Side Stories Spoilers - August 2019

You know the drill. It's spoiler time! I don't have much to say and this new keyboard still annoys me, so let me just add that we'll be seeing the lovely Faerie Flower picture Enuryn drew in the next chapter! Unless I forget. I won't forget! It's very cool and as I mentioned, it has a few interesting qualities for anyone in the mood to think about it.

I guess Enuryn's work is some of the only stuff you can ascribe word-of-author to, since I have to work with him on the details. I hope the Blood Fields and Wistram sheets will be just as amazing!

The Fifth Most Powerful [Lord] in the World - Gah! Gotta write on the old keyboard. Okay, here goes. You may understand what this option is if you search for the few $10+ posts! You can share the lords post, but the MAP is off-limits for anyone not paying $10! There has to be at least one secret, and all these new maps coming out make me ashamed to use mine...

Anyways, this is a Rhir chapter. But one about perspective! What is the actual, quantifiable power of the 5th strongest [Lord] in his element? We've seen Tyrion Veltras, but one could argue him slaying Tremborag was his one feat of strength. The 5th-best Lord of Rhir pulls no punches and plays no games.

Also, we may see how awesome he is through a new perspective: Richard the [Knight]'s! You want heavy Rhirian intrigue? Discussions about Demons? Evidence of the Blighted King's true powers and people talking smack about Flos? Vote for this chapter.

The Greatest Throwdown in About 9 Years - I was going to write 23 years, but I realized that would be inaccurate and a big hint about what this is about! And no, I'm not telling you exactly who it is. Even you readers need to enjoy the mystery! But yes, I plan to include any number of fights between friends and foes; my biggest worry is how long the chapter will be!

If I can, I'm going to include matches like Relc vs Grimalkin, or Relc vs Klbkch, or some of our favorite fighters who haven't ever shown their hutzhpah (is that the right word? Where's it come from?) in battle! Marian vs Venaz! Niers vs Racoon! Ryoka vs Fierre? Damn, she's too far away...I'll see what I can do! But the headliner fight might take all the word-count, so I'll do that first and add in whatever I can.

This will showcase a truly powerful opponent going agaist another one, so if you ever wanted to know how far on the DBZ scale or other power-level charts Innworld's best are, vote for this!

6 Fights You Want to See - Edit: Okay, I just added this as an option for the smaller fights. The big one might not get written or be appreciated if this poll wins, but we'll get some very interesting battles that are significant to the plot--or not! Stuff like Daly's insane, climbing tactics vs regular monsters and parties. What happens when Moore hits someone? Fun stuff like that--if this wins I'm asking for suggestions and taking my pick! I have...2-3 fights planned and I'll make more in for fun.

Two Rats Tied Together With a String in Erin's Inn - This is a reference to a comment about my chess-playing Skills. But honestly, this story is perhaps the one I'm most afraid of writing. Because...can I do it justice? I can't kill my hands, but for this chapter, I'll have to write about heartbreak and romance, daring and kindness, love and despair. Family. Ohana.

Seriously, this chapter will be the most emotional of the four by far. If I do it write, you will weep for those damn rats and consider that this chapter hurts you by stabbing a knife into your heart and twisting like a corkscrew. Or something. Seriously, though, I do have a story to tell and it involves rats. No chess, really.

But how did the rats get there? What will it mean? This is a chapter you vote for if you really like the name...and if you want a chapter that might make you sad, or happy in the end, but ultimately emotional. Heavy. Yes...heavy. But I dare you not to vote for a title like this one.