Another to the scrap list?

Fuck you. This was going to be awesome. It started so good, why did it stop right there, with only one update? Fuck!

I would like to vote, but it's already been called. I just found this while wandering around the boards, and I'm extremely sad that it's apparently been abandoned.

The first two posts were excellent, and enough to get me thinking about what the setting for this story is. Pre-Gensokyou Scarlet Devil Mansion?

This is the first story I've gotten seriously interested in on this site for three years now. Peerless Magician, if you're reading this, please come back to us. I want to see where you would have taken this story, and I wouldn't be satisfied if someone else wrote it since it seems as if you put a great deal of thought into what you've already written.

"My poison?" The spider says, after rubbing the last traces of slumber from her eyes. "Well, uhm... I'm immune to it, so I don't know all the details from experience. First, you get... sort of tingly and numb? Then you realize that you're paralyzed and can't move at all while you're being wrapped up in a silk pouch. And after that it's spread through your body and starts melting everything down into a delicious drink, fermenting over a week or so until it's ready... um. Can you imagine a sort of steak slurry, shredded into a thick liquid and cut half and half with beer?"

"... Unfortunately, yes." You admit, stomach protesting the mental image.

"Yeah, it's nothing like that. But that's the closest I can describe it." she says.

"Lethal without treatment, then."

".... I guess." Yamame says, thoughtfully. "I mean... yeah, it probably does kill you. I think. I mean, I've never asked someone if it was the poison or me drinking them that finished them off, and I don't know that they'd answer, but-"

In any case, it doesn't seem that you can just hold the spider in place and milk her glands. Her venom doesn't seem suitable at all.

"Well... that aside, I wonder if you would be interested in participating in lessons."

"Magic isn't really my strong point..." Yamame admits.

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Koakuma's recompense: That was... paragraph 898, B-12.... no, that wasn't it. C-12. .... Maybe C-13? No. No, it was 107 X-73, to be... sure? That isn't it either. Well... obviously Koakuma gets something out of the deal. She didn't just get talked around and droned at until she was fed up enough to forget to get some sort of reward for her effort. Right?

Family Tree, summarized: Koakuma sired Cosette upon the Nameless Female Thrall. Cosette thereafter seduced and ensnared a fairly wealthy gentleman by the name of Frederick Evans, and eventually had two children, Lily and Petunia by name. Whether they were his children is ambiguous, but in any case they found themselves in possession of his last name. On the other side of the family, Cepheus Potter finally 'settled down' and retired from the Auror Corps after his wife became involved in a rather traumatic incident which neither of them speak of after. A private healer is brought in, sworn to secrecy, and advises that it is unlikely that children will be conceived at this point. In spite of this appraisal, James is later born of their union, quite the surprise to many parties due to the couple's advanced age. Whether there was some measure of taint clinging to the wife, which incubated and hibernated through the conception of this child, is unknown. The family tree following this is fairly well known, however.

Kirisame: Will lie flippantly, blatantly, and almost pathologically, if it suits her purpose. Does not seem willing to break deals, however. Seems like it might be default behavior she can't escape, as the daughter of a shopkeeper.

>>53008

New thread

>>52683

You forgot that Ron also told Harry at the end of the 7th book that he mind tricked the DMV into giving him his driver's licence and treated it as fairly funny escapade especially since Ron and or Hermoine (can't remember which) were working for the Aurors at the time so if it was a crime they should know about it.

Muggle PR is definitely a rather non issue in the Magical World.

[x] Go make the friends yours when everybody has arrived.
-[x] Lock the door in case some of them wise up.
-[x] After the friends are done, make dear Sam yours in mind as well as body.
[x] Get rid of the summoning circle.
[x] Take stock of your current thralls.
-[x] Use them as your eyes and ears. This area shall be your base, for now.
[x] Start looking for the children you left behind last time.

>>52686

new thread

For half a second I saw this and thought one of my favorite stories had resumed.

Now I'm depressed.

Son of a bitch.

>>52564
Last update: 10/01/08
The most recent three posts are all saged, and lamenting that the thread was bumped.

You should be able to figure this out.

[X] Accept the contract.
[X] Leave. Wander around for a while and ascertain your surroundings and time period.
-[x] Generally have fun. You're supposed to hide your nature, so perhaps you should masquerade as a vampire?
-[x] And France has always been fun. Except that one time in the 2360s. Nasty business.
[x] Since you're getting two souls, you might as well go the extra mile and kill her twice.
[x] Advise Miriam Stocker to change her name, or infiltrate a place of government and change it for her, thus causing the death of Miriam Stocker. That a Mariam Stocker is born at the same moment is not part of your contract.
[X] Create a female homunculus. Name it Miriam Stocker, and instruct it to write the thesis "mortals are stupid". Kill the homunculus before it is finished.
-[x] If a homunculus is impossible, get a female puppy, name it Miriam Stocker, and put ink on its paws and have it walk upon a parchment. End its life before it can complete its insightful thesis, "Bark Barkbark Bark Barkbarkbark".
[X] According to all the commands in the contract, killing Miriam Stocker with your own hands before her thesis gets published has been accomplished.
>>52336
We aren't really saving her. The way I see it, we're screwing both sides over. First, the summoner is screwed because basically he fails. Yet the woman is screwed as if the man is desperate enough to summon a demon for an assassination, he has backup plans and probably will lash out at her once he realizes he's been had. Lose-lose for pesky humans, win-win for us.

[x] Accept the contract
[x] For all intents and purposes except toward your contractor, you are now the Scarlet Devil, the vampire from Flanders who is totally not a demon.
[x] You shall kill Miriam Stocker as the Scarlet Devil and implicate the death of the witch toward the vampire.
[x] Have fun acting out as a vampire. You do need to vent.
[x] Collect the souls when you kill Miriam Stocker.

Frankly this strikes me as more fun than going out of our way to keep this woman alive.

>>52347
I think you're taking that line of thought too far. In western culture vampires are not considered devils and we are in England. Either way making it look like a vampire killed her is unlikely to make anyone think a summoned devil (or specifically what is essentially a succubus) is the culprit.
I think implicating a vampire is sufficiently different from reality to easily bypass that clause.

>>52350

new thread.

"I suppose that would be acceptable." You note. ... And potentially theatric enough to take hold of Yukari's interest, or demonstrate your level of capability to the students. "Provided that my health is sufficient to put on a fair showing."

"Capital!" Albus says, seeming pleased at the thought. "The students will be overjoyed to hear of a formal duel between faculty. I do not doubt that there will be a few wagers placed upon the event."

... It seems his train of thought has echoed yours, to some degree.

"In any case, I believe Filius would be delighted to cross wands. It will be a pleasant diversion. Or of course, if another member of the faculty proved willing."

... He does not, you note, offer to duel in the Charms instructor's place. It can only be expected you suppose, and you are uncertain you wish to discover how you fare against Albus in any case. But it certainly seems that if you decide to make such an attempt, you will have to be the one to issue the challenge.

"I will give the matter consideration, for now." You say, thinking over the matter. It's likely that, as none else were mentioned as accomplished duelists, Filius is the most skilled and capable opponent available. Except, perhaps, Albus himself. You doubt the man would be completely satisfied with a showing against a less capable co-worker.

But, again, the castle is the heart and seat of Albus' power. You aren't certain of the wisdom of even a 'friendly' duel with another magician, in such a location. As foolhardy a thought as most others attempting an assault upon you in your own library.

Well, in any case, adjustments to the Tower have been made.

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The time has come to answer a few of your paltry concerns, and matters confusing to you will be laid simply bare.

Stabbing- This would be a minor inconvenience, since you have healing potions at hand, and it would fix itself sooner or later anyway. You'd still prefer not to. Particularly for the sake of another Magician.

Lunar Runes- All these seem to do is to destroy magical barriers in their trajectory. Beyond this, the projectile used is no more than a simple bullet. Granted, however, should an opponent be expecting their magical barriers to be sufficient defense, a simple bullet is likely more than sufficient.

Yukkuri Battle Feasibility- Minimal, regarding direct confrontations. Rachel likely harbors some degree of the natural regeneration, and magic make magical barriers available, to cover for the creatures' natural fragility, however, neither are infallible. Using them as student opposition would be unwise. Using unwanted spare subjects as objectives of battle, however, re: their defense/destruction, may be feasible.

Umbridge- Seems incompetent thus far. You will withhold judgement for the moment, however, at least until you are capable of making first-hand observations.

Possessiveness- As a magician, you will not be handing out any of your secrets if given any other reasonable option. Particularly to other magicians, who may be capable of using them. This is common practice, and combines a healthy dose of paranoia and spite towards other practitioners. This is not to say that you would never give knowledge to another, but you much prefer that they thoroughly earn it, and you come off significantly the better for the exchange than they do. Standard and traditional practice is, as you have made note before, a year and a day of servitude in exchange for a boon or spell. Though you are willing to make alternate accommodations, of course.

Alice- You never impregnated this one. You collected samples for impregnation, but only two, and impregnated the scarred Reimu and the Yuka. The Alice has been sitting patiently and un-impregnated in its enclosure, awaiting your int

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>>51769
Aawww it ended! I was looking forward to the rest (regardless of the updating speed, mind you) but I suppose that 'quitting while ahead' is a perfectly good reason to stop, if you don't feel up to speed anymore.
Still, it ended on a high note (Happy Fran!) and it was really good, right up to the end.

See you space cowboy~

>>51769
Fair enough. While I hope you'll consider picking it up again in the future, you're by no means obligated to do so.

>>51769

I'm sad to see it go, but if that's what you feel like you need to do.

Just so you know, AFT had probably my favorite endings of any of the stories I've read here. Though it left me craving more. I think I clung to Derp Wars because it was just nice seeing more of them, even if the setting and tone were pretty vastly different.

I'm not giving up on this.

Exploring Alice's past as the 'Little Girl of Bucharest' was just so damn brilliant. I have to see the end of it, else I'll never be able to write my own.

Is there any hope, those of you that frequent IRC?

>>51454
Give up, my good friend. This is THP after all.

For those of you that don't bother checking /sdm/ periodically, KW is back.

New thread here (even though this one's not in autosage, but whatever):
>>54444

House of Knowledge- Mostly scholars and magicians, spending their lives in one library or another, whether it belongs to them or not. A few exceptions include mighty warriors and athletes, who revel in the activity mostly to rub the rest of the family's face in their greater physical ability, though always under pseudonyms, and rarely to any significant amount of fame. Many must be reminded that the rest of the family does, in fact, still exist. Family gatherings are rare.

Potential assassination attempts- You probably won't be required to do anything about these, so long as they occur off grounds. Or at least well away from your classroom. So long as you can plausibly deny having any knowledge of them.

Magician Relationship Explanation- Basic.

Marisa: Considers Patchouli and Alice to, at the very least, be good friends. This will not stop her from smacking them in the face with a broom, firing her lasers, robbing their houses, or just waltzing in and helping herself to the tea and snacks whenever she feels like it.

Patchouli: Takes a traditional stance of Magicians towards Magicians not themselves. 'If possible: eliminate or subjugate. Tolerate only if the previous options are impossible.' Annoyed and very mildly horrified to consider the posibility that Marisa may harbor romantic feelings for her.

Alice: Generally prefers to avoid interaction with the other two. This proves difficult, living in the same forest as Marisa. Grudgingly tolerates the witch much as an elder sister would, mostly because experience has shown it to be the fastest way to get her out of her house. If the opportunity were to arise, however, not opposed to subjugation.

>>51427
>Remilia's tag on her head
>'Books have books tag'

Good lord

New thread >>51428

[X] Marisa
[X] The green haired one that is wearing similar clothing to Reimu, except there's blue instead of red.
-[X] Is she waving you over?

Moriya Shrine Conspiricy go!

[x] Yukari! (what a cool gal)

Writing starts today.