#(( (maybe this time i'll actually have a shot at the true arena now that i won't have to play with a wiimote dhdhdhswh) ))

[abyssembraced]

((...how is it always my h.ollow k.night stuff that manages to breach the containment of this blog lmao

actually no it's not just h.ollow k.night but rather stuff related to h.ornet specifically sgddgsg

Anyway. I said this on my Actual Kirby Blog but I'll say it here too! Magolor Epilogue mode in the RtDL remake?? 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀

[devinescribe]

Feigning Idiocy

Niragi Suguru

Warnings: swearing, weapons

You had never had trouble defending yourself. Even in the borderlands. You'd grown up with a father who was in the military(no, I didn't, my friends have, and their dad is terrifying-) and so, he taught you how to defend yourself. Weapons, hand to hand combat. Just about anything to keep you, his precious daughter, safe.

When you first arrived at the Beach, you were confused. You were just passing by, but saw the lights. You thought only game arenas had power? You grabbed a rock, and threw it in to make sure it wasn't an arena. Nothing happened. "How?" You questioned out loud. You shrugged, deciding you'd rather leave it alone than go towards it. It seemed menacing to you. But, plans don't go the way you want them.

You groaned, opening your eyes. It was dark. More like there was something over your head. You heard whispers of 'she's awake' ruse throughout what you assumed was a room. Whatever was on your head was taken off. Your eyes burned from the sudden exposure to light. "Son of a bitch, that burns... agh, fucking hell," you cursed, trying to bring your hands up to rub your eyes, before noticing they were tied. "Well that's not very lady like," someone snickered. "And that's not very brave of you. Say it to my face instead of behind me coward," you retorted. People gasped at your words. They expected to knock you out and you not cop an attitude with them? What kind of crazies were they. You felt the cold metal of something press into your back. You laughed. "Oh, how lovely. A gun. As if my day couldn't get worse," you said sarcastically. "I wouldn't test my luck if I were you," the person threatened. "Mhm, well I do so love testing how far I can go, as well as testing people's patience. So, go ahead. Shoot me you coward."

That had been a few days ago. Now, you were stuck at the beach. You had a pretty high number, as your cards had been pretty high. You figured out that the person threatening you was called Niragi. Everyone feared him, except you. You constantly challenged him. People assumed you were crazy or that you had a death wish. When in reality, you actually found the man interesting. And maybe a tad bit attractive. But that was kept to yourself.

You found yourself walking around the Beach, looking for something to entertain you. Or rather... someone. And you eventually fund that someone sitting by themselves in a clearing. It was still part of the resort, you guessed, seeing as no one was guarding it. You walked over, sitting besides him, curling your knees up to your chest, looking up at the night sky. "Don't you have anyone else to annoy with your presence," he grumbled. You looked back at him, and shook your head. "Didn't come here to bother you," you said. That was partially true. You came to see if you could get anything from this man. Any sort of response that wasn't anger or annoyance. He looked at you before sighing, going back to staring into the open before him. You took notice of the targets set up, and guessed this must be where they do target practice. "I always assumed you used traitors as target practice," you giggled. You heard him chuckle, and your smile grew. You might get somewhere. "No, no we don't. Although that is an idea," he said. You nodded, taking noticed of the gun besides him. You smirked, getting an idea. "Say... Niragi... could you teach me how to shoot?" You asked, acting stupid. Of course you knew how to shoot a gun, you just wanted to see some progress with him. He stared blankly, looking at his gun, then at you. "Does the oh so brave (Y/N) want to learn how to shoot a big girl gun?" He teased, grabbing his riffle, and standing up. You stood up, nodding, "Yes please."

He handed you the gun, and stood behind you. "Ok... put this hand here... and your dominant hand on the trigger. This part here goes on your shoulder..." he explained, grabbing your hands, placing them were they need to be. He fixed your stance, and you smiled. Your plan was going well. "And when you shoot, brace yourself. It's gotta little bit of a kickback, so yeah. I'll stand behind you just in case though," he said. You took aim purposely wrong, and shot. The kickback wasn't bad, but you still pretended to stumble a bit.

This went on for half the night, until you decided you had gotten far enough. "I just want you to know, I've been faking not knowing how to shoot this whole time," you admitted. "I know," he said. Your eyes grew wide. "What? How?" You asked. You were now a bit mad at the fact he'd seen through you. "You were aiming off on purpose. Really? Not one time did you hit a target? Even our trainees at least hit the edge of one," he said. You cursed yourself. "I just want to know... why?" He asked. You looked down. Why did you? Was it because of boredom? No, not really. Was it because you wanted to annoy him? No, that wasn't it either. "I think... I think I did it because... I don't want to be just... the girl that annoys you. I find you interesting, and I just don't know how to express myself that well. I didn't know how to go about saying I wanted to get closet to you, so I guess that's why," you answered. "Cute," was his only answer. You looked up at him, seeing him smirk. "So all of that because you have a crush on me?" He teased. You blushed, "Maybe..."

The rest of the night was filled with his endless teasing, your sassy remarks, and maybe a tiny spark was ignited.

[devourer--of--books]

SGE x PJO AU: wiki pages

PART I: Hester

Okay, so hm, before we start.

Warning: some minor cursing, as well as spoilers for all percy jackson and the olympians, heroes of olympus and school for good and evil books. Basic knowledge of the main plot points is heavily recommended. 

Now that that’s out of the way, an unnecessary note:

I was unsure on how to structure this au, as I was originally going through the events of the novels book by book, but turns out that made the posts way too long (longer than they already are) and more like a mini-fic than an au post, so, for now, we’re sticking to a character-based wiki-like structure, one at a time.

This is obviously an au, so while we'll follow loosely the events of the riordan-verse, there's many tweaks, so it's easier to follow if you're familiar with the canon material but hopefully, I'll be able to answer any questions y'all might have.

I just might do mini-fic posts or write a one-shot or two, but that takes a while so maybe tell me if you’d be interested in that, because as usual, I am fueled by validation.

This is so goddamn self-indulgent. 

Hester Ravenswood

Daughter of Nemesis

Occupation: Head counselor of cabin 19 / High school student.

Early years: Used to live with her father, until he tragically died in a mysterious factory fire when she was 10. 

It is unknown how Hester got to camp, aside from the vague explanation she gives to Sophie and Agatha: she ran away from an orphanage and her mother guided her to Camp Half-Blood using dreams. She arrived at camp in the same night as Chaddick Edwards, and witnessed his death at Half-Blood Hill.

Camp years: Hester used to be a year-round camper at cabin 11. Since Nemesis didn’t have an actual cabin at the time, Hester was placed there, as per camp tradition, and while she often flaunted her parentage, she never got officially claimed. 

Within her first year, Hester dueled an older, unnamed demigod for a bunk bed at cabin 11. She wins the duel, but ends up with a bad reputation as a “shady back-stabber” around camp, due to her use of a hidden knife to win. The bottom bed of said bunk used to be always empty, despite Hermes’ cabin being very crowded, until Agatha’s arrival a few years later.

Hester is the third member of the quest to retrieve Zeus’ lighting bolt, alongside newcomers Agatha and Sophie.

The following summer, she runs away from camp with Sophie Martin to help on the quest for the golden fleece. 

Later that year, she participates in the mission to retrieve Yara and Willam Thomas from Westover Hall. 

During the quest to rescue Artemis, Hester is absent due to being given another quest by oracle/camp director August Sader: scouting the labyrinth. 

Next summer she leads the quest to find Daedalus, but after the incident in Hephaestus’ forges, she chooses to remain at camp to prepare for Kronos’ invasion, as well as aiding Dot Nottingham with Anadil Bloodbrook’s recovery after her time wandering by herself in the labyrinth.

A year later, Hester and Agatha blow up the Princess Andromeda cruise together, and she is heavily involved in the events leading to and during the Battle of Manhattan. Hester and Anadil are responsible for convincing a few minor gods, including Hester’s mother, to betray Kronos and help the campers fight off his army once Kronos cuts off connection between himself (alongside Sophie, Agatha and Yara) and his army to get to Olympus.

Post-war, she attends school alongside Dot Nottingham. It’s unknown what she plans to do after graduating, though it’s implied she might have to retake the year, as she often skipped classes to look for Agatha with Sophie. In one of those missions, Nemesis guides Hester to rescue Nicola Saylor, bringing her to Camp Half-Blood.

Currently: Hester is one of the seven demigods of the prophecy, and is abord the Argo II, headed towards Camp Jupiter.

Connections:

Dot Nottingham

While Hester mostly kept to herself during her first years at Camp Half-Blood, she has a secret soft spot for Dot, as she once overheard the girl standing up for her against Beatrix Jolie. 

She is the one that teaches Dot how to use a dagger. 

Every year, Dot offerers to house Hester for the school year, and every year she refuses, until after the Battle of Manhattan, when she accepts the invitation.

Agatha Schwartz

Hester and Agatha become friends shortly after her arrival, alongside Sophie, at Camp Half-Blood, when Hester claims to be impressed by Agatha’s confrontation with Aric Lesso, which seemed to freak every other camper out. 

Through the years, Hester  develops a not-so-one-sided crush on her, leading to a, rather messy, undefined romantic relationship between them after Hester kissed Agatha at Mount Saint Helens, but the two decide they are better off as friends after the Battle of Manhattan.

Hester is greatly distraught by Agatha’s disappearance after the war and feels horribly guilty for ignoring Agatha’s attempts to contact her prior to it due to remaining pettiness post-break-up.

Sophie Martin

Off to a bad start upon meeting, the two become tentative friends during the quest to retrieve the lightning bolt, and they even manage to join forces to aid Agatha, Hort Scourie and Aric Lesso on their quest for the golden fleece. 

However, Hester quickly grows suspicious that Sophie might be a spy for Rafal at camp. Once she hears that this accusation was proven true, during the quest to rescue Artemis, it causes an irreversible shift in their mostly playful previous dynamic, even though Sophie changes sides again after Rafal betrays her trust at Mount Tamalpais. The peak of their animosity is at their duel after “Agatha’s funeral”, in which Hester nearly strangles Sophie with her whip while blinded by grief, only stopping due to interference from Agatha herself.

Thankfully, things seem to have smoothed over between them after Sophie stabs, and sucessfully kills, Rafal in the Gods’ Throne Room, "ending” the Battle of Manhattan by keeping Kronos from destroying Olympus.

Sophie and Hester grow closer during Agatha’s disappearance, often meeting up for search missions whenever one of them believes to have a lead on their friend’s whereabouts.

Anadil Bloodbrook

Hester first meets Anadil during her first mission an the labyrinth, in which she manages to convince Anadil to help her escape Kronos’ forces, but isn’t able to take her along, feeling horrible guilt, believing Anadil to have been killed.

Once she learns that Anadil managed to escape and is actually alive, having been wandering through the maze on her own for months, Hester vows to save her, stepping down and handing over the quest for Daedalus to Agatha.

Hester manages to find Anadil, whose mind appears fragmented after so long in the labyrinth, and begs Dot to help her find a solution. The daughter of Dionysus eventually does, combining her mild influence over madness with Reena Shazabah’s healing talents as a daughter of Apollo.

Anadil and Hester keep in touch often after that, becoming very close friends and formulating a plan to secretly recruit minor gods and their children back to the olympian side.

The two of them start dating officially a few weeks after the end of the war and are currently still together.

Nemesis

Hester is contacted by her mother more often than most demigods, probably due to Nemesis status as a minor goddess. Nemesis offers to help Hester on occasion, but Hester always stresses that her mother is anything but kind; no help from her ever comes free of charge.

August Sader

Despite making a few jokes about the oracle’s host being past his prime, Hester shows a deep respect for the camp director, even if she doesn’t always agree with his tatics.

Reena Shazabah

Hester’s active dislike for Beatrix during her first few summers at camp lead to her passive dislike of all of the daughter of Aphrodite’s friends and flings, including Reena, but they eventually become friends and, after Reena aids Dot in healing Anadil’s mind, the two of them can often be spotted training together at the arena.

Rafal

While they were in the same cabin and Rafal was one of the few campers that didn’t avoid her, Hester tells Agatha she does not trust him. 

Once Rafal reveals himself as Kronos’ son, offering Hester a spot in his army, due to her being a child of a minor goddess, she tells him to “get fucked” and stabs him in the arm with her dagger, establishing their dynamic for the rest of the war.

Nicola Saylor

Hester is initially resentful of Nicola, for her presence reminded Hester of her own failure to find Agatha, but once the roman girl reveals that Agatha was most likely stuck at Camp Jupiter without her memories, Hester starts acting less hostile towards her.

Yara Thomas

Hester is part of the rescue party that retrieves Yara and her brother Willan.

At first the two seemed to get along, but after Yara joins the Hunters their friendship sours, as Hester has a very strong disdain for the group.

However, they start talking again during the Battle of Manhattan and grow closer once Yara offers to try and track down Agatha once she goes missing.

The current status of their friendship is unknown, as Hester will probably be livid once she finds out Yara met amnesiac!Agatha at Camp Jupiter months prior to Nicola’s arrival at Camp Half-Blood.

Hort Scourie

She doesn’t really care much for Hort at all before he is revealed to be one of the seven, but tolerates his presence on occasion, though Hester does state that kicking his ass on the arena is one of her favorite hobbies.

Weapons and Powers: Hester is very skilled with daggers and knifes, though her weapon of choice is usually a whip given to her by her mother on a deal they made when Hester first found out she was a demigod. Whatever Hester had to give her mother to keep her end of the bargain is currently unknown. 

The whip is shown to have a mind of its own, moving in fast snake-like motions that Sophie describes as “demonic”, glowing red when “awake”, but its use is rather dangerous for long periods of time, as it draws energy directly from Hester’s life force.

Hester has some sort of control over chance, being able to strike deals to tip the scales of balance in her favor, allowing her to succeed in unlikely situations, but more often than not, the price for doing so is way too high, being a last resort for her.