#BURN THE SKY

[swan2swan]

Showing Sozin's attack on the Air Temple (singular!!?!?!?) was also a huge mistake because man did they undersell what Firebenders under the Comet were like.

It just sort of played it off as "the Firebenders got stronger", as Aang suggested when Roku spoke to him. It failed to account Roku's "stronger than you could even begin to imagine"--or what we see in the finale.

I assume when they firebenders took down the temples, they did what Ozai and his minions were doing to the Earth Kingdom, but on a far more localized scale: they burned the mountains themselves.

I asked as I was watching the opening and they crowded the Air Nomad children INSIDE a BUILDING, "Why don't they just fly away?"

The answer would be: they couldn't breathe. They couldn't fly high enough. The sky filled with smoke in the ambush, they could only beat it back for so long. Gliders were incinerated, there was nowhere to land for miles and miles around, and the sky was choked with ash and smoke.

It was also stated to be a "devastating first strike". The point wasn't a total genocide right then and there: it was just to kill as many children and protectors as possible. Sozin's dragon(s?) would have also been capable of hunting the bison; it was probably also an ambush and betrayal that they weren't prepared for.

Gyatso went down in a small chamber, probably because he went down in one last move by pushing all of the air OUT of the chamber: a devastating final move that shut down all of the enemy's ability to bend, comet or no comet, and could only be endured for a few moments by Gyatso himself.

But the live-action version decided "eh, they just had Bigger Fire."

[thecryoftheseagulls]

The Cat in the Tower

I died like a saint / Was reborn a devil

A playlist for Burn the Sky, my homebrew Dragon Age/D&D game.

For @marsastronomica @annundriel and @supercilioushotairballoon.

Dangerous by Son Lux. I watched you fall / Hollow and depleted / A city razed / Oh to bury you beneath it

Massacre by Kim Petras. Sweet evil come deliver us the sacrifice / Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Sinners and Saints by Andrea Wasse. The city's on fire / We've burned all we loved / To get some attention from someone above / We went to the top / And we sunk down real low / Heaven forgive us for selling our souls

Poor Isaac by The Airborne Toxic Event. And I feel sick tonight, I feel just like / The dancing flame on the funeral light / And I'm not sure if I want you to save me / And I'd be less uptight if I knew the sight of / Blood was just your weakness and / Not the whole reason that you made me

Get Out Alive by Three Days Grace. If I stay, it won't be long / Till I'm burning on the inside / If I go, I can only hope / That I'll make it to the other side

Blood on My Name by The Brothers Bright. There's a reckoning a-coming / And it burns beyond the grave / With lead inside my belly / 'Cause my soul has lost its way

Woke Up a Rebel by Reuben and the Dark. And the sun disappeared / Through the hole in the sky / Oh, they made me a shadow / And blackened my bones / But I will rise

You've Created a Monster by Bohnes. You've created a monster / I just keep getting stronger / Nightmare, I'm gonna haunt you

Call Me Devil by Friends in Tokyo. They call me devil / And you should be afraid / I'm coming, I'm coming / So start running, start running

Hunt You Down by The Hit House and Ruby Friedman. I've come to slay you / Come to kill the beast / I'll search the shadows / You wear like a crown / You know it's coming / And I'm gonna hunt you down

Blood // Water by grandson. Now I am the violence / I am the sickness / Won't accept your silence / Beg me for forgiveness

Bad by Royal Deluxe. I broke so many bones / But none of them were ever my own / They were an army, I was alone ... I watched an empire fall / I stormed the gate and scaled the walls

Can't Cheat Death by The Ballroom Thieves. But there are two things I know for sure / I will be free / I will be free / I will be free / And you can't cheat death

Burn the Stars by Massive Vibes. I'll go and burn the stars / I'll just go and burn the stars / Let 'em burn, let 'em burn, let 'em burn

Far From Home (The Raven) by Sam Tinnesz. I'm sending a message / Of feathers and bone / Just let me know I'm not forgotten out here alone

lovely by Billie Eilish and Khalid. But I know some day I'll make it out of here / Even if it takes all night or a hundred years

The Tower by Flannel Graph. You build your tower up so high / Walk over brothers to get by / You lost your joy and don't know why

[thevastnessof]

obsessed with villains who you just KNOW are aware deep down in their heart that they've done something unforgivable, but the only way to never admit that or face the guilt is to keep doing it over and over again until they don't feel guilty about that first time anymore

[shakingparadigm]

NOBODY is allowed to be happy and EVERYONE is doomed

[diioonysus]

tender love + art

[hartlesshart]

her sky, her sea

IS A FLUTE DUET...

my tribute to the amazing hfw burning shores soundtrack! ... and some queers...

[sinusoidaldysfunction]

Princess Burn. The collector.

[lesfir]

Ah, drink it in - that sweet, sweet chaos.

Not that I approve of goblins, of course - filthy little beasts - but I do like a good den of debauchery.

[swedishlandscapes]

Flaming June

[feuilletourne-sir20]

Tournefeuille, composition céleste

Tournefeuille, celestial composition

by sir20 for feuilletourne-sir20

[eternity-death]

Had the thought/realization that regardless of if the Dream Master approved or disapproved of Sunday pursuing you, Sunday would still choose not to.

There are just too many factors that prevent him from doing so. A lack of time, for one. Sunday’s duties keep him on his toes constantly; he can’t find a moment of rest even in his sleep. He foresees his negligence of your relationship, and though unintentional, it still wouldn’t be fair to you.

His status as Oak Family Head would be another problem. How would you fare under the overbearing pressures that come with being his lover? Penacony is a planet of lights, glamour, and gossip. All eyes will be on you as soon as your relationship is publicized. You will be held at standards far higher than ever before, and the other Family Heads will be expecting nothing less. Sunday couldn’t possibly bring himself to burden you with all of this.

And of course, there’s his grand plan for Penacony.

I think that he’s been anticipating his sacrifice for a loooong time. Sunday acknowledges that he’ll be hurting you by leaving, and if you were in a relationship, then he would be hurting you even more.

You will be furious with him, surely. You’ve always chastised him for his self-destructive work habits.

But the image of you eternally safe and sound within Ena’s dream is enough to lay any rueful feelings to rest. He hopes that one day you’ll find it within yourself to forgive him.

[marejadilla]

Rand Burns, "Snowdrops", 2021, acrylic on canvas. American artist.

[lightasthesun]

cody may get annoyed and exasperated and admonish Obi-Wan for it but he's secretly attracted to Obi-Wan's recklessness— pass it on

[vulcanautus]

luminous calamity

[shearlin]

Hot take about Sky angst, regarding the curse of Demise, because I haven't seen anyone talking about this possibility in all those years I've been in LU fandom.

Guys...

Sky has no idea about the curse

Because think about it. Why would he know about it?

My man has been electrocuted multiple times, with magical - basically divine - lightnings in attempt to defeat Demise. All the while fighting for his life with a literal GOD OF EVIL, after spending an entire afternoon fighting an army of monsters and a Demon Lord/creepy ass Sword Spirit. Not even mentioning how worried sick he must have been that entire time, if this time he was also too late too save Zelda.

(always too late too slow not enough and late late late)

I don't know about you, but I don't think he was in any state of body or mind to listen to some dudes last words, when he had to focus on not passing out because he has to make sure Zelda/Sun is alright.

(It got a bit long so rest of the rant under the cut)

Fi gave him clear, that Demise received a mortal blow and that now it's only a matter of time until he dies and that was all Sky needed to stop paying any attention.

Just go through the motions. His vision is blurry, but that's alright just stay awake. Fi chimes to rise his sword. He does. There is some black smoke suddenly surrounding him, but Fi get's rid of it with her light so it's fine. It's probably why she asked him to rise her skyward. The last fifteen minutes he's been following her directions nearly blindly anyway, because his mind is still foggy, he's not sure where he is or what he is doing he just have to get to Zelda.

And then she's there. And everything is fine.

Impa fades, Fi sleeps and he finally rests. Or rather crashes as the exhaustion finally catches up to him.

But he recovers, as best as he can, and live on.

And then eight other heroes, just like him, appear and take him on a quest across the time. They become friends. Then brothers. Soon he feels like they knew each other their entire lives and can't imagine how he can move on after the inevitable goodbyes.

He is so happy that no matter what, there will always be someone among his people, someone from or even outside of Hyrule, to stand up against evil, no matter how many times it will try to show it's ugly face. He's a bit bummed that there even is a need for a hero to show up, but hey! He is not so naive to think people are and always will be only good. Things happen. Some people are just terrible, and some take it out on the entire world.

But somewhere along the line, he starts to notice... something weird.

They all fought that same guy (some of them even multiple times!) called Ganon or Ganondorf. And while he is overjoyed that none of them even heard the name of Demise, he feels kind of singled out. Few of them mentioned an idea of reincarnation. Mentioning Zeldas' connection through blood of the Goddess and their connection through a spirit.

A spirit of a hero.

He always though it was a figure of speech. A way to describe someone courageous who fulfills the quota of being a hero.

But it's not about a spirit of a hero.

No.

It's the Spirit of the Hero.

His Spirit.

An idea begins to form. A distant memory he didn't even knew he had. Maybe nightmares about that fateful fight starting to get clearer by night. Maybe he spends some time talking to Fi and he does not like the feeling he gets from her chimes, even if she can't really talk in her slumber. Maybe he even prays to Hylia in some distant era in an unfamiliar place, so she can deny or confirm his suspicions.

Goddesses, please, may he be wrong.

Because he loves them all like a family. Because they are family. Because he has seen their haunted expressions and blank eyes, he has heard their stories and horrors they went through and nearly all of them were so young, too young, and the thought that he was the direct cause of it-

Sky had no idea that Demise trapped his spirit in a cycle of reincarnation. He had no time to process it or find coping mechanisms before the adventure with the chain happened. He found out during it, slowly putting it together and coming apart at the seems before their eyes.

Sky didn't know about the curse.

And I say, it could be really interesting to watch Sky fall.

(And if anyone knows a fic exploring this idea please let me know! I searched but couldn't find any)

[poisonpercy]

you want me to help apollo with a quest? the thing that killed jason grace?