First of all, is everyone else having trouble going beyond the first page of Comments, or is it just me? For some reason I can't find any "Next page" button...
And I've just been going through the comments marked as "Spam"- even though none of them were spam. For some reason, at various times Blogger reckons you might be spamming the comments section and so doesn't show what you've written (which might explain some missing posts). But I was going through it and I found a message from Teena, my Thai translator. Hi Teena! I think translating the short stories is a lovely idea, and you're so good to even offer to do it. You might have to check with the publisher that it's ok to go ahead, but you absolutely have my permission (if you haven't changed your mind by now...)
And, because no short Blog post is complete without a picture, here's a little doggy.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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«Oldest ‹Older 3001 – 3200 of 4680 Newer› Newest»Awesome, thanks, Nixion.
Wonderful dedication Nobody.
And Izz? If you think for a moment that your moths can beet my cream then... you're probably right
My personal favorite character is Lyra Blue.
She's an arms dealer of a sligtly illegal nature.
I am glad you acknkowledge that Nobody.
My spelling is shot.
I love Nixion 'cause he's as mad as i am
Wait, he is me... yesss, multiply personalities
*Does some sort of weird dance where arms smash everything within a ten meter radius*
When I talk to myself I'm Izzy talking to Izz. That way i'm not talking to myself....
I think that makes sense...
Makes as much sence as anything else we put up here
So mist personthingmabob, want a description?
OH!
New HISHE!!!!
BRC.
what's a HISHE?
How It Should Have Ended.
Pronounced his-he
They're doing the new SH movie next week! Yay!
Mist?
Negative?
Uhhhh
Miles?
Whatever you call yourself by?
Awfully silent, isn't he?
*sigh*
This week's was just a deleted scene.
Okay, so because I'm writing the book, I'm going to need more information on the characters so if you guys could fill out all the parts below as detailed as you can, then that'd be awesome.
Name:
Age:
Magic:
Adept Specialty (if Adpet):
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Thanks.
You must watch HISHE.
It's very good. The superhero ones are the best.
Because I'm Batman.
Hey, sorry, I was writing something and forgot to reload for messages.
Description form is up though.
Oh, also if you could mention if they're good/neutral/evil, that'd be good.
And because I missed the parts of talking to outselves, when I'm talking to me its:
Miles talking to:
Insanely Evil: Negative
Insanely Cheerful: Kassd
Insanely Normal: Mist
Are you really the voice of Batman, Izz?
HELLO?
Nixion Strange
14 (almost 15)
Bone Breaking (like Teseract)
I just told you, bone breaking
Male
Thin, just taller then the normal 14 or 15 year old, Brown hair, brown eyes(but a dark, tormented look in them) Wears Ghastly jacket on special occations, but normaly just black leather jacket, black jeans and a t- shirrt. Boots
Prone to mood swings. Sometimes violent, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes cocky. In a fight, can get over violent and take it to far.
When 10, was kiddnapped and forceably learnt bone breaking. Was donme by a mixture of torture and brainwashing (Explains the mood swing stuff) at 11, was released, and is attempting to fight his brain washing (explains over violence)
Hello??
Bone breaking? Yay! Someone with my power!
and was evil, but trying to be good (brain washing thing)
Hey shadow
You're a bone breaker too?
Okay, cool, thanks Nixion.
Hey, Shadow, can you PLEASE allow me to post on CETMTGG now?
Yup! Bone breaking and Necromancy. *wink*
Post on what?
No I'm not. I'm just quoting HISHE.
My friend Jemma is Batman. I'm Superman. But Batman always says "because I'm Batman" in HISHE
Servus Shadow.
Hey Izz! Long time no see! *hugs*
im a complecated fellow, aren't i?
sorry, but i'll be gone for 15 minutes
DON'T LEAVE!!!!
Hey Nix! I just noticed something! You're a Jackson! YAY! THANK THE GODS! I'm not alone!
I knew a Jackson in primary school...
SHADOW!
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO POST!
Not a Jackson as in a name silly! A Jackson as in a Percy Jackson fan!
Post on what? What the Golden God is CETMTGG?
K, fiveteen minutes from NOW
and i love perct jackson (not as much as SP)
Percy Jackson is good though! Nico di Angelo FTW!
Hello?? People??
That's good cause now I can say that she was a bitch.
Isn't CETMTGG that blog where you all try to meet derek? A collaborative effort to meet the golden god?
OK. Description of character for Mist coming up...
Oh you mean Collab. It's Collab. not CETMTGG! *face palm* And anyway - I don't know how. I'll talk to Flame about it! Anyway ~ BYE!
Name: Lyra Blue
Age: 66 (looks twenties)
Magic: Adept. I'm pretty flexible
on specifics. Basically she's really good with her weapons and is hard to kill.
Adept Specialty: Combat
Appearance: Jagged black hair to shoulders. Slim build, average hight, pale skin and dark brown eyes. Good friends with Ghastly. Wears mostly black and red, also white on special occasions.
Personality: Bit paranoid (has at least six weapons on her at all times & does trust anyone) casual but observant. Quiet unless selling something.
History: always loved martial arts and swords. Also guns. Deals in magical weapons and normal weapons.
Was left a large collection of illegal weapons at 20. Currently in London.
I'm guessing that means you're gone?
Also I worked that out all by myself (meaning of cetmtgg) I am proud of my cryptography skills.
Very sorry Nobody. and anyone else that was here.
But I shall take my leave now.
Wiedersehen!
Name: Zathract Mist
Age: 15 years
Magic: Elemental + Necromancy
Adept Power: [N/A]
Gender: Male
Personality: Zathract is relatively cheerful, though is very determined when it comes to a case. He despises people who are classified as "evil" and classifies himself as one of "the good guys", as well he should. Zathract will tell an occasional joke but mostly sticks to whatever topic he and whoever else is discussing.
Appearance: Zathract has long black hair that covers the back of his head and falls over his ears, blocking them from view. His eyes are emerald green and will stare into your soul, should he deem it necessary. His clothes consist of a black jacket, black pants and a black shirt, all made by Kassd None who is one of the best tailors in Australia, his qualities rivaling Ghastly Bespoke's in Ireland.
He wears expensive sunglasses he likes to call shades and his boots are also made by Kassd.
Zathract's gloves channel his Necromancy Magic.
History: When the seven year old Zathract had accidentally stumbled across the Australian Sanctuary, he took an interest to the hidden world at once and devoted himself to magic. Reluctantly, an Elemental mage named Masoling-Grid Ragikk took him under his wing and started teaching him how to use his magic abilities after it was discovered that he had quite a lot bottled up inside him. Zathract, Jake Frox back then, went through many processes including having to choose a name. He eventually chose the name “Zathract Mist” for reasons he will not reveal. Ragikk started calling Zathract “Zath” to annoy him and Zathract begun calling Masoling-Grid “Maso” in turn. They both cared for one another and saved each other’s lives many times. Each seemed destined to be partner in detective work, yet also to drive one another up the wall as often as possible.
Zathract soon became employed by the Elders of Australia and he joined Ragikk in solving crimes and fighting various notorious villains. Unfortunately for Zathract, Masoling-Grid was killed while they battled Vathrasi, a warrior who had sided with Mevolent in the War. Vathrasi had decided to go against the Sanctuary who had done a deal with him and had taken up his old ways, moving against the Sanctuary.
Fortunately, Zathract and Ragikk alerted the Elders before his Hollow Men breached the entrance and they were able to barricade the Sanctuary and reinforce its defences. It was a fierce battle when Vathrasi himself blew down the defences blocking the entrance and somehow, Masoling-Gird ended up battling Vathrasi alone. Zathract, only being ten at the time, was thoroughly confused and had his hands full with Hollow Men himself. He tried to help his partner, but it was too late. Vathrasi had struck and Masoling-Grid Ragikk fell.
A month later the Sanctuary had been rebuilt and Vathrasi had vanished. No one knew whether or not he had been killed in the confusion, but Zathract knew he was still out there, weak and binding his time, waiting to strike again.
Zathract swore to himself to take down Vathrasi for killing his friend and mentor, but he hasn’t seen Vathrasi since that day. Instead, he continued his detective work for the Sanctuary, alone now, but just as effective as he was with Ragikk. He soon heard that Nefarian Serpine had done a similar thing against the Ireland Sanctuary a few years back. In-between solving cases and bringing down more villains, Zathract attempted to track down Vathrasi, but he hasn’t had much luck so far.
And then he had met Vai Melt, a women trained in Necromancy, while ending up in a temple in Australia when working on a case. He had heard about Necromancy before, but never had a desire to learn anything about it. Vai wasn’t like other Necromancers though. She seemed quite normal actually. She saw that he had Necromancer powers in him as well as Elemental, something that surprised Zathract quite a bit considering that he seemed quite talented in that area of magic already. Vai Melt taught him some basic Necromancy and he quickly excelled in the subject, choosing to channel the power through his gloves, something he would always keep on. The only problem with them now was they kept his hands thoroughly cold due to the death magic running through them. Though Vai could never replace Ragikk, she was still a comfort to him none the less.
Zathract Mist continues to work for the Australian Sanctuary and works as a detective still.
Ok, now who's still here?
Really?
I write out my profile and everyone decides to LEAVE?
Damn it.
Izz, Nixion, you need to get back on!
I'm actually still here....
Oh god. I'm picking up Sparky's habit.
*puts head in hands*
This is not good.
I think I better go. I'm gonna watch a movie.
Servus!
Oh, and before i forget, i fight with a machette
If i was once classified as one of the 'bad guys', do you argue with me a lot. You gotta argue with someone
hello?
gotta eat
brb
...
Hello?
Oooooooookay, I'm back again. Nixion, I'll remember the machete part.
Now who's still here?
Please answer...
Never mind forget that I was ever here. Goodbye.
Hi, only for 5, then eating again
NOOOOO
Ooh your writing a story? What is it?.
Mist is writing one, and he wants me in it as well
And read my new discription somewher above
And can i use you in my own story
Everyone's giving me characters and then we're going to discuss a plot and then I'm going to write out a story with the characters.
It's gonna be so fun~
I know right ? Soooo fun
I fight with a machette
And we fight a lot, cause i used to be a 'bad guy'
and can i use you in my story?
i wanna use both of you in my story
either put your descriuptoins on my blog, or when we next meet, cause i gotta go for another 10 or 20 minutes
You mean Zathract?
Sure.
Nixion Strange, otherwise known as Nobody, I hereby give you permission to use my character, Zathract Mist, in your story, as long as you mention that he was originally created by me. You must refer to me either as NegativeSanity or Zathract while mentioning it.
You see, it's like I have to give you permission. Like Necromancy stuff!
don't leave
Ok remember I use a vast array of words to speak or treat people with contempt. I was trained by China Sorrows and I'm also proud and I have China's personality and attitude.
When you say we fight a lot, you mean Zathract and Nixion? Cool.
Gabriel, use this format if you want to join:
Name:
Age:
Magic:
Adept Specialty (if Adpet):
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Nixion, you still there?
And say it was Gabriel Conalt who made that character. You can Use my character for thy story, Nixion.
**Cobalt
Damn it I'll post a biography later.
New profile, Izz!
Name: Lyra Blue
Age: 66 (looks twenties)
Magic: Adept
Adept Abilities: Varied: excellent with weapons, difficult to injure, harder to kill. Combat specialty.
Appearance: Lyra has jagged black silky hair that stretches to her shoulders. Her build is slim and has an average height and weight for a twenty year old. Her skin is pale and Lyra has dark brown eyes. She mostly wears clothes of black and red and seems to reserve white for special occasions.
Personality: Lyra is actually a bit paranoid and it is displayed publicly as she has at least six weapons on her at all times. She never trusts anyone under any circumstances and but observe people she could possibly count as allies while acting casual, not giving away the fact that she is watching them Blue is normally quiet unless selling something to earn herself a living.
History: Lyra has always loved martial arts and loved actually doing it even more. And swords too. Lyra always liked swords. Also guns. Guns were a must. And still are. Lyra was born an orphan, never knowing what happened to her parents. She left the orphanage at the age of 10, seeking out her parents and trying to collect information on them. Eventually she tracked down her auntie who informed her that Lyra’s mother died in childbirth and her father was driven insane by the loss, now locked up in an asylum. Shattered by this piece of information, Lyra left her auntie before she could protest and ended up living on the streets for four years after becoming lost. Lyra always kept on the move, not wanting to go back to the orphanage but also despising the streets she lived on.
After four years, Lyra accidentally caught sight of two reckless Sorcerers battling in a pub one night and soon learned of the secret magical subculture that existed all over the world. After losing the trail of the two Sorcerers, Lyra searched and studied and searched some more and soon she found a Mage willing to teach her magic (should she have any) as long as she stopped pestering him. Much to the Mage’s dismay, it turned out that Lyra did have magic and he was forced to help her learn Adept powers. After a year, the Mage abandoned her after she assured him that she no longer required assistance.
Now that she had learned magic, Lyra begun to age must slower and lived through many centuries, discovering along the way that she had been left a huge load of illegal weapons by her made grandfather. Unable to work out why she was left this, Lyra took them anyway. Now 66, Lyra Blue deals in magical and non-magical weapons, selling them to make a living and using them to kill her opponents.
Lyra is also a very advanced assassin when she wants to be, but will demand a high price from her employees.
Lyra currently is living in London.
Be back soon. Dinner.
just got back from dinner
Gabriel?
anyone?
i'll just wait
Hurry up
Back!! Nixioin! You still there?
*Nixion
Hello?
yeah
NIXION!!!
Took your time
Back.
really. Both at the same time. Why couldn't one of you been back earlier
Sorry. Ok wait I'm gonna get my character.
Gab, did you write out a profile yet?
And Gabriel, i need more of a description
Name:
Age:
Magic:
Adept Specialty (if Adpet):
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
WAIT A MINUTE.
Remember Mist, we argue heaps. Different pionts of view and stuff. In my story, we figh a few times
Yo, mist?
Yeah
Hey, Nix, when's this story gonna go up on your blog?
Cool. Writen any yet?
I do chapter by chapter
I only have two paragraphs so far
And i want Sparky as well, so i might have to wait till i see her
Nah. I'm waiting on Izz to get back on and for her to see if her new profile I wrote out is Ok. Right now I'm editing yours and I also need to get a plot, some way for all us to meet and a complication and bad guy/s to consume the story.
Also, there won't be any cannon characters like Skulduggery or Ghastly.
In mine we've already met
Oh, I'm also going to see if anyone else wants to join.
Gab first then I'll check with Val and Spakry.
^Awesome.
So are we like friends who fight or like rivals who happen to always be together?
Name:Gabriel Cobalt
Age:23
Magic:Adept
Adept Specialty (if Adpet):Sigil/Symbol/Arcane Languages
Gender:Male
Appearance:Dark eyes,black hair, skinny, wears a suit most of the time.
Personality: Treacherous, Calculating, Manipulative.
History:Trained by China Sorrows after she had gone neutral during the war with Mevolent she doesn’t really have a clear reason why she trained him and why she tried to kill him, maybe because she thought Gabriel is becoming as strong as her, but he managed to escape from her as China was about to kill him in his sleep.
He is an Adept, obviously, trained in Sigil/Symbol/Arcane Languages Magic by China Sorrows. Skinny, dark haired and dark eyed. Wears a dark suit with a black tie and matching shoes most of the time, if not he’s either wearing a dark shirt and trousers or all-leather with dark tinted glasses. Since he was trained by the august China Sorrows he has inherited China’s attitude and her power to make people helplessly fall in love with her, through magic, but he could do that fine without magic. BUT his appearance is cancelled out by his treacherous personality. Oh yeah, he is 23 years old.
Sometimes he loses hi elegance when he is angry or when he is being hurried.
Stories I am currently writing:
- Zathract Mist
- Zathract Mist Short Story: The Zombie Signal
- The Core [Not Skulduggery Related]
- [Unnamed Collab. Book]
The Unnamed Collab. Book is the one we're doing.
I'M NEUTRAL!! REMEMBER!!!
Thanks Gab.
Can I call you Gab?
Also, what's Sigil? I've forgotten.
alright. Im writing another book as well, but i'm kinda bored of it, so im taking a break
And thanks Gabriel. Got it
It's the same as symbol but I prefer to use the word sigil.
seriously? im the only one who's actually 14 in the story? That's crap
Gab's cool.
And Mist? Yeah, we're friends through nececity. We kinda hate each other, but we're friends at the same time
Ok, I'll call you Gab.
And Nix, I'm 15, so it's alright really.
And is Nix's hair long and black? Or what?
Lol. I was trained by China years ago so I cant be 14 plus I'm treacherous, so it will be hard being an Adept if I have parents.
This is fun, we all have nicknames.
Mist, Gab and Nix.
xD
Naw, i said it's brown, and not long, but not short either, if that makes any sance
OK.
Sence. if that makes any sence.
Middle lengnth
So how old are you in the story Mist?
Gab, there aren't any Cannon Characters in the one I'm writing so you can't be trained by China. Could you change it?
never mind, you're 15
Yep.
Gab, you still there?
hello?
Hello? Gab?!
Is he still there?
Wait I'm still writing.
right. In mine, you can still be china sorrows old minion
So...
brb
Nix, where do you live? What country?
Austrlia
I mean Australia
OK.
Gab, can you change your history for me?
anyone here?
He's doing that now
OK, Nix, I've finished your profile, wanna see it?
Yeah
Ok. A few years ago, Gabriel stumbled upon a book on magic...He didn't believe any of it but he wrote a simple sigil on his hand, the one that powers your fists. And as soon as he drew the sigil on his hand it immediately faded. He closed his hand and he marveled at the energy he felt
rushing to his hand. He then decided that it was all real. He knew this was dangerous and he knew that there are other people like him, with magic, so he decided to keep it a secret. He rented an apartment and there he studied magic, he got more books and as he learned his powers got stronger. He is an Adept he specializes in Sigil and Arcane Languages Magic mostly long ranged and powerful close combat magic. Now he just collects books to learn more about magic of other people so if he ever gets in a fight with them he will be able to guess what they're moves will be. He has lots of connections and money all anonymous. So that's pretty much it. the other things are all in the comments I'm treacherous, calculating and manipulative and smart and neutral. I don't trust anyone. Unless they have evidence that they are to be trusted.
got it
Here, Nix:
Name: Nixion Strange
Age: 14, almost 15
Magic: Adept
Adept Ability/s: Bone Breaking – Tesseract
Gender: Male
Appearance: Nixion is thin, just taller than the average 14 year old with brown eyes that carry a pitiful tormented look in them. He wears a protective jacket on special occasions, but most of the time, Nixion just wears black leather jacket, black jeans and a t- shirt. Black boots cover his feet and he carries a machete with him at all times.
Personality: Nixion Strange is very prone to mood swings. They can vary from becoming suddenly violent to being lost in thought to a cheerful teen. In a fight, Nixion can get overly violent and take it too far, sometimes accidentally injuring himself and his allies if in a rage which will occasionally allow him to loose control.
History: At the age of ten, Nixion was kidnapped by a Sorcerer criminal and was forcibly taught the Bone Breaking Adept discipline. This was done with an insane combination of brainwashing and extreme torture upon Nixion which eventually changed something in his mind, thus creating his sudden mood swings. Finally, at 11, Nixion was abruptly released with no warning whatsoever. To this day Nixion attempts to fight the brainwashing done on him which also explains his over-the-top violence at times. A year after he was released, Nixion Strange was saved by Zathract Mist from a horde of zombies and the two kind of latched on to each other. It isn’t safe to say they are friends at all, but they are allies but also seem to be arguing constantly over almost everything.
Nixion Strange lives in Australia and helps Zathract Mist on cases for the Australian Sanctuary.
That's so cool
Ok.... what do we do now?
And if you're still writing at the start of April, change it to fiveteen
My birthday's sometime around then
i dunno
I guess I'm gonna write my story..
and if we run out of pages to talk to here (and it'll happen in the next week) where do we go?
Someone's blog?
Actually, if that happens, we go back to the last empty blog post, and talk there until it's full
My blog? Your blog? Mist's Blog?
To the previous post I guess.
This blog. Easier, and if he does make a new post, we can talk there
My blog. I'll set up a page. Actually, we should go there now and record all the stuff we have so it's easier.
go there now?
Ok I'm going there now.
wait, do we wait until he makes a new page, or just go now?
I don't know he should just send a link.
yeah, we'll wait until we get a link
the page is up, i checked
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I'm do saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
Page is up.
http://myuselessshortstories.blogspot.com.au/
Go there.
hey eve
is something wrong?
Everything's wrong! I haven't met Derek Landy yet, so how can ANYTHING be right?!
i havn't met him either
*sniffs*
*sniffs louder* I'm an early blogger, so just now I read heaps of Derek's earlier posts, and that just makes me want to meet him even more!!!!
Oh! Nobody! Hi! Enough with people changing their names!
*sniffs, juggles, plays violin and slaps face*
I wanna met him
Sorry, but i had to.
*sniffs, cries, wails, scream, topples ironing board, eats live chicken*
Come to Adelaide, Derek!
NO! come to Melbourne
New Zealand!!!!!
Purple bananas. Whenever I repeat something or say something random just ignore it. I don't have a taken name. *frowns*
That's why i changed my name, it's my taken name
No, Adelaide! If you go anywhere else, I might not be allowed to go! I probably won't!
Ahhhhhhhhh! I got first!!!!!
damn, i just noticed
NOOOOOOO!!
and if he comes anyware else but Melbourne, i can't go
hello?
HI
I have to go. See ya.
So, have we stopped with the other blog?
oh, bye Gabriel
Hi Eve!
Hi Miles/Mist
Mist.
By the way, Eve, I'm Zathract Mist now.
We're all making a book. We're each putting in a character or two and then I'm writing a book. Nixion is too but mine will be better. >>
You wanna put in a character?
Hey... Yeah, alright
Lol. Kidding, Nixion.
Mines more about Nixion, but you guys are in it
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