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« on: August 04, 2009, 04:24:10 PM »
This is a free project
I do hope to get it published some day, but that would be a long way off
The title is
VALHALLA PUNK
It is a Shonen action series, but a deconstruction of the genre (See the topic I started in the "Develop your story" section for the definition of deconstruction if you don't know)
The ones who glow:
Everyone living person in the world is animated by energy. This energy is known by many names: The Japanese called it Ki, The Chinese call it Chi, and a scientist might call it bio electricity. It is the life force that animates all creatures. Without it, the body falls apart.
Some are born with a special glow. That is, they produce an excess of life force. This excess, this glow grants power beyond that of a normal human. Over the centuries, those that glow have gone by many names, everything from monster to deity
The Norse referred to them as the Gods of Asgard. Legends tend to snowball in that way.
With the rise of science and technology, these people have been dismissed as lore and nonsense.
While not gods, these people are very real.
History
Like every powerful group, these people have fought amongst themselves for hundreds of years. Busy killing each other off, they weren't much threat to the rest of the world.
Then, they came, a group of people with the glow. They began to kill and steal the life force of others. They were called Nusquam. No one knew why they showed up or what they wanted, but they would not stand for it. Children with the glow rose up to fight them. Victory was achieved after many casualties and bloodshed.
After the fall of Nusquam, there was a vacuum. Not having any outlet for their power and not knowing any other way, the children began to fight each other. They killed. Some for honor, some for glory, and some just because. One of the children who were forced to kill a former ally, finally saw the murder for what it was. With Nusquam gone, he dimmed his glow and left the others to their war.
He retreated to a small town to live the rest of his life. There was not much opportunity for one who only knew violence. Even with a life of labor, he was happy to stop the killing. From time to time, he had missed old friends, the person he loved, and even the thrill of the fight. He wouldn’t return to that life however. He saw it for what it truly was, senseless murder.
Deep down, in the smallest part of him, he knew that the peace wouldn’t last. He had been one of the brightest to glow. Other children would come to seek him out with a desire to fight, to kill. Despite his guilt, despite his new found awareness, he still did not wish to die. He would face them, albeit reluctantly.
This time would be different. He would glow once again, but no longer as a child.
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I am an inexperience writer, but I think I am a pretty good writer.
I would be comfortable with an inexperienced artist. We would be able to mature together as we went.
I am aiming for an art style that is a bit less stylized than most manga. I'd say a good balance between stylized and realistic.
I am a very flexible and patient person. I'd say that I am pleasant to work with.
Anyone interested?
Feel free to ask any question, no matter how insignificant it seems. I am accommodating
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