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Terathiel's Blog
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July 01, 2015

Post-Mortem Boredom

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I didn't want to do this.

Actually, let me rephrase that. I *really* didn't want to do this. Especially considering I'm about to enter into my HSC Trials, last thing I should be doing is getting bogged down in another drawn-out story.

But I did. Like a ******.

So this is set post-events in Outside the Cycle with a different focus and cast members. It's got an... interesting opening. Warning for the squeamish.

The Waning World: Act One


Accursed Reunion



Scene One
Nightsilver burned.

Flames leapt from the glittering branches to crackle ominously in the sky, the orange tongues a startling contrast to the deep blue of the night. Around, indistinct forms ran, desperately trying to extinguish the flames.
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An underground cell, the only light coming from a smouldering torch, almost burnt out, set in an alcove high in the wall. Within the cell, one man sits, hunched over, yet his stance is still defiant.
*
Buckets of water are being passed around; sections of the blaze are extinguished, b…
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June 25, 2015

The Legend of Doritos

Views: 2465 Terathiel
Something I wrote for fun.
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There she stood, smiling coyly at anyone who would look her way. From my seat, I witnessed her spurn all advances directed towards her, leaving a large number of disappointed people in her wake… until she looked at me.

"AYY LMAO," I said, and her eyes widened. She dived onto my lap, undressing down to underclothes in an instant in an ecstasy of memes and lens flares. Michael Rosen smacked his lips and nodded, "Nice." Her lips, more perfect than RTZ's GPM, moved closer to mine…

***

I awoke, and remembered the harshness of reality - that I was not yet an MLG n0sk0p3 m45t3r, and that there were no pretty gamer grills I could seduce with a come hither look and a tipped fedora.

I staggered out of bed, trying to avoid stepping on any empty Doritos wrappers or cans of Mountain Dew. Successfully navigating the minefield of snacks that littered the floor, I opened the door and stumbled into the hallway, heading for the bathroom. I turned …
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April 12, 2015

Rising Tides - I Hate Auras

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My little project has progressed sufficiently that I feel it is acceptable to speak of it.

What have I done?

Well, quite a lot actually. I've written down a large chunk of the story in case I ever forget it and continue to write it today. I've created a few other Heroes as well, to keep Anya company in her long journey.

The World


The setting has been fleshed out further. It is decidedly NOT in the Warcraft universe, albeit in one similar.

The known world is ruled by a human kingdom and a line of strong kings. Most of the other species of the world - gnolls, kobolds, minotaurs and the like - seem content with this, as no faction expresses outward hostility towards others. However, tragedy has struck - the king has died, leaving his infantile son too young to rule. To this extent, the king's close friend Lord Sandrus has been appointed as the Regent. He is assisted by the councillor, Lady Alana Kilvarrow. Though the kingdom has entered somewhat of a rocky period, the co-regency seems…
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March 31, 2015

Rising Tides - The Journey?

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RPG  |  Warcraft  |  Warcraft 3  |  Work in Progress
So, new blog series. Not story-related, thank God.

I've recently gotten back into Warcraft III, what's not to love! As in the past, I've gravitated towards the World Editor for making my own maps. This is where Dota started, and while I am certainly not following in Icefrog's footsteps there's no reason I can't make an RPG!

Hence the blog.

My latest project, started only yesterday, is a single-player RPG called 'Rising Tides'. It follows in the footsteps of the half-elven Augur Rogue Anya Sundancer. (Augur Rogue is a Hero class that basically combines elements of the rogue and the mage - think TA cross OD. No spoilers on the story yet, as I have only a vague idea of where it's heading, but this is going to be a long campaign over multiple maps, where we follow the lovely Anya's battles with various evil forces and dark conspiracies.

Already this thing has raised numerous challenges. The trigger editor is making my head literally hurt. The terraining is taking forever due to the det…
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March 04, 2015

Outside the Cycle - Act XX

Views: 1412 Terathiel
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This is *actually* the last one. Sorry if XIX seemed like a premature ending. There's one more thread to tie up...

Act XX: Outside the Cycle / A Perfect Circle

Was it just a dream, and just now I am waking? Has it all along been a reverie, conjured of my mind? Or did this whole horrible saga truly end this way?

There are no happy endings.


Had he been able to, he would have torn out his eyes so as to never see another day. So long had Arash dwelt in a bleak, hopeless forest of ghosts and monsters that the light hurt to see.

There are no happy endings.

The adage had been with him for longer than he could remember, and had proven true every time. Yet here he was, alive and cured, the Shadow Fiend's own soul torn apart on the winds of the Abysm, and as one of those instrumental in averting the apocalypse.

It was with a heavy heart that Arash joined the forces of House Avernus outside the now-fallen Radiant fortress to find their leader. Through his synthetic link, the Psychomancer h…
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