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People: *attacking Ben, trying to smother him down*
Kip: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *evil evil evil* X D
Leona: Oh, no! I remember now! *tells Tai* It’s that OMEGA guy!
Tai: *rushes out into the mess snarling* Kip! What in the name of the Seven Freakin Universes do you think you’re DOING?! >: O
Kip: *swings around with a flaming eye* Golbez, I thought I told you to come alon– *freezes, seeing Tai, he reels back in surprise* Tsu..? TsuMe? Is that really..?
Tai: Yeah. Unfortunately for you.
Dreigiau in Paperback (Digital Camera Photo — sorry!)
I’ve mentioned on and off that I was working on self publishing Dreigiau in paperback form. Well, today I received my proof copy from Create Space — and it is AMAZING! I’m so thrilled with the quality of the print and of the service I’ve received while working to create this book. It has one of those ISBN book bar codes and everything… it’s the real deal!
I will be making some changes on the cover. Now that I have the book in hand, I can line things up a bit better.
I’ll be editing my PDF to use a smaller font to see if I can’t lower the word count some, which in turn, will lower the price. The price as it is set right now isn’t terrible, but isn’t great. So I’m going to see what I can do to make it cheaper.
I’m going to re-read through the paperback for one more full edit. So this might take some time. I love the layout — it all worked great! See some inside pictures below.
Visit Dreigiau’s publishing page here. The info on this page, particularly the price and the number of pages, is subject to change since I’m trying to find ways to make it a bit cheaper. Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated!
Quick Update: Yes, I did change the font to a smaller size and it cut $2 off the price of the book. Much better! What you see on the page now is probably what will be — I don’t want to make the font any smaller!
Title Page Sample
Glossary Page Sample
I’ve completed ALL of the Character Biography page changes! There is new profile artwork for Zemi, Zeni, and Zento posted. Theme music midis have also been posted for JouKa, Zazo and Zeni’s profiles.
I’ve added a widget that shows a random character biography link in the Dreigiau page sidebar just for the fun of it.
I’ve also reworked all of Fan Art gallery layouts and updated some of the galleries with new artwork (mostly from the Sygnus Christmas Gift Calendar).
New Profile Arts
Click to see full size on my DA account:
Zemi Profile
Zeni Profile
Zento Profile
The entire Dreigiau website has a brand new layout template along with the newest WordPress updates. I’ve made a few tweaks on random pages around the site, such as in the Glossary. Let me know if you see anything that appears to be broken after the update.
I’ve completed the character biography page consolidation and the final revamps for the Character Biography section! There is new profile artwork for SoYa, Suzume, TsuYa and Zazo as well! Click the images below to view the full size art in my DA gallery!
SoYa Profile
Suzume Profile
TsuYa Profile
Zazo Profile
“Yeah. Unfortunately for you.”
Totally awesome! XD
*Not sure who to cheer for anymore* @_@
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It easy always choose Tai cause he the cute sexy short one ;3.
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I -LOVE- Kip’s face in the second-to-last frame; pure ownage. Tai is going to mop the floor with him.
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Kip: NO! NOT THE FACE!
Tai: *Epic face punch*
I know that Kip probably isn’t the type to shout “not the face” right before being punched, but the thought amuses me. Kory’s probably the one most likely to say that.
*puts on tinfoil hat and duct tapes it on just to be safe*.
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Actually, in the script, I did have Tai come in and give Kip a face punch (would have happened on this page). But I decided that was a bit too harsh, even for Tai, and uncalled for… as Tai usually doesn’t punch his friends before at least trying to say something to them. So I edited it out.
Tai will do enough physical damage later. ^_~
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He better >_>
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WAHAHAHAHAA WOOT
Loving it! Beautiful! Especially the last two panels.
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Kip’s WTF?!?! face is beyond epic, it is MASTERPIECE.
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Tai is acting like an older brother. Older brother walks in on younger brother doing something wrong (normally picking on youngest sibling) and starts scolding him. Of course, it could just be a guy thing to do, walk in and threaten violence if the other doesn’t stop doing his own violence, but I prefer thinking as if they are related.
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Wait, there’s exactly seven freakin’ universes?
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Does that include the one that was burnt to a crisp or not? Do charred universes count or do we prefer our universes only well done and no more? Are all universes freaks, or is it just the seven of them? If there are seven freaky universes, does that make more that are normal? Should I find my sanity? I think it is singing a duet in a restaurant with my witts and my common sense.
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With a reply like that, I think Sanity is out to lunch, with witts and common sense no where to be seen. Sarcasm and randomness are right up front though.
Also, for reasons I cant quite explain, that first panel is awesome, mostly the way Kip is standing there with his maniacal laughter.
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Wow… the three of you pretty much described my thought train here in incredible accuracy. I… I simply have nothing to add… Oh wait, one thing: Knock some sense into him, Tai! After poking ot his remaining eye, of course.
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Actually I wasn’t being sarcastic at all. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was just trying to ask a few questions in a fun and random way. I was wondering if the seven universes included the destroyed universe, and if there were any remnants of the destroyed universe. I only remembered that the universe was destroyed, presumably by energy, hence the joking on the scorched universe and the meat jokes.
It is interesting that Tai uses the saying “seven freakin universes” as I think it probably means that it is common knowledge. I don’t think that Tsu was there when Zemi told the others about the Mistake in Dreigiau, but that doesn’t mean that he couldn’t have heard it elsewhere, or that there still couldn’t be knowledge about seven different universes.
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“What in the Seven Universes” is a standard exclamation from the Nefolian world. It’s sorta like us saying “What in the world are you doing!?”
Also, the scorched universe didn’t really get destroyed, but it came very close to it during the “Mistake.” It’s the universe that Dreigiau takes place in, so it did eventually recover.
Another way of thinking of it is that “seven universes” doesn’t actually stand for seven real universes… but rather layers and levels of universal magics in my world. It’s a long, long blander that I won’t get into. But it’s more likely to be true… as the Infinite Ways prove that there are far more than just seven dimensional universes connected together.
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Wow. I’ve never expect to see this face on Kip! He looks like he may need to change his pants.
We waited for this reunion scene for a long time, but it was totally worth it!!
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“He looks like he may need to change his pants.”
that made me laugh so hard… XD
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Glad you think it’s worth it! I hope the rest of this chapter works just as well.
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Oh-ho! Seems Kip got a nasty surprise. Do we get an epic battle? Pretty please with cream on top?
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I’m not sure Kip thinks of it as a nasty surprise yet. Of course, given that Shimmer hasn’t ever been completed, I’m not quite sure how the two of them thought of each other when they saw each other last.
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Kip and Tai were friends the last they saw each other. So it’s more of a shock to see an old friend in an unexpected place… catching Kip doing something he’d be rather ashamed of doing in front of someone who knew him from before.
Up until now, there was no one there to hold him responsible for what he was doing. No one that knew him as KiNa. No one to make him feel ashamed of giving into OMEGA or to question his actions.
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I think we can do the epic battle thing. ^_~
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first panel is EPIC! Love the glowy Kip silhouette!
Go Tai! I can’t believe Kip recognized you! way to at least break his concentration! Now go knock some sense into him!
Kip’s face when he see’s Tai is priceless! (It’s been said already but I agree!)
I love how Tai isn’t the least bit afraid of Kip and his brainwashed army. He just thinks Kip is being an idiot and doing something really stupid, so he yells at him.
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Yep.. that’s Tai for you… he really tends to act in a “nothing to lose” way, especially in the early days of Wayrift. He’s seen a lot in his life… it takes a lot to scare him (for his own well-being, at least).
Kip could easily recognize Tai… I’m sure it’s hard to forget the “feeling” that Tai gives off to a mind mage.
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I find it slightly amusing that it always used to be Tai who would pick on Ben and mess with his head while Kip stood up for him, and now it’s kind of the other way around…
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yea… Kip=Badass…. but Tai… Tai=EpicBadasstitude. Seriously X3 Worth the wait and I can’t wait for the epic battle between good and evil!! or more accurately, between Mindbent-Kip and Finalyfree(ish)-Tai.
Would the fact that he’s kinda working for Zemi have any bearing on him not wanting Ben to get picked on? Or is it just his deeply rooted sense of right and wrong finally rearing its head? The only thing that could make the coming pages better would be for Chase to show up. X3
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Tai always liked Ben in his own way… he just didn’t like mouthy kids who tried to challenge his authority.
Sorry, no Chase in this chapter. But it would be interesting. XD
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I just realized: what was Kip’s plan to assassinate Ben in the first place? Because this attempt is considerably weaker and flimsier than any of the Darkstar attempts. Evil, yup, genius, maybe, but eventually effective?
My jury’s still out, anyway. : P
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I don’t know. I think he was making most of it up as he went along. His initial blast-Golbez approach didn’t quite make it. So he decided to have some fun.
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Shakka, this is gonna be awsome!
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Oh. Hell. YES!
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