I will be getting to Rhythm of War in October. I swear it. LOL I’m also going to a wedding, so I really only have time to read it. HAHAHA
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Author: themarlenamarie
Testing You All
We’ve passed the blogs birthday and I guess I just wanted to ask some questions. This is more for interaction purposes. I’m mostly trying to gauge this strange audience that seems to follow me but say nothing. LOL
Continue reading “Testing You All”This is Love {RW}
She didn’t like the way that we were always together. She didn’t like the way that I would whisper to you in the night, or how you would giggle with me at our own personal jokes. She didn’t like when we rearranged her terribly organized house. She didn’t like us.
It is not so surprising. I have found that many people tend to lose their rationality when it comes to me. They twist about spouting words, red faced, and bathed in fear. How could I possibly be here? How could I intrude on their lives? I have long grown used to the calloused looks away, and the way that they pretend that I don’t exist. But you saw me.
Continue reading “This is Love {RW}”YP – B4:Entr’acte – CHAPTER 30 (CHAPTER 177)
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129 Days Until Reverence And the Uncertain End
The room was filled with screens of people from all over the world. Those who could make it in person sat chattering with their peers. The area was restricted to those invited. For the first time that meant Zeydar. Europa was there as Estashia’s heir and assistant, but no one else was there. Zeydar was alone for the first time since coming back to the CloudCity. He didn’t have Shawn or Kony or May or Phil. He wasn’t sure he was going to be able to make it through the meeting without exploding.
The noise was already too much.
The cacophony of greetings filled the air as Europa prepared the meeting. Each person had a folder, lamented and sealed, before them. The council members spoke on recent news and gossip. Zeydar wanted silence more by each passing moment. He knew he was going to be lucky to get through the meeting without yelling at someone to shut up.
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130 Days Until Adaption And the Uncertain End (part 3)
Evester looked at the Aralax that was before him, bound up and struggling to break free. It was terrified, or at least Evester assumed it was. He circled it with his Holoblade glowing in his hand. He could see the soft blue glow of the holoblade in the Aralax’s eyes as it screeched at them all.
“You want me to kill it?” He asked Karla, squatting before the beast that had been brought to him.
“Yes, but it is a lesson. Remember?” Karla went over the plan again. “Crass and Rayda will protect us. You will talk to me as you did when you first taught me, and show me the techniques.”
You want me to play with a monster? Evester had asked her when the plan had first been announced. Then she had only smiled and said “essentially.” Even now, Evester thought that the plan was folly. “Karla.” Evester smiled at her. “This will kill me.” That didn’t mean he didn’t want to do it more and more with each passing second.
Continue reading “YP – B4:Entr’acte – CHAPTER 29 (CHAPTER 176)”Concinnity Characters PreWriting
I thought this could be a fun idea. I didn’t do it with YP, but I might make one once its completed.
Alright! So here are the character aesthetics for the main characters for CON. These are the aesthetic boards I made for the characters as the inspiration for each of their characters. I do not anticipate for this to be the way that the characters remain through the story (some have already changed a bit as it is lol). I think it could be fun to have before and after photos of what I picture their character aesthetics in my mind.
I’m going to give a few character words that I think they might say. I will give some other characteristics that I think of them when I see them in my mind. I will revisit these later on and give you real quotes and other details later on.
Without further ado.
Continue reading “Concinnity Characters PreWriting”Echo {RW}
The echo of voices started soft. A siren song luring the mind deeper into the darkness. She knew she shouldn’t approach. Her mother had told her to avoid the voice when it came for her.
The first time she had heard the voice was when she was ten. For a decade she had fought it off in her nightmares. It would come in the grey of the night as the wind lulled her to sleep. It started as a distant wordless vocalization that grew closer with each breath. She learned that voice was beautiful, but it could not be followed. She had to pretend that she did not hear its twisting serenade harmonizing with itself as the echo grew.
She had once asked her mother what the voice was. Her mother had claimed that the voice was calling them home. Her mother believed that they had left some strange land to come to this one. The voice was a calling to return, but they could not. Their homeland was dangerous, terrible; they had left it on purpose.
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130 Days Until Adaption And the Uncertain End (part 2)
Heia stood with Lynx. Heia was dressed in the best clothes that they had. The presentation at hand was one that no one wanted to be present for. It was unfortunate that Heia was the one who was supposed to give it.
“Why do we need to dress her up like a model?” Trace asked kicking her legs to atop the bed where she sat.
“An idol.” Lynx corrected as Kim continued to do Heia’s makeup. “Something to idolize a symbol. They do it in all the great books.”
“I’m just giving a speech for motivation.” They had strong armed Alan Penn into action. The X’s were working around the clock to complete the space program, with factories that had not been used in decades. They had gotten little support from the Circles, but Heia knew that Zeydar and Shawn could not strong from the Circles the way that she had.
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130 Days Until Adaption And the Uncertain End (part 1)
Zeydar stood aside as Kony recited and practiced the magic spells that Zeydar had gotten for him. Zeydar had been called to the Superiors multiple times, and with each time, he had picked up books from the libraries while under direct supervision. Like he had on the bus, Kony absorbed the information like a sponge. He was excellent in his magic control, however his technique was severely lacking. Kony came across as a mage who had only begun, even if he was better off than half of the classical trained mages that Zeydar had seen. Regardless, Kony was far more skilled than he had been months ago.
“Was he never trained?” May stood by Zeydar observing with him.
“What part of, came from the Undercities, don’t you get?” Shawn chastised her. There was a bit of frustration in his voice that made Zeydar wonder if they had, had the conversation before.
“I thought you meant you found him there, not that he was…” May’s words dropped as she continued to stare out. Zeydar knew that she was sheltered, as he had been, however the facts were there for her to read. Kony looked just like his siblings.
“He was classified as an X.” Zeydar spoke nonchalantly before shouting to Kony. “Try that one again. Aim higher.” Kony nodded and did as he was told.
“How?” May asked Zeydar. “We have tests! He should have been here with us.”
Continue reading “YP – B4:Entr’acte – CHAPTER 27 (CHAPTER 174)”Concinnity {RW}
The world slowed as Tony took the hit of magic, directly protecting Tiana. She fell to the ground with his body on top of her. For a moment everyone stood silently, waiting on baited breath for him to rise. They watched as Tiana’s shaking hands grasped her brother’s body, pulling him closer to her. They could hear her saying his name over and over again.
“Tony. Are you okay?”
“Tony.”
“Anthony, this is not funny.”
“Anthony?”
“Tony?”
“Please. Tony. Please…”
“No. No. No. nonononononononono.”
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