Thread:LunarSplendens/@comment-24233566-20140313135308/@comment-5783141-20140918003557

Aw thanks. The Ringleader? Buckle up, this is going to be a nice trip through the blazing carnival lights friend.

Anyway, where was I?

The Ringleader was once the renouned Ringmaster of the Moonlight Circus on Afteran. The Emperor himself had the guilty pleasure of enjoying the performances...by day that is. He would lead his grape jelly blooded brothas through their performances stunning the crowds with his statue-esque appearance and wild demeanor often stealing the show. His voice was said to have shaken the tent. (Betele was told this by an unknowing Ocanus and like such, he modeled himself on it.)

Anyways, once the big top went dark, the wily and ever so cunning Ringmaster revealed his true self. The name was Reverend Ashskull and he would use his thunderous voice to preach WICKED mother FUCKING sermons to his brothas. They would gather in the big top after dark and partake in mirth in the hidden underground lair to lay down some rude lines and snap into some serious fucking elixir. This was the shit, however, one day, word got out about some pretenders in THE MOTHERFUCKIN' HUB and he called for a MIRTHFUL PURGE on those deemed unworthy.

Lists were assembled of suspected BASTARDS and they were hunted down and taken out one by one until the elite HIGH SUBJUGS remained. The high number of murders prompted investigation by the emperor. He deployed the Assassin (Colubi's Ancestor) to find out. She was captured and held for ransom by several high subjuggs donning masks. They went straight to the palace to deliver the WICKED WORD to the emperor about meddling in their business. A brawl ensued and before long, the subjuggs were dead at the emperor's feet. He may have been graceful, but he was a savage.

The corpses were searched and they found one clue; ransom orders. On them was a mysterious symbol and the name Reverend Ashskull signed in violet blood. (The Assassin would later flee to the trenches and hide in severe anxiety unable to leave her hive for the rest of her days.)

Things were fairly stale for a time and H.I.G. began to get salty as Gamzee would put it. He decided to go to the circus to calm down a bit. Like such, he donned a disguise and left. The show went off without a hitch, but things weren't adding up. There were far fewer performers, the show was shorter, the Ringmaster looked absolutely bedraggled, and...

There was a light scent of blood about the air.

Being the clever one, H.I.G. formulated a plan. He hid away in the shadows and walked about until the big top went black. It was then that he snuck out and went to the Ringmaster's trailer. Inside, he found the robes and many letters to other subjuggs telling them to keep an eye on those who don't seem to laugh as much.

The only thing the emperor didn't expect to see was the Ringmaster standing with daggers pointed at him from behind. As the emperor turned around, the Ringmaster sneered and things were TENSE for seconds until the Ringmaster made the first move. Knives were thrown, the emperor dodged, and no sooner was he out the door was he overtaken. In the fray, Ashskull managed to rip away the disguise and sneered in utter delight as he called for his brothas. A brawl ensued, and H.I.G. was struck down and surrounded by jeering subjuggs. Ashskull made a grave mistake though and that was underestimating a wise old assfish.

H.I.G. always believed that no matter how much peace there may be, if you are caught in trouble, there is no excuse to be unarmed.

The last words of the Ringleader as the Imperial Fighting Fans sliced into his neck were "AMEN MY NINJA MOTHAF-" with the last obscenity being cut off from all the blood gurgling in his throat.

The emperor was cut up pretty bad from this, but he did manage to scare off the others. As the Ringleader dropped to his knees clutching his chitinous windhole, the only thing H.I.G. could do was shake his head in disapproval. The Ringleader died as he lived- A crazy circus dirtbag.

The emperor held on to Ashskull's robes, and his famous top hat. Every time he passed the display, he could only shake his head in pity and disgust. He always believed that getting his pity was the epitome of pathetic.

After all this, there were numerous assassination attempts on the emperor, one notably being from the Vigilant (The Ringleaders now ex moirail.) The last was carried out by trolls in Ocanus's very performance troupe. They succeeded, but they were unable to get his descendant as Ocanus begged them not to and they were too late in catching him as Delfin was already in SGRUB. This later led to Delfin's undying hatred for subjuggs and Faygo, his blatant distaste for Betele and Ocanus, and this behavior would breach universes and manifest in none other than His Imperial Majesticness and later on, Serene.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked that. :D

The Maid of Angst is Seyf'rt Farnox, she is a cobalt blood and her sign is Fornax, the furnace. The Mage of Hope is Thuban Laydon. She is a blue blood and her sign is Draco, the dragon. I guess I never showed these guys to you before.

My apologies, have a crappily drawn Narsci

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