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The temple "Savior on Waters" was built in 1911 in memory of the sailors who died in the Tsushima battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. This battle, which took place on May 14-15, 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War, became the most tragic page in the history of the Russian fleet. The white-stone church stood at the end of the Promenade des Anglais, not far from the shipyards where the Russian fleet ships were born. Over time, the temple became a monument to all sailors who died at sea for Russia.
Unfortunately, in 1932, the Savior on Waters was barbarously blown up. The entire bottom of the Novo-Admiralty Canal in the place where the temple stood was littered with fragments of the mosaics of the temple.
Now the committee for the restoration of the temple "Savior on Waters" is working hard to revive it. The matter is, unfortunately, not close - now the production building of the Admiralty Shipyards is on the part of the foundation of the temple. Therefore, although at one time the church did not have a chapel, the committee decided first, as a forerunner of the revival of the temple, to build a chapel, which will later be organically combined with the revived temple.
To any downed pilot or other friendly caught in a bad place, this would probably be one of the most beautiful sights imaginable. This one's for all those that really do need to see it, not just me.
On this picture from the Solovetsky Monastery you can see the Church of Saint Nicholas to the left and the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior to the right. Solovetsky Monastery is located on the Great Solovetsky Island in the White Sea, Russia.
The establishment of a monastery on Solovetsky Island began in 1429 when Savvaty and Herman, two monks from Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, built a hermitage on the almost uninhabited Great Solovetsky Island. In 1436, a year after Savvatys death, Herman was joined by another monk, Zosima, and they founded the Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery. The monastery quickly grew, extended its producing, commercial activity and become an economic and political center of the White Sea region.
The great flourishing of the monastery occurred in the 1500’s under the direction of Philip Kolychev. Philip was a Moscovite monk of noble origins who left his privileged existence in 1537 to join the Solovetsky monastic community, and in 1547 became its spiritual leader. Under his guidance an ambitious program of construction that transformed the monastery and created several monumental buildings of brick and stone, for example the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior built in 1558-1566. In the summer of 1566 Philip was called back to Moscow by Ivan the Terrible and was appointed as metropolitan. Philip's resistance to Ivan's misrule led to his exile and execution in 1569. Nonetheless, construction at the monastery continued after Philip’s death, the Church of Saint Nicholas was built in 1577 (razed and rebuilt in 1830-1834).
After the end of the Russian civil war in 1921, the Bolsheviks expropriated the monastery. Two years later, a fire of mysterious origins spread throughout the central stone churches and reduced their interiors to ashes. The monastery was closed down and turned into one of the earliest forced-labor camps of the GULAG during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The Solovetsky camp closed in 1939 and a sea cadet school was opened on the island.
In the 1960s, some restoration work began when the islands were formed into a reserve museum. In the late 1980s, the Church of Russia was allowed to reestablish itself on the islands. The first exhibit concerning the Gulag was opened in 1988 in the Solovetsky Islands, and in 1992, the Solovetsky Monastery was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. For the Orthodox, the islands are now a place for pilgrimages. A small brotherhood of monks appeared in the monastery again and now it has about ten monks and regular church services are conducted in church and cathedral.
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These are OCs. I have either updated the design/story or made entirely new characters. Most of these are brand new characters.
From Left-Right:
Liberator:
Real Name: Marcus Sawyer
Equipment: Uniform
Powers/Abilities: Flight, Super-Strength, Superhuman Durability, and Speed (Speed only when he flies).
Weaknesses: More powerful beings.
Backstory: (this is improved, kinda)
The Origin Story: (skip this stuff if you want to see something new)
As a child, Marcus always wanted to be a soldier. When Marcus was 16, he dropped out of school with his friend Oscar (Overkill) and joined the U.S. Army. Marcus was one of the best soldiers through this strengths and his abilities. Sadly, Oscar was dishonorably discharged. Marcus was tempted to leave the army, but he didn't. In order to get over the fact that Oscar was discharged, he joined the U.S. Experimentation Program. Marcus and a few other colleagues gained superhuman powers, most of which were the standard increased strength, speed, endurance, and agility. However, Marcus got lucky with his dose of the experimental serum, Marcus got the highest score out of his group along with the ability to fly. Soon after Marcus gained his powers, the U.S. Government asked Marcus and his colleagues to be superheroes. Most declined, the only 3 that accepted were Marcus, Dutch Garret and Richard Moss. Those three men would go off as Superheroes to the public with Marcus becoming the American Hero, Dutch becoming the Super-Soldier, and Richard becoming the Mossberg. Unfortunately, Marcus had a problem with other people so the team never worked out with all of them leaving Marcus alone. Marcus would soon realize his problems and try to fix them. He donned a new suit and called himself the Liberator.
The New Stuff: (Read this new stuff)
As the Liberator, he gained tons of attention. He was everyone's favorite superhero. The Liberator soon tracked down Oscar Kilroy, one of Marcus's friends during his Army service. They regained their friendship until Marcus realized what Oscar was doing. Marcus was then shot at by Kilroy, forcing Marcus to knock him out. Marcus flew away to stop more bigger crimes. Due to Marcus's popularity he gained interest by other superhero, Nightshift. Nightshift stalked Marcus, until Marcus grabbed the hero by the neck. Nightshift told him what he was doing (See Nightshift's page for more info), and Marcus let go, apologizing for his actions. After realizing that the US Government was keeping secrets from him, was caught and attacked by the Superhero team, the Saints. The Liberator was brutally beat up and nearly killed by the Saints. It was only when the team, Saviors chimed in to the fight and saved Liberator. Liberator finally accepted the offer to join the Saviors and the Liberator's problem with people soon disappeared.
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Freezer:
Real Name: Unknown, goes by the name Fridge or by his Superhero name.
Aliases: Fridge, Freezer
Equipment: Uniform with Built in Heater.
Powers/Abilities: Can change the temperature of water vapor, commonly freezes vapor, but sometimes heats it up to make steam.
Weaknesses: Fridge isn't actually resistant to his powers, meaning he can die from frostbite or burn up.
Backstory:
Fridge was born in an unstable household. He always moved schools and he was used to change. However, when he met a new friend right before moving day. Fridge ended up deciding to stay, so he deserted his family and moved in with his new friend, Choi. Fridge then found a questionable lab in a room underneath Choi's bed. He took a pill he found thinking it was a piece of candy and gained super powers. Then, Choi walked in. They got into an argument and soon a fight, Choi quickly realized the pills he gave Chandler (Titan) gave people super powers. Choi quickly gobbled one down and he too now has super powers. Fridge and Choi soon joined the Saints, until leaving realizing their true goal.
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Red Volcano:
Real Name: Daniel Choi
Aliases: Red, and Red Volcano
Powers/Abilities: Can turn into solid Magma, Increased Endurance and Increased Strength when in his rock form.
Weaknesses: More stronger beings, hates Titan
Backstory:
Daniel was just your average student, a punching bag, decent grades, but he and several kids had enough. They made pills for the school bully, Chandler. The pills accidentally gave Chandler powers and he became Titan. Daniel also became great friends with Fridge. Together, they discovered that the pills gave super powers. He and Fridge took the supplements and joined the Saints. After realizing the Saints’ true plan, they left and joined the Saviors.
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Radiohead:
Real Name: William “Willy” Woods
Alias: Radiohead
Powers/Abilities: Technopathy (Control over electronic devices), can understand any language, and can learn any martial art/hand to hand combat technique.
Weaknesses: Willy isn’t flexible and doing certain kicks can exhaust him.
Backstory: Willy was the type of kid who didn’t plan ahead, he would quit school sometimes and play video games during his free time. His family was quite poor, so he had to take the left overs of old consoles. He reconstructed an NES and found a mysterious game. He inserted the game into the slot and started playing. The game was secretly coded by a suicidal man and it was meant to kill whoever played the game. Instead, Willy found this out and quickly destroyed the NES. Unfortunately, Willy took some of the game’s powers and he became a super villain wreaking havoc across the city. The Saviors apprehended him, and have since lifted the curse within the game. Willy is now in the Saviors as a reserve member as well as being their eyes in the sky.
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of Saint Petersburg. Other names include the Church on Spilled Blood the Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.
Erected on the site where political nihilists fatally wounded Emperor Alexander II in March 1881, the church was constructed between 1883 and 1907, funded by the imperial family.
Construction began in 1883 during the reign of Alexander III, two years after the assassination of his father Alexander II. The church was dedicated to be a memorial to his father. Estimates suggest that the construction cost 4.5 million rubles. The construction was completed during the reign of Nicholas II in 1907. Funding was provided by the Imperial family with the support of many private donors.
The church is prominently situated along the Griboedov Canal; paved roads run along both sides of the canal. On March 13, 1881 (Julian date: March 1), as Alexander II's carriage passed along the embankment, a grenade thrown by an anarchist conspirator exploded. The tsar, shaken but unhurt, got out of the carriage and started to remonstrate with the presumed culprit. A second conspirator took the chance to throw another bomb, killing himself and mortally wounding the tsar. The tsar, bleeding heavily, was taken back to the Winter Palace, where he died a few hours later.
"You offer hope when our hearts
have
Hopelessly lost our way
Oh, we've hopelessly lost the
way" - Wonderful Merciful Savior
by Sounds Like Reign
SO MANY OCs! Also, this will be a really long post, so just sit tight and relax.
Left-Right:
Goop:
Real Name: Unknown
Powers/Abilities, Can shapeshift into any shape at will and power absorption.
Weaknesses: Weighs one pound and a small gust of wind can easily blow him away.
Equipment: Rainboots
Backstory: A cosmic rock hit Earth's surface causing a hunk of goop to explode out. The goop would soon get into a school and mutated into a child's art project making Goop. Goop would soon go into the Saviors' Headquarters by accident and gets recruited by showing his powers.
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Botanist:
Real Name: Jerry Cruz
Powers/Abilities: Plant Empowerment (gives strength and durability after getting some life force from plants.) and Plant Growth
Weaknesses: Has a soft side for animals.
Equipment: Uniform and fertilizer.
Backstory: Jerry's parents were botanists. They converted their garage and backyard to plant research facilities and Jerry was tired of unable to be in certain rooms, so he decided to start destroying the plants. However, he accidentally broke a shelf and an experimental plant fell and hit his head causing a concussion. A few years later, Jerry learned about his powers and joined the Saviors. Soon after the Saviors hired Goop, Jerry took care of Goop and even decided to adopt it.
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Firestarter:
Real Name: Robby Hildebrant
Powers/Abilities: Fire Generation, Temperature Manipulation, and is Fireproof
Weaknesses: Water can extinguish his fires, needs to drink water in order to stay hydrated in the heat, and is heavy due to his Flamethrower.
Equipment: Flamethrower, uniform, grapple hook, and foldable hatchet
Backstory: Robby had an average childhood and life. Nothing really happened until his family’s home started burning with flames. Robby was the only one home and he knew he had to do something to stop it. He tried all of the things expected to stop a fire, but it kept burning. It was only until he stepped in the fire that he learnt that he had superpowers. After turning 18, he set out to become the superhero he thought of as Firestarter.
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Blackhawk
Real Name: Frank Willis
Powers/Abilities: Smart Engineer with Superhuman Strength and Durability.
Weaknesses: Frank is an alcoholic.
Equipment: A specially designed pistol (Taser and grapple-hook), a lasso, and a variety of grenades.
Backstory: A former professional pilot and actor that needed to have some fun. Life was boring for him so Frank decided to start stopping small crimes. Apparently he got praise from it and decided to fight more. The people also agreed, so Frank started the Saviors group. After a few superheroes joined, Frank bought out a small area of an office building and converted it into a tourist attraction and the Saviors' Headquarters. Sadly, during the first phases of the Saviors Group, the superheroes that joined were killed during a mission causing Willis to become an alcoholic. He would have the same charm during a mission, but he ain't what he was after. A few years later, he reopened the Saviors group and he hired 6 heroes, Firestarter, Phaser, Streak, Titan, Botanist and Goop.
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Titan:
Real Name: Chandler Timberland
Powers/Abilities: Size Manipulation (Strength and Durability when he grows)
Weaknesses: Slower the bigger he gets, also, Chad has a tendency of not planning ahead.
Equipment: Uniform
Backstory: Chandler used to be a bully at school. He would get people to do his homework until one day, the bully victims decided to teach him a lesson. They made him a pill that would supposedly make him fat, instead it made Chandler grow in size. Realizing what happened, Chandler tried to say sorry, instead he crushed 5 people. He ran off into an alleyway and got help from a fellow student, Autumn Hendricks. Chandler soon joined the Saviors with his new girlfriend, Autumn Hendricks and they are known as Titan and Streak.
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Streak:
Real Name: Autumn Hendricks
Powers/Abilities: Super-Human Speed and Durability
Weaknesses: Motion Sickness while running at fast speeds
Equipment: Uniform
Backstory: Autumn who was born in a family with lots of health issues. She was the only lucky one with an issue that would be useful. She was born with superhuman speed. Autumn would grow up always knowing that she had powers and she is extremely skilled with them. During her high-school years, she met someone in an alleyway. His name was Chandler (Titan). She taught him how to use his powers for good. Chandler and Autumn soon joined the Saviors as Titan and Streak.
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Phaser:
Real Name: Clark Jenkins
Powers/Abilities: Can phase through any object
Weaknesses: Often works alone and has no super-human strength whatsoever.
Equipment: Uniform and Pepper-Spray
Backstory: Clark has been lifelong friends to another hero, Firestarter (Robby Hildebrante). When Clark was a little boy, his parents were desperate for money and needed to feed Clark. They got a job from a scientist and Clark’s parents were supposed to make a formula that would grant the powers of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, Clark as a young child accidentally drank the formula. Clark had no idea that he had powers until a fight happened at school where Clark phased through a bully’s punch and threw him (Buckshot) through a window injuring his arm and messing up his face. Clark would soon be expelled from school and spend some time in jail. After being released, he realized he needed to use his powers for good. Clark would go back to his parents’ home and ask them to make a costume for him that was made of unstable molecules so he can stay in his costume and phase through objects at the same time (his parents lost the science job and got money from buying stocks.) Clark finally knowing his powers would go out into the world fighting small crimes as Phaser.
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“In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.”
He protects his brother like the same pose for every big wave, hope it continuous in life..........
Oh the joy come over me
When you came into my life
Sweet love that you bring me
Cut through my darkness like a knife
And when I thought my life was almost at an end
You gave me the strength to start it over again
I want you to know I'm so thankful
For the sweet love that you bring
I want you to know
You've become my everything
There is no denying
What you've done for me
For you opened up my eyes
And you made me see
I never knew the meaning of true love
Until you came into my life
I never knew the meaning of true love
Until you came into my life
From: Ann Peebles
"Until You Came Into My Life"