skekrule

[skekrule]

you all only hate me because you do not like me and i am mean to you. grow up

[skekrule]

Oh, emperor. It's just you.

seldom does the emperor venture far from the crystal; for their kind has been entrusted with it, sworn to protect it. but on this day, skekso has left the matter to the chamberlain ( if only briefly, ) && decided to walk amongst the trees, the native life of this planet: whomst squawk && chitter at his approach, fleeing into the foliage.

[ IT'S JUST YOU. ] it's tail gives a slight twitch, feathers along it's back bristling in displeasure. ❛ just me ... ❜ he repeats back, approaching the hunter so he may glance at whatever BLOODY WORK it has set itself upon. it's vulgar, uncivilized, && skekso snorts at the sight ― yet continues to watch curiously. ❛ ... am i interrupting ? ❜

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↪ 𝑽𝑨𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮 . ( a collection of sentence starters from the 2004 film . adjust phrasing as necessary . mature themes present . )

oh , [ name ] . it's just you .

where are you going to run , [ name ] ?

what are you saying ?

why do you think i brought you here ?

you said you believed in my work .

i would kill myself before helping in such a task .

you've been so kind to me , [ name ] .

you can't kill me , [ name ] .

so , you're the great [ name ] .

we all have our little problems .

let's make it your decision , shall we ?

i wish you a week in hell .

why don't you do something about it ?

this is all a test of faith .

i can curse all i want , dammit .

you . turn around .

strangers don't last long here .

the laws of men mean little to me .

i don't need your help .

you stay here . they're trying to kill me .

nice to see you too , [ name ] .

did i do something to you in a past life ?

i hope you do have a heart , [ name ] . because someday i'd like to drive a stake through it .

your reputation precedes you .

i am hollow ! and i will live ... forever .

please , say you will not try again .

do not fear me ... everybody else fears me .

i was unprepared . it won't happen again .

do you understand forgiveness ?

i would rather die than help you .

don't be boring , everyone who says that always dies .

may he rest in peace .

how long has it been , 300 , 400 years ?

you don't remember , do you ?

what exactly is it i am to be remembering ?

it's no surprise you would know all about me .

we have such history , you and i .

have you ever wondered why you have such horrific nightmares ?

[ name ] , it's alright , i'm taking you home .

what , did you think we haven't tried everything before ?

no one knows how to kill [ name ] .

i could have used that information earlier .

would you like me to refresh your memory a little ?

allow me to ... reintroduce myself .

i think we've overstayed our welcome .

don't give me that look .

you were right . i'm sorry .

monster ? who's the monster here ? i have done nothing wrong !

look , there's still time .

you were right . i'm sorry .

do you have any family , [ name ] ?

if you value your lives , and the lives of your kin , you will kill me .

evil may have created it , may have left its mark on it , but evil does not rule it .

now you know why they call me a murderer .

oh my god ... you've been bitten .

so much trouble ... so much trouble .

now you will become that which you hunted so passionately . may others be as passionate in their hunting of you .

don't worry , god will forgive us .

how many commandments can we break in one day ?

oh my god , you should be terrified .

how does it feel to be a puppet on my string ?

neither of us has ever settled for half .

you make my skin crawl .

i'm not gonna like this , am i ?

one brief moment of pain , and we can be together forever .

you have no heartbeat .

you are nothing but damned bones , and damned souls .

well , that doesn't sound like a good thing .

we don't have a choice . just don't get killed .

you don't understand , it doesn't matter what happens to me .

god is not the only one that can create life .

you can't go until i say you can go , and i say you can go when you're dead !

you're supposed to die .

we are both part of the same great game , [ name ] , we just find ourselves on opposite sides of the board .

you are being used , [ name ] , as was i . but i escaped , so can you .

if you're going to kill someone , kill them . don't stand there talking about it .

all i want is life . the continuation of my kind .

some things are better left forgotten .

[skekrule]

Would yall let skekso preen you y/n?

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skekso is a non-gendered individual, as are all of the skeksis. he is neither male nor female, in some of henson's notes it mentions that the species is a sort of amalgamation of the two. the emperor uses he/him pronouns, however, because that is how the gelfling refer to him. that being said, he primarily uses the pronouns he/it. the emperor also sometimes uses the royal "we" when referring to himself.

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So when Tek succeeds: my brilliant, wonderful, perfect scientist <3 So when Tek doesn't immediately have essence: useless, pathetic creature. punish it.

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skekso, after berating the scientist and locking him in his lab: i really dont understand why skektek is having an attitude with me :/

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have you drank your fill already ?

the scientist seems ... cross. for what reason, skekso is quite certain he doesn't know ― the emperor, benevolent as he is, had even permitted it to dine with them the night prior ! why tek looks upon him now with such disdain is beyond understanding, && something he sets about to change. one way or another.

❛ oh, come now ... ❜ he begins, tone silky && intentionally playful: to win back the scientist's favor. he rumbles low in his chest, an icy gaze roaming the many cages surrounding the lab before falling solely upon the wretched form of skektek. ❛ surely you don't think that's the only reason we have come to see you ! ❜

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❛ you will attend. ❜ there is no room for bargain in his words, the emperor does not budge once a decree has been made. from his throne skekso rises, though bones doth protest, && he waves skeksil away when the slithering thing attempts to approach: HE DOESN'T NEED HELP.

❛ whether you dine or not concerns me little ― but you will be in attendance. ❜ the emperor speaks with authority, the harsh glance turned upon the hunter making it clear he is not to be disobeyed. skekmal is given the privilege to exist predominantly outside of the castle, away from skekso's commanding grasp. the hunter knows better than to challenge; for that leash could always be reeled back.

the very notion of spending another minute behind these walls made him angry. the castle was a cage that his kin so willingly sat in, relishing in luxury and pettiness. skekMal hated it. everything about their chosen nature was undesirable in his eyes. openly they let themselves decay within their aristocracy. / the piercing sound of the court cheering at the emperor's words, celebrating yet another day of affluence and ruling over thra. the hunter was displeased, skekSo knew just how to trap him, get beneath his skin.

" i lack interest in the garnished slop you feast upon, " it was too much, Mal obtained a much more [ ... ] fresh palate. to dine with his own? he dare not. " i will set out tomorrow, but dine with you? i refuse. " mind was swirling. blades itching to consume flesh and blood.

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i know the skeksis already have their own language, but i also think they communicate a lot without words (ex: hissing, bellowing, other noises) skekso also used to communicate a lot with his feathers, but they've mostly fallen out by now.

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This is the rough draft but this is sorta my idea for a young skekso

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So literally will freak out if he gets told "no" for any reason.

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the chamberlain looks upon him as though he were already carrion; the empire built upon his rotting flesh, swarming with flies, picked apart by scavengers. yet skekso persists. through rasping breaths && aching bones, he remains on the throne― upright, scepter clutched tightly in a clawed fist.

skeksil approaches && the emperor flashes him a warning glance, an icy iris framed in white lashes. he speaks then: ❛ spare me your attempts at sympathy, chamberlain. they do not fool me. ❜ a low hiss, bellowing low in his chest in display of his disapproval. ❛ a pitiful performance― i expect better from you. ❜

" DO NOT ... STRRRAIN YOURSELF , EMPEROR , " ㅤspeaks he , thinly veiled at such an attempt could seem . a withered , gnarled talon lay upon the armrest ------ tripled sunlight caught by a velvetous curtain . the palace was as sumptuous as anything could be , in all of thra . even the most mundane of things .

ㅤ" look so tired . so sleepy . rrrest ; chamberlain will care for palace as you slumber . worry not , yes ? "

@skekrule .

[skekrule]

what are you doing to my new juice? 🤨

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I need to draw what I think skekso looked like young but most of my inspiration for him comes from dinosaurs- specifically raptors/ members of the family dromaeosauridae

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that gaze is held && challenged with one of his own: domineering, authoritative, && unwilling to bend. skekmal stand in the emperor's castle, before skekso's court, && makes demands ... [ normally when one prays, they kneel. ] the emperor would be insulted, were it not so amusing. && though the look in his eye is harsh, it is accompanied by a low chuckle.

❛ your request has been heard, hunter. ❜ is what's offered in return, a sideways glance towards the chamberlain && a knowing smirk exchanged. ❛ i think i have just the quarry ... ❜ then suddenly his scepter is slammed down upon the ground, a second wind gained && the emperor roars to life. ❛ ... HAH ! we'll discuss the matter after dinner && not a moment sooner ! so seldom an occasion you come for a visit, skekmal. come spend the evening with your own kind ! ❜

like a dog, he'd come when he was called. needed. always ready to fetch the bone that was thrown for him. the truth of the emperor's words had gotten another disapproving snarl out of the hunter, but no words followed immediately after. he was wild & tamed all at the same time. skekSo kept his leash long and loose, but could swiftly shorten it if desired. body language was tense as eyes narrowed on the authority before him.

" so be it. " he'd back down. reluctantly. despite the stubborn nature of skekMal, he cared little of his status, only interested in prey. " i've got no time to quarrel over this─ " dismissing the situation, aware that this wasn't a fight worth picking. " you know what it is i want. " blood. bone. to feel the rapid heartbeat of prey knowing that death was near. and the hunter waited for such orders from one, & only one.

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part of what i love so much about the emperor is that it's not so much who he is as a person, but what he represents. i think his reputation precedes him; but it's almost like he's more of a concept than a person. very few have ever actually met the emperor, the overwhelming majority have never even seen him― you just know he exists. yet skekso represents the skeksis empire, the leader of the lords of the crystal, the supreme authority in thra.