Chapter III: "Off with her head!"
There was a sound of many footsteps, and Anna looked round, eager to see the Jack of Spades. First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers. After these came the royal children. Next came the guests, mostly Kings and Queens, and, last of all this grand procession, came The Jack of Spades (www.mog.com/Cody_B)...
'What’s your name, child?’, he called out to Anna.
‘My name is Anna, so please your Majesty’.
'Can you play croquet?’
'Yes...'
'Get to your places!’ shouted the Jack of Spades in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions; they got settled down in a minute or two, and the game began. Anna thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.
The chief difficulty Anna found at first was in managing her flamingo: she succeeded in getting its body tucked away, but generally, it would twist itself round and look up in her face with a puzzled expression; and when she had got its head down, and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself, and was in the act of crawling away; she soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed.
The Jack of Spades, disgusted with Anna's incapability to play the game properly, yelled "OFF WITH HER HEAD!'
‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Anna loudly.
'I rule MOGgingland. Your incapability will not be tolerated. This realm is for grown-ups; raw, well-ordered, ruthless, careening on the jagged edge of reality. Self-pitying dreamers are not wanted here; they cannot survive here. You fear the truth. You live in shadows. Your pathetic attempts to reclaim your sanity have failed. Off with her head!’
‘Who cares for you?’ said Anna, ‘You’re nothing but a pack of cards!’
At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and tried to beat them off but it was futile...the cards were like sharp like blades, aiming for her neck, cutting it slowly and painfully...
Anna giving in to her fate...
Anna's head after the deed was done...
The trophy-head casually decorated Jack of Spades' desk the next day...
The end.
Epilogue
Big thanks to Cody that killed me royally with a great mix, and even sent me mints so that I don't have a bad taste from all the blood in my mouth (talk about a pro...).
Myth Mirth:
1. ...And The Gods Made Love - Jimi Hendrix
2. Atlas - The Tontons
3. Hercules - Major Stars
4. New Gods - Meat Puppets
5. King Kong - Tom Waits
6. Dancing Gods - Silver Apples
7. Chaos - UNKLE
8. We Are Gods! We Are Wolves - Le Loup
9. Shango - Peter King
10. Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
11. The Beast and Dragon, Adored - Spoon
12. Hermes Tri - Hermes
13. Gnome - Pink Floyd
14. The Myth of Trust - Billy Bragg
15. Varition of Apollo - Igor Stravinsky
16. Night of the Vampire - The Moontrekkers
17. King Kong - Jimmy Castor Bunch
18. Hercules - Aaron Neville
19. Giant Steps - John Coltrane
(marvelous CD cover!)
Also, thanks again to Tyler and Amber for their lovely almost-lethal weapons, Chris for organizing this bloody insanity, all the players dead or alive, and of course, all of you for reading.
I enjoyed playing so very much! :)
I'm stating again for the record, that this is not 100% my writing, but it contains pieces from the PC game American McGee's Alice and from Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland.
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The death of a giant . . . You will be missed! Have fun in MOG heaven, I hear it's getting rather crowded up there!
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Oh how the mighty have fallen! Looks like CodyB is a force to be reccond with!
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I can't believe your dead. As Controls right hand I would think your bulletproof.
Well maybe you are bulletproof, definitely not 'card' or Cody-proof.
Great post and great fun.
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Aw thanks, G :) I hope that there is no customs office in MOG heaven, 'cause they might want to confiscate my head! :)
sobbing....Oh Tyler, he is a ruthless demented killer! Those alive should watch their backs....
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Outstanding Gore! A splendid execution of posting about an execution.
PS-The gremlin on the cover was the avatar Andrea gave me..A shame he had to be loosed on the Queen.
I'm sure I'll be joining you in heaven shortly..Brava!
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nice kill cody! and nice write-up anna, as your first victim i'm extra happy to welcome you to MOG heaven :)
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Oh, Anna. Poor Anna.
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Chris, I know! I have lost all faith in mayhem...sorta :)
Thank you :) I never thought that messing up my hair, smudging my eye-make up, and applying ketchup blood on me would be fun.....but it was! :)
Awww merci, you insane killer you!
It's great. And you are not to be fed after midnight for sure....
Thanks again for the CD :*
(BEWARE OF CODY, ALIVE PLAYERS!)
Danielle, thank you :)
I'm glad I finally reached MOG heaven. We can all play croquet with my head ;P
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Surely Mark Sandman's saxophone will be all the fanfare you need as you enter MOG Heaven. Ian will be on in 30 minutes though, so don't take too long getting comfortable.
Cody: Wraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaath!
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qballvolpe....isn't life unfair....crying quietly
:)
Oh yay, I made it on time for Sandman and Curtis!!!
You tell him, brother!
And thank you for your opinion about the pictures.
This game made me say all sorts of surrealistic things to innocent bystanders...
To Dale: do I look decapitated in ay of those pictures?
To my mother: do you have anything other than ketchup that looks like blood?
To my father: does this eye make up make me look like I was running around in agony, crying and screaming for my life?
This morning, to no one in particular: fuck, I'm dead!
ahahahhahaahhahaha
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And I'm not kidding when I say wraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaath, that's two sisters offed by big bad Cody. I'm getting pumped, because when I see Cody, it's ON!
:::polishes brass knuckles:::
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I'd be happy to kill a man..I just follow orders from Control..I'm no sexist..I have female friends. Live ones even.
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i luv it luv it luv it! after your first post, i was waiting for Bela Lugosi's Dead to surface (only because i've played it constantly all month) and there it was!
"and even sent me mints so that I don't have a bad taste from all the blood in my mouth (talk about a pro...)" - noiceee. these two posts are better than watching a movie.
is Cody the last man standing, or not yet?
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I think its me Neill and Groon...I hope I get that damned Viking!
I hadn't listened to Bela in awhile, Illady,until I ressurected it for this foul deed..It's a dubby tune. I redug it!
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I suppose I shouldn't be laughing since this is rather gruesome, but I do like a nice, twisted, Lewis Carroll-esque beheading. Perhaps I should participate in this Mog Wars thing next time 'round.
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See, Cody, see how much pain and anger you caused my brother?! There are many souls that are waiting for you up there in MOG heaven..............we're adjusting our chainsaws as I type....
/insert sound of adjusting chainsaws here
Thank you so much, poe!!!
I love that Bauhaus song, and I love Lugosi as well...
hahaha pop corn is on me! Or actually, scratch that, pop corn is on Cody. He killed me and now he has to pay ;)
We got Cody, Groon, and Neill still standing. Figures that they took out the female killer first, arg!
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Carmen, laugh and be entertained without guilt. I'm in MOG heaven right now, playing croquet with my own head; good times, good times... :)
And you should definitely participate. The more the gorier :)
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oh how the mighty have fallen! standing o on this end anna. i just really hope thats ketchup...
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ouch. with all the photo graphic evidence, cody had better play his cards very carefully from here on out.
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Ketchup!!!!!!!!
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Sam, what is "standing o"?
It's ketchup...if that's what you kids are calling it these days............
;)
madrid, I think Cody's killing rituals are getting more gory by the minute.....run while you still can!
Neill ahahhahahahha you are such an adorable malakas ;*
Pat, sure, whatever helps you sleep at night ;)
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All I can say is it's 'bout f'n time you dropped, hehe! You were getting too high & mighty in your aliveness niece!
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OHHHHH NOOOOOO...Cody got you too? He's a lethal bestie, isn't he.
Who out there can avenge our deaths?????
creepily great post, Anna!
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lets see, what am I dancing to right now.........
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Coop there happens to an opening for 'Evil Instigator', are you applying for the job?
Let me know if you want to set up an interview.
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no need to interview, I know I have everything you are looking for
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Kev, you are a freakadoodledood! @= P
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Looks like I have a partner for MOG Wars 4.
Want do ya say Anna? Think he has chops?
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ahhahaha uncle A :) I dropped and popped :)
Amber, don't I know it!
I sent Neill a check, we'll see if he'll deliver...
Kevin doesn't have the chops to replace me. He is a walking weak spot. All I gotta do is tie him to a chair and play him an ABBA album. He'll crack and cry like a little boy (not the blood little boy in the vid).
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Erm, I just got a Kaiser Chiefs newsletter telling me that their new album is titled Off With Their Heads.
HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA
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[searching for words...i wanna say exactly the right thing]
In some situations, it's just better to quote someone who has more of a way with words. So, to quote "the basketcase" from The Breakfast Club...
HA!
:)
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I blame you, really...
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Good. :p
It really is incredibly funny. You've started my day with a smile, my dear.
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That's scarily prophetic!
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Cody B aka The Jack of Spades
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You and Cody SO were into this together!
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I WISH that were true. This has been my single favorite mog war casualtie ever.
I guess Cody did know that death was already in the mail for you. I was just talking shit though. :)
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bbbbbut...you CAN'T be DEAD! you just posted on my mog! :-) I think I'll listen to Bela Lugosi's Dead in memorial anyway!
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man anna thinks she knows me, it would take a lot more than 4 uber pop stars from where ever they are from to make me crack
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{here's a sentence I never thought I'd say} Troy love, I'm chuffed my decapitation entertained you :)
Guess you and Cody have a strong karmic murderous connection going on!
ongoingly ahahhaha that was my ghost! But since you seem to be a lovely lady (who likes Bauhaus on top of that!) I promise not to haunt you :)
Kevin, ha! You think you're a tough cookie. I'll add 3-4 members of Ace of Base and put that theory to the test.....
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Sis... my heart it breaks for you... I am going after that Cody with a vengence I save for people I love... sadly I love Cody too... still - I am going after him anyway :) I'll buy him a beer to catch him off guard when I see him next month & then unleash the hounds of hellzbellz on him !!!
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uhm.......did you say ace of bass.........man now I have seen the sign
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shit - my eyes are opened now... & right when I was ready for bed
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Kevin, you know I never miss the opportunity to roll over in Eurotrash mud ;)
Oh Lizzieness! Cody closed my eyes forever!
When you meet him, remember....eye for an eye and beer for a beer! ;)
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oh, 'standing ovation' for such a rad post :)
blooooodah!
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already met our Cody - that's what makes it so hard - but for you - an eye for an eye, beer for a beer is a definite !!!
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I have no idea what the hell is going on.
(It's like I missed the first five months of algebra and I arrive just in time for the final.)
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Ah, thanks for elaborating, Sam.
And awwwww! :D
Thanks, Lizzieness! Family above all (Godfather's o.s.t. playing in the background..)
John ahhahahaha
I hope I didn't scare you..we were playing a game, trying to kill each other with mix CDs. Obviously, I didn't make it....
:)
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Don't panic, Anna... it doesn't look that bad... some neosporin and a couple of bandaids... You'll be as good as new!
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I keep telling my therapist the exact same thing, but he keeps on overcharging me! :)
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Nice death snaps!
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Merci! They were more painful than you can imagine :)