Blood and Water, Chapter 7, Part 1 - Change...

       Clare was still sulking. 'Don't worry,' Jon had said 'You only get deaths when non-Sworns manage to wriggle their way in.' So here she was watching as Jon walked onto the mat on the floor of the basement set out for competitors. Padded out in all their fighting gear they looked quite scary, Clare thought. Jon came out to lots of cheers and so did his competitor. She recognized him as Marshall Courts. He was quite strong but Jon was stronger. They pulled out their weapons. Jon's, a long black sword with a hilt made of finest silver. It glowed slightly green as Jon's major element was Earth. Marshall's was a very thin pointed dagger. His glowed blue as his major element was Water. 

       All Sworns place their energy inside a weapon so it is like a part of that person. They also have a major element; Water; Fire; Air or Earth. They can use the other elements but that one is strongest. Secondarys have all the powers Elementals don't. Mind reading, seeing into the future, dark and light and so on. Elementals however have control of the Ancient Elements, like Sworns, and all of the elements discovered by scientists. Gold, silver, nickle, argon and the others. 

       "I want a fare fight," rang Clyde Pepperman's voice around the room. "This is a fight to see who can hit the most tags. There is one on the chest, one on the back, one on both shins and elbows and one on the top of the head for hilt attacks only." This last one he made very clear. "Begin."

       They swung into action dodging and countering moves other people could only dream of. The noise faded and all you could here was the shing of clashing swords. Clare started to feel dizzy - the Fermido was coming back. No, she thought, I won't go under. And she didn't. She opened her eyes to see Jon and Marshall still fighting for the Agradist Cup - a big honor among Sworns. They were in a draw. Next person to hit the chest tag wins. Jon was moving in. People were shouting support and Clare joined in when Marshall spun and instead of hitting the chest tag, slit Jon's throat. Jon fell to the ground still with his eyes open. "No!" Clare screamed. "No!"

       She felt hand shaking her shoulders but just curled up into a ball and cried. "Clare get up." It was Doc Tempestas but he didn't sound like he'd been crying even though he had been watching. "Clare get up, it was just the Fermido, you've seen it before" At this she opened her eyes.

       "It wasn't Fermido. " she sobbed "Jon's dead. Marshall killed him." At this she fell apart crying in her tight ball.

       "What you think I'm dead?" It was Jon. But how could he be here, she thought, I saw him die. She then heard a beeping noise and knew the Doc was scanning her. Jon was now helping her up and wiping her eyes with a tissue. "What is it? How come I'm 'dead'?"

       "It's changed," Was all his father said looking baffled at the screen of the medical instrument he had just scanned Clare with.

       "The Fermido?" Asked Clare with a voice that was still shaking.

       "Yes. The Fermido." He replied.

Ooooh! A twist! Bet you never saw that coming...

Lynxia x

Do you like?

So I've got over my boredom rant that came before this and now I show you a few Blood and Water covers...

 

So this is the first one I made... I quite like the caption 'More to life than love and war' so I kept it. I did this on paint so around the droplets is a bit messy...

 

This is the second one... I quite like this one and it was made on Gimp 2 which I had to download for Sims 2 Homecrafter but that doesn't matter...

That's it - I hope you like!!! The 'More to life' bit is a play on words of the phrase 'All is fare in love and war' meaning anything goes...

Leave a comment on which is your favorite...

Lynxia x

21/12/11

It has been pointed out that my Paint skills are terrible which I already knew so IzzFizz has kindly made my first cover better. So...

Before...                                                              After...

 

Thank you IzzFizz!    Visit her blog!    http://izzyisbizzy.blogspot.com/

Lynxia x

Blood and Water, Chapter 6 - The Alliance...

       The drive from the Cavern to the old office building the Alliance used as headquarters took less time than the dive there. Or was it just because she was with a friend this time? Jon told Clare everything that had been going on. Their shock when they had found out she had gone out to kill the boy in the hospital so Lyle couldn't use him. How he felt when the news came in that she'd been captured and injected with Fermido...
       That was the hardest part as that touched home with Jon. Both him and his father were part of the Alliance. His father, Doctor (Doc) Tempestas, and him had joined after the incident with his mother...
        When Jon was six ,and still making his black sword from the metal that had come into contact with a great battle, his father was working at the Cavern along with his mother. When one day his father came home without his mother. He had said 'She has taken her life, after one day of Fermido.' After that they left the house and went to the last known place of the Alliance, it was an old theater, an Alliance member was there to tell all of his fellows where they had moved to. He had believed them and sent them on to the office building where they had remade their home and Jon had vowed vengeance for his mother... When this had happened, Clare was still living with her family... One year left with them...
       At the office everybody cheered as Clare stepped into the room then went back to work. Everyone was in overdrive for an emergency, or so it seemed. She stopped one woman and asked why everyone was rushing.
       "For the Sworn Tournament. Why else? Go ask Jon he's competing this year." and with that she hurried off and so did Clare. When I find him, she thought, I'm going to kill him with his own sword! The tournament could be dangerous, but so could Clare in a bad mood...












Jon has a troubled past, but we love him anyway. Extra info: His father is NOT a Sworn, he is a Secondary. All magic will be explained soon...


For now, BYE!

Blood and Water, Chapter 5, Part 2 - I am and I am not...

       Clare looked into the familiar eyes of Adrian Harrison. He was part of the Alliance and his powers were Secondary. "Adrian?" she said. "If you help me your cover will be blown, go away!"
       "So, I'm in here saving your ass and you want me to go. Nah. Thomas Everell was meant to be on duty but he's having a nap. Nobody will have known I was here. C'mere Clare let me get them cuffs. Jon's waiting round the back. I'll send you out there." Adrian said this in a smooth whispering one, but only one thing went in - Jon was here. 
       The next few minutes passed Clare in a haze. She was thinking about Jon and what he would say about her being caught, but she didn't care. She just wanted to see him again. When Adrian used his powers and sent her into the blinding light she used her hand and looked around for the car Adrian had described before hurrying off. 'It's green, small and very fast. Jon will be leaning with one foot propped up on it in that I-know-I'm-gorgeous kind of way.' 
       She found it exactly the way Adrian had described with Jonathan Tempestas leaning against it. His shirt was a plain white with no tie and the top button undone. His black skinny jeans fitted him so perfectly it looked like he'd been born in them. The shirt was un tucked too but he still looked smart. The black converse had a polished All Star sign on them and were so clean you could eat of them. On his back you could make out the case of his sword he loved so much he bathed with it, but it was excusable - he is a Sworn, Clare thought. His face looked up as she approached. His skin was pale and shaved so smooth. His eyes glittered, the yellow like-a-hawk eyes still clearly viable from behind his shades. His hair was a brown mixed with red and black and sat neatly yet not neatly on his head. The fringe was a little longer than everywhere else (even though his hair covered his ears) and was covering a fraction of the sunglasses on the right side. 
       He ran and gave her a bone-breaking hug and a kiss on the forehead as she looked into his eyes.
       "You do realise I miss you, don't you?" he said smoothly, not letting go.












I like Jon - he's nice. Thank you VERY much to Robin who is letting me use Sworn's in my story! Therefore - Jon is for you Robin...

Snow and other stuff...

So, my school finishes at 3:25pm GMT and the bus I normally catch was NOT running. So I have just had to walk home in 3 inches of snow (which is quite a lot for where I live) carrying my school bag (full of my folders and heavy presents my friends have given me), my tenor saxophone which I needed for our end-of-term mass as our band was playing he carols and my flute - because I forgot to bring it home yesterday! Okay, rant over for now...


Exams... Exams...


If you are dedicated follower (Robin, this probably means you...), you will probably know that my friend Lizzy went in for her piano grade 4 exam and she got... *drum roll*

A DISTINCTION! 

So that means she got the highest marks so well done Lizzy! I still don't know what I got...




Another rant...


If you watch Doctor Who (it's got really rubbish! I know, I'm the sad kind of person who watches it... *sob*) you will know who Karen Gillan is leaving. Did you know - here comes the rant... - she is Irish! However she plays a Scottish woman with a very good accent but this is filmed in Wales for a British TV network! My my, she truly is British...




Sorry guys! Bit long this time, hopefully next time it will be shorter...




Lynxia x

Clare Thorn

So today I'm combining my love of stories and my love of Sims2. Today - Clare Thorn.


I don't know why I'm doing this, guess I'm bored.

 

Her face, obviously. She got her mum's eyes and hair and her father's chin and slightly elongated nose.

 

Her fighting gear. She looks good in most things and those bands are one way of showing you support The Alliance. Maybe one day I'll do a pick of her with cuts and stuff like she's just been in a fight...

Anyway, hope you've enjoyed this.

Lynxia x

Blood and Water, Chapter 5, Part 1 - I am and I am not...

       The cat flap in the door opened giving Clare Thorn her her only meal of the day. "Here you are, traitor." the guard chuckled to himself as he sat back down at his desk. Clare had become used to the guards regular insults, after all he is paid by Lyle, she thought. This was the regular guard, he was here five days a week and the other two days were guards who just had to bunk up their hours to make sure they get paid. This guard was meant to be clocking off soon judging by how much light was in Clare's room. Only a little slit at the top of the wall was called a window in her cell.
       "Evenin', Ryan." she heard the new guard say.
       "Adrian? Is that you? Wow, I never thought you of all people would have to work extra hours!" he sounded shocked and as though he knew the new guard well even though his personality left much to be desired.
       While Clare had been thinking this the old guard had left and the new guard was taking his usual rounds making sure that all the prisoners in the Moderate Cells were secure. Clare had thought she would have gone to Maximum Security but was only sent to the cells with only one guard outside. She'd tried everything to get out but this cell was grounded. Meaning you could not use any magic inside.
       But what really surprised Clare was that they always checked her cell last. They seemed to think she'll do something drastic and exciting which they can stop and get knighted. Tonight, however, when the guard came to her cell first was surprise number one of that night.
       It was even stranger when the guard came in, untied her hands and feet and said "Okay Clare, let's get you out of here before someone comes."












Like? I do, one of my favourite chapters so far!        ^_^ - Mew, again!