Ladies and gentlemen, for those who haven't heard, head over to the Waterstones site for a very special special edition announcement...
http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2014/08/the-dying-of-the-light-black-edition/#more-59340
This is something I've had in mind for years — a super supreme limited edition of only 1000 copies— the Black Edition. Those lucky few who have managed to get your hands on a proof copy of the first book should recognise the design we're echoing, bringing the whole thing full circle...
We're working with Waterstones on this, and so the Black Edition will only be available in their shops. You won't be able to preorder these. You won't be able to reserve one online or in person. Not even Waterstones STAFF can preorder these for THEMSELVES! On the day of publication, they will be put on the SHELVES — not on a table, not in the store window, not on a table out in front, but on the SHELVES. So you'll have to go hunting for them.
We already have 5000 copies of a Special Edition that comes signed, with that stunning cover, but the Black Edition will NOT be signed, and there will be a ONE PER PERSON policy. Basically, we're torturing you. We're making you choose.
The fact is, because there will only be 1000 printed, and so each store will only get a limited amount of copies, the chances of YOU, individual Minion, managing to snag one is pretty low. Because there is no way to guarantee that you get one, you're just going to have to be EXTREMELY lucky. Oh, and you should also check Twitter that day, because the stores will be tweeting how many copies they've got left. Until they tweet, there is no way of telling how many copies a particular store will have received.
Ooooh I can't wait to get mine....
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That so was not supposed to happen... And I'm not beautiful... Why would you say that?
*She looked at Ariana and shook her head*
Angel, if you show anyone this, you will have gained yourself a powerful enemy...
*She grinned back at Roland*
Actually, enough talk. Waste your breath on something better.
*She pulled his face back to hers, kissing him softly, tentatively*
*smiles politely*
Unless you know another twelve year old one hundred and thirty three year old vampire gone human going vampire again then yes, I would be Silente Tempest. Nice to meet you.
*does a slight curtsy*
*she's in a good mood*
(Rose is so going to Hell for that... Why prolong the inevitable?)
Christen: I was wondering, do you happen to know this girl *holds up a picture of a ten year old Inky*
*Roland responded to the kiss, just as softly as Rose was doing.
Ariana let out an excited squeal towards them both. She liked seeing them both but was looking for a bit of attention now.*
*hesitates slightly, trying to think how best to phrase this, before the dazzling smile is back*
Yeah. It's Flick. Or, you know, Wolfie now..
Christen: Flick? Her name is Inky... what do you mean Wolfie now?
*arches an eyebrow*
*She smiled under the kiss and moved her hands from his hair to his shoulders. She pulled away, hiding her face in his chest when Ariana started to squeal*
I think she wants in on the action...
*She laughed softly and left to pick Ariana up, cuddling her against her chest*
Hello, Angel. You aren't going to show anyone that, are you? Our secret, okay?
*sat underneath her tree as always*
Oh sorry I nicknamed her Flick for when she's human. But...er...
*thinking how to word this*
Listen I don't know how to tell you this but Flick is, until we fix it, stuck as a wolf...a violent wolf at that..
Christen: Wait, what?! But Miss Inky... that cant be right. Werewolves are still in control as a wolf. What happened?
Where is she? *a hint of urgency in his tone*
*pulls put her phone*
One second....
*clicks the screen a few times and swipes between cameras*
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, no-wait that was it!
*swipes back to the night vision camera of the wolf in a cave*
*turns it so Christen can see*
Christen: *eyes go wide*
*whispers* No...
Where is she now? *a bit louder*
I have to find her!
(ugh just as things were getting good
I have to tidy my room. Ill try to come on later
byii)
(Bye Penguin!)
Calm down! I..I can take you to her...but you need to remember I can't guarantee she won't attack us. And if she does I will have to defend us...
*meets his eyes*
Are you willing to pay that price, of her possible injury, to see her?
(Oh. Bye then Flick!)
(never mind, im back)
(oh Wb! :) )
Christen: I will do anything to see her
I made a promise to always look after her. But then her family...perished and we have been separated for six long years...
(I said Id do it after lunch XD)
*nods*
Okay. I'll be right back.
*steps back into a portal*
*comes back with a sniper strapped across her back and a hand gun on her hip*
*passes a similar set to Christen*
*also hands over the tranquilizer bullets*
Defence only.
(Hey Snow!)
(hey Tree!)
(Hi Snow)
Christen: I would never willingly hurt her...
(Hey you two. How're you? )
(I'm good. I'm tired and my project so isn't going to be ready in time... SO heh... I'm just hoping I throw up tonight so I don't have to go to school tomorrow...
You?)
They wont hurt her. They'll just knock her out for a few minutes. Long enough to open a portal and run. Load up and we can go.
( apologies, you three)
(im good thanks!)
(I'm... im living. To be honest, I don't know how I am.)
(*how I am feeling. Thzt may of sounded bad otherwise)
(Em poofed. I should take a shower...)
*loads the tranqs, enough to take down a baby elephant*
(I'm great... I have Kung fu later)
(what do you have against baby elephants?!)
*opens a portal and steps through, crouching low in the bush outside the cave*
*the wind is blowing away from the cave*
*smiles, their scent won't be carried ahead of them*
*waits for Christen*
(Why is it always "enough to take down a baby elephant"? What did the baby elephant ever do to you?)
Christen : *follows Sil*
*-miss inky would never harm me... We were too close-*
((I have been going back thriugh old comments all morning and I finally found my first one...))
(Hehe I just remembered that quote XD)
(Hi Viv)
(@Viv it would probably take me two days to do that)
*creeps forwards slowly, pausing at the mountain lions bones*
*purses her lips*
*hmmm*
(I would try to find mine but it is almost three years ago)
(Sorry I poofed.)
Christen: *follows Sil*
*spots bones*
*a growl from the cave*
*her eyes flicker up into the cave at the sound*
*stops moving*
*her eyesight wont be as good as Flick's*
*and she probably wont be as fast without having to use sigils*
*motions at Christen to stop moving*
Christen: miss Inky? *he says quite loudly*
Inky: *emerges from cave*
*growls*
Christen: *audible intake of breath*
(Anyone want to guess who the first person to call me Vivvy was?)
(Who?)
*doesn't move from where she is despite being too close to Flick for comfort*
*is mentally kicking Christen*
*quietly and calmly*
Don't move and don't be so loud...
(Back... Ish...)
Christen : but.... It's Miss Inky! She can't be visious even if she tried!
Inky: *flicks head, showing off her wound from her battle with the mountain lion*
*moves forward, baring her fangs *
Christen: *steps forward aswell*
(No guesses?)
(Poofed.)
*hisses out*
Christen stay still before I have to use a tranq on you
*turns her head slightly to look at him, briefly, before looking back at Flick*
*quietly*
Hey...
(Nope)
(It was....)
(well...Sil was the first to call you Viv I think...but I've no ideas for Vivvy)
(Gosh Darn It! Er....
*panics*
Er...
*throws the ded at Viv laughing as is slaps against his face like a wet towel*
No pass backs!)
(Death, Em, Maybe Adra? )
*hopelessness in his eyes* but... Will se be back to normal soon? I spent six years trying to find her... I can't leave her now
Inky: *pounces at Sil and Chris*
(*winces as he's hit by the ded rights* uh, Inky? *throws the ded rights to her*
it was ....Elleni)
(Em...? You still around...?)
*dives to the side as she pounces, knocking Christen down as well*
*rolls to her feet between Flick and Christen*
*opens a portal to home, locking eyes with Flick*
Chris, go, now.
( *chucks ded to Snow*
I don't wanna)
Christen: wait ... I want to see if she remembers me!
Inky: *gets down into the pouncing position*
She really doesn't now go!
*doesn't look away from Flick*
*tense and alert*
Go. Now.
-and with one last sorry look at the wolf, Christen goes through the portal -
Christen : poor Miss Inky*a tear rolls down his cheek*
Inky: *goes for sil*
*ducks under the pounce closing the portal before Flick can get close*
*spins, backing up slowly, eyes never straying from Flick*
Inky: *circles Sil *
*bares fangs*
*runs towards her and tries to swipe her claws at her *
(I shall assume Em has poofed.
Msd.
Wifi might be turned off again tonight...)
*flips back to dodge the claws and lands in a crouch*
*her hand is twitching, wanting to tap the sigil, make the portal, go home*
*-not yet-*
*bared her own teeth at Flick, blunt human teeth*
*recovers from the failed attempt*
*stoops low*
*calculating a new attack*
*growls*
*growls back, the growl of a vampire to its prey*
*circles Flick*
*if she can make it clear she is the dominant one there's less chance of her being attacked if she came again*
*keeps her teeth bared*
*lowers ears*
*whimpers*
*falls to the floor*
-for some reason inkys body won't obey and she momentarily weakens -
*pauses*
*-what...is this it? Is she yielding? That was easy-*
*stands slowly and walks over to Flick*
*grabs her muzzle and looks her in the eyes*
*bares her teeth and snarls out*
Don't EVER try attack me again.
*let's go and backs off*
*whimpers once more*
*eyes close*
* falls unconscious *
*stops*
....Flick?
*takes a hesitant step towards her*
Inky?
*hears Sils voice in the distance *
*-Sil-*
*starts shaking *
(Okay.
Loki is a God.
Roland is an angel.
Anyone else see this connection...?)
Flick!
*drops to her knees next to the shaking wolf*
*-seizure? Fit? Allergic reaction to nothing?-*
*-shes breathing-*
*-thats good-*
*-heal her?-*
*-not yet-*
*watches intensely*
(I was thinking ... You know how it is the result of an injection that causes this change in inky when she was experimented on? Well I've decided that they give that to failed subjects which causes then to lose their minds before killing them)
(You have a thing for 'holy' entities?)
*eyes open slightly*
*growls softly*
(Perhaps, Sil....)
(Er that doesn't sound very good!!! Is she dieing?!)
(As in...?)
*smiles at the wolf*
*claps her hands together, a warm red glow spreading over them*
*starts healing Flick*
Dufus. You scared me.
*moves her fingers past the rough guard hairs so the healing is stronger and quicker*
(Well yes.. But I'll start it off as these little episodes but over time she gets worse, so you will have time to try and save her)
(thank the lord! I didn't bloomin get Sil bitten again for no reason! She wants to study your blood and can do that better as a vamp)
(Oh okay 😊)
*smiles at Flick*
*brings her hands back and gets up*
I'll be back Flick...eventually. I'm not going to give up on you.
*turns the sigils off*
*waves*
*cartwheels in out of the sky*
((Sorry for nearly getting you killed, Storm- I didn't realize how much energy you needed))
*looks up at Sil*
*starts to regain strength slowly*
(Hi Kes)
(@Kes Yeah. Believe me, you really should rephrase your commands. Sil will be back in blogland in a sec.)
(Hey Kes!
*Has to think of a new nickname for her*)
*taps the sigil on her nose*
*pauses, half wag through the portal*
*turns back and pulls a slab of raw meat from her pocket, dropping it on the ground*
I'll be back for you.
*steps through into blogland and closes the portal behind her*
Hey Death! Hey Chloe!
Hey Storm!((I don't Kes knows about you nearly dying, so, um...))
Death, the strangest one I've had was Trellis.
*notices the raw meat*
*stands up slowly and goes over
*eats the meat *
*goes back to cave*
Christen: *notices Sil*
Well...?
Rose2:
*She kicked her feet up on Director Fury's desk and grinned at him. He was wearing a strange jacket, one that kept her arms in front of her like a bowing monk, but hand rings on her shoulders to clip leashes onto*
Rose: Hey, Fury, I haven't seen you since Boston!
*Fury had his back to her, staring out towards wherever was outside. She couldn't tell. It just looked like sky to her*
Fury: If I recall correctly, that's when we first designed you that jacket.
Rose: Yep!
Fury: And you killed seven of my best men and countless other civilians.
Rose: All in good cause.
Fury: What cause was that?
Rose: Boredom.
*Fury turned to her, a glare on his features*
Fury: How does boredom justify that?!
Rose: When you live a couple of hundred years, you'll understand. Anyway, you look like you're already half way there.
*He didn't laugh at her joke*
Fury: I'll have your guards escort you to your cell.
*She grinned at Fury and was pulled to her feet by the leashes connected to her shoulders. She looked in every window she passed, grinning at Rogers as he bent over his shield, inspecting it. Bruce was in the same room. Rose and him locked eyes as she walked by.
*She was thrown into a cell, her jacket still fastened tightly around her, but the leashes taken off. They knew it was only a batter of time before she was out of her restraints. She got to work quickly*
(Kes, I shall call you Alba.)
*nods at Kessy*
Hello. Death is alive and well last time I saw her. The frost giant army was beaten.
*roots around in a pocket before handing over a tiny wooden frost giant statue*
Have some of the army.
*looks at Christen*
She's alive. She's awake. She isn't recognising anyone as friend. We need to fix her.
((Death, why Alba?))
Good. Well done. *takes wooden statue, putting it in pocket*
Thank you.
*thinks*
How are we suppose to do that
*mutters* I bet this is all about that damn experiment...
*nods at Kes*
You're welcome. I hope not to be required to do such a task again. I owe Astrid my life.
*raises an eyebrow at Christen*
Experiment?
(It's short for Albatross!)
*involuntarily takes half a step back* What happened?
*to Christen* What experiment?
((But I'm not an albatross! I'm a sparrowhawk!))
(SOMEONE IS PLAYING THE CAPEBTERS?!?? STOP THIS MISERY!!! KILL ME!!
Oh. It stopped.)
*looks at Kes*
You told me to attack the army so I attacked with most of my energy. You asked me to heal Rose so I used the rest of my energy along with most of my life force.
*arches an eyebrow* did Miss Inky not tell you?
When she was six, she was kidnapped and taken to a medical facility. These... Humans *he spat the word* wanted to have control of werewolves in their wolf state, so started this experiment. It took months, but we finally found Miss Inky and the whole pack came to take them down. No one messed with their precious little princess.
I...I'm sorry. I didn't know that would happen. My healing symbols take barely any of my energy, they take it from plants and animals around me. Are you... Are you okay?
*looks at Christen*
Princess? Experiment? That sounds....bad.
Christen, what kind of experiment? We can't do anything without knowing the details.
*looks back at Kessy*
Yes. As i said, Astrid helped me as best she could. I'll be fine.
I...*trails off, not knowing what else to say*
*sighs* we never knew exactly what happened, it was an experiment to try and get werewolves to obey humans
Although...
I was the first one go come across the lab and I saw miss Inky attached to some ... Drip
I tried to talk to Miss Inky about it but everytime I mentioned it, she would have a panic attack
*smiles at Kessy*
Sorry, Rose. My author does not feel well.
Well...drips lead to veins...
*opens a tiny portal to shelves full of vials of blood*
*looks for the ones labeled 'Flick'*
*grabs one of three vials and closes the portal*
Voila. Blood sample. If anyrhinga wrong it'll show in her blood right?
Perhaps... I was never the smart one. My only concern was only Miss Inkys wellbeing
(Not a problem, Loki. I hope she feels better soon...)
((Hey Loki!))
And with one and a half vampires we should be able to figure things out.
She has a migraine, again. *hugs Rose* I shall have to go pretty soon. I am sorry I was not able to come on long. Perhaps tonight will be better.
...a bit more than a half by now Kess.
*passes Kess the vial*
(Tomorrow morning will be school... Or no wifi if I do manage to throw up...
*Hugs back*)
((Try for school, at least then you'll have wifi.))
(But the project...? I haven't done it. I'll have to come up with a pretty damn convincing lie. Or sickbay it...)
(Hey Lokster. Your dad seems nice.)
I shall miss you, Rose. Sigh. My author is going to attempt to get up, she will probably fall down steps.
*rolls eyes* Of course.
*takes vial*
*smells it*
*carefully pours a single drop into her mouth*
((Ayyyy Chloe what'll she find out?))
Sickbay it, that usually works.
(Tell your author that falling down stairs hurt! And be careful! I'll miss you too, Loki!)
((Zaf! Don't fall down steps!))
What makes you say that about Laufey?
*watches the blood*
(Well the fluid in the drip was meant for failed subjects
It gradually turns them less human before killing them
Y'know, tidying my room is taken longer now XD)
(Also, in case you're wondering, Loki, Rose is at SHIELD. In a cell. There's a letter explaining all about it on the last page.)
(Oh you know, the meeting last night.)
((No but what was in the drip?))
*eyes Storm*
Storm. Stay away from the blood unless otherwise ordered.
*nods*
*stops staring at the blood*
Anything?
(I'm not good with drug names but, some form of euthanasia drug)
(I think I'll try and get some sleep now...)
I'm not... sure. It's rare, I've only tasted it once before, but if I'm right, they injected it to slowly take her humanity. And it would've kept working even after they took out the IV. So, technically, all we have to do is drain it from her system and she'll be a normal werewolf again.
((Bye Death!))
(OH MY FRUIT CAKE ONLY TEN DAYS!!!)
((*flails at Storm* SHHHH))
Christen: really? How do we do that?
Drain it from her system how?
I think my author is not going to church.
(Byii Death)
(Babye Death!)
(In that case, Loki, I might stay up until midnight if the wifi isn't switched off)
*looks at Storm and Christen*
How should I know? Hunter could probably do it, although I'm not sure if it counts as energy. Or that idiot Blake, maybe.
((Hey, what IS Blake's power, anyway?))
(dunno. Something to do with holy energy or paladins or something?)
*nods*
Blake is an idiot.
*Okay. She was officially stuck in her jacket know. One arm was twisted awkwardly behind her and the other hand the elbow pointing up to the roof. She knew cameras were on her, watching her struggles*
Come on... Tear...
*She pulled with all her might and cried out when her arm popped from her joint. That only made her position more awkward*
Well... Isn't there water in blood? Could they somehow manipulate the water somehow...
((Because that was some serious godmodding going on last night))
I'm glad we're agreed on that, at least.
Christen, you're the water sprite, or whatever it is you are. I, for one, am not an Elemental.
(ik. That's blake for you.)
*looks at Kes but looks away when she sees the blood vial*
We probably agree on more than that...
I am and I could probably manipulate her blood, but how could I drain it of that liquid?
I am back. Sorry, had to do family bonding...
Probably. Although it'd be nice if we could agree on what to do about Chloe.
*hands vial to Storm* Put that away. Do not drink any of it.
*She was frowning into a corner, trying to look relaxed despite one arm hanging loosely behind her and the other bent, elbow skywards. A familiar face walked past her cell and stopped*
Phil: Agent Rose? You did turn yourself in afterall?
Rose: No. I didn't. Why the Hell would I do that, Coulson. Good job. I'm impressed with your genius. I'd be clapping, but I'm sort of in a little pickle.
*Phil looked at her and laughed*
Phil: You brought that upon yourself, Agent Rose. I cannot help you now.
Well...if whatever was in her blood joined with the water then you could manipulate the water to...
Yeah no I got nothing.
(Hey En!
*Cuddles*)
Christen, the only thing I can think of would be to totally drain her blood and then separate it. But that's obviously not going to work.
((WB, Em!))
*Em
*takes the vial and looks at it*
*sighs and puts it back in the blood storage portal*
*closes the portal*
(wb Em!)
(Sorta on...)
(Yo, Vivseter? What's up?)
(Hi Viv and Em)
(hello 'sorta on' Viv!)
((Hey Viv!))
((Storm, I've just realized. You've got a hemlock allergy, don't you? And I don't have any serum without hemlock))
(yep. Sil has one or two vials left somewhere. It'll take her a while to build up a decent stock again. And Chi got rid of 2/3 of her blood supply as well.)
((That's...not good. How much time do we have? Because I really don't feel like dealing with a full fledged vampire))
(Hi everyone!!! Wow, so much has changed from even since when I arrived...)
(Do you want to continue, Em?)
(Sil becomes a full vamp in about just under 9 hours. That's when she'll change)
*Ariana cooed at Rose as she kissed her. Giggling away. She placed her hand on Rose's hand and left a silver mark like she did on Roland's hand.
Roland tickled her toes when he looked at the clock.*
Roland: Dear me! It is late in the afternoon and the child has not been dressed or has she even had lunch. Oh dear...
((Viv, when did you join?))
((June 26th))
Storm, where do you keep your serum?
((Viv, of this year or last year?))
Sock draw in the vault. I only have 2 vials left. I called off the supplies..
Okay, Rose. I should be here for a while...*smiles* I believe she is definetly not going now.
*She looked down at her hand, at the silver mark, and frowned*
Why are you marking us, baby?
*She grinned at Roland*
Not dressed and haven't had lunch. That sounds like every day of my life. Casha gave her a banana before. When you were asleep. So she has been fed.
((This year, 2014!))
(Well, good morning, Loki. There is a crumpled up letter on the floor in front of the sofa. The letter can be read on the previous page.)
(Viv. I came on August 12, 2012. You should have seen it then...)
((Viv, oh, really? I didn't realize you were that new!))
Storm, restart the supplies and retrieve at least one of them to use if you're about to change.
I'm assuming you want me to break you out? Last time I was near a SHIELD base I managed to kill someone.
((Death, that was only one day before me! Remember the blog fights?))
I believe Zafira commented sometime January 2012, I can never remember the date, she just made her Blogversary her birthday since it's all the same month. Back then....wow.
(You can if you want, Loki. She's just being a baby inside her cell because she dislocated her arm and she can't get out of her jacket. And SHIELD agents would probably kill you.)
((I believe I'm the newest person...))
Inky : *spots a group of yummy little bunnies*
*gets ready to attack*
*pounces*
*gets hit with a dizzy spell*
*stops after a while, but the bunnies had scattered *
*growls*
*stalks off*
Inky : *spots a group of yummy little bunnies*
*gets ready to attack*
*pounces*
*gets hit with a dizzy spell*
*stops after a while, but the bunnies had scattered *
*growls*
*stalks off*
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