2/21/16

ME: I have midterms to take, so this is probably the last time I'll be on here at least for the rest of the month (no guarantees, though!), but I just finished the last chapters of Book 4 of Elemental, and I am exhausted and absolutely still in disbelief. There's also been a bunch of stuff going wrong for me socially right now, so maybe that has to contribute with some of it. But all the same, IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. YASSS. VICTORIOUS ELSI.

FIDELITY: Still on hiatus. I promise I'll get back to it, but free time is not exactly something I have a lot of.

ELEMENTAL: Book 4 is done. That's right. Book 4. Is Done. (Still have to write Hollyleaf's Retelling and Willowshine's Adventure, but those are escapades for another day.) Book 4. Is Done. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED MEEEEEE.

ALSO - thank you all for over 100 reviews on Elemental Book One! I realized I passed the intimidating three-digit threshold and got so excited! Thank you all so so much!

Elsi

Hello, everyone! My name is Storm that Twists in Spiral, but you may call me Elsi. The imaginary-guardian-friend that occasionally shows up in my Author's Notes is Trek. He doesn't show up terribly often, because I can take care of myself now, but he swings by when I'm sick. I have written fanfiction for Harry Potter, Warriors, and Hetalia, my most important projects being geared in the latter two universes. Usually, I gear up for massive projects that take ages to bring to life, but I've written a few Warriors one-shots before. However, I'm not exactly obsessed with these projects, as they're really more of side projects for my original fiction. I have two big universes that I play around with, and although I haven't actually completed more than first drafts of things, I'm always working on those projects in my spare time. I go to a ridiculously vigorous university, so my free time is...well.

My Stories

Lessons and Lies (Harry Potter Next-Gen): Next Generation one-shots for various pairings in alphabetical order. Some fluffy, some angsty, all different. NOW COMPLETE!!!

A Question of Arrangement: (Hetalia Cardverse) Now Queen of Hearts, Kiku decides to serve Hearts well. His marriage with Ludwig will lead Hearts into a new tomorrow, and together, they would serve the people fairly and kindly. But, with the Great Northern army advancing and rumors about his marriage falling apart flying, Kiku realizes that a life as Queen is not the life he had expected it to be...Cardverse AU, supports GerIta, USUK, France/Liechtenstien, one-sided Japan/Germany! NOW COMPLETE!!!!

The Issue with Arrangement: (Hetalia Cardverse) "He would love Kiku. He would make a good husband, and a good king. That was all it took, his own determination to rule Hearts as best he could. And then the Joker called the name of their new Jack of Hearts, and everything that Ludwig had been repeating in his head was thrown out of the window." GerIta one-shots in the AU Cardverse universe that goes with A Question of Arrangement. Pretty short, only six chapters. NOW COMPLETE!!!!

A Question of Fidelity (Hetalia Cardverse): Just as Kiku comes to terms with his position in the world, everything begins to change. Suddenly forces from all directions are tugging at his sleeves, begging him to take a side in the war for his own heart. Meanwhile, Ludwig struggles to hold tight to a Kingdom that turns out to be built on a foundation of secrets, and Feliciano tries to prove himself both to Ludwig and to the Kingdom as something more than just a pretty face. Sequel to A Question of Arrangement/The Issue With Arrangement. LAST CHAPTER UP = CHAPTER 9: PAPER ACCUSATIONS (LUDWIG); NOW ON SHORT HIATUS WHILE I WRAP UP ELEMENTAL!

Elemental Book One: Vast Lands (Warriors AU): An era is ending, and the Clans must once more leave their land in search of another. Suddenly, the time of the Three is over - leaving five unlikely heroes to step forward. These five apprentices are gifted unlike any that came before them, and they must learn to keep their secret while making the journey that will start their adventure -which will rock the Clans for good. NOW COMPLETE!!! (REWRITE PROGRESS = CHAPTERS 1-5, CHAPTER 10, CHAPTER 19)

Elemental Book Two: Peace and War (Warriors AU): As the Clans settle in, it takes a while for the stress of the journey to fade. Now Littlepaw, Mountainpaw, Skypaw, Birdpaw, and Willowpaw are thrown into a mysterious prophecy from StarClan that doesn't add up. With new disease putting everything on the line, Clan life will be thrown into more havoc. It doesn't help that the Five don't have control of their powers yet... NOW COMPLETE!!!!!

Elemental Book Three: An Endless Reign (Warriors AU): With Willowpaw still missing and the Clans still recovering, nothing is at peace. Tensions are rising between Clans, and things are happening that were not supposed to happen. When natural disaster shakes the new land, it is up to Mountainpaw, Littlepaw, Skypaw, Birdpaw, and Willowpaw to come together and defeat a new and old enemy, before the Clans tumble to chaos. NOW COMPLETE!!!!!!

Elemental Book Four: The Final Step: (Warriors AU) As the border to the Dark Forest disappears, the Clans tear themselves apart, and StarClan declares war on the Great Five, the end-game is here. Birdpaw, Mountainstone, and Willowleaf are trading powers, Littlefalcon has a secret that could provoke war, Skysong walks a new path, and one of the littermates has a death sentence over his or her head and a destiny beyond all reckoning. NOW COMPLETE!!!!!

Elemental: Sunstrike's Story: (Warriors AU) He wanted to die, said Jayfeather. My mother loved him more than anything in the world, said Jaypaw. What really happened that made Breezepelt, warped by hatred, find comfort in a simple WindClan she-cat like Sunstrike? And why did Sunstrike name her kit after the cat who had killed her mate? A collection of linear one-shots to explain their complicated relationship. NOW COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!

Elemental: War of Shadows (Warriors AU) Before the rise of the Great Five, StarClan called on four cats to defeat the Place of No Stars. Dovepaw and Ivypaw wander down two identical and opposite paths. While Dovepaw's way is paved with light, Ivypaw wanders in darkness. Lionblaze must discover who he is and protect Dovepaw, and Jayfeather must find the goodness in his and Ivypaw's souls...before shadows devour them all. Takes place after Fading Echoes and before Elemental Book One: Vast Lands. NOW COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!

Elemental: Willowshine's Adventure: (Warriors AU) While the Clans recover from the great War of Shadows, the last pack of group foxes follow a sign from their ancestors and arrive to conquer the lake. All of a sudden, it comes down to RiverClan's medicine cat to handle growing tensions between the Clans and sort out the negotiation between two enemy species. But will the Clans accept the foxes into their land, or will this mean the end of the Clans? Takes place between Elemental: War of Shadows and Elemental Book One: Vast Lands. LAST CHAPTER UP = CHAPTER 9

Elemental: Hollyleaf's Retelling (Warirors AU): For moons, Hollyleaf has waded in shadows, following from another dimension the war her littermates have waged. Her role is important, without dispute. But what's the real story? How did the "normal" kit of Leafpool and Crowfeather manage to disappear to become an invisible force from afar? Takes place from before War of Shadows ALL THE WAY THROUGH Book Four: The Final Step. LAST CHAPTER UP = CHAPTER 8: MEDDLING

Elemental: Compilations (Warriors AU) A ?-one-shot compilation that I decided to do in order to develop my characters and this world. Probably doesn't require Elemental to read! AU. Will be romance, family, angst, tragedy...a whole range of pairings, a whole range of times, and a whole range of topics. No real update schedule, but hopefully I'll get together a good number of them! LAST CHAPTER UP = RAINY DAY (one sided HoneyXLittle, Stealth/Honey friendship; in which Stealthstep teases Honeypaw mercilessly for her interest in Littlepaw)

One-shots

And For That, I Love You: (Warriors Canon) When Cinderheart finds Jayfeather in tears, she tells him things that would shock anyone. But what does Jayfeather say?

No Escape: (Warriors Canon) After Hollyleaf's death, Mousewhisker can't escape a pair of bright green eyes...and it's driving him mad.

Saved: (Warriors Canon) Honeyferns final moments: what she was really thinking when she saved Briarkit from a snake and everything afterward.

Sorting Hat Rap: (Harry Potter) Three Slytherin students begin to wonder what would happen if the Sorting Hat dissed the other houses...

Finally: (Warriors AU) Four stories of cats who have found their 'finally' moments: JayXCinder, HollyXMouse, IceXLion, PoppyXBerry and past HoneyXBerry.

For RiverClan: (Warriors AU) With Mistystar dying before them, Reedwhisker struggles with being able to handle the Clan and turns to Willowshine for help.

Order of Priorities: (Harry Potter Canon) Gilderoy Lockhart has just settled down in his new office at Hogwarts when he receives a visitor. But does Gilderoy REALLY need to worry about someone discovering his secret? Probably not...

Meteor Shower: (Warriors Canon) "Walking beside her was the closest thing to walking on the edge Mousewhisker had ever felt. She left that evening filled with the fire he had always seen in her – her eyes lit like twin moons rimmed in emerald, every muscle tensed, every stitch of her pelt on alert." A sort-of companion to No Escape, about Mousewhisker falling for Hollyleaf and Hollyleaf's downfall. MouseXHolly, some HoneyXBerry, PoppyXBerry, and PoppyXMouse. Also one-sided HoneyXMouse. Lots of stuff.

ELEMENTAL AU

Elemental is my BIGGEST work on this site, and is a long-running AU of Warriors, which deviates from canon after Fading Echoes. It follows the adventures of five OC's that are the kits of Lionblaze and Icecloud and how they must save the Clans from total destruction. Skypaw, Mountainpaw, Birdpaw, Willowpaw, and Littlepaw are tasked with an immense prophecy, but have been gifted with power over the elements and additional skills in order to take on their challenges. Along the way, they must overcome drama between themselves and the Clans, puzzle through strange romances, and determine what is most important about life after all.

In chronological order, the books progress as such:

Elemental: War of Shadows follows the great fight of Lionblaze, Jayfeather, Doveheart, and Ivypool that leads to the events in the main Elemental series. It is COMPLETE.

Elemental: Sunstrike's Story follows the tragic love story of Sunstrike and Breezepelt, as they are torn apart by the Place of No Stars, WindClan, and the war that wages around them. It runs parallel to War of Shadows and is COMPLETE.

Elemental: Willowshine's Adventure follows the rebuilding after the War of Shadows and what the Clans must face that threatens to make them leave their homeland for good. It is currently IN-PROGRESS.

Elemental Book One: Vast Lands follows the Five as they are forced to leave their home and battle the signs of a strange but magical destiny in store for all of them. It is COMPLETE, but isn't exactly the best thing ever written, so a re-write is IN-PROGRESS.

Elemental Book Two: Peace and War follows the Five's adventures in their new land, as they must cope with what their developing powers can do and what their destiny means. It is COMPLETE.

Elemental Book Three: An Endless Reign follows the Five in their biggest adventure yet, as earthquakes shake the Clans, threatening destruction if the Five do not resolve their differences and accept what their destiny has in store for them. It is COMPLETE.

Elemental Book Four: The Final Step follows the Five as they must face the ultimate challenge - how to handle a fracturing afterlife and a dissolving current life. It is finally, finally COMPLETE.

Elemental: Hollyleaf's Retelling tells the story of Hollyleaf and explains what she's doing while her brothers and the Five have their adventures. It is currently IN-PROGRESS.

Finally is a one-shot that fits in with this timeline if you so imagine. The Icecloud blurb is exactly what happens in War of Shadows.

For RiverClan can also be thought of as part of this timeline, but it can also stand on its own. It'd be post-story.

No Escape and Meteor Shower can technically fit, if you squint. It's pre-Elemental stuff anyways. We're talking pre-Hollyleaf's Retelling, almost exactly.

Elemental: Compiling exists because I was inspired to write things that weren't part of the main series, so I've decided that any one-shots/character sketches I write will be thrown into it. Consider it bonus material!

The main characters are featured below.

-SPOILERS TO BOOK 4-

SKYSONG, the eldest of the five, has power over the wind. She is a silver mottled she-cat with pretty blue eyes and a noticeable scar across her face (as of late in Book 1). Her powers also include following cats into dreams (à la Jayfeather), reading minds, and following cats into StarClan. She is the most devoted to fulfilling the prophecy, and is often seen as the leader of the Five. She is Greyheart's mate. Her destiny is to lead ThunderClan one day as Skystar.

MOUNTAINSTONE, second-born, has power over the earth. He is a huge pale silver tom with dark grey paws and blue eyes. His powers include supernatural fighting skills (à la Lionblaze), extended senses (à la Doveheart), and the ability to see healing properties of plants. He is also the one controlling the mental like between the five. He is ambitious and was originally trained by Bramblestar for command, although his guide has been revealed to be Ivypool.

BIRDFEATHER, third-born, has power over fire. She is a sturdy ginger she-cat with bright green eyes and odd russet paws. She has power over heat and has slight telekinesis, but her greatest power is suggested to be her ability to deceive cats into believing that she is speaking the truth and knowing when others are lying. She is training to be a medicine cat, and her guide has been confirmed as Jayfeather. She appears to be in love with Rushfire, but she hasn't told this to anyone except Jayfeather.

WILLOWLEAF, naive and innocent, has power over ice. She is a small grey she-cat with white paws and light blue eyes. Her powers include sensing the heat within others and freezing it (instant death), limited control over time, but her most remarkable power seems to be mimicking the powers of others. She is light-hearted, innocent, and has a strong conscience, but she is slightly wary of herself and her powers. Her guide has been confirmed as Doveheart. She is in love with Mouseclaw.

LITTLEFALCON, the youngest of the five, is kind of an enigma and has no elemental powers. He is a very small ginger tom with odd blue paws and amber eyes. His powers allow him to steal and manipulate the powers of his littermates, which served as a disguise for many years. Quiet and knowledgeable, he often steps back to allow his siblings to take the lead. Though he once thought his destiny was to become Littlestar, ThunderClan's ultimate leader, that destiny belongs to Skysong. His mate is Ivychase. He has five kits: Floodkit, Stormkit, and Cedarkit went to WindClan while Gingerkit and Flamekit are members of ThunderClan.

MAJOR OC CHARACTERS!

GREYHEART: optimistic warrior beloved by all. He resembles his father, Bumblestripe. He is in love with Skysong.

MOUSECLAW: Willowleaf's former mentor and now her closest companion, a friendly but sarcastic young warrior.

IVYCHASE: a lovely warrior of WindClan who remained Littlefalcon's friend and eventually fell in love with him. She is mother to his kits - Flamekit, Gingerkit, Floodkit, Cedarkit, and Stormkit.

RUSHFIRE: The medicine cat apprentice of RiverClan, who found a cure to the mysterious illness with Birdfeather.

DUSTFUR: Birdfeather's best friend, a resolute warrior who has lost nearly everyone he loves.

BRACKENHEART: Willowleaf's sensible ex-best friend, who used to be in love with her, but appears to have moved on to Bluemoon.

BLUEMOON: Ivypool and Bumblestripe's daughter, like Ivypool in her tenacity. She gets angry easily and often feuds with Mountainstone.

SNOWFEATHER: a shy, but enthusiastic apprentice. She is a close friend to Skysong and in love with Dustfur.

The guides of the Great Five are Doveheart, Jayfeather, Ivypool, and Lionstar, although none of them know what this means.

The POV characters are the Great Five, the Four mentioned above, and obviously Sunstrike, Hollyleaf, and Willowshine where it's obviously their books.

Major canon characters include Doveheart, Jayfeather, Ivypool, Lionblaze, Icecloud, Hollyleaf, Willowshine, Breezepelt, Tigerheart, Bumblestripe, Cinderheart, Fallen Leaves, Reedwhisker, Sunstrike, Firestar, Bramblestar, and Flametail. Plus Mapleshade, Tigerstar, and Hawkfrost. Yes, you may have noticed me adding Flametail to that list. *eyebrow wiggle*

Major Pairings of canon characters:

LionblazeXIcecloud
JayfeatherXCinderheart
IvypoolXBumblestripe
BreezepeltXSunstrike
HollyleafXFallen Leaves
WillowshineXReedwhisker
DovewingXTigerheart (sort of kind of)

A QUESTION OF ARRANGEMENT AU

So, Question is my take on Hetalia Cardverse, in which human names are used. The main characters are Kiku (Japan), who is Queen of Hearts, his reluctant husband and King Ludwig (Germany), and his energetic Jack Feliciano (N. Italy). Basically, the story is about how Kiku and company become the monarchs of Hearts in a time where everything is chaotic, and the Great North (The Nordic 5) is attacking them. Here, I'll just include a little bit of the lore of Question-Verse and what characters live where.

The Four Kingdoms - Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades - live in peace united by a common trade system and culture. They are completely different kingdoms in most senses, but they are also united by the same social and political structures. The Jokers, chosen from a young age and gifted with prolonged life, choose the occupations for each citizen. Every fifty years, they choose the new monarchs of each kingdom. The monarchs from all Four Kingdoms then meet together for two years to get to know each other and form friendships that make it hard to attack those kingdoms. They also train there, and then return to train for three years under the current monarchs. Each set of monarchs consists of a King, a Queen, and a Jack. Gender does not matter: the only thing that does matter is that whoever becomes King marries whoever becomes Queen.

There is also the Far East, which is basically Asia but thrown into so much chaos it just sits out there helplessly; and the Great North, which used to be a mighty kingdom but collapsed into ruin and went off the map...until now!

STORIES IN ORDER:

A Question of Arrangement follows Kiku's adventure as he becomes Queen of Hearts in the terribly turmoil-filled time that is the Great North's attack. Things escalate in difficulty when Kiku comes to realize that his marriage, too, is not the happy ending he had in mind...it is COMPLETE!

The Issue with Arrangement follows Ludwig and Feliciano's growing romance, which happens right under Kiku's nose. It runs parallel to A Question of Arrangement, is a series of one-shots, and is COMPLETE!

A Question of Fidelity will follow Kiku, Ludwig, and Feliciano in the aftermath of the attack of the Great North, and will introduce a new threat that will force Kiku to unite with an old enemy and make the biggest choice of all - to which country does he belong? Meanwhile, Ludwig struggles to unite the people of Hearts as its secrets become unraveled, and Feliciano will do anything to prove himself to be a great leader. It is IN-PROGRESS and ON A BRIEF HIATUS.

Okay, characters time. The bolded ones are main characters, the underlined

ones are other major characters.

THE KINGDOM OF HEARTS:
Ludwig Beilschmidt (Germany): King of Hearts
Kiku Honda (Japan): Queen of Hearts
Feliciano Vargas (N. Italy): Jack of Hearts
Lars Dekker (Netherlands): Captain of the Guard
Bella Dekker (Belgium): Economic Advisor
Sadiq Adnan (Turkey): Foreign Minister
Nicklaus Schulz (Saxony): Wartime Advisor
Diedrick Bayer (Bavaria): General of the Royal Military
Bernadine Meier (Brandenburg): General of the Royal Military
Armon Hoffman (Hessen): General of the Royal Military
Niran Rayong (Thailand): Attendant to the Queen
Feliks Lukasiewicz (Poland): Attendant to the Jack
Toris Laurinatis (Lithuania): Attendant to the King
Heracles Karpusi (Greece): Master of Stars
Jett Taylor (Australia): Knight of the Royal Guard
Angelique Laroche (Seychelles): Knight of the Royal Guard
Lovino Vargas (S. Italy/Romano): brother of Feliciano; an architect
Lady Mara: a countess that really ticks Kiku off
Lady Aeron Lyman: an influential politician
Lord Surrey: a successful merchant, the president of the Aristocratic Guild of Berlin

THE KINGDOM OF SPADES:
Alfred Jones (America/USA): King of Spades
Arthur Kirkland (Britain/UK): Queen of Spades
Yao Wang (China): Jack of Spades
Matthew Williams (Canada): Foreign Minister

THE KINGDOM OF DIAMONDS:
Francis Bonnefoy (France): King of Diamonds
Lili Zwingli (Liechtenstein): Queen of Diamonds
Vash Zwingli (Switzerland): Jack of Diamonds

THE KINGDOM OF CLUBS:
Ivan Braginski (Russia): King of Clubs
Elizabeta Héderváry (Hungary): Queen of Clubs
Roderich Edelstein (Austria): Jack of Clubs

THE GREAT NORTH:
Mathias Anderson (Denmark): King of the Great North
Berwald Oxenstierna (Sweden): Wartime Advisor
Tino Välnämölnen (Finland): Head of Spies and Technological Advisor
Lukas Steilsson (Norway): Foreign Minister
Emil Steilsson (Iceland): Economic Advisor

THE FAR EAST:
General Takehiko: Former general of the imperial army, now proposed leader of the Far East
Ling: a tracker of the Far East
Sang Mi: a tracker of the Far East

OTHER:
Rome (Ancient Rome): former Joker, originally Diamonds-born
Gilbert (Prussia): Joker, originally Hearts-born
Peter (Sealand): the Joker's apprentice, born and raised in the Great North

I'll add other sections and characters when it becomes pertinent to the story. ;)

Oh, yeah, and pairings for this are Gerita, USUK, France/Liechtenstein, and a Japan pairing I'll reveal at a later point in time. ;)