Welcome to Gaia! ::

Unknown to most of the world, there is a deadly organization. It spreads all through the international world, killing many. It is known only as "The Cross". There are four major branches of this organization in Russia, England, USA, and Japan. Multiple smaller branches also cover the world. Each of the major branches have specific duties that interlock with the others.

Russia: Arms dealers and weaponry creators.

USA: Intelligence, secret operatives.

England: Spies

Japan: Assassins (NOT FREAKING NINJAS HERE PEOPLE! NINJAS ARE FORBIDDEN!)

This is dealing with those within the Japanese branch of the organization and characters cannot be from the other branches.

It's obvious that the branches would not want their members interacting with the outside world on a regular basis, so there are complexes at every branch of the organization all around the world.

A complex has several training facilities, three vehicle garages, and three aviation hangers for any transportation that is needed.

A private hospital that has over 5000 square feet of room so that members don't have to be taken off the complex grounds.

Various stores supply food and other human needs for the members. Both the hospital and stores are run by various members of the organization.

Since members can only leave the complex when on a mission, all members have a place to stay in the dormitories. Each member has a small bachelor apartment that they live in so long as they are a member of the organization. There are over 500 apartments in the dormitories.

Since they must naturally worry about outsiders trying to spy and infiltrate their work, all organization members wear a specific uniform. It is custom made to fit the person perfectly. If a uniform is not worn when in the complex, then the person not wearing it is shot on site. The only time uniforms do not need to be worn, is when a member is on a mission outside of any organization branch.

So there's no confusion of how the uniform looks, there is a picture.



******************************************

Okay, here's the basis of what this thread is about. Those who realize that they no longer want to be killing others around the world, have decided that they're going to get out of the organization, even if it kills them. Each member of the Japanese branch is the best of the best in their field. Now for rules!

Rule #1: I want literate people! Nothing like this. James: Hi guys! *runs off to go training* I see any of this, I kick you out without warning.

Rule #2: Your character cannot be a relative in any way shape or form of anyone else that may possibly be in the organization. Since these people are looking for the best of the best, they wouldn't pick a relative of another member because that person might be the exact opposite of their relative.

Rule #3: No killing off other people's characters. You can kill off NPC's, but you must have permission from the person controlling a character in order to kill them off. If a person does not let me know that they will be gone for an extended period of time, then they're character will not be killed off, they'll just be KO'ed for a bit.

Rule #4: NO GOD-MODING! I cannot stress this enough since I always get at least one person that godmodes. Your character is human, meaning that a bullet will stop them. No character can get shot in the head and wander off all fine. If you godmode, you're gone without any warnings.

Rule #5: No spamming with OOC comments. I don't care about when you're logging off for any reason and I'm certain that no one else will care either. If it's important and will stop you from getting to reply for more than a few days, let me know in a PM. If you're quitting, also let me know in a PM.

Rule #6: I'm limiting to five posts in a day. I hate joining threads, posting on the first page, and then coming back the next day to find that two or three people have taken the thread ahead 30 pages without waiting for anyone else. Other people have lives other than Gaia, so let us catch up when we can.

Rule #7: Have fun. I don't want to seem tyrannical or anything, but this thread is meant for fun.
**************************************

Here's the guide for creating your character.

Name:
Age:
Age when recruited: (No character was born into this and the youngest member was recruited at the age of 12 since he was a pet project by the branch leader. The youngest age they are normally recruited at is 14)
Excells at:
Weapon of Choice:
Reason for leaving:
Looks: (you can have a description or a picture, just not a huge picture please)

************************************************
Name: James Ikura
Age: 17
Age when recruited: 12 (pet project of the branch leader)
Excells at: sniping enemies and marksmanship
Weapon of Choice: handguns
Reason for leaving: wanting to finally live a normal life
Looks: the uniform example

((hm sounds really interesting, though i do hope this one won't die before it really gets started))

Username; YueAmaris
Name: Saito Sakaguchi
Age: 19
Age when recruited: 14
Excells at: stealth assasination, marksmanship and sharpshooter.
Weapon of Choice: Knives, sniper rifle
Reason for leaving: being able to sleep without the nightmares just once....
Looks:
((without the wing and with the tattoo on both shoulderblades))
Bio; Saito's parents were really poor and his birth was more of an accident. His parents never wanted him, already having a son. And since Saito was thus their second son he was mostly ignored and sent out on the streets to beg for money. He never got an education and on his fourteenth birthday he was sold to the Cross, never to see his family again.
Even though he was happy to have a roof above his head and good food for a change, he soon found out how frightening it was to be so good in killing as he starting to become.
Now, five years later, the only thing he wants is to be able to sleep one night without being haunted by the faces of those he has killed....

((Well I hope this is okay and I didn't see a rule that stated we had to pm the character sheets to you, so here it is ^^))

Saito had located himself outisde the small apartment where they had met last time. his was only his second meeting and he had been waiting outside for a while now. The only one who had seen arriving was the leader, the one who had put up the entire little rebellion and he was sure the other knew he was here.

With a soft sigh he looked around, not seeing any others, he got out of his hiding place and straightened his uniform. The uniform he hater so much, the thing that had robbeb him of every good dream that had ever existed in his live.

Without making himself look suscpicious he went ovet to the man's apartment door and kocked o the door. Of course he could probably get himself in without any problem, lock picking wasn't really a challange for someone like him. But he still respected others privacy, so he just stood there and waited for the door to open.

Saito heard someone approached and fixed his senses on the sounds. He glanced up seeing someone else, same uniform as any else here and he looked down to the ground again. He never really gave much attention to the other residents in the apartments, mostly because he wasn't to fond of other people and he was just a bit shy around others. Of course you wouldn't say so since he would always mask it by acting like a jerk, but he really was....

But when he noticed the stranger slowing down, he glanced up again wondering if it was also someone who had come for the meeting, but he didn't recognize the boy from last time. Or the boy hadn't been there last time, or he was new to the whole thing....a bit like Saito was too.

Ignoring the stranger again, he then blinked when he heard him speak up. Looking up he raised a brow, "Are you stupid or something" he said in a cold voice, "What if I hadn't been here for the same thing...you would have exposed the whole thing" he all but glared at the apparently younger male.

Shaking his head he looked over at the door again. Of course he hadn't meant to act like a jerk, but it just happened and he couldn't help himself. And the fact was that the younger male should watch what he said, it would have been a really stupid mistake if Saito indeed hadn't been here for the meeting, "And besides I'm not the leader..." Saito added then, further ignoring the other male again.

Once the other two had gotten to the apartment, James had remained silent. The discussion they had both been having was rather humourous to him. He had placed his hand upon the door, pushing it open for all of them. "Well rather than letting everything about our meeting slip into the public discussion, we should be heading inside."

Once they all had a chance to seat themselves within the basic living room that James had in his suite, he had rested his feet upon the simple coffee table. "Okay. since both of you seem to be adamant about discussing introductions and the leader, then I'll shed some light on this. I am the leader of this little rebellion and my name is James Ikura, 5th year member of 'The Cross' Top marksmen and occasional personal guard to the leader of the Japanese branch. The weaonpry I excell at are any and all types of guns, hand guns and sniper rifles are what I'm more than used to."

After he finished his long winded title, he smirked at the other two. "Does that answer any questions you guys have? Now obviously, we're here for the same thing, wanting to get out of this hell hole. Normally the only way you are free from this life is when you're dead." He sighed, feeling a deep sadness within his heart. "I know that all too well. I've lost so many to that painful fact. What we're going to be doing is discussing how we're going to escape and what we plan to do afterwards with our newly found freedom."

Gregori sat on the couch letting out a deep breath "Im going to live a normal life such as you two will, away from the nightmares of you victims whose history we were never told, but its not going to be a cakewalk as i see it the only way out besides in a bodybag would be on a mission." Greg smiled at the older boy who was yet to reveal his name but decided to not push it out of him. "Or thats what i think we could swoon someone in the upper powers who has access to records on who to assign missions too and have them sign a couple Resistees on it but idk"

"So how do we get out of here if you shoot down everything i come up with..........do you have something planned? should we assinate the head honcho of this organization in a way that makes you look innocent?" Gregori sat up and looked sad "What are we going to do to get out of here?"

"What you guys don't understand is that I'm not the only bodyguard. Also after one leader dies, they find another to take his place." Once James caught the slight disdain from the dark haired young man, his gun was withdrawn and pointed at Saito's head in a moment.

"Unlike anyone else who wants to get out of here, I'm the highest ranked. As one of the boss's personal bodyguards, I can get information that's needed and figure out his duties when I'm not on missions. Now if you guys don't think that I'm a valuable asset, then I can easily either shoot you both and dispose of your bodies, or I confess as to what you guys are doing and feed you both to the proverbial dogs. It's your choice."

James had sat down once more, continue to smoke. He had promised to quit for his lover, but Ken had been missing for half a year now. It was never presumed if he was dead or alive. 'He has to be alive.' James thought as he watched the other two. 'Shu wouldn't have Ken killed since Ken is the next to take on the branch if Shu dies.'