HAPPY NEW YEAR!

JadeHaku has created something that is quite amazing for Modern Day.
She has made a video on Youtube that I feel personifies exquisitely
the relationship between Xellos and Filia in my fanfic and I am so honored
that she's put so much effort into such a beautiful and forceful video.
Please go and see it and comment if you wish. I thank Jadehaku so much for this!

The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNPE9NY35I

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Slayers - MODERN DAY I & II

Modern Day is the story of Xellos, Filia and Valgaav a little under 800 years after the events in Try. (Yes, it's a horrible name, I wasn't feeling very creative when I named it, lol) It takes place in, (duh) a modern world wherein they have found a niche. But that comfortable existence is threatened when a Mazoku turns on his own and steals precious artifacts from Dynast and Dolphin: fragments of the destroyed Philosopher Stone! Join Xellos, Filia, Valgaav and new kawaii character Iyzeka as they struggle against their new enemy, Telgaln, learn more about themselves, their races, the universe, and set out to save the world, one fragment at a time!

And for those missing Lina and company, there are many hints about the possibility that they just may return somehow from the inky depths of the afterlife to torment and delight our heroes once again. So please take some time out of your day to relax and enjoy this dramatic, humorous and romantic tale of immortals who really aren't that different from us mortals after all.

"The essence of art is knowing all the rules.
Then you can start to break them."

-rr1963, "Soldier of Spira"

"I am the black antithesis of a hero,
but I like to think that I have a heart,
and that I am not such a monster,
because such illusions comfort me."

- Xaviere Jade "Persephone"

"Give, and it will be given to you.
A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over,
will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

- Luke 6:38

"And somewhere down in the middle of it is this intense -longing-.
Its hard to really explain, almost like you want cherry ice cream but know you'll never have it again
because cherry trees are extinct or someone has uninvented ice cream or something,
only you crave it with every little piece of yourself: your heart and stomach and kidneys, your whole body, -
and- your mind, but it's almost like you've forgotten what cherry ice cream really is,
you've been wanting it so long and so hard and if you ever got any you know
you wouldn't be able to eat it, only sit by it weeping because there it is,
what you needed for so long: cherry ice cream."

- Gabi-hime, "The shape of his heart", http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2068984/3/

June 18, 2009--

Wow it's been forever since I updated my bio here! Things are going well but very busy. I'm really sorry I've not updated any stories but I haven't had the time or inclination to write. I have been going full time to college at a 4-year university (much more difficult than a community college!) and this summer is the first time in 8 months I've had a real chance to relax. But I am still taking care of my grandma also. (made some homemade ice cream though . . .)

I felt inspired a few times but it fizzled out. But I keep praying that I will be able to return to you guys and give you pieces of my heart and soul. I also pray you are all doing well. Remember, message me if you need anything at all. I will take time to talk to you no matter what.

Lots of love! (PS me and CEP are still together and going strong. 9 years this past V-Day!)

April 18, 2008--

A change for the better! CEP and I are not going to be parting. Thank God. I've done a lot of soul searching and I think with enough strength of will, I can do everything I need to do. No worries. Modern Day will be updated soon, as will Stratagem soon after. It's about time for some changes in my life in a good direction. _

April 11, 2008--

Sorry that it's been so long since I've updated anything for Modern Day or Stratagem. Things have happened in a way I hadn't expected. It's looking like me and CEP will be breaking up. Not sure, but things just aren't working out. My personal life in that regard has caused a lot of sleepless nights and stressful days filled with tears. I just don't have the energy anymore to deal with it. I'm physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted all the time. I just wish my heart would listen to my mind . . .

Please come and join us at the Modern Day I Yahoo Group, where we are chatting away! (er, trying anyhow)

The link below will lead you there.

Modern Day Yahoo Group . . .

What I've learned is that when I don't know what to do, do nothing.
Sit still and listen for that small voice that will always lead you and guide you.
If you're quiet and listen, you will hear it. - Oprah Winfrey

"Without passion you will fail,
because that is the only thing that will sustain you." - Patty Kim

Real quick: I'm female, 29 years old, full time student at college, and I love Slayers, Spirited Away, Gundam Wing, Kung Fu TLC, Ranma 1/2, Babaylon 5, Star Trek stuff, Blue Seed, The Sentinel, Early Edition, X-Files, The Last Unicorn, FFX & X-2, Pirates of the Carribean, and some other things. I dislike Yaoi and Gay unless it's IC, and let's face it guys, it's only IC with The Sentinel (and Quatre and Trowa). Hell, it's more IC then straight is, with THAT series! LOL.

If anyone wants to see my graphic design portfolio, Here is the link.(add a percentage sign after the second "Julie" in the link.)

And for art work here is a link to CEP's sister's site that has some of my art under fanart: Here is that link.

Also, I have had a C2 community for about a year but fanfiction.net never shows it, so I am posting the link here. it is for Gundam Wing, and it's for high quality, after EW fanfics. Accurate, high quality PostEndless Waltz stories.

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SPOILER ALERT!!

MODERN DAY I & II SUMMARY

This is a summary for those readers who have already read Modern Day and want to be able to read the newest chapters without reading the whole damned thing over again (it's way too long, isn't it?).

Read with caution if you've not read Modern Day yet. The summary is boring! But the story is good... :-p

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Modern Day Summary

In the modern era, 700 years after Lina’s death, Xellos learns of the murder of two Mazoku lords, Dynast and Dolphin by another Mazoku named Telgaln. Telgaln had used a piece of the philosopher stone and afterwards stole Dynast and Dolphin’s pieces (of which there are five in total). He, Filia and her son Val go to Egypt to look for one and find the forth piece in an as-of-yet undiscovered burial chamber, but Telgaln discovers them. He chases them to Wolf Pack Island, where they break through the magical barrier around it and find refuge with Zelas.

Zelas takes the stone for safekeeping and introduces them to the wonders of her island, and to Iyzeka, Xellos’ little sister, who has an unusual innocence. After studying Val’s unusual powers, Zelas then sends them on a mission to China to find the last piece of the stone. They pose as family members, and Filia and Xellos become closer, learning more about each other and themselves. Xellos’ emotional growth broadens, but his stability weakens. In the process, they meet new friends, and new enemies – including a new Mazoku named Kendar who works for Telgaln - and with their help they defeat Telgaln’s physical body.

However, Telgaln is quick to regain his strength and the two dragons and two demons once again flee to Wolf Pack Island, where Xellos battles Telgaln long enough for everyone to escape through the shield. He is left so damaged by the battle, however, that his physical form is destroyed, and he is brought to Zelas’ castle to heal.

While healing, Xellos ponders the discovery of one of Lina’s amulets, and begins to think dark thoughts about his existence. His newfound emotions of guilt and affection swirl within his malevolence, and he makes a crazed choice to seek out Lina’s soul in the afterlife, in the hopes that he will perhaps find an answer as to how they can defeat Telgaln, and perhaps an answer to his own struggle between evil and good.

Xellos manages to break through the barriers between this world and the next, and journeys through the Land of the Dead. He finds familiar and strange creatures there, and is confronted with himself. In the end, he returns to this plane with another of Lina’s amulets, a disturbing amnesia about his trip to the netherworld, and reawakened memories of the twisted evil of his youth.

Filia receives a vision while Xellos is away, and from it Zelas contrives a plan, to hide for 30 years on Wolf Pack Island with only 30 days passing for them. This trip into the future they are about to commit to, along with training for Filia and Valgaav. Yet Xellos still festers with newly remembered wickedness, determined to not subjugate his loved-ones to his evil. Will he be able to spare them? -- the end . . . for now.