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(Fall 2006)Early afternoon in the forest, the somewhat distant sound of cars can be heard along one of the few highways that run through the wood. The woods themselves smell a bit sweet with a hint of decay from the thick cover old dead pine needles mixed in with the undergrowth. For the most part, however, the place is mostly secluded as Shujin or Kosei high in Tokyo is in session and the camping areas are closer to the highways. Thus it's a perfect place to train...Which is exactly what Ibuki is doing in one of the forest's many clearings, a few bamboo poles have been hammered into the ground cut at differing heights and angles forming a...

'Well, if my guess is right, I should be at the island of Loguetown in only three days,' Mardais Lemieux thought, laying down in her two person sail boat. As her boat bobbed lazily in the ocean, the woman let out a bored sigh. 'What to do....?' She asked herself, pulling her black wool Ram hat down over her eyes, as if to sleepMardais Lemieux was a tan-skinned woman with long, silky caramel hair falling almost down to her knees, and gentle eyes as red as crimson blood. She was a fit woman. Standing a little over 5'7”, Mardais had a trimmed elegant figure, not having even so much as an ounce of unneeded fat on her being. Tattooed on her lef...

stimulus by ~darkseekerX stimulus (noun). something that excites an organism or part to functional activity. When he first opened his eyes, the world around him was blurry and dreamlike, as if he were surrounded by some translucent fluid. Aiden rubbed his eyes, and dizzily rolled his legs off the side of the bed. He then focused his vision, and was startled when he woke up in a room he didn’t recognize. What…? Where am I? He swung his head around, observing the unfamiliar room. There was a dark blue, coarse carpet beneath his feet, and the bed was furnished with white sheets. The walls were made of wood while the ceiling was made of a wh...

I Have No Synonyms 1:42 PM. Monday, the day so hated...but today was not meant for anger, except when put in the phrase, "get angry!" On this day hung the importance of no other day save for just a few, here and there, dubbed finales and premieres although none of them marked the beginning or end of anything too important. On this day, sadly enough, was the end of a lifetime sustainable and beginning of uncertainty immeasurable. The crown. The crowds. Mind-boggling amounts of power and untold potential. A history not so wide as it is deep , and foolish to try and counter-act. An entelechy whose presence cements the argument for...

(Elsewhere)Makuta and Lord Thanatos watch as the viking ships along with Toothless make their way toward HelmHind's GateThey both also watch as Devon gathers Saphira, Spyro, Cynder, Hiccup, Astrid, Snoutlout, FishLegs, Tuffnut and Ruffnut and helps mount them on their dragons"ThE kEyBlAdE wIeLdEr SeEmS tO bE pErSiStEnT aS hIs MoThEr AnD fAtHeR AnD jUsT aS pReDiCtAbLe. HiS fRiEnDs HoWeVeR aRe Of No CoNcEpTiOn...If He LiVeS, oUr CaUsE sHaLl Be FoReVeR lOsT. It Is TiMe He JoInS hIs MoThEr AnD fAtHeR iN dEaTh. MaKe SuRe ThAt ThE kEyBlAdE wIeLdEr'S tOuChInG lItTlE mIsSiOn EnDs HeRe." Makuta says"YES, MY MASTER. IT SHALL BE DONE." Lord Thanatos ...