello there, Dusk here!

So, what are Drabbles, if you may ask? 

It's my way of listing just random quirks and habits of my characters, giving them a little more realistic character. Like favorite foods, hobbies, etc, that aren't included in their backstories.

I often list them line by line, like this:

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But that's up to you, if you choose to take inspiration  

They're often very short, like 1-2 sentences, and they can be rather long!

But it's up to you what you decide entirely  

Name: Akemi Lancaster

Years of Fighting Experience: 3-4

Abilities:

-Can cast an array of spells, being a Hecate kid

-Can summon fire, not as powerful as a Hephaestus kid but can cast fire magic

-Can conceal presence, making it harder to be detected

-Can manipulate shadows, has the ability of Umbrakinesis 

-If strong enough, she could summon Greek fire

-Can freeze things, briefly, not as strong as any child of the Big 3 but enough to make people slip on a puddle of ice

Preferred Weapon of Choice: A Celestial Bronze tachi, nicknamed Arashi (Tempest) and an extra Celestial Bronze wakizashi (smaller, like a knife)

Strengths:

-Very skilled in spellcasting, can cast up to 10 different spells (not at once) without exhaustion

-Agile, years of avoiding others have allowed her to be quick on her feet and good at escaping

-Her umbrakinesis abilities give her an edge sometimes

-She can use a tachi sword rather well

-She is observant and intelligent

Weaknesses:

-She is not strong, often resorting to a specialized sword used for stabbing, slicing, etc.

-When using Umbrakinesis, the shadows 'infect' her, causing extreme chills and muscle cramps due to their darkened nature, and if she controls them too much, she could very easily be left vulnerable to attacks.

-She lacks experience in other weapons.

-She lacks full contact combat abilities, such has hand to hand. She often results to more of an 'assassin' kill to avoid fighting others head on, as she could very easily lose. 

-She is not aware that Hecate kids can manipulate the Mist, and thus, is very bad and lacks all experience in it.

Other: Akemi is not the best at swordplay, but she definitely could fight less experienced monsters and such if given the chance. Her abilities are at their best during the full moon, as it is when shadows are at their wildest, and when her magic courses through her veins.

She had almost neglected non-magical combat entirely, relying on magic perhaps a little too much, which can lead to her being easily defeated by disarming her with her sword and combating her in a more sunny area, which weakens her umbrakinesis as well as her overall magical prowess.

She does not know Mist manipulation is a thing, therefore lacking experience and knowledge in that area, but she is by no means a pushover and can hold her own, but not for long in some circumstances.

She can summon fire, bring forth ice, conceal presence, cast a magical barrier, and manipulate and levitate things through minor telekinesis. If casting too many spells in succession, casting too many spells at once, casting more than 10 spells in a day, and 30 in a week, she begins to receive extreme headaches, fatigue, chills, and nausea/dizziness, and if she keeps pushing herself, she could lose her ability to cast spells entirely for days, weeks, etc.

Outside of her magical abilities, she is very acrobatic and quite fast, great at spying and stealth missions, but lacks strength and proper battle intelligence as she always goes out of her way to not combat others, sometimes not fighting them entirely, slashing throats before clashing blades.

She is currently learning to shadow travel with her abilities, if she even can... 

Ranking:

Strength 2/5

Speed 3/5

Stamina 3/5 

Intelligence 3/5

Agility 4/5

Tempered Blades

Welcome to Tempered Blades, where I (Dusk) keep track of my character's abilities in combat!

I often struggle with remembering what they exactly do sometimes, what they're best in, what they lack in- if they even fight at all,

so I made this to help keep track of how my characters fight!

Feel free to take inspiration from this if you'd like  enclosed is a template of what I will be using!

Template:

Name:

Years of Fighting Experience:

Abilities:

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Preferred Weapon of Choice:

Strengths:

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Weaknesses:

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Other:

Ranking:

Strength (out of 5)

Speed (out of 5)

Stamina (out of 5) 

Intelligence (how quickly can they think in battle? are they more calculative? do they play dirty? or do they go in swinging?) (out of 5)

Agility (Flexibility, like are they acrobatic? nimble?) (out of 5)

Stats should not surpass 15 total, for balance  

Akemi turned to Sage, who had approached her. She smiled, slightly, perhaps out of fondness, or respect, but it was hard to tell with her. She had always seen her around her half-sibling, Loukas, but nonetheless didn't feel entirely motivated to interact with most of them. She was surprised Sage knew her name, though. 

"I'm more of an observer, if anything." she crossed her arms, particularly looking back at forth at Makayla, then Theodore. "Some of them are too...boisterous or competitive for my liking. It's interesting to see them all butt heads over this, nonetheless."

"I see. Very well then," she shook his hand in return, putting her hands back in her jacket pockets afterward. She did enjoy watching him in particular- always had an eye on him. She barely made many friends at camp, which was not a result of her demeanor (though sometimes it would be) but in fact, simply refusing to interact with most people entirely. But Elijah always fascinated her. She didn't understand why- and she intended to find out. 

She could feel the shadows curling behind her, curious at her new interaction, but chose to ignore their growing presence, as she chuckled at the ghosting comment. "I'm very well, thank you. And..." she trailed off, caught off guard by the request. "Training would be nice. Too many people gather at lunchtime sometimes, and anywhere I go there's nosy dryads, or perhaps the occasional campers making out." she said, sighing. "Besides, some training would do me some good. I rarely practice anyway." 

She did know how to fight with a sword, but nonetheless she had never crossed blades with a real person. She learned by watching the best fighters at camp, and by the cover of the night, swinging and remembering the minute details of fighting with it. Technique over experience. Spells were more her thing, stretching her limits to how many she could cast, and especially her control over shadows. Both she were equally strong- and rather good at, if she had to be the judge of it.

"You think you'd be down for a little training, sunshine boy?" she called him that teasingly, with a small smile on her face.

Off to the corner, hidden in the shadows, the child of Hecate lurked, watching everyone gather, was the child of Hecate, sat in the shadows. She had recognized everyone gathering near, (the perks of a people watcher, she'd suppose,) and made a tsk noise as more people gathered. Sooner or later, she might be dragged into all of this. She was not a very 'team sports' and competition sort of person, she left it up to the Nike, Athena, and Ares kids to get riled up over a spherical sport with a white ball and a net.

"With the steady stream of people trickling in, it won't be long until I may be dragged into this," she mumbled, flicking her gaze back and forth between all the people gathering. "But the more people who come, the more likely I'll be able to sneak away without notice- hopefully." She wrapped her flannel jacket tighter around her, beckoning the shadows to aid her in keeping her almost virtually invisible to everyone gathering. Gods forbid someone drag her into this. That's when there'd be the most trouble.

Akemi's lips drew into another smirk, amused at his embarrassment, as he introduced himself as "Elijah." She had seen him often around camp, as the Apollo kid who would scurry around, like a ball of sunshine, trying to help anyone new out, always assisting others whenever he could. Of course, they had never interacted, not once, but she knew who he was.

An idea popped into her head, twirling her hair around her finger in slight amusement, as she replied. "Akemi. Child of Hecate." she held her hand out, hesitantly at first, hoping to shake his hand. Someone like him, would be...of use to her. Someone who knew many people, the center of information. Perhaps maybe, she would give this bright child of Apollo a little bit of her time, and in return, receive a good amount of information- maybe she could find more places to explore around here- and disappear back into the shadows the minute she had received everything she could from him.

"I was watching you practicing archery with the younger campers," she crossed her arms. "But doesn't Chiron usually do that? Of course, it's none of my business, but..." she made a tsk noise with her tongue, "Curiosity, you know?"

The woods were her sanctuary for the moment, for Akemi at least. Her half-siblings always busied themselves with other matters, and of course, it wasn't in her nature to interact with new people. 

So she took it upon herself to retreat to places where most wouldn't cross or look for her. Speak with her. From the roof of the Big House, to down by the arena at dawn, she stayed there, watching those who went about their lives. Like how the goddess Hestia tended the hearth at the center of the camp, always present, but almost never acknowledged.

Her favorite place to frequent was the woods, to climb the trees, although monsters liked to come and go, sniffing out her scent. Yet she liked the little risk of danger and being caught. She saw many things (and things she probably was never meant to see, at that,) from the trees, from bushes, leaning against rocks in the shadows.

It was a typical, depressing sunny morning. She didn't want to stay indoors, as dreadful as the weather was- how typical of her- but she ended up going back to the woods again, sitting and staring at the golden sky for what seemed like hours.

She had been watching the young archers take lessons at the hand of an Apollo kid (per usual,) but once she saw what it was, a smiled softly curled on her lips as she climbed down from the tree, hopping on the ground with her hands in her pockets, landing on a twig, resounding the noise of a crack.

"Before you shoot an arrow through my skull," she held up her hands as a peaceful gesture, "I'm not here to kill you." 

Hello there, I'm Dusk! 

Here you'll find my characters' plotters, trackers, etc.

 So far, Akemi is the only one here, but I hope that's soon to change!