The Dark Thorns Chronicles [Co-Written w/ Elf]

[Kratosirving]

As for the actual Thorns here, first bit of the prologue was done a couple days ago, so when we do the other half I'll edit it all up and paste it in the introductory post. Depends on how busy (or lack thereof) Elfy is as she and Road prepare for the move.

[Sakuraba Haru]

Yay, awesome.
Actually just the little comments here make me realise how different Shirou and Shiki are.

[fallenblades643]

A gem i have found here, I say with no little doubt. I eagerly wait for more and hope with my heart of hearts that you fully commit yourself to this possibly legendary project in the making.

[nick012000]

Forest? As in "of Einnashe"? The vampire forest that grew when a vampire got staked in the middle of it and the trees drank his blood?

[Mike1984]

No, "Forest" as in Elf's character from the stories that she writes....

[Ergast]

Nop, just Forest, a (correct me if I'm wrong, Elf) scottish(sp?) female vampire from Elf's stories.

[nitewind]

Scotland as in from Scotland? Then it's Scottish.

[Ergast]

Fix'd, thanks.

[nitewind]

Your welcome.

[Kratosirving]

The Prologue is finished and up as the initial post. It's basically split up into two part, and I hope you all enjoy it!

[Kieran]

Interesting . . .

[B.B. Rain]

I'm assuming the chipmunk-voice girl is Rin? That's gonna make for a tangle in the HGW, assuming Forest and Satsuki don't show up or ripple-effect things in the Lancer/Saber-Summon portion.

Is this based on any specific Route, before the ripple effect altered it?

[Spinach]

Whoa. A Satsuki story.

Following this.

[Kratosirving]

I'm assuming the chipmunk-voice girl is Rin? That's gonna make for a tangle in the HGW, assuming Forest and Satsuki don't show up or ripple-effect things in the Lancer/Saber-Summon portion.

Is this based on any specific Route, before the ripple effect altered it?

Yes, the chipmunk-voiced girl is Rin. As for why she and Kirei are trying to kill them, remember that they are vampires (one DA, one our common myth even though no one knows that) and both Kirei and Rin are responsible for dealing with them. Kirei because he's part of the Church, and Rin because she's the city's guardian.

As for a ripple-effect, there will of course be some just by Forest and Satsuki being there, but as to any serious ones up to the point where Saber is summoned...everyone will just have to wait and see.

As for a route, the base idea sprung mostly from UBW, but there will be bits in from all three. There's a certain purple-head that won't be ignored, for one.

[Spinach]

Can I just speculate that Forest will hook up with Archer? Because I'm getting some foreshadowing vibes from her talk with Sacchin in the first chapter.

Wait why do I even need to provide any evidence other than that it's co-written with Elf. Of course Archer will hook up with someone.

[Kratosirving]

Heheh, I was wondering if someone was going to ask that question, and was hoping that they would answer it at the same time.


And of course since Elf is in on this, I'm sure you can all predict something else that will be in here. At least, I'm fairly certain that it will be.

[Mike1984]

Yes, the chipmunk-voiced girl is Rin. As for why she and Kirei are trying to kill them, remember that they are vampires (one DA, one our common myth even though no one knows that) and both Kirei and Rin are responsible for dealing with them. Kirei because he's part of the Church, and Rin because she's the city's guardian.

Well, that does make sense, although I'm a little surprised that Rin has got involved if they're not actually harming anyone. But, then, I guess that being a DA is enough to essentially condemn you, since they outright need blood to live.

As for a route, the base idea sprung mostly from UBW, but there will be bits in from all three.

That makes sense. It's definitely going to be interesting to see Rin gradually come to realise that Forest is actually a good guy....

There's a certain purple-head that won't be ignored, for one.

Well, that's good to hear. It makes sense, though, because with Forest around it's hard for her to miss what's going on (she latched on to Sacchin's suffering easily enough).

Also, has Forest "turned" Sacchin yet? After all, her form of vampire seems much better than Sacchin's form (super strength and abilities with far fewer drawbacks). Or, is it not possible due to her being a DA?

Can I just speculate that Forest will hook up with Archer? Because I'm getting some foreshadowing vibes from her talk with Sacchin in the first chapter.

Wait why do I even need to provide any evidence other than that it's co-written with Elf. Of course Archer will hook up with someone.

Well, she's done Archer x Forest before, not that that's necessarily going to stop her here....

[Kratosirving]

Also, has Forest "turned" Sacchin yet? After all, her form of vampire seems much better than Sacchin's form (super strength and abilities with far fewer drawbacks). Or, is it not possible due to her being a DA?

Forest can't turn Sacchin to be like her kind of vampire. I can't give an exact reason why not since Elf's the one to ask about that, but suffice it to say that Sacchin will remain a DA.

[Mike1984]

Forest can't turn Sacchin to be like her kind of vampire. I can't give an exact reason why not since Elf's the one to ask about that, but suffice it to say that Sacchin will remain a DA.

Ah, OK.

Does that mean that Sacchin is doomed in the long-term, then, or is she OK as long as Forest continues to feed her blood on a regular basis?

[Kratosirving]

Sacchin isn't going to feed on Forest on a regular basis here, only for emergencies because Forest's blood is special. I'll either ask Elf to clarify that later, or we'll do so in upcoming chapters and such.

For Sacchin's regular diet, she'll be fine on normal human blood, just not from live humans. The agreement mentioned back in the prologue that Sacchin had with Shiki and Ciel will be brought up later as well.