Tom Percival has blessed us with another stunning cover for Armageddon Outta Here, and this time it's something extra-special — a wraparound masterpiece...
We're going to release this as a poster for the bookstores, and we're planning on making it available to you guys too — hopefully along with all the other posters. I'll keep you, ahem, posted...
Heheheheheheh.
Oh, and as for who exactly everyone IS on that cover... you'll just have to read the stories to find out.
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«Oldest ‹Older 2401 – 2600 of 4949 Newer› Newest»Would you like your random baked or fried?
hm...which one's that one?
Baked please!
He did that time, since then he hasn't seen a need to waste his own time. Watching you fight each others shadows is far more entertaining to him now...
I don't remember that second time he got out... *shrugs* oh well!
Ah, let it suffice to say Silente is very lucky to have survived that encounter.
...okay.
Very good, coming right up. *goes downstairs, then returns with a pint of hot chocolate, with about fifty mini marshmellows on it, and a glass filled with cake and water, places them in front of his patrons* You were sensible to go for baked.
A bit much on the marshmallows, don't mistake that for a complaint though.
*Pops a few marshmallows in his mouth*
*looks curiously at the glass*
*drinks out of it*
*points at Amy's drink*
What exactly do you call that Trip?
*takes a sip of his hot chocolate, finding it to be the perfect temperature*
Right, I think it's time that I take my leave once again. *bows*
Thank you for such wonderful company.
*grins*
Glad to have met you both, Amethyst and Blake. And it was nice to see you, Trip.
Hopefully I'll see you all soon.
Salutations.
*throws cookies in the air*
*skips off*
That is baked cake mix and water.
I wouldn't recommend it.
*grabs a cookie and eats it with my drink*
*waves* Bye Cassidy!
*munches* The drink works wonderfully with this cookie!
*Shadows catch the cookies before they can drop to the floor and distribute them evenly among the remaining three*
Farewell Cassidy, I hope to see you at the wedding.
(Which wedding you talking about?)
Amy does seem to have a stomach of steel when it comes to your drinks...
Nice seeing you again Cassie. *bows*
...my stomach is perfectly fine! *bites cookie and drinks drink*
Well Amy I was reffering to that of Chione and myself but I suppose I would hope to see her at Doc's as well
Okay, so both weddings.
I suppose
*takes another sip of his chocolate*
*finishes drink and cookies* Ah...
So, what shall we do. Unless Trip as also poofed I think it's just us.
((us three*))
Finish cookies?
Three?
I'm still here, I just had to find my charger!
May I humbly suggest that you don't lower any barriers, Blake? It is, of course, entirely your decision, and the soul-destroying plan might be a good one, but messing with boundaries that ought not to be touched was what got Niccolò into this mess in the first place. I encouraged it before, I won't do it again. Just... Stick to what you think is safest, I guess. There are other ways to suppress Alastair.
#ChaseForBook9
Oh, sorry. Read it wrong.
Ah, I always make sure to keep my laptop plugged in, to many late night calls to certain people have been cut of by a short-lasting battery.
Just kidding! It's four now!
Believe me Arethra, I have no intention of allowing Erebus any more of his full power than he already has.
Yeah, it's your choice, just that we may be able to find a way to repair the barriers? There are always more books, right?
Regardless, these barriers were made specifically to NOT be broken. It would take a large amount of time and effort to do so.
Trip, to repair them you'd have to get my body to stay still. I don't think Erebus would sit down nicely and let you seal him away again.
Assuming we could even find them again.... this is old magic. Ancient even.
Well, I think we kinda all agree we can't use Erebus right?
Agreed Amy.
*sips his hot chocolate, eating some marshmallows in the proses*
Okay. Now what?
Now we sit, forget about Alastair and other dark things for a moment, and enjoy the company of friends.
I know a pretty damn old library...
*looks around* I think I dropped my sugar shaker...
Trip. It is not an option.
Amy we discussed this... you were hallucinating, that was Zaffy.
...but... No! I really had a sugar shaker! ...Your trying to steal it! Your making everything up! Give it back!
*You're
*facepalm*
*slides over to Trip and whispers to him* Do you have a spare sugar shaker? We won't hear the end of this till she gets one...
And I think you took my salt shaker too... *thinks* hm...or maybe it just left...nope! That salt shaker left...
Amy the salt shaker was Silente!
Our long-term solution for locking Alastair away so far has been a link between my name and Niccolò's. He's incapable of suppressing Alastair on his own, but while I have a position of power in his mind, I can tip the balance in his favor. But Niccolò broke that link the last time h regained control of himself, so he could pull me out of the coma-like state Alastair locked me in. If I could re-establish that link Alastair would be as good as gone, but we'd need him to willingly release Niccolò, and every time he does that he's less likely to do it again.
#ChaseForBook9
...Oh...that's why it ran away...but my sugar shaker didn't! *sticks hand out* HAND IT OVER, THIEF!
Ah! I missed your fun-with-friends comment. I'll just leave my last comment as food for thought, then, and you guys can just enjoy yourselves. :)
#ChaseForBook9
Intriguing Arethra... Could there, by chance, be a way to have Alastair release Niccolò Unwillingly?
Um...Blake? Can I have my sugar shaker back?
Well, no, not really. It's just a constant mess of desperation, powerlessness, illusions, and chaos in his head. Niccolò's discipline gets slightly weaker every time he uses it, but Alastair is the first name he stole, so he has the strongest presence in Niccolò's mind. There are plenty of names in there who'd love to take power for themselves, but fewer who'd be willing to hand it over to Niccolò, and fewer still who'd have any hope if taking it from Alastair. If they all worked together, they could put whoever they wanted in power, but most of the ones who know what happened to them are already working together to stave off War, another name. And Alastair is a much better problem to have than War.
#ChaseForBook9
I see... are we talking Erebus-level problem with this War fellow..? Perhaps you could convince them to bring Alastair down as well?
*holds out hand* Sugar shaker...
Amy I don't have you sugar shaker, maybe if you go to sleep it will come back in the morning
...but it's not time to sleep yet...
...Hello?
Still here
Sugar shaker?
NO.
It ran away and it's not coming back until tomorrow.
They can't cover both. And most of them wouldn't be willing to stand against Alastair, either. War doesn't bother with individuals- he takes out thousands a once. He wants to destroy the world, just because he can, and even people like Alastair don't want that- he needs at least a few living beings left to break. So yes, he's a big problem. But if there was any way for Niccolò to keep Alastair from power, he'd have done it already. You don't know how much he hates killing.
#ChaseForBook9
:( Okay...fine... I'll wait until tomorrow...but if it's not back...
Neither one of them is inviting... I suppose we should focus on the more imminent threat how exactly do we go about sealing Alastair?
How do you mean sealing?
#ChaseForBook9
I think he means destroying...
...Who had Alastair as a true name?
Well, sealing implies some sort of mental block or containment, but we've already tried a barrier. It didn't work.
#ChaseForBook9
Then we'll get rid of him.
Any ideas as to how?
Alastair isn't his true name- it's his taken name. The only true name Niccolò knows is his own, but he doesn't go by it.
#ChaseForBook9
The only way I know is just to push him back. That's it.
#ChaseForBook9
...wait...then what is Alastair?
Dinner, bye!
Niccolò doesn't have to know what the name is called in order to steal it. But the rest of us need some way to identify them, so we just use their taken names. If he stole your name, you'd still call yourself Amethyst when introducing yourself to other people.
#ChaseForBook9
Ah...okay.
Yup! It's sort of a complicated thing to explain, so I'm sorry if I've confused anyone.
#ChaseForBook9
Nic's confusing in general. Zaffy here.
Oh look Amy your sugar shaker is back
HEELLLOOOOOOOO *spins in a circle of sparklyness*
*hits head* DO I LOOK LIKE ONE?! *explodes
Hello Jubilance... I don't think we've met.
*Holds out a hand to shake*
Blake Soul, resident overpowered necromancer and sarcastic joker
To her you do Zaffy
*explodes Blake*
NICE TO MEET YA BLAKE!! *totally ignores hand and gives supermegatacklehugofdoom*
HAI ZAFFY! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
Don't mention sugar around Jubi...!
ow and ow...
Now now Zaffy, could you not explode my Fiance? I need him.
*eyes widen* SUGAR?
*Gives a supermegatacklehugsofdoom to Fabi-tea :P*
[is supermegatacklehuggedofdoom]
[facepalms]
Forget I said anything.
[Disappears]
*grabs Blake by the shoulders*
Where.
Is.
The.
Sugar.
Thanks...sorry I'm exhausted. I'm done. 3. Hours. In a room my head hurts my throat hurts my body hurts
*places a hand on Zaf's head*
I feel your pain child
*looks rather startled*
Amy was hallucinating Zaf as sugar earlier...
So...
There is no sugar..?
No...
No sugar
No. There isnt
DAMMIT!
*Flops onto the ground*
*slides over to Zaf*
is this person okay..?
No she's never ok
NOPE! :)
No, I don't think Jubi is alright. She wanted sugar.
well, that answers that question
*chuckles*
Don't tell anyone
but... *whispers* I'm on sugar withdrawal
Exactly
*Starts making dirt angels*
*they're like snow angels but in the dirt*
well... you CAN get addicted to it...
*nods* Yes
Yes you can
Anywho
*sits up*
HOW GOES IT?
IT GOES
COOL!
I KNOW RIGHT?
Holy shit im so tired
*nods* Yes yes, Hello Jubi.
Hello Zaffy.
*hugs Blake* Hello again my love.
Same here Zaffy....
*stands up and dusts off*
*examines dirt angel*
hmm
It's missing...... *draws a smiley face on it* ... THIS!
*smiles proudly*
OMYGOSH CHIONE I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A SUPERMEGATACKLEHUGOFDOOM!
*supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
Ooft! No you did not *groans*
*pulls Jubi off Chio with one hand*
please be gentle, she's recovering from some wounds
Um... I may have gotten you kinda dirty...
Ahem...
I cant sleep this stupid ceremony is going on tis 3 and a half hours now. I'm done. I can't stand the goodbye speeches the state team make i dont know them i just dont care anymore.
*raises eyebrow*
Wachya watchin, Zaf..?
some wounds someone's true name inflicted. *smiles at him*
he's not my true name...
Hey guys! I'm back! :D
...Sugar shaker? You came back! :D
*tackles Zafira*
AMETHYST!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
HAAII!
SUGAR?
Hello Jubilance! *shakes Zafira*
see? Sugar shaker!!! And IT TALKS! :D
Oh right
the sugar shaker that's not really a sugar shaker
YES IT IS!!!
YES IT IS!!!
...I click the button once and it posts twice...well, it'll be for emphasis!
MY BODY CRAVES SUGAAARRRRR
Forces to sit at a ceremony
Amy that's Zaffy
*shakes Zafira* *sugar rains down upon Jubilance*
NO! IT! ISN'T!
PROVE IT IS!
OH MY GOD! SUGAR!!!!!
*hugs Blake*
*Decides not to tacklehug him with her robotic limbs*
I KNOW RIGHT!?! IT IS SUGAR!
*points at Blake* I just proved him wrong!
ZAFIRA KERIAS IS A SUGAR SHAKER!!!!
...NO SHE ISN'T! I'M JUST HOLDING A SUGAR SHAKER!
OH
OK
Zaf, feel free to hit them... hard.
*hugs Chio tightly but carefully*
:D *shakes more sugar out*
*rains down like sugar-snow*
I love you *kisses him*
Zafira isn't here... I'm holding a sugar shaker and it won't hit me! *hugs sugar shaker* Don't get offended by them...they're just trying to make me feel bad... *pets sugar shaker*
*makes sugar angels*
*they're like dirt angels but in sugar*
((Can you guys please heal me of this? I don't know how to stop it! I'm going crazy!!!))
Love you too, we'll get your limbs back soon
Amy, you're insane.
((I'm an expert on crazy *nods* ...except when it comes to stopping it...))
I am NOT insane! *hugs sugar*
...*pours some sugar in hand and stuffs it into Blake's mouth*
There! Now you won;t think I'm insane!
*bitch slaps Amy, hard.*
Snap out of it.
.......
that's gotta hurt
...how dare you!?!
*slaps Blake extra hard back*
Jubilance! Help me slap him and I'll give you more sugar!
*slaps Blake more*
oh... violence..?
umm
..
OK!
*jabs Blake in the stomach*
((Btw, you can call me Jubi :P))
*hands Jubilance the sugar shaker* Take care of it for me! *continues slapping Blake* ...
*jabs him in eyes*
((Okay. But most of the time I still type full name because it's kinda a habit now...))
*Clutches the Zaffy-sugar-shaker*
((Gotchya))
((Yup...*nods*))
*kicks Blake to ground* *places foot on his head triumphantly*
*poses*
*takes sugar shaker and shakes it on top of Blake* There! :D
*poses with sugar shaker*
...Blake? Are you...okay?
*whispers* did you kill him... o.O
...I just jabbed him in the eyes and slapped him a lot...wow...he must be wimpy...
OH MY GOD WE'VE KILLED HIM!!! *hyperventilates*
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
*sprinkles more sugar on him*
That should do! He'll be fine!
BUT I JABBED HIM IN THE STOMACH
I COULD'VE PIERCED HIS INTESTINAL ORGANS!!!
...I never knew how weak Blake really was...I can take him down without magic! :D *high-five*
*feels Blake's pulse* Still working! He's fine! *takes out camera* Pose with me!
*poses*
((Do I have to do a ded? o_O))
*doesn't notice high-five* WHAT IF HE'S BLEEDING INTERNALLY AND THERE'S NO WAY TO HEAL HIM IN TIME?! *sits on the ground and puts head in between knees*
((YESH >:) ))
He's okay...maybe just sleeping!
I dedicate this page to the Zaffy sugar-shaker. I am not insane.
*offers sugar to Jubilance*
Sugar?
Oh ok cool.
PHOTOOOSSS! *hops into the picture*
THANKS! *takes*
*camera takes the picture*
Wonderful!
((Is Blake still on? Also where is Chione and Zaffy?))
((*Shrugs*))
Whatever! *dances with sugar shaker*
msd
((I see so many people type that yet I dunno what it means! What's msd and wbd?))
oh!
Msd=may suddenly disappear
and wbd=will be distant
((Ah...got it. Thanks :D))
(( ^^ ))
((I think it's pretty safe to assume Blake and everyone are gone...))
*munches sugar*
((Probably....))
((Usually people give a sign when they leave... oh well!))
Je ne sais pas
I think I might leave now... Bye!
*gives sugar shaker to Jubi*
okeydoke
BAI! *supermegagoodbyetacklehugsofdoom*
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