Nikolai Jovanovich

[Nikolai Jovanovich]

Nikolai Dantos Jovanovich



”Oh, that's just great. It's like a dead pixy vamp on Brimstone! Wait. Does Brimstone even affect pixies?”

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Hey, ah, does anyone want a cookie or something?

name ;; Nikolai Dantos Jovanovich
nicknames ;; Niko
gender ;; Male
age ;; 46, but appearing as about 28
species ;; Witch
powers ;; Ley Line powers

Oh yeah, a cookie.

hair colour ;; Brown, shaggy and unkempt
eye colour ;; Blue
height ;; 6'3"
weight ;;176 pounds
other ;; Wears glasses, both required to see properly and magicked to see auras and through simple disguise charms.
played by ;; Michael Shanks
appearance ;; Tall and lanky, he appears quite the nerd with his glasses, but anyone who knows him knows that this is mostly an air he puts on. He is well toned and could bench press a goodly sum. A number of scars show his talent of getting into trouble...and getting out of it.

That would make everything better.

likes ;; Ice Cream, Living Vampires, Computers, Books, Magic(duh)
dislikes ;; Peanuts, Beer, Sunrises, Fire, Fairies
fears ;; Himself and Dead Vampires
secrets ;; Accidentally killed his backup, another Ley Line witch, when they were taking down a dead vamp. He threw a nasty black curse at the vamp, but his partner had been too close.
habits ;; Scratching the tip of his nose.

Dunked in a shot of tequila , maybe?

strengths ;; Ley Line manipulation, Observant, Selfless.
weaknesses ;; Selfless, Shy, Doesn't work well with others.
flaws ;; Uses Black Magic more than he really should, short temper.
personality ;; Normally a happy, self-confident man, Nikolai's temper has a short fuse and a big, nasty bomb linked to it. His tendency to work alone has stunted his social skills, making it even harder for him to work with others. But, ice cream and a stack of books are a good way to make him warm to someone.

Or better yet, just the bottle?

family ;; Mother was killed by a dead vampire, father went insane and tried to go after the vamp. Nikolai, at the age of 14, had to circle his father to stop him. He was put in an mental institution. His older brother died of unknown causes when Nikolai was 8.
history ;; Nikolai had a rough childhood, his brother dying when Nikolai was 8. His brother had been 14.

6 years later, his home was attacked by a dead vampire. Apparently, his mother had had the choice between Nikolai's father and him, back when he was living. When he died, a mere two years before, he tracked her down. And killed her.

Nikolai's father went mad and pulled on a Ley Line, trying to kill the vamp. Nikolai, at 14, was forced to pull on a line himself, the first time he had to do it in a stressful situation. He set a circle, having been learning how to do it on his own.

The vampire ran, after discovering that he couldn't get to the other two people. So, he left. Nikolai's father was put into a mental institution, having completely lost it after his wife's death.

Nikolai just vanished off the radar for a few more years and then moved to Cincinnati and enrolled in the University. He took as many Ley Line classes as he could, getting his degree.

Then, he began doing odd jobs, just scraping by to eat and have a roof over his head. He now lives in the Hollows.

Yeah, that ought to do it.

password ;; (Not sure what this is for? Is this like a summoning name type thing? As in Algaliarept password?)
rp sample ;; Nikolai tapped the nearest Ley Line. The energy flowed through Galin, his familiar. He muttered a soft curse.

"Tony. Please tell me you are ready.", he whispered.

"Almost." The gruff voice came from the left. "Got it. Okay. Let's go."

Nikolai leaped over the wall and dropped to the ground. He pushed the Ley force from his Chi to his hand, forming it into a coherent ball of Ley Line energy. It was a simple enough thing to accomplish, but it had taken him two weeks to do it with enough control to not give him a nasty burn his hands.

"Let's move." Tony shot off to the right. He got to the safety of the wall. Nikolai took the left side of the door.

"Three, two, one!" Nikolai spun around and threw the blueish-gold globe of ever-after, shot through with black streaks, at the door. It hit the doors and exploded and the doors suddenly vanished in the blast.

A few things caught fire, but a few people came running out. Tony lifted a splatgun. He wasn't an Earth Witch, but he knew a few of them. He popped a few shots off, dropping the first vampires with sleepy-time potions.

Easy. Too easy. Then, the target appeared. Uh-oh. Too easy.

"Ah, Nikolai Dantos Jovanovich." An almost ancient accent came from the vampire. An odd smell came over the area. "Now, what would you be doing here?" That accent pulled nails down Nikolai's spine.

Wait one faerie flipping minute! Nikolai thought. That smell. It smells like.... He blanched. "Son of a Bitch. Tony. Start running!" The smell was burnt amber. That had only one meaning. Demon. This wasn't the target. Tony had figured it out too.

"Shit. Keep it occupied! I can circle him." Tony pulled out a bag of salt.

"Oh, no, you don't, Tony Salimas Linsion. I won't be circled tonight." A smear of ever-after flared out and the bag of salt burned up. "You are an idiot!"

But the demon was no longer looking at Nikolai. Which meant he could do something. He pulled a stick of magnetic chalk out and moved slowly. The demon was talking to Tony.

"You are truly humped, to use a modern term, Tony Salimas Linsion. See, Cantores Barnso Flenton Vantares summoned me to kill you both. He was...non-specific as to how. So, I think I will kill you with fear."

The demon moved and Niko made his move. He quickly drew a simple circle and backed up. "DEMON! Leave him for last."

"Oh! So noble. Dying first to give your partner a chance to run away." The demon smiled. "Alright. I'll give you this favor for free."

The demon dropped Tony and walked toward Nikolai. Just a bit more! He waited a heartbeat. Then, he stuck his foot out and shouted out "Rhombus!"

The sheet of ever-after slid up, the streaks of black following a hands-breadth behind. "AH! DAMN YOU FROM HERE TILL THE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE!", the demon screamed.

"Demon. Depart from here. Return to the Ever-After without any deviation and do so now!"

"Damn you, Nikolai Dantos Jovanovich! Damn you all to hell! I'll be back for you." Then, the demon vanished. A clapping noise came from the blown out door. Nikolai spun around and saw Tony in the grasp of the true dead vampire. The vamp was clapping, holding Tony in an arm lock.

"Bravo! Bravo! That was a fine bit of trickery." He shoved Tony away. Nikolai immediately pulled a Ley Line. He began muttering Latin. "Celero fervefacio!" A blast of force blasted forward and hit Cantores. But Nikolai had put too much Ley Line energy behind it. It exploded and flame flashed over the entire area. Only Nikolai being fast on the draw and setting a quick circle around himself saved him.

The inferno blasted around him and he survived it. Barely. He dropped his connection to the Ley line and his circle...both circles, actually, fell. Fires were still burning around. He walked towards the door. He saw bodies everywhere. Vampires. They would be dead twice. And Cantares is dead. Where was Tony? Where could he-

Nikolai stopped dead. Shit. No. No. This isn't a happening! He ran over to the charred corpse that used to be Tony. "Oh, fuck! No. No. No! FUCK ME!" He knelt beside the burned remains and stayed there until morning. He got up, then. And jump a line back home, to sleep. And maybe find a way do deal with the guilt that was beginning to build in him.