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items: NaNoWriMo 2010 – Chapter 2
items: NaNoWriMo 2010 – Chapter 1
items: Eternal Fantasy: Bonus Teaser Art
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Summary
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 7
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 5
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 4 Part 2
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 4
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 3
items: Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 2

NaNoWriMo 2010 – Chapter 2
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2012-04-20T17:50:11Z
subject: writing
subject: H
subject: nanowrimo 2010
description: Lysanne’s morning was chaotic. In addition to oversleeping by an hour, while taking a shower she ended up dozing off and running even later. She ran around the house packing for the trip. Briana was perched on the back of the couch watching with great amusement. “I thought you’d be gone before I got up.” […]
encoded: Lysanne’s morning was chaotic. In addition to oversleeping by an hour, while taking a shower she ended up dozing off and running even later. She ran around the house packing for the trip. Briana was perched on the back of the couch watching with great amusement. “I thought you’d be gone before I got up.” “Well, I overslept! You could’ve woken me up…” Lysanne shoved some food into her bag and ran to the door. “You always say I’m not allowed in your room, so I didn’t go. Hope your partner isn’t TOO angry!” Lysanne ran as fast as she could to the guild where Leon was waiting. She honestly expected some sort of reaction to her lateness, but his expression was no different from last night. “Here.” Leon handed a paper to her and started to walk away. Lysanne grumbled and followed him as she read the paper, which contained details about their mission. “…It’s just a monster in a house? I thought it’d be more exciting! But twenty points…I guess it’s worth it.” She sighed and shoved the paper into her pocket. Leon stayed silent. The two left the city to the south, into the same woods where Lysanne fought in her last mission. The path through the forest was windy and rough, with visible ruts in the ground from carts that frequently traveled the path. Swynhurst was a main hub for commerce in the country of Astrenia, second only to the capital. Lysanne pushed some of her red hair out of her eyes. In her rush to leave she hadn’t pulled it up as perfectly as she usually did into her pigtails. Leon said and did nothing other than walk straight ahead of her. They turned more towards the east, following a path edged with stone. Lysanne recognized the road as the one leading to some of the mansions outside of the city. The higher class did enjoy their space and large houses. It was sunset when Leon stopped and pointed at a mansion ahead of them. “This one. Let’s go.” He continued walking. “…That’s the first thing you’ve said to me since you left.” Lysanne whispered. “So dull.” She sto…

NaNoWriMo 2010 – Chapter 1
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2012-04-17T19:14:39Z
subject: writing
subject: H
subject: nanowrimo 2010
description: Note: This story never got a title, so I just call it by what year I wrote it in, or by the codename I used for the RP the story is based off of. “Oh gods. It’s not dead.” The thick-furred monster growled as it rose up on its hind legs, staring at the human […]
encoded: Note: This story never got a title, so I just call it by what year I wrote it in, or by the codename I used for the RP the story is based off of. “Oh gods. It’s not dead.” The thick-furred monster growled as it rose up on its hind legs, staring at the human girl standing in front of it. It tracked her with its eyes as she circled around, attempting to get into a better position. Its ears tilted back as it picked up the sounds of footsteps to its rear. The girl took that moment to fire her handgun again into the side of the monster. It screamed in pain, dropped back down to all fours and turned to her. She began to take aim again, but the monster charged, sending her scrambling. “A little help? Please?” she screamed to her partner as she dove behind a pair of trees to dodge a powerful swipe from the monster. “Oh…um…” the man fumbled, checking his own handgun. “Anything for you, Miss Lysanne!” Lysanne cringed, unable to get into a good position to shoot and having to dodge again. “Focus! I don’t want to fail this mission! Do something so I can get into position…if I can get a clean shot at the head…” “R-right!” the man shot at the beast’s legs, causing it to roar and spin around, concentrating on its new opponent. Lysanne reached into a pouch situated at her hip and pulled out a tinted bullet, tipped with a red colored crystal-like material. Opening the cylinder of her gun, she slid it in to an empty slot, closed it, and made sure it was the next bullet to be fired. She took aim, bracing herself for the recoil she knew would come, and fired at the monster’s head. A trail of smoke left the gun as the bullet flew. As it made contact with the monster’s head, it exploded, searing flames that engulfing its fur. The enraged creature screamed, clawing at its own face and stumbling blindly towards Lysanne. “Dammit, why won’t you DIE?!” Lysanne shot at it more, emptying her revolver. Her partner also shot at it from behind, finally causing it to collapse at Lysanne’s feet. She…

Eternal Fantasy: Bonus Teaser Art
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-26T04:04:23Z
subject: art
subject: bonus
subject: concept art
subject: eternal fantasy
subject: not mine
description: Technically, fanart since I didn’t draw any of these. Except for the silly animated gif.
encoded: Technically, fanart since I didn’t draw any of these. Except for the silly animated gif.

Afterlife: Second Tale – Summary
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-24T16:44:05Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
description: Here’s the bulleted summary of what would’ve happened in the rest of the story. I’d love to write this or make it into a comic sometime. -The next world Aislin would visit would be a spaceship traveling to find a new planet to colonize. The people on the ship were a mix of humans and […]
encoded: Here’s the bulleted summary of what would’ve happened in the rest of the story. I’d love to write this or make it into a comic sometime. -The next world Aislin would visit would be a spaceship traveling to find a new planet to colonize. The people on the ship were a mix of humans and humanoid robots (it set up for another story I had an idea for) -Other ideas worlds included a Poke/Digimon-like world with people and partner mons, a post-apocalyptic world, a generic fantasy place, two worlds that had later stories set in them (including the one I did for NaNo 2010), and a prehistoric-like place. -In one of the worlds, Aislin met up and worked with a travelling angel. The differences between the heavens and the world of the dead would be explained. -About halfway through the world travels, Ria gets a call from someone saying she’s “broken the rules”. Soon after, her sister Sabia appears in the library and takes Ria away. When Aislin returns, Sabia’s the one looking after the library. -Meanwhile, Ria’s being reprimanded by the Goddess of Death, Morrigan. It’s revealed that Ria’s her daughter, and that Ria’s also half-human. -While Ria’s gone, Aislin takes the chance to make Sabia send her back to Ki-Lin’s world in order to rescue the princess. Aislin joins a rebel group with the same goal, and they’re successful. -Upon her return, Sabia cruelly reveals to Aislin that Ria has no power to restore her life, and in the end it’s up to Morrigan to decide. Ria lets Aislin decide if she wants to continue to visit the worlds until then, which Aislin says she’ll do. -Aislin only ends up visiting 12 worlds total (13 trips since she visited one twice) out of the 17 originally stated. Morrigan allows her to return to life since she’s been “such a hard worker”. It’s also out of kindness to her daughter, though she wouldn’t admit it. -Ria chains herself to Aislin in order to take the trip through the soulstream to Aislin’s world, which has been frozen in time since her death. Ria hea…

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 7
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-24T01:18:21Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: (Summary of chapter 6, which I never wrote: Jiang’s army has surrounded the capital and demanded Ki-Lin, or they will destroy and pillage the city. Ki-Lin, horrified at what her “selfish” decision has led to, turns herself over to Jiang’s officers. However, before she is taken away, Aislin rescues her and the two attempt to […]
encoded: (Summary of chapter 6, which I never wrote: Jiang’s army has surrounded the capital and demanded Ki-Lin, or they will destroy and pillage the city. Ki-Lin, horrified at what her “selfish” decision has led to, turns herself over to Jiang’s officers. However, before she is taken away, Aislin rescues her and the two attempt to escape. Unfortunately, Ki-Lin is recaptured protecting a weakened Aislin from the soldiers. Aislin is also almost captured later, but suddenly falls into a hole…) Part 7: Decision Aislin unexpectedly tripped and crashed into the wooden floor. Looking up, still panting from her escape, her eyes widened as she recognized this area. She had returned to the library, and Ria was standing in front of her. “Sorry for the sudden…teleportation, I guess you’d call it.” Ria extended her hand to help Aislin up. “I happened to check in when you were in trouble. Not only that, but you got all the information I needed, so you didn’t need to be there anymore–” Aislin interrupted. “Send me back.” “Your work in that world is done, so you don’t need to go back.” “I said, send me back.” “…Why?” Aislin jumped up, and grabbed Ria by her shoulders. “I need to save her…Ki-Lin, I said I’d save her!” Ria tried to get out of Aislin’s grasp. “Even if you saved her, it wouldn’t matter in the end.” “…” “You were only gathering information that had been lost from the world’s data. Even if you had prevented her capture now, it would have happened later. You can’t change the future.” Aislin was silent. Her arms dropped to her sides. Ria continued to speak. “I’m sorry, but you have to understand this to continue…working here.” A heavy silence hung in the air. With her eyes cast to the floor, Aislin slowly walked to her bedroom, locking the door behind her. — A long time passed before Aislin emerged from her room. Ria watched her as she walked into the main room. Aislin looked back, and the two girls stared at each other awkwardly. “Would…you like something to eat?” Ria asked quie…

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 5
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-23T06:58:13Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: Part 5: War For the next few days, Aislin and Ki-Lin spent most of their days together. They ate every meal together, and took frequent walks through the gardens. Aislin even attended a few of the meetings Ki-Lin was forced to attend with her advisors. Each meeting was focused on one thing: her marriage to […]
encoded: Part 5: War For the next few days, Aislin and Ki-Lin spent most of their days together. They ate every meal together, and took frequent walks through the gardens. Aislin even attended a few of the meetings Ki-Lin was forced to attend with her advisors. Each meeting was focused on one thing: her marriage to Jiang. Even her advisors were arguing amongst themselves over what their princess should do. Ki-Lin stayed silent, usually looking out the window or to the floor. Her advisors were clearly starting to take sides, and each meeting had more arguments than the last. Four days after Ki-Lin’s meeting with Jiang, everything turned for the worse. One of the servants found two of the advisors dead, poisoned sometime the night before. These two advisors had also been the only two to support Ki-Lin’s decision to not marry Jiang at this time. It was obvious what the rest were pushing the princess to do. Ki-Lin was sitting in her room with Aislin, braiding the older girl’s hair. She kept sighing and stopping her work to lean against Aislin’s back, holding back her tears. Eventually she finished, tying a ribbon at the bottom of the braid. “You’re so beautiful, Aislin…” The princess spoke quietly, her voice wavering. “I really mean that, too. I…for some reason, I look up to you…your beauty, your maturity…” “I see.” “I don’t want to marry him…” “I know.” Ki-Lin had wrapped her arms around Aislin and was clinging to her tightly. “I really don’t want to.” Aislin suddenly turned around, pulling Ki-Lin into her arms. The younger girl gasped at the sudden display of affection. Aislin herself was surprised that she had reacted in this way, not being one to act this nice to people. She was also blushing slightly as she held the princess. “I’ll…help somehow, okay Ki-Lin? Don’t cry more…” “…Aislin!” Ki-Lin started crying anyway, sobbing hard into the older girl’s shoulder. Aislin awkwardly patted her back, not used to having to provide comfort to others. Her thoughts drifted to trying to…

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 4 Part 2
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-22T04:25:13Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: (I’m a derp and didn’t realize I had more written on my laptop. So here’s the rest of chapter 4) — Aislin and Ki-Lin spent the rest of the morning together viewing the garden. There was some conversation, mostly one-sided on Ki-Lin’s end. As they were heading back inside, a servant approached them. “Lady Ki-Lin, […]
encoded: (I’m a derp and didn’t realize I had more written on my laptop. So here’s the rest of chapter 4) — Aislin and Ki-Lin spent the rest of the morning together viewing the garden. There was some conversation, mostly one-sided on Ki-Lin’s end. As they were heading back inside, a servant approached them. “Lady Ki-Lin, your visitor has arrived and is waiting in the meeting room.” “Visitor? What is the date?” “The 16th, my lady.” “…” Ki-Lin sighed. “I apologize, Aislin, but this is one meeting that I cannot run away from. You are free to do anything you wish for the rest of the day. I’m sure I’ll be in that room until dinner, at least.” The servant turned to Aislin. “Lady Aislin, if you’d like, you can accompany me while I go into town. I have some errands to run…” Aislin nodded. “Ki-Lin…good luck.” The princess nodded and went inside, leaving Aislin and the servant girl. “You haven’t been to town yet, right Lady Aislin? You can look around as much as you’d like when we get there.” “Mm. Your name?” “Oh…I’m Mei.” She bowed slightly. “Shall we go now?” Aislin nodded, and she followed Mei out the front gates into town. — Meanwhile, Ki-Lin was slowly making her way to the meeting room. Her stomach kept doing nervous flips. She wanted to tell someone she was ill and wanted to rest, but she had done that the last time she had a meeting with this person. The time before that, she claimed she was out of town that day, even though she hid in a secret house located in the town for that week. Her small hand rested on the door to the meeting room. She took a few deep breaths, trying to control her pounding heart, trying to calm her mind. She slid the door open and walked to the table, kneeling on the pillow at one end, facing the three men inside. “Ah, Ki-Lin,” the youngest of the three said in his smooth voice, “it is a pleasure to finally see you after so long. Have you recovered from your illness?” “I have, Lord Jiang.” “Please, just Jiang is fine. I do expect to get much closer to …

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 4
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-21T00:39:50Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: Part 4: Conflict The sunlight streaming through the large windows awoke Aislin the next morning. She rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling. Her body still ached slightly, and her head was also still fuzzy. She briefly noticed that she wasn’t hungry like she expected to be after the night. The thought was […]
encoded: Part 4: Conflict The sunlight streaming through the large windows awoke Aislin the next morning. She rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling. Her body still ached slightly, and her head was also still fuzzy. She briefly noticed that she wasn’t hungry like she expected to be after the night. The thought was forgotten as she ran her hand through her hair, bumping her ear. Aislin flinched in pain, and then remembered about the earring Ria roughly stuck through before she left the library. “…Damn jewelry.” She cursed as she twisted the ball a few times, mentally noting to take it out for cleaning later. A knock on the sliding door brought her out of her thoughts. “Lady Aislin? May I enter? I’ve brought breakfast for you.” Aislin sat up, pulling one of the sheets around her “…Fine.” The servant entered the room with a tray. “Today’s meal is rice with a side of fruit grown from the orchard here. I’ve also brought some hot tea.” The girl looked up at Aislin, and blushed. “A-ah…I could…also help you get dressed…?” “If you want.” The servant blushed more, but went to the pile of clothes left in the room the previous night. Picking out a set, she returned to Aislin. “Please stand, my lady.” Aislin obeyed, and the servant skillfully wrapped the kimono around the girl’s body, followed by the traditional obi to hold it shut. “You look beautiful, Lady Aislin. I’ll take your dirty clothes to wash.” The servant girl bowed, picked up Aislin’s uniform and left the room. Aislin walked around for a bit before sitting down to pick at her breakfast. Even if she wasn’t hungry, she didn’t feel full either before or while eating. The food was good and it would be a shame to waste it. She shifted a bit. It was too awkward to sit any other way than kneeling in this kimono, and her legs kept falling asleep. She had just finished eating what she could when there was another knock at the door. “Aislin? It’s Ki-Lin…may I enter?” “Yeah, sure.” Ki-Lin quickly opened the door and slid in, shu…

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 3
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-20T02:56:46Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: Part 3: Together The young girl, dressed in expensive robes, opened the basement door and quickly fled down the stairs. She adjusted the clips in her hair as she walked down the dark hallway. She ducked into the familiar alcove…stumbling over the body curled up within. “A-ah…!” The girl screamed as she fell to the […]
encoded: Part 3: Together The young girl, dressed in expensive robes, opened the basement door and quickly fled down the stairs. She adjusted the clips in her hair as she walked down the dark hallway. She ducked into the familiar alcove…stumbling over the body curled up within. “A-ah…!” The girl screamed as she fell to the floor. Aislin jumped up, now wide awake, and looked around the darkness. A nearby torch slightly illuminated the other girl’s outline. She sat up and turned to Aislin. “I apologize for falling onto you. Are you injured at all?” Her voice was light and quiet. “Who are you, anyway? Are you hiding?” “I…” Aislin struggled to find the correct words. “Just…had to get in somewhere for the night.” “That’s understandable.” The girl nodded. “If you’d like, I could try to bring some food or clothes to you…” “You will do no such thing, Your Highness.” The two girls looked up to two armored guards standing above them. Both carried long, decorated spears as weapons. “Princess Ki-Lin, you must stop running off every day! Do you not understand the importance of the meetings with your advisors?” “Oh…but I was not in a meeting, I just wanted to walk around.” “It’s still dangerous, my lady.” One of the guards grabbed the girl known as Ki-Lin by the arm, pulling her close to him. “I’ll escort you back to your room.” He turned to Aislin “And this girl…” Ki-Lin spoke up. “She is a harmless traveler, only seeking shelter. Let her stay here.” “B-but Your Highness…!” “Let her stay.” “Y-yes…” The two guards glared at Aislin, though it was hard to tell due to their helmets. Aislin herself was silent. She was also slightly confused. Why was this girl of such high standing protecting a stranger? The four of them left the basement, walking back up the narrow stairs. Outside, they walked along the palace walls for a short time before heading through a door to the inside. The inside of the palace was as magnificent as the outside. The wide halls were bright from skylights evenly placed a…

Afterlife: Second Tale – Chapter 2
type: item
creator: kariohki
date: 2011-11-17T00:12:40Z
subject: writing
subject: afterlife
subject: nanowrimo 2009
description: Part 2: Alone She appeared in a forest. Aislin scanned the area. Other than the occasional chirp from a nearby bird, it was silent. She guessed she was rather deep in this forest, since there were trees in every direction. She wasn’t even on anything that resembled a traveling path. The dark-haired girl sighed and […]
encoded: Part 2: Alone She appeared in a forest. Aislin scanned the area. Other than the occasional chirp from a nearby bird, it was silent. She guessed she was rather deep in this forest, since there were trees in every direction. She wasn’t even on anything that resembled a traveling path. The dark-haired girl sighed and sat against a tree. She noticed a leather bag on the ground next to her. Inside was a book almost identical to the one Ria had in the library. This one was thinner, and after flipping through the pages, completely blank. Aislin had hoped it would have some clues as to who to look for in this world, but there was nothing. She sighed again. This was the first time she had ever been truly alone. Granted, she wasn’t really a social person. She got along well enough with her family, but didn’t usually accompany them on shopping trips or other outings, and they rarely went on vacations. At school, people only talked to her during group projects or for occasional help with work. She had one person that she considered closer than the rest — Aislin didn’t call her a friend, but the girl wasn’t a stranger either. But in all of those situations, people were still around. This time, as far as she knew, she was the only one in this area. To make it worse, this was a completely unknown place to her. Aislin knew she had to find civilization quickly. She stood up, lifting the bag over her shoulder. The forest was dense, and she didn’t seem to be on a well-traveled path. The dark-haired girl started walking, carefully avoiding the protruding roots and sticks that littered the ground. — Aislin didn’t know how long it had been, but it felt like hours. The sun was starting to set, though Aislin couldn’t tell exactly where it was in the sky. Not like it would help, she didn’t know how to tell time just by looking at the sky. She was still in the thick forest, which was starting to seem an endless mass of trees. She hadn’t even seen many animals in this area, either. Suddenly, …