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Kryslin said:
Who'd've thought that the Queen of Dragons liked steamy, Gothic, not intended for under the age of eighteen, romances?
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[jk] She recommended tham as a prank and when Bahamut insisted on hearing a synopsis first. she read them intending to come up with a way to word it so that he'd look into them. She wound up getting hooked on them. [/jk]
Kryslin said:
"The Rise and Fall of Mordor (or why you don't put most of your power into an artifact)"
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Sauron is just a demilich. [jk] And I suspect that Acererak would have some criticism for him. [/jk]
 
Inheritance is on SB, QQ, and AO3; Queen of Blood is on SB and AO3; not sure about the other two.
 
Late Night said:
now i'm wondering what would happen if Ladybird(from the same-named fic) met Naurelin
or Apocrypha(from An Essence of Silver and Steel)
or Weaver(from Inheritance)
or Scarlet Knight/Dragon(from Queen Of Blood)
omake writers, you know what to do
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Having just read the latest chapter of Nemesis that just dropped, and considering Bumblebee is technically a villain, I think adding her to the meeting would be fun too.

And to be relevant to this story I have to ask, was a certain scene from the latest CCC post stolen from Taste of Peaches?
 
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    • Late Night said:
    omake writers, you know what to do
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    Based on an idea that I bounced around in my head and did nothing with...
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    The golden dragon tilted her head a bit as she looked at the humanoid goat-like creature in front of her. Much to her relief, however, the being didn't have cloven hooves, but rather paw-like feet. After a few moments, she hummed a little bit, "I have to admit… the royal purple does look rather good on you."

    Lips twitching a little bit, the other female, wavy brown hair falling from her head nodded, "Thank you… Naurlin."

    Grin appearing on her face, Taylor chuckled, "Same to you… Lady Dreemur." She then blinked a little and raised her eyebrow, "You don't seem to be that frightened by, well…"

    Dry tone to her voice, Dreemur snorted, "Trust me, a dragon is nothing compared to a literal god-like being that could destroy timelines."

    It went to say that actually caused the dragon to pause, "… Your joking."

    Eyebrow raising more, Dreemur shook her head, "Not at all, actually." She gestured at herself and shrugged, "How do you think that I ended up like this?"

    Blinking a little bit, Taylor frowned a little, "So… that was not a trigger then? Did you die first?"

    Now, it was the other female's turn to blink, "Um, actually, no…? But yes? I mean, RESET gets kind of weird at the best of times and sometimes you just need to ignore it." She then shrugged a little bit and frowned, "But… well, to make a long story short, I kind of… escalated… from there."

    Leaning forward, Taylor raised an eyebrow, "Escalated?"

    With another smile, Dreemur shrugged, "Yeah, let's just say that I ended up getting three little siblings, one of whom I… shared my SOUL with after breaking it in half so that he didn't degrade long enough for a solution to be found. Got to admit, being able to become a GODDESS OF HYPERDEATH is kind of awesome though."

    Now very much interested, the dragon blinked and then laid down, leaning her head against a giant paw, "Oh, now this sounds like a story."

    A laugh escaping from her, Dreemur nodded, "Oh, you got no idea, one that involves fallen children and mountain kings." Shaking it off after a moment, she turned her head, "But if you want someone who technically died and gained powers as well as another form that she can switch back and forth from, well… that was Vista. I mean, my Vista."

    Both of them turned to find the two Vistas talking, one of whom had a skull for a head though her usual hair was there and a glowing gold eye in one eye socket. Of course, said Vista also was sitting on what looked like a floating, draconic skull that also had golden eyes. Then, she pulled out a bottle of tabasco sauce and sipped it like a drink to the disgust of Taylor's Vista.

    Very slowly, Taylor turned back to the other female, "Can I ask how?"

    Grimace on her face, the goat-like of the two shook her head, "A… very long story, involving Emma becoming possessed by HATE after we had gotten it out of Chara. Vista got between me and a shot, not knowing that I was able to survive and, well… I had to use DETERMINATION and PERSERVENCE to save her. If Gaster hadn't stepped in, well…"

    Only nodding at that, Taylor simply smiled as she continued to chat with her… other self. Though she did blink a little as her other grumbled about a "Fell" version. At least the butterscotch pie was good, and she got the recipe as well…
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    Note, there is apparently a "Vista Sans" font...
     
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    • forklifter16 said:
    Actually... an Evil Taylor with all the qualities that the good Taylor has? Considering what the canon Taylor was willing and able to do, and her unofficial title as "The Queen Of Escalation"? I don't even want to think about what would happen if Evil Taylor showed up. :o
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    Well, it's not like all Taylors escalate, Brushstroke doesn't but then she has a good dog, a very good dog with hot springs.

    And of course there are other Taylors like lets say Miko which when your 'sister' is known for a legend of being imprisoned is something referred to as the killing stone after its perhaps more surprising when there is less escalation than you'd expect given that sort of relation.
     
    Late Night said:
    now i'm wondering what would happen if Ladybird(from the same-named fic) met Naurelin
    or Apocrypha(from An Essence of Silver and Steel)
    or Weaver(from Inheritance)
    or Scarlet Knight/Dragon(from Queen Of Blood)
    omake writers, you know what to do
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    During the editing of this one, my Editor asked:
    Q: So, Bahamut has met some?
    A: Let's see...
    There was Taylor as Skitter (by far the most common).
    There was Taylor, Demon Queen of Escaltion (Taylor usurps Lolth's position).
    There was the Taylor & Varga team up. (That was an odd one).
    There was Taylor as a descendant of Dracula.
    There was God Empress Papercut (Taylor has absolute control over 43 grams of confetti).
    Taylor kills the Butcher and becomes the first sane Butcher, because QA tells the previous butchers to shut up.

    Some of the better ones include Taylor as Supergirl, Thor, Shipgirl, Fleet of Fog Mental Model, manifestation of the All Spark, Mobile Suit tinker, and so on...

    And Taylor as an Endbringer, Controller of Endbringers, or as an Entity.

    I believe this covers several dozen different fics, some good, some bad, some living, some abandoned...
     
    Chojin Patriarch said:
    I recognise that reference... :evil2: I won't link anything, but a certain artist with some naughty and lightly NSFW works named Fredrik Andersson had quite a few pictures along that theme...
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    it's a pretty standard D&D trope, actually. To be fair, it could apply to any high charisma character played by a horny teen (or person who acts like a horny teen). It just usually happens with bards, and sometimes sorcorers due to them being primarily Charisma based, and often having high diplomacy and/or bluff skills.
     
    Harry Leferts said:
    Based on an idea that I bounced around in my head and did nothing with...
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    i'm sorry, but who/what?
    i love your work, don't mistake me(no, seriously, i love The Scaly Raptor, and hope it updates again some day)
    but when i was asking for omakes, i was asking for ones specifically featuring the Taylors mentioned
    there are reasons for the ones i picked, and i will denote said reasons:
    Weaver: a look at a Taylor who is unabashedly villainous, yet not evil.
    Ladybird: two mythical creatures meeting
    Apocrypha: she has a bevy of dragon-slaying heroes she can call upon, the two first to mind being Siegfried and Saint George
    SK/SD: a villainous but not evil Taylor who can also become a dragon, but is actually a goddess of darkness(due to being Dracula's heir)
    oh, and i wanted to mention another Taylor that i think doesn't get enough recognition:
    Slenderman(from Seraviel's Manager)
     
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    Late Night said:
    i'm sorry, but who/what?
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    Long story short, an old Undertale/Worm cross I had in my notes where after Taylor was shoved into the locker, she got dropped into the Underground due to various factors (a Bakuda prototype bomb going off close by that shunted the whole place into another dimension). Due to her determination, she gains the ability to SAVE, LOAD, and RESET alongside Frisk ad the two journey through the Underground. At the end of at least two or three loops, she breaks her SOUL in two to save Asriel and the like.

    Result is that she is able to gain the ability to take the form of a Boss Monster with a human SOUL and all the escalation that involves, as well as other shenanigans (Vista becomes a close friend and, as mentioned, gains her own ability after a close brush with death).

    Hey, lots of possibilities out there.
     
    USRTS said:
    That sounds interesting, gib please.
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    Twisted Tails(WormXFate Extra) Crossover

    "What is this little thing? Even if she's a pathetic little thing, she has such an interesting soul. Rejoice, Taylor Hebert, for you'll become the first priestess of Amaterasu in your godless world." Tamamo knew she had to work her new apprentice hard.
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    One of several kitsune Taylors which seems to have happened about often as Taylor has turned into fairy in various fics.
     
    Argh! I'm starting to wish that this forum had a policy of making any referrals to other stories have links to them! There's so much stuff that sounds interesting being referred to, that I'm gonna stop asking about them. Otherwise, I'm gonna have a dozen posts asking where to find them up all the time.
     
    FaerieKnight79 said:
    Vampire, yes. Villainous, no. I take it you haven't actually read the story in a while?
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    you got me there
    i think it's been actual years since
    Harry Leferts said:
    Long story short, an old Undertale/Worm cross I had in my notes where after Taylor was shoved into the locker, she got dropped into the Underground due to various factors (a Bakuda prototype bomb going off close by that shunted the whole place into another dimension). Due to her determination, she gains the ability to SAVE, LOAD, and RESET alongside Frisk ad the two journey through the Underground. At the end of at least two or three loops, she breaks her SOUL in two to save Asriel and the like.
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    and this isn't being written... why???
    that sounds like a banger fic, and i'd read the shit out of it
    speaking of banger fics written by you, i notice you've conspicuously avoided my question on TSR's updating
     
    Kryslin said:
    Am assuming Asrial Dreemur from Undertale. I'm not quite sure either BUT...

    All Omakes / Apocryphae are welcome.

    *edit* and Kaiju'd. :)
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    To be honest, it was just a fun idea that I played around with... not least because of just how much of a fucking escalation KR (Karmic Retribution) is in the Wormverse, which makes it funnier that it would be Vista having it all the more hilarious.

    For those who don't know, in Undertale, Sans has what is known as KR, which basically allows for all his attack to continually drain HP no matter what unless you counterbalance it with something like "Legendary Hero Sandwich" for healing. The worse your karma (LV or Level of Violence), the more damage it does. Hence, it being hilarious for Vista to have it...
     
    FaerieKnight79 said:
    it's a pretty standard D&D trope, actually. To be fair, it could apply to any high charisma character played by a horny teen (or person who acts like a horny teen). It just usually happens with bards, and sometimes sorcorers due to them being primarily Charisma based, and often having high diplomacy and/or bluff skills.
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    *nods* as the old gamers joke goes:
    "I told you to SLAY the dragon, not LAY the dragon!" :lol:
     
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