'''Reyone Military Martial Arts''', more commonly known as '''RMMA''', is a martial arts program invented and taught by the Reyone Army. First implemented in 8906 AV, RMMA draws from several Etrahn martial arts but especially Drengoba, a martial art invented by [[Visignis]] around the year 200 AV. Like Drengoba, RMMA places heavy emphasis on remaining in almost constant motion, and incapacitating an enemy with a single strike whenever possible. These basic tenets require remarkable strength and endurance on the part of the student. In spite of the difficulty of mastering the art, a fairly large number of civilian dojos, simply called "facilities", exist in the northern continent, with dojo heads (both ex-military and civilian) of varying rankings.

== Ranking System ==
There are twelve rankings in RMMA, each signified by a unique belt. Achieving a ranking in RMMA allows the student to teach and certify others up to one level below their own current ranking, one of the main reasons for the spread of RMMA facilities.

*'''White Belt:''' The first RMMA ranking, this level shows a basic knowledge of the ideas, if not necessarily the implementations, of RMMA.

*'''Yellow Belt:''' The second ranking of RMMA, this level is achieved by proving both knowledge and practical application of basic RMMA techniques. Yellow Belts can train and certify up to White Belt in RMMA.

*'''Green Belt:''' The third RMMA ranking displays skill slightly above basic RMMA skill and understanding of intermediate RMMA tenets. Green Belts can train up to Yellow Belt students. Green Belt or higher RMMA ranking is a prerequisite of graduation from Reyone Army basic training.

*'''Blue Belt:''' The fourth ranking of RMMA, Blue Belts have proven knowledge and skill of intermediate-level RMMA. Blue Belts can train Green Belt-level and below students. Blue Belt level RMMA is considered the level of training needed for a civilian to defend their self in most civilian situations.

*'''Purple Belt:''' The fifth ranking of RMMA. Purple Belts display adept RMMA understanding and skill. Units of the Reyone Army must be certified as a Purple Belt or higher before being assigned to active combat duty.

*'''Red Belt:''' The sixth ranking of RMMA. Red Belts must possess adept RMMA skill and advanced knowledge of the martial art. Red Belts can train and certify Purple Belt or lower rankings. Unless shown to be highly skilled with weapons, Reyone Army soldiers must achieve Red Belt ranking to enter combat. The majority or Reyone Army foot soldiers are certified Red Belt or higher.

*'''Orange Belt:''' The seventh RMMA ranking is achieved by both knowledge and skill of advanced RMMA techniques. Orange Belts cannot be certified until they display the ability to knock an opponent off of their feet with one blow. Orange Belts can train and certify the first 6 levels of RMMA, and as such an Orange Belt is required to open a civilian RMMA facility.

*'''Brown Belt:''' The eighth RMMA ranking, highly advanced knowledge and skill are required to achieve a Brown Belt. Brown Belts cannot be certified until they display the ability to remain in constant motion during a 5-minute sparring session.

*'''Black Belt, 1st degree:''' The ninth RMMA ranking, and the necessary ranking to be called 'master'. Most facilities are run by a 1st-degree or higher Black Belt, and only Reyone Army or ex-military have achieved a Black Belt. Black Belts cannot be certified until they display the ability to remain in constant motion, and knock at least 3 opponents off of their feet (rendering at least one unconscious), in the course of a 15-minute sparring session. In order to distinguish from other degrees of Black Belt, 1st-degrees have a single gold stripe on their belt.

*'''Black Belt, 2nd-degree:''' The tenth RMMA ranking. Achieving a 2nd-degree Black Belt requires an intimate knowledge of RMMA, and the ability to display skill at master-level. Achieving this ranking requires remaining in constant motion for an hour, and knocking all comers unconscious, during a sparring session. In order to distinguish from other degrees of Black Belt, 2nd-degrees have 2 parallel gold stripes on their belt. This is the highest achievable level during peace time.

*'''Black Belt, 3rd-degree:''' The eleventh RMMA ranking. Achieving this ranking requires complete knowledge of RMMA, and skill approaching their level of understanding. In order to achieve a 3rd-degree ranking, a witness must observe and testify to a 2nd-degree Black Belt killing at least 3 healthy enemy soldiers, one with a single blow, using only RMMA in a combat situation. In order to distinguish from other degrees of Black Belt, 3rd-degrees have 3 parallel gold stripes on their belt. There are less than 100 3rd-degree RMMA Black Belts alive today.

*'''Black Belt, 4th-degree:''' The twelfth, and highest possible, RMMA ranking. This is the only RMMA ranking that can certify others at a level equal to themselves. Certification requires killing no less than 5 healthy enemy soldiers (at least 2 of them armed) with a single blow, using only RMMA techniques. Because of the similar requirements to a [[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Ace|flying ace]]], 4th-degree Black Belts are often nicknamed "RMMAce".

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'''Half-Angels''' are any being who, whether through magical interference or mixed parenting, has partial angelic blood but is not fully angelic. Half-Angels are capable of a myriad of abilities, many of which are determined by the blood they share with another race. Angelic blood grants its users access to [[Heaven]] and, when at very great levels of strength, retractable angelic wings. If the half-angel has not already found a method of flight, the wings will grant them angelic flight.
== Nephilim ==
It is also noteworthy that most half-angels, called nephilim, bare little resemblance to their human or angelic parents. With the exception of a very few, nephilim are prone to a handful of characteristics:
'''*The Nephilim Curse:''' Most nephilim are born with physical abnormalities not shared by angels of humans, such as horns, fangs, or disproportionately sized limbs such as very large arms. This is cause by the will of God, who forbids angels from leaving Heaven, let alone fornicating with humans. As punishment, their children almost invariably bear the Nephilim Curse. The curse will pass over the child of an angel with leave to set foot on Etrah, as was the case with [[Visignis]] (since [[Pyrodeus]] had entered Etrah to fight the [[Sons of Plunder]] when he had met Visignis' mother, Tamina.
'''*The Rule of Blood:''' Nephilim, like their angelic parents, stop aging physically by their mid-twenties. Nephilim physically younger than that, if they murder a human and make contact with its blood, will physically age by anywhere from 2 to as much as 5 years. Once fully realized (as physically matured as they will become within their lifetime), the Rule of Blood will still give a nephilim greater power.
'''*Violent Disposition:''' All nephilim who bare the Nephilim Curse are violent and aggressive at birth to the point of murderous tendencies, and quick to anger. While often inherent and unlikely to change, some nephilim with potentially peaceful dispositions are shunned for their physical abnormalities. This quickly sours their disposition, sometimes permanently. ('''Note:''' While the vast majority of nephilim are quite bloodthirsty, a nephilim raised in a proper environment can become virtuous and friendly, in spite of still carrying the physical abnormalities.)
'''*Angelic power:''' All nephilim are capable of power nearing angelic-level. Nephilim will often be stronger than their parents who bore them, but their potential strength is shaped by the genetics of their parents. For example, an average angel and an average human who have a child will give birth to a nephilim with power much greater than its parents. However, in the case of Visignis, with a Warrior Angel for a father and a woman from a long line of warriors as a mother, will have power far greater than most other nephilim and even a great number of pure angels.
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Visignis

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'''Visignis''' is the child of [[Pyrodeus]] and Tamina. He inherited his father's agelessness and mastery of fire, though to a lesser extent. His gifts of angelic wisdom and fighting prowess, coupled with the human ability to manifest energy from emotion, make Visignis a force to be reckoned with.
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== History ==
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When Tamina and Pyrodeus copulated between attacks from the [[Sons of Plunder]], they conceived a child. After Pyrodeus' return to Heaven, Tamina began showing sings of pregnancy. Because her son was half-angel, the labor pains, hormonal balances and stretch marks usually associated with human pregnancy were either greatly lessened or nonexistent since angelic pregnancies, while involving growth and birth in a similar fashion, have none of the unpleasantness of human conception. Mere seconds after his birth, Visignis displayed the strength and muscle coordination necessary to lift and move his head, and smile.

His abilities of fire manipulation manifested at approximately age ten when the Locust Tribe, a nomadic barbarian tribe that would enter an area and consume everything before moving on, attempted to capture, rape and kill Tamina in a city street. They did this partially for propaganda reasons; Tamina's brother and Visignis' uncle, Calcaneus, was the strongest fighter and strategist in the army of Ferdas, Visignis' hometown. Visignis was able to defeat both Locusts in a fit of rage, unlocking his fiery abilities in the process.

Seven years later Visignis was grown into a more than capable fighter, his strong human warrior bloodline mixing flawlessly with the angelic traits inherited by Pyrodeus. He was given his mother's sword, a crimson scimitar originally given to her by Pyrodeus during the second attack of the Sons of Plunder. With it came a metallic cuff that was indestructible, and allowed Visignis to wield the sword while preventing any others from doing so. Visignis met [[Tresdos]], an assassin hired to kill him, at this time. After Visignis displayed the ability to kill Tresdos, the assassin joined the Ferdan army and assisted in a raid on the Locusts. Using this weapon and his fiery abilities (which augmented seamlessly with the sword Pyrodeus forged), Visignis was able to destroy the entire Locust Tribe along with the city of Ferdas.

Three thousand years later, Visignis has become a billionaire using compound interest over a lifetime unbound by old age. He had also invented his own martial art, which he called Drengoba. He met his love, an Etrahn girl named Diana, and her brother, Drake the Powerful (the same name as Visignis' great grandfather). The modern Drake the Powerful was a [[Perceiver]]. Visignis, along with Drake and several other humans, fought off the Machine God - a massive robot who controlled an entire machine army from an underground base. Visignis, after seeing Diana killed in battle, was able to destroy the Machine God and form a fireball large enough to destroy the robot base, and after gathering strength from those around him, made it intense enough to wipe out all machines.

Not long after this, Visignis was able, with some divine intervention, to create the Diana's Tear Rose - the most fragrant and sturdiest rose on Etrah, with deep crimson petals. He then left his wealth behind for several millennia and traveled the world, learning all he could.

Approximately five thousand years after this, Visignis would be captured by Dr. Dominic Sathers, a geneticist and biochemist bent on creating a race of half-angels, or nephilim, to please [[Cryodivus]] whom he worships. He managed to do so by stealing a broken piece of a katana which Cryodivus gave to Visignis for his 7,000th birthday. Visignis then met Viviana, a human with one-quarter angelic blood (she was the offspring of a nephilim who raped her mother) bent on destroying all nephilim, citing them as a scourge that needed to be wiped from Etrah. Viviana proved to be a capable fighter, with superhuman reflexes and strength, as well as the ability to fire purple energy beams from her eyes.

After their initial battle, Visignis and Viviana teamed up to hunt and destroy the nephilim she had found. During this time, Visignis found himself and Viviana to be exceptions to the rule; every nephilim they came across were homicidal and destructive. During this time, Dr. Sathers created Alginax, a genetically enhanced nephilim created from the magic Cryodivus had imbued into the katana. Upon his birth Alginax promptly killed Sathers as a sacrifice to Cryodivus. The human blood made him stronger, and Alginax eventually slaughtered an entire cult of Cryodivus' worshippers. Viviana and Visignis then fought him, and Viviana was killed by Alginax. Shortly thereafter, Visignis tapped into the power he had used in Ferrdas long ago. Enhanced by nearly 8,000 years of training, Visignis proved more than a match for Alginax in head-to-head combat. Alginax was able to freeze Visignis for long enough to plead for Cryodivus' help. Cryodivus, after denouncing the acts of Alginax, freed Visignis from the ice that imprisoned him, and Visignis killed Alginax.

He was severely injured by an explosion of ice energy caused by Alginax's death, and kept on ice for fifty years in an attempt to reduce what human doctors thought was a fever, but was simply Visignis' body temperature. This cold environment kept Visignis in a comatose state until he was restored by Pyrodeus.
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== Weapons, Powers and Abilities ==
Visignis carries the crimson scimitar originally wielded by Tamina which Pyrodeus forged long ago. Eight millennia of wear and tear have done no damage to the sword. He also carries twin .357 magnum revolvers, which he created himself, in his boots. With help from Pyrodeus, Visignis was able to magically modify his revolvers. Each cylinder now carries 600 rounds, fired with the aid of magic. Visignis also has 2 types of magical cylinders built into his revolvers: rounds made from a plasma alloy which mushroom immensely on impact, and high-velocity armor piercing rounds made of an alloy resembling [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium osmium].

Visignis inherited his father's abilities of fire manipulation. Since being reunited with his father, Visignis has learned a meditative skill allowing him to increase his power. To date, he has done so once, multiplying his abilities of fire anywhere from three- to fivefold. He is also a skilled blacksmith, gunsmith, and mechanic. He has the human ability to create energy from emotion, a deadly ability when coupled with his fire manipulation.

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This is a list of the nine Warrior Angels. For a description of Warrior Angels, see [[Warrior Angels]]. For the page on the story "Warrior Angels", dealing with the original eight, see [[Warrior Angels (story)]].

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''This is a descrpition of Warrior Angels in general. For a list of Warrior Angels, see [http://editthis.info/apocalypseblade/Category:Warrior_Angels Category:Warrior Angels]. For the article on the Story, see [[Warrior Angels (story)]]''

Warrior Angels are a special type of [[Guardians of the Gate]] in that their power is not limited by their distance from [[Heaven]]'s gates. They can also increase their power by training and completing [[Magres Xerfal]], though this is very rare. Only nine Warrior Angels have been created to date: eight Warrior Angels created purely through divine energy, and [[Tresdos]], who gained his power by stealing the seal of Nocticertus, the ninth Warrior Angel created by [[Azrael]]. A list of all nine can be found [http://editthis.info/apocalypseblade/Category:Warrior_Angels here]. However, more could theoretically be created by God.

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Tresdos

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'''Tresdos''' is a Rogue Angel with the power of Nocticertus, the Angel of Darkness. In life he was a Ferdan assassin during the creation of the [[Warrior Angels]].
[[Image:nocticertus.JPG|frame|The Seal of Nocticertus, before being stolen by Tresdos]]
== History ==
In life, Tresdos was a ruthless and sadistic assassin. He operated in and around the ancient city of Ferdas, where he came in contact with Heinous, the leader of the nomadic barbarians known as the Locust Tribe. Tresdos was hired to kill [[Visignis]], but was fought to a stalemate effortlessly by the half-angel. Visignis passed out shortly after due to exhaustion from an extreme display of fiery magic. Tresdos' instincts told him that Visignis could have killed him with minimal effort, and simply chose not to. The assassin consequently returned Heinous' money with a note saying he had changed his mind about the job and not to follow him; Tresdos was more than capable of killing the Assassins permanently in Heinous' employ. Shortly after, Tresdos lead one of three groups of Ferdan Elites against a Locust fort. The elites were able to kill 1,000 Locusts without a single casualty. During the Locusts' last stand at Ferdas, Tresdos continued to aid the Ferdan army by viciously slaughtering countless Locusts. Tresdos maintains that following his instincts keeps him alive; his instincts stopped him from killing an unconscious Visignis, and they led him out of Ferdas while Visignis' fire rain destroyed the city, and led him back shortly after. For the remainder of Tresdos' natural life, he and Visignis were close friends. Upon his death, Tresdos was granted access to Heaven thanks to intervention on the part of [[Cryodivus]], who had kept a close eye on Visignis and those around him in [[Pyrodeus]]' stead.

When Heaven broke, Tresdos was one of thousands of angels who fell. With his free will restored, Tresdos harbored a deep resentment of God for smothering his ability to follow his instincts. [[Azrael]] created the ninth, and presumably last, of the [[Warrior Angels]] shortly afterward the angels had fallen. However, Tresdos was able to steal the black seal of Nocticertus before the angel was fully created. Wearing the seal gave Tresdos a fraction of the power, enough for him to consume it. Azrael was unable to stop the energy transfer, and all of Nocticertus' power was transferred into Tresdos.

Tresdos has recently completed [[Magres Xerfal]], giving him power on par with Pyrodeus and Cryodivus. Upon completion of the rite, he rewarded [[Messanger]] for his services in helping with the rite by imbuing his cloak with the ability to teleport, as well as a chalice of his own blood. This increased Messanger's power considerably.

== Weapons, Powers and Abilities ==
Tresdos has nearly limitless powers of dark manipulation. He can fire bursts of what he calls Inverse Energy, a black energy blast that absorbs light instead of emanating it. Tresdos can use Inverse Energy to snuff light, and has abilities of stealth rivaled only by [[Gisichros]]. Like all Warrior Angels, he can teleport using his elemental inclination.

Tresdos has incredible agility; as a human his speed and agility were matched only by Visignis, and upon receiving the power of a Warrior Angel his natural abilities were coupled with those of a Warrior Angel. Tresdos is able to diffuse his existence into the darkness surrounding Etrah at will, allowing him to observe several areas at once. When he does this, he is incapable of attack until reverting to his corporeal form; however he also can only be killed if all of the darkness around Etrah is purged (an impossible feat for anyone but God and, when using all of his power, possibly Pyrodeus).

Tresdos carries twin hookswords, infused with Inverse Energy allowing Tresdos to make them appear and disappear at will. He is skilled with the weapons; in life he was capable of inflicting immense pain and irreparable physical harm to humans with his weapons. With his new power, he is theoretically able to flay and dismember far greater entities as well.

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Hydrodurus

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'''Hydrodurus''' is the Angel of Stone. One of the eight [[Warrior Angels]], Hydrodurus has been dead for several millennia; however, his seal and weapon remain, allowing for a possible resurrection or reincarnation.
[[Image:Hydrodurus_seal.JPG|frame|The Seal of Aurumagnus]]
== History ==
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Approximately 8 millennia ago, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangels Archangels] were charged with creating new [[Guardians of the Gate]], able to battle at full strength regardless of distance from the gates of [[Heaven]]. Four of the five archangels (the exception being [[Azrael]]) created their own [[Warrior Angels]] in accordance with their elemental inclination. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Gabriel Gabriel] created [[Hydrodurus]] (Angel of Water), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Michael Michael] created [[Pyrodeus]] (Angel of Fire), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Raphael Raphael] created [[Gisichros]] (Angel of Earth), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel_%28archangel%29 Uriel] created [[Ventusamplus]], the Angel of Wind. This would even the balance of power from a strong advantage for [[Hell]] to a level playing field. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God God] desired the balance to be tipped in Heaven's favor. He created four additional Warrior Angels of his own volition: [[Cryodivus]] (Angel of Ice), [[Fulminerus]] (Angel of Lightning), [[Silexops]] (Angel of Stone), and [[Aurumagnus]] (Angel of Gold). Hydrodurus took his own life in the battle with the [[Sons of Plunder]], destroying [[Ruentomors]] (who had possessed his body) in the process.
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== Weapons, Powers and Abilities ==
Hydrodurus has nearly limitless abilities of water manipulation. He can create fresh water (he can also create salt water, but in smaller quantities unless aided by Silexops). He is able to create weapons out of water, and absorb and throw the weapons of his enemies that strike his body or shield.

He is a powerful defensive force. A shield of water is permanently affixed to his right arm, his seal in the middle of it. The shield can grow to any size without losing strength.

He also carries a powerful buster cannon in his chest; at will, he can replace his left forearm with it. It fires a ball of water, held together by a thin shell of ice due to Cryodivus' magic, and given remarkable accuracy by Ventusamplus' powers over wind. The blast takes several seconds to charge, but the effect compensates for the slow rate of fire; upon impact, the blast traps the victim in a chunk of ice, and draws almost all hydration from their body, leaving them severely weakened in the process.
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Aurumagnus

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'''Aurumagnus''' is the Angel of Gold, and the leader of the Warrior Angels. One of the eight [[Warrior Angels]], Aurumagnus has been dead for several millennia; however, his seal and weapon remain, allowing for a possible resurrection or reincarnation.
[[Image:Aurumagnus_seal.JPG|frame|The Seal of Aurumagnus]]
== History ==
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Approximately 8 millennia ago, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangels Archangels] were charged with creating new [[Guardians of the Gate]], able to battle at full strength regardless of distance from the gates of [[Heaven]]. Four of the five archangels (the exception being [[Azrael]]) created their own [[Warrior Angels]] in accordance with their elemental inclination. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Gabriel Gabriel] created [[Hydrodurus]] (Angel of Water), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Michael Michael] created [[Pyrodeus]] (Angel of Fire), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_Raphael Raphael] created [[Gisichros]] (Angel of Earth), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriel_%28archangel%29 Uriel] created [[Ventusamplus]], the Angel of Wind. This would even the balance of power from a strong advantage for [[Hell]] to a level playing field. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God God] desired the balance to be tipped in Heaven's favor. He created four additional Warrior Angels of his own volition: [[Cryodivus]] (Angel of Ice), [[Fulminerus]] (Angel of Lightning), [[Silexops]] (Angel of Stone), and [[Aurumagnus]] (Angel of Gold). Aurumagnus was killed by a fatal transfer of divine energy during a failed attempt at [[Magres Xerfal]].
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== Weapons, Powers and Abilities ==
Aurumagnus has limited abilities of gold manipulation. He is able to create small amounts of pure gold and manipulate any metallic alloy with even trace amounts of gold at will. He can also turn part or all of his body into gold; when his body is entirely golden, Aurumagnus has endurance of pain and temperature well beyond angelic-level and cosmic-level strength.

He relies primarily on tactics and strategy, which allow him to defeat far stronger enemies. Aurumagnus is able to use his intelligence and cleverness to disorient enemies, pacify them, or even cause them to mistakenly attack each other.

Aurumagnus has a pair of golden knives, balanced for throwing. He wears sheathes at his hips which the knives return to at his will. He is theoretically able to create swords, guns, or other weapons out of these knives thanks to his abilities of gold manipulation; however, there have been no examples to date of his doing so.
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