《The Deliverer's Destiny》27.2 - Todd
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The water was frigid and cold and raged around him like a hurricane. He couldn't tell which way was up or down, and he struggled to remember how he had gotten where he was, wherever he was. His lungs burned. Kicking and struggling against the current, he searched for the surface, his screaming lungs desperate for air, air! The water roared like a lion in his ears, guttural and loud, drowning out any other sound except the frantic pounds of his heartbeat reminding him that, against all odds, he was still alive. He tumbled, weightless, carried by the invisible current to unknown places. The freezing water numbed him, choked him, weakened him as he lethargically fought against its powerful arms. He just wanted air.
He was running out of time, yet time seemed irrelevant. It did not measure how long he tumbled and drifted, how long it had been since his last breath, how long it had been since he had opened his eyes. It was as if time no longer existed. The water surging around him would be his death.
Or would it? Suddenly, he was flying, soaring, staring down at the world as if he were god himself, close enough to touch the ground and yet distant enough to see it all. Set apart. Disconnected. On and on he flew, through the wind and the life-giving air, through the clouds and over worlds he had never known existed. Afar off, a voice called to him, shouted his name. There was a brilliant flash of light and words whispered in his ears too quickly to be deciphered. Down below, a battle raged upon the earth; the smoke from the fire reached his nostrils, instilling in him a powerful grief he had never experienced before. The fires reached for him, snatched him out of the sky and dragged him down, down, where the flames raged and ruled and evil lived in abundance.
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Once again, he could not breathe. He was being suffocated, tossed about by the flames, by fire, by death and destruction, talons reaching for him, purple flames consuming him.
Everything around Todd faded to black.
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Arcanum
For nine hundred years, the Arcanum has endured as the premier institution of higher magical education in the Kingdom of Renaitia. Its graduates maintain the Kingdom's sovereignty against demonic incursions from the Abyss, explore the Far Planes, push back against hordes of Outworlders seeking to claim dominion of the world of Ethore, and establish diplomatic relations with other civilisations across the Material Plane and beyond. Taelin Korr now enrolls in Quintus, one of the Arcanum's nine Colleges, and opens his eyes to new heights of magic. Though he may still be a fledgling student of little talent, through his years of study in the Arcanum, his name shall one day have its place alongside the greatest mages of legend. - - - This is a slow story that explores the life of a student in magical university.
8 142The Practitioner of Deceit
Victor Santos the Daemon Practitioner will become evil. Hellspawn. A true supervillain. At least, that's his goal. After forming a contract with a demon named Taro (which he doesn't remember doing), he gains the use of true demonic ability. Due to circumstances beyond his control, however, all his nefarious plots end with his city hailing him as their local hero. When his talents as a Practitioner are required by not only his former mentor, but also his arch-nemeses (read: best friend) Rohan the Roseaic Practitioner, Victor must put aside his personal goals and repay the debt he owes. As luck would have it, however, Victor may have the opportunity to become what he so desperately desired after all. *All illustrations drawn by the author*
8 173The Fundamentals
You hear of many tales out there. Some depict worthy heroes wielding tremendous power, noble personas that fight to save the lives of their close friends, family, and all the rest. Good triumphs over evil, that is simply the way the world works, no? While this premise is something inherent to nearly all stories, what exactly the heroes used to attain success can differ greatly. Perhaps they've trained themselves to the limit, pushing past boundaries nobody else could hope to achieve. Others still, have merely inherited the grand legacy of another legendary being, but what they have done with such a legacy would cause their names to be passed on for generations. Rowan is one of the heroes who have ventured beyond the horizon, tempering themselves on a perilous journey all the while and succeeding in attaining strength beyond measure. However, in an unexpected turn of events, this strength caused him to tear open and fall through a hole in the realm he resided in. Now he has ended up in a completely foreign realm, whose inhabitants utilized strange powers that eclipsed his own. Fortune would smile upon him this day, however, as he discovered that they were not hostile, and even offered to teach him their ways. Rowan could see that this was truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and eagerly accepted their invitation to learn what would come to be known as: The Fundamentals.
8 152Forward In Time
A new threat comes to the Four Nations. Unfortunately, at the same time, the Gaang is sent forward in time... to the future... seventy years into the future. What they don't realize, is that there are bigger things going on. There's a bigger plan happening... and Aang is apart of it.Can they stop it and return to their own time?
8 232Galactiquest
(Episodic Sci-Fi Slice of Life) An oddball group of astronauts are sent into the unknown with little experience and problems ranging from minor to Ursa Major. Will the crew of the Celestion-5 go down in history as humanity's first travelers to Neptune, or will lousy luck, personal problems, and military mismanagement be the doom of these future stars?
8 110Collection of Imagines (complete)
Imagines about various people. Mainly the C4 friend group.*= personal favouriteshighest rankings:#1: Bobby Mares#2: Oscar Guerra, Crawford Collins© midnightxxmoments All rights reserved
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