#Amoril

[just-hunterthings]

Goddammit Amoril.

Well, no we weren't, no one was, you're terrible, but still, come ON, Wolfman McHubris, you idiot.

[geraldtarrant]

Amoril (Midjourney AI, style of Arthur Rackham)

[mocharette]

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[derekhernandezfuentes]

Us American People should know who are the Psychiatrists and Psychologists of Black Obese Adrian Ogle, Socialist Marxist Public Administrator and Aspiring Dictator of New York University’s Wagner College who Cannibalizes and Devours little boys and girls as Pedophile with his poisons he learned from Unethical Charles W. Flanagan high school’s Chemistry Honors teacher Myrna Goldstein, and Adrian Ogle’s Black mother Amoril/Kimberly Ogle who is an Obese Ursula getting White Cuban American and other White mothers to sign Contracts with her into becoming Nurses in Exchange for their Disabled sons’ Souls and who aborts baby fetuses unapologetically as an Unethical, Amoral and Immoral Nurse, dumping their fetus bodies in trash cans laughing at the mothers and fathers in Kendall Regional Hospital in Miami, Florida, as unwell as strangling and suffocating Elderly patients and us White and Yellow Oriental Asian American Diabetics to Deaths by bagging our heads! Adrian Ogle, an Engineer and Public Administrator, and his mother Amoril/Kimberly Ogle, a former Accountant and Nurse, who are Obese and possibly in charge of killing children by Pedophiles and Cannibals, are friends with formerly Obese Corporate MBA Accountant “Josepha” “Josephina” Josephine Fify Viera who underwent Liposuction Surgery Transformation and would disguise her Criminal Motives with hair color changes many times and her son Alexander Viera, an Engineer and Corporate Business Accountant who team up with Josephine Viera’s brother Jose/Jorge “Poncho”/“Páncho”, her ex-husband and father of Alexander Viera, Marcelo Viera, a Texan Cuban Engineer, in working with Julio Hurtado, a Pedophile and Cannibal who has worked as a Phone Technician, and Computer Programmer and Analyst, in trafficking children, mothers and Disabled Adults for being raped, molested, killed, converted into Pedophilia, and eaten through hacked phone lines and serving foods to children during Cuban Parties! Josephine Fify Viera, Marcelo Viera, Senior, and Julio Hurtado have been close friends since around their time together at Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey, as Cubans, all the way from the 1970s!

[leeny-leens]

The seasons and their symbolism

Because I am obsessed we're gonna go through this shit.

When Violet Golddrop is born, it's in the middle of a raging snow strom, the coldest day to date. Bittercold weather, stiniging ice, frozen limbs, all an omen to what her life will be like; cold, dark, painful and lonley. Did she deserve it? Of course not, but her destiny could not be changed, yet.

2. Violet Golddrop dies on the day of Winter Solistice, a day symbolising death, rebirth and new beginnings. Her old life came to a bitter end, but new times are looming ahead. What they might bring with them is yet to be determined. Her death during this specific day stands for how she leaves one realms to enter a new one, achiving a kind of balance between her lives

3. Esmeray Amoril Van Leonidas is born on the 18th May, around the end of spring. In that part of the queendom, the end of spring is still very mild, kind of cold still, but not biting and aggressive like the winters. There's a certain softness to that time, when all living beings wake up after their deep slumber, rejoiced to have survived the harsh winter. Such is the fate of Esme, who survived 13 long and cold years where frost and bitterness were her only companions. It's still not clear what her fate will be, how she will become, what she will achieve, but for now, enjoying the fact that she survived is enough.

4. Esmeray meets Luciel during a mild summer day, one where the breeze is strong, clouds hang in the air and the sun doesn't let itself show. The summer is symbolic for both of their youth and innocence, the heavy skies and abscence of the sun clear for the hardships they went through and the ones yet to come.

5. Esmeray, Luciel and Hyacinth meet during fall, symbolic for the plentiful 'harvest' (aka their potential bond). Esmeray at this point works hard to change the fate of her family, and finding the original main character is the first fruit of her labor. However, taking him in means rewriting fate and changing what was set to be. Decay and death are yet to come

6. Esmeray's 3 major character development scenes in each book happen during the winter, starting with harsh winter storms and raging winds, to delicate flakes and cutting wind that stands for her emotional state, and lastly an out of character mild winter, quiet landscape and soft yet reassuring wind

7. The coronation as the new demon queen happens during spring equinox, the time of renewal and rebirth; she enters a new era of her life, a new chapter after she leaves behind her old life as Esmeray the half demon heiress and takes seat as the demon queen. New things await her, and with this symbolic day a new regime awaits both the demonic realm and the human realm

[vanimeiy]

妆发：@甜雨禾

摄影：@Amorill

[perthwestozrc]

✅NEW RLAARLO - AMORIL AM-X12 Speed Runs | Can it Do 100 Kph? 🏁

[geraldtarrant]

Our fandom is so lucky that you stumbled onto these books! Loving the reviews. 

Agree about the mix of contemporary/sci-fi concepts and fantasy being cool. Also sadly agree on the stuff about women, although in fairness none of this stood out to me when I was a teen reading these books in the late 90s. I’ve also recently watched some Star Trek DS9 and oh boy, I don’t remember that era as being quite that sexist. In hindsight lots of things haven’t aged well so I chalk this stuff up under “acceptable in the 90s.”

Yeah the Church’s plan stops making sense once you start thinking about it. There’s the whole ‘either there’s a god already there or we’ll create one' stance to begin with. I always figured that was a way to appease both the religious and non-religious audience of these books. But don’t those two Church approaches clash? If there already is a god then wouldn’t he know if there are humans settled anywhere in the galaxy just by virtue of being, you know, God? Or if his power only covers part of the universe then would he suddenly hear some humans out of his range if they start praying a whole lot, like a religious broadcast of Seti@Home? But okay let’s say he’s out there - wouldn’t he have an issue if Ernans also create their own homemade god via the fae? Because most gods tend to not go in for competition. And besides, would God help tame the fae? He didn’t do anything to fix the environmental apocalypse on future Earth so why would he interfere with human-made problems on other planets? Oh but he wouldn't fix it directly, it’s people believing in him that would fix it. Except then what’s with the deus ex in book 2? And why would you need god in the first place? I guess nothing speaks as universally and powerfully to people as believing in a god that they know doesn’t yet exist. 

Also the idea that this belief system calms the mind so its influence on the fae is less turbulent is pretty absurd considering that they’re creating the most judgmental god ever. I mean, thought crimes are a big part of this supposedly merciful religion. Half of Damien’s prayers are worrying that for a moment he thought about the wrong thing or was happy/worried about something he shouldn’t have been or that he’ll somehow become ‘corrupted’ via, er, it’s not exactly clear but it seem that thinking too much or too deeply also doesn’t meet with this god’s approval. Unless what one thinks about is feeling guilty over everything constantly and begging god for forgiveness. That’s all right to do in unlimited quantities.

Despite all this and even as a lifelong atheist, I ate up all the religious lore and took it at face value like with the magic system. That alone says a lot about the pull these books have on me. 

Andrys and Narilka, yeah, everything you said. I do remember my 17-year-old self being impressed that Andrys could make small talk with the Patriarch so smoothly. Teenage autistic life goals ftw. (I’m considerably less impressed by it now, for the record.)

Them meeting up in a bathhouse after - I’m pretty sure this exact fic exists on Ao3, though I can’t remember the name. The fishing rod - is that actually mentioned?? I completely forgot or I guess I glossed over it and now I can't stop laughing about the fishing shop image. 

Gearld overcoming his sexism by virtue of it being sucked out of him via alien sex is not the most profound character development arc, but points for originality. 

Amoril’s origin story is part of the short story Dominion, one of the 2 prequels. His interactions with Gerald have nice hurt/comfort vibes and are the better part of that story imo.  Do you read fic?? Because there are several out there that are so worth reading if you're bewildered by the ending and/or want more post-canon Gerald as well all do. @theobscurepotato has the perfect multi-chapter ending fix-it that’s now canon in my head, and did you know there’s even an AU ending fic by astolat! Happy to link more in the notes.

Crown of Shadows by C.S. Friedman

Genre: Sci-Fantasy Star Rating: 4,25 ⭐️

Plot: ⬜️ Plot holes big enough for a herd of elephants ⬜️ I think I’ve read this before. (Unoriginal to the max.) ⬜️ No plot, just vibes ⬜️ Enjoyable but not super memorable. ✅ You have my undivided attention. ⬜️ Mind = Blown

Characters: ⬜️ Mary Sue is in the house! ⬜️ These are cardboard cut-outs. ⬜️ Good main cast, but the rest is forgettable at best. ⬜️ Generally well written. ✅ Complex ⬜️ What do you mean characters? These feel like real people!

Personal Enjoyment: ⬜️ DNF ⬜️ Somebody free me from this hell (but also no, I won’t DNF) ⬜️ WTF did I just read??? ⬜️ I don’t like it, but I also don’t hate it. ⬜️ It’s a good book but I just never want to pick it back up. ⬜️ No strong feelings either way. ⬜️ Enjoyable read ✅ What a page turner! This is fun! ⬜️ I think I’m in love ⬜️ (new) all time favourite

World Building: ⬜️ This takes place in our world. ⬜️ Worldbuilding what worldbuilding? ⬜️ This feels like a TV set. ⬜️ Not super deep, but present. ✅ Detailed, believable. ⬜️ You bet every single ant has its own 100 page backstory!

Pacing: ⬜️ drags/is rushed in all the wrong places ⬜️ Inconsistent ⬜️ something undefinable feels off ⬜️ I don’t love it it but it fits the book perfectly. ✅ Good/no complaints ⬜️ Amazing! Could not put this down!

Writing: ⬜️ This is painful ⬜️ I’m cringing ⬜️ Not great, but not bad either. ⬜️ Neutral (Didn’t really notice.) ✅ Elegant but not overly flowery. ⬜️ So beautiful I actually stopped and noticed it. ⬜️ I’m not sure if this is just a bad translation. ⬜️ I’m not confident enough in my language skills for this language to comment on the quality of the writing.

Wow, I can't believe I've finished the series this fast! That alone says a lot about how much I liked it :) As usual, here's a bunch of rambly thoughts:

For the most part I feel like I did about the other two books - plot is fine but character work and world building take the cake. The plot was still fairly straight-forward, but I will say that it was a bit more complex with the dual plot-lines. A bit I don't think I've mentioned before that I love: due to the set up we get sorcery and sword type stuff but also tourism, instant soup, insurance companies, etc. (Did I imagine the aspirin?) The mix between modern and old timey things is great!

Unfortunately I also still feel the same about the treatment of women within the series. Sure, the argument could be made that maybe it's just Damien who's a bit misogynistic in his POV, and Gerald is just generally The Most Terrible Person ™ around, but it still doesn't sit right with me. Especially since we start the book with Gerald's lunch committing suicide. Was that weird bit about Damien's landlady necessary? Was there no other way to explain how Iezu perceive the world other than "Holy shit can you believe that middle aged lady dares to think of herself as attractive, lol what a hag" ?? But hey, Narilka is still alive! I suppose if you exist to redeem the Gerald clone you get to live. (I can't believe I forgot poor Almea in my last rant. The fridging that started it all! ...is it still fridging if the man murders her himself??)

As for the plot lines, on one hand I really, really enjoyed getting more POVs! ...maybe just not the ones we actually got xD The patriarch was probably my favourite, even if almost every second I spent inside his head was incredibly frustrating. Some of that may be due to Calesta's influence, but for the most part it's probably just him being the fantasy-pope. There's a reason I left the church xD That being said, I appreciate that he actually whole-heartedly believes what he is preaching. The thing that confuses me the most about the church is its stance on working the fae. As I understood it, it was designed to focus the fae, making it a bit less dangrous for the general population. And also providing humanity with the concentrated power of the beliefs and faith of thousands if not millions, which could eventually be used for space travel. (Or something in that vein.) Anyway, I thought it was very clear that they are still manipulating the fae, just on an enormous scale, and disapproved of private sorcery. But at times it kind of felt like the patriarch sort of forgot that (or deliberately repressed it?). All those "no, this isn't witchcraft, this is a miracle from God!" moments felt so odd because - of course its the same thing? You literally created your God yourselves by those exact same means??? Oh well, church is hypocritical, fork found in kitchen.

Andrys and Narilka I actually liked well enough, as long as they weren't on page together. Or thinking about each other. Actually, scratch that. I liked Narilka when she wasn't being compared to teacups or dolls! But then she had to fall in love with Andrys after talking to him...twice? Andrys... I mean he was there and relevant to the plot. I do feel bad for him, but there wasn't really that much to him other than (admittedly horrific) trauma and an uncanny resemblance to his great-great ....-great grandpa. And drugs to cope with all of that. Small pet peeve: the nickname Andri. WHY. You're literally just taking of one letter (and changing the other because....aesthetics??)

On to more enjoyable ramblings!!! The Damien-Gerlad dynamic in this book was just *chef's kiss* You can't just hit me with the "You changed me" speech that early in the book, I was not prepared xD The many ways in which we see the depth of their...friendship... were just sweet (especially post-hell), and such a contrast to the first book! (Well, Damien still tells us constantly how hot Gerald is, that hasn't changed at all xD My dude literally described his very platonic bestie as "aesthetic perfection". A few pages after Karril rerminds us of how very straight he is, of course.) Now maybe at this point my rose coloured shipper glasses are just glued to my face, but that moment when he tried to explain how Almea supposedly feels also slightly came across as him projecting just a bit. (Gerald is right, Almea (or the Almea-thing) has every right to be pissed, honestly she should have shown up with ghostly divorce papers. Or maybe Damien was right and she just wanted to see him jump into a volcano for a good cause, who knows.) There are some things I would have loved to see more of: - the mental link between Damien and Gerald was criminally under-used, imo. Did it change Damien physically somehow, since Gerald no longer felt cold to him? Is he now part vampire for ever xD (And dear god that whole bit about taking the Hunter into his body, whyyy xDD) - honestly I would have loved to see Gerald readjusting to being human (and being incredibly annoyed about it) a bit more. It's been 900+ years, surely there's stuff he's forgotten? I mean he spent the vast majority of his life being the stuff of nightmares! - Gerald honestly wanting and trying to redeem himself (sure, he was ready to sacrifice himself in the end, but it kind of struck me as a last minute decision. And you can't tell me being the first to kill a Iezu and saving the world didn't also appeal to his ego). But I get that that would take another 10 books, minimum

Damiens break with the church was a long time coming, and handled well, I think. Oddly enough, priest never struck me as a job that you can just quit.

I just remembered about Gerald's apprentice (Amoril?). What an idiot. I would have loved to know how he came to be the Hunter's apprentice though. Can you apply for scolarships? Anyway, trashing a library is unforgivable in my book ;)

Oh, and Hell! Hell was surprisingly meh to me, but I did appreciate the insight into how the Iezu operate (which was probable the main point of that scene anyway). Love that Damien could just reason with the literal devil. (But the concept of the Devil as a non-unified entity was actually cool though). How did it take Damien so long to understand what the mountain of dead women could possibly be. Neither he nor the reader are stupid enough not to get it. Friedman usually doesn't hold our hand and over explains in the series, why start now?? Shock factor? I doubt anyone cared enough about Sisa? Sasi? for that to work.

OK I promise I'm coming to an end soon but guys. Guys. The epilogue. The freaking epilogue. What a trip that was xDDD 1) The Wedding. Karril POV was... certainly something! We now officially know that not only women find Andrys attractive. (Take that, Damien "idk, he's probably attractive to women but also aesthetic perfection" Vryce. Did I need to know about potential Iezu sex that only benefits the (currently presenting as) male partner? No, not really. Also WTF was that scene with Andrys' ex lovers. I know we're supposed to see and rejoice in the fact that Andrys is no longer a playboy, but did we really need that "women hating women for the benefit of some hot guy" thing in here? I swear there were bits in the series where I could have sworn it was written by man (derogatory). At least Narilka remained unbothered. Presumably moisturised. Very happy and in her lane. Focused on her wedding, as she should be. She gets to live on to be compared to countless fragile things made of porcelain, whether she wants it or not. 2) Freaking Riven Forrest. I was cackling throughout that whole bit. Not only does he get to hunt and terrify people just like his father, he also runs a successful (?) fishing rod business on the side. (I know, I know, hunting supplies in general, the rods just kind of stuck out to me). The fact that the intelligent prey he looks forward to hunting the most is once again a woman (even if it is an abusive, horrible woman) tells us exactly what part the Iezu mother chose to take from the OG Hunter, huh. Which is great for Gerald, but a weird choice on her part?? But dear God the last bit. He keeps a portait of Gerald above his fireplace??? I finally completely lost it at "Here's to you, dad" xDDD 3) The "dark haired youth". Of course he survived. I was suspicious as soon as we didn't actually get to see Andrys kill him. As for the new persona - I suspected who he was, but the moment I was really sure was when Damien started describing him in loving detail. For an entire paragraph. That was half a page long. But the ending. WTF. I could have accepted Gerald's Death, but this? You're telling me after all they went through together, and after he basically just risked his life again by saying hi to Damien in the most cryptic way possible, they just...never talked again?! Nah, in my expert opinion they just met up in the next bathhouse. Also I wanted to see the guy suffer be annoyed a bit more because he can no longer Work to maintain his image. (I'd also have loved to know Geralds criteria for his new body, vain as he is. What was his thought process? "Oh no, the wonderful world of magical horse-breeding is now lost to me! Guess I'll just have to make sure that from now on I have the most majestic ponytail out there!"? Although, come on. He might be willing to risk his life for a horse.) My last words: I enjoyed this series so much more than I ever thought I would, and these idiots now live rent-free in my brain. Also how the f- are we supposed to read these books as an entirely platonic relationship? The most I'll agree to is some weird, slightly cursed QPR. But come on. COME ON. Even if they are both heterosexual (notwithstanding Damiens constant thirsting casual descriptions) they are definitely in love. Or just so deeply obsessed with, and at this point, sort of dependent on each other (Gerlad's words, not mine. sort of) that it makes little to no difference.

I know there's some prequels (?) I think I might check them out sometime.

[zaneromaevemybeloved]

Does Amorilate Zane smoke at all?

yes. i’m still trying to figure out a way to make it plot relevant or a drive or export or something so that i can confirm it in the prose but the definite answer is yes

[n4c9s]

Day 15: Knight

Talthia Amoril (she/her) - not a knight, but a paladin who worships a sun god. She was also my very first dnd character.

[rijksmuseum-art]

Man in een landschap buiten Zwolle, 1659, Museum of the Netherlands

Man in een landschap buiten Zwolle naast liefdesklacht over de wrede nimf Amoril op de wijs van Laduschesse.

http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.430455

[ballsballsbowls]

I think it finally occurred to me in 2019 or so that literally nobody is going to read these books based on my recommendation, so there’s no point in writing why people should read the books or about what makes them unique or interesting or profound or whatever. I should focus on having fun and doing whatever I want.

“This series has a really interesting analysis of hubris and corruption and really neat worldbuilding that makes its magic system super unique.”

I get maybe 2 notes (You, and Alex if he’s not busy), zero fun had.

“Do you think they just stole his dick clean off when he did the ritual? He doesn’t piss and he doesn’t have sex so he doesn’t need it, right? Is he just an unholy Ken Doll nub? Is THAT the mark of the contract? You think Amoril makes fun of him about it? Did he get his dick back at the end? When Damien fixed his mitral valve, did he surreptitiously just give him another inch of girth? That's Bro Code shit on Erna right? If you have to replace my organs, bro, you have to do my meat too?"

Exact same 2 notes, I am having the time of my life.

Taking advantage of the one person in my life who cannot possibly have Nightborn spoiled for them.

[derekhernandezfuentes]

Us American People should know who are the Psychiatrists and Psychologists of Black Obese Adrian Ogle, Socialist Marxist Public Administrator and Aspiring Dictator of New York University’s Wagner College who Cannibalizes and Devours little boys and girls as Pedophile with his poisons he learned from Unethical Charles W. Flanagan high school’s Chemistry Honors teacher Myrna Goldstein, and Adrian Ogle’s Black mother Amoril/Kimberly Ogle who is an Obese Ursula getting White Cuban American and other White mothers to sign Contracts with her into becoming Nurses in Exchange for their Disabled sons’ Souls and who aborts baby fetuses unapologetically as an Unethical, Amoral and Immoral Nurse, dumping their fetus bodies in trash cans laughing at the mothers and fathers in Kendall Regional Hospital in Miami, Florida, as unwell as strangling and suffocating Elderly patients and us White and Yellow Oriental Asian American Diabetics to Deaths by bagging our heads!

[callmehilmy]

Scripturient Bodoh #7

Kembali anda akan menyimak hasil dari dorongan menulis mendadak seorang Hilmy Farhan. Apa yang ada di tulisan ini tidak akan pernah benar 100%, pun salah 100%. Anda mungkin setuju, pun tidak setuju. Penulis hanya berharap dari tulisan ini kita bisa bersama mendapat hikmah sebanyak mungkin.

Warganet dan Penjatuhan Karakter

Akhir-akhir ini banyak yang mempermasalahkan perihal kartu kuning ketua BEM UI. Anda pasti tahu. Opini saya tetap :  Asal yang disuarakan benar-benar melalui kajian yang berat dan tidak direspon meski sudah melalui berbagai tindakan audiensi lainnya. Asalkan begitu, sepaham saya. Meski saya menyayangkan alasan di balik pengangkatan itu di dalam acara Mata Najwa, tindakan protes itu bukanlah tindakan yang amoril. Tapi ada yang menarik perhatian saya lebih dari tindakan itu yang berhubungan dengan kesehatan masyarakat zaman sekarang.

Sesuai judul headline kali ini : Penjatuhan Karakter. Ringan? Enggak, warganet yang tidak bijak ternyata banyak bermunculan, apalagi setiap muncul suatu fenomena. 

Rekan saya pernah bilang, kalau tidak ingin kena kanker, jangan baca kolom komentar di berita yang fenomenal. Pikir saya, apaan coba baca begitu bisa bikin kanker. Ternyata ... parah.

Komentar-komentarnya menjatuhkan, tidak tampak hal yang bijak. Saya tidak mempermasalahkan dasar pendapatnya, boleh setuju boleh tidak. Saya menyayangkan caranya. Pakai kata-kata yang tak senonoh bahkan. Parah.

Komentar itu mungkin hanya sebagian kecil dari gejala ketidakbijaksanaan warganet yang tampak. Ada pula blowup media, blowup segala kesalahan-kesalahan, hingga berita-berita miringnya pun diluncurkan.

Yang lebih parah adalah sebuah aturan tak tertulis: sekali saja berita itu tersebar di jejaring sosial, sangat susah untuk menariknya kembali. Penjatuhan karakter itu akan selalu ada dan terngiang di linimasa media sosial. Warganet tak bijak yang bekerja di media pun seakan tidak peduli, selama viewnya banyak, berarti berita itu bagus. Terlebih mereka yang “sumbu pendek”, melihat headline berita sudah seakan mengetahui seluruh berita, tanpa klarifikasi, tanpa kritisi.

Ini tidak sehat. Sama sekali. Tidak semua orang berdaya tahan mental yang kuat. Tidak pula kita-kita ini mempunyai pertahanan yang selalu sama. Kadang lapang menerima kritik, kadang pula kita dapat mudah tersinggung, semua proporsi bisa berbeda-beda, tapi tetap, tidak statis, pertahanan mental itu dinamis. 

Kalau penjatuhan karakter itu mengena kepada pertahanan yang rawan?

Depresi. Saya paling takut dengan kata itu. Pasalnya, depresi di tahun 2020 diramalkan oleh WHO akan menjadi pembunuh masyarakat dunia, setelah stroke di nomor satu. Benar saja sih.

Gejalanya pun kadang tidak selalu tampak. Sering kan kita lihat teman kita senyum di luar, tapi sedih di dalam? Sering pula bukan kita melihat teman kita yang berkepribadian tertutup? Meski faktanya, depresi bisa menyerang siapa saja, termasuk tenaga medis sekalipun.

Banyak yang berusaha fight dengan depresi. Saya salut dengan Tumblr yang promosi kesehatan dengan cara-caranya, bahkan kalau kita mencari GIF dengan keyword depression, akan muncul gambar ini :

Care banget.

Take home message: Be a positive person! Geramlah melihat ketidakbijaksanaan warganet sekarang. Lawan ketidakbijaksanaan dengan rangkulan, bukan dengan pukulan. Misal, di linimasa terdapat unggahan yang tidak baik dan menjatuhkan, ada lho fasilitas “report” yang akan memanggil admin untuk klarifikasi unggahan tersebut dan menghapuskannya.

Kita orang baik bukan? Dunia runtuh bukan karena banyaknya kejahatan, tapi karena orang baik memilih diam.

Semoga kita terlindungi hingga akhir masa, aamiin

wallahua’lamu bisshowab

[geraldtarrant]

I already have 5 chapters up. I know you don't read unfinished fic so I'll let you know when it's done!

It's an AU where most of BSR never happens. I always figured Damien would have attempted to do something about the Forest after living in Jaggonath for a while. And with a little help from a betraying Amoril he might actually be able to catch the Hunter... (And yes it's not fun times for Gerald but I'm trying to keep it to the abstract "weakening light" kind of torment that we see in the crystal palace.)

Okay, apparently rambling in the tags of that post about Catholic heresies earlier cracked the seal and now I need to make a whole Thing about it.

The Church of Human Unification has incredibly strict dogma. That's pretty clearly established in canon. It's for good reason: the Church was created to exert a specific and focused psychic pressure on the fae, and you can't get the desired result if your worshippers are off inventing a bunch of new creative ways of interpreting your teachings. That's all well and good.

But you know what happens when your strictly dogmatic religion encounters a heresy? Especially one with a lot of appeal or one that appears to better explain observable fact than the official Church teachings?

Religious schism, baby.

The Church told its faithful that the Prophet was punished for his Fall by being condemned to Hell. That he died immediately after his transgression and was paying for his sins. If word got out that Gerald Tarrant was in fact alive, well, and happily profiting off his literal deal with the devil... I could see that causing Problems. Like the kind of problems that result in armed combat, the burning of various written materials and structures, and possibly the formation of entire new religious sects. Certainly, they would not have been in any shape to call the faithful together and form up into an orderly Crusade.

If Gerald had revealed his identity on a public scale during Crown of Shadows, I think he would have immediately cut the legs out from under the Patriarch's attempt at forming up a Crusade. However, it might very well have also endangered the fundamental integrity of the Church he founded and spent nine centuries watching from afar. Which, I'm pretty sure, is exactly why he didn't do that: it might have solved a couple of very serious problems, but even with his life in danger, Gerald would have been very reluctant to endanger his own beloved work like that.

Laying out exactly what I think that sequence of events following a public reveal of Gerald's identity would look like is something I'm going to reserve for the moment, because I think I might actually like to turn this into a proper fic, but oh man. The chaos.

[perthwestozrc]

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