And The Answer Is: Option 3 Is The Lie! While Elveryn Does Hunt Vampires And Other Creatures He Considers

And the answer is: Option 3 is the lie! While Elveryn does hunt vampires and other creatures he considers "monsters", he does not have any faith in the Gods. In fact, he harbors some resentment/hatred towards any divine entity, as he believes the Gods to be cruel and unfair (since they did not save his little brother, an innocent child, from a gruesome fate, when he pleaded for the Gods to save him no one answered). He does not care for worship or anything similar, for those reasons, and also because he spends most of his time focused on his revenge.

Option 1 is correct. Elveryn is not only a ruthless monster hunter but also a brilliant and resourceful inventor - he created a new, improved kind of enchanted crossbow, one that can shoot up to three flame-enchanted silver arrows/bolts at a single target at a time, instead of him needing to nock an arrow every time. Some of his arrows are also infused with explosive powder for extra damage on impact.

Option 2 is also correct. As a teen, Elveryn was a very sweet and polite young man who would never have hurt a fly and was utterly terrified of blood, to the point of sometimes passing out when seeing it. Nowadays, after spending so long focused on his revenge/wiping out every monster on the land, he learned to control his phobia of blood, to the point of mostly being numb to it. However, while he still has some level of hemophobia (mixed with a small bit of germaphobia) he wears thick leather gloves and long-sleeved clothes to avoid coming into contact with someone else's blood.

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Two Truths One Lie

Thanks for the tag, @willtheweaver (here)!

I'll go with Elveryn Haven, from Song of Thorns, the relentless but traumatized monster hunter who was tasked by the King to hunt down and kill Renn (and bring the others to 'justice').

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Hello :)

🌠 - What is your OC’s greatest desire and how far are they willing to go to obtain it? 

for whoever you want :D

Thank you so much for the ask @i-can-even-burn-salad!

I'll go with the cast of Supernova Initiative because I think I should talk a bit more about these characters I love!

🌠 - What is your OC’s greatest desire and how far are they willing to go to obtain it? 

Jack Tithus - Success, empowerment, and money. He is an intergalactic thief and has a very strong grudge against the Junction, their galaxy's government system, for exploiting the moon he was born in and generally not caring for those who really needed help, people like Jack and his adoptive sister Cassiopeia. Jack is willing to break the law and steal things from the government in order to gain more money and reputation, having escaped his home moon with a pirate crew. However, he will never steal from actual citizens or people who need the money, and will never kill anyone innocent, preferring to steal from powerful people. He wants to prove that he is not helpless, that he can decide his own fate. He also wants to be a good leader and do what is best for his crew.

Cassiopeia Tithus - Being able to protect, being the best/being capable, and having safety. Cassiopeia is Jack Tithus's younger adoptive sister, and had pretty much the same childhood as him, except Jack sheltered her from most of it. She is also a rebel but prefers work behind the scenes and make a difference for people in need, while also proving her worth to herself and making her brother proud. She wants to be praised and she wants her inventions/robots to work. She also wants to be safe, and for her friends to be safe - she wants to be an unbreakable shield that will always keep harm away from those she loves, and from herself. She is willing to go way past her limits, even beyond what is personally safe, to make sure it is so.

Aleks Keldora - Independence, proving he is not a "loser", being able to be anyone, being free. Aleks is a master of disguises, perfecting the art of pretending to be a person he is not and slipping by security protocols unnoticed as if he was supposed to be there in the first place. He is incredibly resourceful and fast thinking, to the point of being impulsive. This stems from a deep-seated insecurity he feels that he is a "total loser", "a nobody" or a "faker", so he sets out to never let anyone find out who he really is, believing they'd just be disappointed (he has a pretty bad case of Impostor's Syndrome) and so he makes sure that he can really be anybody at any time. He doesn't want this social mask of his to fail and is willing to put on quite a show to make sure it stays the way he planned.

Vesper Foxx - Revenge and Justice. Traumatized at the loss of the most important person in her life at the hands of a sadistic group of space raiders who conquered her planet, Vesper is willing to go to any lengths and break any rules to get her revenge against the attack whose bombs killed her mother and the mercenaries who tortured (and later killed) her older brother. Vesper is so blinded by revenge she becomes a killer and the most feared hitwoman, wiping out anyone who gets in her way. She doesn't care about right or wrong, but she has a strict moral compass and would never harm innocents no matter how angry she gets. However, her thirst for revenge has damaged her relationship with her little sister and their cousin, whom she left behind since they did not want to pursue any kind of revenge.

Pax Stellaryn - Belonging, being worthy of praise, to not be abandoned. The adoptive son of a famous war hero and a respected admiral, Pax always felt that he was lacking something, that he wasn't good enough or that he would never compare to his adoptive parents or his adoptive brother. Traumatized by having been abandoned by his biological parents, Pax wants to "prove that he is worth keeping around" - because he mistakenly believes all love is conditional when in truth his adoptive family loves him very much (though his adoptive father may be very strict or harsh at times). He will break any rules and even put himself in danger if it means he will be seen for who he really is and be worthy of his family's pride.

Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool~)

Thank you so much for the ask! @kaylinalexanderbooks

My current hairstyle! I know I said this in another one of these, but I'm really happy that my hair naturally grew into the style I had been intending to have for a while, it's very short but very cute!

My art! I love making art, especially drawing and digital paintings!

The way ideas flow to my mind when I am specifically inspired to write something. That is one of my favorite feelings in the world and I love when I get to be productive and have fun at the same time! It's like time flies by when you're enjoying what you write.

The way I try to be cooperative and try to make people feel better! It took a while to develop the skills I needed to not be an awkward loner anymore and finally start interacting with people and making friends, and I really enjoy it rn.

Not necessarily about me specifically, but it is something I really enjoy doing: playing with my pets! They're just the squishiest little balls of cuteness (both my cats and my dogs), and I just adore them!

I am SO INTRIGUED by the Supernova Initiative!!!! Is there any tag-list for this wip?? Or can I just ask about what inspired this idea?

--CakeintheVoid

Thank you, @cakeinthevoid/@cauliflowermaterial! 💕I'm so glad to hear you're intrigued about my WIP!!!!!

Currently, I am in the final stages of outlining this WIP and plan to start working officially on the first chapters around this week and the next! There will be a taglist then and I'll make sure to add you to it if you'd like, let me know in the replies of this post! I'll also be making a WIP Intro for this story in the coming days so keep an eye out for that!

As for what inspired it, it's a bit of a chaotic answer but I'll try my best to explain it: I've always loved science fiction, especially space opera (Star Wars, Star Trek, Guardians of The Galaxy, Voltron, etc, that's my jam!) and space exploration/adventure, so I've always wanted to write my own story like that one day! That's one of the reasons I came up with Supernova Initiative, there's more.

I had also been wanting to write a heist story, in the style of Bad Guys or Six of Crows, with a crew of morally grey but good-hearted outcasts doing wrong things for the right reasons. I also love stories about outlaws forming a found family and rebelling against an oppressive or corrupt system by breaking the rules. That is also super cool! So here we have reason/inspiration number 2!

I'm also a huge fan of futuristic/cyberpunk settings, especially when set in deep space, and dystopic high-tech societies that seem perfect but are actually hiding terrible dark secrets. I also wanted something to give my story a unique twist, so I started brainstorming and came up with a feel of the core themes this book will cover and the MCs will have to deal with/fight against - illegal human experimentation/bioengineering mad scientists, corruption within a powerful interplanetary system, government secrets in a high tech setting, and more!

I've also added cyborgs and humanoid aliens to the main cast just for some more fun!

Again I am so glad you are curious about my WIP - feel free to ask as many questions about it (wherever you want! my askbox/inbox are always open!) as you want! I love any opportunity to ramble about my WIPs and Supernova Initiative is one of my favorites!

For the character dynamic asks, between Supporting Characters: What are their backgrounds and connections with each other? How do they contribute to the main plot? And, how do their relationships change over the course of the story?

(I like side characters ^_^)

Thank you so much for the tag, @diabolical-blue! I'll go with some of the most relevant side characters from Song of Thorns for this one!

Some small spoilers below the cut!

What are their backgrounds and connections with each other? How do they contribute to the main plot? And, how do their relationships change over the course of the story?

SONG OF THORNS

There are quite a few secondary characters in this WIP, and they range from secondary protagonists sort of characters to actually just side characters! Let's start with a few of them:

Tarrant - Tarrant is a close friend of Cyriel - one of the mercenary twins who becomes Roselyn's friend - and is overall rather important to her backstory. Tarrant is the twins' half (illegitimate) cousin and is the only family they've ever really known. He taught them how to survive on their own, abilities that allowed them to thrive and eventually be taken under the wing of a local bounty hunter. Tarrant, unfortunately, had his soul sold against his will by his parents to a cruel local mobster/warlord, Gideon Alameth, in a contract in exchange for a lot of money, and currently is looking for a way to free himself from said binding contract - he wants to be able to choose his own fate and no longer be the plaything of people much more powerful than him. He contributes to the Main Plot in two ways: 1. He has his own subplot where he is trying to free himself from his contract, and 2. He serves as a voice of reason for the reckless twins and is very knowledgeable about their lawless hometown's inner workings, making him a very valuable ally for the MCs.

Elveryn - Elveryn is a human monster hunter, the deadliest of the land. As of the start of the story, he is an antagonist, tasked by the King with hunting down and killing Renn, who is a dhampir, and bringing Renn's human associates/friends (Alaric, Roselyn, Orianna, etc) back to the capital for judgment. He is an infamously ruthless and resilient young man, whose hatred of monsters is only surpassed by his thirst for revenge and his grief for his little brother, whom he believes was murdered by vampires (and blames himself for not saving him in time, though he won't admit it). He is intelligent, fierce, and relentless, wielding a crossbow of his own creation armed with explosive silver bolts. He proves to be, over time, a truly terrifying opponent to the main cast, but there may still be redemption for him down the line. He is one of the most important side characters of this story and is a part of one of the most emotional plot twists in the book.

Aelia the Bloody - The first "successful" victim of the Sanguinex, Aelia was an innocent girl whose soul was bound to that of the eldest princess of the royal family 100 years ago (Princess Cordellia was dying from the plague that had swept through the land - which is very very important to the current plot - so the Royal family funded the studies of blood magic by human mages, dubbed Sanguinex, in search for a cure for the blood curse plague. The magic serum created was said to grant people vampiric abilities and more - and Aelia was one of the test subjects used by Prince Larkin - who is currently the ruling king of the city and the princess' younger brother - to achieve the cure, and the only successful one, the only one who survived. Aelia transformed into what is currently called a Faux Vampire or a ghoul and her now immortal soul was bound to the dying princess', granting her an extended life. Aelia was locked away in the bowels of the castle, and the princess never found out the truth about how she was cursed. 100 years later, now, Aelia has grown into a young adult - vampires like her age very, very slowly - and has been driven slightly unhinged by her transformation and imprisonment, though she yearns for freedom and revenge and wants to be reunited with her family (who are all long since dead, unfortunately). Aelia is the first person to ever be artificially turned into a living, or unliving, vampire, and is tied to the origin of the Sanguinex Arts currently wielded by the Royal regime. She befriends the main cast after they discover her existence, the first friends she made in a whole century, and proves a valuable, if unstable and murderous, ally.

Lady Elenah - She is Prince Alaric's stepmother and essentially the person who truly raised him, being a true mother to him. She is a very much motherly woman, and also has a fiery, loving temper that imposes respect in those around her. She cares for Alaric own as her own. She is instrumental to the MCs discovering some of the intrigues from the royal court and being a very much no-nonsense, determined woman, she is also important in other aspects of the story and is a very active character in the plot! She is also willing to manipulate others and lie through her teeth to get what she wants and keep her son safe, but would never hurt a fly if she had the choice.

Jasen Lethia - He is more of a secondary protagonist or at least very important character. Jasen is the older brother of Roselyn Lethia and him being kidnapping is the inciting incident that sets the story in motion. Since he spends most of the earlier acts of the book, until mid-act 2/3 actually missing from the story due to him being held captive by the nobles, before he is found and becomes an active part of the plot, he can be considered a side character during those acts in the book. I can't go into too much detail about him without essentially spoiling a lot of important plot points, but know that he is important to the story and is also a great older brother to Roselyn and Portia!

Two Truths One Lie

Thanks for the tag, @willtheweaver (here)!

I'll go with Elveryn Haven, from Song of Thorns, the relentless but traumatized monster hunter who was tasked by the King to hunt down and kill Renn (and bring the others to 'justice').

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