Pictures are somehow getting out. I don't know if they're true or not, but this is what Beckrex and the Assassin look like, according to rumor. However the author hasn't released any photos of the XCO.

Anyways, what a ripoff about the last few chapters. As you may know Liz vs. Trevor (a highly anticipated fight) never finished because it was interrupted by another one: Beckrex vs John. John in Fire and Ice was a prestigous interrogator and proctor for the Gold Ti exams. During the big fight scene in the previous book, Beckrex allows himself to be captured so that he wouldn't have to fight. Beckrex is extremely prideful, however like Fellurx he doesn't want to fight (maybe the author doesn't want to reveal his special abilities yet). So in between the first and second book Beckrex is in Congressional's prison. John comes to question him about the XCO. Beckrex never responds directly and tells John that he coulld beat him without even trying. Beckrex kills him mysteriously and during the fight between Trevor and Liz, we see John fall from the building. Liz and Trevor end their fight so Liz can try to heal him, but it fails. Trevor realizes that for some reason she knew who John was, and now believes her story, so after he picks up the covered body, they proceed to Steve's embassy. Thus concludes chapters 11, 12, 13.

So about these pictures, I talked to the author, who said that the Assassin is going to have blond hair, and that Beckrex is going to have black hair. He didn't like Beckrex's hair style because it was too out of control (he said it's more of a Lixenol thing). Also Noxi's (the Assassin) hair is too short. But a contributor made these based on the first two official fights involving the XCO, which surprisingly were okay but not up to par; however, we can tell that the fights will get better, and maybe we'll learn more about the mysterious XCO!

Plot Revealed So Far in First 10 Chapters Of CTO

As we know, the author has decided to give us little chunks of his work in progress, but this is what he has revealed so far in chapters of other providers.

Chapter 1
We learn that Lisa will be somewhat important, also that there is a reason why a girl named Alexa is forbidden to compete.

Chapter 2
We learn alot more in this chapter. Liz will be a major character for the rest of the series, and she tells Alexa that someone escaped from jail over a year ago in a mysterious explosion and the Chago thinks that he is after her. Also at the end we meet two XCO people: the Assassin, and Rhynex.

Chapter 3
Is a fight between the Chago and the Assassin to "death". We learn that the Assasssin has a mysterious sister. Rhynex controls water and wears a blue ring, while the Assassin wears a pink ring and controls flowers or trees. In the fight we learn a little about why they are attacking Ace City, located inside Chevy Chase.

Chapter 4
The battle continues and it is pretty even between two highly ranked. The Assassin drops her ring in the water, and is distracted by Rhynex's stupid comments, because he didn't want to fight. Lastly at the end, we think that the Assassin dies cuz we see her fall from the sky with a Buckeye bow pierced in her chest

Chapter 5
She's not dead, and she's pissed. She has Rhynex trap the Chago in a bubble, and she approaches him laughing because of his failed effort. She has Rhynex add pressure to the bubble, which causes it to burst. The Chago apparently was not in the bubble at all and he used a "black" arrow to escape. Something about teleportation was mentioned. At the end we see the lake get dark quickly as the Leader appears through a vortex followed by another mysterious man in a black hood.

Chapter 6
It's getting interesting: the XCO's plans are beginning to be revealed. The Leader (whose name is mysterious). He asks for Rhynex's hand right hand and he touches the blue ring causing many vortexes to be created with several XCO members and supporters appearing. He turns to the one who entered with him and said, "Sant...." but was interrupted by Xariley who appears and asks "what the hell is going on". The Leader is pissed that he would be interrupted. He never mentions the egnimatic man's name and says "This will do."

Chapter 7
The people present for this meeting are: Deidara, Yurra, the Assassin, Rhynex, Xariley, the enigmatic man and Ximek. The Leader requests to Deidara that the mountain be "opened". Deidara agrees and reaches in his black coat pocket for paper? Fellurx appears and discusses current events. He says that Phixilp and Haxll are dead. He says that although Phixilp got a bad reputation from other members, he actually did something very important, and was in the Leader's inner circle (even though the Leader didn't really care for him). He said that in fact Phixilp initiated his plan, and that the reason why he called the meeting was to seal something.

Chapter 8
Xariley asks "what about Haxll?". To which the Leader says that he knew all along that he was working for Steve as spy. Ironically it was his ambition that killed him, cuz his desire was if he succeeded in finding out the XCO's true goal, he would become the head of TBLL, whose leader is currently Stacy. The Assassin then asks "did you get either ring." to which Fellurx responds, "Phixilp's he thinks burned but that Andrew killed Haxll and that I have the ring". The Leader is impressed at how developed Andrew is becoming, but asks for the ring. Fellurx humbly gives it to him, while the Leader said "It never fit him." The Leader shockingly hands it to Yurra, which initiates him into the XCO and the ring's color turns from red to lavender. Lastly we hear "Boom!"

Chapter 9
Deidara finally finished destroying the rocks in the mountain with somesort of explosion. Rhynex says that he did that almost as well as Lixenol. The Leader orders everyone into the cave and says they will be sealing a "virtue" for 5 days straight. Deidara asks why the others aren't here. The Leader says that because they fought at Congressional, they are under close survailence and so they don't want to use a dark vortex to get here. But the Leader mentions something about astroprojection. Deidara then departs because "only members are allowed in." but he wishes master Yurra good luck. A rock on top of the cave falls, blocking the entrance.

Chapter 10
The Chago reappears somewhere in the streets of Ace City where he finds Liz inside a cafe. They discuss the earlier attack, and Jeremy (Chago) believes that the XCO is behind it and decides to contact an old friend. The Chago calls Steve and tells him about the attack at Ace City, to which Steve replies that they were attacked as well for the Gold Ti Exams. Back in Ace City, Jeremy asks Liz to go to Congressional to discuss the attacks and ask for reinforcements. Liz rushes towards Congressional's Capital City but when she is near the grand entrance to the city she is confronted by Trevor, and may have to fight.

My "Ideal" Battles

This is a list of battles that I want to see in CTO, some of them are possible, others aren't. The author said that there will be somewhere between 10 to 20 fights in this book, with varying lengths, and different outcomes. For example some of these fights no physical outcome will occur, but what the author does instead is reveals to us some background information. Others will result in deaths and character goals and plot are revealed. This is just the beginning more will be added later.

1. Noxicarel vs. the Chago : everyone knows about this one. Not much occurs except that the indesicive battle results in the XCO and Leader's appearance. We learn that the the lake and mountain will be important for something. Also we learn as a result that Noxicarel "hated holding back because she didn't want him to recognize" her, which many people are beginning to make theories about.

2. Liz vs. Trevor : right now in the series, we are at a critical point where people suspect that a battle between Liz and Trevor will begin. This would be interesting because all that we know about Trevor is that he's a close combat fighter and a rival to Ian. Liz however is mysterious however in a conversation with David, Steve seems to know something critical about Liz, but we don't because the author conveniantly stopped his chapter there.

These are the first two battles in the book I think. The first one is a little weak, but because it occurs so early in the book, people are excited about the prestige of both combatants, a higly ranked XCO criminal and the leader of a country. But the result is very crummy, I mean first off nobody dies, but at one point the world thought that the Assassin was dead.

What If 2

Here is the second set of characters' odds of dying in Cursed Twilight Omens

David: 8% I don't think that he's taught his students everything yet, also we really haven't seen him fight. Also when we do he probably will hold back. But there is a chance that Andrew will kill him because he might be the one he's looking to kill.

Steve: 4%, come on he's the Congo, he can't die....yet. I mean first off we've never even seen him fight, but he seems to be revered by even his enemies therefore he has to be strong.

Fellurx: 86%. Although he was the main villian in the first book. The author revealed to some people that the odds of him dying are extremely likely. I hope he doesn't die because he was a great villian.

Beckrex: 27% because he's too manipulative to die.

Ian: 33% everyone is theorizing that Rhynex will kill him in this book because he didn't kill him the previous time, but others believe that Rhynex will be killed by Ian because it would show a theme of persistancy and strong will can help you beat any opponent.

I challenge you Alex to a battle of wits and analysis. With the granted permission of the author, I challenge you to see who knows more, can analize and predict things in the series. If you think that you stand a chance than please take me on because the author says that he supports you.

Anyways to my general public I am starting a What If section of statistics to give you the odds of who is going to die in this book because the author said that alot more people will. These are the first few people (3 good and 3 bad) that came to mind.

James: 05%, had to give him some chance of dying but I think that the author is going to keep his main character alive for now.

Andrew: 37%, odds of him dying have increased because he might get used by the XCO, or he might die in a fight against one of them.

Caroline: 12%, she's too cute to die, yet.

the Leader: .000001%, because he is about to unleash his plans. He also I think won't fight in this book because he's too strong to have to.

the Assassin: 53%. The author said that multiple XCO members will die so I think that there is a good chance that one of them is her because she couldn't beat the Chago.

Yurra: 16%. Even though he just joined the XCO, I think that he's going to be like professor Snape, and live to the end because he just seems to important to die. But in my opinion Yurra could be the weakest member since he originally wasn't admitted until he was given Haxll's ring.

1st Ranking of Best Characters

This is a list of who (I think) are the best fighters in the XCO series with the best first, and the worst last including both Congressionals and XCOs (but not all)





1st Fellurx: because he can drive people insane by just lifting a finger.


2nd Steve: there has to be a reason for him being the Congo and not someone else.


3rd Beckrex: although he's 10th, everyone respects him for some reason, but just a guess.


4th Assassin: seems to be very strong, and she even said that she held back against the Chago.


5th Lixenol: just a guess


6th Rhynex: he beats Ian without even trying


7th David: I know that he is strong, and he probably could have killed Haxll


8th Xariley: just a guess


9th Haxll: (deceased) he could be even higher, but we know that he was a good fighter


10th Stacy: I know that she is strong, but I probably over ranked her


11th Yurra: hand model + puppeteer = awesome


12th Phixilp: I didn't think that he was much of a fighter


13th Ivan: he's claims that he's nearly immortal


14th Ian: just a guess


15th Trevor: just a guess


And now for a list of a couple of Certifieds at Congressional and Kenwood (not Chevy Chase yet)

1st Andrew

2nd James

3rd Lucas

4th Marco

5th Lee

6th Rachael

7th Chris (deceased)

8th Ellen

9th Caroline

10th Mairin

New Characters Revealed

Here is an unofficial cast of characters in Cursed Twilight Omens.

Congressional Leaders: Steve (Congo), Stacy, David, Dan, Trevor, Ian, +mysterious character
Congressional Students: James, Andrew, Caroline, Lucas, Mairin, Ellen, Lee

Chevy Chase Leaders: Jeremy (Chago), Liz, Lisa
Chevy Chase Students: Alexa, Danny, Sprigg

Kenwood Leaders: Rupert (Kengo), Yurra, Carol (maybe)
Kenwood Students: Marco, Rachael

Bethesda Leader: Empress Chang (Betgo)

Extras: Captain Verdos, Agent Scully, Musimada (rumors say), James Bonnd (rumors say)

A-Team: Yurra (who is also part of XCO), Thomas, Ivan, Deidara

XCO: the Leader, the Assassin (whose other name is Noxicarel!!), Santixeds, Lixenol, Fellurx, Xariley, Ximek, Rhynex, Beckrex.

+ a new set of enemies. One's name is Karin (rumors say).

+ Many More!!. Remember that most of these names are subject to change.

Secrets Revealed

(1) Fellurx is the most 'now' receiving 55.54% of the votes against (1) Andrew. The author told me that both characters will be very important in Cursed Twilight Omens.

I got the latest secrets on Cursed Twilight Omens, such as things to expect, and even fights. The author revealed this to me: "Well, my inspiration for this book came from the songs 'blasphemy' by immediate music, 'mitternacht' by E Nomine, 'party like a rock star' by ShopBoyz, 'I'm Blue' by Eifel 65, 'Streamline' by Newton, and most importantly 'das omen' again by E Nomine."

"Sadly, since we are dealing with pure evil: XCO, there is a price to be paid for a good novel, so ther will be more deaths in this book than in Fire and Ice. Whether the deceased will be good or evil is for you to decide. I can't say how many emails I read from disappointed fans because they thought that I was going to kill off the Assassin. I will only say that she is very important to the plot. Many people both from Congressional and the XCO will be placed into near death situations. Whether they survive or not depends on how I am feeling because to me what makes a good series is one that has many plot twists. So I have to keep you on your toes at all times. For example I got many emails asking why the Leader gave Haxll's ring to Yurra instead of holding onto it and then giving it to Andrew because that was Fellurx's plan. Well guess what, that wasn't one of my plans."

" All that I can say is that I chose the word 'twilight' for many reasons. One is because this book is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. I will let you decide once you have read the book when it's finished. I am planning on taking a long break from writing it now, so you will have to wait very patiently because my first priority is getting Fire and Ice published, which hopefully will be in book stores summer '08 (maybe even sooner). Then I will be able to continue working on Cursed Twilight Omens. All I will promise is that at least one XCO member will die in this book, the XCO rings are very important, and the fights in this book will be even better."

Well you read it yourself, there will be great battle scenes, an XCO member is going to die, and that he is taking a break from writing. As for the songs he listed, I am sure that iTunes has most of them if you are interested.

It's Finally Here (Stacy vs. Haxll)

It's finally here!!! The author has allowed several of us to post this fight in Fire and Ice. He said that it was one of his favorites because Haxll reveals so much plot. It happens in Chapter 22 "Stacy's Worst Fear". In another excerpt from this chapter, which is forbidden to post, John talks to Stacy about warning Yurra about Haxll. It is later revealed that Yurra (the hand model) has a questionable alliegance. Anyways, please comment and enjoy.


In the woods, Stacy stopped in the middle of a clearing of trees, with a large oak tree in the center where several of the organization members had convened previously that evening. She noticed that there was a figure near the oak tree,
"Show yourself!" shouted Stacy
Another loud rustling sound came from the oak tree again. A figure appeared and jumped from the branch onto the ground. Stacy said,
"You, I though that we banished you! How dare you show up here,... Haxll."
"Well, well, Stacy. Long time no see." he responded
"This is no time to reminisce. You’re an outcast and a criminal for murdering Andrew Tuffits, and Janet."
"Hold on. I didn’t kill Tuffits!"
"Save your alibi for later. Everyone knows that you were jealous because you didn’t get the position as head of TBLL. Since then, you’ve been going around killing off all its members to prove to Steve that he made a mistake of putting me as head instead of you when John retired."
"You got me, but...." As he said this, he lifted his right hand causing a bright red flame to appear over his palm, revealing his black robes, his red hair, and his red ring on his right pinky finger.
"How could you? Why did you join the XCO? I always knew you were ambitious, but not vengeful.", Stacy yelled as she noticed his ring.
As she said, this she put both her hands over her face, crossing them, and showing her bright purple nails to Haxll. At the same time, Haxll reached both hands outwards, thus creating two spinning fireballs. The fireballs rotated faster, until his chakrams were formed. He put his hands back at his side, twirling the chakrams.
"I see that you haven’t changed weapons." Haxll remarked
"My poisonous nails are so efficient, because once the poison starts to flow in your blood, you die. Anyways I see that you have switched weapons." responded Stacy
"These are chakrams, or flame wheels. The enable me to control and master fire."
"Congratulations, if it makes you happy that you’re in an elite club of elemental masters. This battle is going to be much harder than the last time we fought however..."


She was interrupted by a human-sized fire ball that Haxll had blown out of his mouth. Jumping up into the old oak tree, enabled her to just dodge the fire ball which ran into the trees behind her.
"Not bad, but to prevent you from escaping me this time..."
He lifted his hands up, while holding the chakram. Soon fire started to come out from the ground, and eventually walls of fire were created. Stacy leaped off the branch, and landed in front of Haxll.
"That’s fine. I can fight you, right here..."
Stacy reached her hands towards Haxll’s chest hidden by his black coat. Her finger nails dug deep beyond his coat and into his skin. Haxll, backing up, placed his right hand on his chest, as blood dripped onto the grass; however, Stacy did not hesitate, she continued to stretch her hands out, causing Haxll to back up into the tree. As she attempted to scratch him again, he jumped into the tree. Her finger nails cut into the bark, as a purple liquid dripped from the tree.
Haxll, having bought some time, looked at his wound. He noticed that there was a purple liquid on his black coat. He said to himself,
"I think that this purple stuff is her medium to the poison. Since she isn’t carrying any water or liquid, her blood must be the supply for the poison. Therefore, if I can extend this battle for as long as possible. I will eventually win."
Haxll leaped from the branch into the wall of fire surrounding the battle field. Stacy, who was standing near the tree, located near the wall which he jumped into, centered herself by running to the middle. Gazing at the fire, she noticed that Haxll was standing on the flames. Haxll jumped, while spinning in the air and twilling his chakrams. When he hit the ground, a tiny hole was made. Fire burst out of the hole, and many small ripples were created from the hole going in all directions. Stacy, realized that the ripples appeared every second. She began to run, dodge and then leap, every time a ripple was created, thus enabling her evade each of his attacks. When the fire cooled down, Stacy ceased to move so that she would save energy. She then said,
"Patrick, why did you betray us?"
"It’s Haxll! Got it memorized?"
Haxll knelt one knee on the ground, with one hand over his head and the other one on the ground. Stacy, who was tired from dodging his attacks looked down at her arms. The purple liquid soaked her arms. She realized that she didn’t have that much time because since she was out of sweat her blood level was extremely low. Meanwhile Haxll said,
"You won’t forget this now. Burn baby!"
As he said this, he turned his flame wheels which were spitting out fire in different directions. He placed both chakrams on the ground, causing the entire earth to crack. Lava began to bubble and seep out of the cracks. The lava extended until it touched every wall; therefore there was no cool earth since the ground was now lava.
"Finally, land that is drenched with lava. This is perfect for fighting on the ground now." he said. "What are you doing?"
Haxll looked over at Stacy, who had her arms crossed in front of her chest. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Her feet soon rose above the flames, which were devouring her feet. She opened her eyes when she was floating in the air.
"I see. You used a levitation technique because you would die if you stood on my turf for more than a minute. The flames would eventually consume you. However, if it’s a fight in the air you desire, then I will have to..."
Haxll lifted both hands in the air twirling his chakrams again.
"Now’s my chance." Stacy said to herself
Fire begin to spew from his chakrams again. Stacy grabbed both of his hands and lifted him into the air. She continued by throwing him up. Haxll who had not noticed her movement earlier was forced to stop his technique in order to protect himself from being hit by her fingernails. Stacy began to slash at him with both hands, yet Haxll was blocking her attacks by using each of his chakrams. Haxll, being ambitious, decided to attack her arms by spinning his chakrams covered in fire. He attempted to slice them at her neck, but missed because she teleported behind him at the moment of contact. Stacy, who now had a clear opening, began digging her sharp long fingernails into his back. The purple liquid flowed out of Haxll’s back and dripped onto the fire below. Haxll turned around as quickly as possible and began to block her attacks again with his chakrams.
"Just a little longer, but to really make it tough...." he thought to himself
Haxll released the pressure in his body, forcing him back to the ground. When his feet touched the fire, he threw his chakrams onto the ground created fire balls in both of his hands. He threw them at Stacy who was charging him again, but this time he was prepared. Stacy, who was forced to dodge all of the fire balls, had to slow down giving Haxll enough time to use his technique. He raised both of his hands into the air like before, but this time succeeded. Pillars of flames spat out from the lava on the ground. Stacy, who had a hard time already, now had to deal with dodging the massive columns of fire. Haxll picked up his chakrams and jumped back into the air throwing both of them at Stacy. Stacy ducked causing the projectiles to land on the highest branch in the oak tree and to set the tree on fire.
"If I can somehow drag him towards the tree, just maybe I can win."
Stacy twisting her body to evade the columns of fire begin to lure Haxll towards the tree. Haxll, since his hands were free, began to breath fire at her with one of his hands on his face directing the flares, and his right hand was creating fireballs to throw at her. Stacy who was feet away from the tree back flipped onto the tallest branch; therefore dodging all of his attacks. Haxll, who suspected that she was nearly out of energy decided to jump onto the tree as well, but landed near the center of the tree. Stacy, as soon as he landed, darted at him. Her charge pressed him against the tree.


"Let me see your hands." Stacy said as she reached for his hands at his sides.
She dug her fingernails into his knuckles causing Haxll to scream. The purple liquid along with his blood dribbled out of his knuckles and trickled down his entire hand.
"Shoot, out of poison, oh well I won’t need anymore for this battle, but if I want to live, I must end this immediately." she said to herself
"Its over, you and I are going to die here." she said to him
"That technique..." Haxll thought
Stacy closed her eyes and said, "Twin sacrifice"
When she opened her eyes she heard Haxll say,
"Ha ha ha. Sorry, but you’re the only one dying here tonight, Stacy."
She turned around and saw him. Her eyes widened in shock of him escaping from that technique.
"Its called ‘substitution’"
"I know what its called. Ouch!"
Stacy turned around to see what caused her pain. Noticing that her fingernails were on fire for digging them into the fire substitute, she began to blow on her hands to put the fire out weeping.
"Don’t worry. You’re one of the elite now. A role model, how naughty of you to use the technique on me that I attempted to use on John years ago." Haxll said as he walked towards her
"Why are you here?" she asked
"I am disappointed in you. I expected a happier reunion after all these months."
"Don’t tell me that you’ve come to attack Congo Steve."
"No....not yet. But I remember such good things about Congressional. I thought that I might just take it."
"Never!!! You may kill me, but unlike you, the flame of this country is impossible to extinguish no matter how hard you try. The will and commitment of everyone is what empowers us to excel. I can’t believe that you forgot this because this is exactly what you told me when I first joined TBLL."
"True, however, with the right number of forces who knows..."
"You plan to utilize the A-team. I don’t know anyone on that team."
"Oh, you will soon enough. I’ll tell you what. If you can live through tonight I let you meet them sometime."
As he said this, he created a vortex and stepped through it. Moments after his disappearance, the pillars of fire ceased, the lava on the ground cooled into igneous, and the walls of fire disappeared. Stacy, who was mortally wounded by low amounts of blood, decided that the only way that she could survive and warn the others was if she made it back to the tower.

Finals

OMG, it's the finals! My character analysts will review their favorite characters, and reveal to you their predicted final four and champion. Alex said that Fellurx needs to beat Beckrex because Fellurx is, according to the author, going to be a major villain in Cursed Twilight Omens. Beckrex just watches. He also believes that Andrew should defeat Deidara because he isn't really a character in Fire and Ice. Ellen and Michael agreed with this finals, which you the people agreed with as well. So (1) Fellurx takes on (1) Andrew in the finals. All three can't decide on this matchup because it is too close.

Alex's favorite characters were (1) Fellurx, (2) Rhynex, (2) Assassin, (4) Beckrex, (1) Haxll, (2) Deidara, (1) Andrew and (2) Xariley. This was his quaterfinals, but his final four had Fellurx vs. Assassin, and Haxll vs. Andrew. His dream champion was Xariley.

Ellen's quaterfinals was (1) Fellurx vs. (3) Ivan, (1) James vs. (6) Ellen, (4) David vs. (3) Yurra, and (1) Andrew vs. (7) Santixeds. Now some of you are wondering why Santixeds? She believes that he is going to play a major role, and is going to be one of the best. Her final four was Fellurx vs. James and Yurra (the hand model) vs. Andrew. Many fans including Ellen are wondering what inspired the author to have a hand model be a villain. And what is a hand model?

Michael's quaterfinals was (1) Fellurx vs. (3) Ivan, (4) Beckrex vs. (7) Jeremy, (4) David vs. (2) Deidara, (1) Andrew vs. (3) Steve. Why Steve? Because he thinks that Steve is going to be like Dumbledore in Harry Potter. His final four was almost exact: it was Fellurx vs. Beckrex and David vs. Andrew.

I talked to the author last night who was mocking High School Musical Two. He revealed his favorite characters to write about, and who he believes should have made the elite eight and final four. (1) Fellurx vs. (2) Rhynex. He promises that Rhynex is going to be more important than we think. (1) James vs. (3) Caroline. He says that since both of these are main characters, and that they both will become very important. (1) Haxll vs. (2) Deidara. He enjoyed writing about Haxll, but he said that all of his inspiration was sucked up by an epic 8 page fight against Stacy (which he gave me permission to upload!!!). Deidara he believes will become a now character. (1) Andrew vs. (2) Xariley. Both of these characters are going to be important. His final four was (1) Fellurx (with no comment) vs. (1) James. (2) Deidara, because Haxll is dead,

vs. (1) Andrew. And who is his favorite? Well he wouldn't answer that.

Remember (1) Fellurx vs. (1) Andrew in the finals now

Quaterfinal Review + Final Four Schedule

All over the internet these past few days, people have been voting on several provider sites to get their favorite/now character into the final four. I never gave background on each person because by now I thought that it was assumed. (1) Fellurx won the Congressional Region by taking 84% of the votes against (3) Ivan. (4) Beckrex won the Kenwood Region by taking 72% of the votes against (7) Jeremy (Chago). (2) Deidara easily captured the Columbia Region by taking 91% of the votes against (1) Haxll. Finally, Andrew also easily captured the Chevy Chase Region by taking 85% of the votes against (6) Liz. Therefore the final four is:

(1) Fellurx (Congressional Rep.) vs. (4) Beckrex (Kenwood Rep.)

(1) Andrew (Chevy Chase Rep.) vs. (2) Deidara (Columbia Rep.)

Tommarrow the finalists will be revealed!!

Quaterfinal Matchups

Here are the Quaterfinal Matchups:





Congresional Regional Finals

(1) Fellurx vs. (3) Ivan


Kenwood Regional Finals

(4) Beckrex vs. (7) Jeremy


Columbia Regional Finals

(1) Haxll vs. (2) Deidara


Chevy Chase Regional Finals

(1) Andrew vs. (6) Liz

Review of Round Two

Some Round Two matchups were very close for example, Jeremy barely beat Ellen. A couple of upsets occured the first was in the Kenwood Region in a tiebraker (4) Beckrex def. (1) James, who is the main character. Another is (6) Liz def. (2) Xariley in a tiebraker. The tiebraker said that he was disappointed that many Xariley fans didn't vote because he personally doesn't like him, so he had to vote for Liz who will one day according to the author, be a ruler somewhere. This makes her very now. Anyways in review (1) Fellurx won easily and same with (3) Ivan. (1) Haxll won his match between (4) David and the (2) Deidara beat his old record of votes by beating Yurra, the other artist. (1) Andrew defeated (4) Ximek easily. Here is the review with TB standing for Tiebraker.

Congressional Region

(1) Fellurx def. (4) Stacy

(3) Ivan def. (7) Thomas

Kenwood Region

(4) Beckrex def. (1) James (TB)

(7) Jeremy def. (6) Ellen

Columbia Region

(1) Haxll def. (4) David

(2) Deidara def. (3) Yurra

Chevy Chase Region

(1) Andrew def. (4) Ximek

(6) Liz def. (2) Xariley (TB)

(6) Ellen vs. (7) Jeremy

The results from the Congressional Region are (1) Fellurx def. (4) Stacy easily, and (3) Ivan def. (7) Thomas easily. (4) Beckrex upset (1) James in the Kenwood Region. So the Congressional Regional Finals is (1) Fellurx vs. (3) Ivan. And the Kenwood's finals will be (4) Beckrex vs. the winner of this matchup.

The second matchup in the Kenwood Region is between (6) Ellen and (7) Jeremy. My three character analysts believe that this one is a cointoss so they couldn't respond to my questions. When I emailed the author a while ago asking him questions, he responded by saying that the Jeremy must win because he's the Chago. Anyways it's not my decision on who's now. It's yours.

(1) James vs. (4) Beckrex

The much anticipated match between (1) James and (4) Beckrex in the Kenwood Region forces me to skip the Congressional Region for now.

Since I was a provider, and since I want to be on the author's good side from now on, I am not allowed to pretend to be him; however I am still allowed to analyze his characters to some degree. When asked about this matchup, my three character analysts: Alex, Ellen and Michael, said that this was a tough one. Alex said, "Underseed" when asked about Beckrex. Beckrex was one of the plotters in Fire and Ice, but he was not able to scheme a plan to destroy Haxll and Phixilp, therefore he asked Fellurx for some help. Fellurx ultimately did most (all) of the work. Beckrex is asscociated with being prideful and easily mocks other characters. One fan called him G-Hetto, and although the author told me that he wanted Beckrex to be very cool, he said that Beckrex is above foreign affairs and we will soon see how good of a fighter he is (I heard that he is one of the best).

James, the main character of the books, devolps as a character. He goes from a cocky competitor to a concerned friend. His goal is to become Congo some day. He is very cool and wants people to remember his name. He has never lost a fight (yet). In the first book, in the championship round of the Gold Ti test, James beats the prodigious Lucas by tricking him. James, according to the author, will learn a technique from David to call his own because in the first book he uses very common attacks. Anyways, character analyst Michael said that James should win this because he is the main character. He is now because he's never lost but also because many people can relate to him. Alex responded by saying that Beckrex is more now because of how cool he has become. He mocks so many people and doesn't need to back it up, but if he did he would own anyone. Finally the votes: Alex voted for Beckrex, and Michael voted for James, Ellen who was in LA today is being subbed by Herbert. Herb said that Beckrex would beat many of the sweet sixteen candidates, but not James just because he's the main character. The author of Fire and Ice has allowed me to vote as long as I don't pretend to be him by saying things like "I have big plans for both people" or "there is more to him than you think" and especially "because he is easier to write about" etc. So my vote is for Beckrex because he is, if you were one of the lucky ones to read Fire and Ice, a very "Now" guy who got a bad seed because he stops appearing eventually.

Former XCO members

The author of the XCO series has graciously allowed me to continue my All About Series just because he believes that since he has yet to publish his first book several people are confused with the plot.

Phixilp: wore a light blue ring and is considered a traitor to the XCO for trying to overthrow them. At the beginning of Fire and Ice, Phixilp's task was to travel to Congressional and collect the energy of the Robati Clan. When Phixilp freezes Luke, Ellen tries to save him. Phixilp holds back for a while until Beckrex appears. Beckrex mocks Phixilp's capability, and orders him to deliver Luke back to the hideout. After he disappears with Luke, Beckrex tells Ellen that if she values her life she should run away because he is known kill. Beckrex, alone, in a long monologue says that his hatred for Phixilp is evident and that the only way for him to eliminate another member is if Fellurx would agree. At one of the XCO hideouts, the Leader appoints Phixilp as the master of the mission to destroy Congressional so that they can have another base. Phixilp's plan was to gather data about people such as David so that he could easily win if he had to fight. In the middle of the book, Phixilp in the forest of death, says to Haxll that he would like him to join his rebellion in overthrowing the XCO because he believes that he has no respect. He summons the A-Team (a small group of XCO loyalists) and promises them rings if they kill certain XCO members. At the stadium fight (the final fights of the book), Phixilp takes on David and Steve. His ice was not strong enough to overcome them, so he reveals his plot to overcome the XCO. James, who was standing nearby asks what the XCO's real goal was, and just as he is about to reveal it, Haxll appears, snaps his fingers, and kills him.

Haxll: wore a ruby red ring and was considered a traitor to Congressional for trying to kill all of the TBLL members (Mr. Tuffits, Janet, Stacy, John, David, Dan, Liz {who was revealed to me by the author himself}) because his potency for being the leader were denied by Ximek who defeated Haxll who gambled his fate away. Steve therefore chose Stacy because he claims that Stacy deserved the position since David and Dan didn't want it (and apparently Liz didn't want it either). The author told me that Haxll's true reasons for his actions will be revealed in Cursed Twilight Omens, and if you managed to read Chapter 5, then you would know that it is coming up. Anyways, Haxll associates with Phixilp alot because Phixilp promises him a better rank; Haxll throughout the book is portrayed as very ambitious. Haxll spends alot of time with the Assassin as well who is "unaware" of the rebellion because she is ranked 2 in the organization while he is ranked 11. Haxll in the end shows his support for the XCO by ironically betraying Phixilp, who was famous for his treacherous ways, and kills him. Xariley from the rooftop of the stadium trys to snip Haxll who disappears through a vortex because he is scared. He disappears a great distance from the stadium but is met by Fellurx and Andrew. Fellurx convinces Andrew that the only way to obtain true power is to kill Haxll. The ambitious Andrew picks up the shocked Haxll, and suffocates him forcing Haxll to drop is ring. When the ring is pocketed by Fellurx then both the two of them disappear after Fellurx tells him that he must remain at Congressional until the signal is given to join the XCO. The Assassin appears over Haxll's body, who is begging for help. The Assassin the creates her pink scythe and slices his neck. Ultimately he is thought to be dead, but the author of the book series says that he is technically not dead, and that if anyone has any theories on who he is still alive he would be entertained to not only read them but also hear them.

Sweet Sixteen Matchups

Here is the schedule for the sweet sixteen matchups:






Congressional Region

(1) Fellurx vs. (4) Stacy

(3) Ivan vs. (7) Thomas


Kenwood Region

(1) James vs. (4) Beckrex

(6) Ellen vs. (7) Jeremy


Columbia Region

(1) Haxll vs. (4) David

(2) Deidara vs. (3) Yurra


Chevy Chase Region

(1) Andrew vs. (4) Ximek

(2) Xariley vs. (6) Liz

First Round Review

The official author has graciously allowed me to finish my Who's Now bracket as long as I don't get carried away because as he said I am just a provider.

Anyways, the official tiebraker has been needed recently due to close matchups. The tiebraker voted for (4) David, (4) Ximek, (6) Liz and the (6) Ellen. In (2) Assassin vs. (7) Jeremy matchup Jeremy won with 75% of the votes by making a killer comback in the last 5 minutes of voting. Yurra beat Phixilp barely because he is a hand model. Deidara received the most votes out of any first round matchup and faces Yurra in the second round. Andrew received alot of votes as well because he was playing the (8) Ian. Xariley easily beat Santixeds. So the sweet sixteen round of the Kenwood region is (1) James vs. (4) Beckrex and (6) Ellen vs. (7) Jeremy (Chago). The sweet sixteen round of the Columbia region is (1) Haxll vs. (4) David and (3) Yurra vs. (2) Deidara. The sweet sixteen round of the Chevy Chase region is (1) Andrew vs. (4) Ximek and (6) Liz vs. (2) Xariley. Here is a review of all of the first round matches, with TB standing for official tiebraker needed:

Congressional Region

(1) Fellurx def. (8) Lisa

(4) Stacy def. (5) Trevor (TB)

(3) Ivan def. (6) John

(7) Thomas def. (2) Rhynex (TB)

Kenwood Region

(1) James def. (8) Empress Chang

(4) Beckrex def. (5) Lixenol

(6) Ellen def. (3) Caroline (TB)

(7) Jeremy def. (2) Assassin

Columbia Region

(1) Haxll def. (8) Lee

(4) David def. (5) Dan

(3) Yurra def. (6) Phixilp

(2) Deidara def. (7) Lucas

Chevy Chase Region

(1) Andrew def. (8) Ian

(4) Ximek def. (5) Mairin (TB)

(6) Liz def. (3) Steve (TB)

(2) Xariley def. (7) Santixeds

Statistics of Ranks in Sweet Sixteen:

1 seeds:all

2 seeds: 2

3 seeds: 2

4 seeds: all

5 seeds: none

6 seeds: 2

7 seeds: 2

8 seeds: none

Forced Resignation

Today, at 2:30 San Fran time, I received this nasty e-mail from the real author of both Fire and Ice and Cursed Twilight Omens. He reminded that I am just a provider for his chapters in his new book. Here is what he said: "I am appalled that you thought that you could pretend to be me; furthermore, when I found about your inappropriate theories about my characters which I remind everyone now that they are my characters and mine alone, especially when my first book gets copyrighted. Today, when I was with some of my friends and former staff members, they believed that this sick disgusting site of yours was mine. This isn't how I wanted my well written book to be viewed, and especially by my friends who had higher expectations. Your theories are mostly all wrong. Although there is some love, dialouge, arguements, complicated plots, well devolped characters and most importantly (according to several international fans of Fire and Ice) fights to the death, you have blown the first function well out of proportion. If you post this on your nasty ******* blog, then I want you to tell everyone that there is no love triangle for Ellen, no XCO member is inept and involved in Congressional affairs, and that Haxll is technically not dead since I have had several sad emails asking if he was dead because he was alot of people's favorites (but I can't give anything away because it would ruin my second book), and I want you to tell everyone how you seeded this Who's Now. Your who's now has (believe it or not) been viewed very nicely by my friends and peers although there has been some controversial seeding, however when you make up facts about my books then you not only get me into trouble, but also and most importantly yourself. If I was to put you on the spot by saying how wrong your theories are, then many of my fans would look down upon me for ruining the book before it is published. I will not be providing any more chapters to your poor site because it isn't (as you say) now enough, plus you broke the fifth rule of my provider code, which in case you forgot is: "You can't post inappropriate theories, comments, fantasies about my characters or take them out of context". These characters of mine are like friends to me, and I don't want them to get hurt by you talking negatively about them. Anyways I must now confess that I might have claimed ownership of your site to some of my friends because at first it was well done and it was the best provider site out there (plus I love your website name). I might have said that I was the one who came up with the idea of 'Who's Now' when it really was yours. Good job, you and your friends did a good job with analyzing my characters; however, when you write theories about them in my second book, Cursed Twilight Omens, then you have crossed the line, you are only allowed to use facts to prove a point. Remember I was the one who provided you with an official tiebreaker, whose name was also Alex, but now after today, I am no longer affiliated with this **** ****** **** site of yours. I regret claiming it as my own, it must have been my pride and desire for direct glory, which bit me back in the *** today when I found out what you wrote about several of my characters. Ultimately your quality does not meet my standards, so I have removed your name off of my provider list, and the only thing that I am allowing you to continue is the "who's now" because everyone around me (because they thought that I made this site) wants to know who is now, but if you continue to write about any of my characters and creating false theories, then you will be forced to talk to "Techno****" because you broke my code. And in case you forgot quit trying to be me you dumb ****."

This pisses me off that the author of the book thinks that just because he wrote a book, and is working on his second, he order me around like I'm his bitch. What authority does he have? but I must comply so that he doesn't report my several violations even though I guess I am no longer a provider for him. But he must know that there are many Fellurx, Beckrex, Deidara, Liz, and Chago fans out there. Second the dumbass author should know that I am not the only provider of his, and that there are over 100 others who post his chapters. Even though, as the author said so, mine was truly the best. One day I, MK, the best provider and big fan of the author's books will return and continue to post theories because he can't stop me since I can copy and paste another provider's works. Anyways, thank you, for saying that Who's Now was a good idea, my friends in San Francisco will be happy to know that you appreciated the idea, even though I took it too far. And so at the end of the month I will be closed down, but I want everyone to know that the Dark President will return and rule the world, by eliminating anyone who stands in his way by using his XCO supporters.

She Lives?

After skipping a couple of matches, we return to the final first round matchup of the Kenwood Region. (2) Assassin takes on (7) Jeremy, who is the Chago.

In Fire and Ice, Jeremy never appears which is why he was seeded so low, even though he plays a moderately important role in this book. The Assassin is a minor villain in Fire and Ice because she travelled with Haxll (a major villain) for a few chapters. She also was in 'love' with him, even though she killed him by slicing his neck with her scythe. The Assassin doesn't get too involved in either the plot against the XCO, or the plot aginst Phixilp and Haxll. This limited her appearances until the final fight scene where she is seen with Santixeds. Ultimately she supported Fellurx because she retreated, leaving Phixilp and his loyalists to fight for theirselves. Early on in CTO she mentions that she has a mysterious sister. But other than this I can't say anymore about her (because it might give away whether she is alive or dead).

The Assassin should have no problem winning this matchup because she is most certainly more 'now' than Jeremy; however, character analyst Ellen pointed something important out. "For all we know, The Chago killed the Assassin thus making him a better fighter than her." She thinks that because of this, the Assassin deserves to lose. I responded by saying, "Can you please point out to me, where it says that the Chago killed the Assassin?" She, having been put on the spot, nervously replied, "Well it never directly says it, but it can be implied." Well implying usually is a good thing to do in my book, but not always. I purposefully postponed this matchup as late as possible so that the debate over her death would continue until Chapter 5 is released. Alex, when asked about the Assassin, said "she's in the XCO, she killed Haxll, she owns Rhynex because she is the 'master' of the 2 man team, and she has a mysterious sister, so I don't think that you would kill her off so early because she's an enjoyable character." Michael F. said that because she's one of the legendary 3 sadists she is probably alive somehow. Ultimately Alex and Michael F. voted for the beautiful Assassin but Ellen, who was probably jealous, voted for the Chago (Jeremy). My vote is also for the Assassin.

Noxi... people have faith in you still, but soon your true fate will be revealed when chapter 5 is posted. Then the world will know if you truly are dead or if you somehow are managed to survive.

Rivals

The second matchup in the Columbia Region is between (4) David and (5) Dan. David is a "now" guy because he always has the newest electronics including computers, iPods, and phones. Not to be confused with White David, David is probably one of the most powerful fighters from Congressional. He is a main character because his students are James, Andrew, and Caroline (all of whom are main characters). He teaches them new techniques. Dan is the teacher of Lucas, Mairin, and Ellen. Both teachers are credited for having all of their students make the championship round at the Gold Ti test. Finally both of these men are lifelong rivals, but the reason why David should win is that there is more plot enveloping his character, even though both will be important in CTO. Two of my character analysts agree that David should win this matchup (Alex and Ellen), and Michael F. thinks that Dan should win. However when they were asked why, only Alex was able to answer by saying "David is more popular, but I like both of these guys. It's too bad I have to choose. David ultimately is the "copy machine" because..... (without giving away plot)." It's a tough matchup, I think that David should win, but it's not up to me, it's up to you.

Mismatch

Because I will not be back until Wednesday, I have decided that instead of posting Chapter 5, I will give you the two missing Who's Now days. This may sound complicated, but all that it means is that you get three days to vote for three matchups giving you more votes. However, I have decided to "cheat" and skip the highly anticipated (2) Assassin vs. (7) Jeremy matchup until Wednesday. Therefore the two matches that you will vote on are (1) Haxll (deceased) vs. (8) Lee, and (4) David vs. (5) Dan

Haxll was a major villain in F+I however his true motives will be revealed by the leader in one of the upcoming chapters. His ambition is what led to his own destruction. He wanted revenge on Steve for not chosing him to be the head of TBLL (an organization which is full of highly ranked Blue Tis). Steve instead choses Stacy, because he believes Patrick Hall (Haxll's true name) to be dead. In an epic 8 page battle Haxll reveals his motives saying that he wants to kill all of the TBLL members. Haxll disappears when he notices that Phixilp was watching him from behind his wall of fire. This irratates him because he believes that Phixilp doesn't trust him. During Phixilp's battle against David and James, he kills him just as Phixilp was about to reveal the XCO's true motives. He ultimately dies when Fellurx convinces Andrew to suffocate him and take his ring. He loved the Assassin, who appears in a scene and beheads him with her pink scythe. However, due to many questions, all I can say is that Haxll in way is still alive (without giving anything major away). Lee doesn't deserve to be in this tournament. He was just mentioned in F+I and makes a couple of appearances in CTO. If he wins this matchup I will be shocked.

All three of the analysts agreed with me and immediately said, "Haxll" and didn't want to say any more about this mismatch. All I can say is that Haxll was one of my favorite characters to write about.

All About the XCO

Today, instead of posting chapter 5 (which is very good and answers alot of questions that you have had about the Assassin and the Chago), I am beginning a section on explaining what the XCO is, and their supporters. I will talk first in general, then very briefly about members.

Goal: The goal of the XCO has not quite yet been revealed; however, in F+I it seems that taking out Congressional is very important. The eventual goal is dominition over the country club world. To accomplish this goal the Leader has set up specific steps, with the most important step being capturing the 10 virtues and then extracting their energy, thus killing the container.

Teams: XCO members work usually in groups of two. The teams were created by the Leader to complement each other; however, alot of teams continually change. The teams in Fire and Ice were: Xariley and Rhynex, Fellurx and Ximek, Lixenol and Beckrex, Santixeds and the Assassin, and Phixilp and Haxll. Throughout the book, Haxll is usually seen with different people for example he is seen with Rhynex and a couple of times with the Assassin. In Cursed Twilight Omens, Xariley is parterned with Ximek, and the Assassin is partnered with Rhynex. However eventually Fellurx is parterned with Rhynex. The organization is divided into groups of two so that there is one 'master' and one 'student'.

Rings: Each XCO wears a single, unique ring, and no two members wear the ring on the same finger. In Cursed Twilight Omens, you will understand the importance of the rings. In Fire and Ice, Phixilp promises a couple of A-Team members a ring if they support his rebellion against the XCO. Each member also has a different color ring: the Leader- ???, The Assassin- pink, Santixeds- ???, Lixenol- ???, Fellurx- ???, Xariley- ???, Ximek- ???, Rhynex- sapphire blue, Phixilp- light blue, Beckrex- ???, Haxll- ruby red. That's 11 rings but only 10 fingers, the reason why is because the Leader's ring doesn't count.

Clothing: Black cloaks with hoods, however the hoods are pulled back whenever they are discovered. They also wear leather boots with black gloves, however sometimes they remove their gloves.

A- Team: wears similar outfits but without the rings. They also seem to travel in groups of two, but they never swith teams so the teams are: Yurra and Deidara, and Thomas and Ivan. This is a group which supports the XCO, but one of them might become a full time XCO member at some point during CTO.

Current Members of the XCO: the Leader- ???

The Assassin: is a missing criminal from Congressional who seems to have close ties there. She also seems to have a mysterious sister who thinks that she is dead. Her weapon is a scythe and she controls the flowers and grass around her. She is presumably dead because the Chago killed her. She wears a pink ring on her left pinky finger.

Santixeds: is a missing criminal whose defection is unknown. He seems to be closely related to the Assassin and is close to the Leader. His weapon is unknown because he has yet to need it; therefore his element is also a mystery.

Lixenol: is a missing criminal from an unknown place. He is very large and muscular and seems to be on close terms with Beckrex. Other than this information, not much is known about him.

Fellurx: is a missing criminal whose defection is unknown. His element is illusion but his weapon is mysterious because he hasn't needed one. He, in F+I, uses Andrew to kill Haxll, hinting that he is a very manipulative character. He seems to be very close to the Leader, and is tolerated and respected by all of the members. In F+I, Beckrex says that the only way to remove Phixilp is if Fellurx agrees because he is a good schemer. In CTO, his master plan is revealed, which involves Andrew, who he is very interested in.

Xariley: is a missing criminal from Chevy Chase. This former rock star is very greedy and is a bounty hunter. Other than this, he is very mysterious, except that he is the one who lures Haxll to Fellurx by attempting to shoot him with his laser guns, which is probably his weapon. He tends to ramble alot.

Ximek: is a missing criminal from Chevy Chase. He is a glutton because he is obsessed with gambling and usually speaks gamble terms. His element is time because he helps Andrew finish the survival test during the Gold Ti exam, by moving time back 10 minutes. In another scene, he is seen stoping time so that Fellurx can talk to Andrew alone. His weapon is unknown though

Rhynex: is a missing criminal from Bethesda. This shark-like person is very lazy and wears a blue ring. He brandishes a long samehada (sword made of shark skin) which is wrapped in white tape (like a tennis grip). His element is water.

Beckrex: is a missing criminal from Columbia. He is very tall and had a hatred for Phixilp. Although he was recently inducted into the XCO, he has some athourity (or at least more than Phixilp and Haxll). He seems to be close friends to Lixenol, but other than this he is a mystery.

Former Members: Phixilp and Haxll (more about them later)

"Best Friends"

Although, you can't tell because some of you couldn't vote or see the statistics, (1) James beat (8) Empress Chang, and (4) Beckrex beat the (5) Lixenol. Each of them got 100% of the votes, and each a record high number of votes. However each of these popular characters will both face off in the sweet sixteen of the Kenwood Region.

The (3) Caroline vs. (6) Ellen is a very tough matchup because both girls are definately "Now". In the championship Gold Ti tournament at the end of F+I, Ellen made it to the finals, while Caroline "lost" (knocked out at the exact same time as her other best friend Mairin). Ellen never assumes Gold Ti status because the tournament never finished; however, she was one of the best fighters there, besides James, and Andrew who had to play each other in the semis. The tournament came to an abrut halt because of the XCO's attack on Congressional. Both characters will be important in CTO.

Character analyst Alex, believes that Caroline is more 'Now' because she is more popular, and appears more often than Ellen. Caroline is in love with Andrew, who could care less, but James is in love with Caroline who could care less. Alex said that placing Caroline at the center of the love triangle contributes to the story line. However, when Alex heard that there is a love triangle for Ellen in CTO, and when he discovered who was involved, he said that it places her on the same level as Caroline. Therefore, he decided not to vote, but when forced to he said Caroline. Ellen voted for Ellen, because she said that the character reminds her of herself. Michael F. voted for Ellen because he said that she has more potential. However if I had to vote it would be for Caroline, because she is appears more, and is easier to write about; however, I have big things planned for both girls.

Kenwood Pride

The past two results are (3) Ivan def. (6) and will play (7) Thomas. Therefore, after all of the first round matchs are finished. The two matchups in the sweet 16 for the Congressional region are (1) Fellurx vs. (4) Stacy, and (3) Ivan vs. (7) Thomas


We are skipping the first match up of the Kenwood Region due to scheduling and are moving onto the (4) Beckrex vs. (5) Lixenol matchup. Character analysts Alex, Ellen and Michael F. gave their opinions on the match. Alex said, "Underseed", when asked about Beckrex. He said that althogh Fellurx was the main villain in destorying Phixilp's plans of overthrowing the XCO and in convincing Andrew to kill Haxll, Beckrex was a major plotter against Phixilp as well. For example, he convinced Lixenol that he was the person who deserved to be the leader on the attack against Congressional. Ellen said that Lixenol is much stronger than Beckrex because he can control earth; however, she respects the fact that Beckrex is prideful and finds it creepy that Lixenol is lustful. Michael F said that these two could deep into the tournament; however, neither one of them is capable of winning. Beckrex, he thought, was a cooler character because although he is ranked 10 in the XCO, he acts as if he is ranked 4 (where Lixenol is). Ultimately, when asked who would win, Beckrex unaminously won.

Beckrex, in F+I , was a major villain who is seen in several chapters mocking Phixilp and Haxll. He wants Fellurx, the schemer, to do most of the work. His element is wind, and we will soon see truly how powerful this guy is. Lixenol prefers to be physical rather than mental, therefore, he isn't a major villain in the first book. He does make a few apperances in CTO. Ultimately, Beckrex should win this matchup (easily). Plus look below this post, and you will see the next post of Cursed Twilight Omens, called "my sister".

Upset?

(4) Stacy barely beat (5) Trevor, and in fact it was only by one vote. She moves onto the sweet 16 to play (1) Fellurx in the Congressional region semifinals.

The last first round match in the Congressional region is between (2) Rhynex and (7) Thomas. Rhynex is going to have a tough time with this match up because it is so close. I had to ask three special character analysts about their opinions: Alex, Ellen, and Michael F. The first thing that Alex said when asked about Rhynex was "Overseed". He said that Thomas is more Now just because his character would last longer in a fight. He says that having the ability to control bone is more 'now' than controlling water, plus Thomas actually helps keep an extremely important villain alive in this book (without revealing who it is). Ellen says that Rhynex is more consistent while fighting, plus his appearance of being a shark is cooler than being able to rip out your spinal chord and still walk. Michael responded by saying, he is consistently lazy and doesn't bring anything 'Now' to the table. When asked to vote, Alex and Michael said Thomas immediately, while Ellen, sat there forever and replied, Rhynex is cute so I have to vote for him.

Rhynex has a laid back attitude and prefers to watch someone fight; however, early in F+I when Haxll was traveling with him to study the Blue Tis at Congressional, Haxll refused to fight, forcing Rhynex to pull out his sword which is wrapped in white tape (like a grip). When he is forced to try, such as when he fought Ian in F+I he pulls back the tape, revealing a shark skin blade. However in CTO more secrets to Rhynex's mysterious sword will be revealed. Thomas got a very poor seed because he didn't play an active role in F+I, however if this tournament was to be held later, he would be one of the more important villains because he's a member of the A-Team. If I had to decide, I would have to vote by removing all knowledge of what's going to happen and only base it on who's character was harder for me to come up with. Therefore I would vote for Thomas, sorry but it's so close.

(3) Ivan vs. (6) John

The next first round match in the Congressional region is between three seed Ivan and six seed John. Ivan, who is a member of the A-Team, is one of the major villians in CTO. He reveals early on in CTO that despite claims by Fellurx and the Assassin, Haxll is in a way alive. Ivan, who is an excellent fighter because he pushes his opponents to near-death situations, sounds like he is in his thirties, but he is probably over a hundred years old. He is able to sustain youth by collecting other people's organs and replacing them with his own. David said in F+I that Ivan probably carried around five hearts and hid his own somewhere. Lastly it was revealed that Ivan got chopped up into pieces before F+I, so when he was put back together a giant scopion-like tail was attached to him. John, the former TBLL head, is a master of interrogation. Dan calls him a sadist because he can torture you without causing any physical damage. He appears to be close to Steve and will play a very large role at the end of this book which is why he shouldn't win this matchup. If I had to choose, it would be Ivan.

(4) Stacy vs. (5) Trevor

Fellurx won yesterday's first round match in the Congressional region against Lisa, by taking 83% of the votes.

A tough first round match in the Congressional region, between the four seed Stacy and the five seed Trevor, takes place now. Stacy in the previous survives an epic eight page fight with Haxll, who's element is fire. Her long purple poisonous nails were not enough to overcome him because he spared her life (for reasons that will be discussed later). She is the head of TBLL and will a have a mysterious role in CTO. Trevor a Blue Ti, who enjoys to tell stories, provides a lot of comic relief to the series. He tells tall tales about his old tennis coach from William and Mary. Trevor is also a superb fighter and a good friend. His lighthearted and competitive nature provide smiles to several people (and who can forget his extreme punishments such as running 500 laps around the stadium). Trevor in the second book will play a smaller role, which is why is got slighted (a worse seed than he deserved) in this tournament. Both characters have a lot of now qualities, but it will ultimately come down to who you think is more popular, since they are probably equal in strength. This decision, if I had to decide, would be a coin toss..... tails.... Trevor.

(1) Fellurx vs. (8) Lisa

The opening first round matchup of Who's Now is between the one seed Fellurx and the eight seed Lisa. Fellurx, or the Cloaked Schemer, was, in Fire and Ice, the main villian. He tricked Andrew into killing Haxll in order to obtain his ring. He also seems to be closely connected to the leader because he is acting directly on his orders. He wears a grey ring and has "unique" eyes. He claims and is supported by the leader to have never lost a battle- well we'll see if this is true by the end of CTO (cursed twilight omens). Fellurx will be a major character in this book. Internationally Fellurx is the most popular character. On the other side Lisa makes her first cameo early in CTO. She is the secrectary behind the desk at the natatorium, but there is more to her character than meets the eye because she provides alot of plot twists. Ultimately, if I was to vote, I would be for Fellurx. I think this was one of the easier decisions in this bracket.

Who's Now

Starting Sunday, I will be beginning a 32 character bracket-style tournament, inspired by Alex Russenburg, Michael Finnly, Ellen Steines, and of course ESPN, to find out who really is the most 'Now' character in the XCO series. The series so far includes Fire and Ice, and The Cursed Twilight Omens. Since I never posted Fire and Ice, I will reveal a little bit of background about both characters before the polls that day open. The definition (to me) of 'Now' is who is best fighter, and ultimately the most popular character. The bracket is made so let the fun begin.....

Congressional Region

(1) Fellurx vs. (8) Lisa

(4) Stacy vs. (5) Trevor

(3) Ivan vs. (6) John

(2) Rhynex vs. (7) Thomas

Kenwood Region

(1) James vs. (8) Empress Chang

(4) Beckrex vs. (5) Lixenol

(3) Caroline vs. (6) Ellen

(2) The Assassin vs. (7) Jeremy

Columbia Region

(1) Haxll vs. (8) Lee

(4) David vs. (5) Dan

(3) Yurra vs. (6) Phixilp

(2) Deidara vs. (7) Lucas

Chevy Chase Region

(1) Andrew vs. (8) Ian

(4) Ximek vs. (5) Mairin

(3) Steve vs. (6) Liz

(2) Xariley vs. (7) Santixeds