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HALLOWEEN COSPLAY CHAOS X vs X

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Author: Spaceman <newfiespacemnan@yahoo.ca>

Web: [fanfiction.net/spaceman]

Rating: PG-13

Started: 12/30/04

Revised: 01/28/05

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Summary:

Ethan Rayne meets the owner of a strange Animate store. Halloween Fic

may resemble other Halloween Fics.

Spoilers:

BTVS S2+ R.O.D. anime. Inuyasha manga. Naruto manga.

Matchup:

???

Distribution:

Please Ask

Notes:

Shikon no Tama - Jewel of Four Souls Youki - Demon Energy

Shikon no kakera - Shikon shard(s) Youryouku - Youkai powers

Youkai - Japanese Demons Jyaki- Evil Aura

Hanyou - Half Demon Miko - Priestess

Shouki - Poisonous Gas

 

Naruto Info at [http:// www. narutofan. com/]

Inuyasha Info at [http:// www. furinkan. com/ iycompanion/]

HERO SYSTEM CHARACTER ARCHIVE

[http:// surbrook. devermore. net/ index/ archive.html

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Chapter 01: Magics Collide

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Tanaka Recreations and Imitates, LA, Califronia

Monday, October 20th, 1997

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Tanaka's R & I shop makes many cheap objects for people who want to look filthy rich. Fake historical statues, jewelry, swords, medieval and oriental weaponry, fine art, furniture, etc... Many people can buy what appears to be worth many millions and only pay hundreds or less. It's a great place to shop for the upcoming Halloween celebration.

 

There are thousands of items mixed together. Paper soaked in tea and dusted to look like 1000 year old parchment. Varnish, aluminum, and wax used to create 15th century sword. Ancient European armor and weapons made from painted metal. Fake Egyptian Gold made from painted plaster.

 

Today, there are two interesting customers at Tanaka's shop, one buying a fake sword, the other buying a cheap plaster bust of a Roman God. The first stands nearly 6 foot with forest green eyes behind wide-rim tinted glasses and brush cut dark brown hair. He wears a black jumpsuit with polished buttons on the front. The other is dressed in a simple lazy English style outfit.

 

"Interesting." says the First customer, starting a conversation, "A $150 plaster bust of the Roman God of Duality Janus."

 

"The same can be said about a $100 Zatoichi cane sword." says the second man with a British accent.

 

"Names Giles. Kaneda Giles." says Kaneda, noticing the man's pause, "I run an Animate Store here in LA."

 

"My names Ethan Rayne. I'm opening a costume shop in a Sunnydale, it's a small town near LA." he replies with a smirk, then asks, "What is an Animate shop?"

 

"Animate. A shop that sells merchandise based around Japanese style animation and comics. It's mostly centered around Otakus- Fan boys and girls. Everything from videos and graphic novels, to cards and games, to cosplay costumes."

 

"Cosplay??"

 

"Cosplay is a Japanese subculture centered around dressing as characters from manga, anime, and video games, and less commonly, live action television shows, movies, and Japanese Pop music bands. The main difference between Cosplay and costuming in the United States and Europe is that in Japan people typically dress up as characters from Japanese animated films (anime), Japanese comics (manga), or Japanese video games, as compared to dressing up as Star Trek characters or in Renaissance-era costumes. The other difference is that most costuming in the United States and Europe is centered around particular events such as conventions or festivals. Current example, Halloween."

 

Kaneda than blushes, "Sorry about the dictionary definition."

 

"How do they compare to Halloween costumes?" says Ethan with a smirk.

 

"Cosplay is far more detailed, far superior. There's also greater diversity. A Halloween vamp is an idiot with plastic fangs and a cape. A Cosplay vamp could be a princess, a demon, or a thousand other things."

 

A set of thoughts goes threw Ethan's mind and a smirk forms on his lips.

 

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Kaneda's Animate Shop, LA, California

Friday, October 24th, 1997

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Kaneda is selecting costumes for his new partner Ethan. Kaneda was overjoyed when Ethan came up with the Plan.

The Plan is they combine forces for Halloween. Kaneda supplies cheap, but high quality Cosplay costumes, while Ethan advertises and sells them. One Halloween night of total originality. A wild night of individualism.

 

Kaneda has a secret, he's a mage, as well as an artist and graphics designer.

 

Magic is defined as the ability to manipulate reality. Magic is mostly divided into Personal, Shamanistic, White, and Black. Personal is based on personal life energy. Blood magic, such as the vampire siring ritual, is a form of personal magic. Shamanistic is based on drawing power from natural spirits, usually divided by Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. Wicca is shamanistic drawing power from the Earth. White magic calls on the power of divine or celestial beings used mostly for healing and nurturing. Black magic is destructive power drawn from demonic or dark entities.

 

Kaneda's magic is lesser known, Talismanic. Talismanic magic is a "secret" art allowing a wizard to create various phenomena by writing ancient symbols or names of ancient gods on special paper. Such talismans are called "Charms" or "Wards." Extremely potent if used correctly, such magic is of the higher level.

 

The young mage has secretly added powerful charms to his costumes. He has attached charms to each piece of his costumes. The charms, based on his own system, are designed to create realism. The wearer of the costume gains some knowledge and skills of the character on a subconscious level, which enables them to portray the character like a elite profession actor. Which charms and the number determines how realistic and what the wearer retains, but the costumes only leave positive traits. A wizard gains a little magic aptitude. A rock star gains greater musical talent. A Spiderman! costume leaves behind greater agility. Nothing harmful in his own opinion, he often wears them himself.

 

He's grateful that he met LA's "night life". He gave them a special selection of Talismanic costumes and they gave him a *future* selection of anime and manga.

 

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Ethan's Costume Shop, Sunnydale, California

Tuesday, October 28th, 1997

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Ethan Rayne, chaos mage and extreme trouble maker, looks at the collection of high-quality Cosplay costumes he gained from Kaneda, he would call him Giles, but it reminds him of his old friend Ripper. Ethan Rayne knows several special facts about the Janus magic he plans to use Halloween night.

 

The strength of spell depends on several factors: How close is the wearer to the costume persona. How specialized is the costume including the costume uniqueness and it's personal history. How much detail a costume has. Accuracy counts. How much magic was infused into the costume. How long has the wearer worn the costume.

 

These Cosplay costumes are extremely detailed and very unique, not a single double. His new friend avoided sentai [teams] like Wedding Peach, Power Rangers, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Sailor Moon, and generic monsters like putties. The materials are extremely high quality, better than his competitor Partytown, and he was able to infuse *a lot* more power into them then the common Halloween outfits. How Kaneda can sell these at low prices is beyond even him. He also plans to have the spell running all night.

 

There is quite a selection, but no Kawaii [uber cute] like Di Gi Charat or Hello Kitty. There are many titles like Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Ruruoni Kenshin, Trigun, Record of Lodoss War, Berserk, Hellsing, Devilman, Guyver, Devil Hunter Yohko, Vampire Princess Miyu, and other violent titles. There's also a few comical action series like One Piece, Slayers, and Ranma