Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

So here's the plot idea for John Constantine: Hellblazer I had for a week now.

On a random day of the week like every other, at a random mundane time, every child on earth collapses. attempts to wake those children up are fruitless with many remarking on their soullessness. In a panic, the UN held a meeting during which a slimy man named Buer entered, claiming that he was, in fact, a demon and had stolen the soul of every child on earth by the order of his superior (I wonder who that could be?) He gives the world's leaders a dilemma, allow him to keep a certain amount of souls or he'd keep all of them. For unspecified means. They have a week to decide. Every occultist/magician on the planet doesn't want to engage with the situation for reasons. So there's only one man who can help yep, Willoughby Kipling John Constantine. Given his history with souls (and having kid niece) John tries to figure out how Buer even is able to do such a thing of this caliber and stop it. I'd need to iron some things out, it would be a book, and figure out how to give John a satisfying arc without stepping on his in the first film.

I am worried it might be a bit dark though.

Is this not just the Pied Piper?

He should canonically be the Pied Piper. Either him or Dracula.

Za-Chary wrote:

cactus-cacti wrote:

That would be odd. Lately AFD has started on the 31st.

I think this happened starting 2020 or so, but before that I believe festivities lasted throughout April 1st. Regardless, this year is an odd year anyway since Easter is the day before AFD; as a result, Scratch Team members are probably not online often anyway.

Yeah. If that's the case then I think they can do it around tomorrow or so…

Furret_Productions wrote:

St_Pupcake wrote:

Furret_Productions wrote:

DuWeido wrote:

Masterscratch1117 wrote:

Furret_Productions wrote:

I've been hearing a lot of creative server ideas on here lately. I also have a new server idea if I may. Basically, it's like the nations type gameplay, expect instead of normal admins, each nation has one god-like player that is partially in creative mode. Those players can fly, use some commands such as limited building commands and basic others (Restrictions on kill and kick commands, obviously), grant limited powers to players, create a limited amount of a limited set of items, and have higher health standards than regular players.

However, each god-player also has a specific elemental type that his or her nation are most powerful in, kind of like in Greek mythology. And it is by this power (Among others) that the regular players can enforce the god-players by; If the regulars players of a water-god-player, let's say, didn't like how he was using his power, they could use that player's own power against him to limit his actions. Basically, the regular players and god-players have to work together to run a nation.

The purpose of the god-player in the first place, other than the cool gameplay, is to add a new level of intensity and an origins-like aspect to vanilla Minecraft. It also protects nations against admin abuse, as it more deeply connects the people to their leaders, and thus the entire group have to be bad eggs to cause much harm. And even then, other nations can balance them out.

I think it would be really interesting to have a Minecraft server that was basically Greek mythology. What do you guys think?

sounds awesome!

That sounds really cool!

Thank you so much!

Yeah it’s a great idea. My only concern is that we’d run out of things to be god of.

Lightning, rock, air, water, ground, agriculture, forests/plant, fire, End, Creation, death, life, animals, light, darkness, redstone, and others to name a few. We might even have enough for multiple god-players per nation if we get creative with it.

oooh def gonna be part of the redstone nation if the server has geyser, I love making flying machines

Za-Chary wrote:

This was answered on your suggestion from a month ago:

cheddargirl wrote:

I'm gonna run under the assumption that the way the thread is titled is unintentional bad wording instead of a means to be deceptive about the true nature of the suggestion - which is to have the Scratch Team post more forum threads and do less project/studio features, as the ST has done stuff for some of the other months mentioned.

Cat-out-of-the-bag: We sometimes use threads for certain holidays/events after finding that users with less than ideal values were harassing projects and studios we feature for that holiday/event. Using a thread promoting project/studio creation around that topic deflects that harassment. Not all threads are for this purpose, but overall, a forum post shouldn't be thought of as more superior than a project/studio feature. It isn't, especially for a creative community where there is greater value is presenting stuff made by others.

not really clear though, why would they make announcements for those events but not these ones? It's a strange inconsistency that she didn't explain

Remember that Scratch is used for education. If the April Fools' festivities last for too long, this could distract students from their lessons. One distracting day could be fine, but a week can be pushing it.

Not a bug:
https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/7894771/

Za-Chary wrote:

M1mikyu wrote:

There’s also a word which is is a name and is also the name of a sports supply store. There’s a character in Batman who is named this. Are we allowed to use that word if we’re referring to the name and the store that’s called that?

To refer to the store, yes. I probably wouldn't use it as a person's name, though. It can be too hard to tell whether the word is meant to be a name or an insult.

There's a famous actor who was in Mary Poppins who is named this. If I am saying his whole name, as it's the name of a specific person, would it be allowed? I believe that his name should be whitelisted due to how iconic he is, if someone wanted to make a project about him/a movie he was in, being able to say his name would be important

So here's the plot idea for John Constantine: Hellblazer I had for a week now.

On a random day of the week like every other, at a random mundane time, every child on earth collapses. attempts to wake those children up are fruitless with many remarking on their soullessness. In a panic, the UN held a meeting during which a slimy man named Buer entered, claiming that he was, in fact, a demon and had stolen the soul of every child on earth by the order of his superior (I wonder who that could be?) He gives the world's leaders a dilemma, allow him to keep a certain amount of souls or he'd keep all of them. For unspecified means. They have a week to decide. Every occultist/magician on the planet doesn't want to engage with the situation for reasons. So there's only one man who can help yep, Willoughby Kipling John Constantine. Given his history with souls (and having kid niece) John tries to figure out how Buer even is able to do such a thing of this caliber and stop it. I'd need to iron some things out, it would be a book, and figure out how to give John a satisfying arc without stepping on his in the first film.

I am worried it might be a bit dark though.

Remember, the post is asking for a collab for an incredibox mod.

ilovestories wrote:

potatoman3737 wrote:

Order Type: Art
Order Details: This is sort of a big order, but I would like to have the look of my game revamped ( https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/886120669/ ), including the thumbnail, enemies (though keep their size and shape), and the player skins to be more detailed. Also I would like to make the bullets look nicer if thats possible, thank you.
Time Zone: US CDT (UTC-05)

I can take the thumbnail part of the order.

n-clue wrote:

potatoman3737 wrote:

Malicondi wrote:

potatoman3737 wrote:

Order Type: Art
Order Details: This is sort of a big order, but I would like to have the look of my game revamped ( https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/886120669/ ), including the thumbnail, enemies (though keep their size and shape), and the player skins to be more detailed. Also I would like to make the bullets look nicer if thats possible, thank you.
Time Zone: US CDT (UTC-05)

What style of art?

Arcade style

ok so i know im not listed as artist but imma have a go at this

So hows the progress?

Hello fellow scratchers! I’m working on Mother 3 engine V.06 right now and I want to know what you guys could suggest regarding it! Right now it’s simply a project with no built in editors… maybe I could add a log in feature? Write your suggestions! Or you could list things I could fix from the old Mother 3 engine(V.01 or V.05 BROKEN). (If your unfamiliar with M3EV.06 visit my profile!)

7salad3salad wrote:

There are various ways. You can:

• Get your project curated by the current Front Page Curator (Hard)
  

I wouldn't say this is hard. I've done it three times by just repeatedly checking this studio, and making a decent project and then just suggesting it in their suggestion studio ASAP. I'm now out of the range in followers for most of the requirements, but I highly, highly, highly recommend doing this.

The only way to ask them to do this is through Contact Us. They might not accept, however. You would definitely need to give them a link to the studio.

I am gonna miss you guys sm But hey, let's still chat as a trio

This was answered on your suggestion from a month ago:

cheddargirl wrote:

I'm gonna run under the assumption that the way the thread is titled is unintentional bad wording instead of a means to be deceptive about the true nature of the suggestion - which is to have the Scratch Team post more forum threads and do less project/studio features, as the ST has done stuff for some of the other months mentioned.

Cat-out-of-the-bag: We sometimes use threads for certain holidays/events after finding that users with less than ideal values were harassing projects and studios we feature for that holiday/event. Using a thread promoting project/studio creation around that topic deflects that harassment. Not all threads are for this purpose, but overall, a forum post shouldn't be thought of as more superior than a project/studio feature. It isn't, especially for a creative community where there is greater value is presenting stuff made by others.

Za-Chary wrote:

PizzaPizza72 wrote:

The AFD forum was the best thing about Scratch AFD in recent years. People could write posts that didn't make any sense (e.g. “My MacBook ate my dog and went on a rampage”).

The intent was probably to allow joke-type suggestions — not random nonsense posts. We can already write random nonsense comments if we want to.

PizzaPizza72 wrote:

mybearworld wrote:

April Fool's Day meant a massive increase of activity on the forums, which has led to the forums degrading a lot, which has also often lead to them causing the whole site to go down. This doesn't really work in the long run, so the forums won't host April Fool's Day anymore.
Source

Why not make a page that is separate from the forums that exists on April Fools Day only?

You mean like an April Fools' Day studio?

Kinda like that, yeah.

Hi, I literally just ha the same problem and it was actually quite simple. You just create a new blank sprite, transfer only the code from the sprite you want to empty the costumes from to the empty sprite, and yeah that’s all. I’ve actually done this before but totally forgot it was an option!
Also this thread is so old nobody will see this response TT^TT

7salad3salad wrote:

ScratchCatHELLO wrote:

7salad3salad wrote:

Guys, how would everyone feel about me making a new MC topic? This one is getting big and can be slow to load, additionally the current owner is inactive, thus meaning the news section isnt being updated.

anyways
it's customarily at 500 pages, which I guess is a little much? I have been inactive, but the only things I really have that I can do are updating the subtitle, updating the news section (which I've admittedly neglected but is virtually redundant anyways), and telling people to quit when they do stuff they shouldn't be.

no way you are back

UR BACK!!! We are not making a new forum now Sally salad

PizzaPizza72 wrote:

So just do the April Fool's forum. It's not that hard and if the server goes down, make a separate page for it.

… The server will go down no matter where the page is on the Scratch website, if it is spammed/abused enough.

Comix_2 wrote:

teamsonic2011 wrote:

Comix_2 wrote:

teamsonic2011 wrote:

Comix_2 wrote:

teamsonic2011 wrote:

Again, Pretendo

Again, no, in other news, water is wet.

Ok, but scientists have confirmed that water is not wet

How the hell does that make sense?

It's just science

Oh gosh, an Ace Attorney maker debate in a Scratch topic.

ArnoHu wrote:

ArnoHu wrote:

In the latest GoK version, I reduced the effect of mobility evaluation significantly. I think it simply generated too much noise. The mistake was that I tried which values would prevent trapped queens or rooks, but the same values might just screw up positional evaluation when there is no real danger despite reduced mobility.

In a first test game, GoK (Medium, white) took on Element (6+8), and played a perfect game, winning in 40 moves. Element played great too, its only blunder was not considering en-passant: https://lichess.org/fUuTd7NV#79

Next game against White Dove (P4), one GoK mistake at move 39, which won't happen on Difficult, otherwise a fine game. GoK wins it at 93%: https://lichess.org/aMRTvOU7#107

I've tested WD v7.05 (which just got released) and it seems to find the miracle draw here!

PizzaPizza72 wrote:

The AFD forum was the best thing about Scratch AFD in recent years. People could write posts that didn't make any sense (e.g. “My MacBook ate my dog and went on a rampage”).

The intent was probably to allow joke-type suggestions — not random nonsense posts. We can already write random nonsense comments if we want to.

PizzaPizza72 wrote:

mybearworld wrote:

April Fool's Day meant a massive increase of activity on the forums, which has led to the forums degrading a lot, which has also often lead to them causing the whole site to go down. This doesn't really work in the long run, so the forums won't host April Fool's Day anymore.
Source

Why not make a page that is separate from the forums that exists on April Fools Day only?

You mean like an April Fools' Day studio?

This is a game based on asteroids but instead, you play as a doctor defending your ship from apples. This game is still in BETA.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/992320951

so i remember looking through the scratch terms of use and found something called “ScratchX” which was like Scratch Labs where there were cool extensions that were PROBABLY gonna get added and ONE OF THEM WAS A 3D EXTENSION?? THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED!

when green flag clicked
forever
say [why didn't scratch add this :(]
end

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

Buh, I don't have an hour and sixteen minutes to spare for that lol.

Fine, we can find something shorter. Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000. Plus, this one is much more appropriate for everyone

Or we can watch “Cool Cat Saves the Kids”, which is classified as “Crime/Drama” on Google.

Letsdotheodyssey wrote:

beanyboy512 wrote:

yo i would like to join hyrule

ok bet

And just to address the “war crime” allegations, technically I own mantisburgh or whatever due to funny treaty stuff, so I allowed for battles.

You only own a small part because u own half of L’Mantisbozoburgh, which is a fraction of L'mantisbozoburg as a hole so can't give permission to fight in Mantisburgh, but legally since u own half of L'mantarcticalbozoburg u can there

White Dove v7.05 Has Been Released!

This version fixed a few bugs with q-search that has caused inaccurate searches ever since I increased how much the piece values affect the evaluation function! I also added some minor improvements to the eval function, which combined with the q-search fix, should make this version a lot stronger than v7.04!

(The en-passant bug has also hopefully been fixed too!)

Da_Jedi_Master wrote:

oh wow that first level is a nightmare

Imma make them all like that lol u will cry

M1mikyu wrote:

Za-Chary wrote:

It's a lot of work to change up a major part of the website for a single day of the year.

Maybe they should make the changes last longer so people from different time zones can enjoy the changes, or if someone couldn't log on that day they'd still be able to view it. Maybe make it last for a week?

It's a lot of work to change up a major part of the website for a single week of the year.

lifeispain2 wrote:

Got a even better time (:
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CaptainVictoria wrote:

Wait, does the Minecraft update that destroys your worlds force itself? I haven't checked the game in a few months. What's going on??

Also, has the bug in Bedrock that automatically kills you at any fall damage been patched out? (If it has, then forgive me for not checking Bedrock in… *Checks watch* 2 years.)

The deleting worlds was happening in Bedrock IIRC, and no the fall damage bug has been patched. The deleting world has been patched though.

goldenninja8 wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

Buh, I don't have an hour and sixteen minutes to spare for that lol.

what's it on? ALSO POST 999

groovy

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

Buh, I don't have an hour and sixteen minutes to spare for that lol.

Fine, we can find something shorter. Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000.

Wait, does the Minecraft update that destroys your worlds force itself? I haven't checked the game in a few months. What's going on??

Also, has the bug in Bedrock that automatically kills you at any fall damage been patched out? (If it has, then forgive me for not checking Bedrock in… *Checks watch* 2 years.)

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

Buh, I don't have an hour and sixteen minutes to spare for that lol.

what's it on? ALSO POST 999

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

macandcheeseking wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Uh… wait what does Sam Lane want besides freeing Metropolis and how is he getting it?

Hmm. Maybe he wants to prove how good of a general he is?

What gets Metropolis free and why do Lois and Clark have to go against him to free it in their own way?

Because he's going way “militaristic” with it. Or something similar?

He wants to nuke it with Kryptonian technology at the Fortress?

That'd be interesting.

The only issue is where in the world did he get that authority? Because even if we make up some fake law, Lex would want to be the one to press that button and “save the country” and there is no way he's letting some general get all the credit. And Lex is trapped alongside everyone.

I mean Lex is the kind of guy to tale the credit for it, through fake footage or something. Yeah, Lex wouldn't want to get nuked. Maybe Lex would have a bunker?

Bunker wouldn't help on Braniac's ship. Even if he manages to crash back to Earth, he'd still be 2 inches tall.

Is being two inches tall really that bad?

it is for Lex.

Lex is mad about a 1 inch height difference between him and Superman.

He'll get used to it /j

This is quite the predicament to figure out.

What if both him and his VP get trapped, and the Speaker becomes acting POTUS and the Speaker is absolutely insane and thinks the Earth is only 2024 years old.

That is a really funny idea.

This is a very thinly veiled caricature of the current Speaker.

Hank (Jordan Lawson), an ambitious scientist, experiments with a serum designed to increase human muscle-mass and prolong life. When a thug steals his engagement ring, Hank injects the serum into himself and transforms into the Bulk.

The_Olcia wrote:

The problem is the word, that contains app name, right?
So I gave a solution
About lyrics, that contain this word? Just do the same if you want to write them

Then I'll repost the gif. You can see very clearly that “discordant” isn't censored in project descriptions.

3/31/2024
critique for nova

She would never have guessed she would be leading a secret rebellion.

i love this!! the sudden shift in tone is awesome

“Charlotte, are you done?”

it's not mentioned who says this. is it nadina, jupiter, sophie, or somebody else? it would be nice if you could clairfy!

“Terrible, I know,” said Nadine. But she also knew she didn’t even know the worst of the consequences. Her mind wouldn’t let her venture into the what ifs. “ But what about the kids up there who don’t know about the words? Are we just going to…let them live without books?”

i like how u give some insight on what's she thinking as she talks. nadine reveals more abt the plot of your story. it's a good way to worldbuild

overall, i dont have much to critique. your writing is amazing >

and also im on a time crunch (3 MINUTES?! AAA)

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

macandcheeseking wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Platypus_WKeyboard wrote:

HexagonWorld wrote:

Uh… wait what does Sam Lane want besides freeing Metropolis and how is he getting it?

Hmm. Maybe he wants to prove how good of a general he is?

What gets Metropolis free and why do Lois and Clark have to go against him to free it in their own way?

Because he's going way “militaristic” with it. Or something similar?

He wants to nuke it with Kryptonian technology at the Fortress?

That'd be interesting.

The only issue is where in the world did he get that authority? Because even if we make up some fake law, Lex would want to be the one to press that button and “save the country” and there is no way he's letting some general get all the credit. And Lex is trapped alongside everyone.

I mean Lex is the kind of guy to tale the credit for it, through fake footage or something. Yeah, Lex wouldn't want to get nuked. Maybe Lex would have a bunker?

Bunker wouldn't help on Braniac's ship. Even if he manages to crash back to Earth, he'd still be 2 inches tall.

Is being two inches tall really that bad?

it is for Lex.

Lex is mad about a 1 inch height difference between him and Superman.

He'll get used to it /j

This is quite the predicament to figure out.

What if both him and his VP get trapped, and the Speaker becomes acting POTUS and the Speaker is absolutely insane and thinks the Earth is only 2024 years old.

That is a really funny idea.

7salad3salad wrote:

Seems a bit cruel to essentially disregard visually impaired people as a joke.

seems a bit cruel to disregard visually impaired people by making links purple which makes them LESS visible for certain colorblind people. additionally for some people the purple theme is even harder to see than the blue. maybe they should just have website themes rather than forcing one design on everyone, since what helps one person is worse for another

HexagonWorld wrote:

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

Buh, I don't have an hour and sixteen minutes to spare for that lol.

han614698 wrote:

The_Olcia wrote:

cactus-cacti wrote:

Horsekatto wrote:

(#11)

cactus-cacti wrote:

You'd have to give credit, which would be hard without naming the song.

The title is Discordant, not 'cord.

I know, but you'd still have to say the name in the credits, which includes that platform's title.

Maybe that bad workaround can help?

smth like this

Song: Uncordant Decipher by Death Battles
(Change Un to Dis)

I don't think, that ST will ban for this, bc it's for good thing (and it's not about that app…)

Please see the post above. This isn't an issue.

The problem is the word, that contains app name, right?
So I gave a solution
About lyrics, that contain this word? Just do the same if you want to write them

in memoriam
tw: death, overall dark themes
1395 words
–

In the beginning, he was too young to understand.

When his mother slept, he did not have the eye to see how her chest lay still, no longer rising and falling with the rhythm of life. Instead, he danced around the edges of threadbare curtains, humming to himself.

Extracting a single, pristine rose from his mother’s precious garden, he left it between the pages of one of many volumes. The ritual was one she had taught him – she had always said it was essential to cherish the few bright colors in their lives.

In time, the boy would come to understand that his mother was gone, and brittle petals would be showered across her grave. With the petals would fall a single teardrop, a silent memoriam to his mother.

–

OBITUARY: Lynne Haviland Baker

Birth: June 7th
Death: April 15th
Age: 32

Born in the small village of Agloe, Westeville, Lynne Baker was the youngest of Archer and Evelyn Haviland’s three daughters. As a child, she was best known for her charming personality and love for dance, though the people of her village seldom found a cause for celebration.

At age 18, Lynne married Hunter Baker, the nominal son of two bakers. Soon after the birth of their son, , Hunter was drafted into His Majesty’s forces, where he was lost in action. Left to raise their child alone, Lynne gathered up her few belongings to establish a new home on the edge of the village.

Though Lynne often made herself scarce following the disappearance of her husband, neighbors report that she was a compassionate mother, enamored with the carrying for her son. She also loved to sing, and would hum a cheerful melody as she tended to her garden.

–

The second time he witnessed death, he stood among a crowd.

He was no longer a boy, but instead a young adult. His hands were long calloused with the dirt of the fields, and he was old enough to understand the execution at hand.

A man stood, chin up and shoulders squared, upon a hastily constructed platform in the village square. The charge at hand was an account of treason, specifically, mishandling of food supplies.

In truth, it wasn’t hard to sympathize with the man’s cause.

Around the square, the young man saw children, not unlike himself. They laughed and played, carefree in spite of the sharp angles of their limbs and intake of their mothers’ breaths.

When the axe came to fall, he silently applauded the man’s courage in righteous.

–

OBITUARY: Alex Golsteine

Birth: November 13th
Death: August 9th
Age: 28

Alex Golstiene was born in Altonie, Westeville. The identity of his father remains unknown, and his mother, Ariete Golstiene, passed away shortly after her son’s birth, likely as a result of malnutrition. As a result, Alex was raised in a collection of orphanages, where his caretakers noted his inclination to protect and befriend younger children.

In his early adulthood, Alex was recruited to the local task force, and later elected into his village council. He was best known for his outspoken nature, with a particular passion for orphanage reform and equitable resource distribution.

Frustrated with the bureaucratics of governmental reform, Alex was rumored to spearhead a regional underground movement. While his involvement may have led him to die a traitor to king and country, locals remember him as a champion of the people.

–

In the years after that fateful execution, death would learn to follow in his footsteps.

Though memory has long since forgotten the faces of individual young men he met in the fields, they remain as a whole. Blood stained his improvised uniform, threadbare as the curtains that had decorated his mother’s house.

Despite the quiet calculation that he harnessed the blade with, he could never quite bring himself to look away from their eyes. In them, he saw the love of families and the laughter of children, perhaps unborn.

Sometimes, he wished he could feel a semblance of remorse. Still, their sentiments were not ones he could share.

Once, a wounded man pressed a small newspaper cutting into his hand. It was an obituary, a memoriam to someone he might have known. In spite of himself, he kept it through the years.

–

OBITUARY: Henry Kestilde

Birth: September 5th
Death: February 12th
Age: 32

Born into a family of farmers in Harrington, Westeville, Henry Kestilde was best known for his outgoing personality and boundless love for the outdoors. He was the fourth child of parents Eleanor and David Kestilde and one of many, many Kestilde cousins.

From a young age, Henry demonstrated a talent for captivating audiences with displays of amateur puppetry. He enjoyed inventing stories for a variety of mundane objects that surrounded his everyday life, and entertained other children with his portrayal of the ordinary as extraordinary.

As he grew into adulthood, Henry maintained his love for storytelling, becoming a scribe for the local council and working as a journalist for the local newspaper. He also continued his performances of puppetry, and was last seen performing for a group of school children before the blazing fire that claimed his life.

–

The final time death came about by his hand, it was waiting.

Revolutions, as it were, are a remarkable breaking ground for alternate lines of succession. When a general stood in his way, it was only natural that he did what was necessary.

It was a beautiful evening. The sky was painted with the gilded light of the sun, casting its glimmer on to the waters of a lake below. It was a night fit for the crowning of a new sovereign.

When he entered the tent, the general stood waiting. His hand was on his sword, but he did not draw it. He only gestured for the young man to sit.

“I know what you intend to do,” he said. His voice was flat, concealing emotion. For a moment, the general paused, considering his words, “I seek only to ask of you to return these to whom they belong.”

In his open hands, the general’s blood dripped upon a handful of unblemished rose petals, each as carefully dried as the last.

–

OBITUARY: Hunter Baker

Birth: April 15th
Death: June 7th
Age: 46

Born in the small village of Agloe, Westeville, Hunter was the nominal son of two bakers, Adeline and Edward Baker. As a child, he was best known for his undisciplined energy and his charming personality as he chatted with customers around his parent’s shop.

At age 18, Hunter married Lynne Haviland, a beautiful young woman with a love for dancing. Soon after the birth of their son, , Hunter was drafted into His Majesty’s forces, where he was believed dead by official records.

In truth, Hunter found his way into the revolutionary elite, disappearing from the map under a variety of pseudonyms. Under this cover, he organized the revolution’s militant initiatives, coordinating a series of assaults that ultimately claimed the capital.

On April 15th, his life was taken by before he could establish a post-martial government of the country, leaving his intended legacy unfinished.

–

In the end, he understood all too well.

He was a cold-blooded tyrant, a revolutionary turned against revolution. He sat upon his throne in gilded glory, ordering execution after execution in a desperate ploy to maintain his stolen empire.

Perhaps it had worked; he did not fall from his post.

Yet with each passing year, the tyrant grew older as the men in his army grew younger. He was, in the end, only a man – he could not hope to surpass death when he had born witness to it once and again.

Where others had fallen, there were those who had loved them carried on their memory. When the compassionate, the courageous, the beloved, and the visionary had perished, their accomplishments were narrated in memoriam of their lives.

He, the tyrant, would not be so lucky.

He was cruel.
A coward, murdering his own father.
Unloved, for the mother he had known was gone.
Imprudent, in his rule of the country he had once loved.

His name would be erased from his own history, a silent protest to his crimes. He was no longer the son his mother had loved, only a shadow of the boy he had been.

In the end, the tyrant slept.

(They found rose petals in his hands.)

helloo <3 to be quite honest, i didn’t expect to finish this story at all, much less to be entering it now, but here we are! for starters, i wanted to write something different – i’ve sometimes felt that i rely on pretty imagery to the extreme, and, in part, this was meant to be my way of proving to myself that i don’t need to write in a lyrical fashion to be a “good” writer. this piece was inspired by its namesake, “In Memoriam” – though i’ve yet to finish the book (to be honest, soldiers at war is perhaps not exactly my taste in literature), what struck me as interesting about it was the way it opened with a few pages of newspaper, including the in memoriams for the men who had died at war. i wondered if i could tell a character’s story almost entirely through the lost lives they encountered – obituaries also strike me as interesting because they attempt to tell the story of someone’s entire life in only a few hundred words. i’ve often been one to use several thousand words to describe the details of a single moment – so it was certainly an interesting challenge, to say the least, but i’m glad i pushed through it and have certainly enjoyed it <3 (thank you so much to reese and luna for offering their encouragement and brief thoughts along the way!)

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Uh… wait what does Sam Lane want besides freeing Metropolis and how is he getting it?

Hmm. Maybe he wants to prove how good of a general he is?

What gets Metropolis free and why do Lois and Clark have to go against him to free it in their own way?

Because he's going way “militaristic” with it. Or something similar?

He wants to nuke it with Kryptonian technology at the Fortress?

That'd be interesting.

The only issue is where in the world did he get that authority? Because even if we make up some fake law, Lex would want to be the one to press that button and “save the country” and there is no way he's letting some general get all the credit. And Lex is trapped alongside everyone.

I mean Lex is the kind of guy to tale the credit for it, through fake footage or something. Yeah, Lex wouldn't want to get nuked. Maybe Lex would have a bunker?

Bunker wouldn't help on Braniac's ship. Even if he manages to crash back to Earth, he'd still be 2 inches tall.

Is being two inches tall really that bad?

it is for Lex.

Lex is mad about a 1 inch height difference between him and Superman.

He'll get used to it /j

This is quite the predicament to figure out.

What if both him and his VP get trapped, and the Speaker becomes acting POTUS and the Speaker is absolutely insane and thinks the Earth is only 2024 years old.

Some people aren't able to access Scratch on the day of April Fools, such as being away from home, school, or time zone issues. I think that AFD website changes should last for a whole week rather than one day. That'd also be more worthwhile for the ST, why go through so much work to make changes which only exist for a day? If they existed for a week or longer, more people would get to enjoy them and it'd make the effort in changing the site more worthwhile.

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part 1 This weekly is slightly inspired by my google translate daily but I ended up changing most of it.

On a burning summer morning, the iron king traveled far away to the shrine of his ancestors to bring their bones back to his new home. and he found a baby boy in the shrine. The iron king named him Alezeo and decided to raise him in the palace.

Alezeo turns seventeen and asks the iron king if he can become a monk. Monks have powers that are not bound to this world, and Alezeo knows that it’s not his calling to just become a simple warrior. The iron king is reluctant but finally allows him to move to the monastery and become a monk.

Life as a monk is not at all what Alezeo expected and he struggles to learn any of their skills or channel any of the right energy. He reads the scrolls daily, and he can quote some word for word, but he cannot unbind himself from the world and this frustrates him.

One of the monks eventually tells Alezeo where he was found even though Alezeo was never supposed to know because the iron king actually hated his homeland and had only brought Alezeo home because he was in his family’s shrine and he thought this was a sign. Alezeo pretends not to be bothered by this but a few nights later he sneaks out with some provisions to travel to the country where he was found.

Alezeo tries to find his biological family but instead he finds a witch who after getting to know him a little asks him to become her apprentice. Alezeo knows his adoptive father’s hatred of witches but this is where he came from, maybe his calling was to become a witch.

Alezeo is welcomed into their coven and does well in witchcraft.

One day he receives a vision that the iron king has begun hunting all witches. Alezeo is torn but he knows his former father must be stopped.

But to do that he will have to learn to enter the realm where the monks draw their energy from, because the monks may be the only ones who can stop him, unfortunately, he doesn’t know what monks support witchcraft. But it’s the only way to make the divine formula that may save the witches.

The story will end when Alezeo is finally able to enter the realm and then there will be room for a sequel

part 2
Alezeo’s fingers found a hold on the stone wall of the monastery and he began to climb up, his muscles straining a little so he wouldn’t fall as he went higher and higher. The young prince hauled himself onto a lower roof over the monastery’s kitchens and positioned himself near a window looking into the main temple of the monastery. The biggest downside to this was not the painful climb to access this window or the fact that the fall would kill him, but the fact that he couldn’t even hear what the monks were saying inside. Right now though all of them were gathered in several rings around the abbot who seemed to be chanting something and then all of them knelt down and their eyes began to glow white in unison. Alezeo felt his heart skip a beat when he saw that and he pressed himself closer to the window. He had to learn how they did it. He had to learn the way they ascended beyond the earthly plain. He stayed until the ceremony was close to ending and then climbed down and headed back to the palace to beg his father to let him become a monk.

part 3

“Your majesty, you know you don’t have to go,” said the iron king’s advisor. The iron king didn’t say a word and put his mask on. He put his hands up so that servants could put his gloves and gauntlets on him, and stared at his advisor’s face in the mirror. “Fear is a trait I lost when I became the iron king.”
“But sir you were banished from your homeland-”
The iron king turned around to look directly at his advisor, but he still kept his mask on. “Tell me, Lord Ditawa, do we let the laws of those heathens dictate us?”
“Are you going to conquer them then?”
The iron king shook his head. “You would know by now if I was going to attack, wouldn’t you?”
“You’ve been secretive about the reasons ever since you told us about this plan. The people are worried. Already it is strange enough to have a foreigner on the throne.”
The king gripped Lord Ditawa’s arm roughly, enjoying watching him squirm. “Do not call me a foreigner, do not connect me with the land that birthed me. I was appointed heir by your former iron king and I am your iron king now, your heart is mine, your sword is mine, your life is mine. Do you understand?” The advisor nodded and the iron king let go of him. “Tell the servants to ready the horses. I wish to depart.”
They rode into the west toward the land where the iron king had freed himself from and journeyed for four days. On the fourth night when they were making camp he heard some of the monks with them gasp. Sighing he turned to look at them. “What is it?”
One of the monks pointed out a white dove on a tree branch above.
“What about it?” he asked in annoyance.
“My lord, the dove is the guide of souls.”
“So is one of us going to die?” The iron king asked, feeling a bit uneasy, and hoping it wouldn’t be him. He tried to remember his lessons from the monks, but they’d been so long ago.
The monk shook his head. “The pure white dove guides the soul out of a living body high into the seventh heaven.”
“You must be mistaken, from my lessons–” the king began but was interrupted by a second monk. Brother Hazu who had taught the iron king.
“Your lessons were correct, the seventh heaven possesses a power that would drive most mad, but it seems that this dove has appeared as a guide for someone here.”
“I don’t care about a seventh heaven, can this dove help me lead our kingdom?”
“Well your majesty-” the king waved the monk off. “Forgive me, but I think discussions of this dove are best left up to you and your fellow monks. For now I would like to get the bones of my ancestors as quickly as possible.” But he paused then and said. “The dove is for me, is it not?”
The monks glanced at each other, unsure what to say. Finally one said, “we do not know for whom the dove has appeared, but only that she has.”
The Iron king watched the dove flying away. “Alright. Then we follow her.”
“Sir, just a moment ago you said you didn’t care,” said Lord Teziin.
“If a white dove has appeared to the iron king in the decaying lands, then I think it must be a sign,” the iron king snapped. In truth though, he had realized that if this dove had appeared, then it had to be for him. No matter what the monks said, nobody else here could be worthy of entering the seventh heaven.
The dove flew with them for a while, but then disappeared in the clouds. “Your majesty, we should go back to finding the bones of your family.”
“There’s no need. They’re right here.” The Iron King knelt down in the ruined shrine in front of a small pile of skulls. “The witches killed them when I was a child,” the Iron king said, touching one of the skulls reverently. “The reason I was hated is the reason your people love me, the reason I had to flee this land. I have waited years to bring my family home.”
He began to gather the skulls up and sent some of his men out to gather supplies so they could camp there for the night, because as much as he hated this place they were far too tired to journey on.
He was sharpening a dagger, when one of his soldiers came over carrying a bundle. “Your majesty?” he said.
The iron king looked up from his work and saw that the bundle was a baby. He gestured for the baby to be brought over and lifted it out of the cloth, seeing that it was a boy. The child wailed and fussed in the chilly night air and the iron king got ready to plunge his dagger in, but then the boy looked at him with large brown eyes and the king lifted off his mask so the boy could look at him too. The boy reached for his face and the iron king set his dagger down. “I have found him in the holy land where my family lays to rest and so he will be my family too.” he cut his hand and smeared some of his blood on the boy’s head. Then he passed him to the nearest monk. The monks were surprised but quickly began the religious ceremony for the newborn. At the end the boy ended up back in his new father’s arms. “Welcome to your salvation, Prince Alezeo.”
Hey, psst, hey you, yeah you, no I’m talking to the invisible spirit just to your left… Of course I’m talking to you! I can’t talk to invisible spirits just yet. Okay, I need you to listen. You’ve always felt different, haven’t you? Like there’s some cage and if you could just free yourself and let your spirit become what it was meant to be, swimming in the divine soup of the universe, everything would be alright? Haha okay, maybe not that exactly, but you can do things people don’t seem to understand. Okay, I know I have you there. Listen to me very carefully. I’m going to do my best to explain why we are all in danger, and how you can help me.
Alezeo’s booted feet were loud on the stone floor as he ran across the palace to his father’s war chamber. “Father,” he panted, then corrected himself, “your majesty.”
His father, the iron king, glared at him. “Alezeo, I’m in the middle of a meeting. What could possibly be so important?”
“Right sorry,” Alezeo said sheepishly.
It was hard to see his father’s eyes with the mask on but he knew he was glaring at him. “No. You interrupted me so now you have to tell me what is so important.”
“Well…I know I’m your heir but you’re about to get married and your new wife can probably give you a much better heir. Look, the point is, I need to become a monk.”
“Really Alezeo? You’re seventeen and yet you still sound like a child.”
“Does that mean I can’t be a monk?”
“If I have another child, and if I claim that child as my heir, then you may write a letter to the abbot and request to become an acolyte.” The king sighed, a heavy metallic sound. “Do not speak directly to the abbot or he will not give you a chance at all as you are a blubbering idiot. But perhaps some time in the monastery as an acolyte at the very least will give you a better perspective on life. I was an acolyte myself after all.” Alezeo hugged his father and ran to the tower and then climbed up all of the spiraling stairs to where some of the astronomers were gathered. The prince waved at them, then positioned himself near the moon in the window, and closed his eyes. He’d heard that many people destined to become monks had a connection with the moon, and though he’d definitely felt some soft sparks, he wanted to see if he could actually learn the secrets and the language of the moon. Small chortles and giggles drew him out of his thoughts and he saw the astronomers pointing at something outside the window. He turned and saw a white dove, furiously pecking at the window as if it wanted to get inside.
A few months later, the iron king got married and it was soon revealed that the queen was pregnant. Which meant Alezeo could become a monk.

Dearly Esteemed Abbot of the sun and moon, you may know me as prince Alezeo the eldest son of the iron king. When I was twelve years old I was riding my horse when I fell off and landed in the grass which was soaked in dew and moonlight. I should have been hurt but I heard an ethereal singing, no that’s not quite right I felt it inside of my chest and for a brief moment I imagined myself on the moon and then I was the moon. Events like these have happened ever since, and I always thought that I was destined to become the iron king after my father. But I think I heard the moon and the stars speak to me the night before I turned seventeen. They told me to become the light that guides, and I believe to do that I must become a monk. I will work hard and I will learn all of your wisdom. Please, I humbly beg of you, let me don the robes, turn my back on the simplicity of earthly life and join the monastery.
-Prince Alezeo

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It's a lot of work to change up a major part of the website for a single day of the year.

Maybe they should make the changes last longer so people from different time zones can enjoy the changes, or if someone couldn't log on that day they'd still be able to view it. Maybe make it last for a week?

That ruins the special feel of April 1st. Scratch is actually used educationally, they won't even make Cat Blocks togglable because of this.

For April Fools tomorrow, let's all watch “The Incredible Bulk” or another movie of equal quality and make the forum a discussion about that.

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part 1
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Act 1: The Ordinary World

* Sarah is a college student living her normal, everyday life. She's studying for exams, hanging out with friends, and enjoying the carefree lifestyle of a college student.
* One day, while out on a walk, Sarah encounters a mysterious woman dressed in black who tells her about an ancient curse that has plagued her family for generations. The woman warns Sarah not to get involved, claiming that the curse has a devastating impact on anyone who investigates it.

Call to Adventure

* Despite the warnings, Sarah is intrigued by the mystery of the curse and feels a strong compulsion to uncover the truth. She decides to pursue the mystery and investigate the curse, even though she's not sure she's ready for what lies ahead.
* Sarah begins her investigation by visiting her university library, where she discovers a rare book about the curse. The book contains a map and instructions for finding the location where the curse originated.

Refusal of the Call

* Sarah hesitates to follow through with her plan to investigate the curse, afraid of the potential consequences that may await her. But her curiosity and sense of adventure ultimately win out, and she decides to press onward, accepting the challenge and refusing to back down from the call to adventure.

Meeting the Mentor

* Sarah seeks out the assistance of a local professor who specializes in ancient history. The professor agrees to help Sarah uncover the truth about the curse and becomes her mentor, guiding her through the dangerous world of the supernatural.
* The professor teaches Sarah about the nature of the curse and the dangers she may face, as well as providing her with a rare and powerful artifact that could be key to breaking the curse.

Act 2: Crossing the Threshold

* Armed with the knowledge and support of her mentor, Sarah crosses the threshold into the supernatural realm, where she begins encountering the dangers and obstacles that lay ahead.
* Sarah faces numerous challenges, including dangerous creatures, supernatural forces, and corrupt individuals, all while striving to uncover the truth about the curse.
* Along the way, Sarah makes crucial alliances with individuals who share her goal and are willing to help her, including members of a secret organization tasked with protecting the world from supernatural threats.

Tests, Alliances, and Enemies

* Sarah is tested in her courage and resilience as she faces the dangers of the supernatural world. She makes alliances with individuals who share her goal and are willing to help her, but she also encounters enemies who stand in her way.
* Sarah's courage and resilience are put to the test as she faces a powerful demon who becomes her chief adversary, threatening to stop her at every turn. She must use her wits and her newfound skills to outsmart and outmaneuver the demon, who seeks to stop Sarah from uncovering the truth about the curse.

Approach to the Inmost Cave:

* Sarah and her mentor continue their journey, finding themselves drawn towards an ancient, hidden cave filled with ancient magic and otherworldly power. This cave is the key to breaking the curse, but it's also guarded by powerful creatures and sinister traps, all designed to thwart anyone who dares to enter.
* Sarah must use all of her skills and knowledge to navigate the treacherous path to the inmost cave, all while staying one step ahead of her enemies and outwitting the dangers that await her.

Ordeal:

* Sarah's journey leads her to a final confrontation with the source of the curse, the powerful, ancient magician who created it. In an epic battle of magic and wits, Sarah faces off against the magician, determined to break the curse and put an end to the suffering it has brought upon her family and countless others.
* The battle is intense and exhausting, but with the help of her allies and the powerful artifact given to her by her mentor, Sarah emerges victorious, vanquishing the magician and breaking the curse once and for all.

Reward

* Sarah returns to the ordinary world, a changed person. She has learned the importance of courage and determination, and has gained a newfound appreciation for the power of the supernatural world and its inhabitants.
* Sarah also returns with a sense of purpose, determined to use her newfound knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on the world, whether it be through helping others or uncovering more mysteries of the supernatural realm.

Road Back

* As Sarah returns to her ordinary life, she reflects on the lessons she has learned and the changes she has undergone. She understands that her journey will never truly end, for there will always be more mysteries to uncover and dangers to face, both in the world around her and within herself.
* But with the courage, wisdom, and strength she has acquired along the way, Sarah is ready to face whatever challenges lie ahead, knowing that she has the resilience and determination to overcome them. She has grown as a person, her journey serving as a powerful allegory of the human ca
* Sarah's journey has served as a kind of resurrection for her, as she emerges from the depths of the supernatural realm a new person, changed by her experiences and the lessons she has learned about herself. Her journey has served as a powerful allegory of the human capacity to confront our fears and limitations, to emerge from them with renewed purpose and compassion for ourselves and others.
* Sarah's journey is ultimately a celebration of the human spirit, a powerful reminder that, no matter how difficult our circumstances or how grave our challenges may be, we have the ability to rise above them and forge our own paths forward. She now possesses the power to shape her own destiny, to seize the day and live life to the fullest.

Return to the Ordinary World

* With her journey complete, Sarah returns to the ordinary world, a changed person. She has gained a newfound appreciation for the beauty and wonder of the world around her, as well as for the power of the supernatural realm and its inhabitants.
* Sarah also returns with a sense of purpose, determined to use her newfound knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on the world, whether it be through helping others or uncovering more mysteries of the supernatural realm.
pacity to conquer adversity and transcend our limitations.Resurrection

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In a small town nestled in the heart of rural America, a dark and ominous cloud looms over the sky. Shadows dance across the streets, casting sinister reflections on the empty, deserted windows. As the sun begins to set, an eerie stillness falls over the town, and a sense of foreboding fills the air. But something is stirring in the darkness, a presence that is not quite human, but not quite supernatural.

As the night draws on, strange occurrences begin to take place, things that defy explanation. Things that have no place in the mundane, ordinary world. People disappear without a trace, and in their place, strange marks appear, etched into the walls and floors, like a hidden language, a secret code waiting to be deciphered.

Little do the residents of this town know, their quiet, peaceful existence has been interrupted by the arrival of an otherworldly force, a force that will test their morals, their faith, and their very will to survive. But as the town's residents struggle to make sense of the strange happenings, they will find themselves confronted with a question that will either unite them or tear them apart: What is real and what is not?

This is the town of Pinewood. A small town with a big secret. A secret that, if uncovered, could change everything. A secret that hides a terrifying truth that will challenge everything the residents of Pinewood stand for, and a secret that will test them to the limit, both mentally and physically.

As the town's residents come to terms with this dark and enigmatic force, they will be forced to confront their deepest fears, their darkest secrets, and their most sacred beliefs. They will be confronted with a choice: to stand and fight, or to surrender to the power of the unknown.

But little do they know that this is not just a simple choice. This is a choice that will test their courage, their resilience, and their very will to survive. This is a choice that will determine the fate of not just their town, but of their entire way of life.

This is the story of Pinewood, a town with a dark, ominous cloud, a town with a secret that will challenge everything they hold dear. This is a story of survival, of courage, and of the human desire to uncover the truth, no matter how terrifying it may be.


part 3
Title: The Cursed Lake

Act 1: Ordinary World

Our story takes place in the sleepy town of Pinewood, nestled in the middle of a dense forest. The town is known for its beautiful lakes and peaceful rivers, attracting visitors from all over for its quaintness and charm. Sarah, a graduate student at the nearby university, is spending her summer vacation in Pinewood, working as a camp counselor at the nearby summer camp. One day, while exploring the forest, Sarah stumbles upon a small lake that is said to be cursed. Curiosity gets the best of her, and she decides to investigate the legend surrounding the lake.

That’s when Sarah first encounters a mysterious figure, a stranger who seems to know more about the lake’s curse than anyone else in town. Sarah learns that the curse was cast by a powerful witch, who used her magic to seal a dark and otherworldly entity within the waters of the lake, hoping to prevent it from destroying the town. Unfortunately, the curse has begun to weaken, and the entity is starting to break free. The stranger offers to guide Sarah through her investigation, warning her that the curse has the power to corrupt anyone who approaches it.

Sarah decides to take up the stranger’s offer, despite the warnings of danger. She begins her investigation, using her skills as a student of the supernatural to uncover the truth behind the curse. She learns that the entity trapped in the lake is actually the guardian of an ancient and powerful artifact, and that a cult of individuals is seeking to release it for their own gain.


Sarah hesitates to trust the stranger, knowing that the curse could potentially corrupt them both. She debates whether or not to press on with her investigation, but ultimately decides that the threat posed by the cult is too great to ignore. She puts her trust in the stranger, and together they continue their investigation, trying to unravel the mysteries of the cursed lake.

Sarah and the stranger encounter numerous obstacles and enemies along their journey. They face the cult’s attempts to release the entity and are forced to confront their own personal demons as well. Sarah is faced with the loss of a close friend, while the stranger deals with the burden of carrying the secrets of the cult. Through it all, they forge an unbreakable bond, relying on each other to navigate the dangers
their quest. Along the way, they encounter new characters, each with their own unique abilities and motives. Some become allies, while others become rivals and adversaries.



As Sarah and the stranger delve deeper into the curse, they uncover a series of clues and hints that reveal the true nature of the entity trapped within the lake. They realize that the entity is actually the protector of a powerful magic that could be used for either great good or great evil. They also learn that the curse itself may be connected to the ancient artifact that was rumored to have been hidden nearby.


When they finally reach the heart of the lake, Sarah and the stranger must face a final challenge, as the cult races to free the entity and claim the ancient magic for themselves. Sarah and the stranger must use all their skills and knowledge to prevent the cult from achieving their goal, even though doing so could result in catastrophic consequences.



In the final moments, as the battle reaches its climax, Sarah and the stranger are caught in a precarious position. The cult has nearly succeeded in their plans, and the cursed lake itself is becoming unstable, threatening to unleash an unimaginable amount of destruction upon the town. The story is left on a cliffhanger, with the fate of the town, and perhaps the entire world, hanging in the balance.


In a surprising twist, the story includes a flashback to a pivotal moment in Sarah’s past, years before she had ever heard of the cursed lake. In this flashback, we see Sarah as a young child, watching her parents deal with a strange, otherworldly phenomenon that would have profound consequences on her future. We also learn that the stranger has a deep connection to Sarah’s family, and has been following her for years, waiting for the day when she would embark on the journey that would lead to the cursed lake.


The resolution of the story will be revealed in future chapters, but the cliffhanger suggests that Sarah and the stranger will face great personal sacrifice in order to save the town and prevent the ancient magic from falling into the wrong hands. Their journey has changed them both, and they have grown from the challenges they have faced, coming together to become a powerful force for good.