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#101 Posted: 17:00:14 09/12/2008
Have I really been gone that long?

Anyways, great chapter, D_C!8D I am glad your still continuing it; it would be terrible if you didn't...;___;
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#102 Posted: 20:21:43 09/12/2008 | Topic Creator
Yeah, I agree! But don't worry, not I've thought it all up till the very end, so I won't abandon it, now! smilie NEVER! >8D oh and thanks, C_R! ^,^ Have you read? The next chapter is the Finale in this Part of the story smilie
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#103 Posted: 23:39:28 09/12/2008
Quote: Dark_Cynder
Yeah, I agree! But don't worry, not I've thought it all up till the very end, so I won't abandon it, now! smilie NEVER! >8D oh and thanks, C_R! ^,^ Have you read? The next chapter is the Finale in this Part of the story smilie


First time I read this post, I thought you mean't the next chapter would be the last!OO Lolz, I need to read through things better.xD

Oh, and of course I read the chapter, ain't to shabby...Naw, I am kidding!8D It was great!smilie
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#104 Posted: 00:06:22 10/12/2008
^agreed smilie
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#105 Posted: 16:16:47 10/12/2008 | Topic Creator
I still have my Russian Litrature to read, Geometry to finish and Latvian to look at and then I can get to making the Chapter! >8D
BTW, I'm planning to soon be adding pictures of some of the scenes in the chapters, but I'm still thinking about that.... Man, if only I had a PC Tablet, it would all be MUCH more easier smilie Ohh, but what the Heck! I have PhotoShop, don't I? >8D
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#106 Posted: 16:22:02 10/12/2008
Ugh, homework.^____^ I have quite a lot on my plate too. Science (just finished) math, reading (Witch of Blackbird Pond), piano, flute, language arts, and hopefully, history today.

I hope you can get it yours done for more Asin!8D
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#107 Posted: 16:29:56 10/12/2008 | Topic Creator
smilie DUDE! Have you just returned from school!? Coz MAN that alot of HW! O.o

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"...for more Asin"? What the heck does that mean? smilie You mean like "for a new Chapter"? smilie
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#108 Posted: 18:49:06 10/12/2008
I am at school!smilie

Gawsh, I just realized how wrong that sounded...OO I mean't yes, another chapter.
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#109 Posted: 18:51:37 10/12/2008 | Topic Creator
The Finale Chapther in this Part of the whole story!!! I've spent three hours on this, knowing I need to do my HW, but I wan't doing it!! I present to you, Chapter 6!!!! ENJOY!!! 8D

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<Chapter 6: The Sacrifice>
On a Dark Dark day, you don’t even know, either its Night or Day, chaos spreads across the lands and a young dragon desperately tries to vanquish the Dark Shadow and its minions for the freedom of her kind…

The camera shows the Dark, dead lands when somewhere in a distance, bright sparks appear one hit after another, as if two Gladiators are fighting with Swords in their hands. Then in a close up, a massive paw with large, sharp claws throws down to tare something apart, when a black tail with a Knife looking alike crest dodges the attack and two dragons jump away from each other after the strike was separated.
“You are fast… But now fast enough!” as the Dark Purple Dragon roared, breathing heavily, it catapulted from the ground and disappeared in thin air. “What the-? Where’d he go?” a Black Dragoness said, in confusion when suddenly a large Being appears right behind her. Asin turns around and before she could do anything, a heavy attack hit her. Dust has risen from the ground, making it hard to see or breathe. The Adult Dragon flew out of the Dusty zone and looked in to the center of it “Hmh! And THIS was a battle???” But then, with the speed of light, an object shot out of the dusty cloud, looking like a bright line, and flew right through the Dragon’s left wing. “Argh!” he spoke as he started to fall. the Line flew a little further and then exploded in to millions of tiny lights, revealing a young Black dragon: “HAHA! Don’t underestimate meh powerz!!” Then, Asin flew right at the Purple Dragon, like a bullet. He fell on the ground and looked unconscious, but when Asin flew close enough, even if she was flying extremely fast, the Dark Purple dragon managed to turn around and grab her by her neck with his giant paw and hit his paw with Asin in it right on the wall, breaking it down and throwing Asin right in to the Temple. It was a very heavy attack. Asin couldn’t get up and just lied there, in the pile of the rocks. Then the Dragon slowly walked through the broken wall and approached the Black dragon. When he walked near her, she grabbed her on the neck and lifted in to the air. “That’s right, Malefor, CRUSH THE ENEMY!!!!” A demonic roar sounded from above. The Dark Purple dragon started to squash Asin in his paw, strangling her. It was very hard to breathe, but Asin was trying her best to break loose Malefor’s powerful grip. He was clenching his paw with all of his strength and when he finally could hear the bones breaking, he was enjoying making Asin suffer even more.

Even now, when all seemed lost, and Asin’s death was so close, there was still a bit of hope out there.. But even that tiny little light could turn the time against the Darkness

“Stop right there, Malefor!” Malefor turns to face where the voice came from and saw an Adult Green Dragon and many vines growing from the floor near the dragon. And before he knew it, the vines caught him to be trapped. The vines squeezed Malefor’s paw, in witch he was holding the Black dragon, and forsed him to loose his grip and release Asin’s neck. She fell on the floor, nearly dead. With some strength left, she weakly looked at the entrance to the Temple and saw the one who raised her all these years and also two more dragons, who where fighting the other Dark Creatures outside. Asin wanted to say something, but she just couldn’t make a sound, as her neck was broken. “I will make you suffer for what you’ve did!” Kursion shouted, ordering his vines to clench the Damn Dragon with all the power they had. “FOOL!!!!!” A terrible Demonic voice roared all over the Temple, making everyone outside to hear it, too. The Dark fug under the Temple ceiling then shot Dark needles, heading right on Kursion. No one has ever survived this attack before, even if it was known to be one of the weakest attacks Dark Shadow could wield. The Needles went right throught Kursions body, splashing blood out like a fountain. Kursion fell on the floor….. The vines dried up, setting Malefor free.
Asin saw that. She saw how Kursion died right in front of her eyes and she couldn’t do anything about it. Pieces of memory of those times, when she had so much good time with Kursion, Shade and Rio started flashing in her mind. All of those times she joked about Kursion, making fun of him and had fun of hiding his tools from him under rocks. All of that will now never happen again…….. “Nh-hevher……” Asin said, even though her neck was broken. Malefor thought he heard something so he turned around, but when he did, an amazingly bright flashing light shone, blinding the Dark Purple Dragon. “AGGHHH!!!! What.. is … that… LIGHT!!?!?!” Dark Shadow Yelled, suffering. Shade and Rio as well as all of the Dark Creatures stopped fighting and looked at the Bright Light shining from the open entrance and from the Roof of the Temple. Malefor was beable too open his eyes a bit and see right in to the center of the Light. He saw a Completely Light Dragon, without a single shading on it. Only a Completely shining light Skin and Bright Blue eyes. Then he heard a voice all around; a voice sounding so weird and beautiful, as if it was coming from another dimension: “You’ve token the lands, and you still thirst for more. You’ve tried to destroy the true Light of this world, but instead, bringing Death to some once else, you have awoken this very True Light” the Completely Light Dragoness has spoken. then six Brightly shining Light Blue Light Orbs appeared spinning around the Light Dragoness, becoming smaller, yet increasing their numbers. Then, a Light Fury took place, as Asin, the Light Dragon, with a single flap of her wings, unleashed thousands of lights flying in every single direction of the world as well as an unbelievably Bright Light. “NOOOO!!!!! ARGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!” The Dark Shadow roared, as the Light was destroying his Darkness everywhere the Light Orbs where flying to. It seems that each Orb was flying to the opposite side of the planet, bringing life back to the lands. Shade and Rio where amazed, as one of the Orbs flied right above them and the Dark Creatures disappeared, along with the Dark fug, that has been poisoning this world for many years now.
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#110 Posted: 18:52:12 10/12/2008 | Topic Creator
Stupid Limit! Dx Anyways, continue reading smilie

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After the Light went down and all of the Darkness was eliminated, the two Dragons ran in to the Temple, but they couldn’t believe what they saw. A lot of dragons where coming from underneath the Temple Statue. One of them has spoken: “Young dragons, what happened above here?” “We saw a bright Light coming from behind this Statue and sensed there is no more Evil out here.” Another Dragon Explained. Shade and Rio where shocked. They never hoped there are anymore dragons except them. “Whoa… You where… You where living all this time underground?” Rio finally asked. “Ahh yes, ever since the very first day the Dark Fug came, we rushed to a place where we knew we would be safe for some while, but we did not expected to find life underground.” One of the dragons explained. “Yes indeed. We found Food and Water and anything we needed to survive. But I guess now that our world is, hopefully, back to normal, we need to focus our attention on rebuilding the Nature on the Planet. Luckily we can take some resources from underground like seeds and water.” an electric Dragon continued. “Umm… actually, I think all of you would like to have a look at this” a teenager dragon told the Dragons, looking outside.
All of the Dragons stepped outside, amazed. It was the first ever Sun rise for the last ten years. “Whoa. The last time I saw this was when I was only two years old.” Shade said, looking at the bright Sun. “It is soo Beautiful” Rionardo whispered. All of the Dragons stood there, silently, looking at the Sun and the lands it was shining on.

And so, life was restored, and the Dragons could now live in harmony, making sure the trees and Grass would grow. In fact, the Plants where growing faster then ever, though, all of the Dragons found it to be pretty strange….
After a few months, when Nature was restored and the Temple was fixed, two young dragons where flying through the Forest and came across a very suspicious place. There where Tall trees all around, growing like a wall Circle aroung this spot. in the center on this Tree circle, there was a small pond and right next to the pond, the was a statue. I was made out of Light Blue crystals and it was so clear, like glass. Even clearer. Rio and Shade found this statue to be extremely familiar. When suddenly they noticed, that it was a Statue of Asin… the Dragon who gave her life to heal this world, and destroy the Darkness....
Even thought Shade and Rio didn’t knew, but this pond was actually the very spot, where Soulrion’s body turned in to dust and turned in to Light. Dragons say that ever since the Day of the Light, you can see the stars forming two dragons up in the Night sky- a Young Female dragon...... and two Adult Male dragons......
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#111 Posted: 18:54:19 10/12/2008
Cool, dude!8D

Three hours is a lot of time, but it was worth it!smilie
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#112 Posted: 22:11:08 10/12/2008
That....was..... AMAZINGGG!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for the next part of the story!!!!!! smiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmilie
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#113 Posted: 19:17:01 11/12/2008 | Topic Creator
I'll start making the 2nd Part as soon as School will be down for a few weeks (holidays!! =D) So don't wait for new chapters untill 20.12.08. =>
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#114 Posted: 19:47:15 11/12/2008
That's to bad...Can't wait for more then!^.^
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#115 Posted: 20:34:13 11/12/2008 | Topic Creator
Yeah, me eather smilie BTW, guys, make sure to once in a while check the 1st post here, because there I can put some News smilie
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#116 Posted: 22:38:17 11/12/2008
Alright, will do smilie
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#117 Posted: 04:29:10 14/12/2008
hey, in part 5, does Asin die?
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#118 Posted: 04:32:17 14/12/2008 | Topic Creator
I'm not tellin'! smilie
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#119 Posted: 16:05:02 15/12/2008
WOWZ. more! smilie smilie (Cant wait till the 20th)!!!
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#120 Posted: 16:07:28 15/12/2008
I can't wait either smilie
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#121 Posted: 17:06:31 19/12/2008 | Topic Creator
REALLY!?!? smilie OMG! smilie
(Finally Dark52 added new smilies smilie)

I CAN'T WAIT EITHER!!! smilie

I've already "written" the First Chapter in my Mind, though too bad not on my PC smilie
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#122 Posted: 17:23:46 19/12/2008
TOMMOROW! yayz. smilie I gotta try that smily smilie
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#123 Posted: 21:09:12 20/12/2008 | Topic Creator
NOTE: I'll only write it tomorrow. Nobody knows will I post it, or not... But I'll try smilie

MAJOR EDIT: Oh yeah!!! NEW CHAPTER!!! >8D ENJOY! ^,^
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<Chapter 1: The Return of Hope>
It has been six years since the Day of the Light broth Life to the Dragon Realms. Ever since, the Dragons lived with normal lives. The Children where playing all over the Forests. Adults have been working to make the Realms a better place for every one. Though it seemed so peaceful, not all was great, for there where Wild animals in some parts of the Dragon Realms. Not just normal Wild Animals, but clever creatures. They where weak, but their large numbers where giving them an Advantage against Dragons. That’s why the Dragon realms have then chosen four worthy dragons to protect the Realms in case of an attack. Those animals where maybe clever, but still, that wasn’t enough. They couldn’t cause any major catastrophes without a good leader.
And so, months, ages where passing on and on. Many dragons have already got bored of a peaceful life and decided to fight the Wild animals, starting the fight themselves. But, as if a response to this behavior, misfortunes have over run the Lands…
The prophecies have predicted that one day at the Night of the Full Moon, the sky will glow with a Red light and the stars will fade away. The Moon will turn Dark and a Figure will form in the Bloody sky…. And so, it happened just like the Prophecies have spoken… At the day witch was suppose to be the sixth Day of the Light after the Life was restored, the Night sky turned Bloody red and the Moon shined with a Dark light. All the dragons where terrified. Soon the Dark light from the Moon grew bigger, yet it didn’t cover the whole sky, because a Dark Purple light has flashed in the center of that formed circle of Darkness and then, a spinning Purple Portal has appeared and Dark spirits have flied out, finally freed. But that was not all, as soon, out of that portal, a creature flied out. A creature, witch only two dragons have seen before. The creature witch flied out was a Dark Purple Dragon. Once he roared across the Realms a mountain has grew underneath the portal and he has roared in a Evil Demonic voice: “Long have I awaited for this day, but now, you will ALL suffer in the Flames of Darkness!!! Just how you where suppose to six years ago!” Then a Female Teenager Dragon has whispered, almost to herself: “Malefor………”
After that day, Malefor started gathering those very wild creatures from all over the world, and in the end, he finally had a powerful army….. an army of Apes. Why we gathered the creatures to help him, if he was powerful enough to destroy this world alone? It’s because- After the Day of the Light, he magically survived the Great Light, but that required all of his strength. That’s why he was waiting, until he will have enough energy to form his own Army, and continue what he has started sixteen years ago.
He gave the most powerful among the Apes some of his own dark powers, to make it easier to vanquish all of the Dragons.

And so... Once again, the War has started. While Malefor was hiding in his Fortress on the Mountain, witch was created from his hate, his Loyal Apes have been attacking the Dragon Realms. It seemed like every day, Malefor’s powers grew stronger, and all of those powers he was using to make his minions stronger. Many apes where still no match for the dragons, yet, just like before, their large numbers where giving them a huge advantage.
The war was continuing for many, many years. The Dragons where slowly loosing their men, while Apes and many other creatures where increasing their numbers. And just when all seemed lost, two dragons remember what they saw long ago and, without loosing any time, they flew to the very spot, where Soulrion’s slain once awakened the True light of this world. It has been sixteen years since the Day of the Light, when Shade, the Dark Dragoness and Rionardo, the Silver Dragon, have visited Asin’s statue. Since that day, the two dragons where coming here every day, to Pray for a chance to be saved… for Asin to return… Four years, every day they where praying, but there was never a single response, yet Shade and Rionardo never loosed hope, and kept Praying.
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#124 Posted: 21:09:25 20/12/2008 | Topic Creator
It seems that together this chapter was too big (820 characters over the Post limit), that's why I'm putting the other part in a second post...

It has been almost twenty years, since the Day of the Light. Just one more day to wait, and the 20th Day of the Light will appear, though… now as Bright as the very first one…. Two dragons where sitting in the Temple, since it was the only safe place left, waiting. They thought that if they will pray at the Day of the Light, when a full number of years has passed, then maybe a miracle will happen.
The Night was long. A Harsh, deadly fight could be seen and heard a few miles away from the Temple. Shade and Rionardo weren’t joining the war, because they needed a lot of strength for praying. Everyone knew that, that’s why they where freed from fighting, for the Dragons hoped that these two dragons may still have a chance to save the Dragon Race, or at least, summon a Miracle.
Finally, Shade and Rionardo could go to pray, for the Day has come. They flew out of the Temple, heading to the Sacred Circle of Light. As they landed next to the circle of Trees, they searched for the entrance. For many years, with the War outside, the Trees grew larger and closer to each other, leaving only a small gap between two of the trees, for Dragons to enter.
As Shade and Rionardo entered, seeing the Statue of their Young Sister, they approached the Pond and started to pray, while sitting and holding their front paws together. They prayed long and hard, and as longer and the harder they prayed, they grew weaker. But soon, they noticed that the statue was starting to glow a tiny little bit. Seeing that has broth Hope to the Dragon’s hearths. They continued praying with their hearts.
Concentrated on Praying, they haven’t even noticed, that the statue was glowing brighter in every second. And after a few minutes many lights just flew out of the statue, while the statue shone, and started spinning around it, slowly. It interrupted Shade’s and Rionardo’s prayers. They looked, still hoping for Asin’s return, yet they still haven’t been completely sure, will she come or not. They stood there and looked, but then the Light from the Statue became brighter. Rio and Shade have departed from a statue a bit. The statue Shone brightly and then, the light concentrated on top of the statue and then a figure could be seen. It was small, but then bad becoming bigger, until it reached Rionardo’s size. Then the Light exploded in to millions of lights, revealing a Large Black dragon. The Dragon fell on the ground from the top of the statue, witch has shattered in to millions of lights as well. Rionardo and Shade couldn’t believe their eyes. Shocked, yet surprised, Rionardo said to the Black Dragoness looking with wide eyes: “A-Asin??? Is it really you?” Asin opened her eyes and said: “Huh? What happened?” Then she has lifted her head, looked first at Rionardo, then on Shade and said, confused: What the?! Rio? Shade? Is it really you, or am I having glitches??”Rio and Shade breathed with a relief and rushed to hug Asin: “Asin! It’s so great to have you back!” Shade shouted, happily, while hugging Asin: “Whoa! S-hade… you’r-e… cruh-hin-g m-me!” Asin said, barely breathing and trying to free herself from Shade’s grip. Shade noticed and released here paws: “ Whoops, my Bad. Sorry, Asin” Shade apologized. Asin, while coughed, said: “It was enough for me *Cough* when Malefor was strangling me *cough* now you… Sheesh…” “I said I was sorry!” Shade said to Asin. “And so it begins………………………………” Rio said, remembering their childhood, when the three of them where together. “Anyways…..” Shade switched to a serious mood: “Asin, we have a huge problem….” Asin has risen herself and said, annoyed: “That son of a bi***…. So he survived…..” “Huh? Asin? How do you know? Shade said, surprised. Asin looked at the two dragons and answered: “ I knew that with the power of revenge, my Light fury wouldn’t be able to completely kill Malefor. To kill something like him, you need to have a pure hearth and clean mind. I understood that only while being here… with Soulrion and Kursion….” “Soulrion?” Rio asked. “It doesn’t matter, now….” We need to stop Malefor, before his Dark powers return completely, and he wouldn’t have to rely on his minions.” Asin said. Nor Shade, nor Rio never saw her this serious. Probably because they all where Adults now and understood how serious the situation was.
The three dragons walked out of the Sacred Circle of Light and looked around. Then lifted their selves in to the air and flew away.

To be continued in <Chapter 2: Light Dance>
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#125 Posted: 21:31:58 21/12/2008 | Topic Creator
WHY!!!?? Why doesn't anyone comment??? smilie THAT'S IT! NO MORE CHAPTERS!!! AT ALL!!!!!! smiliesmiliesmilie
You all said you couldn't wait, but now, you all are egnoring my work.... Oh well.... It's for the best =') It's for the best to put a stop to this Fan-fic

(Sorry for Double postin')
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#126 Posted: 00:28:44 22/12/2008
Don't stop!!! I just got time to read it! PLEASE CONTINUE! 8D
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#127 Posted: 15:00:40 22/12/2008
I am reading!Just to lazy to comment smilie
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A wise man once said, "That's a pretty dumb thing to ask a magical girl."
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#128 Posted: 17:55:41 22/12/2008 | Topic Creator
Really? ='{ I was waiting so long for some one to comment. Comments are important for me =) But it's good to know no one forgot about all of this ^,^ I'll continue ^,^
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#129 Posted: 18:01:39 22/12/2008
Please continue! I love it! Can't stop reading1
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#130 Posted: 18:04:35 22/12/2008 | Topic Creator
Whoa! I haven't seen you commenting it in a while now... smilie
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#131 Posted: 22:11:57 25/12/2008
Yeah, sorry, I'm get less active on dS.net. D: Sorry, But I do love the story and please continue! smilie
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#132 Posted: 22:51:55 25/12/2008
yeah i'm reading too!
sorry i havn't commented in while! its rly good!
i love it plz continue! smiliesmiliesmilie
don't stop smilie
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spread the word to the world
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#133 Posted: 01:58:01 26/12/2008 | Topic Creator
I won't stop writing it smilie I'm just too lazy, lately smilie
Plus, I'm spending to much time on the DragonAdopters Forums, now....
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#134 Posted: 20:54:33 09/03/2009
Come on!!!WRITE MORE!!!!!I am dieing,here!
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A wise man once said, "That's a pretty dumb thing to ask a magical girl."
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#135 Posted: 17:15:17 10/03/2009
Please!!!
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#136 Posted: 01:17:05 13/03/2009
Woah, this topic has been dead for a while smilie
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