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lindalofbroome · 1 year

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The entire spaceship shook as heavy machinery interlocked with the hatch. They had burned through all their fuel trying to escape the Grey Guard’s tractor beam, but to no avail. The bigger ship had been unrelenting, looming in Silence One’s shadow like an omen.

Lief and Barda sat in terrified anticipation. At any moment, the huge grey brutes from Shadow Prime would burst through the hatch and shoot them dead at best or take them hostage at worst.

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The thump of heavy boots rattled the metal floor. The whirl of a drill grew louder as it punched through the hatch door. A dot of light shone through the opening.

‘What—?’ Lief blurted out.

Suddenly, bright green gas whistled through the hole, pouring in, filling the ship.

‘Beware!’ Barda shouted, scrambling from his seat. ‘Helmets, Lief!’ They raced to their space gear, holding their breath, their helmets clicking into place. The gas swirled around them, soaking through their clothes, their skin, but the air-filters in their helmets prevented them from breathing it in. They would be fine, right?

Lief felt like he was on fire. It started on his hands and ankles, any skin he had exposed. He felt sharp, stinging pains, racing from his extremities towards his torso, like the needle sensation he felt when his feet were numb but so much more worse.

He raised his hands to check them, almost expecting to see a swarm of insects tearing at his flesh, but there was nothing.

The pain receded from his hands and feet as it drew closer to his heart, and Lief was startled to realise that he could no longer feel his fingers and toes. He wiggled them in disbelief. His hands fell down, limp by his side, and he staggered to his knees. He dimly heard a clatter of equipment as Barda stumbled into the storage unit housing the rest of their gear.

‘Barda, are you—?’ Lief heard a loud thump as he fell to the floor, but he felt nothing. He could do nothing but watch as the bigger man shook his head as if to deter an annoying insect, and struggled towards Lief’s still form, but he could do nothing to stay aloft, even as the gas began to dissipate.

‘They have paralysed us so that we still live, but cannot move,’ Barda slurred. ‘They will come for us, and then...' His voice trailed off, as if he dare not imagine. ‘Lief — I have led you to your death!’

‘It is not your fault,’ Lief replied. ‘We took to the stars together. And we are not dead yet!’

The air was losing its green tint, almost as if it never was. As Lief had the thought, there was the sound of air pressure release as the hatch opened a little. Before he could wonder how it opened, a white and blue disc about the size of his spread hand hovered in. It had a black lens at the front, and the disc spun and floated around, seeming to be looking around. Some sort of probe droid, Lief guessed.

It turned and spotted the prone figures of Lief and Barda and made an excited little chirping sound, and zipped over to examine them. Lief could see his face reflected in the glass of the lens as it pushed up to his helmet. It turned to examine Barda, who growled in response, and Lief spotted the letters “K.R.E.E.” along the edge of the droid.

The droid then rose and seemed to do a final sweep, scanning the ship, before making a short burst of beeps. Lief assumed it called an ‘all clear’ signal.

He braced himself for the soldiers he knew must appear. The brutal warriors of the Grey Fleet that had seized the Deltora system sixteen years ago were giant, fearless and ruthless by all accounts, not just for their battle prowess but also their blind obedience to and technological advantage from their master plotting at Shadow Prime in Deltora’s fallen sister-system.

The Shadow Army invaded the system, ploughing through Dread Thorn, Somnium A and B on their way to Aurel Major; the other planets were not in their path for the initial sweep, but suffered after they took over Del, Aurel Major’s capital city and home of Deltoran interplanetary politics.

Lief’s parents, an engineer and a tailor, managed to smuggle Lief and Barda off-planet in a last ditch hope to expel the invaders.

At the dusk of his birthday, Lief’s father had handed him a belt of seven empty medallions. He instantly recognised it as the legendary Belt of Deltora, a story told to him since the cradle.

Long ago in ancient times, a rainbow meteor shower appeared in the sky of each and every planet. During the event, while the ancient population gazed to their skies in fear or awe, a small meteorite hurtled towards the planet’s surface. It was big enough to not burn up, but small enough to not drastically shift the global ecosystem.

It impacted six land masses with an explosion of particles, sending a shockwave out on all the planets; all except Aurel Major, whose meteorite landed in the ocean. But the people of Aurel Major are the most curious and adventurous of the original Seven by nature, so perhaps it was destiny for they would be the only ones bothered — excited — to explore the marine depths to investigate the strange occurrence.

Each of the Seven first populations came to discover a crater, and nestled in the centre was the remains of the meteorite. One brave soul ventured towards the steaming space rock, feeling the heat on their skin from a distance. And then the rock cracked and fell away, revealing a sparkling gemstone.

Each Gem became a talisman for the Seven, and offered magical power to the people. But it was guarded jealously by each, and kept secret for a long time.

That is, until Adin of Del.

When the Shadow Army first entered the Deltora System centuries ago, there was an engineer who dreamed of seven Gems, united by a strong but beautiful belt. He dreamed that someone wearing the jewelled belt would be key to saving their galaxy.

He awoke and set to work, drawing up the design for the Belt embedded in his mind, and created a device that would channel the Gem’s powers into something greater and unfathomable. When it was complete, he ventured out to the neighbouring planets without telling a soul at home.

He was the first person to explore the solar system beyond their own planet’s orbit. Several of the Seven had developed space travel, including Aurel Major, and the rest were not ready or simply were uninterested in such ventures. But none had strayed far from home. The people of Del, in particular, were thirsting for space travel, but Aurel Major had many moons that were mostly unexplored due to their unique perils. The Councillors of Del, the planet’s highest authority, had decreed space travel forbidden in the name of safety and preservation, after the thirteenth expedition to Silence One were lost to the mysterious Wenn creatures, leaving behind vague reports of droning sounds.

So, not only was Adin the engineer venturing into the unknown with nothing but his wits and skills, he could not return for fear of punishment.

But against all odds, he retrieved all seven Gems — including his home’s Topaz — and united the galaxy against the Shadow Army, and their alliance and combined power was enough to overcome the enemy.

That was the story, anyway.

Lief had never known a world like the ones they told in the stories. He half-expected they were lies told to foster some hope and wonder in the Del children, to encourage them to keep Faith, to believe in the power of the Topaz and its siblings in the Belt.

His home had always been overrun with the Greys, their hulking builds patrolling the streets. His people had always been suffering. His family had always been struggling.

He was tired and he had enough.

So when his parents offered him the chance to fight back, he had jumped eagerly at it. But now, here he was, lying paralysed on the floor.

Was their quest doomed from the start?

The hatch door opened once more, the rushing of air pulling him from his thoughts. He braced himself for the familiar figure of the enemy soldiers, waiting to make their claim on their ship, their possessions, their persons.

Lief was disappointed.

He was greeted by the sight of a small grey figure, with the spiked breastplate and helmet of a soldier. Where was the towering alien he had seen countless times at home, stomping through the streets like they owned them? Where were the thick, muscled forearms and the double-thumbed hands? Where was the heavy belt of weapons, of ray guns and slings with blister ammunition?

The figure walked inside, heavy boots rattling the metal floor plates, striding purposefully towards them. What was this? Were there other types of Greys that they didn’t know about, perhaps?

‘This will be useful, Filli,’ a voice said, modulated by the helmet. With a shock, Lief saw that there was a fluffy, purple ball on the grey shoulder. It had big eyes filled with curiosity, but also mischief. This, it seemed, was Filli as it chittered in response to its name. The figure leaned down and detached Lief’s helmet. ‘How lucky that we came this way today. If we had left it until tomorrow, the ship would be long gone.’

The probe droid that had been hovering around Lief and Barda made a cheery beeping, rocking a bit in the air as if dancing. The Grey turned to it, holding up Lief’s helmet. ‘See what I have found, Kree! A fine new helmet for us.’ They turned to go, the Filli creature chittering.

It was then that Lief realised who they were.

A scavenger.

‘Wait!’

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bruhmemeequalsbreme · 2 years

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I remember being a kid and thinking "Damn Jasmine, how were you so dumb to believe Faith was real?" and just hating her for falling into the trap to begin with, because Jasmine was supposed to be the logical, wary one, but damn, now that I'm older, it hits hard understanding emotions more.

Jasmine has never had any human family. Despite Lief and Barda, she doesn't feel that close to them yet at the end of DQ1, and has difficulty confiding in people.

Deep down, she just wants to be loved. Filli and Kree are her family but of course, her inner child would want more. Despite her pragmatism and apathy, deep down she's overly compassionate about this sort of thing.

The idea of having a sister who went through something that SHE possibly could have gone through had her mother not told her to hide in the bushes must've been painful for her, tugging on her empathy.

It would've been possible to her that her mother wasn't killed immediately and that she was pregnant and gave birth in the Shadowlands, because she didn't see Anna get killed.

"Why didn't she ask Doom?"

Even after Jasmine finds out Doom is her father, they're not exactly close, and the SL took advantage of this. She wanted to find something in life again, and didn't ask Doom cus there was just that...gap. Didn't feel close enough to him.

Doom's struggling, he's going through a lot of shit, must I remind that Doom HATED King Endon? Then all of a sudden he finds out Jarred is King Endon and that he's Jarred and remembers he loved King Endon, it's all a major shocking dissonance and then Endon dies within the same week.

He's back to his old self, he's severely dismissive-avoidant etc. He subconsciously sees emotional support as weakness, and most likely doesn't want to get close to Jasmine so it won't wear her out. I doubt Jasmine felt an actual loving bond at the time enough to confront him.

Growing older you realise how the SL psychologically manipulates people using grief and loss (that he caused) and it's scarier, like Paff's story. He killed Paff's family, she's a case of a severely mentally ill woman with deep-rooted anxieties, people-pleasing tendencies, major depression etc. No wonder she killed herself for release.

#deltora quest #deltora quest fandom #deltora quest memes #deltora quest theories #deltora quest jasmine #barda #lief #doom #deltora quest doom #dq #deltora quest 2

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lovingmilkshakeninja · 2 years

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Deltora quest Aesthetic

#Deltora Quest #dragons of deltora #jasmine of del #lief of del #barda of del #doom of del #dq #deltora quest aesthetic

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doomsupportgroup · 1 year

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Lief and Barda eating at Jasmine's nest

#deltora quest #lief #jasmine #barda #the forests of silence #dq series #dq jasmine #dq lief #dq barda #filli #kree #dq filli #dq kree

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nofr1lls · 2 years

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u wont believe the depths of what these two women are responsible for

#deltora quest #jasmine deltora quest #bbc merlin #morgana pendragon #i dont hesitate to say this is close to the realest ive ever been on this blog ive touched a core part of my childhood and development here #dq #room temp

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im-a-ramblr · 2 years

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Okay so this stupid story idea won't leave me alone so I'm writing it down in the hopes that that gets it out of my head.

So Faith and Dain are both real AU. Faith is Jasmine little sister, but she's been experiment on by the Shadowlord while he was creating Old, and was in a magical statist a lot of the time so she's a little younger than she probably should be. Dain was captured by the pirates and sold to the Shadowlord.

Jasmine takes a longer to realize Leif and Doom didn't know about Faith, on account of her being real. They've been back at the castle for a few weeks, and Jasmine is actually preparing to leave with Faith, when a very timid Dain ask why she's mad and points out that based on Faith's age, what the Shadowlord told them, and the reveal of the fake belt and new heir, Lief couldn't have known, and Doom was likey to no either.

Jasmine goes to talk to Lief and they make up.

The alternative is basically the same thing but but a few years later, because Jasmine does leaves. The rumors of Lief's newest adventure (aka series 3) draws Jasmine into a market where she meets Dain, who is traveling with Lief.

#deltora quest #dq au #lief of del #jasmine of del #dain of tora

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namedafterflowerstournament · 9 months

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Botanic Tournament : Jasmines Bracket !

Third Place Match

#botanic tournament #tournament polls #jasmines bracket #dq jasmine #dq fandom #deltora quest jasmine #deltora quest #jazz fenton #jasmine fenton #danny phantom #danny fenton #danny phantom fandom

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toast-com · 1 year

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There's a Deltora Quest anime. It's old, but great.

Also, Deltora Quest was a great book series.

I ship Lief and Jasmine so hard.

#toasty talks #deltora quest #dq lief #dq jasmine

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theimaginatrix27 · 5 months

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Roddacember Day 1: Favourite Character

I don't post about Deltora Quest enough, but something you need to know from the outset is that the first DQ book I read was Isle of Illusion because Vision Australia's library was like that. I got all the rest more or less in order (Shadowgate and Dread Mountain were out of sequence but hey, can't win 'em all), but this is important for what I'm about to say.

Because Jasmine in Isle of Illusion was keeping a secret from Lief, thinking he had been hiding her sister from her, and also demonstrated her absolute coolness in this book in several ways that made me instantly fall in love:

Had animal companions she could talk to, which I loved.

Proceeded to escape from the mud grubs offscreen thanks to animal companions and then bust Lief out immediately despite above beliefs about his lying to her.

Made it clear during her interactions with Penn and the Piper that she did not give a shit about stupid bullshit rules or others' expectations of her.

Fuckin swinging on a rope to get to the dome and the others joining her, because I do not like heights but I can acknowledge she was fuckin badass for doing that without fear and I didn't know anything about her that wasn't mentioned in this book.

Proceeded to destroy Auris's entire life by vocally shattering his illusions, figurative and literal.

In short, I was in love by the time I was halfway through the book.

And then I started reading the rest of the series and found I was right to do so.

Jasmine is impulsive, has a very short temper, can and often does break unwritten social rules, struggles with reading and can't swim. Jasmine is also whipcrack smart, observant, can talk to animals and trees, takes literally nobody's shit even if they're scary, is breathtakingly selfless, and as Glock said with his last breath, has the heart of a fuckin Jalis.

Jasmine is amazing and I love her, even when she gets herself or friends into trouble, and Lief made the absolute right choice, and that romance does not feel forced at all, because when a girl saves your life twice in the span of a day, when you've only just met, and then continues to save your fucken life over and over in the course of the next three years, what are you gonna do, not propose as soon as she'll let you?

Also that proposal, AKA "When the time comes, I will follow Adin's example and marry for love. If the woman I love will have me, of course," and her response, as lovely and forthright as Jasmine always is: "She probably will, when the time comes."

I love her.

Also she slayed in that outfit Steven gave her in Maze of the Beast and I love that for her as well. :D

#Deltora Quest #Jasmine #Roddacember 2023

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