A few days left of this rewrite, and the book will be done. DONE!
In the meantime, I shall be collecting all the names of those who entered the Spirit Lake competition, and should have a winner in a day or two. In other news?
In other news, this Friday, right here on this Blog, I shall be unveiling the COVER of Last Stand of Dead Men...
Prepare yourselves.
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Second?
Yay Second :D
FOURTH!!
YES!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR FRIDAYYYY!! :D:D:DDD
OH MY FINNICKING GOLDEN GODS
I MAY SCREAM
SO GLAD I HAVE FRIDAY OFF. OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
SIXTH! Can't wait for Friday! *jumps around*
Friday's my friends birthday xD
Oops...I mean seventh
i so cant wait for friday *girly squeal*
Every minute of every day I'll be waiting for Friday...What will I do till then?
*Curls up in a ball* WHY IS FRIDAY SO FAR AWAYYYYYY
*shakes fist at the Sky* MEAN DEREK!
OH MY GOD! GOOD JOB DEREK!!!!!!! :D
Sooo happy right now!
You are the most awesomeamazinggreatspectacuarwordscantexplainhowawesomeyouare person!
OH.....MY.................NEEDSSOMETHINGTOSAYAFTEROHMYCOSITWOULDBEAWKWARDIFI,YUHKNOW
@Derek: I've got an idea for you...In ten minutes from now post a new post with the cover. And release the new book as soon as it's done
TIME DO WE HAVE A TIME I SWEAR TO GOD
That's a good Idea, Rhydian!!
Thank you Jubi, I knew someone would agree
pleasepleasePLEASE just GIVE US A TIME!!! A SPECIFIC TIIMMMEEEEE!!!!
......Calm down guys...........
When friday comes I'm going to sit on this thing for 24 hours and wait...WE NEED A TIME DEREK!!!! AND WE NEED IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my GOD, Derek I CAN'T WAIT
*takes deep breaths* I feel a lot better now
Derek you are so supermegafoxyawesomehot and yes, that is a Starkid reference
no but seriously if i end up sitting by my laptop refreshing for 14 hours like i did with the kotw title i'll kill you
DEREK
DEREK
DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK
I've noticed a few... plot holes, with the SP series in general. These are not bad points, I'm just sharing my ideas in the hope you'll include them in one of the books.
1. The Sanctuary MUST have friends within the government.
Can the Sanctuary know EVERY CCTV camera that captures all the explosions? Can they remove ALL the websites that have details about magic on?
So I've created an organisation who can.
They're called the Special Operations of the Supernatural, or the SOS for short.
They provide counter-terrorist services (such as taking down dark sorcerers who want to destroy the world), and also they try and cover things up.
The SOS is made up of the very best men and women from all the security services, and the SAS. There is a lengthy test to see if you can join (you will be notified first if they think you have potential), followed by a harsh training course involving firearms and many mental and fitness tests.
The SOS 'soldiers' are split into squads. Each squad contains a letter and two numbers. For example, A-04, or J-14. The letter shows what part of the headquarters they are in, and the numbers the sub-part. But that's not important.
Every SOS soldier wears full kevlar body armour and a helmet. The helmet is black and covers all of their face with a blue visor (made of bullet-proof glass). It has "SOS" written in silver on the forehead.
The armour itself is also black, though the fatigues underneath are blue and navy coloured in a camouflage pattern.
Each squad contains 4 'Units' and 2 pilots (the pilots don't wear helmets). The 'Units' are named "Unit 1", "Unit 2" etc. This is because the SOS has a strict privacy initiave. This states that no one in the entire department (apart from the Director - the leader) may know your name. Neither is anyone else, which is why they wear helmets.
The weapons used by the SOS are the Colt M4 Carbine and a Beretta M9 pistol. However, they may also have a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 during some of their missions (particulary counter-terrorist - since the MP5 is a great gun in those situations).
The 'soldiers' generally HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump into combat situations. Their helmets has a function for a HALO jump so they won't well... die.
They are a secret organisation, and have allies in Sanctuaries all around the world.
NO members of the SOS have magic. They rely on military tactics only to defeat mages. They have a knowledge of magic and how it works, however, since they have to in their line of work.
2. You mentioned the werewolves were low in number. So I've created a reason for this.
The reason is the Apatonynchus. It is a very strange creature.
Its name means 'Deceptive Claw' in Greek.
It is about the size of a large wolf. It has short brown fur and stands on all four legs. It has a spiked tail (2 spikes either side of the tip).
Around its neck, it has frill much like the triceratops. This has been known to change colour depending on how the creature is feeling. Its ears are the shape of a lily, and are set upon the ends of antennae either side of its head.
It is carniverous and has sharp teeth. Its eyes are all yellow (even the 'whites'), and it has a black pupil.
Though its eyes are usable, the creature tends to emit ultrasonic waves like bats do to navigate its way around. Its sense of smell is amazing.
It is a magical creature. Although not from this dimension, they managed to come through in Gordon's caves (or at least, that's where they were first seen). Its magical powers are interesting. It cannot be affected by any magic, violent or not (the reason why it can kill werewolves without the use of silver). It can also walk on walls and ceilings.
And, also, due to a complex mixture of magic when two of the creatures mate, they also generate their own forcefields from birth that is active all the time. Nothing can penetrate the forcefield.
All the creatures of this species have a dislike of werewolves and hunt them down.
If you read my ideas Derek, please tell me what you think. :)
I hope I don't die befor Friday
*curls into foetal cringe position* WHY DEREK WHY?! WHY IS FRIDAY SO FAR AWAY? WHHHYYY???!!!
I am scared.
But so excited!!
OMG
I need to see the cover now!
:D
Derek because you are the Golden God, can you remove tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday? That'll mean Friday will be tomorrow
Hi NJ!
I kinda don't want LSODM to come out. If it comes out it'll mean we're closer to the end. Closer to no more Skulduggery Pleasant...
HOLY BALLS I AM SO EXCITED *Flails*
GREETINGS
ASDFGHJKL
I CANNOT WAIT
ART GOD PERCIVAL HAS BEEN ART GOD AGAIN, I PRESUME.
ALSO DEREK I FINALLY GOT SKULDUGGERY ADDED TO MY TATTOO SLEEVE. I AM SUCH A HAPPY LITTLE SKUTTLEBUG RIGHT NOW.
Hello
DEREK! IF YOU HAVE TIME FOR TWITTER, YOU HAVE TIME FOR BLOGLAND!!
Derek, I'm not sure if you'll be around, but if you are, I have a few things I wanted to ask/tell you!
1 - I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the Stratford Picture house event, and it was awesome! Thank you for answering me question (What's your favourite quote from SP). Also, I was the one who gave you Skittles. ^_^
2 - Will Jerry be back at all? Just even a little bit? I love Jerry the Butterfly, even though he's no longer magic. *sobs* Maybe he could be a random person who dresses up as a butterfly?
Thank you if you see this and answer the question!
WOAH, SOPHIE'S PICTURE IS A GIF O_O
THAT'S AWESOME
HELLO EVERYONE
SORRY WBD
Ahh the book is almost done and the cover on Friday. YAY.
I wasn't feeling great and now I'm delighted. *grins* I CAN'T WAIT FOR FRIDAY!!!
Hello Luce! And I agree Char, Derek should bring the butterfly man back!
I've had a really great day. AND NOW IT'S EVEN BETTER!!!!!!!
OMYGOSH! in Science class, the boy sitting next to me threw up all over the floor....... *Shivers* It was disgusting
YES, MY PICTURE IS A GIF, LUCI. DON'T STARE TOO LONG OR YOU MAY HAVE SOME SORT OF SEIZURE :D
OMG!!!
I am hyperventilating!!
Someone calm me down!!
I can not fricking wait!!
:))))))
Doesn't sound nice Jubi.
SOPHIE I LOVE YOUR PIC/GIF SO MUCH, OMG
You have an awesome pic Sophie. Jubi are you OK with y'know someone being sick
PETITION TO GET JERRY HOOLIHAN BACK DRESSED UP AS A BUTTERFLY.
That sounds like a great idea Char!
I can't type properly with one hand so sorry for any typos.
I hurt my hand in training earlier.
THANK YOU LUCI, AND OMFG THANK YOU RHYDIAN. I might update it, though...I made a new one the other day.... :D
Hope your hand gets better soon, Ais!
Right.
Attention everyone.
I have unleashed a new villain on to Dead Reaping - and this one is the SCARIEST yet.
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Oh, and the link:
deadreaping.blogspot.co.uk
Thanks Rhydian
Omfg. I'm scared.
Why am I scared of a cover now?
NEW GIF. DID IT WORK?!?! *Flails*
Is it bad I know want to make a blog dedicated to Jerry.
Probably.
*now
Meh.
Also: Cheese.
SOPHIEEE YES, YES IT DID.
Your new pic Sophie is a little bit more sinister. BUT IT'S STILL AWESOME!
Just cuz cheese is awesome.
Sophie that is epic. No wait its not epic it's JEPIC!!!
Omg, there is another out there who wants Jerry back like I do!
*runs around screaming unnecessarily*
How many people actually want Jerry to come back?
Sorry if I keep commenting, it'll just be until we finish this first page.
YEAY~! My drawing wasn't in vain..! *clutches hand to chest, happy tear escapes eye*
AND THANK YOU EVERYONE <3
SOPHIE THAT NEW GIF IS AWESOME
Meh I don't really mind whether or not he comes back tbh.
I really hope you'll all check out Dead Reaping. You don't have to be even involved with it. This villain of mine... I'm so proud of it. He's featuring in 2 series of my fanfic so far and the third is going to be coming soon.
So I thought, why not put him into Dead Reaping?
And well... yeah.
I can't actually refresh the page... *frowns*
*Clings to Luci* I LOVE YOU
Stupid pop-out thing...
I LOVE YOU TOO, SOPHIE! *huggles*
*can't wait until the second page when he can actually refresh - kind of - by going on "older" then "newest"*
Also, I don't have to go to school tomorrow. Yay!
I'm going to chill out and get up at like 3 o'clock, then I'm going to go on my PS3 and play Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty or something.
..............
Help
I'm surrounded by freaking-out people
You lucky person Dragona I don't want to go to school tomorrow.
And I'll do the swing glitch repeatedly. Yay!
(The Swing Glitch being a glich on Grand Theft Auto IV. You drive a car into a swing and then you get fired across the map and it's FUNNY. Me and my friend once did it in a taxi, I went flying across the map but he jumped out because he thought it wasn't going to happen - and it did - so he ended up hitting a huge billboard and dying. Then he respawned with a wanted level meanwhile I crashed into a building and survived.)
Because... yeah. Grand Theft Auto is THAT realistic. I can get fired at like 300mph across the map by a swing, hit a skyscraper, then the ground, and survive.
Sorry for talking so much, I just want to get to the second page so I can actually refresh-ish.
I spat my tea out again. Every announcement you do Derek ruins another laptop XD
Hi Harriet! *takes a step back* Please don't spit on my laptop nor computer
Hope no one minds.
I agree with Rhydian *takes a step back, also*
Please people read my new villain on Dead Reaping (there's a story about it - the latest one as far as I know. The one called The Dark Shadow).
deadreaping.blogspot.co.uk
Hi Harriet. Maybe from now on whenever you check the blog you should put your tea down until you've read it.
HARRIEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Listen to Ais Harriet.
Cheese.
My hand STILL has cramp!
STUPID RE.
*implodes RE*
Is everybody commenting on Harriet spitting? We need to find something to talk about
Hmmmmmmmmm..........
How was everyones day?
Has anyone ever lost any sunglasses, then realised they're on your head?
Mine was brilliant!
I'll be back sooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn! *hugs everyone that wants hugs*
*wonders where Mara is*
*vanishes*
My day was horrible!
I had an hour and a half RE exam. I wrote 16 pages.
And... yeah. That's why my hand has cramp. It aches like HELL.
*hugs back* Bye Luce! See you soon!
Tyler well I had to do an Irish Drumcondra test. Then half of camogie training was fitness training and I hurt my finger in football. Then I opened up the blog and was delighted. So my day had been both good and bad.
It's either cramp or severe arthiritis caused by an exam.
Yes, from now that can actually happen.
*raves*
Bye Luci
Hope your hand is crampless soon Dragona.
How was your day Tyler
I'm so excited for Friday! But....
I feel kinda bad for saying this but I'm not sure I want LSODM to come out. I know it'll be awesome but I don't want Skulduggery to end! :(
Hi Requiem! Nice to meet you. I feel the exact same way.
Hi Requiem have we met?
Right, in my packed lunch sometimes I have these yoghurts. They're munch bunch yoghurts, and they're shaped like fruits and you squeeze them and yoghurt comes out.
Anyway, if you take the top off, yoghurt spurts out everywhere.
And it was ages since I had one today so I didn't think about it... and I opened it...
Next thing I know, my friend is covered in yoghurt and is cursing.
I've got to go now. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bye Rhydian!
Bye Rhydian
Hi Aisling, Rhydian.
No, we haven't met. I'm new to this blog, not having realised that Derek had a blog before. Woah, it's awesome!
I'm glad someone feels the same way as me Rhydian. It seems terrible to think that by the end of next year Skulduggery will be over...
(Dragona-I used to have that problem all the time. I never think.)
In that case welcome Requiem :) I'm Aisling also known as Ais or Ash.
Thanks. I can't believe that I didn't know about this!
I've been catching up on all the articles-this has to be the best blog ever...just don't tell Dereak. His ego doesn't need any more encouraging!
Requiem, it was at least very funny. ^^
Hm.
I think I've created a bad guy that no one can defeat... ah well.
Oh yes Dragona?
Hey Maralie! How are you?
Requiem, are you on about the villain or the funny?
Because if the funny, it was funny.
If about the villain, yup, I think he's like unstoppable. And he's very, very clever. And slightly insane. And he's not even human.
And we have a huge big community here with people from all over the world. So yes it is most defiantly the best blog ever. And you're right Derek's ego needs no more boosting its big enough as it is.
Hi Mara
Aisling, it's great to finally find some fellow Skuldugery fans-none of my friends know what I'm on about!
Dragona, do you routinely go round randomly creating villains or is this for something in particular?
*raises hand* On my blog, I have 10 view from Tajikistan or something.
What is going on
Mara I had my Irish Drumcondra today. But instead of that now being over and done with we still have to do the worst part of the test cause we didn't have time to do it. I hate Drumcondras the Irish is the worst you're so lucky you don't have to do it.
Well Requiem... that's an interesting question. I create characters for the fun of it... I have over like 50 characters somewhere around the depths of my blog with a range of magical powers. From Elementals to time travellers to... well, balls. I have a red spongeball as an OC called Spongeball Roundpants because someone asked me to create a character who wasn't deadly... so I made a spongeball.
Anyway, the villain is for my fanfic. He's going to be a huge villain and he's in 2/3 series of it that I'm doing atm and the third he will be featuring in soon. They all are linked, btw.
Anyway, if you want to check out the villain:
deadreaping.blogspot.co.uk
He's The Dark Shadow post.
Dead Reaping, btw, is not my fanfic. It's a collab story I started, then I thought I may as well use my villain in it too.
Tyler I have no idea many different things I think.
Ooh nice! Ok, glad I'm not the only person who has random characters floating round in their head...
Wow... I suddenly realised... I like fridays.
Ok Dragona, no idea how you're supposed to defeat that....
Yeah. My favourite character to use is Cabader. Cabader WAS a soldier in the second world war but he was killed by a German machine gun.
A dark mage used a combination of Necromancy and his own magical power (to be able to control souls) to hold his in place and build a body for him as an experiment. The mage used parts of an old soul catcher, Cabader's old army uniform and the machine gun that killed him.
Then the mage wanted to bring back the Faceless Ones so Cabader killed him and yeah.
Cabader WAS an elemental before he died, and because he's like... dead, there's only a tiny trace of his magic that remains. He can only control fire.
And since he's a spirit in a suit (it was upgraded from the WWII one to motorcycle clothing and a helmet, with blades and stuff that slide out from his wrists and a machine gun that comes out of his forearm and he can control it and stuff), he's immortal and can't be harmed by anything, magical or physical.
He's fun to use, and isn't as well... overpowered? as you might think.
But my main character is Dragona. Dragona's awesome.
FMMSCKNDITNS F SMD F
Y DYXN MATH J JXH M HNHZ
thats my reaction OMG IM SO EXCITED :D
*screams*
TO BLOODY HOT HERE ITS IN THE 80's FARINHIEGHT
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF *tacklehugs*
Yeah... there is no way to defeat it. It's cool, though. I tried to make it as scary and as powerful as possible. The Dark Shadow is my most powerful villain yet.
*giggles*
GUYS GUYS GUYS guess what omg ELEANOR AND LOUIS are perfection. PERRIE AND ZAYN THOUGH. LIKE AW. and liam and danielle. like omfg. cutest ship name ever though. PAYZERRRR.
#ChaseForBook9
WE HAD OUR ENGLISH DRUMCONDRAS TODAY. *frowns*
IRISH IS TOMORROW. THEN MATHS. LOL. I'LL FAILLLLLL:)
HI LUCE :D
Omg omg FRIDAY COME FASTER I NEED TO SEE THE COVER OF LSODM....
Okay Zaffy has calmed slightly but she still sweating over here I think this is why Derek wont come here: he'd melt because his Irish blood can't handle extreme heat :P
Hi Zaf
80s? I'll check what that is in Celsius hang on.
DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK
#ChaseForBook9 !!!!!!!!!
Ok Dragona, I'm going to say now, I'm probably going to end up reading all your fanfics now.
As for Maralie, what are you on about?
DEREK DEREK DEREK!!!
#ChaseForBook9
DEREEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
#ChaseForBook9
That's around 30 degrees. That is hot. Most of us Irish don't handle heat well at all. Me particularly.
Its 28 degrees Celsius here if that helps
DEREK
#ChaseForBook9
Are we putting that in every comment now? We should.
Derek, since you're the glorious Golden God, you should really put Chase into book 9 when you're writing it.
And because you love me so much;D
HOW IS EVERYONE?
#ChaseForBook9
Hashtags... Okay XD
Yeah I figured lol he can suck it up and come here I mean I don't particulary like rain but I'm going over /hopefully/ to Ireland to meet him because I wanna
#ChaseForBook9
#ChaseForBook9 ??????
What do you mean, what am I on about? *frowns*
#ChaseForBook9
Yay Requiem!
The link to my blog is:
dragonapine.blogspot.co.uk
The Dark Shadow currently is featuring in The Dark Shadow and The Diary. They're all set in the SP world.
The Dark Shadow (fanfic) features a detective in 1891 who tries to solve a murder mystery and it ends up leading him towards The Dark Shadow.
The Diary is about the SOS (see above - it's a long comment addressed to Derek), who get deployed in Tehran (capital of Iran) to deal with a zombie infestation. I've nearly finished the part where they run into The Dark Shadow.
If you do read them, it'd be a good idea to start them in order. There are a number of things that are... interesting.
#ChaseForBook9
Zaf I can't bear anything over 30. Between 25 and 30 is really hard to deal with any higher and I'm in the shade.
Yeah guys we can continue our normal stuff but at the end of the comment put #ChaseForBook9
#ChaseForBook9
CAN I JUST SAY I AM A GENIUS OKAY YES GOOD
#ChaseForBook9
Oh, and I talk about guns a lot in my stories. If you don't understand anything, I've made a blog ESPECIALLY for if there are any weapons you don't understand. There are only two posts at the moment but meh, if you don't understand a certain gun then you can post a comment and then I'll do a post on it ASAP.
dragonasweapondatabase.blogspot.co.uk
#ChaseForBook9
Ok thanks Dragona.
What's #ChaseForBook9 ?????
Zaf I hope you can come to Ireland. *coughs* best country ever *coughs*
#ChaseForBook9
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!
*fangirl explosion*
99 days until LSODM
#ChaseForBook9
Dragona - What do you mean, what am I on about?
#ChaseForBook9
DEREK. PLEASE LOOK AT OUR COMMENTS. SOMEONE PLAGUE HIM ON TWITTER!!
Requiem, there was a friend on everyone on here (I never met the person, but I've heard good things so I'm supporting it), and they died from lung cancer. And we're all kind of campaigning to get him to be put into book 9. By posting: #ChaseForBook9 underneath everything we write.
OMG
I'VE GOT AN IDEA
I NEED TO TALK TO STAR AND MEL THOUGH
BECAUSE LEEDS
HEEHEHEH
#ChaseForBook9
Oh ok. I get it.
Well then, in that case
#ChaseForBook9 !!!
Requiem I'm useless at explaining things sorry but I'm sure someone else will explain it to you.
#ChaseForBook9
PERRIE EDWARDS IS SO FREAKING STUNNING, OH MY GOLDEN GOD OF NANDO'S AND ALL THINGS DIRECTION-AND-LITTLE-MIXED.
Hey guys!
Im going to the janoskians concert on friday... *sighs*
#ChaseForBook9
Hi Mel
#ChaseForBook9
TOMORROW IS MY CHILLING DAY. YAY!
#ChaseForBook9
Its sooo hot
#ChaseForBook9
I only have an hour of school left this weekkkkkkkkk!
YAY:D
Dragona, I asked you a question...?
Crap
i'm really bad at this, especially to say it was partly my idea
*Facepalm*
#ChaseForBook9
Hey aisling :)
Maralie, I didn't ask what are you on about. I just checked and I... didn't. I asked how you were?
Well we can do good!
#ChaseForBook9
Mara it was Requiem who asked what you were on about.
So how is everyone? :)
#ChaseForBook9
Sorry Mara, I didn't get the Chase reference....
Oh, sorry I didn't put #ChaseForBook9
#ChaseForBook9
#ChaseForBook9
I'm in a really Swifty mood, today... :D
You belong with meeeeeeee<3
#ChaseForBook9
Mel I'm good apart from my finger which I hurt in training. How are you?
#ChaseForBook9
That should be in all the deds as well.
Im good! Im counting down the days to leeds XD
#ChaseForBook9
24 DAYSSSSSSSSSSS!
#ChaseForBoo9
I have to go now. Bye guys!
Remember the post on Dead Reaping featuring the most powerful and scary villain yet:
deadreaping.blogspot.co.uk
#ChaseForBook9
Well, I'd better go.
It was nice meeting you all. Glad I've found this blog.
Bye!
book*
Oh my Golden God. *laughs* I'm great at spelling
#ChaseForBook9
Bye Dragona
Bye Requiem it was good to meet you
And only 100 days until LSODM or 99 I'm not sure.
#ChaseForBook9
ARGH!
I'VE GOT TO STAY ON BLOGGER
GOTTA STAY ON TASK
*Sneezes 3 times*
DAMN IT!
Is anyone still here?
#ChaseForBook9
Hi!
Anyone here?
HeloOOOoooo.
First!!!!!
I am
Just watching spn anime
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