《Ideasthesia》Volume 1 ❀ ? ? ? : A Dream Transcending Love and Space
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Seraphine Hazawa met Garnet Eisenberg when she went on a trip to France when she was about to begin her first year of Junior High. You know, that transitory period when you finish Elementary school that sweet 24th of March and wait until the 6th of April. That is why, when she arrived at her grandparent's house all alone into that nice snowy village near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy, át the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, renowned for its skiing called Chamonix, she felt right at home and reunited with her ancestry.
The street looked like an unfinished painting. So much of the canvas was still perfectly white as if waiting for the artist's hand to return. The morning light struggled through the murky cloud, but even in its weakness, it was enough to blind.
The air was, of course, cold, but Seraphine hadn't expected the same dampness that comes before the rain. Moving to the verandah of the stairs towards her grandparent's mansion was like sipping on ice-water in the height of summer even if it was plain winter until her lips went blue and she scurried back to the ground unable to keep her small balance alongside her gigantic luggage falling towards her back.
"Oh Dieu, vous vas bien?"
A breath pale against the numbing air, Seraphine blinked thoughtfully as the frost patiently kissed her face, captivated by the soft, dusty illusions of light that sat heavy on her eyelashes. She adored the snow, more so when it was falling. Yet, what was in front of her wasn't snow, it was the most beautiful twelve-year-old face she had ever seen before in her entire life. Even if she couldn't understand a word she said, and curses, she wished she could, the concern in her freckled porcelain face was real.
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At that moment, Seraphine didn't know she had just met Garnet.
A sweet and gentle child, though it may sound like a cliche, it’s true.
Her hair was lighter back then, light reddish she supposes and she would braid it for hours in front of the mirror, but Seraphine was already disturbed by the age of twelve. Her hair was perfect all over. She played with her dolls and was kind to her siblings. She was a fighter, never staying down if she fell or got knocked. She would go out of her way to be nice to other kids at school but mostly stuck to just two friends who didn’t mind how old her clothes were.
Did Seraphine said she has freckles? She does yes, yes. She quite does again.
She was a skinny kid but mostly healthy. She loved animals, as most little girls do. She hated jelly and sausages. She was a teacher pleaser, always doing her best in classes and clever too, learning quickly. But her childhood was rough from the start, some kids have it worse, but her home was turmoil and violence; not constantly, but enough to make her less stable than she should have been.
However, once they got to know each other better, those days became better and better for Seraphine and Garnet, even learning each other languages and communicating better. She indeed asked her parents to start the second semester in Japan and skip the first one and stay more time in Chamonix only to linger with her best friend. Her first, best friend and with who, in exchange, had fallen in love with, with only age twelve.
Until it happened.
It happened.
It happened.
So Seraphine's love came crashing down like a big wave.
She's stuck in the same spiral staircase again.
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No matter if she goes upstairs or down, Seraphine keeps coming back to the same spot. A light bulb above shines overhead, and it's the only light in the whole place. If she just puts a foot on a step of the stairs, it immediately gets turned off and she is left in utter darkness. Then she only has two choices - to get back to her safe place or walk to the next floor in this darkness only to find herself in the same spot again, the day she met Garnet.
After thousands of attempts at escaping this place, she had finally chosen the wiser way - to stand still under that place and wait for this nightmare to be over.
I don't know how I know this is a nightmare, but every time I have it, I know that it's not reality. She takes a few deep breaths trying to make herself comfortable in there while she waits to wake up. The light slowly moves from her to a door a few feet to her right. She steps out and slowly walks to her. She'd be just an ordinary woman if she hadn't shown up before somewhere else.
Seraphine knows her.
Her name just escapes her tongue.
"I will keep these nightmares away, keep striving for the light."
And so she did.
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Old Riding Author Lunatic Asylum
Just off the A19, in the dark, incomprehensible lands known as Yorkshire, there lies a town. A town where shadow-silent alleys glint with the secret hunger of knives. Where blood soaks the chipboard window shutters of forsaken terraces stretching off into the night. Where the smog-choked air rattles with the depraved laughter echoing out from clubs that can only generously be described as post-apocalyptic. Well, that’s Middlesbrough. But down the A19 a bit (an impossibly long way down, actually) there lies another town: Raughnen, in the ancient, forgotten Old Riding. It is an equal match in muggery and thuggery alike. It also has magic spells and pointy wizard hats. And now, across the miles and across all sensibilities, a pretty nasty power (a magic one) calls out for its pretty nasty counterpart (a decidedly unmagic one): a proper sound Boro lad. Nothing good can come of it. This is a collection of one novella and four connected short stories: I. A Yorkshire Summoning II. Old Riding Day Trip (the novella) III. Heaven is a Parmo IV. Death on the 66 V. Death on the 257 In total, this comprises 34 chapters totalling around 35,000 words, so try not to worry. It will be over relatively quickly. There are three more short stories with more tenuous links to the core collection: Rush, Paper Round and Scenario 79: Sausage Fingers, all of which can be found in my collection Short Records of Misadventure. Reading these may allow you to make more sense of certain parts of the story, if any sense is to be made at all. NOTE: There are instances of prejudice and discrimination within these stories, including elements of sexism and ageism, which are purely the thoughts and actions of the characters involved and which certainly do not reflect my own views on these matters. ANOTHER NOTE; A WARNING, PERHAPS: This can get a bit weird. In less than 150 pages, we have four viewpoints, first and third person narratives, and a completely disjointed plot with lots of gaps, dead ends and no real resolution. Also ZERO lunatic asylums. It's all a bit odd. If that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea, which it most likely isn't, it might be best to move on now.
8 190Godlings
It was a usual dull day at school. After a long boring lecture, the last bell of the day finally rang, and everybody was happy to be able to return home eventually. Kenny, who was an ordinary student, decided to visit the school library to read a book before going back home. And then, it occurred suddenly, and before anybody could guess what was happening, they found themselves engulfed by a mysterious otherworldly light. The next time when Kenny woke up, he found himself in an old mansion hidden in the woods, with an eccentric professor and a mysterious, beautiful maid. Contents ~Arc 1; The Red Forest ( Chapters 1 - 17, Pages 1 - 223 ) Arc 2; (name not yet decided) ( Chapters 18 - , Pages 224 - )
8 164How To Tidy Up Loose Ends
And they lived happily ever after... PSYCH. It's time to tidy up the loose ends and get the true closure that they didn't know they needed. A/N: Working on this for NaNoWriMo. I love how it counts my words for me. Didn't work out but still continuing. A/N: Previously titled How To Lie. The story I had in mind for this title didn't end up happening so I think it'll end up as a trilology. 1. How To Tidy Up Loose Ends 2. How To Lie 3. How To Love
8 175Welcome to the Upward Bound System, V.3
They say third times the charm. With every iteration we improve. When the System came to Earth, it changed everything. It is a grand thing used by gods and men alike. What had once been fantasy was now a reality. People believed and so that belief gave ideas the strength to manifest. "Welcome Founder of the SCP Foundation" It stirred the gods from their deathly slumbers. Stirred by an almost mechanical voice promising them new life, and followers as countless as the stars. All it asked of them was for their help. Help with what though? The old gods, the forgotten gods, and the new gods drew breath, and then made their voices heard. On a day like any other Dante was home from college watching the Presidential inauguration with his parents. Little did they know that this day would turn out to be anything but ordinary. That this was the day everything changed. Dante is not your typical MC. While he has a troubled past, he looks forward to the future. Follow Dante, his parents, and the new friends he meets along the way as they traverse this new system world. However, before they can explore this new world they must complete, the Tutorial. (Please note: This tutorial will be part of the story. Rather than a skim of the information, you will get to experience it in depth. So the tutorial will last a good while.) A much slower style of LitRpg than what you would normally find. Follow Dante and his party as they find their world taken over by the system. Welcome people of Earth to the Upward Bound System!... With the system's arrival so too does great danger come... The tools of your survival shall be granted upon you by the system... Please note, I don't own the art. Please enjoy the story, and if you don't please leave a comment and I will try to improve the story for you. This is the second version of this story, so feel free to check out the original and compare the two.
8 145The Ancestor
A Novel fanatics, who's soul was atually transported to a world of "The Dao" ?
8 135Li'Kyes the Scaled Hero [HIATUS]
REWORK UNDERWAY: READ REWORK ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MOREBlake and his class were unfortunate when a trip to a nearby country went wrong, and they lost their lives. But as luck has it, instead of going to the Spirit Realm, a God offered them to reincarnate as heroes in his world. The only condition was for them to fight the Cataclysm.Follow Blake in this new world with magic and swords, as he prepares to fight for what's right and just. Or will he?*MATURE WARNING*This series will contain mature language, swearing, sailor's talk, blood, gore, torture, etc. So please read it at your own discretion. Might also contain sexual content, either being sex scenes or sexual innuendos. (Not entirely sure, but we will see.)(Hey guys, my first fanfic novel thingy, just wanted to try it out. Will be releasing more chapters if my motivation drives me to. Hope you enjoy.)Ps. WIll add more tags as I'm sure they will fit. For now these will do, since I know they will fit the story.
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