Rushed

Picture quality is blurry, tried saving it in different formats, nothing helped. I realize this is lame, but I have been busy lately and forgot to make the sprite, so I made this as quickly as I could.

Pokémon: The Golden Apocalypse, Chapter Nine

Carrying his pokémon, Red crashed through the underbrush, paying no heed to his direction. He hadn't dared to stay where the caterpie could still return, and despite Nyoromo's condition he couldn't afford to move slowly with night upon them. He had began to run with the intention of heading only a mile or so from his original position, but as he ran imagined terrors lunged from the forest about him, and he descended into a mindless panic. All he knew was he needed to get away. Away from the caterpie, away from the forest, away from the very night.
He ran like this for an hour, until he tripped over a tree root. He hit the ground painfully, and Nyoromo flew from his grip. Coming to his senses, Red tried to take a deep breath, but it caught in his throat. For a long moment, he couldn't breathe at all and his lungs screamed for air. Darkness crept in at the corners of his vision. Suddenly, the breath exploded from his lungs in a gust, and he inhaled deep draughts of the cool night air. The panic threatened to take him again as he couldn't seem to do anything but breathe, such was his need for air. Gradually, his gasping lessened. He was able to stand after a few minutes, though he fell against a tree as soon as he did. His legs quivered under his weight, and when he thought himself strong enough to take a step, he fell forward and vomited.
Once his stomach was empty, he continued to retch painfully. Once he was reasonably certain that he wasn't going to die, he rolled over and just laid on the ground. His legs ached and quivered, and Red might not have moved from that spot until morning had he not heard a plaintive "Wag." from somewhere nearby.
Red sat bolt upright. Nyoromo! The injured pokémon had been thrown aside in the fall. Red clambered to his feet, too worried to feel the fiery pain. He softly called out, "Nyoromo?" When no response came, he called louder, then louder still.
"Poli." The tremulous voice was nearly snatched by the faint breeze. Red made his way to where it came from. As he walked, the breeze grew. It only occurred to him how odd wind was in such a thick forest when he stepped past the treeline onto the edge of a cliff. The wind gusted past him, pulling at his clothes. Nyoromo was nowhere to be seen.
"Poli. Wag." Red's heart sank when he realized the sound came from past the cliff. He imagined his pokémon's broken body lying at the bottom of the drop. Red wasn't sure he could retrieve the poliwag, much less nurse it back to health. Not trusting his legs, he crawled to the brink and looked down. Five feet below, on a small, mossy outcropping, was Nyoromo. Fifty feet below the pokémon was a ruin.
They had found the Fallen Viridian.

God Dreamt Chapter 7

7.

With a single thought, God completed creation. Plants formed, died, and became soil. The soil became covered in vegetation, and the seas filled with it. Creatures swam through the waters, frolicking in the rising sun’s rays, and the air filled with a chorus of birdsong. The first song welcomed the beasts stepping through the forests, and then joined in with calls of their own. The music swelled, and as the climax was reached, God dreamt Man. And all was complete.

Trapped

I stared around at my surroundings, shivering. I couldn't remember anything about why I was in an igloo with a screwdriver and three dollars in my pocket, but that wasn't important now.

"Hello?" I called into the frigid air. "Is anyone there? Hello?"

"Don't worry. All will be revealed in time," a toneless voice pronounced out of nowhere.

"What? Who are you? Where am I?"

"You don't need to know. But you may know this: you are a part of an experiment. We need you to stay calm in order for our results to be accurate."

"What?!?" I screamed into the air. "No, I will not stay calm! What kind of experiment?"

"I told you; you don't need to know. Now calm yourself before we have to calm you by force."

"Go ahead and 'calm' me by force then!" I shot back sarcastically. A pungent odor started to permeate the air. I fought my closing lids as long as I possibly could, but eventually succumbed to a drugged sleep.

Paradise

Beauty
And peace

Reign


Over all.


Nothing exists



Which is

Less


Than that
I


Can create.



With no

Beauty

Left
To find,

No more



Worlds

To build,


Only with



Fire



And destruction




Can I


Build.






Only death







Creates.

Miscellaneous Sprites

First of all, I would like to make it known that I spelled miscellaneous correctly on my first try without using spell checker. I am very proud of myself. Anyway, I am posting today because after many hours of Reogan begging me and bribing me to post today, I caved because I am just such a great person. Save your applause. So since this was very spontaneous, i have nothing particular prepared, so I will just post some of my other sprites I have made throughout my life.

I made this a few days ago, it's called "bird thingy" in my folder, i have no clue what to really call it. You know what, if you have a good name, com

ment on this, you might win a prize. I made it out of a male nidoran, a fearow, spearow, and obviously an exeggcute, which i just noticed is very oddly spelled. It is probably my most realistic looking sprite, i made it cause i was bored and had no life at the moment. I try not to be weird obsessive fans that make weird stuff and call it amazing, so i won't call it amazing. Please don't judge me as a pokemon fanatic, trust me, i don't wear Charizard legs for pants...lol. I guess i am one for knowing that pokemon fanatics wear those, but i am not, paradox. I'm tired.

The first one here is my evolved from of Dunsparce, which is kind of unfinished. I don't really like the colors. I'll have to change them. Next to it is a thingy I tried to make out of a Lum Berry, didn't really work out, but I think it's kinda cool, there is some sorta other berry on it's head, i personally just love the eyes. Again, made cause I was bored. Below is a picture of a Dunsparse so you know how dumb and pathetic they are. Hence the name DUNS(e)parce.

I had made a regifire, which was pretty cool, but it somehow got messed up through saving it.

The Second Tale

Since the concept of a semi-interactive Tale was utterly rejected, I offer a different sort of interactivity. Give me something for the next tale. Adjective lists, places, themes, etc. The best options will join into the second Tale, which should last until April, barring incident.

To Avoid Causing Offense

The Sorrrows will continue, but this week I think it would be prudent to put something else up instead. God Dreamt will conclude as scheduled this Saturday. For your enjoyment, I give you my current D&D character's background. Yes, it's short. I wasn't allowed to type more than a page :(

Reogan was born twenty-one years ago, the son of Tycho Goldeneye. Tycho had once been a sheriff of Endsborough, a small town in the lands of Viscount Francis the Bald. He was popular enough among the townspeople, though always a bit standoffish for, as he would let no one forget, he was of noble stock, and thus in no way was going to lower himself by deigning to mingle among them. He gained notoriety when he led his small contingent to end the bandit menace that had been plaguing the entire viscounty. When Francis was informed of salvation by the bow of Goldeneye, he immediately granted the man a large fief and the title of Baron. Goldeneye immediately appointed others to take care of his old duties, and spent his time in lower noble circles trying to gain a name for himself. He soon married a lesser noble, Novinha von Hesse, and within a year she bore him Reogan, at the cost of her own life. As the Baron was a particular favorite of Francis, Reogan, his heir, was given an education in the finest schools in the land. At the age of fifteen, Reogan left his father’s Barony to go to a distant school to learn the deep magicks of his world. He was a natural, progressing much faster than even his most intelligent peers. He graduated from his lessons a fortnight before he became twenty-one, and was prepared to take up an apprenticeship to Melzar the Ineffable in the spring. However, on the eve of his birthday he received word that his father had succumbed to a mysterious illness and that he was needed at once to take the Barony into his own hands. He bought a horse with what little remained of the fortune he had brought, and rode at once for home. Upon arriving, he hurried to his father’s palatial estate, and was led to his father’s room, where the embalmed body lay at rest. Reogan wept at the foot of the dead man’s bed. When at last he stood, he saw another had entered the room. The Viscount laid a hand on his shoulder, and spoke to him of his father’s greatness, and how now he would take his place. He was waxing eloquent when two soldiers in an unknown uniform entered, and knocked both men unconscious.

Reogan awoke to flames. The manor was ablaze, and he stumbled down the stairway, choking on the smoke. He exited the manor through a hidden way his father had once taught him, and thus was able to escape in time. He saw a large crowd gathered outside the main entrance. He remembered the Viscount, and thought to try to rescue him, but just as the thought crossed his mind, the roof fell in on the building. He bought a room at an inn in the town, thinking to go the next morning to Francis’ estate and tell his tale. He was awakened the next day by trumpets and the late Viscount’s men marching down the road. A herald informed the crowd that Francis had been murdered by Reogan Tychoson, and that he was wanted dead or alive for a substantial reward. Reogan fled that night through a window, and ran for weeks until reaching Peter’s bar in Nabill.

From his upbringing, Reogan developed a few traits. He learned that all commoners are mindless peasants, and one can speak of them in any manner they please without fear of repercussion. He learned that he was inherently superior as he was the son of a baron and the favorite of a viscount. At his school, he learned that none could match his intellect. He never had to work a day in his life, and developed an aversion to work, grime, and dirt. He honed a taste for fine wines and food. He has a deep-seated terror of large fires. He distrusts guards and soldiers and the like. His goals are to gain the wealth and power he lost, and then rise in power until no one can take everything from him again. His ultimate goal of ascension to godhood is secret, even to himself.

Yes, he isn't a sorcerer. Only a wizard can have the haughty holier-than-thou attitude.

Yes, his father's named after Tycho Brahe from PA. I idolize that man.

Yes, I stole Novinha from Speaker for the Dead. I didn't feel like being creative.

Caterpie

Sorry, had this prepared but forgot to post it. This is caterpie. I had to draw it twice as big as the sprite to get the detail better, and then i had to round it out so it didn't look to pixelly. This was the most fun illustration I have ever done.

Pokémon: The Golden Apocalypse, Chapter Eight

"No!" It took Red a second to realize the cry had issued from himself. The caterpie turned, and Red saw himself in the black pools of its eyes. It stared for a second, unmoving but for its face, where two small mandibles worked the meat into its mouth. Red watched it in horrified fascination. The cylindrical extension was open, revealing a tooth-lined maw. As the caterpie consumed its meal, the cylinder closed, hiding both the teeth and the mandibles. The caterpie then turned back towards the tree.
"Wag!" cried Nyoromo, jolting Red out of his shock. He raised his hand and threw a small sphere at the bug. It hit the creatures head, and broke open. A purple smog began to pour out of it, and the caterpie stopped moving. The smoke obscured the creature, but Red could still see when it began to thrash about. It screeched, and began to dart back and forth, spewing thread from its mouth. A gobbet of thread hit Red in the face with the force of strong punch, making him drop his bag. He fell back against the tree, clawing at his eyes. The threads completely obscured his vision, and pulled painfully at his face and hair as he attacked it.
The creature screeched again, and Red heard motion near him. The scream dropped in pitch and faded as the caterpie ran into the forest. He gave up on his eyes for the moment, and crawled forward, feeling for his bag. It was only when Nyoromo gave a pitiful little whimper from behind him did Red realize he had been crawling in the wrong direction. He turned, knowing that without his poliwag's aid, he would have crawled off alone and fallen prey to the forest.
He found the sphere he had thrown, now cracked, and felt a rush of appreciation for Oak. In the weeks after the Upheaval, before the Seven came to Pallet, he had developed a new recipe for repels that didn't require high technology. Instead of a spray, it was now stored in prepared apricorns. Much improved in the years since that dark time, every one of the Called was given a single repel just in case such a disaster befell them. Red doubted one had ever been used on a caterpie.
His bag was lying nearby. Feeling inside, he found the small knife he had been given by his mother the night before the Calling. He took it and carefully began to slice the threads on his face. It took him a little time, but he eventually had divided it into strips that peeled away easily. He cut himself only once, a shallow slash of red across his left eyelid. It would heal quickly, without a scar.
He looked around and found Nyoromo. The pokémon was limp against the tree, barely conscious. White poured from its wound, and ran off it down the tree. Red felt a surge of pity for the creature. He rushed over and cut it free. He held Nyoromo against him as he took a small bottle from his bag. He poured a liquid from it directly onto the wound, and the pokémon went rigid before writhing about, crying loudly. Red winced, but grimly held the squirming creature until it finally collapsed, exhausted. Red peeled the rest of the threads off, and then placed some on the wound to facilitate healing. Despite the dangers inherent in retrieving it, caterpie thread had amazing restorative capabilities.
Looking up from his task, Red saw the dim forest was growing darker. The night was approaching, with dangers of its own.

God Dreamt Chapter 6

6.

The world he had made was beautiful. Seas crashed on the shore, and the breeze carried the salt up. Riverbeds glistened with gold. The land stood littered with beautiful rocks, scarlet, and turquoise, and celadon. The heavens splendor was rivaled by a single planet. No place was as filled with glories as this. Yet the planet was empty. God felt the void, even in his slumber, and he filled it. God dreamt life.

Where is this?

Everything seemed too quiet. Unnaturally so. Was it always this silent in here? Sure, there was the occasional sound of a page turning or a computer running, but it wasn't a sound one could focus on listening to.

It even smelled strange in here. Old, musty, but with a hint of the lake breeze that wafted in through the open window. One could smell the water nearby, and hear the laughter and chatter of the beachgoers. But it was faint; unable to break up the silence that still permeated the room.

The elderly woman at the desk was reading. A newcomer might assume that she had work to do, but regular visitors knew her better. She seemed not to notice anything around her, so focused was she on her book. And yet, when someone came to her desk to ask for help, she appeared not to mind the interruption. She whispered her response to him--quietly, of course, so as not to disturb the eternal silence of the place. She looked happy that someone else shared her love of reading.

The books that covered the shelves held every genre imaginable. Romance, science fiction, biographies, children's books, fantasy, and everything else--any type of book a reader wanted, they would be able to find it here.

Brian's parents brought him to the desk to talk to the elderly woman there. Even with this place's constant silence, it seemed like a place he would enjoy.

I have a game for tomorrow!

This week's Fridays' Feature will be interactive! I will describe a location, and you can guess where it is. Hopefully, it shouldn't be that hard to figure out. Also, whether you like this kind of thing or hate it, give me feedback either way. Because feedback is good. ;)

Until tomorrow!

Storm

Rain.


Burning and


Choking




Falls.





Teardrops


Of gods





Cleanse



The Earth









Of life.

Song of the Week, Reogan's Style II: 'Eye of the Storm' by Rozovian

Eye of the Storm is a newer remix of both the Windmill Theme/Song of Storms and the Lost Woods music. Direct link here. Despite the fact that it bgins with weather sounds, the song quickly becomes likable when the familiar Windmill theme cuts in seconds later. It has an odd glassy quality to it, almost crystalline, though one could argue that the song itself is like a light rain. Every note shines, and just as it seems to be returning to the beginning, the Lost Woods theme appears, though to the untrained ear it may be hidden, as the themes are so similar. The song commits the terrible sins of weather noises and electronicishness, but even these are easily overlooked when one hears the beauty of every note.

I have little more to add. Met is much better at this than I am.

Story One, Chapter Ten

I am an abomination. My lanky form walks past ever-burning fields, and mountains of trash loom above me. Atop these mountains howl terrible Beasts, and rats scurry from them. A burning raindrop falls from the vortex above, and washes a streak through the blood on my face. My destination is my small shack, humming with electricity and containing the last dying patch of beauty on its wall. As the storms of death begin again, I shut my door to the world. Lightning flashes, and the ground's diamond dust glistens in tiny whirlwinds. Then the rains fall, and the world is obscured. Forever.

The Sevenfold Sorrows of the Lord I

The armies of man massed at the mountain, heeding the call of their Lord. The seven Kings bowed at His feet, and He spoke. "For what do you serve Me?"
"Only to honor You," spoke Darius the Plains Chief, least of the Kings.
"Only to reclaim what is Yours," spoke Melchior the Trade Baron, sixth of the Kings.
"Only to repay Your love," spoke Nicodemus the Forest Sage, fifth among the Kings.
"Only to give You everything," spoke Ivan the Ocean Scourge, fourth of the Kings.
"Only to bring you glory," spoke Nero the Cavern Mage, third among the Kings.
"Only to restore Your lands," spoke Gilgamesh the Mountain Warrior, second of the Kings.
"Only to heed Your call," spoke Lucifer the Brilliant, first of the Kings, and the Lord's prophet.

Pokeball Compass

I've updated this. I added some cracks in it and I like it a lot better now. I have to agree with Reogan that this is one of my better works, it was harder to do than it looks. Unless there is a sprite MASTER reading this, then forgive me for my pathetic sprite, I bask in the light of your awesomeness.

Pokémon: The Golden Apocalypse, Chapter Seven

Red turned the compass a minute amount, and then looked in the direction it pointed. He memorized the farthest visible tree in that direction, intending to use it as a reference point as he continued north. He checked the compass one last time, and as he pocketed it he noticed something was wrong. Nyoromo's tail, which had been flickering irritatingly at the edges of his vision was gone. He felt the top of his head. Though his hair was still moist, the pokémon was gone.
Red froze. The forest was a dangerous place for the Called. Without a pokémon, he was helpless. Viridian did not give second chances. He looked around, hoping the little thing hadn't gotten too far. He hadn't even noticed the absence of its weight.
"Poli!" rang a plaintive cry from just a few yards back. Red tried to move quickly but stealthily, as he wanted to be able to surprise whatever held Nyoromo. "Poliwag!" cried the pokémon again. Red moved behind a tree that he hoped would obscure him from the vision of anything near his poliwag. He slowly leaned sideways to allow his head around the tree.
Nyoromo was bound to a tree by a patch of white thread, nearly covering its entire body. Red could see the webbing move slightly as the creature struggled against it, but it showed no signs of giving way. At the base of the tree was a great larva crawling towards the tree, undulating like a worm near its tail, but crawling on four barbed legs nearer its head. It was three or four feet long, and its tail was weighted with a heavy club-like appendage. It had two large, black eyes that took up most of its head. Between them, a large, two-pronged antenna extended half a foot more, and it waved slightly as the pokémon moved. A small cylinder extended from its face, and from it a wisp of thread hung.
Red moved back behind the tree and slowly opened his bag, struggling not to make a sound. He knew that, despite the fear he felt, he faced only a caterpie, and he should be able to distract it for a short time. He found the item he was looking for and took a deep breath. Holding it, he stepped out from behind the tree just in time to see the caterpie tear a strip of flesh from Nyoromo's head.

God Dreamt Chapter 5

5.

God dreamt. He dreamt beauty into the ugly rock. He dreamt gems and minerals. He dreamt of colorful metals. He dreamt of oceans and rivers and lakes. He dreamt air, and atmosphere. He dreamt sands, and a moon to summon the tide. He dreamt, and it was good. But it was not complete.

I'm not very good at poetry...

But I thought I'd try it this week. I don't really have a decent short story written yet, so here's my substitute: a poem lamenting how much I don't like writing poetry! Whoo!

"I'm not having a very good time,
I am sad because of this rhyme.
I'm not good at this.
It's monotonous,
I almost think that it's a crime.

My belief on this is adamant:
This horrid debacle makes me lament.
This awful exercise
Is when my spirit dies
And hardens slowly into cement."

Love

All-consuming
Passion.

Warmth

And jubilation

Whenever we're

Together.



No one

Else


Knows this.




Not even


You.


Only me.







What do you do


When you

Love





The wrong person?

Perhaps a Change?

The current posting schedule is, at heart, a list of genres.

• The Apocalypse is an ongoing story, set in a familiar world with unfamiliar settings. Basically a chapter-a-week novel.
• The Laments and now the upcoming Sevenfold Sorrows are all prose-poems.
• Tuesday Tales are abstract short stories, released in short passages.
• JoCo Stories, the site's newest addition, are each a short story, appearing all at once, based upon Jonathan Coulton's songs.
• Thursday Thoughts are each short, often horrible poems.
• Elphaba's unnamed Friday post is now a short story a week, as I understand it.
• God Dreamt is a story of seven parts.

Thus, we have:

• Novel
• Prose-Poem
• Abstract Short Story
• Short Story
• Poem
• Short Story
• Short Story

You can see the problem. Three or four short stories depending on your point of view. Thus Wednesday is returning to Song of the Week, beginning next week. A review should add some variety.

Story One, Chapter Nine

My hair hangs down to my shoulders, ragged and blowing. It hangs into my face. I don't wish to know what I've become, and have long since destroyed every reflecting surface I could find. The particles still litter the ground beneath me, catching the flame's glare and reflecting it into my eyes. The shards fail to pierce my feet. They deprive me of the pain I thirst for to show I still live. That I am still human.

I don't think I am.

Lament of the Winged V

We were the winged ones, and we are forgotten.

They are the ascended, and they are free.

We pass into darkness,

They rise into light.

Not sure what to make

I wasn't sure what to make for chapter 5, but i wanted to at least post something, so i worked on changing the last 3 characters some more. They still aren't completely done.

Pokémon: The Golden Apocalypse, Chapter Six

All the sounds from the Meadows died as Red walked forward on the path. Despite the fact that it was a bright day, the forest possessed only the hellish half-light of dusk. A crack sounded out, and Red's arms were halfway up to shield his face before he realized he had simply stepped upon a twig. He chuckled nervously under his breath and, remembering his pokémon, took Nyoromo from his bag. He studied the creature a moment, surprised again at its diminutive proportions. He could support its weight easily in one hand, and it was smaller than his head. He sighed, and set it on the ground to walk beside him. It began to waddle after him at a painstakingly slow pace- one that could mean death in the Forest. Red sighed. He didn't want to carry the pokémon, so he tried to set it on his shoulder. Nyoromo gurgled in joy at his ascension for but a moment before it pitched backwards into Red's disappointed, but waiting hand. He was nearly resigned to holding it with his hand when one last hope struck him. He lifted Nyoromo and placed him upon his head. It was cold. It was unpleasant. But the pokémon wrapped his tail around the back of Red's head, and managed to stay balanced.
So it was with an oozing cold blob upon his head, that Red ventured along the path. The twilight was oppressive, and it seemed to Red that it pulled the breath from his body. He found himself panting, though it took little effort to walk on the path. As he walked, the path began to die. Within ten minutes, it was so thin and bramble-strewn that he could barely see it. Within his first half hour in the forest, it was gone. He frequently checked his compass to ensure he knew the way back. His compass was, itself, an interesting object. It was shaped like half a sphere, with the glass on the flat surface. Beneath it was a needle that pointed north, and below it was a matrix of high technology. None of it functioned, but Red always enjoyed looking at the shards of times long passed. He had once heard that the compasses, his white semisphere included, were once a key part of the taming and training of pokémon. Now, though, the system had crumbled, and the thousands that had once been stored became useless. The shells were cannibalized to make something that could help.
He was so distracted, he didn't hear the rustling in the nearby bush.

God Dreamt Chapter 4

4.

God awoke and saw his dream. He watched it for a time, and then joined it. He floated amongst the stars and the nebulae. He visited quasars and comets. He reached out to a star and it burst in a brilliant shower of light. He dove into a black hole, and appeared at the edge of an unremarkable system. The star was yellow, and of average size. The planets- there were nine- were quite plain. God visited every portion of the system, and saw nothing new. He drifted into sleep over the third planet, an ugly conglomeration of rock and metal.

Aiden

They're talking about me now. I knew that they would. I let the teacher use me for this class. They were supposed to make up a personality for an imaginary perosn named "Aiden". None but the teacher knew that I was actually a real person--well, had been a real person at one point.

I'm invisible. And I don't mean figuratively invisible, although that had been true enough when I lived. I was average in weight, height, and everything else. I had regular brown eyes and hair. I was just about as common-looking as you could get--not exactly special. I was the person in high school you knew, but didn't ever really notice.

The only person that did notice me was my killer. He was a lot like me, actually--average-looking, unnoticeable, a nobody--but I apparently caught his attention. And trust me, it was not good attention. He told me--just before he killed me--that I reminded him of the girlfriend that had left him for another man. He wanted to kill her, but obviously didn't have the guts to do it. I was a substitute.

I went down fighting, of course. I had been raised as a Christian to love everyone and be kind to everyone, but that didn't mean I was just going to sit around and have him kill me! When I was living, I was a fighter. Not defending myself just wasn't in my nature! I wasn't very muscular though, so he overpowered me fairly easily. He knocked me out, and that was the last thing I remembered--at least, while I was a live.

So, when the teacher of this class asked me to help him, I obliged for two reasons. I wanted to help the man out, and in doing this, I could also haunt my killer. I've been haunting him since I became a ghost. He's in this room. I'm watching him right now, waiting for him to realize my presence. Most people don't believe in ghosts until they see or feel them. Even then, they attribute their experience to imagination. I, however, seem to have a knack for haunting people enough to either drive them mad or having them believe.

He'll notice me.

Eventually.

Until he does, I'll wait.

Forever.

Misunderstood

No, mother,

It isn't
Marijuana,


It's incense.


No, mother,

I'm not

"Tripping."


No-

Mother!

Could you just

Leave?


I'm trying

Trying

To summon



A demon

here.





...






No, mother,


He doesn't

Sell drugs.

Instead of a Friday's Feature...

Don't worry, I'm still going to post on Friday! But it'll be something else I've written. Hopefully, it will be enjoyed. I posted it on my blog, but I figured it would get a slightly bigger audience here.

So yeah, that's it. Just as a heads-up.

I Crush Everything

Based on I Crush Everything by Jonathan Coulton

A shadow. I open my eye. There. One the surface. You glide along. Beautiful. Strong. Capturing the wind. Flying. I rise. The light grows painful, but I rise. I glide with you. My head below your prow. My eye back in your wake. Rainbows, painful, beautiful rainbows shine from you. I reach for you. I want to take you with me. Down. Together. As I embrace, you shudder. You creak. My dreams can never be. I release you. I sink. Down. Into darkness. You float above. Away. We can never be together. I crush everything.

I could bring you here. I could reach out. I have power. I have strength. I could make you come. I could. I want to. I need to. My arms strain upwards while I dream. The miles mean nothing. They could bring you. To me. I could shelter you. Storms don't reach down here. Predators flee from my beak. The dolphins do too. Now. They once were friends. The liars. They pretended, until they knew me. I crush everything. I take what I want. I break what I love. I never sleep. I always dream. I crush everything.

I am forgotten. The world moves without me. You move without me. The stars shine on. The world spins. Not here. Here, there is nothing. Ten miles below. Nothing has changed. Light. Only light comes to my eye. Carrying visions of you. Your spite. I rise. Raging. You sail on. You forgot me. You left me. Alone. Below. I twine about you. I take your wheel. I hold your deck. I rise up your sail. Your beautiful sail. White. Blotting out the clouds. I forgive you. I let go. I sink below. I turn from you. Because I crush everything.

Story One, Chapter Eight

When I outstretch my hand, I recoil instinctively. It is a black and twisted thing. Like the world. Like my heart. Thin as a rope, yet long as it ever was, it reaches out. The skin is dry and tight, blackened with death, but hard as diamond. For a palm, it flattens at the end, though I cannot close it. From here sprout five fingers, each horribly long. They have four joints, except for the thumb which has two. From them grow claws, inches long, that nothing can remove. They cut and destroy all they touch. When I stand, my arms nearly reach past my knees.

Poliwag from Chapter 4

Since there was no character deeply described in chapter 4, I made a picture of nyomoro rising back to the surface of the water.

Lament of the Winged IV

They fashioned our weapons, and made them theirs.

They gathered their peoples from out of the mud.

They found us defenseless.

They afforded no mercy.

Green

I finished Green, I'm still working on chapter 4.

Pokémon: The Golden Apocalypse, Chapter Five

Pallet Town, it seemed, was never safe. To the north of the town were the Meadows, the remnants of a Route between Pallet and Viridian. The Meadows were used both as a training area for the Called and their pokémon, and as a meeting place for the town. Townsfolk would often visit when their daily duties were finished to view the wildflowers and watch the battles. To the east and the west of the Meadows was the sea. Originally, trees grew in thick, twisted woods around both the Meadows and the town, but they had been cleared for lumber and safety. Other than a few lone trees about the old Route and the grove in the Dome, one had to venture north of the Meadows to find a forest.
In the time since the Upheaval, Viridian Forest had grown dark and twisted, and had exceeded its bounds, swallowing the city that was its namesake, and creeping ever closer to Pallet. Rumors claimed the forest lived, and that its malevolent will was focused on devouring the town. Yet it was from this very forest that Pallet derived its sustenance. Within were the herbs used to make medicines to heal both man and pokémon. Within were the nests that eggs containing the pokémon of future Called were pillaged from. Within were the pokémon that provided meat for the people. In its heart was the Fallen Viridian, and from it had come Viridian's few survivors of the Upheaval.
Despite its bloody past and dark present, the Forest was the first step in the journeys of the Called. Those recently given their pokémon were free to do as they saw fit, so long as they did nothing to hurt the town. However, after some time - a period that varied according to talent and the number of Called - they generally were given tasks that directly helped the community. Those who distinguished themselves were often put in charge of important tasks, or worked for Oak in the far reaches of Kanto. Those who lacked ability remained at low rank, and rarely survived.
Thus, it was to Viridian Forest that Red ventured the next day, Nyoromo nestled in his bag. He stood in the shadows of the trees, gathered his courage, and stepped into the woods. To any observer, it was as if the darkness swallowed him. To Red, it was the death of his youth, and the beginning of his journey.

God Dreamt Chapter 3

3.

God dreamt. He dreamt a universe, and the universe was. He dreamt a billion lights, and they were. He dreamt clouds, larger than the lights, glistening in their brilliance. He dreamt worlds of all sorts. He dreamt the heavens, and they all were. God dreamt time, and it began.

Happy New Year!

Why is it that my two most recent Friday's Features wind up on holidays? :P Anyway, this is, again, not like my normal writing. It's more like a... "holy crap, where did 2009 go?"

I don't want this to be a rehash of the whole year, because let's face it, there's enough of that going on in the media. But let's go through what happened at a rather pleasant site in 2009! (These won't really be in chronological order, but that's okay.)

A year after its beginning, GLaDOS's Lament sadly came to an end (although, GLaDOS is Still Alive...). Reogan has said that he will continue the Lament when he plays Portal II, but for now, it's over. :( We miss you, GLaDOS!

This blog also gained a new author in September--me! I do enjoy posting, even though I don't do it all that regularly (something I'm working on). For those of you who were wondering where my username came from, go here.

Song of the Day came and went. It was supposed to be a daily post but took over three months--not a problem, though! Granted, I'm not exactly one to talk, since I'm not the world's most regular poster... meh. That's okay. (Reogan, don't be mad that I stole your word!)

With the combined efforts of Reogan, Met, Figroth, and myself, this blog now has a post on every day of the week! There's Lament of the Winged, Tuesday Tales, Joco Stories, Thursday Thoughts, Friday's Feature, God Dreamt, Pokemon and the Golden Apocalypse, and Figroth's drawings of the various G. A. characters. Way to be productive, everyone! Whoo!

I'm sure there was more that occured here during 2009, but this is the major stuff. Happy 2010, everyone!

EDIT: Since I forgot about our other admin and feel 100% terrible about it, here's to Met: may he keep sanity among those of us at RPS, and props to him for bringing music here through Song of the Week! Whoo!