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Lady Tempest   starts to miss her old life, and to help her out, Invincibelle reveals a personal secret.

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Comments: 46

schnarre [2023-10-15 23:34:00 +0000 UTC]

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Hack-jack [2018-05-21 15:14:37 +0000 UTC]

You should continue this story

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loreshaper-kethal [2015-03-28 08:40:09 +0000 UTC]

The emotion is very thick and sweet here.

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merle In reply to loreshaper-kethal [2015-04-23 16:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Aww! I'm glad you like it. Hopefully I'll be able to commission more of Lady Tempest in the future.

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keiarcher [2015-01-08 02:51:21 +0000 UTC]

moar!!

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merle In reply to keiarcher [2015-04-23 16:15:20 +0000 UTC]

When I can afford to commission it!

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MountainMan246 [2014-11-09 23:21:10 +0000 UTC]

As I delve deeper into your works, I stand in admiration for what you have created here.  Many years ago, I'd be jealous of how you create such works as these comics not only in humor but in how you give them souls as well. DeviantArt was made for creators such as yourself to shine ever brighter, and you'll always do well. Thank you for taking me through this story, and as I let the last lines of dialogue echo into my heart, I see something remarkable. You've turned a simple concept of humor into a tale of redemption, humanity and courage. Art isn't always about how detailed a painting can be or how large the scale it's on, but on how it connects to us all on an emotional level. This is where you've flourished magnificently, and I applaud your work. Over the years this website has helped me find who I am as different emotions swirl endlessly from deviant page to deviant page. Some are comedy, others instill a sense of duty, and some speak from the heart on how they see the world. I take these emotions and they remind me why I'm here today and how I keep living day after day no matter how struggles seem to never end in life. Lady Tempest and Invincibelle have reminded me of what fortitude really means and how no matter how daunting the task is in front of us is, we need to find the strength to keep finding purpose in life lest we fall into an inky void. I was there once. No light, no warmth, and no hopes. It was a bad place and I'm never going back. Your comic has been a wonderful reminder of what it means to keep moving forward. I happily follow your page, hungry for more. I know all of your creations have the spark of life you gave this comic.
A thousand times, I thank you. I can only hope you see this message because I'm only one voice out of many, but from the bottom of my heart and in every way possible I say: "Thank you, tran4of3." May you find success no matter where you go.
With All Due Respect To An Artist,
MountainMan246

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Matt22152 In reply to MountainMan246 [2016-06-29 19:53:13 +0000 UTC]

That was beautiful what you said and you are right!

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bruiser128 [2014-10-01 18:04:43 +0000 UTC]

Interesting characters you have made here.

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merle In reply to bruiser128 [2014-10-01 19:22:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! They just turn up when I'm bored, mostly. And City of Heroes definitely had a hand in spurring the creation of my hero characters and Cape City setting!

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bruiser128 In reply to merle [2014-10-01 20:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Cape City? is that by any chance inspired by Cape Town in South Africa?

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merle In reply to bruiser128 [2014-10-02 01:25:41 +0000 UTC]

Not quite. It is on a cape (geographical feature), but it's mostly a nickname based on the way it seems to attract costumed heroes and villains.

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bruiser128 In reply to merle [2014-10-02 01:59:51 +0000 UTC]

Honestly I was wondering what do you think would make
the best explanation for so many alien invasions of earth?

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merle In reply to bruiser128 [2014-10-02 15:22:41 +0000 UTC]

Probably the scariest idea is that there are so many alien artifacts on just about EVERY inhabited planet - that sounds like a very dangerous universe.

Could also be that there's something special about Earth that attracts attention - a powerful energy source, weird magic, that kind of thing.

In this setting, I think it's more likely that there are just going to be a lot of weird things that have happened - "xenoarcheology" can also apply to items found in alternate dimensions or buried on asteroids, that kind of thing.

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bruiser128 In reply to merle [2014-10-02 15:48:51 +0000 UTC]

My idea is that a certain event in earths history releases a bunch of energies
that gives a certain creatures exposed to it powers. That event would be 
this in my world althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Yell…

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AAGGRESSS [2014-09-13 21:32:55 +0000 UTC]

Another relationship saved thanks to the blu man group.

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clarificia [2014-09-07 21:18:07 +0000 UTC]

just great^^

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matther8 [2014-09-04 01:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Don't let this series die I love the story and characters. I don't care how you do it just please do not let it die.

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merle In reply to matther8 [2014-09-04 14:23:44 +0000 UTC]

It may take awhile before I can commission or write more, but Lady Tempest, Invincibelle, Debonair and the rest of the Cape City heroes will return!

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matther8 In reply to merle [2014-09-04 21:38:07 +0000 UTC]

*clapping* yay XD

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TheGuyWhoReviewGames [2014-08-28 16:25:51 +0000 UTC]

i wish there was more comics based on lady tempest.

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merle In reply to TheGuyWhoReviewGames [2014-08-28 19:42:12 +0000 UTC]

I'll commission more of 'em if the ideas come to me! Thinking of trying to write some all-text stories in this setting, too.

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TheGuyWhoReviewGames In reply to merle [2014-08-28 21:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh that would be so freaking awesome. cause i was thinking that we would explore more on lady tempest back story a little more. like how he became that way. before turning into a girl of course.

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Twinsnake-Coatl [2014-08-28 01:55:07 +0000 UTC]

Cool tale.

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merle In reply to Twinsnake-Coatl [2014-08-28 19:42:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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The90sDoggo [2014-08-28 01:40:35 +0000 UTC]

i really liked this

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merle In reply to The90sDoggo [2014-08-28 19:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it Ian is always a pleasure to commission from!

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NatalieRath [2014-08-27 03:09:29 +0000 UTC]

This is an awesome short story. 

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merle In reply to NatalieRath [2014-08-27 17:06:36 +0000 UTC]

Very glad you like it!

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Dracos123 [2014-08-27 02:01:54 +0000 UTC]

Cute short story.  Props to the two of you

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tran4of3 In reply to Dracos123 [2014-08-27 15:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!

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merle In reply to Dracos123 [2014-08-27 02:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Zerozero204 [2014-08-27 00:31:52 +0000 UTC]

Splendid art, and the story's a titch deep.

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merle In reply to Zerozero204 [2014-08-27 02:26:16 +0000 UTC]

Glad you enjoyed it! The art's all Ian and the dialogue largely is too, I just gave him the general story beats.

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matther8 [2014-08-26 22:30:14 +0000 UTC]

Amazing loved this short comic hope to see more from you.

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DMS1319 [2014-08-26 18:32:23 +0000 UTC]

Nice to hear more from these characters.

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merle In reply to DMS1319 [2014-08-27 02:45:37 +0000 UTC]

I'll have to commission more when I can! Maybe I should start writing stories with them...

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Levia-the-Dragon [2014-08-26 18:27:12 +0000 UTC]

A touching little tale there... food for thought too.

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merle In reply to Levia-the-Dragon [2014-08-26 18:34:12 +0000 UTC]

Glad you liked it! ^.^ Been itching to flesh out 'Belle's origin story for awhile now.

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coredumperror [2014-08-26 18:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Neat little story! I wonder what Lady Tempest has to say to Debbonaire?

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merle In reply to coredumperror [2014-08-26 18:33:49 +0000 UTC]

I think the two of them just need a little heart-to-heart. Not to mention, Tempest still needs to work through her feelings about her old life, and her fears about how comfortable she feels in her new one - can she ever be truly sure that Debonair isn't still using his powers on her?

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NavitasErusSirus In reply to merle [2014-11-08 18:32:08 +0000 UTC]

Aw, I hope he's not. This is very cute without the MC stuff.

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merle In reply to NavitasErusSirus [2014-11-14 14:15:53 +0000 UTC]

If and when I get the chance to commission another Tempest comic, we may find out

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NavitasErusSirus In reply to merle [2014-11-14 15:14:17 +0000 UTC]

It's your commissions :3 This is a very cute relationship without MC though, it's a very grim one with.

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merle In reply to NavitasErusSirus [2014-11-18 16:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Well, I don't want to spoil too much about future stories, but...I DO tend to prefer cute stories to grim ones...usually.

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NavitasErusSirus In reply to merle [2014-11-18 17:47:14 +0000 UTC]

I can relate, I don't absolve from the grimness entirely myself But this is toooo cuuute, and it wavers on your decision D:

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