cryptic (adj) puzzling, mystifying

I shall endeavour to live up to the name...

Welcome to my BookShelf! I know these aren't books necessarily, but I like the name. And without further adue, my stories:

Epics

Hi, I'm John. How did I get the job of saving an island from destruction? Well, I guess I should start from the beginning.
Torn Identities (Rated PG-13 for medium violence and blood. Also may have some hard concepts)
John is transformed into a Matoran! Will he be able to save the island?

My name is Justin.
I had been forced to use a fake name, a fake identity.
And I still didn’t understand why.
Torn Identities II: Stones of Malice (Rated PG-13 for medium violence and blood and thematic elements)
Justin and John return to Mata Nui--or should we say, Metru Nui, to destroy some of the greatest tools of destruction: the Stones of Malice.

My name is Akuna.
At least…I thought it was. I’m not sure of anything anymore.
Torn Identities III: Torn Dimensions (Rated PG-13)
The final chapters in the Torn Identities series. The entire universe is being torn apart by destructive powers. Will Akuna and her friends be able to stop it?

Short Stories

Matoro rushed out of the village and saw Nuju as he fell over the cliff. Matoro ran as fast as he could over, and saw Nuju dangling off the edge, holding onto his pickaxe.
Nuju's Voice (Rated PG for some violence)
Nuju can only speak in beeps and whistles. And this is why.

“We’re gonna hit a JUMP!” I shouted over the sound of wind. Akuna’s eyes widened in fright.
The Slopes of Ihu (Rated G [nothing objectionable])
Before John leaves, Akuna wants to show him something. But their small walk turns into a sled ride!

“Don’t worry,” Mohio reassured, “everything’s going to be fine.”
If only Kanuva knew what would happen next.
Mohio--Mistaken (Rated G for minor violence)
When Mohio asks Kanuva to come over and help with an experiment, chaos ensues.

Maybe Torosus just had some reason to be angry, but I had a sinking feeling that the other Stones were still affecting him somehow.
Dark Places, Dark Thoughts (Rated PG for minor violence and thematice elements)
A detour through the Archives takes Akuna and Torosus not only through literal darkness, but the dark corners of the mind.

Comedies

“Those two dogs…Suspense and Mystery…they’re just the things I’ve been needing! This might even be better than anything my sweet has given me!” He immediately sent Turahk and Kurahk to find them.
Suspense and Mystery (Rated G for minor violence)
Uh oh! Makuta's taken the two dogs known as Suspense and Mystery and is using them to wreak havoc on Mata Nui!

Interview with the Rahkshi (and Makuta)

KONGU: Whatwhy isare youboth quarrelfight?
TAKUA: I don’t think I can stand much more of that.
Kongufriend in Deepwood
My entry for Comedy Contest #4. Kongu takes over Le-Wahi; insanity ensues.

Non-Bionicle Stories

I hit the wolf back, but not before it made a long, painful scratch in my right arm.
Just a Scratch (Rated PG-13 for violence and age-appropriate and/or strong concepts)
It was just a scratch. But as Adam found out, it was more. Will he be able to resist the moon, at the same time trying to solve a new mystery?

The boundaries between reality and fantasy broken, we back away to the wall, only an observer.
The Mausoleum and Other Stories (Rated PG-13 for thematic elements)
Stories/poems to frighten or delight.

Dougal rushed toward the window, cast the curtains aside, and threw the window open, allowing moonlight to immerse the table and the contraptions and materials on it in an unearthly glow.
By the Light of the Moon (Rated PG-13 for violence)
Yeeeeeep. It's another werewolf story. What? I couldn't help it.

Tangled in the ivy vines...
Vines
Um...I liek to rite poems.

CI'S Shelf of Classics
These are stories by people I tip my protodermic hat to.

Kopaka's eyes widened as he recalled a memory. "That traitor!"
"Wha..*cough*...what?" Gali asked. "Do you have any idea why we're here?"
The Exosphere Trilogy: Invasion, Void, and Backlash
A stunning tale of interstellar warfare, deceit, and fantastic epic sequences by HauNuva. Not to be missed.
*Book III, Backlash, won second place in Serious Story Contest #4! A great conclusion to the trilogy!*

“Some greeting for a long-lost sister,” Kasstaxa said, smiling, and dropped into the booth next to Thau.
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The Qwohmlin’s body structure seemed to ripple for a moment, and within a few seconds, bones rearranged and thickened, feathers sprouted, and the person jumped into the air and flew away.
The Exosphere Anthology
A series of stories created by HauNuva and fans (including my own), telling stories beyond the Exosphere Trilogy.


"Asruthen, take my sword,” pleaded Zavkra.
“No,” repeated Asruthen sternly. “You need it. It is my own fault that mine is gone. I was foolish to blindly rush into battle..."
The Chronicles of Darkness: Heir of Makuta, Through Forest, Flame, and Ice, and Shadow and Light
Another astounding tale, told not from the side of good, but evil, by KopakaX. Who ever knew evil could be so much fun to read?

“Forgive me, brother,” Asruthen begged, bowing his head. “The island has fallen to Darkness… I killed you so brutally during the final battle… I did not see the truth of the past until I looked into your hurt eyes..."
The Chronicles of Light: Rebirth of the Toa, Evil's Essence, and The Dawn of Void
The sequel to the awe-inspiring trilogy by KX. Asruthen has changed for the better, and is now helping his brother Bockdur save the island from shadow.
*Book I, Rebirth of the Toa, won first place in Serious Story Contest #4! A great intro to the rest of the trilogy!*

Groucho: Okay, listen, KX. You’ve gone from the Hulk to Chicago in ten seconds flat. Do you see a problem?
KX: There is no spoon.
Groucho: *sigh* constructors of the Matrix…
The Literary Saloon: Tribute to GaliGee and The Big Sequel Thingy
Two hilarious Comedies written by Groucho Marx. A must-read for any GG fan.

And in the back of my mind I heard the call...the voices of the Bahrag.
And I knew, they still existed.
They had made me, they had improved me. I was their puppet.
And I would never be free.
I, Bohrok
An amazing story written by Smeagol4 about the Kal Saga. Much better than the regular Kal storyline by itself. A must-read.

Well, there you have it! Not as big as GaliGee's list of stories, but I'm working on that... Many thanks to:

• anifanatic2003
  
• reptilia28
  
• HauNuva
  
• Huriko
  
• KopakaX
  
• Kapola Nuva
  
• Nova Nuhvok
  
• Mouth of Sauron
  
• mato nuva & Daku
  
• My many personal friends
  
• You. Yes, you there, reading this post. You've read this far; hopefully you'll post something if you haven't...what? You're not going to post?! THEN YOU SHALL NEVER LEAVE! [presses red button] [confetti pops out] ...Confetti...not exactly what I had in mind...

All of my stories can be reviewed either here or in their corresponding Review Topics.

And now, as always, I have two words for you...

KEEP WRITING!™

Now I can finally clean up my sig...

© Copyright 2003 CrypticIdentity. All rights reserved. All stories (except where noted) are property of CrypticIdentity. Distribution of any kind is prohibited without the written consent of CrypticIdentity. KEEP WRITING! is a trademark of CrypticIdentity.

This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Apr 19 2006, 07:15 PM

Well, you'll still have some junk in there, CI, that being my story...

Anyway, this is a great idea! I know a lot of people do it, but this one also links to Just a Scratch, which I am already a fan of. In fact, I think I'll go read it again right now...

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Chapter 5 of JaS is up! Bryan and Jeff tell Adam what happened...

Sorry to dp, but the first chapter of my new Comedy, Suspense and Mystery, is up!

EDIT: The second chapter is up!

This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Jul 2 2003, 01:29 PM

wow, thats a lot of stories... I have written only like two so far... neither is finished, but one was dumped due to lack of interest...
man, You have so many readers following your story..

QUOTE (Kapola @ Jul 8 2003, 11:02 PM)

wow, thats a lot of stories... I have written only like two so far... neither is finished, but one was dumped due to lack of interest... man, You have so many readers following your story..

Yeah, I have two also, and one was dropped cause no one is reading it. Actually, no one is reading my current one either!

It's good that many people are reading your stories.

YOU STOPPED WRITING!! WHY!! YOU HAVEN"T EVEN READ MY CARD I SENT YOU!! YOU SHOULD FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE!! THANK GOODINESS I WASN'T TRANSPORTED TO MATA NUI YET!! OTHER WISE THE DOGS AND MAKUTA WOULD BE USING MY BONES FOR PLAYING FETCH. WHY?!?!?!

Um, Kapola, even if you were joking, you could get in trouble for flaming like that. I think CI's on vacation or something, look at his sig. Man, I also dumped one epic 'cause no one read it and now people are starting to ignore this one. I'll read everybody else's if they read mine. I hope CI comes back soon, 'cause his stories are really good.

Whoa, whoa, slow down, Kapola. I haven't stopped writing. Like mato nuve said, I was on vacation -- but I guess I was a little selfish last week when I didn't go on BZ once and I was home. But I'm back, and expect a new chapter to both active stories by the end of this week! Better get writing -- being suspended in a tornado isn't fun...

QUOTE (CrypticIdentity @ Jul 27 2003, 09:10 PM)

Whoa, whoa, slow down, Kapola. I haven't stopped writing. Like mato nuve said, I was on vacation -- but I guess I was a little selfish last week when I didn't go on BZ once and I was home. But I'm back, and expect a new chapter to both active stories by the end of this week! Better get writing -- being suspended in a tornado isn't fun...

yahh your become from the wonder world of spiny spins!(aka tornado) i didn't know you went on vacation!! but please write soon. I need to go to a boscoat camp in a week for a week

anyways. I have adhd so makutas dogs have a really vicouse bite right now

A new chapter to JaS is up! Prett uneventful, but you guys needed a chapter, and this helps flow to the next chapter.

QUOTE

-Must be pierced with a wooden (aspen stake)

isn't that a vampire cure?
anyway, KUGW stands for Keep Up the Good Work. so i repeat, KUGW!

I know, but I'm just copying what came off the website. I left a few out because they were too disgusting to even think about -- if you want to see the full list, just go to the website at the bottom of the chapter.

where did you go crypticdentity? you haven't wrote anything in any of your stories in a long time. I have been gone a week at camp, and there still is nothing new.
why don't you write more??

I am very, very sorry Kapola. I assure you, I'm working on them, and I meant to post up some new JaS, but for some reason I was "not able to upload file correctly." I will try and have a new chapter to both stories by the end of the week.

Sorry to dp, but a new chapter of JaS is up! And yes, my sig was taken away again, probably because of the large Keep Writing .

EDIT: There is also a new chapter of Suspense and Mystery!

This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Aug 12 2003, 03:27 PM

when will the next chapter/s be out?

btw, how often do you write these stories?

I've started work on JaS Chapter 8 -- I know, I've been really selfish and taken way too much time off from writing. Know that I'll be writing more once school starts, since there won't be much time to do anything else. So expect a new chapter of JaS up at the end of the week. Btw, I'm going to a writer/art camp this week, so I won't be on from 9:30 -- about 3 every weekday.

QUOTE (CrypticIdentity @ Aug 24 2003, 11:12 AM)

I've started work on JaS Chapter 8 -- I know, I've been really selfish and taken way too much time off from writing. Know that I'll be writing more once school starts, since there won't be much time to do anything else. So expect a new chapter of JaS up at the end of the week. Btw, I'm going to a writer/art camp this week, so I won't be on from 9:30 -- about 3 every weekday.

that's nice... i guess...
*kapola nuva begins to cry* DON'T GO!!!! WE WANT YOU TO WRITE!! MORE THAT IS!! WAHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Well, my week of art camp is done, and I wrote a short story! Basically out of necessity, though, it's not that good... Plus I wanted to stay more focused on JaS and SaM. Which has a new chapter! I meant to put one up for JaS too, but FictionPress.com seems to be experiencing technical difficulties... Oh well.

i sure hope a new chapter come up soon. man, i just can barely wait for that next JAS chapter

I'm starting to worry about FictionPress.com's reliability. When I tried to post the chapter up Saturday, there was "flood overload" all day. Then, when I tried to upload it now, it said the "file did not upload correctly." What the heck is wrong with that site?

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Okay, sorry to dp again, but I posted a new chapter of JaS up a few days ago, in case you didn't notice.

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not bad. so far, the story is going well. only one problem with just a scratch. they don't make pens out of silver. or is her pen really expensive?

Wow! I glanced at a few of your stories, and they are truly awesome! I'll be back later with a proper review!

Chapter 10 of JaS is up, addressing KN's question. Thanks for pointing that out . Expect to see a chapter of S&M up sometime today...

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EDIT: The conclusion of Suspense and Mystery is up!

This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Sep 14 2003, 12:20 PM

i found the word! i found the word. it is reverted right! did i win a prize? or a "your correct" card thingy? who cares. if i notice anything else funny. I shall be sure to tell you okay?

That's right, KN! Have a grain of rice. [hands grain of rice to KN] Sorry, I got that from someone else . Well, I have a new Comedy, Interview with the Rahkshi! It's been edited into the first post.

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This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Sep 16 2003, 05:47 PM

Love the new interview with the Rahkshi, it really made me laugh! I'd give it a 7/10, seeing's as you didn't do all the Rahkshi, and no-one's perfect (Except me, of course.)

Well, I didn't do all of the Rahkshi because I didn't want the interview to be too long...wait. What kind of excuse is that ? Well, that's sort of the reason. I might do the rest later. Anyways, another chapter of JaS is up! Short, but crucial. Very crucial.

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P. S. Hey, mato nuva, I found your FictionPress.com story! Looks like it's going to be good. I posted a review there. If anyone else wants to see it, go to "Search" in the red bar at the top, put the drop-down menu on "Search by Title," and type in The Gifted and the Cursed. I put it in my Favorite Stories list.

This post has been edited by CrypticIdentity: Sep 28 2003, 08:09 PM

Took me long enough to find this place and actually post.

I loved the 'Interview with Rahkshi and Makuta.' I have to agree with your reviewers; the elongated S sounds added some vocal character to the Rahkshi and your conversations (and under-your-breath remarks) were really clever. BZPower seems to really get on the little beast's nerves - I'm surprised they haven't done something bad to the people who write those articles.

Anyway, I think I'm going to go check out FictionPress and maybe get an account there. It seems quite popular!


Wait -as you pointed out, they're not really 'little' beasts, are they?
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first of all, i have been still reading your stories. i could only read them in school, but i couldn't post for some techniqual reason. but i got it to work now. so far, your story is getting very interesting. i didn't know turaga vakama had a cell phone! why didn't you tell me! Now no one will every believe i set foot on mata nui!! hey, could you, well you know, create some other beast on mata nui. that way i can go back? not something to bad, just enough so i can get back there. please!!

I don't think so, Kapola. And all you had to do was look in my sig, HN. Well, another chapter of JaS is up! Should be interesting.

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Yah, I know, I'm berating my own stupidity for not posting here earlier. It's a masterpiece, both the work and the epic center. I wish my own stuff was this good! OK, I really need to catch up on JAS. I confess I haven't been reading it, simply because I wanted to wait until you'd finished it and then read the whole thing in one amazing sitting!

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Another chapter of JaS is finally up. Not very eventful, just plot development; hence, the chapter name.

I just finished reading some of PMs, and all I have to say is this:

I leave the net for a week, and suddenly everything's gone crazy! My VillagePhotos account has "exceded blah blah blah" and Huriko's gone! What is the net coming to?

Obviously I didn't do (or I did do) something with my VP account. And I understand why Huriko's leaving. So, thanks to KX, I might have a solution for my image problem.

Sorry if I'm a little angry--my VP account, on top of what I think is a badly written chapter of JaS, is getting on my nerves. And I'm starting to have huge time gaps in between chapters... School .

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(pats sympathetically on back) We all have those days. OK, and things like that last sentence get really annoying when we DO have these days. And don't worry about the gaps between chapters. They're worth the wait, and honestly, all we care about is the quality of the writing, not the quantity. You fulfill that first criteria admirably!

So, what's this about Huriko leaving? I hadn't heard.

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It's in his sig.

Anyways, a new chapter of JaS is up! Prepare yourselves for the next chapter, which will probably be the most compelling chapter of them all!

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P. S. I wonder what's happened to Kapola Nuva. He's on IM... Probably has the same problems as us... School.

QUOTE (CrypticIdentity @ Oct 25 2003, 09:04 PM)

It's in his sig. Anyways, a new chapter of JaS is up! Prepare yourselves for the next chapter, which will probably be the most compelling chapter of them all! - P. S. I wonder what's happened to Kapola Nuva. He's on IM... Probably has the same problems as us... School.

your half-way right. i have homework up to the wazoo, and back agian. also, my downstairs computer's c-drive fried, and had to replaace it's alsome 40 gig hard drive with a lousy 20 gig. lost everything. since i'm a senoir and in two ap classes, boyscouts, and other variouse activities, i barely had time to even read starwars(which is my life) anyway, your last couply of chapters were really good. and that lst chapter is such a common troubly that everyone faces. you know, turning into a... i mean asking girl out... yeah thats it. shoot, gotta go, math home is litterally pilling up on my leg. gotta go, i'lll try to stop in later, cya!

The dance chapter of JaS is up! So far, I've gotten good review of it (well...only one review), so I must've done it right.

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that was a great chapter, though the end of it was a little confusing. other than that, th suspence is really starting to nag me. hurry up and write some more.