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Tales of a Lost Phoneme (54)

~Notes~
This’ll probably be the last chapter before I leave for most likely the rest of this month. But Don’t Worry! Rice will be back this September (approximate) with the last two chapters of Phoneme and a preview of the next part of the series!

Episode 54 Shatter! A Battle Between Two Former Lovers

Within the confines of an immeasurably large hall, Lord Kimura stands at the head of his throne, peering up into a cocoon above him swathed with a brimming blue electrical energy. read more

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Episode 53 The Palace of the Setting Sun

As the afternoon wears on, a figure can be seen from afar dropping from a high point in the Castle of Kyreim and falling to the ground. Arai lays on the ground motionless as he falls, blood dripping from his lips and his corpse littered with the shafts of broken arrows.

Arayu breaks his fall just in time by grabbing onto a piece of stone jutting out from the wall of the tower, as the arm of lightning lets go of his ankle lifelessly. He breathes heavily to himself, glancing down at Arai’s body and holding on breathlessly for dear life. read more

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~VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE~
To all my fans: I will be moving sometime soon and starting August 16th (this coming Wednesday) I will be cut off from my Internet service until further notice. I will most likely be back at soonest the week of August 27th. ToaLP is almost finished, down to the last couple chapters. I will try to finish it before then but my apologies if I cannot. Hopefully the wait until I return will not be a lengthy one. read more

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Episode 51 The True Sickness of the Paradox

Kunai, Ryuu, Arai, Silver, and Ivy sit huddled around a small fire built of twigs, as the chilling night sets in once again around them. Above them, myriads of stars shine in a clear midnight blue sky.

Around the group lay countless acres of evergreen trees, growing tightly together and as far as the eye can see. Beneath them lies a rough, cold dirt floor, and to their side the ground slopes down in a steep hill, with a path leading on down into a wide valley below, where a grand castle-city lies. read more

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Episode 50 The Kingdom Plagued With Darkness

Silver suddenly freezes, her eyes widening slightly. She turns to face Ryuu, looking directly into his eyes. “Myougun, did you say?” She stares fixedly into Ryuu’s eyes, her eyes popping slightly madly. “Myougun?!”

“Yeah. Do you know about them?” Kunai asks tentatively.

“Of course I know them!” Silver snaps suddenly. A brief flashing memory of herself lying in a bloody pool next to the body of a scarred and battered boy crosses her mind suddenly. She clenches her fist tightly, snapping an arrow that she had been holding in her hand. read more

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Episode 49 Rift

Ryuu looks up from the pyramid, taking his hands on the scroll and dumping it on the floor. He draws his sword and it automatically flares into a bright fire, and he holds it up, using its bright glow to light the path ahead of them.

The group stands at the peak of a small hillock nestled in the midst of a cluster of rolling hills. Below them lies a castle-city, bathed in darkness and dimly lit with candlelight within the tiny stone buildings. read more

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Episode 48 The Opening of the Gateways

“Ryuu…your eye!” Kunai gasps, as Ryuu stumbles forward out of the burning building behind him.

Ryuu clambers onto the hill to join the others. He puffs slightly as he wipes clean his soot-covered face. Ryuu shakes his head, allowing the dusk light to just barely shine on his brightly glowing four pupils.

“Don’t worry about it, Kunai,” Ryuu grunts, “It’s all been taken care of. The seal’s been formed and everything. I took some of Arai’s blood when I found him unconscious. I quickly made the Hybrid seal and that was the end of it.” read more

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Episode 47 Atelier: Seek and Destroy

Kunai, Arai, and Ivy stand at the crest of a long cliff overlooking a narrow valley below. A soft wind blows by, ruffling their loose clothing. Kunai stares down at the complex of buildings below them, situated next to a much larger one, with iron fences built around it.

“Atelier…” Kunai mutters, as his eyes roam over to the large complex below them. read more

Tales of a Lost Phoneme Contest Winners

Today is the deadline for character submissions for ToaLP so from now on, no more character submissions will be accepted. The winners of the submission contest are as follows:

Winner: Silver submitted by SilverFx
Runnerup: Ken submitted by crazybandit9
Consolation: Dragazol submitted by BanishedDemon
Consolation: Kroru submitted by jinglejingle

Also, I just had this bright idea for an Interview series with some of the characters of ToaLP! ^^ Our charismatic host will be none other than Arai, interviewing characters from the series. o_O First up to be interviewed is local tough guy Ryuu. read more

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Episode 46 Out in the Middle of Nowhere and In the Middle of it All!

Ryuu stares into the blank, yellow eyes of Lord Fyx standing in front of him. Fyx’s deadly, blank eyes glare forward into Ryuu’s. The Avenger falls to the ground behind Fyx with a loud clatter.

“Shuriken,” Fyx whispers softly, his voice now a hiss yet somehow more menacing than ever before. “So you’ve decided to show up after all.” read more