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IT IS TIME

[ Creators ] - Paranormatrix Part 2 will premiere when the clock strikes Midnight on New Year's!

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As if the day couldn’t get more emotionally charged, Castor realizes that it probably wasn’t the best idea to leave the house without telling anyone. Having concluded his conversation with Ryant, he makes his way back to the base. Considering this isn’t the first time he’s ran away due to emotional unrest; he could only imagine the talking-to he was about to get from the others… Well, it’s not like Aaron would be there to scold him anyway.

…Tap, tap…

Xenos and Delta are the first ones to greet him. Xenos’ face gives off a mix of happiness and relief, all things considered. Delta, on the other hand, is a bit harder to read. He doesn’t say a word, just stares. Castor, feeling the shame and embarrassment setting in, just nods at the two.

“Welcome home…again…”, Delta sighs.

Castor presents the crystals as some sort of token of apology, Xenos is pleased but Delta still seems upset.

“…”

“I’m sorry.”, Castor says outright.

“…Why do you keep leaving?”

“I don’t know…”

“…I know you’ll probably do it again…but… next time you want to run away, can you try not to? Pretty please?”

“I just- I can’t not do something about what happened. There has to be…something I could have done differently…”

“…I can get the weight of the situation”, Xenos chimes in, “There’s a lot of ‘adult’ stuff happening right now. Things are really tough for all of us.”

Castor holds his left arm and looks away from the boys.

“But that’s why we need to stick together, right?”, Xenos asks, “We’re family.”

“Y-…yeah.”

Delta walks up to Castor and hugs him. If nothing else, at least there’s some kind of solace in this troubling time.

But the eye of the storm soon passes.

Later that day, Uriel returns after checking in with Straus and Koto. She and Ex gather everyone up and begin devising their next moves. With Vyz still at large, he could come back and begin terrorizing their World and others at any time. Not only that, but now that news is spreading about DarkClaw’s demise, their normal band of villains could try seizing the opportunity to get a jump on everyone and take the Gaia Crystals from them. And what about the civilians? What about Delta’s mother in the hospital? Will Wraith and the rest of his troops be able to evacuate people in time? Too many questions, not enough answers, and no time to think. There’s only really one conclusion that everyone can come to, though, the normally chipper Ex is the first one to say it out loud:

“…A war is coming.”

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A new dawn arises over Lightverse. Delta, young and naïve as he is, seemed to be the only one to sleep comfortably throughout the night. He was only occasionally woken up by the restless tossing and turning of his older friends.

            It’s probably best to take the opportunity now to explain how a young prodigy such as himself ended up with this band of do-gooders in the first place. A few months before current events, Castor had saved Delta from robotic troops designed by the team’s most prominent nemesis: an evil engineer who wanted to take the power of the Gaia Crystals for himself. Delta became fascinated by the new hero on the block and would watch his exploits from a reasonable distance. When his mother fell into a comatose state one day, Delta turned to the only people he knew that would be able to help. Since then, he had been living with the team, getting accustomed to their daily lives, and had become fast friends with Castor. Of course, even a brotherly relationship like theirs isn’t without flaws. And today would be an example of such a hiccup.

“EXISSY GONE!!”

            Indigo runs into Delta’s room and practically crashes into his wall. Delta sits up in his bed with a start, “Huh-?! What!? Castor’s missing again?!” “Mmm!”, Indigo confirms. “Oh geez-!”, Delta jumps out of bed and throws on his white baseball cap and blue glasses, but doesn’t bother changing out of his pajamas, “Do the others know!?” Indigo nods, “Mm-hm! Big Green tried to talk to him this morning but we saw his room empty!” “Hang on- “, Delta grabs his walkie-talkie and turns it on, “Castor-! Castor, do you read me!?” No response, the kids only hear Delta’s voice coming in from the walkie still in Castor’s room. Delta runs into the room only to see it all for himself. “I just said it was empty.”, Indigo pouts. Nitro comes up behind the two, “Not only that but the Crystals that were in our possession are gone as well.” “Wait what???”, Ex calls out from a different room. Delta’s eyes well up with tears, “Castor… why do you keep doing this?!”, he dashes back into his room and slams the door. Nitro sighs, “Poor kid…”

            A few minutes pass, and Delta hears a light tapping on his door. “Delty???”, Indigo asks. She presses her ear against the door and hears him sniffling. “Indigo, leave me be!”, he wipes his eyes, “It’s embarrassing if a girl sees me cry…” Hearing that, she takes the initiative and opens his door, then walks over and hugs him, “I don’t care about that. You need this.”

            Delta freezes for a moment. After a beat, everything comes crashing in like a tidal wave. All that’s happened over the past day and the reality of it hits him suddenly. And in his friend’s warm embrace, he fully breaks down and clings to her as he cries.

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[ Updates ]

Hello, readers!

I figure I owe it to you all to give you guys some general updates on [ Creators ] and where it is currently.

Don't worry, the Novel is not on a permanent hiatus. It's just a very... very long temporary hiatus. .w.;

As most of you are probably already aware, my biggest focus as of late has been animating the sequel to the "Paranormatrix" short film, which will take place during Chapter 4. I began the project in May, and at the time of posting this (late August) it's around halfway done. I'm being kind to myself and aiming to have it done by December, but I'm not going to complain if I get it done sooner.

On a different note, I also started a new job recently in an office. It's a simple part-time gig but it will allow me to have some sort of income while I continue to pursue my creative endeavors. (Don't tell them that I doodle while taking notes... >w>; )

Anywho, once the "Paranormatrix Part 2" animation is complete, I plan to make a separate video in which both parts are combined together along with a fully-animated version of the theme song I composed a few months ago. All three of these segments together should hopefully make a cohesive "pilot episode". I know that sounds like a mouthful but I don't really know how else to put it. ^^;

When the "pilot episode" is 100% done and posted, then I will go back to having the Novel as my top priority and finishing it. We're in the final arc, I would be betraying myself if I abandoned the project now!

I sincerely hope that everything will be worth the wait, and I thank you all for your continued patience.

Have a lovely day!

-Koto

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The [ Creators ] Novel Project (found at @creators-novel ) is now on wattpad! It will be updated whenever a new Chapter is released on the main blog. Every Chapter up to this point has already been uploaded. If you’re interested, please check it out!

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“(Para, can you hear me?)”

“(Loud and clear, Illumi.)”

“(…I want to help them win this. I have an idea, but only if you are ok with it.)”

“(I’m all ears. At this point, they need all the help they can get.)”

“(If we completely synchronize, Straus and my Mistress will be able to temporarily fuse into one being using our energy. It will give them the extra push they need.)”

“(Fusion…I see. Let’s do it!)”

           As Straus and Koto leap to attack Jupiter, the symbols on their hands begin glowing as a warm, bright light envelops them both. Red and Jupiter shield their eyes as the light illuminates everything around them. When Jupiter uncovers her eyes, she sees a new person who, with a roaring yell, knocks her back. The new being then floats in the air and stretches as they smile cheerfully.

“Ah…truly a pleasant day to awaken!”

“ARE YOU KIDDING?” Jupiter screams.

“Awww, c’mon Jupiter don’t be so angry.”

“I’LL SHOW YOU ANGER!!” Jupiter attempts to electrocute them out of the air but they swiftly dodge.

“You could really use some anger management you know.”

“MY NERVES WILL BE CALMED WHEN YOU’RE DEAD!”

“Yeesh…maybe you need more than that. Oh well.” They dive down at Jupiter and land a solid punch. They go for another until Jupiter grabs their hand; fury and insanity burning in her eyes.

“I don’t know what or who you two think you are…BUT YOU ARE NOTHING!”, Jupiter throws them away from her, but this does little to stop them. They grab onto her hand and pull her, slamming her face into the ground.

“You…LITTLE…INSIGNIFICANT-!”

“Lighten up, Jups! Like, really…”

Jupiter screeches like a wild animal and chucks another spear at them, to which they catch and throw it away with an innocent smile.

“HOW DO I END YOU?!!”

“Doesn’t this attitude bore you, Jupiter?”

“WHY WON’T YOU JUST DIE!!?”

           Within the new being’s consciousness, Straus and Koto discuss what to do next with Para and Illumi. “…It’s just getting sad at this point.”, Straus starts. “…I think we broke her”, adds Koto, “What should we do?” “You can’t rely on her to open her mind like the others”, Para responds, “Even if she does come around eventually, she could easily backstab us.” Straus sighs, “Ok…I have an idea.”

“ANSWER ME!!”

The fusion blinks, coming back to their senses, “Zuh- wha-??”

“STOP IGNORING ME AND FIGHT!”

“…Sorry, but I don’t feel like it.”

Red looks upon the fusion and the broken Queen as everyone else begins to regain consciousness. It takes them a second to recognize the fusion, but they’re able to piece together pretty quick that this is Koto and Straus, and that they were winning.

“…Does it really have to be like this, Jupiter?”

Jupiter’s energy begins to wane, all of this was beginning to exhaust her, “I…will not…fall…to Impurity…” Citizens of the Multiverse from surrounding Spaces and settlements begin to flock together to see what’s happening. To their shock, they see Jupiter on her knees as the fusion stands victorious. “Oh boy.”, they sigh, not expecting the attention. Jupiter sees her subjects surrounding her and proclaims, “Pay no mind, my children~! I will best this threat in no time!” The being lands, unamused, and splits back into Straus and Koto. “Koto, keep her contained.” Koto nods in response to Straus’ request and creates a barrier around Jupiter, “Do what you have to do.” Straus breathes in…and out…then faces the crowd.

“What have you done to our Queen!?”

“It’s the Black-Eyed Children-!!”

“Isn’t that her daughters over there?”

“This will not stand!”

“She deserved this!”

“THE IMPURITIES MUST BE PURGED!”

“ENOUGH.”, Straus’ aura flares, causing the crowd to go silent.

           “…Enough…We didn’t start this fight…She started this, your Queen started this…Her power allows her to do what she does: she enslaves and kills whatever or whoever she wants for the sake of this fallacy she calls Purity. She has succumbed to hatred, violence, and murderous intent because of people like us; because we exist. She orders her hatred onto those she believes are different. The ‘Pure’ are just as capable as the ‘Impure’ to hurt and kill. But I don’t think any of you would call her out on it. Because even if you dare try to be different from her expectations, your life becomes forfeit. Because she is the ruler of your lives. So, answer me this: why do you serve Jupiter? By doing nothing but staying silent, in fear of her judgment reigning down upon you or your families…this is the life you people chose. And you have nobody to blame but yourselves.”

Jupiter prepares to object, but Koto strengthens the barrier so her words can’t break through. Straus continues:

           “…I understand that I can’t make hatred go away. Trust me, I’ve tried it with her. But because we exist, because we chose to be different, she sought the death of children. My sister DIED because of her ideals. It was only out of mere luck that we managed to get her back… Jupiter even disgraced her own children. She labeled them as ‘subjects’, forcing them to enforce her ideals. And when one daughter didn’t agree, she was banished into a life of isolation! Gaia was exiled for being different…like me. So, I ask you: if Jupiter saw you in a similar light, how long do you think you would last?”

           The crowd murmurs among themselves for a moment before falling silent. Saturn crosses his arms and smiles proudly, “Hmm… good boy.” Pandora also smiles, “Of course he’s good, he’s my kid after all.” Suddenly, Jupiter jumps to her feet and breaks free from the barrier, quickly retreating to avoid any further humiliation. “Oh no-!”, stammers Koto, “I-I’m sorry, Straus! I couldn’t hold her anymore-!” “No, it’s ok.”, Straus places his hand on Koto’s shoulder, “Let her retreat.”

           The group of their fellow Creators doesn’t know what to do or how to process all of this. This is the first time in their whole lives that someone has had the gall to stand up to Jupiter on this scale. The crowd dissipates and begins to head back to their homes to contemplate everything.

“So…what happens now?”, asks Red. “I…don’t know.”, answers Koto, “I wish we could make her see the error of her ways without breaking her more.”

“I don’t like seeing Mother like this…”, says Crescent. “Me neither”, adds Venus.

DarkClaw goes up to Straus, “Are you ok?”

“…No. I’m not ok. I’m angry.”

Saturn down, “It’s ok, everyone, let’s just rest for right now…”