There she stood, his number one. Her anguished cries had haunted these woods for some time now; and the wounds had been sore for days. Perfect. It could not have gone any better. For the purposes of his plan, he'd need to take a form.
Ah, Sirri... I will never quite forget you. Take this as an homage.
You must be Verve, the famous crafter. I admit, I had not expected to find you here, far off your tree, Miss.
I am.
I might have to disappoint you, but I don't think I will be working for a while. My spiders were... crushed.
Might want to come back another time.
This is... a crime.
It's going to pale in sight of what will happen.
I am so sorry.
No, I am not.
I suppose you are right. It is a crime...
I don't think I am in the mood for company right now, Sir.
Oh, I will make you.
I see...
Let me at least give you ...
this.
This was a gift passed down to me when I found myself in similar plight as you do now, Miss. They say that this gem is capable of making wishful thinking come true. Maybe it can actually help you?
This has caught her interest.... Good.
Wishful thinking?
And her hoof still touches the gem...
You are very kind for offering me this, thank you...
I myself do not believe in wishes or types of faith some hold in religion though. Only in hard work.
Clever girl.
Did it help you?
It does, right now.
Yes. Of course, I cannot prove it, but I feel it did. My wish came true.
I am sorry I cannot repay you in any way, though.
My spiders were my last resort. Without them, I cannot craft.
I learned my craft from my time with humans, but they have hands, whereas I have no option but bugs.
Say...
Let's take a leap into the dark with this one.
If you had the option to have hands, would you seize it?
I wonder at the sheer possibilities of one such individual with hands...
If I could? I definitely would. I have trouble seeing it happen, though.
Well – that may sound crazy, but...
Hm, I wonder if she catches on if I -- yes... how strong is your desire, Verve?
...Ah, you would think I am a loony; I apologize.
I think I can handle whatever you say.
Very good. Music to my ears.
Alright.
You see, the wish I made on this gem was to grant me people's wishes. Provided, they do a really good deed with it.
A really good deed?
Cute frown you have.
I craft. I don't do good deeds.
...
You would resurrect my spiders?
No, that is sheer impossible. I cannot tamper with death itself.
Heh, I wonder, though.
But... hands, that might be possible.
Shock; I see, I see. Not doubt rooted from your longing; Verve, it's like a Siren's call for me...
How would you do that?
I wish upon my power to grant you hands. And after a good rest, it will be granted. But...
Keep this smooth.
You must vow to do good.
And if I fail to do good?
Will the hands just disappear again?
Not just the hands, m'dear...
Yes, that would indeed be the case.
I can see your doubt... is it for my words, or about me, Verve? Either way, I can also see how bad you want this.
Take my gift Verve...
Shove your worries aside...
Take it.
Alright.
I vow to do good with my future hands.
Then I wish upon you to receive the gift of a crafter's hands.
You earned it well enough.
I am excited to see what you do with it, when I come back to you...
Tuoho:
I believe there is reason to. :I
Thank you, it means a lot to know people enjoy this. <3
Sight:
NUUH, save it, there is more to come. ;D Thanks! <3
Mis:
Well, it was kind of a test for me I wanted to put myself in. "Can I do this?" The answer is, with enough reference, I can. |D
Apel:
Good to hear! I was afraid the format might be too simple/the drawing not fitting. Especially the music gave me a little headache and ultimately, was chosen completely on a whim. I like the surreal note this is giving, though. (x Thank you!
~! WOW !~
Kuja just showed me your paged and I'm completely caught up in all of this ^^
This is great, man, really great. Thank you for all the time and energy you've invested into this. I think this is truly tremendous art.
I am scared for Verve right
Also I love this plot. ♥
Ahhh, Verve, no! He's a bad
Very well done here, definitely has my strong attention! Can't wait for more.
Aaaaa. You did the drawings
Huaaaaa noo verve don't do
8(
I love this, the dialogue/thought format is extremely effective along with the music. And the art of course, love the first one especially. Inspiring!
Love thissss
Tuoho: I believe there is
I believe there is reason to. :I
Thank you, it means a lot to know people enjoy this. <3
Sight:
NUUH, save it, there is more to come. ;D Thanks! <3
Mis:
Well, it was kind of a test for me I wanted to put myself in. "Can I do this?" The answer is, with enough reference, I can. |D
Apel:
Good to hear! I was afraid the format might be too simple/the drawing not fitting. Especially the music gave me a little headache and ultimately, was chosen completely on a whim. I like the surreal note this is giving, though. (x Thank you!
Ookami: Thanks xD
I'm enjoying this so much. ;;
I am so proud of you Cal !
Can't wait to read the other part(s). But poor Verve :|
Mauv: Very glad to hear you
Very glad to hear you do. (x
Schutz:
Thanks for saying so! <3
~! WOW !~ Kuja just showed me
Kuja just showed me your paged and I'm completely caught up in all of this ^^
This is great, man, really great. Thank you for all the time and energy you've invested into this. I think this is truly tremendous art.