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Sunday, March 29, 2015

The Legend of Hua Mulan

Based on the story about the legendary warrior, who also inspired the Disney film; read this lovely poem of Hua Mulan. I did not write this, all rights belong to original poet. Enjoy! --KatDon 

Mu-lan weaves, facing the door.
You don't hear the shuttle's sound,
You only hear Daughter's sighs.
They ask Daughter who's in her heart,
They ask Daughter who's on her mind.
"No one is on Daughter's heart,
No one is on Daughter's mind.
Last night I saw the draft posters,
The Khan is calling many troops,
The army list is in twelve scrolls,
On every scroll there's Father's name.
Father has no grown-up son,
Mu-lan has no elder brother.
I want to buy a saddle and horse,
And serve in the army in Father's place."

In the East Market she buys a spirited horse,
In the West Market she buys a saddle,
In the South Market she buys a bridle,
In the North Market she buys a long whip.
At dawn she takes leave of Father and Mother,
In the evening camps on the Yellow River's bank.
She doesn't hear the sound of Father and Mother calling,
She only hears the Yellow River's flowing water cry tsien tsien.

At dawn she takes leave of the Yellow River,
In the evening she arrives at Black Mountain.
She doesn't hear the sound of Father and Mother calling,
She only hears Mount Yen's nomad horses cry tsiu tsiu.
She goes ten thousand miles on the business of war,
She crosses passes and mountains like flying.
Northern gusts carry the rattle of army pots,
Chilly light shines on iron armor.
Generals die in a hundred battles,
Stout soldiers return after ten years.

On her return she sees the Son of Heaven,
The Son of Heaven sits in the Splendid Hall.
He gives out promotions in twelve ranks
And prizes of a hundred thousand and more.
The Khan asks her what she desires.
"Mu-lan has no use for a minister's post.
I wish to ride a swift mount
To take me back to my home."

When Father and Mother hear Daughter is coming
They go outside the wall to meet her, leaning on each other.
When Elder Sister hears Younger Sister is coming
She fixes her rouge, facing the door.
When Little Brother hears Elder Sister is coming
He whets the knife, quick quick, for pig and sheep.
"I open the door to my east chamber,
I sit on my couch in the west room,
I take off my wartime gown
And put on my old-time clothes."
Facing the window she fixes her cloudlike hair,
Hanging up a mirror she dabs on yellow flower powder
She goes out the door and sees her comrades.
Her comrades are all amazed and perplexed.
Traveling together for twelve years
They didn't know Mu-lan was a girl.
"The he-hare's feet go hop and skip,
The she-hare's eyes are muddled and fuddled.
Two hares running side by side close to the ground,
How can they tell if I am he or she?"

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Uranometria: Memoir Implant--Chapter 1

HERE IT IS, my newest ninth volume of Uranometria. OK then, hope you guys like what's going to happen here because it's going to be awesome! --KatDon 

Chapter 1: Half the Wendy She Is 

"Just to be clear, this new friend is a bit....dreadful. But not depressing and she's OK." warned Cassandra. "What do you mean?" asked Jack. Just then, there was a scritch scratch that made everyone jumped and turned around to see a girl  with hair and skin that are so light they are practically white. Her eyes are also more red and have dark circles around them. She wears a red hoodie jacket, jeans, and shoes. Her lips were pale too. The gang, except Cassandra, are horrified to see this girl. She smiled sardonically, "Hello, my name is Gigi Scrattethorn....Uh, my family calls me by my birth name...Georgina. But call me Gigi." She said awkwardly. Justice nodded, "Gigi, nice." He said with a nod. "This is the girl?" Lleu asked, turning towards Cassandra. Cassandra nodded, "Yup." She said. Gigi gives a chin jerk as a greeting, "Hey." She replied. Borvo waved, "'Sup!" He said. In the meantime; Turan confront her father for once and all. "I took down your creeps, Father. Now it's just you and me. So why not come out and fight daughter to father?" She waited until she heard a low chuckle. But deeper sounding to it. "'Daughter'? Like I never heard that before." said a deep voice. Turan was shaken by this voice but managed to stand tall. "Is that how you do? Scare me? You abandoned me, you hurt my mother and brother, who felt so worthless?" She called out to him. "She was a prude. She is the deceiving hooker and always be branded as one for good, who would want someone so loose? A loose girl who does nothing but sell her body -- What a piece of trash!" said her father. "You're a jerk, a fricking jerk. What kind of father and husband are you that does that to us?!" shouted Turan. Then, just around the corner, her enemy was closing in on her! She could feel him, his heart beating fast. He was scared too? Well, things were about to get interesting. Very. Very. Interesting. For both predator and prey. Who will stay alive? Who will be the one bleeding from the wound? He then cornered Turan, it look like this was it for her! 

Her father was about to attack, Turan was so scared. but then she felt something inside her take over and pounced her father to the ground, it was like two dogs were raging at one another. Eventually, Turan pulled away, glaring at her father who looked at him in amazement. "You've gotten stronger, Turan." said her father. "Next time you hurt anyone, you'll be dealing with me." threatened Turan, she kicked her dad and walked out. But she freed her mother and brother from imprisonment. They reunite and left behind her father. Desperate and broken, they’re going on a crusade, they were slaves, maybe prisoners of war, punished for all the lives they took through blood and pain. Turan is a passive and violent young woman, however all the effort that Turan does to reach her goals, all that is because she works hard. Her family was apart from their cruel father, but always they remain together. "Smile!" Turan shouted. The camera would've taken the picture but there was a high pitched squeal and died. "AUGH!!! Son of a--Not again!" Turan cursed. "It didn't work? Knew that crappy camera wasn't worth it." Norna remarked. "Why did you buy that camera anyway?" Asura asked. Turan rolled her eyes, "Oh, quit it! It was an antique and that flippin' Know it All claims it still works." She answered. "So, what should we do now?" Asura asked. "Ehhh, I'm starving! How about lunch?" Nezha suggested. Turan felt something strange, "You guys feel that?" She asked. Norna and the others glanced at her, "Feel what?" Norna asked. Turan looked like she was in a trance as she said, "I don't know, I feel something's coming. I can feel a prickling of my thumbs that something new is coming this way." There was some slashing sounds and a sound of fighting is going on: "Spoke to soon." She said. Indeed, there was a fight of Wendigos as Sarutobi and Kirigakure had defeated to them. "WELL! That takes care of that!" Sarutobi answered. One of the surviving Wendigos growled at them, "You insignificant shinobi tiger!" It shouted at them. Sarutobi glares at him, "'Ey! I'm a wild tiger shinobi and I ain't talking 'bout the other guy. Hell! I'm a maniacally jaguar! That good enough for ya?" He said. "You'll pay for that you sadistic ninja! You and that mist man demolished our brethren." The Wendigo shouted. Kirigakure pulled out his weapon, "Leave it to me, I'll take care of this guy!" He said. 

During that time; The Wendigo ran off and went away! Sarutobi ran past Turan but not before flashing a grin and a catcall whistle. Turan gape at him with wide eyes, Sarutobi went away swiftly however Kirigakure approahced her and said: "Don't mind him, he's not that arrogant." He smiled a little, then he went away with one quick motion. "Wow, shit just got real huh guys?" Asura asked. Norna becomes interested in this, "C'mon! Let's followed them!" She confirmed. "Hey sweet lips, can I buy you a drink?" A voice purred seductively. Turan was annoyed, "Oh great, now?" She whispered. She turned around and saw Aloysius 'Lewey' standing there. "What will it be? Soda? Water? Iced tea?" He suggested. Dana smiled at him as she said, "Listen, Lewey, I am touched that you love what I do and I appreciate your offer but I'm having a crappy day and want to be left alone." Lewey looked hurt, "Babe!" He called out. "Uh-uh, don't call me babe. You don't know me." Turan said, getting up and was about to walk out but Lewey walked over to her, trying to persist her even more. "I just want to be nice." Lewey begged. Turan sighed deeply, "Please, Aloysius, go home!" She blurted. Dana was about to walk out when Lewey grabbed her by the wrist. "DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY!" He shouted. Turan could feel how strong he was as well as his claws, "Ow, let go!" She protested. "Like hell, you're not leaving me!" Lewey threatened. Just then, someone apprehended him and it was Sarutobi and Kirigakure! He glared at him as he said, "The girl said 'let go'. And she also said, she was having a bad day." "You little punk--!" Siorus shouted. He tried to attack Sarutobi, but he was turn upside down and landed on the floor. Turan, Sarutobi, and Kirigakure left the bar together as they got somewhere safe. Once out of there; Turan, Sarutobi, and Kirigakure panted out of breath, "Are you OK?" Sarutobi asked in between breaths. Turan smiled, "My heroes, yes I'm OK. Thanks." 

How can this be? How did any of this happen? 

Earlier before....

Night could be sorrowful to whch to be an end to something important. No one is in the mountain she is in. She feels exiled and isolated, she is truly queen because no one is there to be afraid of her. The storm that is swirling around her is equal to the emotions that are swirling inside of her. Ariadne tried really hard to keep in the sorcery that she wielded, yet she couldn’t. She  didn’t want show that she had powers to control crystals and other gems. She actually enjoys the freedom of being able to use them! Once Ariadne has distanced herself from life outside, both physically and mentally, she starts accepting herself for who she is. Now Ariadne is a lot more confident in herself. She left the place that haunted her dreams and is therefore not controlled anymore. Ariadne escapes at a higher altitude, the air is thinner and much colder. Her exhilaration of being truly free from not being able to let go of her fears. She is happy with a brand new beginning; therefore being finally able to breathe. She's happy that she left her old life behind cause she found herself in a better way and shes not gonna cry about it like others but instead she gonna smile and be happy! It was as if she was turning something worthless and ugly into something beautiful. Pure beauty in one hand and sure danger in the other. Beware of Ariadne—she is beautiful, powerful and yet dangerous. "We are standing next to her as we speak." Shango muttered. Sedna gave him a jab with her elbow, "Ow!" Shango winced. "Shut up! She'll hear you." Sedna whispered. Once that was over; Ariadne glanced at them, the other four glanced away as Shango muttered, "Ahem!" But to their surprise, Ariadne said: "Hi." The four of them glanced at her, "What? 'Hi'? Oh, um, hello there." Sedna stuttered. Ariadne was grinning so much, "The four of you look pretty nice." She complimented. "Thank you. You do as well. I mean, you're beautiful." Sedna said, struggling with the words to say. Ariadne laughs, "Thank you." She looks around: "Wow, nice...party..."  answered Ariadne. Shango looks around as well, "Kind of warm in here, right?" He said. Ariadne sniffed the air a little, "Yes, mmm...Smells good, like chocolate." She remarked. "You smell chocolate?" Shango asked. "Do you?" inquired Ariadne. 

In the meantime; Turan and her gang were taking a group photo together. "Smile!" Turan shouted. The camera would've taken the picture but there was a high pitched squeal and died. "AUGH!!! Son of a--Not again!" Turan cursed. "It didn't work? Knew that crappy camera wasn't worth it." Norna remarked. "Why did you buy that camera anyway?" Asura asked. Turan rolled her eyes, "Oh, quit it! It was an antique and that flippin' Know it All claims it still works." She answered. "So, what should we do now?" Asura asked. "Ehhh, I'm starving! How about lunch?" Nezha suggested. Turan felt something strange, "You guys feel that?" She asked. Norna and the others glanced at her, "Feel what?" Norna asked. Turan looked like she was in a trance as she said, "I don't know, I feel something's coming. I can feel a prickling of my thumbs that something new is coming this way." There was some slashing sounds and a sound of fighting is going on: "Spoke to soon." She said. Indeed, there was a fight of Wendigos as Sarutobi and Kirigakure had defeated to them. "WELL! That takes care of that!" Sarutobi answered. One of the surviving Wendigos growled at them, "You insignificant shinobi tiger!" It shouted at them. Sarutobi glares at him, "'Ey! I'm a wild tiger shinobi and I ain't talking 'bout the other guy. Hell! I'm a maniacally jaguar! That good enough for ya?" He said. "You'll pay for that you sadistic ninja! You and that mist man demolished our bretheren." The Wendigo shouted. Kirigakure pulled out his weapon, "Leave it to me, I'll take care of this guy!" He said. During that time; The Wendigo ran off and went away! Sarutobi ran past Turan but not before flashing a grin and a catcall whistle. Turan gape at him with wide eyes, Sarutobi went away swiftly however Kirigakure approahced her and said: "Don't mind him, he's not that arrogant." He smiled a little, then he went away with one quick motion. 

"Wow, shit just got real huh guys?" Asura asked. Norna becomes interested in this, "C'mon! Let's followed them!" She confirmed. Turan was shocked by those two and followed behind. But while catching up with the others; she stopped when perverted guys glancing at her. Turan was creeped out and walked off. "Hey sweet lips, can I buy you a drink?" A voice purred seductively. Turan was annoyed, "Oh great, now?" She whispered. She turned around and saw Aloysius 'Lewey' standing there. "What will it be? Soda? Water? Iced tea?" He suggested. Turan smiled at him as she said, "Listen, Lewey, I am touched that you love what I do and I appreciate your offer but I'm having a crappy day and want to be left alone." Lewey looked hurt, "Babe!" He called out. "Uh-uh, don't call me babe. You don't know me." Turan said, getting up and was about to walk out but Lewey walked over to her, trying to persist her even more. "I just want to be nice." Lewey begged. Turan sighed deeply, "Please, Aloysius, go home!" She blurted. Turan was about to walk out when Lewey grabbed her by the wrist. "DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAY!" He shouted. Turan could feel how strong he was as well as his claws, "Ow, let go!" She protested. "Like hell, you're not leaving me!" Lewey threatened. Just then, someone apprehended him and it was Sarutobi and Kirigakure! He glared at him as he said, "The girl said 'let go'. And she also said, she was having a bad day." "You little punk--!" Siorus shouted. He tried to attack Sarutobi, but he was turn upside down and landed on the floor. Turan, Sarutobi, and Kirigakure left the bar together as they got somewhere safe. Once out of there; Turan, Sarutobi, and Kirigakure panted out of breath, "Are you OK?" Sarutobi asked in between breaths. Turan smiled, "My heroes, yes I'm OK. Thanks." 

"My name is Cypris, Turan Cypris. Sooo...Interesting catcall whistle, Sarutobi." Turan remarked. Sarutobi looked nervous, "Heh, I didn't mean..." He started to say but Turan stops him, "Relax Monkey, trying to flirt with me? I would be offended and you would be the type to do any unwanted impropriety advances." Sarutobi was confused by that, so was Kirigakure: "Unwanted Impropriety Advances?" Kirigakure inquired, but he knew what she meant. "Ohh..." He said. "What is that?" Sarutobi asked. Kirigakure stared at him in disbelief, "Are you that stupid? It's...Come here!" He pulls him aside and told him. When they came back; Sarutobi is stunt and red faced slightly. "Ah, so that's what you meant. Sorry, no. I would--We would--Never!" He said. Turan nodded, "I believe you." She said. Sarutobi and Kirigakure were surprised by this: "Seriously?" They said. "Yeah, you seem harmless and sweet. You've shown sympathy and for some 'wild ninja'; you are an interesting kind. But I have to admit it, you are a geeky, dorky, and nerdy guy." Turan explained. Sarutobi's eyes bulged out, "What?!" He bellowed. Kirigakure couldn't help but laugh at that, "Pfft...Sorry, that was funny. We...we are the top ranked ninjas of Ten Braves and the first thing you say about him is a geek? Dork? Nerd?....'GEEK'? Wow!" He said while guffawing like crazy. Turan glares at him, "Uh uh! Don't think Monkey Boy is being described, you Misty Bro' are a nice guy with a stoic facade. That trenchcoat looking, roguish charm Gambit persona combines with a retired rockstar." She scolded. Kirigakure stopped laughing, "Did you just called me a retired rockstar?!" He asked. Sarutobi started laughing but Kirigakure looked at him darkly. Sarutobi stopped laughing and he & Kirigakure glared at her, "It's honesty, OK? I'm trying to be good enough to speak my mind. It's humiliating and harsh but it's the truth." Turan said with a shrug. She was about to walk away when Kirigakure called out: "Hey, Turan!" Turan around, "Yeah?" She said. "You said to be honest right? Well, your hair is red like the hood of a little girl carrying a basket while you act of a wolf and an ax wielding lumberjack." Kirigakure said. Sarutobi and Kirigakure was busy when they begin to experiencing memories inside of their head and it wasn't their owns....It's Turan's own memories: 

She was still in her red ninja disguise as she kept looking quiet and masculine. But when she got inside; the fewer lights from above flicked on, and there they were—Weiss Castillo. They looked intimidating, look like some sort of fire-like rage ready to burst. The leader, with dark brown hair and mature looking, like his late 20’s. He spoke with a stoic quiet voice, “So, you’re the buyer. We need to talk.” Turan seemed shocked, but nodded. The leader, Charlemagne 'Charles' Blut, walked around circling Turan. It was a lie. We saw on the news that those explosives were used to attempt murder. No more games, we want answers.” This was getting out of hand, Turan tried to back away but was blocked. “Nowhere to run, Sorry.” said the gentleman guy. Turan was ready to fight back but the junior high looking guy name Roland Wilde restrained her and pinned her down, he smirked arrogantly. “Heh, you messed with the wrong crowd, pal.” He snickered. The others were staring down at her. Turan felt a pulse of panic, trauma of her past came back, from that night. She tried to wrangle away but Roland used his shoe to press down harder. Emilia felt like she was choking, she resist the urge to blow her cover.  “Uh-uh. I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Roland warned. He glared down at Turan, she felt anger inside her. Stress, the same she felt the night she was attacked. That was it, the limit was broke. No turning back now! Never again, she would have to suffer, never! Turan clenched her fist as Roland grabbed her shirt, “You got some nerve messin’ with…” but he stopped and blushed. He accidentally grasped something round and orb like. “—the hell?” He muttered. Then, it came down on him as he face became a cherry red. "Holy--Boss, this is no dude." Roland said. Charles looks at him, "What?" he asked. "It's a girl!" exclaimed Roland. "WHAT?!" The boys of Weiss Castillo exclaimed. Turan freed herself away from Roland’s grasp, she revealed her true identity which had a Cheshire grin on her face. “'s the matter boys? Did you know I was a girl?" She said. Weiss Castillo, who were sneering and glaring, were now terrified by this. "No, hey! Hey! Come on, sugar--" said one of them, Pinabel. "DONT CALL ME SUGAR!" Turan screeched. She punches, kicks, upper cut hit, and knee to groin on each of the guys; who were terrified to fight back.

While battling with the Wendigos; Turan gets attacked from above by one of them who scratched her back. It also caused her top to be torn to shreds almost and it falls off. Humiliated, Turan covers herself and looks around but saw her male teammates looking away with red faces. Turan's symbiotic powers save the day as it made a top for her to cover her breasts. She let out a big sigh of relief, then glared at the others: "Nobody saw that, right?" She demanded. Scared out of their wits by her ticked over tone of voice; the men laughed nervously as they said: "No, we didn't!" Turan breathed a little, "Good." She admitted and walks away however the gang grimaced and shuddered. Later on; Turan was getting her wounds stitched up when Norna noticed something on her back. "What is that?" asked Norna, her fingers brushed against her back. Turan jerked away, "What? What is what?" She said with confusion. "Those!" Norna said, she plucked out a hair-like strand from her back. Turan winced when she did that and glares at her, however Norna is shocked by what she was seeing. "This doesn't feel like hair, feels slimey and soft--even squishy..." muttered Norna. "Hair squishy? Very funny, hair is so not squishy. I mean, who has squishy hair." Turan said. Norna analyzed them as she was shocked to find out that the red plume was not human at all. Things got weirder when Turan was scratching a rash-looking wound, it looked like a red painted ink design on her back. "What the hell is that?" She muttered. Turan ran her hand down there, the blood red plumes are stuck to her back, "What. the. hell." muttered Turan. She suddenly felt cramps in the lower part of her stomach. Then, she felt the pain in the sides of her ribs. Turan was hurting so much that she cried out, "HELP! NORNA, GUYS, ANYBODY!!!" And she passed out. Turan woke up as she was topless but covered while the doctor examines her. Norna was the only one with her, she talked to her when the doctor left the room for a moment. "I never been through pain like that." Turan remarked. "Um, I have. With a corset, it hurts so bad." Norna said. "Ha. Very funny." Turan replied. Norna gave her a sideways look, "Try wearing one and it won't be so funny." She said. But then saw something on Turan's back, "WHAT IS THAT?" She shouted in hysterics. "Huh?" Turan said, she jumped at the sound of Norna's voice. "It looks like a Venus flytrap." Norna said. Turan was terrified when she heard that, "Oh my back?" She asked. "On your back!" Norna confirmed. Turan let out a groan, "OH GREAT! JUST GREAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M EXPECTING ON A WEDNESDAY!!!" She hollered. 

Norna thought of something for a moment, "Hold on!" She said. Turan looked at her, "What?" She asked. "Slashed at the back, it sounds like...Like you're bitten on a full moon by a werewolf!" Norna said. Turan looked at her friend for a moment, she then laughed anxiously. "I know, crazy huh?" Norna remarked. "Well thank you for taking my nightmare so fricking seriously!" Turan cried, almost shouting. Norna leaned over and told her that the red plumes she plucked at and told her that it wasn't human: "Something went wrong, Turan. When you were attacked, something went wrong." Norna whispered. Turan is terrified, Norna continued to talk to her: "You're changing, Turan. Everything about you is changing, what's happening to you?" She asked. "I don't know, am I dying?" Turan said back with a panic in her voice. "I don't know." said Norna. After the doctor's visit; Turan and Norna are confronted by Wendigos as Turan decides to face them. She had a weird blood-thirsty look in her eyes as she said to them, "Be afraid, be  very afraid." She butchered them all as Norna looked at her, then the blood was on Turan. But the most eccentric trick, the blood was absorbed into her skin and Turan let out a spasm of pleasure escape her lips. She immediately covered her mouth as Norna glanced at her in disbelief, "You attack those bastards, their blood splattered all of you, the blood gets absorbed into you, and you let out this spasm like you're--" She started to say but she was cut off. "Uh-uh! Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Turan scolded at her. Norna held up her hands, "Just saying." She said. Turan shrugged, "I guess. I feel rather satisfied with the thirst, I'm no longer dehydrated." She said. Norna gave her a weird look, "Dehydrated?" She inquired. "Yeah, strange isn't it?" Turan asked. "Very." agreed Norna. When they got back, it all seems well but then it got worse than before. There was something that shocked to Turan's team. "AUGHHH!" cried Turan. Norna and the others entered her room, "What's wrong?" Norna said but the gang were shocked when a red, giant Venus flytrap was trapping her in as Norna groaned, "It hurts, it hurts...Help me, please...help me..." The Venus flytrap embodiment turn into a cocoon and closed her up. It was so shocking, "Oh man." Tucker said. "TURAN!!!" Norna cried. But it was no use, she was lost...or was she? The others were about to give up their leader for loss when the cocoon begin to squrim and then someone breaks out of its prison. "What the--?" Tucker started to say but it was Turan, alive, and she looked different! She had burgundy hair, light skin complexion, and she looks better than she didn't before. Turan looked at her new self, "What is this?" She wondered. Then, Turan let out a chuckle with excitement, "I don't know what's going on but I'm starting to like it." She said. "Uh-oh." Asura said. "I don't like where she's going with that lecherous, vehement look on her face." finished Nehza. 

"I took down your creeps, Father. Now it's just you and me. So why not come out and fight daughter to father?" She waited until she heard a low chuckle. But deeper sounding to it. "'Daughter'? Like I never heard that before." said a deep voice. Turan was shaken by this voice but managed to stand tall. "Is that how you do? Scare me? You abandoned me, you hurt my mother and brother, who felt so worthless?" She called out to him. "She was a prude. She is the deceiving hooker and always be branded as one for good, who would want someone so loose? A loose girl who does nothing but sell her body -- What a piece of trash!" said her father. "You're a jerk, a fricking jerk. What kind of father and husband are you that does that to us?!" shouted Turan. Then, just around the corner, her enemy was closing in on her! She could feel him, his heart beating fast. He was scared too? Well, things were about to get interesting....Very. Very. Interesting. For both predator and prey. Who will stay alive? Who will be the one bleeding from the wound? He then cornered Turan, it look like this was it for her! Sarpedon was about to attack, Turan was so scared. but then she felt something inside her take over and pounced her father to the ground, it was like two dogs were raging at one another. Eventually, Turan pulled away, glaring at her father who looked at him in amazement. "You've gotten stronger, Turan." said her father. "Next time you hurt anyone, you'll be dealing with me." threatened Turan, she kicked her dad and walked out. But she freed her mother and brother from imprisonment. They reunite and left behind her father. Desperate and broken, they’re going on a crusade, they were slaves, maybe prisoners of war, punished for all the lives they took through blood and pain. Turan is a passive and violent young woman, however all the effort that Turan does to reach her goals, all that is because she works hard. Her family was apart from their cruel father, but always they remain together. 

While battling with the Wendigos; Turan gets attacked from above by one of them who scratched her back. It also caused her top to be torn to shreds almost and it falls off. Humiliated, Turan covers herself and looks around but saw her male teammates looking away with red faces. Turan's symbiotic powers save the day as it made a top for her to cover her breasts. She let out a big sigh of relief, then glared at the others: "Nobody saw that, right?" She demanded. Scared out of their wits by her ticked over tone of voice; the men laughed nervously as they said: "No, we didn't!" Turan breathed a little, "Good." She admitted and walks away however the gang grimaced and shuddered. Later on; Turan was getting her wounds stitched up when Norna noticed something on her back. "What is that?" asked Norna, her fingers brushed against her back. Turan jerked away, "What? What is what?" She said with confusion. "Those!" Norna said, she plucked out a hair-like strand from her back. Turan winced when she did that and glares at her, however Norna is shocked by what she was seeing. "This doesn't feel like hair, feels slimey and soft--even squishy..." muttered Norna. "Hair squishy? Very funny, hair is so not squishy. I mean, who has squishy hair." Turan said. Norna analyzed them as she was shocked to find out that the red plume was not human at all. Things got weirder when Turan was scratching a rash-looking wound, it looked like a red painted ink design on her back. "What the hell is that?" She muttered. Turan ran her hand down there, the blood red plumes are stuck to her back, "What. the. hell." muttered Turan. She suddenly felt cramps in the lower part of her stomach. Then, she felt the pain in the sides of her ribs. Turan was hurting so much that she cried out, "HELP! NORNA, GUYS, ANYBODY!!!" And she passed out. Turan woke up as she was topless but covered while the doctor examines her. Norna was the only one with her, she talked to her when the doctor left the room for a moment. "I never been through pain like that." Turan remarked. "Um, I have. With a corset, it hurts so bad." Norna said. "Ha. Very funny." Turan replied. Norna gave her a sideways look, "Try wearing one and it won't be so funny." She said. But then saw something on Turan's back, "WHAT IS THAT?" She shouted in hysterics. "Huh?" Turan said, she jumped at the sound of Norna's voice. "It looks like a Venus flytrap." Norna said. Turan was terrified when she heard that, "Oh my back?" She asked. "On your back!" Norna confirmed. Turan let out a groan, "OH GREAT! JUST GREAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M EXPECTING ON A WEDNESDAY!!!" She hollered. 

Norna thought of something for a moment, "Hold on!" She said. Turan looked at her, "What?" She asked. "Slashed at the back, it sounds like...Like you're bitten on a full moon by a werewolf!" Norna said. Turan looked at her friend for a moment, she then laughed anxiously. "I know, crazy huh?" Norna remarked. "Well thank you for taking my nightmare so fricking seriously!" Turan cried, almost shouting. Norna leaned over and told her that the red plumes she plucked at and told her that it wasn't human: "Something went wrong, Turan. When you were attacked, something went wrong." Norna whispered. Turan is terrified, Norna continued to talk to her: "You're changing, Turan. Everything about you is changing, what's happening to you?" She asked. "I don't know, am I dying?" Turan said back with a panic in her voice. "I don't know." said Norna. After the doctor's visit; Turan and Norna are confronted by Wendigos as Turan decides to face them. She had a weird blood-thirsty look in her eyes as she said to them, "Be afraid, be  very afraid." She butchered them all as Norna looked at her, then the blood was on Turan. But the most eccentric trick, the blood was absorbed into her skin and Turan let out a spasm of pleasure escape her lips. She immediately covered her mouth as Norna glanced at her in disbelief, "You attack those bastards, their blood splattered all of you, the blood gets absorbed into you, and you let out this spasm like you're--" She started to say but she was cut off. "Uh-uh! Don't you dare finish that sentence!" Turan scolded at her. Norna held up her hands, "Just saying." She said. Turan shrugged, "I guess. I feel rather satisfied with the thirst, I'm no longer dehydrated." She said. Norna gave her a weird look, "Dehydrated?" She inquired. 

"Yeah, strange isn't it?" Turan asked. "Very." agreed Norna. When they got back, it all seems well but then it got worse than before. There was something that shocked to Turan's team. "AUGHHH!" cried Turan. Norna and the others entered her room, "What's wrong?" Norna said but the gang were shocked when a red, giant Venus flytrap was trapping her in as Norna groaned, "It hurts, it hurts...Help me, please...help me..." The Venus flytrap embodiment turn into a cocoon and closed her up. It was so shocking, "Oh man." Tucker said. "TURAN!!!" Norna cried. But it was no use, she was lost...or was she? The others were about to give up their leader for loss when the cocoon begin to squrim and then someone breaks out of its prison. "What the--?" Tucker started to say but it was Turan, alive, and she looked different! She had burgundy hair, light skin complexion, and she looks better than she didn't before. Turan looked at her new self, "What is this?" She wondered. Then, Turan let out a chuckle with excitement, "I don't know what's going on but I'm starting to like it." She said. "Uh-oh." Asura said. "I don't like where she's going with that lecherous, vehement look on her face." finished Nehza. In the meantime; there was a girl  with hair and skin that are so light they are practically white. Her eyes are also more red and have dark circles around them. She wears a red hoodie jacket, jeans, and shoes. Her lips were pale too. Her name is Georgina. Georgina Scrattethorn. Whilst everybody else is getting along and having fun, Gigi is all alone, feeling isolated on the outside of a social circle she doesn’t feel wanted in. And as she observes the fun she wishes she was joining, she can’t help but feel like a loser or a freak compared to those people. She doesn’t feel like she fits in at all, she thinks these people around her are nothing like her and this makes her feel very anxious about what they could be thinking about her. But Gigi has a secret, she is half human-half Wendigo. 

For as long as Ophelia could remember; she loved anime and manga since she was around 7 years old. She likes two of her most favorite anime series of all time, Broken Cage and Monkey Jump & Hidden Mist. Broken Cage is about a hot blooded, passionate young teenager with anger issues and a hatred towards a brand of a monstrous clan called Monstro and he vows to hunt down the Monstro clan and decides to join the organization called Broken Cage. This anime is called Monkey Jump and Hidden Mist, created by Hanasaka Jiisan, which is about a land where a young man who is secretly a superhero for a popular extravaganza televise show called Century Superstar under the alter ego Monkey Jump. Other superheroes called Killer Stone, Lady Itagaki, Frog Sage, Wolf Sun, Crimson Demon, and Brave Fox (Inari Okami). Then someone stepped into the picture to be Monkey Jump's sidekick and boy was he a lot better than Monkey Jump. He was known as Hidden Mist. Hidden Mist was a pretty boy of a slender, graceful figure, and lacks facial hair.  He was cool headed, logical and boy, what a stud! He's so hot. So attractive. What Broken Cage and Moneky Jump & Hidden Mist have in common is that they are shonen anime series and they are ongoing. But the contrasts of these animes is two different worlds: Moneky Jump & Hidden Mist is an supernatural action-adventure, dramedy superhero series while Broken Cage is an action, horror, dystopian, fantasy, and psychological thriller ongoing series. Later on; Tamamo Mae noticed something in the sky above: "What the hell is that? A bird? A plane? Heh, if that's Superman I'm gonna laugh because that is so old." Tamamo Mae muttered. Then, the figure made its way towards Tamamo Mae, Oinari, and Konohana. "Incoming!" A voice from above called out and used her powers towards Tamamo Mae, who managed to deflect but looked horrified at the voice above. The figure, that girl...."OMG, Can it be?!" Tamamo Mae gasped. Oinari raised his eyebrow, "Did she just say 'OMG'?" He asked, to Konohana. "Oh yeah." Konohana said. 

They both giggled to themselves, but found themselves freed from the cage. "Whoa, we're free! But how? Who is doing this?" Konohana asked. A voice called out: "You're friendly neighborhood agent! It is I, Cassandra!" She landed in front of the trio. "Oh no, it's her!" Tamamo Mae moaned. "Cassandra Endymion!" gasped Konohana. "Silver Branch's finest agent?" Oinari inquired. Tamamo Mae begin to pull at the ends of her hair, "Oh great! I think I'm getting an ulcer! No, an aneurysm! A meltdown! A breaking point!" She ranted, starking mad. "Tamamo Mae Shimo, you are wanted by Silver Branch and Great Watch!  This is an executive order, you must come with us immediately!" Cassandra called out, confronted her. Tamamo Mae looked at her, a smirk appeared on her face, "I have no intention on doing that!" She claimed. She fights back while Cassandra defends herself as she calls out, "Don't do this, Shimo! I know who you are!" "Back off, Cassie! Die, Friendly Neighborhood!" Tamamo Mae shrieked. Debris begin to lift up in the air; she managed to fight back with psychokinesis while Cass uses her own against the vixen. "Surrender!" Cassandra called out. "You're gonna have to catch me--If you can!" Tamamo Mae taunted. The fight continued until Tamamo Mae almost swept Oinari and Konohana over the edge but Cassandra saved them and flew them both to a rooftop. Once then, they got them to safety. "There you go, safe and sound! You OK?" Cassandra asked. "Yeah, thanks! You were great!" Konohana praised. "Not bad, you really are one of the most finest agents." Oinari replied. Cassandra held her hands up, "Hey man, no worries!" She claimed. But noticed a couple looking on with worried glances, "Oh, sorry, don't mind us--These two lovebirds are using the stairs all right? No trouble really." Cassandra explained. 

As she was about to get back; Cassandra is attacked by Wendigos as she was about to fight back until someone took them down in an animaliastic matter. Cassandra couldn't believe it, it was a girl who is half human and half Wendigo. The girl glances over at her, Cassandra was frozen with fear but managed to talk to her: "Hi, I'm Cassandra." She said. The Wendigo girl stood up like a human and moved her head side to side before smiling as she said, "My name is Georgina Scrattethorn. Call me Gigi." Cassandra was stunt, "You can talk?" She gasped. Gigi giggled, "Duh! 'Course I can!" She replied. Later, Cassandra approached her gang and explained about a new friend she found. "Just to be clear, this new friend is a bit....dreadful. But not depressing and she's OK." warned Cassandra. "What do you mean?" asked Jack. Just then, there was a scritch scratch that made everyone jumped and turned around to see Gigi. The gang, except Cassandra, are horrified to see this girl. She smiled sardonically, "Hello, my name is Gigi Scrattethorn....Uh, my family calls me by my birth name...Georgina. But call me Gigi." She said awkwardly. Proteus nodded, "Gigi, nice." He said with a nod. "This is the girl?" Lleu asked, turning towards Cassandra. Cassandra nodded, "Yup." She said. Gigi gives a chin jerk as a greeting, "Hey." She replied. Borvo waved, "'Sup!" He said. 

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Uranometria--Ninth Volume: COMING SOON!!!!

The ninth volume of Uranometria is coming soon and this one is where Cassandra finds a girl who is half human and half Wendigo. The hybrid girl is Gigi Scattethorn, and she is destined to kill to slay Wendigos for her violent, emotionally unstable brother name Lewey, who has a thing for Turan. But when Turan rejects him; it gets worse and Lewey begins to shed his true colors. What's even more crazy is that people's memories are entering inside the agents' minds and driving them crazy with each memory of this person whom they don't know. What's more is that Cassandra and Gigi becomes best friends with one another. But it looks like Gigi may have a crazy, vicious brother but her past speaks for itself! So, hope you guys see more of this and I'll see you all next time. --KatDon