Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

*waves cheerily* Do I count?

Originally Posted by WarpObscura

^Or me?

Gah, I knew I was missing people. x_x Sorry about that, I'll get on it right away!

EDIT: Warp, what's your FF.net name?

[GaelicDragon]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

Gah, I knew I was missing people. x_x Sorry about that, I'll get on it right away!

EDIT: Warp, what's your FF.net name?

Umm...I already have a lot of the Shadowverse fics from other authors in the AnimeSuki C2. I think yours might be the only shadowverse fics that I missed.

[WarpObscura]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

Gah, I knew I was missing people. x_x Sorry about that, I'll get on it right away!

EDIT: Warp, what's your FF.net name?

Warp Ligia Obscura.

I don't know about quality, though.

[Nanya01]

So, I got a new pairing fic that I'm not going to share publicly here...

If you wanna read it, PM me.

I'll tell you the characters tho...

Touma and Dieci.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by GaelicDragon

Umm...I already have a lot of the Shadowverse fics from other authors in the AnimeSuki C2. I think yours might be the only shadowverse fics that I missed.

Don't worry about it.

Originally Posted by WarpObscura

Warp Ligia Obscura.

I don't know about quality, though.

Thank you very much! ^^

[TheCuriousFan]

how do you PM someone on this forum?

I wish to read Nanya's fic.

[Rising Dragon]

Just click on a person's screen name in the post and it'll drop down a list of actions, including sending a private message.

[TheCuriousFan]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

Just click on a person's screen name in the post and it'll drop down a list of actions, including sending a private message.

Thank you for the help, the message has been sent.

[shiroi mahotsukai]

Uploaded challenge response to FF.net
Didn't See That Coming
To Reciprocate
Reaching the Limit

And here's something new that I think contains my worst attempt at a joke to date.

Spoiler for Standing by:

Standing By

A pair of eyes, one red and one green, stared up at Hayate out of a face with trembling lips beneath which two hands balled into fists in an almost successful attempt to conceal their shaking.

“Are you telling me the truth Hayate-san?”

“Of course I’m-”

“Not, right Hayate-chan?”

“Nanoha-chan, of course I’m serious, you heard the stories when you were young to. This is a belief that’s been passed down for centuries.” Turning back to Vivio, Hayate prepared to continue her explanation about Halloween. “It’s the one night of the year when all the spirits of the people who’ve passed away are permitted to return to Earth- er Mid I suppose.”

“D-does that mean like ghosts and stuff?”

“That’s the idea, that’s why they call it All Hallows Eve, or Halloween for short.” Nanoha and Hayate shared a look before she would explain the next bit, do it wrong and they’d have a flock of kids out trying to Trick-or-Treat people who had no idea what they were doing.

Following a beckoning Nanoha, Hayate followed her into the kitchen ready to be chided for her behaviour.

“You know you shouldn’t tell Vivio things like that Hayate-chan.”

“What’s harm could it do Nanoha-chan? She’ll have a nice story to tell her friends and another reason to stay in bed tonight.”

Nanoha sighed, dropping her face into her hands with a look of resigned acceptance and tried patience. “You know what she’s like and she’s going to take this whole thing way too seriously.” Another sigh “Ah well, care for a drink?”

“Sure, but nothing alcoholic I’ve got work tomorrow.”

“Of course.” Nanoha poured out three glasses of orange juice and set them on a tray that she carried out into the other room. Setting the tray on the table she handed round the glasses. “Drink up everyone.”

Taking a drink from her glass Hayate immediately sprayed juice everywhere coughing. “Nanoha-chan! What was that?”

“Pumpkin juice, it is Halloween after all.”

“You did that on purpose didn’t you?”

“Me?”

“Never mind.”

“Hayate-san?”

“What is it Vivio?” Hayate sat down next to her while dabbing at the juice stains on her top.

“When will the ghosts start to appear?” All traces of the nervousness that had been present before in her voice and actions were gone now. It had been replaced by a kind of quiet intensity.

“They say that it’s always very late, when most people would be in bed, in order to avoid running into anyone I guess.”

“That makes sense.” Vivio was lost in thought for a while under the amused gazes of the two adults. “That’s it!” she declared “I’ll stand guard outside tonight; I’ll meet these ghosts and learn all sorts of things!” Her announcement over Vivio leapt from the sofa and ran for the door. (She did remember to pick up her coat however. Ghosts were fun but a scolding from Nanoha-mama should always be avoided),

Watching her leave Hayate tried with limited success to stifle her laughter – at least until Vivio was out of earshot anyway – then her resolved failed and she collapsed in helpless laughter. Nanoha however was not quite so amused.

“I told you this would happen, I’ll never get her back inside now.”

“Just let her stand by outside there for a while. Don’t worry, she’ll come back in when she gets cold… or bored.”

“This is what I was trying to explain to you, when she gets her mind set on something she’s as bad as… well as bad as me.”

“Ah – well I apologise for that.”

“Don’t worry about it.” Standing Nanoha made her way to the front door of the house before calling, “Vivio are you all right?”

“Y-yes, there’s n-nothing wron- UWWAAA!” The shrill squeal was followed almost immediately by a large bang that seemed to shake the foundations of the house.

That sound was followed by the pounding of feet running around the back of the house.

Vivio called after the retreating footsteps. “I’m sorry Zaffy! Come back!”

“And this is why you don’t leave things on standby Hayate-chan, It damages the environment.”

[Nanya01]

That was really good, shiroi. ^_^ I enjoyed it. Poor Zaffy.

Anyway...

Peek's Mini-Arcs:

Yagami Mid Four Dwell Takamachi Scrya Fatherhood Harlaown Dreams Dance Healing Twins Advice History

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - Peek - Onwards Start:

Sighing as he sat down in his office, he wondered if this was a good idea, the flak that the other branches were giving him, not only them, but the way that the leaders seemed to have forgotten what happened a few years ago really grated on his nerves. It was annoying that the other military leaders thought that the new technology and weapons was enough to deal with the threats that the Mazoku and that Chaos power represented.

"Still..."

"General." He blinked and looked at his secretary.

"Auris." He nodded to her. "What is it?"

"I'm curious, why did you tell them that it was a similar being that destroyed that planet instead of the truth?"

Regius smirked at her. "Think, Auris, if I told them that it was Chaos, the power that saved us from that Mazoku from years ago, what would they want?"

"To control... Oh." She trailed off, nodding. Even if the Bureau as a whole was strong enough to capture those who had the power, the resulting deaths would be far too much.

"Exactly." Regius crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes as he called up a vid screen that had several reports on it. One part caught his interest, before a slow smile crossed his face. "I think I know how to convince them to do this experiment."

"How?" Auris blinked in confusion as Regius looked at her.

"Even I admit, I would love to use this as a chance to further my political agenda. What if I managed to get it staffed by people who weren't interested in playing politics?"

"Would that work?" Auris blinked in confusion.

He shrugged at that. "I'm not sure, but I think if I could get the support of certain people, I think they'll agree to it. Plus..." He turned back and pushed a button and Auris blinked at the image that appeared on the screen. "She's fifteen now, right?"

Auris nodded and looked at the girl's profile in question. "Using her..."

"Not just her." He pushed a few more buttons and Auris's eyes widened at the profiles that appeared on screen. "I wonder if they'll go for it."

Regius wasn't sure himself, but he was hopeful that they would. Pushing a few buttons, all but the original profile picture appeared on the screen. "...She's going to take the test for captain, correct?"

"Yes. As you know, she's not had much drive to join the Bureau completely, but she wanted to become a captain so that she can choose what missions she and her family takes on."

On the screen was an image of Hayate Yagami looking straight ahead.

(---)

On Earth...

"Mom?" Nanoha asked as she looked at Fate and Yuuno. The three of them had been called down to the table that morning. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lina said quietly as she took a drink from her cup of coffee. "You three are fifteen now." They all nodded at her. "And, I'm wondering what your plans for the future are." She nodded as the three looked at each other before looking back at her. "You have several choices here. One, you can go to high school like Miyuki and Kyouya did and continue your education, two, you can drop out after graduating and work or three..."

"Join the Bureau..." Fate said softly, causing Lina to nod.

"Yes. If you want to know, I've been asked over the last few years by the Bureau when you'd end up joining the Bureau officially." Lina smirked as all three blushed. "I was able to say that as Nanoha and Fate's mother, I wanted them to have an education here on Earth. As for Yuuno, I told them that it would be better if he could develop his magic on his own without pressure from politics."

"But since we're graduating soon..." Yuuno trailed off and sighed. "I probably won't have much choice, since I'm a member of the Scrya clan, and the Bureau works with my clan often enough..."

Lina shrugged at him. "I can't tell you, but I want you three to really think about this. You all know that Hayate's moving after graduation, right?" The three of them nodded. "Between myself and Lindy, we were able to keep her family from doing too much, as she still needed to live here on Earth for awhile, but even so..."

"She said that she wanted to be a captain at least, maybe even more." Nanoha spoke up. "She said that if she was in a position of command, she could at least choose what missions she and her family take..."

Lina nodded to her. "Yeah, that's what she told me. Anyway, you three, you need to think hard. If you join the Bureau, you'll need to leave Earth and move to Mid Childa. And, on top of that... If you go, there's going to be a few people following you."

"Erio..." Fate began and looked at Yuuno.

"And Caro." He nodded to Fate.

"Miyuki-nee might follow us. She had a lot of fun last time she was there."

Lina stood up and walked over to the sink. "Whatever your choice, I want you three to think hard about what you want to do in the future. When you make a choice, I don't want you to have any regrets or anything holding you back." She pointed upwards and grinned. "Whatever you choose to do, aim for the top, fly high, never back down and never surrender, never look back and never regret what choices you've made in life."

After all, wasting time on thinking what might have been was just a waste of time and energy.

[shiroi mahotsukai]

It's time for our young heroes to make their own way in life, to do as they see fit for good or for ill. About time really, they'll need everything they can get their hands on for what's coming.

[KeithKurogane]

Hmm...
I'm thinking of a MSLN x Dantalian no Shoka crossover
Yuuno adopting a child that he found in one of the worlds he went. That girl turns out to be a Biblioprincess.
My problem is... the Staff of Surtr...

Will I put a Libricide Officer who wants the Infinite Library to be burned down?

[vic-vic]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

That was really good, shiroi. ^_^ I enjoyed it. Poor Zaffy.

Anyway...

Peek's Mini-Arcs:

Yagami Mid Four Dwell Takamachi Scrya Fatherhood Harlaown Dreams Dance Healing Twins Advice History

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - Peek - Onwards Start:

Sighing as he sat down in his office, he wondered if this was a good idea, the flak that the other branches were giving him, not only them, but the way that the leaders seemed to have forgotten what happened a few years ago really grated on his nerves. It was annoying that the other military leaders thought that the new technology and weapons was enough to deal with the threats that the Mazoku and that Chaos power represented.

"Still..."

"General." He blinked and looked at his secretary.

"Auris." He nodded to her. "What is it?"

"I'm curious, why did you tell them that it was a similar being that destroyed that planet instead of the truth?"

Regius smirked at her. "Think, Auris, if I told them that it was Chaos, the power that saved us from that Mazoku from years ago, what would they want?"

"To control... Oh." She trailed off, nodding. Even if the Bureau as a whole was strong enough to capture those who had the power, the resulting deaths would be far too much.

"Exactly." Regius crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes as he called up a vid screen that had several reports on it. One part caught his interest, before a slow smile crossed his face. "I think I know how to convince them to do this experiment."

"How?" Auris blinked in confusion as Regius looked at her.

"Even I admit, I would love to use this as a chance to further my political agenda. What if I managed to get it staffed by people who weren't interested in playing politics?"

"Would that work?" Auris blinked in confusion.

He shrugged at that. "I'm not sure, but I think if I could get the support of certain people, I think they'll agree to it. Plus..." He turned back and pushed a button and Auris blinked at the image that appeared on the screen. "She's fifteen now, right?"

Auris nodded and looked at the girl's profile in question. "Using her..."

"Not just her." He pushed a few more buttons and Auris's eyes widened at the profiles that appeared on screen. "I wonder if they'll go for it."

Regius wasn't sure himself, but he was hopeful that they would. Pushing a few buttons, all but the original profile picture appeared on the screen. "...She's going to take the test for captain, correct?"

"Yes. As you know, she's not had much drive to join the Bureau completely, but she wanted to become a captain so that she can choose what missions she and her family takes on."

On the screen was an image of Hayate Yagami looking straight ahead.

(---)

On Earth...

"Mom?" Nanoha asked as she looked at Fate and Yuuno. The three of them had been called down to the table that morning. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lina said quietly as she took a drink from her cup of coffee. "You three are fifteen now." They all nodded at her. "And, I'm wondering what your plans for the future are." She nodded as the three looked at each other before looking back at her. "You have several choices here. One, you can go to high school like Miyuki and Kyouya did and continue your education, two, you can drop out after graduating and work or three..."

"Join the Bureau..." Fate said softly, causing Lina to nod.

"Yes. If you want to know, I've been asked over the last few years by the Bureau when you'd end up joining the Bureau officially." Lina smirked as all three blushed. "I was able to say that as Nanoha and Fate's mother, I wanted them to have an education here on Earth. As for Yuuno, I told them that it would be better if he could develop his magic on his own without pressure from politics."

"But since we're graduating soon..." Yuuno trailed off and sighed. "I probably won't have much choice, since I'm a member of the Scrya clan, and the Bureau works with my clan often enough..."

Lina shrugged at him. "I can't tell you, but I want you three to really think about this. You all know that Hayate's moving after graduation, right?" The three of them nodded. "Between myself and Lindy, we were able to keep her family from doing too much, as she still needed to live here on Earth for awhile, but even so..."

"She said that she wanted to be a captain at least, maybe even more." Nanoha spoke up. "She said that if she was in a position of command, she could at least choose what missions she and her family take..."

Lina nodded to her. "Yeah, that's what she told me. Anyway, you three, you need to think hard. If you join the Bureau, you'll need to leave Earth and move to Mid Childa. And, on top of that... If you go, there's going to be a few people following you."

"Erio..." Fate began and looked at Yuuno.

"And Caro." He nodded to Fate.

"Miyuki-nee might follow us. She had a lot of fun last time she was there."

Lina stood up and walked over to the sink. "Whatever your choice, I want you three to think hard about what you want to do in the future. When you make a choice, I don't want you to have any regrets or anything holding you back." She pointed upwards and grinned. "Whatever you choose to do, aim for the top, fly high, never back down and never surrender, never look back and never regret what choices you've made in life."

After all, wasting time on thinking what might have been was just a waste of time and energy.

So, the main cast slowly start to move to Mid-Childa to join the Bureau. Hm, Regius is rather tricky guy, aren`t he?

[Filraen]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

That was really good, shiroi. ^_^ I enjoyed it. Poor Zaffy.

Anyway...

Peek's Mini-Arcs:

Yagami Mid Four Dwell Takamachi Scrya Fatherhood Harlaown Dreams Dance Healing Twins Advice History

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - Peek - Onwards Start:

...

I know you got good at not forgetting characters after what happened to Arf, but still I got a little sad on this chapter, because it implies Lina will start fading into the background as they move to Mid.

When I started reading the last line I expected something from Lina's own regrets after arriving to (or resigning herself to stay on) Earth.

Originally Posted by vic-vic

So, the main cast slowly start to move to Mid-Childa to join the Bureau. Hm, Regius is rather tricky guy, aren`t he?

But I like this Regius better than the canon one. After all, looking from the perspective of his whole career, Regius wasn't supposed to become a bad guy. Now that there are immune-to-mass weapons Mazoku, powerful magical weapons usable by non-mages and the knowledge of Quint and Zest surviving should keep him in line.

[GaelicDragon]

Originally Posted by KeithKurogane

Hmm...
I'm thinking of a MSLN x Dantalian no Shoka crossover
Yuuno adopting a child that he found in one of the worlds he went. That girl turns out to be a Biblioprincess.
My problem is... the Staff of Surtr...

Will I put a Libricide Officer who wants the Infinite Library to be burned down?

The Libricide Officer wouldn't care about the Infinity Library...its the Phantom Books that he is concerned with.

Unless the biblioprincess that Yuuno stole was the Libricide officer's partner.

[Yasanagi]

Originally Posted by KeithKurogane

Hmm...
I'm thinking of a MSLN x Dantalian no Shoka crossover
Yuuno adopting a child that he found in one of the worlds he went. That girl turns out to be a Biblioprincess.
My problem is... the Staff of Surtr...

Will I put a Libricide Officer who wants the Infinite Library to be burned down?

Oddly enough, I remember posting a similar cross on the SB forums some time ago for the Nanoha ideas thread except with some different aspects.

[NorthernFallout]

“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” - Lovecraft

Spoiler for ”Code Magnolia”:

Beyond the layer of rules that governs the universe and its countless dimensions lies unfathomable power. Power that shouldn’t be disturbed, that shouldn’t be awakened. But yet magicians and scientists alike try to unlock the mechanism behind the power. To unlock its secret, it’s argued, is the ultimate purpose of magic and science.

To this day, it’s uncertain what happened when that ultimatum was reached. A day spoken only in murmurs, forgotten in the collective consciousness. It had become a taboo. A dark date in the calendar of history.

Though there are still people alive that can tell what happened that day, they live in secrecy and solitude, their minds warped through the power they unlocked. They saw the horrors and experienced the event.

They were there when the portal opened its gates.

*****

“The quantum-magic-network controller is almost complete. We just need to make a few calibrations.”

“Time estimation?”

“A couple of minutes, Sir.”

The lead scientist nodded and turned to the officers beside him. “As you can see, the project is almost ready to go. All we need now are a few calibrations and our mages to be ready.” He gestured towards the huge area outside the enclosed platform they stood upon. “When we get the signal, the project will begin. Commander?”

Commander Yagami turned to her panel and pressed a button. “Four minutes until the mages are ready.”

“Excellent. Well then, ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat. I’ll return to you shortly.”

The platform enclosed in protective glass hang suspended several meters up in the air so its inhabitants could survey the test area with ease. The officers who the scientist had implied sat down on the first row closest to the window and gazed out, waiting for the project to start.

“This is it, Commander,” the scientist whispered, ”the greatest discovery of this generation. Just imagine the power we can unleash!”

“Indeed,” Yagami murmured. Her eyes couldn’t deny the doubt that she had for the whole thing. But it wasn’t anything she could do about it. It was out of her hands.

“Our devices... Our weapons. Our society. We can transcend into something else! Something marvelous!”

Yagami just nodded at him, unable to take her eyes away from the testing site where her mages stood at the ready. On her command they’d combine their most powerful spells into a singularity, combining it with the controller. The theory behind it was too complex for her to understand, but she knew one thing: the result would be a portal to the source of all things magic. But what it actually was, no one really knew.

The doubt festering within her grew the closer they came to the final command. She wasn’t sure if they were supposed to solve the secret behind the portal. The unknown scared her. Everyone assumed that the insurmountable theoretical power that hid behind it would be theirs for the taking. She wasn’t so sure. She saw it as a pool that everyone shared and which was distributed evenly. If even a little of the power was removed, the balance would be gone. What would happen she didn’t know. But she didn’t want to find out.

All her attempts to stop the project had failed and so she had decided to go along with it, making sure that her people were as safe as they could be. Their armor had been strengthened, their bodies enhanced with a new sort of cybernetics, just because of this project. Still, she knew it wouldn’t be enough.

“Commander, Project Battalion standing-by.” The voice crackled in her ear-piece and she nodded to herself. She felt empty as she gave the word to commence.

*****

At first, nothing happened. The huge area, surrounded by mages within specially-made cages of protective material, was still and silent. The observing officers whispered amongst themselves. Yagami bit her lip.

A small orb of light suddenly appeared in the middle of the test area. It hang in the air by itself, pulsing with a strange light. The mages were unleashing their spells against the absorbing conductors which led the magic towards the orb. Slowly it started to grow, reaching the size of a car. It shone even brighter, blinding those who looked directly at it.

One of the mages started to shake violently. His channeled spell wavered for a moment until it broke, sending powerful magic flying in all directions. The cages withstood the impact, whereas it left craters in the ground where it hit. The impacts only lasted a few seconds until they stopped. A medical team rushed to the mage’s cage.

The officers mumbled, aghast, at the incident. Yagami was drawing blood from her lip when she noticed another of her mages collapse, sending magic flying everywhere. Her spine grew cold as the tension within her grew.

The orb grew even more, faster this time. The glow began to burn the skin of anyone standing too close. Its surface, which previously had been perfectly still, was now wavering, losing cohesion.

Losing control.

The tension could be felt by everyone as scientists and officers started to mumble and modifying parameters within the machines. Another mage fell in his cage, his eyes burnt out from within. The mage next to him started to float, held up by the orb. From her mouth and eyes there was a bright light shining. The medical teams rushed to aid her.

Yagami had seen enough.

*****

“Shut it down!” Yagami shouted, pointing at the lead scientist. “You don’t have any control over it!”

“Calm down, Commander, it’s just a minor malfunction! Just let me check-”

Yagami strode up to him and thrust him against the wall with her arm. His subordinates glanced at the two, but a glare from the Commander made them turn away.

“I’ve already gotten reports of several injuries and two deaths. The orb is glowing and growing, and though I have no idea what’s going on, this was not part of the plan! Shut it down now! Otherwise I’ll do it myself!”

She let go of him and he almost lost his balance. She knew he wouldn’t slump down on the floor, not in front of his subordinates. “Yes, Commander,” he whispered and gestured to a couple of scientists.

Yagami turned back to the window, both observing the field of the struggle and listening on the reports streaming into her ear. Another mage had been floating in the air, light shining through her eyes, but had then exploded into gory bits inside her cage. The medical team had decided it was a waste of time to enter and rushed to the next case waiting. On the other side a mage had panicked, releasing himself from his cage. Another medical team tried to help him, but the magical chaos caused several of them to drop to their knees, overpowered by something they couldn’t see.

Yagami peered at the orb. Something was changing again. The growth had stopped, and so had the increasing brightness, but its surface was quivering. The infinite power on the other side was breaking through. She realized the project had been successful. And, at the same time, she had been right.

“Evacuate the area! The portal, it’s going to-”

Her voice was drenched in a deafening roar as the orb sunk into itself, bending the light around it into nothing and, like a wave against rocks, broke in two. The two parts circled each other in a strange pattern until they combined again, forming an eight. The eight then became a zero and the brightness decreased to reveal a portal with a white glowing edge. Within the edge there wasn’t darkness. There was simply nothing.

“The portal,” people whispered. Yagami didn’t care and checked on her mages. To her relief no one else had been wounded or killed. Their spells had been abruptly cut off when the noise had interrupted her. Now the massive portal just hang in the air, waiting for something.

Yagami was staring at it, intrigued by the nothingness. It sucked her in, infected her mind. She could see something within it. It was calling out to her, begging for her to approach. She blinked and shook her head. The calling was gone.

“What in the world...” she whispered and looked at the people around her. They were all staring at the portal. The mages on the ground, closest to the portal, were approaching it, as in a trance.

“Keep away from the portal!” Yagami screamed into the microphone. “I repeat, keep away from the portal!”

The mages didn’t seem to listen, but still came to a halt five meters away from the portal. They stood there, their eyes open, empty of conscience. Everything was still again. Almost serene.

Then the first thin and sharp shadow emerged from the nothingness. It reached out towards one of the mages and tapped its tip against his forehead. For a moment his head stopped bobbing. His eyes blinked and returned to normal. A moment of clarity to stare at the unknown shape. He opened his mouth to scream as he saw the truth.

Yagami was holding her breath when the shadow floated back from the mage, then thrust forward, piercing his skull. Blood burst out and his eyes rolled back in their sockets. But his body stayed erect, alive.

Two more shadows appeared from the portal. Four. Six. Ten of them eventually hung in front of a mage. In unison the mages almost managed to scream as the truth was revealed and their heads exploded. The colour of the soil beneath their boots turned from dark brown to a sinister red.

Commander Yagami, her breath still held and tears forming at the edge of her eyes, shook her head in denial and backed away from the window. Around her, panic had claimed the observers. Alarms and screams filled the complex. But in her mind it was calm and quiet. She heard nothing but the pain of her mages. And the voices from the portal.

She stared at it as another shadow emerged, a gargantuan and grotesque shape. Her mind couldn’t comprehend it. It warped and turned, but it didn’t make any sense. The panic around her continued. She wondered if they couldn’t see it. Maybe she was going insane. Yet she couldn’t turn away from it.

More shadows emerged behind the giant. They assembled into shapes, impossible shapes. In her world, at least. She couldn’t even imagine from what kind of world these beings had come from. And the whispers. They were everywhere.

“Code Magnolia,” she whispered into her microphone. “Code Magnolia is now in effect.”

At the same moment as she uttered those words, the world of Mid-Childa came to a halt. The code no one thought would ever be used echoed through the channels. It was the trigger that started the machine of war. The project had succeeded. Her doubt had become truth.

*****

And thus, on that day of infamy, began the war that would rage for a hundred years. A war so full with terror that only the souls of the already fallen would remain unchanged, as would the laws of the universe and the powers resting within.

[staplesdex2]

What the hell did I just read?

[nemo1986]

Somebody played with something they shouldn't have and open Pandora's box. Sometimes there are things that should not be discovered and should stay in the dark.

Truth be told I always worry that someday we are going to do something that will fuck us over.

[Tempy]

"The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."

H. P. Lovecraft.