#willow wispy

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Happy April Fools Day! Where nothing here is different, I swear.

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So, uh, how would you describe your feelings about each other? Are they good? Bad? Is there a ratings scale for your appreciation and/or hatred?

“Carson isn’t exactly the nicest of people....he’s grumpy and he swears a lot, and he has a pretty bad smoking habit......but I’m sure that he just has something he’s going through.”

“Hitoshi is pretty okay....he’s actually quite handsome, I won’t deny it, heehee.....but he’s also just as cold as Carson is. But in more of a vengeful way. Probably because he has no soul and can’t pass on to the afterlife.”

“And Willow....well, shes spunky! She’s pretty nice overall, but can be a little blunt sometimes, and causes Carson and Hitoshi to hate her guts. Apparently, Hitoshi and Willow met before! And Willow took his soul! And that’s why Hitoshi wants to murder her.”

“I don’t know what they think of me though. I hope they think I’m nice and helpful! That’s all I want to be.....overall, I’d call it tolerant if anything.”

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“Wait, what the hell?! Why is SHE the exception?!” Carson scoffed.

“Because one, she doesn’t curse at me every two seconds. Two, her people didn’t RIP THE SOUL from my body. Three, she’s doing something to ACTUALLY benefit me. Bonus, she makes me tea. Good people like her don’t get fuck yous.” Hitoshi snapped.

“Oh, alright, Mr. Wise-guy! Sheesh! We get it! She’s tolerant with you!” Willow prattled. “Don’t mean she gets special treatment!”

“Yes it does, you idiots. Also, fuck you again.”

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🎀- Does your muse like to accessorize? What are their favorite pieces of accessories?

“Oh, for sure! I love all sorts of cute, adorable hair clips and dresses and skirts! I have several outfits that I put together that I’m super proud of!” Margie excitedly explained. “Of course, I can’t really wear them as much anymore as I have devoted ALL my time to practicing my potions and spells and helping out my group.”

🎐- Does your muse like to collect/hoard anything?

“Heehee, yup! I keep all sorts of things to myself, keehee!” Willow cackled. “I have all sorts of jewelry and fabrics, furs from evil beasts I’ve skinned, and my most prized set of things- souls!” She shows you her jars and jars of floating, wispy substances. “My kind are more than just guardian spirits- we harvest the souls of the dead! And we also do trading with souls. We grant a human amazing powers for their soul in return! That’s why Hitoshi hates me, though, hehe....”

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Characters:

Carson Von Somethin

Yes, that IS his last name. Residing in the busy city of Auriga, Carson is a music connoisseur while his views and takes on the world are rather cynical, ever since the tragic death of his parents whom he lost in a brutal car accident when he was only four years old. The leader of the wisps, unfortunately for him. The main man!!

Margie Spellwinder

Margie is from a long, esteemed line of proud witches. She is to inherit the great Spellwinder name!..... That is, if she can even be a proper witch to begin with. Although very gifted with magic, she doesn’t know exactly how to wield it. Margie hails from southern Astraeya, her abode not far from the Witch’s Hamlet. She often fizzles simple ember spells or ends up blowing up her household with potion brews. Either way, she’s determined, and isn’t about to give up! But she could take a break from the constant malfunctions. Constantly anxious, and has a deeper past than first anticipated.

Hitoshi Spirit

Ironic as it is, Hitoshi Spirit is a samurai who has traded in his soul for incredible strength and stamina during a tolling war that took place in Hiragashi, a coastal town in Eastern Astraeya. Now he remains a husk of a man. Still, he is able to feel and experience emotions despite having traded away his spirit. But he is often cold and heartless, not feeling pity for cowards who beg for pity. And somehow, he ended up in a group with a pessimistic music maker, a failing witch, and a bossy, immature guardian spirit. Enjoys the simple things in life, like fishing and painting.

Willow Wispy

Willow is a guardian spirit that, as her name suggests, can control fire and ashes. However being such a small, insignificant spirit, she believes she’s a long-forgotten goddess who has magnificent power (which is proved time and time again to be false by her team). She showed up beside Carson one day, promising to protect him through his compelling journey. Though he pushed her away a lot, being the independent person he is. Has a lot more to her than meets the eye.

Akio Hinode

Appearing to be an ordinary man at first, it is later revealed that he is actually the last remaining kitsune to live. He hails from the small Kitsune Village hidden deep within the Woods of the Lynx. Due to his species being doomed, he has grown bitter and cold from the world, especially towards humans since they are the very things that killed his people. To make their lives as miserable as possible, he pulls pranks and tricks, lies and steals, anything to inconvenience them as much as possible. Be wary - his bright and cheery persona is only a mask for a darker and cold man.

Ichika Gakusha

An avid historian that hyper-studies any subject that catches her eye, to ignore the depression of her family neglecting her for her entire life. Her current obsession is the kitsune people and their past culture, trying to recover and learn about them ever since they went extinct. Little does she know that there IS one living kitsune, who happens to be afraid of her possibly exposing his existence to hunters. Incredibly intelligent, but oblivious to what’s in front of her.

Julian Lores Draconia

Kindhearted prince and sole heir to the throne of Draconia, the kingdom ruled by dragonblood. Despite loving his father for treating him kind all his life, he knows that he’s been slipping away bit by bit, and that one day, he will become a threat to the people of Astraeya. With this knowledge, he defects from the kingdom for a time and joins the main group to restore peace to the world. Due to the draconic blood flowing through his veins, he slowly transforms into a dragon, and cannot revert back to his human self unless using a scale tonic or a magic spell. Has a bit of a crush on Margie.

Faenar Mysticus

For thousands of years, elves, fairies, and fae alike have been known to reject any species that were not their own, having strict rules on what can and cannot be done, and overall are unfriendly, unkind beings. Not Faenar. Absolutely not Faenar. He is the nicest, kindest, most gentle elf in the entire world, and comes from the Treetop Sanctuary, a large settlement of elves in the Woods of the Lynx. Taking Margie in when she was small and frail, he deemed himself her older brother and pretty much everyone else as his little siblings. His mother, an elvish council member, desperately wants him to stop dragging her through this trouble, but has honestly given up at this point.

Dreezna Elfenstof

Dreezna is one of the fairies that reside in the mystical Verdwaald forest, home to the fairies of Astraeya. The queen of fairies, Titania, knew what must be done, and had sent Dreezna away to find the Wisps (the main group), knowing she is among the souls. Despite her pessimistic personality at first glance, she is a person of pure heart, as a healer in Astraeya cannot be one unless their heart is kind and pure. Pines over Viviane hard.

Viviane Samaka

A mermaid from the underwater kingdom of Lu’Lu’, who advocates for the truce between land dwellers and sea creatures, she has a bright outlook for the future, and is unknowingly one of the Wisps. Like other mermaids, she has the sacred ability to entrance a person with her singing voice, though she must be careful not to hypnotize one of her one friends. Pines over Dreezna hard.

Mo

Mo (short for Mother Life) is the long-since-forgotten goddess of Astraeya, the creator of the entire world. Don’t be fooled by her young, childlike appearance - she is wise when it counts. Though she provided everything for the people, they still disliked her, angry that she didn’t accommodate their every need (though they weren’t exactly aware their caring goddess is a literal child). She one day mysteriously disappeared after the Gigas Disaster, which crumbled Astraeya’s old society. Whether she’s dead or ran off, nobody in the world knows.

Nightmare

A literal blob of evil black goo, Nightmare is the cause of the Gigas Disaster and the main antagonist of the story. He was born of the hatred and malice of the eight lesser elemental gods’s war. Though I may draw him with a form, the truth is he has no real form, and can only can have one by inhabiting a vessel, a person chosen among his followers. Hasn’t been seen physically for thousands of years, as he disappeared when Mo did, but threatens to return to end Astraeya once and for all.

Slug Prophet

Yes. You heard that right. Slug. Prophet. Born around the the same time Mo created Astraeya, they are a sea slug gained sentience, and gifted with the power of foresight. Mo often came to them in the past for advice and help, but has long since lost relevance and now hangs out in a damp, musty cove by the ocean, eating plankton-algae soup and doing....whatever they do in their free time. Primordial being, on the same level as Mo herself.

Sakura

A totally uninteresting and non-relevant elf lady from the forest, a total nerd and dweeb. She uses magic I guess, but honestly what’s the point, because she is just there. Mostly for background. Created To The Wisps as a fun little comic project on the side but it accidentally became real and she’s powerless to stop it. If you see her, ignore her, she will eventually go away.

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Drawing some Hitoshi, Carson and Willow!

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I ADDED AUDIO.

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-Part Two of this post!-

“Hey, Uh......sorry about the house.” Carson grumbled. “We were in the middle of.....something.” He shot a death glare at Hitoshi and Willow.

“Oh, oh no, oh no! It’s a wreck, it’s a mess! What if mother wanted to visit?! If she found the place in this state, she’d.....sh-she’d....” tears began welling up in her eyes a bit.

“Uh! Don’t worry!!” Willow approached the girl slowly. “We can clean this up!”

“WE?! I DIDN’T EVEN DO ANYTHING!!” Carson exclaimed. “HITOSHI BROKE THE THINGS HERE!”

“Wouldn’t have happened if the beast would’ve let me cut her down.” Hitoshi growled, glaring at Willow.

“What an awful excuse!!”

The three argued back and forth, leaving the witch standing there. She silently walked over to her house, cleaning up pieces of shattered pots in the way. “I-It’s okay. I can do it.” She mumbled. “Thank you anyway.”

They stopped and looked at her throwing the pieces away and grabbing a broom. She took a deep breath and began to walk in.

“W-Wait.”

Willow and Carson looked surprised at Hitoshi speaking up. The witch turned around.

“I’ll help you pick up. I did ultimately destroy the place. I will make up by cleaning the destruction.” He bowed over. “Again, I’m sorry.”

The lady stared before smiling. “Thank you.....”

“Might as well help too.” Carson sighed. “Wouldn’t sit right with me if I didn’t. Plus, I mean, look at this.”

Willow fidgeted. “Fine, since you so humbly asked the beloved goddess Willow Wispy for assistance, I shall grant it.”

“Thank you all....!” She giggled. “I’m Margaret Spellwinder by the way, but you can call me Margie. Pleased to meet you three.” She smiled brightly.

“Carson Von Somethin. Yeah.....that’s my name. Don’t wear it out or anything.”

“Carson Von....BAHAHA!” Willow burst out laughing. “THAT’S SO STUPID-“

“I’m going to murder you after Hitoshi murders you.” Carson hissed.

They spent the next hour picking up furniture, sweeping up trash, wiping off dust and dirt, sewing pillows, and replanting flowers. The house was sparkling clean after the work was done.

Margie’s eyes sparkled. “W-Wow! It hasn’t looked this nice since....ever! Thank you so much!!”

“Sure.” Carson shrugged, sticking his hands in sweater pocket.

“Of course, heehee!” Willow cheered.

Hitoshi put a hand behind his neck and looked away. “Hmph.”

“I simply must make you something for all your hard work. Ah! I’ll make you some tea! Any preferences?”

Carson just really wanted to go home, really badly. But it’d be rude to refuse tea from Margie. Especially after the whole incident. “I’ll take something extra rich.” He breathed.

“Oh! Any fruity teas, Flowery teas? I simply must have the sweetest of the sweet, as it’s the goddess’s preference!!”

“Green will be fine.” Hitoshi nodded. He seems tolerant of these people. For now.

“Yeah! I’ll get the water boiling!”

The four sat at the table (which was newly repaired) and drank tea silently. Margie took the oppurtunity to make small talk.

“You guys must be really talented.” She nodded. “So....Willow, was it? You caught my door on fire just like that? You must be very gifted in magic!”

“Yeah! I totally am! Because I am a goddess of extreme beauty and power!!”

“Wow, really?! That’s so cool!”

Hitoshi and Carson rolled their eyes.

“And Hitoshi!” She continued. “You must be really strong to have split my table in half like that! Those muscles definitely aren’t for show!”

Hitoshi hid his mouth behind his hand and stared at the teacup. “Hmph.”

“Carson! I saw those precise skills when you were throwing out pieces of my mom’s prized pots into the trash from far away! You must be really good at aiming!”

“Yeah....” he really didn’t want a reminder of the broken pots.

“As for me, I’m suppose to be a witch. But.....” she balled a fist up. “I’m still.....not very good with potions and magic. I’m really bad at it. I just want to make my mother and nan proud and happy....but they won’t talk to me because I suck so badly....” she shook her head. “B-But enough about me. So.....what will you do now?”

“Go home. Right now. Thanks for the tea.” Carson got up and headed towards the door.

“Then I’ve coming with!” Willow chirped.

“Oh, no you’re not. You’ve cause more than enough problems today.”

“Huh?! But I’m your guardian spirit! I HAVE to-“

“I have yet to slash this demon down. She robbed me of something.” Hitoshi jabbed a finger at Willow.

“I see....then I suppose you’d all be busy....” Margie sighed. “I was asking because....well, if you guys aren’t busy after all, if you’d want to be in a team with me.”

“Why in the hell would you consider I’d work with those two?” Hitoshi spat.

“Well, there’s a guild’s board nearby offering jobs to teams to go into dungeons and caves and stuff. They offer hefty rewards!”

“Not interested.” Carson said.

“That’s fine. I’m sure I’ll find another way to pay for all the expensive pots, and rare ingredients for my potions, and all those pretty gowns some other way...”

Hitoshi grunted and looked at the ground, face red with guilt and shame again. Carson just closed his eyes and tapped his foot.

“Fine. But just until it’s all paid for. Then I’ll be leaving.” Hitoshi finally said.

“Ugghhhhhhhhh......I honestly have to say I don’t care. But my parents would be mad if I didn’t help you. So I will. For however long I’m required.”

“And me too! What kind of goddess- and guardian spirit to Carson- would I be if I didn’t offer my magnificent help to those in need?!” Willow proclaimed.

“Heehee...! Then I guess it’s the start of a new partnership!”

“But know that I’m in no way obligated to refuse killing this misfit.” Hitoshi pointed at Willow.

“S-Same to you, samurai-guy!!” She yelled.

Margie just laughed as the arguing and yelling continued. What a start.

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“I’m here, Margie.” Carson groaned, approaching the witch with a list. Willow and Hitoshi followed.

“Thank you for coming!! Now we can begin!” She showed them a list of things the guild was needing to be accomplished today by them.

It was a dysfunctional team...

But a strong team, nonetheless.