Unusually short chapter. ^^ Don’t worry, the next will be unusually long. Saving all the action for Chapter 61!
Episode 60 Paradox!
Kunai lowers his arm, and inspects the blood flowing out from it. He winces slightly, frowning at the man standing before him, seemingly oozing an aura of power.
L-Lord Gilford! Rill cries fearfully, his eyes widening.
Episode 59 Rain on Me
Sunshine streams in lightly through the open window in Kunais room. He stands facing a mirror, straightening his clothes and fixing Myou on his arm tightly. As Kunai wraps his Dark Identity over his mass of tumbling black hair, a knock on the door causes him to turn slightly.
Who is it? Kunai asks, fiddling with the knot at the back of his head.
~Notes~
In which I cleverly snuck in a way to express my hatred for a particular BGM in a particular map in a particular Victoria Island town.
Episode 58 The Fluttering Fairy
Kunai strides down the dark, empty hallway, glancing briefly through the window in it. The sky outside is completely dark, and the ghostly light of a clear, round moon peeks in through the window panes. He stares at the glass in the window for several moments, before startling himself as he realizes he is staring at his own reflection.
~Notes~
And then Tales of a Lost World bypassed Tales of a Lost Phoneme in chapter numbers…
Episode 57 The Rise of a New Maple Empire
Wind rips past the gigantic mast of the Rift World airship, as it draws closer to the port built in the uppermost boughs of Ellinia Forest. A cool breeze sails by, ruffling the hair of spectators standing down below.
~Notes~
Ivy’s journal-writing really is useful. It’s hard to objectively tell the events that are going on in the story sometimes, and her journal entries make it so much easier. Plus, they’re good stuff when you need filler material for a chapter. XD
Episode 56 Ellinia: Rebuilt!
And so it has begun. Whoever attacked our ship really knew how to rouse us up. Other than us eight, there were no more survivors on the ship. The assailant killed all of our troops. Everyone is in a state of shock. Considering what just happened, it seems impossible and far too ordinary for us to actually be cleaning the ship. The attacker left a lot of blood, and weve had to mop it up.
Bloody content warning.
Episode 55 Shattered Spectrum
The airship of the Rift World forces, built in the likeness of the Orbis ship, though larger, remains stationary, hovering just over the great, floating island of Ludibrium. Its colorful block towers rise high into the sky, their shadows steadily lengthening as the day wears on and evening approaches.
~Notes~
In about three chapters, this story will suddenly get so much more interesting again.
Episode 54 The Journey in the Clouds
Ivy pauses, her delicate fingers wrapped around a quill as she sits in front of a wooden desk. She runs her hand absentmindedly through her hair, looking down at the open journal in front of her.
Dear Diary,
After making our final preparations to leave the Rift World, weve finally begun our journey back to the Maple World! Although I personally cant say I have too much emotional attachment to that place after losing my memories, Im really, really happy for Kunai, Ryuu, and Ayame, who are finally getting the chance to come back home.
I know, I know. Major f6’age. It’s a non-writing blog!
Anyway. I thought I’d start out with some good old MapleStory stuff. After a brief detour through jMS (in which I managed no touring whatsoever due to a debilitating disease known as low-levelism), I decided to come back to Global. I know, what was I thinking..? o_o
But I just recently got a new computer, which runs A LOT faster than my old one, so I thought I’d give GMS a shot again. Logging on, I noticed (thanks to my new monitor =D) the graphics were looking beautiful! After dancing around for a bit, accidentally killing myself due to the fact I forgot to turn off sticky keys, meeting a stranger person in a very unexpected place, I headed to the ol’ Free Market for a lag test.
~Notes~
Before you go ahead and read this two-chapter special, I’d like to take a moment to thank all my readers who’ve been supporting me from the very beginning, up to my 1000th like. And as a token of my appreciation, I’ve put together a little two-chapter special for you guys. ^^
Episode 52 The Monster in the Sky
Kunai falls to his knees, and stays there, frozen to the ground. Ryuus sword has penetrated his chest, going straight through. Shakily, Ryuu pulls out the sword, and catches Kunai as he falls, even as blood spills from his various battle wounds.
~Notes~
Soo close to 1000 likes..who will be my thousanth like?! =o
Episode 51 Unraveling of the Bonds: Teacher Versus Student!
A dull clattering escapes from the two clashing swords belonging to Ryuu and Kunai, as they struggle against each other. Ryuu stares coldly into Kunais eyes, who, inversely, does the same.
Ryuu glares for a moment at Shuriken, as he collapses facedown onto the ground. His body rolls off to the side of the slanted roof, resting at its very edge. Ryuus calm green eyes then stray over to Ivy and Lily, who are watching the scene helplessly from the sidelines.