My editor has read the first (rough) draft of Book 9, and he loves it. I'm on the home stretch now — the end is in sight (in more ways than one). Over the next two or three weeks my head is going to be down and I'm going to working hard to fill in those gaps, to link up those scenes, to write those missing chapters. Right now I'm at 100,000 words. The end result will PROBABLY be about 120,000 words — maybe just slightly shorter than KOTW. Of course, in order to finish the book, I'll need to pick a winner of the Who Gets to Die competition we ran ages ago, and then that lucky reader will get to meet their grisly end...
And because I, and therefore WE, are on the home stretch, this blog is going to be choc-a-block with announcements and reveals over the next few weeks. By the end of THIS week, for example, we'll be revealing the cover for the Armageddon-Outta-Here short story collection. Next week, we'll reveal the full, WRAPAROUND cover for the collection (it's awesome). And the week after that? We'll be revealing the title for the ninth, and last, Skulduggery Pleasant book.
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I dedicate this page to biscuits. Specifically Jaffa Cakes.
I thought Jaffa cakes were CAKES not biscuits
Heh. Came up with a fun, multiple-people-involving plot. Now I'll just wait for the right time to execute. *lurks ominously in the shadows*
#ChaseForBook9
Jaffa Cakes are not cakes. Jaffa Cakes are biscuits. Ginger Nuts aren't a form of nut. They're biscuits.
No, they're biscuits. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Aretha, I'm ready for when you'll start it. ^^
I can't wait for the cover reveals! It's going to be spectacular, I can already tell.
I can't stay, by-the-by. I'm running out the door in short order. I just wanted to stop by to say hullo, and see how everyone is doing.
Hello, Anni! *hugs*
#ChaseForBook9
Hullo, Aretha. It feels like our relative positions in time and Internet have not crossed in a while.
*returns the hug*
Indeed, they haven't. I've spent quite some time away from the internet, as of late.
#ChaseForBook9
Awesome, Dragona!
#ChaseForBook9
I've been busy as well, though not busy enough for my liking. I live a very dull, very dreary life.
*throws Jaffa Cakes everywhere*
Okay back again. My brother hyjacked my tablet.
*looks at ari lurking in the shadows*
*prepares in case of spontanious rp*
No Jaffa Cakes!
*dodges the falling Jaffa cakes*
In that case, I hope you become busier.
#ChaseForBook9
Sorry for poofing . . . homework . . . D:
#ChaseForBookNine
Wb, Star.
Wb star!
I think my mums watching mama mia...
Yup. Definatly mama mia I'm hearing.
Are you sure it's not just Abba, Silente? :P
#ChaseForBookNine
Nah its the film because there is now diologe between Sophie and the three dads
Hey everyone.
Hello persons and people, how is everyone today?
Chio!
*supermeganinjatackles her*
*starts tickling her* hey!
Blake! Hey! I'm fine thanks you?
Not to bad, no supermeganinjatacklehug for me?
*punches him manly like on the arm* will that do?
*continues tickling chio*
*sighs* I suppose
*picks Silente off Chio with a tendril of darkness and holds her in the air*
Please Silente, let me
*tickles Chio with another tendril*
*crosses arms over her chest*
That was my job
*jumps out of the shadows*
*joins in tickling chio*
So, there anyone else around?
*continues to tickle Chio*
Well I there was but then they poofed when I came on..all of them. But now your here!
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo xD stahp it both of you! *in between laughing and rolling around*
*smiles and focuses on tickling her more*
Your so ticklish! Hey I wonder if Blake's ticklish...
*looks over at Blake still tickling chio*
Nu! >:3 *tickles Chio faster*
Sorry to hear that Silente, at least you get to hang out with us fabulous people now eh?
Ummm.... Noooooooooooooooo totally not why would you even think that Silente..?
*grins evily*
Sure your not Blake...
*slows down tickling chio*
Of course I'm sure! I think I'd know if I was ticklish or not
*Glances at Silente warily*
*whispers* he is.
*continues laughing*
*grins evily still looking at Blake*
*longest after him*
*tackles him*
*starts tickling him*
*still smiling evilly *
Mwahahahahahaha!
**lunges
*between laughing* Ah! Silente get off! xD
Chio help!!
*tickles Blake harder*
*tickles both with one hand*
Mwahahahaha you are both under my control!
*grins evilly down at both of them*
*knees tickling both of them*
**keeps
*slaps Silente's hand away*
*leans over and starts tickling Blake too*
Gah! Chio noooooo!!!
*laughs hysterically and rolls around, trying to get the two girls off*
*looks at her hand*
*shrugs*
*keeps tickling Blake*
*convers their eyes with shadows and scrambles away, sinking into the shadow of a nearby tree to hide*
((Covers*))
*mes away from the shadows smiling*
*looks round for Blake*
*grins at chio*
*keeps looking for him*
What type of moon is it tonight?
**moves
*peeks out of the tree's shadow just enough to see*
Should be a waning crescent tonight...
Aww that's not as good as a full moon. Oh well still good
*looks around for the source of the voice*
*tracks it to the tree*
*looks at the trees shadow*
That's cheating!
*gets her glitter out*
*sprinkles it on the shadow*
It is not! If this is cheating then your vampire strength and speed is cheating!
*Blows the glitter away*
Nu-uh! I don't use it to be invisible...just..blurry.
*sprinkles more glitter*
Come out come out from your shadow Blake!
I'm not invisible I'm right here, you can see where I am just fine.
*lunges out of Silente's shadow and starts tickling her*
Now THAT was cheating! >:D
*sings 'let it go'* He'll come to us eventually *lays on grass*
Told you! *lunges at Blake, taking him off his feet and they land hard, begins to tickle him*
Ahh! Noooooo!
*is tickled*
*rolls around slightly*
*uses her vamp speed to swap places*
*starts tickling Blake instead*
Ah! Chio nooooooo! *laughs and rolls around*
Damn it not you too Silente! xD
*grins and continues helping chio tickle him*
You deserve it. You cheated.
You just cheated too! *laughs harder*
Yeah but I'm not being tickled now!
*grins and tickles him more*
You're such a womanizer aren't you Blake, being tackled and tickled by two women? *smirks and tickles faster*
You know it *winks*
*Somehow manages to wriggle out of his hoodie, the shadows immediately drop to be replaced by a pale green aura, a snap of his hand causes Chio and Silente to stop dead, held in place by an unnatural force*
I'm still a cheater too.
*is held there*
What happened to necromancer?! Why am I being suspended by green stuff?
*can't move*
Oh that's right you don't know about my new trump card!
*Twists his hand, causing the girls to turn upside-down*
This is a new thing I've been working on, it's called Soul Magic.
*grins*
*holds onto her dress so her underwear doesn't show*
Blakeeeeeeeeeeeee let me downnnnnnnnnnnn pretty please? *bats eyelashes and pouts*
Hey Blake, look, your not as ugly upside down!
*grins mischeviously*
*wonders how she escapes*
Hey guys!!!
Hey Amethyst! How are you?
*Pokes a finger at Silente, causing her to fly backwards*
*Looks at Chio uncertainly*
Oh fine...
*turns Chio right side up and sets her down gently*
Hey Amethyst, how're you?
*flys backwards still upside down*
Oh look, you look better from a distance too!
((Hey Amethyst))
Aww Blake, you're such a cutie <3 *walks over to him*
*Looks annoyed*
*Shoves his hand downward, making Silente crash into the ground head first*
Oh you look far better when I can't see your face.
I'm fine :)
...*looks around hesitantly*
What are you guys doing?
Just messing around with my new magic, care to join us?
*raises a hand playfully*
*speaks with her face mushed into the ground*
That hurt! Although youll be please to know you also look better when I can't see you.
*shoves Silente further underground*
Yeah yeah Chio... *blushes slightly*
Oh Silente what are you talking about? Blake always looks good. *kisses his cheek*
Hello!!
Are you trying to bury me?
*glares at the dirt*
Hello dirt. You look better than Blake by the way. Yes. Yes you do.
Oh! New magic? And what might that be?
Hey emerald! How are you?
Hello Emerald!
Soul Magic Amethyst
*lifts the hand controlling Silente and spins it around, making her rais into the air and twirl rapidly*
Doesn't it look fun?
Hello Emerald, I don't believe we've met.
((raise*))
Oh! *claps gleefully*
I like watching! ...I don't think I'd do me well to get dizzy...
Oh twirling!
*looks up at the moon and the stars*
Light! I can see light!
*tilts her head back enjoying the moon light*
Blake. Your evil. And not as handsome as me. Even though I'm a girl
*grins with her eyes closed*
Also the moon looks better than you.
Hello Emerald!
Think what you like
*releases his hold on Silente's soul, dropping her unceremoniously to the ground*
Aww... Is the show over?
No, I don't think we have Blake. Nice to meet you!
Evening everyone, how are we doing??
*while falling through the air*
Shit shit shit! Blake! No! Catch! Blake,
*starts tumbling head over heals*
*is thankful she wore trousers and not a dress or a skirt*
Blake!
(Well I'm falling towards the ground and generally taunting Blake)
*uses air to help catch Silente and slowly lowers her to the ground*
*sits looking befuzzled*
Thank you Amethyst
*glares at Blake*
Meanie!
You called me ugly! And yes Emerald very nice to meet you as well ^-^
I didn't call you ugly. I said you look better upside down and from a distance and when I couldn't see you. And that dirt and the moon look better than you. And that i was more hansome even though im a girl. But I didn't once call you ugly!
*grins mischeviously*
I just told the truth.
*picks up his hoodie and puts it back on, the green aura disappears and his usual shadows snake around him*
If you ask me you deserved it.
I deserved to go
*uses a finger to display* weeeeeeeeeee. Splat!
Really? Did I hurt your ego?
Come on, guys! Please don't argue! Let's do something fun together! :)
Oh we're not arguing we're just playin. What were you sayin bout fun?
Group hug? *hugs everyone*
*stiffens and squirms*
*hugs tighter*
*pulls in more*
*keeps squirming*
*looks awkward*
*squirms more*
*Uses shadows to reinforce the hug*
Oh come on Silente what's the problem?
*stops hugging*
So... any ideas on what to do now?
*squirms more*
I don't do hugs!
*starts faking death*
Not hug.
*pushes Blake into the group hug and joins in herself*
Beats me...
*Starts to remove his hoodie*
Anyone up for a ride?
*grins evilly*
ride?...what kind?
*whispers to Blake* hey ugly!
*pauses*
waaaaiiiiittt...
That grin doesn't look so nice...
*starts to back up slowly*
Yay!!!!!!!!!! *jumps on him* but I don't like going upside down.
*Throws off his hoodie, the shadows once again dropping while a sickly green flares up angrily around him*
This kind Amethyst
*Raises both hands to the sky and Silente shoots upwards out of sight then brings them and her crashing downwards*
*Barely catches Chio*
Chio! That's not what I meant...
*going up* weeeeeee!
*coming down* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
*grins from her position on the floor*
That all you got?
*Emerald comes through the trees, looking tired and slightly bleeding. She spots Blake and lets out a growl*
That looks fun Blake! throw me too!!!!
*swipes his hand sideways, still keeping a hold on Chio. Silente tumbles head over heels across the ground*
Far from it, I haven't even really manipulated anything yet. Just thrown you around.
*Looks over at Emerald* What's her problem..?
Uh...Blake?
*smells the blood* what the?
*hears the growl* that's not good
*turns as much as she can to look at emerald*
Shit! Blake..problem?
But if you're going to throw me, you need to promise to catch me, ok? I have trust issues with people lifting me up. *stares at him*
Is she...okay?
*looks worried*
*Stands Silente upright and lets go of her soul*
She a vampire too?
*Stares Emerald down*
Not that I know of..
*moves to stand in front of the others*
*is slightly distracted by the blood*
*whispers* Guys...don't do anything...yet...
Look nice...maybe she's just...looking for help?
*stands in front of the others still*
Peopling looking for help don't growl
*watches emerald carefully*
Uh yeah... she growled at me and doesn't look very happy at the moment
*Raises his hands, ready to restrain Emerald if necessary*
She's hurt!
Shouldn't we help her?
...if she doesn't attack us, I mean...
*Emerald stumbles over until she's a few feet away.*
Emerald: It's not nice to throw people around. Especially if those people are my friends!
*Emerald snarls viciously. Her eye colour illuminating.*
*starts moving slowly towards emerald*
You okay there?
*blades at Blake*
*mouthes* hands down!
Hey emerald. Its fine. Calm down.
*stands in front of her*
*lowers his hands, trying to look casual*
We were messing around Emerald, nothing to worry about.
Oh! She's just mad at Blake! Okay!
wait...
*eyes widen*
Run, Blake! She's going to shoot stuff out of her eyes!
(conflicting thoughts by everyone...)
*stands in front of Blake*
*slowly puts his hoodie back on*
No need for anyone to go hurting anyone else eh Emerald..?
*Emerald snarls again before gasping for breath.
She yelps as she falls to her knees, clutching at her stomach.*
*Pushes Chione beside him*
I'll be fine Chio, nobody's gonna fight right now
*rushes forward*
*blends over Emerald*
Emerald!
*lunges forward and catches emerald*
*lowers her to the ground*
Someone help! I can't deal with this much blood!
*looks up at him* Alright.
*walks over briskly and forms bandages out of darkness*
I'm not much of a medic, but this should stop the bleeding
(Sorry guys! I have to go! Be back soon! ...hopefully)
((Cya Amethyst))
Bye Amethyst!
No just..just!
*stumbles to her feet and runs a bit away*
*tops and bends breathing heavily*
*her pupils are wide*
((Bye amethyst!))
*Emerald puts up her hand quickly.*
Emerald: Don't... touch... shadows!!
*She slowly lifts her shirt up, showing her wound which is black and the skin around is infected.*
*Quickly removes the darkness*
She has some sort of allergy to necromancy?
W-would cooling the wound help Emerald...? I'm afraid that's all I can do.
*walks over to Silente* What do you want me to do?
*takes a deep breath*
*tries to ignore the blood on her shirt for now*
Blake. Don't bind that with shadows. It'll only make it worse.
*decides to just take shallow breaths*
*Takes off his hoodie, green aura flaring up*
I MIGHT be able to heal it with Soul Magic... Never tried it before but any wound on her body should show in her soul, maybe I can manipulate it enough to fix the damage..?
*A young man walks up on a crutch until he is standing behind the group. Everyone suddenly feels cold with his presence*
Leo: She's not having an allergic reaction. She was made that way. She's become an experiment but thinks it's stupid love. I wouldn't bother with her.
*Emerald growls at Leo*
Nothing just give me a minute.
*walks over to a large oak tree*
*starts digging at its roots*
HERROW!
*spots Em and hears something about shadows*
Oh god...
*Whirls around to Leo, extending a hand and holding him in place by his soul*
Who are you? And what do you mean by that?
*stops digging turning and seeing the new comer near the others*
*looks at the bag then shakes her head and runs to guard the others*
Who's..who's...who's this......
*tries to focus harder*
*gets there*
No, it's not really a soul problem, I checked. Well, it is... but it isn't. It's more of a disease slash fobia.
*Glances at Trip* Hey, this'd be a great time for the ever-surprising Mr. Castalan to save the day. You know what's happening to her?
Hey Trip.
((I didn't feel the drip in pressure, I'm made of water and ice :3))
Of course, it's Leo's turn.
Well, last time I was involved she was infected with this awful shadowmancy technique called 'torture shadows' and had lost her memory after being brought back from the dead.
So the likely hood is she ha some awful mental issues.
So... it's not something your or I could fix in her soul?
*Lets go of Leo and puts his hoodie back on*
Perhaps to get rid of shadows I could use shadows?
*shudders and tries to hold on*
H..h...hep...help her!
We're trying Silente, we don't want to risk and more damage by doing something wrong here.
I believe Dragona mentioned earlier that Jaffa Cakes were biscuits, and I'd like him to know that legally, they are cakes. There was a big court case and everyfunk, so if anyone sees him, yeah.
*Leo just nods hello to Trip.*
Leo: I'm a good friend of Emerald and her husband. And, unfortunately of the man that has infected her.
Emerald was resurrected with shadowmancy and no memories of before she died. But she was resurrected for nothing other than because she has a special gene.
But he can't get what he wants unless she becomes a werewolf again. That's what the shadows are doing now, trying to see if there is any trace of wolf left to breed and manipulate.
She's become nothing but a doll.
*Emerald growls again as she clutches her stomach again.*
*sits with Silente* Silente please...what can I do to help you? Blake and Trip are trying to help Emerald. I'll focus on you.
It's amazing how terrified I get when you mention death. I just /know/ you're going to make some of my favorite people meet their irritatingly inevitable ends, and that's a cause of hysterical, sobbing, fling-the-book-across-the-room sadness to me.
Unfourtunately, they were like a Hydra, the more I cut out, the more arrived and the more pain she was in. The situation may have changed however. I believe Zaf knows the current situation.
Yes yes, I remember all the silly gene stuff, but it's you I don't trust.
So Leo, what happens if it does find the wolf gene in her? Will the shadows stop?
N..nothing. Fine. I'm f..fine. Focus. Focus.
*move closer to emerald*
*looks down at her*
*sits and grabs her hands, holding them in her own*
Leo: Do you not see where she's heading?
*He points his crutch from the point where Emerald emerged and he turns it all the way behind him to see Emerald's house in the distance.*
There's no helping her anymore Trip. You know what these shadows can do once they are infected. Especially this bunch that she has.
Silente, what's wrong?
We can deal with more than one situation at once.
Aye, but why Mr. Warlock*pokes him quite provocatively in the center of his chest* did I feel so damn cold when you arrived?
I know what? Sorry msd
*Leo rolls his eyes*
Leo: Because I'm a Paranormal Warlock. The dead are attracted to me, everywhere I go. It would have been their presence you would have felt, not mine.
You know the situation with Em. Brief us, quickly.
Trip please, this isn't a time to be starting fights
*Prods Emeralds wound gently, trying to work out a way to remove the infection*
Hmm, remember the time a regular serum was injected into Silente and I had to purge it by sending shadows through her veins? I wonder if the same method could be put to use here...
*smiles up at trip*
*still holding emeralds hands*
Blood. V...vampire. *points to self* not g..good with blo..blood
*smiles* And why did this not happen last time we met?
Anyway, that wasn't what you told me last time. What can you do?
I dedicate to THE END. May it never come, lest I die.
((Rather dreary ded, but a good one nonetheless))
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