Hello all! I decided to make a dedicated thread with which to post works that you, the fans, create for Rites of Ascension! This thread is not for stories that get posted on FimFic, but rather fan works like poems, artwork, and music! (I haven't actually gotten any fan art, but someone sent me a fan poem and another fan even said they had worked on a song!)

I also want to start that I am absolutely, utterly astounded that anyone actually likes my story well enough to create fan anything of it. Yet, apparently, they do, so here we go!

First up is acerbicCatharsis with a fan poem!

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Wrought from jubilant anarchy.
Over a world twisted by his mismatched coils.
Under hill and across vale the discordant army boils.
Following their Lord Debauchery.

Though exhausted by his impossible feat.
One task before he rests his amusing enterprise.
He’ll take advantage of her bewildered surprise.
Second youngest of his foes he rides to meet.

Like daybreak across the horizon his war banners flare.
At a mountain pass now not but sand.
A small vanguard she did command.
Of those there none do doubt how badly their odds faire.

With shifted earth they could not, would not know where to run.
A thousand, thousand leagues or more,
Had been added to the score.
Around them lay a world unknown, even to the sun.

She could not avoid him then.
And yet to stand and fight could not be done.
Her ranks outnumbered, four hundred to one.
The chaotic prince did fence her in.

No reinforcements would come to call
Her allies were scattered on the twisted land which he did break.
To buy time, Her troops, a sacrifice would have to make.
Least he hunt them down one and all.

When she heard their plan she was struck to her very soul.
With all her power the tied would turn.
But in that fire her side too would burn.
To buy a chance for distant others to rejoin the whole.

Could she really bring herself to do this thing to them?
“In a war of gods none are spared”
“We did not come unprepared”
Said her second when she asked advice of him.

So as the enemy closed the distance.
As She alone stayed and stood to hold her ground.
The King of Chaos himself believed his victory sound,
And laughed at the lack of resistance.

Soon she saw herself surrounded.
She reached for that spark deep inside and breathed its light into a fire.
So in the heart of the boiling swarm there sprung up a pyre.
And discord saw his mirth unfounded.

In desperation the Mad Lord did join the clash.
And a conflagration bloomed there in one time mountain pass
That had become a sea of sand and now at last a sea of glass.
Every mortal did it scorch to ash.

A second sun did rise that day and when the first set, she alone remained.
A blinding goddess wreathed in flame.
From her the prince of madness fled in shame.
Unable to match in his drained health the heavens wrath unchained.

We need not fear the dark of night, for the sun is always with us.
Though chaos’ life did not end that day,
Bound in stone he’ll waste away.
Ever faithful she protects us, she is ours, our Sol Invictus.

wow... um... im really not sure what to say. im sorta shocked you made a thread to put the little scribble in... im not sure its good enough for anything more then an idle blog post really. that said im glad you like it.

MrNumbers did a very nice song parody for Designing Intrigue!

No, I can't take one more step towards you
'Cause all that's waiting is that sword
Don't you know I'm not playing anymore
You lost the game, got cocky and lost
I learned to live a double life
And now you want both of them to die?
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round looking bizarre
Collecting your photographs
And breaking in to apartments
Your bodies gettin' cold
From the gin you got too bold
So don't you mess with me
And your wig looks real bizarre?
I see you're asking all around
If there is evidence to be found
But I have played for too long
To ever fall for your bitter charms
I learned to live a double life
And now you want me just to die?
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round looking bizarre
Collecting your photographs
And breaking in to apartments
Your bodies gettin' cold
From the gin you got too bold
So don't you mess with me
And your wig looks real bizarre!
And it took so long just to fool you, right?
Remember how I put popped the seal on the glass!
You wish you hadn't missed or had Luna's gift
'Cause you just rolled limp on my carpet
Your facade was cracked
You won't get to get me back
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round looking bizarre
Collecting your photographs
And breaking in to apartments
Your bodies gettin' cold
From the gin you got too bold
So don't you mess with me
And your wig looks real bizarre?
And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round looking bizarre
Collecting your photographs
And breaking in to apartments
Your bodies gettin' cold
From the gin you got too bold
So don't you mess with me
Oh, please, you have the gall?!
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?

Been meaning to post this for a while. Someone actually went and did a reading of the Prologue. I didn't ask them to or anything, it just popped up one day in a Google search.

I will be reading the rest of the chapters of The Rites Encyclopedia within the next few days. Just wanted to start off with the first one to see how my computer/internet cooperated.

User KireiShojo posted a recitation of the moon raising incantation! Thank you Kirei!