Soma Cruz's Notes

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Character Name: Soma Cruz aka “Kresnik”
Character Canon: Castlevania

Canon Background: http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Soma_Cruz/Background
Omegafriends Background: The Night King was an ancient and terrifying Vampire Lord who embraced all the trappings of Supervillainy when superheroes came into being. What is known that he has a terrible hatred of all of humanity and plotted their downfall time and time again – always seem to come back from what should’ve been lethal scenarios for him. That is – until he suddenly died off three months before the game’s timeline – apparently for real.

What is little known that he had mortal wives, and had children with them centuries ago. Soma Cruz is one of his descendants, and did not realize it until one day he’s suddenly yanked off the streets into the offices of the demon lawyers Dewey Cheatum and Howe and presented with an aged trunk, and a will – declaring him the sole heir of The Night King and everything in the trunk is his to do as he pleases.

So he does what every teenager would do in the situation – become a superhero! He picked the name of Kresnik, the mythical “Shaman of White” who battles the evil vampire Kudlak.
Personality: Soma Cruz is for the most part a gentle young man who zealously protects his friends, and cares deeply for people. Far as the game states, he has few friends, but he is dead loyal to those he has and they know he got their back no matter how dangerous the situation is. This caring nature can lead him to extreme recklessness – he will tend to refuse help because he doesn’t want to be a burden, and he tends to leap before he look, landing into much more trouble than if he had actually trust his friends. The young man also has a chivalrous streak, becoming enraged if any girl gets hurt in front of him, no matter how well he knows the person, for example becoming enraged at Graham for attacking Yoko and feeling guilt for not getting to her in time even though it was impossible for him to stop it.

With those he’s close to, he can be a complete dork, quick to laugh, and just as quick to be embarrassed by teasing. Even when he’s humiliated, he doesn’t snap back, suggesting he has a calm temperament and doesn’t take himself too seriously. In Dawn of Sorrow, he demonstrates a slight sarcastic streak, aimed primarily at the resident goofball (and merchant) Hammer, so he can tease just as well as Yoko or Mina, but generally chooses not to. Soma also shows moments that reveal he has a good sense of empathy, able to accurately guess the reason that Julius ditched Yoko at the castle gates and convey in a way that she could understand (she still didn’t like it, but now knew why).

Soma is rather on the naïve side, generally trusting people immediately if they don’t act openly hostile or suspicious. When they betray his trust, he becomes upset, not just at the person, but at himself for being fooled by them – and does not forgive them easily. However, despite how many times he may get his trust displaced, he’s still quick to assume the best of people, being a generally optimistic young man.

As his power in this universe comes from bloodline rather than soul-eating, he does have the ambivalence towards it like he does in canon. In fact, he quite enjoys all his abilities (though the bone toss just weirds him out), and sees no reason not to show off – though he does get offended if people confuse him for an actual vampire.

Powers: Without magic, Soma’s as strong as a typical high school-level athlete, and will attack with punches, kicks and throws, he’s not afraid to pull dirty moves such as throwing dirt if he has to.

Initially with the exception of Witch’s Barrier, Bat Familiar and Bone Toss, all of Soma’s powers comes from the Night King’s gear – but it does unlock his magical potential which will manifest later in play. “The Power of Dominance” as it’s rendered in this game is that once he beats a monster into submission, he can force it to surrender a fraction of power to him, giving him new abilities based on the monster’s ability (a mermaid might allow him to breathe underwater for example), he can only use up to three abilities at a time and can keep them active for no longer than two hours. As powers are gained, they will be detailed in his journal.

Witch’s Barrier: A Weak shield that can block up to five non-magical attacks before it breaks. Magic and things designed to null magic can break through it easily.

Bat Familiar: As it says, he can summon a little bat to follow him around, harass his foes, and scout out an area for him. These are quite ordinary bats with no special powers of their own.

Axe Pull: He can summon an axe from nowhere and toss it – he can do it indefinitely and as his power grows, so does the size of the axe. No one knows where they come from or why he can only summon axes.

The Artifacts of the Night King (anyone with magical powers or vampiric blood can use these items):

-Twilight Cloak: When wearing it, Soma can transform into a small, white bat. He change shapes in an instant, allowing him for quick maneuverability, squeezing into small spaces and long-distance travel.

-Ebony Stone: It can create a large area of complete and unchanging nighttime around it (outside it’d show the celestial bodies as it would be if the sun was down, indoors it’s just pitch-darkness) – about the size of a 10x12 room – more powerful vampires can increase the range. Thankfully the person who holds the stone can see perfectly in the darkness. As one can imagine, this is a very desirable artifact for non-daywalking vampires.

-Crimson Orb: So far, all it seemed to do is activate Soma’s magic, but he gets such a bad feeling from it that he keeps it locked up. It’s eventually going to be involved in a future plot where the Night King tries to take over his body. It has the soul of a dead vampire inside, and seems to empower vampires.

Sample: http://omegafools.dreamwidth.org/473.html?thread=43737#cmt43737

Notes: As noted above, I’d like to eventually run a future plot involving the night king temporarily taking over Soma’ body.

He was completely gray and immobile when he was brought to the Sanctuary.

Salome hissed in irritation. "My idiot master... don't worry, those of his soul and his soul's kin are not completely petrified - he will break out of the shell soon enough," The woman explained quickly. "Well, it's back to Tuna and Sunbathing then," She smiled as she slowly started to look more and more feline.

From gears_of_gold

Give me permission, and I throw out five words to you and you write what they mean to you. And you can do the same to me.

Here's mine from Bella:

Coat: Pretty distinctive, isn't it? It's the first coat I bought with my own money that my father didn't have a say in it's purchase. And I think because I wore it when my powers were awakened, it had absorbed some of the energy. No matter what happens, it always repairs itself.

Vampire I'm Drac reincarnated, so vampires and me are pretty inevitable. I know there's a few good ones out there, being this is the nexus and all - but I'm a little cautious, especially since I seem to be a magnet for them. And the other stuff... well.

Sword I like swords. But seriously, when I was forced to rely on something other then a pen knife I went through God-knows how many weapons, and I found that the swords work for me, followed by spears if I need the extra reach. An axe doesn't balance well in my hand, and a club and mace seems, I don't know too brutal. And knuckle dusters? No way am I getting that close to a Basilisk!

White I know most people wonder why I wear so much white considering I am an albino. I like the color, it's the color of snow, doves - a tradition of purity in the Western World. Though it's also death in the Eastern Tradition, so I guess that doubles as an intimidation factor. It helps me mentally stand out from the monsters.

Language My best subject. I am fluent in English, Japanese, and Spanish - the latter being my native tongue. Language can be beautiful, how you can express yourself in many ways. It sounds weird, but there's a bit of personality in the different languages - English is rough but expressive, fluid and adaptive, Japanese is layered and song-like, subtle and hidden, Spanish - call me bias, it's passionate, it's strong. I'd honestly like to learn to speak more languages in the future.

From aureliaofarista

White Got a repeat.

Hot Uh... well, guess I might be. I admit I got some leftover self-esteem issues from childhood, not to mention the whole 'catholic guilt complex'.

Glamorous I'm not sure what to think, it's flattering, but I kind of think of the word as feminine. Though I will wholly admit I get my fashion tastes from old Hollywood styles.

Eastern I lived in Japan off and on since I was a kid. My Uncle Fran used to work as a translator for a company. I pretty much assimilated myself into the culture.

Spaniard. I lived in Barcelona for most of my young life. It's beautiful, it's warm - with the beautiful sea and an unique style of buildings. I heard Nick didn't like Discordia - bah on him! Even though I live in Japan full-time, I am still proud of my hertiage.

Once confessing, Soma bowed as he quickly jotted out of the Church, and glanced about - and caught the glimpse of the tall, dark-haired Arikado who stepped into a cab as he gestured up to the mountains.

So that's it, he thought as he quickly hailed the nearest taxi.

"Sorry if this is a bad cliche, but could you follow that taxi?" The young man gestured as the driver first looked at him with confusion - and then a grin appeared on his face.

"Want me to 'step on it'?" The Corsican grinned, showing a mouth of tar-stained teeth.

"No, just be discreet, please." He clarified as he shut the door.

"Ooooh, you think your lover's meeting someone else, is that it?"

"Wha? No, no - that's not it!" Soma exclaimed with some horror as they turned down and followed up the twisting path. The cabbie simply laughed in response as he smoothly tailed the first taxi. The young man swung his feet as he watched the city grow smaller and smaller with each turn up the mountain until the driver stopped.

"Okay, your friend's should be ahead." The swarthy man held out his hand - and Soma quickly placed a wad of money in his hands and exited out, hurrying up on the trail that lead away from the parking lot. He noted that the other taxi was parked towards the far end, the driver was upon the hood - a fat cigar clamped between his lips.

(What is Arikado doing all the way here?) The young man wondered asked he quickly hopped up the old, worn pathway. The trail might have proved troublesome if Soma wasn't used to the much steeper, usually rain-slicked stairway to the White Horse Shrine. The vegetation was mostly squat Mediterranean trees and thick, stubborn bushes that did not hide the spectacular view of the city and the sparkling blue-green sea topped by gentle white foam, however - the albino did not stop to take in the view.

He stopped at the next turn as he caught the indistinct sound of voices. (He's close, I'm not going to let him slip away next time), Soma tried to slip into the brush as quietly as humanly possible in order to better creep upon the owners. It wasn't too long before Arikado loomed into view, the black coat was removed, revealing a white silk shirt, with the sleeves rolled up - his hands had started to weave a complex pattern in the clear mountain air.

(A spell?) The young man questioned himself as he held still, as words - exotic, but somehow familiar echoed with power, the very air crackled around him. Soma's hair stood up on end from the gathered power as the clouds above darkened. (What the hell?!)

With a cry, Arikado raised his left hand with two fingers pointed up and two pointed folded against his palm as his right hand pointed to a particular spot. Lightning suddenly raced against the sky and leaped from cloud to the spot with a brilliant, blinding light and a destructive force of power that flattened nearby trees and scorched the earth. Yet, the man did not flinch, nor was he harmed by the bizarrely specific strike.

Soma groaned as he picked himself from the ground in which he was thrown to, the dots dancing in his vision as he tried to make sense of it all. Then he stiffen as he touched his fingers to his lips. Did he cry out? Most likely.

"Soma Cruz, stop creeping around like a spider and come out." The cool, dark remarked with no small hint of irritation as the black-haired man retrieved his jacket from a crevice and slipped it on.

(Busted) The albino stood up, even as he still tried to blink away the spots before his eyes. "What the heck did you just do?" He asked as he looked at the spot where the lightning had struck, and noticed that underneath the now scorched grass was a slab of granite with some odd, raised design that was now blackened and rend asunder. Soma was reminded of the seals that Yoko had taught him.

"Destroyed a source of power for those men," came the smooth reply as Arikado raised a brow. "Did I not tell you to stay in Kyoto?"

"Who are those men?" Soma ignored the pointed look as color went to his face at the dismissal. "It's my life - like it or not, I am pretty damn sure I want - no, I need the answers! Keeping me in the dark is not going to protect me."

"The Holy Order of the Moorslayers of Santiago. A group of Catholic Seperaists, Mainly Catalans who blamed the church for the suffering under Franco." The man nodded when Soma gave a sound of disgust at the name of the notorious dictator. "They appropriated an old epithet of the saint to mean any non-Catalan, including the church - especially the Vatican. They had been under suspicion for several violent attacks against the Clergy, and some disappearances of unusual circumstances. They went deep into the occult, and became interested in many of the enemies of the church."

"Including Dracula." Soma supplied as he brushed off dirt and leaves from himself. "...So they somehow found out about me, and wanted to use me against the church?"

"I do not believe so." There was actually a puzzled look on the taller man's face.

"Wait... you have no idea?"

"I'm sorry, between you and your friends we only received strange and conflicting information. And they had hidden themselves quite well." He stated as he yanked Soma by the arm. "Now, you're going home."

...Seriously what the hell?

The nightmares will not stop! They're definitively not normal... did they do something to me?

I'm dreaming that I'm someone else every night, always dying - always at the claws of a monster. And I can no longer be around blood - any kind of blood. I had to go vegatarian or buy pre-cooked meat to get around the nausea.

I'm wondering... I think whoever those cowled freaks are, I think they put in these 'fail-safes' in some stupid attempt to make sure I would never become him! I don't want to be him either, but this is not how I want it to be done!

Is the mental block suppose to prevent me from knowing this... or is there something else? Did I find out who they are?

Soma has lost his abilities and had been slowly regaining souls to use at his disposal, this is a list, to be updated semi-regularly:

( What Good is Power if you can not use it wisely? )

Whelp - textbook prices had gone up, and I'm going to need to get some funds up for some tutoring, completely flunked my math semi-final.

Haet Math. HATE it. Hate, hate, hate, hate, HATE. And now it doesn't even look like a word anymore, guess Hamlet is right on that point.

I think my little nestegg from my stint as a Samba waiter and Weapon auctions might hold out a bit longer, but I'm going to need to find a job - and there's not too many for a college-attending foreign-born young man like me in this economy, though the gem that one girl tossed at me at the Sanctuary might help, but I still need a job. Especially if I'm getting gifts for you guys.

In other news, that god damn box-with-beak is still stalking me, will it actually attack me or can it just go away? All this stalking-stalking nonsense is getting irritating.

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last month I pulled over and changed jmlevitt's flat tire (15 points). In September I turned fly_punkbat_fly in for running naked in the mall (3 points). Last Sunday I helped wright_idea hide a body (-173 points). In August I committed genocide... Sorry about that, gears_of_gold (-5000 points). In October I bought porn for truebornbanacek (10 points). Overall, I've been naughty (-5113 points). For Christmas I deserve a spanking! Sincerely, soma_crucifix

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