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[derision]

[trickszy]

By not posting o3o

The Official Griffin Perch
I finally made a fanclub.

So, now, forms go there, along with any ideas and such. Only thing allowed on this thread is comments on a chapter/preview.

Okay on this thread:

"Ahh, that chapter was so surprising!!"
"Oh, wow, I can't wait until the finished chapter of that preview comes out!"

Not Okay on this thread:

"update"
"please update"
"here's my form [put form here]"
"omg so i think that this should happen [idea here]"
"UPDATE PLESE"
"LOVE ME"

Yeah, so go ahead and post over there uvu AS LONG AS IT'S GRIFFIN RELATED.

[trickszy]

This isn't a DIARY, it's a GRIFFIN!

I woke up in a dark cave. Feeling trapped, I felt around. It seemed I had changed back to my normal form. A small burlap sack laid nearby, and, feeling a slip of paper on it, I summoned a small light, reading,

Quickly, find Ara and Volt.

I looked at the messy scrawl of cursive, written like the person was in a rush, confused, then I realized.
I hadn't woken up to reality.
I was stuck in a scape.

--

Feeling around some more, I felt a bow with a quiver filled with arrows and grabbed it along with the bag. Stumbling to the mouth of the cave, I quickly checked what I had. I had the note, along with some water, food, you, a phone--my phone, and a few blankets thrown in messily. A first aid kit was packed in as well. I saw that the person who had left the stuff had quickly bandaged me as well--how nice. I started to make my way through the winding woods, calling out each of their names.

Suddenly I heard a groan. Just in case, I drew an arrow and then advanced towards the unknown animal. I saw a male dog, sitting up, seeming very beaten up.


I leaped at him.

"Raah!" I screeched, running towards him, slower than usual because of my side. "Agh!!" He yelled, wincing as I barreled into him. "Wait a second... Ara?" I said, confused. "You only sound like him..." I frowned. Probably!Ara blinked at me. "Arisa?" He questioned. "Yeah... Who else would I be?" I asked him. He coughed. "You might wanna look at yourself..."

I pulled out my iPhone, flipping up the camera and gasping at my new look.


"What the Griffin?" I sort-of cursed. Suddenly, another note flashed out of nowhere.

Sorry. You need this disguise. I'll meet you later, but I can't be seen helping you on your mission.

I now was even more confused. Ara coughed, reading over my shoulder. "Ew. Don't cough on me please." I wrinkled my nose turned to Ara. "We need to find Volt. C'mon."

It took only a few minutes to find Volt--and she looked the same as always. She raised her paws in defense and her hackles went up as she snarled at us. "Volt, it's me, Arisa. And Ara." Ara waved nervously at her while she stared unbelievably. I quickly stepped in and said, "He's sorry about killing you--something went haywire in his brain. But, all of us are dead, at least in the dream world. We apparently need to do something to get our dreamselves back." Volt nodded slowly, taking the information in.

"Well, we better get going. Let's find a town. I have a bag with food, water, first aid, phone, and some blankets. I' m guessing you both have the same." Ara and I nodded, and we trekked to the nearest town.

--

Once there, a pony came galloping up.



"Hello! I will be your tour guide for our wonderful city of Mavet, or Mavet City! Come, come!"
Us three exchanged glances, before Volt stood forward and growled, "Who are you?"
The pony sighed, before glancing around and whispering, "The Noteleaver. Now, that's all my name will be for this--if you figure me out before the end of your 'tour,' then you get an immediate leave from the SubScape." She brought her voice back up, all cheery and perky once again. "Now, follow me! I'm going to suppose that you're needing time, so how about we stop in the courthouse first? Now, hurry hurry!" She ushered us into town.

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No more than an hour later we were standing in an alley with nothing bought. "Okay, I'm sorry. We just need to do this quickly. I need to take you to your trial--it decides what your mission will be to return to being in the AetherScape. Now, follow me." Reluctantly, we followed Noteleaver, who tapped on a few bricks which opened up the wall to an elevator. We stepped in, and the elevator moved strangely--making twists and turns. Finally, we came to a stop, the doors sliding open smoothly as Noteleaver pulled us out in front of a giant dog swinging a gavel down to silence the court.

"Ah, Arisa Soul, Ara Soul, and Volt Thunder. I have been expecting you. Now, let us judge what mission you will have to do--if you do one."

Ideas on who the Noteleaver is should be left on the Griffin perch--let us strike up a conversation about this. uwu
(also I might give somethin' to people who will translate Mavet into English.)
(and give something to the person who first gets who the Noteleaver is.)
(hoohoohoo)

[abxy]

Ah! This chapter was amazing as usual!

[trickszy]

This isn't a DIARY, it's a GRIFFIN!

The Earth quaked, and his voice reverbrated around the room. It was a giant dog, completely black, except for his eyes which were an electric blue. I could barely even tell that it was a dog--I only judged it by the silhouette. I gulped nervously.

"Now--let us review the first death."

He looked at Volt.

"Volt Thunder. You had good karma throughout your lifetime--but was slightly more violent than others. You were a part of a Scape--that was all. But, you gained a conscience. You died saving a friend--Arisa Soul."

His gaze slid to me.

"Arisa Soul. A Dreamer. You lived with fairly good karma--save a few incidents. Minor incidents. You ultimately snapped Ara Soul out of it, and died with your brother so he would not die alone. Noble--but," he chuckled, "A fairly stupid decision."

I twitched.

"Lastly, Ara Soul. Dreamer. Lived with good karma until the end--your peers clouded your vision. You became mislead. Studied the forbidden art of Necromancy, and used it for evil. You killed many living in the MultiScape you were in. Once you came to, you realized what you had done. As a final act, tethered your sister to yourself, practically, and ultimately killed her--though you can blame her slightly on that one."

Ara tilted his head downwards in shame.

"The jury will now decide your fate."

The jury, a crowd in the corner, whispered among themselves for awhile, decided, and brought a paper to the judge.

The judge read the verdict.

"You must go searching for the Lost Tomes of these elements: Eldritch, Arcane, Dark, and Light. You must reach the Mavet Portal hidden away in this town within a week with said tomes. If you do not, then Ara will become a lost soul, Volt will disappear from existence, and Arisa will become a wandering soul. If you succeed, Ara and Arisa will wake up from their comas and have their DreamSelves recreated, and Volt will also be recreated--both in reality and the DreamScape."

We all exchanged glances.

"Now, I will rewind time to when you stepped into town, so you will have to be at the portal by sunset in exactly a week. And... She will be helping.

He nodded at the pony.

"Your quest starts... Now."

We were back at the entrance to town, the pony swishing her tail. "Now, let's begin our adventure. To the shop!"

[derision]

Omg o-o

[abxy]

AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! WHATT?! They're dead?! That's surprising..

[PrizmPaws]

Mark! Beautiful story! ^u^

[trickszy]

Guys I'm not updating but tomorrow there will be a giant collab post so peace-

[trickszy]

This isn't a DIARY, it's a GRIFFIN!

Well, we're /finally/ stocked up with food and water and horses. Isn't this slavery?
Oh wait, they aren't horses.
They're demonic souls that look like horses. According to Noteleaver and Ara, who summoned them.
That wasn't too comforting.
So anyways, we had a small wagon with two demon-souls carrying supplies. Each of us have a bit of water and food along with weapons. Surprisingly, I can still fly. I have butterfly wings instead though, which is a bit weird. They look like the Noteleaver's. We've been flying around, and Ara summoned another freaky demon-horse from Hell and he was sitting on it's back reading through an information book we got as well. Volt has been sitting by Ara on the horse, leaning against him and trying to sleep. (Though I don't know how you could sleep on the back of a horse.) Finally, one of us spoke up.

"Alright, the first tome is in Macabre Village, and it's the Darkness tome. I bet those guys are definitely tour-towns. The tome is in a high-security underground vault, but I think I can deal with that. I gained basic control over the earth during my... studies, and since the ground is made of dead-stuff I should be able to move it so we can get down into the vault. The only problem is once we get down there. It's lined with crystal, making it impossible to access except using the front door. And if you get the code wrong, you get trapped down there. So yeah."Ara finished. I blinked.

"Bear with me."

"The next spot we should go to is, well... It could cause a few problems. It's Aether City, which is located in the clouds. Surprisingly, it doesn't move too much. Arisa and Noteleaver could fly up and grab it, but it's in yet another high-security place. This time it's dragons."

"Ah! I can see Macabre Village! I can finish this after we get back."

I looked ahead again and gulped. It was a dark and gloomy place which looked like a lot of illegal stuff, like murder, happened. Slowly, we moved towards our destination. Finally, at 2 AM, Ara yawned. "Okay, time to bunk down. Let's go to sleep. Over here!" He steered the horses into a shaded part of the wood, and Noteleaver flew down and chanted something. "Don't worry 'bout what I did. It's so we can sleep at night safely--forcefield with invisibility. Now, time to set up camp!"

Needless to say, we had it set up in a few minutes, and snuggled into our little sleeping bags made of fur.
It reminded me of those Native American things--papooses--made out of fur.

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I woke up to the smell of eggs. Jumping out of my papoose, I tripped and fell onto Volt, hearing an "OOF!" I quickly got up. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry!!" Volt grumbling, we both got up. We ate quickly, and packed up uneventfully. "Guys, we should leave most of the stuff here, so that if we get robbed, most of our stuff will be safe. One person should stay here, the others will go." Everyone agreed with Ara. "I guess either me or Noteleaver should stay, but I'll volunteer. I don't like going underground, it's just... Scary." Volt shuddered. Noteleaver thought for a second. "Well, I think I should stay. I can keep the souls under control. So, Volt, you go ahead." Volt started to visibly shake. "Volt, it'll be fine." She took a deep breath and nodded.

"Well, now that's all sorted out, let's go!" Ara jumped onto his demon horse with Volt jumping on after him, each getting their bags attached onto the horse. Ara toted his sword. I jumped into the air, my wings appearing, and Noteleaver tossed my bag up to me along with my bow. "I so need to practice with this thing..." I mumbled, quickly strapping the quiver to my back as we took off towards the elephant graveyard Macabre Village.

We took off towards the village, Volt clinging to Ara as the horse galloped along, bouncing up and down. I smiled a bit at this. Now that I think about it, it would be pretty cute if they got together...

Well, off that subject, we got to Macabre Village fairly quickly. Getting to the entrance, Ara helped Volt down and they grabbed the bags before Ara opened a bottle and the horse was sucked into it, and he put it onto his waist. I raised my eyebrow in questioning and he shrugged. "If we left him alone, then he would probably run off." My mouth dropped in an o and I nodded as I floated down. Quickly we entered the village.

WOAH, would you look at that? I'm back, you guys!