Very nicely drawn.

This is a creative take on the WC, good luck.

That was a very deep speech! *claps uncontrollably*

Re: thank you everyone! Now you know why I love drawing water so much ^o^

That's beautiful & adorable! I love it :>

This is awesome, Shadow ! ^^

Wow, that is a truly inspirational way of thinking! So very true! ^u^
And beautiful job with this painting - I hope you win! :D

Clever, nice idea for ocean theme, unique. Sure not the 'average' oceanscape! Good luck!

Wow, this is so gorgeous and lovely! You've a wonderful, imaginative perspective! ^-^ I think I would have envisioned something similar as well, given my obvious affinity for the ocean. CX

Very cool

Woaw, this is so awesome, I love all the details you put in the bottle, it's stunning ^^

Re: thank you everyone! X3

How beautiful! Especially great job on the ocean :) Good luck!

This is absolutely stunning and beutiful! I love how you put teeny little sea creatures in it!

Re: thank you! ^w^

An amazing picture, for amazing words. Nice jod! :)

real good

Thank you everyone! ^-^

Congrats on second place!!

Thank you @Imber66! :D

I really like this picture, it's very well-drawn, especially considering the difficulty I imagine you must of had drawing it.

This one alright? I tried to pick something I thought wouldn't be too obvious. And I just really like this picture. x)

This is perfect!! Now we can do some plotting hehehe
I have to go to my morning job but when I get home I'll tell you some things I like to do, I all would like to do something where we learn more about Crystal past to if that's ok

Cool. I'll be on and off for some of the day, but I'll be checking in. Hehe, And yeah, that's okay.

Ok I'm home! Time to plot hahahah

Well depending on who I use to interact with her with different things can happen.
With Malice he will definitely notice her Gauntlet on her hand with the figment stone on it, and depending on if all the group find out Urufu is Mal is weekend his interaction with them will be a different.

If crimson Crystal make him think she hit him good with her words.

Now for Omen he very curious of Crystal and why Mal has brought her to this realm, and she is one of the few Omen can't see... If Omen kidnap her it will be something similar to what he did with Mina expect I most likely have him take her to a different realm now this could be his home world of Deluna' that is in ruins or he can take her back to Crystal world

Haha, yes. Though I've never been good at plotting.
Those are cool sounding.

Haha well I like to get you involved more, do you have anything you like to do?

Oh in another note after Catch and Eira wedding there going to be a time skip about a week or so, when the group gets back together again Catch is going to have his biggest darkest vision and it will be if Soledormir wins and what that future would look like, I need your help on Crystal part of this vision

I just go with the flow on most stuff and never really plan anything. (Lol, That probably shows) So I don't have anything planned that I wanted to do. Just maybe rearrange a few things I've done, but nothing much more than tiny tweaks I think.

Biggest darkest vision.. Awesome x] Poor Catch, taking the pain for us to have fun.

Ok sounds good , well if you ever do what to plan something it's cool! But I would like to do quite a bit with Crystal x3

Yeah, the poor guy can barely get a break, though after this one they shouldn't be so bad for him, just everyone will be traumatized x'D
Oh one more thing I'm sure you know now I made it were Crystal song effects Nightmares, her song heals and Nightmare is kinda a sickness but other method do not work. Her song hurts them. I have more plan about this to

Being traumatized is always fun XD
Yeah, I was kind of surprised when that came around. Though I don't think she'll be too happy when she learns it hurts something. X)

Hehe that was my plan >:D

She one of the few that can actually make dark Catch go back to red hair again, but it wouldn't be Petty,, if she sings her song long enough her song hurts Catty and makes him back off of Catch, but they share the pain therefore it hurts Catch so he will have to be careful when he in his dark form when she sing,but he be find if he red hair

Interesting, it's both good and bad depending on the situation.

Yeah, I doubt it will come up though, as long as Catch doesn't it beat up too much in his dark form he should be ok, there is a way to make him shift with out it hurting him but I'm going to see if anyone can figure it out

Ohh, haha I'll be looking forward to finding out what it is weather it comes up or someone guesses it. :P

So I'm trying to think about Catch vision and need your help riding out Crystal part in it, and what she would be doing in a future were Soledormir wins, and well he really hates humans, so many Crystal is on the run, or in prison or enslaved? What do you think? And do you have any idea?

Hm, alright, time to make my brain work. I like those ideas. I could see Crystal taken and held prisoner. I get repetitive with my ideas so not too sure about it this next thing.. But maybe she runs to escape what could happen but isn't able to keep up and stay ahead resulting in getting caught anyway?

And now that I've thought about it for a bit, that last part doesn't seem very "vision-like". Scratch that XD

Hahaha I like it!,hmmm now to plan on what will happen in it, I'm thinking to that maybe one of the things that happened in the vision can happen in the real so the group know that the vision can come true,

Ooo, That's a good one. Got to have them know it could happen. Do you already have something in mind for what it could be?

Hmmmm, I'm still thinking but it might be that someone dies

A death is always a fun option. x) Hehe, I don't think I've ever read a story that's had so many die.

I didn't think it would have so many but we'll that how it's going XP in the original story there wasn't so many ship ether 'xD it's a lot different but I love the RP speaking of which next RP do you mind if Omen takes Crystal on a little Adventure?

Deaths and ships everywhere. XD I love it too. First time I've been apart of something like it and it's been an amazing experience.

And I don't mind at all. :P

Haha so true!

Sorry I haven't responded I've been super super busy.

Ok back to the vision, so I been thinking some more Crystal part and I liking the idea of her being captured and maybe I could have someone free her but in the process they get killed it would be someone she would have met already

It's okay, there's no rush.

Haha, yeah, Being captured is something I could see happening to Crystal for some odd reason. I also like that idea of someone rescuing her but dying while doing so. It's sad, but I like it. And having it someone she's met will make it all the more crushing of a thought.

Ok sweet! Haha well hmm I think I know who it will be that will rescue her and die, but she only has meet her one do far, but maybe I can we get where she comes across her again, and how I was thinking of is lady Victoria...

Ooo, that's interesting. As you said, the two have only met once, but when/if it's needed there's probably room to put in an a small interaction at some point.

Yaeh, I'm just trying to figure out how to make her come back into play again, or the other option is for the one to die is crimson but as of right now everyone I don't think anyone would care if he die, seen he is a jerk, but if he interacts with Crystal more you might start seeing a different side to him

Well that would be a twist. Got to enjoy when a bad guy isn't as mean as he looks at first glance. x) Those are both nice options in my opinion. Which one do you like better?

Well Im kind of leaning more towards crimson, but I need him to interact with Crystal more so people start seeing his other side, but hopefully he doesn't get kill by Hiiro, Mina or Malice first x'D

Sounds good to me. Lol, and you're right, let's hope he doesn't die before things roll into play. XD

Hahaha yaeh, we can only hope x'D
If you like we can scripted out, so hopefully when the vision happen we just have to copy and paste or edit just a little

Hm, yeah, we could give it a go. It might make the process smoother if we only have to fix little things later to fit and not write out everything at that time. x)

Ok sounds good! Sorry I haven't been able to respond been really really busy with work.

So what will happen is I'll set up the scene and you take over with what the Crystal in the vision does and how the real Crystal reacts to what she seeing

The light from Dreamcatcher back changed again growing darker in color he cried out in pain as the world around them blurred and shifted. Panting the red hair Dreamer look around that their new surroundings, an abandoned Village that appeared to have been attacked not to long ago smoke still raised from the charred pieces of wood of some of the buildings. The ground was what muddy from a recent rain the dark ominous clouds loom over them and the sound of Thunder in the distance, perhaps a call or something worst come... In his searching Catch would see ghost like blurs of the different members of the group that faded In-N-Out of Focus he squeezed Eira hand holding on to what was reality.

(It's fine, no need to apologize. ^-^
Alrighty then. Though I've been rather slow with keeping up and stuff, so anything that needs to be fixed in my writing, point it out and I'll fix it. Also, it may take me a little time to get up my parts. With Easter coming around the corner, we've got stuff going on and I get limited time to be on my devices until it's over. x))

(no worry we got plenty of time, so no need to rush^-^ I been super busy to so it's all good.)

Listening to Dreamcatchers pain-filled crys, Crystal wanted nothing more than for this to be a false alarm, but she knew better. Afraid of what was to come, she watched as the surroundings changed. Turning in a circle to see everything in sight pretty much destroyed, it only put a bad feeling in her stomach. Whatever happened here, it was not a warning, it seemed to be way more than that and it was not playing around.

(Short comment, sorry. I stink at beginnings and wasn't too sure how to start. But now I'll have some time to be here since everything has calmed down and I'm free for a while. :P)

(so I might not kill off Crimson the poor guy been though a lot all ready, and I'm still trying to think about what Crystal part in the Vision will be because it's going to be a crucial part but I have to see how the flow of the RP gos :s)

(I didn't see that coming in the rp. I figured a certain someone wouldn't be happy to find out Crimson didn't have any key now, but I didn't expect an almost death. If it can be answered and you don't mind me asking, Is there a specific reason to you thinking about killing him?)

( most of mine oc life are in every one hands to be honest, I mentioned it way back but it's true I based a lot of what happens on how others interact with them, for Crimson if he did die, it would be because he had a change of heart and would sacrifice himself to save someone else, if he did die later on in the story it would show the group that Soledormir and his minions really mean business but I can also see him living to and can work with the story, so if you like him to live he can (he does need a healer right now ))

(*tries not to imagine all the Ocs as tiny people in a pair of huge hands*)

(It's really cool how you can adapt your characters and story to how things play out or how we react to them, I'm sure it's not easy, but it's very impressive. I wasn't saying he had to live through to the end though, I was just curious. Although he's done a bunch, it seems so soon to die. Heh, and yeah, he is pretty beat up at the moment.)

(lol X'D)

( I think it's more enjoyable that way, for me and others, I try to give everyone a key points in the plot but give them room to tell there own story with in the plot to, it can be hard at times but I like doing it that way, everyone keeps me on my toes x))

(Haha, I bet we do. I find it hard to keep up sometimes, I honestly can't imagine what it would be like to be running the show.)

(Heyyy, I just remembered that I probably need to tell you this.. a while back I had rewrote Crystals backstory piece and even though nothing really changed other than more details and better writing I figured should tell you just incase.)

( ok sweet! )

(Awesome ^-^ and wow, you were up at the same time I was. XD if only I had checked back here.)

( I meant to ask you earlier in the week, but Void going, is hitting both girls were it hurts, he all about information and using it against some one. You said Crystal back story change a little bit and I don't want to mess anything up, Void doesn't know everything about her and we're she comes from but he probably 2 to Malice's about that and he what's to know why the Nightmare king brought her to this Realm )

(Hm.. Well I don't think you could mess anything up, I tried to leave it open to things like this in the rewrite. The back story is posted on the 'Left out info' picture I had the original one on if you want to read it. Although small warning, it's a tad long..)

( ok, thanks! I'll go read it!
I'm am kinda excited about tomorrow, xD )

(No problem! I'm a bit excited too. Though, I'm always happy when Rp-Sunday comes around again. xP)

(hehehe that was really good!
I hope you don't mind if I keep having Void hit her hard with his words >:))

(Thanks! It took me over three hours to write XD
Hah, and yeah, I'm perfectly fine with that.)

(ok I know what to do for the Crystals vision!!)

(ok so after Catch big vision the group going to go to a different world and get a key there, and
Well what me and Lilly were talking about is after the big vision the group going to go to a different world there they will get a key, but I'm still working with Lilly on this but the likely being Village nearby Temple but people keep Vanishing which sounds very similar to what was happening to the school and other areas in the land of dreams, they will find were the people are being taken and teleport to a dark Raelm aka we're Void lives.
Void the one who been taking people experimenting on them with corruption and other things, in his Palace there are many dark corrupted creatures, and well one of the reasons why the group will go there is because Void will kidnap Catch and Crystal but place them both in two different places, Eira will lead a group to rescue Catch and I was thinking Fiona would lead the second group to rescue Crystal and the missing people.
So I as things Crystals vision would have her getting kidnap and show everyone how to get to Void place it will show that the vision of Catch could come true )

(*pokes you back with stick* Oh wow, that sounds great!)

(is that ok with you? I figured with Void kidnap Crystals we could do a few things if you like, we could bring in why Malice wanted her in the first place and how he made a deal with her World ruler. :)

I think none of that will be mentioned in the vision, but it will show a possible way of her being kidnapped by Void and we're he took her.

Now do you want Crimson to die in trying to protect her, because I'll leave that up to you, he could in the vision and it happens in reality or we could do something else, like he can be save but someone takes the price instead?)

(Yeah, that's okay with me, I like that idea.
I also like the idea of reviling some of the whys and what fors. :D

Heh, I've been thinking about that myself, wondering what it would do and what would be better. Him dying would probably hurt Crystal a bit, but also make her finally show some anger and develop a bit of a drive to really take down the bad guys. Him not dying, well, I'm not quite sure. Depending on how things turn out, I'd say it'd be like she realizes that not everyone she comes to know will be taken away from her and in that scenario she'd also develop a drive to help take down the bad guys, possibly a little of a stronger one to show faster because she won't be hurting. Him dying though would be somewhat tragic, and we all know how we like making things like that. X) (<-- I think too far into simple things. Sorry) Do you have an idea on who would take the place of dying? Or is that a surprise for later if I say he doesn't die?)

(all right that sounds like a plan! ^-^

Hmmm yaeh, well like I said it's up to you and how you want Crystals to grow in character.

Ok so the one who would likely die instead would be Neveah she the only other character people would have gotten to know. Thought I don't know how that effect Crystals seen there not that close that it would affect other people's characters.

But there other things we could do to, I'm sure you have noticed Crimson messing with his bracelets a lot, and that they burn him at times, this is because he is cursed, when he feels the burning it's the Darkness growing in him, Crimson could in up saving Crystals but at a cost of him fully becoming corrupted or he passed the point where normal magic would cure him and someone would put him into a kind of stasis (Crystal or something) ether way a care would need to be found )

(Oh no, Neveah. O.o

Hm, let me just make sure I understand correctly.. Crimson can either die, or become completely corrupted/too far gone for normal help. Or it's Neveah who dies instead.

She's so fun though.. oh man, I'm bad at this. I think maybe I'm leaning more to the 'too far gone for normal help' side.. I hope I'm not driving you nuts, because I know I'm probably the most complicated one to work with out of the group.)

(Yap, unless you have a any idea?
Haha I it's perfectly fine, I think it's fun to try and figure stuff out. XD)

(Alright. Hm, nu, I can't think of any other ideas.

And Phew, okay, I'm glad I'm not making you go nuts. I like trying to figure things out too, but I've been told before that I'm super annoying when it comes to making decisions so I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't being annoying XD)

( lol ok x'D

Haha no I fine, i not good at making decisions even, but this part of the vision and also for what to come for Crystals is your show :) I'm only trying to help and give suggestions.

Well I think we got enough now we could probably start script out Crystals part of the vision :)
I'll re start it and her is the first one to ,)

(Haha, okay.
First one, huh? Alright.
How soon does this need to be ready? I know how we are master procrastinators, but I also know things will be moving again soon.

Prepare for possibly a lot of questions XD)

( by next weekend x'D
I'm getting the start of the vision going now)

(Oh wow XD
Okay then, hopefully my brain cooperates with me.)

Omen stood on a rock formation overlooking the city, // Hunter will do his part, now to see if it's time
..//the Vaseterm eyes glow sliver " there all together now..." He thinks out loud. Omen stretched out his hands and begins to chant activating his spell on the moonblood Prince.

-

Still enjoying a normal life after their visit from the mysterious Joe, no dark creatures threatened to destroy the world for 2 week, all the Terrible Things seen just like a nightmare that fadde away.

The king candidates got together for a little reunion.

Dreamcatcher smiling and talking with the different members of group, when the bonds on the moonblood horns sparked. Catch stumbled, Feeling dizzy, he placed a hand on his forehead as his Emerald eyes widened "I know this feeling, it's a vision coming, b-but I haven't had one in weeks" with a fearful tone, the Red hair Dreamer look to his wife as his eyes trun sliver "Eira!" He shouted with panic.
The moonblood hunched over hugging himself, and cry out in pain as Light burst from his back, he glow with a bright light filling the area around them.

One the light subsided the group was now in a snowy landscape, a Pine Forest trim the edge of the Rocky Mountains outline the horizon, not far from were the group was a Village can be seen in the distance.

Catch breath when showing as he panted, he hugged himself shivering as if the Frosty temperature was real, he looked to his wife with wide sliver eyes "Eira it's happening a again, I can feel everything! " He takes her hand and looks her in the eyes with fear " please, what ever happened don't let go, I don't want to get lost in the illusion " is voice trembled.

(Fade response will be here)
-

I
(So here is where your radio show starts Galaxy, I set up the landscape now, it up to how you like the vision to go, I'll give you some suggestions and can help with Catch or my other oc to, but maybe we have it like Crystals running for something or I can have it were Void has her already? Or if you have any other ideas)

(Alrighty, it has begun.

As soon as we get on a roll I probably won't find this so difficult. I actually kinda like the idea of Void already having her.
Maybe I could do a small part that shows Crystal running (from what or to I'm not sure of yet) from something then it could switch into the scenes where Void has her. If that'll work)

(that could work, maybe it's the Shadows of Void coming after her?)

(Shadows of Void, I like that. How would one explain these Shadows? Are they only shadows or do they have a physical from?)

(they are Shadows but they can take a form, what it is depends on what ever they want to be at that time, so it can be just a shadow or a form of a monster made of Shadows, does that make sense?)

(Oh cool! And yeah, that makes sense.
Do shadows have to be around for these specific ones to appear?)

(no it's like they are moving Shadows at first them when it's time to strike they will take form :))

(Ah okay :) I'm guessing they can actually touch whatever it is their after then?)

(yep, even though their Shadows they can take on a physical appearance to grab or pick up what ever there after :))

(These are cool Shadows :P
And thanks. I should have the first part in a bit.)

( haha thanks xD
Awesome!)

("In a bit" = many hours later..
Apparently this is how my time works. XD)

(Anyway,
totally tell me if any of this needs to be changed-)

The snowy land view around them shifted into one of Crystal outdoors, looking around with a slight look of confusion. Nothing seemed to be wrong until near by a shadow on a tree had begun to move, and it moved towards her. She noticed it was coming for her and look of panic overtook her confusion. She turned and ran.

She had no choice, she had to run.

The vision Crystal rushed passed trees and bush, not once did she take the slightest look behind her. Although, she didn't have to, the moving shadows were on both sides of her, and they were already gaining on her.

The scene shifted into one that showed Crystal slowing down to more of a fast walk. With every step her boots crunched in the snow, leaving obvious footprints that she didn't waste time on covering. Suddenly she gasped and began stepping back. Up ahead a cluster of the shadows had appeared and where merging together, becoming much larger. They moved forward, once again toward Crystal. The shadows began taking shape, into some kind of monstrous beast.

Vision Crystal was wide eyed and still moving backwards as the shadow beast that was much taller and bigger than she was came closer. They were quick, but at this moment they edged forward slowly, as if to enjoy watching her be scared.

Crystal suddenly backed into two trees that had grown side by side. She quickly turned and was about to run yet again, but the shadows were too fast. Like lightning they ran forward and snatched her up in their monstrous hands and took off, the slight eco of a scream remaining for only a moment before it faded away~

(the wait was totally worth it! This is amazing!!
I can do Catch response and then move to we're Void has her captured,
Now do you want Crimson to show up in attempts to rescue her and Void kill him in the Vision version? He doesn't have to died when it comes to this part in the RP though )

(Haha, Yay! *happy dance* I'm glad it's good. :D
And sure, that'll be interesting.)

Catch was wide eyes as the seen unfold before them of Crystals running from dark creatures made of Shadows, he looked to the other candidates seen them watch the same seen, Catch squeezed Eira hand and keep repeating "this isn't real it's a illusion, it's only a Vision of--" his heart stopped at that though, //was this the future? Are we seeing what going to happen? // He knew know that this vision was different then all his Others and it scared him.//are we seeing what going to happen?//

The Bonds on the Moonblood glow lightly, the world wavered like smoke and changed, they were now someplace dark, it was hard to tell if it was a cave or some kind of structure do to an Eerie fog.
a tall man drape in a cloak of Shadows stood over Crystals, the Human girl was Shackled and chained.

The site of the seen sent a shiver down Catch spine his eyes landed on the man and for reasons unknown to him, he felt like he knew this person.

The man bent down and placed a hand under the fake Crystals chin " Malice's may have brought you here for his own reason, my dear, he the one that tore you from your family and your friend... Throw you into this chaos of some others Realms problems, but I can change that, I know how to send you back to your world, back to Family and your /friend/" he said and took his thumb acrossed the scar on the girls cheek, before continuing " all you have to do is make a deal with me, to use your gift for my plan" he said smoothly

(when color eat your common xp

I'll let you do both Crystals reaction then Crimson will come in :))

( or if I need to change anything :s)

'Oh no...' was one of real Crystal's worried thoughts as she watched the vision that was placed around them start. She had gone slightly wide eyed watching herself running from shadows that had eventually taken her away. She looked down for a moment, trying to make since of it, but when the whole scene changed she looked up again and her eyebrows furrowed lightly.

....
Vision Crystal went pale at the touch of the shadow man and goosebumps rose up on her arms. She didn't speak at first and just stared up at him, a scared yet guarded expression on her face. "..How do I know that what you say is true? You are obviously not any better than Malice.." she pulled against one of the chains holding her in that spot to prove her point, her eyes never leaving the man leaning over her.

Crystal then tried to pull away as the man touched her cheek, but she of course could not. She gave a small shake of her head, "I won't lie, getting my family back has been something I've wanted more than anything, but you would be a fool to think I'd believe you without any proof of what you are telling me." She paused and took a shaking breath. "I'm not even going to think about considering a deal until I know you're plan.. And it's price.." she said.

The man gave amused chuckle " that is what makes you so interesting Crystals, the Quiet One with a head, your not quick to make a rash decision when others would...but I know your /will/ will be broken under the hear/heart of the Abyss/ nothing can Escape it "The man released his hand and stood up and going back to Crystals previous statement " me and Malice are not so different yes, but know I have always been better then him" he said with a hint of disdain as he pulled down his hood revealing his features of the face that was the same as the Nightmare king, but with a brand Over his left eye that was Hollow like a void.
Dreamcatcher Sliver eyes widen seen the man reveal his face // he looks like Malice?! How is there two of them?// His mind when back to the encounter with a tormented nightmare King, and when he grabbed his horns he seen Malice pull his Black Blade from a mirror image, and it finally click in the Dreamer head " there brothers...there Faye and Faolan that my visions keep seen..." Catch was confused and belief " but they were trying to stop Soledormir? I know it, I could feel it, So Why are they working for him? " He was thinking out loud.

-

Void turned his attention from the Human girl and looked in a different direction " aw, it looks like your red foolish friend is coming, despite his lack of sight" he smirked and glanced down at Crystal with his Blue eye that was not his, as if to mock her more

"Something I think I'm starting to learn, and that you should consider... is that I'm stronger than I seem." Vision Crystal said, a tone to her voice that she almost never had, slight belief in herself.

"Have you really? Or are you-" A confused look washed over Crystal as the Shadow man removed his hood. "You look..."
...

Real Crystal looked just as shocked.
She heard Dreamcatcher speaking a little bit aways, but she was too focused on the scene before them to really catch what he said.

...
Shaking her head yet again, Vision Crystal opened her mouth to finish speaking, but before she could say anything the Man had spoken about a certain someone and she just looked up at him and said, "You're lying.. there's no way.."

Catch was trying to wrap his head around what he was seen // this doesn't make sense, I felt there Feeling... Faolan had anger towards Faye but he Save him from the Reaper and Faye was usually irritated but was mostly concerned about Faolan but they both had desire to stop Soledormir so why are they doing this? What happened to them?//
He looked to the Vision when Void mention someone coming
-

Void smirked at the Human girl " something that you should consider is that I don't always lie, the hurts more my dear" he said then look over in a directions a dragons Roar come from, Blue flames cut though the Darkness and the blind Prince burst out of the Flames in his Dragon form, he had some of the same Shadow creatures that took Crystals attacking him. Crimson jaws clampdown on one his Maine lit up with flames as he breathe fire ripping the Shadows a part." I'LL TEAR YOU ALL TO PIECES FOR TAKING CRYSTALS!!" the dragon Roar as he thrashed around wildly try to get his attackers.

-

" hmm, the fool here right on time..." Void look back to the Vision version of Crystals " now tell me Crystals, you want to know my price? How about a life for a life?" He said ominously and wave his hand and the Shadows attacking the Dragon disappeared into the darkness "you serve me or your friend dies " he said with a Hallo tone.

Crimson thrash about for a moment even after the creature stop attacking him, he froze hearing Void voice //it's him, I remember he was there when it happened...when that THING attached me!// the dragon was terrified, the memory of the monster that cursed him still haunted his dreams. He was no match for then and now he had no eyes. Crimson ears were alert he flared his nostrils, the Human girl since he has been following was much stronger here
//Crystals here...if that thing is to...I-I can't let it take her!// "Crystals! Don't listen to him! I'm going to get you out of here!"

Before Vision Crystal could respond, the dragon roar echoed around them, and then came the dragon. Crystal could only stare with astonishment as Crimson appeared and did his best to fight off the shadows. And barely a minute later Crystal began shaking ever so slightly when Void said his price. She had a choice, one that would hurt her and others no matter what she did. But she had to do what she thought was the right thing.. even if she could be wrong..

even if it practically killed her.

When Crimson spoke to her, Vision Crystal closed her eyes, a pained expression moved across her face and when she reopened her eyes, they were lined with tears. "Crimson... I'm so sorry.." she said, her voice cracking. She looked at Void, "You're right, the truth does hurt. But only because I have a reason for it to hurt me." Crystal glanced back over to Crimson, as if making up her mind, she then looked back to the monster forcing her to do this.

"I can't betray my friends.. I won't work for you.. an enemy." She said, "but I think you already knew that.."

She stared for a moment the said, "Please, don't hurt him.. if you really want to hurt someone... hurt me." as if it would really make a difference.

( I'm finally home!)

Crimson's ears twitched at Crystals sorrowful voice, he mouth 'its ok' and foce a faint smile and nodded his head, letting her know that what she picked was right, he didn't want the Human girl to fell into this monsters hand even if it meant his life.

Void look down at the Human girl with a smug look " your right, and I'm glad you didn't disappoint me, you are a clever girl,
but no matter what you pick you will betray a friend, if it's him or the candidates "
The shadowy man smirked
with amusement at Crystals request " you made it clear you have nothing to offer for that bargain my dear" a dark Shadow crossed Void face " and don't worry what I'm about to do will hurt you, and that's a promise" he said with a cold tone.

Void then trun from the Human girl and face the red dragon " Crimson, Crimson it's been awhile hasn't it? How are your wrist doing?"

Crimson flared out is for wings and snared "SHUT UP!! YOU MONSTER!! IF YOU SO MUCH AS TOUCH HER ILL TEAR YOU APART!!" Even though The dragon roared fiercely he was trembling with fear.

Void chuckled " oh, Crimson you never learn do you? You let your Pride and rashness get the best of you again, you could have asked for the /actual chosen candidates/ for help but you didn't, you ran off to be the hero but this is not your story, you are no Prince Charming to save the day, you didn't stand a chance last time and your not going to get a second chance this time" the Shadow men spook Darkly as he slowly made his way across the room, Darkness flow from him as he grew in size, his form shifted into a Giant lion like form of a black Manticore, his lion mane was made out of obsidian spines, his head was that of a lion and Viper with 6 cold dark eyes. Void spread his shadowy wings out as he held his scorpion Barbed tail over his back in striking position.

Crimson growled and bared his fangs at Void, the dragon lit his mane on fire, he wasn't going to go down with out a fight, he drawled in a breath and breathe blue flames in the direction of the monster Voice, Void vanished into the Shadows before the Flames even got near him. The Dragon spawn ears alert and nostrils flared for any sign of the creature. The Shadows started to move beneath the Dragon, Void emerged from the Shadow with his jaws parted, he clampdown on crimson neck as he pin the dragon down on his back. The Manticore eyes locked onto Crystals as to make a point, he wanted her to see and ear what was going to happen next. Raising his scorpion tail Void brutally ended the dragons life before her.

Void walk over to the Human girl and lowered his head so they were looking Eye to eye " you can keep trying to resist me, but know ever time you do, one of your friends will die and it will be because of you "

( I think after Crystals reply my next will end it this part of the vision)

Catch cover his mouth and was starting to panic at the scene before them, he felt his wife hand and look over at her then to the other candidates // this isn't real, it's just an illusion, this isn't going to happen // he looked back when he heard Void speak to Crystal again, " he a monster..." Was all the moonblood could say

Vision Crystal had glanced back over just in time to see Crimson signal to her that he understood and tell her it was okay. That got her, but she obviously was trying her best to hold back any big show of emotions.

She tried to speak, but a small bit of something inaudible was the only thing that came out. Then a panicked expression came over her when Void turned his attention from her and she began breathing heavily. There was no going back, no stopping what was to happen.

Void got his wish, because every second that ticked by, Crystal had not once taken her eyes away from him and the dragon shifter. She watched in horror as Void shifted into a different form, then as the two battled, then as Void quickly used his advantages to take down the dragon. Vision Crystal pulled against the chains holding her back, "No!" she screamed, the sound sounding completely full of heartbreak as Void officially put an end to Crimson.

When Void walked back close to her, Crystal's jaw tightened with anger, but her eyes showed just how shattered she was. "And you can keep trying to brake me, but I think you'll find it hard to brake something already broken.."

The Manticore took his Barbed tail and placed it under the Human girl Chin Like a Knife then lowered his head so they were looking eye to eye " I have heard those words before my dear, and long ago I said the same thing...but something you will soon find out that even a broken heart still has pieces, the thing is I'm not going to break you Crystals, I'm going to destroy everything about you, and with the dust and Hollow husk, I make something dark and corrupt to serve my master, and that is a promise" his words are as cold as the grave.
Void spread his wings making Darkness swallow the Human girl and all around them in Shadows.

Catch heart was racing with panic and fear, he looked to Crimson lifeless body in the illusion then to the real Crystals //this..this isn't the future is it? // The red hair moonblood looks back to the Void as he spoke to the Vision version of Crystals and the he spread his wings and swallowed the world and darkness "Crystals!" Catch shouted, Feeling Eira hand he remembered that this was not really happened, his Silver eyes look to the other candidate seen the real Crystals and then his eyes landed on Eira " it's only an illusion" he said to reassure them and himself even though he could feel the boundaries of the two staring to Frey.
The red hair moonblood grimace and placed his free hand to his forehead as his horns begin to Glow making the Vision waiver and start to change.

(Awesomeness)
(That's the end of this part of the vision, right?)

(yes :))

(Alrighty then! :)

(You know, hopefully this doesn't come out odd sounding, but I just wanna say thanks for being patient with me. Not just in this but I mean throughout the whole rp so far. x))

( your welcome :)
It's no problem Galaxy, your my friend and a wonderful storyteller, the RP wouldn't be the same without you, I'm patient because I know what ever it is you right is more than worth the wait, you have a unique Style in perspective in your writing and it shows in Crystals, she such a well-developed character and very unique in the RP.
Your a part of Skey and I look forward to many more Adventures! :D )

(Aw, Thank you. That means a bunch coming from another really awesome storyteller. ^-^ I look forward to many more adventures also.)

Oh hay, I been meaning to tell you you don't have to worry about Crimson kicking the bucket, I have come up with something else, and besides he can he hall save her, and I come up with how he could get eyes again

Ooo Okay, neat stuff!

I’ve wondered whether he’d get the chance to have eyes again or if he’d stay blind. What’s your solution? If it’s alright to say anyway.

Well after Crystal gets kidnapped by Void everyone will go to rescue her and Catch, there going to be a few ways Crimson could get eyes again and it's on has to happen on Voids Place.
Crimson could get his eye back from Void or find another one that would work to

Ahh alright, cool.

I'm excited for Crystal to get kidnapped eue

Lol, that's a sentence I never thought I'd see.
Although, I am too.

*pokes*
I've got a little question about Crystals powers being able to harm Nightmares~

If she was focused on someone and healing them, and a Nightmare was close by, would they feel whatever it is they're supposed to feel or would she have to focus on them like she would to help someone for them to feel anything?

I'm curious about it because I've been working on a new post about her magic and abilities, and I don't wanna mess something up. This particular ability isn't going to be in the post, I just wanted to ask this so I know if I needed to edit anything so there's a loophole for it. x)

Hmmm that a good question, I don't want to mass up anything you have plan on how her magic work, but I'll tell you a little about Nightmares/ Light Eaters

Light Eaters are very sensitive to outside substance or other Magic, but in a frame/Dreamer as a Nightmare they have a high resistance against most things, but with Crystals healing song it go straight to the light Eater and affect them.

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Now Light Eaters are sensitive to sounds and Magic and they absorb it like sponges, I have a few questions to x'D
So does Crystal song only affect those that she focus upon or can it drift to those who are near her? If it can drift then Yes it would affect them just be been in ear shot, but I kinda imagined it would be that why, we're if they heard her sing it would affect them.

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Also I have a question, is it possible for Crystals to learn and incorporate her Magic in a new song if someone were to teacher? eue

Ah, okay! I have a feeling everything will work out fine with this and what I've been working on.

To your first question, basically it's yes, her magic can drift. I mentioned something about that a long time ago and only just thought it through recently. This is one of the things I'm putting in the new information post, but a quick explanation is it's a lack in her concentration that allows her magic to spread to others around her that shes not focusing on.

To your second question, also yes, it is possible for Crystal to learn new songs. I'm bad at explaining this part and keeping it short but the songs are sort of like stories and the magic connects to the feelings and emotions attached to them. Learning a new song/story from someone else and her magic working for it would be possible as long as it's strong and means something to the other being.

I'll let you in on a little secret to help my explanation, Crystal's song isn't a story she experienced. It was one passed down to her by her mom, but the emotions in the story and Crystal's own feelings about it allow her to use it easily.

I find it funny you bring this up because I've been thinking about making a new song for her. XD

Ok, sounds good!, :D

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Ok, that really me and I'll keep in mind, so when she sings i can make my Nightmares characters react to what happen in that situation accordingly, I told Lilly a little bit of my plan for Crystals so she knows what to do with Eater but I keep some of it as a surprise to.

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Ohhh that so AWESOME! I love how you developed her powers like that! :D there so unique! Well the song I have in mind would be full of emotions and I can write it as a story. I just have to figure out just when and how Crystal will lean it, I'm thinking she might lean it part of it and then the rest later down the road, to give her some practice time. :)

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That would be awesome! I love the song you made for her :D

Alrighty then, neat stuff!

Haha and thank you! I've definitely tried to keep her abilities as original as possible, I'm happy to hear you like how they work and that you like her song also. :D

I look forward to seeing what you have planned~ ;)

So I'm at an interesting spot with Victoria and Crystal, it really depends on what you like to know or share... I can have her talk more about pretty much anything about the king and keys, she just really sensitive about the topic revolving her husband and Malice seen her kind don't handle the lost of a love one to well.

Or she can have a vision that could involve Crystals world

I'm pretty much down with jumping to any topic, though at the moment, I can't seem to think of anything I want to know or share off the top of my head. Maybe Victoria could tell Crystal more about the man behind her Key. We haven't heard very much about him.

What kind of ideas did you have for a Vision? I'm curious to know where that could go.

That a good idea, I haven't had much of a chance to do stuff around the kings lately, and Arthur's an interesting character xD I can have her start talking about him and the other kings and queens.

As for the vision, it's up to you if you want to do something like this, Victoria wouldn't want to do something that make Crystal uncomfortable. But I was thinking the vision could involve what happened after the deal was made for Crystals life, like what happened to her family or country.

Awesome, I look forward to hearing a bit more about him and them.

Hehe, yeah, 9 times out of 10 there will be something uncomfortable for Crystal in a situation, so there's really no escaping that. XD But I think that's a cool idea to run with. Funny enough I was considering bringing up a question about her family last Sunday, but seeing as how we hadn't talked about it first, I set that aside for another time.

Sweet! X3

Haha I was thinking about it to but didn't want to just throw it at you in the middle of the RP were we didn't talk about it first x'D so great minds think alike xD

Ok sounds good to me! I love to show more about Crystal and her family :D
So how would you like to go about it? What did you have in mind?

Lol, yes, yes they do. XD

Hm, well, I actually had been thinking about this kind of thing one day and like you said, I sort of imagined it being like glimpses of what happened to her family a bit before and after Crystal was taken. To fill some gaps and answer questions she doesn't think she'll ever figure out.

Oooo!! I like that!! :D hmmm do you want Crystals to see it or Victoria just describe what she seen?

We could write it out if you want?

Also we have time because this weekend is our hundredth episode and we're doing the vacation non-canon RP xD

Um, I think lets go with Crystal being able to see it.
And yeah, lets write it out just to be safe. :) It takes me forever to think of things on the spot, haha.

Oh my goodness, it's been one hundred Roleplays already, that's crazy! I think I remember that being talked about, I'm excited to see what happens this Sunday. X)

Haha ok sounds good! I can get Victoria to share a vision, it will be different then what Catch and Blue do, seen the Pier blood Vaseterms normally can't share visions, but would Crystal put on a cloak if it would let her see what happen herself?

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I know right! I'm really excited for Sunday just because I have a feeling she's going to be Shenanigans all over the place xD

Alrighty! To answer the question, yes, she would more than likely put it on.

Oh, there will definitely be shenanigans. XD

Ok awesome!

"I do believe that is quite true." Crystal said, walking in the room just a bit more. It was odd knowing she had been watched from this room, but it was such a fascinating one. She continued to look around, that is, up until what Victoria spoke about the day she came to these worlds and having interfered, then she looked at the Vaseterm, again a bit surprised. "Oh.." She said, biting at her lip and glancing at the floor, thinking that thought through, before returning her gaze to its previous place. "..Thank you for doing that."

At the time of crashing into these worlds, Crystal was a mess, she was terrified and sad and confused, and that was all on top of being in the middle of nowhere, had she have had been in a dark world or a Shadow Realm, she probably would have lost all her marbles on the spot.

(I was working on my reply and fell asleep ':s ill have to finish it after work)

(Haha, that's okay. ^-^
Like you said, we have time.)

Something had been on the Queens mind, and was why she brought the human girl here, she look at Crystal " you might have wondered why I have brought you here and told you these things?" Victorious look in the girl eyes " I do have the power to show you what happened to your family...but I will only do it if you want me to, visions have a way in answering questions some We been wanting answers to but I will warn sometimes it is of things we rather not know"

Crystal stood in absolute silence, but that was mostly because she couldn't believe what she was being told. "You... you can do that..?" She spoke, almost sounding scared.. Here was this woman, who was obviously a very powerful person, telling Crystal she could show her the one thing that she had wanted /so badly/ ever since the start of it all. The main thing that haunted the majority of her dreams, the thing that left her with an empty feeling somewhere deep down inside.

Had this come up a long time ago, she would have instantly taken the opportunity, but now, even though she knew she wanted it, she wasn't sure she could do it. She had come so far in keeping herself sane without answers, telling herself she'd never get them anyway, that now, it was a terrifying idea to think she actually could get them. And thinking about it, Crystal knew that if she says no to the offer, she'd regret it in a matter of minutes, but if she says yes, she knew that what she might see would leave her hurting.

Taking a shaky breath, Crystal gave a small nod, "I would like to see it.."

Victoria had a feeling what the human girl must had been thinking, she had been watching the candidates and out of them Crystal had been the only human throne into a world completely different then that if he own. The Queen nodded her head " very well, Crystals, I will show you what you like to know " she said gently.

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Victoria walked over to the end of the room we're a chair and other furniture was at, she carefully set the sleeping Ai in the and made sure the little girl was comfortable, she then went over to a table and open a white and gold box with a dragon engraved on that side, Victoria pulled out her special bonds and put them on her horns " with these I can focus the vision on what you want to see, otherwise the vision would be random" she explain, then moved over to a wardrobe and open it, Victoria stood there staring at the black cloak inside, the last time she used it was when Malice took over Dreamcatcher vision and forced Everyone to experience terrible nightmares... with a sad sigh Victoria took the cloak out and walked back to Crystal " this is a Dreamers cloak, it's what allowed the user to draft into someone's dream or in this case a vision, I am not like Blue or Dreamcatcher we're I can share what I see to others but with this you will be able to experience the vision the same as I do" the queen explained and extended her arm the the Dreamer cloak draped over it

Everything Crystal had felt just before she was told she would be shown what happened, now felt amplified as her mind fully comprehended where this was about to go, but she tried to keep that to herself.

She quietly watched Victoria go about what she needed to do to get ready. Crystal noticed her falter in front of the wardrobe and wondered what kind of toll this would take on her. As she approached with the cloak and explained how it worked, Crystal nodded understandingly. She hesitated, but soon enough took the fabric into her hands, looking at it for a moment before asking, "Doing this won't.. hurt you.. will it?"

Victoria shook her at the question with a small smile " no, it will not harm me, as long as no Nightmares are involved, but it will take energe, but do not be concerned for me, I am a matriarch and have had thousands of years to harness my vision " the queen gestured her hand to the center of the room " put on the cloak and when your ready, join me in the center and we will begin" she explained, then walked to the middle of the room and gracefully took a seat on the floor, all the markings and symbols all connected to the Center we're the Vaseterm Queen sat, it was all spells designed to channel visions

Crystal felt a little bit better knowing this wasn't going to hurt Victoria, and while that was a good thing, it wasn't enough to ease her worry about the whole situation. She nodded once more to what she was told and while still staring at the cloak in her grip she thought, 'Alright, I'm finally going to find out what you went through..' then carefully put it on and made her way over to the center of the room. She gently sat on the floor and glanced around, "I.. I think I'm ready," she said.

" very well" Victoria replied, she held her hands in a meditating position and close her eyes " just try and relax, focus on who and where you would like to see" the Queen spoke calmly and then start to chant quietly.

The markings in the room started to glow faintly and only got brighter as Victoria activated the spell, channeling her vision to what was needed to be shown...

( do you think you could set it up from here? On what they see? Or do I need to add more?)

(Yeah, I think I can take it from here. ^^

Although, I'm going to put in the names of her family and I figured before I got into the vision, it would be best to go ahead and say that Crystals friend was named....

...Charlie. x))

Watching the Vaseterm Queen for a moment, Crystal tried to follow her words and relax, it was hard, but she managed to calm down a little. She took in a breath and slowly let it out, closing her eyes and for the first time in a long time, fully let her mind create thoughts of her family and her home land.

Then, through the darkness of her shut eyes, the first scene began to take place..

( oooo *v* so that what her friend name is!)

The spell Victoria cast focus on Crystals, the Queen felt a vision and open her eyes, they were now glowing silver as the vision took hold.

The world around the two changed in an instant to the desire timeline " Crystal, the vision has begun" the Queen let the girl know she could now open her eyes

( they can actually walk around in the vision to)

(Lol, and here's the kicker, he's posted in my gallery. XD)

(Ohh, neat! This is certainly going to be interesting.)

( oh my goodness it's that one kid!!!
Hehe yes it will be :)
Okay well you're the one that's in control of the world so you get the set it all up and tell story Victoria is there for backup when you need me )

(Yup, XD When I first posted him, I was a little curious to see if anyone would catch on. Haha)

(Alrighty, I'll do my best.)

When told it had started, Crystal was reluctant to open her eyes, but of course she did. She gasped softly upon seeing the change around them, it wasn't anything new to her, just a little surprising actually seeing it all right there.

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It was a view of a thick forest area with a clearing where a small brick house was nestled in between some trees. Judging by the sky, it was almost nightfall.

Walking away from the house was a tall, strongly built man seemingly in his late thirties with sandy brown hair and eyes. He carried a Bow and had arrows slung over his shoulder. Next to him was a shorter figure in a hooded outfit that hid any signs of what they looked like. By the mans grim expression, it was easy to see something was on his mind. A sniffle noise came from the hooded figure and the man looked at them then spoke softly, in a comforting kind of way, "We will get through this... Don't think about the frighting things, I will do everything I can to keep you safe." The figure let out a breath and just nodded, then they continued off on their way.
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The view changed now, into one of the night, still surrounded by forest. The same man from just a moment ago was facing a simi-large group of women and men, all dressed in leather protection with weapons at their sides or in hand. He cleared his throat and, with a slightly hushed voice, spoke up. "My brave soldiers, we've survived three days against the Rulers army. I'm not sure what his strategy is, but I can tell he hasn't had much practice in the works of battle. Let us move out and continue our plan."

The group all gave nods and began to move out when an arrow flew by and into one of the men's shoulders. He stumbled back and the hooded figure from before rushed over to aid him. The rest of the group moved in front of their injured teammate and drew their weapons. The lead man set his bow and aimed, only waiting for a sign of where to shoot when two surprised yelps echoed behind the group. Everyone turned to see the hooded figure and a younger male in the grips of two large men wearing sliver armor . "Make any movement and there will be bloodshed." Said the man holding the young male, his tone rough. "Let them go!" Demanded the leader.

The man in silver only shook his head, "We've been given strict orders to bring you and these two back to the King. He would prefer you alive, but if you aren't cooperative, he gave us permission to bring you back dead." The leader man glared at the army man, about to speak when the younger male spoke up, "We will never surrender to you." The other man in silver chuckled, "Foolish boy, we have you all surrounded." He said, "But we can make a deal, you three will come with us, and the rest of your men can continue this suicide mission."

Most of the group glanced at their leader who scowled at the Kingsmen, "Fine, we will do what you want." He said reluctantly. One of the men in silver whistled sharply and then out from the shadows of the night came more of the Kings army, one of which took hold of the leader. "Now, /no one/ will move until we are out of shooting range, or they will see their end." One of the army men said. The leader of the smaller army group discreetly made odd hand signals, and somewhere within the group a single hand slowly made another. The three captives were then chained and taken away..

The view then shifted.

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The three captives where now being walked down a stone hallway, still chained. An orange glow came from torches hug on the walls, casting eerie shadows around them and on their faces. They approached a cell door where a guard was stationed and said guard moved to unlock and open the door. As the Kingsmen pushed the two males towards the cell, suddenly the hooded figure began to pull against their restraints and away from who had a hold on them. "No- Wait! David!" A female voice called out anxiously, sounding panicked. The door to the cell was closed and it took two men to pull the female along.
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Quite a bit ahead, the men walked up to another cell where a guard was also stationed, and the figure with the female voice was not making it easy on them. She pulled and squirmed trying to get away, but the Kingsmen were too strong and beginning to look rather annoyed.. Once the door of the cell opened the men pulled the reluctant figure to the opening and shoved her in. She stumbled and crashed onto the hard, cold stone floor, the hood falling back and revealing her face. She looked to be in her late thirties as well, but shockingly like an older copy of Crystal. The two shared many features, from their hair, down to simply the freckles sprinkled across their nose. The only difference about this woman were the signs of age and brown eyes.

The Kings men shook their heads, "He was right, you look just like her," one said, sounding a little impressed.

"I really hope I get a pay raise after dealing with you." Said the other gruffly as the cell door slammed shut.
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(this is so awesome! :D
Did you want me to add anything?)

(Thanks! I still have a lot more, XD

Hm, I can't think of anything, but if there's anything you would like to add you're totally free to do so. ^^)

(haha ok xD
I can just save her for the last or whenever you'd like her to interact :3

And take your time, it's better to have something written out that you like then to rush it and not able to do what you would have preferred :)

(Okie, sound fine to to me.

That's very true~ ;))

The next scene took place back within the cell with the two men. It was dark and cold, no cots, no anything. The older of the two, David, banged his fist on the door and sighed with frustration, "What have I done..." he growled and lowered himself to the floor, "I made the promised that I would protect her and I couldn't even keep them from taking her away.." The younger man watched David from where he sat at the other side of the cell, then spoke with confidence, "Don't let this one set back blind you. You /have/ been protecting Mara, you've been protecting all of us. We latest three whole days out there because of you. You risked your life to lead a small, inexperienced group of people who were willing to fight for a good cause, let's not give up yet." David glanced over, a look of defeat on his face, "Charlie, you know what will happen-"

"Yes, I know." The boy, Charlie, interrupted, "But I also know you don't give up, and neither do I, and neither will Maralee. She'll give them a run for their money before they can do anything to harm her." The older man nodded, "You're right, thank you." He seemed to be back in his right mind set now, but still looked of worried.

"You're welcome, and think about it, this cell is empty, we will be checked on at some point and there's only one way they will be able to do that, and that is to open that door.." Charlie then nodded his head towards the cell door. "I'm no expert at escape, but I do have a plan."
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[Crystal was completely fixated on everything going on around her, and slowly as it went on, she began to not look so well. The reality of this was really setting in.]
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The scene did in fact change again, the dark cell seemingly stayed the same but the men were now gone. Sitting in the corner furthest from the door was the woman from earlier, only rather sickly looking. She sat with her arms around her knees staring at the door when suddenly it creaked and started to open. A tall figure walked in, then shut the door and made its way over to the woman. As it got closer, it could be seen it was a man. He had a cold, stern face, with eyes so dark they might as well been black. "At last.." he said smoothly, setting his gaze on the woman. "You and your little army surprised me, I'll give you that. But you should know I always find what I need and get what I want."

The woman stood before the man got too close, she crossed her arms and shook her head, "You won't win this battle.. Your men let ours go free." She said, glaring at who stood in front of her. The man sighed, "I know, I wasn't happy to hear about that, but I was happy to know you, your husband, and the boy were now in my hands. Sadly, by now most of your group have either been silenced, surrendered or gone into hiding." When he got no response, he continued, "I suppose we'll just get to my point, since your family has a thing with never speaking." He took a step closer, "Now, while I have a certain process I love to use on your kind, again, sadly, things will be different this time.." The woman raised an eyebrow, "Again? What happened last time?" The mans mouth twisted into a smirk, "Well, just a moment ago, I was speaking with your daughter and couldn't quite do what I would have liked, but it was rather worth it.." The woman looked surprised, then nothing but angry, "Where is she?" The man seemed to enjoy that, "Oh, sweet Maralee, that's the thing, I'm not exactly sure.. See, I sent her trough the pond, but when she went through, she wasn't my problem anymore, she became someone else's."

Maralee suddenly raised her hand, but the man caught her wrist, "Is that any way to treat a King~?" He asked, playing innocent. The women yanked her hand back, "You are /not/ a King worth being treated nicely." The man chuckled, "Let's get down to business. I can't harm you, because I need you. While my men were fighting yours, some of them have come back rather injured, and this is where you come in. You will heal anyone I send to you, because injured guards won't be able to correctly do their job, and when that all gets taken care of, I'll then decide what to do with you." He said, smiling evilly before turning and walking away. He stopped at the exit and looked back, "And Mara, if you don't cooperate, I'll make you watch your husband get tortured.. If you don't wish to see him harmed, I do suggest following those orders" and with that, he left.

Maralee choked back a sob and sat down, placing her head in her hands.

((Real quick, just to clarify, this section took place on day seven, the day Crystal was brought in and just after she was sent away. The previous sections, except the very first, all took place on the night of day three.))

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((This scene takes place one week after the last one))
Back within the cell with the men, the two where standing on either side of the cell door, in a "ready to fight" kind of way. They didn't look as healthy as they had before, but they did look determined. There was the sound of a heavy bar-lock being pulled and the two men nodded to each other. The door to the cell opened and the gaurd that had been stationed outside moved to walk in just as David tackled him. The two fought for a moment before the guard surrendered. "Give us the key to the chains." David said, his voice deep. The guard handed over a little bronse key and David and Charlie unchained themselves then chained up the guard. "Where did they take my wife?" David asked, sounding like he was trying very hard to keep his calm. The guard pointed and the two males then left the cell and locked it back up. They ran down the hall in the pointed direction and around a bend saw another guard on duty. "That has to be the one..." Charlie mumbled. David then walked around the corner and straight towards the guard who started to protest. "Sir, you can't be down here-" David threw one punch and the guard crumpled to the ground. He nodded for Charlie and the two searched the unconscious man for the key they needed. They unlocked the cell and went in.

Maralee was curled up in a corner, shivering. David rushed over to her side and knelt down. "Mara... It's me, David.." He said softly. Maralee weekly turned her head and looked up at her husband, her eyes dull and glassy, her breathing dangerously shallow. "I'm so sorry wasn't able to keep them from taking you.." David then gently pulled his wife into his arms and stood, "Charlie, you're in charge of getting us out now, we need to hurry." Charlie nodded and the three made their way around, oddly, no one there to stop them.

He lead them down a sloping hall, where they were met with a large ceiling to floor gate. "Oh no... I" the boy started and placed his hands on the bars, but as soon as he put the slightest amount of pressure, the gate lightly swung open.. He looked back at David with a worried expression and the three moved quickly down the hall. It eventually leveled out and opened into a dark cave with a glowing pond in the middle.

"The tunnel is just over there," the younger man said.
Off to the darkest side of the cave, a single Kingsmen moved forward, "I'll say, you have some skills, but did you really think this place wouldn't be guarded?" He asked, this was one of the same men from the night of the capture, the most gruff and mean looking of who had shown up. "You were right when you said the King had no practice in battle strategy, so I suppose he's lucky that I do."

"Let us leave and we won't hurt you.." Charlie said. The Kingsmen only laughed. "Nice try kid, but you're weaponless. I've been put in charge of bringing the girl back to her rightful cell, and doing whatever I'd like with you two. I'm not letting you leave." He pulled out a dagger and threw it like a throwing knife, aiming right at the boy. Charlie barely dodged it and began to push the other two in the right direction. "Take her, I'll buy some time," David mumbled so only the boy could hear as he set his wife in his arms. The boy quickly ducked into the tunnel.

David faced the approaching Kingsmen, who smirked and pulled out the sword hanging at his hip, "Won't this be fun~" The man swung and David ducked. They circled and David went in for a punch when suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks with a gasp like groan
[Crystal flinched and turned away, her hands hiding her face for a moment before she made herself continue watching. Her vision blurred as her eyes began to tear up.]

The Kingsmen raised an eyebrow, "You have very little practice in swordplay." He said as he yanked his weapon out of the mans midsection. David fell to the stone and pressed his hands over the wound. The Kingsmen looked around but there was no sign of the other two. "You better hope I don't find them." He growled, then just turned and left, heading back into the hall.

A moment passed and David struggled to his feet, limping over to the tunnel and going in... Just up ahead a figure moved towards him, and at first the man began to move away, but it was only Charlie. "I'm...I'm really hurt, I can't keep going," David winced, sitting down. His wound was deep and blood soaked his clothing. "No, I can help both you and-" From behind the young man Maralee was weekly pulling herself along and over to the two. She practically collapsed next to her husband but managed to reach over and set her hand on his wound. David brushed Mara's cheek with the back of one if his hands and shook his head, "Please don't... you're in a bad enough condition, I don't want you to heal me." Maralee looked up with tears in her eyes, "so are you, I- I won't leave you like this.. I'll just do some... for you to be okay.."

There were sounds of boot steps slowly approaching in the background. David leaned over and softly kissed his wife on her forehead, "I love you, Mara.. Go with Charlie, please get far, far away from here.." he said gently, starting to slur his words a bit at the end. He looked over to the young man, who nodded grimly but understandingly and carefully brought Mara to her feet.

As the last of the scene faded, Charlie and a sobbing Maralee were making their way down the tunnel. The boy glanced back, but David's eyes were closed and he had gone limp. The image lingered and soon just faded into nothing...
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(Alright, that is everything. X))

The Vaseterm Queen let out a slow breath as the Vision ended and they both we're back to the current time and reality, Victoria had moisture in her eyes, her heart broke for the human girl as she could sympathize with the loss of love ones and the uncertainty of unknown. The Queen gently took her hand and placed it on Crystals shoulder she was silent for a moment before speaking "... I'm so sorry for your lost Crystal... these things are near easy, to loss a love one, but know he loves you and the rest of your family may still live, they haven't given up and nor should you"

( I'm so excited about tomorrow! X3 )

(Me too!)

I hope you feel better :)

But I like to talk to you about something coming up in the next RP. Wellllll pretty much I think everyone knows Crim might pop and have one of his uh, yelling rants, he trying really hard not to pop but unfortunately there just to many of his triggers to set him off. ':s
I guess the good thing is if he pop the group will know something not right with him, but my fear is the group will outcast him and that wouldn't be a good thing for Crim.

It is possible though that Crystals could calm him down, he been trying really hard to do what right after there talk, but like I said, too many of his triggers are happening all at one time ':D

The poor guy just can't catch a break here lately. x3

But yeah, I see where you're coming from. An outburst could very well definitely be both good and bad. While catching up on the rp, I was just waiting for that ball to drop, hah.

He keeps getting his button pushed ':D
But at least he had some really good after moment X3

Yeah, I come to think Crim is that little red button in movie that people always say don't push because something will blow up x'D
But yeah, I think him blowing up going to happen at I'm just not sure how bad yet, because that depends on what happens around him ( if Hiiro push him more, or if Crystals try and calm him down ) I just know one he spot Eater, he snap and probably try to kill him or at least pull Scarlet out. ':D
If Crim get really bad there is something Crystal has that could warn her, Crim pocket watch, if he gets really bad
The gemstones on it will turn blue to red and the hands will tick backwards, it's a subtle change but it might come in handy down the road

Hmmm, well some more stuff come up and I'll probably need your help with that to, I need to talk with Lilly first thought on this new matter

Haha, yes, he is totally that little red button. XD

Well, I can see Crystal no doubt trying to help to calm him down at some point. When that point would be, I'm not sure, it would probably have to get pretty bad for her to feel brave enough to do something with everyone there and watching. And also, that's really interesting. Oddly enough I've been wondering if the pocket watch was meant to do something.

Ok that be great if she did :)
And we'll Crystal look like she get to see the pocket watch do it's thing and show her warn when Crimson snaps.. ':s
Hmm, though I just got done talking with one of the others and like I thought I'm going to need your help with it, after Blue talk Hiiro will likely go after Crim again and push him past his limits and there going to get in a fight, one of his bracelets is going to get nock off and we'll Crim going to go nuts and kill someone...(it's not Hiiro ether ) but Crim going to need some help going back to normal, he really going to need Crystal the most but Crystal will need help from Alex or Catch to help get his bracelet back on

Oooh man, someone is going to end up dead? O.o

Alrighty then, Crystal will definitely be there to help out. I feel like I should have questions or something but I'm drawing a real big blank. Hmm, do you have a plan/idea on how we go about her noticing the watch? With it being in her bag she probably wouldn't know it's trying to warn her.

Yeah, someone going to end up dead ':s
Crim not going to be himself when he loses it, but he go back one the bracelet get put back on him, it's just will probably be a challenge. The poor guy going to need some help after everything said and done but this will also make a push to get rid of his sword faster.

Hmmmm, seen it's in her bag the watch could make sounds like a timer or something that time is up

Ah, okay.
This makes me feel both nervous, and excited xD

And yeah, a timer sound or a chime would probably work.

Some here x'D

Ok! A chime sounds good

First off how have you been? I know you been going through a lot lately, I been thinking about you and praying.
So I almost have Crim flash back done for Voids talk and I was thinking about the flash back involving Crystals seen that would be coming up soon after Crim, but I was thinking if maybe we could do a little bit on her past again? Like maybe little clip it's of her learning her magic? And stuff like that? And how things were going on in her world at that time?

I was also wondering maybe we can do the negotiation with her world ruler and Mal? The deal the two made?

I've been doing okay. The bad stuff comes and goes in rather large waves, but I'm hanging on. Thank you ^^

Ooh, Okay. That sounds good to me, we can do thoes ideas.
You might have to remind me a bit about what's happening overall though, or direct me to what I should go back and read to jog my memory. I usually don't forget these kinds of things, but lately my brain can't keep a grasp on anything xD

Your welcome, if there anything I can do to help just let me know :)

If it's something in Skey that bugging you please let me know and I be more then happy to change things around, I just want to make sure your enjoying yourself to :)

Ok! XD
Well I'm basically doing flash back before doing each one of Void's talks with Judas on each member of the candidates.
I'm doing Crim right now and then Voids talk about him, after Crim will be Crystals. The flashbacks basically given opportunity to show more about our characters past or a way they tie into the main plot of Skey's.
I already have one flash back that talk with Crystal but I think it would be neat to do a flash back showing her learning about her magic particularly her songs :)

I think that will complement what I have in mind for Voids talk.

The other thing I think would be interesting is the bargain that Mal did for Crystal and why he did it, to shine light on why Crystals was chosen as a candidate
If this makes sense xD I'm kinda got a headache after work but I'll be ok! Just a little brain fuzzy x'D

Don't worry, there's nothing bugging me about Skeys, and I'll be sure to let you know if there ever is something that bothers me. Honestly, just to put it out there, a lot of how I've been feeling is just due to me starting to step into the adult-ish stages of life. I don't handle stress well, and there's been a lot of it recently. Probably only more to come too. xP

Haha, okay cool. That makes sense. Thanks~ What part do we need to work on first? Also, headaches totally stink, hopefully it goes away soon.

Ah, I see, as my grandpa says there's no shame of getting older it's just inconvenient. I definitely know the idea of having a hard time dealing with stress special in my younger years, I I remember having a major panic attack when I was 17 about adultish things I had to get used to, especially back then I was not good at handling things outside of my comfort zone ( and I can still be hard ) but these trials of life don't always last forever and I know for myself some of the roughest times in my life I can now look back on and see how I have grown because of them, in one way or another. I will definitely continue to pray for you cuz I know these kinds of struggles are difficult and can definitely feel overwhelming, but God is good and he see you though it :)
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Hmmm, Im trying to use these flash back to show a different perspective on the particular character that they're focused on, so it's really up to you what you like or would be willing to show on Crystals back story.
Before some examples, maybe her first discovering her magic? And then her mother teaching her?
I likely have Judas watching from the distance from time to time as the flash back either involved Omen/Judas or Void, but Void knew very little about Crystals before going the group.

It finally did go away, I was brain farting last night but I'm good today :D

Hah, that's a good saying. And oof, I understand the panic attack part very well. Those are tough. The growing up parts of life are hard for everyone at some point, but like you said, God has my back. ;) Also, it's good to hear you're doing better!

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I'm willing to show pretty much anything when it comes to Crystals past. Lets see~ We could do something with her mother teaching her, like maybe the first time she actually used her abilities or something like that and it was a lesson. Also, since you said something earlier about her songs in particular, I have this thing I was messing around with a while back where her mother explains to her the healing ability a bit and the songs, including the one Crystal uses. I'm just throwing that out in case something like it could be useful. As for her discovering her magic, I always imagined she just grew up knowing she had it because it wasn't something her parents kept a secret from her.

Yup! So just hung in there! :)

Yes! That sounds perfect!! I like it! I think lesson with her mother would be great! And the songs is really what Void talk will be focused a lot on so finding morel about that would be great!:)
That's really cool, I like that she always know about her abilities and parents didn't keep it a secret from her, no wonder she so honest x3

Alright, cool! Sounds good to me.

Haha, yeah, honesty is the best policy after all. x)

Sweet! XD

Haha yes it is X3 I know that why Crimson like Crystals

Ok, well when ever you got time and thought of what you like to do I'm up for it xD

Oof, you would think I'd be at least a bit better at this kind of thing by now. XD

Goodness I apologize, maybe I'm being dense because it's rather early here at the moment, but forgive me as I ask, what should be the next step for all this? X'D

Hahaha that completely okay xD

Ok, well seen it's your world, I say set up the same, describe a bit about Crystals world or the area the scene is taking place, this is an opportunity to show us as reader a glimpse of Crystals life back before meeting the candidates.
Don't worry if it's not fancy or elaborate or if you feel like adding more detail feel free to this is your chance to show a window to her life :)

Once the scene is set up, you can play out Crystals interactions with her mother :)

Haha, okay, I think I got it now, thanks :D
I'll get to writing~

Sweet!

How you might want to check out the Skey chat room, Color did a thing last night that mess up using some symbols like the quotation marks, we're trying to figure out what to use now

Okay, so, I kind of just ran with what popped into my head as we were talking. Though I did a lot of editing so hopefully it isn't full of too much pointless babbling. xD I've got a scene along the lines of the lesson thing too (like I said, my mind ran with the ideas), but I didn't know whether or not to dump it all at once. Sooo yeah~ let me know if something doesn't quite work or needs to be fixed.

Surrounded by trees, a cozy and warm looking little brick home was nestled in a clearing. A shallow stream weaved through the area behind and beside the house, reflecting the late evening sunlight in little twinkles across the surface. In what would be considered the front yard, a little brown haired girl, about eight, and a young woman, seemingly in her early thirties, sat on a blanket laid out over the grass, looking as though they were having a good day.

''Alright, Crystal,'' the woman said, her voice soft and patient, ''Me and your father were talking, and we believe you are ready to begin learning more about your magic.'' Crystal was obviously having trouble sitting still, her fingers picking at the knees of her pants excitedly, ''Really, mama?'' she asked, her eagerness showing through in her voice, as if it wasn't already evident. ''Yes,'' her mother smiled, ''I know you've been waiting quite some time for this, we have a lot to learn, but we have to work on it a little bit at a time.'' Crystal nodded, ''I know,'' her little voice said, ''I even already know what I want to be the best at..!'' Her mothers eyebrows raised with surprise and she laughed, ''And what might that be?'' Crystal smiled, ''I want to be a healer, like you,'' she said. ''Is that so?'' Her mother questioned playfully before scooping the little girl up in her arms and giving her a bear hug. Crystal giggled, putting her arms around her mom, ''Yes, I want to be the best healer our kind has ever seen!'' she said, with the typical excitement of someone her age with big dreams, not knowing the life to come. ''There's a lot that comes with learning this ability, Crystal, wouldn't you rather try something easier first?'' the mother asked, sounding a little nervous. ''No, not really..'' Crystal responded slowly as she sat back down, as if worried it was a wrong answer, ''I mean, I want to learn other things too, but I know this is what I want to start with and work the hardest on.'' Her mother was quiet for a moment, her expression making it obvious she wasn't sure about that decision, but she let out a soft sigh and nodded, ''Okay, if you are sure healing is what you want to work on, then we will do so,'' she said, momentarily going quiet before speaking up again, ''Crystal, you remember me telling you about the 'song of healing', right?'' The little girl nodded, ''Yes,'' she then gasped, ''does this mean I get to make a healing song now?'' she asked. Her mother chuckled lightly, ''Well, one day you'll certainly make one, but right now I'd actually like to tell you a little about the stories behind my song.'' Crystal looked a little disappointed, but she was still excited to learn, so she remained quiet as her mother went on.

''As you know, our songs come from something meaningful we experienced in life, they're like stories, but essentially made of pure, raw emotion and this is what our magic connects to for healing... I didn't pick up this ability until I was fifteen. My mother, your grandmother, became very sick a couple months later, and to help her with her pain, I created a song from my emotions and love for her..'' Crystal had shifted her gaze to the ground, as if lost in thought, but she nodded.

Her mother had paused in that moment, she knew what she was doing by telling Crystal the full story and meaning of her song. A part of her felt bad for doing it this way, but she could see this meant a lot to Crystal, and she didn't want to let her daughter down. After taking a breath, she continued, ''In a way, my song was reinforced as other events happened in my life. Later down the line, I met your father and we became good friends really fast. About a year after we met, I had sung my song to him for the first time, and that was when we we both realized how close we had became, as we both felt my song reach such a deep level, a level only somebody could feel if they understood the emotions attached to the song.'' Crystal smiled a little, but still seemed out of it, ''I'm happy you and daddy met.'' Her mother nodded, ''The next time I felt my song reinforced was because of you.'' she said, a kind smile at her lips. ''Why me?'' Crystal asked, finally looking up. ''My song is about the love of a family, Crystal,'' her mother said, ''You reinforced my song because /I love you more than anything/, just like I love your father and how I loved my mother.'' Nothing was said for a moment, then Crystal rubbed her eyes with her hands. ''You feel it, don't you?'' her mother asked. Crystal stayed silent but nodded, her own emotional connection to the song was forming. ''It will take time, but this feeling will go away once your magic has fully connected to the power and emotional story within the song.'' Her mother said, reaching over and gently brushing some hair from the little girls face. ''I'd like to ask you, how do you know this is what you want?''

Crystal blinked and glanced up. She was only eight, she knew things but didn't really understand them. She knew healing was something she wanted to do, but couldn't quite understand why, she just felt a pull towards it.. The thing was, she was already open to share her energy, she just didn't know it. ''Well, you.. you told me our world isn't like it used to be, more people are getting hurt... and I.. I want to be able to help the hurt people,'' Crystal explained.

Her mother was now the quiet one, and she pulled Crystal into a hug. It lasted a minute or so then she leaned back and stared at her daughter, her eyes a little teary. ''Oh no, don't cry, mommy..'' Crystal said with concern in her voice as she reached up and carefully wiped the tears off her mothers face, ''I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset..''

The woman gently shook her head. Crystals mother knew the life that would come, she knew sooner or later she would have to make the decision to keep her daughter safe and hidden at home, more than she already did, and she was worried about what it would do to Crystal later on. ''You didn't upset me, Crystal,'' she eventually said, brushing her hand over her daughters cheek, ''you just...have such a big heart.. And I hope you never lose that.''
Crystal tilted her head, looking a tad confused, ''But, I can't lose my heart, it's inside me.'' Her mother just laughed, ''Very true, but what I mean is, I hope you don't lose your kindness, or your compassion and ability to love so deeply, it's a beautiful part of you, and sadly there will be times when the world will test you, and there will be people who will take advantage of it if you let them.. But I want you to always remember being kind and caring is /never/ a weakness, it's one of your greatest strengths. Don't ever let the bumps in life take those from you, okay?'' Crystal nodded with a little smile, she didn't know her mother was trying to prepare her for a tough road ahead.
The sun was beginning to set now. Soon her mother stood up and dusted off a bit, she then reached out her hand for Crystal to take, ''Alright then, how about we go inside and get cleaned up for the night? We can continue tomorrow.''

Crystal took her mothers hand, and the two of them headed inside.

( aww, I love this! This just makes me love the Crystal fan club even more! X3 )

( I don't have a question after reading this, is it possible for to mix her song with someone else? If there both from the heart?)

(Haha, yay! I was a bit worried about it, so I'm glad you like it. x)

Hmmm, I'd say in general yes. It's a little tricky to explain, but as long as it's like you said, from the heart and all that, then yeah, she and her magic would pick up on the emotions attached and could mix it with one of her own songs. Depending on whether or not she knows/how well she knows who it's coming from would effect it a bit too. Although, since Crystal is experiencing her own stories while being on this adventure, she probably wouldn't be able to mix the song she uses at the moment with someone else's, as it really is just connected to her feelings about her family. :) )

( hmmm, OK! Well then I have some work to do xD
I been working Crystals into a big plot twist ewe xDD )

(Lol, Ohhh ewe.)

(Ahh! I can't tell you enough how I'm so happy you joined Skey, you and Crystals have been so much fun! X3
I know a human character has to be tough with all the fantasy but you pulled it off wonderfully!! And be honest when you came to me with a human character I was actually super excited xD Crystals fits so we'll into the story and you made her so unique X3
I don't know if you know but She even got a little fan club xD I'm definitely one of the members.

I'm so glad you joined Skey x3 it's been a blast!)

(Oh wow, I'm glad to hear that!
It's also nice to know our presence has been enjoyed. x3
And thanks so much!! It's a little tough sometimes, but mostly because of her personality, keeping her true to how she would act in situations but trying to keep her from getting completely boring as well. I'm happy I made Crystal the way I did though, I wouldn't change it. Haha, and I guess when something is so fantasy, the last thing to be expected is a /slightly/ magical human XD

Ooh, a little fan club~ hah that's amazing. xD

I'm glad I joined Skeys too, it really has been so fun! You and Lilly also do a great job at hosting it and keeping it fun and running smooth.)

Hello

I just want to apologize if the RP has made you uncomfortable or stressed out.

A ton keep happening with Crim, I been feeling bad I have to keep making his corruption get the best of him but I have to remind myself that its still the same day in the RP that his bracelets came off and things keep happening that agitate his corruption

I am really hoping things will calm down for Crimson in the next RP day, I do plan on him getting back into a better mindset in the next day.

I have been coming up with ideas on how to get Crim corruption under control again, and ways to get you and others involved with helping him if you and others want to.

I don't know how that battle will play out right between Crim, Hiiro and Mal but I don't plan on Crim dying, I know I mentioned in the past about maybe killing him off but I don't plan on it, I think there more meaning to Crimson if he lives.
If Crim die then everything him and Crystal have gone through would lose its value and personally I think there friendship has been my favorite and I really hope they could go back to normal when things calm down for Crim.

I do plan in this battle that what Crystal and Crim talked about will change what happens in the fight at least on Crimson side

There's nothing to apologize for. What's been happening in the Roleplay hasn't been what's made me so distant from it lately.

How you're handling Crims corruption by having it keep popping up at times, in my opinion, is honestly the most logical. Like you said, it's still the same day, and having him go through moments where he's okay and then something happens and it flares up again feels realistic. Given all the factors, him having sudden mood changes and everything makes sense.

It's neat that you're thinking of ways to help get his corruption under control again though, and to get others in on it as well.

Ah, okay~ I for sure thought the battle coming up was something ya'll were going to have written out in advance, so that's interesting. But I'm curious to see how it turns out.

Oh ok, well if there anything that bothers you, you can let me know and I can see about fixing it. I always wanted the RP to be enjoyed by everyone.

Ok, I just been feeling bad that Crim keep falling in the mud again after he stands up. That boy needs a break or maybe it's me that needs a break from his creepy side? :'D

Well I know Blood want to keep going though out the week but Lilly doesn't and though I know Blood want a battle I think were living it open for other characters to come in if they want to

Yeah, if something ever comes up I will try and let you know.

Haha, maybe. Sometimes it gets to be a lot to write for a character going through a hard time. I know there’s been times I’ve had to switch things up for certain characters of mine because of that.

Ohh, okay. xP

Re: Ah, balance~ This is probably going to be long and all over the place but hopefully it makes some sense.

In my opinion, there’s always going to be something to someone that’s either going too fast or too slow. Everyone likes to do things differently. With that being said though, I see what you mean, looking back at it the beginning did seem a bit fast, and now it does look to be that we are currently at a spot with a lot of story. But honestly, the way I see it, the places the characters are in at the moment (ex; the palace, with many who seem to have answers to offer or stories to tell and such, the situations some of the characters are in or are facing, etc), it’s almost needed and inevitable.
I guess I say that because I constantly remind myself that technically speaking, single days for them could be up to months for us. Some of the characters seem to have a lot of story attached to them too, so there’s just more that needs to be done and shared at times that might make it feel like things have gotten slow. I think at this point in time, once the characters get and hear what it is they need to hear and are told the things they need to be told to move forward, things will pick up again, and be a little more balanced. I’m not sure what that all entails, or what all needs to be learned first, but I’m sure we’ll get there.

I think a cool thing we were (and probably still are, idk when, what, or how y’all do plotting xD) doing was prewriting some of the longer, more story-based parts. As a person who needs time to think and mull stuff over, I liked doing that because it gave time to fully put attention to the things that needed it and not let it get messy with other things happening at the same time. It also gave a chance for whoever needed it to go back and see what their character would remember or what they had been told and would know. Just that kind of stuff. I don’t think it’s a good idea to do that every time there’s story driven parts, but maybe it would help keep things from feeling too slow when you think there might be a lot about to happen story/plot-wise that would take months to get through otherwise. Maybe another thing I’ve noticed we’ve done before is signals. If there’s something set up that’s supposed to happen, have an in-RP signal, or something along those lines, between you and whoever it involves to get it rolling seamlessly. I know this has been done before plenty of times, I just remembered it and figured I’d bring it up.
We’ve done time skips quiet a few times too. If you think it’s time to get back to action or move along to pick things up, just time skip everyone into it. Well, maybe not /directly/ into it, but I know you know what I mean. XD

I feel odd saying all this given how flaky/distant I’ve been lately. I know I’m a part of it all, but I honestly feel like with the way I am, and how I portray Crystal, we’re more for the sidelines. And that has nothing to do with anyone or anything y’all have done, I am perfectly happy with how things have been for us over the course of the RP and I am well aware my character has a role and purpose. I guess what I’m getting at is since I don’t typically participate in loads of either action or storyline things (beyond what I know of at least), that I feel odd talking about the balance of it XD

Like I mentioned above, this is probably all over the place (and it’s so long, sorry about that), but hopefully some of it makes sense at least. And hopefully some of it is helpful. If there’s anything else, let me know. ;)

I... thank you, I appreciate your words there you really Encouraged me :')

I'm glad you have been fine with how things have been going with Skey so far, it is nice to get some info in and slow down a bit. I get the time flow of the RP is different then are time but *sigh* it's Blood and Fade who are bothered by that, the RP moving to slow for their taste so I'm hoping to fine a middle, I don't like rushing but I get were there coming from, it took a year to get one day done in Skey ( a lot happened in that day though, honestly that day felt like it was more then one day RP wise with how much happened)

I think those are some really good points to, I'll try to do some flash back or recap to help with all the info are characters should know so it be easier for everyone to remember. :)

Yeah, the side RP signal that are done in a head of time help with big plot stuff and move it along.

It's ok, I understand feeling distant, I'm in that rut right now but probably for a different reason though. I hope you come to a better place, I'll be praying for you and if there anything I can do please let me know :)

You help me out a lot with what you told me and well, you made me feel a bit better about the RP and me being a host (... I felt I been letting you guys down...and I just want to do whatever I can to make things better for everyone)

Ah, you’re welcome. I was honestly nervous to leave such a large reply, but I’m glad I was able to help you out.

Yeah, I think it’s nice to slow things down sometimes too, I feel like it makes the faster parts more fun and interesting.

Mmm, I’ve noticed those two like to keep things pretty fast paced... Don’t let it get you down too much though, everyone has to just be patient at times, sometimes whether they want to be or not. I know it has to be fair for everyone, but it also has to be fair for you too, otherwise it won’t be enjoyable to you. So if enjoyable means slowing it down for a while to sort things out and take it easy, go for it. That being said, I’m sure you will find a great middle-ground, and if you need someone to bounce ideas off of, or just someone to talk to, I’ll be here to listen.
Man, a lot really did happen in that day though, so much so that I honestly didn’t even realize it took a year to get through it until I looked back, time really flew by on that one. And I agree, it did feel like more then a single day.

Hmm, that sounds like a good idea. Personally, I’ve started keeping a categorized list of everything my character is supposed to know and how she’s knows the things she does. If something seems important, valuable for later, or just general knowledge, on the list it goes~

..Aw, I’m sorry to hear that.. You don’t have to go into detail if you don’t want to, but whatever it is that’s got you feeling this way, I hope it all brightens up for you as well, ruts are just not fun. And same for you too. :3

Like I said, I really am glad I could help. I know I don’t have much of the inside scoop, but I’m more than sure it’s difficult to take into consideration everything and everyone all the time, and from my perspective, you’ve done an amazing job so far. I certainly don’t feel let down in any way.

Things will get better and start to come together again.

And if something just isn’t working out, or a particular spark isn’t there, maybe a long-standing brake could help. I’m sure everyone would understand if it came down to it.

Alrighty~ This was cool to think on. I haven’t really stopped to consider her future before. At least, not like I had for this. I suppose some of it depends on how far into the future we go and/or how the rest of the current story plays out.

As far as what she’d become in the future, I could see her re-finding more of her curious side and kind of being a bit of an explorer (especially if Crim lives to see the end and they do end up traveling together like they were talking about).

And since she loves learning and reading, I could also see her being a teacher of some kind. Maybe one that teaches world and magic history. Or maybe she’d become a librarian. x)

But further down the line I could also see her eventually as a mother. Since she holds family so close to her heart, I’d think she’d eventually want one of her own.

As far as looks go, I think she wouldn’t change much. Maybe look older/more grown up, new kinds of clothes, possibly style her hair differently, but that’s probably it.

These are all really fun to think about x3
Yeah, im trying to get a few different good futures as possibly, i think it be fun for everyone to see what might happen or at least see possibly ones.

So these ones Crim will be alive and I know he want to stay by her side no matter were she go or choose to do.

Awww, I could see her as a Teacher or librarian x3 i got some cute ideas for something now.

some of the pictures i had in mind would be far in the future were Couples would be Married and have children, i can see Crim wanting to be a father later in his life to, I know he be nervous about being a dad, he fear he wouldn't be a good father but he would try, Family is something he value very closely to.

Would it be ok with you if I draw a possibly of this? :3

I could see Crim going with Crystal to her world or if she rather live somewhere else he want to go with

her.

I like the idea of some happy futures, I agree that it’ll be nice to get a glimpse at some potential good outcomes.

Hehe, I just think those fit her character so well. Once a bookworm, always a bookworm.

And aww, yeah, of course you can draw that possibility~ It’s such a cute concept, to think of characters (especially ones you know are a thing and love and care about one another a lot) becoming parents.

Yeah, I feel like Crystal is the same way. And I think that’s one of my many favorite things about these two, that they would simply go wherever, as long as it’s with each other. They honestly make me smile so much. There’s been a few times I’ve caught myself in the biggest grin because of those two. XD

I know there’s a while to go yet before we might even get there, but I still haven’t completely decided whether she’d want to go back home or not. I have some ideas for her world and what has maybe happened to it while she was gone, and if I go through with them, it’d be possible for her to live there safely again, and have a reason to be there. But I guess we will cross that bridge when we get there. xP

Me to! X3 I am doing some bad ones to just to show that side if the bad guys win but I'm having more fun thinking and doing the happy ones xD

X3 I'm looking forward to next month!
How many kids do you think they have? And do you have any preference on looks or Gender?
I love that about both of them to, I feel there a very special Couple and I found myself gaining more then a few times when there together x3

Its always fun to think about different possibly even if there only a possibly or its so far in the future, yeah things might change but at the same time thing could go down that path to :) its just fun to think about different things like that. I know Crim will follow and support her where they go.
I got some ideas on how they could get back to her world to.

I just know he wouldn't want to go back to his world and home there as there nothing left for him, he would go with Crystal and make a new life with her

Gotta have the bad with the good, it’s realistic. But I think anyone would agree it’s always way more pleasant to think of good things. XD

I’m excited about next month too!
I had been trying to put something together for the anniversary since January, but I just haven’t been able to figure it out enough to make it possible.

Hmm, and I don’t know, two kids seems reasonable, but the option for more or less stands. And no, I don’t really have any preferences. Though I suppose there would be parts in each child that would take after each parent, or one would take after one more than the other and the other way around should there be multiple, there’s simply lots of possibilities and I’m open to all of them. xP What about you? Any preferences that you have?

Haha, it’s cool that you have some ideas about that. Especially because I haven’t got the slightest clue how I’d get her back in a sensible way. I think that’s the one thing I didn’t account for in all this.

I think so to, even though some of the bad ones are really sad or just plain NOPE, i think they make the good one that much sweeter and happer x3

Eee that makes me happy! I totally understand that one, it wasn't until May that I was like on snap its here already xD I'm just glad I got hit with the skey bug and have been drawing pictures like mad, I got 5 of them done and got about 5 more as works in progress.
Skey art going to be spam all month :D

I think two could be a good number, though more or less could be good to, I know Crim came from a big family but he be happy with any number of children they have.
Hmmm, I think that be a good idea, ether a mixture between the two or one child looking more like the other. Hmm with what Crim is they could even have dragon forms to but at the same time they could be like Crystal to. XD so many possibilities, I guess what I do can always be change to seen these will only be possibilities.
Oh, I just thought of something! What if they have two tone hair like what Crim has but instead brown? What do you think of that?

Hehe yup, I do have an idea on how she get back and it might end up being one of the pictures i draw~

Oh my goodness, that’s a lot of art so far. Bring on the spam!

We can always just say two for now, because like you said, anything can be changed later, it’s simply only a speculated future right now.

And aw, little dragon babies. x3
They could definitely be like both like that, able to shift into dragons with some of the abilities like Crim, but also maybe have some of Crystals abilities mixed in too.

Also, two-toned hair sounds cute! I like that idea.

Ohhh, I’m intrigued. eue