The young man was of average height, with long black hair that hung down into his eyes. Dressed in a plain black t-shirt and jeans, he looked rather unremarkable. Facing him, some distance away, was his opponent -- a tall woman, strikingly beautiful, with long flowing white hair that fell to her knees. Wearing a billowing gray cloak, she presented a most imposing image.
The man took a step forward and dropped his hands to his sides, clenching his fists as he did so. Abruptly, the woman's body stiffened and then relaxed as she assumed a similar stance.
For long moments, nothing seemed to happen. Gradually, small bits of debris -- rocks, cans, and paper -- began to lift into the air and swirl about the duo. Behind the woman, a car windshield shattered. A lamp post next to the young man suddenly bent in two with a groan. Mid-way between the two, the pavement fractured, with chunks of asphalt ripping free flying upwards into the sky....
As of May 11th, 1999 Kazei 5 is an official Hero Games publication! If you want to order the book for yourself, visit the Hero Games website! This site will contain some introductory samples from the book, as well as characters and gaming fiction for the original Kazei 5 campaign.
Author's Note: Almost all of these characters are loosely adapated from published anime or manga characters. In most cases I kept the name and elements of the personality, but otherwise modified the character to the Kazei Five universe and my own needs. So don't expect to see an 'exact' translation.
One of the more interesting things about my campaign (well, to me at least) is the sheer volume of e-mail created interactive fiction. Sidestories, memos, adventure introductions, interludes and even full scale combats and adventures have been written via e-mail during the course of the game. I have selected a number of the more interesting stories and arraigned them into several storylines or 'arcs' to try and provide an idea of what life in Kazei Five universe is like. It should be noted that unlike a traditional 'fanfic', these stories are usually meant to be short sequences of character development, not full blown novels.
Follow this link (Kazei 5 PBEM) to take a look at the Kazei 5 PBEM game.
Kazei Five and all related characters and material (unless otherwise noted) are copyright © 1996-2007 Michael Surbrook. Permision granted for private use only. It cannot be distributed for profit or included in any distribution media other than the Internet or private BBS systems. Kazei Five cannot be distributed on printed matter. You are allowed to print a few copies for personal use of your RPG gaming group only.
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