#[I may end up doing more if I find good picrews but I'm pretty happy with these]

[helldustedstories]

A few of the picrews I did that sort of approximate Stolas' circus imp disguise. All of them have some element of 'correctness,' but since I am sadly unable to draw, I have to rely on these and add in notes!

He's definitely going for a more androgynous look, with his softer facial features, and he does have the heart-shaped markings that kind of mimic his usual facial disk, along with his usual under-eye markings. This also helps him fit in more because most people assume that he was always in the troupe and was just caught in the fire too.

The best approximation of his horns (and hair!) can be seen in this post here! So while they're more the shape of the bottom images, they are more upright, very reminiscent of great horned owls, as an example! The top-right image does have the correct colouration, as well! They also have the faintest dusting of constellations across them, not obvious enough to draw attention, but visible, especially if you know to look. (That wasn't part of the design; it was simply his magic manifesting itself.) He keeps his hair about the same length that his head feathers usually are, and it is a very different experience not having feathers over the entirety of his body. And while he's certainly shorter than he is normally, he's still tall for an imp.

[mdzsshoujo]

MDZS Shoujo Mashup Master List

We made a list of all the amazing works made for the MDZS Shoujo Mashup!

ART

Artist: Frania (teleport warning)

General Description: Yunmeng siblings run a maid cafe

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Artist: Frania (teleport warning)

General Description: Clow Cards (Cardcaptor Sakura), WangXian as The Time and The Return

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Artist: HellingLaozu

General Description: magical swords WangXian (collaboration with spookykingdomstarlight, art accompaniment to "Help!!! I'm a Broke College Student How Did I End Up With a (Hot) Amnesiac Sword Spirit For a Sugar Baby??!??")

Chapter 1 art on Bluesky and Tumblr

Chapter 2 art on Bluesky and Tumblr

Artist: littleartbot

General description: Magical girls Jiang Yanli, Wen Qing and MianMian

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Artist: lychee (lycheeeart)

General description: "welcome to 'burial mound oddities and antiquities'" 🪭✨

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Artist: Niq (skuzzybunny)

General description: modern au accidentally drunk teenji and his magical animal companion silkie chickens

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Artist: YaYa (terabyte-my-ass)

General description: Cloud Recesses Host Club

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FICS and THREADFICS

Author: em (gusufan) - threadfic WIP

Summary: Lan Jingyi is sick of watching Wangxian pining for each other, so he convinces Jiang Cheng to help him get them together. (He doesn’t expect to fall for him in the process) Additional Details: CW: strong language probably? (it's JC 🙄)

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Dawn of the Red Lotus by Raine (rainewritesfanfics)

Summary: Wei Ying is hiding something, and Lan Zhan can do nothing but watch and worry as Wei Ying's smile stretches thinner and more bandages peek out from his hems. When he finds himself entangled with the city's young superhero, he realizes that answers may be closer than he realizes, and that the Red Lotus may not be the only one with magic in his veins. Additional Details: featuring magical boy Wei Ying, tea shop waiter LWJ, and a deadly family curse 😱

Read on AO3

Promo on Tumblr

So, You Think I'm Pretty? by Sour Tea (lordoflemons)

Summary: Lan Zhan takes on a role as a maid at Caiyi Cafe, a maid cafe his friend had introduced him to. Far from his school, he thought no one would find out about his part-time job until one day, classmates he knew too well came to visit. Now one of them has taken an interest in the shop and has become a regular. This person also happens to be his deskmate, Wei Ying, and he seems to have a keen interest in Lan Zhan's alter-ego 'Jiji'. Has Wei Ying figured out it's him or does he really like maid cafes? Guess the only way to find out is to go on a date with him.

Read on SquidgeWorld

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Promo on Bluesky

Help!!! I'm a Broke College Student How Did I End Up With a (Hot) Amnesiac Sword Spirit For a Sugar Baby??!?? by Spooky (spookykingdomstarlight)

Summary: Wei Ying is a normal first-year college student. He lives with his parents. He gets good grades. He has friends. Or a friend, at least. Everything is going well, at least until a stunning man in hanfu with white hair manifests right in front of his eyes on a field trip. Suddenly he’s stuck introducing a sword spirit to the modern world, dealing with a mystery involving metal shards appearing all over Jiangsu province, and grappling with the possibility that Siri from his old phone might be sentient. What’s a normal first-year college student supposed to do under these circumstances? He dives right in, of course. ⚔️ sword spirits ⚔️ reincarnation ⚔️ tragedy with a happy ending ⚔️ siri

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Promo on Bluesky

Unusual Gifts by Toshokanin

Summary: At a critical moment in canon, Luo Qingyang, Wen Qing, and Jiang Yanli each receive a magical gift. But will it be enough to change the course of events? 🔮 CQL canon divergence ✨ Magical Girls ❓ Ambiguous/hopeful ending

Read on AO3

Promo on Bluesky

OTHER WORKS

WIP teaser: jes (francowitch)

The word of the week was "friends"

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Picrew: Niq (skuzzybunny)

A Shoujo-ifier for all your MDZS favorites

Picrew Dollmaker

Promo on Bluesky

You can also view the list on our carrd:

If you have any late works you want to add, just send us a message!

[firstaidspray]

OC Tag - Song Challenge

step 1 →create your oc (or ocs) in this picrew

step 2 → list 5 songs that inspired (or capture the feel of) your oc. if you chose multiple, feel free to pick your favorite or do songs for all of ‘em! (and feel free to list fewer or more songs if you want)

I decided I wanted to redo this and put it under a readmore without the meanings lol, and do it for a couple more of my ocs because they have really really good playlists and I'd like to share some of that with you all. Even if you don't care. Too bad.

Reverie (The Righteous Gemstones)

1. Bitch by Meredith Brooks

I'm a bitch, I'm a tease / I'm a goddess on my knees / When you hurt, when you suffer / I'm your angel undercover / I've been numb, I'm revived / Can't say I'm not alive / You know I wouldn't want it any other way

2. She Talks To Angels by The Black Crowes

She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket / she wears a cross around her neck / yeah, the lock of hair is from a little boy / and the cross is someone she has not met / not yet

3. Halo by Soil

Bitter sins, how they grow within / so you tell me it ain't right / I am all sins / and you're my reason for life

4. Follow Me Down by The Pretty Reckless

Nights avoiding things unholy / your hand slips across my skin / I go down on you so slowly / don't confess none of your sins

5. Pain Lies on the Riverside by Live

I have forever, always tried / to stay clean and constantly baptized / I'm aware that the river's banks, they are dry / and to wait for a flood / is to wait for life

Juliette Chrysler (Vice Principals / Killing It)

1. Homecoming Queen by Hinder

A shame, shame, shame that our homecoming queen / had a lot to prove and so many to please / she's just somebody's daughter / just looking for somebody to love her

2. I Want You to Want Me by Letters to Cleo

I want you to want me / I need you to need me / I'd love you to love me / I'm begging you to beg me

3. #1 Crush by Garbage

Violate all my love that I'm missing / throw away all the pain that I'm living / you will believe in me / and I can never be ignored

4. Girl Next Door by Saving Jane

I get a little bit / she gets a little more / she's Miss America / and I'm just the girl next door

5. Brown Eyed Girl by Everclear

Now that the years gone by / yeah, now that I'm on my own / I saw you just the other day / oh my, baby you have grown

Dolly Dobson (The Devil's Rejects)

1. Be Yourself by Audioslave

Even when you've paid enough / been pulled apart / or been held up / every single memory of / the good or bad, faces of love / don't lose any sleep tonight / I'm sure everything will end up alright / you may win or lose

2. If You Could Only See by Tonic

Seems the road less traveled / shows happiness unraveled / and you got to take a little dirt / to keep what you love / that's what you gotta do

3. Letter to God by Hole

I've lost all self-esteem / by burying everything / and I feel nothing, nothing

4. Lady Picture Show by Stone Temple Pilots

She hides because she don't know nothin' / don't know nothin' anymore / she keeps a funny face / it's locked and bagged / it's just outside the door

5. Killpop by Slipknot

Will she ever find / one million of a kind? /it's cold and lonely / but that's because she told me / lost inside her dirty world / no one hurts this pretty girl but her

Gehenna (Hellraiser)

1. Gehenna by Slipknot

Free my severed heart / give me you / I want it / I don't wanna be myself

2. You've Seen the Butcher by Deftones

You slowly enter / 'cause you know my room / you crawl your knees off / and then you shake my tomb

3. Adrenalize by In This Moment

I crave excess, turning wine into sweat / dripping down my neck / I can't deny, I'd die without this / make me feel like a God, adrenaline and sex

4. Judith by A Perfect Circle

It's not like you killed someone / it's not like you drove a hateful spear into his side / praise the one who left you / broken down and paralyzed / he did it all for you

5. Ouija Board by Chevelle

Never say die unless you mean it / you're the salt of the earth left uneasy / right or wrong, if the world explodes / well you and I are one

[wheresthemuffinman]

So I've been really into interactive fiction for a long while and I've finally decided to showcase my various MC(s) over different IFs.

(Who I may have incorporated from my OCs from a series (or at least a universe) I'm working on😌)

Picture made by Picrew (https://picrew.me/image_maker/625951)

This MC is based in Triaina Academy by @leo-interactive-fiction

WARNING: This post is long and doesn't have proper capitalisation at times

*looks at the camera* "This is boring, can I please do something else?"

File: #01 : Triaina Academy

Date of recording:*Data Corrupted*

Interviewee: Melody "Mai" Razor

---------------------PARTICULARS-------------------

Appearance: Hazel eyes that look like topaz in bright light and black hair that reach her shoulders. Wears a pair of red glasses and has a mole below her left eye.

Power: Blood manipulation

Description: Seemingly obedient as first, she'll roll along to anything that happens until it starts to inconvenience her or she gets bored. After that it'll be a 50/50 chance she'll start to mess around or just deviate and do something else entirely.

Doesn't trust easily, but loves to mess around with people by teasing them playfully after warming up to them.

Likes to act like she's running on a single brain cell 24/7, has a habit of running around aimlessly and just exploring places that seem interesting.

She took on the name of "Mai" to abandon her past and start anew. She'll grow to letting go of her abandonment issues and let extremely close friends of use her actual name after a long while.

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*The following words appear on the screen: "What do you think about..."*

Emil Dobry

"Em's like the little bro I never had. Though, he tends to be a tad bit too naive for my comfort. We're kinda in troublesome times with cutthroats everywhere and I'm kinda worried he might not be able to make the right call when the going gets tough and I'm not there, you know?"

Notes: Her time as the eldest among her fellow sea urchins when young carried over to the present. She feels responsible for Emil and his happiness. Gets him little trinkets she finds from time to time and he is one of the few people she'll happily do favors for, no questions asked. (The other being a baker who gave her bread occasionally in the past)

Robin Vallenford

"Birdie? He seems alright, can't say much from him at first glance, just know he's hiding something. His fights with Em are a great source of entertainment at times, downright childish on others. On hindsight though, he does bring colour to the whole dorm."

*She tilts a head to the side, leaning back and kicking her feet up midair, grinning slyly*

"I think we'll get along juuust fine."

Notes: She seems to be respectful of Robin and interested in knowning him better. Would gladly play a round of cards with him even if she knew she was going to lose.

Vin Wolfe

*She frowns slightly* "I'm gonna be honest, I didn't think much of Sunshine back in the arena. But when he pulled that gun out I think I nearly lost 10 years of my life. But,"

*She stares at the ceiling thoughtfully*

"He doesn't seem to mean any harm, maybe he just has a few things to work off." *Mumbling* "Bet his aim's really good too, might want to see if he'll teach me."

Notes: She doesn't know what to fully make out of Vin, she's a little put off by the commander title (she's not used to commanding other people at all. She's prefers to operate independently). More than happy to teach him what she knows about academics. Notes to herself to keep an eye out for his sake.

Calls Vin "Sunshine" (at least in her head).

Leah Scio

*Her eyes light up* "Bluejay? She's really pretty and nice, quiet though. She's also pretty much the only other person I know that wears glasses and I think she reads alot! I'd really like to see her collection sometime. She's like Em, but doesn't appear to be naive. Actually, now that I think about it, I can't really compare those two. It's like oranges and pears you'know? She's definitely smarter, and less emotional when there's thinking to be done."

Notes: She enjoys Leah's company and wants to learn from her. One of the very few people she cares about that she goes easy on when fighting (she feels really bad hurting them). Calls her "Bluejay".

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*Reading through a folder that has the word "CONFIDENTIAL" on its front* "Ooooo"

*A rough voice can be heard from behind the camera* "Woi, who gave that to 'er? Someone take it away!"

*The folder gets swipped out of her hands from a passer-by* "Wha-Hey! What gives-oh"

*she glances behind the camera and readjusts her voice, flashing a sheepish grin*

"Sorry, got a little distracted there, shall we continue?"

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Pierce Crater

"Firecracker? Well I don't really have much to say about him that he himself isn't already making obvious."

*She brings a hand up to her chin, posing in mock contemplation*

"He swears alot, jumps to conclusions, and is really prone to resorting to violence to solve his problems. He would honestly make a terrible diplomat."

*She pauses for a few moments, her eyes go distant*

"Though he does seem to put his best into the many things I've seen him do. His position as a representative might be saying something about his leadership...and he is really easy to embarrass...wonder how he fights...?"

Notes: Her attitude towards Pierce seems to change to somewhat more reasonable and surprisingly more careful, a stark contrast to her more playful and nonchalant interactions to her own dormmates. She doesn't seem to trust him much, but she also doesn't realise herself hanging around him more.

Unfortunately for Pierce (or "Firecracker") , she also seems to be increasingly curious about him after this interview. Granted, this was bound to happen sooner than later.

Matthew Crater

*She squints, a faraway look in her eyes*

"Snowflake's a strange one, never really met anyone who passes out so frequently. He's a cute one though, gonna be honest. Friendly too, other than that though, don't really know much else."

Notes: Amicable with Matthew (Nicknamed: "Snowflake"), she doesn't seem to understand much about his...suggestions to wake up. Most likely will nap with him if she catches his sleeping during a break.

Raven

*Her posture tenses slightly, before quickly relaxing*

"Bubbles'...alright. Honestly I'm more surprised by myself for not getting more freaked out. She unpredictable, and smarter than she lets on."

*She shrugs*

"Needs to calm the homocidal vibes though, I'd be more worried about Em when he's around her."

Notes: Slightly unsettled by Raven's (Nickname: "Bubbles") clinginess to her. She is curious on Raven's interest in her, but also slightly wary of what she could do.

Snipper of Scorpion’s Den

*Her smile grows into a wide Chesire-like grin*

"Ah, finally! Snip's unlike the other lot in the academy. Just met 'er and I already love 'er to bits. Not one to detect social cues though, and is a little too loud at times."

*she winks at the camera* "Trust me when I tell ya that if you were to leave us alone for even 2 seconds, and we'll paint the town red."

Notes: She'll never admit it, but Snipper reminds her a little like her old friends on the street, before she found a roof over her head. She misses them, the people who shaped her and that she'll never see again, making the times she and Snipper hang out sometimes slightly more melancholic.

Outside that though, she's more than willing to watch Snipper testing on something or just working on Sandy.

Fray De Forêt

*She bites her lip, giving a wistful smile*

"Liliac's alright, I don't hate her, she's just a little bit of a snob. Then again, I've never really talked to nobility before, so maybe I should save the judgement for later."

*She stops and smiles slightly at the ceiling*

"Though, she does have a certain respect for nature. I can understand that. The forests hide so many secrets and animals, what's not to love about it?"

Note: She's doesn't really have many feelings towards Fray( Nicknamed: "Liliac"), though she respects her power. She'll listen to her demands and maaaybe oblige them, but she'll be damned if she gives Fray full control over her.

-------------Video freezes, a static of the TV hums, before the screen cuts off into darkness------------

---------------------VIDEO ENDS---------------------

[ironmandeficiency]

Okay, I like shipping people quite a lot, you're also doing ships and I sent one, and you have an "about me" and briefly described your personality as part of an ask game a while ago, so let's do this!! I'm only doing Pedro because I'm nowhere near caught up with the Clone Wars, btw. But I do believe that I ship you with either Din or Oberyn (more Din than Oberyn, but there's a case to be made for both).

Let's start with Din. You mention that you work with kids with special needs, and Din has a kid with special needs (granted, said kid levitates mudhorns and can choke people from his pram, but that's still special needs, right??). Also, Din is someone who can be quite closed off and has difficulty being friendly, and I think someone with a contrasting personality such as your ENFP self would be a great help to him (as long as you respect his boundaries, of course, but I don't think that'll be a problem). You would be the face of the operation, talking to people and being friendly to get information/help when threatening them doesn't work (it should be the other way around, but this is Din we're talking about, so...). His job also involves a lot of traveling among the stars, so if you went with him you'd have plenty of opportunities to make the most killer photos in different planets. It's not all perfect, though. Din is extremely protective, and your tendency towards taking "stupid risks" would worry and annoy the hell out of this poor man. You also mention dropping everything to help others, something that would also kind of annoy him (but secretly he would be impressed with your helpful nature and even a little inspired, you make him want to be a better person). As I said, man might get annoyed with you at times, but it's just because he loves you and can't stand the thought of losing you to a preventable death (please don't make him lose anyone else, he's just started forming a family, if he lost it again I'm not sure he'd be able to come back from it)

And then there's Oberyn Martell, your Dornish prince. Listen, dude has 8 daughters, and depending on when you two start romancing each other they may be quite young, so you being good with kids is pretty much a requirement for a serious relationship with this man. You also mentioned at some point that your sexuality is ??? and you posted a picrew where you had a bi flag pin, so I'm going with you being multiple gender attracted, which is also essentially a requirement here. I don't know how sex positive you are, or how you'd feel about an open relationship, but assuming you're okay with everything, a relationship with this man could be exactly what you need. You are in Dorne, where it's pretty hot but there's also a sizeable coast line for you to swim in the ocean like the fish you are. There's also the water gardens, I'm sure there's a proper swimming pool in there somewhere. And then there's your prince, a man who loves as fiercely and as passionately as a raging sea loves the coast. He'll downright spoil you if you let him, and he'll love you for your sunny disposition and creativity. This is a man who writes love poems for his daughters, so you can bet he'd appreciate the hell out of you being a sentimental softie. Also, if you like Ellaria too you can consider yourself a part of the most powerful power throuple in Westeros.

An that's everything I have to say about that, have a nice day! ~ 🍪

...... i’ve had this sitting in my inbox for a whole day and i cannot, for the life of me, find the right words to express how much i love this. i read it the first time and was watery-eyed bc very few ppl in my life have ever done smth so sweet for me. you mentioned things that were so long ago/hella detailed and i was like “ohmygod they must have been following me for a WHILE and like they care?? holy shit??” and just- ohmygod honey you’ve got me in a whole ass other dimension of existence with this.

and then, at the end of that beautiful ask i saw the 🍪 signoff and was like “HOLY SHIT COOKIE ANON HAS BLESSED ME?! HOW AM I WORTHY?!” and immediately messaged @scribbledghost and text-blubbered that the famous cookie anon paid me a visit and made me happy cry (i’ve seen you on their blog all the time and i love you)

you hit every bull’s eye with this and my heart is so full. i’m gonna treasure this for a long while

[bubblelliot]

Once again, I am Back with another character. I've not posted in forever as school was pretty intense. The trimester is ending pretty soon though, and I need the mental boost 😂

Dhamas Sovermath

(this visual was made using the usual Picrew that I use (Poicon) as I feel like its one that as the most possibities)

Technicalities

Dhamas is a level 5 triton paladin of the Oath of the pearl. Don't think this oath is from DND 5e, but my DM allowed it anyways as it is not that's needed to be nerfed really 😂. They usually fight with a scimitar and their shield, but they can also fight with a quarterstaff. They do prefer their shield though, as they are mostly a protective fighter. They have an AC of 18.

Allies

Dhamas' main ally us their friend NoNàme, a goblin. They also are getting very close to a half-dwarf named Hormun who happens to be a pregnant man (that's comes from a big inside joke lmao). The party also consists of Corse, a Kenku, and Xandrid, a warforged, though Xandrid's player is quitting and thus this character may die next session.

Appearance

At the beginning of the campaign, Dhamas had long thick hair that reached down to their hips, but they decided to have it cut short like a lot of men of their race wear it. They are pastel blue with red eyes and green hair (a darker green than on the picrew that is). They are well dressed with an armor that is not only effecient, but also good looking, their weapons also are very pretty.

Backstory

Dhamas' story starts in the capital of Tritons. They were born to Ewyrn Sovermath, the guardian of justice in this world, follower and descendant of the god of justice in this world, who is a former hero who destroyed the ancient evil gods, and to Minos Tunari, priestess of the sea.

You can easily see Dhamas is a noble. Being an only child and assigned female at birth, Dhamas received the education of both a male and a female. They would often go on emissary missions with his father to the surface and they had to become a paladin of the sea and an emissary for justice, like their father.

Though most of this did not please them, Dhamas enjoyed fighting, protecting others and meeting new people.

Once, while still pretty young, they went on a mission that's mostly consisted of a formal visit so another noble family, and something happened. The details are blurry, but while eating, one of the servants said something about the master, only to be sent away by the master of the house. No one though anything major of it.

Fast forward a few years, Dhamas is an adult, a respected paladin and person, Dhamas isn't happy. They only do as they are ordered by their parents, and though they are proud of what they accomplished, something feels wrong. Many things actually. And that's when they met NoName.

Whike heading to a river to head home, Dhamas heard noises. They arrived to the river to find a goblin trying to keep its head at the surface and struggling. Without hesitation, Dhamas jumped at the rescue and got the goblin out. As soon as it was free, the goblin gave a panicked look at Dhamas and ran away. They decided to stay a few more days, just to make sure this goblin was alright. A few days later, same thing, except this time, they caught kids throwing the goblin in the water and running away. They once again ran to rescue the goblin, who ran away as soon as free. Then a few weeks past. They would check the river pretty much everyday. Nothing. They decided a final time that they had to leave. Once again, they caught the kids, and ran straight in the river to help the goblin, who was the exact same everytime. As the kids ran away again, they got the goblin out and this time, they kept holding on them and started talking to them.

That's how NoName and Dhamas met.

They traveled a bit together, but Dhamas had to go back to their family. They travelled there and Dhamas left NoName in an inn in a nearby city and traveled alone to reach the capital. There, their father asked Dhamas to represent the emissaries of Justice in a tournament in the city of time. He gave them gold and a compass and sent them away. By the time Dhamas was back with NoName, they were definitely fed up of the Noble lifestyle.

Something was wrong within them and they could feel it.

They started travelling and arrived in small village. There, they met with Hormun, Corse and Xandrid.

A bit of stuff happened, but the major thing happened in Dhamas' head when they met with Hormun, a fellow paladin.

At first, Dhamas was just confused. How could a man be pregnant?

Slowly as they continued travelling towards the city of time, Dhamas and Hormun got closer, and finally Dhamas dared ask.

"When I was born, people told me I was a girl. They were wrong though. Sure, I do enjoy girly stuff and I am pregnant, but that sure doesn't mean i'm a girl."

That's when Dhamas understood what was wrong. They were just like Hormun. They became extatic, understanding they could finally feel normal, and then, they thought about their parents, their responsibilities, and they started panicking. Surely, their parents wouldn't allow it. How would everyone react knowing the "daughter" of the great Sovermath be a trans man who hangs out with a goblin, a Kenku and a former pirate?

But then, a plan formed in their head: they would win as much money in the tournament and bring honor on their family, then, they would go back to their father, explain what they accomplished and then announce their real identity and leave.

The party then arrived at the city of time. On the first day, while talking with Hormun, Dhamas asked him to cut their hair the length the man of their race usually wear it. Upon seeing themself, they started crying. Hormun calmly asked if they had a name they would want to be called.

"Dhamas is a great name. Its a male name as my father hoped for an heir, not a daughter."

"That's what he got. A proud heir who stands up for justice, fights like a lion and loves with all their heart. If your parents open their eyes and see you as you are, you could become the greatest guardian of justice, I am sure of that."

To be continued...