varpunen-laulaa In reply to AnimusArgentis [2013-11-12 22:09:47 +0000 UTC]

WOW!! That's so cool, I'm really proud of you!
Where can I buy the book? Since I don't think I've read much of your story on SW before I left...

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AnimusArgentis In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2013-11-14 11:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Right here!

www.amazon.com/When-Man-Has-Fa…

I hope you choose to buy a copy and if you do, be sure to let me know your thoughts!!! You really should come back to SW... I enjoyed your work and your comments.

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to AnimusArgentis [2013-11-18 14:19:52 +0000 UTC]

I will surely buy it! From what I remember of the story it was really engaging and I'm always happy to support a fellow SW-er, even if I'm not there anymore.

Sometimes I miss it, but the truth is I usually don't... finding a good story on there is like searching for a needle in a haystack, and nowadays with school and two jobs, I don't really have time to do the searching, let alone writing of my own.

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AnimusArgentis In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2013-12-04 00:21:15 +0000 UTC]

That would be awesome! Here's a little blurb you can pass around on FB and the like, should you wish. Just a little tantalizer.

The Amazon link is there, too.

A desolate city sits before you, the buildings dark and empty, their soulless eyes, empty windows, glaring at you, begging you to stay away, lest you face and suffer the same fate that they have. Your breath forms ephemeral dancers before you and you wrap your arms closer around you to fight off the sudden chill that has set in your bones. Are you merely cold, or is that the first traces of fear?

A grey sky hangs overhead, low, heavy clouds blocking all traces of pure sunlight from reaching the surfaces of Earth. Dirt and dust fills the air. Breathing deeply, you can feel it coating your tongue, drying out your mouth, grit sticking between your teeth. The road on which you stand is cracked and only the hardiest of weeds protrude from the street and sidewalk. A thin layer of frost lies upon the ground, crackling with each and every step you take, giving away your position.

Mortar crumbles from the corners of buildings, and puddles of dirty, oily water sit in the vortices of the curbs, it has nowhere to go; the sewers long since choked with dirt and rubble and bullet shells. A sip of this water could bring long, painful death, yet here and there, rats still brave it, weak and starved, desperate only for a bit of hydration, as nourishment is almost too much to ask for. They could nibble the weeds that grow, but they are tough and hard on the digestive system. With nothing else to eat, they soon gather a ball of fiber in their stomach, and die a slow and painful death of blockage.

There are no other stray animals. No cats or dogs are wandering the streets. No birds sing, no pigeons coo from the rooftops. There is only the cold caress of the wind and the silence it brings with it. Bullet holes and scorch marks pock the roads and sides of buildings. Here and there lie husks of burned out vehicles. Tanks lay in ruins, their metal jagged and seared, their barrels drooping from the intense heat of the blasts that ended their noble, defiant existence.

You are not welcome here, the silence screams. This is a place of death, the city whispers. And yet... There are no bodies to be found. This is not a world that gives so easy of an escape. Bullet shells line the streets, laid out like golden lines, leading nowhere, an unwelcome cacophony of brass, copper and gold in a world that has no color.

You stop as your shoe catches something from underneath a vehicle, skittering ahead of you by a foot or so. Reaching down, you pick up the remnant of another life, another world, one that seems so far away now that you can only wonder how you have traveled so far.

In your hands lies a doll. Just a Raggedy Anne Doll, her red dreads long since falling apart, she is battered and stained, and her coveralls are faded almost to the same color as the material of her body. On the left leg is scrawled, in childish script, a name. “Ava.”

The doll is left in the dust as you walk on.

Streetlamps are toppled, sand bags and mortar and stones and overturned cars have been compiled together to create makeshift walls. Several rusted pistols lie on the ground in front of one such rampart. They were of little use to their owners, cowering behind the doomed Marines as they waited for the end, praying for a miracle that never came. The sound of rapid gunfire and a voice comes seemingly on the wind to your ears… “Come on you bastards! You want some? You want some? Yeah, come on aghraaagh! NO! NO! OH GOD PLEASE NO!” But it is only your imagination.

A patch of red catches your eye and you look to your side to find a graffiti message scrawled in large, bold letters on a wall. “There is no God. Only the Angel of Death. His name is Legion.”

You shudder at the message and turn away, continuing on into this desolate world you have woken in…

The world of fallen men and monsters...

Welcome to the world... WHEN MAN HAS FALLEN.

www.amazon.com/When-Man-Has-Fa…

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to ScrambledMeg [2013-04-15 17:40:33 +0000 UTC]

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2013-04-14 23:07:33 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you :3

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Antivulano In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2013-04-14 23:25:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Hope it's a good one. :3

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2013-04-15 17:40:56 +0000 UTC]

I had a pretty good day actually! lots of food~

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Antivulano In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2013-04-15 21:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, sounds nice.

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to AnimusArgentis [2012-12-22 21:12:59 +0000 UTC]

That sounds like a name I used before, yes indeed!

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AnimusArgentis In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2013-11-04 08:12:55 +0000 UTC]

Do you remember me? I'm from Storywrite. When Man Has Fallen ring a bell? Silver Tongue might be a name you remember? RomeoRuined, perhaps?

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to AnimusArgentis [2013-11-06 03:27:15 +0000 UTC]

I remember you

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Dwenda [2012-04-14 16:37:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to rohkova [2012-04-14 16:37:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! I decided to ban myself from studying today XD

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Juro-The-Dragon [2012-03-29 20:44:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2012-03-04 18:00:41 +0000 UTC]

!!!!!
Hi! It's nice to see you again. I noticed a while ago that your other account was deactivated and I was wishing you well so I'm glad you've returned.
I've been doing fine, generally schoolwork is keeping me busy. How about you?

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Antivulano In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-03-05 03:22:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm really sorry for that. I should have came up to you and tell you I switched accounts. For a while, I had the account up but I decided to just deactivate it. I just figured you would see the journal but yes, I'm sorry for disappearing.

And that's good to hear. I'm good too, thanks. I've just been busy with college myself. :'3

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2012-03-05 05:39:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm not on deviantart much, I kind of just lurk in between doing everything else, so that's probably why I missed it! I'm glad you're okay though and it's great to be talking to you again!
What are you doing in college?

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Antivulano In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-03-05 19:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Likewise. I'm happy to hear from you and for the hundreth time, I'm sorry for just leaving like that.

I'm studying geology (I don't know which field specifically. I was thinking volcanology or mineralology) but now I'm not entirely sure whether I wanna do that anymore or not. I guess I just got scared by how competitive the scientific field is and need to do research and rediscover why I chose that field to begin with. And you? What are you studying again?

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2012-03-05 22:02:42 +0000 UTC]

It's okay
Oh Geology is really interesting! And broad. If you decide to continue it, I hope you enjoy it! But it's definitely a good idea to figure things out before you get too far. I was halfway done my Psychology major when I decided to switch to Biology, so now I have another couple of years left doing that. But it's nice and I enjoy it. Hope to get into vet school afterward.

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Antivulano In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-03-06 01:02:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for understanding. Ah I see. I wish you luck with getting your degree in biology. C:>

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Antivulano [2012-03-06 05:45:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and good luck to you too!

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to AwesomebyAccident [2012-02-26 23:05:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Leukoskytos [2012-02-19 17:07:43 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to Iris-Phoenix [2012-02-07 00:15:51 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to fireworksinice [2012-02-04 10:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Nnnngh

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to fireworksinice [2012-02-03 13:00:59 +0000 UTC]

Approval!

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fireworksinice In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-02-03 22:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! The same link has been updated with the flat colors. It's actually going to be lighter than what you see, but not by too much, so let me know if the colors need to be adjusted at all~

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fireworksinice In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-02-03 22:01:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! The same link has been updated with the flat colors. It's actually going to be lighter than what you see, but not by too much, so let me know if the colors need to be adjusted at all~

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varpunen-laulaa In reply to fireworksinice [2012-02-03 23:37:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh don't worry, it's looking great

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fireworksinice In reply to varpunen-laulaa [2012-02-04 00:00:38 +0000 UTC]

Great! Shouldn't be too long before it's completed. :3

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