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Description I'm feeling a little better now, I finally braved food that wasn't water crackers and I think it's doing me a world of good... I'm still pretty light-headed, though, so the following explanation of this old, never-to-be-finished picture will probably be rather fuzzy –

Read this crap if you’re interested in Midas Weave. I’ve explained Time’s story, most of Karma’s story (turns out there’s a reason he’s such a sourpuss) and a mind-rape of info concerning how the Members of Fabric operate. If you’re not interested you’ve probably already stopped reading and will never even see this


Presenting the three Superior Members of Fabric: Time, Balance and Death (two of whom you've met before xD). I'll just start from the beginning, shall I?

Time, unlike any of the other Members, is born and not made. The baby will be recognised by the mark on their chest, and it is then the responsibility of the current Time to raise the baby whilst teaching them their role.

The Time featured here was born in Germany in the First World, and given the name Sofie Metzger. The Time before her was too ill to raise her as his own, he let her remain with her birth family and grow as she pleased, promising he would teach of her duties when he was able. Without any instruction on how to channel her gifts, Sofie matured to be impatient, quick tempered, haughty and proud.

She found life exceedingly boring until she entered high school and met Erich Auwers, a talented but introverted fellow student training as a psychic. (Note: People in the First World aren't technically immortal, but they aren't human. They live for much longer, and most have "gifts", e.g. Erich (Karma) is a psychic and Jimmy is a shape shifter. Psychics are the most common, just so ya know xD) Upon meeting Erich for the first time, Sofie felt something she never had before: prohibition. She sensed she was not allowed to pursue him, and so being generally spoilt and selfish she pursued him regardless.

Erich, plainly put, probably thought all his Christmases had come at once. He was quiet, but not naïve, and although getting to know him was no easy task for Sofie, it was rewarding… he proved to be quick-witted, cynical and clever, traits of her own she favoured. The relationship was largely physical, and became detrimental the longer it lasted, as Sofie discovered how easily she could manipulate Erich. He grew tired, his strength of personality waned, and Sofie came to realise that was exactly what she wanted.

By the time they were eighteen she had nearly broken him completely, but circumstances took a turn for the worse when Time sought her out to begin teaching her to replace him. His mistake was his very first lesson: he taught her how to make new Members of Fabric. Sofie decided then and there that her future Members would all be loyal to her, she planned to change their traditions of being reclusive and secretive about their powers. Ultimately, she desired to have the Members of Fabric present themselves as what they really were: the most powerful beings in tangible existence.

Mulling world domination over as she was, Sofie realised she would need a right hand man. The Member second to Time is Balance, so Sofie told Erich who she was, spun her story like she was a princess destined to become a queen who needed a prince. She branded him with the mark on her chest and finally understood why she’d sensed as long as she’d known him that she was forbidden to touch him.

Three unfortunate facts came into play when Sofie made Erich into Balance:

Fact a) Balance, in essence, is the force that ensures things fated to be will occur, and it is Balance’s role to rectify events which were not predestined.

Fact b) When creating new Members of Fabric, the current Member must align their chest with their subject, thus if the brand was on the right side of the Member’s chest it will be transferred to the left side of the subject’s chest.

Fact c) In accordance with fact b), subjects who are branded on the left side of the chest (over the heart) are most unlucky. When being branded over the heart the subject will undoubtedly lose part or all of what is best described as their “soul”, though they refer to it metaphorically as their “heart”. It is easier than you would think to survive without your “soul”, and these Members tend to live longer but suffer more.


Erich was never fated to become Balance, which was why Sofie had felt foreboding. Already torn apart by the pain of the transformation, Erich’s pain was doubled by the weight of his new role: he was now Balance, and because of this Balance had been defied, filling him with the relentless need to restore it and causing him deeper agony the longer he couldn’t. In addition to this pain, Sofie had also unknowingly taken his heart. He should have died, but fate would have it that he didn’t.

A perversion of destiny, if unfixed, never heals. There was nothing Erich or Sofie could do to change their mistake, although as Sofie was unscathed by the whole ordeal she wasn’t really fussed. Erich, on the other hand, would be in pain for the rest of his very, very long life. lawl he’s like House xD

The Member third to Time is Death, so Sofie found herself a candidate for that role, too. Michael Regan, power-hungry but obedient, intelligent but not questioning and naturally ruthless, was an excellent candidate. Now isn’t really the time for his story, though.

H’oh, Jesus this is long enough. Blah, blah, blah, Erich found his feet, pulled the knife out of his back and deposited it in Sofie’s. (for the record, Sofie is the only Member who goes by her real name instead of her original name, so whenever I talk about “Time” please assume I’m talking about her) He left her, nullifying her plan of world domination and royally pissing her off, and sought out his bestest buddy Jimmy whom he’d grown up with and whom he should’ve listened to when Jimmy assured him Sofie was a “no good slurry”.

And so… with Jimmy and Erich lay the beginnings of their little time-travel-squad-thing, as Erich had stolen the time-manipulating-device-thing from Time, which you would already know if you’d read this: [link] You’ll see in that Karma is quite frivolous when referring to Time, but on the inside his guts were churning with insurmountable hatred I assure you c:

Other Things I Think I Should Clear Up:

- no, the Superior Members of Fabric do not have wings, thus this picture is misleading (lol shut up, I was going for symbolism) … although whenever they meet mortals they tend to get asked if they’re angels. This is due to us mortals being fairly intuitive when we want to be… or in the case of meeting Michael, this is due to us mortals being wishful thinkers.

- This picture shows them when they were younger, but I’m sure you figured that out. Time has shorter hair now… so does Karma lawl – oh, but Michael’s hair is much longer >_>

- Do… do you want to know why Karma was nick-named Karma? Well, not long after leaving Time he happened to be drunk and attempting to explain to Jimmy about the Members of Fabric at the same time. After he tried to define “Balance” Jimmy astutely, albeit drunkenly, summed it up as: “You mean if someone does something bad you’re the force that’s gonna punish them? So… like karma? Only not because you’re not Buddhist?” And that, my friends, is how Karma was nick-named Karma.

- Please know that if you’ve been pronouncing “Erich” in your head as “Eh-rich” I would be really amused xD It’s just the German version of “Eric” and is pronounced the same :3

- … lol boobs.




THE LONG-AWAITED END



… all the above is © Abigail McKenzie. I’m allowed to be paranoid.
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Comments: 77

lisa123abc [2010-03-12 03:40:06 +0000 UTC]

luv deaths smirk also karma looks so emo

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Eeba-ism In reply to lisa123abc [2010-03-14 00:32:26 +0000 UTC]

he's an emo kinda guy xD

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FakeSinatra [2009-07-30 14:24:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh, i love this story *_*, and i love Time's Boobiiies

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Eeba-ism In reply to FakeSinatra [2009-11-11 06:58:35 +0000 UTC]

And I love you xDDDD!!

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FakeSinatra In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-11-11 13:41:01 +0000 UTC]

Hum 8D yes you can. I'm awesome.


/ sblaff :3 /

ps: I love you too, don't be jealous of your characters :3

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fifey [2009-05-21 05:31:13 +0000 UTC]

for the record. its weird seeing a drawing of a naked person after youve been told said person is based on u. :S

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Eeba-ism In reply to fifey [2009-05-21 09:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Kate.. Time isn't the one based on you lol.. Jen is xD

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XskyeX [2009-04-13 03:30:58 +0000 UTC]

See... this is why I love Kar... Erich. He had a horrible past and he needs love! And .... and.... Ok I got nothing and I have to comment on more stuffs...

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XskyeX In reply to XskyeX [2009-05-06 23:37:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, thank you for making so many wonderful characters to call by their original names.

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Eeba-ism In reply to XskyeX [2009-05-06 00:56:44 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou for calling him Erich! He's always been Erich to me.. I just.. think that name really suits him xD <3

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GreenLiquidBrain [2009-04-03 12:40:29 +0000 UTC]

OH FUCK. Oh fuckety fuck. That is amazing.
(I'm stunned, so that's all the comment you get! )

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Eeba-ism In reply to GreenLiquidBrain [2009-05-03 08:10:19 +0000 UTC]

THAT'S OK, that was an AMPLE comment, Gooey :3

I'm sorry for my epically late reply-- AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE? I still haven't got a smack jeevas account. But then.. I've barely been on the computer lately *excuses, excuses*

PLZ don't think I've deserted you. I shall get a smack jeevas account right naow.

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GreenLiquidBrain In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-05-04 14:28:37 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha, no worries my love...

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chopstyx [2009-03-30 07:13:22 +0000 UTC]

i have three things to say to you.

-you tear my heart apart... do i love motley's crew? or do i love these... (more capable of making even bigger boo-boos) beings? it is a dilemma of the highest magnitude. even bigger than things like taking coma patients off life support after 10 years, abortion and whether or not to tell your wife that her ass really does look big in that dress.

i just read that sentence again, and i sound horrible, but i'm really not! domestic violence can occur to men as well as women!

abby, you're ebil.

- C: they look suitable creepy, and karma (oh, he should have known better than to drink with his friends!) has a fragility that fits this time in the story.

-AND my little sister is called sophie ... does that mean she's gonna be as twisted as your sofie? D: it's hard enough as it is, when we're the same dress size! WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE HAD SUPER POWERS?! /thinking.

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Eeba-ism In reply to chopstyx [2009-04-02 02:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Who says Farrere couldn't kill someone?!



... *SNORT* Uh. Can't you just like them both? D: That's what I keep telling myself.. I can sense the Midas Weave characters would be more successful on a bigger scale than the MC ones.. but I don't really care lawl.. so long as there's someone there to read what I write I'll write it xD

No, Em, you're ebil. You believe in domestic violence. That's enough Once Were Warriors for you, clearly.

I think it's Karma's friends who need to be careful about drinking with him, not the other way round xD .. Hm.. I wonder what he's like when he's drunk.. I struggle to imagine it.

Naw, your sister's not twisted.. because her name is spelt "Sophie" and not "Sofie" .. makes aaaall the difference c:

ANYTHING BUT SUPER POWERS D:

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chopstyx In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-16 03:11:14 +0000 UTC]

wow, late reply is late

YOU SAID! when you made him batman...

i'll read it!!!! !! !!!!! oh, but i am still rent into two

i have never watched once were warriors... i'm a bad new zealander :C

i can imagine it. O_O he would be just like my best friend (who is gay) but meaner. it's a scary thought. hmm, like the time he played hide and seek... but didn't tell anyone.

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Pyro-N [2009-03-28 16:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome story! That just made me even more interested in Midas Weave! XD
And you're a really good writer too! XD
I hunger for more! MORE!

(lol boobs)

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Eeba-ism In reply to Pyro-N [2009-04-02 02:06:23 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou c: The Midas Weave stuff comes in dribs and drabs, though.. cuz I haven't made a proper plotline for them yet xD It's just a whole lot of characters with a whole lot of backstories

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Pyro-N In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-03 02:04:26 +0000 UTC]

What you've put up so far looks really good! XD

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AFY [2009-03-27 23:06:28 +0000 UTC]

That is one beautiful picture there, the eyes and the chest markings and the haircolor glowing so brilliantly against everything else. I am wooed beyond belief.

And that is an amazing backstory. Sofie, yeah, she is one helluva badass. Is she MW's resident villain?

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Eeba-ism In reply to AFY [2009-04-02 02:12:19 +0000 UTC]

Hm.. I don't think I could call her the resident villain. She's grown up a lot since this, she's still a heinous bitch lol.. but.. she grew out of the "world domination" stage. Now she's focused on running the Embassy and being all ace-business-woman-ee.

Michael's really the only one I know of who's the most consistently evil.. only because he's always trying to do Karma in.

I fail at making actual villains lol xD

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imaginaryending [2009-03-27 18:56:42 +0000 UTC]

Sweeeeeeeeeeet!!! I love how we get new insight into all these characters with each new picture
Sounds like a pretty fucked-up past. Time's a bitch.
Anyways, Lovely picture! Yay boobs! hahah

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Eeba-ism In reply to imaginaryending [2009-04-02 02:13:42 +0000 UTC]

Heh, that's going to make it lovely and confusing for anyone else who comes along and wants to know about them xD

It's quite sad I haven't had an excuse to draw boobs yet. I should remedy that D:

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imaginaryending In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 02:20:38 +0000 UTC]

Agreed!! Everyone loves boobs!

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haius [2009-03-27 16:48:03 +0000 UTC]

is Death the one with the creepy sores all over his face? cuz those are freaking me out. they're like... alien leprosy or something.

in other news, the other dude, who I am guessing is Balance, is totally hot.

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Eeba-ism In reply to haius [2009-04-02 02:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Zey be eyes [link]

And.. Balance is less hot when he's older xD [link]

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haius In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 05:11:57 +0000 UTC]

naw, still hot. XP

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haius In reply to haius [2009-03-27 19:15:51 +0000 UTC]

I actually just read that huge long summary of stuff about your story, and I have to say I must applaud you. you're just as terrible to your male leads as I am! Sophie's totally like a dark lord of the Sith or something, with the old Time being her Jedi master who failed, and Erich being her apprentice who in the end turned against her to follow the light...

la la la. this sounds like a really great story. did you do the original plot meme about this? if not, you must. so. there.

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PTGreat [2009-03-27 14:22:54 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!!!

...except for Time because I don't want to compliment her Instead I shall wish bad things upon her

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Eeba-ism In reply to PTGreat [2009-04-02 02:18:36 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately, she's one of those really annoying mean people who never seem to get their comeuppance :c

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PTGreat In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 07:23:09 +0000 UTC]

D: damn

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Lucifielle [2009-03-27 10:33:48 +0000 UTC]

"lawl he’s like House xD"

Loool! I laughed so hard at this!

I really like the way you write and your stories.

*goes back to wait for chapter 9 of MC*

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Eeba-ism In reply to Lucifielle [2009-04-02 02:32:38 +0000 UTC]

But it's so true! Cuz y'know.. House is always in pain hence he's a miserable character xD I think Karma might be a little better at dealing with his pain, though..

God I'm sorry about how long Chp 9 is taking. I shall be working on it this afternoon, if that's any consolation. I don't know when it will be finished D: I hate having a job and writer's block >_>

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Lucifielle In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 09:48:23 +0000 UTC]

Take your time with the chapter :] I know how blocks are The job part.... I REMEMBER how that was XD

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muffinpoodle [2009-03-27 08:11:34 +0000 UTC]

NO-GOOD SLURRY
I HATE HER
(I nearly typed no-good hurry, then. Dunno what that means.)
(I can't stop looking at her boobs though. Damn those boobs.)

Karma's mark is crying! DDDD:
I feel SO sad for Karma now, and love him all the more.

Mikeyyyyy wooooo I love him but you know that.

The wings look pretty sweet as though
And I like how their eyes are all bright, crazy~

And I pronounced it "Eric" in my head, don't worry! (German instincts kicking in?)

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Eeba-ism In reply to muffinpoodle [2009-04-02 02:28:13 +0000 UTC]

Ooh.. you noticed the crying-mark thingy-thing 8D Yes. Poor baby, his blood has turned to silver. Time's blood is gold 'n' Michael's is black.. all the Lower Members get plain old red blood, but xD

... That doesn't mean I don't think we shouldn't cut Waffen open to see if it's true 8D

I am glad of your German instincts .. though.. I love how much Erich suits him.. A little piece of me dies every time I call him Karma D:

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muffinpoodle In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-07 04:02:09 +0000 UTC]

That is pretty cool! I wish I had green blood. (I don't really. There's probably some fatal disease that makes your blood turn green and now I've just jinxed myself.)

Knife play? Yummy! *gathers a selection of sharp objects* Hmmm, would he prefer the vegetable knife or the glass dagger? The latter seems kind of classy.

I am glad of most German things! (Notice the most. You always have to be careful.)
I am going to call him Erich from now on! :L

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Eeba-ism In reply to muffinpoodle [2009-04-08 02:28:06 +0000 UTC]

I can't imagine green blood having the same consistency as red blood.. like.. think about it lol.. green always equals thick and slimy in my limited imagination ><

Waffen is intruiged by the glass dagger. He'd rather not get involved with s&m involving said dagger... but he would like you to give it to him. The dagger, that is. Not whatever you were thinking.

Baahah, I love how careful you have to be when discussing the Germans XDDD

Yes. Erich. I have already had a firm word to you about that.

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muffinpoodle In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-08 16:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Fine, he can have it. Tell him he's lucky I'm in a generous mood. *totally unconvincing as a threat of any kind*

Should I not call him that? I feel like I shouldn't now. I could always just call him Kermit, bwahaha.

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XxKibaTheHunterxX [2009-03-27 07:14:56 +0000 UTC]

They all kick some serious ass! I still think Michael is my favorite though....

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Eeba-ism In reply to XxKibaTheHunterxX [2009-04-02 02:32:58 +0000 UTC]

D: are you a sadist? xDD

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XxKibaTheHunterxX In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 12:26:46 +0000 UTC]

Nope. I just love his design!...and the Irony of his name....

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Vixie-Greeneyes [2009-03-27 03:50:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, my eyes burn from that super long comment.
And uh. Lol boobs o u o
But fo srs, this is just amazing.
The eyes, the hair, the wings.. <333

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Eeba-ism In reply to Vixie-Greeneyes [2009-04-02 02:29:24 +0000 UTC]

Heh, sorry for the length of that comment.. I don't think I'll ever write a comment that long again xD

And thankyou :3

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Vixie-Greeneyes In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 02:33:26 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, if that was me, I would probably collaspe.
Using all that brain power.. Dearie me :9

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Kellviete [2009-03-27 03:31:20 +0000 UTC]

Yay awesome plotline! And I love the art! *_*

Poor Erich... Oh I see, that's where Jimmy comes in... Does Sophie try to get back at him later? For stealing her stuff?

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Eeba-ism In reply to Kellviete [2009-04-02 02:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Uhm.. probably? I don't.. really know D:

LOL I fail at being an author XDDD

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Kellviete In reply to Eeba-ism [2009-04-02 08:57:03 +0000 UTC]

No! You are made of win!!! (I refuse to believe otherwise)

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august-knell [2009-03-27 03:31:19 +0000 UTC]

I love this story, it's just...awesome!


do i get extra points for “Erich” right in my head?

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Eeba-ism In reply to august-knell [2009-04-02 02:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Heh, if I could give points, you would have them xDDD

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