#series: soramerica

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Its Tender Tuesday! How do your characters introduce their significant others to people? Does the phrasing change at all situationally?

Happy Tender Tuesday back at ya! Hmmm...

I think at the beginning of the sagas when Seren and Graven are just starting to like each other, they just introduce each other by name since they don’t know what exactly they are. 

It’s not until the third story (Sentinel Saga) that Graven finally brings Seren to meet his mother, Donna, and introduces her as his girlfriend. By this time they had been separated for a year and whey they are reunited, they know that they are to be together. 

I think the only time that the phrasing is different is when they are on a mission where somebody knowing that they are together would endanger them. 

Thank you!

#tender tuesday #romance writers of tumblr #series: soramerica #otp 3

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I am a writer of multicultural erotic romance. I also have a dystopian sci-fi in the works as well as a supernatural and a fantasy romance.

These side blogs are for novel inspiration. They are password protected as such. If you are interested in seeing them, send me a message and we’ll chat.

I.  Medicinal Love series  (set in Seattle, WA. Receptionist/Boss romance  Black female /Japanese male)

II. Ignition series (Set in Las Vegas, NV.  Exotic Dancer/Firefighter romance  Black female/ White male)

III. Soramerica Sagas (Set in a futuristic America. Enslaved cage fighter female turned rebel. Black female/ White male)

IV. Blue Tokyo Love (Set in Tokyo, Japan. Librarian/Pianist romance. Mixed female/ Japanese male)

V. Erosae  (set in New York City, NY. Modern day cupids)

VI. Desire’s Body  (Still in planning. Fantasy Romance. Black female/ White male)

VII. Hearts On Fire (Set in Arizona. Western themed romance. Mixed female/ white male)

VIII. Hawaiian Sunrise (set in Oahu, HI. Hula dancer/gang leader romance. Mixed female/ Spanish male)

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happy tender tuesday! what's your OCs' perfect/ideal date night?

Happy Tender Tuesday! Since I’m focusing on Soramerica WIP right now I’ll answer this for Seren and Graven. 

Their idea of a perfect date night is going deep into Forest Hallow and looking for the secret meadow that gives them the perfect view of the stars. 

Graven would probably hunt dinner for them easily and Seren would have sides packed in a bag. They would eat and talk about things other than fighting the empire for once. Afterward, they would probably play or swim in a lake or pond before finishing up their night making love and falling asleep under said stars.

Thank you!

#tender tuesday #romance writers of tumblr #series: soramerica #otp 3

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OC ABCs: Seren

A: Aptitude

1. what are your oc’s natural abilities, things they’ve been doing since young?

Seren has always been a card player. She doesn’t know exactly how but she’s always known how to play certain games. Her adopted mother, Nadine told her it must have been her biological parents who taught her. 

2. what activities have they participated in?

Cage fighting, gambling, spying

3. what abilities do they have that they’ve worked for?

Martial arts definitely. She didn’t know any when she was a teenager and brought to the Marciano house, but when she met Sebastian he slowly but surely turned her into a fighting machine. 

4. what things are they bad at?

Anything tech. She has focused so much on physical aspects in her life that when comes to anything technical she can’t follow through. 

5. what is their most impressive talent?

As with all Fighters, Seren can be alert and able to fight for days depending on the type of serum is given to her. 

Soramerica Tag List: @kainablue @catharticallysarcastic @daftydrafty @ladywithalamp @visionofwriters @cawolters  (please let me know if you want to be added or removed )

#writing ocs #building ocs #series: soramerica #char: seren marciano #oc abc #character building

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Meeting the Prince

"Quickly, Aalina! The Emperor is expecting us!" Julien exclaimed harshly as the two walked in a brisk pace down the white marble main hallway of Lapis Lazuli Palace. Aalina quickened up her pace, feeling her sari flying behind her- she didn't want to disappoint her owner. Just at the end was the throne room and Julien hoped they had made it on time. A gasp came from Aalina's mouth suddenly as she felt her heeled sandal give way, making her trip and fall into a heap on the cool floor. Julien stopped slightly but then started again for the room saying behind his shoulder. "This can't wait, Aalina. Come when you have collected yourself, comprende?" Aalina looked up. "Yes, my Master." As Julien finally made it to the throne room, he got himself together and then quietly entered. Aalina winced as she felt the slight pain in her ankle. She had twisted it pretty good and leaning over she winced feeling the tenderness. "Ow...that hurts." she said softly, then stiffened when she heard footsteps stopping behind her. "Are you all right, miss?" a deep velvety voice asked. Aalina slowly scanned up the back suit until she met the concerned eyes of Prince Esben. She gasped and in the next second lowered her head to the ground saying, "My prince! I am so sorry!" Esben was just as taken aback by her response as much as he was taken aback by the sapphire eyes that greeted him. "Why are you apologizing, hon?" He kneeled down beside her, taking note of the diamond slave collar letting off a light beeping sound. Aalina kept her head down. "I'm disrespecting you by not being able to greet you properly. I tripped and hurt myself." Esben smiled. "What is your name?" "Aalina Marciano, Sire." Esben put a finger under her chin and pulled it up so he could look again into those eyes. "There is nothing to apologize about, Aalina. It's not like you meant to fall. Here let's take a look." He reached down pulling back the glittering fuschia and green sari to see her ankle. The culprit of the fall was the broken sandal and Aalina winced again as Esben made short work of removing it. Then he looked all over it, happy that it wasn't broken. "It just looks like you twisted it pretty good, nothing too major." Aalina felt happy that she was ok and tried to get up. "Thank you, Majesty. I must get up however because my owner is expecting me." The prince frowned. "Where is he? Did he know that you fell?" Aalina felt a bit ashamed. "Yes, your Majesty." Esben kept his frown. "and he just left you here?" Aalina nodded. Esben started to get up but not before putting his arm under Aalina's leg and grunting out, "Grab your shoe." Aalina did and Esben gave one more grunt before picking up the beautiful concubine and turning to walk toward the throne room. Aalina glanced down into the creamy brown eyes of the prince and as he smirked at her, she blushed confused as to why she was feeling so happy; her loyalty and love belonged to Julien. Emperor Corrigan and Julien turned their heads at the sound of the door opening and Julien frowned seeing the prince holding on to his girl as if she was his own. He instantly became angered at Aalina and walked over to the two exclaiming, "Aalina! What is the meaning of this? I told you to come down quickly! Instead, you throw yourself all over the prince? Disgraceful!" He grabbed Aalina's wrist to pull her out of the prince's arms but froze at his raised eyebrow. Esben's eyes signaled "back off." and Julien did a bit turning to see the Emperor giving the same raised eyebrow. They were both surprised that the businessman decided to show himself like this in front of them. "

We'll talk about this later, Aalina." Julien said, letting her know that he was still angry. 

Esben didn't like the tone of her owner and so cleared his throat. "If you had been more concerned about your slave, you would have realized that she was injured." Julien frowned. "Injured? How?" Esben set the woman down on the ground gently, smiling at her. "She twisted her ankle a bit, but she'll be fine." He nodded at Aalina who gave a small smile back, bowing her head in respect. 

Julien gave a look of relief as the Emperor smiled saying, "So this is your Treasured Girl. Your words don't do her justice, Marciano." Julien bowed his head this time, "Yes, Sire." Corrigan then glanced at his son who was still looking at Aalina. "You might have a rival for this one though. The prince hasn't taken his eyes off of her since he set her down. Interesting." Not knowing if the Emperor was joking or not, Julien gave a nervous laugh and then cleared his throat. "She is the most beautiful of my concubines, your Majesty. Surely the Prince would like to take a look at my other girls." Esben could tell that Julien had a hold on Aalina and chuckled at the amusing thought of him trying to distract him away from her. The Emperor nodded. "Yes, I've heard that you have a choice variety of concubines there at your House, Marciano. I've seen some pretty beautiful fighters as well. "Yes, Sire." "That Prized Fighter of yours is especially beautiful. A wildcat on all sides." Julien tried not to grimace thinking about Seren, who really gave more trouble than not and tried to keep distracting the prince. He didn't like how interested he was in Aalina. "Perhaps the Majesties would like to come and take a look at my girls someday?" The Emperor shook his head. "No. My girl is a handful enough. But I might come down to see your House just for fun." Julien nodded and then looked at Esben who gave him a hard smile. "You know...I could buy your girl at any time. My money is worth so much more than yours, Marciano." Julien's eyes widened and he looked down as Esben continued. "But I won't take her. You seem attached to her and I have too much stuff to do to be looking after a concubine." He gave a bow to his father saying, "I'll take my leave now, Father. Marciano, til next time." The two men gave nods back and Julien bowed. Esben turned to Aalina one more time and smiled as she tried to curtsey even with her ankle. He grabbed her hands to stop her and kissed one softly before saying, "Hope you feel better, Miss Aalina. Farewell." He then left her and Aalina stared after her, finally realizing why her heart was beating so fast. Prince Esben was the first person to make her feel like she was more than a concubine.

Soramerica Tag List (please let me know if you want to be added or removed): @kainablue @catharticallysarcastic @ladywithalamp @cawolters @writingsugarbee

#series: soramerica #char: aalina marciano #char: esben corrigan #char: emperor corrigan #char: julien marciano #Story piece

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February

1. What is your character's favorite beverage? Screwdriver

2. What is your character's least favorite food? Any kind of squash. She thinks it’s too bland tasting.

3. What does the color blue make your character think of? How does it make her feel? When Seren sees blue it reminds her of the Sentinels’ flag colors and she feels proud seeing it.

4. How does your character feel when she visits someone in the hospital (or other major medical facility)? She feels horrible for them and she feels angry that she couldn’t protect them. Especially if they are a Sentinel member.

5. Has your character ever had surgery (or other major medical treatment)? Once. When she got shot with the bullet that rendered her serums useless. She had surgery to get the bullet out of her body.

6. Does your character gamble? Is she good at it? Gambling was a huge part of Seren’s life before she became Fugitive status. She was a pretty decent player, racking up wins for her Price of Freedom. After joining the Sentinels, she only gambled for fun.

7. Does your character know how to swim? Fighting she’s a pro at, swimming she is not. Seren knows basic things when it comes to it.

8. How does your character feel about large bodies of water? She loves seeing them since it’s a rarity to see them in Relic City.

9. Does your character have any phobias? What are they and how intense are they? How have they impacted her life? It’s silly but sometimes she gets afraid of men that are built like or look like Commander Dexter. Then she gets over it and kills them.

10. What does the color purple make your character think of? How does it make her feel? Tora since she always wore that color. Before the assassination, she loved seeing Tora in it made her seem regal. Now, she feels melancholy.

11. Your character lies on her back on a summer day and looks up at the clouds. What images does he see in their shapes? She barely had time to look at clouds and she sees stars more.

12. A terrible crime has been committed, and evidence points to your character's guilt. She didn't commit the crime, but she doesn't have an immediate way to prove it. What does she do? She would be wary to trust and she would keep close to Graven, Laz or AJ until they can find a way to prove her innocence.

13. Your character witnesses a terrible crime being committed, and he sees the perpetrator's face. He also knows that the perpetrator has friends in high places. What does he do? Seren would probably try to dispose of said person as long as they are in a remote area away from the hideout or Relic City.

14. Your character sees someone get hit by a car; they're still alive but obviously badly injured. No one else is nearby to help. What does she do? There aren’t as many doctors as there were back then in Relic City so Seren would at least try her best to keep the person from bleeding out depending on the severity of the wounds. If it’s a lost cause then she keeps the person calm until they pass.

15. What is your character's favorite piece of clothing? Her knee-high boots or her cream long-sleeved sweater dress.

16. How does your character dress on a typical day? It’s always something she can move or fight in as well as something that has sex appeal. She likes to keep Graven interested in her body as much as possible. Not that it’s needed.

17. What is your character's earliest clear memory? Her waking up in a hospital at the age of six.

18. How well can your character defend herself in a fight? Has she ever had to? Seren has been trained in many forms of martial arts for the act of cage fighting. Her brain has been retrained and though the urge has died down, instinct still tells her to fight to the death.

19. Is your character introspective? When she has time to be. Usually, she thinks about herself when she’s waking off from serum recoveries.

20. How opinionated is your character? Does he like to share those opinions with others or keep them to himself? Seren is known for being half and half. She loves to listen to situations quietly but when it’s something she’s passionate about, she will voice herself.

21. Is your character confident or overconfident? Does he lack confidence? Seren can be very confident especially when it comes to fighting. She knows her skills and analyzes her opponent the first chance she gets. She has been known from time to time to be overconfident though and usually that results in failures.

22. What hobby or side interest is most important to your character? Martial arts training.

23. Open your character's wallet, purse, or briefcase. What do you find? When Seren does bring her backpack with her, she usually has her claws, her serums and some high energy snacks. If there are important documents, she keeps them in there as well.

24. Open up your character's drawers or wardrobe and describe what you find inside. She does’t really have drawers, more like containers of mix matched clothing. 

25. What does your character's bedroom typically look like? It’s pretty simple. Stone furniture looking like something straight out of the Flintstones, simple black white or beige colors.

26. What style of furniture does your character prefer? Comfortable beds

27. What style of furniture would your character never purchase? Any kind of country chic kind of stuff or girly stuff

28. Your character moves into a new home. What's the first thing he buys for it? A bed for when her restoration days are upon her

365 Feb:  Aija | Honorée | Amila | Briseis | Phoenix  | Anouhea

#series: soramerica #char: seren marciano #365 questions #character building

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#char: seren marciano #series: soramerica #oc inspo

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Happy STS! Which of your OCs would you least like to be stuck in an elevator with and why?

I’ll go with Commander Dexter on this one. He’s pretty much the scum of the earth when it comes to my villains. He kills for no reason, he’s an abuser and assaulter of women, he doesn’t play fair and he’s just vile. I’d hate to even have five minutes with him.

#sts #storyteller saturday #series: soramerica

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Happy Storyteller Saturday! What's an interesting fact about your OC that they don't think is very interesting?

Happy STS to you too! I hope it’s a beautiful day for you!

I’m going to go with Seren for this one. Seren is in the Fighter category of slaves so from the time she was sold to her owner she was conditioned fo fight in the ring. With that comes the introductions of serums into her body. Said serums make her do different things but the most prominent attribute that marks her as a Fighter is that her eyes turn golden. As the serum wears off, the color in her eyes gets darker and dark til it’s back to her original dark brown.

Many people awe of her eye color but Seren is so used to having the serums that she doesn’t think of her eyes as anything abnormal.

#sts #storyteller saturday #series: soramerica

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15 for 15 Tag

Thanks for tagging me @magsiswritingnow

Rules: Answer 15 questions about your WIP from a character’s perspective, then tag 15 people.

1. What is your full name?

Graven Tod Stefanson

2. What does your full name mean?

Graven means “ditch” or “channel” in German. Tod means fox.

3. What are your other nicknames/names?

My usual nickname is Gray, but my mom calls me Boyo. It used to be little boyo when I was little and it stuck. 

4. What is your gender?

Male

5. What is your sexuality?

Heterosexual

6. Where are you from?

I live in Relic City which was originally Chicago.

7. How old are you?

I’m 23...I think. 

8. What is your species/magic form?

I’m human and I don’t have magic. Is magic really a  thing somewhere? With these weird-ass scientists and this stupid hovering city, I wouldn’t be surprised. I am pretty good at sharpshooting and singing. 

9. What does your human form look like?

I have long black hair that is usually unbrushed at the bottom until it’s near dreadlock level. It gets that way because it’s usually under my coat and I don’t mess with it. If Seren gets to it, she fixes it until it’s got a slight curl to it. My eyes are green from my dad...but he’s not around anymore.

10. What’s your aesthetic?

Rockstars, guitars, trenchcoats, the color black, shotguns, friendship, long hair, grunge

11. Who’s your best friend?

My best friend? More like my best friends. The other three members of my band Bloodstream (Rebel, Turbo and Monster) are three that I would gladly give my life to save theirs. 

12. Would you ever get a piercing or tattoo?

I have an eagle on my back with a wingspan and feathers that go across my shoulders and upper arms. I have it to remind me that I’m looking toward my freedom from this bullshit.

13. When are you happiest?

There’s a couple of situations where I’m happiest. Of course when I’m with my Prized Fighter. Second is when I’m with my mother and third is when I’m with my bandmates playing our instruments. 

14. What’s your biggest secret?

I haven’t told my mother that I held the Empress hostage in Soramerica. 

15. What was your first impression of ___?

Seren? Oh my God...seeing her in the crowd that night made time slow and seeing her nearly gold eyes made a shiver go up and down my spine. I’m so glad I met her and have her in my life from that fateful night.

Tagging who I’m following: @piratequeenofpixies @visionofwriters @cawolters @kainablue @crowandmoonwriting @vasilisapeadarsan @writingonesdreams @writer-jessicac @quilloftheclouds

#series: soramerica #tag game #15 for 15 tag game #char: graven stefanson

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January

1. What does your character's name mean to her?

Seren doesn’t really remember much about the origin of her name. So she doesn’t really think too much of it. It sounds pretty, she guesses. It won’t be until way later in her future that she finds out her name is really Serenity.

2. It's January 2nd. Where is your character today and what is she doing?

There would probably be snow and ice where Relic City is around this time. If that’s the case, then there would be most likely no battling on either side. Seren would have time to relax in her cave home, resting up depending on if she had a serum injected earlier.

3. If your character could change one physical detail about herself, what would it be?

Seren would change how masculine her body appears at times because of training and especially after recovery.

4. Describe your character's hairstyle in detail. Why did she choose it? How much does she care about it?

Seren’s hair is luxurious and thick. It’s usually going straight down her back. Not much work is put into it other than the usual hair wash, brushing and combing.

5. What is your character's favorite physical activity?

Sparring with either AJ, Bas or Bonzai. She likes to train Graven also.

6. When was the last time your character climbed a tree? Why and under what circumstances? If she has never climbed one, why not?

Usually, when escaping from the Organization in Forest Hallow, Seren and trees are best friends.

7. Your character comes face-to-face with her worst enemy. What is her first reaction?

Cower away and hide. She still has a lot of fear from what the commander did to her as a teenager and that’s saying something; her being a living weapon.

8. What is your character's least favorite physical activity?

Conditioning her body after a long recovery period. She’s weak and her muscles take a bit to get back to where they were.

9. What is your character's favorite weather?

Seren doesn’t get to see a lot of weather from under the upper continent. So from below, she likes when it’s balmy. When she’s on top of Soramerica, she loves it when it’s sunny so she can see the sun reflecting off of the many jeweled buildings of City Crystalline.

10. What is your character's favorite season?

She’s not too sure. It’s not really a worry of hers. 

11. Your character keeps a photo album of memories from her life. If she could only keep one photo, what would it depict?

A photo of her as a teenager with her adoptive mother, Nadine, and Khaleb as a baby.

12. Does your character keep any pets?

No. Pets aren’t allowed in the Sentinel Hideout

13. A very large centipede runs across your character's leg. What does she do?

Stomp on it. With no fear and no regret.

14. What does your character eat for breakfast?

Most likely venison sausage from a hunt with organic eggs with some kind of oatmeal or porridge.

15. What is your character's least favorite weather?

Cold wintery mixes. Any kind of weather that tampers with her fighting abilities.

16. What is your character's fondest childhood memory?

Going out to dinner with her adoptive family. 

17. What is your character's favorite piece of artwork?

Doesn’t have one. There is barely room on the stone walls for much art in the cave homes.

• Describe any pieces of artwork found in your character's home or office.

N/A

18. What is your character's least favorite season?

Old Americans only worry about summer and winter since that’s when the need to survive is the strongest. So both of those two are tied for Seren.

19. Someone asks your character to describe her family. How does she answer?

Seren starts off with Graven, of course, saying he’s her soulmate, then goes on to Khaleb talking about him with a loving sister gaze. Then she bursts into a huge smile talking about Gryffin. If probed further, she talks about Nadine and if they ask about her biological family, she says it’s very fuzzy thinking about them.

20. Is your character a morning person, a night owl, or something else entirely?

Seren is something else entirely. She’s a Fighter and as such, she is usually injected with serums that keep her endurance up for days. She doesn’t sleep during these days and so when they wear off, she has to catch up on as many days as she’s been up. So there is no clear sleeping or day schedule for Seren.

21. What is your character's least favorite color?

Pink

22. What does the color orange make your character think of? How does it make her feel?

The first time she ever saw a sunset. Makes her feel nostalgic.

23. Your character walks into her home and sees blood on the floor. What is her first reaction or thought?

Where’s the first aid kit? As many fights as the Sentinels go through, people are usually desensitized seeing blood.

24. Describe the outside of your character's home.

It’s a big beige limestone wall with holes lined along the side of it. 

25. Describe a typical birthday for your character.

Drinking in Shadow Cove with AJ, Graven, and Aalina and joking around. Graven would probably play her a private song on his guitar at home, one of the multiple Sentinel cooks would make her fave food and Khaleb would make her something. Gryffin would give extremely wet kisses.

26. What mythological figure best personifies your character?

Artemis

27. What is your character's least favorite animal?

Snakes. Harder to kill since they’re pretty quick.

28. A law enforcement officer stops your character for a minor violation. How does she react?

She’d probably start a fight to at least make her escape. She’s still a fugitive by Soramerican laws. 

29. What does the color red make your character think of? How does it make her feel?

Fighting. When fighting, she just feels everything rushing through her all in a red haze of adrenaline. 

30. A stranger makes a crude comment to your character. How does she react?

Depends on who it is. A man would definitely get a punch somewhere and if from a woman well hell... Seren doesn’t really discriminate. 

31. What is your character's favorite animal?

Wolf, despite various people calling her lioness.

Soramerica Tag List: @visionofwriters @magsiswritingnow 

Female 365 Jan: Aija |  Honorée | Amila | Briseis | Phoenix | Anouhea 

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When Seren Met Graven

Time goes by and I feel myself relaxing to the music playing. It’s a smooth strumming of a guitar and as AJ goes off to talk to somebody else, I’m not surprised that it’s luring me towards the stage; music is always a friend to me. When I get there, I notice a band of four men playing a nice paced rock song for a group of the music genre’s appreciators. I settle somewhat in the middle and observe each man and the instrument he played.

The one on the far right is an older looking man, kind of like in his middle 30s. He has shoulder length dusty bronze hair that is all in his face and blue eyes. A few wrinkles here and there but it’s clear that he’s a talented musician as he strums on his guitar.  Then my eyes move toward the back to the drummer. This guy…is something else. His hair is spiked high up on top of his head like a mesa and it looks like its about the same length of his bushy beard which connects to his intense sideburns. Strangely enough, he doesn’t have a mustache. He plays the drums in perfect rhythm and after watching a moment I bring my eyes to the next member.

He’s a lanky man playing another guitar. His hair is a bit past his shoulders and covers his eyes. Ever so often he moves his head to the side to clear his eyes enough to move. He’s cocky; giving off that “I’m in the background but I deserve to be in the front” kind of aura. I scoff at that but admire the strums of his guitar.

But then I’m then distracted by a medium sounding tune, which lures my mind and heart away from me. I feel myself swaying side to side from the tune…following the lead of a few others.  My eyes search for the one who’s playing it and realize it’s coming from the lead musician.

He’s sitting on a stool with one leg up and he’s crouched over his guitar, seemingly in his own world. His beautiful hair is long like mine. So long it's draping over his shoulders and face like a black velvet curtain. I maneuver my way through the crowd trying to get a better look at this enigma of a man. As if he knows that I’m in front of him, he lifts up his head slightly and I connect with the gaze of one of his light green eyes. It freezes me more than any Cor Soldier ever could and all I can do is manage a soft smile of awe. He cocks his head at me and then moves his head up so that I can now see both of his eyes and where ever my active consciousness went, I knew it had to be where ever he was.  

For the longest time, we stare and stare and the people surrounding me become dark; nonexistent. Just as quick as the moment happened however, I blink and everything is back to the way it was. The lead singer looks back down at his guitar.

#series: soramerica #story: fugitive saga #otp 3 #Story piece

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America-2078

Note: This is a very very rough draft that I wrote a very long time ago. It needs work but I wanted to show the gist of the situations in this story.

2078

America is not the same.

No.

It's nowhere near the land of the free, home of the brave that you all remember. No, it hasn't been that way for years now.

A long time ago, the population started dying out from an unknown illness. The illness was very severe as the bodies of the infected began to waste away at a rapid speed. No...not even wasted; more like melting away or disappearing. Who knew nowadays? It was hard to detect even under the microscope and so was named The Translucence.

It was definitely an epidemic spreading around worldwide and everywhere was chaos. The illness claimed a lot of lives and it changed everything that America stood for once the President succumbed to its path of death. Then the Vice President took over only to share a similar fate.

Riots enraged across the leaderless country. Didn't last long however as population waned by the day from the illness. We never seemed to catch a break until...

A man named James Corrigan and his group of scientists came into the picture, claiming to have a cure. Americans lined up to the man immediately claiming him as the new President of the United States. Nobody could go against them as most of the Senate and the cabinet was gone. Corrigan seemed to be the man everybody loved and his scientists were impressively intelligent; showing plans of a floating city in the sky and what everybody was waiting for: the so-called cure.

But there as a downside...

Only people with certain genes and blood types could have a cure. Americans were quite confused when they were told that; they believed that they would finally be free from the Translucence once and for all. The lead scientist, Professor Robert Gideon announced that the disease was protean: reacting differently to some forms of genes and blood and needed to be treated accordingly. He said they were currently working on a new cure. He said that ten years ago however and there were still no changes for the ones who didn't have the chosen genes or blood. It was suspicious to a lot of folks...

It was clear that the towering city meant more to them than healing us and instead of cures being made it was constructed and up in the air soon after the announcement. The city of the sky soon became a country all it's own that was called "Soramerica" It flourished; the chosen ones living lavishly up in the houses and mansions made on top of it.

The land of America itself died...

It was now a shell. A decaying shell filled with translucents, famine, and other nightmares. We all lost hope and wondered what would be next in store for our bad luck.

Corrigan didn't keep us waiting. After weakening us, he finally showed his true side, proclaiming that he was the key to life on Old America and that he was now the Emperor of both countries. There would be a new way of life and new rules. If you wanted to live, you had to abide by his rules-no matter what. Everybody below Soramerica was pretty much salvageable as the illness could take them at any time. People now lived in slums and struggled to live. Corrigan kept watch over us at all times with his formidable army; didn't want to have a mutiny on his hands and the rest of the world kept their distance since they had their own problems to deal with the Translucence. We all had id bracelets-hi tech bracelets that with anybody that had a scanner to read what family we belonged to, our general information and more important: if we had the Translucence.

Men here are basically bums, even if they try to make business...they could only make so much money as the Emperor wanted a gigantic tax from whoever had businesses. Children and teenagers still went to school but only learned whatever the Emperor's scholars wanted them to learn.

Women definitely are not respected any longer. They have a harder time with the disease and they die out more than men and children. As so over the years, they were defined as worthless in people’s eyes. In order for them to survive and stay valid, they had had to live in three different ways.

Some women in an attempt to keep the population from going instinct had sex with any kind of man to become pregnant and have children. The risk of STDs became much higher but it did keep our humanity alive.

Women were now seen as a game and could be captured and collared. Most of them were captured and now used as sex slaves or just slaves period. Young girls were also captured but were used just as house slaves for either Old or Soramerica.

A new classification for females was made and with the recent approval from the sick minded Emperor Corrigan, women and girls were captured and made into brutal fighting machines. They were made to fight in streets and cages and were extremely valuable. They were formidable as long as they were injected with stamina serum that kept them fighting as long as it was working. It was not rare to see them as part-time concubines but it was not the norm.

So like I said...America is not what you remember, we are not free and we are not brave and it's not going to change anytime soon. I would know because I'm a Fighter and have been a part of this way of life for the past fourteen years

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#series: soramerica #story: fugitive saga #story piece #soramerica is a clusterbomb of a story... #but I'm still going to make it work.

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Seren: He’s irritating. Can I kill him?

Graven: Nope.

Seren: Just a little bit?

Graven: I’m still going to go with no.

Seren: It will be quick.

Graven: Seren...

#series: soramerica #otp 3 #dialogue #oh you know #just a random conversation between these two

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Fugitive Saga: Part of Chapter 1

I walk quietly into the bar, hearing distant guitar music and seeing the stout bartender nod his head up at me. “Hey, Ser!” He yells out.

I smile and wave back, greeting, “Hey there, Mack!”

“You want the usual?”

I think about it, coming up to the bar; I usually had a tequila sunrise but my stomach lurches again and I shake my head, my decision easy. “No, I’m fine, sweetheart.”

“All right then. Let me know when you want something, darlin’.”

“Will do.” I agree as I wink at him.  After a moment of silence, I glance from side to side and lean forward asking in a whisper, “Is he here?”

Mack nods and motions with his head to the corner. I turn around and head in that direction, not surprised to see two gleaming red eyes staring at me from the darkness. I just smile.

“Wow, you would think that I would be more frightened to see that.”

“You’d think, huh?” A deep voice calls from where the eyes were.

A lighter came on and lit the candle of the table. I then smirk at my best buddy.

“AJ.”

“That was a great fight, Serenity. The ending blow was epic.”  He says, his red and black mohawk shimmering in the candle’s light.

“Mm…just everyday shit.”

AJ laughs. “If you say so, Prized Fighter.”

I began to laugh with him, then stop and freeze watching a group of Cor Soldiers stomping past us through the city streets. Then I think about what Julien had said and looked up at the clock seeing that it was 9:45pm. Julien is going to have my ass if my collar read past ten.

AJ notices how on edge I am and says, “Need me to turn it off?” I give a curt nod and he orders, “Come here.” I do so and straddle the chair beside him so that he could rewire my device.

I felt his hands reveal my collar from the safety within the turtleneck and then heard the whistling of his screwdriver as he whipped it into his hand. Five quick minutes later, I heard the beeping of my collar diminish and let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.

“There you go, ma’am.”

“Thank you, AJ. You’re a genius.”

“Get called that quite often.” He replied with a grin.

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#series: soramerica #story: fugitive saga #char: seren marciano #char: aj johnson #story piece

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OC Introduction: Seren

Name: Seren Jade Marciano

Date of Birth: June 5

Age: 22

Status: Prized Fighter of the Marciano House

Appearance: A woman of 5′8 with midnight lengths and dark brown eyes. Dark brown eyes that turn gold under the stamina/enhancement serums.

Family: An adoptive brother, Khaleb

Friends: Seren’s best friends are AJ, one of the leaders of the rebellion and Aalina, a lead concubine of the Marciano house.

Love Interest: Is currently attracted to Graven

Personality: Seren at first glance seems to be quite intimidating because of the formidable fighting skills that have made her a Prized Fighter. Truth is that she has a heart of gold and would protect anybody close to her. 

Weapon: Attachable titanium claws

Excerpt

His intruder...was a woman and a quite beautiful one at that. Sunlight glittered on her mocha skin and on her midnight hair. She had dark brown eyes and a smirk that for some reason irritated him. "Commander Dex. Wow, time has really been bad for you." Dex scoffed, slightly offended. "What's it to you? Do you I know you, woman?" The woman shook her head, giving a scoff of her own. "I can see age has even affected your brain." The man growled, wondering why this lady seemed so familiar.

"Looks like that scar has healed pretty good though." She said, motioning on her eye.

Dex touched the scar on his face and it finally hit him. This was the girl, Seren who he helped sell to Julien Marciano. The one he kidnapped so long ago from her home. The one he took innocence from with delight. The pain of the glass that she slashed him with still ran deep within him. She almost blinded him and that thought alone made him shake with anger.

#char: seren marciano #series: soramerica #oc introduction #oc intro