#rc9gn fanfic wip

[bastardcoconuts]

wip for a rc9ng fanfic i tried to do again after dropping it before but have yet to actually work on bc i suck as character interaction 😭

About a week ago, a rumor started floating around that some new student would be joining the school.

Apparently someone heard from someone who heard from someone who heard it from a teacher. Some people are surprised that someone is just joining the school now, given that it’s already practically half way through the first semester of the school year. But who knows, maybe there were some complications for them, like they were sick or something…

Anyways, apparently, today is the day that the aforementioned new kid will be coming. Being the good student I was, I offered to give them a tour and help them around. Totally not to try and get a scoop on them, to see what they’re like to get some views on Gossip Report. Totally.

That was the slight inner monologue of none other than Heidi Weinerman as she stood in the front office, waiting impatiently patiently for the new kid to appear. The front desk lady, who was about in her 50’s or 60’s, didn’t give much detail on them other than the fact they were apparently a girl.

The little revelation built up the anticipation in the ginger, turning her eyes to the door, tapping her foot.

The girl already had some sort of mental image built up in her mind for the new kid despite never having seen her before, given the circulating rumors. For some odd reason, the image Heidi cooked up in her brain was that of some emo kid, with long raven black hair, all fluffed up and edgy; fitting the mystique that came with being one of the majorly talked about topics through the school with falsehood after falsehood being piled on top creating some sort of fictitious character.

As she kept on cooking, the door finally opened and the lady of the hour appeared.

Heidi’s mental image of the girl was quickly shot down.

She was the furthest thing from an emo edgelord, instead she was just rather average. Like any other Joe Blow. Curly brown hair, green eyes that seemed to shift around the front office, and light olive skin. The most striking thing to her was the magenta cardigan that was pretty much falling off her shoulders due to how big it seemed, only staying on their body due to their backpack.

The older lady glanced up from her computer, acknowledging the newcomers' presence. “Ah, Miss Charlott, finally here.” She briefly greeted her, thumbing through the content of her desk for a moment, then holding out some stapled together papers, “Your schedule and locker code.” Charlott took the papers from the older woman with a smile, giving a small thanks before glancing off to the side, towards where the ginger stood.

They had taken notice of her as soon as they stepped foot into the front office, after all there is quite literally no one but the three of them in there at the moment. It’d be pretty hard to miss someone in a mostly empty space.

Before the green eyed girl could say what she was guessing the ginger was doing there, the graying lady spoke, “That’s Heidi Weinerman, she’ll show you around the school and to your class and such.” She explained, before turning her attention away. She really didn’t want to talk to these teens anymore, she wants to just play her solitaire…

The brunette hummed some, her eyes shifting from the older woman to the ginger, giving her a smile, “It’s nice to meet you, Heidi, I’m Charlott-” She paused for a millisecond, should she give her last name to her? Would it be weird?? “-Renatus.” She decided to give her last name.

Heidi slightly raised a brow at their name, never heard of ‘Renatus’ before. Must be foreign.

“It’s nice to meet--

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Intern! Randy: RC9GN AU

So, I've decided to retouch on the fic and figure why not talk about it a little!

For those who are aware of the older posts, intern! Randy is a canon divergent storyline (set sometime in between the two seasons-) where it follows Viceroy's - I mean McFist, duh, latest plan to capture the Ninja. While I like to think they know the Ninja's a student, they're still under the impression it's an 800-year-old immortal and not literally a teenager for ahems reasons. Viceroy suggests the best way to uncover the Ninja's identity is by hosting an internship program for Norrisville High students.

Somehow, through silly cartoonish ways, Randy lands the interview though I like to think he still has skills Viceroy would be interested in (such as math). Things are going well at first surprisingly, and of course no one is suspecting a thing but then McFist - who isn't entirely as dumb as a bag of rocks - starts putting two and two together, realizing Randy sounds and acts somewhat like the Ninja. Though given how Viceroy has seen Randy's clumsiness, he easily dismisses it- thinking it's one of McFist's insane assumptions.

At some point because McFist is hardly subtle, Randy discovers the true purpose of the internship program - only he can't exactly quit without arising suspicion and decides he might as well use being an intern to his advantage. Deciding to keep each other on their toes, between McFist still convinced Randy could be the Ninja and Randy trying to stop their plans, things are only a mess waiting to happen.

Now on to my favorite part!

Due to the nature of this AU, I like to think that the Sorcerer isn't so involved just to further push the adoptive father-son narrative I want between Viceroy and Randy. This is going to be a fairly lighthearted and comedic storyline, but I felt like covering other stuff that might be included too!

Thoughts for Intern! Randy

One thing I thought of was the idea that Randy lives at the McFist manor-? Now, I will say Viceroy lives there too since that seems vaguely implied in canon- (and because I said so, duh). Instead of Randy having to commute so much, at least it saves him time in getting to McFist Industries.

Randy happens to be good at coding since it makes sense to me- like, the hyperfixation of video games aside, I just thought it would be neat but guess what: I, in fact, do not know coding so bear with me here. On the account of I wanted to, I also felt it would be a great way for Viceroy and him to bond- also that if Viceroy is somehow involved in the production of video games (sort of, if you count "Weinerman Up" as an example of this!), then Randy's going to flock to him more than McFist.

I do think there's the potential that Bash and Randy get a little closer, but they're not fully friends - they just learn to tolerate each other a little better.

Due to some potentially wacky shenanigans, I do like to think Viceroy eventually catches on there's something strange going on with Randy- if the odd timing's between his disappearances and the Ninja's sudden arrival isn't already a strange coincidence. (coughs except every adult in the show is stupid coughs)

But moving on!

I am honestly just looking forward to the other general shenanigans that may happen in this because- there's a lot that has to be considered if, well, everyone's convinced the Ninja is literally 800 years old. Like are they just blind?? (or is it some ancient magic coming into play whenever the mantle is handed down to the next freshman because Finja was absolutely not a freshman- when did the switch happen to freshmen being the ones to take on the title? I'll talk about this later, as per usual)

Anyway-

There's probably going to be some angst coming into play, but nothing too major because the purpose of this AU is honestly pretty light in comparison to say, The Kitsune and the Ninja or ITNV. Though I want to keep things interesting- hence why other stuff will be coming into play eventually.

Now unfortunately, I am considered scrapping the original WIP and making it slightly more interesting because my latest introductions to the fanfics have felt somewhat boring in comparison to what I could write. Though without much further ado, I hope you come to enjoy this!

I don't have the slightest clue when the fanfic will be complete, but hopefully this will be soon!

[secret-origins-crossover]

little update

i know this fic hasn't garnered a lot of traction, but i am genuinely very excited for the rest of the secret origins verse- though honestly, i am still trying to figure out what direction to take it. i also want to thank those who found my fic via ao3, even if they do not have a tumblr because holy shit i was not expecting this kind of a reaction (?) - words are hard right now, i am so sorry heh

though i will say that things are going to be very interesting for the remaining four parts; of course, secret origins is only one small part of a much larger story and i am off the walls bouncing about it- that being said, i am genuinely struggling what fandoms will be overlapped in the next one, so i figured i could leave it up to poll

(I realize American Dragon x Miraculous isn't an option, but I am holding off on that one for now- I can't think of anything for it at the moment although I do have plans on how to connect the magical world in ADJL and the Kwamis of Miraculous. That however, is spoilers and we'll be covering that in future fics!)

I probably will be opening up an FAQ later on down the line! That is, if I get enough people interested in this idea!

For now, I'll probably be working on the sidelines to write the lore because holy shit do I have plans- between the Sorcerer in RC9GN to the Dark Dragon from American Dragon, there's so much left to happen. Without much further ado, I will leave this here!

Good luck

[theasterous09]

Alright, so I've been off the internet for a few days because I was reading a fanfic (unsurprisingly), and it's a popular Boboiboy x Boku No Hero Academia fanfic (Elemental Hero), and it's so good but I'm so sad that it's still a WIP and it's been a year since it had a new chapter.

Anyway, I'm not that sad about it (kidding, I'm depressed), but I can't help but think of other crossovers for Boboiboy after reading it.

Obviously, I've thought about a crossover between BBB and RC9GN. It's an interesting concept actually, and it works well in my head. But recently, I've been thinking of a different series other than RC9GN that would be a cool x-over for BBB.

Miraculous Ladybug

Listen, I already said before that I don't really like MLB (I used to be a fan, but ehh-), but that's because of how it is written. It is so poorly executed that I just gave up on it, I like to look at the fandom's works more than the canon series at this point. I like the concept and potential the story that Miraculous has, and I think it's being wasted on.

That is one of the reasons why I love imagining a crossover between BBB and MLB. Like, seriously, I know that BBB is a pretty obscure show, and isn't as well-known as MLB, but I really thought there'd be more crossovers of them??? Wouldn't it be an awesome idea for Marinette, Adrien, and co. to enter the BBB universe? Or even the Kokotiam gang to enter the MLB universe? With plenty of villains on both universes, there'd be plenty of writing potential for these two shows together.

Personally, since I'm in the BBB fandom atm, I've been daydreaming thinking of a story where it's the Koko gang that somehow ends up in the MLB universe (thanks to the many amounts of crossover fics and that Elemental Hero fic I've read, I've thought of a way how they got there + it's easier to think of how they got there than how MLB characters would in the BBB universe). They have to find out how to get back to their world, while trying to fit in in Paris so they don't attract too much attention. The latter obviously fails when villains appear and, like the heroes they are, tries to save the day, but they bump into the local heroes of this world: Ladybug and Chat Noir (with additional other heroes depending on the timeline of MLB). Weird shenanigans ensues and the gang escapes from being questioned by the two heroes.

Now, Ladybug and Chat Noir are on the hunt to find the 5 weird people who had powers (just like them, but somehow more different), the gang tries to find someone who can help them find a way back home, and ofc, Hawkmoth (or Shadowmoth or Monarch, idk when this takes place in MLB honestly) takes a liking to these weird, new comers and tries to take advantage of them. And a new (or old?) threat appears from Boboiboy's world (somehow, idk) and tries to form an alliance with Gabriel so that they can both get what they want.

How will the Kokotiam Gang get home? What will Marinette and Adrien do to find those weird people with powers? Once they find them, what then? Will Gabriel be able to get the Miraculouses now that he has a bigger threat? Who would the mysterious villain from BBB's universe be? And will Marinette still be pining over Adrien like in the original series?

That last question, if I were to write this, then I wouldn't do that. I seriously hate writing romance, and Marinette pining over Adrien in almost every episode is boring. So, romance wouldn't be the main focus of the story.

But for the rest of those questions? Honestly, idk. I don't have the motivation to make this into an actual story. I still plan on writing RC9GN: Ninja Watchception once I get the motivation to write again.

Though, it is nice to dream.

[sidecharactersdomatter]

WIP Wednesday

“I hope all your bacon burns.”

Suddenly an extremely peculiar and familiar shade caught the young maid’s eye.  

“I’m goin’ back to sleep.”

[cockyroaches]

Some quick, well deserved sketches of @theacidblossom‘s wonderful Moonbeam ♥ Holy shit I was meant to be asleep, but staying awake for this was a wonderful choice!! It’s so wonderful and awesome y’all should check it out if you havent yet ♥ Drawing Julian with his hair pulled up made him look like he’s 10/12 XD

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remember that angst idea? yeah- I decided to share it anyway!

So, because I made a c.AI bot for my own personal uses- I was hit with a very wild idea of my own design… it’s sort of, well, set in the past using an alternate universe. The starring main duo are the First Ninja who will be getting a name soon and Human! Nomicon (for the sake of the au, they’re brothers! whether this is ‘canon’ to my lore is up for debate) - there is also an alternative version with Rei Izumi but we’ll talk about that one separately!

Here’s honestly my thoughts for the entire AU- (buckle in and hold on to your seatbelt, y’all! This one’s going to be a doozy-)

🗡️ The First Ninja and Nomi are the sole survivors of the Norisu Clan. Ever since the demise of their siblings- they have attempted to continue tradition. The First Ninja is now the sole protector of Norrisville (even though the Sorcerer has been dealt with, he can’t find it in himself to stop-). On the other hand, Nomi is still young and becomes a scribe but he also has ninja training

🗡️ Nomi becomes more reserved than he was previously. He can’t bring himself not to focus on his own studies

🗡️ The First Ninja also begins to act differently- (he still remembers the destruction and the fire, the screams as he was forced to helplessly watch)

🗡️ Somewhere down the line, Finja and Nomi decide to begin working on the NinjaNomicon - to create a tome to store the teachings and wisdom of the Ninja; for the future holder of the mantle

🗡️ Unfortunately- someone else becomes power-hungry and Finja is sent out to deal with the problem, undergoing a mission while Nomi continues staying in Norrisville but things inevitably… go south

🗡️ Due to still cartoon-based logic- and because this is angst- the Sorcerer manages to be freed from his prison and captures the First Ninja. He holds him hostage inside the depths of an underground cave, determined to make him suffer before killing him

🗡️ One of Finja’s allies manages to report to Nomi who immediately jumps ship at rescuing his brother- no matter what happens, Nomi is not about to let his brother die at the hands of the Sorcerer

🗡️ After a lot of searching- Nomi manages to find the cave and sneaks inside, startled to see his older brother weakened and bound by enchanted chains. (He does not take this well, at all-)

🗡️ Having learned magic, Nomi is desperate to cast a counter-spell but before he can fully free his brother- the Sorcerer and Nomi are now locked in a duel. The problem is Nomi’s not mastered his abilities yet- as he is a teenager and still learning

🗡️ Nomi is slowly weakening against the Sorcerer but he’s fueled by the determination to protect his brother and in a sudden act of rage- he manages to knock the Sorcerer back and due to the power of ‘I said so’ - the Sorcerer is sealed away back in his prison but Nomi is exhausted and barely manages to stay upright

🗡️ Unfortunately, Finja is also immensely weak- bruised and battered- and they hardly have the energy to do much. I’m going to ignore what actually happened with the c.AI and say either Rei shows up to get them out of there before they inevitably pass out or Nomi uses the last bit of his strength to escape the cave with Finja

🗡️ I’m not entirely sure what happens after this but let’s just say that the recovery period happens and eventually they manage to complete the NinjaNomicon and well, I do have a bad ending version for this because I’m mean but at the same time, if things play out well, everything goes back to normal

This is still being fleshed out! Nothing is concrete for the time being! I might honestly turn this into yet another fanfiction- I have constant brainrot and far too many WIP’s this is a problem, holy shit

This is for my own angst reasons

[destiny-in-the-universe]

After so long, I'm finally getting the chance to continue with one of my fanfictions. I hit a stump and it was immensely affecting my ability to write, but I reached inspiration through a newer idea and Vocaloid of all things, but well- let's see how this goes, shall we?

Who would be interested in a little... WIP later tonight? If I can manage, anyway... though hopefully, this will be released sometime this very week

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Internverse (RC9GN AU) [Name Subject to Change]

Lovely timezone, my dreamers!

So, I blame the constant brainrot I have somehow developed for a ridiculously dead fandom (but we continue to exist lol). The idea, however, is not entirely my own and I do have to give credit where its due (it simply wouldn't be possible without @7-inches-of-satanic-panic having made a post about it and i simply decided to write something for it!)

Now, to explain this AU- canon divergent storyline- it mostly follows McFist and Viceroy (it was Viceroy pfft) coming up with a new plan on capturing the ninja which leads to them creating an internship program in an attempt to unmask the city's 'vigilante'. By the power of well-placed plot logic, and because well, it'd honestly fit the theme- Randy's accepted as an intern and begins working at McFist Industries as he's using the opportunity to figure out the evil duo's next steps but of course, the question remains: what happens if he gets caught?

Unable to easily back out, Randy is left having to complete the internship and if he happens to be enjoying himself a little, that would be a lie- what are you talking about?

Now everything after this is my own interpretation!

Everything takes a sudden turn because Randy isn't exactly the most qualified, but at the same time- i feel he does have some range of skills that McFist and Viceroy could be interested in. ADHD! Randy taking an interest in math for instance? Absolutely, but now he's literally interning for his archenemies and for the time being, the Sorcerer isn't as major of a villain as he would be in the canon; anyway, moving on-

Randy doesn't really seem to find anything amiss and mostly spends his time interning under Viceroy as McFist is, well, McFist- but things get interesting when he (Randy) ends up in the radar of McFist who's a bit suspicious and comes to the conclusion that Randy might be the Ninja due to the type of slang he uses- (which becomes dismissed by Viceroy because apparently Randy is a bit clumsy, and how could someone like that ever be the Ninja, amirite? /lh)

Though I also like to imagine at least Randy and Viceroy bond because, well, who wouldn't be slightly interested in the new technology Viceroy's developed for video games? Honestly- this might be partially inspired by me having read other AU's where Viceroy sort of adopts Randy and I will get my dues with this pfft, but anyway-

At some point, things get tense because Randy mysteriously vanishes when a robot attacks the city, and now has to come up with a plausible excuse to why he left McFist Industries-

(author's cut: i might either write this as a long one-shot or it's going to be a multi-chaptered work where it explores dynamics a little bit more and may gain more 'lore' behind it so to speak)

Headcanons + Thoughts

~ To fit the theme a little, Randy is something of a math prodigy- though it's not something he made an effort in showing before and it's due to this he's accepted into the internship program

~ Personally the program is only meant to last the course of a single month since it's mostly to unravel the Ninja's identity, but things kind of... derail- because Randy does have his skills and Viceroy's curious

~ Randy is peak ADHD in this; I can cover everything about it in a separate post (but basically- he can't sit still for longer than five minutes and is always fidgeting with something)

~ McFist isn't a total idiot and he suspects something strange about Randy, but it's mostly him realizing that Randy uses the same sort of slang as the Ninja- even attempting to bring this idea to Viceroy, though it's not enough

~ All of the expenses are paid for- including lodging in order to make the internship seem more legitimate (and it is, it's also a ploy to capture the Ninja but no one needs to know that)

~ Bash and Randy? We'll see where this goes, but they'll definitely have interactions with Bash being McFist's stepson and well, Randy's interning so they're bound to see each other repeatedly

~ the Sorcerer isn't an overarching element in this as he would be in canon, but he might get cameos- or it's something introduced in the second half of the series to keep things interesting, genuinely we'll have to see

~ if there is going to be reveal, I honestly want the suddenly dawning realization that the Ninja is a teenager- that it's not something to be taken lightly, and while McFist may honestly ignore it, Viceroy certainly will not (and that's all I'm saying on the matter right now)

~ what lesson am i going to be using for this? i'm honestly on the fence of whether i use a preexisting one, or if this is going to be something entirely new Randy's facing-

~ for the sake of how things are going to run, Randy's family is absent during this- i do think he either lives with another relative (half-credit to @7-inches-of-satanic-panic since it's possible it could be an aunt acting as his surrogate mom? or the hc i've talked about before- that his parents are just constantly working and busy, and tend to neglect Randy a lot)

Under-the-Cut Information (+ Thoughts)

I am definitely treating this as a more lighthearted story, but there's going to be serious elements because there isn't a single way that Randy's completely fine being the Ninja and sure, he does love it, though there's got to be an emotional toll happening he isn't realizing (we've seen this in canon, it isn't out of the realm of possibility)

I do want to say that I am using neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ headcanons and elements in this piece, and if that's going to be a problem- please, find something else to read

I'm going to explore the depth of Randy's personality as he genuinely should've gotten more development and I felt his character had a weird... switch during the second season-? Like, it still felt like him but he also could be a massive jerk for seemingly no reason and then regret his actions as if this isn't the most adhd coded kid i have ever seen in my life, it would explain a lot

might play around with character designs? i'm not sure yet honestly-

currently the au will be titled intern randy au until further notice, so if you want to follow the story- the tag is #internrandyau

That is all I've got for now!

Mod Danny (They/Them)

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WIP Time!

Ho boy, okay- I decided to motivate myself back into writing by posting this little WIP and seeing if anyone was curious. I can't explain much else beside this, but iykyk - trust me, the finalized product will be absolutely worth the read. Though I'll only share a few WIP's before everything is put together.

While I'm still on the topic of writing, I've also been working on some of my original works and I'm keeping my paws crossed in the hopes I'll be able to finish a chapter tonight...

Things have just been tanking mentally, so it's been harder to keep motivated and as usual, I keep bouncing from topic to topic, AU to AU because it's much easier than confronting reality. Though I will say be a little careful because mercury's in retrograde and jeez, it's kind of funking up communication.

This pup's far from gone yet.

Good luck and I hope you enjoy this little snippet!

[destiny-in-the-universe]

i am having a shit day, i am not going to lie. but i will try and write something for project zero later tonight.

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new fic updates [rc9gn au]

this is based on an older prompt that i adopted from @7-inches-of-satanic-panic

to summarize, the au is based on the latest ploy of mcfist and viceroy to capture the ninja- deciding to create an internship program because surely, someone in norrisville high school knows the identity of the ninja (i like to think they don't realize the ninja is a student because of the direction i want to take the plot). due to cartoon-based shenanigans, randy is selected to intern at mcfist industries; things go about as well as you'd expect

keep in mind this is not the final draft! i will be updating a finalized product of this later- (this is a silly little fic and i'm honestly trying to work on various wip's)

introductory wip!

Things sometimes existed in a rippling effect- a single drop could cause an entire reaction, creating tiny ripples that could have a bigger effect than one might think. It just so happened that Norrisville was a city in Oklahoma that had seen its fair share of strange circumstances. Between the robot attacks and the monsters, and the infamous 800-year-old Ninja which came to protect the quirky city, it simply became normalcy. There was always the knowledge they would be safe in the end because even when things were looking particularly bad, the Ninja managed to fend off the current problem. 

Though, no one knew the truth. The Ninja was more than just a protector; if anything, it was a title- handed down from individual to individual, but so far no one had been able to tell the difference.

Well… until something changed in ways no one truly saw coming.

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i'm as sick as a fucking dog lmao. boy, do i really enjoy unexplainable digestive issues which means no heavy posting tonight unfortunately.

let me explain- we went to this steakhouse and everything was fine but all of a sudden, i felt like i got sucker-punched in the stomach and like my insides were turning and i just got worse and, well, i'll leave the rest to your imagination- only for it to happen twice and now i'm just like a dog licking its wounds

but seriously, i am not feeling great. i might leave something in queue for tomorrow which is my headcanons but that's about it

won't be doing poll tonight but i have a newer idea that is now rotating in my mind. the day i actually finish any of these ideas is the day i perish on this earth ig but no, i'm kidding- i have a fic i'm working on and once i don't feel like i got hit by horse manure, i'll continue writing it!

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I know it’s a weird hour to be posting, but uh- you now get sneak peeks for an incoming piece. This is still subject to change, though I decided to get silly because I’m determined to finish a lot in the next week and well, iykyk.

So here’s a tiny excerpt from the fanfiction ft. RC9GN and Xiaolin Showdown. It’s also a ship popularized by one of my favorite artists, so do with this what you will, even if the actual pairing does not appear within the WIP!

Without much further ado, here’s my nonsense!

(“Are you sure we can do this?” His trusted scribe, Hinata, queried.

“Yokai are attacking villagers,” Ninja hissed, glaring coldly as he stepped into the medical bay and bore witness to a young fisherman whose arm remained bandaged, all due to an attack from a demon. “I cannot let this slide.”)

(The ‘demon’ is supposed to be yokai but in my rushing to finish this part, I decided it wouldn’t be included… yet-)

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welp.

i'm currently having thoughts over my latest idea- it wouldn't have been possible without inspiration through one of the people i currently follow and their rambles sparked the creation of this latest brainrot of mine (and because it's angst, i get to just rant about it; this is not a wip per se! i just want to share the directions i could potentially take this-)

this au is specifically for weinerham ft. tengu! howard and the current excuse to write a literal battle with feral and protective not-quite-human characters (courtesy of @thesoundofmadness)

though to get right to the point- you better strap on your helmet, kiddos, because trust me i do not hold back in this!

if anyone's been following my older posts, then i'm sure you're already aware that randy is meant to take on the sorcerer- for the purpose of the fic, he does have more experience and this does take place in a theoretical canon divergent season finale where the sorcerer was broken free from his prison and now randy either has to seal him away again, or permanently defeat him

things are going tense- randy has his powers and the might of his weapons at his disposal but the sorcerer had gotten stronger; the ninja is determined to win this, and he is pushing through- blocking blow after blow, he has the skills to keep going (until he doesn't). a miscalculated hit gives the sorcerer the advantage-

randy is doing everything in his power but the next he's on the ground, his vision blurring (he chokes and red is spilling from his mouth, staining the ground-) and his chest heaving; the sorcerer is going in for the kill- "give up, you foolish boy. you never stood a chance!"

(he can't- he struggles, but his movements are sluggish and he's falling like deadweight on the ground, he failed them- he failed norrisville)

but then a crack resounds- he can hear the whoosh of wings, and the next the sorcerer is off of him; blurred forms of orange, black, and green can be seen from a distance but he's still hanging on as the suit attempts to work its magic to save him. there's desperation in him, to get back up- only he doesn't, he can't, not like this. except he feels the rush- the fire burning at his core, and despite the seemingly losing battle, he hears wings

the powerful beating of wings as a great screech rings out

"ho-w-" he strains, but the last of his fight is gone and unconsciousness claims him easily, but somewhere deep down- he knows. the link shared between two, the bond that runs through him and howard, soul-marked.

except that leaves howard, in his rage and panic and grief (he would not lose randy, not today). he can't lose the one who had always been at his side, the one who had a selfless, pure heart and was brave in the face of danger. howard was not a hero; perhaps not in the way that would've mattered- where he was earth if anything, grounded but shook at a moment's notice if his peace was disturbed- and for the tengu, for howard, randy was the rock that kept him from falling apart.

rage marked him- and he wasn't about to sit in the sidelines and watch the demise of his own flock, and so he spread his wings; even with the severed link, he refused to see another end and with that, he rose like a phoenix

(there was only a fire burning inside of him- ready to take on the world by storm)

in which howard lets the tengu claim him one more time, all to save randy but in doing so- he begins to realize something about himself

[destiny-in-the-universe]

Into the Ninjaverse is currently undergoing a revamp! The ask blog will continue remaining open, but I will say- concepts have been scraped, new elements are being added, and this is not just direct copy of ITSV/ATSV. Please be patient with me.

I'm still busy, there's a lot going on as I try and get my life in order, but no- character asks will continue being a thing until I either get bored, or something- (i don't have any asks right now, send me more help)

This is mostly about ITNV though! A revamping is going to happen, and trust me some of you are not prepared pfft.