(10-28-2024, 01:26 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-2118#post-106073159

Yrsillar Wrote:He the Glorious had been obeyed because he was mighty. Together with his descendants, he had been exalted, the Lu had grown to such towering wealth, because they built. They built, they created, they made beauty and prosperity. Their flames forged the rough farming tribes of the plains and the wild hunters of the scrublands into glorious cities lining the glittering riverbanks. And from that wealth, had come power, fuel for an inferno fit to stand just beneath the sun itself in its light.

Gu Yanmei considered the crack in the earth, beyond which her little sister had gone to meditate on the meaning of fire. She did not think Gu Xiulan would find her conclusions compelling even if she shared them in exacting detail. Her insights were not those one could truly internalize, without coming upon them herself.

…And Gu Xiulan was not any kind of artist. She was deeply fond of her little sister, but she could see under all of Mothers lessons, that Gu Xiulan was a warrior, not a builder of things. They were simply not alike. Her fires burned with violence and ambition, the desire to flaunt power and be praised for it.

Mr_Crocodile Wrote:"The future of agriculture lies in the hands of those who understand and respect the natural processes." -Trofim Denisovich Lysenko.

The Sahara has been a desolate wasteland for the last six thousand years, and mankind will regret daring to attempt to change that...

Notes

Notes:
Hello! Hope you all will enjoy my very unique take on the monstrosity that is Biollante!

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I felt that a character/Kaiju as iconic as Biollante needed a story all for herself. And while my version is very different from the cinematic one, I hope that it was still fun to read about!

Then, Yrsillar Wrote:"You were right. That breed is adorable," Ling Qi said, wobbling briefly as she picked her way through the gate under the creature's impassive gaze.

Ling Nuan nodded. "It's a good breed. Highly sought. Their fleece is wind-imbued and light so they can grow it out a lot more before it starts to tear their skin from the weight. And it makes really breathable cloth."

"Definitely the proper reasons for the choice," Ling Qi said agreeably as they ascended the hill.

She gave Hanyi a nudge and a nod, and the young spirit nearly vibrated as she dashed up the hill to get a closer look.

"They are real huggable. They don't even mind much," Ling Nuan replied reluctantly. "But they have their troubles, too."

"Oh?" Ling Qi asked, watching Hanyi almost disappear into the floof, giggling to herself.

"A strong wind can pick 'em up and blow 'em around like dandelion seeds. They land soft, but they also can't get back up if they land on their sides or backs. Gotta watch 'em close. They can pick up static something fierce, too."

"That would be a problem." Part of her wanted to see it happen. The thought of a dozen odd of these big puffballs drifting overhead was strangely adorable. "Does the whole herd have these properties?"

"More or less. The more mortal sheep won't outright float and don't get as fluffy, but they'll still get dragged and knocked over by the wind sometimes. Even mortals can handle them though. Been training the herders in how to loop a floater and pull them back down."

(10-30-2024, 01:40 AM)Norgarth Wrote: and the newest story post
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-2119#post-106131704

tealruby Wrote:From the day they first met it’s all been building up to this moment. Green Lantern vs Jinx, and their final confrontation at the bottom of the world. Where only one of them will survive.
”When it gets cold, and you both think it’s gone too far…”

Yrsillar Wrote:Ling Qi listened to (Zhen and Gui) bicker with the ease of long practice. As the final remains of the boiling mist faded from the air, deep below, she could feel the pressure building up again.

"Can I ask how it is different?"

They both paused, looking at each other in silence. It was Zhen who finally spoke up with some reluctance.

"Because humans are humans, and beasts are beasts. Human kings are kings because they are strong and because they have many strong people who listen. A spirit king is king because they are king."

Gui snorted. "And Zhen says he is the refined one. A spirit king is the land. They make things happen right because they are the thing which makes all the small things move like they should. Like the little star, if she did not have to write all the papers and say all the words and if the humans listening were the wind and the stones and the trees and stuff."

"It seems to me that you must still convince others to fall in line and do their duties," Ling Qi said.

"That is how Hanyi is, but she is not a king, and won't be, Gui thinks. She is a more human-y thing." Gui’s glowing eyes were slitted and squinting in thought. "What scholar-friend calls an int-er-med-iar-y spirit, one who is like Big Sister, but for spirits and spirits instead of humans and spirits or humans and humans like Big Sister."

Ling Qi furrowed her brows as she parsed what he’d said. She didn't fully understand the difference he was speaking of, but she did understand that as he was coming to the verge of actually acting on his claim, he found himself anxious and without guidance. And unfortunately, it wasn't guidance she could give him because in the end, Ling Qi was not a spirit, whatever jokes others might make about her attitude.

TheInkredibleKaptainKaiju Wrote:Project Aftermath proves to not be as secure as was thought when a horde of Rhinestones breaks in.

(11-02-2024, 07:12 AM)Jinx999 Wrote: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/this-was-easier-on-the-tabletop-a-battletech-si.659596/page-916#post-106223366

This was easier on the Tabletop (Battletech) has updated after a long hiatus.

(11-03-2024, 11:46 AM)Norgarth Wrote: Beware of Chicken (original flavour)
Shen Yu contemplates the morning after the return to Fa Ram.
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/beware-of-chicken-xianxia.910799/page-2127#post-106243814