The Imperial Flame
Eclipsing the Sun
May i post a Story about one of my Characters here?
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Sorry, it took me so long to get around to reading this. I was playing detective in an AG. Overall, it's pretty good. The build-up to the end of the last post should still have been more tense since you're trying to make the reader think hunter was about to die. And, I have a problem with this line.Tohoak said:Protectors Prologue continued...
The gun went off. Tohoak push the Decimator away from Hunter as the gun fired. She saw Hunter’s eyes widen with surprise and she felt a small sense of dignity. The gun fell out of the Decimator’s hands and he faced her with fury. Tohoak shrank back fear overcoming her. Then she snapped to her senses. She could fight him. She was strong. Her emotions filled her and fire flickered dangerously in her eyes. He laughed and suddenly disappeared. He had the power of invisibility. Tohoak looked around warily.
“To your right!” Hunter said behind her. His voice was strained with pain. Tohoak didn’t question him. She struck out to her right letting the flames on her fingertips spread to her hand. She connected. There was a shimmer in front of her and a grunt as the man was burnt. Her fire was extinguish as he became visible and punched her. She fell backwards with a yelp. Terror raced through her and her face stung. Why did she ever think she could help? She was just a young girl. The Decimator loomed over her angrily. Hunter moved in front of her. He looked weak and barely able to defend himself. Why was he trying to help her? The Decimator let out another harsh laugh.
“I’ll finish you both off then,” he looked toward the gun then back at Hunter. Tohoak scramble to her feet hastily, but it was too late. He already had the gun. Hunter backed up slowly signaling her to do the same. Tohoak’s eyes were wide and her mouth hung open. Were they going to die?
“Ahh!” the gun sliced in half as Kydlin slashed one of her whips through it. Hunter let his defense down, falling onto his knees. He gripped his side tightly as waves of pain rolled through him. Kydlin glanced back at him worry covering her face. He didn’t look good.
“Get him out of here. Now!” she growled to the two Protectors escorting the kids to the exit. The last of the kids had just disappeared through the tunnel. The two looked over at Kydlin then once seeing Hunter on his knees and bleeding they raced over. It was a man and a woman. The man helped Hunter onto his feet speaking words of reassurance, while the woman focused her attention on Tohoak.
“Hurry! More Decimators are coming!” Kydlin called as she dodged a swing from the Decimator. Tohoak wonder if Kydlin was capable of taking care of herself, but she didn’t have time to question her. The other Protector wasted no time in scooping up Tohoak and running with her to the tunnel entrance. Behind them she could hear shouts of alarm as the rest of the Decimators entered the room. Kydlin ran up behind them a nasty scratch down the right side of her face. She got on the other side of Hunter helping hold him up as they raced out into the street. Tohoak spared a glimpse back to see a man standing in the entrance to the tunnels. His eyes met hers and they glowed darkly. Then the Protectors turned the corner and he was gone. What had she gotten herself into?
I'm very interested in the story behind this. However, if I may, I see no other problems other than you might want to cut down on the '-' marks. Instead you could replace some with a period and make a whole new sentence. Though it's just a suggestion, of course.Fatality said:An excerpt of a short story I'm writing.
Tick, tock goes his faux heart as Eley sips from the rim of his glass, eyelids hovering over his eyes. Eley is best described as the devil, the tempter — he at most can be considered a friend, but Rama never considers people as friends — merely shadows in the background, only forming their limbs, their lips, when Rama takes what he considers a wasted moment to actually see them. And yet, even when Dis’ eyes crinkle and his lips pull back in a snarl at the simple mention of this man’s name, Rama can’t seem to let the intrigue of Eley go.
This is why he has sought him out, if only to answer unanswered questions about Dis’ past, a past Dis’ hides with a new, unique form of hate — hate that has easily masked something unmistakable — terror. Dis doesn’t fear Rama, even though he should, and that is because Rama finds himself surprising himself each day. What he should be tearing apart and settling aflame, he is caressing and petting. But Rama doesn’t mind it, even if it continues to shock him — in fact, the ripple that it has caused in his life is unexpected and new — downright amusing.
“Dis has never kept someone so long by his side before. They usually die.” Rama catches Eley’s eyes as the devil speaks, his own lips curling in a smirk because he knows. He knows that Dis’ companions are far and few between, and Dis would rather kill them than keep them. And it is in this that they are both so alike, and how the experience is so new. Gripping a glass in his hand, he takes a sip of liquor, the burn sliding down his throat as his thoughts circle round and round in a spiral; incomprehensible.
And it's in this moment that Rama has leaned in almost too close to his company, whose gaze rests on his figure with magnetizing focus; Eley is seemingly absent of a human’s usual shame — and that is what is so fascinating, the likeness in which they are both inhuman. This is what makes their first face to face meeting so intriguing — Rama is completely enamored by the idea there is a creature so like him, even though he was created and Eley was born.
With the hustle of the pub creating security for their conversation, Rama spares no hesitation — no pretty lies. “Dis has tried to kill me many times in the past, but he’s never been able to.”
“Do you think I would be able to kill you?” The words are meant in jest, but there is a hint of seriousness to Eley’s tone, and the devil tilts his head to the right if only to accentuate his point, his curiosity.
“No,” Rama replies, his lips pulling wider, his silver eyes glowing with the knowledge that only he knows. It always feels good to hold secrets, if only because secrets always leave you with the upper hand.
I enjoyed reading this, and liked the premise, but I have a few issues with it. In my opinion you need far more commas, especially in the first paragraph, and you tend to capitalise words that don't need it. This shows most in your dialogue. Speaking of which, in a few places you don't have full stops in front of said dialogue, or finish your dialogue with any. Really, you just have to watch out for your grammar here, and other than that you should be fine.billthesomething said:An Ugly Truth
In Zivia: The Garden of reality two gods sat among the beautiful arrangement of flora that was to be found in the center of reality and these two gods were Biasolin the mother of life and the other was Varamikus the Devourer of Life.
They spoke to one another as old friends; however the jovial mood died when the god of death decided to voice his thoughts. Which the goddess would have had no problem of hearing, if they weren’t of her greatest creation; The First Race
“They’re All Going To Die” The Death God’s Voice was deep like a horde of drums and it echoed throughout the garden with each syllable spoken. “I will not hear of such pessimism Varamikus” Biasolin said with a voice unlike her fellow god was soft like wind chimes; she looked to the draconic god of death who sat across from her.
He stared at her with hollow eyes that lacked any sign of life “I Am Not Being Pessimistic. Biasolin, I Am Simply Stating The Truth.”Varamikus whose tone of voice was dull despite the more argumentive turn that the conversation had taken,
He only watched as Biasolin rose up from her seat and walked over to the center of the garden, in the center of the garden. A small globe gently spun “your truth is false Varamikus. You claim that my first true creation’s lives are coming to an end, but just look and see what I see”
And by his sister’s request Varamikus rose up from his seat and wandered over to his sister’s side and watched globe “What do you see?” Biasolin looked to her elder brother with an inquisitive look“Life” He said quietly enough so that his sister didn’t hear him, he then repeated his answer “I See Life”He answered plainly
Biasolin calm and gentle smile quickly transformed into a victorious grin just as her brother spoke those words “do you not see that you are false brother?” Varamikus let out a sound that could almost be considered a chuckle, if it weren’t for its apparent lack of any amusement. “Nothing Lives Forever” One would intrepid this as some form of gloating from Varamikus.
If it weren’t for death god’s monotone delivery of said words “You Do Not Even Have To Look To Your Creation’s World To See That” He stated in a manner of fact. He looked to the ground and his sister being the ever curios deity, looked down as well and she gasped at what she saw.
The flora around her and her fellow god was dying, “Brother stop this Foolery!!” Biasolin demanded, Varamikus shook his head sadly. He knew that it would be hard for his sister accept death as natural part of life
“I Can’t “ the death god answered firmly, “Death is your domain brother!!” Biasolin was getting frantic as she watched the garden’s flora wither and die, she tried to revive the flora, but try as she might. The flora wouldn’t rise back to life “And Life is yours” Varamikus stated calmly or perhaps the better word would be indifferently.
“Everything Dies Biasolin And While Death Is My Domain. I hold Little Influences Over It, I Am Simply It’s Personification. I Am A Part Of Nature, And So Are You”
Biasolin looked at the death dragon with barely restrained rage. “But Death Shall Have No Sway Over My Realm Varamikus!!” As She Screamed her voice transformed from the soft wind chimes to that of a raging hurricane.
Varamikus would have been rolling his eyes if he had any. “You May Be The Mother Of Life, But Your Behavior Is Like That Of A Child” Varamikus droned, but his insult was all that the life mother could take and with what sounded like a lion’s roar, she opened up a portal to Moarbásaand pushed Varamikus through it.
Sending the death god back to his own realm, however she finished using what little influence she had over the realm, she created a chain and wrapped it around Varamikus’s tail then attached it to a large tower, in the middle of Moarbása “You May Bind Me To My Realm Sister, But Death Will Still Come For Your Creations” He shouted through the closing portal. Biasolin collapsed exhausted, she unused to such anger or perhaps was it fear? It could be either or even both, those emotional reactions are appropriate to hearing such an Ugly Truth and Biasolin knew it, but she was unwilling to face it.
thanks for the critique. and i am glad that you enjoyed reading itResonantStorm said:I enjoyed reading this, and liked the premise, but I have a few issues with it. In my opinion you need far more commas, especially in the first paragraph, and you tend to capitalise words that don't need it. This shows most in your dialogue. Speaking of which, in a few places you don't have full stops in front of said dialogue, or finish your dialogue with any. Really, you just have to watch out for your grammar here, and other than that you should be fine.