#Nova Fae

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FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 2: KILREY (PART 1)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

story intro table of contents chapter one < last chapter next chapter >

Nova: [tense, but continues chewing the taffy-like ambrosia as she focuses her essence to watch Sky and Cloud even with her back to them]

Siblings: [looking at each other, faces twisted and fae-ears lowered stressfully—]

Cloud: [guilty, but…]

Sky: [furious]

Sky: (hisses under his breath) "Cloud! This is exactly why I—"

Cloud: [letting out a slow breath, shakes her head and gently pushes him to the side with just a wave of her essence and air. Moves to stop beside Nova and try to meet their eyes]

Nova: [hesitantly obliges her, chomping off a piece of their third ambrosia square]

Cloud: (voice gentle, but serious) "you have a plan? Do you need more ambrosia?"

Nova:

Sky:

Nova: [shocked she'd offer to help when doing so got her into this mess to begin with, but…]

Nova: [ears low, forces themself to just look away, nod curtly, and swallow their bite. Then, with their face turned away, immediately rips off another chunk of ambrosia]

Cloud: [as Nova works on chewing, smoothly sits down next to them and reaches with her essence to copy Nova's earlier theft—]

Sky: [grabs her shoulder, hissing) "Cloud, what are you doing!? You're going to—"

Cloud: [turning a sharp glare onto him in return, evenly) "they escaped from another archfaerie. They know what they're doing, too. We should help them."

Sky: [stunned silent—]

Nova: 'too'...

Nova: [also stunned, but struggling not to be hopeful, instead forcing herself to focus on her still-formulating escape plan. As she does, starts on her fourth and last piece of ambrosia]

Ambrosia: [as a treat made of pure magic—and most often mixed in with sweets for additional taste—contained lots of energy for needy fae]

Ambrosia: [is most often used as compact, easy-to-serve rations from archfae to their thralls, meant to give them the essence they need to survive… while any and all other food mostly just tasted good and didn't do much for them. Not unless it matched their domain.]

Faeries: [each had control over a certain 'domain', depending on what they emerged from]

Cloud: [was clearly air-aligned, but, true to her name, seemed to have a domain specifically centered on clouds]

Tavernkeeper: [would seem earth-aligned at first glance, thanks to their earthen skin and the trail of dirt they left behind as they moved. But… their exact domain was harder to tell, considering the plants they'd had for hair. It could've meant they were life-aligned, or nature-aligned—]

Nova: [except, didn't just have to judge off of faeries' appearances]

Nova: [had a special talent in being able to 'feel out' for others' alignments, just by sensing their essence… or magical power]

Nova: [and, similarly, was much more adept at sensing and distinguishing between essence in general…]

Nova: [which was exactly why she could tell that the tavernkeeper, the earthen faerie, finally reached Kilrey.]

Nova: [quickly hops out of her chair, wiping the back of her hand against her mouth and looking at the siblings]

Sky: [has his jaw clenched and arms crossed tight as he's turned away from them, glaring at the other inhabitants of the tavern… to help discourage them from staring, and catching Cloud's theft]

Cloud: [of course, still stealing ambrosia squares, slipping them between the loose folds of her airy clothes as soon as she's grabbed them]

Both: [as Nova hopped out of the chair, stop what they're doing to look at Nova with tense expressions and lowered ears]

Nova: [meets Sky's eyes, then Cloud's, and quickly turns to march toward the door]

Nova: (voice commanding, sounding far more confident than she felt) "we head out now. I can collect more essence on the way. Hurry!"

Air Siblings: [meet eyes once again behind her back]

Cloud: [immediately follows close behind Nova!]

Sky: [half-groans, half-growls, but quickly trails after]

Sky: [… though his eyes dart from faerie to faerie as he wonders why nobody's reacting to their departure]

Nova: [almost as though she's reading his mind but more reading between the lines, and figuring it's better to say anyway) "I blocked them from seeing us. Come on!"

Sky: [bites his tongue, unsure of a lot of things… but also not sure if it was a good time to ask questions]

Nova: [pushes the door open and speedwalks outside, ignoring the frostbite-cold of the now-winter that hits her]

Seasons, time, and weather: [could change constantly, depending on where they were in the Faewildes and the strength of the raw, unclaimed magic in the area…]

Raw Faewilde magic: [was incredibly dangerous even to faeries, able to take over their minds, make them lose their sense of selves, and turn them into what the humans called demons]

Demons: [creatures with seemingly no sapience, wanting nothing more than violence… and Nova couldn't blame them]

Nova: [wishes she had the strength—the bravery—to fight back against archfae she wasn't cornered by]

Nova: [wishes she could pay them back for their crimes.]

Nova: [fae-ears low and eyes scanning the streets around them, paces forward to lead the group through the quickest way out of town]

Sky: [from behind, voice tense) "what's your plan, fae. Who are you?"

Nova: [tenses, but… keeps pacing, eyeing the ever-fluctuating buildings once of wood, then of stone, then of ice… as everything rapidly changes from the cloud of raw magic unfurling throughout the town]

Nova: (tension leaking into their voice) "we leave Kil—the Archfae's dominion, so he's weaker. From there, he either gives up, or—"

Sky: (voice sharp) "he'll catch up before we can!"

Nova: [twists her form, turning her torso so—while her legs continue forward on her decided path—she's able to face Sky while walking]

Siblings: [faces visibly twist in disgust at her grotesque display—]

Nova: (harshly) "we have a head start and this—" [points up, then twists his finger in a circular gesture, alluding to the magic storm] "—is going to keep him from teleporting to us."

Sky:

Sky: [visibly stunned… though also looks paler]

Sky: [actually, has changed a lot in appearance. His night-sky skin has quickly turned pale white, matching his hair and the snow around them]

Sky: [now, almost completely blends with the environment as he scans the area, the tips of his fae-ears dropping lower and lower]

Nova: (to himself) ah… that's why he feels a bit different from 'sky'.

Sky: [returning his eyes to Nova, hesitantly) "is… that you?"

Nova:

Nova: [fighting a wave of panic, barks out a laugh and turns his torso back into place to increase his pace. Still, his anxiety is betrayed by his angled ears, poorly-faked laugh, and the breathlessnes of his otherwise-incredulous voice) "no??? You think I'd be like this if I had that kinda power? I just sensed it coming, and we're taking advantage of it. Now hurry up, Kil—he, the Archfae, just left!"

Cloud: [from behind her; voice gentle, but subtly tense) "so… what happens when he catches up to us?"

Nova: [drops his eyes to the ground, falling silent as a cold hand of dread wraps itself tight around his heart]

Nova: (voice thick) "as long as we're outside of his dominion, I can take care of him by myself."

YOU CAN WHAT BY YOURSELF, NOVA!?!?!

Aaaaaanyhow, how truthful do you think all of this is? What's with all of their fear of archfaeries? And how in the world would Nova "take care of" one by themself???

story intro table of contents chapter one < last chapter next chapter >

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First Time Meeting my OC’s

Naevys Torlana 🪻🐍

“There you are.” A smooth almost teasing voice says behind you as a tall woman appears behind you, she had a purple dress that seemed to be closer to a long shirt and a black corset that laced up the front on. She was also wearing brown boots had a brown belt on with a yellow bag, a magical looking necklace on, and a sharp look to her eye. But the part that surprised you the most was the gray markings on her legs, the pointed ears, and the snake that hung around her neck that seemed to perk up at your presence as if it recognized you.

“I’m sorry, I’m afraid I don’t know who you are.” You reply quickly. This woman seems like she’s not of this time at all as all of her legs are exposed and then you realize there is an energy around her that seems to make the air prickle with what can only be described as magic. It was then that you realize that they must be one of those fae creatures you had heard legends about in your village. You knew you should have stayed away from those blue bells, especially since you heard something ringing. The ringing of blue bells was said to be a warning of the fae and you should have listened. You did the only thing you could think of to do and started running as fast as you could in the opposite direction.

”Wait! I mean you no harm!” The fae calls out after you before.

It was then that you look ahead once again and see a trap meant for deer set up by one of the hunters in your village and it was far too late to stop. You try to make your peace with the trap capturing you and potentially getting injured when vines burst from the ground and activate the trap before it can injure you.

”Darling are you alright?” She asks as she catches up to you.

”I’m sorry, you don’t know who I am, do you?” She asks as she takes a respectful step back to give you more space. ”Allow me to introduce myself, you may call me Naevys Torlana and this is Asphodel.” She says with a flourishing bow and a sweep of her arm. The snake around her neck slithering onto her outstretched arm at the mention of its name.

“What may I address you by?” She asks respectfully as she straightens back up, intentionally phrasing her words to show you that she is not trying to trick you in anyway. She didn’t even try the most basic of fae tricks.

In an abundance of caution you choose not to answer them and they smile understandingly with their berry colored lips. She moves her voluminous coffee colored hair out of her face and tucks it behind her pointed ears.

”I understand. May I accompany you to the edge of your village to ensure you get home safely?” She asks as her warm brown eyes meet yours. You nod in response and she smile widens before she gestures for you to lead the way.

By time you get to the edge of the village you call home the sun is setting and it catches in her eyes making them glow like amber, there is something about it that seems slightly familiar to you but you just can’t place it. As you turn to face your village you can’t help but glance back to thank her and she is gone with nothing but a patch of grape hyacinth growing where she stood and a slight weight in your pocket. You reach your hand in and pull out a small green stone with what looks like a carving of her snake, Asphodel, on it and you can’t help but feel as though you will see her again and yet you can’t find yourself being upset about it.

Ghewnah ‘Gwen’ Reh ☕️🗡️

It was a warm afternoon on the college campus you attended, there was a light breeze and everything was in bloom, a perfect spring day. The bards were all out either acting, singing, painting, or writing outside working on their respective skills after being inspired by the nice weather. Some of the paladins were out worshiping or practicing their magic or ensuring their weapons were ready. You were on a walk around campus just enjoying the nice air, the breeze ruffling your clothes and your hair as you walked. Unfortunately you should have been paying more attention to your surroundings as one of the barbarians at your adventuring college crashed into you. She was this massive 7’6” orc yet when you both landed on the ground you weren’t crushed in the slightest. See the barbarian had wrapped her bulky arms around you in a tight secure hold and rotated so that her back is what had hit the ground instead of yourself.

”I’m so sorry dude, are you alright?” She asked immediately upon landing. Her voice was up beat yet concerned and she looked down at you with a charming, lopsided smile. Her eyes shone like honey as they looked down at you and you were a bit stunned by her dark red markings near her eyes, her green skin, and her crystalline tusks sticking out of her smile. She had such a sweet demeanor about her even though she was huge and clearly one of the barbarians on campus.

”Hey, can you hear me?” She asked looking more worried now and it was then that you realized that you hadn’t answered yet.

”Yeah, I’m okay.” You respond after shaking your head.

“Do you mind if I take you to one of the cleric or druid professors to make sure?” She asked as she very carefully shifted to sit upwards with her arms still wrapped around you, honestly her core strength was a little or a lot impressive considering she just sat up with your entire weight on top of her.

“I suppose-“ You started and she was already carefully shifting you in her arms into a cradle and started carrying you to the Druid and Cleric buildings.

”Do you have a preference on which professor I take you to?” She asks as she continues walking as if you weigh nothing.

”Ummm, Dr. Alahan please.” You say slightly alarmed but remembering one of the Druid professors that had given you a tour when you stated at this campus and had actually had several conversations and tea with him. He was a human with curly dark hair that was starting to go gray on the sides, he had dark skin and shockingly golden eyes. This was a man that brought you a lot of peace in your time at the adventuring college so if someone was to heal you, you wanted it to be him.

“Oh I love Dr. Alahan! I help him carry things in for his classes from time to time and he helps me with any injuries I get out adventuring.” She says in a chipper tone as she makes her way to the Druid building, which was a bit more like a courtyard surrounded by several greenhouses and just on the edge of a forest.

You got checked out and were deemed to be completely fine but when you left his office you were surprised to see that the Barbarian had waited outside for you after setting you down on a stool and left.

“Hey, I’m really sorry about running into you and I’m glad you seem to be okay.” She said sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her neck.

“It’s alright, I wasn’t hurt or anything.” You said with a shrug as you looked up at her.

”I”m Ghewnah Reh but you can call me Gwen.” She said as she stuck out her hand to shake yours with a smile.

”It’s nice to meet you Gwen.” You respond with a smile as you accept her hand.

”I have a class now so I have to go but I’m really glad you were okay.” She says as she grabs her bag.

”I’ll see you around.” She calls out as she raises a hand to wave to you while walking backwards in the direction to her class.

Captain Nova ‘Devil’s Charm’ Oakley ⚓️🌊

The sky darkened dangerously and thunder rolled over head warning you of the storm that threatens to flip the ship that you were on. You couldn’t help but be nervous as the waves picked up and began to rock the ship aggressively. It wasn’t long until the ship was being tossed around by the violent ocean. You crashed into the railing of the ship as your fellow crew members yelled information to each other and were also tossed around about as much as you were. There were some that were tying themselves to the ship rigging to remain on the ship and not be tossed overboard.

Suddenly a wave crashed over the ship and you were thrown over the railing and into the ocean. You struggled to make your way to the surface but luckily got ahold of a barrel that was knocked over with you. You clung to it like a lifeline as the storm raged on and you looked up to see your ship sailing off into the distance. You managed to strap yourself to the barrel with some rope that was attached to it and as the storm raged on you passed out while floating adrift in the ocean.

You woke up to hear yelling of multiple people and as your eyes blinked open you saw that the storm was over and that there was a ship sailing closer to you. You tried to yell for help but your throat was too dry to even speak. It was then that you saw a woman standing near the railing of the ship and it seemed like she was the one in charge. She was barking orders as her dark brown hair blew in the wind and her hand held her hat to her head. She was in mostly green and blacks and she seemed to speak with a bit of an Irish accent. She turned her head to the ocean and seemed to see you as she yelled to her crew.

”Man overboard!” She yelled over the crashing waves before she lifted her hat off of her head and shoved it onto a blonde tan man’s head.

”Soren, You’re in charge while I’m gone.” She said matter-of-factly to the man before she proceeded to jump off of the railing and into the ocean. She swam to you with great speed, even though it was clear she was wearing multiple skirts and a corset it seemed like it wasn’t weighing her down at all. Once she reached you she cut the rope that was around you with her dagger and she wrapped one arm around you a before swimming you to the side of her ship.

”Are you well enough to hold on to me?” She asked with some concern as she reached her ship. You nodded weakly and she seemed as if she didn’t really believe you as her crew threw down some rope to you both.

“Cap’in! Are you alright?” One of the members called out to her, confirming your suspicions as she tied the rope around you both, securing you to her. A dark haired man started pulling the rope to pull you both back onto the ship and she began climbing the rope pulling you both up even though your body and both of your wet clothes weighing you down. She was clearly strong and a hard worker as you were both pulled onto the wood of the deck.

She untied the rope from you both and your head was spinning before everything went black. She managed to catch you before you hit the floor though, She was clearly quick and incredibly skilled.

When you woke up again you were in a bed covered by a green cotton blanket. You sat up and looked around only to see your savior sitting in a chair next to your bed.

“I was beginning to think you would never wake. How are you feeling my dear?” She asked, accent making her voice seem almost softer.

“I’m alright.” You reply just before your stomach growls loudly causing the Captain in front of you to laugh. She reached past you to grab something from a shelf that was near the bed which was imbedded into the wall. A plate came into view that had bread, cheese, fruit, and some cured meats on it and a cup of water.

“Eat as much as you like.” She tells you with a charming smile as she hands you the plate and the cup of water. “I’m sure your hungry after your ordeal.”

As you ate she watched over you with an observant eye, she didn’t say much and waited for you to finish. Soon you ate your fill and she took the dishes from you, standing to set the plate on the large desk in the room set with it’s back to the window. It was then that you realized that you were in the captain’s quarters of the ship.

”I am so sorry!” You say slightly panicked as you tried to get up and out of her bed.

”Don’t you dare think of standing.” She all but barked out in a voice that sounded like that of a captain barking orders to their crew and you couldn’t help but immediately sit back down.

”My name is Captain Nova Oakley, and for now you will reside on my ship until we either reach our first port or we get you back home.” She says as she offers her hand for you to shake. You shake her hand and she smiles. “Until then you will be treated as my honored guest here upon The Rose’s Revenge, thorn in the side of the East India Trading company.” She said that last part with an air of pride before releasing your hand.

”Now I’m sorry to have to leave but I have a ship to captain.” She apologized before quickly leaving the room, her skirts flowing behind her dramatically before the heavy wooden door closed behind her. You couldn’t help but smile at her kindness and you had to thank your lucky stars that this ship was also a pirate ship instead of one of authority. The names she mentioned rung a bell but her freckles and warm copper eyes stuck in your brain far more.

Dr. Jeanine ‘Gene’ Travis 🧪🧬

You were in the process of an insane research paper that your professor at college required for this stupid science class. The assignment was to research a current scientist that was pushing the bounds of science and you were assigned some random Dr.Travis that seemed to be a bit of a recluse. It took you forever to even find their first name let alone find a way to contact them. You finally managed to find an email and they luckily emailed you rather quickly. The email said that they would love to have you come visit their lab and answer any questions you might have. The email actually made it seem as if they are really excited to talk about their research which did actually make you a little excited to talk to them.

You were sent an address and you hopped on a bus before walking to the direction of the address they had sent you. As you got closer to where you think you were supposed to be going the plants seemed to be overgrown and wild. Then this incredibly odd looking little robot that only came up to your middle came rolling up, it honestly looked like something straight out of Star Wars but also like something hobbled together from scrap, it even had some moss growing in some of the gaps of the metal it was made of. It beeped in a friendly way and it’s spindly little arms beckoned you to follow it.

You followed after the little robot to an old house in the woods that was covered in ivy and other plants. There were also a lot of partially built projects scattered about. Honestly it kinda looked like the place you would have found a witch in this house or something. There was a loud crash from inside and smoke seemed to start pouring out of one of the windows that seemed to be to a basement or something. The neat little robot you were following beeped in a frantic or worried way. It’s little arms flailed as it beeped before it sped up the stairs on its treads, leaving you in the dust. You quickly ran after it and found yourself at the start of some stairs on the way down to a basement and a person with dark hair and a white streak in it, they had a scar on the left side of their face that looked like it was from some sort of electricity, on that same side they had one gray eye and their other eye was purple. They had some reddish-purple markings on the other side of their face, some sort of shimmer under their skin in their eye bags and black lipstick on. Their shirt, which was tied up showing their upper stomach, said “Professional Thembo” on it like himbo but you assumed it was because they are non-binary that it said thembo. They were also wearing a lab coat and funky plaid pants as well as six inch tall platforms. They were climbing up the stairs and coughing while the little robot that led you here was frantically wiping soot and ash from their face and neck.

“I’m okay, Lume.” They say as they wave off the robot before patting it on it’s little head. They look up and seem to notice you seeming slightly shocked. They glance down at their watch before looking back up.

”That is today, isn’t it. shit.” They curse under their breath.

They smile brightly at you as they stand up to their full height, “Hi, I’m Dr. Jeanine Travis but you can call me Gene.” They say as they take off one of their gloves and offer a hand to you to shake. You take it and shake their hand.

”I’m sorry, I got to work on one of my new experiments and lost track of time.” They say as they rub the back of their neck. “Well anyway, I am ready for any questions you might have and I am more than willing to take you down to my lab to show you what I have been working on recently.” They said excitedly as they straighten up, eyes bright and an ecstatic smile on their face.

You start asking questions about their early works and learn that they have two different colored eyes because of an experiment that they did on themselves to improve eyesight. They had glasses previously but instead of getting contacts or getting laser vision surgery they invented a pill to correct vision permanently over a couple months. The pill did work but it did change the color of their eyes permanently, they personally didn’t mind much but most other people do so that’s why the pill isn’t more widespread. They talk quickly so you do have to record the interview so that you can slow it down and get all the information but they were very open with everything they were working on.

After the interview they grabbed your hand and drug you down the stairs to their lab and showed you so many different projects that they were working on, it was honestly really impressive and this was the first time you had been excited about science in a really long time. Dr. Gene was really excitable and bright and fun. You actually lost track of time and by the end of everything it was dark and Dr. Gene sent the little robot Lume to walk you all the way back to the bus stop. Lume waited with you until the bus came. On the bus ride back to the city you couldn’t help but want to talk to Gene again.

Gakhael Gozzgen 🔧🪨

You stepped off of the bus and onto your college campus, this was your first day at the adventuring university that you joined and you couldn’t help but feel a buzz of excitement as you walked toward your first class. You got to your first class and your excitement quickly faded as you saw your professor. There was just something about him that told you that this class would be super boring but unfortunately it was a required class for your major and this is the only professor who taught it.

By the end of the class you were practically jumping out of your seat to leave, it felt like he just droned on forever but as you were getting your stuff to leave he stopped the class and told them that everyone needed to visit the second year artifessor classes to talk to them about any devises you might need for your specific uses as a bard. So you grabbed your stuff and trudged to the other side of the campus to talk to one of the artifessor students about some upgrades to your instrument. Once you got there the professor pointed you to one of the shops and you headed in.

Once you stepped into the shop you were directed to you saw a green little goblin that was maybe four and a half feet tall but you couldn’t really tell because they were sitting down, fettling with some sort of mass of gears from what you could tell. They wore a blue denim jumpsuit, some heavy looking black boots, some work gloves, and what looked like jewelers glasses. You knocked on the doorframe you were standing in and they jumped slightly, their mass of dark hair, that was tied up and their long pointy ears flopped slightly with the motion as they turned around and took off their glasses.

”Oh I was expecting you.” They say in a chipper voice and it is as they turn around that you can see a bright yellow tank top on under their jumpsuit and several necklaces around their neck. They hop off of their chair and walk up to you before taking off their glove and extending their hand. “I’m Gakhael Gozzgen and it’s nice to meet you.”

As you shake their hand you notice that they have half of the rainbow painted on their thumb, pointer, and middle finger with the ring finger and pinky being white and black respectively. There are also some oddly shaped tan lines on their fingers, likely from wearing a ring on every finger.

”So what instrument do you play?” They ask as they pull out a notebook that was clearly full of plans for several different devices they have made.

“The Kalimba-” You answer and go to explain what it is until they interrupt you by excitedly cheering.

”I LOVE those!!! Alright so what I’m thinking is a devise that can amplify the strength of the vibration that comes from your instrument as well as makes the sound go further so that you can cast your spells at a further range.” They start explaining quickly as they sketch something that sticks to the back of your Kalimba with little pads that connect to wires which lead to a little box that you can clip to your belt.

”Something like this, small and compact and not to likely to tangle.”

”That seems perfect.” You respond with a smile, surprised that Gakhael could immediately anticipate your needs. They seemed oddly charming in this bright full of life kind of way.

”Alright then, I will get that started as soon as I can. I can email you when the first prototype is done and then you can come down and test it with me and I can adjust to any changes that you might need made.” They say, starting to seem a little excited about this new project. They then start climbing up some of the desk drawers and onto the top of the work desk and grab some wires from one of the boxes on a shelf above.

”If your want you can stick around and watch or list off some other things you might need but if you have to head out you can.” They call over their shoulder to you as they continue to almost scramble around their workshop getting things and putting things together. “Also there is a thing of fruit snacks near the door if you want to grab some when you leave.” They say as they jump off a shelf and land on a cushion underneath it. You turn around to see one of those old gum ball dispensers but it’s altered to dispense fruit snack packages and has a thing in it so it will just spin instead of you having to put in a copper piece to get one.

”Thanks, I have a class I need to go to so I will get going but email me your number so we can text back and forth on this.” You reply, smiling to yourself as you can’t help but find this chaotic little goblin rather cute with their odd little habits that they clearly have. You head out the door and spin the fruit snack dispenser to get a bag of them before heading out to your next class. Gakhael’s bright and fun nature plus their odd little habits couldn’t help but endear you to them. They seemed to be fun to hang out with and you found yourself checking your phone at every buzz to see if they had texted you. The pang of disappointment in your chest when you didn’t see a text confused you slightly but you assumed it was just because you were hoping to make your first friend at college in Gakhael.

Alright this took me literally forever and I need to get back to writing for these guys since I love them and I need to do videos and such for them but I need to get more green body paint first. Special thanks to @lovinkiri for all her support when I am doing things like this, I honestly probably wouldn’t be writing at all right now if it weren’t for them. Thank you all for reading and I hope to continue to bring these characters to life for you all.

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Fae fashion cover

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So I was watching a TikTok series that I like because it always gets a good chuckle out of me but it did raise a good question…

Are Nightmare and Dream Sans Fae or Faelike?

[ffocarchive]

They are in love and I am still learning how to art

[darkmagenugget]

Meet Nova (They/It/Fae). A previously unknown Headmate we discovered this week. They are a trickster fae who had me play a guessing game to figure out which character inspired them. Turns out, Feo Ul from FFXIV. So this design is inspired by Feo Ul. But with it's own flare for Nova.

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FAERIE'S DAWN

CHAPTER 2: KILREY (PART 2)

CHARACTERS: ✦ Nova “Me” Fae (pov) ✦ Scamall “Cloud” Fae ✦ Spéir “Sky” Fae

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Sky: [suddenly comes to a stop behind them, raising his voice) "YOU WHAT!? You expect us to believe you can take on an archfaerie!?!?"

Nova: [growling, spins on his heel and warps to—]

Nova: [reappears directly in front of Sky, a whole foot taller and gripping the front of the faerie's shirt as he pulls their foreheads together]

Nova: [snarling, practically spits their words out) "stay behind if you want! Die! Because that's what's going to happen! I can save you if you come with me, but otherwise!?!?"

Nova: [can't help it as her rage—and snarl—breaks for despair—]

Nova: [turns their face away, releasing Sky's shirt to reappear in the spot they'd vanished from]

Nova: [doesn't finish what they had to say, crying silently as they instead hurry through the streets]

Faeries: [all holed up in their homes… whether because of the time, or the storm]

Storm: [rapidly growing into a whiteout blizzard, only breaking for flashes of lightning in the distance]

Air: [vibrating and crackling from the electricity, the magic storm, or both]

Cloud: [having taken Sky's hand in hers; voice quiet, but pained) "Sky… look." [points into the air, toward Nova's essence] "That's theirs. Even if they can't fight him… I think they can do something against him…"

Sky: [silent for a moment, but—]

Sky: [lets out a slow, shaky sigh]

Sky: (voice quiet and uneven) "why did you have to get us in this situation?"

Nova: [struggles to ignore them, feeling a wave of relief as they cross the last building of the town… though they still have some distance to go before they've escaped Kilrey's dominion]

Tremors: [slowly seeping from the air to the ground]

World: [violently rumbling; the air itself is vibrating and full of visible electricity while the ground quakes under the group's feet, breaking the cobblestone road they're trying to travel across]

Road: [except... while it cracks, it doesn't separate. Not until Nova passes. The pieces remain close enough together that the group's able to walk across it—even as it rises in the air and then scatters behind them]

Nova: [almost absentminded in her steps, confident in her magic's ability to keep the stones she needs in place to walk on. Instead, she focuses on collecting what magic she can from the environment and magically watching Kilrey close in on them]

Sky and Cloud: [behind her, use a mix of their own magics to help them hop between the separating stones and stay close behind Nova]

Cloud: [essence suddenly flickers further than before, flinging itself toward Nova—]

Nova: [tenses, immediately warping out of the way of the attack and flipping to face them, but—]

Cloud: [only created a small dome of clear air around them, granting them more visibility through the blizzard in their immediate area]

Cloud: [freezes at Nova's reaction]

Sky: [and tenses, putting himself between Cloud and Nova]

Electricity: [focused around them, sparking and flashing across the air, and making all of their hair stand up on end]

Nova: [heart pounding, looks between the two, the dome around them… and something not far behind the two.]

Kilrey: [catching up.]

Nova: [bites his tongue, tears swelling in his eyes]

Nova: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I ruin everything…

Nova: [with only a moment to think, envelops the three of them in his own essence and pulls them outside the bounds of Kilrey's dominion]

Group: [reforms with Sky and Cloud in the same positions as before, but behind—]

Nova: [facing the direction they'd just come from, much more drained from having pulled them all through another's dominion… but shielding the two air faeries with his own body]

Nova: (not even sure who he's pleading with) please don't stab me in the back… please don't make me regret trying to help you… I can't let more fae die because of me… so please don't make me die again…

Nova: (voice unsteady, but raised) "I'm going to take him on. Just run. Even if I can't stop him… you can get away. I'm sorry for getting you dragged into my problems…"

Cloud: (voice uneven) "I—"

Sky: [nope! Takes her hand in his and drags her along, trying to follow Nova's instructions advice]

Cloud: [hesitantly lets him pull her away, taking her clear-air dome with her]

Nova: [heart pounding, stares out toward the concentration of Kilrey's essence speeding toward her]

Nova: (to herself) … you've done this before. You can do it again, Mabh.

Nova:

Nova: [can't help a weak, pained laugh]

Nova: not that one, either… 😅

Rumbling: [suddenly spikes in strength as something speeds toward her—]

Nova: [tenses, quickly throwing up both their hands and a magical barrier to protect themself]

Snow and earth: [bursts forward and out from the ground, flinging itself toward them]

Nova: [skids backwards along with their barrier, wincing as they struggle to keep it from breaking—]

Suspended Snow: [falling in clumps from the air, reveals the faerie that'd punched through the blizzard like a bullet… Kilrey.]

Kilrey: [8 feet tall, almost twice Nova's height, and towering above them. Has far-too long limbs all covered in thick, dark brown fur and tangled plants; standing atop hooved, satyr-like legs; has stag-like antlers branching from an elongated face; and covered in moss and plants that're woven into his fur]

Kilrey: [grins widely as he looks down at Nova, eyeing them through the pink-tinted barrier]

Nova: [breathing heavy and struggling not to cry, but steadily stands back up straight, hands still crossed in front of her as she holds up the barrier]

Kilrey: (voice low, almost like a growl, and yet gleeful) "ah… you know, Silina tried lying about what you were…"

Nova: [still wincing, takes the opportunity to strengthen her barrier]

Nova: (to herself) no surprises there…

Kilrey: [reaches down, trying to shove his hand through the barrier]

Barrier: [blocks it just fine!]

Kilrey: [—monologue only interrupted by a laugh) "but when your essence built… I recognized you, Dhia…"

Nova: [winces, only now realizing their stuffing themself full of ambrosia backfired by making themself noticeable… while they'd gone in with such little essence in order to hide]

Kilrey: [as he spoke, tightened his furred hand—and essence—around her barrier]

Kilrey: [and, finally, shatters it in his palm]

Nova: [thrown back from the force of the collapse, skidding into the ground and getting buried into the snow]

Nova: [already incredibly drained, but… struggles to focus their essence on his, trying to find the weak points they'd noticed the last few times they'd tried this]

Kilrey: [as they did, leisurely walked through the snow, stopped in front of Nova, and finally leaned down to pick them up by the throat]

Nova: [half-gasps, half-sobs, grasping at his hands as though they had anywhere near enough strength to pry themself free]

Kilrey: [and all the while, smugly) "I can't believe you're still alive… I'd heard you died, Dhia."

Nova: [just stares up, through the trees, and at the blizzard-tainted white sky. Struggling to breathe and focus—]

Kilrey: [slowly begins sapping their magic, drawing out his words as he does) "let me relieve you of—"

Kilrey: [suddenly falls silent, the strength fading from his fingers]

Nova: [tears himself from Kilrey's grasp and drops to the ground, gasping for breath as they glare up at him]

Nova: [tightens their magic around his soul, snarling as best he can]

Nova: (words as strangled as his voice) "'relieve me of my power?' You piece of shit, you really think it'd work this time!? When everyone else has failed!?!? WHY ARE YOU ARCHFAE ALL SO FUCKING EGOTISTICAL!?"

Nova: [digs his essence into Kilrey's soul like knives, unsteadily rising to his feet and taking shaky steps toward Kilrey]

Kilrey: [completely frozen in place, face blank and unable to move… because Nova had broken his will, like every faerie was capable of doing.]

Nova: [had just needed him to let his guard down, to give them the chance to work their way through his protection]

Nova: [glares up at his blank face with a snarl… and tears still in his eyes]

Nova: (voice hard and hateful) "but I'm merciful. And you're useful. So here's what we're going to do. Kneel."

Kilrey: [face still empty, obliges. Lowers himself onto one knee, kneeling in front of them… and barely getting low enough that Nova can look down at him]

Nova: [reaches forward to grab him by his throat with all their strength and force him to meet her eyes]

Nova: [still snarling, all but spits) "you're going to go back and erase all memories that I was here! You're going to go back, tell Silina that I managed to escape you and fled South, make sure nobody leaves town for a week, and then you are going to forget all about me! You'll forget I exist, you'll forget I wiped your memories, and you'll FORGET YOURSELF!"

Nova: [left gasping for breath, glaring down at him with tear-filled eyes… before her face finally breaks]

Nova: [half-sobbing, brokenly) "understand?"

Kilrey: (tonelessly, breath slightly strangled… but only slightly) "yes."

Nova: [releases Kilrey's throat, taking a few shaky steps back]

Nova: (weakly) "good. I've given my commands. Now, fulfill them."

Nova: [finally releases their magic on him, letting her feet collapse under her]

Kilrey: [rises smoothly, then promptly twists on his heel to tread back into his dominion]

Nova: [cries softly, watching his back slowly get further and further away… because the blizzard's largely died down, taking the whiteout with it]

Nova: it never works… won't you guys please stop TRYING!?

Nova: [gasping for breath again, falls back to stare up at the beautiful, star-filled sky slowly shining through the fading blizzard]

Nova: … why couldn't I just be a normal faerie?

Nova: [closes his eyes, unable to stay conscious]

So... what's on your guys' minds? 👀

Any theories? 😉

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dividers by @thecutestgrotto and @saradika

[thatotherman001]

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A Guardian’s purpose is to provide and protect for their Celestial. Any Pixl can become a Guardian, but only if/when a Celestial is rediscovered. When this happens, that Pixl teaches, nurtures, and cares for the Celestial until they rediscover and accept their true identity and role.

In most recent case, the young Celestial couldn’t handle this responsibly, and although the Guardian meant well, it was just all too much and too sudden for young Celestial. They tried to postpone and forget their true identity, but soon, their role wouldn’t be their choice anymore.

The tragic tale of…

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[duskianfae]

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