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History of Sídhí

Continued
Sídhí Home World
The liquid substance was almost clear, milky-white. It poured like water. It had no odor. When heated it did not get hot, refusing to boil it remained room temperature. The crystal could not be ignited, nor could it be used to power the abandoned nuclear reactors. It did not react like any form of known energy.
So, why did the scientists believe it was pure energy? Simple, when placed in a vacuum it expanded. It did not release any by-product, keeping its original elemental structure while increasing its physical size.
They believed it was a clean source of energy. All they had to do was figure out the trigger, how to make it work, how to make it power the dying world.
Late one night, the original scientist disappeared with a full container of the synth crystal. The next morning, they found his note. There was no synth crystal in the facility; he had dumped the entire contents into the emergency waste chute. No one knew how he managed to by-pass dozens of protocols, dumping the substance into the cavern system below the research facility.
His note was actually an admission of guilt. His research into a theoretical power source had never meant to replace the world's exhausted energy. No, the synth crystal contained a lifetime's work of genetic engineering among other technologies such as Nano-engineering and the rare element of Black Matter.
While the remaining scientists tried to recreate the synth crystal, the military made every attempt to reach to dumped liquid, but it was unrecoverable seeming to have disappeared into thin air.
The dumped synth crystal drained into the deepest of chasms.
As the people of Sídhí were soon to find out there was more than a single way for synth crystal to expand. Deep in the soil, it expanded filling natural caverns and crevasses. It reacted exactly as the original scientist, whom we now call the Last Scientist or the First Ancient One, planned. The synth crystal leaked into the water table as it flowed through the earth, splitting time and time again.
People everywhere became infected. The changes in their physical bodies appeared rapidly as each of them went through twenty-one days of 'puberty.' Their bodies changed, growing younger in some cases and maturing in others.
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooperhttp://sidhinews.blogspot.com/

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Sídhí Beginnings

Thehome world of Sídhí

Onequick bit of news before I attempt to become a storyteller of grandproportions. LOL
Asyou know, Raphael (mega-singer songwriter) Thumped me the other dayannouncing that he found his lifeMate. Well, I have it on goodauthority that Raphael doesn't know who the lucky girl is! She hasn'tcome forward and he doesn't want to announce that she hasn't. Can youimagine the reaction of millions of die-hard fans from every valleyaround the world? He'd be swarmed with women swearing their synthcrystal sang for him, naming him their lifeMate.
Thesecond bit of news is a bit more disturbing. Reports from London,France (Earth) and San Francisco, California (Earth) indicate ElfHunts are on the rise. Historically, hunts targeted mundanes andvampires, capturing mundanes for slaves and killing the vampires.
Themajority of elf ruled valleys outlawed Elf Hunts years ago, no doubtdue to vampire's retaliation methods. Vampires hunted down ElfHunters then killed them and all of the hunter's blood kin, a veryeffective warning.
I'llkeep you updated on the Elf Hunts.
Onto the requested history lesson, hopefully it won't bore you totears. Please, let me know if it does.
Whyare Sídhí different from mundanes? Why do they have seven sensesand not five? Why do they heal rapidly and stay eternally young?
Well,I hope to answer your questions over a series of brief articles.
Tensof thousands of years ago, there was a highly advanced civilizationon a world named Sídhí. Technology so advanced modern scientistwould either scratch their heads or call them higher beings.Unfortunately, highly advanced did not mean smarter.
LikeEarth, Sídhí had a fixed amount of natural resources. In theirarrogance, they ignored the warning signs as they drilled deeper foroil, carved huge swaths out of the soil searching for coal, airbecame thick and putrid, and unfiltered water undrinkable.
Scientistsscreamed warnings, but no one listened until it was too late.
Governmentsrationed fossil fuels. As people became desperate for fuel to heattheir homes entire forests were cut down in a handful of years.
Warbroke out between the nations, each blaming the other. War hastenedthe inevitable. Every drop, every crumb of natural fuel/gem/metal wascut from the world. All that remained above ground was rapidly usedup or in storage facilities.
Ascientist, whose real name has been long forgotten, proposed a plan.He believed energy could be created with no waste by-product unlikenuclear energy. He argued pure energy should expand exponentially(grow by itself) and not expend energy unless triggered.
Itsounded like a hair-brained theory, but it was their best hope. Eachnation agreed upon a cease-fire.
Scientistsfrom around the world came together. They started-out using theoriginal scientist's research. Safety precautions grew lax as theybecame desperate.
Aftera time, they created a substance they nicknamed, synth crystal. Tosay synth crystal was unique implied simplicity; it was such a feebledescription for the most powerful energy ever created. At least thescientists all believed it was power beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
Untilnext time - Jodie B. Cooperhttp://sidhinews.blogspot.com/

Atlantis Report on Kraken Nets Threat!

BrokenArrow, Oklahoma: Earth

Well!The very small news clip I wrote about the theft of kraken eggs fromAtlantis Valley brought me a little bit of unwanted attention.
TheKhr'Vurr, a terrorist organization based in Dragon Valley, sent me apresent. Yes, I know, Guardian Alexander did warn me not to agitatethem. (See news reports July 18 & 19)
Thismorning I opened my front door and found a dead skrivett - a nastysoccer ball sized rodent covered in leaky pus that smelled likewarmed-up sewer - hanging ten feet above the ground in an old oaktree. The Khr'Vurr hung it with an Old Western type noose and wrappedmy favorite blue scarf around its hind leg.
Thenerve! What were they thinking! I live on Earth. Hello? What if amundane had seen their little gift?
Honestly,I still don't know how they managed to sneak into my house and stealmy scarf. I can't believe Chief, my three-year-old German Shepherd,didn't go nuts. He barks when the crape myrtle brushes the window.
I'llnever look at scarves the same way again.
Letme tell you what they wrote on the note.
Theydidn't give me a dire threat like, "Stay out of our business orwe'll kill you." No, I think I hit a nerve with yesterday's newsclip. The note said, "Only a certified idiot would stick her nosewhere it wasn't wanted. Your Loving Readers, The Khr'Vurr."
Well,I have no doubt in my mind that note proves the Khr'Vurr stole thosekraken eggs. I called Guardian Alexander to tell him my theory. Doyou know what his response was?
Hehung up on me!
Moronicidiots, I'm surrounded by them!
Onto a happy note, I received a request from a reader! I'm so excited!In the letter, Miss Clara Burnstien longtime resident of Stigler,Oklahoma (Earth) and a Land Fairy pointed out that many of my readersare mundane. Of course, I already knew this, but she went on to saymy readers might want to hear about Sídhí's history. Well, notsimply history, but how the dozens of Sídhí races came into being.
Shesaid, "…the few mundanes the Council allows to know aboutSídhí are sure to be curious about our origins. And while you'retelling them about the Ancient Ones and how they nearly destroyed usbe sure to tell them a few of our beloved stories."
Iwasn't quite sure what she meant by 'beloved stories' and I wasn'tgoing to ask. The woman talks faster than a speeding bullet. I got inabout three words during our hour long phone call."
Ithink she meant mundanes would like to hear small stories aboutspecial people sprinkled through Sídhí history. Yeah, like I'm anexpert on Sídhí history. Whatever, I'll do my best.
Untilnext time - Jodie B. Cooperhttp://sidhinews.blogspot.com/

Phoenix Attacks Hikers

Initial reports from DaKine Valley were not alarming. They issueda brief news alert reminding hikers within the DaKine National Preserve not to disturbnesting phoenix.

After a few phone calls, I found out a pair of phoenix areterrorizing hikers.
The highly popular tourist destination, known worldwide for itsexotic wildlife, is located in the Pacific Ocean with a dimensional footprintthat overlays Hawaii and a large portion of the Pacific Ocean.
The volcanoes dotting the DaKine Valley are the preferred huntingand mating grounds for many Sídhí breeds including phoenix, lava sprite, andsalamander.
It's unknown why the pair of phoenix has been attackinghikers. Both birds appear well fed and they do not have fledglings. After eachincident, the hikers swear they did not antagonize the birds.
To date, the fire dripping birds have attacked thirty-twopeople. I found it rather odd all of the victims have been elves. I mentionedthis to Hillary Hursliegh, administrative assistant to the tourism chair, LordSamuel Pinkle. Both are dragons.
Hillary bluntly told me I was grasping at straws, trying to in-flamea boring story into a serious incident.
Of course, I'm sure the seventeen elves that received third-degreeburns might take offense to the attacks being considered anything less thanserious.
Hubert Pinkle, no relation to Lord Samuel, captured a recentattack on video. It showed the female phoenix dive-bombing several elves, splashingthem with flames as it dripped off her feathers. While the female held theelves attention, the male landed on each tent and shook, throwing drips offlame onto the material.
Lord Samuel and The DaKine Tourist Association down played thevideo, attempting to blame the elves for entering the phoenix's nesting area.The elves insist they didn't go near the restricted area.
In fact, one of the elves heard a high-pitched dog whistleseveral minutes before the initial attack.
After hearing the elves' side of the story, I contacted Hubertand asked for a copy of the video, which he sent to me. On the video, I foundthe brief image of a man near the lip of the volcano crater waving at thebirds. Zooming in, the man had a whistle to his mouth and was none other thanLord Samuel Pinkle.
I turned my information over to the DaKine Guardians.
As of five o'clock this evening, Lord Samuel is under housearrest.
In other news, Atlantis Valley reported the theft of sixkraken eggs.
I shudder to think how the fairies will react. Trust me I wouldNOT want to be in the thief's shoes. No one messes with the fairies of Atlantis.
Get real, even a certified idiot knows that!
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooperhttp://sidhinews.blogspot.com/

Phoenix - A phoenix is a bird of prey with brilliant redfeathers. Adults have an average wingspan of twelve feet and a body mass of tenpounds. Fish and small animals make up the majority of their diet. Even with ahooked beak and razor sharp talons, it isn't the scariest looking bird around.They are beautiful whether standing or flying. Standing they have sparks offire that flicker around the red feathers. In flight, the pretty sparks turninto a weapon, building into slender fingers of flame as they feed on the rushof oxygen. Once the flames reach two or three inches in length, normally aftera few minutes of flight, the birds dive at larger prey. They are veryintelligent and are popular attractions at zoos and circuses.

UFO Sighting!

Wednesday night at 10:03 p.m., UFO buffs and hundreds ofresidents as far south as Las Vegas, Nevada reported an Unidentified Flying Objectzipping over restricted airspace known as Area 51. The UFO disappeared fivemiles north of Las Vegas.

Thursday morning at 12:15 a.m., the same thing happened aboveRoswell, New Mexico.
At 1:47 a.m., residents and tourists reported seeing a UFOabove Table Rock Lake and Branson, Missouri.
At 2:43 a.m., residents around The Great Lakes reported seeinga UFO dipping into the water and surging out again. The odd behavior continuedfor over an hour.
At 3:57 a.m., Dragon Guardians caught up with Reginald of ClanDarby, putting a stop to his aerial show in the mundane world.
Reginald, a dragon shapeshifter, is a firm supporter of 'comingout of the closet.'
Every year, for the last four hundred and nineteen years, he haspetitioned The Dragon Council to announce the presence of Sídhí to the residentsof Earth.
At first, he paid respectful visits to each of the councilmembers. Now, he performs illegal fly-bys on Earth.
I know what you're thinking. Why hasn't a satellite capturedhis picture? Simple, Reginald is from Clan Darby.
Each dragon clan has certain abilities. Where the DeLeigh Clancan see people's auras, the Darby Clan is a twisted version of a chameleon. Whena Darby shapeshifter changes into their dragon form, they reflect the aspect ofwhatever gem that is touching their body.
Normally, a Darby wears a horn cuff or thick braceletencrusted in the gem of their choice. Once shifted, their scales look likegems.
Reginald prefers wearing opals, which accounts for the shimmerin most UFO photographs.
To further muddy the picture, the older dragons within the Darbyclan, have the uncanny ability to blur their appearance. To date, every knownpicture or video of Reginald looks like a big white/silver blob racing anddipping through the sky.
Several different mundane countries captured him on video chasingfighter jets.
I asked Reginald for a statement.
His response fit the worn denim jeans and t-shirt he sported."If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times we must announce ourpresence to the mundanes. In this day and age, with cameras attached to everyspare surface someone is going to get caught doing an 'impossible' human task.I agree with helping the mundanes, but I shudder every time one of us lifts acar off a child or catches a baby falling from a fifteen-story drop. One daysoon we'll get ratted out. What happens if a camera catches an exilefeeding?"
Good question. What would happen if a mundane camera caught anexile (or dhark) vampire feeding? Thanks to Hollywood and some best-sellingnovels, vampires are all golden and perfect. That unrealistic picture couldchange in the blink of an eye.
Just image the horror most mundanes would feel if they saw avampire sucking blood from a living donor. It would not be the bestintroduction.
Perhaps Reginald is correct, maybe Sídhí need to come out ofthe closet.
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooper

Vampire in Dallas!

Dallas - Fort Worth Metro, Texas: Earth

A multi-car pileup in the Dallas - Fort Worth Metro (on Earth)resulted in numerous injuries and four fatalities.

Morgan Stantleberry, vampire, has lived in Texas for hisentire life. He turned twenty-one in May. He's a die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan andworks as a car sales man.
He might want to reconsider his career choice.
Earlier today, he rode with Matt DeLittle, a mundane who took a testdrive. Against Morgan's suggestion, Matt took the little sports car up on oneof the numerous expressways crisscrossing the area.
The actual pile-up was not Matt's fault, but since he was goingnearly ninety miles an hour he couldn't stop in time. He hit the bed of aflatbed truck and went air born, flipping several times before landing in the oppositelane of traffic. A semi-truck hit the little sports car, completely crushing it. Unable to stop, the truck pushed it anotherhundred yards before stopping.
The accident killed Matt instantly.
Emergency personnel found Morgan unconscious and rushed him tothe hospital.
Morgan, a Clan vampire, doesn't drink blood, except in arecreational sense. But after all is said and done, he is still a vampire.
When seriously injured a vampire's first reaction is to drinkblood as it helps speed up the healing process. I'm sure you can see where I'mheading with this.
Morgan woke-up in the emergency room quite delirious. Theyoung nurse drawing his blood never knew what hit her. He grabbed her wrist andchomped down. Yeah, that went over like a ton of bricks.
The nurse shrieked loud enough I'm surprised I didn't hear herall the way in Oklahoma.
A second nurse tried pulling Morgan off the first nurse. -Good luck detaching a blood hungry vampire! - When she couldn't budge him, shebashed him on the head with a bedpan. It went downhill from there.
Morgan raised his head, with his fangs still extended andhissed at the second nurse. Security stormed in the curtained room about thesame time.
Morgan came to his senses soon enough, but not before people beganscreaming vampire. Security shot him twice.
He was too dazed to do more than mentally call for help.
His parents arrived and mentally froze everyone. They called in several friends, but soon realized they needed a lot more help.
Clan Guardians swarmed the hospital, mentally wiping theepisode from every mundane mind. In this day and age, they also had toconfiscate the security video and dozens of phones. Tracking down who sentimages and to whom, took an entire squadron of guardians less than an hour toaccomplish.
Since Morgan was so young a healer was brought in to speed-up Morgan's natural healing ability. With the extra blood and a healer's touch, Morgan walked out of the hospital on his own two feet.
The disaster ended on a happy note. Morgan found his lifeMate. She happened to be the mundane nurse he bit. Thankfully, she wasn't seriouslyinjured.
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooper

Dallas - Fort Worth Metro, Texas: EarthA multi-car p...

Dallas - Fort Worth Metro, Texas: Earth

A multi-car pileup in the Dallas - Fort Worth Metro (on Earth)resulted in numerous injuries and four fatalities.

Morgan Stantleberry, vampire, has lived in Texas for hisentire life. He turned twenty-one in May. He's a die-hard Dallas Cowboy fan andworks as a car sales man.
He might want to reconsider his career choice.
Earlier today, he rode with Matt DeLittle, a mundane who took a testdrive. Against Morgan's suggestion, Matt took the little sports car up on oneof the numerous expressways crisscrossing the area.
The actual pile-up was not Matt's fault, but since he was goingnearly ninety miles an hour he couldn't stop in time. He hit the bed of aflatbed truck and went air born, flipping several times before landing in the oppositelane of traffic. A semi-truck hit the little sports car, completely crushing it. Unable to stop, the truck pushed it anotherhundred yards before stopping.
The accident killed Matt instantly.
Emergency personnel found Morgan unconscious and rushed him tothe hospital.
Morgan, a Clan vampire, doesn't drink blood, except in arecreational sense. But after all is said and done, he is still a vampire.
When seriously injured a vampire's first reaction is to drinkblood as it helps speed up the healing process. I'm sure you can see where I'mheading with this.
Morgan woke-up in the emergency room quite delirious. Theyoung nurse drawing his blood never knew what hit her. He grabbed her wrist andchomped down. Yeah, that went over like a ton of bricks.
The nurse shrieked loud enough I'm surprised I didn't hear herall the way in Oklahoma.
A second nurse tried pulling Morgan off the first nurse. -Good luck detaching a blood hungry vampire! - When she couldn't budge him, shebashed him on the head with a bedpan. It went downhill from there.
Morgan raised his head, with his fangs still extended andhissed at the second nurse. Security stormed in the curtained room about thesame time.
Morgan came to his senses soon enough, but not before people beganscreaming vampire. Security shot him twice.
He was too dazed to do more than mentally call for help.
His parents arrived and mentally froze everyone. They called in several friends, but soon realized they needed a lot more help.
Clan Guardians swarmed the hospital, mentally wiping theepisode from every mundane mind. In this day and age, they also had toconfiscate the security video and dozens of phones. Tracking down who sentimages and to whom, took an entire squadron of guardians less than an hour toaccomplish.
Since Morgan was so young a healer was brought in to speed-up Morgan's natural healing ability. With the extra blood and a healer's touch, Morgan walked out of the hospital on his own two feet.
The disaster ended on a happy note. Morgan found his lifeMate. She happened to be the mundane nurse he bit. Thankfully, she wasn't seriouslyinjured.
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooper

Raphael Thumped me today!

For my mundane followers, Thumper is the Sídhí equivalent of Twitter.

Raphael has over fifteen million followers on Thumper and he follows less than five hundred. His music tours have been known to cause riots when sold out and people couldn't buy a ticket.

Yes, that Raphael! Guess what? He followed me!

Squee!!!! To say I'm excited is the understatement of the year! To have someone like Raphael follow me on Thumper is unbelievable!

Last year alone, Raphael won fourteen Crystal Awards for his awesome singing and song writing ability. The trophy for the award is rumored to cost one million dollars each. (Clan Valley uses the same type of monetary system as the U.S. It keeps down confusion since Clan Valley's second dimensional footprint sits over part of the U.S.)

The trophy is five intertwined ribbons of synth crystal and stands eight inches high. Master Artist Theodus Grimson, a two-thousand year old Vas Fairy in the artist caste, creates each trophy. Need I say the Crystal Award is the most coveted of all music awards?

Now, can you understand why I'm so excited? At only nineteen, he was named one of the top ten bachelors in all the valleys combined.

Even if he didn't have the most incredible set of lungs on him, his 'oh so perfect' face would have sky rocketed him into instant stardom. Three inches over six feet, he towers over his band. Jet-black hair down to his shoulder blades and slate gray eyes that have electric blue sparks in them when he sings.

His eyes alone announce his fairy genetics. As a siren, he is a member of the warrior caste. A siren's ability, or their voice, is rated on a scale from one to ten with a special designation stating the 'type' of voice. Anything from mind shattering screams to enthralling song can come from various sirens. I've heard Raphael rates a ten and his designation is unknown.

His PR representative, Kayla, refuses to confirm or deny the rumor.

Sorry, I'm rambling but I'm still shaking.

His Thump to me said: Jodie, I've found my lifeMate! I'm over joyed!! Please help me spread the word. So here, I am spreading the word and a bit more.

I know he must be thrilled. Every Sídhí, no matter the race, only have a single lifeMate. They might wait thousands of years before finding their perfect mate, but it's worth the wait. Trust me a Sídhí couple who are bonded lifeMates will be a perfect union.

The synth crystal swimming in the blood of a Sídhí always places two compatible people together. It's part of their genetic make-up. Immortals are not complete without a bonded lifeMate. It's why the synth finds the perfect mate for them.

When the crystal in a person's blood sings for a person's lifeMate, it is literally love-at-first-sight. I've never heard of a lifeMate not instantly falling in love. Most lifeMates mentally bond as soon as their crystal sings.

A lifeBond between two mates allows them to feel the others emotions. Can you imagine knowing exactly how much someone loves you? It would be the most awesome feeling in the world.

There is a downside to finding a lifeMate. Not all lifeMates hear the synth in their blood sing at the same time. It must be agony knowing who your lifeMate is only to have them look at you as if you're a complete stranger.

Until next time - Jodie B. Cooper

Angel Sighting in Celtic Valley

Inverness, Scotland: Celtic Valley

Meredith McNeil reported seeing an angelearly Sunday morning. The event happened northwest of Inverness, Scotland in CelticValley, near Loch Glass.
Meredith didn't file an official reportwith Celtic guardians, complaining they didn't believe her the previous times.Yes, supposedly she has seen four angels in the last ten years, which must haveset some kind of record.
The latest report split the small village,on the edge of Loch Glass, straight down the middle. The Faithful, as they callthemselves, believe Meredith can see God's messengers. They believe she istouched. People drive hours, simply seeking her opinion.
On the opposite side of the argument standthe Disbelievers, a label given by the Faithful. They say Meredith, who happensto be a vampire, has become unhinged. It's always a possibility. She is afterall over nine hundred years old and hasn't found her lifeMate.
The Disbelievers insist Meredith is nuttyas a fruit bat high on nectar.
Now, hearing that phrase come out of amouth with a thick Scottish burr kept me asking Martin Black to repeat himself,which he did. Bless him.
Martin, a dragon and Celtic Guardian, callsLoch Glass his home. He was kind enough to speak with me, at great length.
Meredith refused, quite loudly and rudely, tospeak with me. I might add she sounded tipsy.
Martin actually has several interesting theories.First, he thinks Meredith is smoking too much wacky weed. However, he's neversmelled it on her. His next theory is she might be seeing sunrays reflecting betweenthe clouds and the loch.
I asked him, if he thought she might betrying to boost the local economy, as she owns the largest bed and breakfast inthe village.
He didn't disagree with me, but his next wordsmade the reporter in me sit up and listen.
Yes, you heard me correctly; I promptlyforgot my theory of greed as he told me his third theory.
Martin thinks she might be seeing fairy.
The majority of fairies live withinAtlantis Valley and they don't have wings. Well,most of them don't, but the highest of the warrior caste have wings. Warrior fairies are completely unpredictable,even among fairies they're given a wide berth.
Fairies are unusual among the Sídhí as theyhave a caste system. Essentially the fairy race is made up of dozens ofsub-races. Each sub-race is contained within one of five castes: royal, warrior,merchant, artist, and common. As an example, a banshee is a mid-level warriorcaste.
One sub-race within the top caste of thewarrior fairies is the exception to the no-wings rule. From the pictures I'veseen and the stories, I've heard they are perfect in every way.
Every one of them, male or female is dropdead gorgeous. Their wings aren't pure white. The single picture that sticks prominentlyin my mind is the oil painting, Wings by Maurice Swift. The background is abrilliant sunset over the ocean. The artist captured the man's shoulder musclestightening as he flared his wings wide. Gorgeous golden skinned with wings thecolor of a late evening storm, dark gray with blue and silver etching.
The painting took my breath away the firsttime I laid eyes on it at the Royal Museum in Alberta, Canada in ElfhiemValley.
Unfortunately, the near mythical race ofwarrior fairy has not been seen since Sídhí arrived on Earth some four thousandyears ago.
History is a bit blurry on the subject of whathappened to the highest of the fairy warrior caste.
I called the fairy's embassy in CelticValley, but I wasn't surprised when they refused to discuss the subject withme. The few fairies I've met are extremely rude to other races.
Until next time - Jodie B. Cooper