The Empress Fantastique
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  • Parts 2
  • Time 1h 39m
Ongoing, First published Mar 25, 2014
"The Empress Fantastique" tells the story of Amelia and Gus De Leon, sister and brother, driven by revenge after their father, The Emperor-King, tries to kill them. Both Amelia and Gus have to learn to navigate a treacherous new world where their father is still wants them dead. Making things trickier are the fact that Amelia was actually killed by her father and then resurrected by Gus with only two-thirds of her soul and no body.

Helping Amelia and Gus out are the Prisoners of the Arcana. In our world the Prisoners live as illustrations on the deck of Tarot cards. But in reality the Prisoners are dual-souled creatures that have been trapped by the Emperor-King for trying to overthrow his repressive dictatorship. The Prisoners believe that Amelia and Gus may hold the key to finally breaking them out of their jail cells.

Amelia is only interested in one thing after returning from the dead: finding a way to resurrect her sister, murdered by The Emperor-King. Amelia discovers that dusk magic allows her to communicate with one of the Prisoners of the Arcana, the Hermit. They strike a deal: he agrees to help her get her sister back, if she will help him escape prison.

The Hermit has let her know that the king of the dead will trade a sacred soul for her sister’s soul. Only someone is sucking up all the souls around town. The clock is ticking. If Amelia can’t find a soul to trade, her sister will be resurrected into a new body, with no recollection of her old life. So Amelia is in a desperate race to catch a soul before her sister is lost forever.
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"Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you." Amelia Sampson has learned to cherished her life, despite the bullying she goes through. Everyone makes fun of the family she's come to love. When Amelia was five, both her parents were in a car accident. Since no one was willing to take her in, in her family, she was sent into the foster system. After about four abusive foster homes she comes to the Thompson home. The Thompson house is raised by two dads, Sam and Josh, and two kids, Kevin and Katy, which were twins. Ever since Amelia was put into the system she told herself to not trust anyone, except herself. But when she comes to the Thompson house it all changes. She's showered with love, caring, and most importantly, happiness. Nine years later she's seventeen years old and has been officially a part of the family. She's in her senior year with only nine months left. Amelia is known as the loner/nerd with gay parents, causing her to be friendless. That is until Shane Williamson came to town. Shane's family moved to the small town after a mishap with his father and the rest of his family. Now his mom, little sister, and him are moving away from the bad memories that remained in the house. Shane's the kind of guy who hides his feelings and his past from everyone. But it's different with Amelia. He feels the need to open up to her, and that's what scares him. Will Shane and Amelia open up to each other, or will they be left in the dark? what will happen between Amelia and Shane when his past comes back to haunt him? **Used to be called "Open Up Our Hearts"**