#xodus collective

[wontonsoupho]

THEN GOD

MADE THEM BLUE

© Artist the Author 2022

SYNOPSIS

This series was inspired by GOD HIMSELF , my personal life , my own spiritual experience , and journey of self. The people , places , and events that occur are loosely based from things I have witnessed or partook in; or are inspired by the lives of those whom surround me in which I love dearly. I wrote this series to have conversations about those uncomfortable and controversial topics , in hopes of bringing darkness to the light so that people can heal their hidden traumas. I’d kindly advise you NOT to steal any of my work as it is protected legally binding underneath Copyright Law with THE ARTIVERSE PRODUCTIONS and Wattpad Corp. — Artist the Author

GENRE : URBAN DRAMA / FICTION

LEADS : DAVE EAST X SHANNON THORNTON

SETTING : MACABRE , GEORGIA (fictional city in the belly of ATL)

“YOU DROVE ME AWAY and then they TOOK ME , only GOD can save me now.”

THEN GOD

MADE THEM BLUE

Has anyone ever heard of the saying ,

‘FATE HAS A FUNNY WAY OF WORKING ITS SELF OUT?’

On the dreary morning of October 14th , 1999 , sixteen year old Prodigy of The Arts , Goapele Scott was officially declared missing fourty-eighty hours after she was nowhere to be found within her self acclaimed hometown of Macabre , Georgia. Sources say that she was last spotted in a heated disagreement with longtime family friend Georgia State University's Star Basketball Player seventeen year old Xodus Casanova.

The two not only knew each other very well , but also allegedly concocted a plan to run away together which led authorities to believe that the Elite Division I Power Forward had involvement in Goapele's disappearance-however , that could not be any further from the case. Twenty long years , never ending pain , severe strife , and many tears later she mysteriously returns opening Pandora's box.

Two worlds collide after demons from their pasts force them both into a whirlwind of mayhem. Goapele and Xodus were two traumatized souls , but by the power of truth , God made them BLUE.

The question is , WILL THEY SURVIVE LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH IT COME INTO FRUITION ?

STARRING | LEADS

SHANNON THORNTON (circa 2019-present) as GOAPELE SCOTT

THE ANGELOU FROM HEAVEN

“I bet you NEVER thought you’d SEE ME AGAIN huh?”

DATE OF BIRTH : SEPTEMBER 22ND , 1985

HOMETOWN : BROOKLYN , NEW YORK

PHYSIQUE : 5 FT. 3 IN. — 127 LBS

DAVE EAST (circa 2016-present) as XODUS CASANOVA

GOLIATH REINCARNATED

“Our lives are like the fucking LIVING TESTAMENT Xo , can’t be surprised that it’s so damn treacherous.”

DATE OF BIRTH : MAY 23RD , 1984

HOMETOWN : QUEENS , NEW YORK

PHYSIQUE : 6 FT. 7 IN. — 253 LBS

FEATURING | SIDES

lela rochon as MAYOR CASANOVA

missy elliot MAMA QASIM

sonía braga as MAMA SOSA

jazzy amra as KAGOME

ava mcclure as NANI

faith jaggernauth as CHITTY

amil whitehead as MOTHER MACABRE

bia as PRINCESS

lola brooke as FLOJO

demetrius flenory jr. as KASPER

skepta as MAC 3

bandhunta izzy as DRAEKO

sebastian mikael as CHÖSEN

VISUAL AESTHETICS & CLOSING REMARKS | CINEMATOGRAPHY & AUTHOR’S NOTE

Hello my favorite heauxs!—and to those of you who don’t already know me I hope you’re enjoying your experience in the Artiverse. I want to start off by saying that my name is Artist Oriental , and I’m just an anomalous child of The Most High here baring gifts and fruits to give to the collective. For the past decade and a half I have been perfecting the craft of storytelling , and I’m at a point in my practice where I’m focused on broadening my horizons and expanding the audience I’ve been blessed to entertain and edify. From filling up notebooks all day long in class to hundreds and thousands of reads on Wattpad , my love for the art of literacy has never faded. Throughout the years I’ve been a breathing witness to the evolution of Artist as a person , creator , and soul—and may I say she’s come a mighty long way. As I grow older and enter my quarter century milestone , I find more and more that my work is often a reflection of my peculiar perception with the perfect blend of my eccentric imagination. With that being said; GOD WILL BE PRESENT IN ALL OF ARTIST THE AUTHOR’S CONTENT. I will not denounce the reality that I know to be true , experience , and choose to express. If that is unsettling for you my world may not be tailored to your liking , therefore feel free to roam at YOUR OWN DISCRETION. You can expect that the majority of work coming from me is more than likely to have some sort of spiritual aspect in it. There will also be lots of poetic vibes and a great deal of strong adult themes that usually hold HEAVY CONTROVERSY. At times my writing can get crude and dark , I tend to hound in on the gruesome details because I want readers to feel every raw emotion , but don’t be alarmed you’ll always be forewarned. Within The World of Artist have the opportunity to find all types of experiences from different genres like Urban Fiction all the way to Sci-Fi , so it’ll be hard not to get immersed. I chose this series as my debut piece because of how much it means to me at a soul level , and it further exhibits the growth I’ve had since deciding to master the element of literature. It’s also in hindsight my first ever official screenwriting piece which makes me all the more excited as I am intimated. Please take your time trekking through the universe I’ve created , and know that when you’re here things normally are vague and obscure at a first glance; sometimes it may feel a bit riddling to latch onto—but I promise you all there is a method to my madman ways. I’m gonna finish off with saying a big thank you to GOD for invoking divine favor upon everything that I am , Nothing would exist to be if it weren’t for my Guide and I’m standing under that irrefutable truth. All praise goes to The Most High , forever and ever. Remember that everything you need or desire is already within you; Create the World that’s Yours. Until next time my little Jezebels , be the influence not the influenced. — Artist the Author

Copyrights © Artist the Author 2022

[wraithgames]

Social media feelings

You know, honestly, as a majority queer, majority disabled game dev workers collective (read: gay disabled commies), I really think that after the Twitter exodus (Xodus?) that either Tumblr or Mastodon will be our new home. Tumblr because vibes or Mastodon because we're super big open source software nerds... but, like, we've gotten super bad at using ANY social media now that birdsite sucks, so we basically post on nothing now, let alone learning how to do new socials well :/ -- Jay

[eligon-the-neko-dragon]

Here’s another cover art I did for XODUS Collective for the song Fuego by Yeeto! 🤩 This was pretty fun to draw and I’m really happy with how it turned out too! 🔥 Fuego will release on FRIDAY!! 😺

[acrotrail]

This is a shoe, very close to my heart. Why ? I had all the models. I mean really from the first edition to this last one, all of them and multiple of them. My very favorite was the 5th sneaker. It had an indestructible outsole, a very strong toe-bumper, comfort, just enough cushioning and precision toe-box but wide mid-foot. For me it was the perfect choice for long scrambling days in the mountains, fast races up to 80km and for training in general.

Since then, the shoe went through big changes. A major update happened to the 6th in case of upper, outsole, midsole and Everun heal foam layer. To the 7th they added 1mm more cushioning and a full length Everun top foam.

After customer feedback, Saucony probably realised that despite the comfort of P7, the mesh’s durability was an issue and minor problems appeared with the outsole too. Every single trail-mountain athlete know on the planet that no midsole or rock-plate should be exposed beneath the outsole ! This is where rocks and other objects can poke through, and also grasp on the rubber and tear it off ! We see this constantly happening with all Hoka shoes, with 2 previous Cascadia editions, the Xodus Iso first edition, the Salomon Sense shoes and so forth. In case of the Sense however, I understand the giant holes, as they carved off like 50grams of rubber and EVA. In the Peregrine, they did this probably to stay just under 300grams, but honestly, there is no point to decrease durability just for that 8 extra grams. Of course, they wanted to show off the carbon-fibre textured Rockplate too, however outsoles should have only function to them, not fashion  !

Version 2

The second mid-year release has a different mesh. Probably the thermo-welding is more stable and will not cause any issues like we have seen with V1 where all layers kind of got unglued, after just a couple of kilometres of mountain use. I did 3 outings of 12hours – fast and light – and the shoe looked like it had a thousand miles in it ! Two of my trail running mates had the exact same experience with the shoe after TransGrancanaria : excellent shoe, very comfortable with enough of everything, however the upper durability is an issue.

Who do I recommend the shoe for ?

For already minimalist, sporty runners with a nice forefoot stride. For them the shoe could potentially hold up to the 100miles distance. In case of sky-running the limit I would set would be around the 30 km mark. I would rather choose a hard midsole, hard toe bumper and protective rand, like on the Bushido ! For fast races the shoe is also just epic. 15 to 25km technical or 50 to 80km not too rocky not too techy !

For heel strikers or non-efficient runners, the shoe might still offer some benefits. Practicing running form and using it as a transitional footwear. As a racing shoe up to the 20km mark.

For hard pronators or supinators, if they had an orthopaedic insole. I would be very careful with this model. It is really contrary to choose a minimalist shoe what favours natural running motion and add an orthopaedic insole. It is like buying a V12, but using the wheels of a Trabant ! Get your feet re-worked and re-educated – what might take years due 3 decades of abuse – and just then go into natural shoes.

Advice to the Saucony Brand

I think they already know this: We cannot and should not want to please all runners !

The Peregrine is super flexible with a 4mm drop and is a historically light shoe. Until edition 5 it was a minimalist mountain racer with a way more comfortable fit and feel than for instance the La Sportiva Bushido for the exact same purpose. Technical, light and fast mountain racing shoe. It was often compared to the La Sportiva C-Lite or the X-Country and the Adidas Adizero XT 4 ! All of them were great scrambling companions !

Peregrine 1

Peregrine 2

Peregrine 3

Peregrine 4

Peregrine 5

Peregrin 1 to 5 with te red 5th edition as my favorite ever shoe !

I think to please the US runners, where running fast on groomed trails is the current hype, they added cushioning, what increased weight and the shoe ended up with less durable and substantially less protective upper.

Saucony Peregrine 6

What I want to say with this, that after 5 editions of one type of shoe, they continued with 2 editions of another type of shoe. In addition to this mishap the Peregrine 8 is again way different. A bit more and stiffer toe bumper will appear, with another 2,5mm added to it’s cushioning, the 8th edition will boast a 25mm/21mm, 4mm offset stack ! There will be no rock-plate, the midsole will be a different kind, a PwrFoam and the outsole will be more agressive, but with the still remaining exposed midsole foam. It seams that this model is still not decided, to which market to serve. Either ways, unfortunately we will not talk about a light shoe anymore, as 320grams will be way too heavy for speedy mountain racing.

  Probable look of the Peregrine 8 coming in January 2018

So to return to the line of thought about which running-populations to serve. Saucony has no shoes in all line up for all type of runners. The KOA ST is a superbly agressive shoe, but only for athletes like me, with a large and wide feet. What a great great shoe, but narrow footed mountain athletes are still going to search for Inov 8, IceBug or other shoes. The Xodus is on the contrary for narrow feet with it’s IsoFit construction and is a cushioned moderate trail running shoe for mid to long distances (What used to be a technical brut’ with a sturdy Vibram Outsole). So if you needed the same for wide feet, you go over to another brand like Altra, Topo, Nike Wildhorse or even the Akasha is wider. The Peregrine has low stack height, great flexibility, light weight and just enough under foot protection for nearly anything, but with no protective rand and no toe-bumper. Inov 8, Adidas and even Brooks has shoes that correspond for instance to the 5th Edition of the Peregrine.

If you understood my line of thinking, you realised that, not only in the trail shoe line-up of Saucony, but in any brands’ shoe range, all runners needs cannot be covered. Each model should go into a certain direction, to let customers come back year after year for that particular model. This is how all these brands can stay alive and fill each other’s gaps. Look at the Ultra Raptor or the XA PRO ULTRA 3D ! Those shoes are not really getting any major updates, talking about cushioning, protection, fit and form, sizing and so. But surprise ! They are selling like candy forever with so little guaranty returns. This was the situation with the old Peregrine and Xodus too !

The brand should choose it’s direction for each of it’s shoes ! They really should be having a team, getting those models tested, reviewed and updated in the view of one collective decision.

PS: I base my ideas on 7 years of personal experiences with the Saucony Peregrine and Xodus, but also on selling and advising these models to runners and personal training clients. The year after year, long term trend of customer returns and reviews are the most important crucial information what any running shoe brands should use as principal development guide ! Actually this is what social media management should cover on the first place, way before Facebook and Twitter hashtags happen ! Basically it is “free immediate product feedback” without spending a cent on advertisement, market research, ambassadorship and sponsoring !  

Saucony Peregrine 7v2 This is a shoe, very close to my heart. Why ? I had all the models. I mean really from the first edition to this last one, all of them and multiple of them.

[eligon-the-neko-dragon]

I made a cover art for a remix album called LOVE IS LOVE which is OUT NOW!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 If y’all want to listen to it, here’s the link! I had so much fun making the cover art for this album!! 😸 I’m really happy with how this came out too!

[rakghoul-legacy]

Enemies To Rakghoul Experiments Personnel Dossier

Name: Vitiate Class: Sith Emperor Role: The Sith Emperor Resurrected as a Rakghoul Using The Experiments That Made The Sentient Rakghoul Title: The Rakghoul Emperor Owner: Bioware

Name: Xodu Rha Class: Sith Marauder Race: Unsuccessful Rakghoul Sith Pureblood Role: The First Servant To Vitiate Title: Worm Food Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Kenjoh Lifshyn Class: Sniper Race: Unsuccessful Rakghoul Human Role: The Second Servant To Vitiate Title: Corporal Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Brentren Paltur Class: Jedi Guardian Race: Unsuccessful Rakghoul Cyborg Role: The Third Servant to Vitiate Title: Master Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Wamau Class: Scoundrel Race: Unsuccessful Rakghoul Rattataki Role: The Fourth Servant to Vitiate who is an Title: Elite Warlord Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Vuyi Class: Sniper Race: Rattataki Role: First Servant To Kenjoh Lifshyn Who is His Love Title: Cipher Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Cedjess Weigaiss Class: Gunslinger Race: Cyborg Role: First Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: The Mantellian Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Xutria Class: Sorcerer Race: Rakghoul Sith Pureblood Role: First Servant To Xodu Rha Title: Conqueror Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Zragrur Class: Vanguard Race: Rakghoul Rattataki Role: First Servant to Wamau Title: Mandolorian Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Bubi Class: Operative Race: Zabrak Role: Second Servant to Xodu Rha Legacy Title: Imperial Infiltrator Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Jusuo Class: Sage Race: Sith Pureblood Role: Second Servant To Wamau Title: Thorn Specialist Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Ysixo Class: Assassin Race: Bounded With Kilik Essence Rattataki Role: Second Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: Kilik Ally Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Reejayl Pasktro Class: Powertech Race: Human Role: Third Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: Constable Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Gehli Class: Marauder Race: Sith Pureblood Role: Fourth Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: Duelist Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Jaycanna Class: Sorcerer Race: Cyborg Role: Fifth Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Legacy Title: Chosen Of Voss Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Ajadar Sabacan Class: Sentinel Race: Human Role: Second Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: High Warlord Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Roejo Luat Class: Mercenary Race: Human Role: Third Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Homewrecker Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Darth Brastir Class: Assassin Race: Sith Pureblood Role: Fourth Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Darth Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Rka Klehs Class: Shooter Race: Jawa Role: Fifth Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Companion Based Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Taissc Gabral Class: Commando Race: Trandoshan Role: Third Servant to Wamau Title: Hunter Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Vef Rag Class: Hutt Captain Race: Gamorrean Role: Fourth Servant to Wamau Title: Gamorrean Captain Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: S9-3S Class: Incinerator Race: Gree Robot Role: Fifth Servant to Wamau Title: Liberated Gree Robot Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Pus Rostoohu Class: Staff Master Race: Selonian Role: Third Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: Patriarch Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Ota Vijes Class: Scoundrel Race: Ortolan Role: Fourth Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: Smuggler Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Gascok Snil Class: Engineer Race: Ugnaught Role: Fifth Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: Engineer Commander Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Jural "Marker" Va'len Class: Powertech Race: Human Role: 6th Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Disavowed Captain Owner: Ferost Description: Prior leader of a covert Imperial squad known as Squad 18. Squad disavowed after being discovered stealing from Imperial charges they were meant to collect. He is headstrong, valiant, but narcissistic.

Name: Louis "Shooter" Tresta Class: Mercenary Race: Chiss Role: 7th Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Disavowed Corporado Owner: Ferost Description: Once a mercenary, was recruited into Squad 18 by way of a bounty hunting contract firm. The progenitor of the scheme to steal from their charges. Greedy and bloodlusting, but resourceful. He likes being able to work his way out of most situations with just his wits.

Name: Saida "Striker" X Class: Sith Assassin Race: Togruta Role: 6th Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: Dark Force Assassin Owner: Ferost Description: Was once the leader of Squad 18 before it was re-tasked to be under Jural's leadership. She took this opportunity to leave the Sith order, and seek meaning and self-worth elsewhere. After falling on hard times, she reluctantly took on work as an assassin and otherwise freelance hiree. Brooding, pensive; good at strategy, but also tends to overthink.

Name: Wallace "Breaker" Waites Class: Sniper Race: Failed Rakghoul - Cathar Role: 6th Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: Disgraced Ranger Owner: Ferost Description: Was discharged from Squad 18 before their formal shutdown for refusing to execute a target. Became a sniper for the thrill, but the thrill is gone. He just wants peace and quiet. Later, unfortunately, came to be involved in the Rakghoul situation by sheer lack of will.

Name: Nightfeid Class: Sith Juggernaut Race: Human With Dashade Arm Role: 8th Servant to Xodu Rha Title: All-Galaxy Juggernaut Owner: Rana Rgprincess Description:  A Human With A Dashade Arm Who Works As An All-Galaxy Sith Juggernaut Secret Servant to Xodu Rha after she becomes Leader of Rakghoul’s Legion.  He hungers for Force Energy Of Other Creatures because of the Dashade Arm attached to him.  He is first seen as an ally to Xodu Rha when he Attacks Alderaan For Rakghoul’s Legion when Rakghoul’s Legion is led by Xodu Rha. 

Name: Breklema Class: Sorcerer Race: Sith Pureblood Role: 5th Servant to Vitiate Title: Revanite Owner: Soka Tanobi

Name: Inuyashoz Class: Jedi Sentinel Race: Sith Pureblood Role: 6th Servant to Wamau Title: Paladin Of House Organa Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Taylsar Piproge Class: Jedi Sentinel Race: Human Role: Love of Inuyashoz Title: Kira Carsen Replica Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Marta'ehetho Class: Powertech Race: Chiss Role: 7th Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: Constable Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Fami Eemul Class: Jedi Sage Race: Gran Role: 7th Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: Red Rhombus Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Pagg Dett Class: Sniper Race: Nikto Role: 7th Servant to Wamau Title: Double Agent Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Agorua Class: Operative Race: Sith Pureblood Role: 8th Servant to Kenjoh Lifshyn Title: The Hand Of Crum Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Ga Pa Class: Jedi Guardian Race: Kel-Dor Role: 8th Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: General Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Jisyxi Rilos Class: Gunslinger Race: Cathar Role: 8th Servant to Wamau Title: Big Time Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Garvic Class: Sith Maurauder Race: Sith Pureblood Role: 9th Servant to Xodu Rha Title: Lord Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Sseestokss Bres Class: Commando Race: Transdoshan Role: 9th Servant to Brentren Paltur Title: The Backstabber Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Vleyss Grostoht Class: Scoundrel Race: Rodian Role: 9th Servant to Wamau Title: the Destructive Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Cukah Class: Jedi Guardian Race: Rattataki Role: The Will Of The Rakghoul Emperor Title: Jedi Battlemaster Owner: Rana Rgprincess

Name: Caz’dijo Kallig Class: Sith Sorcerer Race: Rakghoul Twi’lek Role: 1st Mindless Servant to The Rakghoul Emperor And Unsuccessful Rakghoul Experiments Title: Lord Legacy Title:  Dedicated Owner: Rana Rgprincess

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