Amsterdam - 200 years ago
"Ah, secretary. Welcome."
"Thank you, sir. May I sit?"
"Of course. Let me fetch you some drink. Lad! The finest glass of whiskey for my man."
At a fancy banquet held by the king, the tall man met a short, stocky, older man wearing an oversized tuxedo and holding a cup of clear, bubbling beverage. He was Sir Erickson, president of the University of Amsterdam.
"How goes your studies, sir?" The tall man asked as he received a goblet of whiskey.
"Oh, very well. The science of astronomy never ceases to amaze me. Who knew that Galileo's heliocentric principals were actually calculatable?!" Sir Erickson bellowed giddily, and then grew silent in whispers: "...and your... Alchemy?"
"Swimmingly, sir. Swimmingly."
"Good, good. I can't wait to see the result."
"I can hardly wait too, sir."
"But until then we must stay quiet. Toast, for the brighter tomorrow!"
The tall man smiled sinisterly, and drank his cup of whiskey. The day of his fame is nigh, better to celebrate now then never.
"Yes, Dutch." Patchouli confirmed. "My father knew a lot of important people in the kingdom, such as the president of the University of Amsterdam Sir Walt Erickson, Vice President of the United States John Tyler, and the Shogun from Japan Tokugawa Ieyoshi. With powerful allies, you can get away with anything... Even the most unspeakable horror of mankind."
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01/10/2014, 10:21 PM #1362
Banished Library - Gensokyo | Day
From what John could tell, Elios was a person with many connections. John knew that what Patchouli said about getting away with things was true, especially in his universe. Perhaps it was a universal trait for power to corrupt people.
"What did he do?", John asked Patchouli.
From what John could tell, Elios was a person with many connections. John knew that what Patchouli said about getting away with things was true, especially in his universe. Perhaps it was a universal trait for power to corrupt people.
"What did he do?", John asked Patchouli.
Originally posted by S121
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01/11/2014, 12:59 AM #1363
Amsterdam - 200 years ago
Two weeks have passed since the tall man has secluded himself to his chambers. Patchouli, age 8, was reading in a small library her father has made for her next to his chamber. Bailey, Patchouli's personal butler, was serving Patchouli cookies and sweet black tea. Nancy, the head maid, was doing laundries with a handful of other maids. All was quiet, except for a lingering worry for the master of the house until...
"Everyone, come quick!" The tall man's voice was heard as he walked into Patchouli's library, which she so aptly named Voile. He was filthy, with sweats pastered on his face and mud all over his lab coat. "Patchouli m'dear you must come. Bailey, you too! A wonderful scientific discovery is to be made! Ooh, Nancy, Matilda, Francesca, dears! You must come, quick!"
The tall man's lab was as filthy as the man himself. Mysterious and suspicious ingredients were stored in broken vials with missing caps, on a creaky rack that may fall over if a slight wind blew on it. Books of unknowing informations, tables of misleading purposes, and papers of complex formulas dotted the walls. The entire room was dark, darker than the basement where wine and food ingredients were kept, only lit by the tall man's lantern.
At the far end of the lab stood a large cauldron, one enough to fit a cow into. The cauldron seemed to be a regular cauldron only oversized, but the tall man seemed to be overjoyed.
"It's filthy in here!" Nancy, a plump woman and the primary female figure in the house, exclaimed at the untidiness of the lab. "We must clean up this mess at once! I fear for your health, master!
"No need, Nancy, my dear, for there are science to observe!" The tall man guffawed manically as he opened the cauldron. Patchouli, with the help of Bailey, a lanky man taller than the tall man himself, looked down the cauldron. Inside the cauldron, sleeping on top of yellowish goo, was a human infant with strips of red hair, sucking on her thumb.
"This... is... the Devil's work." Bailey, a devoted Catholic, said in shock.
"Devil's work?" The tall man did not get angry at Bailey. In fact, Bailey's comment seemed to delight the tall man even more. "Good idea. I shall name my creation, Little Devil."
"He created a homunculus." Patchouli said, referring to the tern for man-made man. "Creation of another life. He tried to reach the domains of an immortal being."
"But what does that have to do with violating humanity?" Annie asked in confusion.
"It is not the result that is the problem." Patchouli continued. "I can create dozens of artificial humans with more efficiency than my father. The problem is how my father has created the homunculus."
"We... Now have an extra pair of hands for the house!" Nancy tried to share the happiness of her master, despite her utter shock and horror. "Give her a few years, and we can have someone who can do dishes!"
"Yeah, and Patchouli now has a playmate!" Bailey also tried to euphamize. "Patchouli, did you see? That is technically now your baby sister! ...Patchouli?"
Patchouli has lost interest to the homunculus. Sure, the artificial baby fastinated her, but what she has discovered, behind that cauldron, was even more shocking. In utter rage, Patchouli asked her father: "Papa... How did mother die?"
"Your mother? She died while your mother and I travelled to London... Why do you ask, m'dear?" The tall man answered.
"Then... Why are there bits and pieces of my mother behind this cauldron?"
Two weeks have passed since the tall man has secluded himself to his chambers. Patchouli, age 8, was reading in a small library her father has made for her next to his chamber. Bailey, Patchouli's personal butler, was serving Patchouli cookies and sweet black tea. Nancy, the head maid, was doing laundries with a handful of other maids. All was quiet, except for a lingering worry for the master of the house until...
"Everyone, come quick!" The tall man's voice was heard as he walked into Patchouli's library, which she so aptly named Voile. He was filthy, with sweats pastered on his face and mud all over his lab coat. "Patchouli m'dear you must come. Bailey, you too! A wonderful scientific discovery is to be made! Ooh, Nancy, Matilda, Francesca, dears! You must come, quick!"
The tall man's lab was as filthy as the man himself. Mysterious and suspicious ingredients were stored in broken vials with missing caps, on a creaky rack that may fall over if a slight wind blew on it. Books of unknowing informations, tables of misleading purposes, and papers of complex formulas dotted the walls. The entire room was dark, darker than the basement where wine and food ingredients were kept, only lit by the tall man's lantern.
At the far end of the lab stood a large cauldron, one enough to fit a cow into. The cauldron seemed to be a regular cauldron only oversized, but the tall man seemed to be overjoyed.
"It's filthy in here!" Nancy, a plump woman and the primary female figure in the house, exclaimed at the untidiness of the lab. "We must clean up this mess at once! I fear for your health, master!
"No need, Nancy, my dear, for there are science to observe!" The tall man guffawed manically as he opened the cauldron. Patchouli, with the help of Bailey, a lanky man taller than the tall man himself, looked down the cauldron. Inside the cauldron, sleeping on top of yellowish goo, was a human infant with strips of red hair, sucking on her thumb.
"This... is... the Devil's work." Bailey, a devoted Catholic, said in shock.
"Devil's work?" The tall man did not get angry at Bailey. In fact, Bailey's comment seemed to delight the tall man even more. "Good idea. I shall name my creation, Little Devil."
"He created a homunculus." Patchouli said, referring to the tern for man-made man. "Creation of another life. He tried to reach the domains of an immortal being."
"But what does that have to do with violating humanity?" Annie asked in confusion.
"It is not the result that is the problem." Patchouli continued. "I can create dozens of artificial humans with more efficiency than my father. The problem is how my father has created the homunculus."
"We... Now have an extra pair of hands for the house!" Nancy tried to share the happiness of her master, despite her utter shock and horror. "Give her a few years, and we can have someone who can do dishes!"
"Yeah, and Patchouli now has a playmate!" Bailey also tried to euphamize. "Patchouli, did you see? That is technically now your baby sister! ...Patchouli?"
Patchouli has lost interest to the homunculus. Sure, the artificial baby fastinated her, but what she has discovered, behind that cauldron, was even more shocking. In utter rage, Patchouli asked her father: "Papa... How did mother die?"
"Your mother? She died while your mother and I travelled to London... Why do you ask, m'dear?" The tall man answered.
"Then... Why are there bits and pieces of my mother behind this cauldron?"
01/11/2014, 01:43 AM #1364
Banished Library - Gensokyo | Day
John finally understood why Patchouli was so angry. Her father desecrated her mother's body, mutilated it for the creation of the homunculus. John didn't know very much about magic or the creation of artificial beings for that matter, but he had a pretty good idea that the father cut apart Patchouli's mother for the ingredients. It sounded like something out of a horror story, but that seemed to be the only logical reason the mother would be in pieces.
"Did he...?", John asked Patchouli, not completely certain what exactly happened.
John finally understood why Patchouli was so angry. Her father desecrated her mother's body, mutilated it for the creation of the homunculus. John didn't know very much about magic or the creation of artificial beings for that matter, but he had a pretty good idea that the father cut apart Patchouli's mother for the ingredients. It sounded like something out of a horror story, but that seemed to be the only logical reason the mother would be in pieces.
"Did he...?", John asked Patchouli, not completely certain what exactly happened.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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01/11/2014, 02:01 AM #1365
Amsterdam - 200 years ago
"Oh, it grew up so fast!"
"It will reach its' maturity in 3 months. A month has passed since it has been created, and it already looks like a 5 year old girl."
"彼女が成熟するとき、彼女は、今の速年齢のだろうか？(Will she age as fast as right now when she matures?)"
"No no no, she will retain her youth for eternities to come."
"Well done, boy! You have done me proud!"
"Thank you, your Highness."
A month after the birth of the homunculus "Little Devil", four visitors came to the tall man's lab. The first was Sir Erickson, as plump as ever. The second was a slender American with sunken cheeks and protruded nose. The third was a Japanese man wearing black robe and a hilt for a katana at his hips. The fourth and the last was a lady, one of the most beautiful woman Patchouli has ever seen. She wore an elegant gown with gold and red markings, and accompanied with her an ivory scepter.
"Shall we give toast?" Sir Erickson asked.
"I want to see Patchouli. Where is she?" The English lady questioned the tall man.
"She should be in her library. You know, where she usually sticks her nose into."
"Now now, you must be nice to your daughter."
"Not when she has found out..."
"彼女はあなたの秘密を発見した？ (She has found out your secret?)"
"Ah, most tragic. Good thing no one will believe her words."
"Indeed. Let us make cheers."
"Cheers!"
"A homunculus, an artificial human, requires flesh and soul of a human. Flesh can be easily made using simple organic chemistry, but the soul... is a tricky part." Patchouli explained to John. "Before the advanced Animus Alchemy, the only way to obtain a human soul was to kill the human and... eat the human's heart. I still see her remains as clear as day. Every limbs and organs, but no heart."
"Oh, it grew up so fast!"
"It will reach its' maturity in 3 months. A month has passed since it has been created, and it already looks like a 5 year old girl."
"彼女が成熟するとき、彼女は、今の速年齢のだろうか？(Will she age as fast as right now when she matures?)"
"No no no, she will retain her youth for eternities to come."
"Well done, boy! You have done me proud!"
"Thank you, your Highness."
A month after the birth of the homunculus "Little Devil", four visitors came to the tall man's lab. The first was Sir Erickson, as plump as ever. The second was a slender American with sunken cheeks and protruded nose. The third was a Japanese man wearing black robe and a hilt for a katana at his hips. The fourth and the last was a lady, one of the most beautiful woman Patchouli has ever seen. She wore an elegant gown with gold and red markings, and accompanied with her an ivory scepter.
"Shall we give toast?" Sir Erickson asked.
"I want to see Patchouli. Where is she?" The English lady questioned the tall man.
"She should be in her library. You know, where she usually sticks her nose into."
"Now now, you must be nice to your daughter."
"Not when she has found out..."
"彼女はあなたの秘密を発見した？ (She has found out your secret?)"
"Ah, most tragic. Good thing no one will believe her words."
"Indeed. Let us make cheers."
"Cheers!"
"A homunculus, an artificial human, requires flesh and soul of a human. Flesh can be easily made using simple organic chemistry, but the soul... is a tricky part." Patchouli explained to John. "Before the advanced Animus Alchemy, the only way to obtain a human soul was to kill the human and... eat the human's heart. I still see her remains as clear as day. Every limbs and organs, but no heart."
01/11/2014, 02:13 AM #1366
Banished Library - Gensokyo | Day
John remained silent. It was no wonder Patchouli hated her father so much. What he did was horrific, a deed that rivaled even what the Jiralhanae Brutes would do to their prisoners. Not only that, but she couldn't tell anyone about it because they wouldn't believe her. Finally, John spoke.
"I see... Why did he do that? Why did he want to create a homunculus?", John asked Patchouli.
John remained silent. It was no wonder Patchouli hated her father so much. What he did was horrific, a deed that rivaled even what the Jiralhanae Brutes would do to their prisoners. Not only that, but she couldn't tell anyone about it because they wouldn't believe her. Finally, John spoke.
"I see... Why did he do that? Why did he want to create a homunculus?", John asked Patchouli.
Originally posted by S121
Every time I see a new post on the Forum, I feel like a little kid during Christmas, all giddy.
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01/11/2014, 02:16 AM #1367
Banished Library - Gensokyo | Day
Sakuyamon was thinking on what the magician had to endure at such young age and then something struck her mind
"Does that homunculus you say is Koakuma, your assistant in the library?" she asked to Patchouli in a calm tone
Sakuyamon was thinking on what the magician had to endure at such young age and then something struck her mind
"Does that homunculus you say is Koakuma, your assistant in the library?" she asked to Patchouli in a calm tone
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
Spoiler
01/11/2014, 02:29 AM #1368
Banished Library - Gensokyo
"...yes. Koakuma is... the Little Devil. Pretty subtle, I know." Patchouli said, adding a small sarcasm at the end. "I hated her guts at first... but she ended up acting as a big sister figure for me... until I came to Gensokyo of course."
"I feel like there's more to it." Zazz intervened, while Phio screamed to himself, No no no do not believe her! Elios the Creator is the holiest God and must not be slandered like that! "You're obviously hiding something. What did your father Elios do to you directly?"
"Well..." Patchouli fidgeted, and let out a deep sigh. "Alright... there's more to the story... I'll tell you, but you won't like it."
"...yes. Koakuma is... the Little Devil. Pretty subtle, I know." Patchouli said, adding a small sarcasm at the end. "I hated her guts at first... but she ended up acting as a big sister figure for me... until I came to Gensokyo of course."
"I feel like there's more to it." Zazz intervened, while Phio screamed to himself, No no no do not believe her! Elios the Creator is the holiest God and must not be slandered like that! "You're obviously hiding something. What did your father Elios do to you directly?"
"Well..." Patchouli fidgeted, and let out a deep sigh. "Alright... there's more to the story... I'll tell you, but you won't like it."
01/11/2014, 02:33 AM #1369
Banished Library - Gensokyo
"Whatever that might have happened on the past, it doesn´t matter know, you can stay silent if you want to Patchouli" the priestess spoke reassure the magician
She then looked at the mouse who had a disturbed face "Also you might want to keep some parts of your life to you if the time isn´t right" she saud looking at Patchouli, but making a small gesture towards Phio
"Whatever that might have happened on the past, it doesn´t matter know, you can stay silent if you want to Patchouli" the priestess spoke reassure the magician
She then looked at the mouse who had a disturbed face "Also you might want to keep some parts of your life to you if the time isn´t right" she saud looking at Patchouli, but making a small gesture towards Phio
Have you ever crossed the line between sanity and madness? You would be amazed by what lies beyond the fog..
Spoiler
01/11/2014, 03:00 AM #1370
Banished Library
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Jason knew that feeling. Thugs using people for their own purposes, then throwing them away like trash. He just hoped that if he saw him, he can get a lick of the action. He didn't like the feeling of killing someone, especially if they were so close to them. The man was her husband for god's sake!
"Is that man still alive?" He asked.
Forest of Magic
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Jack bent back to avoid the gunsaw. He then NT'd on to Takoizu's shoulders. He took out two revolvers.
"End!"
He shot her in the head with both revolvers, unloading the entire barrel. Then, he took out two knives.
"Your bones cannot protect your-"
He stabbed the neck.
Kappa Village
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"Thank you."
Otori went on to Nitori's house and knocked on the door.
"Hello? Is anybody home?"
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Jason knew that feeling. Thugs using people for their own purposes, then throwing them away like trash. He just hoped that if he saw him, he can get a lick of the action. He didn't like the feeling of killing someone, especially if they were so close to them. The man was her husband for god's sake!
"Is that man still alive?" He asked.
Forest of Magic
__________________
Jack bent back to avoid the gunsaw. He then NT'd on to Takoizu's shoulders. He took out two revolvers.
"End!"
He shot her in the head with both revolvers, unloading the entire barrel. Then, he took out two knives.
"Your bones cannot protect your-"
He stabbed the neck.
Kappa Village
_________________
"Thank you."
Otori went on to Nitori's house and knocked on the door.
"Hello? Is anybody home?"