On the old forums I made a post about this, but since they no longer exist, I’ll write something again.
The final chapter of The Soldiers of Halla has been talked about and discussed quite a bit. Some love it. Others hate it. Some understand it fully. Others don’t get it. I’m not going to explain it all here because I’d prefer that readers draw their own conclusions. But I will make a few comments. First off, I don’t consider the ending to be a cliff hanger. Not even close. The story is very clear about what is going to happen next, and that is that Bobby will soon go to Solara and Courtney will not be far behind. To understand how the events described in the last chapter could have happened, you have to look at the end of the second to last chapter. Bobby lamented to Uncle Press that after all they had been through, it seemed unfair that the Travelers were not being allowed to live the normal lives they fought so hard for. All they wanted was a little bit of time to live those lives, which in the general scheme of Halla, wasn’t much . . . and Uncle Press agreed with him. How that was able to happen, and what all the implications are, I’ll leave that up to you to debate and decide.
I’ll say one other thing, and that’s about the guy who delivered Bobby’s journals to him in the hospital. Short of actually writing his name, I pretty much described exactly who it was. From the events that unfolded in the hospital room with Bobby and Courtney kissing and being interrupted, to his physical description, to Bobby recognizing him, to him saying that he had nine other journals to deliver, there is no other possible person that could have been…but Uncle Press.
Darkness says:
are you still awake?
Jacob says:
Well it’s Saturday I’m gonna start thinking about a riddle.
Shadow Jumper says:
Sorry had to use that name on a different post still me
Jacob says:
Darkness rolls on and on, but the light of both day and night shall help him overcome all odds even after darkness has collected some light.
I don’t know just saying that although Moon is captured. The light of day and night (Sun and Moon) shall still help Carrot defeat the Darkness.
Darkness says:
ok thanks a lot. i really apreciate it. when you come back tomorrow(considering you do) i won’t be here but check back on MONDAY your time around 5,6, or 7 o’clock. thanks a bunch
Darkness says:
i might be back tomorrow idk. depends if my parents will let me on the computer or not
Darkness says:
hey i thought of something. “You must travel to where green meets blue. Pebbles see sand. Where light and dark clash.” how is that? (she’s talking about the sea) tell me what you think.
Avalon Wolf says:
I couldn’t read it… I need to get the book. I’m trying not to read the epilogue, I don’t want to ruin it. Oh well.
Shadow Jumper says:
They have a whole bunch of copies at Borders.
Shadow Jumper says:
Yea Darkness that sounds good. Except you need her to give advice to Sun.
Darkness says:
i took your idea and kind of mixed it with my own. so she says that the prophecy will continue as written. and then a twig snaps somewhere in the distance and The Sun Queen gets a far away look in her eyes and then says that they must travel to the place i mention up above. so thank you for the advice. do you think that all that is good enough? because i’m not too sure. cause all she says is what you mention before and then i said that they must travel. tell me what you think.
Darkness says:
did you know that Borders is closing? all the stores that they have are going out of business
Darkness says:
be back later. check around 3 or 4, maybe 5. bye.
Darkness says:
your time
Shadow Jumper says:
Yeah it sounds good and that sucks about borders.
Darkness says:
are you still on?
Darkness says:
well, in my story i just finished The Sun Queen saying the advice she gives Sun and the riddle. Now i don’t know what to do next. i get writer’s block a lot. Sun has just asked her what she meant and The Sun Queen just said she would find out and to go quickly! Then she vanishes into the night. Sun’s frozen to the spot and Carrot is yelling at her to get moving. it ends like this:
“Sun! Get movng!” yelled Carrot, “Stop staring at the place your mom disappeared and move west! We have to get away from what ever is out there! And we were already traveling weest so let’s just keep going that way!”
Darkness says:
that’s where it stops. tell me what i should do next. wether i should go back to Moon or keep going on Sun and Carrot.
Darkness says:
PLEASE HELP ME!!
Darkness says:
i meant west.
Darkness says:
i meant what ever to be one word- whatever too
Darkness says:
be back at 4 your time.
Shadow Jumper says:
Here we go: have Sun and Carrot try to go and rescue Moon. Then they’re above the place Moon is being questioned, and they can here the conversation they’re having because they’re next to an air vent right above the room she’s in. Then go back in forth of how Sun and Carrot are trying to free her, and Moon’s conversation with the enemy.
Darkness says:
well the room she’s in isn’t really a room. well kind of, it’s basically a hole made of dirt. so that air vent thing wouldn’t work not only because there are none but the land that it takes place is pretty primitive.
Darkness says:
though trying to free her would work. they could like find out the place her mother mentioned kind of slowly. what i mean by that is that it takes them a while to figure it out. so they take off and head west. then i could go back to Moon and her talk with the enemy. do you think that would work? i’m not too sure.
Darkness says:
are you there Shadow Jumper/Jacob? which should i call you?
Shadow Jumper says:
Ok well have them try to dig her out, but they can’t hear the conversation. Then have it go back and forth between them digging and the conversation. And remember it’s ok to change something from your first idea if it gets you over your writers block. Like if you have to make the trap take her somewhere else.
Shadow Jumper says:
Just say Shadow, and yeah what you said would work. I was posting mine when you said that so it would work.
Darkness says:
do you know what adulation means?
Darkness says:
ok Shadow. that would work. thank you a lot. you are going to be a very good writer.
Darkness says:
i wish you luck on your story and if i have any more questions just make sure to look here tomorrow at 5,6,or 7 your time. and if i don’t have any questions that day make sure to check everyday because i don’t know when i’ll have anothere question. so maybe check today at 5,6,or 7 your time too. THANKS A LOT!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!!!!!
Darkness says:
and do you know what adulation means also?
Darkness says:
how do you think Sun and Carrot could figure out the riddle? it has to take some time but not too much because i don’t know how long i can keep thinking of things for Moon and the enemy to day.
Shadow Jumper says:
adulation means excessive flattery/praise. Thanks by the way for the comment.
Shadow Jumper says:
Well maybe make Moon fall into the trap where the blue and green meet. And Sun did spring the trap so she has to have some idea where Moon is but then just make them take a while digging. Then if they have any power have them use it.
Darkness says:
i know i ask a lot of questions
Darkness says:
well where the blue and green meet is the sea. pebbles see sand.(rocks on earth and sand of the ocean) light and dark clash( light is the ocean dark is the earth) the shore basically and when Moon fell the were in the middle of a forest clearing
Darkness says:
and they both saw Moon fall into the hole they just don’t know where the hole leads. anyway, how could they figure out what the riddle means kind of slowly(takes a while) but not too slowly.
Shadow Jumper says:
Oh maybe the hole leads to right beneath the shore. They head west and then figure the riddle out when they get to the sho
Shadow Jumper says:
Shore
Darkness says:
maybe they could disguise themselves as one of the enemy’s workers and sneak in. maybe where the shore is is where the main entrance to the enemy’s lair. ok i’m tried of typing enemy. the enemy is the Darkness(my name).
Darkness says:
how could they figure out the riddle kind of slowly but not too slow?
Shadow Jumper says:
Read my second to last post
Darkness says:
oh, i see what you mean by making them figure out the riddle once they reach the shore! but i’m not too sure what i can put for Moon’s talk with Darkness(Cameron that’s his real name). Darkness has threatened to torture Moon if she doesn’t bow to him. and Moon says she doesn’t care about that because she has no secrets. but Darkness can get inside people’s minds so he knows she does and he makes her an offer: that if she bows to him he will tell her how she can blow on a candle and make it light with a silver fire and where she got her magical robe and why she has a distant memory of some place. basically he will tell her the answers to all her questions
Darkness says:
i typed that post before i figured out what you meant sorry.
Shadow Jumper says:
“What is the part of knowing the answers if there’s no light to enjoy after you snuff it out,” Moon replied in a angry, yet controled, voice as she spat in Darkness’ face.
Darkness says:
Moon believes that the land(Anark. An-ark.) is ruled by The Sun and The Moon. That’s why there are two different kinds of ‘princesses’. Moon is a Moon Princess. Sun a Sun Princess. what makes Sun special is that there are two different kinds of Sun Princesses. A Sunrise Princess and a Sunset Princess. If you’re a Sunrise one you are best at making the Sunrise. if you’re a Sunset one then you are best at the Sunset. Sun specallizes in both so she is inbetween and she is not supposed to have great powers because of this but she does and that’s another reason why she went on the quest.
Shadow Jumper says:
I ment point not part
Darkness says:
i guess i could start on that.but i don’t think i would make her spit in his face. and if she does that she will not only get torture but something worse(which i don’t know yet). and i included the post before this so you could have more background.
Shadow Jumper says:
You have to have them talk for a little bit. He’ll be caught up in the conversation before he attempts torture. You have to make her strong in the face of evil. She wants him stopped and has to believe that full heartedly.