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February 2024 JournalSo, after taking a look at my journal, I found a few things I will need to focus on for February:1- I spent too much time on YouTube at work, and not enough writing;2- I don't exercise enough;3- I am almost done with my list of PixaiDiffusion(CG) pictures;4- I finished playing my Steam games;5- Oatmeal and apples are not enough to keep me sustained at work.6- Three night shifts' worth of energy drinks cost about 10$ (since I usually buy a cookie at the same time). This means that if I can buy GamerSupps instead (or something the sort), I can probably save money. I will have to check at the local Popeyes' Supplements for the best option.7- Given that I don't really know what I want to play in "Master Duel" that can get me to Master Rank, I will have to check what the next pack (which will show up in a week) will have.So, this means that I should focus on writing, exercise and work, as well as find better options to eat at work.-------DAY 1-------- Recyclables and trash duty- Made two beds- Day 4 of Oatmeal test- Starting weight for the month: 190.0 pounds- Will need to buy new slippers and magnesium pills- One load of laundry- Dumbbell exercisesAnalysis:a) Buying a 72-scoop tub of G7 pre-workout (86.30$, tax included) will last me 24 weeks, which will save me around 120 dollars in the long-run. During a year, it would cost me two tubs (172.60$) instead of 450$ for energy drinks in cans, so that's almost 280$ saved.b) Might need to find more things I can save on so that I can save enough money to upgrade my computer... though the warmer-than-usual winter has not caused it to crash as much.c) Given the new month, I can calculate exactly how many Gems I get in Master Duel:- Starting amount: 5170 gems- 29 x 145 (daily missions) + 30 (one bonus every month): 4235 gems- Monthly event: 3100 gems- Total amount possible this month (excluding random victory rewards): 12,505 gems------------------DAYS 2, 3, 4 and 5------------------To do:- Three night shifts, so:a) Nap before and after work;b) Leave the G7 tub in my locker at work;c) Finish Oatmeal test;d) Take time to write;e) Take shower before first shift and after last shift;f) Finish laxatives (and stop using them!);g) Finish daily "Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel" missions before 1 PM EST-------DAY 6-------- Done two beds- Got food prep done for work- Weight: 189 pounds- Checked videos on Fantasy Writing- Posted pictures- Two loads of laundryAnalysis:- Tried playing "The Mergest Kingdom" at work. I don't even know why I'm doing this, other than to do something. - I feel like boredom is hurting me more than fatigue- I couldn't bring myself to keep my personal stuff at work, as one of my USB cables had been previously stolen- Slept 9.5 hours, yet still felt tired. Feels like days without some level of caffeine start with little-to-no energy.- Will try a different test at work: Built protein bars.-------DAY 7-------- Done my bed- Did the groceries- One load of laundry- Tested picture formatsAnalysis: A pretty bad day...- Spending too much time on "The Mergest Kingdom"- Ended up buying a can of a new brand of caffeine-infused juice- Did not sleep well- Argued with theunholyborn over a comment- Still spent too much on Master Duel-------DAY 8-------- Done two beds- Two loads of laundry- 30 minutes of stationary bike- Helped with groceries- Took a shower, washed my hair and shavedAnalysis:- Bad night of sleep. Woke up at 2am, slept lightly for 90 minutes before switching beds- C4 pre-workout leaves me feeling itchy, and taking too much magnesium... had side effects- Mixed two parts Ghost pepper sauce and one part salsa this morning on my eggs: the burn lasted only a minute or two... but ended up with bowel issues during the afternoon.- Weight went back up. Will have to move more during off-work days.- Had a series of story-related nightmares------------------DAYS 9, 10, 11 and 12------------------To do:- Three night shifts, so:a) Nap before and after work;b) Leave the G7 tub in my locker at work;c) Begin Protein bar test;d) Take time to write;e) Finish daily "Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel" missions before 1 PM EST;f) Finish "Pyroxicut" pillsAnalysis:- Slept a full night, but still woke up tired. No caffeine until tonight.- Skipped Ghost Pepper sauce. Will have to reduce the amount next time or dilute it.- Weight: 188.8. Probably down due to the Ghost Pepper and stationary bike. Will have to test next week.--------DAY 13--------- Slept 10 hours, woke up tired- One tablespoon of Ghost Pepper sauce mixed with two of salsa still causes issue, albeit less- Taking C4 pre-workout left me feeling itchy all day. Will have to look for alternatives.- Arm workout while playing "The Mergest Kingdom"- Completed 1/4 of the 'Anthology: Acceleration' event on Master Duel- One load of laundry- Moved the car out of the runway- Meal prep ready for weekend--------DAY 14--------- Woke up twice during the night- Will keep trying with one tablespoon of Ghost Pepper sauce mixed with one large spoonful of salsa- Switched to GamerSupps this morning- One load of laundry- Finished "Anthology: Acceleration" event---------DAY 15---------- Woke up three times during the night, switched beds twice- It takes five mini-scoops from the GamerSupps container to fill one of C4, meaning that the former (100mg) needs about three times less power than the latter (150mg) for the same amount of caffeine- Two loads of laundry- One load of dishes- One load of the dishwasher- Helping with groceries- Arm workout while playing "The Mergest Kingdom"- Moved the car and filled up the tank- Grabbed my own groceries- Took a shower, washed my hair and shavedAnalysis:- Have not had any inspiration for generating AI for nearly a week.- Staying awake for so long leaves me bored and too tired to think straight.- Body got used to the Ghost Pepper sauce in a 1-1 format.-------------------------DAYS 16, 17, 18 and 19-------------------------To do:- Three night shifts, so:a) Nap before and after work;b) Continue Protein bar test;d) Take time to write;e) Finish daily "Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel" missions before 1 PM EST;Analysis:- End up spending too much time on "Mergest Kingdom" at work, even though it won't translate at home;- Spending too much time on YouTube;- Fatigue and boredom leaves me not wanting to actually write...---------DAY 20---------- Compost duty- One load of dishes- One load of laundry- Picked up personal groceries- "Synchro/Link" event started in "Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel"- Two beds to washAnalysis:- BUILT Protein bars are not enough to keep me satiated at work. May need to try different brands.- Slept all day yesterday due to power outage... but felt unrested.- Slept decently, but still woke up three times last night. Woke up with leg cramps again.- Left my energy powders at work. Will test how I feel and sleep during the week.-...
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The Chronicles of Arcadia: Book 1: Chapter 2Chapter 2: The Knight and The DragonLianne was walking with Lena, not saying a word while staring at her brown boots and dark blue jeans she wore. She was now wearing a black coat with a hoodie and a mahogany shirt with the same white tank-top underneath. Her mind couldn’t take off the fortune that she read last night, and today she was feeling nervous because the fortune said that an unexpected danger will come. The cards were never wrong, but she still couldn’t figure out what this danger was. And to top it off, she still couldn’t figure out about this so-called “knight” that the cards spoked about.So far, she could only guess that the unexpected danger could probably either be a small one or a bigger one, which she hoped wouldn’t be the latter, and that someone would probably protect her by acting that of her knight in shining armor. I mean, it’s not like an actual knight would come...would it? No, that’ll probably be ridiculous, there wouldn’t be an actual knight. Those only exist in medieval history. Not to mention people acting like knights in movies, or in medieval reenactments. However...this undeniable feeling she was getting was starting to bother her.“Alright,” Lena said as Lianne looked at her. “Tell me what’s bothering you?”“I…” Lianne sighed. “I just have something on my mind, that’s all.”“Oh, I see…” Lena nods as she goes in front of Lianne, stopping her from taking another step. “What did the cards say to you last night?”“I don’t know,” Lianne shrugged. “They didn’t make any sense.”She passed her while Lena grew an odd look and said as she followed Lianne, “‘Didn’t make any sense’, what do you mean by that?” She didn’t answer her as she only gave her a sigh. Lena places her arm on Lianne’s shoulder and tells her, “C’mon, you can tell me. Y’know you can’t let shit like this get the best of you.”Lianne gives out another sigh as she said, “I just don’t know what to tell you. I honestly don’t,” she reaches behind as she feels her backpack. “But you know the cards are never wrong. It’s just that...I feel like something is going to happen.”“Like what?” Lena asked, but the answer she got from Lianne was a shrug. “Li, I’ve known you since high school, you can tell me anything. So don’t bottle it up.”Lianne was going to tell her what she learned from the cards...but then she felt a shock in her head as she slightly grunted while clutching it with a single hand while they both stopped and Lena said to her, “What’s wrong?”She nods as the sudden pain stops and answers, “I...I don’t know.” When she opened her eyes...they became blurry...and her body started to move on its own as if it were in a trance.“Li?”Lena watched as she started to walk a little faster, prompting her to walk a little faster herself. “Li, what’s the matter?” She called out to her, but Lianne started to pick up the pace. “Li!” She watched as her friend took off in a run, making her run after Lianne while yelling, “Lianne wait!”Lena’s voice echoed throughout Lianne’s mind as she continued to run without knowing why. What’s wrong with me? She thought. Why am I acting this way?Her vision was starting to show her the necklace of her crystal monocle as it was swinging...then a flash of light came…She hears her own breathing as she was in some kind of forest while continuing to run...W-What is this place?She hears the sound of hoofbeats while a male voice echoes as it says, “You won’t get away, foul beast!”She looks to the left, but could barely make out somebody as the trees were in the way. However, she could see a horse that had cloth on its body, but could barely tell what it was, and as for the rider...she couldn’t tell who he looked like, but could definitely make out a cape that was flowing as he was galloping with his horse…She hears the sound of a roar...just as her vision flashed as she now heard the sound of a car honking as tires screeched while trying to stop. Lianne yelps, but is tackled out of harm’s way while she hears Lena shout “Lianne!” and the two girls land hard on the ground with a grunt. As Lianne groaned, Lena grabbed her arm and pulled her up, then grabs at her shoulders and said with a hard tone, “What the hell’s gotten into you, are you trying to get yourself killed!”Lianne didn’t know what to say to her. However...what was that she just saw? Was that it? She thought as she looked to where the car had already passed by. Was that the unexpected danger that was supposed to happen today? Her thoughts crossed at the Knight of Pentacles. No...No that’s not it. Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal monocle swing at her vision again.“Lianne, look at me!” Lianne looked at her friend while the vision of the swinging necklace continued. “What’s the matter with you?!”She couldn’t control what she was saying as she told Lena, “An unexpected danger will come…”Lena had a confused look. “What? What danger?”“My destiny will intertwine with a brave and trustworthy knight…”“What are you saying,” Lena shook Lianne slightly. “You're not making any sense!”“I will soon be separated…” Lena’s eyes widened when Lianne said that. “...and will go on an adventure unlike no other.”“What do you mean by that? Is that what the cards said?” Lena noticed that her friends’ eyes looked like it was in a state of trance. It started to scare her as she never saw her friend act like this before. “Are you even seeing me?” She didn’t get an answer from her as Lena shook her again. “Answer me, damn it!”The necklace flashed as she saw the sky move while it resumed swinging at her vision, as if she was flying through the air, but then…“Something’s coming, I can sense it.”“What? What’s coming?”The sky moved faster...there was the sound of that familiar roar...then the necklace flashed again as she saw Lena again and pointed at the sky shouting, “There!”Lena looked to where Lianne was pointing as she gasped when she saw something within the sky ripple and distort. There was a roar for not only the two girls to hear, but for all who was seeing the distorted ripple to hear. Then...something came out…It flew through the air on leathered black wings as its entire body was also black, and it looked like to them some mutant lizard with wings. “Oh my God!” Lena said with complete disbelief. “Is that what I think it is?”It still became impossible, even for the two girls or anyone else who caught sight of the flying creature, but here it was before their very eyes…It was a dragon...an actual dragon! How could something like this be real? I mean, dragons only existed through legends, even that through fairy-tales, there was no such thing as dragons. But the proof of the existence of that dragon still hadn’t left them. However, there was still the question that remained...Where the hell did it come from?As the dragon continued to fly while its head was looking left and right, it’s red eyes gazing at the mysterious surroundings of the new world it was in. It had no idea where it was...but it could care less. So with its head raised while its throat was snoring...it roared as it spewed out a fireball. The fireball soared straight at the college rooftop, exploding as its sound caused the people to scream and flee in a massive panic as they darted here and there. The two girls gasped while Lianne covered her mouth with two hands as they both watched as the dragon started circling around the campus. “Alright, I’m calling the fire department,” Lena said as she dug through the pocket of her blue jeans to get her cell phone. “Then I’m calling the police! No, better yet, we need the army so they can-”“He’s coming.”Lena looked at her friend. “What?”Lianne had already had her arms down as she was back in her trance-like state. “He’s coming...I can sense it.”As the necklace of her crystal monocle swung at her vision, Lena asked, “Who’s coming?” Her vision was showing her the same forest, but instead of her running...the forest was moving fast while familiar hoofbeats were heard...then the necklace flashed.“There!” She sharply turned around as another distorted ripple appeared. But before she could point at it, a whinny of a horse was heard as it reared up while it appeared, making the two girls yelp as both of them went down on the ground.“Whoa, Stormwind, whoa!” came a male voice as he was trying to calm down his horse. “Easy my friend, easy!”Lianne recognized that voice from her vision. Both of the girls gasped as their jaws dropped in both disbelief and shock at what both of them were seeing…It was a knight, but the rider who was gently petting the horse’s neck with his gauntlet...wasn’t even human. There was a muzzle that was exposed from the helm that had two triangles that was protecting it’s acute ears. The rider...was a lion. He had a red mane, much redder than that of Lianne’s red hair, golden yellow eyes, and wore armor that was on his arms and legs, a grey tunic was fastened with a leather belt that had an empty sword sheath and a symbol of a white five-pointed star with triangles going all the way around in-between the star was etched on the tunic, underneath that tunic was a chain-mail shirt and a grey hooded cloak was fastened with a white jewel with a golden ring around it. In his right hand he held a sword with the grip of it being brown, the pommel on the bottom held a grey jewel, near the blade at the cross-guard were two spikes that were diagonally pointing up while opposite to both sides, and the blade was silver at the edges while at the middle was grey.The horse, Stormwind, as the lion-knight had called him, was draped in a caparison with the same grey color as the lion-knight while Lianne noticed the muzzle of the horse was white. Stormwind also had armor that was on his face and went down to his neck, and near the saddle where the lion-knight sat, armor also sat on his hind quarters.“It’s you,” Lianne said.The lion-knight looked at her, as if he heard her while Lianne saw the Knight of Pentacles card from her mind, but in actuality...the lion-knight was looking at both women as he said to them, “Can either of you tell me where I am, and where’s the dragon?”He got his answer when another roar from the dragon came and saw it breath fire at a strange building while seeing many humans darting left and right, trying to get away from this monster. The lion-knight's eyes looked around, seeing a very unusual new world he was in. He didn't know how he got here. The only thing he knew was that he was chasing this dragon, and next thing he knew, he and his steed Stormwind were on some unusual pathway that mysteriously appeared out of nowhere and led them here. He couldn’t figure out how it happened, but right now he didn’t have time to ponder. Now was the time for action. Looking back at the two ladies, he tells them, “Get to safety you two, and don’t worry about the beast.” He looked back at the dragon as he narrowed his eyes. “I’ll take care of it. Yah!” He kicks the reins on his horse as Stormwind gallops forward to where the dragon was, leaving the two women behind.Lianne watched the lion-knight leave while Lena remained shocked at what she saw as said, “Holy shit! That was a lion-man!” She stood back up and added, “But I guess we should do what he says and let’s get the hell out of here.”She helped her friend stand up as she took off in a run with Lianne about to follow her. However, when Lianne took that single step...she saw the vision of her crystal monocle swinging...then a flash came…She saw the dragon’s foot about to stomp on the lion-knight, but he swings his sword and makes a deep gash, causing the dragon to roar in pain. When he quickly got back up, he had his sword raised while the middle part of the blade glowed grey as he was about to bring it down. However...the dragon’s tail swiftly came at him from the right, it spikes ready to pierce him. The lion-knight didn’t have enough time to dodge as he only saw the spiky part of the dragon’s tail...Then Lianne saw blood splatter across her vision…“Li!” Lena yelled as Lianne blinked her eyes back to reality while seeing her friend waving her to follow. “Come on, let’s get out of here!”Lianne turned her attention back at the college campus. “He’s not gonna make it.” She muttered while her friend went to her and grabbed her shoulders and made her look at her as she told her, “Didn’t you hear what I said? I said we have to go.”She shoved her friend away and made a run back to the campus while saying, “He’s gonna die, I have to help him!”“Li!” Lena went after her as she had no idea what the hell was the matter with her friend. “Lianne, come back!”---As Lianne was trying to find the lion-knight throughout the destroyed campus, she heard a roar as she was getting close. Standing next to a pillar, she watched as the lion-knight and dragon were duking it out.The lion-knight’s steed Stormwind jumps over the dragon’s tail, then its rider swings its sword, causing the middle part of the blade to glow grey, much to Lianne’s shock while she continued to watch as a slash of wind hits the dragon, causing it to roar in pain as there was a cut wound that bleed from its shoulder. In retaliation, it swiped its foot at the knight and steed, causing Stormwind to whinny as both the horse and rider landed hard on the ground. Stormwind managed to get up and gallop away while the lion-knight grunted then opened his eyes, only to see the dragon’s foot about to stomp him, but he swung his sword and made a deep gash, causing the dragon to roar in pain. When he quickly got back up, he had his sword raised while the middle part of the blade glowed grey again as he was about to bring it down.However, when Lianne saw that tail with the spikes on it, she quickly cupped her hands and yelled, “Watch out! On your right!”His acute ears heard that warning from her as he sees that spiked tail. He knew that he couldn’t dodge it in time, so instead he used his sword to guard it. However, despite managing to save himself from getting impaled from all those spikes, only a small spike managed to get him at the side. He grunts slightly while he was pushed back and slid on the ground, placing his hand on the wound as he was lucky it didn’t go through completely on his chain-mail, but that didn’t stop the small gash he had as he was bleeding there.Seeing that he made it out of that one alive made Lianne breathe a sigh of relief, but she yelped as she was forcibly turned to face Lena as she said to her, “What the hell do you think you doing?!”While she was continuing to scold Lianne by telling her “It’s dangerous to even be out here!”, the dragon turned to face the two girls. However...it’s eyes glowed for only a moment as it saw Lianne. The lion-knight seemed to notice that small glow, but at first he thought it must’ve been the sunlight that made that glow from its eyes or probably his mind playing tricks on him, but he knew his instincts told him otherwise as his senses weren’t being fooled. Looking at the dragon’s direction, he saw those two girls again as he yelled, “Get out of here!”The dragon roars with Lena saying, “Oh shit!” She grabbed her friend and made a run for it...just as the dragon was going after them with the lion-knight saying, “Your fight is with me, dragon!” The lion-knight charged at it, but the dragon’s tail knocked him away, without impaling him with one of it’s spikes as the lion-knight’s wind was knocked out of him and was sent sailing to the ground.Back with the two ladies, they were running for their lives as the dragon was behind them. Lena took only a look as she yelled, “Oh my God!” Time seemed to slow down for Lianne as her mind flashed back at the fortune she wanted to know from last night...and remembered the upright The Tower and The Fool cards. Her fortune did say that she would be separated and will go on an adventure...just not what she expected. So with that in her mind, and not wanting to see her friend get hurt, she shoves her friend aside while saying “Lena!” just as the dragon reaches for her and knocks her down. Then, keeping a tight grip on her, it flapped its wings and took to the air while Lianne yelped slightly.When Lena saw her friend get taken by that creature, she shouts, “HELP! SOMEBODY HELP! MR FRIEND’S BEEN TAKEN!”“Don’t worry!” Came a familiar voice as Lena hears hoofbeats. “I’ll save her!”Lena watched as the lion-knight galloped after the dragon that took Lianne.---In the air, the dragon was carrying Lianne within its paws. Lianne never felt so scared in her life as she was looking at how high up she was. But then...she sensed something. Looking ahead, she sees another distorted ripple as the dragon went through, but the moment it went through...the sky moved fast. She watched as the sky moved faster and faster as the dragon kept moving forward...until light flashed for a moment and faded as they were back at the sky. However, Lianne had a funny feeling that she wasn’t home anymore…Well, she was right as she looked down and saw a forest below her. But the question remained...Where was she exactly?Then...there came a sound of a boom as the dragon felt another deep gash, this time at the side as it let go of Lianne. She screamed while she was plummeting down and down towards the forest below, but when she went past the tree tops and was getting closer to the ground...someone’s arms caught her while saying, “Gotcha!” Then something lands hard on the ground, making her yelp slightly as her foot hits someone’s head, causing them both to fall off while they heard a whinny of a horse as they both rolled and grunt, then came to a stop as Lianne was on someone’s chest. As they both groaned, Lianne’s eyes widened when she saw the lion-knight again. What became even more surprising was that he was below her and she was on top of him.What she didn’t know was that the lion-knight somehow managed to return back to the forest from where it all started. And when he saw that dragon, he used his sword as he made a slash of wind and the attack made contact on the dragon. As he saw the girl falling, he commanded his steed to gallop faster until he saw a rockway, which he used Stormwind to run and jump until he caught her in his arms. The rest you’ve already seen.Despite the odd outcome, the lion-knight said to her, “Umm...you can get off my chest now.”Lianne didn’t have to be told twice as she crawled away from him. She was still surprised, but not because he was a knight...but because of his appearance. “Are you alright?” He asked her. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to answer him or not, but a roar was heard over the distance. Looking back at the lion-knight, he looks at her and tells her, “Stay here.” She watched as he went back to Stormwind, who was waiting for his rider as he climbed on his back. Looking back at her, he then tells her while drawing his sword, “I’ll come back for you soon. This won’t take long...I hope. Yah!” He kicks the reins on his horse as Stormwind gallops to where the dragon was, leaving Lianne behind.She didn’t know what the hell was going on, but she wasn’t going to stay here as she got up quickly and said, “Screw that!” Then, she took off in a run, hoping not to see that lion-knight again. She didn’t give a damn about the fortune saying she was intertwined with him. There was no way in hell she would be with...Well, that thing!However, as she continued to run wherever she was going. The bigger question remained… Where was she in this strange world?
The Chronicles of Arcadia: Book 1: Chapter 1Chapter 1: Fortune GirlA gathering of college students were watching and waiting their turn as a young man with light-brown hair was sitting on a chair watching a young woman in front of him spreading tarot cards on a table.Lianne was a young woman with red hair and emerald green eyes, she wore her dark-red shirt over her white tank-top shirt. Right now she was reading his fortune that he asked as he wanted to find out if the girl of her dreams would go out with him, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted to ask her or not. Thereby, he wanted to ask the fortune girl for help.Lianne always felt the odd one out, ever since she began reading other people's fortunes with these cards for about a few years, not everyone believed in such things like knowing their fortune within those cards, it made her feel...different amongst her peers. People started calling her fortune girl, because most of the time, their fortunes actually came true, whether it be good or bad. But it wasn’t like the nickname bothered her. However, what really bothered her, was reading so many fortunes in just under one day. Most of the time, she read fortunes for either one or two people, the rarest being three, but most times she kept her fortune-telling hobby to herself.But today was just an exception, just this once for a friend. Lena, her best friend, actually thought about using her fortune-telling hobby to make some money. Everyday, she always asked her friend to read her fortune of the day, and other times when having a problem she can’t solve, she asks her to do a solid so she could find out what the cards say. Right now she needed the last bit of money from him, so she could go out on a date with a cute guy who asked her. Unfortunately, when she asked for today’s fortune from her friend...she got a bad one, and she completely forgot about it as she had no money to go to a restaurant that he planned up. To make it even bad for her, she didn’t want him to pay for all the food as she also remembered the reversed Ten of Pentacles that Lianne showed. So now, her friend was doing one last fortune for today as she’ll have enough money to pay for her own meal.So far, she had already drawn and flipped an upright Strength and The Magician cards, and the last card she drew and flipped...was an upright Ten of Wands. “According to the cards,” Lianne said. “It says ‘If you’re brave and show self-confidence in yourself, you can accomplish anything’.”“Brave and self-confidence, and I’ll accomplish anything. Huh?” The young man placed his arms on the table as he was in thought, then he sighed as he said with a shrug, “Okay, if that’s what they say.”He got up as he was about to turn around and leave, but a young woman with black hair and wore her light-blue shirt and black skirt, grabbed his shoulder and told him, “Hey buddy, you forgot to pay.”“Oh right, sorry,” he quickly apologized as he got out his wallet and dug out some bills.As Lena receives the money, her blue eyes looks at the crowd, then she claps her hands and announces, “Alright everyone, fortune-telling is closed!”The crowd began to slowly disperse as Lianne placed her tarot deck back inside her backpack. As she hung it with only one strap at her shoulder, she got up and was hugged by her friend as she said to Lianne, “Thank you so much, you’re a life-saver!”“Hey, this is a one-time deal, you know I won’t be doing this again.”“I know, but as a reward for being such a good friend…” She took her friend's hand as she pulled and started jogging with her out of the college campus while saying, “I want you to meet my date!”“But I-”“Don’t worry, you don’t have to stay long. I told him a lot about you and he wants to see you.”---After their little jog, they were now walking as they were coming around the corner to the restaurant, but while they were walking, they were having their conversation with Lena saying to Lianne, “Y’know, haven’t you at least thought about finding a cute guy, or better yet, getting lucky and finding a guy literally asking you to go out with him?”“I don’t know,” Lianne shrugged. “I guess I haven’t had much luck in finding the right guy.”“Well, haven’t you at least consulted with those cards of yours?”“Huh?” Lianne had an odd look as this was new coming from her.Seeing that look, Lena’s eyes widened as she said, “Are you telling me you never asked the cards for yourself?”“Well...no, not exactly.”Lianne never thought about asking the cards for herself. Sure she has read a single card for her fortune of the day and has read fortunes to help others or her mother, but never has she ever thought about asking the cards for herself at all. Lena sighed, then said to her, “Well, take my word of advice. Since you're the fortune girl, why don’t you read your own fortune. And who knows, maybe you’ll be like me and get snagged with a date.”Lianne giggles slightly while nodding, “I don’t know about that, but I’ll keep that into consideration.”When they arrived at the restaurant, the two ladies entered inside. As they were making their way through the row of tables, they caught sight of a young man with short dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes. Lena knew who he was as she led Lianne towards him while saying to him, “Hey there!” When Lianne got close enough, she could see that he wore a red buttoned-up shirt with a blue pattern that was tucked into his blue jeans. “I want you to meet Joshua,” Lena introduced. “Joshua, this is my friend, Lianne.”“It’s a pleasure,” Lianne offered her hand.Joshua took her hand and shook it as he said, “The pleasure’s all mine, fortune girl.” While the two ladies took their seats, Joshua also said, “You know, I never thought you would be best friends with Lena.”“Yeah, we’ve known each other since high school. So, let me guess...did Lena also drag me out here so you could learn your fortune?”Lena playfully back slapped her arm while Joshua giggles slightly and answers, “Nah, I’m not really interested in that fortune-telling mumbo-jumbo crap. But I am interested in the history behind it, like those tarot cards for example. So while we're waiting. Tell me where you got them from?”“I got them from my grandmother before she died.”“Oh, so they’re a family heirloom, that’s kinda cool.”“That’s not the only thing that’s cool,” Lena says. “She’s even got this cool necklace around her neck that was also from her grandmother.”“Really, is that so?” Joshua looks at Lianne, “Mind if I see it?”“Sure,” Lianne shrugged. She pulls out a gold chain, then pulls out a pendant that was tucked inside her shirt. On that gold chain, it looked like a monocle the size of a quarter that could easily fit around your eye, unlike a normal monocle that was the size of a half-dollar that was meant to be used to see with a single eye, and that was only used for really dressed posh-like individuals from Lianne’s perspective. However, whenever the light reflects it, it gives off a rainbow-like shine.Joshua bends down to look closely at this strangle pendant as he says with awe, “Wow...it’s beautiful.” Straightening back up, he then said, “But uh...what is it?”“It’s a crystal monocle.” She takes off her necklace and explains, “Grandma told me that it was very special, not just by its beauty but for two reasons. The first...is this.” She started swinging the necklace, but when she had already stopped moving her arm...it continued to swing, much to Joshua’s surprise.“Wow, that’s neat.”“I know right!” Lena agreed. “She’s not even moving her arm and it’s still swinging.”“She also told me,” Lianne continued her explanation, “that each swing is like a second that passes. Almost like it’s ticking like a clock as soon as each second passes from each swing.” She grabs the monocle, making the necklace to stop swinging as she brings it to her eye. “The second reason is whenever you place the monocle at your eye, you could see the aura of certain individuals and could immediately tell if they're good or bad.”Joshua offered his hand and asked, “Mind if I take a look?”She hands him the crystal monocle as he placed it in his eye, and immediately...he jumped and gasped as he said, “Whoa!” Before his very eye, he was seeing a white aura surrounding Lianne and a purple aura surrounding Lena, and immediately could tell that they were good. He looked around as he saw other people’s auras, almost like the colors were thrown together here and there. “Now this is freaky...but amazing at the same time.” Taking the crystal monocle away from his eye, he points at it, “I gotta get me one of these things if they ever sell one.”As he gave the crystal monocle back to Lianne, a waitress came and asked them, “Can I get you anything?”“Um, yeah,” Lianne was the first to speak while she put her necklace back on. “Can I get mine for a too-go?”“Sure, just head-over to the front.”Lianne looked at Joshua and said to him, “It was a pleasure talking with you.” Then she hugged her friend while telling her, “Have fun.”When she left the two alone, she ordered her food and left the restaurant while she remembered the advice that her friend had given her.---Back at home, she had already finished her food and was now at her room, sitting on her chair while shuffling the tarot cards on her desk. Taking a deep breath through her nose and exhaling out of her mouth, she asks the cards in thought, What will happen to me tomorrow?Opening her eyes, she drew the first card and flipped it...showing her The Wheel of Fortune.The Wheel of Fortune, that means the first thing that’s probably gonna happen is some good luck. She smiled as she giggles slightly, then pulls out another card...her smile fades as she draws The Tower card. Her odd look began to grow as she drew The Moon, Knight of Swords, and Knight of Pentacles cards, each of them upright and not reversed. So far, five cards were drawn which was the first for Lianne. She never drew that many cards, and her fortune wasn’t even finished yet. Her next draws were a now reversed card The Lovers and an upright The Fool card, making a total of seven cards. According to this, she thought as she read the cards. It says ‘An unexpected danger will come, and my destiny will intertwine with a brave and trustworthy knight. Then I will soon be separated and will go on an adventure unlike no other’.This confused her as she said, “‘I will soon be separated’. Separated from what?” This was so strange for her as she never read her fortune like this before. In fact, she thought she might draw either three or four cards, but to draw seven to completely read her fortune was completely new to her. However, to add-in her confusion...who was this so-called “knight” that the cards spoked about. Picking up the Knight of Pentacles, her thoughts continued to wonder about this knight that she was about to be intertwined with.But the bigger question remained...What was the unexpected danger that’ll occur tomorrow?
Gone by... by angevla
The Universe leads. We can only follow. "I suppose your story is similar to mine, bright one...""One day, I woke up on a beach, on the northern coast of Vaugarde. I woke up slowly, as people sometimes do, expecting to remember where I was, what I was supposed to be doing that day... but... nothing came to mind. And as I realized that nothing came to mind, I also realized... I could not remember a single thing. What I was doing on this beach, what chores I had to do on that day... How I got there, why I didn't recognize my surroundings... My past, my family, my name, the language I spoke, the alphabet I wrote with, the stars, the country's inhabitants, culture, beliefs... it's very name...!!! I could not remember anything! Because all of my memories, even those slightly connected to the country I came from... just... cannot be accessed easily anymore.""And... it makes sense, doesn't it? No one on this planet can remember our home as it was. Most people from outside of it, who had limited ties to it, only forgot the country's existence... Maybe forgot a friend from there, or a distant family member... But for someone who had ties to it, who was born there, lived in it, breathed it day and night... There would be nothing to remember... There would just be... emptiness. I was cut off from my very existence. My entire past, my entire identity... Erased."Memories make up the core of who we are, don't they? They're proof that we existed. That we are real. Can you be certain of anything, if you do not remember how you learned it? And if you do not remember your past... If you only know that it has been erased from your memory, because something happened to your home... and if SOMETHING happened, but no one remembers what, or why... Then... what's stopping it from happening again?""What if we forget it all? What if we lose it all, once more? And you had to make sure it never happened again. At any cost necessary. And if the Universe lead you on this path... Then it must be what the Universe wants... The Universe leads. We can only follow.""Even if you don't agree with my methods, I'm sure you understand. I could not let that happen again. Not to Vaugarde! Not to the Vaguardians, who housed me, cared for me, loved me!!! I do not want to forget it all, not again!!! I will keep things I love close to me!!! I will make sure that they can keep existing!!! So that they can be remembered, forever!!!""That was what I thought... this whole time... this whole time... but... I can see that I was mistaken. You're right, bright one. We can find another way of protecting the people we love. So... while I still can... let me change my mind. I can bring everyone back... Make sure they all will move again. We can save this country... together... but... I cannot break this Curse on my own."
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Silver and Gold: Chapter 2Chapter 2: The Flaversham’sI was alone in a world not like my own, a complete stranger with no one else to turn too, and nowhere else to go. I remember those eyes judging me by my appearance, the fear of the unknown was natural, because my world would’ve felt the same.Nobody would help somebody like me, those eyes were quick to judge about my appearance. But if they had words...they would’ve hurt me. If they had sticks or stones, they probably would’ve hurt my bones.I learned that life can be cruel, no one will ever treat you nice, no one will ever help you when life gets you down.But I also learned that not everything is true. When life kicks you to the curve, someone with a kind hearted nature can pick you up. The eyes of that “someone” don’t judge you for what you are, but who you are.And whenever you feel like you're alone, you're not really alone, because when things get tough, I know that I have friends watching out for me.--- June 14, 1897 11:00 p.m.“Daddy, come quick!”Anna groaned as the voice of a little girl woke her from her sleep. Her body still felt cold as she shivered a little. She moved her head, but it felt heavy as she continued to groan and slowly opened her eyes, her vision was blurry and it slowly closed again. The only thing she could rely on were her ears.She heard another voice, this time belonging to an older man who spoke with a noticeable Scottish accent, “Olivia, please get under the umbrella. You’ll catch a cold.”Olivia? Why did that name sound so familiar? It was something that reminded her, but she couldn’t remember what.“But Daddy, I found a fairy! I think she’s hurt.”She could hear footsteps as the voices came closer.The man chuckled, “Alright, alright...let’s see this fairy of yours.”Pretty soon, Anna heard the two stop right in front of her tree and the man gave a gasp. “Good heavens!” He exclaimed, “Olivia, stand back.”Soon Anna felt a hand lightly tap on her cheek as she heard him say, “Miss, can you hear me? If so, then please wake up.”Her eyes slowly open again, she sees another mouse. But unfortunately, due to her vision being blurry still, she can only make out a grey bowler hat, a white collar with a red cravat, and a grey coat.“Oh, thank goodness.” The Scottish mouse sighed in relief. “Miss, are you alright?”Her eyes slowly closed again and the only answer she could give him was a groan. Noticing the dazed expression on her face and the lack of response, the Scottish mouse pressed his palm to Anna’s forehead. “You're burning up!” He pulled his hand away from her forehead as he lightly shook her shoulder, “Miss, you need to stay awake, try to stand up.” Anna tried to move, but her body felt like lead as the Scottish mouse slipped a hand behind her back and used his other hand to hold her wrist while saying, “Here, let me help you.” As he pulled Anna out of the tree, she clumsily stumbled out as she heard him say, “That’s it, there we go.”Anna allowed the mouse to help support her weight, his body was so warm as she leaned heavily against him, hidden beneath the shelter of his black umbrella. At first she wanted to protest, not wanting to be a burden, but she was so tired and cold that she could only groan.“Poor thing, you’re completely drenched.” The Scottish mouse said. “Let us get you someplace warm and dry.”She hardly noticed Olivia checking her back for wings. When she didn’t find any, she wasn’t upset. A little disappointed maybe, but her imagination made up for what was lacking.--- Anna’s eyes slowly opened, she was in some dark room, her mind was trying to remember from what happened, but it all came out blurry. She felt her body get covered in a warm blanket, despite that her body was still cold, but at the same time...warm. She turns her body over while groaning, seeing a figure as she says, “Dad? Dad is that you?”“There, there, now.” A voice says as the figure rubs a towel on her forehead. “You’ve been asleep for more than several hours now.”She didn’t know where she was, believing that she was back home since she was on this bed and since Anna couldn’t remember much she says, “I had this...crazy dream.” That was all her mind thought of. But was all that what it was...just a dream? Nothing that actually happened was just nothing more...a dream. “I went back in time...and I met these...strange people...it was the weirdest dream.”“Well, you're safe and sound,” The voice says, “right here in my workshop in good ol '1897.”Her eyes widened as the memories came back. The accusation from Mr. Moriarty, being sent back in time to Victorian London, getting shrunk down to mouse-sized while meeting the mice folk, and getting lost in the streets of London. As a gasp came out, she cried out, “Workshop! 1897!”When she sat up, an oil lamp was turned on, lighting the room as she looked around. But then, her eyes come towards a male mouse who sat down, making her jump and yelp in fright as he says to her in the same Scottish accent that she heard from before, “It’s alright!” He raises a hand, signaling his peaceful nature. “Don’t be afraid, I mean you no harm.”Anna’s jaw dropped as she blinked her eyes twice at what she couldn’t even believe…Sitting down right in front of her, was none other than Hiram Flaversham from The Great Mouse Detective movie. He was just like she saw him as, tan fur with a dark brown nose, he was half bald, but had brown hair on the sides while his eyebrows and mustache were brown as well, big round glasses were hung over his eyes, he wore a white collared shirt, and had green trousers. She was so shocked when she saw Hiram Flaversham face to face, she said in a gibberish voice, “B-But how...who...what are...uhhh?”Hiram cocks an eyebrow in confusion from this creature and says, “Who am I? Is that what you're trying to say?”She already knew who he was, but her head had already nodded.The Scottish mouse smiled and introduced himself, “Well, my name is Flaversham. Hiram Flaversham.”“Flaversham.” Anna muttered, then she looked around the room she was in. “How did I-”“Olivia was the one who found you.” Hiram interrupted, knowing that she was probably going to ask that question. “It was a good thing too, you were freezing out there and you were starting to have a fever. We had to get you warm and dried off before you got any worse.”Anna looks at her arms and notices they had long white sleeves. Moving the covers, she notices a white nightgown, clearly belonging to Mr. Flaversham himself. Wondering what happened to the rest of her clothes she asks, “Where are my clothes?”Hiram’s ears had a tinge of red from embarrassment as he rubs the back of his head and explains, “I hope you can forgive me lass, you were already soaked to the bone. If you didn’t want to catch your death, I had to remove some of your clothes. But don’t worry, your clothes are being hung up to dry until you recover.” He takes his hand away from his head and sighs, “So, I hope you can forgive me for that.”Anna smiles and nods apologetically to him, knowing that Hiram was trying to help, so it would be a shame if she didn’t appreciate him by letting him help her.Taking that as a good sign, Hiram smiles at her again. Still, it wasn’t his intention to do this, he had to respect a woman’s feelings, but at the condition she was in, he had to do it for her sake. But at least he was happy to know that she was an understanding person.When Anna had already finished her nodding, she felt a sharp pain to her head as she moaned while placing her hand to her forehead and saying, “Oh, my head hurts.”Hiram placed his hands on Anna’s shoulders as he gently lays her down while saying, “Then I suggest you get some rest.”Hiram goes over to a bowl with a towel in it that he left near the window. Getting it soaked a bit, he twisted out some of the water, and made his way over to Anna as he placed it on top of her forehead.“By the way,” Hiram says, “I haven’t gotten your name?”“Anna. Anna Johnson.”“Well it’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Johnson.” Hiram turns off the oil lamp and walks away from her. But before he shuts the door, he looks at her and says, “Try to get some rest, I’ll see you tomorrow. Goodnight.” He shuts the door gently with a soft click, leaving her alone in the dark room with only the moonlight being her only light as she slowly closed her eyes and went to sleep.--- June 15, 1897 8:00 a.m.The sun shined brightly, it was a beautiful day with a cloud-free sky.Anna yawned as she sat up, the pain in her head was gone. But unfortunately, she still had a fever. Placing the towel on the table next to the oil lamp, she sighs as she thought about yesterday and last night. It was a very hard day, the meeting of the mice folk, to the discovery that she was sent back through time in the year 1897, getting shrunk down to mouse-sized, and nearly freezing to death in the streets of London.However, what was even worse to think about, was the cold judging eyes of those mice. It made her feel even smaller than before, and to see the fear in those eyes for what she is. But, she couldn’t blame them. From where she came from, it was natural for someone to fear what they don’t understand, and to quickly judge by someone’s appearance. Still, it really hurt her to feel different in a mouse-filled society where she was the only human who was down to their size. As she thought about that, she covers her face with both hands, feeling her own face and forehead as they were still warm.Anna was taken off of her own thoughts as the door opened and Hiram Flaversham came in with a bowl of steaming porridge and a wooden spoon that was in it. “Ah, good morning, Miss Johnson. How’s your head feeling?”She looks at Hiram and notices that he was wearing his traditional red bowtie and tan apron while answering, “Much better, thank you.”He places the bowl of porridge on Anna’s lap while taking the towel off the table and says, “This should help bring down your fever and get your strength back.”Anna picks up the bowl, feeling the heat within it as she carefully picks up the wooden spoon and blows on it, cooling it down, and tastes it. A smile was on her face as she tasted the sweetness of it, moaning happily while nodding her head and saying, “This is good.”Hiram chuckles while smiling at Anna’s enthusiasm.She was surprised, besides knowing that Hiram Flaversham was a great toymaker, he was also a great cook as well.“Would you like some tea with that?” Hiram asked.At the mention of tea, Anna realized just how thirsty she was. The porridge didn’t help her thirst, but it did help with her hunger. She drinks tea all the time back home. Oh, she would kill for a cup, but she had to give the British a point in their favor just for this. She nods while swallowing another spoonful of porridge and says, “Please, with lemon if you have it?”“That I do. How about sugar in your tea?”Anna flushed at his kindness. She would have never asked if he hadn’t.“Please.”When Hiram left, Anna continued to eat for about a minute until she was finished, leaving the bowl on the table next to her, and sighing in content. However, she had a feeling that someone was watching her...Well...her assumption was correct when she looks over and sees a little mouse girl who was looking at her with those wide and curious eyes...It was little Olivia Flaversham, she looked so adorable in the movie, but out here in the world where Anna was in, she was still adorable with that red nose of hers, tan fur, and wore Mary Jane shoes with white socks on her feet, white collar with a forest green bow, light blue skirt, and a blue miniskirt with a red pattern on it. However, there was something missing, she didn’t have her red bow tied behind her left ear. Anna wondered why she wasn’t wearing it yet? But decided to put it out of her mind for now as she smiles and says, “Hello.”At her greeting, Olivia goes over to Anna, her eyes beginning to sparkle as she asks, “Are you a fairy?”Anna blinked at this. Olivia did seem to mention that before. Anna thought for a moment, not wanting to crush the girl’s hopes, but she wasn’t a liar...well, only on certain occasions. But, she had to tell it to her straight. “No, I’m afraid not.” She shows her back to her, just to prove her point. “See, no wings.”“But not all fairies have wings.” Olivia stated, “Wait here.”The little mouse ran out of the room. It hardly took a moment for the girl to return with a big red book in her hands. She opened it up, propped it up on the bed, and pointed at a picture.“See?”Anna peered into the book and saw a picture of a tiny girl emerging from a flower, she couldn’t help but smile at this.“Thumbelina?”Olivia nodded excitedly, “She was born from a flower and had no wings before she married the fairy prince.” She flipped a few pages until she came to a picture with Thumbelina and the handsome fairy prince. Thumbelina had a lovely pair of gossamer wings.“Maybe you’re like her? We did find you in a tree.”This was just too cute. Olivia had such a unique sense of imagination. It kind of reminded her of herself when she was Olivia’s age. Young, innocent, and very imaginative. However, the resemblance was uncanny, Thumbelina had the same reddish auburn hair just like Anna’s. It was almost like looking into a mirror, but seeing somebody else who looks like the opposite of her.She giggled at this and told Olivia, “I’m not born from a tree or flower. I’m just a plain human who somehow managed to get herself lost and shrunk down to size.”Instead of being upset like Anna had expected her to be, Olivia became elated as her eyes widened. “A human? Are you really a human?!” She dropped the book on the bed and pressed her hands to her cheeks in glee. “Oh, this is incredible! That means magic really does exist!”“I, uh...suppose there is.” Anna had to agree. Magic was the only explanation for any of this. The silver watch was the prime example, because it’s magic was the only reason why she got here. Not to mention, the world she recognizes from the movie The Great Mouse Detective, was owned by Disney, and it was the embodiment of it. “By the way, my name is Anna. Anna Johnson.”“My name is Olivia. Olivia Flaversham.”Yes, I know. Anna thought while smiling to herself, but wasn’t about to admit that.“Now, Olivia,” Hiram Flaversham says as he returned with a tray with tea and a sugar bowl, “I think our guest needs her rest.”“Yes Daddy,” Olivia obediently replied, she carefully left the fairy tale book beside Anna’s lap. “Whenever I’m sick, daddy reads me these stories. Maybe they’ll make you feel better too.”“Thank you, Olivia.” Anna meant it, she loved fairy tales as much as the little girl. It was her all-time favorite when reading books such as this. Maybe it could also pass her time since she’s probably going to be bedridden for a couple of days, and what better thing to do is to read a good book.“Get well, Miss Johnson…” Olivia paused for a moment, then asked, “Can I call you Anna? It’s such a pretty name.”“Please do.” Anna smiled, she didn’t think that she would ever be comfortable with being called “Miss Johnson” every now and then.Olivia beamed and quietly left the room.“I see that you and Olivia are getting along quite splendidly.” Hiram Flaversham says as he places the tray on the table and begins making a cup of tea for Anna. “I hope she didn’t overwhelm you with her questions.”“Oh no,” Anna protested with a shake of her head. “Olivia is a lovely little girl, has a great sense of imagination, and very clever too. I can see her growing up to be quite the intelligent young lady.”“Indeed.” Hiram Flaversham says with pride as he hands her the cup of tea. When Anna takes the first sip, she melted with happiness. She could taste the sweetness of it along with the lemon flavor that Hiram added, it was the most amazingly delicious thing that she had ever tasted. “She is so much like her dearly departed mother.” Hiram Flaversham continues to say, “I often find myself worrying that I might not raise her properly.”Anna felt her heart sink at the mention of Olivia’s mother. She always knew that Olivia didn’t have one, most likely because her mother passed away.“I’m sorry for your loss, but I don’t think you're a terrible father for raising Olivia. I’m sure that if your wife were here, she would’ve been proud of you.”“Well…” Hiram Flaversham smiled at those kind words from Anna. “I thank ya lass.” He sat down on the bed next to her as he changed the subject. “But enough about me and my past, I’ve already...moved on. In fact, there are some things we need to talk about.”Anna gave Hiram a confused look and asked, “Like what?”“Well…” Hiram dug through his pocket and pulled out the watch, “will start with this.”This surprised Anna as she says, “Hey, where did you-”“I found this little thing dinging inside those trousers of yours.”What Hiram said was undoubtedly true. You see, while he was making tea for Anna, unaware that Olivia had gone into the room and started talking to her, his ears began to hear the sound of dinging coming from somewhere. Following it to where the sound was, he finds it close to where Anna’s clothes were being hung to dry.Now, Hiram didn’t raise any questions or explained as to why she was sleeping outside in the cold rain. However, he didn’t look twice at her attire. Her clothes were nothing like he had ever seen before in his life, he’ll probably admit that they are a bit strange, and what he learned from humans from other mice, they were an odd but strange bunch.As the dinging brought him back to his senses, curiosity got the better of him as he found it inside of Anna’s blue jeans. He digs it out of the pocket and finds a silver watch, immediately he is impressed at such a thing. When he flipped it open, he was even more impressed at this watch. However, he had an odd look on his face as the time from this watch had the same exact time as Big Ben.Back to Hiram Flaversham’s room, he began to explain to Anna about the watch he discovered from her, “It’s quite the exquisite craftsmanship.” Hiram examined. “This watch was made entirely from pure silver.” He flipped open the watch again as he continued on, “This glass-like casing is no doubt made from crystal, and the hands on it are made from diamonds which are cleanly cut to make the arrows. Whoever made this, is such a genius craftsman.” Hiram had that same odd look again. “However, besides being it at the same time around here...there’s something else that’s strikingly odd.”“What,” Anna says, “What is it?”Hiram shows Anna while pointing at the three buttons on top of the silver watch. “These three buttons right here. What exactly do they do?”When Hiram mentioned that, Anna remembered that there were three buttons. But unfortunately, she didn’t have a single clue about the first two buttons as she shrugs her shoulders and says, “I have no idea.” She then sets aside her cup of tea and points at the middle button. “But the middle button right there is what brought me here in the first place.”“Hmm?” Hiram Flaversham places his hand on his chin. “Is this also the reason why you got shrunk?” Anna looks at Hiram with a surprised look as he explains to her, “I overheard what you said to Olivia. So is it true?”Anna nods her head, “Yeah, maybe, I guess.”“Well...where did you get this from?”Anna wanted to tell Hiram that she got it from Mr. Moriarty in the year 2017, but she couldn’t tell him this, probably because he wouldn’t understand. However, this is Hiram Flaversham, so maybe he can help her so she says to him, “A man from my world gave it to me. He told me to find a gold watch similar to this one, but has the same value. So, do you know where I can find one?”Hiram thought for a second, then answered, “I do have a gold watch.” Anna smiled for a moment, then faded as Hiram says while nodding, “But, I’m afraid it doesn’t have the same value as this, because it doesn’t have a lid. I’m very sorry.”Anna sighs while looking downwards and her shoulders droop, feeling slightly deflated. She was so close to knowing where she could find a golden watch then go home.“However,” Hiram says as Anna looks up to him, “there is one watch shop here in London that I am aware of. Perhaps the owner would have the answer.”Anna sighs in relief, feeling hope reappear.“Now then,” Hiram sets aside the silver watch on the table. “Tell me, do you have anywhere else to go?”Anna nodded truthfully no to Hiram.“I thought not. How about I make a deal with you lass.” Anna carefully paid attention as he said to her, “You see, I’m often busy with work these days and I hardly have the time for Olivia. With no mother or siblings, I fear that she’s lonely. So, I may need a nanny to watch out and care for her...In fact.” He smiles then looks behind, with Anna following his gaze. Their eyes catch Olivia who was spying on them, she quickly runs away while Hiram turns his attention back to Anna as he says, “She’s starting to take a liking to you, and since you have nowhere else to go, I think it would be nice to have an addition in our home.”“You...you really mean that?” Anna says.“Of course, think of it this way, you’ll be able to find the golden watch with a little extra help, and it’d be better than you running around all over the streets of London now all of Mousedom probably knows about you.”Anna thought for a second and knew that Hiram was right. It would be difficult to find a golden watch in a big city such as this, and he was willing to help her find it. Not to mention, he was offering her a place to stay which didn’t sound like a bad option, and running around the streets of London did sound like a bad idea, because nobody would probably help her at all. “Well,” she rubs her arm, “when you put it that way I guess…” She stops herself mid-sentence as she remembers the last part that Hiram said. “Wait a second. What do you mean by all of Mousedom probably knows about me?”“A customer told me about a rumor saying that a human was running around the streets.” Hiram sighs while rubbing the back of his head. “If this is a rumor, then I’m afraid it might spread and it will prove difficult if someone were to see you.”Anna nodded agreeingly to this, remembering those odd looks she received when she first arrived. Those cold judging and glaring eyes were a constant reminder of how much she was an outsider to a world not like her own.“Now then, do we have a deal?”Hiram brings out his hand, Anna thought about taking the deal. However, something came to her mind as she says while looking at Hiram’s room, “But what about your bed, this room, and uh…”“Oh, worry not about that,” Hiram says while waving his hand, knowing what she was about to say, “I already have that part figured out.” He winks at her.Anna had a smile on her face as she said, “You would go through this trouble just for me. A complete stranger who’s not even a mouse...but a human into your home.”“Why of course, it doesn’t matter to me if you're a human or a mouse, you’re still Anna Johnson.” Hiram shrugs his shoulders while continuing, “Besides, what sort of gentlemouse would I be if I didn’t help a lady in need?”Anna was happy and surprised at the same time. Hiram had already given up his own bed to a sickly guest like her and he was offering her a place to stay while watching out for his daughter Olivia, and he was also willing to help her find the golden watch.Hiram brings out his hand again and says, “Now, as I said before, do we have a deal?”Instead of shaking his hand like Hiram thought she would, Anna hugs him while saying, “Yes! Thank you so much, Mr. Flaversham, it really means a lot to me!”Hiram smiles while hugging her back and saying, “It was my pleasure, lass.” He then looks at her face to face then says, “But please, there’s no need to be formal, you can call me Hiram.”“And you can call me Anna.”Hiram nods his head, then gets up off the bed and says, “Well, it was nice having this chat with you, but I think you need to rest and finish drinking your tea before it gets cold.”Right before Hiram left, Anna’s mind forgot something as she said while Hiram turned to face her, “Oh, wait! Where are you going to sleep tonight?”Hiram chuckles, “Oh, worry not about me, Anna. I often fall asleep in my good ol ’chair more often than I do in my own bed.”When Hiram left Anna alone, she started sipping her cup of tea. Putting that back to the side of the table, she picks up the book that was left on her lap thanks to Olivia, and opens it up to the page where the story of Thumbelina began. She leans back into the soft pillow, but before she begins to read, she looks back at the picture of the tiny girl.“She really does look a bit like me.”As she continues to read, and after finishing her cup of tea, she gets near the end as she looks at the picture of Thumbelina’s wedding with the fairy prince. She studies his handsome face. He had light brown hair and bright intelligent green eyes as she thought, He reminds me of a certain detective.Finishing the story, she slowly closes the book.--- Anna stayed with the Flaversham’s for the next four days. Her fever was gone by the following evening, but Hiram insisted that she had to take it easy for a while longer. During that time, Anna explored their home. She found it intriguing that Olivia and her father lived on top of their toyshop. It was just so...European.She couldn’t deny that she was still homesick, but as the days went by, it began to dull, and the longer she stayed with the two mice, the more Anna felt at home. Olivia was like her own little extra shadow, following her around everywhere she went whenever she was home from school. Olivia showed her the toys her father had made, and Anna had to admit, these toys were very unique. There were small steam engine toys and wind-up clockwork dolls, she even spotted his name engraved into one of the wooden toys that he had made. She couldn’t help but wonder about how much hard work, effort, and heart that Hiram puts into each of them.“Wow, making all these toys for children all year round.” Anna commented to him once. “You're like their personal Santa Claus.”He looked confused for a moment before laughing, “Oh, I do believe you mean Santa Mouse.”Anna knew that there were many parallels between the mouse world and the human world. They all had different names, but she never expected Santa to be one of them.Over a short period of time, Olivia and Anna had already become fast friends, but during that short period, they began to look up to each other like sisters. They spent lots of time together, usually discussing various books with each other. Anna even told Olivia and her father about California, but leaving the part that she came from the year 2017, and how it rarely snows and barely rains where she lives. She even told them about her job back home and her family. About her little dog who was stronger than a horse. Anna even began to teach Olivia how to draw, being an artist herself. To her delight, the little girl became enraptured by the hobby. While the girl didn’t show magnificent talent for the arts, she did enjoy her lessons. Anna was never good at explaining how things were done, so she was glad that Olivia seemed to understand what was told to her. Then again, Anna did mostly show how it was done instead of just speaking. Art was a visual learning experience after all.Helping Olivia with homework when she got back from school, well...that was a bit more difficult. Anna was no school teacher, but Olivia was patient with her, and even helped her find the right words to say. For that, Anna was very grateful.During those last four days, Anna finally had her own room thanks to Hiram Flaversham. He had an extra workroom next door that he hardly uses anymore and after moving all the stuff out, he got to work. The first thing he did was buy a small vanity mirror to hang off the wall, then after working all day and night, he made her a wooden bed with her name etched into it and beautiful roses with vines designed around it. It reminded Anna of those wooden-carven beds from the animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Aside from that, Hiram also made a table just for her, a desk, and a wardrobe.Hiram also insisted that Anna should change different clothes, even after she got them back when she recovered from her fever and her clothes were dry, but also told her that if she keeps wearing the same clothes every now and then, she’ll dirty them up. Anna knew that he had a point, if she wanted to blend in more, she’ll have to dress for the occasion.So Hiram bought Anna three lovely Victorian dresses to help her fit in with the times. To Anna, they were gorgeous, not fancy, but casual. The first was a rich blue dress with black trimming, the second was a pale peach dress with an orange bodice, and the last dress was a green one that reminded her of one of Belle’s dresses in Beauty and the Beast. To top it all off, she could use her own boots as her only footwear, which gives her a small advantage just as long as no one looks down.Anna was careful in tying her own corsets, making sure that she didn’t string them too tight as to restrict her breathing, but tight enough to keep her chest in place. Victorian women, Anna had noticed, often wore their corsets tight enough to disfigure their waistline. It seemed to be a miracle that they didn’t snap in half when bending over.She snorted at this. Could they even bend over?Bedtime became a special moment for the girls. Anna sang a different lullaby every night to Olivia, usually them being Disney songs such as Part of Your World and You’ll Be in My Heart. By the end of each song, Olivia was fast asleep with a smile on her face.Life was generally good and she finally had a family once again.However...her little family and life with the Flaversham’s was going to take a turn for the worse on the fourth night on June 19, where she was called into the kitchen by Hiram after putting Olivia to sleep. He had to tell her something important as he says to her, “Listen, tomorrow is a very special day. Olivia is going to be turning eight tomorrow.”When she learned this news, she couldn’t help but yell, “Olivia’s birth-”“Shhh!” Hiram quickly silenced her by shushing and using a single finger to his mouth before Anna accidentally woke up Olivia.“Sorry,” She whispers, “I mean, Olivia’s birthday is tomorrow?”“Yes, and I need your help in getting some groceries while we go into the watch shop so we can hopefully find that golden watch you're looking for, and you can even buy something for Olivia while we're out.”When Anna learned that Olivia’s birthday was tomorrow, she finally managed to figure out why Olivia didn’t have her red bow tied behind her left ear...it was because she never got it, even when she saw her wear it in the movie. But out here, she doesn’t have one. Anna’s face began to turn pale as she knows the biggest revelation of what’s to come tomorrow night.Hiram notices Anna’s pale face as he asks, “Anna. Anna what’s wrong?”She looks back to Hiram and asks a question which she hoped couldn’t be true, but she mentally prayed to God that it couldn’t happen now. Not after being with them for the last four days. “By any chance, are you making a special surprise for Olivia?”Hiram had a smile on his face as he said, “Why of course!” But then it was replaced with a surprised look. “Wait, how did you know that?”Anna wanted to tell Hiram the truth about what was going to happen tomorrow, and she wanted to tell him that she knows that he’ll make a clockwork doll for Olivia. But if she did tell him, she feared that he wouldn’t believe her and thought that she was crazy. Not to mention a part of her was starting to panic and wanted to shout out and tell him to get out now before it was too late...No, now was not the time to panic, she has to think smart, and as much as she wants to tell Hiram the truth, she had to keep this a secret until the time was right, and hopefully he’ll understand. So, she made-up a believable story while giving Hiram a fake smile, shrugging her shoulders and saying, “Uhh...lucky guess. I mean, who wouldn’t want a special surprise on their birthday?” She slightly chuckled on the last part.Hiram shrugs his shoulders, Anna did make a valid point.So now, tomorrow the real story begins…And it begins with Hiram Flaversham getting kidnapped on the night of Olivia’s birthday.
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Geoproteanthrope, LITERATURE "Geoproteanthrope, Ecology of the life bringer" by meso-mhyrr .This was created to serve as the cover for the Science fiction/Fantasy ecologysaga I have written called "GEOPROTEANTHROPE". PLEASE HAVE A READ!LITERATURE"Geoproteanthrope, Ecology of the life bringer"by meso-mhyrrEcology of the Life Bringer, Great Seeding of Many Terrestrial and Oceanic WorldsThe fission pods are many fathoms deep under the gulf. Ecologically adept, each pod has the capacity of spawning a plethora of highly advanced flora and fauna. Poised for delivering a copious assortment of rapidly integrative mimicries, all the while offering to advance and enrich a host of natural selection along with an interdependence among similar species akin to its nature. With a vast microcosm of explicitly correlative symbioses, these microecologies, are introductive of many species capable of metamorphic convergence between the matrixes of animal, vegetable, and even the dramatic transmutation of minerals utilizing highly adaptive synergistic microbes to transmute the prevalent soil compositions. Microbialization of the soil begins with the rapid reproduction and dispersion of organisms ideally purposed for the rapid deconstruction of a specific range of material, establishing a foundation, then dramatically mutating into cellular diversities, in preparation of enzymatic and chemical breakdown, while introducing an elemental, mineral, and nutrient diversity formerly unavailable. Furthermore, once a microhabitat is introduced, and becomes established, these life-forms will continuously evolve throughout the adaptive establishment, and rebirthing cycles. It is here at great depths, in the cold and oily murk, where they span the majority of the gestation period of an approximately 11-year solar propagation cycle. This lengthy spawning cycle is necessary to develop these specially advanced offspring, selectively engineered for the potentially rich and complex interdevelopmental blueprinting as greatly adaptive biodiversification, spawning many forms capable of advancing within and throughout an extensive myriad of astrobiological and terrestrial biomes. Purposely protecting them at great lengths from the depleting solar energy, serves to facilitate a unique characteristic within the gravitational and magnetic independence, sensitizing pods to solar, lunar, and terrestrial orbital, gravitational, geomagnetic, and tidal energies. Until charged with abysmal dark matter, these pods' enhanced structural densities have become navigationally honed to attract the farthest-reaching and most fecund itinerary thus derivate of the cosmos. The radiographic insignia of an abundance of life-forms, captivates of these informed systems, where surges of radon energy may emit as a pulse acting as a telemeter, gradually informing instincts most active, as informed Instinct, determining a course of seeding and migratory imprinting ideal for the offspring in developmentally transmutative phase determination and removed from the inhibitions of radiological interference due to solar disruption. Whilst all microbial particle affiliates rest in gestation, learning a heightened capacity for longevities and sustaining remarkable feats of regeneration from oxidation, and solar deterioration, they prepare to travel inland, eventually to rise at the swampy bog. Surfacing to solarize, and spawn via micro-sporing, whilst creating a dry energy field to repel the forces of internal humidity. Next, the heliotropic pods rotate several times throughout the circadian rhythmostasis, drawn toward the azimuth of the solar and lunar convexion. Then, after a complete lunar cycle, the collective pods, in a vast watery dispersion, while the parental units; zooidal medusoid hydra, as they become statically charged, begin expelling all fluids from the internal structure of their suspensoid bodies. Asteroidal in mass, these pods are possessed of an independence from normal gravity. As such, they are capable of interstellar travel. This happens when the lunar orbit pulls them into outer space. Then, they will exist in planetary orbit until bearing a new heading toward a fertile and life inhabited planetary ocean, within the same galaxy, or as they have progressed, the flight path is clear to extend anywhere beyond their known existence, folding space/time as if by echolocation by the idyllic destinations pulling these sound objects (pods) toward their new homes. Multiple polyps within each pod endure such intense pressure ranges from within as their potential offspring (gametes) enigmatically forge and are consciously arranging perceptual telemetries of awareness and influence. These biostructural relationships between the living polyps and the skeletal asteroidal masses are capable of great flexibilities of their relative dimensions of projective perspectives that transmute space and time, penetrating greater distances than ever before to fix onto a body of superior cosmic awareness within the desired destination. This Supreme Being, when lured by the perceiving probe, will move swimmingly so as to position themselves beneath each indaptive orb. Each will be drawn to its location. These orbs represent indaptive data from beyond, imprinted of positive systems. And the Supreme Being who responds to such prescience is being read by the dimensional probing. This reading is crucial to develop the empathic form that opens in deep space in the pathway of a wormhole. Now, a clear path has been chosen. Drawn inward from the life emanations of external origin, cosmic radiation transfers neutrinos synaptically. Living matter transfers freely through the ethereal plane materializing in a sort of ectoplasm. This ectoplasm subsists as a dense fog and accumulates around the indaptive orbs, which hover above the Quasindaptimuths. The ectoplasmic storm thickens and intensifies until achieving a pressurized well around each of the seven indaptive orbs. Reaching a pressure that is greater than water, the surface of the water beneath each swell becomes displaced by the greater pressure expanse. At the exact moment that the surface tension yields, the envelopments surge with circumvolutions of galactic light waves. The enveloped orbs are now ignited and primed to begin immersion. These are now called Posimorphs. Now it is time for the Quasindaptimuths and the Posimorphs to converge as one. The immersion of the Posimorphs and the suspended Quasindaptimuths, must make a connection at halfway between the water’s surface and the seafloor (approximately 7000 ft.). The baroclinicity between the partially hollow Quasindaptimuth and the super dense posimorphic fluids immediately create an exchange, filling completely the frontal lobe of the Quasindaptimuths and simultaneously expelling internal gasses through their anterior nodes. The Quasindaptimuths are soon completely fluidized. The next transformation comes to bear as the indaptive nebulae at the centers of the Posimorphs make contact with the statically charged Quasindaptimuths. The two must now undergo their “Vorpal Communion”. The indaptive orbs upon contact begin to enter and nucleate the Quasindaptimuths, pulsating throughout the pod’s asteroidal mass, until at last they have become as one. Now it is born as The Geoproteanthrope. cocoon communion ecology heliotrope interstellar literature lycanthrope metamorphic meteoric Oc protean proteus short story spawn vorpal asteroidal posimorphic Geoproteanthrope indaptive baroclinicity Quasindaptimuth alternate universe changeling chimera chrysalis science fictionProof-read on 8/8/2020 by Melalina www.deviantart.com/melalina Further revision created on 8/8 and 8/9/2020 by Nathaniel Britz aka meso-mhyrr As we are recently discovering that microbial life may exist on meteoric masses that travel throughout space...What if a meteoric mass could form and transport advanced life between developing worlds?...Meet the Geoproteanthrope, a unique example of such...Published: Jun 11, 2020© 2020 - 2021 meso-mhyrrCOMMENTS 9 . meso-mhyrr Dec 4, 2020 Non-violent... Bruno-Bluthgeld Nov 3, 2020 Alright, I kept my end of the deal. My work here is over, unless there is something else you'd like me to criticize. Reply1likemeso-mhyrr Nov 5, 2020 I will consider your critique carefully in my future writing endeavors. Thank you for your thoughtful attention. ReplyBruno-Bluthgeld Nov 5, 2020 I was glad to help. To be honest, it's not the type of literature I'd read on my own volition. It was not easy to grasp your ideas; it was a struggle to break through the enigmatic meanings, but it was a challenge - a stimulating one - and in the end I can say it was an interesting experience. If that's a small sample of your writing skills and imagination, I'd dare say you have limitless potential (to quote a G-man from Half-Life). I'd be thrilled to read some longer piece of literature of yours. Reply1likeBruno-Bluthgeld Nov 3, 2020 Whoo, once again I'm stunned by my almost complete inability to grasp what you are writing about. The reason for that is multifold: 1) that I'm not a native user of English as you're well aware 2) you're using a specialized, biological register I'm not especially familiar with 3) you depict one entity in one sentence and the next one already proceeds to something else, which usually leaves me with 10 questions per sentence. Lastly, you have an amazing ease of smoothly mixing scientific terms with what strikes me almost like esoteric terminology, e.g. The Supreme Being, body of superior cosmic awareness, (gametes) enigmatically forge, etc. which makes your style all the more unique but simultaneously doesn't really help me unfold this Gordian knot. Still, despite all this vagueness, I must say I like the way you methodically move from spreading life on a micro level up to this omnipresent, cosmic, deity-like consciousness. What I also observe in your style and the overall "life-bringer' concept is that you seem to go a little overboard with various adaptive abilities you attribute your creatures with. I pay attention to balance and all those 'gifts' appear to me a little overabundant. This is the passage I like most: "sensitizing pods to solar, lunar, and terrestrial orbital, gravitational, geomagnetic, and tidal energies. Until charged with abysmal dark matter, these pods' enhanced structural densities have become navigationally honed to attract the farthest-reaching and most fecund itinerary thus derivate of the cosmos." I just blows my mind: gravity, geomagnetism, some tidal energies and even dark matter, which as far as I know, is not yet something proved to exist. Of course, if the pods are governed by a god-like awareness, they might as well be so complex and have all those abilities but in fact life as we know it here on earth is much more specialized. I don't think there are creatures that would be sensitive to UV light, infrared spectrum, and magnetosphere on top of that. For this reason I deem your choice a bit 'baroque' but your vision has been outlined only very briefly so far, so it might as well fit into the picture since as a reader I don't think I get the full view. ReplyRSandrineDJul 14, 2020 Good evening Meso !! Your article is very interesting and engaging, I did not expect to have that in the group nor on DeviantArt. I really like, I congratulate you ^^ if you want us to open a file on ecology or you could put your work it is with pleasure !! Aryave Reply1likemeso-mhyrr Jul 14, 2020 Aryave, Your praises are most welcome! Your group is really awesome! I am honored to be presenting my artworks among your works and the works of the other artists that you showcase. Creative writing is a discipline that I've studied informally by writing and drawing in my sketchbook journals throughout my 20s and 30s. Then about 4 years ago I broke into the world of online publishing Through the forums of WordPress, Facebook, and here at DeviantArt. As for how you choose to present my work in your group, I trust your discretion. I am open to the idea if you suggest arranging my submissions in ways that best compliment the body of artwork as a whole... Reply1likeRSandrineDJul 15, 2020 Hello Meso !!Thank you for being with us in the group, I will watch how to highlight your works more so that everything will be harmonious in the group !! Reply1likemeso-mhyrr Jul 20, 2020 Thanks!LITERATURE"The Bleudaptoatl and The Psychederm"by meso-mhyrr 7 Favourites4 Comments1K Views 7 Favourites4 Comments1K Views Literature Text Allow me to introduce you to the Bleudaptoatl and the Psychederm, two unique races delivered from a far away alien world by the Geoproteanthrope, biological, meteoric, interstellar traveler...Creature Variation, Habitat, and Morphology APRIL 18, 2016 ~ GEOPROTEUS ~ EDITBleudaptoatl- The Geoproteanthrope Pod surges with pressure from a central cavity. Inside stirs the egg-bearing Lotaurelious. When the Lotaurelious reaches maturity the Pod’s thoracic segmental hatch breaches hold and dispenses an inky fluid. Then the crystalline drone ejects itself into the ocean and wiggles itself to cleanse and begin its descent. Birthed, now the gelatinous and metallic like carrier, resembling a cross between a squid and a stingray, and with a girthed central egg-filled chassis, swims several miles and thoroughly scouts an ideal nesting site in the cooler and darker depths. Penetrating the murk, the Lotaurelious lays a considerable swarm of eggs, 436 in all. The now fatigued Lotaurelious immerses itself and quite aggressively begins a physiological and chemical transformation and begins to rapidly decompose. Focusing its form into a couple of thousand condensative nodes, each having the capacity of seeding a variety of potential forms. These are to be possessed of complex physiologies and assimilations. The nodes are now stratifying in the squishy muck whilst the numerous Bleudaptoatl incubate. Greatly expanding, the Bleudaptoatl start out as an embryo encased in a soft, leathery egg, about the size of a walnut, and grow to a size of about a foot and a half in diameter. Upon whence the Bleudaptoatl will hatch after a lengthy incubation period of approximately 3 years. The prolonged period is due to the Bleudaptoatl’s highly dense and complex bodily formation. Eventually hatching, the initial form emerges as a small humanoid and stands approximately 2 and one half feet high. The exoskeletal structure of the Bleudaptoatl is a living fractal capable of tensing up into rigid plates of protection and becoming unstable and prehensile as a serpent’s body at will. The Bleudaptoatl is imbued with an ability to assimilate with the planetary magnetosphere and can glide around underwater at will quite expediently, while able to become suspended at every depth. The Bleudaptoatl has limited shape-changing capabilities and can also display an expansive arrayal of the visible and invisible spectrums. When all Bleudaptoatl are hatched, the gathering is called a “Nebulae”. The Nebulae begin coordinating movement and adapting their shifting form to stream smoothly throughout the deep. Some members of the Nebulae gather the stratified nodes left of the Lotaurelious and search for ideal places to sow them among the existing lifeforms of the coral reef. The Bleudaptoatl begin their complex imprinting upon the individual and collective forms native to the reef. This imprinting involves mimicking the form and transmitting morphic projections into the form grafting onto DNA. Also projecting pheromones of enhansively focused and domineering formulae, influential upon each biological instance. This effectively engineers increased growth capacity with the successive seeding or offshoots becoming greatly enhanced, capable of greater adaptability of the interevolving expansions variabilities and cross germinations. The Bleudaptoatl use radiological crystalline frequencies that vibrate from their bodies through their hands and feet. These frequencies are focused during their tending, to enhance the evolving forms with increasingly complex bioengineering. They also establish a unique range of communication within the newly developing lifeform that resonates vital feedback in exchange. This form of communication brings an awareness to the Bleudaptoatl that allows for the clarity of the organisms potential range of morphology and influences to flourish. Also, the frequencies are influential on the microbial developments within the root held soils and specialize intensively throughout phases of metamorphosis. The nodes formed by the Lotaurelious are developing, taking many unique and exotic forms of animated bodies of life. There are plant/animal like hybrids inclusive of intelligent sponges that produce a mesh of vegetation that veils their form from which many aquatic organisms graze. Also, ambulatory kelp beds and rooted masses are composed of starfish like tissue. Many of the nodes will form into symbiotic life forms producing food to be harvested by the Bleudaptoatl and other creatures of the deep sea. Some will even bloom into embryos and spawn varying organisms capable of integrating with existing oceanic life. Bleudaptoatl feed on their constantly expanding crystalline blood through a placental velum, beneath which produces a range of digestible media. They also feed on the harvests from the Lotaurelious nodes upon their maturity. Also, they obtain nourishment by osmosis in absorbing the pheromonal essence through their dermis, and through their feet from the rich sediment of the ocean floor. The Nebulae are slow at growing and establishing an ideal strip of terrain, approximately 10 miles wide and 40 miles long within their first 2 years of development since hatching. The Bleudaptoatl now stand at about 4 and a quarter foot high. The Nebulae, upon founding their habitat, now migrate to converge at a central location and assemble into formations of several small circles. Then, collectively the Bleudaptoatl begin to resonate frequencies while projecting bioluminescent scintillations from their mind’s eye that are further manipulated by the will of their minds. These vibrations and light arrayal begin to focus into animated projections within each circle of 3-dimensional transformations, orchestrated potently of the circles collective imprinting, depicting anticipatory developments fluid and time-lapsed forming, of the forthcoming phases, with the potential evolutionary traits conclusive of the nebulae’s lucidity. Furthering the establishment of majestic and fantastical dimensions within their enchanted forest, they are flourished in a deep display of incorporative alienation. After further propagation, the life in the coming generation is magnificently progressed. The interactive displays of arcing electrical bolts stream throughout the various appendages communicating and vibrating with whale-like songs. Jellyfish bloom from extensions of one type of life form and are released at once swarming across the valley, while some are snatched up by the tentacles of other types of creatures. Rooted lattices of interlacing corals unfurl their fronds and interweave with one another illuminating vivid expressions of fraternal bliss, and then spontaneously recoil inward leaving only bare stalks posted about. The leaf-like tags on a tree type form oscillate wildly, until creating an assembled interplay on light and shadows, each leaf positioned at different angles creating images of varied creatures throughout the deep. Sensitively positioning such animate displays craftily beset, are opposite the positions of nearby perceivers. Several giant tumbleweed like organisms slowly roll about, opening ocular lenses from each of their outwardly branching tubular extensions, and closing them intermittently before they roll beneath the tumbling behemoth. Slingshot shaped critters expand their form and then suddenly snap, rapidly sprigging forth great distances every time. Dense and rich pheromones attract all types of aquatic creatures throughout the expanse. Each is ecstatic among a society of the intoxicated, as they sensuously meander about taking it all in. Jet black crab and lobster-like crustaceans cling to a grove of tethering billows of densely furrowed clusters, as each one meticulously labors at pruning the undergrowth proportionately, with their razor-sharp pinchers. Appearing to be a heap of decaying vegetation, a camouflaged predator snaps into action, when some nearing amphibious swimmers draw too close. It envelopes several with a swift synapse of its sheet-like tendrils, enshrouding its prey immediately, enveloping the misfortunate morsels entirely. One large cresting structure clutches a dark cloister of collapsing dimensional space as the whirlpooling exchange streams in from above with the current and is diverted horizontally in three separate extensions around the circumference. Miniaturized manta ray flutter about, gilded foils of silver and bronze, positioning themselves upon the appendatures of forms, as if pollinating throughout the blossoming abyssal wilderness. Milky ribbons of silken streamers slither about with a haunting fluidity, and seem to entangle all throughout the structures, as they weave themselves complexively, whilst ever remaining freely and consistently mobile.Psychederm- These creatures are released by some of the polyps after its last gestation period while in the lake, bay, swamp, or marsh. Initially in the form of a tadpole-like creature, it spawns up or downstream (as in the case from a lake or inland sea) until it finds a specific meander where the earthen absorption of the variant detritus containing organic material richly consisting of the decomposing vegetation of the immediate ecology. The Nymphibian has a pair of tapping tendrils, each with the ability to probe progressing gradually deeper into the bank until anchoring and pulling its body deeper into the earth. Alternately, the Nymphibian probes each tendril moving deeper until reaching a desired concentration of the ecologies essence. Here it will rest awhile until becoming sufficiently imprinted. This is necessary to develop the Nymphibian’s uniquely adaptive endocrine system and immunology. This process is continuous from the initial inception into the planetary system, and continuously develops with an uncanny capacity to include compounded genetic information and compatibility of and with all previous planetary systems propagative resurgences and redaptive progressive ecological biomes. Once the Nymphibian is imprinted upon, it begins to extend its tendrils, one at a time, now in a downwardly direction. Here it will gestate for a while absorbing vital information about the geology, aquaculture and longer-term material synthesis and retention values. During this Phase of rest, the Nymphibian’s bodies will undergo a metamorphosis developing into an aquatic bodily form similar to a cross between a shark and a porpoise (approximately 18-33cm long). Once this metamorphic stage is complete the small swimmer now called a Porpidoptera ascends through the initial tunnels out into the stream, and into the greater aquatic expanse. In addition to hunting smaller creatures, foraging on available flora, and scavenging off of other lifeforms, the Porpidoptera obtains the majority of its nourishment while resting, absorbing a range of nutrients from the fluid transference of gradually concentrating matter and minerals that are attracted to the Porpidoptera and consumed by osmosis. The Porpidoptera writhe into the sediment layer, partially immersing themselves within the lakebed or seafloor where they then begin to emit waves of ionic impulses specifically to attract the variety of particle sustenance available within the ambient soil and fluid bodies. The defenses deployed to enable its survival are varied and supremely effective, even against accidental ingestion by a predator’s mistaking the Porpidoptera for anything else. Its bio-reactivity and psionic defenses are so greatly advanced in comparison to other organisms it encounters that are solely adapted to and advanced from a singular terrestrial origin. The Porpidoptera have a psionic resonance that, when sensed by other organisms capably within range to threaten it, induces a range of instinctual reactions from a sudden impulse to flee in the opposite direction to avoid impending doom to an organism’s sense that the Porpidoptera presence is greatly influential and necessary to its wellbeing. Encounters often submit the responses of respectful curiosity and selective arousal of sensitivities capable of laying the foundation for behavioral strategies engineering future interinvolvement and survival synergies relative to the pod lifeforms complex stratagem of varied integrations and expansions. Due to the sufficient measures utilized by the Porpidoptera in acquiring nourishment, it is usually unnecessary that they would need to hunt self-defensive prey that are capable of harming it. In fact, when in dire need the Porpidoptera are endowed with an ability to influence other organisms into becoming completely docile before consuming them whole. Upon reaching a size of approximately 30-55 cm in length, the Porpidoptera begin preparation for yet another metamorphosis. This time the Porpidoptera will writhe about half a meter beneath the sand or sediment. Here it will begin to transform gradually forming limbs beneath the rubbery dermis of its former skin as it now serves as a cocoon. Eventually they continue forming into something that has a head that resembles a sea turtle’s and the body of a pterodactyl. At this phase of being, the once Porpidoptera is now called an Inceptogerm. The Inceptogerm upon emerging crawls onto the shore of the adjacent landmass dragging its cocoon husk in its muzzle and finds a shady spot to devour its former envelopment. This nourishes and initiates the internal gestation of developing offspring in the form of highly complex seeds for the Inceptogerm to selectively sow after forming post transferant spore exchanges and developed in utero. It is due to the Inceptogerm’s complexly developed endocrine system’s continuous morphology that has evolved a unique type of Pancreas close in the proximity to its sexual organs. This arrangement has the capability of engineering and forming the ovum of a brand-new life form’s variable as seeds and giving birth to them respectively. But first the collective population of the Inceptogerm must gather to mate and prepare for the vigorous labors of terraforming with new offspring. Sensing one another they individually take flight scouting for an ideal meeting place until one of them finds an elevated clearing. Telepathically communicating with the entire population will decide based entirely on the observation of the single individual who scouts the ideal location to converge. Gradually the Inceptogerm arrives until the entire population is gathered in this instance, let’s say 158 strong. When the spawning migration of Inceptogerms converges at once, such is referred to as a “Vortex”. The Vortex of the Inceptogerms begin to communicate among one another until suddenly one begins the inarticulate trumpeting of a joyful bellow. Others join in each one with distinctive variations all of their own. Gradually their movements and hollering becomes more and more complex until a sort of song and dance emerges. This continues for some time until a few of them wander off who must have gotten hungry as they begin foraging on some nearby shrubbery. Eventually they have all finished feeding and resign to sleep by hanging upside down from branches of the surrounding trees. The following day most of the Inceptogerms begin to engage in physical feats as they are in preparation for their labors to come. When evening falls the entire vortex gathers for song and dance until those who labored throughout the day endeavor to rest while those who rested are now engaging in nocturnal activities to develop their senses and prepare for the particular labors reserved for their nocturnal actualizations. After about a week of this, the Vortex begins to mate with one another in a particular way designed to develop the form and complexities of the seeds for gestation. For the purposes of this type of mating cycle, each Inceptogerm is both male and female (producer and receiver of microspores). Gradually beginning to develop among a dozen or so Inceptogerms, whereupon the frontal interior of each wing’s webbing emerges dense and potent microspores until a thick powdery mass accumulates. Whilst upon the back of the wings, another group begins to contract slimy patchworks with colorful patterning similar to the backs of certain frogs and toads. The copulation occurs during the dance gathering. Initially, about a dozen or so each is sporing and blooming. The bloomers dance showing the onlooking members of the Vortex their unique and vibrant bloom formations until they all come to rest lying on their bellies. Next, all the sporing members sing an orchestration with the potency of an aphrodisiac. This collaboration triggers the flow and reabsorption of mucus in the bloomers. The mucus is specifically designed to capture, incept, and absorb the microspores into the subdermal lymphatic flow. During the mating ritual, the entire Vortex participates in the process as the onlooking crowd sings on. The silenced sporers dance over to the bloomers until they are straddled over the backsides of the bloomers, with wings outstretched and hovering, directly above the bloomers, whose wings are sprawled out beneath them. The crowd’s singing intensifies with the courtships unfolding, until each of the sporers with their thick layer of black microspores, begin to climax, with a shiver, dispersing a dusting of microspores upon the backs of the bloomer’s wings. The sporers rotate until each of them, shivering above the bloomers, deposits their spores upon every single one of the bloomers. Some of the sporers then select additional bloomers to spore upon one or more additional times. This recurs every four days or so as the cycle of readiness among groups of sporers and bloomers approaches the time of engagement. This continues from the time of the first engagement repeatedly for approx. 25 engagements for a group of 158 individuals over the course of the next 96 days. It is the complexly developed spleen-like organ that acts as a pump, drawing the mucus incepted microspores through the bodily lymph nodes. The microspores are retained and become accumulated in the pancreas of the bloomers. Here in the pancreas, the spores are gradually augmented until migrating to the womb for further augmentation aided by the Ovaries/Testicles (such are without designation at this phase of the Inceptogerms development). It seems ironic that a seed may develop a placental offshoot with an umbilical exchange however, most of the Inceptogerm offspring will do so. Initially, the placental mammary consists of sweet milky nectar that flows into the developing seed metabolically concentrating into the bitter matrix of the expanding seed’s growth. Then during the final phase in utero, the placental structure crystallizes into a cluster of chambers like a hive, each containing nuclei that will eventually develop into bio synergistic organisms. These may include colonizing insects capable of loosening the soil, enriching the microbial composition of the seed’s developing soil, and carrying each generation’s seedlings to new locations to develop. Also specialized slugs are capable of enveloping a seed whole and carrying it across strange or unfriendly soils while gradually exchanging chemical information with the seed to bring it further. These slugs and snails can even carry seeds off coastal shores into the ocean, where they will develop into oceanic flora of much much greater complexity, something of a plant/animal hybrid, as in a plant with a complex nervous system. These seeds are so well invested, that they will develop resiliently throughout their ecologies, as well as blooming on land, endowed with the pollen potent enough to germinate multiple species of dramatically different flora. These germinations will now develop intrinsically purposed seeds hybridized to bridge the gaps between the available species introducing a range of variation and adaptabilities.Further and moreover in the coming cycles of the forestall forges, among the arrayal of floral and arboreal estrangements, throughout the intercosmological defraying as adaptively interrelated native variations as the gradually and catastrophically alienated generations flourish into selective representations that advance thoroughly enough in their deviations to Invigorate the Inceptogerm. Affirming ceremonial affection and focused communication in the complex articulation of interactive apprehension, uniquely imprinted on the bodies of such accounts in the nurturing insignations of lucid illuminations as the psyche rears a pinnacle. Recorded in the luminance of anticipation, whereof within, breaks blooming and billowing forth with the precious pangeosperming anthers interposed among as many outcroppings of receptive bromeliad, welling with the expanses of sappy solutions. It is the Inceptogerm’s careful collection and narrowing application unto the forms intended that is further intimated by the receiving into the inceptions of each selection upon the now secreting sites as previously assigned for microspore dusting, as the interior wings are emoted. Once all selections are in part insumed, the elopement of the procession in waking the journey, as the bromeliad is projected with the Inceptogerm’s silent and coordinately formulated subjections, by their very nature, are carried forth. Such is then gradually dispersed throughout frames, as the symbiotic psyche of the synergy informs catastrophically, and transmutes the cranial expansions of the entire vortex in unison, growing incrementally throughout the propagation by a factor of four. The vortex now inverts in retreat for an extended period of dormancy in order to assimilate structural retention and metabolic complexity of neurochemistry. The now metaphysically reconstructed Psychederm are awakened with bodily complexions of ornately animative bioluminescent productions. Each proudly displays unto one another with broad outstretched wings, vividly commanding attention, as the silent vortex is now most virtuous of expressive movement, as gracefully incorporative of the choreographies, established of the dance.#alien #aliencreature #demonspawn #metamorphosis #ocproteanspawn #wormholes#xenobiology #pangeosperm #bleudaptoatl #nymphibian #inceptogerm #porpidoptera Proof-read on 8/16/2020 by Melalina www.deviantart.com/melalina Further revision created on 8/18/2020 by Nathaniel Britz aka meso-mhyrr Published: May 6, 2016 © 2016 - 2021 meso-mhyrrLITERATURE The Bleudaptoatl and The PsychedermDeviation Actionsby meLovers Fantasy-Fellowship Writers-Guild-DACOMMENTS5 NEWEST Add a new comment... meso-mhyrr Dec 4, 2020 Non-violent... ReplyBruno-Bluthgeld Aug 29, 2020 It undoubtedly requires knowledge to imagine and depict the morphology and propagation processes of a nonexistent species. I'm impressed by the level of detailedness of courtship rituals and their vividness. Still, one detail I can pick on is Psychederm "hanging from branches of the trees" and mentioning "shrubbery". From what we know, space seems to be a place devoid of life so probability that Psychederm would land on a planet with trees and teeming with life is tremendously low. It seems way more likely that they encounter a globe with liquid water but unpopulated. Also, what would Psychederm do on a planet without terra firma, covered completely by water? Would they adapt or maybe they wouldn't reach the final developmental stage? Sadly, I cannot really comment on the last part since you lost me there completely. It's so ambiguous that I feel like reading Chinese. The word choice also baffles me at times: "gradually and catastrophically alienated generations". What is meant by "alienation" in this context and why is "catastrophic"? I wish I could say more but I'm overwhelmed by complexity of this text. ReplyBruno-Bluthgeld Edited Aug 23, 2020 Oh man, that's dense. Before reading further, I'll focus on the first part before I forget what I have to say. Unlike the other one, the name Bleudaptoatl is very enigmatic, if it's meant to be meaningful that is. As a fan of SF, I always put much attention to the depiction of aliens. Green-skinned or otherwise slightly modified humans you see in films are simply pathetic because what is the probability that a lifeform resembling us in almost 100% will arise somewhere else in the universe? Therefore, it's much more sensible to expect that such lifeforms will be quite different from what we have on Earth. The problem with that, however, is that we're humans, and - since we can't cease to be humans - we cannot escape a human way of thinking so how can we imagine a creature that would be completely alien? It's impossible because anything we may come up with would be a result of human reasoning. It's an unsolvable problem, really; the best we can do is to try. Among SF writers, Stanisław Lem was a man (the guy from my own country!), who understood this problem. I think his novel "Solaris" should come to your liking. It's magnificent, unlike both American and soviet film adaptations, which were heavily criticized by the author himself. Hence, for the reasons I've mentioned, I must say your vision of Bleudaptoatl is unique and though I've read some SF classics, I don't think I've ever come across anything quite like what you've depicted here. This aquatic imagery really makes a big impression and I, fortunately, find the text itself much easier to comprehend than your previous works but here I'm also left with a couple of questions and critical opinions. Firstly, it's a bit vague if Bleudaptoatl is one polymorphic species or a gamut of species that stem from the same roots. If so, why exactly do Bleudaptoatl create and modify other lifeforms? How do they benefit from that? Is spreading life throughout the universe some kind of goal or mission? The second thing refers to the things I mentioned. Though Bleudaptoatl is undoubtedly a very original concept, you weren't spared from analogies to Earth's organisms even though you're depicting an alien race. Even animal/plant distinction evidence of that, not to mention direct references to concrete animals like jellyfish, crabs, manta rays, etc. Also, I wonder why Bleudaptoatl choose humanoid forms since they live in an ocean. It's mentioned there are limits to their adaptive skills but since they're capable of all sorts of amazing feats, would it really be impossible for them? The humanoid shape isn't really suited to underwater conditions. Lastly, what do you mean by the ability to "assimilate with the planetary magnetosphere"? They can disperse in it and materialize in another place? Do they draw some energy from it? All in all, it's a quite an unusual piece of literature... to a degree that I don't understand half of the tags XD beneath the main text. ReplyAkshay--Sharma Jun 30, 2020 Loved your gallery, you are so talented and deserve more watchers not that you need them to validate how good you are but because your art should be seen by a lot more people. I just started watching you and looking forward to more of your artwork in future... please watch me back and let's help each getting a bigger audience for our work.These Special Seed Pods were gathered by some elders in my family in theSouthwestern Desert Region of The United States...The Latin Name is: Harpagophytum procumbensThe common name is: Devil's Claw Hope you enjoy!.
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More mixed skits (sp)More mixed skits (spoilers)by Yurix--------------------Karyana: I'm grasping at straws...Sophia: What do you wish to know?Karyana: In my dream, I was attacked by a faceless, winged... creature named Merit. I keep asking, but no one knows who or what that is.(Sophia closes her eyes, long silence): Throughout Medierth's history, there are multiple events where an individual with a similar name appears.Karyana: Show me.(Sophia reveals a screen.)Sophia: First sighting in Medierth: 8 Months after Earth. Location: former Manchester bunker.(The screen shows Volkram and Reveen fighting, Melody on the ground and a baby in Reveen's arms)Karyana: I remember that, but... I don't see anyone else.(A cross-hair locks onto Volkram, revealing vitals)Sophia: DNA composition does not match Volkram Niros' signature.Karyana: Why?Sophia: Most plausible hypothesis: body structure manipulation.Karyana: ...shape-shifting...(long silence)Karyana: Show me all the listed events of shape-shifting used by Merit in Medierth's history.(Sophia opens multiple screens)Sophia: Sighting: 73 years after Earth. Location: Bejem. Sighting: 189 years after Earth. Location: Beakhollow. Sighting: 245 years after Earth. Location: Magrok. Sighting: 357 years after Earth. Location: Myst. Sighting: 460 years after Earth. Location: Ravenhold. Sighting: 530 years after Earth. Location: Saberbia. Sighting: 620 years after Earth. Location: Harbinger's Door...Karyana: Stop! (heavy sigh) Harbinger's Door... Pison... This can't be a coincidence...----------------Merka: How is he?Demyan: Finally asleep. Whatever that was, it left him unconscious.Rhea: Any idea what that was?Demyan: None. He didn't show any sign of powers when we lived in Mench...Monica: Mench? You mean the ruins? Why would anyone live there?Demyan: It's not like we had a choice. Did Alex tell you about his mother?Rhea: He didn't seem to know much about her. All he said was that he was looking for her.Demyan: Did he tell you about his sisters?Merka: I don't think he did. Or at least, I don't remember.Demyan: He has two sisters: Dawn and Asha. They aren't identical twins. Both should be nine years old, but they look eleven.Rhea: One man taking care of three kids in a ratty old building. Must be tough with them running around.Demyan: I wish they were running around. Both Dawn and Asha... their souls were... separated from their bodies. The best I can do is keep them alive until their spirits return... but it's been ages.Rhea: Ages? How long exactly?Demyan: I... I can't remember. I swore to Karyana that I would stay by them and keep them alive and safe until she came back. I did everything I could: feed them, bathe them, dress them, keep them monitored and safe... I taught Alex everything I could, until I had nothing left to teach him. Then we started going to the scavenger town so he could go to school and I could sell what I could to survive.Monica: So you tried your best to give him a normal life...Rhea: That still doesn't answer my question. How long has... all this... been going on?Demyan: Long enough for this world to have a history of its own.Merka: What!?Monica: But he's just a kid! If that's true, then how are you-?Demyan: The last gift she gave us before dissappearing... was a manuscript on how to manipulate time. I was hoping to go back and undo the events that led to her leaving... but I couldn't tear open the doors of time. Best I could do is open it for a second before it closed on me. Every day, I would try and fail... but in that failure, it would stop Dawn and Asha from dying in their beds.Merka: So this is more than just keeping your family together. It's keeping it alive...Demyan: I wish I could do more, but I can't. Mench only has so little mana, and I couldn't move Dawn nor Asha - let alone both - without risking losing one... but now that we are here and... I don't know where they were taken...-----------------Turalyon: I have to know!Leara of Myst: Calm down, lad. You'll blow a vein by yellin' so much.Turalyon: I saw him, Leara! That man... he's parading in my father's body! How else could he still be alive and not have aged a day!Leara of Myst: And if he is a host, what will that change in your life?Turalyon: You don't understand. All I heard of him was that he dissappeared during one of Bejem's wars... for All's sake, I thought that he - that I - had dragon's blood...Leara of Myst (confused): What makes you say that?Turalyon: Have you seen any other mana-weaver that mastered lightning? I could channel and call such magic ever since I first learned I could weave! Even the Order believes that this is unnatural! I even went and analyzed the archives of Bejem... and found that there was a House that was obliterated by its own dragon: the House of Tourmaline!Leara of Myst: From what I remember, there was no such House... unless...----------------
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February 2024 Literature DD-Round UpIf you should have missed any literature DDs in the month of February, here is the complete list for the whole month.Enjoy the beautiful writings and maybe you discover some new writers on DA. To suggest a literature DD, you can address to our CVs. You will find their guidelines below:Malintra-Shadowmoon's DD Suggestion Guidelines Malintra-Shadowmoon 's Features: ,HHotel 'FairyTale' - Chapter 5 - Acceptancehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTRGP145/OOrchidAll these years I've been an orchid ekingLLove, But Actually An AlligatorLove lives out in the heat of the swamps, dragsAAnlangenThey say god missed the paradise So she bloomed aOOne Night Impastoflexible and strong, lays a tan canvas thickPPeople Come And People GoPeople come and people go It's human nature, it'sMMy Strawberrymy strawberry you created a hollow crevice in meRRhapsodie en si mineurJ'ai pas su dire, ce que j'aurais pu dire J'ai pasBBaby NimueBaby Nimue Oh but to be an infant cradled withMMartyrs Make FlowersMartyrs Make Flowers Yussra MT Ebrahim 1/28/2024AAgeMy hands have never been as heavy as they are now.AA Dragon's JourneyTime had ceased to exist He was a being of lightmmemorymemory is like rope sometimes it chokes me andEEudaimoniaI remember this one time, it must have been aboutBBurning BridgesDown in the deep forest Danger below It's betterWWe Need To Talk GOTHAM KNIGHTS AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE OWNED BYII'm not afraid of the ocean I'm not afraid of the ocean to its blue immensityTTEN FOOT TALL AND BULLET PROOF Straight up and straight down the line An illegalO'OhanaThese words are not intended for AI use orTThe Hardest PartSometimes the easiest things Are what the worstCConversation with myselfIn silent chambers of the soul, I roam, WhereBBad Adrenaline Being there at your home outsider of a society Not,,HHellfire Back of Book Description (Idea One) It’s often feared or stated that the world as weQuotes:01/02 (Another German poem by @writingbubble), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon03/02 (Hotel 'Fairy Tale' - Chapter 6 by @misty19833), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon05/02 (Orchid by @squibblyquill), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon06/02 (Love, But Actually An Alligator by @everystupidstar), suggested by @CouchSessions, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon07/02 (Anlagen by @HoaxDreams), suggested by @HoaxDreams, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon08/02 (One Night Impasto by @psto1464), suggested by @psto1464, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon09/02 (People Come And People Go by @marciceman), suggested by @t-222, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon10/02 (My Strawberry by @balem-abrasax), suggested by @writeddreams2reality, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon: "A poem with great sensory details and metaphor. An enjoyable read to see all the feelings described with foods and sweets." - @writeddreams2reality 11/02 (Rhapsodie en si mineur by @Kloubtz), suggested by @LindArtz, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon: "Beautiful writing!" - @LindArtz 12/02 (Baby Nimue by @TheMysteriousPoet), suggested by @TheMysteriousPoet, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 13/02 (Martyrs Make Flowers by @Y9ssra), suggested by @xManToo, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon: "It drives on, is compelling and complex in its structure but approachable." - @xManToo 14/02 (Age by @SwollenPiano), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 15/02 (Thirteen by @seasidehill), suggested by @seasidehill, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 16/02 (A Dragon's Journey by @ariya-sacca), suggested by @Alapip, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon: "this one is unusually stunning." - @alapip 17/02 (memory by @Yuukon), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 19/02 (Eudaimonia by @ReardonDearborn), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 20/02 (Burning Bridges by @nnf247), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 21/02 (We Need To Talk by @NessaJayn), suggested by @NessaJayn, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 22/02 (I'm not afraid of the ocean by @Lucy902), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 23/02 (TEN FOOT TALL AND BULLET PROOF by @RJBG), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 25/02 ('Ohana by @DC-26), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 26/02 (The Hardest Part by @Everthesame807), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 27/02 (Conversation with myself by @Bukoslav), suggested by @StormeyWeather, featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon: "It’s an amazing self reflection piece that resonates highly with me and I’m sure many." - @StormeyWeather 28/02 (Bad Adrenaline by @Redsterfish), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon 29/02 (Hellfire Back Of Book Description (Idea One) by @ShinyScribe), featured by @Malintra-Shadowmoon This Month's Suggestors--Thank You! Have questions that need answers? Found a great literature deviation that needs love? Need support for a contest, event, or literature feature?CVs do that and more- so reach out to one our fantastic Community Volunteers!...
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GabiAngelo Featured By Owner Feb 5, 2016  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you for the request! Undertale - Integrity | Blue pixel heart | F2U 
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AdamGonth Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
thanks for the invitation :D
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MBO13thXundergroundX Featured By Owner Dec 23, 2015  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you very much for inviting me...:) (Smile) 
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Thank you so much for the invitation!
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Yuki-Asakawa Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2015  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh my! Thanks for the invitation!
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Thanks a lot for inviting me :)
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Thanks for the invite..! ..Be blessed!! :)
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Thanks for the invite :)
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Thanks for the invitation! :)
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Thanks for the invitation!
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