#noxamod

With the blood that was collected from the alphas and the Originals, the witch coven banded together to cast the spell to be rid of the demons forever. With the inevitable destruction of the demons, the barrier has been relinquished and with it, life as normal has been restored to Mystic Falls.

Now that the demon arc is officially finished and the barrier has been removed from around Mystic Falls, everyone has their freedom. Given that this is the last official week of Nox, you are free to do what you would like to with your characters. Any plots that you wanted to do will no longer need to be run by us; in essence, you have complete, free reign over your characters. 

This week will give you an opportunity to really think about where your character will end up, what they'll do, and who they'll end up with (if they end up with anyone). Will they stay in Mystic Falls, will they go somewhere else and find happiness or tragedy elsewhere? There are plenty of ways to go about doing this. You're welcome to continue doing gif chats or paras with others. We also encourage everyone to write up a self-para to show what your character will be doing, what they've accomplished over the years, and whether or not they end up with their happily ever after. 

These self-paras can be completed at any point over the next week or so. If you choose to participate, the para can be tagged as 'noxaresponse'. They're not mandatory in any sense, but can be helpful when it comes to giving your characters some closure. Do with your characters what you'd like. Have them find their happy ending -- show them traveling the world, have them complete their education and start off anew, explore things that couldn't be explored in Nox. We'll be reblogging these responses onto the main before we close officially.

As mentioned in our last post, we're going to be wrapping up the demon arc this week. The coven has learned of the location of a final spell that will be used to vanquish the demons once and for all. However, the spell alone won't be strong enough to be rid of them. Blood will be taken from every Original and every Alpha in town to increase the spell's strength, along with the blood of some of the witches. That in itself will be powerful enough to end the demons existence, as the witches will perform the spell where this whole mess first started -- the Nexus. With the destruction of the Nexus, the demons who are incarcerated within will perish, as will the few who escaped. With that comes the removal of the boundary around Mystic Falls, thus freeing all supernatural beings who were once stuck behind it. For this final section of the plot, we're going to be paying a bit more attention to the witches. It'll be up to them to convince the Originals and the Alphas to willingly give over a vial of their blood for this. The conversations will be paired up as follows:

Ellie Cooper and Peter Hale

Peyton Mitchell and Derek Hale

Alex Summers and Klaus Mikaelson

Annie Jacobs and Hadley Ainsworth

Brandon Harris and Rebekah Mikaelson

Bonnie Bennett and Kol Mikaelson

Ellie Cooper and Lucas Price

Sam Williams and Elijah Mikaelson

Hey lovebugs. Over the past couple of days, the two of us have taken a lot of time and given a lot of thought to a decision that we have been dreading. However, despite the difficulty of it, we've finally come to the conclusion that it is time to close the doors on Nox Aeterna.

This group, this family, has become a safe haven to us over the past fourteen months. We've laughed, we've cried, we've made a lot of lasting friendships, and suffered through our hardships together both in character and out, and that is something that we will never forget. But unfortunately, despite how much of a cliche the saying may be, all good things must come to an end.

Each and every one of the members that we've had in our group over the past year and two months have been amazing. Whether you joined at the beginning, in the middle, or just recently, whether you've stuck with us over the months or unfortunately had to leave, we owe every ounce of our success to all of you guys. You are all so important to us, and we've grown to really care about each of you over the past few months. We've enjoyed watching you take these characters and bring them to life, we've been amazed by how well they've developed over time, and we're honestly so proud of all of them, of you, and of Nox as a whole.

We know many of you may be wondering why we're closing, as the group is nowhere near dead. In all honesty, it's a matter of timing and inspiration. We have been running this group for fourteen months now, and over that span of time we've developed a handful of group-wide arcs, plot shuffles, events, writing prompts, etc. But unfortunately, after a while, there are only so many new ideas that we can come up with to keep everyone engaged and interested. We will be finishing out the demon arc, but after that, there's really no direction to go. Each plot arc has built upon the last, becoming larger in magnitude, and it's extremely difficult to find a way to top demons. Not only that, there are only so many things that we can put our dear characters through (and we've put them through a lot already, as you all know) before it's logically just too much. And unfortunately, given personal matters for the both of us, even if we did have another idea to work with, we don't have the time or the inspiration to properly devote to developing it and putting it into action. To put it simply, we feel that the group has run its course, and this is a perfect place to end things. 

Given how long Nox has been running, we're not going to be unjust and shut down right away. Over the following two weeks, we're going to remain open but only halfway. Applications will no longer be accepted and activity checks will no longer be posted.That being said, we're aware of the fact that there is currently an arc that has yet to be finished in regards to the demons, and we plan on finishing it up over the next week. The witches will be finding a way to get rid of the demons soon, and we plan to have that arc finished by this coming Sunday (August 24th). These assignments will be posted later on today. With the end of the demon arc, this leaves another week for everyone to decide what will happen to their characters and tie up any loose ends that may need to be attended to. Details on all of this will be posted on Sunday once the demon arc has officially come to a close. 

Hey lovelies. We just have a few quick things we wanted to go over.

Ships: While we understand that ships are nice and fun, and we enjoy them ourselves, we'd just like to remind everyone that ships should not be the main focus here. There's a lot going on, between the lasting effects of the Burning Boat Festival, the fact that the boundary is still surrounding the town, and the discovery of the presence of demons, enough so that everyone should have something that they can be working on and/or dealing with. Ships should only really comprise about 25% of your attention, if that. It is important that you don't ignore other plots and characters in favor of your ships, as that is the quickest way to alienate yourself from interactions with other characters. That being said, if any of you are struggling with plots for your character, our inbox is always open. We're more than willing to give ideas out to those who actively seek them.

Multiple Characters: While we are extremely thrilled that so many of you have loved this group and these characters enough to pick up multiple characters, we'd also like to remind everyone that activity and attention should be divided between the characters equally. Each of these characters have particular story lines and struggles to be worked with, and they also affect other characters, so it's important that you're giving them all a chance to be developed properly and essentially see the light of day. If for some reason you're feeling overwhelmed or you feel that you can't comply with this request, we'd very much appreciate it if you could send us a message so we can discuss the topic privately.

All of that being said, we'd like to see people who are aware of the presence of demons doing a bit more with that whole plot. Whether it be talking with others who know of their existence, doing research, being suspicious of others they wouldn't normally be suspicious of, etc., there should be some kind of movement going on with that. The two of us will also be discussing ways to push the plot forward and eventually resolve it as well.