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Blind Pilot

The rebellion was swarming the capital when they appeared, hovering over the battle as if the gods' very will. A dozen blind pilots descended upon their enemies, their golden skin and emerald dress brilliant under the sun.
— excerpt from Tales of the Second Civil War
  Sarvanza (albic: 'Mighty Servant'), also known as Blind Pilot, is a full-body combat suit made of extremely rare materials, the rarest of which belonging to the Uie of the Aeim Valley. The suit was developed in the late 300s by a group of selected talents from Eilith's College in preparations for the Second Civil War.   Its pilots were known to be unstoppable, marvelous fighters who achieved glorious victories wherever they were sent to fight. They were graceful and benevolent among all others on the battlefield and would often be mistaken for divinity.  

     

Conception

 
They are not soldiers - they are freedom fighters
— Fiel Tend, Head of the Sarvanza Program
  Less than a hundred years after the Album's First Civil War, tensions began rising again within the human kingdom. The crown itself felt threatened for the first time in recorded history. Thus, the Albis royal family dedicated a substantial amount of its treasury to funding 'special' projects to assure supremacy over the kindling rebellions. One such secret project would later be revealed as Sarvanza - the Mighty Servant Program.   The most remarkable scientists, collectors, monster-hunters, and other people of note were gathered to the College of Eilith and tasked with creating a suit that could rival . They each used their field of expertise and pulled their resources together in an effort to complete the arduous task.   Five years before the war finally broke out - and after many failed attempts - A man by the name of Fiel Tend came forth with a set of otherworldy golden suits. These were once the skins of the Uie - a terrible, unnatural race - and held the solution to seeing the crown's vision done. Although rather small for humans, the skins were the first layer of the strongest soldiers Album had ever seen.
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Cover image: by rikia

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May 25, 2021 17:52

How scary. I very much do not like the idea of a suit that rejects physical growth; clothes that are too tight are quite uncomfortable to me.

May 28, 2021 04:24 by O4

Thank you for reading :)   Glad to hear you connected with this sensation, uncomfortable as it may be.

May 25, 2021 18:01 by Bart Weergang

That's so creepy, I love it.
All the things you imply but don't say, add so much to this article!

May 28, 2021 04:26 by O4

Thank you!   There is a lot hidden between the lines. Glad to know it comes through.

May 25, 2021 18:33 by Sloqush

This an awesome article rikia, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it...unlike the mind-controlled child soldiers that have to wear those charming suits of eldritch nastiness :D   I particularly liked how all the components of the suit have a connection to various different parts of your worlds such as the lamias, the gods, and the Black Zombie.   Also, those quotes are fantastic, especially during the "Termination" portion, where they create such a strong contrast to the official version of the civil war :D

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May 28, 2021 04:47 by O4

Thank you so much for your kind words!   Cool that you noticed all the connections! It's very important for me to use that worldbuilding glue with other articles.   The quotes are... something for sure.   Glad you liked it!

May 25, 2021 19:28

Great article! I just love all of the different materials used for the suit and where each one originates from. Also nice how you worked your plant challenge into this article as well ^^ It seems like a truly scary thing to see! I can't stop looking at the top image !   And I wish i could give an extra like for the two steps from hell music xp was going to see them live last year but due to corona it will be 2022 :p

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May 28, 2021 04:50 by O4

Thank you for reading!   Makes me giddy to hear you noticed the connections to other articles.   I feel like Two Steps From Hell fit the theme of my world so well, so it was only a matter of time, really. Hope you get to see them next year! That sounds awesome.

May 25, 2021 20:14 by Stormbril

Woaaaaaah, this is really cool (and REALLY terrifying). The Caveman Brain + Victim Seal combo to ensure a host that follows orders effectively makes my skin crawl in the best ways. Great article and great layout! I love the creepy murder-message notes throughout it, though I think it might work a bit better as containers with text and backgrounds rather than images, if possible!

May 28, 2021 04:56 by O4

Thanks!! I appreciate your support, really! Means a lot coming from you that you liked the layout!   I completely get what you mean with the containers, and I will add tooltips to each image for better clarity. That said, I kinda like how the images stand out from the normal text, and I can play with their design much more easily.

May 28, 2021 17:12 by Stormbril

I'm glad to hear that!   Also oh no I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get rid of that effect! I really like it too, it stands out really nicely and their design is great! I mostly meant use something like   .user-css .papercontainer1 { background: url(link to image of the really neat paper background }   for a series of containers. Then you could put text in the container rather than as an image! Though, it might be a bit of a pain to get the size of them correct, and the text positioned properly.   Regardless, I think what you have now works just fine! It's readable and works great :)

May 25, 2021 21:09 by E. Christopher Clark

Great writing, and I really like the variety of the art. From the scraps of paper to the pulsing light in the profile image to the map of the different parts. Just great work!

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May 28, 2021 04:59 by O4

Thank you for reading! I'm happy you appreciate the work I've done. Especially the pulsing light (I felt clever making it)

May 26, 2021 07:34 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

Amazing article! All of it just sounds so horrible XD And as always, your outlay and illustrations are fantastic :D   I was going to say, the king needs to keep some of those suits for himself or the royal family or he wouldn't be able to keep his powers if any of the person wearing a suit decided to attack him, but then you said how painful it was to wear :p I can understand the royal family being squeamish! Though that doesn't take away the danger of course…   Small notes, the dimension section in the sidebar hint that the individuals will get crushed when they grow to be too big for the suit, but I didn't take from that section that they were sealed inside. Then the face covering is called "victim's seal", so that was another hint :p, but it's only in the teeth section that it's stated clearly. On one side, I think that it should be made clear earlier, on the other hand, seeing a few hints sprinkled in before it is made clear is also great to make it more ominous.   You don't have a link to your loffia article.   Oh, I see how the victim's seal answers my previous question about possible rebellions :D   I love how you've described all of those ingredients, each one special and horrible in a different way XD   I'm wondering how many of those suits they can make given the scarcity of some of the ingredients… Can they reuse the suits once the pilot is dead? That would explain the number of pilots staying at 12. Unless they really did not remain active for very long after the war?   I love all of those quotes, they are absolutely horrible XD And the last one, really makes clear all the pilots are children…

May 28, 2021 05:07 by O4

Thank you for reading!!  

I think that it should be made clear earlier
I get what you're saying, but I'm willing to sacrifice clarity for building the theme. The fact you were able to put the pieces together yourself means it worked.  
You don't have a link to your loffia article.
Wow, thank you for spotting that awful mistake! It's fixed now :)  
Oh, I see how the victim's seal answers my previous question about possible rebellions :D
I like how you figured it out while writing the comment XD  
Can they reuse the suits once the pilot is dead?
Well.................... *non-suspicious shrug*

May 26, 2021 12:51 by TC

Time for ye old article feedback!! Sorry for taking some time :')

Introduction

Nice opening quote, the intro text is clear and too the point, and goes over most of the terms you'll be using through the rest of the work, lovely stuff. You also set the tone really well with the contrast between the main text and the picture quotes (btw, I'd recommend adding a tooltip transcript again if you can ^^)

Conception

Nicely written! I'm curious as to how they managed to keep the project a secret when it involved so many eminent figures. You also have some nice ties with the rest of your world and history- Immortals, the first war, etc. The sidebar is nice a clean too, and I love the use of these quotes to give the informations. Really eery font too ^^

Components

First of all, the picture looks great! I love the kind of "chalk on a blackboard" feeling its got to it. Second of all, jesus every components name has me going D: ! The formatting of the following part is also really nice, with each section giving just the information we need to pain a really gruesome picture by the time we're done reading through. It also ties really nicely with the rest of your world, which is just A+. That last quote... ooof. just. ew ew ew

Second Civil War

That Albis dude.. fuck him, and also fuck Tend. Hmm feelings aside, the contrast between the main body of text and the quotes is just great. I'm quite curious as to what the quotes are- thoughts? Does that mean that the children in the suits are aware of everything they are being forced to do and unable to do anything about it? Because if so yeesh that is Dark dark.

Termination

Title says it all. This part really is just the cherry on top of the cake- all of that and then they are discarded. To be honest given that Tend dick I could think of worse endings.

Overall

I think you did a really great job toeing that line between saying things and implying them! Its honestly a very good, chilling and unsettling piece of work, and I think you do a good job of raising the topics you mention without being too "in your face" about it.

I do think it could be interesting to have an in world entity (person, organisation, smth like that) who could observe these things the same way we do as outside readers, even if they are more biased from being inside the world. Not too sure how much sense that makes but yee ^^

All in all, dope work!!

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May 27, 2021 18:08 by outer spec

What a great article! The design reminds me of the Stands from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and the rest of the article is really cool and creepy.

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May 28, 2021 05:27 by O4

Oh my god I didn't expect someone to figure it out! Yes, the design for the suit takes was originally my attempt at creating my own stand. JoJo is life!   Thank you for reading :)

May 27, 2021 19:00

Awesome and creepy article Rikia!!, I really enjoyed reading it!!, specially the different materials you used for the combat suit

May 28, 2021 05:28 by O4

Thank you Cally! Glad you enjoyed it, even if it is quite dark.

Jun 2, 2021 12:08 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

That quote about Dr Tend made my skin crawl. Bloody hell. This article is so well done. But oh my god. How horrifying. You've done such a great job with it. I love the pieces of paper throughout.

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Jun 6, 2021 13:09 by O4

Thank you :)

Jun 6, 2021 05:21

Wow! That is horrifying. Really well done.

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Jun 6, 2021 13:09 by O4

Thank you!

Jun 10, 2021 16:01 by Michael Chandra

Creepy, creepy, creepy, those in charge of the program are monsters. o_O The clash between reality and the convenient narrative is real scary here. Real nice article, it makes me shiver. o_O


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Jun 11, 2021 23:14 by O4

those in charge of the program are monsters
Even worse... they are humans!   Thank you for reading! Glad you shivered.

Nov 11, 2021 10:14 by TJ Trewin

Those notes are incredible and add a perfect balance of haunted pauses to this article. I love it.


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Nov 13, 2021 18:39 by O4

Thank you for reading and for your support :)))

Mar 24, 2022 14:28 by Scott Stokes

Love what you did with the paper scraps. Nice work.

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