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(All text below this point is Copy/Pasted from the DeviantArt pages af each image, first uploaded October 31, 2014).
After 5 long years, it's time once again to let loose and go wild. Welcome one and all to next wave, BladeLadies 2nd! This time around there is a story!
Deep within the woods lies a circus tent that many demons frequent on their travels between cities. The circus tent is run by The Flying Dames, comprised of Ladies Mimi, Catherine, Lily, D. Rill, and Charlotte. The troupe is not terribly huge as they tend to do more than one type of performance, and sometime in conjunction with each other. It's hard work, but demons love them and enjoy the show. They used to travel constantly, hauling everything in the circus caravan. But they found a sweet spot in the woods, and have stayed there for five years.
However, not all is well. Recently, several michievous demons, whom the Dames call Circus Crashers, have been making a ruckus of their shows, sometimes appearing during a show. It's during these times that the performance become impromptu, becoming a live combat show for everyone to see. These sometimes become thrilling as the demons see bloodshed and are willing to come back to see more. The attempt to thwart the shows instead became blessing, but can sometimes be a curse. However circus crasher invasions are on the rise, and are making the performances that much harder to manage. It's revealed by one of the crashers that they're coming from Renegade (1st wave) territory, and those Ladies want the Dames to leave so that they can expand their territory.
However the Dames don't want to leave. They've made it their new home and have had no need to fight for turf or other petty things like other BladeLadies do. They're only there to perform and make demons happy. The Dames have no interest in expanding their territory either and only with to be left alone. One day a demon delivers a message to the Dames from Lady Jess of The Renegades that they can have a modernized, permanent place in their city when they expand, and this time be in a building instead of an outdated tent. But the Dames prefer their oldschool style ways of doing things, and so do their fans who are used to seeing so many high buildings, broken streets, and dead demons everywhere. The Dames refuse, and now the war is on between The Renegades and The Flying Dames.
Artist comments: This series actually had a different theme when it was first conceived in around 2009-2010. The theme was still similar to the 1st wave, but a little more extreme with more blood and gore, and in general more hardcore (probably too much for dA). a total of one BladeLady in this version was drawn, but it's since been lost (I do remember what it looks like though). When I revisited doing this series again, I decided to change the theme to a more glitzy, almost vegas looking theme as opposed to a previous since I think I'll need more time on studying how to depict exaggerated gore. Soon the theme moved into a more gymnastic route until it ultimately became a circus theme.
Last time, in terms of story, there was none. I tried to make one in the vein of fighting games, but it failed horribly. They were pretty much made for show. Then I played Senran Kagura Burst and saw the dynamic between Hanzo and Hebijo academies, and realized something like this might work. Since there was another faction to fight and not BladeLadies in a single group fighting each other, I could make this a story about a turf war between rival BladeLady factions. So maybe in the future you might see some crossover artwork between the 1st and 2nd waves. No promises though!
(You can view each individual Bladelady's image and description after the break)
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