Dum Spiro Spero [spoilers], Feral's new epic thing. Options

[Feral Phoenix]

Dum Spiro Spero
Pactio was such a simple spell. And yet somehow, it always seemed to cause so much trouble: In their friendships, in their love lives, in their battles… Still, while facing down all the might of Asgard's strongest, there are worse things for Nessiah to have to fall back on.

It's a new epic. Ish thing. Whitewash, who's done a lot of short and well-written drabbles for YU and Riviera, is my cowriter/beta on it.

And it's going to be nice and long--we've got a seriously out-of-control plot mostly written out.

The basics:

-DSS takes place after Yggdra Union. Canon has been slightly altered in places (for instance, Roswell and Rosary both lived); you can probably check Precious to see how each of those edits works.
-As such, there are spoilers. Lots and LOTS of spoilers.
-This is also taking from the PSP version a little bit in that Mistel, Pamela, and possibly Bly (as of right now, we don't know if he actually joins the party or stays in Lenessey since he's apparently an NPC). However, we won't get to anything that includes any of them for a while, so Whitewash and I will be safe to discover their story circumstances before writing them.
-You will probably notice that this is the continuity that my oneshot Unworthy is based in. DSS will not include Unworthy; Unworthy is a side story.
-DSS contains a few spells from the Negima! manga; however, it has no further affiliation with Negima! or any of its characters or plot themes. DSS was originally known as the pactio project because it grew from a series of pactio contracts made by the main characters involved in it.
-Nessiah is the central character. Other main characters include Gulcasa, Kylier, Yggdra, Roswell, Rosary, and Milanor--and eventually Nietzsche, Elena, and Mistel--but the story centers around Nessiah.
-The main romance in this story is essentially a love pentagram. The first love triangle will be introduced around chapter 5 or so, and then the second one (the triangles share an angle/...er, person) will be introduced in a later story arc.
-I've drawn out all the pactio cards for the contracts we plan to make, and once each contract has been made and its properties have been revealed, I'll post them here. Hopefully in this thread. You can look at them all on my DevArt account now, but there are spoilers there (for DSS and the game), so be warned...
-This story does include heterosexual AND homosexual pairings. Consider yourself warned.

Anyway, I've been having fun writing this, so please read and review~? I'd hope that the people here who like what I write will be able to enjoy it, too. :D

[Another Necromancer]

New chapter officially get the thumbs up. Poor Nessiah really needs to straighten out what having friends means...

I am going to review on FF.net. Really. As soon as I recover my password...

BTW, the links in your profile seem broken. Clicking one just gave me a new tab with your profile page again. Dunno why...

[Feral Phoenix]

FF.Net eats links. :/ When you open the page, delete the FF.Net URL in front and fix the actual URL, and you'll get there.

If that doesn't work, then you can find them here:

Kylier
~Bellatrix Calida~
XVII
Virude
Audacia
Septentrio
Jupiter
Artifact: Speculum Verus

Yggdra
~Regina Idealistica~
XVII
Aurum
Justitia
Centrum
Sol
Artifact: SPOILER :>

We will, of course, have some more new cards to upload soon~

Oh, and anonymous reviews are fine. T_T Just get me reviews~

[H. Tsukiyono]

Read and reviewed. =D

=/ I'm probably the world's worst reviewer, primarily because I never know what to say. So it's quite long, and most of it boils down to about maybe three lines, but you kind of deserve more than three lines so I let it wax longer. >> Basically, "Yay! I like Roswell and Nessiah. I also like your writing. Huzzah! Cheers." >> Except it's been elaborated a little bit, so... yes. =D

[Feral Phoenix]

Elaboration is good, and you're far from the world's worst reviewer. Long reviews tend to be better reviews, just so you know. :/

Waiting for a few more reviews on this chapter before I start seriously nagging my beta to finish up with Chapter 8... so, to those who've read it: Opinions on Roswell and Nessiah's relationship so far? :>

[Feral Phoenix]

DOUBLE POST DUE TO UPDATE

Chapter 8 - ways that you touched me

Chapter 9 - balm for broken glass

Reviews are always nice.

ALSO.

The Soul's Riven Gate
Sometimes, we need the most human of connections to survive. It may not be a perfect cure for loneliness or madness, but for now it will suffice. (Roswell/Nessiah)

^I rewrote this completely. Took the old one down, so if you reviewed it before you can do so again.

BUT PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS FIRST. The new version is significantly darker and the sexual content is... well, I'm writing it, what do you think?

This is part of the DSS continuity. Readers of the main story should check out the oneshot after finishing chapter 9. :> And there are links to the new pactio cards on my profile.

[Miki Trie']

I love this fic! A little uncomfortable at some parts, but the BEST[u] anyway! Ahh... the current Bronqia, the festival... I can see it! I eagerly await the next chapter after 'stainglass sky'!

\(^w^)/ {Mwe-hee!