Fics and Songs

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http://www.crisiscore.com is up and running, for those who don't know! But still no English trailer. ;__;

Hooray for Welcome to the Black Parade and Crisis Core! X3 It sounds so much like a CC theme song, as Lisa discovered. Her wallpaper inspired me, and I just had to make this icon. Closest I'll get to making AMVs.

And oooh, After Forever's Intrinsic. http://www.metrolyrics.com/intrinsic-lyrics-after-forever.html It could mean so many things, and yet I always come back to some mad scientist pondering things out. Now I'm getting the desire to write some short ficlits/random scenes to piece together later involving KH Seph being tortured by Hojo. ;__;

I think I have the first draft of chapter 6 of the wing fic almost done. I'm debating whether the scene where Kala-Ansa goes to talk to the mayor should be in six or if that should be in seven. Six seems to be moving nicely and maybe it should be a calm chapter, without the villains showing up. It also may be the shortest chapter so far. XD;

I am amused at how it's totally turning into a KH version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney version only). XD; That was not my intention to begin with, but I'm actually not sure how I planned for the fic to go originally, since for some time I'd been aiming for a goal of a long oneshot. @___@; Trying to picture all of what's happened being condensed like that is ... wow.

Kala-Ansa, is, of course, Frollo. Sephiroth and Cloud and the clones are equivalent to the gypsies, with Seph in the lead role as the Esmeralda counterpart. Zack would be Phoebus, I guess, who in the Disney version was actually pretty cool, unlike the wretch he was in the book. That would leave Sun to be Quasimodo, in some odd way. XD; Though unlike Quasimodo, the outcasts in this fic do not really want to be part of the outside world; they want to be accepted as they are, or even just tolerated, and left alone. If I remember right, that is what the gypsies wanted.

For my own amusement, I tweaked the lyrics of Hellfire around the time the idea for Kala-Ansa first sparked from the song. If anyone is interested, they're below. Kala-Ansa is so off her rocker.


Priests:
Confiteor Deo Omnipotenti (I confess to God almighty)
Beatae Mariae semper Virgini (To blessed Mary ever Virgin)
Beato Michaeli archangelo (To the blessed archangel Michael)
Sanctis apostolis omnibus sanctis (To the holy apostles, to all the saints)

Kala-Ansa:
Beata Maria
You know I'm such a righteous woman
Of my virtue I am justly proud

Priests:
Et tibit Pater (And to you, Father)

Kala-Ansa:
Beata Maria
You know I'm so much purer than
The common, vulgar, weak, licentious crowd

Priests:
Quia peccavi nimis (That I have sinned)

Kala-Ansa:
Then tell me, Maria
Why I see him flying there
Why his ice-cold eyes still scorch my soul

Priests:
Cogitatione (In thought)

Kala-Ansa:
I feel him, I see him
The light caught in his sapphire wings
Is blazing in me out of all control

Priests:
Verbo et opere (In word and deed)

Kala-Ansa:
Like fire
Hellfire
This fire in my skin
This burning
Desire
Is turning me to sin!

It's not my fault

Priests:
Mea culpa (Through my fault)

Kala-Ansa:
I'm not to blame

Priests:
Mea culpa (Through my fault)

Kala-Ansa:
It is the winged man,
The demon who sent this flame!

Priests:
Mea maxima culpa (Through my most grievous fault)

Kala-Ansa:
It's not my fault

Priests:
Mea culpa (Through my fault)

Kala-Ansa:
If in God's plan

Priests:
Mea culpa (Through my fault)

Kala-Ansa:
He made the devil so much
Stronger than a woman!

Priests:
Mea maxima culpa (Through my most grievous fault)

Kala-Ansa:
Protect me, Maria
Don't let this warlock cast his spell
Don't let his fire sear my flesh and bone
Destroy Sephiroth
And let him taste the fires of hell
Or else let him be mine and mine alone

Guard:
Ms. Kala-Ansa, the winged men have escaped.

Kala-Ansa:
What?

Guard:
No longer in the cathedral. They're gone.

Kala-Ansa:
But how? Never mind. Get out, you idiot!
I'll find them. I'll find them if I have to burn down all of Hollow Bastion!

Hellfire
Dark fire
Now, Sephiroth, it's your turn
Choose me or
Your pyre
Be mine or you will burn

Priests:
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)

Kala-Ansa:
God have mercy on him

Priests:
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)

Kala-Ansa:
God have mercy on me

Priests:
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)

Kala-Ansa:
But he will be mine
Or he will burn!


And yes, there will really be a cathedral scene. It will be very different from the one in Hunchback, though. XD And I am dying to get to it, which may be why I'm having such trouble getting through chapter 6.

The idea of Sun came because of Heaven's Light, which is meant to be part of the same track as Hellfire. So I thought of two people with vastly differing opinions on Sephiroth. And since the last thing I want is any freakin' Mary Sue, Sun is a child who idolizes Seph, but isn't clingy. XD And she never seeks Seph out; they meet by accident. And she probably won't appear after this fic.

Of course Kala-Ansa has to die. XD She isn't the kind of villain you can really bring back for more. I already have a death scene in mind, and some surprise twists involving the Master Clone at the end. X3

candy__chan's interest in 31_days has sparked some of my own, as seems to happen with her comms. XD I have found several that I'm nuts about because of her fics, mainly 30_friends. Anyway, the past week I've written three or four ficlits based on prompts from 31 Days. The prompts are daily, and they're so fascinating. A lot of them sound like Genesis, so it results in ficlits involving him. I decided to save the whole list, since it will be gone next month, and I might still want it for inspiration then. XD

Sometime I wanna do some stuff with Angeal and Genesis, as they seem to be the best friends that Seph and Zack also are. X3 The squee! Seph and Genesis are terribly fun to explore, but in the end I prefer Seph and Zack and Seph and Cloud. Angeal and Genesis would be neat, too.

I'm gonna let chapter 6 sit a while longer, but it should go up tonight. ^^

Comments

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Ehehe...I started on 31_days on a suggestion from aishuu to help me write that really long angsty plunnie I had, one scene at a time. That's the only reason I did it ^^;; Glad I could help, though? *shot* I saw you posting--I'd read your fics if I knew the fandom ;o;

GOOD LUCK! :D

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Welcome to the Black Parade really fits them so well! And I really like that icon.^^

And someday, (hopefully soon) I'll be able to make those AMVs!^^ I won't be able to do the icons, though. XD

Ooh, those lyrics are intriguing! I'm curious to hear what the song sounds like. And it really does sound like it could apply to some mad scientist. Poor Seph! Hmm... though if you took some of the lyrics literally, it could almost sound like Zack during When the Stars Shine Brightest.

A calm chapter might be a good thing to have!^^ There was a lot that happened in the last one, after all.

...Who's Phoebus, by the way? XD I think I definitely need to actually watch that movie sometime so I have a better idea of what's going on.

Kala-Ansa is definitely scary. XD I really like the line about the sapphire wings, though.^^

Ooh, the ending sounds interesting! Now I'm really curious to find out what's gonna happen!

Angeal and Genesis would definitely be great!^^ I also really like Angeal and Zack.^^

Yay! I'm looking forward to it.^^

[invincible1863.livejournal.com]

Sounds like your writing is coming along nicely. I wish mine would stop being so idle. but with Janie being so prominent in my mind right now, that could end very soon. XD!!

[amanechan.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the Black Parade fits so well for them, and Shinra in general. >3

Ooh, the cathedral scene sounds awesome, I can't wait to see it!

Haha, so that's where the sudden explosion in Genesis ficlits came from! I agree, his friendship with Angeal seems really interesting. On more monnnthhh! XD

[wngdngl.livejournal.com]

I confess, I haven't seen that movie in about 10 years, so I really don't remember it -_- Something about gargoyles, and gypsies, but that's about it.

Master clone...? Hmm, maybe she realizes that she's not going to get Sephiroth, goes for the next best thing, but he doesn't feel the same way and stabs her instead o-o

That comm is definitely working for you - these last few fics have been so good, really emotional. Rereading through the first part of Before I Die, I was actually in tears. I'm sensitive, ok? I'm surprised you wrote Genesis at all, considering, but not only did you do that, but you wrote him very well, very sympathetic. It reminds me of how sad CC's going to be. There's no handy faceless villain to blame all the problems on, just a bunch of broken people at various points between hope and despair.

I also realized, after submitting my reply, that that's likely the only kiss Sephiroth's ever gotten from anyone...

*nods* Relationships are tricky things, aren't they? Part of that is because each one is unique, with its own personal history, dynamics, expectations, and with each person in a different role. Even with several friends that all mean a lot to you, each one doesn't mean the same thing. The one that you go to for guidance might not be the one that you have casual, silly conversations with, who might not be the one that you most often work together with on a joint project. And while having a good friendship with someone is a wonderful thing, having several relationships allows you to be a more well-rounded individual. So, in a relationship with character A and character B, A might be the one who provides guidance for B, and get enjoyment out of that, but sometimes even A might get tired of always being the leader and go to C for support. All our relationships contribute to who we are, not just our closest ones.

That being said (I'm almost done, I promise!) I think the relationships that tend to work out best are the ones where the participants have some things in common - so that they can understand and connect to each other - but also have some differences; so that they don't share too many of the same faults, and so they can learn from each other. This also seems to be the case when dealing with stories, whether we're reading or writing them. We're drawn to the characters and relationships that we can relate to and sympathize with, or the ones that we envy or admire.

On another subject, in that latest fic with Genesis, that's the second time I've noticed him quoting a Bible verse. Maybe that's what he's reading now in his spare time o-o