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to me this is the coolest thing a female rapper has done in a photoshoot maybe ever

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Trying to experiment my art style after being surviever of the death (I hate the FUCKING mosquitoes , wep) I just draw her , sorry I love her outfit SO MUCH , LIKE , SHE LOOKS LIKE SO GORGEUS

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ashrah in "a knight's dress" by frieda lepold

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Friendly reminder that 1200 calories is the recommended amount for a 5 year old

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i would literally never play this game again if that happened to me

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feel old yet? 10:36 was 0-24 hours ago

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Havik's (MK1) Story (Warning; VERY Long Post!):

(These are mostly just key points of the story. Some parts are more elaborate, but not all.)

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Dairou was born a slave. He witnessed many injustices growing up, but stayed silent out of fear of retaliation. He followed the laws of Orderrealm.

He formally met Darrius while being detained after an incident (he has met Darrius before, but tried to avoid him as members of his village were often warned about Darrius)

Darrius was working as a guard in the general population section of one of Seido's many prisons. (members of the lower working class are often tasked in dealing with slaves, to cause distrust between them & in turn; more faith in higher-class authorities)

After many long conversations with Darrius, Dairou makes a deal with him; He agrees to join the Seidan Resistance, if the Resistance agrees to protect his village & help educate the younger slaves - as they had previously lost all of their elder mentors after a tremendous raid that was carried out by the Guardsmen.

Darrius agreed to set up base near the village & do what he can to help the slaves - it would also be the perfect opportunity to recruit more members for the Resistance! Both of them planned to set this up immediately upon release.

Authorities finally identified the suspect behind the aforementioned incident, meaning Dairou can finally be released. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out that way; he, along with 2 other detainees were brought before the higher Guardsmen; one of whom was Hotaru: the 'Hero of Orderrealm' - whom Dairou was aware of, but never actually met.

Dairou was told that because all 3 of them were slaves, they were brought to be selected to serve under a Guardsman.

After looking over & (roughly) handling the 3 slaves, Hotaru showed particular interest in Dairou - even though he was not the one making the selection. (The other Guardsmen were rather surprised by this, as Hotaru has always been known to be more of a loner who needed to have complete control over his environment & having a servant often interfered with that.)

Dairou's more stubborn disposition seemed to have attracted Hotaru, as Hotaru selected him to be his personal slave. Hotaru's reasoning being that Dairou seemed like "a bit of a challenge".

Darrius was informed of what happened to Dairou. He was frustrated, but still, he decided to keep up his end of the bargain; He moves base to the village of slaves that Dairou came from & goes to work.

Dairou spent many years working under Hotaru. He would eventually form a bond with Hotaru, as Hotaru was in charge of housing & protecting him. However, his relationship with Hotaru was never fully secure. There was often doubt & tension between them which would fade with time, but never fully go away, as Hotaru himself had many problems; The rumors that Dairou would hear about him having 'anger issues' were definitely true .

Despite the tension between them, Hotaru would often confide in Dairou, as he never really trusted his fellow Guardsmen. Eventually, it would seem that they were both seeking refuge in one-another. Dairou would often play along in the hopes of getting more useful information from Hotaru, as he was secretly keeping in touch with the Resistance nearly the entire time.

Despite their odd relationship, both Dairou & Hotaru were always cautious about getting 'too close' with each other. Dairou didn't want to forget his promise to the Resistance, while Hotaru had more... personal reasons.

Hotaru would very often complain about his work to Dairou in private. He not only disapproved of the many decisions that came from Seido's venerated Senate, but he seemed to share many similar concerns with Dairou. Despite all of this, every time that Dairou suggested that Hotaru address these problems to the Senate, Hotaru would outright refuse - His explanation being that it would be too much of a risk to his position - something that he would cling to desperately.

Dairou would also learn that the Guardsmen are often too afraid to fight Darrius due to his superior skill in battle. Hotaru relents that he is regarded as "The only one who can fight Darrius" because the rest of the Guardsmen are just cowards.

One thing that Dairou was thankful for, was that Hotaru did not take him along when he performed executions, but sometimes, Dairou could just tell that Hotaru had carried out an execution that day; Hotaru would come back home seeming eerily sated. He would be much more kinder to Dairou; taking him aside & having long, deep, one-sided talks with him.

Dairou had also witnessed many horrors while living in the Guardsmen's compound; He saw many other 'servants' deteriorate due to abuse & neglect. He saw one servant get mauled to death by the guard dogs while she attempted to escape. Still, he kept in touch with the help of a messenger that worked for the Resistance (a Seidan dog named Navid)

Sometimes, after a particularly traumatizing incident, Hotaru would eventually make a habit of checking on/consoling Dairou. (Dairou could never tell if this compassion was genuine or just another form of manipulation)

During this time period, a tournament was held between Orderrealm & Outworld. Liu Kang arrived in Seido to spectate, along with King Jerrod & Outworld's champion: General Shao. (All of whom were rather familiar with Hotaru - Shao even seemed to share a firm rivalry with him) As they arrived at the stadium, Hotaru even introduced them to his 'servant' Dairou, who was waiting there for him.

After another round was won by General Shao, a bomb went off outside of the stadium! Hotaru & all of the Guardsmen present immediately went off to investigate. Unsurprisingly, it was an ambush attempt by none other than the Seidan Resistance! Although Dairou was instructed to stay put, he lurked behind the visitors to get a better look.

A big battle ensued among the Guardsmen & the Resistance members, & just when it seemed to show no signs of stopping, Liu Kang released a massive row of flames to halt both parties - thankfully, he was successful. As the Resistance members retreated, Liu Kang caught a glimpse of Dairou sneaking over to help Darrius up & send him off. (Liu Kang chose not to interfere.)

Liu Kang caught up with Jerrod, who had found Hotaru after the battle. Hotaru seemed just fine, but Jerrod pointed out that Hotaru was trailing blood (from his arm). This upset Hotaru, but they all seemed to agree that it wasn't nearly bad enough that it would cause him to forfeit the tournament - Unfortunately, that was not Hotaru's choice to make; One of the 2 Senators that was in charge of holding the tournament apparently saw this as the perfect opportunity to have his own grandson take Hotaru's place the next day for the final round.

That night, Dairou stayed calm as he tended to Hotaru's arm, patiently listening to the man's furious complaints.

A battle between the 'Hero of Outworld' & the 'Hero of Orderrealm' was greatly anticipated, even among the weary citizens of Seido, but it would never happen, because Hotaru's place was taken by a novice by reasoning of nepotism.

Hotaru sat and seethed as he watched the final round go exactly as he predicted; Shao had soundly beat the Senator's grandson quickly & effortlessly. Dairou continued to glance at Hotaru as he sat beside him. Since the previous night, he had barely said a word aside from a few affirmations.

One day, Hotaru surprised Dairou by presenting him with a choice; He could conclude his 'tenure' as a 'servant', or he could continue to work for him. Dairou was suspicious about it, as Hotaru didn't seem at all willing to let him go anytime soon, but to his surprise, Hotaru actually let him leave. He knew exactly where to go after that.

He reunited with Darrius & the Seidan Resistance. He chose to go by the name 'Havik'. His given name was connected to too many things that he no longer wanted to associate with. He had seen the system up close, & it was beyond broken.

A random incident had given Havik a minor head wound. Thankfully, the Resistance had it's own medical unit.

While scouting out a location, Havik was confronted by a Guardsman & refused to state a reason for being in the area. The Guardsman decided to pursue him & place him under arrest for 'Trespassing'

Once Havik is arrested & detained, Hotaru visits him, expressing his disappointment in 'Dairou'.

Havik is punished severely for his crime (all of his fingers - except thumbs were chopped off)

Once he recovered he attempted to escape prison & was punished again (thumbs removed) and is thrown back into his cell.

Quan Chi enters his cell via portal, proposing a deal; He performs a spell that regrows Havik's fingers to entice Havik into agreement

Upon agreement, Quan Chi grants him the power of regeneration

Havik has a newfound sense of hope with his new powers.

Hotaru notices that Havik has all of his fingers & becomes suspicious, but not enough to investigate.

Havik starts a prison riot. He is then caught & forced into solitary confinement.

Hotaru visits Havik one last time to tell him of his inevitable execution.

Havik all but laughs it off.

Hotaru is convinced that 'Dairou' has lost his mind & is beyond saving & he exits Havik's cell in a huff with no words.

Havik's execution is carried out as planned -He is beheaded - then his head grows back, shocking everyone!

The Resistance then ambushes the scene, injuring & killing several guards

During the fight, Hotaru gets into a 1v1 with Darrius, but quickly burns Darrius once he spots Havik over his shoulder.

Hotaru goes after Havik, but he only manages to subdue Havik briefly before being injured by him

Havik flees the scene with the Resistance. They make it back to their base to recover.

He explains his deal with Quan Chi to Darrius

Darrius decides to join him in case the deal goes awry (Plus, Havik could use some backup!)

Quan Chi meets up with Havik & Darrius & takes them with him out of Seido & into Outworld

Havik & Darrius navigate Outworld together while planning & discussing things under Quan Chi

That's it (for now) There are a lot of details that I left out, but I tried to condense this post into just Havik's story!

Thank you for reading!

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