#BEFORE explaining that he’s her father and that she’s trapped in a crystal

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Truly WILD that we only saw Zelda’s dad for that one scene I loved him bring him back for Junior Year

[jellyfishvibes]

hi jelly! what's your favourite headcanon about flora?

Oh god i have so many, you will be getting a Flora rant

Ok so love me a classic super nerd Flora, absolute grease monkey that girl, would casually rip off the back of the slate and fix something in there without pausing her sentence, I'd also pin her down as a sewing nerd, not just cause she was the one who made all the champions clothes but cause i think she has like a 3d puzzle brain, and both mechanical problems and clothing construction slot right into that perfectly (i have ideas about all the zelda's being some flavor of fiber art girlys but that's an aside thing)

I also!! love dragon traits!! on Flora!!! which is why i've be hesitating with her redesign cause my brain is struggling to figure out the engineer-draconic design marrying without it getting way too busy

Shes totally got autism, her and Wild got that opposite autism disease, he's strong silent very non verbal and shes a massive chatterbox that cant help herself but explain everything, he's super hands on with everything, can't help himself but touch to figure out what stuff is and shes super squiked out by texture and wears her gloves so she doesn't feel any bad sensations, i imagine she whacked off her hair cause she couldn't stand the feeling of it long but like put up with it because of her father/for the princess image? (also maybe inspired Riju to cut her own hair shorter, i love Riju and Flora being besties) Wild loved braiding her hair as a fidget thing and grew his own out cause he liked hers so much, I think she began to understand why he liked that so much when she cut her own and used her hairstyling knowledge on him, it's way more fun to do it to someone else then to wear those styles all day you know?

If she keeps some form of scales after totk i think she picks at them as a nervous habit (and probably gets multiple slaps on the wrist from Wild to not pull them for research Zelda please-) i also really like the idea of her like, back spike guys? being like fingernails, it that she still has the crystalline spikes back there and so she can still lie down on her back Wild helps her chip them down to like flat crystal discs on her back, they still probably grow and they need to be cut off regularly but she probably has a tonne of the crystal lying around and makes stuff out of it, also the antler horns! (this is not from my love of scott empires rivendell shut up) she keeps the antlers! and they have actual deer antler stuff! like they will just randomly fall off! and they will be super velvety when they regrow! the image of the soft velvet falling away to reveal like glowing holy crystal underneath is a sick af image and also its horrifically gorey looking cause the velvet has alot of blood vessels in it, i dont think its painful? it just looks like a horror movie lmao

I have some stupid ideas around both Wild and Flora having adhd, in the sense that Wild had the inattentive type and Flora the hyperactive type before everything, Wild being a knight spaces out very easily, is terrible with organizing his personal quarters, boredom is a mind killer and find focus on instructions and tasks near impossible, Flora as the princess with the weight of the world on her shoulders struggles with fidgeting and standing still, being impatient and acting out of turn, by 17 she had social rules all but beaten into her and is kind of living in a personally design hell, but after Wild comes out of the Shrine of Resurrection and after Flora wakes up from the 100 years of sealing Ganon and the millennia being a Dragon, they both now have the combined type lmao, being trapped for so long outside of time has made focus for Flora hard and fucked with her attention span, she also now spaces out alot, i think it would also have the exact opposite effect, and she would seek out excitement and desperately avoid boredom and quiet

I also think shes got echolalia! her stims are mainly vocal and she will absently repeat fun phrases she hears, Purah is a terrible person for her to hang out with because of it, she has called Wild 'Linky' without realising multiple times and he doesn't have the heart to tell her About Purah, her and Flora get on like a house on fire and its terrible for everyone around them

I personally love some exploration of botw/totk and the power/wisdom/courage goops, i'd think flora would put alot of research into the blue shiekah energy and canonically she was looking into the malice/gloom, i'd love her looking into the green Zonai energy and the purification chamber that mummydorf was being used as a battery in and the conversion between the 3 goops (i need to stop or i will start ranting about gods and divinity speculation again) all this to bring up the fun images in my head of her using the glowy blue water in like attacks and animations an stuff like Wilds ascend, if you've seen the kda more music video the little glowy finger trails would be cool for her or even like full steam punk mechanical stuff with tubes full of the stuff, considering that the blue stuff stores information and how she uses her own tears as a dragon to store her memories a collaboration with the Zora and Sidon specifically who can control water to make a more robust storage system that cant be destroyed in a calamity style cataclysm would be cool, like Monomon's archives in Hollow Knight if you know of that, you could even crystalize it to be like the Zora history tables?

I really like the idea of Zelda needing like reading glasses? maybe some lingering weirdness from the dragon eyes or she just reads too much, she has a pair of glasses she doesn't wear very often for reading and for looking at small machinery components, maybe some form of prescription goggles made by Purah? I think she probably has needed them for a long time but only actually started using them recently, i think shes a thin wire frame with smaller rectangular ish lenses kinda gal, very perched low on her nose while sitting reading in bed

I'm going to force myself to stop here cause if i don't this will forever sit in my drafts as i think of new things to add to it

[synergysilhouette]

How "Mystery Inc." ruined the gang (and what they could've done to fix it)

Lemme just say: this series was one of the best (if not the best) Scooby Doo shows for it's storytelling, but the storytelling is also what I'm frustrated with; the gang are given personalities that I wasn't a big fan of upon rewatching, and it's a shame, since there were opportunities to explore the characters' psyches rather than having them feeling like random takes on beloved characters.

Fred Jones--I'm about to get a lot of negative attention for this, but I HATE this version of Fred. Since the 21st century (and even the late 20th century) the charming, intelligent, and sociable Fred Jones is nowehere to be seen, usually being portrayed as cocky, ignorant, or in this case, flanderized. In "Mystery Inc," Fred is socially inept, and while someone told me this may be because he was intended to be autistic, the show contradicts this in episode 6 of season 1 where he has a crisis over Daphne missing. He says "guys don't have feelings" and has this very weird sexist moment out of NOWHERE. It's never explained what made him feel this way, which is frustrating since the show did have the potential to show it. Along with this, Fred has an unhealthy obsession with traps. Like, it's not even funny; it's just annoying, especially since it was a big plot point when losing the planospheric disk. Mayor Jones--Fred's dad (no spoilers about that)--is shown to be distant from his son and discouraged Fred from solving mysteries so their town of Crystal Cove could thrive on tourism. THIS RIGHT HERE explains it: Fred's only parent figure is emotionally distant, leaving him to believe that men don't have feelings and thus shuts his out, relying on traps, something he can control and he can only blame himself for if they disappoint him. But no; it's a "kid's show" and thus the parents aren't involved unless they're directly tied to the mysteries at hand. His obsession with traps and emotional dissonance are instead reduced to quirks--annoying ones, might I add. Such a shame.

Daphne Blake--I'm ENRAGED that her main storyline was about her relationship with Fred, especially since he never feels right for her due to the aforementioned reasons. Even when he got better with acknowledging his feelings, it always felt like Daphne deserved better. But that's not what my main point. My main point is this: Daphne comes from a family of rich and successful people, including four sisters who look like her and who she has iffy relationships with (they seem either not that close or antagonistic). It makes her insecure, and her feelings for Fred strengthen in order to rebel against her family's perfect wishes for her...but we rarely see the "perfect" image take hold. Throughout various versions, Daphne has proven to have MANY skills and interests, but "Mystery Inc" doesn't capitalize on this like they should. Ideally, they would've shown that Daphne is Ms. Perfect, and that she's unsure of what she wants to do in life because she's scared of her family's reaction (remember: her dad fainted when she said she and Fred were engaged). I wanted Daphne to explore herself before falling for Fred--and I wanted Fred to be a character worth her time. This is why the series finale felt so weird, since Daphne is now successful and her sisters are underachievers, but this is never a dream Daphne expressed having.

Shaggy Rogers--Shaggy is portrayed more or less the same as all his other versions, but it's the details that make him less likeable for me. Noteably, he's been shown to have difficulty making decisions, particularly in his relationship with Velma. He allowed her to control the relationship and stressed out in order to try to keep her and Scooby happy. This is a lot of Velma's fault, but I'll get to her. With Shaggy, the show could've explained it by showcasing his confusing upbringing; his father is lenient and easygoing, while his mother is more strict and condescending, especially where Scooby is concerned. Shaggy being the loner due to a lack of social skills would've made sense since he was always worried about pleasing others and didn't want to put himself in stressful situations, as well as his deep connection with Scooby--plus Scoby isn't a normal dog; his speech, diet, and physical abilities mimic humans, so Shaggy treating him like one makes sense. And IDK how long they've known each other, but Scooby also has longevity and no health issues in sight, mimicking a human Shaggy's age.

Velma Dinkley--Just like Fred, I haven't liked her 21st century interpretations. She's frequently bitter, cruel, and insecure, with the exception of "What's New," where she's just insecure (didn't like that aspect, though). She also engages in a toxic relationship with Shaggy and devalues Scooby. Now it was confirmed by someone at some point that Velma was closeted, which led to a forceful relationship with Shaggy that she desperately tried to make work. This doesn't excuse how she treated him (did she apologize, or was it just Shaggy?), and I assume her treatment of Scooby stems from her use of logic in every situation. Once that whole "Nightmare on Elm Street" episode came out, she had a mini-breakdown about the lack of logic in a supernatural situation, which could imply she was treating Scooby like a normal dog as a coping mechanism. Again, an apology was appropriate. However, how she acted around others, similar to the rest of the gang, could and should be traced back to her parents. They LOVE the supernatural--or at least what they can monetize from it. They lie and embellish things at their job to make it more interesting, and Velma takes pleasure in exposing the truth. It makes sense that growing up with people who do business by "stretching the truth" can make one jaded and cynical about life, but again, it's never explored for Velma.

Scooby Doo--Scooby is probably the least damaged of the group in this show, imo, however my main issue with him does seem to be his inconsistency. His "dog? Where?" takes on a new meaning here, as the story is more serious and deep (except for the aforementioned issues), and they gloss over an existential crisis for Scooby: he acts like a dog one minute and a person the next. He has no worries like humans do aside from monsters and has typical dog mannerisms, but is quick to be offended or confused when people reduce him to a simple dog. While his feelings are understandable, he never sticks to them, expecting to be treated like a person whenever his feelings (or his appetite) is at stake, and a dog the other times. Given Scooby's various talents, I think it would've made more sense if he rarely ever acknowledged being a dog and audibly expressed his displeasure at not being seen as a human rather than it being a gag. It'd make him seem less contradictory and hypocritical when he's upset with Shaggy trying to spend more time with Velma than him.

[smol-dargon]

Not me posting a fourth chapter because I really wanted to see where this story would go

The air was completely still inside the mausoleum, as if the place were holding its breath. The knight shivered, her chain mail rattling. Her breath was visible in the air. This was not a place for them to linger, clearly.

In the floor ahead of them, several panels in the floor rattled, as if barely containing their occupants. Dan led the way, club at the ready. The knight raised her axe and nodded at him, prepared for whatever might come crawling out of the floors. He bashed the panels in one after the other, sending tiny gremlin creatures scurrying across the chamber. The knight had her hands full corralling and killing them all.

In short order, the room was silent again, save for the sound of their armored steps. One of the panels didn't have anything inside. Rather, it dropped out into a corridor below. With little else to go on, Dan hopped down. The knight followed quickly behind.

Their path was blocked by a stained glass panel. He hated to destroy such art, but he hoped the souls of the recently risen dead would forgive him. He had to pass in order to save the kingdom. The knight was one step ahead of him though; she destroyed the panel without a second thought. In fact, she looked rather upset at it. Beyond the shattered pane, more of the gremlin creatures scurried about, swiftly dispatched by her axe. She took a moment to catch her breath, looking even more distressed at the sight of three more pathways, each blocked by their own stained glass design.

He gave her a bit of a questioning look. It was one thing to be committed to saving Gallowmere. It was quite another to be so hateful towards art.

She heaved a great sigh and rubbed her knuckles as if they ached.

"My father sent me to a convent once for 'misbehaving'. I've hated anything that even smells like a church ever since."

He'd heard of such things happening in other places. Places far removed from his beloved Gallowmere. Women here might not always do the same things men did, but never were they punished for being unusual or unladylike. It explained why she had been so stressed about being discovered, and why she was so aggravated at the mere thought of not being respected as a knight.

"Sounds awful. Sorry."

He hoped even if she couldn't understand his words that his tone at least would carry. To his immense relief, she took a few moments to breathe before steeling herself to continue.

"Let's just get this over with. The sooner we're out of these halls, the better."

He took the lead this time. It was a good thing too. The left path send them down a corridor half blocked by jagged crystals. He smashed their way through a sea of them so she could charge into the room at the end and take care of the creatures within.

With that done, she picked up the rune in the corner. The corridor shuddered. The floor was suddenly very unstable beneath their feet. They both made a mad dash out, barely making it before the floor completely disintegrated. Perhaps that had been a trap. They would have to keep an eye out for other such designs.

The panel across from their original entrance was next. Just beyond it lay the gate the rune opened. Even before she placed the rune, they could hear more chattering creatures past a short drop-off into another chamber. Without waiting for him, she dashed ahead, eager to blow off some steam. By the time he caught up, she'd taken care of them all, then dashed up the stairs in search of more.

He shook his head. She could handle herself. It might do her some good to get the anger out. He noted a gate on the opposite end from the stairs, but without a rune to open it, all he could do was follow the knight back to the upper level.

He had barely left the staircase when he felt a sudden lightness at his hip. His sword was gone! He whipped around to see one of the gremlins tearing off with it. Annoyed, he decided to test something he'd been curious about since waking up again.

He pulled his left arm from its socket and threw it as hard as he could at the creature. It yipped and lost its grip on the sword, but his arm kept going. He groaned, but looked back just in time to see his arm heading straight back for the creature, streaking through the air like a boomerang. It hit the gremlin a second time, more than enough to take it out for good. He was quite pleased with himself!

He wasn't counting on his arm still having momentum when it made it back to him. His own arm backhanded him before clattering to the floor behind him. He was getting really tired of doing cool things and then immediately going back to being ungainly.

The knight reappeared around the corner, surveyed the scene, and couldn't suppress a hearty chuckle. She retrieved his sword from where it had fallen while he fumbled with getting his arm back into place. It was a little easier said than done.

"Uh... help?"

She snorted and held his sword out to him.

"I'll trade you."

She took his detached arm and gave him back the sword. Sheathing it one-handed was tricky, but he managed. After a brief moment surveying his shoulder and arm joints, she fitted them back into the proper places with a satisfying crack. He tested his limb out and made a mental note to never try that again.

"This leads back to the entryway and downstairs. I found the runes we need."

After a short trek through the halls, they were back at the three-way junction facing the final stained glass panel. She destroyed it, this time with a great deal less malice than before. The hall was once again crusted with sharp edges, which Dan helpfully cleared from their path.

She stopped him before he could step fully into the room at the end.

"If this one is booby trapped like the other one, I'm faster. I won't be long."

He retreated back to the junction to wait. Certainly enough, shortly after the sounds of combat faded, the building rumbled and shook. The knight came tearing back up the hall, narrowly throwing herself clear.

"Much easier that way, see?"

He chuckled and turned to continue down the center path once more. Back upstairs, she led him through the main chamber and into a side room. A ghostly organist banged away haphazardly at the keys. He was no musician, but he was pretty sure that wasn't how one played the organ.

The knight pulled a set of papers from her breastplate and offered them to the specter. He happily took them and placed them on the stand before him. After the first few chords, a side door opened, revealing yet another of the strange chalices.

Dan retrieved it and awaited the appearance of Canny Tim. However this time, he was met with another face.

"Ahh Fortesque! What's this I hear about that arch cad Zarok still being alive? Thought you killed the fella?"

Dan grimaced.

"Well, about that--"

"Never mind, you old war-horse, better show 'im what's what, eh? I expect Johnny Zombie's a bit more of a handful than you remember. How are you doing for weapons?"

Dan held his club out for the ghost to see, gesturing with his free hand to the mostly dull broadsword at his hip.

"Here, take my warhammer, it'll smash anything and it won't fall apart like a club. I only ever get to use it cracking walnuts around this place."

He started to refuse, worried he wouldn't be able to handle such a massive weapon.

"Nonsense, Fortesque, I won't take no for an answer. Knock a few heads for old Stanyer Iron Hewer, eh?"

With that, the spirit disappeared, leaving his massive warhammer behind. A bit doubtful, he did try to pick it up. It ended up lighter than he was expecting. He tucked it into place and prepared to continue. When they turned back around, the phantom of the organ had vanished.

At long last, they could open the final gate with the rune she had picked up. Down the hall were shards of glass jutting forth. But a path lay in the middle, just wide enough for a brazier on a pedestal. She scouted ahead and peeked around the corner.

"Aha! The beast's heart! We can set it alight and make killing him that much easier!"

She returned and they began the arduous task of pushing the stone monolith down the thin path between the crystals. It grated down the hall, sparks flying from the friction. Between the two of them, it was short work. At the end of the hall, a massive crystalline heart beat, floating serenely between a pair of statues. They redoubled their efforts and finally shoved the brazier into place beneath it. The heart beat faster in the heat before shattering into countless pieces.

Unlike the other corridors, this one didn't crumble beneath them. They checked over their weapons and armor and headed back up into the main chamber.

The final pane of stained glass bore the image of the demon himself. As they entered, the pane vibrated angrily. Without further warning, it shattered, the stained glass demon bursting forth with a shriek.

Dan charged in ahead of the knight, swinging viciously at the demon. It only took a few hits for him to realize nothing he did was even slowing the thing down. The demon leapt about, aiming to crush them beneath its talons.

The knight stayed well clear of the two of them, her axe stowed into a holster at her back. He wondered for a split second how she intended to help without a weapon. The demon took the opportunity to slam its fist into him, sending him flying across the room and into the wall.

The demon moved to the center of the room, charging an attack with its heart floating free of its chest. He drew the crossbow Canny Tim had given him, but before he could get fully to his feet and take aim, the knight stepped between him and the demon.

She took up a defensive stance. Her arms sparkled with a crackling blue energy, almost like lightning crawling towards her fingers. In the next moment, she let it fly. Twin beams of energy flew through the air towards the demon's heart, causing it a great deal of pain.

He managed to get back on his feet just in time to leap out of the way of a stream of glass shards the demon channeled from its heart. He was startled at the knight's ability to use magic, as it was incredibly uncommon among humans. But he didn't have much time to ruminate on it. Glass shards flew every which way, and he was hard pressed to hold the demon's attention so the knight could reposition.

She let him keep the thing's focus while she charged up another magical attack. The next time its heart came out, it froze Dan in a glass prison from his waist down. His weapon arm was trapped as well. Seeing this, she aimed one beam at the demon and the other at him. It hurt greatly, but it did free him, so he couldn't complain too much.

Between her magic and his crossbow bolts, the demon slowly began to weaken. Its attacks became more harried and frantic, even as it lost the strength to continue its assault. Seeing its tactics failing, it turned its attention to the knight instead. The jagged bits of glass streaked towards her. She raised a hand, creating some sort of barrier that stopped them just before they reached her. He took the opportunity to deal ever more damage to the cracking heart with Canny Tim's crossbow.

With these last few bolts, the heart shattered into pieces. The demon froze, cried out in anguish, and fell to the ground, where it too fell completely to pieces. Amid the pieces, an ornate key with a skull on it lay. He scooped it up and tucked it into his breastplate for safe keeping.

They breathed a collective sigh of relief. At last, they could leave the graveyard proper and take up the chase in earnest. The demon itself had given the. Their exit from the mausoleum, its empty pane leaving an opening from which they could carefully drop back into the graveyard below.

But before they could continue, Dan squared up to the knight properly. He didn't trust magic as far as he could throw it, especially after the mushroom incident. The entire court had done things they regretted that night...

"I have questions."

She nodded, her proud stance faltering under his scrutiny.

"I figured you might... What do you want to know?"

[shaelashaela]

Before You Were Born, ch. 15

[reading time] 5½ mins.

A cool breeze whipped past us, ruffling the grass around the fairy circle. Rayna and I looked down upon the formation with some trepidation. It would only be the two of us, after all. I hoped it would be enough. From here, the waiting entrance to the fey world seemed plain and unassuming. Most people would have no idea it was even here.

Rayna broke the silence. “Well, Sylvie. You can’t procrastinate anymore. What’s the plan?”

I didn’t really have a plan, but I couldn’t tell her that. “We go in, quietly. We find Ixion. Hopefully we can surprise him and restrain him. I don’t really want to kill him, even after all he’s done. If we’re successful, we can turn him over to the royal knights. I know the detective said he wanted to make an arrest, but I don’t think the police would have the slimmest chance of holding him.”

“I guess this whole thing is riding on our assumption that he wouldn’t believe we’d come after him. What if he is waiting for us? Worse, what if it’s a trap?”

I dug the toe of my boot into the dirt. “It’s a possibility. We’ll just have to be cautious.”

Rayna stood and watched while I pulled a few of my father’s tools out of my bag: a set of gold rings, one for each finger on my left hand; a long, white cord of silk rope that I wound around my waist; and a belt pouch loaded with the most potent reagents I had on hand.

She put her hands in her jeans pockets. “I don’t suppose you’ve got anything that might help me… I dunno, do something? I feel a bit lost.”

I fiddled with tightening the straps of my belt. “Not without a bunch of extra training. Use what you know. Use the drills you practiced. You should be able to tap into magic more freely once we’re on the other side, so be ready for that.”

I turned to head for the ring of mushrooms, but she caught my hand in hers and pulled me back around to face her. “Sylvie?”

I looked into her beautiful eyes. The cinnamon hue was tinged with fear, and I had no idea what to say to comfort her.

She continued. “Look, it’s pretty obvious we don’t know what we’re doing, and there’s a really good chance we’re going to go in there and get… get killed. Hell, I don’t even know why I’m still following you—no, that’s a lie. I know exactly why.”

“Rayna…”

“Please, let me say what I need to say. Sylvie… I don’t know if you feel like I do, but I really think I’ve started to fall for you. I needed to tell you that before we quite possibly go to our collective doom.”

My mind and my heart raced in unison. I didn’t expect such a blunt confession. Did I feel the same way? It was hard to put into words. I definitely felt something for her, but I knew she meant romantic feelings specifically. I couldn’t say if I’d ever felt that way about anyone. What did it feel like? I remembered my mother. I knew exactly why she looked at Rayna with disapproval. She wanted grandchildren. She would be upset if I involved myself with another woman. Be it man, woman, or whatever, though, I’d never felt the way she described feeling about my father. What should I do?

I didn’t realize that I was lost in my own head. Rayna’s eyes fell to the ground after a long silence. “Oh… sorry. That was foolish.”

Now I’d hurt her feelings, and that felt like having my own heart crushed. “No! Not foolish at all. I’m sorry. I’ll try my best to explain later. It’s… complicated.”

She simpered. “Okay.”

Her voice overflowed with skepticism. Not that I could blame her; I had no way to guarantee that “later” would actually happen. I shook the confusion from my mind. As much as I wanted to comfort Rayna, this was no time to be distracted.

I turned my attention back to the unassuming circle on the ground. Without further hesitation, I leapt through the ragged edges between worlds.

All around us, tall trees with bright golden flowers and grass the colour of the ocean waves covered the landscape. Even the marsh water was crystal clear and reflected the sunlight. I could smell the sweet aroma of nectar and heard dragonflies buzzing to and fro. After so many decades away from my home, I forgot what an assault on the senses it could be compared to the human world.

Rayna ran her fingertips lightly along one of the broad, purple leaves of a shrub. “This place is gorgeous. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

I looked over at her, but I saw a different form of beauty. She was radiating with the magic of the fey realm, so much so that it dripped off of her in splashes of silver light. The raw power she could muster here surprised even me. She probably couldn’t see it herself, though.

“It’s taking a bit of adjusting even for me,” I replied. “When I was a child it was just normal, but now it’s like walking into the sunlight from a dark room. Burn this place into your memory, though. We’ll need to return here to get back to the city.”

She glanced back at the other side of the fairy circle. In this place, it was a ring of stones carved into the shapes of small mushrooms, a purposeful bridge placed here.

“That was an easy crossing. How do people not just stumble through all the time?”

I shrugged. “Some do, if they wish it. Even though it’s not hard to push through, it does still require intent. I imagine that’s how so many humans still live in denial of it all.”

She nodded and raised her hand to her face to admire a small, iridescent butterfly that had alighted on it.

I was agitated and would brook no delay. “Come on, let’s get moving. The house is this way.”

Moving across the marsh physically went much slower than my scrying session. We had to pick our footholds carefully so that we didn’t sink into the ground. All the while, the sun slowly crawled across the sky. It felt like hours passed, but that was likely a combination of my impatience and the tedious work of hopping from one patch of sodden grass to another.

I took a moment to observe our surroundings. Great grey mountains towered to the east, distant and majestic. To the west, the marsh collided with a vast forest. Even further out, almost out of sight, I could see golden spires rising above the trees. Was that Rosehold? I’d studied maps of my homeland my whole life, but it was very different trying to get my bearings from ground level. I buried my curiosity and focused on moving forward.

We drew closer to the house I’d seen before, and it was as dilapidated as I remembered. I could see no lights or other signs of inhabitance. Now that we were crossing the swamp, I felt keenly aware of how exposed we were. Anyone who was inside would be able to see us coming from quite a distance. Perhaps it would’ve been smarter to wait for nightfall? Wait… what was I thinking? I was an alchemist. I could make cover for us!

I stopped Rayna when we got to the next solid patch of grass. “Hold on. I have an idea on how to mask our approach.”

She watched patiently while I fetched a few chemical reagents from my belt pouch along with a polished disc of calcite. In the past, my father forbade me from working the weather, since it was impossible to do without irking your neighbours (for several miles around, no less). Thankfully he didn’t stop me from studying the practice, though. I said a few rites over the still water of the marsh while sprinkling in a drop of mercury, a pinch of diamond dust, and a few balsam fir needles. Then I dropped the calcite in with a satisfying splash.

After a handful of seconds, nothing changed, and Rayna peered over my shoulder. “Is something supposed to happen?”

“Give it some time…”

The water’s surface puckered. Then it happened again, and again, one after the other until rain drops formed and fell upward into the sky. I smiled, relieved. I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to recreate that particular spell from memory. Soft clouds formed rapidly all around. A dense, grey fog clung to the ground and grew to rise above our heads. Unfortunately it also chilled us and dampened our clothes.

I laughed, genuinely pleased with myself. “It worked!”

Rayna slowly twirled around in a circle, surveying the misty shroud around us. “Not exactly subtle. You think they’ll get suspicious of a sudden fog rolling in?”

“Perhaps. But they still won’t be able to see us.”

“Well, we can’t see either. We need to keep our bearings, or we’ll just miss the house entirely.”

She had a point there. I forgot that we still needed to see so we could find our way to the dilapidated building. I thought I knew which direction to go, so I led us further into the roiling mists. The fog was thick and suffocating, and I felt a growing dread fall over me. Despite the cover I’d provided us, not knowing Ixion’s location either unnerved me. I imagined his sinister face suddenly emerging from the shifting fog, and my knees shook.

I didn’t want to lose my way in the fog, so I grabbed Rayna’s hand, and together we walked in what I hoped was the right direction.

[dannyknowscomics]

Magenta Isle Part 3

*As we left off we faced off against The Guardian of The Megenta Isle, we were saved by Turo/Sada who we soon discovered has been a prisoner on the isle for 15 years*

You leave the Professor to rest clearly the effects of [••••] influence has taken a lot out of them, so you leave in search of your friends.

The first one you find is Nemona, who is currently battling a large and dangerous…….Magikarp!?

She needs your help in the battle and soon you discover it’s not a Magikarp but it’s a convergent Pokémon

You explain to Nemona what’s going on and why you all need to flee the Isle, she agrees and offers to help you find Arven.

The two of you head deeper into the woods to find Arven, but something is odd….your being followed

To your shock you find more of The Expedition Team, however there clothes seem more damaged and they seem older

You battle them and after defeating them they become confused and run off.

The two of you head to find Arven but discover his backpack is left abandoned and covered in crystal, just then

You are attack

By The Guardian of the Magenta Isle

You and Nemona both battle it, then during the battle it again Terastalizes with its special crown

This time it’s effects are more clear every turn it random changes types between (Fire,Water, Electric) (Grass,Rock,Steel)

It will be a tough battle but together you and Nemona are able to defeat it

Before either of you can try to catch it, it vanishes in the same energy as before.

Eventually you two are able to find the heart of the isle, a large catacomb identical to Area Zero

You find multiple crystal pillars two of which have Arven and Jacq trapped inside

Both you and Nemona are at a loss at what to do, when suddenly you are ambushed by The Expedition Team

You and Nemona are forced to battle through waves and waves of them until you hear

ENOUGH!

To your relief Turo/Sada arrive…..but something is off, they seem less friendly than before, they accuse you of trying to betray them! You tried to take away there treasure!

They is a flash of light and suddenly a child Arven holds there Father/Mother’s hand and is visible afraid of you

Turo/Sada prepare to battle you, to save there son!

There team is

Mabosstiff,Salamance, Blastoise, Magnezone, Scizor, Kalos Starter Strong Against Yours

Mabosstiff,Gallade,Venasaur,Annilape, Scyther, Kalos Starter Weak Against Yours

After defeating them young Arven runs away from you deeper into the catacombs

The Professor is engulfed in a strange aura, as it fades there true age is no longer masked and they appear disheveled and bit deranged, Nemona wonders what to do with them

You tell her to make sure they’re brought back to the camp safely and you head deeper into the catacombs to try to end this mess

As you head in, Arven physically vanishes from the pillar

As you go deeper you are attacked by all manner of Pokémon even a few new paradox Pokémon

Eventually you find yourself in the heart of the catacombs where you find the gigantic crystal turtle Pokémon [••••]

Young Arven is frightened and just wants there parents back, Sada and Turo appears to him

A brief moment Young Arven changes back to real Arven and says it’s not real, Sada and Turo’s eyes glow the same color as [••••] and promises Arven that it can be real the life he can have here can replace the one he had out there

You try to talk sense to Arven but he reverts back to the child form and challenges you to a battle

He has Terastalized forms of Arven’s team minus Mabosstiff.

Upon beating him, Arven begins to static out between child form and teen form until he collapses

The ground shakes as [••••] awakens, the crystal’s around the catacombs begins to glow with this energy

In this battle [••••] has no type, so no moves are Super Effective against it

After getting it to half health, it will Terastalize itself and will randomly begin to shift

However you are able to defeat it and it creates a copy of you who explains that it doesn’t mean any harm, it’s purpose was to bring life to human imagination but so few people have ever stepped foot on the island it wanted nothing more than to make people who came here stay

It apologizes for the harm it caused, it looked into Arven’s mind and saw the suffering it caused him, it frees Jacq from his confines and agreed to allow you all to leave when you are ready

Upon recovering Jacq doesn’t want to leave yet, there is some much left to explore of course

You return to the base camp and find Turo/Sada resting next to the still unconscious Arven

They have regained there sanity and thank you for being a good friend to there child, they gift you there journal and inside it is revealed there was a mysterious benefactor who knowingly sent Turo/Sada’s team into this trap.

After this is done you are allowed to explore the isle undisturbed

And eventually find The Guardian of The Magenta Isle, this time you can catch it

If you return to the catacombs you can find [••••] still slumbering, if you approach it it will create a miniature (but still large) copy of itself which you can catch

Upon catch it [••••] voice echoes through the cavern and thanks you for your empathy and forgiveness and offers you this piece of itself so it can see the world outside the Tera crowns (that’s right it can see through the various Tera crowns)

After all that is completed you are able to take the boat back and forth between Paldea and The Magenta Isle’s

But the first time you do, the Mysterious Egg cracks and is revealed to be…..

As I said you can come and go as you wish BUT!

When you return to the Isle you are recruited by Jacq

He explains that while he was imprisoned in the pillar he felt someone communicating with him….and now that he’s free whenever he sleeps he can hear the voice screaming for help

You are tasked with finding the person who is still imprisoned

You with the use of Koraidon/Miraidon will find the mysterious person

[••••] voice appears again and says that it actually forgot this one was here, it refers to him as a poor desperate soul longing for something lost to him forever

The pillar glows and the man is free…..

To Be Concluded in Part 4

(Paradox legendaries drawn by @Red_brb on Twitter)

[oblivions-dawn]

ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔛𝔙 - 𝔙𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔞

ɢᴇɴʀᴇ: ғᴀɴᴛᴀsʏ/ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ/ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ/ʟɢʙᴛǫ+/sʟᴏᴡ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: ᴠɪɢᴅɪs [ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴʙᴏʀɴ ᴏᴄ]/sᴇʀᴀɴᴀ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ᴇ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs: ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀʙᴜsᴇ, ᴘᴛsᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ: 𝟸,𝟼𝟹𝟼

ʟɪɴᴋ: ᴘᴇᴛʀɪᴄʜᴏʀ, ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ xᴠ

ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ:

Her mother stepped into the pink light. The edges of her widened persimmon eyes were crinkled, her mouth a stern frown. The same dark brows were furrowed, a deep crease between them. She looked similar enough to her daughter that she could be mistaken as an older sister, although her stature suggested otherwise. She still even wore the same lavender and red Volkihar clothes.

“What are you doing here?” Valerica hissed. Serana’s heart and smile sank. “Where’s your father?”

“He—He doesn’t know where here,” Serana told her. “I don’t have time to explain, we have to—”

“I must have failed.” Her wrung her hands as her body swayed nervously. A crazed look lingered in her eyes, and it pained Serana to see it there. “Harkon’s found a way to decipher the prophecy, hasn’t he.”

“No, you’ve got it all wrong!” Serana couldn’t keep the frustration out of her voice. This isn’t how this was supposed to go. “We’re here to stop him, to make everything right. Just let me—”

“You brought a stranger here,” Valerica suddenly stated, her eyes no longer on her daughter. She must have noticed the we in Serana’s words, and boiled with fury at this revelation. “Have you lost your mind?”

Serana’s heart fell even further when she turned and spotted the hunter behind her; she had completely forgotten Vigdis was there. The hunter had opted to stay farther away, and now seemed to observe the situation with disdain.

“No,” Serana tried, her voice quiet. “You don’t—”

“I would speak with her. Now.”

Serana was silent, completely disheartened. How could she not see that this is how their conversation would end? What made her think that her mother would be happy to see her? She was unable to stand up to her mother even now, as her mother’s venomous words had all but banished any coherent thoughts she may have had before this fateful reunion. Every memory of her mother after their transformation became tainted, stained with prophecies and blood, as the truth of her toxicity and manipulation finally became crystal clear to her.

Serana felt trapped.

Vigdis crossed her arms and snarled, her gaze dangerous. “Don’t drag me into your bullshit.”

Valerica’s eyes, which now blazed with uncontrollable rage, snapped back to her daughter. “How do you not realise that this stranger aligns herself with those that would hunt you down and slay you like an animal—”

“I’M NOT AN ANIMAL!”

[beyondlife-m]

Chapter: - 5

The Medallion.

(A moment in future: Another Aura message)

Gray haired Anna was Infront of me in an underground bunker. This was another Aura message from the future. While I was sleeping on the ship.

“So, This could be my last journey with you.” I said to Anna, feeling helpless. Anna kept staring at me for a minute. And came to sit beside me on the floor.

“May be…. I wish I could save you in that war” Anna said, holding my hand. I saw tears in her eyes.

“How I died? And how did you end up here on earth after war” I asked. I had a lot of questions in my mind. I don't know why I asked this one.

“Retiza killed most of us, After Lorthozen possessed him. He became stronger, Harumi saved me and sent me back to the earth with the Pink panther crystal. I saw only a glip of distorting Planet Zecros. But after distorting the planet he chased me till the earth looking for the crystal. It has been a long years since I spent running and hiding everywhere, and stopping him getting off this planet, so he could not consume other planets. It has been years since I have trapped him here on the earth. With the help of this crystal, but I don’t know for how long I can take it, I wish you were here” Anna said, showing me that crystal in her necklace.

“Do you miss me?” I asked slowly.

“Of Course I miss you. I searched so long to change the past, even tried to make a time machine. but the time kept slipping like sand from my hand…I am tired. I wish I could do something more,” Anna stopped, a teardrop coming out of her eyes. And I took her hand in mine.

“Everything is fine honey… You have already done it.” I said and took her in my arms. And she falls to cry. I was crying too. Because I never ever want to leave her alone anywhere.

“I just want to save you…Matthew. I just want to save you…” she was crying. I grabbed her tightly in my arms, kissing her on the head.

“you have already done it honey; you have already done it. I am never going to leave you ever. I can’t even imagine this life without you, no matter what comes” I said, holding her tightly in my arms.

“Promise me, you will not die.” My Future Anna said.

“Ya I promise you; I will never leave you in this bull shit alone” I said and woke up from the dream and that aura message ended.

“Matthew are you all right” My present Anna said and shook my shoulder looking closely in my eyes. Tears were still in my eyes. She continued “ Is everything fine? Why are you crying.”

“No, Nothing. It was just something in my eyes” and wiped my tears before anybody noticed it. I didn’t want to play soft heart between all these rough and tough guys.

“Come on boy don’t cry. We are almost there” Morsi said, teasing me.

“Ya.. I think this is the right place as told by my mother.” Harumi said and they landed the ship in the middle of the desert.

We all came out and looked around, and there was nothing between those deserts. Gamira asked Harumi if this was the right place to be. Or we should go to the north east. But Harumi confirmed that this is the place. Harumi walked a few distance away from us and shouted the name “Retiza” and in a few minutes a man appeared in front of us from the sand. It was in the air, he was in old hoody cloth from ancient time.

“How you know this name?”  Retiza said. Harumi was in front of him and we all were near the ship looking at them.

“It’s your name, I am your sister.. Harumi” Harumi said.

“I have no one except this desert, and what made me say that” Retiza asked.  Flying closer to her.

“Look I don’t have much time to explain.. We need your help. Lorthozen is here and he has our father. We can't battle him alone.”

“Look girl, I don’t have any father, I know this desert is my only home, I live alone here, and who is Lorthozen?”      

“Lorthozen is a dark cosmic entity who will consume our whole planet if you don’t help us.”

“And how I suppose to trust you. Lady?” Retiza came too close to Hamrumi, Watching that Gamira walk toward them in anger like “like how dare you come too close to my girlfriend?” But Morsi stopped Gamira and told him not to interrupt between siblings. But Retiza sensed it and we all felt like sand had grabbed our legs tighty till toe, it was Retiza who could control the desert. And we all were trapped. Then Harumi narrated the whole story to Retiza to convince him how he came here and how the god of the desert gave him life. And then grips of sand left our legs.   

“I didn’t see any desert gods till now, this is my desert, I live alone here. And If you are telling the truth. Why don’t you go and defeat him on your own, you have the stone? Then why do you need me” Retiza said.

“He almost has our whole army, we need to get close to him to use the stone, and he became so powerful after getting into our fathers’ body, only you can fight him” Harumi said. Retiza kept thinking for a while.

“This word “Retiza” kept echoing in my ears for years, I always wanted to know what it is?… and why it keeps howling in my ears” Retiza said, turning back towards the desert.

“Its because, our mother gave you this name, while they were leaving you here.. this word means “son of the sand”.. ” Harumi said trying to stop him. We all feel pity for him, he doesn’t even know his name till now, and for decades he is living alone here.

 “I still can’t help you. This desert is my boundary, I can’t go outside of it.” Retiza said.

“This can help you get out of here,…. Mother gave it to me.” Harumi said. And he turned around. “This is half of your medallion” Harumi said and handed him the half medallion, the other half was already in his neck. That medallion was key to Harmitus' life, that’s why he gave it to his wife and his son. That medallion had its own history like the Pink Panther crystal but only Harmitus knows about it.  

“The medallion you are wearing now is half, our father gave you when he left you here and this half belongs to our mother.” Harumi said and fixed both of them together and it became one piece. Retiza didn’t say anything and kept looking at it. He was lost in his thoughts.

“Brother, we need you… I know you have a lot of questions in your mind. But there are people who need our help” Harumi said. Retiza didn’t say anything for a while. and we all ran toward him before he changed his mind. We all tried to convince him to accept Gamira.

“how we are going to defeat him” He finally spoke.

“Only you can fight Harmitus, no one of us has any chance of standing Infront of him” Morsi said quickly.

“No, we need a good plan. We will discuss it on the way” Harumi said and we all went inside the ship but Retiza refused to go in the ship he told he would be behind us, just lead him the way. And then we all were moving in the air. And a sand storm moving behind us.

After putting the ship on autopilot. Anna and Harumi started talking. And Gamira was still in the pilot seat.

“How many people do we have?” Harumi said to Morsi.

“almost 400, Your highness” Morsi said.

“And how many of them are solders” Harumi asked.

“80 to 90, But your highness, we have Retiza, he itself is an army, he can fight them alone” Harumi kept thinking for a while.  

“No We cant…”Anna said in between. “If somehow Lorthozen got Retiza, it will all be finished, He will become more powerful than you think” Anna said looking at me. like she already knows what I saw in my dream “We can’t get Retiza directly engage in the war with the harmitus” She was so sure and serious about it.

“Ya, Anna is right, We have to do it on our own” Harumi said.

“So why did we call it retiza? In the war” Morsi asked “ Hey Gamira will you have something on this” Morsi said. Gamira was still silent.

“Retiza can’t fight directly to Lortozen, but he can help stop his army and it will make a way for us to get close Harmitus” Anna said. And now we all agreed to her words. And we all came back to our seats.

“But, how are we going to defeat him? He still will be stronger than any of us” Harumi asked anna.

“We have the crystal.. it can help take Lorthozen out of your fathers’ body?” Anna answered her. And we all were speechless because she was right. There was no better plan than that.

After a while Anna punched me on my shoulder, and I don’t know why she did that, and kept staring at me like she wanted to ask me something.

“What?” I said.

“Why didn't you tell me before” She asked, a sand storm was still moving behind us. I had no idea what she was talking about .

“What I didn’t tell you?” I asked

“Future message,” she slowly whispered in my ears. Holding my ears.

“How you know about it.” I asked.

“Guys any problem back there?” Morsi said.

“No.. we are fine” I said to Morsi. “But Anna, how do you know about it.” I asked.

“I had my hand on you while you were dreaming, and I saw everything, I thought I would never succeed making that message machine  , So that experiment got succeed” Anna said. I don’t know what mashin she is talking about.

“What machine, What experiment are you talking about?” I asked. It was already dark outside till.

“I will tell you later when we get off this planet, But for now you are out of this war, I don’t need that future” Anna said.

“But anna…? I can’t let you go alone in this” I said. But Anna didn’t let me complete it. We keep on arguing about its whole way till we reach our base at the forest.  And we all moved to the tent to get rest for tomorrow's battle. (and our conversation went on)   

[phoenixmaiden-gaming]

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation part 17

Longer gameplay this time, but I only did one mission. It was a long one that took a lot of concentration. I went back to Chichen Itza where Aveline met up with her mother and got a map to where the other half of the Prophecy Disc was. It was a wild ride, quite literally just to get there. Then I had to do a puzzle and grab my prize. Then I was back in New Orleans where I started the next mission, but didn’t keep going and instead set some Trades. Here is what I did.

Sequence 6

I started the next memory and was taken to Chichen Itza where Aveline met up with her mother, Jeanne. This time she wasn’t afraid of her. Jeanne said that she had spent so long away from her that she hadn’t been able to be her mother. She wasn’t going to waste anymore time getting to know her. She wasn’t an assassin, she was her daughter. Aww...

Jeanne explained that even though Aveline’s father freed her, she was not ever going to be free in New Orleans with the Assassin’s watching. But she wasn’t free here either since there was another enemy here that was constantly watching until they find what they are looking for.

It was the missing shard of the disc, but if it was taken out of this place...someone strong and resourceful. Aveline knew someone like that.

Jeanne then gave Aveline a map and told her to use an old canoe that had been left near by the cenote during their last expedition. I had to go quickly because someone might be watching. So I left and followed a path down to a river where I found the canoe.

I then had to head into the rapids where the water moved quickly and I had a hard tome controlling the canoe. I had to be careful to because the canoe had health. So I failed the first time I went through because I bumped into the walls and pillars in the cave and destroyed it. I was more careful the next time and made it through.

Before the canoe could fall over the waterfall, Aveline jumped out. Then I had to drop down into the water and follow the underwater network. I dived down into a pool and had to go through the underwater cave to get to another area where I could get out.

I then got to a room where I had to climb what might have been a tree? Or at least a stalagmite (I think its what its called). I made it all the way around and then had to jump in the center to another area.

I was in another room and I found the last Mayan Statuette. Yay!

Next I had to go into an underwater cavern, through some tunnels, some of which had some traps. There were some air pockets  where I could come get some air. At one of them, I found a treasure chest.

I eventually made my way out and now had to climb up the chamber. So I went up, one ledge at a time. Jumping to other pillars and using my whip to get across a gap.

I eventually made it up to a futuristic place so I was at the place. I just had to do a puzzle where I had to get a beam to refract off the crystals to another one. It took some thinking and I was able to get it and reveal the other half of the disc.

Aveline went back to her mother and told her she got it, but Jeanne didn’t want to see it. She’s seen too much already. Aveline told her that she will go back to New Orleans and make everything better and then send for her. But Jeanne said that her home was here now in this camp. New Orleans will always be haunted for her.

Aveline understood and said that this was not the last time they would see each other. They gave each other a hug and the mission ended. (S6/M1: Return to Mexico - complete)

Loading screen showed the Animus Memory Notes said that Aveline now had the second part of the Prophecy Disc and goes back to New Orleans to look for Vasquez, the man she thinks is the Company Man.

Sequence 7

Now back in New Orleans, I went back to the main house and I was now wearing the Lady personal. It was the new one that I got for collecting all the precious gems. The next mission starts with Aveline going to her father’s bedside. He was not doing too well, but he said that he felt better already with her being there and her stepmother’s tonic. He doesn’t look too well though.

Phillippe then had a moment where he thought Aveline was Jeanne and said that she had always been so protective of the locket around her neck. He also regretted...but didn’t finish as he erupted into a coughing fit. Again with the locket. I think something is inside it that is important.

Madeleine called Aveline over saying that there was a slave, George, who she had been helping gain safe passage to the North, but he was discovered by soldiers. He is hiding right now, but needs help. She then asked Aveline if she would be able to help her with her contacts in the bayou. Aveline agreed and I was free to leave.

Before heading to the next checkpoint, I went to one of the weapons shops and did some Travel Trades. I finally figured out how to do it so I could make some money. I had unlocked the other areas too so I can now follow the guide I found. To make max money, I should buy firearms from Bordeaux, sell it at New York, send the ship to Boston, then buy Furs in Boston to sell in Bordeaux and repeat. There was another one too, buy steel from Servile and sell to Port-au-Prince, then buy spices and sell back to Servile. I just need to make enough to buy more ships and then let the money come in.

That was where I ended if for now since I was tired. I’ll leave saving George until tomorrow. Sorry George. Until next time. Happy Gaming!!

[pumkinbopie]

Boiling T.V show idea (I'm sorry for how much there is)

Ok, so I am by no means a writer, and I do not claim to be one, but I have had this T.V show idea plaguing me for too long now, and much as I talk about it, the more I want to work on it and I can't seem to focus on anything else. So please accept this gift of me frantically writing everything I can down about this my T.V show :)

Some necessary prior knowledge I guess: Jeb is the main character of the T.V show, he lives in a tavern with his mother, his best friend (And romantic interest but that's for season 2 hopefully) and his parents outside the kingdom. Harper is the princess of said kingdom and is to take her father's magic on her 16th birthday (this requires a whole other post about the magic system) Elise and Rei are also a part of the main friendship group (I haven't worked much on them yet) Also, the magic system in the world revolves around the elements and crystal-powered weapons.

The T.V show would centre around the main 5 as they go to the royal academy and learn how to be adventurers, but also crumble a corrupt monarchy and befriend a literal god (Y'know the usual) This is a brief synopsis (I know it's a lot I am sorry) of the first episode:

So the episode would begin with a dramatic and intense adventure going on and a guy running through a dungeon and narrowly avoiding multiple traps. Then he stumbles upon the treasure he was seeking but then gets attacked by something and the screen goes black. Cut to young Jeb and Pierre being amazed as the viewer find out that the sequence was just an adventurer retelling his recent adventure and showing off the scar that he got because of it. His friends/ fellow adventurers disagree with his story and say that's not where he got the scar from. Regardless Jeb and Pierre are impressed and are talking about how they want cool scars like him. Jeb's mother sternly says something about not wanting them to get scars in the first place and scolds the adventurer for setting ideas into their minds, the adventurer then follows up by saying that if they want to be adventurers then they should go to [insert generic fantasy school here], but then a different adventurer chimes in saying "nonsense, only the lame adventurers go there. Go here instead" and slides over a royal academy poster. Obviously, the first adventurer gets offended by her statement and challenges her being like "If you're an adventurer then where are your scars?" then she would come back with the stereotypical answer "I'm good enough where I don't get scars", then she responds with "well, let me be the first to give you one" and lunges for her, she expertly avoids it sending him crashing into a table and chairs, disrupting other adventurer's having their dinner making them join in on the fight. Jeb's mother calls for Pierre's parents to start up the protection runes (the magic system explained in another post) around the building so that nothing else gets broken. Jeb's mother whisks Jeb and Pierre off to bed before they see anything too violent, her saying "It's already too late for you two to be up anyway" and "quickly off to bed with you". Pierre grabs the school flyer before they both head off to bed with Jeb's mother in tow. they get to their shared bedroom and both quickly get into bed, Jeb's mother powers the silencing runes (Again in the other post I am so sorry) plastered on their doors before wishing them both a good night and sweet dreams, as she closes the door the sounds of the tavern below seemed to fade away leaving the two in silence. Pierre says to Jeb "So we're getting into that school right?" and Jeb replies with "Obviously, could you imagine how cool it would be to be adventurers" The scene transitions with Jeb and Pierre talking about their possible adventures whilst zooming in on the school flyer on the floor. Cut to it's been stuck on their wall and seems a bit more tattered and aged. Jeb runs past the poster and the camera follows him as he quickly runs down the stairs to the tavern where his mother is working, wiping the bench. The viewer can now see that he has grown up, appearing to be around 14-15 he asks her if they have arrived yet, "Whatever happened to 'good morning mum!' or 'how's your day going?" she says, either way, his mother hands over two letters with a regal stamp, he gleefully asks where Pierre is and she says "with the sheep". With a quick goodbye, Jeb is off again running to the back and finds Pierre using plant magic to help herd the sheep into their pens. Jeb calls out his name and ofc Pierre looks towards Jeb and that he's got the letters but in doing so he gets distracted from the sheep so one of them rams into him and knocks him over. Jeb obviously runs over to help him get up and Pierre makes a comment like "Oh, my hero, thank you for saving me!" before Jeb helps him up (There's a parallel to this scene in the second season where Pierre gets distracted from wrangling the sheep because he realises he has developed feelings for Jeb). they both sit by the fence to open their letters, ofc they are both nervous about it. But they both get into the school and see that the orientation is later that day.

introduced to the rest of the main characters like Elise and Rei, as the orientation speech begins the principal introduces the school and recalls its history, and then the other teachers are introduced for some reason or another they need a fifth-person to form a group, Jeb notices a girl standing by herself who happens to be the princess Harper and walks over to invite her to their group, she says yes and they walk back together, he is unaware that it is indeed the princess due to him living in an outer village not too connected with the go about with the royal family and neither is Pierre so they're both like "yeah now we can go into the next part of ceremony" whilst Elise and Rei are like "Dudes, that the princess what?!". They then notice the royal guards looking around for the princess, The group tries to wave down the guards being like "yo, she's over here" but the princess grabs Jeb and starts booking it to the next area of the orientation followed closely by PIerre, Elise, and Rei which is centered around finding their strongest form of magic, this would be in the training ground and after arriving at the training ground the gang is like "hey what was that about" "like why did you run away from the guards" "are you a wanted criminal?" but she just kinda shrugs it off being like "they are just really overbearing and i wanted to get away" they are all chill with that answer and begin the next part which is them testing to see which of the natural magic they are strongest at, when Rei goes to grab a crystal with their bear hand the teacher there stops him explaining the whole thing where the energy is just that, pure energy and if touched can lead to diasasterous side effects and taps her leg, which is shown to be a crystal powered prosthetic, so she gives themgloves to put on. They each have a go at each of the magic crystals aiming at training dummies and their main magic is as followed. Jeb: Electric Pierre: Fire Harper: Air Elise: Water Rei: Life/ Plant they go to the student-only ceremony and the principal stops the guards from entering the school saying"Yeah sorry this is for students and faculty only", and when he does it, he gently nods to Harper showing that he knows the princess doesn't want them to be there, which slightly foreshadows his ability to read minds (Again in the magic post I am so sorry) the student orientation goes on the way and they are shown around the school. at all the different classes shown with students in them, then the viewers are introduced first introduced to the magic weapon thing with a kid attacking a training dummy with some sort of water magic. and of cause, all the kids are like "WOAH!!" after the tour has just ended the king turns up to collect his daughter, not entirely scolding her for ditching the guards, but also kind of reprimanding her, hitting her with the "you know they're just here for your protection right?". He would also most likely address the principal, probably using his first name, maybe to establish a sense of power, like everyone else in the show would just refer to him as sir, except when the gang really get to know him at the end of the season/ early season 2, but then when he's taking her away he's a bit peculiar and Jeb and Pierre notice and think he gives off icky vibes, but everyone else just kind of accepts it, being like "he just looks like that" or "he's probably just worried about her". After the princess leaves the Principle finalises the tour and begins to explain the boarding situation for the students, where they will sleep and whatnot, and explain how students that live close by to the school don't have to sleep at the school whilst it is advised for those who live further away from the school to do so. they will then probably return to the tavern to tell their mothers about the orientation, and the episode will probably end with them starting to pack their stuff ready to start their school life.

[joaniejustwokeup]

Kara perched in one of the interlocking crystal pillars of the fortress of solitude’s lattice-like structure. The aurora borealis flowed in beautiful patterns across the clear starry skies of the arctic. A pang of nostalgia and longing struck her as she thought she could almost pretend she was sitting atop a building on Krypton. That is, if not for the sky which displayed none of the constellations she once knew by heart. She wondered if she flew all the way back to the barren patch of Galaxy that once cradled her home planet, would she still be able to name the stars and their stories, as she once had with her mother and father.

The humans who had become her family here on Earth put flowers on graves when they mourned.

On Krypton, her family mourned with the stars.

Kara didn’t pray as much as she used to. She taught what she could to Kal, and then Kon and Jon, but it was always hard. She didn’t even know what holidays matched up with Earth, considering their years had different lengths and different months.

But she remembered the mourning song.

Sitting among the crisscrossed arms of Kal-El’s fortress, she pretended for a moment.

She was on Krypton. On the roof of her home.

It was the night of the Vigil of Dan-El.

Her family was just below her on the ground and she had just climbed up for a better view of the stars.

And when she saw her first shooting star, she pretended she could hear her family join her in singing.

You taught me the courage of stars

Before you left

The Krypton language flowed and rolled over her tongue.

How light carries on

Endlessly

Even after death

She thought of her mother, how she would take her hand and squeeze it when they sang this song together.

With shortness of breath

You explained

The Infinite

How rare

And beautiful

It is

To even exist

Her father would point to the constellation of Dan-El and whisper to her stories of the god that blessed their family so long ago.

I couldn’t help but ask

For you to say it all again

I tried to write it down

But I could never find the pen

Some of the stories of Dan-El were recorded, but others were only passed down by word of mouth. Secrets her family treasured and guarded and tended to with every generation. She wondered how many she actually remembered.

She wondered how many she never got to learn.

I’d give anything to hear

You say it one more time

That the universe was made

Just to be seen by my eyes

She thought of her parents, trapped on a dying world as fate closed in around them.

Had Dan-El guided their souls to find rest in the Infinite Realms Beyond the Stars?

When her time was up, would he still come for her, on a world so far from home? Could he?

With shortness of breath

I’ll explain

The Infinite

She closed her eyes.

How rare

And beautiful

It truly is

That we exist

Her voice trembled from holding that final note, savoring the way the word fell from her lips like a flavor she couldn’t remember the name of.

When she opened her eyes, spectral green ones met her own.

There before her floated Dan-El. God of Death. Bestower of Wisdom. Guardian of the house of El.

For all his millennia, he looked like a child.

And he was weeping. His tears glowed like starlight.

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Yo! The song that inspired this part is Saturn by Sleeping at Last

Listening to it always makes me cry.

Dan-el god of death 2

Danny was so exited! Clockwork had sent him to an Alien planet! Well technically he was the alien, but he was on another planet! From the looks of it their culture had just entered its medieval era and was ending a massive war. Danny was sent to cleanup all the resentful undead and evil cults, but surly Clockwork wouldn't mind if he experienced some culture. Right?

Due to Clockworks amulet he could translate their language and his name came out as Dan-el. Which was close enough. Apparently alot of the people had seen his fights with the undead. He hung around and taught them somethings and learned about their culture, religion, and most important their stars. Till one day he looked around and had an "Oh Shit" moment when he discovered maybe he had gone to far and taught to much. He had to leave.

Clockwork sent him back to Krypton( Why did that sound so familiar?) multiple times. Each time Danny found himself in new era's. Then Danny noticed something. As the people, Kryptonians, thanked and praised him, he started to feel it. He started to notice that he was getting stronger in and out of time travel. He wondered why?

Clockwork told him. He told of how Krypton had dubed him the god of death. How they told the legend of his deeds on and off Krypton. His fights with Plasmius and Pariah Dark, his half death, and his powers. All went down as in Kryptonian mythology of Dan-el the god of death. Then he learned of Krypton's fate and the last Kryptonians. (Danny cried)

A week later as Danny lay in bed failing to go to sleep, he felt it. Someone still believed.

[winterlogysblog]

FOUR KNIGHTS OF THE APOCALYPSE | HYPOCRITE

Title: Hypocrite

Summary: A Knight of Camelot realizing the wrongs of his King.

Note: This has been in my drafts for so long, it needs to come out at some point. I hope you enjoy.

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"Sir Thomas, I'm glad to see that you are back." A guard smiled upon my arrival.

"I heard you know the location of the dreadful place where demons reside?" A voice entered but I know that voice all too well.

"Ardbeg, King Arthur will decide if you get to eliminate them or not, so don't get too excited," I said.

"You're right." Ardbeg chuckled.

"You're a father right?" I asked out of nowhere, I don't even know where it came from.

"Yes, but why ask that?"

"The four knights, they're little kids, so full of potential." I started.

"You're talking a lot like Pelgart," Ardbeg commented.

"They have families of their own. Are you actually willing to take a son away from his father?" I removed my helmet and looked at him.

Ardbeg is in silence. I know I touched on a sensitive subject.

"But we're doing this for King Arthur and Humanity so sacrifices have to be made right?" I lied my ass off.

"That’s right." Ardbeg just nodded.

"Now I must go." I bid him farewell and entered the elaborate hall where King Arthur sat at the end of it. A mage by his side. She's Merlin one of the Seven Deadly Sins. I don't think she's even human and I'm pretty sure her eyeball companion, Orlandi is a Vampire.

"Ardbeg will handle things from there." The King spoke. "Give this to him," Merlin said as a crystal and a piece of paper floated above me.

"What's this?" I asked.

"It's a Goddess Amber it can trap hundreds of demons inside. Rather useful for the mission." King Arthur said. "Merlin will explain everything to him later."

"Of course, I'll inform Ardbeg right away." I bowed to our King before leaving.

As I looked for Ardbeg I saw Sir Nanashi training with the other knights. He has told me that he is a Goddess but he doesn't go by that anymore nonetheless he's still a goddess, and he can't escape it. I also saw a glimpse of Melascula, she's one of the Ten Commandments and she's now serving or more likely being controlled by King Arthur.

"Thomas there you are!!" It's Ardbeg.

"It's yours." I gave him the Goddess Amber. "Lady Merlin will explain everything to you later."

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I watched as Ardbeg leave with his companion, Cernunnos a beast from the underworld.

"He's such a Hypocrite."

A world for humans and humans alone, he claims that humans would reign supreme and yet he uses powers and relics from other races.

Day by day I get this nasty feeling in my gut. Day by day the more I want to leave this place. Everyone has their stories of how the other races destroyed their lives but I'm different, I never talked about it because I know they wouldn't agree.

My daughter is saved by a Demon, an upper-level demon, one of the Ten Commandments.

I can't recall her face but all I can remember is that she's a muscular woman with short blonde hair similar to my daughter's.

I will always be grateful to her.

I got scared when she approached my daughter but what I saw changed me forever. Her soft smile as she patted my daughter's head gently before she flew away.

We may be different but unity can be achieved. The Seven Deadly Sins are a prime example of this.

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"I know the consequences of my actions, if I were to be punished, please take care of my daughter for me," I asked the young lad in front of me.

"I can't see a reason why I can't get you two out of here without any suspicion." He smirked.

"I don't understand."

"I'll take care of everything, don't worry."

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"Sir Thomas, I'm glad to finally meet you in person, you've been very helpful." The King of Liones greeted me with a playful smile.

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"The location of one of the knights is set, prepare to eliminate this monster that will destroy the world."

"Sir Thomas, I heard your daughter went out of the castle walls." A guard said.

"Yes, she wants to explore and have an adventure, she's skilled and smart, I taught her well. I'm not worried, besides she's accompanied by someone I trust." Thomas said.

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"Sir Thomas was killed in battle, we suspect they're one of the four knights but the descriptions don't match him at all!!!"

"His sacrifice shall not be in vain we'll eliminate them, and stop the prophecy from happening!!!"

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"I'm back~"

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Let's just say that Sir Thomas of Camelot is no more." The young lad smirked.

"You faked my death, how is that possible?"

"With the help of my siblings." He cackled.

"Will they ever find out the truth?"

"Eventually, but when that day comes, I assure your safety here in Liones." He smiled.

"I don't see why they claim that the four knights will destroy the world." I looked over at him.

"Maybe because they can. They're not the only ones that Camelot should worry about either.

"Thank you, for everything, Sir Galehaut."

"Skip the formalities, I hate it." Galehaut chuckled.

"But you're a prince, Prince of the Fairies and Giants to be specific." I raised a brow.

"So?" Galehaut retorted and we both laughed afterward.

[abduloki]

Star Wars Visions *spoilers*

Just watched all 10 episodes and I got to say they’re pretty awesome, except for 2 episodes which I feel is a bit slow and dull. Even so, they’re still watchable.

So here are my personal 5 favorites!

The Duel

Set in an alternate history, 20 years after the fall of the Feudal-Jedi Empire, a lone wanderer known only as "Ronin" witnesses a legion of former stormtroopers attempt to besiege a small village.

Ronin fights the leader of the bandits, a self-declared Dark Lord of the Sith armed with a heavily-modified lightsaber while his droid saves the villagers; Ronin eventually lures her into a trap and kills her.

Fans of Japanese Classic Samurai films like Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi and the likes can instantly tell the strong influence in terms of it’s setting, cinematography, story and characters.

It’s interesting that the savior turns out not to be a Jedi but a mysterious character with a red lightsaber. He seems to collect red kyber crystals from every Sith he had slayed and gave one to a villager, to ward off evil.

I’m really curious to know more of this character as he is neither Jedi nor Sith. So who is he exactly? If he is a Sith, he does not seemed to be consumed with anger and power, and still have a good conscious of a Jedi.

But seems that there is an upcoming novel exploring this character’s history, called “ Star Wars Visions: Ronin “.

The Village Bride

Years after the Great Jedi Purge, a fallen Jedi named F is drawn to a remote planet by an explorer named Valco. Valco explains that bandit raiders have reprogrammed old Separatist battle droids and are holding a village hostage.

The village chief's daughter Haru and her fiancé Asu intend to surrender to the bandits as collateral the following morning, while Haru's sister Saku wants to fight the bandits.

A fallen Jedi with a tragic past. I don’t know what exactly but those brief flashbacks were full of pain which caused her to finally step out of hiding in order to save the village and the girl who reminded her of her younger self.

I love how this episode has a mix of Japanese Shinto influence where the villagers are deep believers in protecting nature that the chief’s daughter was willing to sacrifice herself to prevent war which will destroy the planet.

And I love how the Jedi’s attire has a traditional Korean Hanbok’s influence. Anyway, I would love to know more about her history of what happened to her.

The Ninth Jedi

Many generations after the Jedi Order became mostly extinct, Margrave Juro, the Jedi ruler of the planet Hy Izlan, invites seven Jedi to his aerial temple in order to receive lightsabers, whose design has been lost to time. 

On the planet's surface, the blacksmith Zhima finishes constructing the other seven lightsabers, including one for his teenage Jedi daughter Kara. Kara departs to meet Juro with the lightsabers when her father was captured.

To be honest, I really did not see that coming as I seriously thought Juro to be the Sith who lures the surviving Jedi into a trap but it turns out the “survivors” are actually Jedi Hunters who wants to kill Juro and any Jedi returning.

The concept of a sabersmith is interesting as it follows a different approach of the Medieval period of Japan and Europe where the blacksmiths are the ones that created the swords to be used by the Samurai and Knights.

I really want to see their adventures continue with Juro, Kara and the young Jedi apprentice, Ethan I think? Would be interesting to see a Jedi Master Juro with two apprentices, Kara and Ethan as they attempt to re-establish the Jedi Order.

The Elder

Centuries after the death of Darth Bane and the initial extinction of the Sith, Tajin and his Padawan Dan are sent to explore the Outer Rim when Tajin senses a disturbance in the force. 

They land on an isolated planet and arrive at a remote village, where they learn of a mysterious elder man who hiked onto the mountaintop and concealed his presence from the Jedi.

Their relationship reminds me of Qui Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi. I love them so much that I got shocked when Dan appeared to be dead but was relieved to see him alive in the end as I want to see more of these two in the future.

The setting, cinematography, story and characters are a bit like The Duel, with heavy Japanese Classic Samurai Film influence where the antagonist enjoys dueling with a skillful swordsman worthy of his time and skill.

In The Duel, the protagonist is a former Sith while here, the antagonist is a former Sith who apparently left the Order before it fell apart. Unfortunately, Tajin and Dan are unable to investigate further after the Elder blew up his ship.

Lop and Ocho

During the reign of the Empire, a rabbit-like alien slave named Lop escapes her captors on the planet Tau and is discovered by the planet's clan leader Yasaburo and his daughter Ochō, who adopted Lop into their family.

Seven years later, the Empire has occupied their planet and is exploiting it for its natural resources; Yasaburo wants to drive the Empire off their planet, while Ochō wants to cooperate with the Empire. 

Honestly, I can’t decide between this and the Village Bride as I love these two the most equally. The story started off nice and happy with Lop being freed of slavery and running into the arms of those she would call her family.

But tragically, the arrival of the Empire drove Lop and her father away from each other due to their differences in their beliefs in protecting the planet. It’s heartbreaking to see how the sisters became “enemies”.

Given a choice to choose just one episode to make a sequel series of, I would choose this as I really want to see how things will end with Ocho and Lop. Seeing the looks on Lop realizing she had lost Ocho to the dark side is just... 😭

Overall

All in all, I can say that Star Wars Visions left me feeling like Kylo Ren. I mean, seriously, they deserve their own mini-series! This is how you explore the vast universe of Star Wars without making everything about Skywalker, the right way.

Like every one of my review post, this is just my own thoughts and preferences as everyone have their own depending on their expectations and tastes, and what they look for when watching this series.

[mean-gills]

I know that most people who have been through this poll (except fellow shrub fans) haven't watched empires smp and probably aren't planning to, so I thought I would summarize all the important bits for you all here!

Also this will definitely contain spoilers so if you want to watch I recommend starting at episode 9 so you don't have to watch all the more grindy non story bits! Spoilers ahead

Basically Shrub berry is a gnome who lived in the gnomelands as a humble farmer, she was the daughter of Fern (her father) and Rose (her mother). The gnomes survived off of mushrooms as they were everliving, but then the mushrooms changed and everyone changed. Suddenly people were fighting as the corruption destroyed her land and Shrub ran to find a cure, unknowingly bringing the dark force that corrupted her land with her. After a long while of running she arrives at the forest of the Undergrove where she decides to build an empire for other surviving gnomes. Then the demon appears, his name is Xornoth and he just loves bullying Shrub. Soon though he chases her out of her empire where she accidentally spreads the corruption to other empires. Through this he infects two of her friends and those two friends then free him by killing the ender dragon. Unfortunately this makes the bullying worse, as now tentacles of corruption appear in her lands as well as the lands of the other emperors. She also in this time gains the wolves and the mother wolf of her forest. Unfortunately in one of the bullying sessions Xornoth kills two of Shrub's dogs and from this she forms an alterego to get vengeance on called the "wolf spirit". Soon though she is kidnapped by one of her former friends and is going to be sacrifice her to Xornoth, luckily her friends arrive, free her, and trap Xornoth away in a crystal. This is the happily ever after, right? But where are Shrub's people? The surviving gnomes, they have to be out there! Anyway through a lot of things that would take too long to explain she steals the Xornoth crystal. Due to this she start hearing Xornoth's voice, sleep walking, and spreading corruption again. She then has hope because if Xornoth is still around then that means her people might be around too, they are just still corrupted or hiding. She then goes to a few of her friends asking about the crystal and they all say it's fine, she then returns the crystal and runs away with her wolves in the only form she ever felt like a leader, the wolf spirit. Through this she runs for a while before finding another forest with it's own mother wolf. This mother wolf then explains that shrub is neither wolf nor spirit but rather a lost gnome not where she belongs and that her people are still out there. She also explains that Shrub must go back to her forest as something terrible has happened and as the leader of the forest she must go to protect it. Shrub goes back to find the literal apocalypse happened and all the empires were destroyed. She then goes through her portal with all her wolves in attempts to find her people. The end

I glossed over a lot of things in this purely because it would literally be too much to explain and I refuse to do that to myself. If you do have questions I really do recommend just watching the series for yourself, you can also look through the fandom wiki, I recommend not asking me purely because I am not an official source on these things!

🍄 MUSHROOM MADNESS BRACKET🍄

🍄 Here are all of our matchups! 🍄

Popular Picks are in white, while our Underdogs are in yellow! This way we’ll be able to see how far any of our underdogs get! (Also for ease of reading the bracket) Typed up list (w/ eventual link to polls) under the cut!

1. Breloom (Pokémon) VS The Truffle (Terraria)

2. Shrumal Warrior(Hollow Knight) VS Muttshroom (Mother 3)

3. Morelull (Pokémon) VS Marabelle Cybin/Marabelle the Terrible (Not Another D&D Podcast)

4. Apothecary Gary (Amphibia) VS Amanita (Green Lantern) VS Galwyn (Troll, 1986)

5. Leif (Bug Fables) VS Princess Shroob (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)

6. Mycologists (Inscryption) VS Tarin (The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening)

7. Mister Mushroom (Hollow Knight) VS Akaboshi Bisco (Sabikui Bisco)

8. Mooshroom (Minecraft) VS Violet and Tate (Monster Prom)

9. Brown Slim Mushroom (Everhood) VS Shrumbo (Ooblets)

10. Danielle Barkstock (D20) VS Mushroomon/Mushmon (Digimon)

11. Ragel (Undertale) VS Hattifatteners (Moomin)

12. Amanita (Just Dance) VS Slimefoot (Magic the Gathering)

13. Toad (Mario) VS Shrub Berry (Empires SMP)

14. Walking Mushroom (Delicious in Dungeon) VS Master Firbolg (The Adventure Zone: Graduation)

15. Todd from Mario (Drawfee) VS Magic Myc (Inside Job)

16. Jade Leech (Twisted Wonderland) VS Nightcap (Plants VS Zombies: Battle for Neighborville)

17. Twirly-Whirly (Genshin Impact) VS Chio the Korok (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

18. Toadette (Mario) VS Nightcap (Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch)

19. Moonshine Cybin (Not Another D&D Podcast) VS Puff Shroom (Plants VS Zombies)

20. Sozo (Cult of the Lamb) VS Kinoko Komori (My Hero Academia)

21. Puffstool (Pikmin) VS Myconids (Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition)

22. Bongo-Head (Genshin Impact) VS Shroomish (Pokémon) VS Malcom (Squishmallow)

23. Caduceus Clay (Critical Role) VS Josh (Dominion SMP)

24. Mushroom Pikmin (Pikmin) VS Red Dead Mushroom (Everhood)

25. Zommoth (Bug Fables) VS Room (Join the Party)

26. Stanley (Spiritfarer) VS Fleeble (Ooblets)

27. Poison Mushroom Cookie (Cookie Run) VS Shumi (Shumi Come Home)

28. En (Dorohedoro) VS White Mushroom Emblem Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)

29. Clickers (The Last of Us) VS Hypno-Shroom (Plants VS Zombies)

30. The Nomes (Little Nightmares) VS Shrooom! (Earthbound)

31. Ramblin Evil Mushroom (Earthbound) VS Kinoko (Katamari)

32. Truffles Daal (Chowder) VS Cappy (Kirby)

[feralaot]

attack on titan characters biggest character phobia?

this is gonna be a sad one but yes I will do it for you beloved

AOT characters + their biggest fears

warnings: phobias, obviously

eren

god/gods/deities: eren believes that he has made himself into a false god (re: rumbling) and believes that when he dies, he will face eternal judgement by the “true god(s)”

mikasa

intimacy: she’s come to realize that everyone she gets close to suffers in some kind of way and doesn’t want to build an intimate relationship with anyone out of fear that it might endanger them. this, and the fact that she was nearly trafficked as a child.

armin

heat/fire/steam: he’s never been able to explain it because he doesn’t have memory of the event that caused this fear. anything to do with heat, fire, and steam evokes a response in him that makes his whole body feel like it’s burning up and that he’s going to die.

jean

being trusted: jean fears being trusted by people because he still blames himself for marco's death. he believes marco trusted and believed in him, yet jean wasn't there to help him before he died.

sasha

change: from leaving her home, leaving the training corps, going to marley, everything feels like it’s happening too fast and without reason. she just wants things to stay the same; it’s all too overwhelming.

connie

flying: being on any airborne vehicle; planes, blimps, etc makes him incredibly nervous, especially if there’s a way for somebody to get in from the outside while in the air.

historia

needles: her biggest fear is needles because it reminds her of when rod reiss pressured her into becoming a titan and eating eren before inevitably becoming one himself.

ymir

unchecked power: having been formerly worshipped, the idea of having power that cannot be questioned by others is sickening. she always needs somebody to assure her that she’s making the right decisions. she doesn’t want to become corrupt with her own idea of power.

levi

forests: on several occasions horrible things have happened to him in forests. one being losing his entire original squad during the 57th expedition and the second being when zeke turned his comrades into titans, and he had to slaughter them all. he also doesn’t like how the trees block out the sky; it makes him feel like a bird in a cage.

hange

attachment: after being attached with sawney and beane to experiment with them, they tried to stop letting themselves get too attached to people hoping that this would make the goodbye process easier. this has caused them to seem distant towards those who deem them a friend. 

erwin

failure: he’s always been determined to achieve his dream and never let anything stop him. even in the face of death and as his comrades fall around him, he refuses to concede, as he could never live with himself if he had let it all have been for nothing. 

reiner

losing his identity: he’s already lost several of the people that made him who he is and his conscience suffers because of it. with a split personality he struggles to cling to who he really is and fears that one day he may finally go off the deep end and lose all sense of self.

bertholdt

lightning/explosions: he can't forgive himself for what he’s done. whenever he hears or sees lightning he feels deeply disgusted with himself and nauseous. if he hears anything reminiscent of an explosion, he can’t help but grab his own arms or face and make sure he’s still, well, himself. 

annie

being underground: after being trapped in a crystal of her own making for four years and having nothing to look at during that time other than dungeon walls, being under the earth or buried in any kind of way makes her feel like she’s going to suffocate.

porco

being taken advantage of: he’s always had trust issues but being used to break the warhammer’s crystal was the final push that made him isolate and never put himself into another situation where he could be used to somebody else’s advantage again.

pieck

guns: firearms of any kind make her feel sick. they remind her of when the crew in the cart’s gear was sniped out, one by one, and even as a titan she could hear the impact and the sound of shells clattering. when she handles a gun, she can never bring herself to pull the trigger.

zeke

abandonment: after being used by his father, having to eat the man he looked up to, and being betrayed by his brother, the thought of being abandoned once more makes him sick. he doesn’t let himself trust people anymore.

niccolo

lobsters: he refuses to cook, eat, or even look at lobsters anymore because they remind him of sasha, being the first meal that he ever cooked for her. just thinking about them is gut wrenching.

colt

rats: having been a soldier from a young age and fighting in a war for four years of his teenage life, rats in the trenches became a common sight. he saw firsthand how big they got and how they chewed on remains.

[hitoshisbabygirl]

Authors Notes ♡: WHEW I LOVED THIS I had a time trying to come up with an idea and then it hit me : a princess being saved by fantasy au! Dabi. I’m still nervous with my smuts but heh I enjoyed this a whole bunch to write . Dabi is my favorite villain and I just love him so much, I tried to make him a soft inside and hard outside man in this , I Had fun for our free for all collab and I hope I help give it just a fun twist to fantasy and Halloween spirit ~ I hope you enjoy reading this and much as I did writing it ~ bunny ❥

Warnings :UH NSFW! Demon dabi has two dick (and their thick) , pet names, unprotected sex , a tad bit of a size kink? , a bit fluffy at the end but I think that’s it!

Word count : about 2k give or take!

Paring(s) :Dabi x F! Reader

Even with this being NSFW I had to make it a soft fluffy ending I’m sorry ♡

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Enchanted flames

Dabi

“If you have found this letter the Princess of Yuei needs your help. Meet me in the Enchanted Woods tomorrow night. Ill escape with you if you can save me from the proposed wedding - Princess [ ]”

With a sigh [. ] dropped the letter out of her window hoping someone, anyone , could save her from the doom that awaited her from an arranged marriage that had been planned from her kingdom to be to the neighboring ones prince, a smaller and very...purple hot headed boy by the name of Mineta who was unsavory for a lack of words. Sighing as she watched the paper fall she secretly wished her type of prince would come save her from this hell she expected.

As the night approached she slipped past her guards, telling them she was going out for air in her garden. The two towering men who looked down at her agreed, moving at the way to let the young woman past them and out into the halls, her dress dragging behind her as she headed out the giant doors to her garden. Taking in a breath she climbed over the perfectly managed hedges andddd off into the forest adjacent to the castle, roaming through the woods to her chosen spot to hopefully meet someone who could save her.

“Hello there little sheep, you called for help, correct?” A low, raspy voice called out as [ ] turned around , looking into the dark abyss in front of her. “ Hello? Helloooo? Who's there?” the girl called out as she heard something heavy land behind her. Turning to her right she saw bright blue eyes look back at her from the shadows. Before she could react a rather warm hand covered her mouth as the person or thing dragged her throughout the woods , the two of them slipping into the night. As soon as [ ] woke up her eyes adjusted to a dark but brightly lit and beautiful chasm, cyan and turquoise crystals of all types surrounded the room as she felt intense heat from everywhere around her. Standing up on shaky legs she felt eyes on her from behind. Letting out a deep breath she turned only to run into a barely covered chest.

Looking up from the revealed purple and pale skin , she saw those same blue eyes , lit with curiosity. “Ah you're awake..welcome little sheep to my...well..living quarters” The mystery man spoke as [ ] blinked at him, a grin spreading over his face as he continued to speak “Well i guess the princess doesnt know she isn't in her little castle anymore. Haven't those guards of yours realized they can't leave royalty alone or guys like me come along and take them out of their cute little homes” He said as [ ] gave him a suspicious look , her own thoughts taking over her face as a sense of calm rested over her features “Ohhh so you're the one who found my note..” She said as he gave her an unreadable look , soon walking away to leave the girl in her own world. “I guess he did” she thought to herself as she heard the male come back, a pile of things in his hands. “Here; a change of clothes and something to eat. I tried to be gentle taking you out of those dreaded castle grounds and through the woods but your dress isnt the smallest thing in the world” he said as [ ] let out a giggle , picking up the dark shirt and skirt he had given her along with the meal : some type of rice and meat with soup. Before she could ask the man answered “No i didnt steal it, i told you this is my home , its only natural id have something in this god forsaken place to eat.” He said as he pointed down the cave. “Theres a waterfall ahead if youd like to freshen up there.” And with that [ ] walked down the empty carved walls, finding the waterfall he was talking about.

Once she was finished getting cleaned and dressed she headed back the way she went, seeing the male now cloaked in a dark cape , fiddling with a pile of wood before setting it ablaze with a bright blue flame. “Ah i see you're finished , ILl be heading out , i'm gonna find us some more wood so you don't get cold. Theres a pot over there where you can reheat your food and get more if you like.” As he finished he proceeded to get up and head down another pathway, presumingly to the opening of the chasm “Wait!” [ ] called out as he stopped, turning to the girl with a questioning look back at her. “Yes princess?” he responded to her as she felt a unnatural wave of heat spreading to her face from simply calling her by her actual title. “What can I call you? And how long will you be gone?” She questioned. “Aw are you worried about me?” He cooed as she puffed out her cheeks “I was just curious” She lashed back as the male in front of her laughed , giving her a crooked smile. “ The names Dabi, and i won't be gone too long, an hour or so” Dabi said, giving her a smile as he started to leave again.

“Oh yeah , and there's a spare jacket in the back if you get too cold or that fire goes out.” and with that he left [ ] by herself as she finished up the dinner he had made which was exceptionally good, even better than what she tended to have at the castle. While she waited around for dabi to come back , [ ] looked at her royal dress, the red and pinks making her want to revolt as she pushed the fluffy tooled pile up into a blanket of sorts, covering her legs as she sat there thinking about her predicament “I really ran away...but what else can you do when youre gonna be married off to someone years older than you for land and alliance” she thought with a sigh as footsteps came from behind her , Dabi pulling his hood from his head as he smiled to himself at the girl in front of him “Im back princess” He declared as she turned to him, giving him a small smile as she stood up, dusting off her dress , coming up to Dabi “So...whatcha find?” She started as he pulled the bag from behind him , dumping out different goodies for the two of them. An array of food, wood and fresh buckets for water collections. “Here, this is for you too” Dabi said as he passed her a well woven balck dress, better than the two piece he had first given her. Taking in a deep breath he spoke up “I didn't want you to struggle with rags , so i got you something a little more comfortable and well...suitable for a run away princess” and with that she looked up to him and giggled which was heaven to his ears. ‘Why thank you Dabi..i'm flattered” [ ] said as she took the black dress , running to a hidden corner to change as Dabi smirked “Oh boy..what have i signed myself up for”

Weeks later and multiple posters for the lost princess later, [ ] had a rhythm living with Dabi. They cooked together and he left out to get things from shops ans out in the woods. Word spread that the princess had been stolen and the ugly grape himself had put a reward out for her safe return. Unknown to everyone she was quite content with the dark demon mage Dabi and his home in the woods. He explained the chasm as his work space, a place he could hone in on working with his flames and different elixirs that people needed. He was a half breed of human and demon, his father ridding of him to hide his affair with an otherworldly being, to keep the peace of his people and the overworld people as well. He really wasn’t a bad man, just someone who stayed in the shadows and kept to himself. And [. ] ‘s heart went out to him, as his did out to hers as she explained her own situation. ”Well damn sweetheart at least i saved you hm?” Dabi said as the two of them laughed together about their lives and what they'd like to change.

As the night drew on and they had their fair share of drinks and food that night “Thank you Dabi..for everything” [ ] said randomly as they relaxed by the fire he had started , [ ] wrapped into the oversized fur Dabi made her as the male laid against a log watching the tired girl mumble to him. She gave him a sleepy smile once he put his warmed hand on her face. “You're cute yknow...i'm not gonna let anyone get to you okay?” He said as she shook her head, moving herself closer to him , laying her head on his lap as he rubbed her head until she fell asleep, him soon realizing he was in love with the rogue princess in his lap.

As the next month rolled around , the princess and her demon mage had started a loving relationship, the two of them growing fonder and fonder of eachother. [ ] noticed that Dabi had tried avoiding being around her when she was fresh from the shower or even roaming too close behind her, he even took more time to come home with more ingredients or even sleep opposite to her. She didn't understand the switch from wanting to hold and hug her to avoiding her all day. One day she was able to catch and trap him with her. “Yes princess…?” Dabi ased as [ ] crossed her arms around her chest , the simple movement making him turn from her. “Did I..do something…?” She asked, her eyes bouncing between his as the turquoise she learned to love ignited with heat.

”Oh no doll...you haven't done a thing but make me want you even more..”

And with that comment her eyes widened. “What..?” She questioned. And with that Dabi picked the smaller girl up, pinning her to a crystal wall as she gasped, wrapping her arms around his neck.”Dabi…….?” [ ] called out as he started to kiss her neck ,running his rougher hands up the soft flesh of her thighs. “I think i'm in love with you doll..youve been invading my head or a while and all i can think about is making your cute little body want me the burning way i want you...I wanna make you cry out for me all night long...make you mines forever.....is that okay?” He whispered in her ear. With a shudder she agreed , letting him kiss the swells of her brest as he gave her a lopsided smile, picking her up and taking her to a pile of pelts and wool they made into a bedroom to rest in. Placing her down lightly he towered her , taking off his vest to reveal his toned and scarred body “Youre quite a beauty yknow...im glad you trust me…” He said with a smile as [ ] herself smashed her lips against his, cutting off his mushy talk. With a groan he pushed her dress up , letting her breast bounce out from the top. Pulling away from the kiss she helped him take off the dress over her head. With a shy smile [ ] covered ehrslf and laid back, spreading her legs lightly to expose her glistening lips to him

“Well damn, i havent even toughed you yet and youre this wet..what a little slut you are”

He growled out as he leaned back over to give her a kiss , pulling her lower lip as he licke dhis was down between her legs, giving her clit a hard suck as she whinned , closing her legs over his head as he slurped away at her pussy, making sure to watch her through hooded eyes, a tail whipping from behind him as a pair of horns appeared from atop his head, one mangled and cracked the other long and curled “Surprise” Dabi called out as his voice dropped octaves, it coming out as a low rumble as [ ] felt her walls clench at the sound , a chuckle coming from him. Going back to slurping and sucking on her labia and clit , Dabi watch with glee as the gilr under him started to shake, her hips rolling back to his mouth as he bit lightly down on her lips and pulled away from her , laughing at her pleas and whimpers “Turn sound baby and let me show you how much i love you” Dabi said , watching as [ ] rolled over arching her hips back as he smacked her ass, loving the moan she let out. Pulling down his pants he pulled his throbbing member out, rubbing it hard against her clit as she felt her heart jumped at the feeling of how thick he was. All of a sudden she felt hands pull her cheeks apart as a finger rub around the tight rings of her ass. With a gasp she looked back to see not one but two swinging dicks between the burning up male, a feral look in his eyes as he let a low rumble come from his chest “ Sorry babygirl..when I change there's more than just one of me to deal with, i promise i'll be gentle” He said as he rubbed her tight muscles just loose enough to put in the tip, her lower lips drooling as he slid his true size into her throbbing walls, moans and grunts tearing through the chasm as he pulled his hips back , starting to set a rhythm to his hips. While he picked up the pace, [ ] felt herself being full as the two dicks of his stuffed her. She could help the feeling of her walls getting tighter as she came once then twice and not once did Dabi stop, he laughed as he gave her more and more , pushing himself deeper in her as he let out what sounded like a howl of pain as he doubled in pace, reaching down to rub her clit as she screamed, soon feeling a hot and warm gooey feeling flood her senses. Dabi slowed his hips down as he pulled himself from her ass first, then from her pussy and cum started to leak from her holes.

“Shit...im sorry princess I didnt mean to go so rough…” Dabi breathed out as [ ] turned around giving him hr own lopsided smile as she saw him transform backto himself, those turquoise eyes softening as he saw the woman he had fallen for spent out from his own actions. “Geez when you said you were a demon i didnt think it was true…” She laughed as he scratched th back of his neck “Ive never transformed like this around someone….especially during sex but that means I trust you a lot….well doll..let me clean you up and then...we can go fro round two hm?” He smirked as he watched her pussy clench and relase more cum once he said that. “Mhm...clean me Dabi then we can have some more fun..”