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18 years ago
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No... the nickname won't work. It's better to sometimes replace the name Zark with the word "elf" or a pronoun. By the way, Zark doesn't sound like a very elven name... but the idea is good.
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18 years ago
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Okay, never mind. Since we haven't come up with a good nickname yet, I'm writing the continuation:

Four days have passed since our elf left his homeland. Now, together with his friend, he is somewhere near the "Swamp of Death." According to legends, this "Swamp of Death" conceals "something." Everyone who dared to come here never returned...
The elf couldn't spend the night in the trees because leaving Dix alone in this swamp would be dangerous. He had to spend the night sleeping on branches, resting on the yielding ground. At night, terrifying cries for help echoed from all sides. Zark thought it was just his fears playing tricks on him, but looking at the wary Dix, who didn't know where the danger was coming from, he realized that this wasn't the case. The loyal wolf, Dix, was completely exhausted, as he had to guard his master's sleep from the wild creatures lurking in this swamp. The fifth day, full of events, arrived. Waking up, Zark found pools of blood mixed with bone fragments around him. "Where's Dix?" Zark thought. "What happened? How is it possible that I didn't wake up?"
- Dix!!! - the elf shouted - Dix!!!
- Why are you shouting, my friend? - a voice sounded behind Zark.
- What? Who are you?
Standing before the elf was someone who looked very much like a horse but was moving on two legs.
- I am a gnoll! Call me Kan. Don't be afraid; nothing has happened to your Cerberus. "It" was about to consume you... If it weren't for us, you would already be dead. To save you, we had to perform a ritual to cleanse this cursed land.
- Thank you, Kan. I am in your debt forever. And where is my, as you put it, Cerberus?
- Don't worry, he's in our village. Come on, I'll take you there.
- Let's go.
After some time of silence, a small village appeared in the distance.
- Here is my home! - said the gnoll with delight.
From the outside, the village looked like a large barn. But, observing the rules of politeness, the elf replied:
- It's a pretty good place!
- I told you.
- Hey, Kan, who is that with you?! - a voice came from the village gate.
- This is our new guest, friend, and comrade, Zark.
- Then come in.
The gate opened, and it must be said that the view of the village from a distance didn't differ much from the view up close.
- Here comes your Cerberus!
Dix rushed towards his master with all his might.
- Hello, Dix! Did you miss me? By the way, he's not a Cerberus, but just a wolf.
Dix barked.
- Okay, okay, not just a wolf, but the best wolf!
- Meet everyone, Zark. I have to leave you for now...

I'll write the continuation later...
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18 years ago
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TMNT, why don't you continue? Don't stop halfway. Don't give up and keep going!
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18 years ago
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On the outskirts of the snowy kingdom, there lived a small gremlin who preferred solitude and books to battles and duels. This gremlin decided to write a chronicle about the glorious adventures of heroes of bygone eras. He dipped his quill in the inkwell and scribbled a page, read it, and deemed the narrative worthy. He grunted, left his little house, and carried the scroll to his gremlin friends for discussion. The work elicited mixed reactions; some advised him to stop, some laughed, some said that being a chronicler was not his calling, but there were also those who encouraged him. "Well!" decided the little gremlin, "I will continue to write, since it inspires not only me." He came home and, dipping his quill in the inkwell, wrote a second page. Again, he took it to his gremlin friends and, joyful, returned home to write the third part. And again, he dipped his quill in the inkwell, but accidentally made a large blot on the page... He reached for the next sheet and knocked over the ink... In a rage, the gremlin broke the quill and crumpled the sheet. "Enough!" he said loudly. "The fate of a gremlin is battles and skirmishes, and let the old men write chronicles, whose hands are already too weak to raise a sword."
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18 years ago
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Sorry, everyone, for the long absence. My internet wasn't working. I will definitely continue soon.
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18 years ago
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Personally, I don't like how warmly the elf was welcomed. They immediately became friends. In my opinion, they should have given him some kind of task. Something like: go there, kill that guy, steal this. And then this Zark, with his wolf, Dicks, would face difficulties and surprises. There, I think I've made my point. :cool:
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18 years ago
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Zark still has that ahead of him, so don't worry, there will be challenges.
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18 years ago
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Cool topic! Guys, why did you abandon it? It's actually pretty interesting! TMNT, why aren't you writing a sequel? If you don't, I'll have to continue the story myself :)
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18 years ago
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Go ahead, what’s stopping you? If you want to, I’m always happy to help. I think Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wouldn’t mind.
18 years ago
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A note for the future: wolves don't bark! And let's all write together; it seems that's what they suggested to us at the very beginning.
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18 years ago
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And here I am! The continuation will be tomorrow. =)
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18 years ago
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Indeed, I've always been curious why Tatalia and AvLi aren't in an alliance. They're both nature-based factions, but they can't seem to agree. That's all I can think of right now. Overall, it's not bad for a first attempt (I doubt I could do better), but there's too much ambiguity, and the plot develops too quickly.
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18 years ago
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AvLi and Tataliya are not in an alliance because of politics. They are neutral.
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18 years ago
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everything has withered and faded again.

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