Title: The Bones of Makaidos
Author: Bryan Davis
Pages Read: 325-525
Days Read:
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday 15 min
Thursday 15 min
Friday 15 min
Saturday 15 min
Sunday 15 min
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday 15 min
Thurdsay 15 min
Entries:
1) The town, protected by glass is practically invinsible.
"Clefspeare swung his tail and whipped the partition. A loud thwap rocked Billy's ear drums. Although the glass shimmered slightly, it showed no sign of cracking." (Davis 328)
"Clefspeare launched into the air and flew in a wide circle, gaining altitude with every second. When he turned back toward the window, Billy pushed Acaicia behind him and, taking a deep breath, blew a narrow stream of fire at the target. The flames bounced to each side and spilled to the ground, melting the surrounding snow.
"He slid to the ground to give Clefspeare room to attack. As he took another breath, a volley of flames rocketed out of the sky and blasted the same spot. Billy added his jet again. With steam rising and water streaming at their feet, he glanced at Shiloh. Bouncing on her toes, she folded her hands at her chest, the bloody bandage obvious over her stub of a finger.
"Seconds later, Clefspeare stormed through the fire, his wings now folded, slammed the side of his body into the partition. With a thunderous smack, he bounced to the side and slid through the snow. The wall trembled for a moment but quickly settled down." (330)
This glass wall is practically invinsible because Clefspeare is a large dragon and he packs a 'powerful punch' and then plus the firepower of the draagon, fire breathing boy (Billy), and Oracle of Fire (Acacia), they should be able to take it down. Right? Well, this wall is pretty tough and it takes alot more then having Clefspeare wack it with his powerful tail or ram into it with a surge of flames. This wall that is blocking Shiloh from her friends has proven to be a tough wall.
2) The town Shiloh was in and the glass wall was a portal.
"As they approached Acacia again, the entire wall dissolved, and the fire dropped to the ground like a burning curtian. Her flames ceased, and she stumbled and fell into Shiloh's arms." (333)
"As soon as Clefspeare landed, Billy jumped down. Sliding in the snow, he dashed toward Shiloh and Acacia, but the scene vanished before he could get there. They were gone." (333)
With the three of them (Billy, Clefspeare, and Acacia) all shooting fire around the glass wall surrounding the town, they managed to open the portal, thus bring down the wall. But, portals have to go somewhere and that one happened to dissapear, with both Acacia and Shiloh, and they do not know where the portal leads to. That is why the town was a portal.
3) There rumors traveling that speak of doubts about Elam.
"Some believe that Elam is unqualified. First he is a foreigner and does not understand our ways. Second, he seemed to force Angel to li. Why would he do that? Third, he commanded the singing girl to change the words to her song, and that brought the giants and the evil dragon into our world. Now our great prophet is gone, we have strange weather that paralyzes is, and a constant threat looms beyond this fiery wall and it seems that each one of these problems can be attributed to-" (338)
The other villagers are questioning their new leaders credibility because he has done some questionable looking things and that cause people to raise suspicions about him. In real life, he was told to come to Second Eden and he was ordered by Abraham to become the leader. Also, Angel begged him to change the words, for she thought she could get her husband back. Her husbands name was Dragon and someone tricked her into believing that by changing the words, she could bring him back from the dead. And after all of this chaos, they are all thinking that the source of it is their 'newfound' leader Elam.
4) Flint is plotting against Elam's army.
"Someone smuggled in soil from the resurrrection garden along with one of the bones of Makadios, and Flint now has a resurrection garden. Scince Goliath was once in a place called the Valley of Souls, and calling him out of there allowed him to rise in the garden, he deduced that we could resurrect others who reside in that realm simply by energizing the bone and calling for the resident to come forth. Goliath learned that I was carrying an unborn youngling when I died, though I did not know it myself, and it seems that he discovered this youngling's existence in the Valley of Souls. He likely also learned what kind of fire was necessary to energize the bone, and he reproduced it with his own breath." (412)
Flint has sent a spy to the 'good sides' ressurection garden to take one of the bones and a bit of the soil so that they can call people from the Valley of Souls for their benifit as well. You see, the 'bad side' is more powerful because they have greater forces. But they do not have the motivation. They are simply fighting because they fear Flint and what he could do to them, and what he has done to others. They do not have purpose, and that is their main flaw. The 'good side' has motivation and a cause and that has allowed them to fight back strong enough to 'still be in the game.' Elam's army also has stong forces dragon wise, but they do not even compare to Flint's creature and human army. But the 'good side' has the advantage of motivation, and so Flint thinks that he can make up for this in getting more forces and conspiring against the 'good side'
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Reading Log
Title: Bones of Makaidos
Author: Bryan Davis
Pages Read: 207-325
Days Read:
Sunday 15 min
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday 15 min
Thursday 15 min
Entries:
1) The Vacants hurt Listener.
"Still on his knees, the Vacant thrust his spear again, this time through Listener's arm and into her ribcage." (Davis 214)
Billy, Acaida and Listener were all walking throught the woods, and they were ambushed by a load of Vacants. One of the Vacants got Acaida and then lauched at Listener, and jammed his spear into Listeners side.
2) Enoch is plotting something.
"It is time to plan," he said, gesturing toward an old table and the benches on either side. (319)
Enoch, Naamah and Karen are all planning a way to get into Second Eden, by opening a portal. But this will be a difficult task, so they called in help from Professor Hamilton. They want to get to Sechnd Eden in order to help win the brewing war. Enoch is plotting how they can get into this alternate realm.
Author: Bryan Davis
Pages Read: 207-325
Days Read:
Sunday 15 min
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday 15 min
Thursday 15 min
Entries:
1) The Vacants hurt Listener.
"Still on his knees, the Vacant thrust his spear again, this time through Listener's arm and into her ribcage." (Davis 214)
Billy, Acaida and Listener were all walking throught the woods, and they were ambushed by a load of Vacants. One of the Vacants got Acaida and then lauched at Listener, and jammed his spear into Listeners side.
2) Enoch is plotting something.
"It is time to plan," he said, gesturing toward an old table and the benches on either side. (319)
Enoch, Naamah and Karen are all planning a way to get into Second Eden, by opening a portal. But this will be a difficult task, so they called in help from Professor Hamilton. They want to get to Sechnd Eden in order to help win the brewing war. Enoch is plotting how they can get into this alternate realm.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Reading Log
Title: Bones of Makaidos
Author: Bryan Davis
Pages Read: 102-207
Days Read:
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday15 min
Thursday 15 min
Entries:
1) In this new world, the most complex of problems with the simplest solutions.
"That is easily solved." The girl knelt down and pried off the top of the hourglass. Then, looking up at Bonnie and Sapphira with a coy grin, scooped a handful of sand and poured it into the top half. "There," she said, pushing the top back in place. "The sand will not run out soon." (Davis 118)
"Do not be dismayed. In this realm, solutions to problems are not what you would expect." (118)
Bonnie and Sapphira are in an alternate realm and they are attempting to get Bonnie's father to go to Abaddon before the sand runs out, yet Bonnie nor Sapphira see's the simple ways to solve their problems. When they meet 'The Maid' she shows them, that in this place, their problems are no matter, as long as you could come up with a solution worthy of a preschooler.
2) The process of become a statue and eventually an ovullum is a painful process.
"As the flames reached his waist, he lifted his arms, grimancing at the heat." (206)
"His suffering is great, but it is only temporary." (207)
"Her father is suffering so much! And there was nothing she could do about it. Nothing." (207)
When you become an ovulum, you first have to become a statue, then once and elixer is dropped on you, you become the little egg shaped ovulum. It is extremely painful because they have to catch fire and as it climbs up them, make their commitment to Abaddon promising to do what they are called to do. Even when the are turned into the ovulum the suffering is not over, and the pain continues.
Author: Bryan Davis
Pages Read: 102-207
Days Read:
Monday 15 min
Tuesday 15 min
Wednesday15 min
Thursday 15 min
Entries:
1) In this new world, the most complex of problems with the simplest solutions.
"That is easily solved." The girl knelt down and pried off the top of the hourglass. Then, looking up at Bonnie and Sapphira with a coy grin, scooped a handful of sand and poured it into the top half. "There," she said, pushing the top back in place. "The sand will not run out soon." (Davis 118)
"Do not be dismayed. In this realm, solutions to problems are not what you would expect." (118)
Bonnie and Sapphira are in an alternate realm and they are attempting to get Bonnie's father to go to Abaddon before the sand runs out, yet Bonnie nor Sapphira see's the simple ways to solve their problems. When they meet 'The Maid' she shows them, that in this place, their problems are no matter, as long as you could come up with a solution worthy of a preschooler.
2) The process of become a statue and eventually an ovullum is a painful process.
"As the flames reached his waist, he lifted his arms, grimancing at the heat." (206)
"His suffering is great, but it is only temporary." (207)
"Her father is suffering so much! And there was nothing she could do about it. Nothing." (207)
When you become an ovulum, you first have to become a statue, then once and elixer is dropped on you, you become the little egg shaped ovulum. It is extremely painful because they have to catch fire and as it climbs up them, make their commitment to Abaddon promising to do what they are called to do. Even when the are turned into the ovulum the suffering is not over, and the pain continues.
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