Book trailers are a tricky thing. When they're done badly, they're a little cringey and vaguely embarrassing. But when they're done right, they're AWESOME.
And because we have the incomparable Mr Tom Percival working on our trailers, we pretty much fit into the awesome category every single time.
I love the fact that it's time to release this. We have other stuff yet to be released/announced, such as what EXACTLY the Theatre of Shadows is and how it can involve everyone around the world. We're always trying to find ways to include our far-flung readers in the fun, and I think we've come up with something special.
But enough from me... Behold the awesome.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 4465 Newer› Newest»((This is the present, but we're in different locations. Zanida, Elleni and I are inside Elleni's house. Loki and Death, I understand, are elsewhere.))
Zanida: The mages, they do. I don't. You know, I understand that the things I do, good or bad, are me. We of Asgard have accepted this.
*silently watches*
No, not exactly.
I just need a moment, could you take me to the lake?
(Alastair, you can call me Rose if you want.)
*She helped Caelan to the lake and sat him down on a large, smooth stone. She looked over at Loki and nodded him over*
-I stumble forwards, reaching into the water-
-The water begins churning, sliding up my arm, travelling over my body, healing my wounds-
No, Zanida, clearly, you haven't, because you needed me to explain why there aren't sides.
*She frowned, watching Caelan and the water*
What the...?
-I dip my hair into the water, washing it, wavering my hand over it, elementally drawing the water out-
Zanida: I did not think of it like you, but...very well. Alastair, can you...show me what that part of me you had taken would experience?
I believe I need to wander away now.
Haha, no, but I wish I was.
*A soft laugh escaped her lips as she watched. Then she looked over at Loki and frowned*
I'll be back in one moment, Caelan. I think Loki needs a little convincing.
*She made her way over to Loki and took his face in her hands, bringing it close to hers*
I love you... Will you kiss me?
*kisses Rose back, gently*
-I stand up, cold-
-I blow into my hands, exhaling fire-
I hated Caelan. Then again, I laugh at myself...Derek pretty much got my personality. God...that's funny.-Zaf
Elleni, I'm sure you've talked to me before. I'm merely just notorious for changing my name way too much.
*She kissed him a little harder, her hands locking in his hair*
*laughs, as they deepen the kiss*
No, Zanida. The part of you that I stole is mine now, even if you've kept it in your current timeline.
*She grinned under the kiss and pulled herself tightly against him*
UHHHH
IDK
Zanida: Oh. Alright. So, what are your plans? I mean...why are you well were you helping Silente?
I know...I know..
You know what, love...?
*She grinned at him before she reluctantly pulled away*
-I stand around, looking at the water-
I just want to know what's happened to her, what she's become, and why. Curiosity.
Zanida: Silente interests me. I have not seen a vampire until I met her! Alas! Have you ever tried shunting to Asgard? Thor and Loki believe you could.,,
Come here....*reaches for her*
I'm certain I could. But why would I want to?
-I look at Alastair-
You wouldn't want to.
*She grinned and allowed herself to be taken by him*
Zanida: I do not know, we were discussing the idea when you were thinking of killing me. Is it true you time travel?
Obviously, or you wouldn't have begged me for weeks to stop myself from stealing your name. Why are you asking questions you already know the answers to?
*glances at Caelan* What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
Zanida: I had a strange day, did you know that I had my head cut open? Yeah, I did. *Alastair can see something on Zanida's arm, the mark of the damned, showing her status as a Prince of Hell*
*kisses her hard*
Pouring through the memories of a vampire, and being questioned for it. What motivation do you have for appearing in the house of an apparent stranger?
*She giggled and kissed him back as hard as she could, her hands trailing over his chest*
Boredom.
But there doesn't appear to be anything interesting or impressive here, so I may as well leave.
Rose....behave. *laughs* We need a wedding date.
*She growled at him playfully*
I don’t have to behave… And we can talk about the wedding a little later… Or shall we save this for later…?
Very well we can...do this
*sighs* My thoughts exactly. Now the vampire's gone... *vanishes*
Good boy.
*She kissed him again, softly, her hands exploring his shoulders*
Zanida: Stupid, Alastair. Your life will become fun to play with, you think you know pain....*laughs* You have no idea what a demon can do.
-I move towards Rose and Loki again-
Get a room, guys.
Rose....I have...oh my god...Rose my sister is a demon.
*She smirked at Caelan and the tensed as Loki spoke*
What…?
Zanida is a Prince of Hell, like Lucifer. She....just....she kept thoughts from me, she just let me see....
Are we here?! And we're we on another page before this?!
(Isn't supposed to be here...
Homework and catching up on comments...)
-I sigh, sitting at the water, focusing-
Oh my God... Loki...
*She hugged him tightly, hiding her face in his chest*
I'm so sorry...
I cannot do anything about this...
I'm sorry, love...
(I think I just offended my German Geography teacher...)
Hello.
Do not be...
Zanida: Hi!!
-I look at the water, bringing waves in-
*noms everyone's faces*
I depart. I need sleep.-Zaf
-I stand up, walking towards Rose-
So, what's new?
HI!!!!
Soy sauce for distance...
I made a rule that I will catch up on all comments before I comment but I'm also supposed to be doing homework so....
Pie....!
(Bye Loki!)
*She smiled softly at Caelan*
Nothing much... Other than becoming a goddess and princess-to-be and finance...
I see.
What about you? What's new with you?
(Before I depart....
Elleni, I love the drawing!
And Amy, I think at one point (a long time ago) I gave you a rare special pure crystal to bring you back. (It will unrot your body too..) so just put it in a drink and drowning ink it!)
I've now got the major ability of mass elemental control, so that's cool..
That is cool.
*She sat beside his feet and grinned up at him*
Show me.
Ouuuu...except I don't remember where my body is...
(Ohh... Silence...)
Show you? Are you sure?
Yeah, I'm sure! Go ahead!
Alright.
-I close my eyes, slowly moving my hands, the clouds in the sky slowly spiralling to meet the water in the lake, slowly growing-
-I stomp the ground, allowing large pieces of the ground around us to be sent towards the forming tornado-
-I clasp my hands together, forming a large collection of fire, hurling it towards the tornado, as it becomes part of it-
*She laughed in shock and hugged Caelan's leg*
Oh my God!! That's awesome!!
*She stared at the tornado in amazement*
-I look at the tornado, moving it towards us-
*She shuffled backwards slightly, letting go of his leg*
What are you doing?!
It's okay, Rose.
My magic will not affect me, or anyone I don't want it to affect.
-I hold Rose by the waist, the magical sheen protecting me now protecting her, as I move the tornado directly above us, a beautiful spiral of all four elements around us-
*She held herself closely to Caelan peeking up. She gasped at the beauty of it, pointing up*
Caelan! It's amazing!!
-I chuckle-
Yeah, it is beautiful.
-I raise my hands up, then quickly bringing them down, the tornado immediately collapsing into a heap of colourful mist, dissipating-
(Hello. *sighs*)
*She laughed and hugged Caelan tightlyI
My god... That was cool...
-I hug Rose back, smiling-
Sometimes the aesthetics of magic can blow out its practical abilities out of the water.
Literally.
(Hey Sophia!)
*She grinned up at him, keeping her arms tightly around him, and nodded*
I... I've never seen anything like that before... That was... Wow...
What else can you do...?
(I do not know why Dragona woke up at 3:54 in the morning but I am not impressed.)
(Poor Dragona. Only I wake up at unreasonable hours.)
(So what's happening with the RP?)
(Caelan is showing Rose what abilities he has)
(I think I might need to finish SP before I go back on Tumblr... That you, spoilers...)
*Damn you
(Hello...?)
(Sorry, I'm being a teenage boy and I'm playing Call of Duty. Shameful, I know.)
I'm not sure what I'm able to do aside from.. that, and basic elemental properties.
I was told that, if I was in a deep meditative trance, I would be able to reach out and obtain new abilities, but I have not been able to achieve that.
(Tsk tsk, even I, a teenage girl, has passed that stage in my life.
*Totes wasn't playing CoD this morning...*)
Well Caelan, that is really cool. Like, insane kind of cool.
*She hugged him tightly, grinning up at him*
Thanks, Rose.
-The sun is setting, and the stars begin to shine, one by one-
Tell me, Rose, what constellation do you descend from?
Horoscope-wise.
The Twins. Gemini. You?
*She smiled up at the stars, trying to pick out a familiar constellation*
I don't belong to that of a constellation, but rather a nebula.
A nebula...? Why a nebula...?
Well, I wasn't born on Earth.
I was born in another sector of space, on the planet Tyrac.
Here, we were given nebulae instead of constellations.
(I dedicate this page to stars.
Because they're quite lovely.)
Can we see your nebula from here?
And why do I find myself surrounded by aliens? Not that I mind, but it's odd.
No, we'd have to travel to Tyrac to observe my nebula.
And, what do you mean, "surrounded by aliens"?
Aw, bummer... Is it a nice nebula? Describe it to me.
*She laughed and leaned into his chest, her eyes still on the stars*
Loki, his sister, Thor and the rest of the Asgardians are from space. They're technically aliens... And now I've had to add you to that list!
(Oh, another goddess. I don't feel so alone in the goddessy things now! Hi!)
(I'm Rose. Hi. Welcome to Blogland! And still hi if you're one of those people who know us but you're undercover.
Hi!)
(Sorry, playing games.)
(It's understandable, Caelan. I'm in Science 'learning'...)
I cannot describe my nebula, you'd have to see it.
I'd love to see it, but usually travel like that takes a lot of preparation... And the sky is nice tonight... And no one is being killed or hurt...
*She sat on the ground and tugged on his hand, pulling him beside her. She rested her head on his shoulder and looked up to the sky*
I do have a travel device that would dematerialise us here and materialise us back on Tyrac, and then we may find an observation station.
No one would be getting hurt, Tyrac is a place of peace.
(I apologise. It seems I fell asleep.)
(Nice to meet you, Rim!)
Are... Are you sure, Caelan...? It might be a little much to ask...
(No, I'm not.)
It's no trouble at all, Rose.
(Congrats, Sophia!)
Okay, Caelan. Let's go.
*She took his hand in hers and squeezed it*
(The curse of being stuck in another's body.)
(Hello, Elleni.)
-I stand up, retrieving a transparent orb from within my coat-
-I place the orb on the ground as it expands, creating a doorway-
Come on.
*She looked at the doorway and frowned*
Uh... After you...
(One moment, Dragona is filling my head with nonsense.)
(I am back.)
(WB, Soph)
(Has everyone mysteriously vanished?)
-I walk through the doorway-
(Seems not. Thank you Rose and Elleni.)
*She wearily followed Caelan*
(No problem, Sophia!)
(I may be distant.)
(School will end soon... Warning... I'll be gone until 4:15ish...)
(How long away is 4:15?)
-On the other side, we are met with an environment vastly similar to Earth's, although much more technologically advanced-
(Wbd)
(An hour and a bit...)
*She shrank into Caelan's side, her eyes wide as she took in the surroundings*
It's... It's like home...
(So 7:15am for those who actually live in someone else's head in England.
I'm actually Canadian.)
(Hello, Fabi.)
(Canadian? Sweet.)
(Hey Fabu!)
(I don't understand why Canada has a particular flavour associated with it.)
Hey Rose!
Hello, Sophia.
Hi Rainbow Goddess of Creativityyyy
Cool. Have fun! :-)
Well, this planet was inhabited by humans from the beginning, just like earth.
But, Rose, keep in mind that everyone here manifests magical abilities, much like you and I.
(Laptop deciding whether or not to commit suicide...)
So it's like a world full of Mages...? But on a different planet..?
That is awesome. But... I'm just not going to leave your side...
Hello Caelan.
Well, I hope it doesn't, Rose...
(It did. I'm waiting for the bus now.
Msd..)
(Waiting for buses is very boring. I lack patience.)
(Has everyone mysteriously vanished again?)
(It seems so. Therefore, I will be distant.)
(Alright Elleni.)
Sorry about that, Sophia.
Okay, Rose.
I'm working on the next series of challenges for the Guess the Bloglandian blog.
(Hello again Fabi.)
(Hello again Elleni.)
Sleep well, oh great Rainbow Goddess of Creativity. :-)
Hello again, Sophia. How are you?
(Average. Yourself?
Goodbye Elleni.)
Alright. Tired. Usual.
(That sounds an odd problem.)
I should probably go now. Night!
(I hate waiting.)
(Goodbye Fabi.)
(sorry about last night. I kinda..you know...*mimes falling asleep with a phone on her face at 2 or so in the morning*)
(Hello Silente.)
(Morning commander. I must say Sil isn't in a good mood with Alastair.)
(*hugs El* ELLIE!!!)
(He did have a point.)
(He shouldn't just root around in people's heads. Plus Sil regrets shoving so many..er..personal, memories at him.)
(@El did you finish what happened last night without me?)
(Does that mean Sil is still in your house?)
(right...wanna quickly fix that?)
(I disagree with people who mess with other's heads.)
(new character? We like New characters.)
(the vampire infestation you have...)
(kick her out?)
(Uh...try kill her knowing she'll most likely escape?)
(*sighs*)
(How are. you Sophia?)
(Bored out of my mind, a little depressed and a little pissed off - average. Yourself?)
(depressed? *hugs* why chew p-ed of?)
(hey hey el so vampire infestation removal?)
(*lifts Silente up and throws her backwards* I do not hug. And I do not wish to answer your questions.)
*clutches her head now that Alastair isn't messing with it*
*the darkness wrapping and writhing around her*
*slowly lifts her head back up, hands dropping back to her side and the darkness calming slightly*
Anyway....where were..were we?
*covers her mouth and nose with a hand almost lazily*
Yawn.
(I'm currently confused. Is it Elleni vs Silente or the goddess of creativity vs Silente?)
(why are you confused?)
(He was fetching something..)
Orpheus: *walks through the front door with something in his hands* ...
*looks at Orpheus*
Toodle pip.
*steps backwards into a portal that snaps closed beind her*
(So this is Elleni vs Silente?)
Orpheus: *puts the parcel in his hands down*
*sits next to El*
I'm sorry are you hurt?
(msd)
(Sorry, there was cake that needed to be eaten.)
(Alright Silente.)
(Hello, Rose.)
(Hello, Rose.)
Orpheus: its er something
(gtg)
(Goodbye, Silente.)
(Goodbye Elleni.)
(Mum has gone to a parent teacher interview about me for something... She won't tell me who she's seeing... I'm worried...)
(Alright, Rose.)
(Sorry, I've got to read stuff now...
I'll be on a little later...)
(Okay, Rose.)
(I have to leave.)
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Best profile pic ever, Snow. C:
I was just talking to my mum about seeing Derek in Melbourne...
And she said no... Not unless their was a parent down there with me...
And mum and dad can't.
So I can't see him...
And now I'm really, really upset...
Rose..
😔
*hugs* It's okay, join your American friend in not going! Sorry Rose....msd-Zaf
Great. Someone in Russia hacked Google accounts.-Zaf
*Cuddles Caelan and Zaf*
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