#the nightside saga

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braeden is SUCH a baby ace. like this is probably a side effect of tristina wright not being aspec herself (to the best of my knowledge), but he tells bad jokes about being ace, he doesn't seem to be familiar with the term aromantic, he worries about being broken, and his favorite phrase is the cliche (albeit true) "it doesn't have to be romantic to be love." all of these things are canon. he is such a baby ace and I love that for him

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What's the meaning behind your URL?

OH i love talking about meanings behind urls! 👀 since this is the pokémon account, let me go through all the urls i have here, so this blog and the other four sideblogs i have!

for tm1o i wanted something referencing pokémon but that wasn’t too specific for anyone or anything, so i went with a reference to a technical machine because i liked the idea of using a move, and ended up choosing TM10, which is the one for the move hidden power, partially because i really liked the name and partially because i... kinda wanted to be self positive for once? i liked the idea of self-referring to the idea that i could have some hidden power somewhere in me, especially for attempting to get in a rp community that i loved but that was about something i really know very little about.

ecliidse is simply a distorted version of eclipse, referencing both the dark type that nanu specializes with and the expression ( ... which i think isn’t only italian? ) that a person closing his own feelings to someone else is eclipsing themselves.

timeskippcd is a reference to one of my favourite fantasy book sagas of all time, the nightside by simon r. green: in the first book, the main character accidentally steps through a timeskip, a segment of space where time has skipped forward or backwards, and has to traverse it all in its entirety to return to the present. how could i not reference it for ingo? 👀

truebeginnings is a simply reference to red being the first mc for the pokémon franchise, therefore being the “true beginning” for it all. also, it sounds so good.

cfjacks is a reference with what i wanted to do with jack’s blog, meaning that i wanted to explore each and every side of jack, as he changes a lot from the pre-sequel to borderlands 2 to tales from the borderlands, hence why of jacks - of all the jacks we get to see. now that the blog is pokéverse centred ( though i’m just waiting for the perfect excuse to explore his original self as well ) the thing is still there, because in his pokéverse he changes just as much as in the original games, and i want to explore all of his personalities.

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She was the colour of the cosmos, of the wide reaches of deep space, with stars for eyes and a constellation of freckles scattered across her skin.

27 Hours, Tristina Wright

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27 Hours by Tristina Wright

27 Hours by Tristina Wright

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Title: 27 Hours Series: The Nightside Saga #1 Author: Tristina Wright Release Date: October 3rd, 2017 Add to your Goodreads TBR. Pre-Order: Amazon  | iBooks |B&N | IndieBound | Kobo | The Book Depository

Synopsis:

Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters, and for his strange abilities to…

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Waiting on Wednesday: 27 Hours (The Nightside Saga #1) by Tristina Wright

Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters, and for his strange abilities to vanish. But in no reality should a boy raised to love monsters fall for a boy raised to kill them. Nyx Llorca keeps two secrets: the moon speaks to her, and she’s in love with Dahlia, her best friend. Braeden Tennant wants two things: to get out from his mother's shadow, and to unlearn Epsilon's darkest secret. They’ll both have to commit treason to find the truth.

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Publication date: October 3rd 2017

Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US

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no offense but i have a Mighty Need™ for 27 Hours by Tristina Wright & this interview is Not Helping my patience

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Cover Reveal: 27 HOURS by Tristina Wright

Cover Reveal: 27 HOURS by @TristinaWright @EntangledTeen #yabooks

Today is the cover reveal of 27 HOURS by Tristina Wright! I’m thrilled to help share it because this book sounds so good! I also hope it sounds slightly familiar because I wrote about it on Friday in a post on highly anticipated 2017 debuts. I think if you’re a fan of sci-fi, this book is not one to be missed. I also believe one of the inspirations for this book is Gargoyles(1994-97), the…

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After the massive breakthrough of ‘Foreverglade’ in 2021, the Floridian swamp winds stir again as Worm conjures the nocturnal evocation of ‘Bluenothing’. A 4 track 26 minute mini album, ‘Bluenothing’ is an ominous nightside lament demonstrating where the always-evolving fog dwellers have been and the distant domains where they may yet venture. The A side of ‘Bluenothing’ features two tracks from the mythic ‘Foreverglade’ sessions that remained encased in the phantom crypts but are no less masterly than the latter’s ultimate six tracks. Indeed the title track ‘Bluenothing’ was at one time to be the album closer on ‘Foreverglade’ and all the crushing weight and mysterious allure that made that opus a new classic remains on these two tracks. Yet these tracks also have the added dimension of pure necromantic shred via new guitarist Wroth Septentrion (Atramentus, VoidCeremony, Chthe-ilist, Hulder live). The B Side reveals a different yet complimentary stylistic command, one alluded to in past incarnations and now fully actualized - that of the clandestine dimensions of Black Metal’s unfathomable darkness and shrouded mysteries. ‘Invoking the Dragonmoon’ is a ritual gate opening into this obscure galaxy, while ’Shadowside Kingdom’ denotes the arrival to the remote twilight stronghold at the edge of blackness where Phantom Slaughter’s tyrannical celestial necromancy can flourish undisturbed by mortal disquiet and axe wielder Nihilistic Manifesto crafts a thousand spires of darkly cascading melodies. Simply one of the best symphonic Black Metal tracks since the style’s late 90’s apex. And so with ‘Bluenothing’ the ‘Foreverglade’ era of Worm is ceremoniously put to an end and the next chapter in the fanatical saga opens… #worm #bluenothing #20buckspin #grindpromotionrecords #metal #death #deathmetal #black #blackmetal #vinyl #vinyladdict #vinyllover #vinylme #vinylpress #vinylstore #vinylpossessed #vinylporn #vinyleveryday #vinyloftheday (presso Grindpromotion Records Hq) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQGd4eoaSR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ARC Review: 27 Hours by Tristina Wright

ARC Review: 27 Hours by Tristina Wright

27 Hours by Tristina Wright Series: The Nightside Saga #1 Genre: Young Adult | Science Fiction | LGBT Length: 404 pages Published on 3rd October 2017 by Entangled: Teen Purchase: Amazon | B&N | TBD Tristina Wright: Website | Twitter | Goodreads Digital ARC received for review. Synopsis: Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams:…

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Book Review - 27 Hours

Book Review – 27 Hours

Book: 27 Hours (Nightside Saga 1) by Tristina Wright Release Date: October 3rd 2017 Tags: Young Adult / Sci-Fi / Dystopia / Paranormal / Aliens / Diversity / POC / Deaf Character / Asexual / Pansexual / Homosexual / Bisexual / Lesbian Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ⌘ ⌘ Goodreads ⌘ Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this review copy in exchange for an honest review. ⌘ Synopsis Rumor Mora fears…

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taking advantage of your blog to make everyone know that my favourite book series is the nightside saga by simon r. green, and "something from the nightside" (aka the first one) is still my favourite at the moment. >:3c also sherlock holmes. all of sherlock holmes. the one in arthur conan doyle's books i mean, not the bbc or others.

someday ill continue reading nightside................

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guys I just figured out how to avoid fandom drama- just get into a fandom with no one in it. like. literally no one. not a single other person. works like a charm

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Just a little rambling and then a few bands I really like and you should totally check out, so expand it if you wanna see them :)

I know this isn’t a normal update, I just have to talk about this with someone.

Music is a vital part of everyday life for me. Everything I do has a backtrack. If I’m not watching a show in my room, I have to have music playing. When I write I have headphones in, blasting music, like right now. To go to sleep and sleep easily I have to play music, ever since I was young I’ve done it. I can’t remember not falling asleep without music playing. Music even helps inspire what I write. 

Point is, I love music. 

However, I am extremely uncomfortable with sharing my music. My freshman year I was made fun of the type of music I listen to, which has evolved a bit in the 3-4 years since that time, however it hasn’t ventured too far. 

When I was eleven my parents gave me a windows phone with no sim card, but it had a music app. They downloaded a bunch of child friendly songs and it was the first time I could control what I listened to. Before I had an old MP3 which was filled with Disney songs, Anamaniacs tunes, and ABBA’s Golden Hits. I can sing all them by heart, dances are a fun time for me. Now, I could look up songs. 

My best friend was into the alternative scene as her sister is six years older than us and as such had a more ‘adult’ music sense. She introduced me to the classic bands, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the Disco, etc. I loved their music, we’d listen to it on the bus to middle school. However, as time went on, I began expanding my music taste. I got into My Three Days Grace, Shinedown, and other similar bands. Then, Freshman year came.

I remember the moment clear as day. I was working on my photography notebook the week before finals like the dumbass I was am, with Pandora open and listening to one of the many radios. Then, a song came on. It was by a band I hadn’t heard of before. It was called Bad Company, and the band was called Five Finger Death Punch. Now, little fourteen year old me was a little shocked by the name but the song wasn’t unlike anything I’d heard before. I decided I liked that song and favorited it.

A little while later more of their songs began popping up, but they were a little different. Heavier. Angrier. And I loved it. I don’t know what it was about the gruff vocals or pounding drum beats or glorious guitar solos, but I was hooked. I then moved onto Spotify and listened to their albums, headbanging all the way. This was my first experience with Metal, and you better believe I was a fan.

As time went on I explored more bands. Alesana, Asking Alexandria, Crown the Empire, A Day to Remember, Halestorm, Ghost, etc. I tried showing people my favorite bands but they made fun of my music taste, mimicking their screams whenever I looked up. It was disheartening, and I never wanted to share it again. Not until I knew they were okay with it. I had people tell me they were scared of that music, and asked me to never play it in front of them. You can see how that would make me never want to tell anyone about it, right? Well, I kept it to myself, electing to share music with only a few people, one being my friend. She always jokes about how she showed me Fall Out Boy and all them and then lost me along the way. 

During Junior year I discovered even more bands, including one of my favorites, Ice Nine Kills. Amazing band, you should definitely check them out, but the advertising comes later. My music taste also diversified a little and I began listening to softer bands, like grandson and The Ghost Club. 

Now, to the main show. My recent music taste.

It all began with one Instagram video. A meme video that really isn’t all that funny. I was actually just looking through what I saved and it happened to be in a  really small folder, so I clicked it. Here is the exact video

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A post shared by positive memes (@positive_and_negative_memes) on Feb 23, 2019 at 6:14pm PST

So I was interested the song and band and decided to look them up. What I found was simply...amazing.

Okay, here comes the advertising of my favorite bands :)

I. Gloryhammer

The first Power Metal band I discovered and still my favorite. Here’s how Gloryhammer describes themselves:

“And lo, Planet Earth had been destroyed by the Hootsman, with an explosion so powerful it ripped a hole in the very fabric of spacetime. And yet, Zargothrax was still not defeated, for he managed to use his last shreds of power to escape through the dimensional rift. Vowing to defeat the evil sorcerer, Angus McFife XIII followed him into the portal, with no idea where it might lead…“

That may seem confusing, and it is, but trust me, when I tell you a bit more, it will all make sense. 

So Gloryhammer is one of the best bands I have ever heard before. Their concept is absolute gold and is the only of its kind I’ve seen before. Basically, every single one of their songs tells a story of the Land of Fife. The Lead singer (Thomas Winkler) is Prince Angus McFife (the 1st and 13th), keyboard/backing vocals (Christopher Bowes) is the Evil Sorcerer Zargothrax, guitar/backing vocals (Paul Templing) is Sir Proletiues, leader of the warriors of Crail, drums (Ben Turk) is the Ancient Hermit Ralathor, and last but never least is bass/backing vocals (James Cartwright), the Mighty Hootsman! 

Each album follows a part in the epic saga, with three in total. The first album tells the story of the original Angus McFife the I whereas the next two follow his ancestor, Anguc McFife XIII. I don't want to give too much spoilers but let's just say that all three are filled with so much creativity and twists that it’s like listening to a movie! I cant even express how if you are looking for something to listen to that has dragons, goblin kings, evil sorcerers, hammers, and space, then this is the band for you! 

I am going to put one song by them down because you can only have five and I’m big mad about it.

Gloryhammer - Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex

So yeah, that’s band numero uno!

II. Sabaton

What is there to say about Sabaton that hasn’t already been said... 

Unlike Gloryhammer, Sabaton is older, formed in the nineties. Here’s what they say about themselves on their website:

“In the nearly two decades since their launch, Swedish metallers Sabaton have carved out a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the business – gaining a legion of loyal fans across the globe, delivering eight highly-rated studio albums (including two certified platinum-sellers), and scoring multiple industry award wins and nominations… not to mention launching their own annual festival and cruise.

Combining soaring power riffs with vocalist Joakim Brodén’s instantly-recognisable gruff baritone, the band refuses to be simply slotted into a genre. Fans need only know them as Sabaton: the heavy metal band that sings of real life wars and the people who played a part in them – of gruelling campaigns and dazzling acts of bravery, of magnificent victories and touching personal struggles – true stories more fantastic than any fiction,”

Sabaton is, as they stated, a band dedicated to sharing stories of true battles throughout history. On their website they even have a whole calendar dedicated to historic events, so you can see what happened in history on whatever day you’d like! 

As a huge history geek, this band is amazing. I would watch the World War documentary series before I went to bed in middle school because I thought all of that stuff was so interesting. If I didn’t love writing and English as much as I do then I’d go into a career where history was involved. They were actually a part of my Spotify Wrapped this year where I explored 27 of their songs, listened to six of their albums, and spent over 39 hours listening to just them this year. 

Unlike what I did before, I am just going to showcase three of my favorite songs by them because they have way too many albums and I’m sad to say I didn’t listen to all of them. 

The Lost Battalion - The Last Stand

Now, onto the third band and a good one too!

III. Powerwolf

I’m not a religious person, I grew up being taught all that stuff but I consider myself to be more agnostic rather than Christian or any of that stuff. But, if there’s one religious thing I don’t mind bumping its the Priests of Metal, Powerwolf! Here's what they have to say about themselves:

“After spilling gallons of blood and fighting tirelessly, after only two albums with Napalm Powerwolf shot straight to the pole position of the official German album charts (and another album made it into the top three!). After selling out venue after venue and thrilling bigger and bigger hordes of fans, the time is right for a new chapter: The Sacrament Of Sin which offers eleven metal psalms forged for all eternity!

Powerwolf entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebrö, Sweden starting in January 2018 to work on their seventh manifesto together with renowned producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Arch Enemy, Amon Amarth). The result is brimming with the Germans` trademark sound, and yet the band have recorded their boldest and most adventurous album to date! ‘Where the wild wolves have gone‘ even marks the first ballad in Powerwolf history – whereas ‘Nightside of Siberia‘ does the exact opposite and turns out to be one of the heaviest tunes the fivepiece have ever written. ‘Incense And Iron‘ simply MUST be part of every future setlist with its folky nature and anthemic catchiness; and epic single ‘Fire & Forgive‘ brilliantly melts infectious melodies into timeless, heavy shredding. The Sacrament Of Sin overwhelms both with sophisticated songwriting and sheer aggression – and proves once more why Powerwolf are the one and only true high priests of heavy metal!,”

The band is made up of vocalist  Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/rhythm guitarist David Vogt as "Charles Greywolf", keyboardist Christian Jost as "Falk Maria Schlegel" and drummer Roel van Helden. 

They’re really awesome and here’s my favorite song by them.

Army of the Night - Blessed and Possessed 

Now onto the fourth band ;)...

IV. Brothers of Metal

Oh boy, if you thought the bands might’ve mellowed out a little then you are sorely unprepared for this glorious group...

When I was younger I was one of those Percy Jackson kids, but my love for mythology started long before I read one of those books. As I grew older I expanded my knowledge, moving away from Greek and Roman and into Norse and other mythologies. You can imagine my joy when I found Brothers of Metal. They have no Wikipedia or website so here’s what Spotify says about them:

“BROTHERS OF METAL consist of eight powerful Viking warriors that originates from the glorious kingdom of Falun, far up in the north. Falun is a mighty town that lies within the dark iron woods where only true metal warriors reside. BROTHERS OF METAL are known to most as the strongest metal band in the nine realms. 

Before time, our eight warriors would travel through the realms and protect the good folk against evil. It was one of those nights that the legacy of metal was born. They came home from some pretty intense giant slaying and felt the common urge for mead and entertainment. The mead was generously flowing from the teats of Heidrun, but the music was really bad. The warriors took what instruments they could find and started playing, thus they wrote their first song Son of Odin, creating a tribute hymn to the strongest god they knew. 

The mortals of the kingdom was so impressed with the music that they couldn't get enough, our warriors looked at each other and so a band was formed. Together they swor an oath to keep the flames of true metal burning and to continue to play until the earthlings had worthy entertainment of their own, it's yet to come,” 

They haven’t released a ton of music when compared to the bands I listed before them, but they are absolutely amazing! All their music videos make me chuckle and when I watch Q&A’s they’ve posted they feel so down to earth that a person whos probably a decade younger than them if not less/more can relate to them. All their music has to do with Norse Mythology, but here’s my favorite music video yet:

The Mead Song - Prophecy of Ragnarök

And yeah, that’s it!

I hope you all weren't too bored and I hope you at least somewhat enjoyed this. It feels good to talk about my favorite bands. I’d love to put more videos in but Tumblr won’t let you so I guess we’re stuck with only one per band. I planned on doing three each but I guess that’s dead in the water. 

Oh well.

If you like any of this music/band honestly just reach out and talk to me, I love chatting about music. I don’t know a ton about the logistics or anything like that but we can share bands or songs or whatever. I sound really lonely which is true but please don’t feel shy.

See you all later! 

-Paige

[bisexualdisasterbuckley]

Happiest of book birthdays to Tristina Wright and 27 Hours!! This book is an epic space saga with a cast of amazing queer characters, I loved it. 

To celebrate the release of this book I’m taking part in the release week blitz and you have an opportunity to win a seriously epic prize pack!

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► 7 PEOPLE I’D LIKE TO KNOW BETTER. rules: fill this up and then tag 7 people you’d like to know better!

i think i already did this, but eh, it’s been a while, let’s do this again. >:3c (also i’m not fully back yet, but i’ll throw this out regardless)

► one / ( alias / name ): castiel - or silvia irl. ► two / ( date of birth ):  january 4th. ► three / ( zodiac sign ): capricorn. ► four / ( height ): 163cm (which should be 5′3ft?). ► five / ( hobbies ): drawing (even though it’s more of a job for me now), writing, roleplaying, videogames like there’s no tomorrow, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW, and i’m really trying to get into dubbing because i love dubbing. ► six / ( favourite colour ): sapphire blue is my all time favourite, but i generally like every single colour so much sfhhk. but especially gemstones shades.... they shiny........ ► seven / ( favourite books ): the nightside saga by simon r. green. ► eight / ( last song listened to ): if i remember correctly it’s the version with lyrics of “o’chunks, warrior” by man on the internet. RAININ’ ON YOU LIKE A THUNDERSTORM-- ► nine / ( last film or show watched ): is critical role accepted here? or if it isn’t, i believe it was the great mouse detective. that you should watch if you haven’t!!! IT’S GOOD. ► ten / ( story behind url ): the huli jing is a fox spirit of chinese mythology that can either be very good or be a manipulative bastard, which is basically mianfei’s personality summarized. ► eleven / ( inspiration for muse ): mianfei just... kind of went “hi” suddenly in my head, from what i remember sdfhhk. i don’t remember exactly what inspired me of him, but a lot of his actual personality came when i decided to use ling yao as his faceclaim - at the beginning he was very, veeeery different, then ling appeared and i went eyes emoji.

TAGGING – noooo just steal thiiiiiis :C TAGGED BY – i’m a gremlin and i stole it, hehehehh

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