Well, I finally found it :3
Here is the movie that won the second prize at the fan festival 2007. It didn't beat the tarutaru zombies, but it sure got close in my opinion. Enjoy ^^!
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Invasion of the Tarutaru zombies
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Kikoku is Japanese for "Demon Cry" or "Demon Wail". It's derived from 鬼哭, the first kanji being 'oni' (ogre or demon), and 'KOKU' (wail, cry, weep, etc). The 'ON' reading for 'oni' is KI, which is where KIKOKU is made. It was also a Japanese movie from 2004.
There is a misconception among some that the meaning of 'Kikoku' is Japanese for "Return to one's homeland"; this is derived from an actual word, and it is correct (shown in the kanji 帰国 , meaning 'return' 'country' respectively). However, this isn't the kanji the relic katana uses.
I keep calling Kikoku simply "koku".... which means "wail" or "cry" from the description above. I guess my Katana must be depressed all the time X.x
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I really need to color it ^^; I think its a good start though!
Edit : Spent about 2 hours on this, but I think it came out good O.O And I'm surprised I didn't screw up anything while coloring it.. I hope you all enjoy.
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Howitzer went through two spectacular Dynamis-Xarcabard runs, on both saturday and tuesday. We got Assassin armlet to drop twice, White Mage gloves and Monk piece on last saturday. Yesterday, we obtained another pair of white mage gloves, Dark knight helmet, Paladin body and Black mage hat. Three people actually completed a full AF2 set inside one week. Its pretty impressive! :3
I am having a lot of fun doing limbus with EternalLight. Actually went for proto-ultima last saturday! It was a bit tricky because the thing went insane toward the end of the fight. Me and Thandere both had to zombie tank ( meaning we both had to sacrifice in weakened mode ). I felt a bit bad because I felt like it was my fault if everyone was dying : I couldn't take hate at all sometimes... I really need to get Dark knight sub up to level 37. It would be useful for both my ninja and my red mage. Weirdly, I always been against the concept of Ninjas subbing dark knight, but I understand it can be a useful sub job now. It use to make me twitch, like i still twitch and scream at the sight on a Ninja tanking wearing a haubergeon at all time... *shivers*. I guess i'm an old style Ninja x.x... I was one of the first North American to reach level 75 as NIN, even though i went on a 2 month break when i reached level 63. ( well, I was mostly leveling sub jobs, so not a break from the game itself ).
I made a few testing around with Kikoku and came to the conclusion that the addition paralyze effect is equivalent to paralyze 1 from Red mages. It dosen't kick in very often, but still its a nice side thing to have on the weapon, especially since it generates a bit of hate when it goes off.
Oh! and a side note : me and Drax went to fight a shadow dragon in Xarcabard for fun before starting to prepare our dynamis run last tuesday. We were quite shocked when we actually seen Biast appear! It was halfway down before Sirshibey arrived to help us finish it and...
It dropped the Patroclus's Helm!! yey ^^! Now to get thief to level 60 to be able to wear it :3 Well, my Paladin can wear it but i don't see much use for it on that job... especially since it has -5 enmity! :D
Things has been going well in game, and I hope it stays that way :3 Well.. some drama does occur... but thats part of everything.. right?
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Side note : I made a research online and couldn't find the books in english. The versions I bought are in French.
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1. Its about cats.
2. They are lolcats...
3. The result was surprising o.O
Your score : Lion Warning Cat
74% Affectionnate, 57% Excitable, 48% Hungry

You are the good Samaritan of the lolcat world. Protecting others from danger by shouting observations and guidance in cases of imminent threat, you believe in the well-being of everyone.
I always worry for everyone x.x
Its called "Which lolcat are you?" Look it up on google, its easy to find :3
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Thank you so much everyone! Everyone from Howitzer, Draxyle who been sacrificing a lot to help me through this ( the relic is half his ), and all my friends who been there for me, and supported me... I owe you all so much!
A big thank you to Jhedin who accepted to lend me the byne bills i needed to complete it ( I still owe him 826 bills ), and a big thank you to Ryunoire, who accepted to help me even with the quarrels we been through. You are all golden.... *big hugs to everyone*!!!
Now, onward to help Jhedin obtain Apocalypse, and Neresh with Aegis ^^ You will both see... how satisfying it is to get the weapon after such a long time...and after so much work... *tags them both in*! I will support you both.. you can count on me :3
I made this quick video... but its not very high quality ._. Although I will try to edit it and make it look better. For now, I'll just write what is said under it :3
"You hear a voice from out of nowhere..."
??? : ...
I have been rediscovered at last.
??? : Thank to you, I have made my escape from the shrouded land.
??? : You must now gain the sanction of my master...
*tarutaru appears*
Kupalu-Harupalu : It is a pity, indeed.
Kapalu-Harupalu : This days has come far too soon for my liking.
Kapalu-Harupalu : However, you are a master of the ninja trade.
I concade that you will make a fitting wielder of the Kikoku.
Kapalu-Harupalu : Take this blade as your own.
Travel far down the path of the ninja.
Kapalu-Harupalu : I will be watching you from the shadows...
*tarutaru disappear*
??? : ...
??? : A fine master...
??? : My keen edge is now yours to wield. A sharpness said to make even demons wail...
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accomplished - Music:Final Fantasy Fanfare
I really should get a new desk with that... got a tiny one for my old system ( the one to the left ), because thats all I could afford. The new system is really great though, came with a 20" wide screen monitor too! My father actually went to get a new computer system as well because his old one went mijin gakure ( which explain my sudden disconnection right when I was about to trade hourglass ). Went upstairs and saw a bit of smoke coming out the machine o.o Of course he got a 22" widescreen monitor! Kinda been always a competition to who gets the best system in the house, but I find it fun lol! I got myself in debt again... but its worth it. Going to pay everything next summer ( yey for paying with no interest on the debt for twelve months! )
Only thing bothering me are the wires ._. .... I'll place a chair in front of the desk ... gonna hide them a bit!
*sigh* I love technology....
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My life been pretty calm lately. Only a few things occured with my family, but thats pretty much it.
My last full day of work is on friday. Afterwards, I am taking a little 1 week and a half break to get ready for university. Although I will work on september 3rd, but only for a few hours ^^ So i'll have enough time in the evening to prepare mentally for my first day of class that is actually on september 4th. I only have one class on that day ( spanish ), so I will help me assimilate the transition between college and University.
I do need to go visit the school itself before my classes starts : Need to get my student ID card made, pay fees for my studies, and see where my classes are so I don't get lost on my first day.
Although I did panic the first time I looked at a map of the school itself : felt like a maze x.x I'm use to a small high school, a small college as well ( barely 1000 students... ). On mondays and wednesdays, I will need to run from the main building to another one six streets away, with a bag and a laptop, within 15 minutes. Guess I'll have to get back in shape lol! ( now where is the closest training center... )
Last saturday I also bought a new computer. Its a hp computer like my laptop, a media center. Its pretty nifty, because I can upload my pictures very easily on it, have all possible ports right in front of the tower itself, and it runs FFXI like a charm. It came with a 20 inches widescreen monitor, so i'm in heaven x.x. My old computer is on the ground right now beside me, but I will set it back up, and use it as storage for university notes, FFXI videos, and for homeworks. ( I need to get fraps before Kikoku is completed... oh! and it would be useful to show some of the crazy things that can be done in FFXI o.o )
In game wise, my paladin reached lvl 55 ( almost 56 ) last monday, but I almost fell asleep on my keyboard, so I had to stop exping x.x At least Neresh, Draxyle, Nubith, and Sirshibey didn't mind. ( I think Shib and Nubs were also close to falling asleep anyways o.o ) . I also obtained my full paladin artifact set without any problems ( yey! ). I can't wait to level Paladin more : it makes me think of my ninja days, even if the job is a bit different from it.
After paladin, I will continue taking thief up to 75. Although I am a bit hesitant on what to take up after thief. Maybe Corsair, Monk, or Dragoon... even Dark Knight caught my interrest. I'll see ^^
Oh! And please don't forget to visit my town at http://northstar.miniville.fr/tra ^^ It got a bit negleted lately O.O *panic*
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A week ago I promised to post a few pictures of a safari park I been to. Lets say i been a bit busy lately, so I didn't have much time to do it. I really need to get back into posting more things in my livejournal, since a few of my friends ( even if they don't post comments etc. ) were worried because it wasn't active anymore. Well, here are a few of my best pictures ^^
First of all, we could buy boxes of food for two dollars each at the park entrance to feed animals on the track. Although, it was forbidden to feed zebras because they do bite a lot :( And I had the desire to keep my fingers and hands at the end of the day...
The zebra spotted the box of food... And me holding some bits in my hands.
And now its taking the food I placed on the side of the window so I could keep my hands. You can actually see half of my face in the mirror o.O *hide*
There was also tons of other wild animals such as deers, ostriches, and different type of "cows". One of them had huge horn... we were scared he might ram the car, or scratch the paint off with its horns.
Sadly, the gulls aren't part of the african scenery... Although there was tons of them, so much that we were scared to squash a few because the didn't want to move : they were just standing in front of the car...
Afterwards, there is also some animals you can see on foot because they were more secluded : Monkeys, bears, wolves, lions and tigers! Sadly the lions weren't there... but I got a great shot at the wolves, bear and tigers!
It was very sunny, so they were under the trees for shade. Must be warm under all that fur x.x
No, the bear is not dead. It was just sitting there and waiting for some treats from the person who's taking care of it. She was standing right beside me with a bowl full of vegetables. ( o.O; Since when bears and vegeterian? I was expecting fishy...)
And lastly.. this magnificent...
..tiggy! It was right beside me. Thank god there was a window, or else I would have ended up a Marie filet mignon! X.x I got a few pictures of it, but this is the closest I could get.
And to finish my post, while I was in the car in the small safari, this event occured...
The swan actually attacked the little cow thingy.. o.o At least neither of them got hurt, but it was pretty hilarious on the spot. ( it just wanted to smell the bird, so I get it was just a little bit curious. )
Swan Vs. Cow, FIGHT!
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I had a few worries at work, which leaded me to think that everyone was against me, because of a few rumors going on around me. I did nothing wrong, but it seems like everyone was against the fact that I was leaving earlier sometimes. I told one person the reason why I was leaving early on tuesdays, and she got mad at me because of it, because to her eyes it was a stupid reason. Maybe it is for her, but for me... its to rejoin friends, and to continue leading something I been building for over 8 months, and I do not want to lose it. If that one person reads this one day, i'll hope she understands that I wasn't leaving just to play " a video game", but to work on something that is important to me. People just have different priorities, and thats one of mine. That incident did put a lot of stress on me... to a point where I was scared to go to work. But I feel a bit better now.
During my little vacation, I went to a safary park ( I'll post a few pictures tommorow :3 ). I also went shopping and found a Vana'diel Clock! Its right beside my computer now, but I had difficulties setting the right in game time on it. I had to read a few comments online about it, and I finally been able to make it work :3 It also shows the current moon phase, Vana'diel day, and earth time. I also saw a few final fantasy figurines, which i might start buying soon. It was a brand new gaming shop : had video games, posters and figurines. I was in heaven! Now to find a window cabinet to place all my dragon figurine collection in it, as well as the FF figurines I'll get eventually. I just like collecting things. ( i'll post some pictures of my dragon collection too :3 I have about 600 of them, maybe more... I lost count x.x
Just to say... That I do feel better now... :3 *mews happily*
Oh! And I will start a big project soon! Its going to take a while, but every run I will be taking the picture of someone in the linkshell, and draw his/her character :3 I'm not very good at drawing... But I'll do my best. I need to get back into it, and I think this is a good way to do it ^^
I know who my first targets are! :3
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This is my dog Kimmy, who can also be called the crazy dog. She runs everywhere in the house, and each time she runs down the stairs, she gets close to fall in them entirely. She's actually ill, but the medication we give to her keeps her up :3 She's kind and cute... but she always, always NEED to follow someone in the house, and when my mother is gone, I always see a Kimmy face pop under my arm when i'm at my computer, looking at me with a look meaning :
" HEY YOU! PET ME! I NEED ZE ATTENTION, RUFF!! "
Thats her preparing to shed more fur on my couch lol ^^; she does lose a lot of it, and for a while, because of the medication we were giving her, she was losing too much fur and had a rat tail ._. It grew back though, since the vet told us to reduce the dose.
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Yesterday was pretty fun. Went for a sky run with Takara : we been able to defeat Genbu three times, and Byakko once! A few people got out of there happy, but there was a bit of drama. Unnecessary drama in my opinion that placed a lot of pressure on Ketra and Jhedin's shoulders, but the run went pretty well after all! And I been able to be a red mage! yey! It was my first time up there as a mage, so it was a bit nerve wrecking. At least I didn't get to be munch by byakko, which I appreciated a plenty. Landing enfeebles is difficult on gods, but I managed to land slow II without elemental seal a few times. I forgot how red mage was fun, and I hope to be able to be a red mage a bit more often ^^ I also been able to obtain a Genbu shield!
Finally I'll be able to sell my old shield, and avoid looking weird. I also obtained the martial abjuration: hands for my paladin! Its level 52 and slowly going up, but I am being serious about the job. We were actually four red mages yesterday, and I was allowed to switch to red mage due to our lack of black mages.
Ketra was keeping a close watch on us, supervised by Kegsay who seemed to make sure we would all line up there and not budge x.x Tonight we have a dynamis-Xarcabard at 7:30 pm east, least hope things goes over well! And lets all cross paws.. er.. fingers.. well paws for mithra... well just cross whatever for a lot of AF2 to drop! :3
In real life, things are being pretty calm... got a bit of troubles at work, but it will go better eventually. I guess you just can't make everyone around yourself happy, and there will always be something wrong no mather what. Althought i'm trying to think more positivly, and trying to cheer myself up. I'll just smile, and keep going. Things can't always be bad. ^^
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Like I was lying... I was telling the entire truth and I did think I had the right ID card. So yeah, my week didn't start out that well...
" Have a nice day anyway! " I would have punched him. You know your ticket is costing me two days of work mister?
I got to work 10 minutes late because of that incident. At least my supervisors didn't say anything. Although we need to tell every single clients about the season pass now, or else we get a warning. I said the same message to every single client : I didn't miss one. Thank god I had tylenols in my purse.. x.x I'll have to get a huge supply, because its going to be like that forever now. Ill get use to it eventually. I couldn't wait to get home... I'll go take a nice shower, then go wack some ennemies on my PLD. I think my provokes will be quite strong today...
I hope tommorow will be better... ._.
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Both pictures were taken in UnderCity, I just started exploring it. The first screenshot is one of my character in her rogue equipement. I need to find better gear. Love the hairstyle though, and the color!
The second screeny is one of her with a pretty dress I found. Fancy, and my favorite colors!
This game is fun ^^ but not to play as much as FFXI... no way. Only from time to time.
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My leg is still killing me... I might need to go see a doctor about this, but I'm scared they might come up with something false like last year and tell me I was faking. The back of my knee and my knee itself hurts a ton, and it didn't help that yesterday I spent the day in rides at the amusement park : I walked from the Goliath to the Vampire ( yes those are ride names ) like 4-5 times ... and they are both at the opposite side of the park. I think it didn't quite help. I might miss work on tuesday to rest my leg a bit, I just want it to be better.
Last year i had problems with my tummy, and I thought something was wrong, so I went to a clinic and the doctor there told me I had problems with my system. I paniced... He told me it was either to my stomach .. or worse. Spent the day at the hospital, they discovered it was only a muscular problem, and the doctor said that i faked everything, which wasn't true. So now... I don't trust doctors much, because I spent 4 days with an insane fear of thinking I had an stomach ulcer or thinking I would never be able to have children. ( and I love children... ; ; ) /sigh... if on wednesday the pain ain't gone, I'll force myself and go, but I'm sure the same thing will happen again. I'm just a bit frightened...
My WoW account is finally back up. I play on a free server, and I spent a bit of time on a rogue Character. Her name is Northstar ( of course! :3 ) and she's a red hair blood elf. She's really cute. I'll post a picture of her later on, but i need to find a better top piece for the picture, because its quite.. err... reveiling? o.O. I might play a bit today since I haven't played in a while, but don't worry, I won't switch to WoW... I would never give up the real Northstar. <3 FFXI forever <3
I been really thoughtful lately... And I came to think, that even if you try being kind... you try to keep a smile... you try to be understanding... you try to be joyful or playful, there is not a time everyone will be happy around you... There will always be someone to hate you, always someone to try to stop you, to discourage you, always someone to tell you how everything you do is worthless and meaningless... its jut a random thought... And i don't point out anyone. It just seems to be the balance of life.
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