#;lady of the veil (Liore)

[thesundowncrew]

15. Wither Away 🥀

"Being a witch, you have some advantages. You can remain in the physical plane relatively longer and still use your spirit energy to their fullest capability."

"How much longer?"

"Depends. Could be hundreds or thousands of years. But.. do *this* and you will shorten your spirit lifespan."

"..How long will I last then?"

"You will barely reach a hundred years before your spirit starts to undo itself. Your energy will weaken, making you unstable and susceptible to many threats. You will lose mind, memory and sense of self. You might even become something truly malicious if corrupted. That is the fate of all mortal spirits who do not return from whence they came, should they not wither away in due time.

Knowing this... Do you still accept?"

Drawtober 2023 list by @pumpkinlollipop 🎃

[wheremytwinwatches]

[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 32

[Tephi]: Finally.

Last time: Ed set extreme debt repayment terms, Kimblee gave a gift, and Scar dabbled in facelifting. Onwards!

The search for Shao May continues, although all the Elrics have found so far are little black and white pugs, not pandas. Meanwhile their quarry is with the person they’re actually trying to find for lessons, grabbing supplies for the road trip north. Episode 32 - “The Fuhrer’s Son” Ooh! An episode around the Fuhrer’s kid? We’ve seen a him a few times when Bradley’s with his family, I’m down for an episode that explains how this all works. We know that he’s adopted, but not why the Fuhrer’s gone and gotten married as well. All just a cover to pose as human? At the train station once more, Conductor’s sending off an East City train. May runs through the crowds, slowing down by some MPs who are discussing Scar. Meaning she’s distracted and bumps into someone, dropping her groceries and Shao. Whoops. Nothing to see here, officers? ...uh… So we aren’t actually supposed to buy this disguise, right? I mean, I’m fairly certain that’s a dude in a paper-thin disguise as an old lady. Keeping track of the Xing princess? If so, for who?

Wow, for a princess in a faraway land May is really free with her information, saying that she’s transferring to a North-bound train. Then again, she decided Yoki was a person of good repute. Disguised Old Lady notes… whoops. Apparently she actually is a lady, seemed confused at such an odd cat following May. Later that night, down in the sewers, a cloaked figure is supporting another. Wait, Scar is here? Then who was the cloaked figure that May guided onto the train? I’d thought that it was Marcoh still recovering from his Hand of Rearrangement, but for some reason they’re down here in the sewers and not on the outbound train. How do they expect to get to the North, then? Cops are chasing the duo with flashlights and guns, until the duo becomes just Scar pulling a Creepy Clown at them. Rockslide, and escape through the dust. Later, coppers! In Central Kimblee’s going over the case files, noting that the Scar Sightings are trending towards the West. Buddy, I get leaving a false trail, but how far are you going to go before turning right? Kimblee’s on the case now, takes his entourage of Blue Shirts to a large marble building… and passes an old lady with a cane and shawl on the stairs. Once at the train station could be brushed off as odd, but seeing her here now? Old Lady, what are you up to? Kimblee even picks up on it despite this being his first interaction, calls her suspicious but then turns back to pursuing Scar. Methinks you’re going to regret that later. A church bell is ringing on a clear day, we’re UUUUUGH we’re at Maes Hughes’ grave. Stop reminding me of his fridging, show. Roy is paying his respects as YOU. Ok, who is Old Lady? She shambles up and makes small talk with her, do you… … … WHAT GENERAL GRUMMAN?!

Wow, just… wow. Ok, back to serius biznis. I know that it’s difficult, Roy, but keep it together. Dude may be eccentric, but he is a General. You called him for a reason. The Elrics are taking a break from the fruitless panda search to look up Alkahestry in the library. Oop, back to the Colonel and the General. Grumman’s been updated on Central being controlled by the Goths, and his minions scattered/held hostage. Grumman talks about how he himself was asked about his opinions on immortal soldiers, when he dismissed the idea as ridiculous he found himself transferred to the East. On the plus side it means he was free from the Goth’s corruption, but unfortunately it’s left him off to the side cleaning up messes. Even the small successes he’s earned, like pacifying the Liore riots, were undone when Central forces were deployed to replace his own. And here he is, so close to retirement welp he’s dead. Nice knowing you, ya kooky general. Alright, so the General’s in on the plan. But more immediately important to our heroes, he recognises the panda sketch that Roy is carrying. Quick, to the library! No luck for the Elric brothers, in all the library they can’t find anything about Alkahestry. Guess they’ll have to head to Xing- HE RETURNS! ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY ARMSTRONG!

Towering over the bookshelf, he easily pushes them aside to reach the shocked Ed, then shushes him for being loud in a library. Never change, man. Well, I dunno if I’d have send The Mighty Armstrong to ‘quietly’ tell Ed about his target moving North, but you gotta use the tools at hand. Ed’s got a path now, time to- A letter of introduction? For ‘her’? Someone past North Command, at a spooky looking black wall-

-an officer nicknamed “The Northern Wall of Briggs” Major-General… … … … Major-General Armstrong Tank-Lady is Major-General Armstrong … … YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS Move over mid-ep character cards, I no longer care about Mrs. (?) Grumman or even the Fuhrer’s adopted kid Selim Bradley. You think that you can tell me that there is another Armstrong in this setting, who’s basically in charge of the Night’s Watch?! Fudge that, push those nobodies aside and get moving north!

Wait The new Armstrong… how is she related to our current version? She didn’t look old enough to be his mother, and sharing the same name… Tephi. Tephi. So help me, if you knew that we would be getting to a sister of The Mighty Armstrong and didn’t make me watch this show faster- Screw it. Calling it now, I need to see The Powerful Armstrong as soon as possible. I am now updating at least twice a week, Wednesdays for sure and whenever I can fit an episode in elsewhere. I need this character! Ok, freakout is mostly over. Moving on! Scar and Marcoh are still heading the wrong way, although as they’re on a bridge over a bunch of train tracks I think I know their plan now. MPs are catching up Scar and now-obviously Yoki, the two are cornered on the bridge… just as a train whistle blows! Now, as long as the cops just stand there and don’t try to move forward and restrain you, this should work. Oh yeah, smoke from the train! That’ll help, the cops just stand uselessly as the train passes and the two fugitives are obscured, and are shocked to see them gone after the train passes. A+ job fellas, I’m sure your boss will be happy with your performance. Wait, train for West City? Why? Don’t you need to go north?

Poor Al is still pouring over the books for any hint on Alkahestry, remarking May’s use of long-range transmutation. Huh, so Alkahestry differs in being more capable of medical uses and in ranged abilities? I wonder if Alchemy has any advantages over it? Sudden shorts? Ah, it’s you. The kids who I was initially excited to learn more about but now view only as an obstacle from The Powerful Armstrong. Go on, shoo! Ok, fine. I’ll give you points for recognizing Al as the Fullmetal Alchemist’s brother, not Fullmetal himself. But as exciting as it is to meet a Main Character, watch the volume; this is a library after all. Selim/Fuhrer Jr. asks about all the books Al has piled around, Al wishwashes about researching medical techniques when Ed runs up, yelling about heading out of town. Aw, Selim’s a fan of Ed, too! Doesn’t know enough to not call Ed short, though. Ed is angry rrright up until Selim’s Secret Service put guns up to his head. What, you two didn’t know this was the Fuhrer’s kid? Awkward… No, scratch that, this is awkward. Getting invited to the Bradley household for tea? How did that happen? I get that Selim is a fan of the Elric Brothers, but still… smalltalk has turned to Selim talking about learning Alchemy and working with his father. Ouch. They can’t know what Bradley is really up to, of course, but it’s hard reconciling what we know with this little family, a son in awe of his father and a mother wistfully remembering their first date. Um. Papa Bradley’s home. And he is NOT happy to see the Elrics. He’s already been established as their enemy, holding the threat of harming Winry against them. To walk into his own home and see those two sitting across from his wife and kid? Simple cover or something more, he’s clearly taking that as a threat.

The awkwardness increases! Ed struggles to reconcile this peaceful little family with the truth, and Bradley makes a veiled reference to Ed’s own family before heading back to work (Selim pouting at the briefness of the visit), with Riza following behind Eventually Ed and Al make their goodbyes, promising Selim that they’ll visit again later. I wonder, will that be before they at best arrest or at worst kill his adoptive father, or after? Regardless, time to move on. North! Scar and Yoki are still hanging out in their train car, as Kimblee’s goon squad searches others. Kimblee looks over the map, notes the rocky mountains. Train slowing down at curves, with a person who can change the ground for a safer landing? They jumped off way before West City, and Kimblee sees something to the north that makes him grin. North, north, north, everywhere we look people are heading north. Let’s get there already! Post-credits scene! Ed and Al are on the train, looks like Ed’s added some winter padding to his regular red coat outfit. The brothers remark that it might be neat to see some snow, they never got much back home. Weak midwest winter weather, am I right?

[thesundowncrew]

In the abyss of our hearts, we found a love that was destined to destroy us 🥀

Very much inspired by & referenced the Romeo & Juliet painting by Francis Bernard Dicksee. Had this sketch sitting in my wips for a while & I finally had time to chip away at it~

[thesundowncrew]

In the abyss of our hearts, we found a love that was destined to destroy us 🥀

Very much inspired by & referenced the Romeo & Juliet painting by Francis Bernard Dicksee.

[thesundowncrew]

"When I lost you, I lost myself for a while" 💔

I think the quote is originally from C. S. Lewis but I found this other variation which inspired the comic because the conversational format fit perfectly with what I wanted. Anyhoo I'm having a bit of a SamhainxLiore brainrot at the moment so yall have to suffer with me. Hot tip: If you read this right after #tos_promise its even more heartbreaking :'D

Samhin & Liore are OCs from my comic #TalesofSundown 🍀💀✨ Check em out on #webtooncanvas and read a short two-part drabble of theirs here too, if you like~ x x More art of them being cute over here x x x

[thesundowncrew]

💞🥀 Once upon a dream... 🥀💞

"Some days, she is cold and silent and there is no telling what goes on behind her pale, distant eyes. Some days, she flickers and it is hard for her to keep her grasp, no matter how hard she tries.

He reads to her their chronicles, from the books in the chest in the heart of a forgotten tree.

He reads to her and once in a while, he sees a light return to her eyes. It's enough to keep him going.

Searching. Praying. Hoping.

----

They were only children when they first met, and they were both special in their own way. The truest miracle is that they found each other."

-Year One: Samhain  🌱

[thesundowncrew]

17. Core Memory 🍀

Drawtober 2023 prompt by @pumpkinlollipop 🎃

[thesundowncrew]

When I’m with you The world feels a little brighter A little kinder...

Please tell me you’re not really gone Tell me I’m not standing here on my own...

Year One: Samhain  🌱 Based on this drabble I wrote a long time ago. To see the re-written drabble, check out the two-parts on my ig! X X

[thesundowncrew]

Tales of Sundown: Promise 🌱❤️ // 🔥💔

Do you remember the first promise you ever broke?

Watch ‘The Things We Lost’ on Youtube now!

Follow me @deesdoodleswastaken on here and Instagram! ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[thesundowncrew]

I was revisiting Samhain’s backstory and while rewriting some stuff, I was inspired to illustrate this short exchange between Sam and Liore (before the whole Samhain nonsense ofc). Some stuff I changed: Instead of meeting when they were 10, I aged them up a little bit to 13 - when Sam moved in with his grandfather near the edge of the woods. They’re about 17 or so in this comic.

PART TWO is already up my dudes! Check it out to see the conclusion of this little exchange~

I post wips, sneak peeks and stuff earlier in general on Instagram so follow me there if you like: deesdoodleswastaken <3

[thesundowncrew]

Rosemary 🌸 This herb was often used to ward off evil spirits and nightmares, and used especially in spells for fidelity, heightening memory. It was burned with sage to fumigate ritual areas and dispelled negative energies. It is a symbol of remembrance, of the dead and of the fondness for those who have passed 🔮🌱

Sam asks Liore what she remembers of her mother - a short exchange illustrated.

PART ONE  🌸 PART TWO  🌸

[thesundowncrew]

If you missed PART ONE, don’t worry it’s right here! Check it out!

Finally wrapped up this little adventure with part 2! I post wips, sneak peeks and stuff earlier in general on Instagram so follow me there if you like: deesdoodleswastaken <3

Thanks for all your love and support, everyone ♥️

[thesundowncrew]

“And when you kiss me, it feels as if all the world melts away.”

Celebrating the new year with an original ship piece! It’s Sam and Liore as inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’. Drew this for the #MasterworksChallenge on IG but I just thought it was fun to draw these two together again.

[thesundowncrew]

Have this sketch of Liore as taken from my Instagram. It kinda looks like Sam's sneaking a photo of her using Snapchat xD

Check out more stuff on my IG: deesdoodleswastaken 🌱

[thesundowncrew]

Main/Switched AU parallels

The Switched AU is basically the verse where Sam and Liore switch roles, with Sam being ‘dead and gone’ and Liore taking the mantle as the Veil’s gatekeeper. Of course this verse is supposed to mirror the Mainverse but there are some very huge differences between the two since Liore is her own person and not just another version of Sam/Samhain.

The Deal: In the Mainverse, Sam had to die and bargain for his powers which is how he lost his hands and arms. Losing the feel of his limbs is just the first layer of symbolism which I’ll touch more on later but they were very important to him in terms of self-identity. He had to make a deal with someone/something and give up what was important to him in order to acquire power as well as immortality. Sam comes back as a ghoul, resurrected as Samhain. In the Switched AU, Liore does not die. When Samhain bargained for his powers, he was resurrected as a ghoul; not quite alive and not quite dead. In the Switched AU, though a pureblood witch, Liore is still human and mortal.

Powers: Liore sees Sam get killed in front of her eyes before she even reaches the pyre but that triggers something inside of her. Something that has been sleeping in her bloodline for a long, long time. It awakens and she ascends and the ultimate powers bestowed upon her are all of her doing. They didn’t need to be granted to her. They are her birthright and she is a witch reborn. Just like when Samhain loses control of himself and almost turns into a totally different person, Liore does the same. But where Samhain is usually motivated by rage, Liore is motivated purely by a sense of justice. This does not mean she is always in full control of her emotions. Samhain’s eyes and sometimes his whole body gets engulfed in green flame and when he speaks, it sounds like there are multiple voices speaking at once. Liore’s magick at full blast is white in color and resembles more of white light than fire, though they can take the form of fire as well. Her voice also turns into something ethereal. Samhain’s powers are fueled by using the surrounding spirit energy. Liore’s powers are fueled by the spirit energy she already has but has the ability to amplify her powers when externally fed even more spirit energy. Just like Samhain, her demeanor becomes more cold and deadly. Her appearance also changes as her eyes and hair become completely white. When she regains control of herself, her eyes turn back to normal almost immediately but her hair takes some time to fade back to it’s dark color.

Memento: Much like in the Mainverse, Sam as a spirit follows Liore for a while and they wander together for a few years wondering what to do with their lives while helping others along the way. He still encounters the same problems Liore had as a ghost (lapses of memory, short temper, disconnection etc). These were the symptoms of a newly deceased spirit aching for rest, knowing that they no longer had ties to the land of the living. The symptoms get progressively worse until a century later, Liore finally comes to terms with Sam’s death, lets him go and sees him to the Otherworld. While Samhain had Liore’s family locket to remember her by, Liore in the Switched AU keeps Sam’s hunting dagger that has his initials S.H. carved into the handle.

Weapons: In the Mainverse, Samhain comes across a being and acquire his ivory scythe. In the Switched AU, Liore also meets this being during her travels and help him the same way Samhain did. However, not only will she acquire her weapon but she also gets a second gift; a Fruit of Eden. One bite of this magickal fruit and it prolongs one’s life, but consume the whole fruit and one becomes immortal. Liore takes the fruit but doesn’t eat it because come on, who really wants to be immortal anyway? Instead of a scythe, Liore’s go-to forms for her weapon are a staff and bow & arrow. When word spreads among both human and mythos that Liore holds a Fruit of Eden, she becomes an unwitting target from both sides and is forced to learn how to fight and defend herself as well as innocent bystanders that get caught in the crossfire.

Mantle: Ever since she first lost control of herself, Liore has been able to have special dreams or have out-of-body experiences. During one such experience, she met someone Samhain has never met before in the Mainverse; the Lady Grey of the Glen aka Death (at least from this perspective). Liore meets the Lady Grey, hoping she could answer her many questions. Instead the Lady Grey tells her how fate has brought them, Liore and the Fruit of Eden together at the crossroads of time. She tells Liore of the weakening Veil and how in time, more malicious spirits spill into the human world and threaten the entire balance. She tells Liore that if she does not eat the Fruit of Eden, someone else will and she cannot risk the Fruit falling into the wrong hands. The Lady Grey doesn’t force Liore but asks her to choose. After a long time of consideration, Liore accepts the Lady Grey’s offer and eats the fruit, taking up the mantle as her Lady of the Veil. Samhain was never given the same offer but learned about the Veil on his own and just deemed it upon himself to be the make-shift gatekeeper.

Names: In the Mainverse, Sam was given the name Samhain by the same being who gave him his powers, Samhain being more of a title or symbol than a name. After Liore becomes the official Lady of the Veil, her reputation starts to build and becomes just as renowned and revered in the mythos community. She is also called many other titles depending on the people describing her. She has been called The Lady Black (referring to her association with The Lady Grey), Lady Deathless, The Witch of Light, Mistress of the Faded, She Who Brings Justice to the Forgotten, and Liore the Loving.

The Crew: Eventually she will also meet Catarina and learn under her as an apprentice. She will find Nightshade and make her familiar the same way Samhain did by sharing their essence and creating that spiritual bond. She will also cross paths with Axel and, just as begrudgingly, strike the same deal Samhain did with him. The Crew reside in Sundown and run business as usual. Liore’s role is extended even to Axel’s Recovery AU whereby he finally kills Ketele, connects his heart back to himself and rehabilitates from centuries of severe damage. Liore is surprisingly more understanding and approachable towards Vali from the get-go whereas Samhain took a long time to get used to the ‘new and imrpoved Axel’.

[thesundowncrew]

d 4 for modernverse liore with paint splatters?

Walk Walk fashion Baby

Aaaaaw yeah finally done with all these outfit memes! Thanks so much to everyone who sent in asks!