Islands… They are interesting places. Isolated from other land, they stand in the middle of the water, waiting for something to happen. Something to cause the everlasting peace to subside… Something to shake them to their very core. Something to come discover what they hold.

Miners and laborers arrived, starting to excavate this particular one. In the past it was used as a coal mining facility by the Japanese government. It was all caused by the rapid increase of industrialism that happened years ago. The workers brought their families along once apartment buildings and shopping centers were constructed. There was a school for all the children of the island to attend, which ranged from primary all the way through high school. However, this came with a price. The flora that called this land its home had been killed off in the attempts to expand the operation.

Now… Time had passed. The world had changed, its needs of different sources of energy along with it. Like other coal mines, this one had been shut down, letting it rot away with time. It was all rubble by now, as nature had claimed its land back. Vines of ivy and leaves crawled along the sides of the buildings. Flowers grew alongside the banks, as bushes were scattered about. Grass coated the floor, as it mixed with the concrete laid on the ground.

A lone figure walked along the pier of this island… Dragging a pickax behind its almost phantom like self. It wandered back towards the apartment flats, but about midway, it had stopped. Slowly, it turned around to stare at the ocean. "You find me life… I'll find you death... " its cold, raspy voice creaked out. Suddenly, its grasp on the pickax becomes tighter, as it heaves it into the air. With a forceful swing, the pickax had found itself plunged into the ground.

With the figure gone, and it's pickax left behind, there remained one sight among the island.

Sixteen high schoolers laid on the dock, each one unconscious.

Author's Note:

Guess what! This story has a Tumblr blog for all your needs! It will contain the roster, character sprites, maps, death and execution art, summary of the plot so far, and if you all sent it stuff, a fan creation section! Just look up "phantomsofthedamned" on Tumblr! Things like character introductions will be posted when that character is well, introduced in the story. Summaries will go up after a short period of time from the post of the chapter.

Have a good time!

*UPDATE*

With that everyone, the roster is now complete! Yes, it took awhile, but it is done! I would like to thank all of you for sending in your characters! There were a lot of hard choices, so if you don't see your OC on this list, don't let that discourage you! They were lovely reads, so I wish you all better luck. Now with that, it is time to begin writing the first chapter. I hope to see you all there.

Best regards,

Rev.

The roster:

Male (8):

Kayode Diallo - SHSL Guidance Counselor - Revolution_921

Akio Kosuke - SHSL Demonologist - HeroineOfDarkness

Raptor - SHSL Hunter - Dha3000

Lazaro Castle - SHSL Keyboardist - tobi-is-an-artist-too

Aalto Blaine - SHSL Negotiator - CrimsonSkyTamer

Ryuji Takkaki - SHSL Boxer - KomoriRin

Toshi Hamada - SHSL Forger - Notadeadguy

Adamo di Pasqua - SHSL Writer - Autumn Maiden Rose

Female (7):

Akira Nishimoto - SHSL Playwright - SHSL Coder

Roxanne Dana - SHSL Guitarist - JackHammerMan

Lulu Jeffrey - SHSL Lyricist - zephryr

Katsiaryna Borisov - SHSL Fencer - AnonChan1

Claire Beaufort - SHSL Color Guard Member - FirelightKnight

Kasumi Kita - SHSL Computer Engineer - Scissor-Sniper

Veronica Hyde - SHSL Medical Examiner - tobi-is-an-artist-too

Non-Binary (1):

Xia Lu - SHSL Astronomer - AnonChan1