But before I get back to work, I have been asked to remind you all that my event at the Stratford Picture House on April 5th is the only public event I'll be doing for The Maleficent Seven. For those of you who don't know what a public event IS, it's basically me on stage yapping and answering questions for an hour, and then we go on to have a signing. All other appearances for TMS are just signings.
I've been asked to remind you about this because apparently there are lots of tickets available. Well, I'm ASSUMING there are lots of tickets available. The words used were "it's been slow to book", which means roughly the same thing. Maybe it's because it's the Easter holidays or it's the start of a weekend, but usually events pretty much sell out in a very short space of time. So Harper Collins publicity people are all going "uhhh... what's happening?"
Oh, and for those of you who have already booked tickets, don't you fret. If it IS a smaller crowd than usual, it just means the event will be more of a casual chat between all of us. And also you won't have to wait in line for hours.
But, uh, for all you others... book a ticket. Or something.
I'm getting back to work now. But before I do, two pictures of cats.
One cute.
One scary.
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Okay, Star. :-(
Awh, Okay Star.
*nods*
I have many conversations which go something along the lines of:
Friend: "So, d'you want to go there first, or...?"
Me: Yeah, *nods*
Friend: No, but do you actually /want/ to?
Me: I don't mind?
Friend: But, seriously - Where do you want to go?
Me: I don't know!
Friend: *facepalms*
It appears I must take my leave. Back in...I don't know...half an hour? Night, anyone who goes to sleep while I'm gone.
That's why people don't rely on me for decision making. Or conversation-making, for that matter. :P
Awh, Bye, Fabi!
Actually, I'm going to head off, now.
Happy Easter to you all, if I don't get on tomorrow. Or Happy March 31st, if anybody doesn't celebrate Easter. :)
*leaves hugs, cookies, and platypodes (Apparently, that's the correct pluralization of Platypus :P), for those who want any*
Bye~
Bye people who left!
I still can't get over this being awesome.
https://twitter.com/HarperCollinsCh/status/318018867790217216/photo/1
Hey Val!
Val! That is EPIC!!!
Hi Death!
DEREK WAS SO COOL OH MY GOD
It's going to be funny to be on the Blog with Em, Flame, and NJ now, though, since we've all met and I think they all threw food at me. THANKS GUYS, I REALLY APPRECIATE FAST FOOD IN MY HAIR.
You met them all!? How did you get your parents to agree to you meeting a bunch of strangers on the other side of the world?!
They were all at the signing! In fact, Em and NJ were going to come get me at the hotel, but we all just kind of went separately. And after meeting Derek, we all wandered around the mall and we were just hanging out for a few hours. Oh, and we bought Derek a milkshake. And they threw food at me. And I tripped, like, five times on the escalator. But it was SO. MUCH. FUN.
Did your parents just go; "Let's go to Ireland!"
Lol had no choice in the matter cause we all just appeared lol
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*Hugs Em*
I love your poetry!!! I is amazing!!!!
Zath, I am up to day two... The start of day two..
Wait, really, Death?
Wow, alright.
...You know you don't have to if you don't want to, right?
Wow thanks Death lol considering you are the only one so far that does.
I'm not sure I have it in me to write poems anymore but we will see.
What are you and Zath talking about?
I'll try... I have the timing (too early in the morning) off...
Hunger Games Competition!
Did I tell you about my uncle?
Alright then, Death...
We're talking about my Hunger Games Competition, Em.
Ah I sees...
No Death, you didn't.
Hello again, Em!
I keep having random outbursts of laughter. Like when Derek was talking to Amanda when she said she forgot her limited edition Dark Days, going, "You suck! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!"
I was laughing so hard at that.
He was diagnosed with adrenal cancer... He has six months at max...
*Hugs*
Hi...
*hugs Death*
What happened...? Death, are you okay?
Hello, John Nexus! Nice to meet you! Unless I already have, and I've just forgotten. I apologise if that's the case.
*waves*
Oh, Val. We've known each other... distantly for quite a while. I'm Dylan, or Kai or whoever you remember me as. Perhaps the one who tried to steal Ivy to use in a story...? But I hope we're good now. I've changed. I think...
Yeah, I'm fine... I have just lost my spirit with writing... I keep having to delete it and rewrite it... I've been stuck on this certain part for a long time now...
*pats Death's back awkwardly*
Oh dear god, Dylan, it's you. *starts laughing*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-OnAwDbnj0
^^^^^^
When Derek Met The Minions: Enjoy the 30 mins of madness!!!!
(And yes I have a dirty laugh!)
... is something funny Zath?
*Looks at Zath*
It's okay, I'll get over it... I think...
Have I met you Dylan? Are you Beach Ball?
Yeah. Bengt.
Happy Easter Zath!
*Gives Zath giant Easter Egg*
*Hugs Beach Ball*
Hi!!
Bengt??
Like Pewdiepie's Bengt from 'Journey' or am I on a whole other wavelength here...
Can someone fight me? I have that urge again... again. Good god, am I obsessed with fighting. Anyone?
Watching it now, Em. Thanks so much for uploading that!
Yes, Dylan. I occasionally stalk the comments. Well, rarely stalk the comments, and when I say stalk, I mean briefly look at who's alive.
And I saw John Nexus, and I just thought you were another new person with a really cool name.
Didn't consider it could have been you.
Nope, no wavelength. And Bengt originated in Lucius, , not Journey, although he used Bengt in Journey as well, and also happy wheels and Worms as well.
*Punches Beach Ball*
I will be distant... I have to write...
*is crushed by Easter Egg*
Thanks Death! I think.
Yeah, Happy Easter, people. *hands out eggs*
So you like the name...? Its my perfect name., or at least I think so. It defines the character of him, the way Nexus seems so formal and... asdfghjkl. Just... the storyline seems perfect. I'm in the process of beginning to write, and... yeah.
Ah awesome sauce. I watched his Journey play through and then laughed at Bengt getting blown up in Worms.
You're welcome Zath and don't mind my laugh, I know it's dirty. But you'll end up laughing yourself with the amount of shit we were actually saying to one another and Derek lol
I've portrayed most of the main SP characters on Easter eggs...using crayon-resist. My parents are giving me strange looks. They didn't understand Tanith-the-pumpkin, either. [rolls eyes at parents] My mom (whose crayon-resists are composed of flowers and zigzaggy lines) stopped reading SP after the tenth chapter or so. [Wonders how Mom survived doing that].
Here for maybe two minutes before going somewhere or other because Dad found a discount...
My parents are weird.
Anyway, hello! Sorry for the rant.
- stares at egg -
...thanks. you've come a long way Zath.
Thanks Zath!
My friends are so weird...
So who wants to fight?
I've come a long way?
Huh?
"Zathract Mist would like to shout at you for killing _______________."
YES. I. WOULD. DEREK.
No fights tonight Bengt I'm afraid.
I'm still fangirling over what an awesome day I just had so I'm in too good of a mood.
Maybe if I feel suicidal again in the next few days I might give you a smack around.
But right now, myself and the wolf say no...
What I mean, Zath, is just that you're a lot nicer than you were when I first met you. You're not as uptight as you were before. The stick fell out of your butt. I'm not sure if that's how it should be put, but that's how I feel. I hope I didn't insult you...
I think I'll pass. I have to disappear soon, and vanishing in the middle of a fight is just rude. Not that fighting itself isn't, but whatever.
*Hugs Em tightly*
Don't feel that way!!!!!!!! Bad Em, bad!
Oh, nah, I'm fairly sure I was always like that - just not to you, unfortunately. Because, y'know, you use to be annoying.
So did I, so I can't talk, but yeah.
Someone fight meeee. Before I start shooting people and start a fight myself.
*Looks around*
*Takes B.B. by the throat*
*Throws him into the water*
What were you saying about Zath... That he has always been super sweet and awesome?
Bye Fabulous!!!
I'm sorry Death but I can't help how I feel.
Up until today, well yesterday now, all I wanted to do was kill myself. And I was gonna do it on a few occasions.
Once I lost Chase, I just lost everything he gave me, everything he encouraged in me and everything he gave the world.
Why does my iPod keep making me accidentally delete my comments??
"Anyway, I have to go now. Until later!
[Hugs anyone who wants/needs a hug]"
Something like that, anyway.
[Fades out into the distance]
Hi/bye, Fabi!
- grabs hand and takes off throat -
- brings darkness in and pushes water out of pond -
- stands up and stands over Death -
-tethers Death to tree with grappling hook -
Brb
Back
*Glares at hook*
*Glares at tree*
*Twists gravity so floating off ground*
*Pokes tongue out*
Silence...
I'll be active again in a second, just finishing this video Em uploaded...
My YouTube isn't working properly...
I have 3,160 words and I am at the start of day two training..
Mist, did you hear the part about where I told Derek not to leave knives laying around? Because I did. I dunno if you could hear everything I was saying, but it was funny.
I will be rather distant... I have more training to do... And I have to find tissues...
That's it. - gestures hand and forms gun out of shadows -
I could hear bits of you talking, Ivy, but not all of it because Em and NJ were talking a lot.
Kay, Death...
*flexes hand and whips out a shadow tendril towards Nexus*
Who's first? - eyes glaze over with pure blackness -
If you listen closely you can hear the epicness.
I listened closely. I didn't need to hear it, I saw it - the whole damn thing was incredible.
- blocks shadow and reaches hand out, sending magnetic wave out and metallic objects fly towards me -
- forms armour out of objects -
- throws blade of darkness at zath -
*rolls to avoid the blade and comes up in a kneel*
Wait.
*stands slowly*
Wait.
Dylan, what's your magic discipline now?
- walks towards Death, and smiles -
Hello, my pretty.
- breaks tether and grabs Death -
*Gives my hand a larger gravitational pull and grabs the knife*
No you don't.
*Hurls knife at B.B*
*Finds this hilarious because has just written something about thrown knives*
Do. Not. Call. Me. PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!
*Punches B.B. hard in the face*
Zath, in my books, John is not magical. However, in the blog world, I am. I have the ability to use magnetic force, and what you would know as necromancy.
I don't feel like getting involved, by the way. Continue on without me.
*waves a hand airily, but accidentally knocks something fragile over*
Dammit.
- recovers from punch and shoots Death in leg -
Ow!
*Grabs B.B.'s gun*
Your turn!
*Shots B.B. in the leg*
Seriously lads, its 2.am lol have ye nothing better to do??
You can't grab my gun if it is made out of shadows.
Em, of course we have nothing better to do.
It is 12:25 here! Almost lunch time!!!
Dad has been teaching me! Well, foster dad!
I'm an elemental and a necromancer, Dylan, in case you'd forgotten.
*mutters something about still trying to find a different discipline*
Em, it's only midday where we are.
*hurls a fireball at Dylan's back*
Well, you all have a different time zone, but Em and I have the 2 am one... I'm not even tired yet.
- turns around and brings armour off to deflect fireball, and hurls ball of metal like a cannonball -
Well it's actually 1.am... the clocks jumped forward an hour.
*Kicks B.B. and flips backwards out of his hold*
You are so dead.
*Glares at B.B.*
I know. The time switch threw me off a little.
*lights a bush on fire and chucks it into the centre of the battle*
*looks around innocently*
- grabs Death, and whispers in ear -
There is something darkness can do to a person, Death. Something very... emotionally damaging. It can bring out sadness, and the worst memories you have suffered. And now you get to experience that.
- puts hands on side of head, and lets darkness seep into your brain, bringing out horrible memories -
Brb.
*Looks at Cain*
Seriously?
*scowls at Ivy*
That's no way to be playing.
*throws a lemon at her and pushes the air at Dylan*
*glances around, still trying to be innocent*
I, uh, I didn't do anything.
*Closes eyes and screams in fear*
*catches the lemon and falls over anyway*
*scowls*
Great. I've squished the damn lemon. Thanks a lot.
Please, *whispers* make it stop...
THAT LEMON COULD HAVE LIVED A LIFEEEEEEE! BUT YOU GOT IT SQUISHED WHEN YOU CHUCKED IT AT ME! IT WAS YOUR FAULT, YOU FOOLS!
-shifts into wolf form
-jumps on John
-bites his hand off
*growls words*
you leave her alone!!
I'm back... what hand did you bite off? Right or left?
*Opens eyes and scrambles away*
*Wants to thank Em but can't speak*
THE LEMON HAD ALREADY LIVED A LIFE, IVY!
THAT WAS THE LEMON THAT SAVED THE LAKE FROM DROWNING IN 2009! DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THAT?! NO!
It was a tormented lemon, it was time for it to go.
first one I grabbed... would have been your right.
- looks to the side, and smashes hand into the ground, causing shadow spikes to rise up underneath Death and Zathract -
IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A PROPER DEATH!
I'd like to give him a burial, but... *drops remains in juicer*
Well, shame, Em. That cant't be bitten off. It's a robotic arm. Made out of the strongest earth metal. And since you said hand, not hands that means I am still fully intact with everything on my body.
- gets hand underneath Em and pushes off -
*Jumps away just in time*
*leaps into the air to avoid most of them and has protective clothing absorb the spikes that hit me*
This is sounding an awful lot like an overpowered character, Dylan...
*shadow walks behind him and wraps an arm around his neck*
*Yells in rage and catches Em*
*Puts Em down and starts tearing off Dylan's armour*
- rises up, and lashes out with shadows, opening up Em -
- attempts to grab Zathract -
*Punches Dylan hard in the face again*
*Continues punching*
- starts suffocating, and blackness relieves my eyes - Zathract. ZATHRACT! ITS ME!
Well then Mr. Cocky, what's this!
-spits out robotic hand and growls.
-flips back off the push and lands onto the tree branch
You've never met a wolf like me
-grins, showing the sharp rows of teeth.
Everyone stop. STOP!!! - lashes out with a bubble of darkness to push everyone back -
Stop it. Its me. Stop
*Shies away from Em*
Even that makes the psychopath scared...
*Holds on even as the bubble pushes back*
- fires rope at tree and is sent towards it -
- walks in, grabs glass of water -
-tilts head curiously to the side...
Did you have a Remnant inside you??
*gets to feet as the bubble retracts*
*scowls*
I have an inclination to let Nagier out. He hasn't had fun in waaay too long.
DEATH GET OFF ME BEFORE I BLOW YOUR FUCKING BRAINS OUT. LEAVE ME ALONE.
-jumps down from tree in front of Death.
-snarls at John
Don't you DARE speak to her like that ever again!
*Jumps away quickly*
*Is in shock*
*Peeks around Em's elbow*
Are... *Can't find the words to speak*
*frowns*
Em, and Death - have you two actually heard of the concept of Nagier?
No Zath, I've only been in Blogland since June...
*laughs*
Dear god, that's going to have to change.
Nagier... Zath. Zath thank you... that's... that's similar to what just happened. John Nexus is a new person. I used to be Stephen Clarke. I was still an assassin, but I didn't kill for bounty or money, or for good reasons. I killed for bloodlust, for the thrill of the chase . My arm was shot off, and I was forced to begin a new life, work for an actual company. But every now and then, Stephen comes out. And, quite frankly, he is probably close to Nagier. Power-wise. All Stephen is, is rage. Anger. Hatred. He doesn't stop until he has killed, or is forced to have the lower hand.
Zath... Do not ask...
*covers face*
Oh god, don't look at that link...
Wait, how did you even FIND that link? I didn't know you were on the forums.
Zath. Bring Nagier. Do it. Please. Its so fun when you do.
How is he even brought out, anyway?
Wait... wait!!! No one do anything.
I am still confused.
Zath.... One of my friends *cough*Lara*cough* started stalking you...
I am not on the forums...
*raises an eyebrow*
...Why?
Because she said that you had a cool name and picture... She is really weird...
Just... I... please, just bring him.
Well...
That IS weird, yes...
Em, here.
What happened was Zathract used to be this angry person with a short temper and had to steal food to survive.
Something in the future - which I won't mention now because it will be explained in later Zathract Mist chapters - makes Zathract snap. He loses his mind and becomes insane. For a few years, he was what Nix was; an insane murderer. Only he was more aggressive and more efficient than Nix was. His anger and rage and darkness consumed him and he became what we know as Nagier.
After his fuel and rage was burned up, Zathract eventually regained control of himself (so pretty much like Vile). But during the time that he was what we know as Nagier, his anger and rage had grown and thrived, and regaining control was not something so simple. He had too much rage and darkness inside his body and mind to contain with anything else.
So all of it was expelled from his body and reformed into a different being and manifested into something identical to Zathract. With, uh, red eyes. Because red eyes are awesome.
So Nagier is a different being, the manifestation of all of Zathract's old rage and evil and hate. So Nagier is the evil criminal and Zathract is now the nice person that is seen in Nix and Mist. Because he barely has any anger left in him now, he's rarely enraged.
But now, because the two are different beings, they are still linked. They may be separate entities, but are still apart of something that was once joined. So when Zathract killed Nagier, he was revived, anchored to Zathract still being alive.
If Zathract dies, a similar thing will happen. So neither can die until natural causes takes one/both of them.
Another thing. When Nagier was transferred into a separate entity, he took all the things that Zathract knew and more. Because he is all the rage that Zathract had once had, that means that Nagier was also Zathract's subconscious before he went insane and lost himself to the rage. So now, Nagier knows Zathract's True Name, because Nagier WAS Zathract's subconscious, which is where his True Name was.
And now, because Nagier is a completely different person now - however linked they may be - he has a True Name of his own too. He doesn't know his True Name, though. So Nagier has the power of someone who has found their True Name, and has yet to find his own True Name.
I think that's it...
Also, that whole "red eyes is awesome" thing is a joke - something which the people on the forums seem incapable of accepting.
I noticed... I laughed when she sent me that link
Bring Nagier here.
Wow...
Wow how?
Good wow or bad wow?
Or just a "this whole concept is fucking ridiculous" wow?
Zath, bring Nagier. Please.
Just wait, Dylan...
Also, question for everyone: what phone do you have?
I have the iPhone 5.
*Hides behind Zath*
When you bring him out, don't turn around... He is scary...
Just like
Wow 'my brain exploded in my skull slighty' wow...
Samsung Galaxy y in coral pink
Death, is there anything you can do that can harm Nagier?
Yes, but... in what way?
Like, was it too complicated, is it stupid, is it evil?
And Dylan, I have some crappy Nokia phone, but I use my iPod for everything.
Lol. It may be Nokia, but it will never break. Where's Nagier?
Lol. It may be Nokia, but it will never break. Where's Nagier?
It's a good brain exploding.
Impressive, slightly frightening the thought of two people always linked for life.
And Nagier sounds like a right bastard! Him and Deacon would get on very well.
I have a Samsung phone... it looks like a blackberry, that's the only way to describe it.
Asdfghjkl
Hello?
...
Oh, so, Zath, you get my picture?
Where is everyone?
Fine then.
Fine then.
Fine then.
Looks like you've been left alone with the wolf Nexus...
Kittens!
Kittens!
Kittens!
Kittens!
Haha. I win.
Looks like you've been left alone with the wolf Nexus...
Seriously, where is everyone?
They all went out to get milkshakes.
Oh, well, good to hear.
And I'm not too sure. Nagier's practically insane, and he once allied with Crucify (who I'll explain about in a second), but other than that he's just a madman who loves to blow shit up.
Now, Crucify. In one of Sparky's stories, her mind became too creative or something, and she accidentally created a being. And this being shaped itself upon what Sparky thought it might look like, and when it stepped out of the dark, that's exactly what it looked like.
Somehow, Sparky got it into her head that this being could be trying to trick her and might just be evil, so inevitably, that's what it turned out to be. This being then became more interdependent and took a title of Crucify.
Nagier teamed up with her once in a Blogbattle to torment Blogland, but that was a one off time.
Actually, he teamed up with Faceless One Nix at one point too.
Faceless One Nix is Nixion possessed by a Faceless One. Before this, Nix's evil form used to just be Lord Vile, who was Faceless One Nix, but it didn't have a name, so he just called it Vile.
And Ivy's evil self is Darquesse, because she's basically Val.
Lynxia's evil self is just like Darquesse's functioning. Her True Name is Ellaisee (I think that's how you spell it) and she and Nagier are rivals for some reason.
I had to visit my neighbors... I am sick and one of them was a very old lady... WHY?!
Only one L in Elaisse, Mist.
Thanks, Val.
And don't forget Juhdipor! Though I think she ran away a while ago...
And Nagier and Faceless One Nix reamed up on me... That was fun...
(Painful more like it...)
I don't know who Juhdipor is...
Jesus I hope all these uber personalities don't rub off on me.
I have enough darkness to be dealing with without something like Deacon running around!
My evil being... She came out, uh, twice I think... She is something out of a nightmare but being her is fun!
Speaking of DD, how is the editing process going Em?
Oh, cool.
I've not met her.
So, anyone up for meeting Nagier?
Yeah... "Meeting"... *coughs*
Don't talk to me about that book right now...
The question Zath is are you ready to unleash Nagier??
*Steps further behind Zath*
As long as you don't make me get out Juhdipor...
Sorry Em!
Unleash?
Well, he's not trapped, really. He's running about the world right now, killing people. I can't stop him, he's not like Darquesse - he's a different entity to me entirely.
All I have to do to get his attention is signal to him. Which I do with my mind.
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