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Pam? Where are the um... mandrake leaves?
(Oh, uh... I think the last of them were used when you were sleeping that illness off the other day)
I'll umm.. go see about getting some extra from the alchemy lab. Remember to um... quite it down next time
(Okay! Take your lunch, too!)
*Vern nods as he leaves the infirmary. He's behind on several tasks today, so perhaps he will stop by Sam's or see if he can grab something light to go in the cafeteria. The sun is warm and welcoming today.*
*his phone rings a familiar tone. Vern's stomach drops as he takes a breath before answering*
Hello...
Hey, Sweetheart. A little birdie came back.. anything you want to tell me?
*Vern visibly pales, unable to make a sound*
Mmm... there will be a meeting tomorrow, mandatory for founders. I'll see you there.
*Vern's stomach churns, even as the call is ended. He... will need some more magic stored up. Taking an unsteady breath, he quickly types, deletes, retypes, and sends a text to Silver*
Text: "Aster... something came up and I won't be around campus tonight or tomorrow"
*it's vague, but he hopes it won't worry Silver too much... Skipping lunch, he sends a crocus back to Pam with some spare mandrake leaves, and hurries of to go pack a few things. He'll have to take Koa*
@aurora-retainer-silver
#vern says#pam the plant#Vern Arc: Issues at Home#winter sprite Victor#ooc// im realizing i might have to make a /ref list for who is talking...#standard purple = Victor#green in parenthesis = pam
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Midnight Pals: The Sun
Aleister Crowley: and now as we approach the winter solstice Crowley: great god apollo, great master brain thinker guy thoth Crowley: all the little thelematic sprites and boggles Crowley: now is the time that the great beast says Crowley: DO AS THOU WILT!! Crowley: I'M THE GREAT BEAST!!!
Crowley: now that its the winter solstice Crowley: its time to pay tribute to the spirits of the season Victor Neuburg: how're we gonna do that boss? Crowley: we're gonna eat this big block of hashish and fuck Crowley: love to keep the holiday traditions alive
Crowley: great sun god ra, hear our prayers and Lauren M Davis: [appearing in a flash] who dares call upon my fiery majesty? Davis: whom the egyptians named ra, the greeks named apollo, the aztecs named Huitzilopochtli? Davis: as the duly noted owner of the sun, that is infringing on my intellectual property Crowley: your...? Crowley: oh man i am too high for this right now
Lauren M Davis: since the dawn of time, mankind has yearned to destroy the sun Davis: i do the next best thing Davis: i own it! Davis: as surely as disney owns day of the dead Davis: as surely as family guy owns double dribble Davis: as surely as snapesnogger owns nagas Davis: i will copyright the sun!
Davis: Gaze upon the fiery majesty of the sun ©!!! Davis: NO on second thought, don't! Davis: no one look at me! Davis: you! plants! Davis: you dare to photosynesize with my holy rays?? Davis: I hope you got a good lawyer
Crowley: you can't own the sun Crowley: the sun is Crowley: Crowley: its Crowley: its you know Crowley: it's Victor Neuburg: its a star isn't it? Crowley: SHUT UP NERDBURG I KNOW WHAT THE SUN IS Crowley: I WAS JUST Crowley: I WAS JUST PAUSING FOR EFFECT OR SOMETHING Crowley: I DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU AT ALL, JUST SHUT UP!
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Finally, meet my Stardew OC, Kyle!
I've also made some more portraits and a wholeass sprite sheet with seasonal outfits and costumes for him, but I'll post those separately! ^^ I've been going insane over him for the past week lol, I wish I could actually mod him into the game ugh
vV Tons More Info About Him Below!!! Vv
-Born and raised in Pelican Town, his café used to be his parents' bed and breakfast. At age 6, his family moved to Zuzu City for several years to give him a proper education, but they kept ownership of the building. After graduating college where he majored in Business Management to follow in his parents' footsteps, Kyle had the old and unused bed and breakfast renovated into his very own Kreamy Kafé, with the help of his parents' good friend Robin, of course! She already started working on the building while he was on his last year of college, so when he moved back in on that winter day it was mostly just to unpack his personal belongings, and he quickly got to work in less than a week!
-The reason why he started a café business instead of just reviving the bed and breakfast is because he's actually autistic and coffee is his special interest! He loves everything about it, from the sprouting seeds to an intricately decorated cup full of the delectable liquid. His café has a mini greenhouse attached to it on the side, where he grows his own coffee beans!
-Despite being transmasc, he doesn't want to have to present as hyper masculine for his identity to be respected. He's quite comfortable with his femininity and his body, and he quite frankly just wishes the world around him would change instead to just accept that yeah this feminine short dude is just another guy .👍👍👍 Which is why he feels closer to the rest of Pelican Town (who welcomed him with open arms) than his own parents, which he never actually came out to because of the mildly transphobic remarks they've made about other trans people when he was growing up, and he decided to not trust them with that information about himself. He'd rather be misgendered by them than disowned, as he is still reliant on them at times.
-Bisexual, falls for people easily but just as quickly makes negative hypothetical situations in his head with that person to kill off those feelings asap 😁👍 that did not work completely when it came to Victor lmao! Loser!!!
-He has a custom latté called Kyle's Special (because he isn't very creative lol) and it gives you +3 speed instead of the +1 regular coffee and triple shot espressos give! The downside (to balance it out) is that it does -30 health and the speed buff only lasts for a mere 30 seconds before your player experiences a sugar crash XP He likes his coffee sweet unfortunately!
-Harvey hates that coffee because it is literally a health hazard, thus they have awkward tension lol
-He's coded as half Filipino, half Italian! Honestly I just got his surname from the dude who invented espressos, Luigi Bezzera, and I took a z out cause that made it look more like a Filo surname LMAO, but after some thinking I gave up and made him half Italian anyway. My poor son is wasian now by an impulsive decision SDKJKSDD
I could add soooo much more info but I'll leave it at that for now ^^ You'll get to know him more in sooner posts!
#stardew#stardew valley#stardew valley expanded#sdv#stardew oc#stardew valley oc#stardew farmer#SVEME#Stardew Valley Even More Expanded#< Again thats the tag for me n my friends stardew ocs :]#Kyle Bezera#ok i'll be more honest here in the tags#he's kind of a self insert lol???#he's like. 75% me. idk.#don't worry i constantly make him go through the horrors so he's not 1:1 just me if I was in stardew
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Jacques , bio under cut
age: 33
Birthdate: December 18 1989
he's bi
Jacques inherited a giant serpent form from his mother, it rests in his heart magic. its been resting in his family for generations due to the magical threshold vanishing as the solar generator went into sleep mode. it awoke within Jacques, due to the new artificial threshold that's started to appear on Hylox. He can temporarily shift into this giant serpent form, he grew taller very quickly and his family didn't know what to make of it. he fled his house around 16 years old in hopes of getting to his aunts, as many forces were making attempts to abduct him and he didn't know how to make his new powers "work" when he wanted them to. Victor from Avrix co. perused him for days after Jacques destroyed a portion of his home city attempting to flee. However Jacques ran into a group of self proclaimed super heroes who took him in to their hideout, preventing him from getting snatched up by Victor. While he did learn how to use and control his terra magic from the others, He was always skeptical of the morals the team held in regards how they dealt with Grifters they faced, but kind of felt trapped in this hideout along side them. Jacques developed feelings for one of his teammates which also seemed to keep him around. However, it was revealed to Jacques and Matt one Christmas eve that a member of their team had been betraying them, their secret base was compromised by Avrix Co., Jacques and Matt decided the best thing to do would be to disappear together. They ended up moving to a city called Saints and both realized quickly they could hold their own against Victor if he tried to mess with them. well, that is until Matt vanished one day. after his disappearance and Jacques' search efforts coming up Nothing. He simply continued to work his day job, he occasionally hangs out with Perry who comes over to his place during the winter. Sometimes even wish sprites will visit him as some are trying to find Matt as well.
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Atari Expo 2023 Chile
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Atari Expo 2023, was an event dedicated exclusively to the hardware of Atari like Atari 2600 (also known as VCS) and Atari 800 (micro-Computer), and Atari ST (hardware of 16 bits).
The place of the event was on a Saturday (July 22) (in a day very rainy winter) in Biblioteca de Santiago in Matucana 151.
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Some Atari Hardware like 400, 600, 800, 800 XL
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There are small stands that sell some Homebrew software & Atari Merch, for example, Lost Squadron for Atari 800 XL & XE was developed in 2020 by Janusz Chabowski (Code and sprite graphic) and Michal Szpilowski (Music and SFX), this game was the winner of the ABBUC competition (Atari Bit Byte User Club since 1985).
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Shump top down for Atari XL/ XE
I knew some people of the Atari Community in Chile, they make Homebrew & created games for Atari.
1) Vladimir Zuñiga better known as VHZC is an enthusiastic indie game developer, he writes his games in Basic for Atari 2600, and he is a Graphic Designer, developer in Front End for Websites.
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Game of the Bear 2 Much to Bear. (Atari 2600 & 7800 version)
You can play his game here: VCHZ Itch.io
2) Victor Parada, a Programmer with experience, and an indie Homebrew developer by hobby, like to create a game for Atari 800 in an optimized way and he write his games in Assembler with 10 lines only, he show me his recent project in an Atari 800 XL; Block Chaser.
You can play his game here: Vitoco Website
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Block Chaser is still in its development!
3) Marcelo Waldbaum & Pedro Caraball , were the founders of Turbosoft in 1987 in Argentina with to Mauro Pieressa & Pedro Dominguez & In 1988 they founded TurboSoft in Chile and in with Coelsa company (official Atari hardware & software dealers) developed and they sold various products for Atari 800, maybe they are the first software and hardware developer in our country.
They developed:
- Loading Game with System and Error detector for Cassette (DCE) while loading a game you could play Tubo Tennis (before that Namco patented the mini-game in the loading screen for PlayStation games)
-Otari (a machine that copies cassettes)
-Cassette with 6 games for play in 1991
-Loading Software Injektor (reduce the time of load to 45 Seconds, before the cassettes, were take between 5-8 minutes to load the program
-Turbo Cartridge of 64K (between 9 to 25 games)
-Turbo VHS, you can play videogames in VHS (yes, read well in VHS)
-Revista Turbo News (1989-1991) a magazine about games and Hardwares of Atari with advertising of Coelsa.
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I suggest watch the documental in Spanish of Frognum on his Youtube channel: Here
3) Robert Jaeger, the legendary indie game developer famous for making Montezuma Revenge published by the legendary Parker Brothers in 1983 for Atari 2600, 800, Commodore 64, etc, gave us a preview of his next new projects and answers us via live broadcast of our question.
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Recently he launched the Version Montezuma Revenge for NES programmed by Felipe Renaud, who was written the game in Assembler (Felipe Renaud is a Chilean Programmer, who currently working at UbiSoft), Robert Jaeger has founded Normal Distribution LLC his new game company, and they made a Kickstarter for Montezuma NES in 2019, and the game packaging and Manual was designed by Alejandro Cobelli (Youtuber of "Juego del Recuerdo").
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Recently Montezuma Revenge's has a new version was released on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Mobile devices.
Also, I met with José Bargas, who is working with Robert Jaeger on an update called Director Cut, he made Montezuma Maker, a Romhack of the original with more rooms of 16 K to 32 K (an expansion of the original in resume).
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Montezuma Revenge for Atari 800 was released by Parker Brothers, but in our country, we received the unfinished version, a copy, when Robert Jaeger was looking for a publisher with the Demo and finally this was filtered from the CES 1982, which was the most popular version for the Chilean users of a Atari 800. During the day I met with old friend, how I met some youtubers of my country.
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[CN] Kiro's Echo Date (Eng Translation)
🍒 Warning: This post contains detailed spoilers for a date, 回响之约, which has not been released in English servers! 🍒
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Note that this is not a full translation - it contains bullet-points of parts I deemed less important!
More from this collection: Gavin l Victor
[ Released in CN on 24 Dec 2020 ]
The date begins with MC relating how Kiro would be part of a Santa activity on Christmas Eve, where he dresses up as Santa and goes around visiting children
Kiro reads every single letter written by the kids to ‘Santa’, and tries memorising their names
But he feels sad that he can’t spend Christmas Eve with MC
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On Christmas Eve, MC is at home with Xiao Ru, a five-year-old girl
Xiao Ru’s parents are MC’s friends from the TV station. Because they’re busy, they’ve left Xiao Ru in her care
Xiao Ru doesn’t seem to believe in Santa
While MC tries to persuade her that he exists, there’s a knock at the door and ‘Santa’ appears with a sprite looking like this:
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Kiro: Eh? Who’s calling me?
Although Xiao Ru initially thinks ‘Santa’ is just an actor hired by her parents, Kiro manages to convince her that he is indeed Santa after he addresses her by name and almost discloses the wish she wrote in her letter before she stops him
At this point, Xiao Ru is fully convinced, and is really excited about ‘Santa’
MC realises that Kiro’s back is drenched from sweat despite it being a winter day, yet he doesn’t seem to mind
Xiao Ru points out that this is the first time she’s meeting ‘Santa’, and asks if this means she was a bad child in previous years
Kiro is stunned for a moment before explaining that there are simply too many good children in the world. But ‘Santa’only works on Christmas Eve. Hence, he can only visit a few children each year
Kiro: This is why the moment you receive the present, you have to receive it heartily. Because you’ve always been working hard to be a good child, and you're worthy of such a present, and worthy of being liked.
Xiao Ru states that even if ‘Santa’ can’t visit in the next few years, she’ll still work hard to be a good child
She even offers 'Santa’ sweets as a present because he has been working hard
MC plops a candy into her mouth
The doorbell rings, and Kiro comments that it’s time for Xiao Ru’s present
While Xiao Ru answers the door, this happens:
A sudden strength pulls me, causing me to bend and crash into a deep, sapphire coloured ocean.
Scorching breaths engulf my world. A soft and slightly damp beard brushes past the corners of my lips. From the corner of my eye, I can vaguely see Xiao Run running towards the door.
The nerve-pricking candy in my mouth is secretly taken away, leaving behind a sweet fragrance of milk.
The entire world is quiet yet intense.
The door clicks opens to reveal Xiao Ru’s parents
Turns out her Christmas wish was to spend a peaceful festival with her them <3
Xiao Ru: Hold on... why is Santa gone?! He hasn’t eaten the candy I gave him!
MC: [blushing] ...
He’s already eaten it.
Kiro’s scorching breaths seem to brush against my face.
Xiao Ru: Sister, why’s your face red?
MC steadies herself and points at the window. Xiao Ru rushes over:
Xiao Ru: Santa Claus! Thanks for the present!!
Kiro places a finger on his lips, turning this into a soundless secret on this winter night.
Xiao Ru: You haven’t taken my present !
Kiro: [chuckles] I’ve already received it!
His gaze flits to me, and he winks playfully.
Kiro: It’s the sweetest candy I’ve ever eaten.
MC: [blushing] “Return it to me next time.”
I mouth the words to Kiro secretly, raising my fists and pretending to be threatening.
Kiro: [mouthing the words] I’ll return it next time.
Kiro: I'll see you again, Xiao Ru.
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After Xiao Ru leaves, MC feels that the house is very empty, so she grabs a ticket to a concert and heads out
It’s already late at night and there aren’t many people in the streets
The bells of the reindeers are very clear, and she quickly locates the staff who are working with Kiro
HAPPY SAVIN APPEARS
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She doesn’t disturb the crew, watching all of them work together to make the dreams of children come true
Kiro sprains his ankle in the process but continues doing his best anyway T-T
By the time he’s done, it’s already 2am
Kiro looks really downcast and keeps looking at his phone
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He receives a call from MC, and he finally smiles, wondering why she isn’t asleep yet
Kiro: What if I were to say... that Santa Claus isn’t off work yet, and has one present left to send, but it’s a little special. Would you be willing...
MC: I'm willing~
Kiro chuckles because he hasn’t even stated his request, which is for her to be by his side
But it turns out MC has been here all along, so she pops out and surprises him while wearing an antler headband
He rushes to close the door and hugs her
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Kiro: Your hands are so cold. How long have you been been outside?
MC: Ten minutes?
Kiro: I’m Santa Claus and can tell if you’re lying to me or not.
MC: What about Santa Claus’ sprained ankle? Does that count as lying too?
Kiro freezes for a moment, staring straight into my knowing eyes. Then, he chuckles in resignation.
MC: You were running up and down despite having a sprained ankle. It’s definitely swollen now. Does it hurt?
Kiro: [chuckles] It hurts.
It’s rare for Kiro to admit it so frankly, and he leans his head on top of mine.
MC suggests that they go home so she can tend to his ankle, but Kiro refuses, saying that he hasn’t sent his first gift yet
After sending a text to Savin, they head to an empty patch of snow with a piano
Still in his Santa outfit, he bows and accepts the concert ticket she brought along with her
The moment he presses the first key of the piano, a firework-like neon light appears in the sky
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Kiro: This performance is for the one and only MC.
As he plays continues playing, more things start lighting up - a gigantic Christmas tree, yawning reindeers underneath the tree, various structures
The world is a black coloured curtain. Under Kiro’s command, he unfolds an out-of-this-world, romantic fairytale.
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When they return home, it’s pitch dark
Before MC can warn him in time, Kiro trips over something
MC turns the lights on, and it’s revealed that the house is filled with presents
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MC: Santa Claus has worked hard. But from now onwards, it’s time for Santa Claus to receive his presents.
Kiro wonders when exactly MC managed to decorate the place
He chuckles languidly, encircling me into his arms.
Kiro: Okay, I’ve received the present.
His voice is content and gentle, and it’s as though he truly owns the most precious treasure in the world.
MC: This present won’t run away, so you can take a look at the others first. Meanwhile, I’ll take care of your ankle.
The presents are from the children who penned letters to ‘Santa’
She heard one of the kids asking “What about Santa’s gift?” and thought about this special present - a secret activity where children who received gifts from ‘Santa’ prepare a gift for him in return
Even though his eyes have turned bloodshot, Kiro comments on the gifts - new collectible cards, a plush toy bear, even a black crayon from a child who’s worried about Santa Claus’ hair turning white
He opens every present excitedly - they come in various sizes, and contain all sorts of things.
They aren’t costly, but they are the most heartfelt wishes from the children
Just as Kiro attentively internalised the wishes of every child, the children have also given Kiro an answer.
It’s as though the echos from this world are steadily coming to Kiro today.
Outside the window, snow drifts downwards gently. The Christmas tree we planted last year is standing tall and straight in the night, witnessing this silent, flowing time.
At this moment, he seems to be at a slight loss. He’s very careful, and a little apprehensive.
MC: “The moment you receive the present, you have to receive it heartily.”
MC: “You’re worthy of such a present, and worthy of being liked.”
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Kiro: You were the one who told me these things.
MC: ...I don’t remember saying such things.
Kiro: Some words don’t need to be spoken.
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Kiro: Just as I told you last year, I didn’t believe in Santa’s existence at all when I was young.
Kiro: He never appeared, and has never given me any gifts.
Kiro: Actually... that's not the case.
He grips the teddy bear in his hands, leaning his head leisurely sideways on the top of mine.
Kiro: To me back then, Santa Claus... “could not exist”.
Kiro: Because that was the only way to prove I wasn’t a bad child.
Kiro: That I wasn’t a child who nobody liked.
I hold his hand gently. The tips of his fingers wrap around mine affectionately, lacing all our ten fingers together.
Kiro: Afterwards, I realised that Santa Claus does exist, and is even by my side.
Kiro: She’s the embodiment of my wishes, and continuously gives me presents. But when I receive her presents, I’m very scared in the midst of my happiness.
MC: Why?
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Kiro: ...I’m worried that I'm not worthy of such a gift.
I think of retorting, but purse my lips instead. I know that he hasn’t finished speaking.
Kiro: Miss Chips, liking yourself is a very difficult thing.
Kiro: I keep thinking that I'm not good enough, and keep wanting to do even better, and even better than that.
MC: You’re already very good.
He nuzzles my head gently.
Kiro: When I’m in front of MC, I always see many things about myself that I don’t notice originally.
Kiro: “So the Kiro in Miss Chips’ heart looks like this.”
Kiro: “Kiro can even do this and that. It seems he can really do things that look extraordinary.”
Kiro: “It turns out... that Kiro seems to be a little more amazing than he imagined.”
He turns his head slowly, looking at me sincerely.
Kiro: Because of you, it’s as though I can like myself more, bit by bit.
Kiro: Because I’m your choice.
Kiro holds onto my hands tightly. This seems to be the first time he has so frankly told me the answer in his heart.
MC: In my heart, you’ll always be the best Kiro.
Kiro: And Kiro will become even better than the best Kiro.
He lowers his head, leaning it against the side of my lips.
These precious words reach me along with his scalding breaths, melding into the air I breathe, and flowing into my lungs.
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Kiro: So, my Santa Claus will always be watching me, and will give me presents every day of every year, right?
MC: Doesn't Santa Claus only work on Christmas Eve?
Kiro: [chuckles] That’s okay. My Santa Claus MC only belongs to me. With you here, every day is a day where I receive a present.
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Phone calls: First l Second
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To the Left
[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist]
Characters: Bryce Lahela, Olivia Hadley
Prompts: space - @julychoiceschallenge ; “I don’t plan to stop” for @wackydrabbles
Setting: This takes place after Boxes. Olivia and Bryce are setting up the bedroom of their new apartment.
A/N: I gave Bryce a middle name—Kalani—it is Hawaiian and means of the heavens. I felt that was appropriate for Bryce.
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“What are you doing?” Olivia questioned as Bryce placed his accessory’s caddy on the night table to the left of the bed.
“Unpacking, which is what you should be doing,” he suggested, gesturing to her own pile of boxes.
“I was kind of hoping for the left side,” she noted softly, giving him big eyes and pouty lips.
“What? You’ve always slept on the right side.” He barely looked up as he continued working. “Come on, if we want to sleep here tonight, we’re going to need more than a bed covered with boxes and a pile of pillows and blankets.”
As he bent over, filling the space with his belongings, she stealthy grabbed a pillow and brought it down on his head.
He held his head feigning injury. “Watch the hair!”
Olivia laughed as she battered Bryce with her pillow once more, wiping that smirk off of his beautiful face.
“This is how it’s going to be?” Bryce narrowed his eyes on her, as she stood holding her pillow in front of her like a noble knight with a sword ready for battle.
She held her head a little higher, straightening her shoulders. “I, Olivia Claire Hadley, challenge you, Bryce Kalani Lahela, to a duel! Winner picks sides.”
“Are we really doing this?” He held back his laugher; she didn’t look very threatening.
“Well…I guess we could..” She drifted closer, her arms dropping slightly, her eyes tracing his lips, as she bit her own.
“That’s what I thought,” he said smugly, his smirk returning.
“Actually,” she brushed her lips across his jaw, planting a string of delicate kisses as she moved to his ear. “I don’t plan to stop.”
“Huh?” He attempted to pull back but it was too late.
“Gotcha,” she whispered. She swung the pillow back up, whacking him in the side. He stumbled a step back from the unexpected blow. “This is war, Lahela!”
Bryce quickly reached for a pillow from the pile. “Oh, it’s on!”
The pair held their pillows at the ready as they circled each other, waiting for who would draw the first strike.
He darted at her swinging widely. She ducked under it, her partner had not taken into account that being shorter and smaller meant less target space. She laughed as she brought her own pillow upon him.
“I’ll give you that one,” he commended her on her quick thinking. He dodged right and spun, landing a blow on her hip.
“Ahh,” she laughed taking a step back to catch her balance. Before she could get too far, he was there again, but this time she held her pillow out like a shield, blocking his blow. “Hmm.” She smiled using her pillow shield to ram his stomach. There may have been some benefit from watching all those Captain America movies with Elijah after all. Now, if only her fluffy weapon had that magic comeback power.
The two of them shared matching mischievous glints in their eyes as they swung wildly at each other. From that point on, it was just a flurry of pillows and limbs moving and colliding, the sounds of which were only drowned out by their combined laughter. Every pillow in the room became fair game and was tossed about like snowballs in an endless winter war.
Olivia had an idea as she rolled on the floor, scooping up a free pillow. She held the larger one out as a shield blocking Bryce’s next advance on her. The second one came down, mushing his face. It might not have been as legendary as Cap wielding his shield and Mjolnir, but it would suffice.
Bryce toppled back, losing his balance as he bent over in laughter. “Okay, my lady. I yield.”
Her arms extended outward holding her pillow to his neck as he lied on the floor. “You understand that surrender means I win?”
“Yes, yes. You win.” He threw his hands up in defeat.
“Good,” she said proudly dropping her pillow and collapsing beside him to catch her breath.
“Why do you even want the left side? You’ve always slept on the right . What changed?” Bryce questioned, curious as to why his victor wanted the prize in the first place.
“That’s when the window was on the right. Now the window is on the left,” she explained, propping herself up to look at him.
He threw his head back, shaking it as he clutched his stomach in laughter.
“What? I like to see the sunshine when I first get up.” Olivia protested.
“And here I thought you wanted to see me first thing,” he teased.
“You too, I guess, if I must, I mean if I have to see your beautiful cheekbones and perfectly formed abs first thing in the morning, so be it!” Her gaze drifted over him, before getting back to her reasoning. “But the sun, too!”
“Liv?” He chuckled as he breathed his name. “Why don’t we just move the bed to the other side of the room? I get the left side and you get your sun. Win-Win!”
“Hmm,” She contemplated the idea. “I suppose that would work.”
“Alright, let’s go move it.” Bryce got up and pulled her up with him. “We still have a lot of work to do today.”
“Just one thing,” she held his hand, not letting him move away just yet. “It’s win-win-win.”
Before he could question it, her lips were on his as she tangled her free hand in his luscious hair begging him closer.
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Otome Thursday
IT’S BRAM!!!!
Y’all, you have no idea how excited I was for this route/series to start. I wasn’t a big fan of Ravi.
ANYWAY
Bram Route
Episode 1 (The free one 😉)
-I really dig the beginning of the route.
-Like a land hidden from even the Elves? Nice
-Also also, I like that this series, Love and Legends, AND Reigning Passions all take place in the same universe and it makes sense. Unlike the more modern series where the crew just sticks characters in the stories to say “Hey, look, notice these characters”
-Sorry. I’m ranting
-Focusing now
-I named my MC Mari Rya
-She’s beautiful
-She’s got a little, sprite/fairy/thing named Ness
-I love them
-I only know the name of the new land because I played the Ravi short but it’s called Tallav
-Mari’s got a reputation as a researcher.
-But this is also a lifelong dream of hers.
-Ness doesn’t speak (what I’m going to call) English, but Mari understands her anyway
-Ness uses They/Them pronouns. RESPECT IT
-Magic time!
-Ness magic time!
-Mari can feel all the living things. I feel like that’s not a human thing.
-But I will reserve judgement
-She’s had a rune stone since she was a baby. Yeah, she’s def not human.
-Holy shit a bear!
-…with a shield and a spear on it’s back.
-Subtle
-The way these sprites move are fucking hilarious
-Mari said “Nope not today”
-Can’t out run a bear. What does this bitch do?
-Drop down to play dead. Cause that’s totally gonna stop a bear from chewing on your spleen
-the “bear” is able to turn her over to her back (duh)
-it turns into a man and…oh what a man
-this CG is so fucking cute!
-he’s like “Is she alive?”
-She’s like “the fuck is he doing?”
-I’m like “Squeeeee they’re both so stupid rn”
-Oh those eyes…
-I haven’t been this in love since Razi. Or Renzei.
-Oh no! headbutt. Gives me a headache just reading it.
-Fuck look at those abs.
-LVS really knows what they’re doing with these character designs
-And Mari’s being thirsty too. It’s not just me
-Whew chile, the way she describes this man. Girl,
-Thank you, Ness, someone has their head on properly
-Never mind. They’re just as thirsty
-I still wanna know how Mari can talk to them
-He knows she’s a human cause she’s wearing clothes. Good lord this series is gonna be a riot in the first couple seasons
-Oh Mari…you’re sounding very Colonizerish
-I don’t like that
-Though it is kinda cute how she nerds out
-I can see her doing this with any thing she comes across.
-Thank you, Ness. Time and Place Mari!
-Invasive is one word for it
-Not much to write.
-She’s gushing. He’s listening. They’re both hot
-oh no, not an eyebrow lift!
-from both of them!
-I can’t do this.
-This bitch just walks away from a question ‘cause she got caught staring!
-I can’t! This is me. Running away from all my problems
-Bram follows cause, y’know, stranger in the woods
-Bram likes Ness. It’s adorable
-Anthropologist=Skald? Maybe.
-Apparently rune reading is impossible, so is befriending a Puck (Ness)
-Mari is def not a human. At least not fully
-See, I feel like if she showed Bram the rune stone she carried with her, that would help bridge this gap.
-But y’know. Whatever.
-Oh they are two bull-headed people
-He’s got (understandable) prejudices against humans/bipeds
-She’s like “MY RESEARCH”
-I’m like “Girl, they’re living people. Respect their boundaries. And Dude, Learn a little”
- She’s very forceful with the fact that she ‘needs to do her research’
-It’s very Colonizerish and I don’t approve.
-Mari, You can’t prove that the Duke who hired you only wanted you to do pure research.
-Ha, Bram called her pretty
-Ohhh Mahuwin Villiage
-Cue Victor from Underworld: “YOU MUST BE JUDGED!!”
-damn he called her insidious
-Mari…honey. Going to a village, you’ll get to see how they live and see how the justice system works. Calm down.
-Of course, no one’s ever been so unwelcoming. You’ve been dealing with other humans and elves.
-Girl!
-I’m judging you so hard rn
-Whew chile that took a lot outta me
Episode 2
-Awww I do feel bad for Ness tho
-They’re scared too
-Bruh, Bram JUST said he doesn’t know what an anthropologist is. You barely related it to a Skald. Showing him your notes means nothing.
-Bram, dude, I get you’re supposed to protect but you’re seeing enemies in the wrong people. Though I get why you’d suspect her.
-The Dinae have no secrets between their tribes (I’m assuming) so there’d be no need for an anthropologist to go looking for old history.
-Also he called her cute (again)
-Ohkay. I draw the line at you accusing Mari of torturing Ness.
-Only a heartless monster would lay hands on Ness.
-I need you to think baby: WHYY WOULD NESS STAY? If Pucks are magical creatures, surely you don’t think that Ness would be foolish enough to stay with a powerless human.
-Oh. Don’t make me insult your intelligence
-Oh don’t make me
-Mari. Don’t do anything stupid. Please. He’s actually being nice. In a weird way. Taking you to be judged. Someone else would’ve just killed you
-Mari…you can’t do your job in someone else’s country without permission. To get permission, you need to go to a village.
-I’m starting to question your intelligence
-Oh good. The bull-headedness is back
-No shit it’s more than just a job! I think you would have gathered that from the fact that to enter Tallav you had to pass a BEAR statue
-Oh no not the sad face
-I know LVS is gonna use that face to get money out of me in future scenes
-Mari, you’re both stubborn. And if I had it my way, you’d’ve gone with him already
-MARI! HE’S NOT A SOLDIER!
-ARUGH
- Not the type of roleplay I thought I’d be reading in this story but sure. Have some hearts
-I wanna smack her so bad and the first season’s not over yet.
-Usually the urge to smack doesn’t kick in until at least season 2.
-She’s a record setter
-Uh oh Bram, you called her an interrogator.
-And he STILL doesn’t fix it!
-They’re both so rude
-Ok, so he gets the why.
-We’re making progress
-This woman can’t let her thirst rest for five minutes.
-I mean same but come on
-Ah! Progress on both sides!
-Still don’t like how forceful Mari is about her job. How would she feel if her job put people in danger?
-You kinda did Mari. You kinda did say “I’m going to do what I want anyway”
-Not in those exact words but enough
-My point!
Bram: You ever think that if we wanted to be bothered by any kingdoms, we would have officially contacted them
That’s my point
At the same time, Bram and his fellow Dinae have their fellow prejudice against bipeds. As I said, mostly justified but they act that they can’t adapt or change
-Mari, interest isn’t always flattering…we aren’t in high school
-Now she’s running away. From a guy that can turn into a bear
-I’m very much questioning her intelligence now.
-Cause she dumb dumb.
-And thus begins an infuriating game of human and bear
-Oh yeah Mari, cause you can totally break the hold of a guy WHO CAN TURN INTO A BEAR
-As Mari is kicking and screaming, Bram: Am I hurting you?
-LMFAOOOO
-Awww Ness trying to help.
-Bitch. He puts you down and you climb a tree. Like bears don’t climb trees?
-Thank you Ness for talking some sense into this stupid girl
-Why is she so defensive?!
-Why can’t they just give me the option of “Fine.” FOR ONCE
-Seriously Mari? If you had stumbled upon a village during your wandering that really HATED humans, the chances of them killing you are SUPER fucking high. Doing it this way is arguably a lot safer
-YO WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!!!
-That looked like a swamp deer monster from It Lives Beneath
-FUCK THAT
-RUN BITCH…FUCKING RUUUNNNN
-Why is run never an option when we are clearly outmatched?
-Oh god why does it have to look at the screen!!!
-I don’t like that
-and ewwwww they did detail on the muscles
-Yeah no shit it’s targeting Mari, Bram!
-I think that’s pretty obvious!
-Thank again Ness for saving One Stupid Bitch
-We…we get to RIDE Bram?
-I can (and will) make so many jokes about that
-I’ve already restrained myself from making Bear jokes. So, you’ll deal with that
Episode 3
-Hehehehehehehhehe
-We rode him
-Hopefully this won’t be last time
-and the next time won’t be in bear form
-Ohkay. I’m back. The chapter’s loaded
-Wait one more
-And we can use that rope for something else too
-Idk how to do the lenny face so……just imagine it
-Ok. NOW I’m done.
-Finally, a decent option. THANK YOU, BRAM
-Yeah Mari get that through your thick fucking skull. He’s a defender. He defends.
-Awwww Bram isn’t comfortable with praise. I’m gonna take every opportunity to do it now
-Mari, this is why we don’t talk shit up.
-Hehe still riding him
-Ewww that thing is back.
-Plus side?
-FIGHT SCENE
-Oh nooooo Bram’s hurt
-MARI CONTROL YOUR THIRST THE MAN IS INJURED
-Thank you, Ness! I swear they’re the only character I haven’t been pissed at
-Mari begins to nerd out over plants. Honestly same
-OMG HIS BLUSH
-GUYS. HIS BLUSH
-The stuff of nightmares was an Abberation. I like my name better so it and all its freaky brethren will be called The Stuff of Nightmares
-And Bram’s back to being suspicious. Sigh. And we were having such a nice time
-The Dinae don’t have pets and that’s the saddest thing I’ve read all day.
-Mari just realized that Bram’s been naked this entire time.
-Lol
-Oh so, if Bram trusted Mari, he’d happily tell her everything she wanted to know.
-Hmmmmmm
-I certainly can’t say no to that face. So neither can you Mari. Here. Have some hearts
-See, they say fur covered thigh, all I hear is, cuddling for the winter.
-OMG SHE COULD SQUISH HIS PAW BEANS
-IF SHE DOESN’T SQUISH HIS PAW BEANS WE’RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM
-Mari stahp being so thirsty. There’s a stream next to you. Go dunk your head.
-Ness is adorable and I want a plushie of them
-Oh NOQOOOWW she has a problem with riding him
-…Ok, I mean…her explanation makes sense.
-See, every Dinae does it!
-Bram is so tired of her. It’s so funny
-WAIT. THERE’S WOLVERINES
-….is one’s name Logan?
-I’ll leave now
-I’m so glad they’re starting to understand each other more. Cause I was ready to jump through my phone screen.
-Things are still tense, of course.
-Wait a fucking minute. Going through a patch of brambles saved you a fucking DAY of travel? WTF
-I’m very interested in seeing how this plays out as opposed to Ravi’s route.
-Let’s meet Chieftain Mael!!
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The Draconian Huntress XI
summary: In a time where there is an impending war to come, Lucy sets forth to find the draconian people in order to shift the tides against the demon King Zeref that threatens to take over Fiore.
part 11 of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
read on ff.net here
Natsu vs Gajeel
Lucy couldn’t believe just what was unfolding before her.
It was unbelievable how many people had filled the colosseum in such short notice - like this was a common occurrence in The Draconian Kingdom.
The roar of the crowd was deafening, even as people still filed in through the large gates, as the ominous drum beat thundered throughout the arena.
It called the people in as the match drew closer to a start - the anticipation becoming so thick that even the archer was being swallowed by it. Her heart rate picking up as a knot formed in her belly and her hand clutched at the fabric of her skirts.
“Nervous?” Laxus called, and Lucy looked up to the tall blonde Commander by her side. He stared her down, almost a look of pity on his face.
She looked away from him, her brown eyes being drawn back to the grounds below - the Sanguis Pit. They washed over the grounds, mainly the gaping holes that littered the open space and the blood stains that were splattered across the large stone walls that stretched high above the fighting pit. It looked as if two armies had clashed here… Large armies with Giants and Orcs amongst the battalions.
The destruction was too chaostrophic for meager duels between men. There were even scorch marks that ran up the wall and even into where the civilians sat in the lower levels.
Her stomach twisted again.
“Just what sort of fight is this?”
She deflected his question with one of her own, yet that already gave Laxus her answer. It wasn’t often that outsiders beared witness to a Draconian pastime that dated back to their early ages. It was carnal and savage, just as if they had reverted to the dragons that bestowed their powers upon them. It was why he had asked for them to leave their smaller companion behind to wait with their Healer Grandeeny. He knew she had the wits and care to make sure the little girl was distracted.
“De provocatione ad Throni,” Laxus spoke in the old draconic tongue. “The challenge to the throne,” he paused as he looked to his princess who’s eyes were nearly burning holes into the ground and the dark haired male who looked uneasy beside her. “It’s a battle to the death.”
The winter sprite looked up, disbelief clear in his eyes as Lucy’s shoulders stiffened.
“You’re really going to let someone kill the King?” Gray piped up, exasperated, “I mean I don’t like either of them, but to have a death match with your own King… that’s insane.”
Laxus didn’t even bat an eye at Gray’s ignorance, his expression like stone. “The King is the strongest Draco, only second to his chosen mate. If the King is killed in combat then he was not fit to lead to begin with. That is our way.”
“Even I took up arms against Natsu,” Laxus added, which earned him an even wider eyed stare. “It was when Layla had ran with you and King Igneel had disappeared. Natsu, by expectation, was raised to the throne.”
He gave Lucy a pointed look before he turned to look at ‘The Blood Pit.’
“He was a boy and I was just a few years his senior. It was foolish but I fought with him. Yet, I never challenged him to the Sanguis.” He paused as his blue eyes stretched over the arena, taking in the destruction that marked it’s exterior and gave an opening to the pain and death that had wrecked the old colosseum.
“If I had then, I wouldn’t be standing here today.” His voice held weight with the last line, the blonde commanders eyes pulling away from the pit.
“That’s-” Gray started, but Lucy had cut him off. Her voice interjecting in a loud hiss that sent the winter sprite taking an innocent step away from her.
“It’s barbaric.” She looked back to Laxus. “I’ve known people to be cruel, but slaughtering those around you to get to the top? It makes me sick.”
“Those words ring a bell,” a croaky voice joined in, “I believe they were the same one's your mother used when she had first been let into the Sanguis to witness a proelio mortem between two drakes.”
The trio of warriors turned to the old man that entered the royal tier seating - the Advisor.
Laxus bowed his head, yet Lucy and Gray remained still - apart from the displeased look growing on the archer’s face.
“Lord Yajima,” Laxus greeted, but the old man waved him off.
“It has always been ironic; the history of the Heartfilia’s and the Draconians - bound to us by an old oath, yet always disappointed in our actions.” Yajima walked slowly to the edge of the balcony, his eyes connecting with Lucy the whole way. “It is almost as if their predecessor cursed them to live a life of misery rather than saving them as she intended.”
Lucy’s thin brows pulled down. “What do you know about the history of my family?”
“I’m the advisor of the Kings and Queens. It’s my duty to know the Kingdom and its history. In fact, I remember teaching it to you when you still ran about these castle walls.” He spoke before halting by the large rail that surrounding the top tier and slowly raised his hand, bringing the entire crowd to a hush. “But, I’m afraid I can’t retouch on our lessons right now. There is much more important matters at hand.”
The drums slowly faded to a low beat, the dull thud repeating in a monotonous rhythm that slowly declined in octaves.
“Wait-” Lucy called and reached for the old advisor, but a large hand captured her shoulder, halting her movements. She looked up to Laxus and he shook his head.
“It’s not time for that. Natsu is the one who needs you right now.”
Lucy’s face contorted into one of anger. “What? Get off-” she yelled as she threw herself from his grasp but Laxus only pulled her back again.
“When you’re Queen you’re going to find out everything you want to know,” Laxus voice turned into a quiet hiss, “but if Natsu loses today then that’s not going to happen.”
Lucy's eyes widened as he turned her to the arena.
“You’re his mate - his life - as he is yours. Haven’t you sensed it? Feelings that aren’t your own.”
Her mind flashed to when she had first seen Natsu. The excitement and flush that had first dawned on her before her fear finally took over.
“When they step into the arena, your faith in him alone can be his strength. It’s all up to you if he wins or not. That’s why he ordered for you to be here.”
The drums died on a quiet thump and the silence fell over the colosseum, yet it barely lasted a second before Yajima pulled his hand down and the first gate crashed to the ground. A figure walking out in a steel suit of armour - but it wasn’t like any of the knights she had seen.
The steel was jagged, like waves, and consumed nearly all of his face. The thick metal stretched over his arms where the waves carved out more, the edges beginning to glint like sharp swords all the way down to his hands that were left free. However, Lucy could tell it wasn’t a vulnerability in the armour as it gave way to the scales that climbed up his hands and the claws that extended from his fingers.
Gajeel let out a roar and his black wings expanded from the space where his armour didn’t reach, where it then wound down to make thick shields for his legs. The only place on the armour that wasn’t made of steel was on his stomach, where it became a crystallized form of the black stone; the material that the walls were made from.
He looked to be impenetrable. Yet, Lucy knew that it was weighing him down. The only fault of such quality armour that seemed to defend as well as attack, and while Gajeel looked strong, there was only so much movement he was allowed.
He planned to finish this quickly.
The archer felt the twist in her gut again as the crowd boomed out a loud cheer. The drums picking up as Gajeel stepped further from the gate and into the centre of the blood pit. She flicked her eyes to Laxus again and he only gave her a stoney gaze that Lucy couldn’t decipher. She noticed he wore it often.
When she turned back to the crowd it was growing quiet again and she took a step closer to the rail, her hand coming up to tight around the bar as she kept her eyes on the other gate. If what Laxus said was true, then she needed to give her strength to him. Not only to get her answer, but for the war that was to come. It was Natsu who agreed to fight against Zeref and if Gajeel were to kill him now then there wouldn’t be any assistance to aid Erza.
Not to mention she doubted that the Lieutenant would even keep herself, Gray and Wendy alive.
Natsu had to be the victor and so Lucy swallowed hard.
“Try not to be nervous,” Laxus spoke up from behind her. Yet, Lucy couldn’t help it bubbling up in her stomach as her knuckles turned white from her tight grip.
“He’s right,” Yajima added and she jerked her head towards the older man that was by her side. “You are twined together. Everything you feel he feels. Everything you sense, he senses. Natsu can even feel the beating of your heart at this moment. Although, it might not be as strong for you, the drake is completely overwhelmed by their mate when their in close proximity.”
“Your anxiousness will become his anxiousness, so try not to let the feelings overwhelm you. I’ve seen Draco’s fall in this arena from a distressed mate.”
Lucy shook her head, “but how can I? His survival is dependent on everything.”
“Draw it from him.”
The blonde looked down as the hum of the crowd began to fade. There was uneasiness coursing through her entire being. Just how could she stop it by drawing it from something she hadn’t even been aware of before?
Her brown eyes look up as Gray leaned on the railing beside her, his hand reaching out to rest on her arm.
“If anyone can do this then it’s you, Lucy,” he encouraged. “Even if you can’t feel whatever they’re talking about, you’ve seen and fought in battles that had cost everything before. Just breathe.”
Gray smiled and Lucy couldn’t help her lips twitch up at the corners of her mouth. With a soft nod she turned her eyes back to the gate before closing them, her chest heaving with a deep breath as the colosseum died to silence once again.
When she opened them again, the gate dropped - the flare sparked and Lucy felt a rush of adrenaline fill her veins.
The audience took a collective gasp as Natsu leapt from the darkness of the passage, his wings expanding in a fiery display as he kept himself stationed in the air. With each beat of his wings, Lucy found herself resembling them to a burning flame - the chaotic reds and oranges, streaked with an angry purple becoming a bonfire of colour.
His abdomen was dawned in a golden array of metal covers that came all the way up in a point to his solar plexus where two chains then stretched out to join with the metal that garnered on his chest, and then flared out to create heavy padding on his shoulders. His gauntlets carried the same waveform as Gajeel’s armour, the edges also sharpened to a deadly blade and capped with the dark stone. On his lower half he wore loose beige pants that met shin pads much similar to his gauntlets.
Lucy noticed his head was left unprotected, as two horns rose out and curled like a demon. His face was nearly completely covered in dark lilac scales and that stretched over his arms and down his back where they met his wings. When his eyes met hers they were golden rather than his usual olive green.
They nearly took the air from her lungs as he stared down at her, his gaze looking savage and wild before he turned it to his opponent. The entire arena stayed in silence as the two drakes glared at each other - the anticipation in the blood pit turning to tension as they locked gazes. It wasn’t until Gajeel let out a short laugh that the arena could stop holding their breath.
“What’s wrong, Salamander? Lost that fire of yours already, Ghi-hi?” the drake sniggered as his own wings expanded behind him. The jet black colour a stark comparison to the array of warm tones amongst Natsu.
Gajeel stretched out his arms as he grinned, “Or maybe I just haven’t hit the right nerve yet. He rolled his shoulders, the steel clanking against steel as he shifted his position before leaping into the air towards Natsu.
“I’m sure this will fire ya up,” he yelled and pulled back his fist that came barreling towards the King at unimaginable speed.
Lucy’s mouth dropped as Natsu pulled to the side, the punch just barely grazing his shoulder, the armour scraping all the way up Gajeel’s gauntlet. It wasn’t possible, she thought. A man of that size with all his armour to move at such a speed… It wasn’t human!
The crowd roared as Natsu spun in the air as he turned, his leg coming down to deliver a blow to the top of the dark haired male’s back. Yet, he made no signs of even feeling the kick as he twisted and aimed another blow to Natsu’s head - the punch inches from his face before he grabbed hold of Gajeel’s hand.
“And to think I thought ya were going easy on me with that first hit,” Natsu grinned and his eyes glinted as he squeezed down on the other drake’s hand, steam rising from where their skin met.
“You bet I was. Thought ya weren’t paying attention to me cause you’re too busy staring at that Lady Heartfilia, Ghi-Hi,” Gajeel smirked as he pushed his fist harder into Natsu’s grip. “Is only right for me to give my opponent a little wake up call.”
Natsu brought up his own fist and swung it toward the dark haired draco, who caught it just as swiftly. “Watch yourself, Gajeel. I mean, we don’t want this fight to end too quickly, now do we?”
Gajeel knocked his forehead against Natsu’s - a trickle of blood beginning its descent down to their eyebrows. His lips twisted into a wicked smile as he gave his snarky reply.
“No, I guess we don’t.”
#fairy tail#fairytail#nalu#natsu dragneel#Lucy heartfilia#ft fanfiction#Nalu fanfiction#fairy tail fanfiction#Nalu fanfic#gajeel redfox#laxus dreyar#gray fullbuster#the draconian huntress#my writing#doginshoe
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*・°☆.。@chillingjoh.
sage likes the childishness of it: playing truth or dare with his friends. he may be small but he’s no coward which, of course, means he’s absolutely winning, even as the number of players dwindles to just him and one other. water sprites don’t play fair, he thinks as they traipse down the path towards the cemetery. how was he supposed to know his dares could involve a field trip? he’d have raised the stakes far sooner than this! all he has to do is dip a toe in the fountain as soon as its thawed from the icy stillness winter brings so, naturally, he has plans to do one better than that. he’s gonna prove once and for all that he is the victor and that plant sprites aren’t to be messed with!
giggling all the while, the fountain is freed of its immobility with a satisfying crescendo from trickle to something steadier at the urging of the water sprite. after gleaning one last pulse of warmth from the soil under bare foot, sage flits onto the pathway and skitters his way to the fountain. adrenaline kicks in at the thrill of being somewhere so spooky and the chance that they’ll get caught by the ghost that haunts the mortuary. it carries his feet faster and sets his heart racing. he’s running now, gleefully shouting a taunt back at his now-hidden friend but that’s about when he realizes his mistake. while the fountain may no longer be ice, the surroundings are and he hits a patch. it’s bad. toes scrabble for purchase but it’s no use. he slips and instead of dipping a toe in or scooping up a handful, he’s falling. he splashes into the fountain, hitting a few limbs and joints on the way down. cold and wet and now hopelessly disoriented, the sprite surfaces, sputtering, and looks around, expecting his friend to come to the rescue. instead, he finds anger and it would see the ghost isn’t so much a ghost after all.
“oh -- shit, i’m s-sorry!” he gulps between immediately chattering teeth, desperately trying to scramble his way out of the pool of water threatening to pull him back down with its artificial current.
#you are legally obligated to make this shorter#i was setting a scene#*・°☆.。sage threads#chillingjoh
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CODE REALIZE: WINTERTIDE MIRACLES
Release Date: February 14, 2019 (North America) Developers: Idea Factory, Otomate Publishers: Aksys Games Platforms: PS Vita, PS4
I literally took my time playing this FD, knowing it’s the last (physical) otome game that will ever grace localization in the PS Vita.
Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles (Shirogane no Kiseki) is the second fandisc of the series, Code Realize. This game contains varieties of alternate and after stories that happened after the events of the last fandisc, Future Blessings.
This fandisc contains the following stories:
Cantarella (Side Story) – Walkthrough available here.
Finis’s Epilogue
Sholme’s Epilogue
Love Triangle Stories (Short Stories)
Wintertide Miracles “First Christmas” (Alternate Stories)
Special Epilogues (Epilogues for White Rose’s stories in Future Blessings)
ART AND MUSIC I know this is probably redundant as I’ve gushed about it a few times in my reviews for Guardian of Rebirth and Future Blessings. But, the artist Miko has done it again! I could not for the life of me, describe how incredibly beautiful the CGs are for this fandisc. There were also new sprites available for all the main and side characters, wearing their cozy winter outfits. Even Queen Victoria gets a new sprite wearing her expensive royal fur faux garb!
What I also loved about this fandisc were the new BGMs added for the series, they were all unforgettable and were specially made for the game’s Yuletide theme. One song that really stood out to me was the second Ending theme (Finis’ and Sholmes’ ED) “Beside You” by the artist SHOJI. Listen to the full track below:
***I purchased the whole soundtrack for Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles in iTunes. Link here.
NEW CHARACTERS
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Cantarella (CV: Mamiko Noto) – Fuuka (Persona 4), Kotomi Ichinose (Clannad), Inia Sestina (MuV Luv), Felicita (Arcana Famiglia), Marvis Vermilion (Fairy Tale)
Miles Strand (CV: Keiji Fujiwara) – Kagura Mutsuki (Blazblue), Jiro Hyuuga (Binary Star), Reno (Final Fantasy), Kiriya (Senran Kagura), Sakuya Tougane (Psycho Pass)
Baron of Aiguille (CV: Sugiyama Noriaki) – Akito (Norn9), Thor (Kamigami no Asobi), Suou Hana (Ayakashi Gohan), Katsuragi Naomasa (Yunohana Spring), Kashika Galle (Cendrillon Palika)
SIDE STORIES AND AFTER STORIES I did Cantarella’s route first, followed by Finis and Sholme’s epilogues, then knocked out the love triangle dates before I played the main course, that is the “First Christmas” alternate stories for Wintertide Miracles. I myself, enjoyed this play order, though I would suggest playing whatever story you feel like playing first because that’s the whole point of a fandisc! lol
CANTARELLA (Another Story) This story happened somewhere in the middle of Guardian of Rebirth’s common route. On their way home, after watching a performance at the Royal Opera House, Cardia and the rest of Lupin’s gang witnessed an attempted kidnapping of the Opera House’s beloved songstress, Cantarella. They’ve managed to save her as well as send her perpetrator running for the hills. They then took Cantarella to her home for safety measures, which lead the gang to meet her so-called “father” Miles. In this story, Cardia finds a friend in Cantarella and later on, discovers her true identity as both their existence managed to connect each other’s fates.
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Just like “Lupin’s Gang’s” (side) story in Future Blessings, Cantarella’s route offers new likable characters and an interesting new plot for us to follow. Although I’ve very much enjoyed this story (for what it is), I didn’t like how the writers threw in these important characters on the third game, since canonically they don’t matter anymore as the main plot officially ended in Future Blessings. I would rather have this as an alternate story than a side story because It felt kind of unfair for Cantarella, Miles, and Auguille to get dissed like that after this little episode. lol Unless they’re planning on a third fandisc! (laughs)
Although the choices you make in Cantarella’s route, will not change the whole outcome of her story. It will, however, change a few scenes and dialogues in the game depending on the guy (main characters) your choices are inclined to. You can view my walkthrough for this route here.
FINIS’ EPILOGUE (After Story) This after story took place right after the end of Finis’s route in Future Blessings.
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Six months have passed since Cardia managed to save his little brother, Finis from the unfortunate Nautilus incident in London. During this time, both twins return to their home in Wales and spend each day cleaning and repairing their old abandoned house while enhancing their bond as siblings. Suddenly, all hell breaks loose when one of Isaac Beckford’s invention called the “Knockers” have been spotted destroying a couple of buildings in London. It was made clear in the story, that these supposed-to-be-quarantined inventions of Isaac were “wrongly” activated by accident and it is now, up to the Beckford twins (Finis’ most especially, since he’s fully knowledgeable when it comes to their father’s inventions) to stop this heaving uproar that threatened London its peaceful days.
This was probably one of my favorite After Stories in the series. Not only we get to see Finis in his true nature, as Cardia’s adorable cinnamon roll lil’ brother. We also get to see Lupin’s Gang and the Gordon Family in action as they help out clear the disruption in the streets of London during the main incident. ***This epilogue was very heartwarming and I absolutely enjoyed seeing Finis’ soft side while he deliberately declares threats whenever one of the main bois flirts with his sister! *chuckles* (´ ω `♡)
HERLOCK SHOLME’S EPILOGUE (After Story) This after story took place right after the end of Sholme’s route in Future Blessings.
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It’s been half a year since Sholmes defeated his arch nemesis, James Moriaty (in Code realize Future Blessings). During this story, Cardia becomes part of Sholmes’ Detective agency together with his partner John Watson. The three of them fight crimes for the cause of good, even to the extent of ‘trying‘ to stop Lupin, the gentleman thief’s planned diamond heist of the prized jewel called “Mermaid’s Tear”. Though try as they might, Lupin, as cunning as he is, still gets the upper hand and was able to escape with ease together with his genius engineer assistant, Impey. I know this was just a filler episode but it was kind of weird seeing Cardia as their enemy for once, but oh well…
Anyway, Sholmes actual main story revolved around finding a cure to Cardia’s poison. As the Horologium still present in Cardia’s body, this fact still poses a threat that one day it will activate again, killing her along with the demise of London and its people. With this complication at hand, Sholmes gathered his A-team geniuses in the field of science and medicine; Victor Frankenstein, Dr. John Watson, Impey Barbicane and even the deviant genius scientist Nemo, who apparently now lives in a tiny cardboard box located in sewers (laughs) 😂 Poor guy! As all of them try their hardest to conduct research on a formula that will counteract the horologium’s poison, more problems seep into the picture that eventually causes Sholmes and Cardia make one life-threatening decision.
I like how Sholmes’ epilogue was narrated in a fairytale-esque kind of way. I enjoyed the story’s fluff content though, to be honest, this is probably the weakest story in the game (imo) as there really wasn’t anything “new” going on. Nonetheless, if you’re a fan of Sholmes, I’m sure you’ll have an awesome time discovering a few surprising sides of our favorite hot daddy detective.
FIRST CHRISTMAS “Wintertide Miracles” (Alternate Stories) These are “after stories” that happened right after Finis’ route in Future Blessings. It’s merely an alternate story where our heroine Cardia finds love during the Yuletide season. We get one story for every five main characters. What’s really special about these stories is that Cardia falls in love with one of the guys while his brother is alive! …THIS couldn’t be any more perfect, ❤️ I almost wished this was headcanon!
Spoiler Warning: I will only be posting each story’s premise but I’m putting up my spoiler banner just in case.
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Victor Frankenstein After Isaac Beckford’s Nautilus incident that wreaked havoc in the city of London six months ago. Victor ended up opening a clinic located in the downtown part of London in order to help as many people as possible at a cheaper cost.
Victor’s main story started when one day he receives a mail from his parents in Switzerland telling him to settle down. He, in reply, told them he has no plans in getting married anytime soon but then started talking about how he’s currently interested with this ‘one girl’ and went all out writing two whole pages regarding his feelings for Cardia. (´ ε ` )♡ Without thinking of any repercussions, he sends the letter back to his parents judging its only the right thing to do as he’s speaking honestly from his heart. uwu. The next few days, he receives a reply letter from his mom saying they’re coming to London for Christmas so they can meet their son, Vic’s girlfriend. 🤣
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In result, a panicked Victor travels to Wales to ask Cardia to be his “pretend” girlfriend just for Christmas while his parents are in town. 😂
***This was by far the cutest, most endearing “First Christmas” story I’ve read among the selections and I absolutely enjoyed it to bits! Besides its overwhelming fluffy contents, we also get to see Victor introducing Cardia to his parents (in CG!).
Saint Germain Six months after the Nautilus Incident, Saint Germain, visits Idea’s leader Omnibus and reports that both Finis and Cardia, Isaac Beckford’s “problematic twins” are now living peacefully in Wales as normal human beings and are no longer a threat to humanity. As one of Idea’s faithful apostle, he awaits for Omnibus next order but was surprised to hear her tell him to take a long sweet vacation instead.
Still dumbfounded by their leader’s words, Saint Germain goes back to the mansion to find something to do with his newly acquired free time but since everyone in Lupin’s gang went about their own lives after London’s incident, he was left as the only resident in his house. This made him feel lonely and he admits to himself how much he misses the rowdy group clamoring inside the premise of his mansion. What’s more, is that he longs to see the face of his beloved, who he has not seen since his last visit in Wales.
This made him decide to write invitation letters to the group for a Christmas “Get-together” party. Though unsure if his anticipated guests would actually make it to the planned event. Saint Germain waits with hopeful eyes to see the faces of his precious friends again.
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***The part where he waits for his friends actually made me tear 😭. Why are Saint Germain’s stories always melancholic? Why?! Thank goodness, this ended really REALLY happy. I would also like to gush on the fact that this is the only episode in the whole series where we get to see Guinevere outside her armor! Seriously, you absolutely can’t miss this!
Abraham Van Helsing After London’s Nautilus incident, Van decides to travel with Delly all over United Kingdom in search for survivors of the Vampire War.
During their travels, the duo hears about the upcoming Christmas festival in London and decides to come home for the occasion as well as attend the gang’s Christmas party at Saint Germain’s mansion. They haven’t seen everyone in a while, so this decision made Van and Delly both excited. While at it, Delly proposes to take a side trip to Wales before coming to London and see the Beckford twins. Van agrees with him with Cardia in mind. ( ´ ▽ ` )
A few days have passed and they both arrived at Cardia and Finis’ home in Wales only to be disheartened to see the twins not being around. But with optimism as their friend, Van and Delly decided to wait. Night falls, and finally, Cardia and Finis arrived in the most unfashionable way ever (their automobile almost came crashing towards the duo) 😂 Everyone says their greetings when Cardia noticed that Van and Delly have been waiting out in the cold for too long, so she insisted they stay for the night.
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The supposed-to-be one night stay turned into days and the group eventually decided to go to London together. While still in Wales, Cardia wanted to make everyone Christmas presents in the form of knitting and Van insisted on helping her with it.
***I love this! (/▽\*) This surprising side of Van Helsing is all I ever wanted. I’m so glad to see him happy, always smiling and in his positive beaming self. It’s so refreshing! I need more happy-ray-of-sunshine Van Helsing in my life!
Impey Barbicane Half a year has passed since the Nautilus incident in London and Impey visits the deviant scientist Nemo in prison from time to time as he plans to re-invent the gravity alleviator and is currently taking notes on Nemo’s advise while at it.
One day, In Saint Germain’s mansion, Saint tells Impey they received word from Van and Delly saying they’ll be back in London for Christmas. Since Lupin and Victor are already residing in the city, they decided to might as well invite Cardia and Finis in order for the gang to reunite once more this Yuletide season.
Meanwhile, in Wales, Cardia, (while fixing their automobile) thinks of how Impey’s constant declaration of love for her makes her heart feel woozy. She gets confused because she’s sure she loves Impey back but also “loves” the other members of Lupin’ s gang as well as her brother Finis. With this train of thought, she pesters her little bro and forced him to say the phrase “I love you” (to her), to which a blushing Finis, with all the effort, reluctantly did. 😂 But then yo girl was like “Oh but why does it feel different when Impey says it?” 😂 😂 😂 ROFL. This was adorably hilarious! I just can’t! 😂
Later that day, they received a package from London in the form of a miniature Impey doll with a recording of Impey, Saint Germain and Lupin’s voice telling the siblings to come home for Christmas.
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***I really enjoyed reading this one! I love how Cardia was strongly forward of wanting to explore her own feelings as she tries to discover the different meanings of “love”. …and seeing Impey immensely blush time and again was such an awesome treat, I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear! Another plus point was that we get to see Nemo give love advises to yo boi and that, to me was the icing on the cake in this story! (laughs)
Arsene Lupin After the Nautilus incident in London six months ago, Lupin is back doing his thievery schemes like the proud gentleman thief he is.
One day while on a mission to steal a prized necklace from a corrupt Duke’s estate, he ends up being chased by Leonhartd as usual and just when he was about to execute his dashing escape, he gets distracted (by thoughts of Cardia) and gets shot by a rubber bullet instead. This, not only surprised Lupin himself but his perpetrators, Leonhardt, and his men were also perplexed at how they were able to take out the famed gentleman thief in one easy shot. In the end, an injured Lupin still managed to get away as he limped his way back to safety.
Back at the mansion, Victor along with Impey confronts Lupin saying he’s not being his usual self lately and asks him to perhaps, take a rain check from work (theft missions). A week later, Saint Germain chimes in, telling him the same and suggests that perhaps he’s longing for “someone”. Taking in the Count’s advise to heart, Lupin begins to think of Cardia and how her absence is taking a toll on him. He then concedes with his true feelings and finally admits he misses her badly and the only way to cure this yearning is to see her face to face. So he starts writing the ‘perfect’ love letter for his beloved lady. 😂
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***I must say, this after-story has the best CGs, as expected from the game’s headcanon boi. Just like Lupin’s uwu story in Future Blessings, it had its glorious romantic moments between the couple. As far as I see it, the game is clearly biased on Lupin’s story… the kabedon scene and that loooong kiss at the end, come on! I couldn’t ask for more!
TRIANGLE DATES (More CGs!) These are short stories which involve scenarios of Cardia spending her day with two main characters in the series. Although these are rather shorter stories compared to the ‘Wintertide Miracles’ selection, I was really impressed by how exceptionally good these little episodes were. You think you’ve had enough doki-dokis? Try this one on for size!
Here’s a list of all the Love Triangle episodes (you can play it in any order):
Lupin and Victor
Lupin and Impey
Lupin and Van
Lupin and Saint Germain
Van and Impey
Van and Victor
Van and Saint Germain
Impey and Victor
Impey and Saint Germain
Victor and Saint Germain
Secret Episodes:
Delly and Sisi
Aliester and Nemo
Hansel and John Watson
SPECIAL EPILOGUES These are short epilogue stories continuing the last events of Future Blessings (White Rose). These will unlock last, after finishing all of the above’s selections.
IMPEY It’s been a few days and Impey hasn’t returned home after going on a work-related project (fixing airships and submarine engines in London). Cardia was left alone in the mansion and although she knows Impey will come back soon, she thought of surprising him by gathering a lot of research documents related to their ‘moon-project’. She leaves for Wales to collect any information her father might have written in the past that can possibly help with the project. Not to ruin the surprise for her hardworking husband, she leaves a note that says “I’m going”.
Impey arrives at home, finds the note then begins to panic thinking Cardia has left him.😂 So he hurries and follows her to Wales to clear out this whole silly misunderstanding.
LUPIN Cardia and Lupin go on a picnic at their secret place which has a great view of the industrial city of London and Lupin suggest that it’s about time to go on a honeymoon. Next few days, he takes Cardia to his birth city, Paris. There, they visit and the grave of his master, Theophraste and both of them said their prayers. They also ran into the head of the French police whom Lupin coined as someone equivalent to ossan Leonhartd. They had everyone (French police) chase them for fun and the couple gallantly escaped in style.
VAN Cardia and Van are finally getting married and Shirley helps Cardia put on her wedding dress. Cardia decided to step outside the church so she could practice walking in her high-heel shoes when a bunch of men in black suits kidnaps her and takes her to another wedding location. There she finds an impatient man wearing a groom’s outfit who urges her to walk down the aisle with him. Cardia remembers the combat techniques her husband taught her and throws the man to the floor. Meanwhile, a worried and upset Van bursts out through the church door and started taking down the men in suits Liam Neeson style! 😂 😂 😂 Before things get worse, the gang stops Van and explains this was all a misunderstanding as the kidnappers and groom were actually actors and the bride actress never showed up for rehearsals so they thought Cardia was her by mistake.
The Moral of the Story: Don’t mess with this couple… ever! 😂
VICTOR Cardia is now working as Victor’s assistant in the Royal Society and they spend their days doing research in Victor’s lab. Though they call themselves husband and wife, they realize that they never really had an actual wedding ceremony. So Victor asks Cardia if she wants to have a proper wedding and she says yes. A few days later, they began their search for a church in London but couldn’t find any since it’s peak season. Queen Victoria, along with Leonhardt notices Victor’s sullen expression and asks him what’s wrong, Victor tells them their circumstance and a snarky Victoria promises to help him only if he can prove to her how much he really wanted the wedding. After their deal, Victor comes home later than usual as he’s working extra hard to get her beloved wife that perfect wedding she deserves. Finally, the day has come for Victor to propose to Cardia and Victoria granted them permission to use the newly renovated St. Paul’s Cathedral. They got married in front of their friends and the Queen, and Cardia couldn’t be any happier.
SAINT GERMAIN Cardia is now free of her poison and she and Saint Germain return to London so they can hold their wedding ceremony. The Count buys the ship “Gloria” from their mafia adventures in Lupin’s Gang (Future Blessings) episode and tells her this will be their venue. A day before their promised wedding, Hansel takes Cardia to Omnibus cottage and there they meet with Saint Germain and the leader of Idea herself, Omnibus. The old lady gives them her blessing, saying they will no longer be in the watchful eye of Idea and Saint Germain is now finally, freeee! Both couples said their thanks to Omnibus. They got married in their luxurious ship the next day and all of their friends are with them happily celebrating the couple’s most special commemoration.
Will I be able to enjoy this game even if I haven’t played Future Blessings? There were a lot of characters and events in Future Blessings that were present and added to this game, so I don’t think it’s a good idea to skip Future Blessings in the series. In addition, the main “Wintertide Miracles” stories continue from the last events of Finis’s route in Future Blessings, so, all the more reason not to skip the first fandisc.
Localization There were a couple of typo mistakes that I couldn’t really overlook which makes me think that perhaps because of it’s promised released date on Valentines Day, the game was rather rushed and there wasn’t a lot of time spent dedicated solely on proofreading it. ┐(︶▽︶)┌
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FINAL THOUGHTS? \(^▽^)/ My overall play length for Code Realize Wintertide Miracles was a good 10-15 hours. Despite me trying to make the game last forever for about at least, two weeks, I finished it pretty quickly because I just couldn’t get enough of it.
Cantarella’s side story was way better than the gang’s Mafia adventures in Future Blessings and I sure did wish the ‘Cantarella-characters’ would’ve made a cameo in the special epilogues, because seriously, what a waste of good characters to be squeezed in, on the third game. ┐(‘~` )┌
Finis wins best boi in my book. This was one of the things I really appreciated most in this FD, and I’m sure most Code Realize hardcore fans would agree. Finis’ character finally gets justice! We get to see more of his adorable side as Cardia’s little brother while maintaining his hostile and dubious personality 😂. Who would’ve thought this boy is such a tsun-tsun! ❤
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Do I recommend this game? YES (esp. to all Code Realize fans) Take note, this game is the series’ second fandisc. So literally, one cannot play it all willy-nilly without fully playing it’s first two predecessors. Personally, I’ve enjoyed this game a lot but that’s because I’m such a huge fan of the series. Perhaps to those who aren’t into Code Realize, you probably won’t enjoy this as much.
With the production of PS Vita consoles and games, completely shutting down worldwide this year, Code Realize Wintertide Miracles was such a special treat for us otome fans ~ esp. now, where there is scarcity of otoge releases in the West.
The game’s romantic Christmas theme really took this one up a notch and the newly added side stories are really something to look forward to. If you already like this series, loved the game’s main casts and wished for more adventures with them, this game is definitely worth the purchase.
CHLO’S RATING: 8/10
Code Realize: Wintertide Miracles Review CODE REALIZE: WINTERTIDE MIRACLES Release Date: February 14, 2019 (North America) Developers: Idea Factory, Otomate Publishers: 4,080 more words
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A Centennial Celebration
Book 2: A Century of Circumstance
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5A] [5B]
Chapter 6: Winter's Fangs
Vern thought he was ready. At least, he had an idea of what would happen when Victor saw him after the meeting. It didn’t take long for his assumptions to be proven right. His unique magic is left withering.
“You didn’t call,” the winter sprites tone is frigid.
He grits his teeth as he jumps away, dodging an oversized icicle by a hair. Impaling the earth, it sends out a cloud of dirt. Coughing, Vern stumbles as he lands. Barely catching himself, he casts for a thick barrier of brambles and bushes.
“What happened, sweetie,” Victor’s amused laugh briefly rings in the air, “did that school make you softer?”
An explosive spell slams into his chest and knocks the air from his lungs. Flying back, his buffer instantly wilting. He crashes through several trees. Slamming to the ground hard enough to leave a small crater. Air feels almost impossible to inhale as he’s left choking from the impact.
Pain shoots through his system from his shoulder. His jaw drops in a silent scream, unable to fully process what exactly happened. The high whistle of Victor’s spell gets closer. Forcing his signature spell out, the barely formed line of trees is effortlessly cut down.
Bark splinters whip through the air. Any greenery around him withers as it’s strangled by frost. Struggling to push himself up, Vern’s left panting as he squints through the dust. Ice abruptly shackles his wrists. It drags his arms over his head as a pillar of ice curls upwards, leaving him dangling.
He chokes on a scream, unable to voice it as his shoulder is moved. The pain is dizzying as he tries to focus on casting something—anything. Familiar night-dark eyes glimmer as Victor steps up to him. Vern attempts to kick him, but the winter sprite is just out of range.
“There’s that fire.”
The sharp snap of Victor’s fingers cut through the air. Ice shoots up to trap Vern’s feet, yanking them towards the ground. He steps closer with a satisfied grin, “you know, this would all hurt a lot less if you-“
He stops as spit suddenly splatters across his face. Vern’s glare is sharper than daggers, “I-I still have t-twenty years.”
Chilled fingers grip his chin, “we both know you won’t find anyone…”
Frost curls across his chin and cheeks from the winter sprite’s touch. The light in his amber eyes dims a little. Victor’s other hand traces a jagged scar across Vern’s exposed abdomen. More ice spreads out from Victor’s fingers. He flinches at the touch, trembling as he’s gradually encased in ice and frost. At least, his shoulder has gone numb from the cold.
“Aw, sweetheart,” he freezes the tears on Vern’s cheeks, “you’re as damaged as always.”
“I-I…. ’m… I’m… n-not….”
“Sh…I’ll make you pretty and take-�� a spell slices between them. Victor barely dodges it by a hair. Victor casts an ice spike, stepping further back as it’s shattered by a second and third spell. Vern squeezes his eyes shut against the shards.
“Hey.”
That voice… is familiar. He slowly opens his eyes, new tears spilling down his cheeks. They’re hot against his skin, and the world is overly bright. A flicker of green fire and aurora eyes greet his vision. A relieved smile pulls at the corner of his lips, “h-hello…”
Steel keeps his sword pointed at Victor, who lands a few feet away. He quickly fires a few more spells to blast the winter sprite back. His voice is low, only meant for Vern, “can you hold on a moment?”
“I… th-think….”
He glances at Vern, concern and guilt flash in his gaze, “your lips are blue.”
“O-oh…”
Right as he casts to try blasting the ice holding Vern, a spell slams into him. Stumbling, he tries to stay on his feet. An icicle is launched at them. He curses and slashes it off course, sending it crashing to the ground.
“I’ll be quick. Stay awake!”
Steel blocks another spell with his sword before lunging for the winter sprite. Vern squints to keep ice shards out. Careful not to let his eyes close for too long. He can hear a few other familiar voices. They’re muffled and distant, not quite able to hear what’s being said over the growing ringing in his ears. Even his vision is getting a little fuzzy…
Ooc// Songs: Deep End by I Prevail and Kill the Noise by Papa Roach
@nrcbookclub @castaway-achlys @nightonthemountain
Book 1: [1] [2] [3]
Book 2: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5A] [5B] [6] [7]
Book 3: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
#ooc// okay! Take a number and get in line if you want to punch the winter sprite in the face!!! /lh#Ooc// Interaction time!!!#Vern's Hometown#Centennial Celebration#Stealing Steel#Victor Winter#twst rp#twst roleplay#ooc// back to the gremlin box!!!
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The Poem
“So you thought I was a god?” Victor grinned up at Yuuri, looking over his laptop screen.
“Huh?” Yuuri glanced up from his phone, frowning. What was Victor up to now?
“Yuuko told me something interesting when I was sharing some old treats from fans on Twitter last night.” Victor gleefully pointed at his screen.
Yuuri’s heart stopped beating and his body turned to lead. “Yu… Yuuko? She… She says a lot of stuff… Real joker, right?” He tried to laugh.
Victor frowned. “Joker? So you didn’t write this?”
“Write what?” Blinking innocently usually worked.
“The poem! The one that says I’m an ice-skating god!” Victor’s eyes actually shone just a little brighter than when he’d received his latest medal.
“Poem? I don’t write poems.” Yuuri squirmed. “Why would I write poems? I can’t write. I mean, I can write, but not like that.”
“But you could when you were a teenager?” Victor chuckled and then started reading out loud: “A breeze across a winter pond…”
Yuuri squeaked, scrambled for the door, fell over Makkachin, who’d been taking a nap on the floor, and resorted to hiding his head under a pillow.
“Poor Makka!” Victor put his laptop to the side, lowered himself to the floor as well and held out his arms to hug the dog. “I understand why you’re hiding, Yuuri. The writing is so vivid that you just feel that breeze!”
“I hate you!” Yuuri muttered from under the pillow.
“Who could ever hate ‘a sprite of wind and dazzling snow’?” Victor hugged him with one arm while still keeping Makkachin tucked under the other.
“Drop dead.” Yuuri tried to pull away. “And take Yuuko with you. She promised she’d never tell anyone.”
“I’m not just anyone. I’m a god! A legend!”
"Ten years ago,” Yuuri pointed out, finally emerging from under the pillow. “Now you’re just a balding has-been.”
Victor gasped so loudly that Makkachin turned around in the hug to look at him in concern. “Yuuri! I didn’t know you literally wanted me to die!”
Mortified, Yuuri shook his head. “I didn’t mean it, Victor. I was just upset. You’re not a has-been. You’re awesome. And your hair is awesome. Really. You’re still a legend!”
“You do know how you can make it up to me, right?” Victor said, as Makkachin licked his face, apparently reassured that he wasn’t going to perish just yet.
“Uhm… Go away and hide in shame?” Yuuri suggested.
“No…” Victor’s radiant smile returned. “Write me another poem. One about my hair!”
“Oh Victor.” Yuuri smiled too. “I don’t know if I’m good enough to write an… elegy.”
“Of course you’re…” Victor stilled and the penny dropped. “YUURI!!!!”
(for Victuuriweek. Inspired by day 1 post)
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Some of my faves...
ANIME/MANGA:
Hikaru no Go (Sai, Akira, Hikaru) Pet Shop of Horrors (Count D, T-chan) Eyeshield 21 (Hiruma, Rui) Nurarihyon no Mago (Youkai Rikuo, Aotabo, Kurotabo, Kubinashi, Yuki Onna) Gokusen (Yankumi, Shin, Kyou) Yuri on Ice (Yurio, Otabek, Victor, Yuuri) Tiger & Bunny (Tiger, Blue Rose, Fire Emblem) Shounen Onmyouji (Guren, Mokkun, Masahiro) Detroit Metal City Beelzebub Hunter x Hunter (Hisoka, Illumi, Kuroro) Angel Sanctuary (Rosiel, Mad Hatter) Yami no Matsuei (Muraki, Tsuzuki, Watari) Shingeki no Kyojin Naruto & Naruto Shippuuden (Kyuubi, Naruto, Gaara, Itachi, Neji, Hinata, Kimimaro, Temari, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Haku, Zabuza, Samehada, Deidara, Pein, Yondaime, Sandaime, Kurenai) Get Backers (Akabane, Ginji, Kazuki) Death Note (Light, Ryuk, Rem, Mikami, Misa) Kuroshitsuji (Sebastian) Saiyuki (Sanzo, Gojyo, Hazel, Gato, Kanzeon Bosatsu) Katekyo Hitman Reborn (Hibari, Mukuro, Dino, Tsuna, Gokudera) Silver Diamond (Kou, Narushige, Touji) Hoshi no Yakata (Sumiya, Sakurai, Hirofumi) Loveless (Soubi, Ritsuka) Gravitation (K, Hiro, Ryuichi) Fullmetal Alchemist (Ed, Al) Yakitate Japan Natsume Yuujinchou One-Punch man D.Gray-man (Kanda, Allen) Fruits Basket (Ayame, Kyou, Hatsuharu, Ritsu) Weiss Kreuz (Schwarz, Schuldig, Farfarello, Crawford, Ran/Aya) Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Ojisama to Neko Bleach Nana
Studio Ghibli (Calcifer, soot sprites (susuwatari), Howl, Haku).
TV SHOWS:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Sara, Amaya, Snart, Mick, Gary, Ray) The Flash (Cisco Ramon, Caitlin/Killer Frost, Harry/HR, Joe West, Barry, Julian, Gypsy) Lucifer (Ella, Lucifer, Cain, Mazikeen, Trixie, Chloe, Dan, Amenadiel) Supergirl (Kara, Alex, Maggie, Lyra, Wynn) Supernatural (Castiel, Crowley, Charlie, Garth, Rowena, Gabriel, Dean, Jack, Death, Billie, Ghostbusters) Doctor Who (9, 10, Donna, Wilfred, Jack Harkness, Amy, Rory, Rose) Stargate: Atlantis (Rodney, Ronon, Todd, Carson, Jennifer, Zelenka) Xena (Xena, Ares, Gabrielle, Callisto) White Collar (Neal, Mozzie, June, Peter, Elizabeth, Diana, Clinton) Person of Interest (John, Harold, Carter, Shaw, Root) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (everybody, but especially Rosa.) Hannibal Lost Girl (Vex, Kenzi, Trick, Tamsin, Bo) Arrow (Sara, Nyssa, Thea, Malcolm, Felicity) Gotham (Cobblepot (Penguin), Nygma (Riddler), Fish Mooney) Constantine Farscape (Aeryn, Crichton, Scorpius, Braca) Galavant (King Richard and his dragon) Versailles (Philippe, Chevalier, King Louis XIV) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Spike, Tara, Cordelia) The Musketeers (Porthos, Constance, Feron, Sylvie) Shadowhunters (Magnus, Izzy, Raphael) Agent Carter (Peggy, Jarvis) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (May, Fitz, Simmons) Game of Thrones (Oberyn, Daenerys, John Snow, Arya, Margaery, Brianne, Ned Stark, Khal Drogo) Once Upon a Time (Hook, Regina, Merida, Mulan, Belle) Santa Clarita Diet Jessica Jones Stranger Things Veronica Mars Sense8 Dexter
I will probably love Good Omens once it comes out.
JDRAMA:
Gokusen (Yankumi, Shin) My Boss, My Hero Ikebukuro West Gate Park Mr. Brain Zettai Kareshi Ando Lloyd Bloody Monday Kurosagi Nobuta wo Produce
COMICS:
The Sandman (Morpheus/Dream, Death, Delirium, Emperor Norton) Belzebubs Looking for Group (Richard) Scandinavia and the World (Iceland, Finland) Kiroileva siili The Crow The Darkness Nemi Valerian Elfquest My Life as a Background Slytherin (+ some DC & Marvel stuff)
MOVIES:
DCEU: Wonder Woman, Justice League, BvS, Suicide Squad. (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Etta Candy, Chief (Napi), Harley Quinn, El Diablo, Lois Lane) (I am really waiting for the Justice League Dark & Gotham City Sirens movies!) The Dark Knight trilogy (Joker) MCU: Black Panther, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Thor, Iron Man. (Loki, Bucky (Winter Soldier), Yondu, Doctor Strange, The Cloak of Levitation, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Pepper, Mantis, Heimdall, Hela and pretty much everyone from Black Panther) FOX: Deadpool, Venom, X-Men: First Class + DOFP + Apocalypse, Logan. (Deadpool, Magneto, Venom, Yukio, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Blink, Bishop, Warpath) Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One, Revenge of the Sith, New Hope. (Rey, Poe, Finn, Chirrut, Baze, Leia, Kylo Ren, General Hux, Phasma, Anakin, Qui-Gon Jinn) (vulptices/crystal foxes) The Crow Velvet Goldmine Terminator 2 (+ others too) Mad Max: Fury Road LOTR/Hobbit (Thranduil, Legolas, Gimli, Thorin) Harry Potter (Luna, Snape, Lucius) Kingsman Maleficent Rocky Horror Picture Show The Shape of Water The Long Kiss Goodnight The Great Wall (Lin Mae, Tovar) Pirates of the Caribbean Interview with the Vampire + Queen of the Damned Labyrinth (Jareth) Airheads Wayne’s World Blades of Glory Priscilla: Queen of the Desert The Birdcage The Crying Game Battle Royale Vaiana/Moana Frozen
PODCASTS:
Welcome to Night Vale
BOOKS:
Good Omens (Crowley, Aziraphale) Discworld (Death, Death of Rats) Dragonlance (Raistlin, Tanis) Hobb: Farseer & Tawny Man trilogies (Fool, Fitz) Johannes Cabal the Necromancer All for the Game trilogy (Neil, Andrew) Ender’s Game + Speaker for the Dead Harry Potter (Luna, Sirius, Remus) Heinlein: Double Star LeGuin: Earthsea
I SHIP:
Stucky: Steve+Bucky (MCU/Marvel) Kylux: Kylo Ren+General Hux (SW:TFA/TLJ) Stormpilot: Poe+Finn (SW:TFA/TLJ) Destiel: Dean+Castiel (Supernatural) Chirrut+Baze (SW: Rogue One) Venom/Eddie (Venom) Harrisco: Harry+Cisco (The Flash) Shinkumi: Yankumi+Shin (Gokusen) Malec: Magnus+Alec (Shadowhunters) Cecilos: Cecil+Carlos (WTNV) Hartwin: Harry+Eggsy (Kingsman) Harley Quinn+Poison Ivy (DC) Legolas+Gimli (LOTR)
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I was tagged by @thekatsudonandtherussian JAMM' JA rules: answer all questions, add one question of your own and tag people. 1. coke or pepsi: sprite 2. disney or dreamworks: don't make me choose pls 3. coffee or tea: NEITHE R 4. books or movies: movies, 5. windows or mac: you mean if i have windows or mac or which one i like? I guess i have windows but i like them apples 6. dc or marvel: dc 7. x-box or playstation: playstation 8. dragon age or mass effect: mm yah i agree 9. night owl or early riser: night owl, you can see the circles under my eyes for that 10. cards or chess: cards 11. chocolate or vanilla: vanilla <3 12. vans or converse: vans 13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash, or Adaar: dhsksk i'm sorry dragon age is not my kind of shit 14. fluff or angst: depends on the day 15. beach or forest: grgrgrggr forest 16. dogs or cats: dogs (i can't believe my good friend valentina is dead- I'M STILL ALIVE GIVE ME A DAMN CAT- sniffs, sometimes i can still hear her voice) 17. clear skies or rain: rain 18. cooking or eating out: eating out 19. spicy food or mild food: spicy 20. halloween/samhain or solstice/yule/ christmas: halloween 21. would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too hot: i'm already hot, so i guess cold 22. if you could have a superpower, what would it be: to fly 23. animation or live action: animation 24. paragon or renegade: i like the word renegade, renegade it is 25. baths or showers: showers 26. team cap or team ironman: ironman 27. fantasy or sci-fi: when is yuri on ice s2 coming out? 28. do you have three or four favourite quotes, if so what are they: ~ art is never finished only abandoned, by leonardo da vinci ~ when we hit our lowest point we are open to the greatest change by aang lmfao ~ be nice to people by my mom 29. youtube or netflix: iutub as my father would say 30. harry potter or percy jackson: percy 31. when you feel accomplished: yeah potatoes are good 32. star wars or star trek: honestly, no. 33. paperback books or hardback books: paperback 34. horror or rom-com: HORROR 35. tv shows or movies: tv shows 36. favorite animal: dog 37. favorite genre of music: electro ukulele slam poetry 38. least favorite book: my history book, i'm procrastinating so bad 39. favourite season: winter 40. sparkly or shiny: sparkly like edward from twilight 41. cinema or theatre: cinema all the way 42. day or night: night 43. instagram or twitter: instagram 44. pink or red: red 45. molly weasley or minerva mcgonagall: molly My question is: mushrooms or eggplants? And i tag: @the-honor-of-zuko , @katsudononice , @yuri-on-my-heart , @vyctornikiforov , @kanekikn , @carbonaka , @katsuki-victor , @katsudonss i tagged random people that i find awesome but im too stoopid to talk to them,( but if you're seeing this and you're not tagged, Hey go ahead! I'm curious) ((of course if you don't want to do it its totally cool)) ok now i'll stop rambling, have a nice day-night, peace out.
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11 random things about me...
Er, I got tagged by @kiaronna and I’m still procrastinating this AM, so here are 11 random things about me...?
1. I’m an Old. I’m so old that I remember Eternal September. I’m so old that I used to dial into a local BBS on a 1200 baud modem so I could play Legend of the Red Dragon. Most of the time I try not to act like it though, so pretend I’m a spritely 20-something-ish person.
2. I don’t need caffeine to wake up in the morning. I dunno, I just never got in the habit.
3. I like cooking, which will quickly become apparent when I upload the 2,000 word companion recipe to chapter 5 of this fic.
4. Despite the occasional bouts of selectivity, I have an incredibly good memory.
5. *points to username* I am incredibly shy when people first meet me. I am so shy that when I was a kid, people spent years thinking I didn’t speak English, or perhaps didn’t speak at all. My first day of Kindergarten I hid in a corner and read books. Which books? All of them.
6. I finished every book in the classroom within a week. My teacher got me a 2nd grade reading book. I read it that night and demanded a new one the next day.
7. People who have known me a long time never believe me when I say I am shy.
8. The username is half lies. I am not actually sweet. I am unbelievably salty. I am so salty that deer come up to me in the woods during winter and lick me. (Fine, this actually hasn’t happened to me, but it would if I spent enough time in the woods in winter. I’m leaving it in, whatever.)
9. I am the underachiever of my family. This is true and nobody ever believes me until they meet my family. It’s kinda like this: my sister is Victor Nikiforov, my brother is Stephane Lambiel, and I am the reasonably competent regional skater/chef/occasional karaoke maven who shows up to their tournaments with embarrassingly large signs. I am competent at almost everything I do, which is very deceptive (I mean, it’s not skating/chefing/karaokeing, but you get the picture), but I’m not like stupendous at any one thing.
10. I swear a lot. No, that doesn’t mean I swear too much. I swear just fucking enough, thank you very much.
11. I hate telling people what to do. Context doesn’t matter. I can walk into a hair salon. “What do you want?” the hairdresser asks. (I have a firm idea what I want. I saved pictures on my phone.) “Uh, what do you think?” I say, because I feel terrible telling another human being what to do with my own goddamn hair while I am giving her actual money to do exactly that. She cuts my hair the way she wants because I do not give her any instructions. Neither of us end up feeling happy about this. PERSONALITY QUIRK NOT RECOMMENDED.
#11 is why I’m not tagging anyone. Do what you want.
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