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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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Fucking hell though, I don't think anyone called "This is the opening moves of the Gnawing Ones going loud and declaring war on the Argent Sect, introducing themselves through murdering Zhou the Indomitable"
 
Roarky said:
What about our commander lady? Wasn't she Elder Zhou's daughter, if I'm remembering correctly? I mean, sure, she was probably always prepared for the possibility of his death, considering his position; but chances are, with his power, she never actually expected it to happen. I suspect that's going to leave her angry and shaken, if she survived her fight. (I'm assuming she did, but it wasn't addressed, so I can't be positive.)
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Niece, not daughter, but yeah. She's not one of the interlude options, though.
 
I want the Gu Xuilan interlude. For all that CRX would give an political overview which could be useful we can get that without getting into her head. Xiulan tho just went through this with us and saw LQ take a dagger to protect her. I am interested in where her character goes now. A more personal touch on things so to say.
 
picklepikkl said:
Niece, not daughter, but yeah. She's not one of the interlude options, though.
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Thank you. I knew they were related, but couldn't remember how of the top of my head. Bit of a pity she's not an available interlude choice, but then again, as I mentioned, we don't even know her status currently. She could be in mourning, dead, or in a coma following her battle for all we know.

Oh, on Liao Zhu, was the lost arm his dominant arm? I'm betting it was, seeing as he lost it in a battle, but I'm not sure if we know that for a fact yet. I mean, if he lost it by blocking something with the arm, it probably wasn't. If he lost it due to a counter to an attack he was making, it almost certainly was. If it was, that's really going to hurt for a time while he adjusts.
 
Roarky said:
What about our commander lady? Wasn't she Elder Zhou's daughter, if I'm remembering correctly? I mean, sure, she was probably always prepared for the possibility of his death, considering his position; but chances are, with his power, she never actually expected it to happen. I suspect that's going to leave her angry and shaken, if she survived her fight. (I'm assuming she did, but it wasn't addressed, so I can't be positive.)
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Guan Zhi's his niece actually
 
Okay folks, I know you're all thinking get Renren's viewpoint or Xiulan's.

I'm saying "Let's check out Su Ling"

Why you ask? Remember that little offhanded mention yrsillar had where he mentioned that Su Ling hitting Green so early changed a 'Lot of her plot arc?'

This was a mass attack on Argent Sect facilities and territories, the Outer Sect had a breach into their territory, and Su Ling knew where it was.

Su Ling also is known to have divinations when the shit's about to hit the fan, and as a Third Realm, on good terms with the Cai Government, if she comes charging in and going "Shit's about to hit the fan, I know where and when, we need to do something", she's... Not likely to be ignored.

What I'm trying to say is that Su Ling has the tools, the power, and the leverage that she may very well have parried the Outer Sect thrust of the Gnawing Ones with the help of Gan Guangli and the remaining Cai faction, and I want to see if that's the case.
 
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"It is good that you are well Xiulan," Gu Yanmei said evenly as she descended, droplets of molten metal hissing as they flew with each beat of her wings. Wherever they touched the foulness seeping into the earth began to burn away, leaving crisp and barren soil. "We will speak later, with this matter taken care of I must be off to assist…"
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However, the last thing she experienced as her consciousness faded was Gu Yanmei's head whipping around in alarm as the earth rocked, no mere minor tremor like Ling Qi had felt before, but a violent quaking that threw her from her feet. Far, far to the south, in the great mountains of the wall, Ling Qi saw the sky split asunder. She saw a mountaintop disintegrate into so much powder, and saw the storm wracked clouds rip apart in an expanding cone leaving behind a bare blue sky. Gu Yanmei's molten wings flared out, and she felt the Fourth realms energies slam into place over the rampart and village shielding everyone from the terrible gale that ripped through in its wake.
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So two points of importance if Ling Qi wasn't poisoned Gu Yanmei would've been probably too far away to cover everyone... well unless Xiulan would be poisoned instead. Furthermore the fact that it happened far far to the south to me implies this was the fallout from Elder Zhou dying.

Edit Oh, and considering this likely happened on, or nearby the main fortification of the Argent Sect so they're at best massively compromised, which is going to cause massive ripples as everyone scarmbles to adjust to the new calculus for keeping the Nomads out of the ES proper. A fear like this is likely why the Head of the Argent Sect was asking for an increased level of funding in the OP of FoD, and almost certainly before then.
 
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Well fuck. Let's avoid getting stabbed by poisoned knives in the future, howbout? There's not always going to be a Cyan descendent of the Purifying Sun nearby to save our ass.
 
Alectai said:
Okay folks, I know you're all thinking get Renren's viewpoint or Xiulan's.

I'm saying "Let's check out Su Ling"

Why you ask? Remember that little offhanded mention yrsillar had where he mentioned that Su Ling hitting Green so early changed a 'Lot of her plot arc?'

This was a mass attack on Argent Sect facilities and territories, the Outer Sect had a breach into their territory, and Su Ling knew where it was.

Su Ling also is known to have divinations when the shit's about to hit the fan, and as a Third Realm, on good terms with the Cai Government, if she comes charging in and going "Shit's about to hit the fan, I know where and when, we need to do something", she's... Not unlikely to be ignored.

What I'm trying to say is that Su Ling has the tools, the power, and the leverage that she may very well have parried the Outer Sect thrust of the Gnawing Ones with the help of Gan Guangli and the remaining Cai faction, and I want to see if that's the case.
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I'm not going to say I'm going to vote for this, necessarily (partly because I so rarely actually participate in the voting, partly because I'm torn on this), as I also want to see how Xiulan is feeling, but I might. After all, it's been far too long since we last checked in on what was happening with our foxy friend, and I want to see what she's been doing too.
 
Honestly I'm always up for getting a peek into the POV of Cai Renxiang, but at this particular point in time I think I'd like to see the less regimented or political aspect and see the way this whole thing has impacted the lower tiers of society and Su Ling is definitely the best option for doing so since she has the most contact with both mortals both in the sect and its surrounding environs and the other lower talent Outer Sect forces like Fatty, GG, Golden Fields, and the rest.

(Don't forget the 2 hour moratorium folks.)
 
Is anyone else kinda underwhelmed by our flying sword? It provides good stat bonuses but it's kinda subpar as an offensive option.
 
Okay you know what? Anyone arguing that we need more X off anything that happened here can toss it- this was a thing where we very easily could have been pulled into something far beyond our reach and slain if we weren't more cautious.

I REALLY hope however, that the Empire at large pays attention, and at least has good reasons for not reinforcing the Sect after this. I CAN see them doing something like altering Sect priorities given that more then a few noble 2nd and 3rd from Heirs probably just died, to say nothing of the loss of the Elder, but uhh, yeah that's a significant hole blown in the Empire's defenses, and I expect to see some major mobilization as a result.

EDIT: Because why doublepost when you have an edit button?
Angelazreal1 said:
Is anyone else kinda underwhelmed by our flying sword? It provides good stat bonuses but it's kinda subpar as an offensive option.
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A consequence of how we set the thing up-it does a lot of little number-boosting across the board instead of having big flashy actions like freezing someone solid, it makes all our songs that much more effective and whatnot. I'd have to double-check the re-forging that happened but I imagine that number-boosting nature probably set it away from doing something big and flashy.
 
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yrsillar said:
Fortitude and Resilience advances to Unbroken Will

Unbroken Will: A skill representing Ling Qi's raw, tenacious will to live, even in the face of insurmountable odds. Allows the use of Resolve in the place of Stamina for physical armor.
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We anime protagonist now.

On another note, since the vote won't be on for 1 and a half hour, and my story seems to be judged an apocrypha with some finality, where do you think I should put my point? I do not like holding on to omake points because I am reasonably certain I'll forget about'em
 
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