#corvidus

[therewithacamera]

Magpie moodboard! Going back a good couple of years now. I really need to take more pictures of magpies

[stripesofsilverpawsoffire-blog]

*As Corvidus walks up to the tent you see a person quickly gets startled and close the tent, after a few minutes of talking he eventually opens up the tent again* ....Hello um.... Welcome to the Olipeligo?

*her head tilts* You look funny! *She looks barely shorter than the two brothers, but her saber fangs are barely visible*

[jackies-artdump]

Well, after many, many hours, I finally finished this dumb little Minicomic. The two characters here are Pumpkos and Corvidus, they’re new and I wanted to test out their dynamic a bit. Uhhhh yeah. Happy belated Halloween!

[corvidus]

Infinite Possibilities

No way.

That was Corvidus’ initial reaction, as he read over the preliminary readings. There had to be a mistake! If not... he was the luckiest scavenger this side of Fichina. He double checked it-- no, triple checked it! The second reading confirmed the results of the first exactly. Was this a trap? A ploy? This deep in space? No, no... scans showed he was alone for light-years in all directions. And his scanners were the best in the business! He set a course, and moved in closer, to bring it up on the viewfinder.

No way!

The image was grainy - he was still a ways out from the coordinates, but he could see it well enough to know what it was. How did it get here? Alone? Abandoned? It wasn’t the sort of thing you just... left out. But as he drew closer, it became much clearer on the screen. His feathers ruffled, both with excitement - and a hint of fear! Was he doing this? Was this smart? He’d never get another chance, not in fifty lifetimes! A low caw escaped him as the Omen came to, right in front of his finding. A moment of hesitation; leaving it was the smart choice. But taking it... that was the exciting choice! He flicked a few buttons and opened the Omen’s hatch. The tractor beam locked on, and began to pull his prize inside. Corvidus couldn’t believe it!

He’d found a Wolfen.

A Wolfen II, to be precise. Easily one of the most advanced all-range fighters in existence! How it came to just float out in the middle of nowhere like this was well beyond the feathered freight-finder, but he was increasingly less inquisitive about that now - and more excited to look it over! He slipped down the narrow tube into the hangar, landing with a squawk as his left foot hit the ground; it still hadn’t healed right after the Firelight Incident. He grumbled, shaking it off as he approached his prize. It was even more glorious up close! 

“Scan for anomalies.” he instructed. “Identify discrepancies and deviations.”

The Omen’s ship computer beeped affirmation, as the bay analyzers activated. Narrow green beams swept over the Wolfen, assessing damage and modification that differed from the listed base-model blueprints. Corvidus, meanwhile, scanned over it himself - his pitch-black eyes narrowing, as he reveled in the sight of it! So pretty... so shiny. He reached out, brushing his hand across the cool hull plating. He shuddered, cooing excitedly. He’d never found anything quite like this! Sure, he’d had big payday salvages in space-battle debris sites. But that was quantity work. Grabbing what he could en masse, and making off with it before Lylat Sector patrols came through to ‘re-appropriate’. This was different. This was a quality find. And there weren’t many more sophisticated, master-crafted, and expensive findings in the whole galaxy! He’d never dreamed of finding an intact Wolfen like this! But seeing was believing. Feeling. Smelling. Tastin--

“SCAN COMPLETE--” the Omen’s ship computer chirped loudly. “G-DIFFUSER AND SHIELDING INTACT. TWIN LASERS INTACT. ANTI-SMART BOMB SYSTEM DAMAGED. ANTI-CHARGE BEAM SYSTEM INTACT. RUNNING AVIONICS DIAGNOSTICS, PLEASE STANDBY.”

“--Belay that.” Corvidus commanded. “I just... wanna sit in it, first.”

He flapped his wings, fluttering up to the top of the fighter’s hull. The cockpit opened, revealing the amazing spread of command modules and terminals within. He felt chills! So beautiful! He slipped inside, sitting down in the pilot’s seat as he looked over his latest find. He wasn’t a fighter pilot himself, but he still appreciated how intricate and intuitive the system was! 

But he knew someone who would appreciate it even more!

“Send a transmission. Deep range.” he smirked, as he climbed up out of his prize. “Encrypted channel.”

Qessyn,

I found something you’re really, really, REALLY gonna wanna see. I can’t say what it is, even on this secure link. But... trust me - you’re not gonna believe your eyes! Meet me at the enclosed coordinates, post-haste!

- Corvidus 

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(( @starstruck-galra ))

[stripesofsilverpawsoffire-blog]

You don't belong here, little one. Go back through the tunnel and leave this world.

*She sticks her tongue out at you* I can do what I want!

[stripesofsilverpawsoffire-blog]

Mod Note: This is Corvidus's ref

[stripesofsilverpawsoffire-blog]

Both brother ran as fast as they could. Nardis had been struck down by a rogue gyser, so the two told him to just warn Sactuary and Evermore. "Are you certain we can do this?" Sylmajr asked, "You heard what Owen said."

"If we can seal up someone like him, then we can deal with some weather," Xiroth replied. The docks of Dawn had been destroyed, and the water spout marched on. Three of the five seasonal gems began to glow, "Pray to our ancestor."

A wind slowly picks up, growing stronger by the second. The wind flow began to hit against the water spout, slowing it down greatly until it finally disappeared. Xiroth sighs in relief.

***

Meanwhile, near Oliopigo, the cave in which the twins appeared from has a new visitor. Another of their kind, smaller than even the brothers, walks out and looks around. Footsteps can be heard further in as well as whispers, but it's clear only she plans to enter the pocket world. The first thing she does? She begins to approach the tent she can see in the distance.

[corvidconvergence]

accents by @corvidus-fr

Shezmu | Scorpio

Sanhan | Virgo

Shamash | Libra

and Achipactli | Sun-crowned king