I get the feeling that Huinn is the attacker, not the protector.

Also, I loved the Aloise/Maral piece, Ruwin. I want to get the rest of that story at some point.

...ouch. That hurt.
Good work.

Haha, wow, thanks all! I didn't think that was going to be so well received

When I read the prompt, my first thought was "Why would Aloise think a gun is important?"

My second thought, almost immediately after the first, was "Because it's Fisco's."

And from there it was just a matter of deciding how Maral and Aloise determined value. Thanks for reading! Such as it is.

Fwiw, Maral probably wouldn't be terribly impressed by a gun. She's not all that concerned with purpose as much as efficiency.

Watch out! It's cunning!



I have a bad feeling about this...



Thank God you made that joke, Keeper. Because, if you didn't, I was going to.



Oh-em-gee, Ruwin. That's craaaaaazy good.

I mean, it's making me tear-up a little bit. But it's also crazy good!

Thanks so much for sharing.

Thanks, OL! I had to write that on my phone so I was trying to be minimalist... glad it got the point across.



I'm not sure what Fwiw means. O_O

Also, since the implication was that the gun in question is Fisco's "Two Bullets" gun, it's probably worth noting that it was one of the most powerful weapons in his arsenal. I believe it came in as a close fourth behind Xeran, Diana, and his penchant for fishing puns.

I suppose it was lucky he never bothered reloading it or using it again, since he based the magic inside of it off of the Wastes. Hm... now I want to design a card...

My fake guess is "Fonzie's Wig is Weird."

My real guess is "For What It's Worth."

Sometimes, though, those sorts of external limitations help, you know? They force you to get to the heart of the story, instead of lingering around the edges. They force you to actually think really hard about just what it is that you're trying to say.

I'm going with the first one.



You know, the only other piece I wrote on my phone was the Pulseforge short for Myths of Syraus. Thinking back on when I did that, you're very right. It was easier to speak for the Primarch when I couldn't type for very long.

In a similar way, I used to find the character limits on Raven's FotW prompts very liberating, as strange as that may sound.

Instead of worrying, "have I told enough story?", it allowed me to ask, "have I told the right part of the story?"

And that's a more interesting question, in some ways.

Daneera (grumbling to herself): "Okay, I get Cara. A bit stand-offish, but nice enough. And Raleris tells good stories. And Ellia always has the latest fashions of, well, everything. But seriously, Huinn!?! I rate lower than Huinn? I mean, I know I hang out in the woods for weeks at a time with wild animals and I haven't showered in seven years, but HUINN!?!"


Daneera: "Huinn, again!" ~mutters to herself while walking away in disgust.~


ALL THIS...AND MORE on "TALES THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!"


ALL THIS AND MORE!!!


Now that's character creation!


Daneera: "Why don't you call HUINN! Everyone else does..."


Chardis: "Thanks! Just for that, Solphos falls last!"

Poor Daneera

I think the bigger question here is why did Aloise invite Chardis in the first place?


Lukas: "Um, Archmage? Can we, uh, get to work, maybe? Save the plane?"
Zhiran: "It never fails to amaze me, even after all these years. The colors!"
Lukas: ...


Ah, folks, try to link these two scenes together, okay?


Apparently, Lukas takes Tag very seriously.


Well, that's a gimme.


I could see it. And, depending on exactly what's happened on Moag since Planeswalker...


Now THAT is fascinating...

Doesn't The Pale Priestess show how the guy can seem... well... good? The questions are "would Aloise see through his mask?" and "why would he put up this facade with her?". The answers to the second one... I'm not sure I wanna think about that.

Well, that's easy! Tey'von takes the mox diamond from Fisco to teach him a lesson about the destructive qualities of greed. Which leads to Tey'von getting a lesson in the destructive qualities of Fisco Vane. Kimberley is trying to get everyone out alive, but realizes that she cannot do anything against Fisco's anger. So she goes to get Jinsen, who is currently training by sparring with some of the greatest Kitsune samurai on Kamigawa. Makes perfect sense...ish.

The Homarid is cunning... and also paranoid perhaps? It's still got my vote over an elf advisor, since shells and claws are a natural advantage.


This is the best worst Magical Girl prompt

Vampire: "Yo!"
Vampire: "So, um, Cara? Yeah, you've got special magical powers. And that's not because I just drained your blood and turned you into a vampire or anything like that. You're... you are the defender of Equilor! Congratulations! Yeah, that's the ticket. Here, you can defend Equilor with this nifty gun. It has, er, special magic powers that it gives you."
Cara: "Isn't a gun a nonmagical artifact? And why do I crave the blood of the living?"
Vampire: "Not this one! It's... er... a super special gun. And blood cravings are totally natural. You should just have a sip of somebody and call it a night."
Cara: "Sounds legit. Now to defend Equilor from... what exactly? I don't think Equilor has any notable threats or problems."
Aloise: "AH HA HA HA! Now that I have the Ythol Annulus I can bring HAPPY THOUGHTS, OPENNESS, and SUNSHINE to the multiverse!"
Vampire: "Sunshine? Aw heck no. I think that's your cue Cara. I'll be over here. At a safe distance from the chick with unlimited power. But you've got that awesome gun, you'll be fine."
Cara: "OMG it's all gone wrong! I must pray to the gun and meditate to find the true power inside myself to defeat Aloise!"
Vampire: "... please don't waste time trying to unlock fun powers. Please just shoot her."

Pure gold. Nothing to add

'win the heart' in this situation sounds just a bit ominous.


Sounds like something that may be happened in the past...


No match for the Cara-Aloise pair, but Blink as a Magical Girl *shudders*


Not a good way to begin his new life.

Not even the fae dare approach the House of Cold Iron, home of the angel with glass eyes and a heart of stone.


Unfortunately, it was cancelled because the scheduling was a causal nightmare.


Lourima only wanted to be free from her pain. What was one more corpse but the price of freedom?


Well, that's not ominous at all.


Maybe they can go on a date of mass destruction together?