Template:Fairy Fiction/April 2014

  Carrot, what the hell is this? Yoooooooosh~

'''Okay, I have something special this month... and next month actually ^__^"'''

Due to the fact that I also have to write TMiTA alongside this article now, I may have to make some alterations as to how many fics I review and so on, but for now, I'm going to bring you two slightly different fanfiction projects that I think are absolutely awesome!

So, hopefully you become just as excited as me :D

As always, if you are an avid fanfic reader and know of a great fic you'd like everyone to see, message me or talk to me in chat and I'll check it out and probably add it to my article :3

Boyoyoyoyoyoyoyo~ 



Age of Gladiators, by Nicole4211 Romance - Drama - Action - M - Multiple Pairings "Romance, drama, family feuds, fierce battles, jealousy, intrigue and sorrow amass in this tale of life as a Gladiator in Ancient Rome. Follow the FT characters you love as they fight for survival in a time where money and blood means power. Watch as strong friendships are created in times of need and love blooms in the most unlikely of situations."

It's rare in the world of fanfiction for the medium of a story to ever expand past the chapters published by the author. Sometimes the author will have one piece of fanart made for their story, but this is usually only after their story has multiple chapters and has garnered a large supportive fanbase. As such, when I heard that two artists on tumblr (one a writer, the other a fanartist) were going to collaborate to produce an illustrated fanfic, I was very excited.

Nicole4211 is a very talented writer. She has numerous Fairy Tail stories and the ones I have read have been very enjoyable.

Approvesport is a tumblr artist who turns the art of Fairy Tail from a manga into something I'd expect to see in a professional Western animated movie. Her works are really really something~

Together, these two are collaborating to produce "Age of Gladiators", a story that will supposedly follow multiple Fairy Tail characters in the A/U of Ancient Rome. The various characters all come from different backgrounds - anything from Princes, to slaves, to rising gladiators - and meet and interact as they all become gladiators and need to trust each other as civilisation rapidly change around them.

Now, I say supposedly because this fic is very, very new. In fact, there has only been one chapter published, but, A) it was very good, and B) the fic has already garnered a large audience due to its promotion.

If you're still a little confused, let me explain a little more. Nicole4211 will be writing the chapters, and, when each one is released, Approvesport publishes supporting artworks for viewing. For example, the first chapter, which was all about Natsu and Igneel, was published not long ago alongside this image.

Intrigued yet? I know I was ;D

So, this is the project I bring you this month. I know I for one will be following this fic and the additional art with much interest, and I look forward to seeing how the story progresses. Make sure you check out Approvesport's tumblr for more images - as she has posted quite a few pieces of concept art as well.

To get you excited, here are two of my favourite pieces of concept that have been released thus far:



Mirajane, the Emperor's daughter who is sweet and kind until she gets into the ring, where she turns into a lethal fighter, and Laxus, the cocky, arrogant fighter who is betrothed to Mirajane and hiding a deep secret.



Erza, the slave-set-free who fights just as well as any man in the arena and earned her respect and approval, and Jellal, the underground thief/spy who threatens to ruin her carefully crafted world.

Okay, I hope you liked this special version of FF. I'll be back next month with another artist's project that I personally think is even more amazing than this one. I only chose to do this one first in fact because this second project is only just getting put into motion in May ;D

I rate "Age of Gladiators" a N/A out of 10 hahahaha, because I like to actually finish reading fanfics before I rate them :P

You can read Age of Gladiators here and watch for updates of Approvesport's amazing art here.  Endword

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Do you find these sorts of projects interesting? Yes! Yes! This is so cool~ I love it when artists do these kinds of things :D I don't see how it's that much better than a normal fic tbh... Meh, it doesn't matter if there are fancy pics, the story will still have to be good I just want to know what next months project is :3 Yes, please find more of these sorts of projects in the future~

How can I improve this article? Find more differing fanfics Add some images T^T I know these things are only text, but you can find a way, right? Make it less pink >__> Review more fics. I don't think 3 is enough :/ I think it's fine as is~

'''Carrot out... Bitches...'''