Tales of the Parodyverse - Gold for a king, incense for a god... myrrh for a tomb.

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Subj: Gold for a king, incense for a god... myrrh for a tomb.
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:38:31 am EST (Viewed 5 times)

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Part Seventeen: Akiko Masamune and the Promised Finger

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Interesting movement in things, nice to see a Manga town focus but now I am worried - offing one of Visionary's characters makes it all that more likely that the big man himself will not come out of this unscathed.

It's good to be able to invoke a sense of dread in one's readers. And really, would Vizh cash in is chips if Hallie and Fleabot were still alive?

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Could this really be, the end of the Parodyverse?

"Everything has it;s time... and everything dies."

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Akiko smelled the fresh cold air of a different world and noticed that her pink battle armour had less electronics and more decorated beading than before.

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Insert Adam art request here.

Seconded.

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â€œCall them skirmishes,â€ the Psychic Samurai suggested. â€œThe Faerie Queene and some other creatures of power here are not happy about the influx of what they see as challengers. Nor are they used to such effective opposition.â€

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I can't really blame the Mythlanders for being "not happy" with a whole bunch of refugees trying to take over and claiming their little girl is the next Queen in waiting anyway. Says who? an evil old fey who got her butt whipped? what happened to democratic choice?

I discerned that you felt strongly on this subject. I may need to address the issue at some stage.

Then again, Vizh isn't likely to let anything happen to his poster-character if Magweed and Griffin were returning to Earth, is he?

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And honestly:

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â€œLike when they sent in those horse dudes with human tops and those Abhuman bros just stomped on â€˜em?â€ Bull remembered happily.

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Violently murdered a heard of Centaurs who were doing nothing more than partaking in their annual hunt.

The Abhumans kept all dissections of genetic crossbreeds to a minimum.

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â€œAnd those raiding trolls who bumped into the Martian army guys from Planet Skree-Yar,â€ Cacciatore enthused.

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Annihilated a simple family of hill trolls out for an evening meal with advanced weaponry.

The Skree-Yar have long since learned that with large green adversaries with distinctive skull-bumps it is best to shoot first before they can start to shape-shift.

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Etc..

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â€œThere clues are all there should anyone have the wit and knowledge to assemble them. I see no reason to indulge intellectual sloppiness.â€

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Rude!

So we have a villain who despises those who do not pay attention.

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â€œThis realm must go. I had not expected it to become a buffer against my salvation of my Parodyverse.â€

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This one is really the give away.

What did it give away?

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He held up the dagger. â€œThis weapon is brand new, yet it was forged at the same moment and with the same tools as the Celestians were made. It is compounded of Adamantine, Serious Matter, and Impossibilitium, melded by corposant fire and the force of the Gaaah!, sealed for eternity by the Jarvis Cosmic. It was first conceived by the Shaper of Worlds who commands all beginnings. The Chronicler of Stories who directs the narrative defined it in purpose and power. It was consecrated to kill by the Destroyer of Tales, master of every ending. It can end gods and more than gods. All this by my will and doing. I dub it the Inevitable Blade.â€

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That's a nice piece of history/law/writing/plotting right there.

Another bit I;ve been saving for years.

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â€œThis is ManManâ€™s weapon. Knifey.â€

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Ping!

Now I want a fight between the two of them!

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She plunged the Inevitable Blade into her chest and fell.

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Gasp!

No matter how well you plan, there's always someone who insists on bleeding over your best plots.

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â€œHmm,â€ her visitor said, mildly inconvenienced. He retrieved his knife and wiped it on pink sheets. â€œLet us go and see whether Baroness Elizabeth will be more tractable,â€ she told the weapon. â€œAnd if notâ€¦ we have all night.â€

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Oh dear.

Indeed.

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***

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By popular demand, Untold Tales is taking a couple of days off for the holidays. Season's compliments to all of you at home.

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Who demanded? Your children and loved ones? What, do they think they can command your time more than people on the internets you've never met?*

I am apparently required to eat Christmas dinner and to spend three hours of Christmas Eve discussing the influence of Gnosticism on early Christian adoption of the Yule festival.

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Just kidding - have a Happy and Merry Christmas Watsar Clan.

Reciprocated.

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*Well - we've now met that once, and I've met Adam and his lovely dog a long time before, but still.

I've only ever met five posters myself.

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Next, on probably 27th December, Christmas pudding allowing: Avrogadrus del Lune and the Heretics of Tomorrow

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I shall be looking forward to it.

Splendid.

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Untold Tales of the Yesterverse #358: The Dying Days, or Final Dates · The Hooded Hood tries to tie it all up; there may be a tangle · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 07:43:20 am EST
- A very well done vignette in the spirit of the Season · Al B. Harper · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:40:43 pm EST
  - And another character I've been meaning to get back to. · HH wrote a story this morning featuring a cast member who hasn't had a starring role since the early days of the Parodyverse · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 04:55:50 am EST
    - You write good Mac. · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 30, 2016 at 05:44:32 pm EST
      - He is a fun character to drop in sometimes. Like Drury, Meggan Foxxx, or Mr Papadapopolis, he has a distinctive presence that couldn't easily be susbstituted for ano ... · HH · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:39:49 pm EST
        
        He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 06:22:19 pm EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · HH · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 10:21:47 am EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 06:49:34 pm EST
- An interesting pairing (no text) · killer shrike · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 03:44:47 pm EST
  - That was the high concept conceit of the this story. (no text) · HH likes crashing quite different characters together sometimes. · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:17:41 am EST
- I don't regret reading part 4... · Anime Jason · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 12:55:00 pm EST
  - Ouch. · HH · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 04:45:15 am EST
- Re: Untold Tales of the Yesterverse #358: The Dying Days, or Final Dates - Parts One to Three · J. Jonah Jerkson · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:50:34 pm EST
  - Sally was the logical POV gateway character into a story discovering strange new worlds. · HH · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:06:25 am EST
- That's not really in the spirit of the season now is it? · Al B. Harper · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:51:58 pm EST
  - Gold for a king, incense for a god... myrrh for a tomb. · HH believes Christmas works best with dark edges · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:38:31 am EST
    - You don't really have to look far for the darkness in the whole story. · Al B. Harper · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 05:35:16 pm EST
      - That's because it's very hard to see in darkness. Unless you are a catgirl. · HH · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 03:07:16 am EST
        
        Presumably the Bonsai Kittens are down in Manga Town somewhere. I wonder if they revert to just being cats again in the Normalverse? · Al B. Harper · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 05:49:46 pm EST
        
        Let's assume that they are, for the purposes of Chapter 21. · HH is generous like that · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:09:19 am EST
        
        You know what they say about assumptions... · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 30, 2016 at 05:31:09 pm EST
        
        That without them no hypothesis can be formulated? · HH · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:22:18 pm EST
        
        Something like that. · Al B. Harper · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 07:17:53 pm EST
        
        Re: Something like that. · HH · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 10:27:14 am EST
- Another shocking casualty [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 09:37:24 am EST
  - Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:44:30 am EST
    - Re: Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 12:02:43 pm EST
      - Re: Yes. Those sheets were brand new. [Spoilers] · HH · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:49:34 am EST
- For what was advertised as a fill-in, Chapter Two certainly had a huge impact on the story [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 07:18:34 am EST
  - Re: For what was advertised as a fill-in, Chapter Two certainly had a huge impact on the story [Spoilers] · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:45:08 pm EST
- Always good to have a date for the end of the world. Or a date in general. · Visionary · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 06:56:09 pm EST
  - There can be performance pressure though. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:41:04 am EST
    - But you can use as many blue pills you want without fear of the side effects. · Visionary · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 11:51:52 pm EST
      - I was told that about M&Ms too. · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 06:10:07 am EST
        
        I suppose that if you have a peanut allergy then some varieties may be trouble... · Visionary · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 09:27:34 am EST
        
        Not to mention the inhilation problems · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 12:03:23 pm EST
        
        Better than trying to take them intravenously. · Visionary · Mon Dec 26, 2016 at 06:39:22 pm EST
        
        Or as a suppository · HH · Tue Dec 27, 2016 at 05:15:20 am EST
- You need a decent brush. · Al B. Harper · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 04:05:16 pm EST
  - I need a maid. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:33:58 am EST
    - So get yourself one · Al B. Harper · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 02:37:49 pm EST
      - That would require speaking to people. And having people on my property. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:34:32 pm EST
        
        Worried they might find the bodies? (no text) · Al B. Harper will continue in a new thread above · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:25:38 pm EST
        
        That won't happen. (no text) · HH is not careless · Sun Dec 25, 2016 at 04:06:48 am EST
- At least I know how he alone can read it. · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 10:51:14 am EST
  - It is familiar. · HH · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 11:23:51 am EST
    - ...Mostly. · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 01:53:21 pm EST
      - Somewhat. · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 12:44:18 am EST
        
        Kinda · Anime Jason · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 01:12:25 pm EST
        
        Possibly · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 04:29:06 pm EST
        
        Sorta... · Anime Jason · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 07:34:42 pm EST
        
        Inferentially · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 05:55:17 am EST
        
        Almost certainly... · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 10:22:43 am EST
        
        Intermittently · HH · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 11:50:59 am EST
        
        Partially... · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 24, 2016 at 04:03:11 pm EST
- Nicely analogued (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Dec 22, 2016 at 09:58:49 am EST
  - I was just glad to have half a chapter pre-written (no text) · HH · Fri Dec 23, 2016 at 05:53:28 am EST