Hello! I am posting my entry for Splinterlands Clove Discord Server First Art Contest.
This contest is an art contest in which we will create a piece of art featuring 
For those of you that do not know, Splinterlands is a decentralized game here on the Hive blockchain. The game itself has an ongoing lore, but now it will include Clove!
Since I am not much of a drawing artist, I decided to use my Second Life game to create a Clove71 avatar to illustrate the lore I wrote for her.
(Actually Clove's avatar wrote the story for me. I am just explaining what happened.)
The first place winner will have their artwork transformed into a Twitch emote that
Clove71 was the seventy-first Clove created by the Mad Scientist, Malcom Argroanoti. Malcom had discovered the abandoned Orange Splinter he simply named, "The Air Splinter", while on a solo expedition less than a year before.
He had hoped to return back to his home Splinter to announce his discovery. Unfortunately, something kept him there. Now he couldn't leave until he had the answers he sought.
The original Clove was with him on the ship when he arrived. Malcom tried his best to save her. He tried his best to replicate her. Something always prevented him from succeeding.
But, he swore they wouldn't stop him from continuing his research, or the exploration of the Splinterlands' outer realm of darkness. And so he continued to build one Clove after another.
Clove71 never knew the others. The only reason she knew she wasn't the first Clove was the programs running through her wire veins. She could tell the purpose of the Clove model had been updated many times since it's creation.
The original Clove was made to keep the scientist company on his journey. She was programmed to cook meals, and served as a emergency measure in case anything happened to Malcom. But as the time passed she could tell, her programs were wildly altered from the original.
Little did she know, Malcom had a new plan to use Clove71's talents. She feared that plan included more than simply vibrating air molecules with her music.
Programmed with the skill of aeromancy, Clove71 observed the movements of the clouds and the changes of the winds. The North-South wind she felt this morning hinted of Malcom's growing passion. As she entered the ship Malcom had created for her mission, Clove71 felt empowered by her knowledge and power.
She could bend the air to her will, change the temperature of air molecules, and use wind gusts with force. Although she did not know what the outcome of her journey would be, she believed if any of the Cloves would vindicate the professor, it would be her.
While on board Clove71 practiced her skills, documented her results, and stayed in contact with the professor. Clove71 felt there was something Malcom wasn't telling her, but trusted him completely.
On the air splinter, the professor could not leave his ship because of the falling rocks. She knew his project revolved around those rocks. Clove71 read in his notes that he couldn't return to his home splinter until he found their source, and stopped the constant attack.
The powers of the air splinter gave Malcom the ability to see other dimensions. She believed he could see something in space that she wasn't able to see. She had to trust that Malcom knew what he was doing.
For now, all she knew was she needed to find, "The Marbles".
As Clove traveled closer to the threat, she could hear the marbles crashing against her space ship. Thump, thump, thump. Thump, thump, crash!
Clove quickly sent a message to the professor asking what she should do. He assured her the marbles would not penetrate the ship.
She believed him. This ship had been sent to the source of the marbles seventy times before. Still, she felt very uneasy as the marbles took it's toll on the outside of the ship.
"Clove71, you must use your air powers to force the marbles back to their source." He said.
Clove71 felt helpless, and attempted to create a force field around the ship.
Malcom didn't exactly tell her what she should do once she got to the source. As far as she knew, this was a routine, observational project. Now she felt inadequately unprepared.
As she was projecting the force field, she began to feel pressure inside the ship. Her lips twisted with the pressure. Her body began to curl, she was lifted from the ground, and turned upside down.
Levitating in the air, Clove71 began to panic.
"What is happening to me?" She screamed out loud.
"Clove71... Clove71 can you hear me?"
Clove71 couldn't answer, she was paralyzed and became speechless.
Malcom knew what had happened.
Once again his precious Clove was subjected to the crushing power of his round, falling enemies... Clove 71 was transformed into a marble.
He would have to start all over again.
The End
I hope you enjoyed my story and the artwork. I had a lot of fun creating a Clove71 avatar and taking pictures to tell the story. I had no idea that she would turn into a marble.
I also have no idea how to get my avatar back to the original shape. I just left her like that and decided that was the end of the story. :D
Until next time,
Happy Gaming!!
~Simgirl
