JasmineInBloom

The Jacobson-Wang Family Elise is not a typical housewife, but here she is, flipping through her parents’ effects to look for an old recipe book like a fool. Old cardboard boxes are split open and their dusty, vacuum-packed contents are carefully laid out on the floor of the storage room she is kneeling in. Two empty boxes are put on one side, and she will have to repack them later, but she is elbow-deep in a third box before she finds what she is looking for. The binder she delicately removes is black, with laminated pages slid into each folder. The pages are yellowed from age but carefully preserved, and Elise finds herself hesitating as she goes through the contents to find what she’s looking for. Finally, she finds her maman’s handwriting, a hand-copied translation of Amelié Wang’s grandmother’s lemon tart recipe that has been passed down from mother to daughter for generations. Amelié never had the chance to teach Elise, but it was her signature dessert when she could have

The Blacksmith of Del   In the city of Del within the Topaz territory of the Land of Dragons, lived a young man named Rand.  He worked as a blacksmith within this bustling city and would spend many a day working in his forge repairing and crafting items as jobs from his fellow citizens.  He did not lead a privileged life, nor was he of noble birth, so life for him was tough, but he faced each day with a determined smile and was rather popular with the commonfolk.   It was a difficult time for the Land of Dragons.  Several years prior to Rand’s birth, a dark presence had descended over the land and begun a campaign to conquer the land in its name.  Calling itself the Shadow Lord, this dark being emerged from the lands past the Barrier Mountains heralded by an army of inhuman soldiers that swarmed across the land, killing and burning anything and anyone that stood in their path.  They were followed by seven great avian beasts with bat-like wings, thick scaly hides, and beaked maws filled

Kaze the Dreamer   In a great rolling plain in the middle of the Land of Dragons, there was a small apple farm owned by a husband and wife named Dodd and Liza.  They lived a simple and happy life harvesting the apples from their orchard and taking it to the nearby town of Hira to be sold.  They did not have great wealth, nor was life easy and comfortable, but they were content for all but one aspect of their lives.  For you see, Liza and Dod longed for a child, but despite their efforts, they had yet to conceive.  Still, they worked hard every day to put food on the table and were happy regardless of their hardships and toil.   They would continue these lives, until one day, when an unexpected windfall would come upon the family while Dodd was working in the field.   He had been hard at work digging a hole for a new well when his shovel struck a layer of stones, and when Dodd brushed away the loose soil, he saw that they glimmered with all the colors of the rainbow when exposed to the

Prism Knights Holly Secret She panted hard as she stopped the ball coming at her. Running up the pitch, Giada Jacobson glanced at her teammates as they ran forward against Galaxy High School’s football team, weaving around the forwards trying to steal the ball from her. Her wavy black hair bobbed as she ran before she spotted a teammate open ahead near the goal. Sliding to the side before a defender could steal the ball, she made a lob pass, sending it close to the penalty box and before the keeper. Her teammate ran over, and with a great leap they headbutt the ball to the lower corner. It slid just under the Keeper's dive, making it past the line and into the goal. Her team cheered as they scored their goal, with her and other girls racing over to the one who scored and all amassing into a large huddle. “Alright girls! But we still have more game to play,” called her father from the sidelines. His messier blond hair shining in the sun as well as the same green eyes she inherited.

Chapter 1: Lurking Shadows               Long ago, there was a great land of incredible beauty that resided on a continent in the vast Silver Sea.  Every day, the golden rays of the sun would bathe the land in its light and warmth, revealing lush fields of colorful flowers with crystal clear rivers flowed through them.  The people that inhabited this land cultivated farms filled with delicious fruits and vegetables and lived peaceful and happy lives thanks to a magical spell that flowed over the land, filling it with life and light.  This spell took the form of a melody that was played through a magical pipe three times a day at dawn, noon, and dusk and was an important part of the culture of the land’s inhabitants.               The pipe would be played by the finest musician of the land, elected by popular vote when the previous Piper was no longer able to continue their role.  For years, the elected pipers would play their melodies, reinforcing the spell that enriched and protected

In a dark and decrepit part of town, a man in a trench coat and hat walked through a shadowy back alley with a stiff limp in his gait.  Arriving at a particular door, he stiffly raised an arm and pounded on it three times.  As he stood there, a slot slid open on the door, revealing a pair of glowing red eyes that glared at him.   “…password?” rumbled the figure.   “Ahem,” said the cloaked man as he cleared his throat, “Fair is fowl and fowl is fair, bwa ha ha.”   The slot slid closed and the sound of several dozen locks being undone could be heard before the door slid open, revealing a rather shoddy looking pub that obviously hadn’t been maintained, or even cleaned for a while.  The figure walked in and made a beeline for the counter where a grouchy looking bartender with a balding head and a hunchback.   “What’ll it be?” the man grunted, barely looking up from a filthy glass he was cleaning.   In lieu of a response, cloaked man placed a gold coin on the counter with an image of a

Brains and Brawn   Kairos Technologies Security Feed Archive 15:27:12:28:07:2007   In a testing facility in Kairos Technologies, two young scientists were preparing to test a device that could, and would, change the world forever.  Kazi Carter and Staci Alexa were two foster siblings that had founded Kairos with the goal of bringing humanity to a bright new future.  Working together, they spearheaded several technological innovations including a new line surgical tools that significantly lowered the number of complicated operations and a new lightweight and durable material for bulletproof vests that easily surpassed the standard Kevlar weave, and now they were ready to add another revolutionary innovation to the list.   Through their studies of Gamma Radiation, the duo had designed a new type of energy reactor that could end the energy crisis on a global scale, and they were preparing to activate their prototype model for the first time.  Glancing at each other, the sibling scientists

The following is a fan concept of a Sandbox VR game using Iris Halo as the medium. The game would be playable for 2-6 players in a room setting. All content presented belongs to their respective owners, including the RP itself. Enjoy! Tutorial room After players are given their gear and set up by the staff, a white room appears around them with a red box indicating the boundary. Appearing before them is a translucent figure of Hikari. Hikari: Welcome, brave Squires. In a moment, you will join the Chroma Knights in fighting the dark Eldritch that threaten your world. Before we begin, please note the red outline on the ground. While the virtual world looks vast, you will run into a wall should you go past this point. You will join the Chroma Knights to fight dark creatures. Each of you has a weapon to aid you. Other than the Arrow Squires, you may hold out your hand to fire your basic energy blast. Try it on these targets.” Pop up targets will appear, some with glowing spots.

Hero of Legend The year was 1945. The World War against the Third Reich was reaching its final days, with the allied forces tearing through the Nazi holdouts, pushing them back further and further as the days went on. Leading these brave men in their fight was none other than America’s secret weapon in their fight against Adolf Hitler’s forces, the world’s first Super Soldier: Rand Jacobson, The White Wolf. Having volunteered for an experimental procedure, Rand was taken to a secret lab located under Hoover Dam where he was injected with an experimental Super Soldier Serum before being exposed to high levels of Gamma Radiation which, combined with the Serum he had been injected with, stimulated the cells in his body and caused them to grow and mutate. In the end the procedure was a resounding success and Rand emerged from the infusion chamber a new man. He was now at the absolute peak of human condition. He could run faster, hit harder, and fight longer than the most skilled