Tainted by the Void

We do, however, hate rules, so we'd probably still get a little wild in less harmful ways.

I once beat my school’s chess champion in a game because he spent the entire match desperately trying to work out my strategy because I was “smart” and therefore good at chess.

We were playing with a Lord of the Rings chess set. I was moving the characters I liked best.

3 quotes with how I imagine the swap au would go. I’ve got some more of these and they’re either the same or swapped just for fun.

I’m not very consistent with skul, I’ve used the Poseit app for guides in my other posts but these are freehand, hence the wonkyness and constant changing of his face, but oh well.

Tanith as China sorrows, china sorrows as ghastly and ghastly as tanith.

So tanith is the gorgeous lady everyone listens to who collects stuff.

China is the tailor.

Ghastly as skulduggerys other best friend dealing his own kinda justice.

3 quotes with how I imagine the swap au would go. I’ve got some more of these and they’re either the same or swapped just for fun.

I’m not very consistent with skul, I’ve used the Poseit app for guides in my other posts but these are freehand, hence the wonkyness and constant changing of his face, but oh well.

Tanith as China sorrows, china sorrows as ghastly and ghastly as tanith.

So tanith is the gorgeous lady everyone listens to who collects stuff.

China is the tailor.

As platonic as best friends who will kill and die and live for each other gets, as platonic as literal soulmates who will not ever have their needs fulfilled by anyone else’s love and company more.

As platonic as partners who will count on one another, and with great ferocity they find each other, save each other and will practically sew their hips to stay side by side until the world itself crumbles to nothingness.

I don’t know entirely where this was headed but its getting suspiciously romantic. But it’s not guys, really. They shouldn’t date. God, no.

They’re just endgame in the sense that if they are forced to watch the world end, they would be substantially comforted if they could die in each other’s embrace.

As a side tangent, I’m getting to reading Phase 2 of this series for the first time, I love that we’re exploring the trauma Valkyrie is having to work through as a soldier post-almost apocalyptic war. I wonder how long it took Skulduggery to overcome his own trauma, he’s not 100% I know his redemption is still pending but it’s not crippling his ability to function as it is currently is for Valkyrie. She’s so strong, she needs to know, and Skul is so awesome at reminding her.

Why did no one tell me that I just spoiled the end for myself within this very post?

In all dead seriousness, what a journey, I can’t wait for the next lot. Look forward to many many arts, I will be working profusely to improve my digital artist skills. I have to admit I’m a dinosaur, I like traditional media and techniques, but all I have to do is replicate them with the right platform. Right?

If I didn’t already convey enough excitement I have to make it known that I am very excited. About the characters, about the story, it’s all so so awesome. I don’t wish to spoil anything further though so I’ll just keep it vague until my next post.

It's about a girl named Varyn, who can access the void, letting her effectively short-range teleport and store things behind reality, who was taken from her old life and indoctrinated into a cult, where she finds herself working for the wrong side of history.

She will have to figure out what she wants to fight for, who her real friends are and what her powers mean for her life.

Many people and cosmic forces have a vested interest in her and she doesn't know which path will be right for her.

There are of course many other characters to meet over the course of the story, such as Varyns eventual live intrest Alenia, who's viewpoint we also get to see in the book from time to time.