EXIII Round IV.II - Sublimity by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round IV.II - Sublimity
Danielle tried to pass the time by counting seconds, but it did nothing to stop the shaking that had overcome her hands. As she clenched and unclenched them in her lap, she tried not to look up at the glowing chambers Coroner had ushered her up against after admonishing her for being in the way of his work. In such close proximity of the devices, she got an eyeful of the shadowed figures inside before she felt her stomach flip over and spun away from them. They were all people—writers. The same writers she had met since her arrival in Nothing, as well as a few others she didn’t recognize.
Closing her eyes, Danielle was sure that
EXIII Round IV.I - Sublimity by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round IV.I - Sublimity
Hayden smacked his hands to his cheeks and let out a cry. Something amazing had happened and he was all better! Something—Something—
Hayden spun in a tight circle until he made himself dizzy and had to stop. The Something was gone. He didn’t see it anywhere, and he hadn’t dropped it, but he couldn’t hear its voice anymore. The only other idea Hayden had was that he had put it in one of his pockets without thinking, but when he patted down his front all he found was a crinkled up envelope.
“Uh oh.” Hayden gulped, his feet frozen as he pulled the letter out from beneath his shirt. His face colored. He
It would have taken Satan hardly an instant to transport himself from Nicholas to Ballas. He knew all too well that a great many things could change in an instant.
Another mortal had disappeared. This one with a stronger soul than the last. In no time at all worlds had vanished, ripped apart into pure energy. Worlds did not concern him. There were too many of them, in his opinion—and most of them had very little, if anything at all, to offer. The souls, however, concerned him greatly.
These souls were disappearing from Nothing. More importantly they were disappearing from Hell. It wasn’t a great leap in logic for Satan to figure
EXIII Round III.III - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.III - Divulgation
When Danielle was left at the door of the factory that James assured her was the place he and Yodrick had broken free from, she began to lose faith in his plan very quickly. It was a blocky, intimidating sort of building that gave her the sense it was better to steer clear. She gulped. Hayden could be in there. She couldn’t let her nervousness get the best of her. Not when he could be in danger.
Danielle took a deep breath. She had meant it when she told James she wasn’t a leader. She wasn’t the sort of person to go charging into the unknown. She wasn’t brave. But he had assured her that this would work—that she
EXIII Round III.II - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.II - Divulgation
When her tears finally dried, Danielle was left with a mental fogginess that slowed her pace against the dull concrete sidewalks of Nothing to a shuffle. More than that, her stomach churned with embarrassment. How many souls had been around to witness her sobbing? She stared at the patterns in the ground for a long while as she put one foot in front of the other, not daring to look up and see how much attention she’d gained for herself.
In the end, however, she knew she had to stop. Taking a deep breath, Danielle adjusted her glasses and looked around her. She had no idea where she was; she hadn’t before and she most certainly di
EXIII Round III.I - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.I - Divulgation
The sheer force of Rella’s outrage did not unlock the door. You can’t do much when the one who trapped you knows all the same tricks. She was alone, but she didn’t stay that way for long.
“I could know as much as I want whenever I want,” Death said, his grin as easy as ever. He sat back in Satan’s chair, his hands nestled behind his head as if he’d been there for hours, and crossed his legs on the top of the desk. Though his cap shadowed his face to the point where his unkempt, square jaw began to taper into a point, he could see Rella fine.
And boy was she fine. What she’d said about them bei
EXIII Round II - Ambidexterity - Epilogue by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round II - Ambidexterity - Epilogue
This room was not unlike Satan’s office. It was full of smoke and gave Hayden the impression that less people left than entered. Even though it was a small and dark hideaway, with Nikolaj Ballas seated at the desk on the far wall, it was no less intimidating than the grand chamber in his warehouse had been. Showmanship was important, but in the end, all one man needed was presence. The old soul had enough presence to bring an army of demons to their knees. Hayden had seen it, himself. Whatever had happened to make Ballas so angry, Hayden knew that it wouldn’t be enough to stop his tyranny. From where he stood, staring at his feet
EXIII Round IV.II - Sublimity by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round IV.II - Sublimity
Danielle tried to pass the time by counting seconds, but it did nothing to stop the shaking that had overcome her hands. As she clenched and unclenched them in her lap, she tried not to look up at the glowing chambers Coroner had ushered her up against after admonishing her for being in the way of his work. In such close proximity of the devices, she got an eyeful of the shadowed figures inside before she felt her stomach flip over and spun away from them. They were all people—writers. The same writers she had met since her arrival in Nothing, as well as a few others she didn’t recognize.
Closing her eyes, Danielle was sure that
EXIII Round IV.I - Sublimity by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round IV.I - Sublimity
Hayden smacked his hands to his cheeks and let out a cry. Something amazing had happened and he was all better! Something—Something—
Hayden spun in a tight circle until he made himself dizzy and had to stop. The Something was gone. He didn’t see it anywhere, and he hadn’t dropped it, but he couldn’t hear its voice anymore. The only other idea Hayden had was that he had put it in one of his pockets without thinking, but when he patted down his front all he found was a crinkled up envelope.
“Uh oh.” Hayden gulped, his feet frozen as he pulled the letter out from beneath his shirt. His face colored. He
It would have taken Satan hardly an instant to transport himself from Nicholas to Ballas. He knew all too well that a great many things could change in an instant.
Another mortal had disappeared. This one with a stronger soul than the last. In no time at all worlds had vanished, ripped apart into pure energy. Worlds did not concern him. There were too many of them, in his opinion—and most of them had very little, if anything at all, to offer. The souls, however, concerned him greatly.
These souls were disappearing from Nothing. More importantly they were disappearing from Hell. It wasn’t a great leap in logic for Satan to figure
EXIII Round III.III - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.III - Divulgation
When Danielle was left at the door of the factory that James assured her was the place he and Yodrick had broken free from, she began to lose faith in his plan very quickly. It was a blocky, intimidating sort of building that gave her the sense it was better to steer clear. She gulped. Hayden could be in there. She couldn’t let her nervousness get the best of her. Not when he could be in danger.
Danielle took a deep breath. She had meant it when she told James she wasn’t a leader. She wasn’t the sort of person to go charging into the unknown. She wasn’t brave. But he had assured her that this would work—that she
EXIII Round III.II - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.II - Divulgation
When her tears finally dried, Danielle was left with a mental fogginess that slowed her pace against the dull concrete sidewalks of Nothing to a shuffle. More than that, her stomach churned with embarrassment. How many souls had been around to witness her sobbing? She stared at the patterns in the ground for a long while as she put one foot in front of the other, not daring to look up and see how much attention she’d gained for herself.
In the end, however, she knew she had to stop. Taking a deep breath, Danielle adjusted her glasses and looked around her. She had no idea where she was; she hadn’t before and she most certainly di
EXIII Round III.I - Divulgation by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round III.I - Divulgation
The sheer force of Rella’s outrage did not unlock the door. You can’t do much when the one who trapped you knows all the same tricks. She was alone, but she didn’t stay that way for long.
“I could know as much as I want whenever I want,” Death said, his grin as easy as ever. He sat back in Satan’s chair, his hands nestled behind his head as if he’d been there for hours, and crossed his legs on the top of the desk. Though his cap shadowed his face to the point where his unkempt, square jaw began to taper into a point, he could see Rella fine.
And boy was she fine. What she’d said about them bei
EXIII Round II - Ambidexterity - Epilogue by Icysapphire, literature
Literature
EXIII Round II - Ambidexterity - Epilogue
This room was not unlike Satan’s office. It was full of smoke and gave Hayden the impression that less people left than entered. Even though it was a small and dark hideaway, with Nikolaj Ballas seated at the desk on the far wall, it was no less intimidating than the grand chamber in his warehouse had been. Showmanship was important, but in the end, all one man needed was presence. The old soul had enough presence to bring an army of demons to their knees. Hayden had seen it, himself. Whatever had happened to make Ballas so angry, Hayden knew that it wouldn’t be enough to stop his tyranny. From where he stood, staring at his feet
They Reached the End by Voice-of-Levity, literature
Literature
They Reached the End
The writers who most sought to win--
The final four that never gave in--
These are the stories they chose to scribe,
The souls whose lives we now imbibe:
The Devil's Daughter
Forever abandoned, eternally lone,
So often adopted, but never quite known,
An orphan of sin, masquerading as sweet,
Broken hearts paving the ground at her feet.
The Fallen Deceiver
Once god of tricks, as man, he lies.
On gullible fools, his trade, he plies.
So don't ask his name, unless prepared
For property lost and mind ensnared.
The Weapons for Hire
Angry soldiers never die--
Vengeance burns too hot to try--
Boil instead alongside scum,
Trading pride
Hey everyone! I know it's been awhile, but I decided to start offering commissions. I've been asked about it in the past, but I've never really set up any official pricing information for real money. Keep reading for more information!
ICONS
$3 for lines (10 for $25, 15 for $40)
$6 for color (10 for $50, 15 for $75)
MORE SIMPLISTIC STYLE
$10 for lines
$20 for color
LESS SIMPLISTIC STYLE
$20 for lines ($10 for half body)
$35 for color ($25 for half body)
RULES AND GUIDELINES
- I will not draw anything sexually explicit.
- I will not draw anything with a nonhuman form.
- At this time, I'm only accepting simple-character commissions.
It's been somewhere around a year since my last journal so I guess it's about time I made a new one! I don't really have too much to talk about, but since I don't hear too much from the really cool fantastic people I watch and who watch me back on here too often I thought I'd ask a question!
I'd like to get to know you all better and be better friends. We all follow each other because we have things in common, whether it be our participation in past or current OCTs, writing in general, drawing, fandoms, or what have you. Would anybody be interested in swapping AIM or Skype usernames? Note me or comment and maybe we could strike up a friendly
UPDATE
GUYS I WON IT WON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
kdbgksdfg Aahhh I'm so excited and so grateful that I had so many friends supporting me and my design. ;u; <333
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As promised, here's the latest one being featured for voting! It's a chimera!
https://www.squishable.com/p/opensquish_chimera_17838/
If anyone would take the time to like it from facebook or vote it a five or support me in any way from one of the methods provided I'd be ridiculously happy. <3 I need the design to get a final score over 3.8 in order for it to be considered for production. It'll be up for two weeks!
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So, sometime a few months ago--which