AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
Topaz, Sapphire, and Pearl Nicholson
(The Fates: Lachesis, Clotho, and Atropos)
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It has always been our fate to be the Fates.
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Tears.
Blood.
Screaming.
Topaz wasn’t sure what the hell was going on, but she knew for a fact it wasn’t good. All she could see were blurred faces. Though she couldn’t identify any of them, something in her gut was saying they were all crying, screaming at the blood running at their feet. What had happened? Where had all this blood come from?
“It’s all your fault, you know.”
She spun around. Facing her was… her. “What the hell? You’re me. How is this only my fault?”
Her reflection smirked at her. “Because you didn’t do enough.”
Topaz glared at her doppelganger. “I didn’t do enough what?”
“You didn’t do enough to protect everyone.”
Topaz woke with a start. She had no idea what the hell had just happened, but she knew she didn’t like it. What exactly was going on here?
Glancing beside her, she saw that Oscar was still sound asleep. She couldn’t help but smile. He slept like a log. An incredibly kind log. Not that those actually existed.
Her bedroom door opened, and she turned to see her younger sister, Sapphire, staring at her with this knowing look on her face. Normally, Topaz would take this as her everyday expression, but there was something else in her eyes… something older. Wiser. Ancient.
“Topaz, come on. You and me and Pearl need to talk.”
“About what?” Topaz asked with a yawn, rubbing her eyes as she sat up and swung her legs over the side of her bed. Why did she have a terrible feeling in the pit of her stomach, like she knew exactly what Sapphire wanted to talk about?
Sapphire met her gaze steadily. “About that dream you just had.”
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“So… Let me get this straight,” Topaz held up her hand, using her other hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. Somehow, she was feeling a headache coming on. “We’re the three Fates from Greek mythology?” she growled, her head a roiling mass of confusion. Both Sapphire and their younger sister, Pearl, had called her to the living room of the apartment they all shared with Oscar, under the pretense that they were going to explain her dream. Sapphire had apparently also dreamed of a reflection of herself, but in a hooded cloak, who had told her everything: she, Pearl, and Topaz had the spirits of the three Fates sleeping within them, but they had now awakened.
“She told me her name was Clotho, and that I’m her reincarnation. Pearl is Atropos, and you, Topaz, are Lachesis.” Twisting her mouth wryly, Sapphire pulled up her shirt sleeve. Topaz widened her eyes. Before, Sapphire had never dreamed of getting a tattoo. Now, there was an image of a spool of thread on her shoulder. After exchanging a glance, Topaz and Pearl checked their own shoulders. Lo and behold, they bore the exact same marking as their sister. Sapphire nodded knowingly. “These have appeared on all three of us. It means the spirits of the Fates have fully awakened. We have received powers related to them, too; Pearl sees visions of the past, I see visions of the present, and you, Topaz, can see the future.”
Pearl interrupted, “We’re not the only ones. They’re everywhere—all the figures from Greek mythology that we read about in Percy Jackson and all that other stuff. They’ve been reincarnated, too, but they have no idea that they have the spirits of those Greek figures within them. They don’t have markings, like us.” She paused, closing her eyes. “In my vision, I saw many of their births, including the moment the spirits drifted into them.” Biting her lip, Pearl opened her eyes and looked away. Topaz had only seen the sad expression on her face once, and she didn’t like it. “I saw… other things about them, too.”
Scratching her head, Topaz muttered, “That doesn’t fit with my dream—er, vision—at all…” She blinked, and suddenly, she was transported to the base of a mountain. When she blinked again, she was back with her sisters. Hearing a voice whisper inside her head, she sighed. “Okay… Never mind. We need to make sure all of the reincarnations get to the base of Mount Olympus. It’s where… It’s where they’ll meet their destinies.” She didn’t dare add that Lachesis had just told her what was going to happen.
Pearl closed her eyes. “Gods, Titans, heroes, princesses… All of them are scattered throughout the world. But… I can tell where they were born. Although… they might not be there now. Some might have moved.”
Sapphire nodded. “We’ll need to send a telepathic message to them, telling them to go to Olympus.” Tilting her head, her lips broke into a mischievous grin. Topaz couldn’t help but think this grin was the first time all morning her sister was acting like herself. “We can do that apparently. That makes us badasses.”
Topaz smirked. In unison, the three sisters closed their eyes, using their joint power of telepathy to reach across the world to the reincarnations of Greek figures. They had just barely made contact when something happened. Topaz flinched. It was like something was blocking them from completing their task. Opening her eyes, she saw her sisters were also shuddering. Sapphire scowled. “Someone got in the way. Someone powerful.”
“Or something,” Topaz muttered darkly. She, of course, couldn’t help but know what had happened. Knowing the future was a horrible curse to bear; she was just beginning to understand that. This was going to be absolute hell.
“On the bright side,” Pearl said with one of her bright, model smiles, though it strained to appear cheerful, “we get to go to Greece! And everyone else will know to get there!” Her tone was optimistic, but there was an underlying tone of worry.
“What about Oscar?” Topaz asked, glancing behind her at the closed door to her bedroom.
Sapphire looked out the window at the run rising over the horizon. “We can’t interfere, and he can’t come. He’s not allowed to know about any of this. We don’t know what will happen.”
The Nicholson sisters sat in silence at that thought. Oscar had done everything for them, and now… Now they were going to abandon him. Topaz shut her eyes. She didn’t want to hurt him… but this was bigger than whatever was going on between them. Running a hand through her hair, she said, “We can’t interfere yet. But we will have to. We just have to wait until they all figure out what’s going on.”
“If they do,” Sapphire deadpanned.
Topaz grinned, the first sign of, well, Topaz, all morning. “We just have to give them all the right nudges.”
Blood.
Screaming.
Topaz wasn’t sure what the hell was going on, but she knew for a fact it wasn’t good. All she could see were blurred faces. Though she couldn’t identify any of them, something in her gut was saying they were all crying, screaming at the blood running at their feet. What had happened? Where had all this blood come from?
“It’s all your fault, you know.”
She spun around. Facing her was… her. “What the hell? You’re me. How is this only my fault?”
Her reflection smirked at her. “Because you didn’t do enough.”
Topaz glared at her doppelganger. “I didn’t do enough what?”
“You didn’t do enough to protect everyone.”
Topaz woke with a start. She had no idea what the hell had just happened, but she knew she didn’t like it. What exactly was going on here?
Glancing beside her, she saw that Oscar was still sound asleep. She couldn’t help but smile. He slept like a log. An incredibly kind log. Not that those actually existed.
Her bedroom door opened, and she turned to see her younger sister, Sapphire, staring at her with this knowing look on her face. Normally, Topaz would take this as her everyday expression, but there was something else in her eyes… something older. Wiser. Ancient.
“Topaz, come on. You and me and Pearl need to talk.”
“About what?” Topaz asked with a yawn, rubbing her eyes as she sat up and swung her legs over the side of her bed. Why did she have a terrible feeling in the pit of her stomach, like she knew exactly what Sapphire wanted to talk about?
Sapphire met her gaze steadily. “About that dream you just had.”
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“So… Let me get this straight,” Topaz held up her hand, using her other hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. Somehow, she was feeling a headache coming on. “We’re the three Fates from Greek mythology?” she growled, her head a roiling mass of confusion. Both Sapphire and their younger sister, Pearl, had called her to the living room of the apartment they all shared with Oscar, under the pretense that they were going to explain her dream. Sapphire had apparently also dreamed of a reflection of herself, but in a hooded cloak, who had told her everything: she, Pearl, and Topaz had the spirits of the three Fates sleeping within them, but they had now awakened.
“She told me her name was Clotho, and that I’m her reincarnation. Pearl is Atropos, and you, Topaz, are Lachesis.” Twisting her mouth wryly, Sapphire pulled up her shirt sleeve. Topaz widened her eyes. Before, Sapphire had never dreamed of getting a tattoo. Now, there was an image of a spool of thread on her shoulder. After exchanging a glance, Topaz and Pearl checked their own shoulders. Lo and behold, they bore the exact same marking as their sister. Sapphire nodded knowingly. “These have appeared on all three of us. It means the spirits of the Fates have fully awakened. We have received powers related to them, too; Pearl sees visions of the past, I see visions of the present, and you, Topaz, can see the future.”
Pearl interrupted, “We’re not the only ones. They’re everywhere—all the figures from Greek mythology that we read about in Percy Jackson and all that other stuff. They’ve been reincarnated, too, but they have no idea that they have the spirits of those Greek figures within them. They don’t have markings, like us.” She paused, closing her eyes. “In my vision, I saw many of their births, including the moment the spirits drifted into them.” Biting her lip, Pearl opened her eyes and looked away. Topaz had only seen the sad expression on her face once, and she didn’t like it. “I saw… other things about them, too.”
Scratching her head, Topaz muttered, “That doesn’t fit with my dream—er, vision—at all…” She blinked, and suddenly, she was transported to the base of a mountain. When she blinked again, she was back with her sisters. Hearing a voice whisper inside her head, she sighed. “Okay… Never mind. We need to make sure all of the reincarnations get to the base of Mount Olympus. It’s where… It’s where they’ll meet their destinies.” She didn’t dare add that Lachesis had just told her what was going to happen.
Pearl closed her eyes. “Gods, Titans, heroes, princesses… All of them are scattered throughout the world. But… I can tell where they were born. Although… they might not be there now. Some might have moved.”
Sapphire nodded. “We’ll need to send a telepathic message to them, telling them to go to Olympus.” Tilting her head, her lips broke into a mischievous grin. Topaz couldn’t help but think this grin was the first time all morning her sister was acting like herself. “We can do that apparently. That makes us badasses.”
Topaz smirked. In unison, the three sisters closed their eyes, using their joint power of telepathy to reach across the world to the reincarnations of Greek figures. They had just barely made contact when something happened. Topaz flinched. It was like something was blocking them from completing their task. Opening her eyes, she saw her sisters were also shuddering. Sapphire scowled. “Someone got in the way. Someone powerful.”
“Or something,” Topaz muttered darkly. She, of course, couldn’t help but know what had happened. Knowing the future was a horrible curse to bear; she was just beginning to understand that. This was going to be absolute hell.
“On the bright side,” Pearl said with one of her bright, model smiles, though it strained to appear cheerful, “we get to go to Greece! And everyone else will know to get there!” Her tone was optimistic, but there was an underlying tone of worry.
“What about Oscar?” Topaz asked, glancing behind her at the closed door to her bedroom.
Sapphire looked out the window at the run rising over the horizon. “We can’t interfere, and he can’t come. He’s not allowed to know about any of this. We don’t know what will happen.”
The Nicholson sisters sat in silence at that thought. Oscar had done everything for them, and now… Now they were going to abandon him. Topaz shut her eyes. She didn’t want to hurt him… but this was bigger than whatever was going on between them. Running a hand through her hair, she said, “We can’t interfere yet. But we will have to. We just have to wait until they all figure out what’s going on.”
“If they do,” Sapphire deadpanned.
Topaz grinned, the first sign of, well, Topaz, all morning. “We just have to give them all the right nudges.”
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AnimeGenork
Skylie Dyer
“Goddammit, Cole, you son of a bitch! What kind of brother are you, letting me drink that much?” Skylie Dyer yelled at her older half-brother, Coleson, who was currently on the floor of their hotel room and very much shirtless. The previous night was completely a blur, and she was pretty sure it was because Cole had insisted she take advantage of the lack of drinking age law (whereas back in the States she was two years too young) and kept handing her glasses. She didn’t even know why the hell she’d gone with him to a bar anyway. Jerk.
But at least for now, Skylie was stuck with him, because she sure as hell wasn’t going back to Canada. Barely two weeks ago, she’d shown up on Cole’s doorstep with a letter detailing the fact that they were related through their father. He’d taken it all in stride, of course, but he also couldn’t hide his surprise from his aura, which Skylie found she could read easier than most people’s auras. Yet somehow, Cole had become the only person in the world she trusted, the only one who truly knew her.
He was also the most goddamn annoying person in the world.
“Sky, if you haven’t noticed, I am incredibly hungover, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t yell at me. Besides, I’ve only been a brother for two weeks! How the hell am I supposed to know everything?” Cole rolled over onto his back and glared up at her through narrowed eyes. That was the one thing that definitely set them apart as siblings: their light blue eyes. Thanks, Dad. At least the letter hadn’t been a joke.
Skylie sighed, looking away so she wouldn’t have to face the affectionate pink lining Cole’s aura. He’d believed her, miraculously, when she’d told him she could read the auras of the people around her. That hadn’t been everything she’d told him about her, though… As soon as she’d told him everything, Cole had wrapped his arms around her and promised nothing would hurt her ever again. It was probably the one and only moment she was okay with having an older brother. The rest had kinda been a shitstorm so far. Which was probably why Cole had convinced her to take a vacation with him, for “sibling bonding” time. Thank God her mom was rich.
Tilting her head and meeting Cole’s eyes again, she said, “C’mon, Cole, put a shirt on. Let’s go out for some of that ‘sibling bonding’ shit you’re so excited about.”
“I love you, too, Skylie.”
“So you claim.”
~ ~ ~
“Okay, Cole, I’m gonna be real with you. This may be exciting to your lame American sensibilities, but this is really, really boring to me,” Skylie groaned, trudging along behind her brother. They’d come to the base of Mount Olympus, for whatever shit reason, and so far, Skylie wasn’t impressed. It possibly had to do with the whole living-on-the-streets-for-four-years thing, but she was ignoring that. This was really just hella lame.
“Oh come on, Sky, you’re just not thinking about it right. What if you were to paint this baby, huh? Also, how much you wanna bet you’d beat me to the top of the mountain if we raced?” Cole was being infuriatingly optimistic, which might have been a side effect of using coffee to cure his hangover. His aura was also way too bright to look at without sunglasses.
“Cole, that’s not how painting works, first of all. Second of all, you wouldn’t be able to afford the bet I’d make on that.” She raised an eyebrow and gestured to her small yet lithe frame, built up with lean muscle from the years on the streets. Cole himself had incidentally become a victim of her roundhouse kick at one point.
He frowned and replied, “You’re probably right about that. Come on, let’s go explore the mountain.”
When the half-siblings reached the base of the mountain, they were surprised to find a town there. It was more of a ruin, really, as the buildings were all dilapidated and falling apart. Weeds grew out of them, and plants grew everywhere. Yet the “road” beneath their feet was dusty and bare. Skylie had seen plenty of weird shit in her lifetime, including her brother fanboying over Harry Potter merchandise for some strange reason, but this was just plain wrong. “Cole, let’s get out of here. This feels weird.”
Cole nodded and started to turn. “Yeah, let’s…” He stopped in his tracks and looked off to his left, widening his eyes. Skylie was about to ask him what was wrong, but then she spotted what looked like their luggage, which they had left at the hotel. The Eiffel tower keychain on her duffel bag proved it; this was definitely their luggage.
“Now I’m really freaked out.” Skylie grabbed Cole’s arm and started running back the way they had come. Before they’d gotten very far, they ran straight into a wall of some sort. The weirdest part was… there was nothing there. Skylie reached out and touched a solid, but invisible, wall that wouldn’t budge, no matter how hard she pushed.
Skylie and Cole exchanged a freaked out look. In unison, they growled, “What the fuck is going on?”
(Iris)
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Yes, I'm a damsel in distress. No, I don't want your help.
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Mood: Freaked the Fuck Out | Scenario: What Kinda Freaky Twilight Zone is This? | Outfit: Iris | With: Cole | Mentions: N/A | Tags: AnimeGenork
“Goddammit, Cole, you son of a bitch! What kind of brother are you, letting me drink that much?” Skylie Dyer yelled at her older half-brother, Coleson, who was currently on the floor of their hotel room and very much shirtless. The previous night was completely a blur, and she was pretty sure it was because Cole had insisted she take advantage of the lack of drinking age law (whereas back in the States she was two years too young) and kept handing her glasses. She didn’t even know why the hell she’d gone with him to a bar anyway. Jerk.
But at least for now, Skylie was stuck with him, because she sure as hell wasn’t going back to Canada. Barely two weeks ago, she’d shown up on Cole’s doorstep with a letter detailing the fact that they were related through their father. He’d taken it all in stride, of course, but he also couldn’t hide his surprise from his aura, which Skylie found she could read easier than most people’s auras. Yet somehow, Cole had become the only person in the world she trusted, the only one who truly knew her.
He was also the most goddamn annoying person in the world.
“Sky, if you haven’t noticed, I am incredibly hungover, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t yell at me. Besides, I’ve only been a brother for two weeks! How the hell am I supposed to know everything?” Cole rolled over onto his back and glared up at her through narrowed eyes. That was the one thing that definitely set them apart as siblings: their light blue eyes. Thanks, Dad. At least the letter hadn’t been a joke.
Skylie sighed, looking away so she wouldn’t have to face the affectionate pink lining Cole’s aura. He’d believed her, miraculously, when she’d told him she could read the auras of the people around her. That hadn’t been everything she’d told him about her, though… As soon as she’d told him everything, Cole had wrapped his arms around her and promised nothing would hurt her ever again. It was probably the one and only moment she was okay with having an older brother. The rest had kinda been a shitstorm so far. Which was probably why Cole had convinced her to take a vacation with him, for “sibling bonding” time. Thank God her mom was rich.
Tilting her head and meeting Cole’s eyes again, she said, “C’mon, Cole, put a shirt on. Let’s go out for some of that ‘sibling bonding’ shit you’re so excited about.”
“I love you, too, Skylie.”
“So you claim.”
~ ~ ~
“Okay, Cole, I’m gonna be real with you. This may be exciting to your lame American sensibilities, but this is really, really boring to me,” Skylie groaned, trudging along behind her brother. They’d come to the base of Mount Olympus, for whatever shit reason, and so far, Skylie wasn’t impressed. It possibly had to do with the whole living-on-the-streets-for-four-years thing, but she was ignoring that. This was really just hella lame.
“Oh come on, Sky, you’re just not thinking about it right. What if you were to paint this baby, huh? Also, how much you wanna bet you’d beat me to the top of the mountain if we raced?” Cole was being infuriatingly optimistic, which might have been a side effect of using coffee to cure his hangover. His aura was also way too bright to look at without sunglasses.
“Cole, that’s not how painting works, first of all. Second of all, you wouldn’t be able to afford the bet I’d make on that.” She raised an eyebrow and gestured to her small yet lithe frame, built up with lean muscle from the years on the streets. Cole himself had incidentally become a victim of her roundhouse kick at one point.
He frowned and replied, “You’re probably right about that. Come on, let’s go explore the mountain.”
When the half-siblings reached the base of the mountain, they were surprised to find a town there. It was more of a ruin, really, as the buildings were all dilapidated and falling apart. Weeds grew out of them, and plants grew everywhere. Yet the “road” beneath their feet was dusty and bare. Skylie had seen plenty of weird shit in her lifetime, including her brother fanboying over Harry Potter merchandise for some strange reason, but this was just plain wrong. “Cole, let’s get out of here. This feels weird.”
Cole nodded and started to turn. “Yeah, let’s…” He stopped in his tracks and looked off to his left, widening his eyes. Skylie was about to ask him what was wrong, but then she spotted what looked like their luggage, which they had left at the hotel. The Eiffel tower keychain on her duffel bag proved it; this was definitely their luggage.
“Now I’m really freaked out.” Skylie grabbed Cole’s arm and started running back the way they had come. Before they’d gotten very far, they ran straight into a wall of some sort. The weirdest part was… there was nothing there. Skylie reached out and touched a solid, but invisible, wall that wouldn’t budge, no matter how hard she pushed.
Skylie and Cole exchanged a freaked out look. In unison, they growled, “What the fuck is going on?”
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