november 2015 - DearSweetAru

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NOVEMBER 20
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DSA’S SECRET SANTA!.........2
ELEMENTS UPDATES...........2
MOTM: BIRD OF PREY........1
REVIEW: HXH S.2&3............1
SEEKING PLAYERS................3
SUBMITTING CONTENT.....5
TIH! WINNERS......................1
UNLUCKY PRINCE................2
U This is Halloween! Winners
written by ru
Birthdays
To have your birthday featured post
it in the Birthday Thread.
These awesome members
celebrate their birthdays this
month! Be sure to wish them a
happy birthday.
MR. ROPE.........................1ST
DAMIAN ITAMI...............4TH
FIRST TO SOLVE
Crimson
SOLVED THE KILLER
Happy Birthday!
Contest Winners
For a full list of winners, refer to the
This is Halloween! Winners article
or go to this link.
Crimson
Damian Itami
Alexiel
REACHED 31 CLUES REACHED 25+ CLUES SOLVED SOUL STEALER
Ru
Alexiel
Sin
Crimson
Damian Itami
trouble
Ru
Alexiel
Sin
Crimson
Damian Itami
trouble
¸
±
FIRST TO SOLVE KILLER
CRIMSON
graphic by hayabusa
Thank you to everyone for making this year’s This is Halloween! so fantastic! From those who helped me put together this
event to all of you wonderful members who participated.
Apologies for the errors here and there! I hope you all still enjoyed it despite the problems.
Congratulations to all of our winners! You did a fantastic job and it was thrilling having to give out so many awards. Also,
a hardy high five to all of our participants.
The winning short story and costume are featured here.
MotM: Bird of Prey
Alexiel
Damian Itami
BEST COSTUME
trouble
SHORT STORY
Implying Drills
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Ru Review: HunterxHunter S.2&3
written by ru
written by sin
««««««««««
SOLVED THE KILLER
DAMIAN ITAMI
ALEXIEL
SOLVED SOUL STEALER
ALEXIEL
DAMIAN
SHORT STORY
IMPLYING DRILLS
COSTUME
TROUBLE
Coming Soon
Let us know if there is something
you’d like to see!
MOTM DEC...............DEC 1ST
RAINBOW CONTEST......N/A
NEW RULES.....................N/A
SECTION CHANGES........N/A
TEC....................................N/A
prey’s avatar
“November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
hunterxhunter; dsa does not own this.
This review was originally written on 10/09/14 and has since been edited. It
is rated Mature for the foul language used.
The fires burn
And the kettle sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.”
- Clyde Watson
With November comes an end to the past, a
restart in lives as well as the earth. It’s the month
that wavers between autumn and winter; where
the earth falls into a slumber, and we all reflect
on our lives over the past ten months. Where we
give thanks to what we have in this world, be it
friendships, love, family, our lives, etc.
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I already started season 4 and totally forgot I was doing reviews by
season for Hunter x Hunter. That’s just how into this show I am. I fuckin’
marathoned the majority of it while working on some artwork. I’m at
a part where I either haven’t read yet (I own about 15 volumes of the
manga) or I just don’t remember it. Either way, I still thoroughly enjoy
the show.
The music has changed. Well, mainly the ending theme. The intro
changes the people you see based on which plot arc it is on (since, ya
know... some characters die and go away...). Ending theme changes entirely each season. I expected as much because it’s what YuYu
Hakusho did and that [has] the same creator. YYH didn’t change the images in the intro theme, though the ending did change every season.
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Z
DSA’s Secret Santa!
Two firsts slammed into one pretty package: Secret Santa hosted by a
member. That is right, folks! Members are allowed to host events/competitions as well, so long as you get staff permission first. ;)
Moving on to the point.
Our lovely Megilwen came up with this fantastic idea for DSA members to be involved in a Secret Santa!
Initially you have three options to partake in: physical, digital, or both.
Phyisical gifts are shipped out to whomever is received as Secret
Santa. Digital is created via the computer and sent via email, IM, PM, etc.
Being involved in both means you are participating in physical and digital;
and will have two gifts to give!
Here are some quote snippets from the main topic to paint you a
better picture.
Z
Unlucky Prince
written by mozaic
“Over the last few years, online Secret Santa groups have really taken
off. Reddit Secret Santa is on it’s 7th, with people like Bill Gates and other
celebrities participating. Imgur started their’s last year (and I participated
here’s an example of what you can expect if you get me for your Secret
Santa :) ). I know there are a lot of other crafty people here, just look at
Ru’s etsy shop if you don’t believe me, and I’m sure there’s many others,
all with a variety of skills. I’m sure many of you also like to make people
happy. I would make boxes of cookies to just send people if I had people to
send them to!
So in that giving spirit, I’m here to propose a DSA Secret Santa. Now, I
know the idea of sharing your address with online “strangers” can make
some of you nervous and you’re like “I don’t want to do this”. Well don’t
close the thread. I’m proposing two options. Physical gifts (for those of you
who are okay with sharing your address) and digital gifts (for those that
don’t).”
“For the Digital group. If you’d like to do more than one gift and would
like to keep your identity a secret while you go about lavishing your Secret
Santa, feel free to use myself as a middle man. It’s always fun trying to
figure out who your Secret Santa is! PLEASE NOTE: THIS OPTION REQUIRES NO EXCHANGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION! It’s only using the
PM system here on DSA.“
“Now you maybe worried that you’ll get something you don’t want
but no worries that’s what the interest form is for! When you sign up, post
the following form on the thread and your Secret Santa will know some
things your interested in, so that your gift will be PERFECT for you. I’ll link
everyone’s form here on the first page so that things don’t get lost in the
threads later.”
For more details on the event, head on over to Megilwen’s topic.
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Some first loves… really suck. At least that’s the case for Prince Lleu Llaw
Gyffes the son of the Welsh goddess Arianrhod. From birth he seemed to
be fated for misfortune. His mother placed a curse upon him, part of which
entailed that he could not have a human wife.
Two magicians; his great-uncle Math; and both his uncle and suragate
father Gwydion created a woman of flowers. (Some versions credit one over
the other, but for the sake of simplicity… let’s move on.) The woman was
made from “the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the
flowers of the meadowsweet.” The name they gave her was Blodeuwedd
meaning “flower face.”
They appeared to be very happy with one another, and perhaps for
Prince Lleu that remained to be so. However, when he left Blodeuwedd
fell for a hunter, Gronw. The two conspired to kill the prince in order to be
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Elements Updates
Mozaic and Ru are presently working on a giant pusher post for Elements, ergo there are no
Elements updates. However, below are snippet previews of what is to come!
Now is the perfect time to join Elements. The pusher post will make it insanely easy for new
players to jump on into the plot.
LILIA
While she was only here out of obligation she genuinely did pray to the goddesses that the
human child was here.
Odd slithered after her, examining the cages in horror. She pressed her fists hard against her
chest with furrowed brows, failing at keeping her emotions to herself. The sight alone was sickening
seeing all of these creatures in cages. Oh, how she wanted nothing more than to leave and forget
this place. “Adira,” the lamia whispered, “Is he—”
She jerked back, startled by a blood curtling scream erupting from dragoness. That alone answered her question. Her heart sank deep into the acidic liquids of her stomach. With a shaky hand
she reached out towards Adira, but she was too enraged to notice the gesture as she stomped over
to one of the suspended employees.
Gripping onto his throat and slamming him against one of the cages nearby, instantly waking
him up. She demanded to know where Tyler was. When he had no idea who she was referring
to, she described him angrily. It was enough to jog the worker’s memory, but he did not know
where he was. All he knew was, “They deemed him a failed experiment.” It was the last words he
said before Adira lifted him up and then threw him across the room. The man fell to the ground
unconscious.
Next she knocked over documents, kicked chairs, and the likes until her rage subsided and was
replaced with anguish. As her knees collapsed beneath her Odd slinked over to her, wrapping her
tail around the dragon as she embraced her without a word uttered.
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ELEMENTS IS SEEKING PLAYERS!
You read correctly, Elements is looking
for new, awesome faces to join us on our
epic adventures throughout
the realm of Kyon.
Don’t let the amount of
content scare you away. It
is easy to join and you don’t
need prior knowledge of what
has already happened in the
roleplay to be able to be part
of this massive world.
We are more than willing
to summarize and help you
jump right into what really matters: ROLEPLAYING!
alilyn garumai by ru
At this time in the plot we
are beginning
to introduce the characters to
the legendary
rings of Eliei, the goddess of
desire. Rumor
has it the rings have the power
to amplify an
Elemental’s natural element
afinity and raise it tenfold. They are worth quite the fortune on the black market — if you can get a hold of one.
There is only one per element, making them even harder to find. Yet this sketchy man in an underground pub
claims he knows where to find one. Do you trust him?
v
Seeking Players
jumanji; image not owned by dsa.
graphic by hayabusa
THEY ALL FALL DOWN
BY MOZAIC
JUMANJII
BY TROUBLE
graphic by ru
ILSCARIA
BY MR. ROPE
For More Information: http://dearsweetaru.
net/forum/index.php?topic=382.0
Rating: Mature
Rating: Mature
Rating: Mature
In the city of Pedoma, in the midst of the
prohibition era, the battle to be the king of all
crime lords commences. One of the lead players
in this is James Rizzo. Unbeknownst to him he
has become no more than a pawn in someone
else’s scheme.
Four years ago Mikel Lombardi and Larry
Giordano entered the criminal world following
the murder of a dear friend. Their hope was not
to rid the city of crime, but to take control of it.
With this they would be able to protect the people they cared for.
Joining James Rizzo they quickly climbed
up in rank earning his favor, and the respect
of fellow comrades. Within just a couple years
they were able to form their own circle of connections both within, and outside of the Rizzo
Family. Although they all have their own motives, they all have the same intentions, power.
In order to carry this out they plan to overthrow
the current don, and take his spot as a lead in
the battle to gain control of the city.
Now they have the attention of the mysterious man who has backed Rizzo for years, Rubin
Madison. He has agreed to be their sponsor. Of
course this does not come without a price.
Forty years have passed since Alan Parish beat Jumanji and threw it into the Atlantic
Ocean. In that time it has traveled south and
washed ashore on a remote beach in Martinique. Despite its exposure to salt water, the
board game does not appear warped or damaged at all. It sits on the sun-bleached sand and
waits for someone to stroll by so that it can attempt to lure them in with an eerie drumming
that can almost never be resisted. In 2009, two
young girls on vacation go for a walk on the
beach and awaken the passion of the game
once more. The quick rhythm of its beating
quickly grabs the girls’ attention, distracting
them from their teenage gossip. They won’t be
the only ones sucked into the deadly game, but
even with help, the twists and terror of Jumanji
can quickly turn lethal. Can these new players
survive long enough to reach the end and reverse the game’s effects?
At a scant four years old, the city-state of Ilscaria is the youngest established nation on the
map as well as one of the smallest, yet is one of
the most notable regardless. While a handful of
other countries will accept nonhuman citizens,
Ilscaria is the only to welcome them with open
arms, eager to have as wide of a demographic
as possible within their population. Because
of this, Ilscaria is the only human settlement in
which there are just as many nonhumans walking the streets as there are humans, if not more.
Most Ilscarians took part in the war that led
to its founding, and as such, exhibit ferocious
nationalism and loyalty to their leader, Dagan
Aretino. While disputes between races are not
uncommon, there’s no real feud to be seen, and
they are, for the most part, “in it together”.
What makes Ilscaria significant to other nations, however, is the staggering amount of notable figures who have settled down within its
borders. There are so many famous names, in
fact, that Ilscaria has earned the nickname “City
of Heroes,” and despite their small size, even
the massive Empire exhibits a reluctance to butt
heads with them.
Word spread quickly of Ilscaria’s appearance,
and rumors of a truly safe haven for all manner
of creatures managed to attract no shortage of
immigrants to their walls. Perhaps you are one
of them, or perhaps you have been an Ilscarian
from the beginning. Whatever the case may be,
and whatever path you have chosen, you are
here now, and it is in the humble streets of this
great nation where our story begins.
Review: HxH S.2&3 Con.
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I know no one really cares about beginnings
and endings when it comes to [reviews]; but I
thought it was a fun tidbit. FUN RANDOM FACT
YOU WON’T EVER CARE ABOUT.
However, I’m not really writing this piece to
review it so much as say... I’m extremely glad I
am watching it.
Now, hear me out. If you really don’t like
shonen anime AT ALL, then, yeah. Steer clear
from Hunter x Hunter, YuYu, DBZ, and the likes.
You’ll feel some repeats because that’s what
shonens tend to do. They are very heavy on
action, fighting, etc. HxH isn’t the same though.
Sure, anyone could say that about any of them,
but I really feel this is true when it comes to this
anime in particular.
I love the shit out of YuYu. It was my first
anime that I knew was an anime when watching it. I’m still working on collecting the manga
(because when I like something enough I refuse
to read it online and force myself to buy it to
continue it); and have seen the entire series in
Japanese and English. It will always have a soft
spot for me, but you can tell from YuYu to HxH
that Togashi matured as an artist.
Sure, both have a bunch of jokes befitting
the time period he made them in (Japanese
YuYu has a lot of jokes from the late 80s-early
90s). I love the characters of both and feel for
both... but it was HxH that really sent the message home. I can’t say it’s because HxH was
better at doing it. It might just be all the shit I’m
going through in my life right now that resulted
in it resonating with me.
You are constantly watching the characters fail and overcome their shortcomings. You
see them almost give up and push themselves
through hard times. They acknowledge who
is better than them and don’t let it get in the
way of their goals. Some of them start off cocky
and think they are the best (Killua); but realize just how much they need to improve. You
see revenge obsession that could have gone
wrong, but thanks to having great friends they
were able to persevere. You see them uprooting themselves from their homes and having
to adjust to the world around them. They are
learning. They are growing. They watch people
die and face life threatening scenarios.
They never give up.
You watch them as they go through vigorous training to get better. Breaking bones, almost dying, falling unconscious for days... but
they don’t let anything stop them. Namely Gon,
who really doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves when it comes to fan base.
He was ranked 3rd favorite character of the
show. I don’t have to look up who 2nd and 1st
were. I’d imagine it’s safe to assume 1st was Killua and 2nd was Kurapika, just like YuYu (Hiei,
Kurama, Yusuke). People like the goofy but
deadly killer of Killua, much like they did Hiei in
YuYu. Then Kurapika is [the] super pretty boy
that you could easily mistake as a girl, like Kurama. They both go through plenty of character
development, but without Gon they would be
nothing.
Killua would still be an empty killing machine, blindly following his family and not understanding what it is he really wants to do in
life. Sure, he initially left to go to the Hunter’s
Exam out of boredom, but he would have ended up going right back home after without Gon.
He wouldn’t have traveled around. He wouldn’t
have gone to Greed Island. He wouldn’t have
learned Nen. You see this consistently throughout the show as he fails to express to Gon how
much his friendship means to him. They have
such an adorable relationship.
Kurapika would be hellbent on revenge,
completely forgetting what meaning life holds at
all. When he is with Gon he realizes how dire the
situation is and how much he is really in pain. He
lost his clan. He is the last of his people. It’s all
very sad and the fact he dedicated his life to offing the spiders because of it just makes it more
so. There’s an episode where he is convinced
they are all dead and he just looks... lifeless. Life
lost all meaning, because ultimately once all of
the troupe is dead he really won’t have anything
else left to [live for]. It is Gon who reminds him
his main focus should be to get the eyes of his
clan back. Gon who reminds him what life is
without trying.
Gon consistently touches the hearts of all
the characters in the show [effortlessly]. It’s just
how he is naturally and, honestly? I can see why.
It isn’t something Togashi forced. It’s not one
of those instances where you feel like the creator is trying to make you like a character when
there’s really no reason to. Not an instance of,
“HE IS MAIN CHARACTER LIKE HIM HE HAS NO
FLAWS.”
If Gon were a real person this is how the
world would react to him.
He doesn’t see good and evil. He has a genuine, natural curiosity. He wants to learn as much
as he can and he never gives up. He wants a fair
fight, no matter who he is up against.
It is really... inspiring.
Just watching it all. Watching all the characters grow. It makes me wish I had a Gon in my
life or I could be the Gon in someone’s life. Who
knows. Maybe I do and just don’t realize it on
both accounts.
I was feeling distraught, lost, and alone. No
matter how many people were there for me
and how many people tried to make me see differently it was how I felt. I’m well aware these
are all fictional characters... but watching it
helped me open my eyes.
Sometimes that’s the kind of eye opener
you need. An outside perspective completely
unrelated to you. A movie. A song. An anime.
I am not gonna give up and I am not gonna
let my shitty family get to me anymore. Sure, it
hurts like a bitch, but they don’t control me anymore. Sure, moving resulted in a loss of friends,
but I can make new ones. I can keep going. I can
move on.
I am not alone. I have a lot of awesome
friends all holding me up and my dad. Sometimes they get busy, but when I ultimately need
someone they are there for me.
I need to own this series. Manga, anime, and
all.
MotM: Bird of Prey Con.
Though the earth falls silent in her sleep and
the pending chill nips at your nose, it is neither
quiet nor cold in our hearts as we are surrounded
by those we care for. November is where we honor what we’ve achieved and what we’ve gained
over this past year and come together to create
everlasting memories as a family. It’s the time to
refresh, restart, and rejuvenate oneself with the
warmth, support and love of those in our lives.
It’s a little ironic that this member was chosen
to be honored during this month. However, with
everything that they’re currently going through,
there isn’t a doubt in my mind that they are the
best choice. This special member is starting a new
chapter in his life as he picks up everything and
moves several states away to finish school.
He’s starting fresh and reflecting on all that
he has been through over the past couple years.
He’s in uncharted waters and as intimidating and
frightful as it may be, I have all the confidence that
he will excel at anything he sets his mind to.
Though he hasn’t been with Dearly Sweet for
very long, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing this
man for nearly seven years. I have had the honor
to watch him grow and to see him flourish into the
hero that he is today. I cherish him more with each
passing day and it gives me great pride to be the
one who delivers this award.
So, without further delay, would everyone
please join me in thanking, congratulating, and
wishing the best of luck to DSA’s November Member of the Month: Bird of Prey!
Thank you for such a wonderful friendship, T!
TiH! Winners Con. P.1
Winning Short Story Contest Entry
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Author: Implying Drills
Prompt: “They claimed the house was haunted… Why didn’t I believe them?“
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“This is a bad idea, man,” said the skeleton.
“I can feel it in my bones.”
Outside a two-story house in the middle of a
quiet street, a skeleton crouched under a bush.
The topiary of the bush was faintly illuminated
by an incorporeal horror, who hovered near
him. The nightmarish hellspawn had a sheet
draped over it, with large eyeholes cut to see out
of. Looking into the eyeholes revealed a shifting,
swirling mass who contorted from one moment
to the next. Each hellish new incarnation wore
flawlessly applied makeup.
“I mean, I’m sweating,” the skeleton continued. Their jaw clacked and rattled as they spoke.
Beads of evening condensation shivered against
their skull. “This is some real spooky stuff!”
“Alex, c’mon. It’ll be fine. The humans
should be gone for the night – it’s Halloween,
after all. We just need to take the pictures and
then go… and you remembered to bring the
camera, right?”
Alex pointed to their ribcage, where the
camera dangled securely. A mesh strap around
the vertebrae on their neck kept it suspended;
because Alex had no tender skin or muscles to
bruise, they did not appreciate the dollars added to the camera’s price for this. It was lucky,
therefore, that the camera was stolen.
“Of c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-course!”
“Stop clattering your jaw. You can’t feel the
cold.”
“Can too! Skeletons are very sensitive skulls.”
“…you meant to say ‘souls’, I think.”
“That too, yeah.” Alex said. “…gosh, I don’t
even notice when I do that these days.”
Sympathy flickered from under the eyeholes
of the ghost’s sheet. Then it transmogrified to
the blood-slicked veil of The First Bride, a thousand-toothed beast who had been jilted at the
altar many millennia ago by a cold-footed cavernous maw. A second later, the face shifted to a
new and still more terrifying apparition.
“C’mon,” said the dressed-up ghost, “let’s go
sit on those human pendulum devices in their
backyard for a bit. We’ve still got plenty of time
to get a Halloween photo in their house before
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TiH! Winners Con. P.2
sunrise.”
Rising, the ghost phased through the fence
into the human backyard and became corporeal for a moment, extending an ever-shifting
arm to lift the latch and let Alex the skeleton
through. They sat down on the low set of backyard rope swings facing a fenced human pool.
Above them was a sturdy branch, against which
a small treehouse also sat – currently occupied
by raccoons, the fiends of the night.
“I mean, there could be humans up there
right now,” said Alex. “My bones rattle just
thinking about it. How are you so calm, Ellie?”
Ellie was short for Eldritchina, Keeper of a
Million Billion Lost Souls. Most other tormented
night-dwellers knew her as the Grim Reaper’s
second cousin, and she dreaded family occasions because he was the star of it all – his career had been leaping from success to success
ever since the Black Plague. She had stopped
talking to him after the Second World War, another career highlight. The worst part about it
was that he was funny and smart and humble
and genuinely nice, so that he wasn’t even any
fun to hate. It was the worst.
“Alex…” she said. A long pause followed. Ellie tried to take on a conciliatory tone, like her
second cousin often did (she also hated that
emulating his behaviour was a wise move). “I
don’t know how to tell you this, so I’m just going
to come out and say it: I think you have Punget’s
Disease.”
“What? No!”
“Think about it,” Ellie said. “You don’t even
notice when you make jokes about being a skeleton – you said it yourself earlier.”
Alex did the best they could to gulp. They
wound their phalanges tightly around the
swing’s ropes. “But that doesn’t mean—“
“What are you dressed as for Halloween,
Alex?”
“Myself! I mean, I’m spooky and scary
enough as it is.”
Somewhere inside the abyss of shifting
madness, Ellie managed to look sad. They skeleton also seemed to realise what they had said,
and drooped. They unscrewed their skull from
their neck, and held it between both hands.
“By Skeletor…” said Alex, “you’re right. The
signs are all there, right in front of my orbital
cavities. Why couldn’t I see?”
“There are people out there who can support you,” said Ellie. “Other skeletons go on to
live fulfilling lives despite their jokes. I’m sure
any cemetery would be lucky to have you.”
Their conversation was interrupted by the
sound of a sliding door. A human, gun in hand,
peered out into the darkness and saw only Ellie
and her ethereal glow. “Damn kids! Get out of
here or I’ll shoot!”
Alex, however, heard something different.
They screwed their skull back on and scuttled
away. Another skeleton was crying out for help.
“I knew this place was haunted by humans!”
Alex muttered. “Jack and the others even tried
to tell me! Why didn’t I believe them…”
“FOOLISH MORTAL.” Ellie, meanwhile, rose
several feet in the air. Her sheet fluttered, but
gave little of the mind-melting madness concealed inside it away. A glimpse, she felt, was
enough. “YOU DEFY FORCES BEYOND YOUR
RECKONING. TARRY NOT—“
Her speech was cut short by a scream. This
was good. Like any other horror, she quickly lost
power in the presence of humans. That was
why the things that scared them most were
those who only appeared briefly – if at all. She
thought she had scared the human off, but realised she was not the reason he had screamed.
It was Alex. Alex had pulled the skeleton
trapped inside the human out by force. They
were further along in the stages of Punget’s Disease than Ellie had thought. The new skeleton
stood dazed in the dark, slowly brushing away
bits of ripped organs and skin. Alex helpfully
plucked out both of the new skeleton’s eyes.
“Eye’m Alex,” they said. “You’re free now,
fellow skeleton!”
The other skeleton rattled, before shoving
Alex aside and bursting into a run. “Don’t follow
me! I don’t want to catch your jokes!”
The skeleton vaulted over the back fence
and was gone.
“But they’re to… to die for…”
Alex let out a mournful wail, much like the
sound of rattling chains. Ellie floated over to
Alex. She took the form of a dozen animal skeletons, all jammed and fused horribly together
in a humanoid shape. They menaced and splintered into new shapes, causing her costume to
ripple. She nudged the camera still nestled in
their ribcage with an intangible appendage.
“We’re going to get you help. Now, let’s
take that photo before the other humans realise what happened. You know they don’t like it
when skeletons are freed early.”
“Thanks,” said Alex, “that means a skele-ton
to me.”
Unlucky Prince Continued
together.
At the moment they tried to make their
attempt Prince Lleu transformed into an eagle
and flew away. The lovers believed they were
successful. But in short time his uncle Math
was able to find him and return him to his true
form. Prince Lleu killed Gronw and Math turned
Blodeuwedd into an owl. Forever she would be
destined to live as a solitary creature experiencing only a life of night.
Elements Update Continued
“Failed… experiment…” it was even worse
than Sertheon had imagined. That meant the
child wasn’t in the building at all. Where were
they taken to? With the ruckus Adira had made
it gave her little time to find this out. It was faster to contact Mortimer, as much of an ass as he
was. Hopefully he was maintaining the connection with them, otherwise she was at a standstill.
MORTIMER!
Luckily, he was. No need to shout, dear.
What troubles you?
Grand Laboratories. Where do they take
‘failed experiments’?
There was a moment of silence on the other
line before the psychic Elemental chimed in. You
were not tasked with Lilia.
Personal business. Answer the question.
It was met with an aggravated groan followed by, All failed experiments are disposed of
in Inima. Living or not.
ESTERMALLOW
It was more likely that Damian discovered
the piece of torn, bloodied fabric. Misae was far
too dazed, though it didn’t stop her from recognizing it once it got into her hands. She gripped
at it; a piece of Jack’s sweatshirt had been left by
the entrance of the shop. Tears filled her eyes as
her blood boiled over. Everything around them
began to shake, and crumble.
Needless to say she was far past the point
of being able to contain her emotions. She gritted her teeth, squeezed her eyes [closed], and
continued to grip the piece of fabric tighter and
tighter. She took in a deep breath and screamed
at the top of her lungs. It sounded more like a
battle cry than one of sorrow. Rage was clear in
its tone. She slammed the fist holding the fabric
into a nearby wall with enough force to create a
large indent.
Damian’s attempts to calm or reason with
her only caused her to become angrier.
“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!” She used his
armor to send him flying backwards. She twisted the extra metal she had brought around her
arms turning it into two spiraling spears. Using
the earth as a launch she shot herself forward,
and up, coming down with all her might. Murder
was in her eyes not simply the intent to injure.
...TO BE CONTINUED
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