Welp.

I know you probably think I already did, but now it's official. I'm taking a break from all four of you to focus on that miserable nightmare we call reality. I'll be back, and I'll be bringing more stuff in my wake, but until then, y'all will just have to function without my dry sarcasm and emotionless humor.

~Tony Stark

Phoenix Hoard...Woo...

Phoenix Hoard

GAME CARD PACK

A new Dragonspyre inspired game card pack is here! With a chance at the fierce two person Phoenix Mount, the Phoenix Hoard has cool new epic and ultra rare items for your Wizard.

In addition to the Phoenix mount, this new game card pack gives players a chance at tons of other cool new items!

• - Gargoyle Pet
• - Dragon Lance, Dragon Pike, and Dragon Spear Wands
• - New Glorious Avenger Armor Gear Sets
• - New Pet Snacks
• - New Plants including the Boiled Peanut, the Melting Cheese Tree, the Clock Flower and Snow Apples

See what cool items you can get for your Wizard by checking out the Phoenix Hoard pack in the Crown Shop today!

So yeah. Phoenix Hoard. I'm thrilled, truly. Anyway, I've decided to take a break with Umbra Pradicatio. And I await various complaints regarding my terrible timing in that respect what with the competition imminent. Truth be told. I'm working on another piece. Not fan fiction, completely my own story. Know what this means?
I'M THE FUCKING MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!

I'M POSTING STUFF WHAAAAAAAA~

*Looks over list of excuses as to why I havent posted*
     ~Buttload of homework
     ~Re-addiction to Aion
     ~Been busy with moving
     ~Commitments to Marching Band and Engineering Club
     ~General laziness, lack of motivation, and procrastination

Yuppers. busy busy busy. And so I dont keep disappointing all three of you, just assume that my story is nonexistent. So...yup. And lets pretend that I just gave a run-through of the Wizzy news from the last (I-dont-know-how-long) weeks.
A little more important, however; I heard that Pirate101 will be released in early October, so KI fans will have something to look forward to.

So hopefully I'll be able to be posting more. If not, well I'll get to it eventually...
Derp

~Dolf Weathbringer

I've got some news for you all ^-^

Alright, first off, sorry I havent been posting, but stuff in real life has kept me pretty busy.

Knight's Lore
Game Card Pack

New Spells from the
Knight's Lore Pack!

The Knight's Lore pack is here, and with it your Wizard has a chance to gain entirely new spells!

There's also a chance to get other cool new items including:
• Night King's Armor
• Darkfire Longbow Weapon
• Minstrel Pet
• Treasure Cards
• Bobblehead Housing Decorations
• and Much More!

The spells from the Knight's Lore Pack are reward spells, and do not cost your Wizard a training point. They will go into your spellbook just like any spell you have learned from a trainer, and they will not disappear when you sell your spells back for Training Points with Mr. Lincoln. They will obey the rules of a normal spell, meaning you can blade, trap, enchant etc. If you receive a spell from the Knight's Lore Pack, it will not appear as a reward again on that character. You cannot delete or sell these special spells.

These three spells are also available through crafting.

 

Catalan Spell

Deer Knight Spell

Handsome Fomori Spell

Powerpips & Knight's Lore Spells

Knight's Lore Pack spells will obey the rules of pips and powerpips. If you are a Myth Wizard and receive a Myth spell it will use your pips and powerpips accordingly. If you are a Balance Wizard and receive a Myth spell, it will use your pips & powerpips accordingly. If you are wearing a Myth Mastery Amulet, it will use your pips & power pips accordingly.

Now I dont know about the rest of you, but i'm pretty skeptical of this new pack. I wont go on about how much of a waste of money they are, and instead will provide a rant about why I do/dont like this pack customized just for this release.
First off, I think it's kinda stupid that you can suddenly BUY the crafted Avalon spells, whereas some people spent the time and Gold to craft it. I'm one of those people who chose to start crafting, and I can tell you now, the Deer Knight spell isnt a walk in the park. A couple hundred of some fairly common reagents, but then we have stuff like 50 freaking Sunstone, and 12 Amber. Holy. Aslfbcawofguawa. Not to mention 6 of the Treasure Card of that spell you're crafting, and these are considerably rare.
Of course on the other hand, it gives those without the opportunity to craft such monstrosities the chance to obtain their spell. And then you know, the gear and bow look freakin' sweet.

Now for something completely different yet almost exactly the same:

I dont wanna go and steal everything from the site because it's too boring. But I will anyway. See what you people make me do?

                                                                                                          

The Majestic Bundle Includes

• Tower of Winter Winds Castle
• Arthurian Dragon Two Person Mount
• Silver Lance of Daybreak
• True Silver Armor
• Strange Beast Pet
• Caliburn Teleport Tapestry
• Additional Castle Slot Elixir
• 1 Month or 5,000 Crowns

Now I dont have any photos of the house itself, but my good friend Adrian Iceshield graciously allowed me to explore the home. And let me be the first to tell you, it's FREAKING EPIC! I dont wanna give anything away to those who want to be surprised when THEY receive the house though, so:

********SPOILER WARNING********

In one room, (this will save me a ton of item spaces) there is already a huge dining table set up in the dining hall (obviously), which by the way, is GORGEOUS! There's one of those weird horn thingies you see as decoration for Thanskgiving (I cant for the life of me remember the name). And when you activate it, it not only gives you free items (much like the Genie in the Sultan's Palace or the Gorilla in the Sun Palace) but it ALSO fills the table up with food!

In the very same room, there is a magic mirror, which will teleport you to one of three places at any given time; one of which is only accessible this way. It may either take you to the entrance of the entire castle, a somewhat out of the way area on its own island, or the dungeons (this is the area you cant access any other way).

This house is full of secrets, besides the Magic Mirror, such as another wall that hides a whole outdoor area (much like the walls to the secret room in the Massive Fantasy Palace, the wall that leads to the Genie in the Sultan's Palace, or the secret alcove in the Sun Palace). And from here, you can take a teleporter that leads to a beautiful pavilion-like area, which also has a small stream surrounding it with...FISHIES!

This house utilizes teleporters more than any other I've ever seen, which is how you get to most areas that are otherwise non-accessible.

Another thing I love about the house is that it's already fairly well put together, in the sense that not much decorating is required, minus the rooms that are stone and brick which are there JUST TO BE decorated. But regarding the rest of the house, I found that less is certainly more.

********END SPOILERS********

And aside from the house, mount's cool, gear is actually pretty good (this bundle is the first to come with level 80 gear), wand is pretty good, pet they took out of the pack that has the assortment of Beasts in it which I cant remember the name of, so yeah. Pretty good bundle. Available at Gamestop.

In other related news:

The Pagoda Gauntlet Includes

• Midnight Sun Pagoda Gauntlet
• Hankyu Bow
• Sohei Gear
• Shaolin Monkey Pet
• Run Run Rickshaw Mount
• 1 Month or 5,000 Crowns

This bundle is unique to all others, as it features an actual GAUNTLET that you can put in your house. The gauntlet changes difficulty based on the level of the people you bring in, and for completing it, you receive the badge: Master of Karate and Friendship. Not a fan of the badge, but I'll enjoy having the ability to farm without ever leaving my house :D

Oh, and the Run Run Rikshaw mount has a little goat farmer driving it. HE'S SO FREAKING CUTE! Available at Walmart of Target.

And before you ask, no I dont have either of these. However, I will soon ^-^ My birthday is exactly ONE WEEK AWAY! And I still have no idea what I should do. Leave a comment if you have an idea, cuz I'm freaking clueless.

Also, for those wondering why I havent posted Chapter 6, it's because it's the finals dude! I'm making this one extra long and epic. I should have it up in...a month, maybe.

Having a dream about getting your phone wet isnt that swell.
~Wolf Deathbringer

Pony Express Sale!

Three Days Only - Save 50% OFF Pony & Horse Mounts!

Your Wizard will be galloping around the Spiral with these awesome horse and pony mounts, on sale now through Thursday, June 28th at 11:59pm US Central Time. Travel 40% faster and hear the galloping hooves as your Wizard canters over the cobblestones in Wizard City.

Crowns prices for the following permanent mounts are on Sale for 50% OFF!

• Nightflame Pegasus
• Skyracer Pegasus
• Dream Filly
• Moonlight Pony
• Black Stallion
• Starshine Pony
• Chestnut Pony

June Update Notes

Quest Helper Changes

We made some recent changes to the Quest Helper arrow that seemed to hinder more than help, so we've made some more changes and we want your feedback.

1. If you are using Quest Arrow to track a main storyline quest and accept another main storyline quest - the Quest Arrow should switch to the newly accepted quest
2. If you are using Quest Arrow to track a main storyline quest and accept a side quest - the Quest Arrow should not switch to the newly accepted side quest
3. If you are using Quest Arrow to track a side quest and accept a main storyline quest - Quest Arrow will switch to point in the direction of the main storyline quest
4. If you are using Quest Arrow to track a side quest and accept another side quest - Quest Arrow will switch to point in the direction of the newly accepted side quest

This should solve the issue of the Quest Helper not recognizing that you picked up a new quest.

Amber!

The chance of getting Amber from the harvest of White Tiger Lily, Deadly Ninja Fig, King Parsley, Red Bell Pepper and Red Huckleberries has been slightly increased, and White Tiger Lily still has the best chance of rewarding you with Amber on Elder Harvest. 

A new transmutation recipe is available from Shane MacGobhann in Avalon. 

Amber Dust and another mystery reagent are available from bosses like the Pendragon, Morganthe and Starburst Spider as well as bosses in Waterworks and Briskbreeze towers. 

You can garden for the pure Amber, or defeat bosses for the ingredients for the recipe.

Miscellaneous Updates

1. Strange Beast has been removed from the Hydra's Hoard pack
2. Backdraft can now be cloaked
3. Mass Infection will now cloak properly
4. Bows and Mandolins can now be placed in the Shared Bank
5. Quest Helper will now point to the stairs behind Halina Warhawk during The Art of War Quest in Dragonspyre
6. Quest Helper should be more helpful during the Top of the Rock quest.
7. All bows should now cast like bows, not wands
8. The three children you are sent to rescue from General Akilles will once again be visible
9. Honey Bee plants and Blue Huckleberries will no longer have pests above level 1
10. Second Spring spell will now display the actual cost of the item (250000 Gold)
11. The book "History of Storm Magic" in Wizard City is correctly named now
12. Traded Treasure cards of Handsome Formori will now count towards recipes
13. The Tower of Absolute Being now has a prerequisite to enter
14. Some Pet snacks have been promoted to higher ranks
15. Game launcher should no longer lock to the upper left of your screen
16. Alphyn, Auroch, Stag, Camel, Owl and Renaissance Wings can now be sold to regular vendors throughout the Spiral

Chapter 5, just for the children!

Not really. In fact, dont let your children read it.
Yup, chapter five is up and ready for your deluge of definite and unwanted inquiries and criticism.
Nah, I'm kidding. Criticism is welcome, and I'll be more than happy to clear up any confusion regarding plot.

Hoard of the Hydra...Hmm...

Now you know I'd be totally opposed to this new pack under ordinary circumstances. However, since the stuff in this pack looks so freaking epic, I'll allow a bit of tolerance:

Hoard of the Hydra Pack!

Introducing the first ever
Three person mount!

The first game card pack of the summer is here! With a chance at the amazing three person Hydra Mount, the Hoard of the Hydra has tons of epic and ultra rare items for your Wizard.

In addition to the Hydra mount, this new game card pack also has tons of cool new items!

• Beast Pet
• Magical Mandolin Wand
• New Gear
• New Pet Snacks
• New Bobbleheads
• and much more!

See what cool items you can get for your Wizard by checking out the Hoard of the Hydra pack in the Crown shop today!

So the pack is fine, the gear is fine, the mount is fine, the wand is fine, blah blah blah. But I just have one thing to say.

I WANT THAT FLUFFING PET!
*Has Fluffing Pet*

And my tan continues to darken.

So just spent two days at a water park. Smell like a pool. Wonderful.
So to some added news for KI's Pet-A-Palooza, they've started an event with PC Gamer. You can read about it here: PC Gamer's Pet-A-Palooza Giveaway
Also, two new pets have been added for the event; the Hollow Knight and Red Cap pets. Hopefully the stats are good; I have yet to see them.
In completely unrelated and totally epiclatastical news, I HAVE A FACEBOOK DISLIKE BUTTON! If you want a request for one, send me a friend request on my Wolf Deathbringer Facebook account, and I'll send you a request. It's completely safe and totally works.
On a slightly more related note, I'm debating whether I should put the big competition in chapter 5, or make it a separate chapter. Comment below with your thoughts assuming anyone still visits this blog.

My Sim Is An Unkillable Vampire And Yours Isn't: 101 Ways To Deal With The Death Of A Sim by Wolf Deathbringer

What's going on L's and G's?! Alright, so lemme break it down for ya. First on the agenda, Pet-A-Palooza's back with more shiznaz than ever before!

From now until Sunday, June 10th we are celebrating Pet-a-Palooza in the Spiral! You can save Up to 50% OFF the Crowns prices for your favorite Wizard101 pets - plus much more.

• New pets coming to the Spiral!
• The return of The Red Gobbler and Pale Maiden pets
• The Evil Sandman pet is coming back for the summer
• Snack Packs & Mega Snack Packs on sale
• Get a free Pet Snack with a chance to win a Mega Snack Pack!
• Win great pet prizes from our amazing fansites!

A Free Pet Snack Every Weekday!

Check back to the Pet-a-Palooza page during the sale for a free Pet Snack every weekday! Each weekday will have a new pet snack giveaway, and you even have a chance at winning a Mega Snack Pack for your pets.

Exciting right? Now some MOAR news. In addition to the new-ish Tag Game, KI has release a similar game called the Scavenger Hunt Game!New Housing Game in the Crown Shop! Do you love playing Tag with your Wizard friends? If housing games are your thing, you'll be excited about today's Crown Shop update! The brand new Scavenger Hunt game is ready for parties at your Wizard's castle. Check it out in  the Crown Shop!

In addition, KI has added some more new mounts to the Crown Shop.

                                                      New Mounts in the Crown Shop!

The high flying Owl mount and mythical Grey and Brown Wargs have journeyed to the Crown Shop! Your Wizard will ride around the Commons in style with these cool new mounts.

Pretty cool stuff... In more Wolf-related news, because we all know I'm WAY more interesting, thanks to your favorite Courtney, as in the Deathwhisper, I have rediscovered my addiction to the Sims. Hence, the title. Yes, he is unkillable. Best cheat ever, lets you grow infinite Death Flowers >:3.

In writing this, I think I'm gonna start a generic Video Games blog. :D I'll post a poll over yonder and y'all can tell me what to do, because we all LOVE the satisfaction of knowing we have authority over someone, regardless of the fact that I'll probably create this blog and disregard the poll entirely.

Urr Rahh NooBoo!

Simlish FTW!

~Wolf Deathbringer

Preview of Chapter 5

I've been lazy, so I'll have you all a preview to keep you entertained :3

“Hey Mordikai; I need a favor,” I announced, as I approached another of my assassins, Mordikai von Kaiser. The Dragonspyrian glanced up from his work; a thick stack of papers littering his desk so thick I couldn’t see him behind it. The only illumination in his cluttered workroom was a small candle on the verge of burning out, located on a small oaken sidetable.

                “Anything to get me out of this crap,” he mumbled. His accent was heavier than most, but not overbearingly so. He stood up and stretched his arms above his head, letting his long, chocolate hair fall to his shoulders. He stepped out from behind the desk, and I found he was wearing the same uniform Zamir had. He scratched his chin, which had obvious stubble. Someone needs a break like there’s no freaking tomorrow.

“What do you need?

                “Well you see, earlier today I was sent to retrieve a certain girl from Marleybone and bring her back to the palace…” I started. Mordikai nodded silently.

                “And she’s…rambunctious, for lack of a better word. Anyway; point is, Zamir let her into my room.”

                “So?”

                “While I was sleeping.”

“Oh.” A smirk grew across the man’s face. He knows what I’m about to ask of him. Either that or he was picturing a ‘rambunctious’ girl in my room, while I was passed out.

“I need to get back at him,” I stated. He crossed his arms.

“And how do you propose to go about that?”

“Are you familiar with the King’s plans to build a moat around Palace Luminosa?”

“Aye.”

“Do you know when they’ll fill it up with water?” Mordikai smiled maliciously, and contemplated.

“I believe it will be full by tomorrow evening. What do you need me to do?” he asked.

“Have him on the roof tomorrow night. Bribe him, kidnap him, I don’t care. I just want him on that roof,” I ordered.

“What do you plan to do? Just drop him in? Doesn’t seem very elaborate or entertaining,” the Dragonspyrian pointed out.

“Well do you have a better idea?”

“Actually…”

Ooh~ The guy with an accent has a plan ^,-,^

Some Newsies.

First off, I've added pages for all the chapters of Umbra Pradicatio to date on the toolbar. WARNING: THese are the uncensored versions which may contain immoderate language. Reader be warned.
Secondly, I'M LEVEL 77~ Nothing impressive, but I forgot what I was gonna say.
OH I REMEMBER!

3000 PAGEVIEWZ!

I'll think of something exciting to add later :P

Le Chapter 3

Chapter 3

                “Did you kill him?” a voice asked. It sounded distant, probably because I was only half-conscious. But it was clearly a male, and a gruff one at that.

                “No I didn’t kill him…I don’t think,” responded the all too familiar voice of the girl that attacked me earlier.

                “Variska…” the male sighed. What? Her name is Variska? I was ambushed by Variska?! Can I be unconscious again? I cracked an eye open, to which I instantly snapped shut; as it was too bright for me.

                “Shhh, I think he’s coming to! We never got to finish our ‘talk’,” she whispered. I mentally sighed in defeat. No point in hiding it now, I suppose. I moaned slightly and opened my eyes to barely more than a squint, still not being able to make out anything with the light in my eyes.

                “He’s still groggy from the chloroform. He probably won’t be able to speak clearly for like, twenty minutes. He’s so cute when he’s sleeping,” Variska explained. I’m really starting to hate her.

                “Well he certainly won’t be able to speak with that duct tape over his mouth…” the male stated flatly. I attempted to move my lips, only to find that they were in fact glued together by a thick strip of duct tape. Upon further evaluation, I found my hands were tied together behind my back, and my feet were also bound together. Perfect. I was starting to see shapes in the light, and could make out two figures, both dark in color. And from where I was, it appeared that I was lying on my back, with my head resting on something to prop it upward.

                “Right, because it was MY idea to tie him up.”

                “Shut up and be grateful I did. Remember the last one we were lenient with?” ‘Last one’? Do they do this regularly? I squeezed my eyes shut to readjust my vision to the light, and soon the picture took form. To my right, a slender panther woman with straight ebony hair hanging freely on the side of her head, and a black cloak with bright red trim along the edges draping her body was speaking to a large and muscled wolf warrior with dull grey fur and armor resembling that worn by Dragonspyrians – minus the oversaturation of dragon markings coating every visible square inch. Behind them was a stone fireplace lit, emitting a warm glow. To my right was what seemed to be a red velvet cushioned wall, which I soon discerned was in reality the back of the couch I had been laid on. The wall and ceiling were similar, in the sense that they both had been painted the same soothing shade of brown, which highlighted the comforting glow from the fireplace, but aside from this, I couldn’t see any more features of the room. I also noted that my coat was missing, and with it my sword. I cleared my throat (as best as any person with a duct tape gag could) and glanced at the panther. She noticed this and stalked towards me cautiously, stopping at the edge of the seat.

“Look who decided to wake up.” I rolled my eyes.

“Drakon, I can handle this one. Go…terrorize cops or something,” Variska ordered. A wicked smile grew across the wolf’s face, and he exited the room, evident by the abrupt door opening, and closing. The cat redirected her attention towards me, and I (unsuccessfully) sank back into the couch.

                “So you mentioned you’re an assassin. Who hired you?” she growled, her tone finally serious for once. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.

                “No one hired you? So you decided to kill me of your own volition.” I shook my head.

                “You aren’t here to kill me?” I nodded.

                “Interesting…” she whispered delicately. Her eyes widened.

                “So you must work for the King!” she exclaimed. I nodded furiously, hoping this information would lead to my freedom.

                “Prove it.” I pondered for a moment what would convince her that I was telling the truth. Then I remembered the royal emblem. All palace subjects have the royal coat of arms imprinted on them. I squired around a little until I was on my stomach, and motioned with my head for her to pull the collar of my shirt down; the emblem was located right under the neck. She looked gave me a confused ‘huh?’. I groaned, and tried to claw at the bottom of the back of my shirt with my restrained hands. I only managed to reveal part of the symbol, but Variska caught on and tugged it the rest of the way down, granted too forcefully. I choked as the fabric compressed my neck.

                “Mmmmppphh!” I coughed. She quickly released the shirt, and helped me turn back onto my back; assumingly satisfied with my testimony.

                “Sorry baby…here,” she apologized as she grabbed the edge of the tape covering my mouth. My eyes widened in fear.

                “Mmmmm! Mm-mm!” I pleaded unsuccessfully.

                “I’m not gonna lie, this’ll hurt like hell,” she said as she ripped the tape from my face. My lips and cheeks began to burn worse than…well imagine a burning fire. Now put that fire in Dragonspyre. In the lava. On the sun. Now magnify that by twelve. And then divide that by about 200, because I’m exaggerating. But it still stung terribly.

                “GAHHH!” I cried. I bit my tongue before I swore, nearly biting it clean off.

                “I warned you.” I glowered at her momentarily.

                “Just untie my hands.”

                “Not just yet, I’m not convinced I can trust you yet.”

                “And why is that?” I inquired. She giggled again.

                “Well I don’t even know your name, silly!”

                “Well I didn’t have time to introduce myself while you were attacking me. Sorry about that,” I spat. She leaned in closer and sat down on the couch next to me.

                “Well now we have plenty of time.”

                “What makes you so sure I can trust YOU? I mean, you did kidnap me without giving me a chance to speak.” She smiled disturbingly.

                “Be grateful I didn’t end you right there.”

                “Yup. Feeling real grateful right now,” I mumbled sarcastically, and gestured with my head to my current predicament; namely my ropes binding my wrists.

                “How about this: I ask you a question, and you answer. In turn, I’ll answer one from you. Deal?” she offered.

                “Fine.”

                “Alright. What’s your name, Mr. Assassin?” the panther asked as she dragged a clawed finger from my neck down to my stomach and back. I ignored it.

                “Wolf Deathbringer. Now, how the hell were you so strong before?” She smiled.

                “I’m an Umbra Incantator, silly!”

                “What’s that?”

                “That’s two questions.”

                “And yet not a single care is given.” She giggled at my response. Crazy girl.

                “You’ll find out when you’re older.”

                “I’m older than you think.” She smiled innocently.

                “Okay, my turn. First off, where do you come from?”

                “Avalon.”

                “Alrighty, now tell me about yourself.”

                “I don’t generally reveal my life story to my kidnapper.”

                “Well then today’s your lucky day. You get to do something you haven’t done before.”

                “And what’s that? Get raped?” she smiled deviously, and rubbed my chest. And then moved down to my stomach. And progressively got further down. I turned onto my side quickly, facing away from her.

                “Okay, hands off, girlie,” I ordered. She looked disappointed, but nodded. I turned back onto my back, wincing when I landed on my left hand, which I found was bandaged over the wound my sword caused.

                “I was born in Avalon, but studied the school of Death at Dragonspyre Academy. To make a long story short, I saved the King’s life, so he offered me a job as a royal assassin. And over the years, I worked my way up to captain. Happy?”

                “Very. Now what does the King want?”

                “He’s heard about the lost members of the expedition into the Tomb of Skarov reappearing, and he thinks you know something about it. And to be honest, I think you do, too.” Variska stiffened, and exhaled regretfully.

                “Well, you’re both right. I-”

                “Wait,” I cut her off. I smelt something. Like…gasoline.

                “What is i-” I sat upright, and covered her mouth with my hands.

                “We need to get out,” I whispered. She tensed.

                “Why?” the feline asked me.

                “You like fire? There’s about to be a lot of it.”

                “How do you know?”

                “You asked the wrong questions,” I said with a smirk, and winked at the panther. She looked a little nervous; however unnoticeable.

                “Quickly, untie my wrists,” I commanded as I held my wrists out to her.

                “There’s a knife in my boot, use-”

                “This knife?” the girl asked with a smile as she produced my dagger that I thought was hidden in my boot.

                “When did you get that?”

                “Right after I floored you. Aren’t tails handy?” She began sawing at the rope with the blade, and eventually freed my hands, shortly followed by my feet. I quickly grasped my wrists, wincing at the deep indentations they left on my skin.

                “Quick, where’s my coat?” I asked. The scent grew more prominent. I needed an escape, and I still wasn’t exactly sure where we were. Although given the fact that I arrived in Marleybone at about seven, and I’ve been out for about five hours, it was roughly noon, and still dark out. So at least we were still in Marleybone.

                “Is this really the time to be worried about your vanity?”

                “Do you want to die?”

                “Over there,” Variska said as she pointed toward the piece of clothing in question hanging over the back of a wooden chair pushed in under an oaken desk. I put it on, and scanned the room frantically. I spotted a window behind where my head was resting on the couch. Perfect. I grabbed the cat’s hand and dragged her towards the window, then turned towards her when we got there.

                “How high up are we?”

“Like, twenty six floors.”

“Variska, do you trust me?” I asked. She paused, caught off guard by the sudden question.

                “Not really,” she replied shakily. I smirked.

                “Perfect. It’s more fun that way,” I whispered. I pulled my foot back, and swung it forward with enough force to shatter the glass, sending shards flying outward, and falling down to the streets below.

                “What are you-” she stopped as I grasped her hands and pulled her out the window with me as I jumped, plunging into darkness.

                “Are you insane?!” she screamed in horror as we plummeted.

                “Yes! Now shut up and get ready!” I yelled over the wind whipping around us. I stuck my index finger and middle finger in my mouth, and let out a shrill whistle. Within seconds, Variska and I went from plummeting to our deaths, to being atop Shovel and flying over the rooftops of Marleybone.

                “Oh my God…” the cat choked out, barely about to speak over her fear.

                “Now tell me, do you have anything important in that apartment?” I asked. She looked puzzled.

                “Well not necessarily. Why?” I pointed to the window we had just jumped out of.

                “What am I-” All at once, a deafening boom erupted from the gaping hole that was seconds ago the window we escaped from. Variska gaped. She was silent for a few moments, and then realized something.

                “How the hell did your coat help us?!”

                “When did I say it would help you?”

                “You said if you didn’t have it, we’d die.”

                “I said you’d die.”

                “And why is that?”

                “I’d kill you for losing it.” I glanced downward, and saw something strange. It appeared a dog was running from the building we had escaped from, carrying some type of device. I disregarded it as unimportant and continued flight.

We flew for several more hours in uncomfortable silence following that, before Noctis (the world upon which Palace Luminosa is built on) came into view. I felt Variska tense as we landed, a sense of foreboding evident in the way she dismounted and scanned the area.

“Why are you so nervous?” I asked. Her head flicked up to face mine, as if startled.

“Huh? Oh, no reason…” Such a liar. I decided not to press her about it, however. She’s stressed enough as it is.

I returned Shovel to the stables, before taking Variska to see the King. As we entered the throne room, I could see Variska shiver slightly. Why was she so nervous?

“Mr. Deathbringer, what in the worlds took you so long?!” Rokaria screamed. I cringed at the harsh tone he was taking, then bowed.

“My deepest apologies sire. There were…complications,” I explained as I glanced at Variska. She nervously smiled.

“Well let’s hope they worked out. Variska, you stay here; we need to talk. Mr. Deathbringer, you are dismissed. I’ll call you in if I required your assistance again.” I nodded and turned to walk out. I could feel Variska’s gaze drilling holes into the back of my head as I exited, up to the point the immense oak doors closed behind me. To be honest, this was a very anti-climactic mission. I expected more…closure. Oh well. I trekked through the palace corridors until I came to my room in the living quarters wing of the immense structure; my room was on the top floor overlooking the ocean of stars linking this world to the next…a truly beautiful sight to behold every day. I stretched my arms above my head and yawned. For a guy who jest spent five hours unconscious, I was freakin' tired. I unlocked the door to my room, entered, closed and locked it behind me, and sighed in relief as I glanced at my dwellings. I never really acknowledged how fortunate I was; going from what I was before, to virtual nobility. Sure, the perks of living in a palace were fine, but it’s my personal confines I loved the most. A decent twenty-by-twenty foot room, with a king-sized bed, caped with ebony black sheets and raven-down pillows. Directly across from that was an ornate oaken desk sitting underneath my view of the Spiral Sea, which was scattered with various hit lists and wanted posters from ‘concerned’ citizens. And thank you for perpetuating the stereotype that I just go out and kill everyone who crosses me. That only happened like, once. I removed my jacket and hung it on the hook on the back of the door, followed by my shirt which I threw on the floor near the entrance to the bathroom; too tired to deal with it. I kicked off my boots and collapsed onto my bed; the fabric cradling my bare chest so soothingly I was out like a light within five minutes.

I’ll learn to never do that again.

Le Avalon Release~

Gahh. Excitement.

Yet another legitimate reason to ditch school on Friday.

1. It's a half day
2. I'll have more time to play in Avalon
3. THE AVENGERS~

Pirate101 Central

My username on Pirate101 Central is ~The Doctor~

What do you think? Obsessive forum posting? Yay or nay?

I'm trying to leave my mark :3

New Pack... Hmm...

With over 60 NEW items, our new MooShu themed game card pack is filled to the brim with housing items!

Decorate your Wizard castle with these cool new housing items from the Emperor's Attic Pack! Each pack contains a chance to get new items including the brand new Tag Game!

Just some of the cool new stuff in the Emperor's Attic Pack!

• Tag Game
• 8 new interact-able housing items including a Koi Pond!
• 4 new plants including the Fortune Cookie Tree!
• Other new items such as bobbleheads, paintings, wallpaper, music scrolls and many other furniture pieces to decorate your castle

Now normally one would hear me complain about how we dont need new packs and blah blah blah.
HOWEVER!
I'm actually surprisingly pleased with this new pack. There is a wide variety of new ideas available to spice up my home, which you know I LOVE.
A new range of intractable items that I find so fuffing amusing. Especially my new Koi Pond, with Koi Philip.
And virtually EVERY item in the pack is auctionable. The exception is, of course, the Tag Game.
The only irritating thing is the rarity of the awesome items. It took me like, two days to get that Koi Pond.

ANYWAY, WHO ELSE IS EXCITED FOR PIRATE101?! If you arent, GTFO!
I applied to be a Beta Tester, so wish me luck :D
Also, good luck to those who also applied, I hope to see you in the Skyways sometimes :D
Speaking of which, when P101 is released, I'll be creating a sister-blog to this one. The Pirating Life of ______ _____________!

Also, how are people feeling about Umbra Pradicatio? As you may have noticed, I'm censoring extremely immoderate phrases and themes. I'll probably find another place to post the uncensored versions, as they're always more fun :D But I feel not many people are reading >_> In addition, you may have noticed similar themes in my story that are in that of my friend Mary Ravengem whose mother needs to calm the fluff down. This is because they're mine. Yup. To be more specific, the following ideas are mine (NOTE: May have alternate inspiration and SPOILER ALERT):

• Wolf Deathbringer (obviously)
• Lyra
• The Titans (i.e. Death Titan - Wraith)
• Falsarium Noctis
• Umbrata Venustus and everything included in that

So yeah. These are mine.

Philip is Swelltastic

~Wolf Deathbringer