#Genesis 3 Female figure

[djarins-cyare]

✭ Series Masterlist ✭

Languishing in a dull and lonely existence on the forest moon of Endor after travelling there to help salvage Death Star wreckage, a nearly fatal encounter with a mysterious bounty hunter out in the forest heralds an opportunity to utilise long-forgotten skills and develop something more profound than you ever thought possible.

Second person POV, present tense. Set post-season 2, diverges from Canon events before TBoBF and season 3. This is a novel-length, exceptionally slow burn with an original plot, worldbuilding, and fully-developed characterisation. SWU concepts and lore are accurately researched.

WORDS: 406,690

PAIRING: Din Djarin x Female Reader/You

RATING: Explicit (18+)

CHARACTERS: Din Djarin, Reader/You/Female OC, Original Non-Human Character(s), Original Human Characters, Greef Karga, Cara Dune, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Grogu, Peli Motto

TAGS: Slow Burn, Slow Build, Romance, Love, Sexual Tension, Eventual Smut, Smut, Sex, Sexual Content, Explicit Sexual Content, Fluff, Fluff and Smut, Fluff and Angst, Light Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood and Injury, Dark Past, Additional Warnings In Author's Notes, Bounty Hunter Din Djarin, Soft Din Djarin, Touch-Starved Din Djarin, Din Djarin Needs a Hug, Smart Din Djarin, Soft Dominant Din Djarin, Ewok Species, Mandalorian Culture, Mando'a Language, New Razor Crest, Thoroughly Researched, Worldbuilding, No use of y/n.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This took me almost a year to write and four months to edit/proof. Each chapter is prefaced with specific tags and (where necessary) warnings, plus word counts. End notes contain translations and comments… this baby is thoroughly researched, so I’m sharing context where appropriate. I’ve also added definitions of in-universe terms so people less familiar with the franchise won’t be left wondering what the hell certain words or references mean. This is a slow burn (adult themes), and although the explicit content only occurs in the latter half, when it does, it warrants the ‘E’ rating. Basically, the first half is a love story, and the second half gets spicy. I hope you enjoy it!

READ THE COMPLETE STORY ON AO3:

(Chapters containing explicit content marked †)

Chapter 1: The Obstacle

Chapter 2: The Interrogation

Chapter 3: The Covenant

Chapter 4: The Snare

Chapter 5: The Strike

Chapter 6: The Groundwork

Chapter 7: The Genesis

Chapter 8: The Progression

Chapter 9: The Hide

Chapter 10: The Beast

Chapter 11: The Adjustment

Chapter 12: The Storm

Chapter 13: The Broadside

Chapter 14: The Intercourse

Chapter 15: The Village

Chapter 16: The Confession

Chapter 17: The Reprieve

Chapter 18: The Fortification

Chapter 19: The Ambush

Chapter 20: The Meridian

Chapter 21: The Homestretch

Chapter 22: The Union †

Chapter 23: The Overture

Chapter 24: The Crescendo

Chapter 25: The Harmony †

Chapter 26: The Cadence †

Chapter 27: The Ride †

Chapter 28: The Veneration †

Chapter 29: The Spree †

Chapter 30: The Tribute †

Chapter 31: The Courage

Chapter 32: The Feast

Chapter 33: The Exhibition †

Chapter 34: The Reward

Chapter 35: The Binding †

Chapter 36: The Synergy †

Chapter 37: The Match †

Chapter 38: The Flag †

Chapter 39: The Foundling †

Chapter 40: The Future †

Tumblr exclusive bonus scene: The Solace †

✨Additional Media✨

@burntheedges has written a spectacular little drabble detailing what Din was up to during the paragraph break near the end of chapter 1 (*SPOILERS* you don’t find this out until chapter 27).

@roughdaysandart has sketched a fantastic study of chapter 33, and it’s absolutely perfect (*SPOILERS* cliffhanger ending for the chapter).

@djarin-desires has created some awesome images of a few scenes using Midjourney.

I spent a stupid amount of money on the Hot Toys official Din Djarin action figure, simply so I could photograph him in poses from my fic 🤷🏼‍♀️ This is just a taster of what’s to come, but here he is offering to help Reader climb onto the speeder in chapter 8.

🧡💚 Thank you for reading! 💚🧡

➤ MAIN MASTERLIST

[foreststarflaime]

All 50 “honest favorite character” prompts for Smaug

( @izunias-meme-hole )

1. Do you project onto this character?

More like the other way around lmao

2. Did you always like this character?

YES HE IS MY PRECIOUS

3. What first drew you to this character?

D R A G O N and also I love riddles

4. Did you initially dislike/hate this character?

I loved him instantly. Great villain counterpart for Bilbo, their interactions are so perfect

5. If this character were a woman, would you honestly still like them? Or in reverse, what if they were a man?

If they didn’t mess with his character/appearance the way they normally do in art I wouldn’t but I do not want to see the weird hourglass figure big lips and eyelashes thing they do to Girls tm in art to him. Let female dragons be cool and imposing. Like Zubeia from the Dragon Prince. If they did it like that nah he could still be cool as a woman dragon

6. Do you have any nicknames or pet names you use for this character?

Does it count if I had a crested gecko named Smaug once that I nicknamed Smecko (Smaug+gecko)

7. Does the character’s age matter to you?

In that he wouldn’t have the same imposing effect if he was just a tiny hatchling yeah but further than that not particularly

8. Does the character’s looks/design matter to you?

Yaya he looks so cooool classic dragon look and total banger. Both in what he looks like in the movie and in Tolkien’s own drawings of him. Although tbh I think I might like Tolkien’s drawings a little more, there’s something fairytale about them that is soooo good. But I also do love how you can see the fire moving up his throat in the movies

9. Does this character remind you of anyone you know? Does that affect how you see them?

No lmao

10. Do you see yourself in this character even without projecting?

Not besides a love of shiny rocks and riddles lol

11. How did you “fall in love” with this character?

I was very young and the Hobbit was an early introduction to all my favorite things (fantasy, dragons, swords). I was primed to unleash all my previously unused enthusiasm upon the first dragon in sight. And he is The dragon

12. If you could write effortlessly and as much as you wanted, what story (s) would you write for this character?

Ooo hmmm probably a Smaug pov of events, that would be fun

13. If you could draw effortlessly and as much as you wanted, what scene (s) would you draw for this character?

Him burning Bard to a tiny crisp 🥰 and/or him and Genesis having fun with arson together

14. Are you physically attracted to this character?

No lmao unless you mean aesthetically he is a very cool looking dragon

15. Are your thoughts surrounding this character usually sexual, non-sexual, or a mix of both?

Non

16. Have you ever cried when thinking about this character? Genuinely?

I don’t believe so

17. Have you ever felt physical pain over this character? (ex: physical heartache).

BARD WHY DID U KILL HIM :( not really lol

18. Do you prefer to see this character suffer or know peace? Angst or comfort? Both?

LET THE FOOLISH HUMANOIDS BASK IN HIS GRAND MAJESTY. ALL SHALL BURN BEFORE HIM and no pesky black arrows and pessimistic hater bowmen

19. Does this character serve as a stress ball/ security blanket for you? Something you run to after a bad day to feel safe or happier?

I have gone back to reading the Smaug chapter or watching the Smaug scenes before yeah and it is such an instant :D warm blanket

20. Do you feel affectionate towards this character?

THATS MY BOYYYYYY YIPPEE ARSON

21. Are your feelings about this character platonic, romantic, or familial? All of these feelings at once maybe?

He is my first dragon…that should be its own category

22. Do you think you will always love this character?

YES NOTHING COULD MAKE ME HATE YOU KING (UNDER THE MOUNTAIN)

23. Has this character permanently altered or impacted your psyche in a way you won’t forget?

D R A G O N S he incited my love of them. He was the catalyst

24. Do you ever dream about this character? If so, describe a dream you once had about them.

I’m sure I have but I can’t remember an instance rn

25. What kind of fan-fiction do you read about this character? If you don’t read fan-fics about them, why not?

I actually have not. I have no idea what I would find if I went looking

26. If you look for this character’s name on AO3, what tags are you including or excluding?

Anything nsfw I guess?

27. Do you like to ship this character with other characters or do you prefer not to?

Nah let him live his life in peace with only his beloved gold. Aroace icon tbh

28. Do you get defensive about this character? If yes, then why?

FUCK OFF BARD I WANTED MORE AND YOU ENDED IT >:( (lmao I know it had to happen but I beef with him on principle)

29. Do you affectionately bully this character?

Not really

30. Are you especially sensitive about this character?

Nah

31. Are you ashamed of liking this character?

NO HOW COULD I BE ASHAMED OF SMAUG THE CHIEF CALAMITY OF OUR AGE

32. If you could make this character a meal, what would you make them?

Roast bowman 🥰

33. Are you “blinded by love” for this character or do you accept any flaws they may have?

HE DID NOTHING WRONG DO YOU HEAR ME. AND EVEN IF HE DID HE LOOKED GOOD DOING IT

34. Does this character inspire you with little things in your daily life?

Maybe? Not that I can think of specifically atm?

35. Has this character ever prevented you from sleeping because you can’t stop thinking about them?

Oh I’m sure he did when I first saw Desolation in theaters, I get excited jitters after seeing movies I’m passionate about like that. And I’m counting all the times I’ve stayed up late reading the Hobbit

36. Do you feel a spiritual/soulmate connection with this character?

HE IS MY BOY HE WAS THE FIRST DOMINO IN MY DRAGON LOVING PATH. IT WAS MEANT TO BE

37. Is your love for this character a secret from people you know in real life?

Absolutely not lmao

38. Do you tend to joke more about dying or killing for this character? Both? What causes the distinction?

Killing. Bard

39. Do you feel lovesick over this character?

I don’t think so

40. Are you very empathetic towards this character? When they feel a certain way in the story, do you feel those emotions too?

It’s more of an I am pointing wildly screaming THATS MY SMAUG THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE at the screen/page situation

41. Do you prefer to interact with this character directly via self-insert/reader type content? Or do you enjoy seeing them mostly with other characters in the story and/or your OCs?

Uhh either way ig. But him and Bilbo interacting is probably my favorite

42. If you could, would you write this character a song or poem?

Sure why not

43. What type of weather makes you think of this character?

When it’s really windy and stormy-overcast but not raining. Just the ominous sense of encroaching doom and wonder

44. Which season makes you think of this character?

Winter bc desolation hehe

45. Do you feel as if you are intimately familiar with this character?

I have known him since kindergarten so I should hope so

46. How much do bad interpretations of this character upset you?

Idk what a bad interpretation would be exactly. I’m sure if I heard one I would loudly defend him. But mostly I do so jokingly lol

47. Does this character ever make you laugh sincerely?

He’s more of a jumping up and down excitedly situation than a laughing one. But if crazed giggling counts

48. What’s your favorite physical/design feature for this character?

He’s a classic red-and-gold fairytale dragon and it just hits so good. Classic trope for a reason. Also I love the mental image of his jewel-encrusted waistcoat

49. What’s your favorite personality trait in this character?

Mmmm I love his vanity ngl, he’s a little shit and I adore that. I think we should all speak in riddles about ourselves. Imposter syndrome would be cured instantly. That might just fix Genesis

50. Link your fav song, playlist, aesthetic board, fan-fiction, reference pile, personal artwork, analysis post, meme, headcanon, or quote for this character. Whichever one (s) you are most comfortable with!

Not gonna put a picture of it here bc I’m too lazy to go ask permission atm but I have a lovely painting of his eye in that close up shot from the end of Unexpected Journey where it opens that @/fridgefanatic did for me around the time it came out hanging in the corner of my room

[apilgrimpassingby]

Demons of the Hebrew Bible

Since today is also the day for Lord of Spiritsposting, I've decided to make a post I considered yesterday - the demons of the Hebrew Bible. This will be a long post, so I'm inserting a "Keep Reading".

Azazel: Appears only once in Leviticus 16, as the being in the wilderness to whom the goat with the people's sins laid on it in the Day of Atonement ritual is given (this isn't sacrifice, because the animal isn't killed or offered on an altar, among other things). Becomes a Devil figure in some later Jewish literature like the Book of Enoch, and is associated with deserts, sin and goats - the name literally means "the goat that goes away" (an archaic translation gives us the word "scapegoat"), and the seemingly-random reference to goat demons in Leviticus 17:7 comes just after Azazel's appearance.

Deber: The most prominent of the gang, appearing (usually in conjunction with other figures on this list) in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Habakkuk and the Pentateuch a total of 49 times, usually unleashed as punishment for some sin by Israel (compare "handing people over to Satan" in St. Paul's letters - 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Timothy 1:20). A nocturnal demon of pestilence and destruction associated with the underworld in Canaanite mythology.

Hereb: Rendered as "the sword" in English; the next most prominent one, appearing 29 times and, like Deber, in conjunction with the others. A demon of violence and destruction associated with blood-drinking (Isaiah 34:5, Jeremiah 46:10) and flesh-eating (Deuteronomy 32:42, Jeremiah 12:12) and probably the rider on a red horse from Revelation 6:3-4.

Lilit: Appears just once, Isaiah 34:14, where she's dwelling in some ruins. Usually translated as "screech owl" or "night bird", but some use "Lilith". In Mesopotamian mythology, the lili are a class of nocturnal female demons associated who kill babies and are associated with owls, so the translation as "screech owl" is acceptable. The Songs of the Sage from the Dead Sea Scrolls refer to liliyot (feminine plural) as a class of demons: "And I, the Instructor, proclaim His glorious splendour so as to frighten and to te[rrify] all the spirits of the destroying angels, spirits of the bastards, demons, liliths, howlers...

Livyatan: Usually anglicised as Leviathan, and appears five times: Job 3:8 and chapter 41, Psalms 74:12-14 and 104:26 and Isaiah 27:1. Based on those appearances, he's a multi-headed fire-breathing sea serpent immune to weapons who battles with Yahweh and (of course) always loses. The myth of a god fighting a sea serpent is a staple of world mythology. Likely correlates to the beast from the sea of Revelation 13:1-10, since Leviathan is paired with a beast from the earth (Behemoth; Job 40:15-24) - also compare Revelation 13:4 ("Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”) to Job 41:33-34 ("On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride").

Nephilim: Famously appear in Genesis 6:1-4 as the warriors born of the sons of God and the daughters of men, understood in Second Temple Jewish texts such as the Book of Enoch and the Septuagint to be giants born of fallen angels and human women. They appear by the name Anakim or Rephaim in Genesis 14:5, 15:20, Deuteronomy 1:28, 2:10-11, 2:20-21, 3:11, 3;13, 9:2 and Joshua 11:21-22, 12:4, 13:12, 14:12, 14:15 and 15:8 and war with giants appears in 2 Samuel 21:16-22, 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 and, of course, 1 Samuel 17 (the David and Goliath story).

Qeteb: Appears just 4 times (Deuteronomy 32:24; Psalm 91:6; Isaiah 28:2; Hosea 13:14), together with Deber in the Psalms and Hosea appearances and together with Resheph in Deuteronomy; if there's any lesson from this post so far, it's that plague demons hunt in packs. A diurnal plague demon whose name is rendered in English as "destruction"; nothing more to be said.

Ra'av: The third most prominent one, appearing 35 times; a famine demon whose name is rendered in English as "famine" or "hunger" who is unleashed on Israel as punishment together with (surprise!) Hereb and either Deber or Resheph. Probably the rider on a black horse from Revelation 6:5-6.

Rephaim: The spirits of dead kings who dwell in the underworld not doing much, translated in the ESV as shades and appearing in Isaiah 14:9 and 26:14; the same imagery and concept is being used by Ezekiel 32:20-30.

Resheph: A demon of plague and conquest worshipped as a god in Canaanite and Egyptian culture, depicted as a bearded archer on a white horse. Appears just 6 times in the Hebrew Bible (Deuteronomy 32:24; Habakkuk 3:5 Psalm 78:48; Job 5:7, Song of Songs 8:6); the name is rendered as "plague" or "pestilence" or occasionally "fire" or "sparks" because the name literally means "burning". Probably the rider on a white horse from Revelation 6:2.

Sources and Further Reading

"Before Him Went Pestilence (Hab. 3:5) - Biblical Lexis and Semantic Field of Epidemics" by Jozef Jankovic for The Old Testament Society of South Africa

"A Land of Giants" by Frs. Andrew Stephen Damick and Stephen DeYoung on The Lord of Spirits

"War, Famine, Disease, Death and Hades" by Fr. Stephen DeYoung on The Whole Counsel of God

"Who is Azazel?" by Fr. Stephen DeYoung on The Whole Counsel of God

Who is Lilith - Ancient Development and Origins of the Demon Queen by Dr. Justin Sledge on ESOTERICA

Or in short - stop making it all about Lilith. Use some other Hebrew Bible demons.

[passionateseadruid]

Musical instruments part 2 of 2

Part 3 of my Hazbin rewrite

It was so hard to think of instruments for these characters!

Husker - Steel pan. If I'm being honest this one was personal preference. I like steel pans, I think their sound is beautiful and I like Husk. I was honestly thinking of giving him something similar to a trumpet like the cornet or just straight up giving him the but I decided that I wanted trumpets to specifically represent heaven.

Niffty - Otamatone. I’m kidding (though I kinda wish I wasn’t). Koto. The National instrument of Japan. Niffty is Japanese and thus I wanted to give her something reminiscent of her heritage since her design and personality don’t really give us any hints to that.

Pentious - Aquarion. Now before you get on me- I just want to say that yes this is partially just because I think it's pretty and it matches my vibe of pentious. But there is another reason! When you look up what the instrument represents you will get a number of answers but two I wanted to highlight on google were Yoga and  "a new era of holy genesis". The word Yoga literally means a "union with the divine". I mean COME ON! What am I supposed to do? Not choose something so perfect?!

Cherri Bomb - Drum set. I know this is kinda the obvious choice. It’s loud, she’s loud. It invokes imagery of crashes or explosions, and that’s Cherri’s whole thing. I couldn’t think of anything else.

Zestial - Lute. Listen if I wasn't gonna give Lute the lute I figured I'd have to give it to Zestial because that was basically THE main instrument from his time period.

Rosie - Brass Quintet. Consisting of a trumpet, a flugel horn, a French-horn, a trombone, and a tuba. I felt it fitting because in ready for this you can hear lots of horns in the parts the cannibals/Rosie are singing. While I would give her the a chorus I don't exactly see the cannibal colony coming back to play a bigger role in season 2 (technically what would be my season 3).

Baxter - Stylophone. It's literally tech sounding, and Baxter is literally a scientist. It feels like his whole vibe

Lilith - Flute. Look I saw Hell's Greatest Dad female parody/cover called Hells greatest mom (for obvious reasons) and she had a flute and I will never be able to associate her with anything else.

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[getvalentined]

A-Z ask game: O(tailored) bc I would like to slide you a song[String Theocracy, Library of Ruina], R, U please!

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

I looked up the song and I'm assuming it's this!

I was gonna say that I was getting huge A Turtle's Heart vibes off this, then I realized it was the same person so that explains it. I'm not a huge fan of the track itself* but those lyrics!

I'm going with Genesis, for sure, specifically Genesis to Zack.

Cut it off, cut down your loss All that stubborn loyalty is gonna get you killed In a world built on convenient theories For the puppets on TV There is comfort in the strings If you're gonna control me At least make it interesting theatrically [...] Cut it off, you've already lost All that precious bravery is gonna get you hurt In a world that feeds on the minority May that self-centered belief lead you to peace If you're gonna replace me At least have the audacity to kill me thoroughly

I'm not sure there's anything I could say to explain that interpretation that these lyrics don't already say loud and clear. Thank you for sharing it with me!

* I'm not generally a fan of jazz, and this song is really jazzy; also the way Mili mispronounces words to fit a rhythm that they could have fit anyway is pretty egregious in this track, and that's the thing that keeps me from listening to more of her music. The combination of the two makes me a bit "ehhhh," but that's just me! It's a really solid track, just not my vibe. THOSE LYRICS THOUGH, GODDAMN.

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

Answered here! A little convoluted because for me, all ships are friendships regardless of whether there's a romantic context.

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

Oh this is a fun one!

1. Vincent Valentine (FFVII) is my favorite character in all of fiction and I've explained the why of that a couple times over the years, but suffice to say there is just nothing like finding a character with whom you resonate so intensely that you can love them even more after over a quarter century than you did when you first discovered them as a child.

2. Harle (Chrono Cross) is way up there! I love her entire character arc, starting as an agent of human destruction who falls in love with the very person she was created to kill, and holding that love so tightly that the horrifying superweapon she was fused into uses magic to sing him the song he needs to save the entity responsible for the destruction of her own people. Harle is my favorite female character ever, even moreso than Miyazaki's Nausicaä, which is saying a lot coming from me.

3. Turo (Pokemon Violet) will be my third. Not Professor Turo, mind you, the other Turo, the one who actually gave a shit about the safety of others, who loved the son that wasn't actually his so much that he gave everything to make sure the world he lived in would be safe. I have a soft spot for characters willing to give themselves up for love, and familial figures determined to set things right even if it means they won't get to live with the family they're saving will make me sob every single time. I'm not normally into mainline Pokemon titles (I like Arceus, Gale of Darkness, Snap, etc.) but Turo is literally what sold me on this one and it turned out to be one of the best story experiences I'd had in years (even outside his part).

I wanted to include a Zelda character, but I realized that's basically impossible because I love too many of them to choose one as a favorite. I managed to narrow it down in my head to Midna, King Rauru, or Nabooru, and then I thought of Mipha for .027 seconds and literally burst into tears because I love her so much and I can't not talk about her if I'm talking about favorite Zelda characters—and I decided I couldn't do that so I set that franchise down for this one.

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[antonella411]

Happy Halloween everyone!

I want to let you know that November 4th will be my birthday! 🥳

I want you to give me a gift: that is, create some fanarts with the ships that I follow with my newborn shipchildren!

This is how I want you to make fanarts:

Fanarts must include the ship mentioned among those with their newborn baby (i.e. my shipchild)

The baby must be in the arms of the parent who gave birth to it

The other parent must hold his or her spouse and their child close

For my male shipchildren they must be swaddled in a blue blanket, while my only female shipchild must be swaddled in a pink blanket

The parents were already married when they had the child

Now I give you some information about which ships you need to make fanarts and also about my shipchildren:

Soriku

Sora and Riku's son is named Roxas Sky (Roxas is the name taken from Sora's Nobody, while Sky is the surname I gave to Sora)

Roxas was born 3 years after the events of Kingdom Hearts IV

Roxas has the same face and brown hair as Sora and the same green eyes as Riku

Roxas was born to Riku, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Roxas was born, Sora was nineteen, while Riku was twenty

Riku has long hair when Roxas was born

Clack/Zakkura

Zack and Cloud's son is named Angeal Fair (Angeal is the name taken from Zack's, and Cloud's in my version, mentor, while Fair is Zack's surname)

Angeal was born nine months after the events of Advent Children (in this case, Zack is alive)

Angeal has the same face as Cloud, the same black hair as Zack and the same blue eyes as both

Angeal was born to Cloud, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Angeal was born, Zack was twenty-six, while Cloud was twenty-four

Akuroku

Roxas and Axel's son is named Isa Blond (Isa is the human name of Axel's childhood friend, while Blond is the surname I gave to Roxas)

Isa was born 5 years after the events of Kingdom Hearts IV (so 2 ​​years after Roxas Sky was born)

Isa has the same face and blonde hair as Roxas and the same green eyes as Axel

Isa was born to Axel, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Isa was born, Roxas was twenty-one, while Axel was thirty-one

Promptis

Prompto and Noctis' son is named Regis Lucis Argentum (Regis is the name taken from his grandfather, Noctis' father, Lucis is Noctis' first surname, while Argentum is Prompto's surname)

Regis was born nine years before chapter 14 (my Final Fantasy XV ending is not the same, so Regis will not become an orphan of Noctis)

Regis is the exact copy of Noctis, in fact he has the same face, black hair and blue eyes

Regis was born to Noctis, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Regis was born, Prompto and Noctis were twenty-one

Sephesis/Sephgen

Genesis and Sephiroth's son is named Angy Rhapsodos (Angy is the nickname of Angeal, name taken from Genesis and Sephiroth's best friend, while Rhapsodos is Genesis' surname)

Angy was born 3 years before the events of Crisis Core (so in Final Fantasy VII he is 10 years old, it was thought that he had become an orphan of both his fathers, but they are resurrected by Hojo)

Angy has the same face and silver hair as Sephiroth and the same blue eyes as Genesis

Angy was born to Sephiroth, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Angy was born, Genesis was twenty-two, while Sephiroth was twenty

Secgreen

The Second Coming and Green's son is named Dranote (It is the union between the names Draw and Note)

It is not known exactly when Dranote was born

Dranote is a stick figure very similar to The Second Coming, his skin color is a mix between orange and green

Dranote was born to Green, so in the fanarts he is holding him in his arms

At the time Dranote was born, The Second Coming and Green were young adults

Jetra (Minecraft Story Mode)

The Jesse in this ship is the male one with brown hair and green eyes

Jesse and Petra's daughter is named Mineline Craft (this name sounds a bit Minecraft, Mineline is the union between the names Mine and Adeline, while Craft is the surname I gave to Jesse)

Mineline was born 2 years after the events of the second season of Minecraft Story Mode

Mineline has the same face and green eyes as Jesse and the same orange hair as Petra

Of course, Mineline was born to Petra, so in the fanarts she is holding her in her arms

At the time Mineline was born, Jesse and Petra were twenty-two

Lukesse (Minecraft Story Mode)

The Jesse in this ship is the female one with black hair and green eyes

Lukas and Jesse's son is named Reuben Ocelot (Reuben is the name taken from Jesse's pig, while Ocelot is the surname I gave to Lukas)

Like his "cousin" Mineline, Reuben was born 2 years after the events of the second season of Minecraft Story Mode

Reuben has the same face and green eyes as Jesse and the same blonde hair as Lukas

Of course, Reuben was born to Jesse, so in the fanarts she is holding him in her arms

At the time Reuben was born, Lukas and Jesse were twenty-two

In short: Jetra and Lukesse are the only straight ships I follow, so Mineline is the only female shipchild of the ships listed below

Plus, Soriku and Clack/Zakkura are my two favorite ships at all, so Roxas Sky and Angeal Fair are also my two favorite shipchildren at all, so make good fanarts about them!

When you post your fanarts write on the post "For @antonella411 for her birthday", so I will comment on your fanarts!

I can't wait to see your fanarts for me! 😉

[tamtam-go92]

Back in the roaring center of Emerald Height lives our next family - and it's a pretty big one!

King-Montes

Gabriela never expected to fall in love again after her first husband died. David asked Gabriela to marry him because he knew their families belonged together. If only Maribel and Raneka got along better... Will they be a happy family or will something break them apart? And when will Maribel reveal her family about the secret feelings she has for Holly?

David asked Gabriela to marry him because he knew their families belonged together. But it seems like he's been waiting forever to get married! At first, things were too busy at work, and then Litzy came, and now David is starting to wonder if he'll ever see Gabriela walk down the aisle.

David King: male, adult, Sim Family/Popularity (Have 6 Grandchildren) Aries (4/7/5/3/6) Unemployed, OTH: Music and Dance Traits: Natural Born Performer, Disciplined, Colorblind, Jealous, Dog Person

Raneka's sick of sharing space with that slob! Daddy hasn't paid her any attention since they moved into this big, red, chicken coop of a house. Mom wouldn't make her share a room, no way.

Raneka King: female, teenager, Sim Popularity (Become Celebrity Chef) Aries (8/9/3/3/2) Private School, OTH: Cuisine Traits: Social Butterfly, Neat, Vegetarian, Cat Person

When her first husband died, Gabriela brought her family to Emerald Heights for better educational opportunities and a fresh start. Now she's working at LaFontaine Memorial Hospital as an anesthesiologist. She never expected to fall in love again, but who wouldn't love David?

Gabriela Montes: female, adult, Sim Fortune/Popularity (Become Business Tycoon) Aries (4/8/5/1/7) Medicine Career, OTH: Music and Dance Traits: Childish, Self-Assured, Pianist, Workaholic, Equestian

Living with her sister's family suits Genesis just fine — you meet everyone, when you're just minutes from all the downtown hotspots! Someone's got to take Maribel in hand, though, or she'll never get out of the house. She could use a little spoiling from her favorite aunt!

Genesis Montes: female, adult, Sim Romance/Pleasure (Have 20 simultaneous Lovers) Capricorn (8/7/1/3/6) Culinary Career, OTH: Cuisine Traits: Loves the Cold, Proper, Glutton, Great Kisser, Party Animal

For a while now, this old house has felt too crowded to breathe. But being out with strangers is worse! Maribel is glad at least Tia Geni listens to her — she hasn't gotten up the courage to tell Mami about Holly, yet.

Maribel Montes: female, teenager, Sim Popularity (Have 20 simultaneous best friends) Aquarius (2/1/5/7/10) Private School, OTH: Tinkering Traits: Cheerful, Unlucky, Perfectionist, Dog Person

If Josue closes his eyes and remembers real hard, he can still smell Papi's cigarros and hear the coqui. He can't help feeling that if he could only just go back home — really home — Papi would still be there. It's better than trying to fit into this mixed-up city with his mixed-up family.

Josue Montes: male, child, Sim Grow up Scorpio (6/5/10/2/2) Private School, OTH: Sports Traits: Adventurous, Supernatural Skeptic, Match Enthusiast

Papi call Mami queen. Litzy pretty like Mami. Litzy queen too. Yay Queen Litzy!

Litzy Montes: female, toddler, Sim Grow up Leo (0/10/5/10/0) Traits: Outgoing, Clumsy

Challenges rolled for: - round: Local lottery winner: Your sims win a small prize on the lottery. Add d8* 100 to their family funds. - season: Private School: Invite the headmaster over and try to get the children into private school. - Business failure: Turns out your business wasn't as successful as you thought it was. Lay off all employees, close a business, and figure out what to do next. Not allowed to open a new business for two seasons but can continue with existing businesses. -> Once Litzy becomes a child, he parents will try to get her into private school too!

[spiritus-aberrare]

Naamah - Part 3

Powers and rulership: Love, sacred sexuality, lust and desire, comfort, healing, nurturing, safety, relationships, protection and wellness for animals and vegetation, comfort for the dying and departed souls, healing, introspection, reassurance, discernment, serenity, logically solving problems and dilemmas, soothing anxieties, self-confidence, willpower, altered states of consciousness, earth magick, geomancy, talismans, alchemy, physical strength, love magick, sex magick, knowledge of the afterlife, communication with the deceased, necromancy

Naamah or Na'amah (Hebrew: נעמה‎, meaning pleasant) is a figure in Jewish mysticism. She is a succubus and fallen angel and is generally regarded as an aspect or relation of Lilith. Naamah is said to have engaged, like Lilith, in intercourse with Adam. According to tradition, was created directly by God, as Eve or Lilith. Naamah and Lilith lived in the Red Sea coast where they were expelled by God. Naamah appearance is similar to Lilith, but Lilith being more sensual, young, and beautiful and as one that corrupted the fallen angels and their leader Semyaza. Mythology attributes the power of being guilty of causing epilepsy to children.

Naamah appears in the Zohar as one of the four angels of prostitution, the mates of the demon Samael, the mother of the demon Asmodai and one of the Queens of hell, she rules over the eastern quarter (Damascus). Her fellow succubi are Lilith, Eisheth Zenunim, and Agrat Bat Mahlat. She is generally identified with the daughter of Lamech. This Naamah is a counterpart to the one who appears in Genesis, and she is regarded, like her mortal counterpart, as a patron of divination and music.

In Gnostic Kabbalah, she is called Nahemah and is the Qliphoth corresponding to the sephirah Malkuth. The meaning of her name is argued among Hebrew scholars; it refers either to her virtuous nature ("pleasing" to God (YHVH)) or to a penchant for idolatry (singing "pleasant" songs to pagan idols). She is regarded as the inventor of divination.

The name Naamah must not to be confused with Lamech's daughter Naamah, sister of Tubal Cain, a descendant of Cain. (Genesis 4:22) She may or may not also be the wife of Noah or his son Ham.

Returning to the claim of Norea/Na’amah being the most remarkable feminine figure in all religions, one needs only to draw out her characteristics from her mythic narratives:

She is a savior figure.

She is a being of complete spirit dwelling in a dimension of matter, a perfect balance of virginal and material-seductive forces.

She has no male consort.

She is both an avatar and encompasses the supreme divine feminine.

She is the herald of light and the destroyer of spiritual wickedness.

When compared to other goddesses, mythological heroines, or even historical woman saints, Norea is arguably unparalleled.

Jewish and Christian polemics attempt to portray her as a wanton demigoddess defying established order; but these must be taken lightly, as they are the traditional calumny leveled against female luminaries (Lilith and Mary Magdalene are two prime examples). Norea only defies the unjust structure of the universe, as her tales indicate. Any passion she uses is for the awakening of humanity’s Divine Spark.

Na’amah is a spirit of women’s sexual autonomy and sacred erotic rites. Na’amah rules the ecstatic point where sex, spiritual ecstasy, and music intersect. Those who comprehend this point and seek to attain it are her constituency.

#goddess #naamah #sex #magick

[kafkaoftherubble]

破蛋日快乐！你的礼物是：为什么龙会戏珠？//

Happy Hatching Anniversary! Your present is: why do Longs hold pearls?

@secondhanddragon So, you wanna know why?

To be honest, while I was trawling for information, I realized that not even that many Chinese sites talk about the pearls. Such might be the nature of folklore—everyone gives their own interpretations, which are then spread orally. Tough to find "academic sources." And of course, wonky citations with broken links and poor reference points are always a hindrance.

"神龙戏珠" (The Divine Dragon Playing with Its Pearl) is a motif that has a few variations. It could be a single dragon (单龙戏珠), two dragons (二龙戏珠), three dragons (三龙戏珠), and even multiple dragons chasing one single pearl (多龙戏珠) [1].

In this figure, you can see five dragons chasing a single pearl. [1]

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#1: The Pearl... Really Is a Pearl!

Pearls are formed by living shell mollusks—which are members of the "aquatic tribes" [2]. They are hard to come by, lustrous, pretty as fuck, and very beloved in Chinese culture.

Chinese dragons, unlike the Western ones, are associated with water, right? That's because Long is "the king of the ocean" and it "rules over all aquatic tribes" [2]. If your dime-a-dozen clam could produce something as precious as a pearl, why can't the King itself produce the most beautiful and precious pearl that triumphs them all, huh?

This appears to be the genesis of the concept of the "Pearl." But naturally, as time goes on, more and more meanings are embedded in it!

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#2: The Pearl as an Egg

Long is a chimera of sorts. It's an amalgamation of, inter alia, a fish, a crocodile, a snake, a boar, a horse, an ox, a lizard, and a deer [1] [2]. Fishes and the reptilian reps in this group lay eggs. The crocodile's egg is even kinda big—way larger than a pearl.

Do you see? The egg is seen as a pearl and vice versa [1] [2]. Eggs are the source of life for crocodiles and snakes, and therefore, egg-pearl represents life in dragon arts [2]. When the dragon is "playing with its pearl," it's actually playing with "life." This motif embodies the dragon's status as a protector and caretaker of life [2].

Almost like a parent would...

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#3: The Pearl as a Symbol of Love for the Dragons' Children

Now, some might think that all Longs are male, as the mythical creature symbolizing women is often the Fenghuang (and so one might think that all Fenghuangs are females). That's not true. Dragons and Fenghuang both have two, uh, sexes.

This figure shows two dragons "playing" with a pearl. [1]

The "Two Dragons Chasing a Pearl" motif is popular in classical Chinese artwork. One of the dragons is male, and the other is female. The Pearl symbolizes egg/life, as stated in #2, which means the Pearl also comes to symbolize "a child" [1] [2].

In other words, Papa Dragon and Mama Dragon are playing with—and stealthily protecting—Anya Pearl.

An important note that isn't stated in any of my citations, but is nonetheless relevant: Chinese people may call themselves 龙的传人, "The Dragon's Heir." It means—as mythical origin goes—the Chinese people identify as "the children of the Long." Now connect this to what you learned in #3.

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#4: The Pearl as the Sun

Sometimes the Pearl is ON FIRE!!!

This is especially predominant in the aforementioned "Two Dragons Chasing a Pearl" motif. The Pearl looks more like a fireball than an actual pearl. Below the Pearl, then, one may find a depiction of the sea.

"The Pearl leaps out from the ocean." What does that connotate? The rising sun [2]!

Now, what does it have to do with the dragon? Well, have a little detour.

The Four Symbols (四象)

You might have already heard of this, but in case you didn't: each cardinal direction has a "guardian."

东方青龙 // Azure Dragon of the East

西方白虎 // White Tiger of the West

南方朱雀 // Vermillion Bird of the South

北方玄武 // Black Warrior (or Black Tortoise) of the North

They represent more than just directions—they have their own traits, backstories, virtues, etc.

Who's the Guardian of the East? The Azure Dragon!

Now, drawing our discussion back to the Pearl, you can see why the dragon chases after it now, right? The Pearl is the Sun; it rises from the East. The Guardian of the East plays/chases after it as an emblem of ancient Chinese worship of the Sun [1] [2].

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#5: The Pearl and the Dragons Representing Chinese Aesthetics [1]

Chinese art loves "wholeness" and "pair."

You often find a pair of things in Chinese culture: a pair of Door God, a pair of Chinese duilian (poetry of sorts; used for blessings and wishes), the likes. Chinese culture also really loves things like the full moon, because "roundness" symbolizes the whole, unity, and consummation.

Two dragons form a pair. In front of them, an orb—a round, whole object. Hence, the motif is well-beloved as it features two of the Chinese culture's favorite aesthetics [1].

Kinda hard to tell, but two dragons are playing with the pearl here.

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And that concludes the answer to your hundred-year enigma, haha! To the best of my ability, anyway. I sure hope it's been a blast to read.

More importantly, happy birthday, @autistic-beanmonster2!

I have been saving this up for a ramble just for you, but I couldn't find the time to write it. I'm sorry; I really planned to show this to you the moment the time struck 12 am in your time zone through the power of "scheduled post," but... let's just say I've been hit by a hindrance. Oops!

Well, does it matter if I'm just a bit late?

Thank you for reading my ramble!

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Citations:

神龙戏珠，所戏珠子为何？("The Divine Dragon Plays with Its Pearl; What is that Pearl?") by 徐崇良工作室, essay on Sohu.com [in Chinese]

龙的嘴里为什么要含着珠子 (Why does the dragon have a pearl in its mouth") answered by an anonymous user on wenwen.sogou.com [in Chinese]

The question that produced this ramble is originally found here.

[sinfulpetgirlrd]

SFM to Daz3d

I’m a very happy cat I’ve figured out how to get SFM models into daz. It’s a bit of a process but of all 3d programs I prefer daz3d. IMO it’s streamlined posing and iray render ability trumps all Since I spent DAYS on this, I’ma share how to do it cause my memory I’ll forget(also others could probably use it. also gunna be long)

You need(not up for debate lol)

~  A SFM Model ~  Blender ~  Daz3d & Genesis 8( male or female which ever your SFM model is ~  This Blender plug in: (clicky me)  for those who don’t know how to dl from github. Download the top one, the SourceIO.zip its 10.1MB

~ art program to make the cut out textures(like hair, clothing hems etc) ~  Time, cause this takes a hot minuet.  **Set up** 1) In Daz open a new file, load a gen 8 figure(this works for all figures). Do not pose, do not change it’s shape nor add anything to it. Go to Parameters - General - Mesh Resolution. Change resolution lv to base, and shange subdivision vl and render subd level to 0 2) make sure whole figure is selected. Go file - export. Use the drop down; choose blender, change scale to 1%. Make sure your xyz is xyz, daz usualy has it xzy. If they are not checked, check “Ignore invisiable nodes” , “ Write UV ccordinates”, “ Write Normals/ faces/ polylines/ seperateobjects” , “ Write Groups” ,  and “write surfaces”.  3) DL the blender plug in(should have your SFM model as well) 4) In blender (i’m using the most recent version 3.5.0) Go edit - preferences - add ons. Install your add on. When it’s installed hit the check box to enable it.  **Getting the model ready** 1) Clear your blender scene. Import your exported Daz model. (make sure scale is 1, clamp bound is 0, forward axis is -z and up axis is y.) 

2) Import your SFM Model( thanks to the plug in there will be a new import option called Source Engine Assets. From there you want the very top option “Source Model(.mdl) 3) Pose/ rotate the SFM model to match the stance of the Gen 8 model. Get as close as you can. The most important things you need to line up are the feet/ the top lip/ the fingers.  4) apply the skeleton to the model. Select the model, go to Modifier properties - the skeleton and apply. (this applies the pose to the base mesh so you can edit the mesh)

5) hopefully your model has body gruops where nothing is really connected or this part will suck. In edit, you want to seperate by selection: the top teeth, the bottom teeth, the eyes( seperate a left and right. not together), the tongue, any dangaly bits like belt straps, eyelashes(trust me).  5) still in edit take the lips and manually seperate them a bit. If you don’t you wont be able to open the mouth in Daz. 

6) go back to object, select all(minus what you just seperated and the hair) and join it. Go back to edit. Select all, go to mesh - clean up - merge by distance. Now fine tune your mesh in edit and sculpt. Don’t be afrade to subadize, once or twice to get better fits. daz can handel it. You want to make sure the the SFM models top lip and eyes perfectly( or damn near close) match the height of the daz model. 

**Import into Daz**

1) make sure to save all textures as pngs(everything even the normals). 

2) export the model n bits as objs. Select a part to export, make sure “limited to selected only” is checked, scale is 1, forward axis is -z and up axis y. Also check “UV coordinates”, “Normals”, and Materials export.

3) go to Daz, load a gen 8 figure(same gender as what you exported). 

4) Import one of the body parts of your new obj(just do the main body for now). Settings you want are: scale 10,000/ x,y,z/ read uv/faces/polylines/groups/surafces and material libary.  5) in the viewport/scene tab, which ever. select the obj, go to edit - object - fransfer utality. Your source is Gen 8, the target is the obj. No templates or item shapes needed. 

**weight/mesh fixing**

1) hide the gen 8 figure. In the scene tab(has to be here as selecting the obj in the viewport will only select gen 8 not the obj, unless you want to go through the truble of making all parts of gen unslectable) start with the hands as figures with longer than avearge nails can pose issues. Lets do the left hand pinky 3(the tip of the finger). 

2) go to gemoetry editor(tool settins, might have to add the tab from window - panes). Left mb to select mesh, hold control to add, and alt to deslect. if any part of the objs left pinkey tip is connected to any other finger, select it. Set targt group to face: choose group “Lpinkey 3″ and hit assign to target group. Contraz you just changed which group that part of the mesh is grouped under. Do the rest of the model fixing what needs to be fixed. (a good way to see is to just hover over different parts in the viewport) 

3) now go to Node weight map brush. with that pinky tip still select, click general weights. Go over the pinky with the brush your mouse has turned into. Red means full follow, blue/purple/yellow means different degrees. since this is the pinky you want the tip to be fully red. Repeat for the rest of the hands/feet/face. Face will be a bitch. Best way to do this over all is to SLIGHTLY change the gen 8 pose so you can see if anything weirdly distors. face takes a lot of time espically the eyes and mouth corners. have fun lol.  4) import your other attachements(same import settings as the body part we just did). The eyes, the top/bottom teeth, hair/ one obj for each dangly bit. Parent them to the parts they go. (obj top teeth gets parented to gen 8 top teeth, and so on and so on. Also might need to move around a bit/scale up or down).       *Dangely bits, select each one, go to simuation settings - add dforce dyanic setting. With bit still select go to create and make a new dforce modifier weight node. Select the node, go back to node weight map brush. Add map “dforce simultation: influence weights. Use control to remove the weight paint from the portion of the bit that is touching the main obj model. This way you can use simulation to move the bits around after posing.  **Textures**

1) lets start with the main obj we imported. select it and go to surfaces(little drop down to see all the materials).  apply the corrosponding material and normal to the model, do turn off glossy layered weight, unless the piece is supposed to be metal/glass. 

2) cut. Any base materal with empty white space needs to have a cut out created. open the base materal in your art program of choice. (I’m using clip stuido but this can be done much easier in photoshop. Simply turn the white background black and the colored bits of the texture black. Save, and apply to the corrosponding cut out.  Your finally done. It’s a process, like I said but I do not have SFM or poser and I prefer Daz for all things rendering/posing. (don’t think i need to say it but do save as a scene because otherwise you’ll have to do all that work again) 

[automatismoateo]

Every Atheist should read the bible! via /r/atheism

Every Atheist should read the bible!

Let me explain that. As a child, luckily, I was given no religious instruction. And so when I figured out I’m gay, I wondered why I am an abomination. Being an avid reader this lead me to reading the bible.

After four years I got through that tome, it was a long hard slog. One of the worst written, poorly edited pieces of fiction I have ever read. But I’m very glad I did it.

Since, according to Pew Research 90% of all “christians” have never read the bible, I win every debate I enter about the bible. I will enumerate some of my favorite bits of biblical lore I use to horrify the true believers.

There are two conflicting creation stories in Genesis.

In Genesis 6:2 it is stated god has “sons”, meaning Jesus was not god’s “only begotten son” (1 John 4:9).

In the flood of Noah, god drowned all humans except Noah and a small handful of his relatives, included in the drowned was any number of infants, one and two year olds, and pregnant women.

In Exodus 4:21 god “hardens Pharoah’s heart” so Pharoah will not let the Jews leave Egypt, this is so god can bring plagues onto Egypt including the slaughter of all the first born, god’s second mass murder, (this includes the first-born cattle, Exodus 12:29)

A concubine is a sex slave. Exodus 21:7-10 gives detailed instructions on selling your daughter as a sex slave.

There are two sets of “The Ten Commandments” Exodus 20:3-17 and Exodus 34:14-28, these two differ greatly.

Leviticus 15:16-18 tells you what to do if a man’s “seed of copulation go out from him”. You never know when this will come in handy. Pun intended!

Leviticus 20:6 warns you not to go “a whoring” after wizards. Does this include Harry Potter?

Leviticus 19:20 states if a man rapes an engaged female slave, she shall be beaten.

Leviticus 25:44-46 give instructions on who you can own as a slave, and how to obtain said slave.

Leviticus 27:1-7 god puts monetary value on human life, fetuses and infants under one month old are worthless.

Leviticus 27:32 god claims 1/10 of your gross income.

Wasn’t that fun, and I barely scratched the surface of the first three books of the old testament, there are literally thousands of morally disgusting tidbits in the “Holy Book”, and the new testament isn’t any better.

If you can, I suggest every atheist read the bible, I would suggest reading a modern translation as opposed to the King James Version, the KJV was written about the time of Shakespeare and we know how easy his plays are to read.

Today there are numerous internet sites to help a person understand this foul book, one of my favorites is “The Skeptics Annotated Bible”. You can read this version online or buy a copy for yourself.

Submitted March 10, 2023 at 12:02AM by Wise-meaning-9070 (From Reddit https://ift.tt/gZpH5xG)

[bah-circus]

hello! coukd we perhaps have a level 3 / strongman of a creators choice south park alter! everything up to you, feel free to including problematic labels or no! ^^

i adore your accounts theming!!

Of course dear audience! We have heard your request and have found a suitable performer for you! We hope this performance suits your needs, but you are free to make any adjustments you wish.

❣︎For Our Next Act, Please Welcome,,,❣︎

Michael!!!

°·⊱ Name: Michael, Apostle, Genesis, Ezra, Salem

°·⊱ Age: 11 (trans 18)

°·⊱ Race/Species: Human (transDemon, transDragon)

°·⊱ Source: South Park

°·⊱ Role: Interpreter 

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°·⊱ Sex: Female

°·⊱ Gender: Agender, Gendergoth, Goththing, Gotcoric, Ghostwound, Drasomian, Unholything, Demonthing

°·⊱ Pronouns: He/Him; Dark/Darks; Voi/Voids; Xe/Xim; Claw/Claws; Sin/Sins

°·⊱ Sexuality: Gaybian

°·⊱ Personality: Deeply cynical and contemplative with a sharp, biting wit. Views life through a nihilistic lens while maintaining a sophisticated appreciation for dark aesthetics. 

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°·⊱ Nicknames/Titles: Leader of The Goths, The Tall Goth, Little Lord

°·⊱ Likes: Cigarettes, Black Coffee, Writing Poetry, The Cure (Band), Bauhaus (Band), Cemetery Walks, Switchblade Symphony (Band), Critiquing Society, Dark Literature

°·⊱ Dislikes: Conformists, Vamp Kids, Sunshine, Emos, Bright Colors, Pop Music/Culture, Authority Figures

°·⊱ Emoji Sign-Off: 🦇☕️⚰️🚬🪦📓

°·⊱ Typing Quirk: Uses ellipses a lot… 

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°·⊱ TransIDs: schrodingersEDS, transDemon, transDragon (chinese ver.), transAge (18), transTattooed, transGoldEyes, permaEyeShadow, permaEyeLiner, transPOTS

°·⊱ CisIDs: Mixed Race (White and East Asian), Black Hair, Cane User, Nicotine Addict, 3A Hair Texture, Romantic & Victorian Goth, Gray Eye, Blue Eye, Heterochromia, Anemic

°·⊱ MUDS: Joints Fucked

°·⊱ Paras: 🐙, 🥚, 🌷, 🌹, 🐾, ❣️, 🐊, 🌼, 🧟

°·⊱ Extra: Knows ASL

°·⊱ Faceclaim: 1 | 2

Thank you for waiting!! Honestly had so much fun with this request, South Park is one of our hyperfixations and we LOVE the Goth kids so we had to make our boy haha. - Bulb

[sofiamantegafan110]

NEW X-MEN SEASON 3, EPISODE 4

EPISODE 4: ARAKKO OR BUST

A FLASH OF BLUE LIGHT ENVELOPS THE SCREEN AS OUR NINE SWORDBEARERS – BLINK, HELLION, X-23, PIXIE, ANOLE, MERCURY, M, VOLTA DOOM, AND CYPHER – APPEAR IN A GATEWAY SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON THE LAWN OF XAVIER’S. THEY LOOK AROUND AND GAPE AT THEIR SURROUNDINGS. FINALLY, CESSILY BREAKS THE SILENCE.

CESSILY: THIS IS SO COOL!

CLARICE SHUSHES HER AND TELLS EVERYONE TO BLEND IN. MAYBE THEY CAN TRY TO FIND WHO’S IN CHARGE IF THEY ACT DISCREET. VOLTA SIGHS, BEFORE SIMPLY THRUSTING HER SPEAR INTO THE AIR. A BOLT OF ELECTRICITY ARCS INTO THE SKY, AND ALL HEADS TURN TO THEM. VOLTA LOOKS OVER TO CLARICE AND TELLS HER SHE’S WELCOME.

MEGAN: NOW WHAT?

CLARICE TELLS THEM TO FOLLOW HER LEAD BEFORE RAISING HER HANDS.

CLARICE: CAN YOU POINT US TO THE GUY IN CHARGE?

JULIAN: THIS TRIP IS STARTING OUT PERFECTLY.

CUE INTRO AND CREDITS

LATER, THE TEAM IS ESCORTED BY GUARDS INTO A CITADEL. THERE, THEY ARE BROUGHT INTO THE CENTER OF A RING SURROUNDED BY TWELVE SEATED FIGURES. IN ONE SEAT IS A WOMAN WITH RED SKIN IN GOLD ARMOR NEXT TO A WOMAN WITH BLUE AND PURPLE SKIN WITH A SNAKELIKE CREATURE COILED AROUND HER BODY. NEXT TO HER IS A STRANGE MAN WITH PALE WHITE SKIN AND A PAIR OF TENTACLES ON HIS HEAD, WHO STUDIES THEM CURIOUSLY.

GUARD: PRESENTING THE GREAT RING OF ARAKKO! FIRST COMES THE TABLE OF DAWN! IN THE SEAT OF VICTORY, ISCA THE UNBEATEN! IN THE SEAT OF STALEMATE, IDYLL THE FUTURE SEER! AND IN THE SEAT OF LOSS, TARN THE UNCARING!

IN ANOTHER SEAT IS A FEMALE FIGURE COVERED BY A VEIL OF COSMIC PATTERNS WHO SITS NEXT TO A WOMAN WITH A BLACK PONYTAIL DRESSED IN LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE ARMOR. BESIDE HER IS A MALE-LOOKING CREATURE WITH LAVENDER SKIN WHO RESEMBLES AN AXOLOTL.

GUARD: NEXT IS THE TABLE OF DAY! IN THE SEAT OF ABOVE-US, LACTUCA THE KNOWER! IN THE SEAT OF ALL-AROUND-US, GENESIS! AND IN THE SEAT OF BELOW-US, SOBUNAR OF THE DEPTHS!

THE NEXT CREATURE LOOKS LIKE AN EYEBALL WITH A HEADLESS TODDLER’S BODY ON TOP OF IT. NEXT TO IT IS A CREATURE WHO RESEMBLES A CATERPILLAR AND BESIDE IT IS A MAN WITH PURPLE SKIN AND POINTED EARS WHO HAS A WARM LOOK ON HIS FACE.

GUARD: NEXT COMES THE TABLE OF DUSK! IN THE SEAT OF LAW, ORA SERRATA THE WITNESS! IN THE SEAT OF HISTORY, XILO THE FIRST DEFENDER! AND IN THE SEAT OF DREAMS, LODUS LOGOS!

NEXT IS A MALE CREATURE SHAPED LIKE AN ARMADILLO WITH ROCKS AND GRASS COMING FROM HIS BACK. NEXT TO HIM IS AN OLD, HUMAN-LOOKING MAN WITH A WHITE BEARD, AND NEXT TO HIM IS A CREATURE WITH A WOLFLIKE APPEARANCE, TWO WOLF FACES, AND A CENTAUR BODY. SITTING IN THE WAY BACK IS A FEMALE CREATURE WITH A PLANT-LIKE APPEARANCE, COVERED IN RED AND GREEN VINES.

GUARD: FINALLY, THE TABLE OF NIGHT! IN THE SEAT OF NOWHERE, KOBAK NEVER-HELD! IN THE SEAT OF NOTHING, THE FISHER KING! AND IN THE SEAT OF NOBODY, LYCAON TWO WOLVES! ALSO JOINING US IS THE VOICE OF ARAKKO ITSELF, REDROOT THE FOREST!

CESSILY: CLARICE, WE FOUND HER! WE FOUND GENESIS!

GENESIS NODS BEFORE ASKING WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY GOT HERE. CLARICE TELLS HER THAT THEY ARE MUTANTS FROM EARTH AND THEY COME WITH A GRAVE WARNING. BEFORE SHE CAN EVEN SPEAK, TARN SPEAKS UP, ASKING GENESIS IF THEY CAN EVEN TRUST THESE INTRUDERS. AFTER ALL, THEY HAVE NOT HEARD WORD OF THE MUTANTS OF EARTH FOR CENTURIES.

CESSILY: I GUESS ‘UNCARING’ ISN’T JUST HIS NAME…

CLARICE: YOU CAN TRUST US.

ISCA: AND WHY IS THAT, GIRL?

CLARICE TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND CESSILY MOUTHS ‘YOU GOT THIS’, FLASHING HER A THUMBS-UP.

CLARICE: BECAUSE MY NAME IS CLARICE FERGUSON. AND I AM A DESCENDANT OF EN SABAH NUR; THE GREAT WARRIOR APOCALYPSE.

THE COUNCIL GASPS WHILE GENESIS STARES AT CLARICE AS IF WHAT SHE’S SAYING IS TRUE. LODUS LOGOS LOOKS ON IN INTRIGUE, ORA SERRATA BOBS IN THE AIR NONCHALANTLY, AND ISCA LOOKS A MITE PISSED.

ISCA: THE CHILDREN LIE, SISTER! SENTENCE THEM TO-

GENESIS: WAIT, SISTER. I WISH TO HEAR THEIR STORY. SPEAK, CLARICE FERGUSON.

AND SO CLARICE TELLS HER ABOUT HOW ANNIHILATION CAME TO EARTH, HOW SHE POSSESSED APOCALYPSE, AND HOW SHE SEEKS THE CODEX PIECES TO BRING HER ARMY TO EARTH.

SOBUNAR: AND HOW DID YOU LEARN OF US?

CESSILY: BECAUSE OF HER! IDYLL! SHE SENT A SCROLL TO EARTH TELLING US ABOUT YOU GUYS AND HOW YOU NEED OUR HELP! I PROMISE, IF ANNIHILATION IS DEFEATED ONCE AND FOR ALL, HER ARMY WILL HAVE NO CHANCE!

REDROOT: ARAKKO IS DWINDLING. BUT I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD TRUST THESE OUTSIDERS. TARN IS RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN A MILLENNIA SINCE WE LAST SAW EARTH.

CLARICE: PLEASE, WE CAN HELP YOU!

DOUG: WE CAN REUNITE ARAKKO AND KRAKOA! THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT, RIGHT? TO BE WHOLE AGAIN?

ISCA STANDS UP, COMMANDING DOUG NOT TO PRETEND TO KNOW WHAT ARAKKO WANTS. MEGAN COUNTERS BACK, SAYING THAT IF ANNIHILATION CONQUERS EARTH, IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY GO AFTER THE ARAKKII NEXT. TARN SMIRKS, SAYING THAT WHEN THE ARMIES OF AMENTH COME, THEY WILL BE READY, AND THEY HAVE NO NEED TO THEM.

JULIAN: SO YOU’RE JUST GONNA ABANDON US?

TARN: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, BOY, WE DO NOT KNOW YOU. WHY WOULD WE EVER HELP YOU?

JULIAN LOOKS OVER TO CLARICE, WHO QUIVERS IN PLACE.

JULIAN: TELL ‘EM, CLARICE.

CLARICE LIFTS HER HEAD, STRUGGLING TO HOLD BACK TEARS AS SHE SPEAKS.

CLARICE: BECAUSE ANNIHILATION HAS MY GIRLFRIEND. SHE’S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND MY REASON FOR BEING. I NEED TO SAVE HER, AND I NEED YOUR HELP. AND THE MORE WE SPEND HERE, THE MORE SHE’S SLIPPING AWAY. PLEASE, GENESIS. AS YOUR BLOOD, I ASK YOU TO HELP US. SO WE CAN BOTH SEE OUR LOVED ONES AGAIN.

A SILENCE FILLS THE ROOM AS GENESIS LOOKS AT CLARICE, PUZZLED. SUDDENLY, TARN STARTS SLOW CLAPPING.

TARN: A WONDERFUL STORY, GIRL. BUT NOW, WE MUST VOTE. I VOTE NAY.

ISCA: NAY. THE EARTHLINGS CAN FIGHT THEIR OWN BATTLES.

IDYLL SILENTLY MOTIONS THAT SHE VOTES AYE.

LACTUCA: THEIR STORY APPEALS TO ME. I VOTE AYE.

SOBUNAR: AS DO I.

ORA SERRATA: NAY.

XILO: NAY.

LODUS LOGOS: AYE.

KOBAK: THE STORY OF LOST LOVE MUST BE RECTIFIED. AYE.

LYCAON: NAY.

FISHER KING: AYE.

REDROOT: I VOTE NAY. ARAKKO HAS THRIVED FOR CENTURIES, AND IT DOES NOT NEED YOU INVADERS.

ISCA TURNS TO GENESIS.

ISCA: WELL, SISTER?

CLARICE LOOKS TO GENESIS WITH PLEADING EYES AND SHE LOOKS AROUND, UNCERTAIN.

GENESIS: I ABSTAIN.

MEGAN TURNS TO THE OTHERS, ASKING WHAT THIS MEANS. LAURA ANSWERS HER, SAYING THAT IT’S A STALEMATE. NOTHING CAN BE DECIDED. CLARICE LOOKS AROUND, DISAPPOINTED AS CESSILY WONDERS IF THEY LOST.

VOICE: MIGHT I HAVE A SAY?

SUDDENLY, VIC AND MEGAN’S SWORDS START TO GLOW AS A BEAM OF LIGHT FILLS THE ROOM. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT RECEDES, A GORGEOUS BLONDE WOMAN IN A LONG WHITE DRESS STANDS WITH AN AIR OF AUTHORITY. THE ARAKKII COUNCIL LOOKS AT HER IN SURPRISE.

MEGAN: WHO IS THIS… GORGEOUS SPECIMEN?

MONET: I’VE READ ABOUT HER IN THE X-MEN ARCHIVES, BUT I DIDN’T THINK SHE WAS REAL. THIS IS OPAL LUNA SATURNYNE, THE UNIVERSAL MAJESTRIX OF OTHERWORLD.

SATURNYNE SMILES BEFORE ASKING IF VICTOR AND MEGAN COULD REALLY GET AWAY WITH STEALING SWORDS THAT RIGHTFULLY BELONG TO OTHERWORLD. MONET’S JAW CLENCHES AS VIC TELLS HER NOT TO BOTHER. HE BATS FOR THE OTHER TEAM.

SATURNYNE: WELL, I SAW THIS… SPECTACLE FROM OTHERWORLD. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING SITUATION.

GENESIS: YOUR WHYNESS, WE…

SATURNYNE: I WASN’T DONE.

SATURNYNE STANDS CONFIDENTLY, A HAND ON HER HIP. THEN, WITH A FLOURISH OF HER HAND, SEVERAL TAROT CARDS MATERIALIZE OUT OF THIN AIR, SPINNING AROUND HER BODY.

SATURNYNE: WELL, THE SITUATION IS VERY COMPLEX. THE MUTANTS OF EARTH NEED THE MUTANTS OF ARAKKO TO HELP THEM WITH A DEATH GODDESS FROM THE SAME PLANET THAT THE ARAKKII MUTANTS RESIDE. BUT THE ARAKKII MUTANTS ARE UNCERTAIN IF THEY WANT TO HELP. SO, I HAVE AN IDEA.

MEGAN: WHAT IS IT, YOU… YOU AMAZING AND VERY TALL SUPERMODEL OF A WOMAN?

SATURNYNE SMILES.

SATURNYNE: I PROPOSE A CONTEST. ARAKKO VERSUS KRAKOA. IF KRAKOA WINS, THE ARAKKII MUTANTS WILL HELP THEM. IF ARAKKO WINS, KRAKOA FIGHTS ANNIHILATION BY THEMSELVES. WINNER TAKE ALL.

THERE’S A PAUSE AS THE MUTANTS WHISPER TO THEMSELVES. FINALLY, CLARICE AND GENESIS STAND UP.

CLARICE: WE ACCEPT THE DEAL.

GENESIS: AS DO WE.

SATURNYNE: SPLENDID! THEN WE SHALL WAIT WHILE ARAKKO CHOOSES ITS CHAMPIONS.

ISCA: WHILE WE DECIDE, WE WILL HAVE AN ESCORT TAKE YOU TO SOME QUARTERS WHILE YOU WAIT.

SUDDENLY, IN A PUFF OF PURPLE SMOKE, A YOUNG WOMAN WITH PURPLE SKIN AND LONG WHITE HAIR, FOUR POINTED EARS AND A NIGHTCRAWLER-LIKE TAIL APPEARS OUT OF THIN AIR. SHE INTRODUCES HERSELF AS SYZYA OF THE SMOKE, AND OFFERS TO ESCORT THEM TO THEIR ROOM.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, SYZYA WALKS THEM OVER TO A DORMITORY-STYLE ROOM, AND CLARICE ASKS HER IF EVERYONE IN ARAKKO IS SO UPTIGHT. SYZYA TELLS HER THAT IT’S NOTHING PERSONAL. THE MUTANTS OF ARAKKO HAVE FOUGHT COUNTLESS BATTLES WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE MUTANTS OF EARTH, SO IT’S HARDLY BELIEVABLE.

CESSILY: SO I FIGURE THE ARMADILLO GUY IS ON OUR SIDE, AND SO’S THE FISH GUY, THE GIRL WITH THE VEIL, AND THE PURPLE GUY.

SYZYA: IT SEEMS YOUR STORY OF YOUR LOVED ONE APPEALED TO THEM. KOBAK NEVER-HELD HAS HARDLY BEEN AN ALLY SINCE THE DEATH OF HIS LOVER. AND I KNOW HE LOVED HIM GREATLY.

VIC: GOOD TO SEE THAT HOMOPHOBIA EXISTS EVEN IN AMENTH.

SYZYA LOOKS AT HIM AND SAYS THAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE MEANS.

MONET: WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHERE DO YOU STAND?

SYZYA: I… AM NOT SURE. I WISH FOR ARAKKO TO THRIVE, BUT, FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THIS, I AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT TRUSTING OUTSIDERS. BUT I SUPPOSE I WOULD SUPPORT THE DECISION OF MY BROTHER-IN-MARRIAGE, THE FISHER KING, AND ALLY WITH YOU.

CESSILY: WAIT… THE OLD DUDE IS YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW?!

MEGAN: CESSILY, HUSH.

SYZYA: THE TRUTH IS, I HAVE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT LIFE ON EARTH. ARAKKO WILL ALWAYS BE A HOME TO ME, BUT… IT HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE. SO, CLARICE, IS IT TRUE WHAT YOU SAID?

CLARICE SIGHS AND SAYS THAT IT’S TRUE. APOCALYPSE IS HER ANCESTOR. SHE’S ONLY JUST LEARNED ABOUT IT, BUT NOW THAT SHE’S REALLY MET HIM, HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY. SHE FIGURES MAYBE AFTER SO LONG, HE’S FINALLY DECIDED TO SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

SYZYA: AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR LOVED ONE? TELL ME ABOUT HER.

CLARICE REFUSES, BUT CESSILY TELLS HER THAT SHE CAN SEE HOW HARD IT IS BEING WITHOUT SOFIA. SHE FIGURES THAT MAYBE TALKING ABOUT HER WILL HELP CLARICE FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND. CLARICE TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND LOOKS AROUND.

CLARICE: WELL… WHERE DO I START? SHE’S… WELL, SHE’S GORGEOUS. LIKE THAT SATURNYNE CHICK ONLY MUCH HOTTER. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL AND GRACEFUL AND EVERY TIME SHE DANCES, IT’S LIKE SHE’S IN ANOTHER WORLD. SHE TOLD ME HER FAVORITE SONG IS ‘INVISIBLE’ BY HUNTER HAYES, AND IT REMINDED HER THAT WE ALL HAVE A VOICE, AND SHE DECIDED TO USE HER VOICE AS BEST SHE COULD. SHE’S SO KIND AND SHE BELIEVES EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE. SHE HELPS PEOPLE COME OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES AND SHE DOES IT IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. SOMETIMES, I DON’T THINK I DESERVE HER. I DON’T THINK I DESERVE ANY OF YOU.

MONET: BULLSHIT.

MEGAN: POPPYCOCK!

CESSILY: THEY’RE RIGHT, CLARICE. YOU’RE A GOOD PERSON, AND YOU DESERVE ALL OF US. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN MUTANT TOWN. YOU COMMANDED US LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE. PEOPLE LOVE US. I MEAN, LOOK AT THESE POSTS FROM V_CORREA IN BUENOS AIRES, OR KAWAIITRISTA666 FROM CHICAGO. MUTANTS ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK TO REACH OUT TO US. AND EVEN HUMANS LIKE US.

MEGAN: YEAH, CAN’T FORGET ABOUT HORSEGIRLBECCA16. SHE SAID I’M ‘A VERY PRETTY GOBLIN’ FOR SOME STRANGE REASON. I LIKE IT.

CLARICE LAUGHS AND THANKS THEM BEFORE THE DOOR OPENS. IDYLL WALKS IN AND SYZYA LOOKS AT HER BEFORE SAYING THAT THE COUNCIL IS READY FOR THEM. CESSILY ASKS WHY SHE DIDN’T JUST SAY SO, AND SYZYA SAYS THAT IDYLL CANNOT SPEAK EVER SINCE HER TONGUE WAS CUT OUT BY TARN THE UNCARING. MEGAN THEN COMMENTS THAT SHE REALLY DOES NOT LIKE THAT GUY.

AS THEY WALK, MONET TELLS VOLTA THAT SHE’S A PART OF THE GROUP TOO. SHE CAN JUMP IN WHENEVER SHE LIKES. VOLTA HUFFS, TELLING HER THAT SHE’S NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS. SHE’S HERE TO PROTECT THIS NEW ALLIANCE BETWEEN XAVIER’S AND LATVERIA. MEGAN ROLLS HER EYES, BEFORE WALKING AWAY.

AS THEY ENTER THE ROOM, THEY ARE FACED WITH SEVERAL ARAKKII WARRIORS. GENESIS, REDROOT, AND ISCA ARE AMONG THEM, AS WELL AS A GRAY-SKINNED MAN IN A HOOD WHO HAS NO SHIRT ON, A BUFF BLUE-SKINNED MAN IN WHITE ARMOR, A NUDE YOUNG MAN WITH WHITE SKIN, A WOMAN IN ARMOR THAT HIDES HER FACE, A BIG CREATURE WITH A CROCODILE’S HEAD AND A LUMBERING FIGURE, A WOMAN IN BLACK WHOSE HEAD IS ALIGHT WITH FIRE, AND A MALE FIGURE DRESSED IN A BLACK EGYPTIAN JACKAL’S MASK.

TARN: WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR CHAMPIONS. WIELDING THE VERMILLION SWORD IS WAR, CHILD OF APOCALYPSE AND COMMANDER OF FIRE. BEARING THE SWORD COLONY IS HER SON, THE SUMMONER, WHOSE SKIN CANNOT BE CUT. THE MURAMASA BLADE IS IN POSSESSION OF SOLEM, A ROGUEISH MUTANT WHOSE SKIN IS MADE FROM THE FINEST ADAMANTIUM. HOLDING THE SWORD PURITY IS THE WHITE SWORD OF THE IVORY SPIRE, MASTER HEALER AND EXTERNAL AND LORD OF THE ONE HUNDRED CHAMPIONS. WIELDING THE SWORD ALLUVIUM IS REDROOT THE FOREST, THE VOICE OF ARAKKO. HOLDING THE BLACK BONE OF AMDUAT, I PRESENT DEATH, CHILD OF APOCALYPSE WHOSE EYES CAN KILL WITH A LOOK. WIELDING THE SWORD MERCY IS ISCA THE UNBEATEN, WHO CANNOT LOSE. HOLDING THE SWORD SEDUCER IS BEI THE BLOOD MOON, A WARRIOR WHO WIELDS THE DOOM NOTE. NEXT, WE HAVE POGG UR-POGG, A BEAST OF AMENTH AND A STRONG MERCENARY. FINALLY, WIELDING THE TWILIGHT BLADE IS OUR LADY GENESIS, EMPRESS OF ARAKKO.

THE INTENSE-LOOKING ARAKKII STAND IN FRONT OF THE NEW X-MEN, AND CESSILY IMMEDIATELY COMMENTS THAT THEY’RE FUCKED. CLARICE THEN UNSHEATHES APOCALYPSE’S SWORD AND WALKS TO THE CENTER TO FACE SATURNYNE.

CLARICE: WHAT’S FIRST?

SATURNYNE SMIRKS AND SAYS THAT SHE WILL CONSULT THE CARDS FOR THAT. WITH THAT, HER TAROT CARDS COME INTO FOCUS AGAIN, AND EVENTUALLY, TWO OF THEM LAND IN HER HANDS. SHE SHOWS THEM TO THE GOBSMACKED NEW X-MEN AND THE INTRIGUED ARAKKII, HER SMILE NEVER LEAVING HER FACE.

SATURNYNE: OUR FIRST CHALLENGE: PIXIE VERSUS ISCA THE UNBEATEN… TO THE DEATH. LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

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Who is Adam in the Bible?

Adam is one of the most significant figures in the Bible as the first human created by God. His life story, as recorded in the book of Genesis, lays the foundation for understanding humanity’s origin, nature, and relationship with God. Adam’s creation, his role in the Garden of Eden, and his fall from grace have deep theological implications that resonate throughout Scripture and Christian doctrine.

This article will explore Adam’s identity, the biblical account of his life, his theological significance, and the lessons we can derive from his story.

The Creation of Adam

The First Man

Adam’s creation is recorded in Genesis 1:26-31 and Genesis 2:4-25, where two complementary accounts detail humanity’s beginning. God created Adam on the sixth day, forming him “from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). This act highlights humanity’s unique nature as both physical and spiritual beings, created in the image of God (imago Dei).

The name “Adam” is derived from the Hebrew word adamah, meaning “ground” or “earth,” emphasizing his connection to creation. Unlike other creatures, Adam was made in God’s image, signifying qualities such as rationality, morality, creativity, and the capacity for relationships.

Adam’s Role in Creation

God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden, a paradise filled with every provision he needed for life and enjoyment. His responsibilities included:

Dominion Over Creation: Adam was tasked with ruling over the earth and its creatures (Genesis 1:28). This dominion reflects humanity’s role as stewards of God’s creation.

Naming the Animals: Adam named the animals brought before him by God (Genesis 2:19-20), symbolizing his authority and the uniqueness of human beings compared to other creatures.

Tending the Garden: Adam was to “work it and take care of it” (Genesis 2:15), underscoring humanity’s responsibility to cultivate and sustain the earth.

The Creation of Eve

Recognizing that “it is not good for the man to be alone,” God created Eve as Adam’s companion (Genesis 2:18-25). Taken from one of Adam’s ribs, Eve was fashioned as his equal and helper, establishing the foundation for marriage and human relationships. Together, Adam and Eve embodied God’s design for humanity as male and female, reflecting the relational aspect of God’s nature.

The Fall of Adam and Its Consequences

The Test of Obedience

In the Garden of Eden, God established one prohibition:

“You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2:16-17)

This command was a test of Adam and Eve’s obedience, trust, and reliance on God. It also affirmed God’s authority and humanity’s moral responsibility.

The Temptation and Sin

In Genesis 3, the serpent, identified later in Scripture as Satan, deceived Eve by questioning God’s word and character. Eve, desiring the fruit’s perceived benefits, ate from the forbidden tree and gave some to Adam, who also ate. This act of disobedience, known as the Fall, introduced sin into the world.

Adam’s role in the Fall is particularly significant. While Eve was deceived (1 Timothy 2:14), Adam knowingly disobeyed God, making him ultimately responsible for humanity’s sin. As the head of the human race, Adam’s choice had far-reaching consequences.

The Immediate Effects of the Fall

Spiritual Death: Adam and Eve’s relationship with God was broken. They became aware of their nakedness, symbolizing shame and separation from God.

Judgment and Curse: God pronounced curses upon the serpent, Eve, and Adam. For Adam, this included painful toil in working the ground and eventual physical death (Genesis 3:17-19).

Expulsion from Eden: Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, losing direct access to God’s presence and the tree of life (Genesis 3:22-24).

Adam’s Legacy in Scripture

Adam as the Federal Head of Humanity

Adam is often seen as the representative or “federal head” of humanity. His sin affected not only himself and Eve but also all of their descendants. This concept is articulated by the Apostle Paul in Romans 5:12:

“Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.”

Through Adam, humanity inherited a sinful nature, characterized by rebellion against God and the inevitability of death. This doctrine, known as original sin, underscores humanity’s universal need for salvation.

Adam and Christ: The Second Adam

In Christian theology, Adam is often compared and contrasted with Jesus Christ, referred to as the “last Adam” or “second Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45). While Adam’s disobedience brought sin and death, Christ’s obedience brought righteousness and life:

“For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” (1 Corinthians 15:22)

This parallel highlights God’s redemptive plan through Jesus, who reversed the effects of Adam’s fall by offering salvation to all who believe.

Lessons from Adam’s Story

1. Humanity’s Dignity and Responsibility

Adam’s creation in God’s image affirms the inherent dignity of every person and the responsibility to steward creation. Our work, relationships, and moral choices are part of this divine calling.

2. The Seriousness of Sin

Adam’s story reveals the devastating consequences of sin, both for individuals and humanity as a whole. Sin separates us from God, distorts relationships, and leads to death. It also underscores the importance of obedience and trust in God’s commands.

3. God’s Justice and Mercy

While God’s judgment on Adam was severe, His mercy was evident. God provided garments of skin for Adam and Eve, symbolizing His care and the foreshadowing of a sacrificial system that would point to Christ (Genesis 3:21). Despite the Fall, God’s redemptive plan unfolded through Adam’s descendants, culminating in Jesus.

4. Hope in Christ

Adam’s failure contrasts with Christ’s victory. Where Adam brought death, Christ brings eternal life. This hope is central to the gospel and offers restoration for humanity’s broken relationship with God.

Adam in Historical and Theological Context

Adam in Genealogy

Adam is listed in biblical genealogies, emphasizing his historical role as the first human and the ancestor of all people (Genesis 5:1-5, Luke 3:38). These genealogies affirm the Bible’s portrayal of Adam as a real, historical figure rather than a mythical or symbolic character.

Adam in the Larger Biblical Narrative

Adam’s story sets the stage for the Bible’s overarching narrative: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. His life introduces themes that are developed throughout Scripture, culminating in the new creation promised in Revelation.

Conclusion

Adam’s life, though brief in the biblical record, is foundational for understanding humanity’s origin, purpose, and relationship with God. As the first man, he bore the image of God, experienced intimate fellowship with Him, and was entrusted with the care of creation. However, his disobedience brought sin and death into the world, affecting all his descendants.

Through Adam, we learn of humanity’s fall, but we also glimpse God’s plan of redemption through Jesus Christ, the second Adam. Adam’s story is a reminder of our need for grace, the seriousness of sin, and the hope of restoration in Christ. As we reflect on Adam’s life, we are called to embrace the gift of salvation and live in obedience to the God who created and redeems us.

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The Origin of Woman: Myths, Religion, and Science

The origin of women is a topic shrouded in mystery, cultural narratives, and scientific advancements. From ancient civilizations to the modern era, women have been portrayed as creators, bearers of divine gifts, or the result of evolutionary processes. This complexity reflects not only the beliefs of different cultures but also humanity's challenges in understanding its own existence. This article explores the diverse perspectives on the creation of women, from ancient myths to modern science.

1. The Origin of Women in Ancient Myths

Pandora: The First Woman in Greek Mythology In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman, created at Zeus's command by Hephaestus from clay and endowed with gifts from the Olympian gods. Her name, meaning "bearer of all gifts," highlights her uniqueness. However, Pandora was sent to Earth with a jar (commonly called a "box") containing all the world's evils. When she opened it, she released suffering, death, and disease, leaving only hope inside.

This narrative reflects the Greek view of women as paradoxical figures: sources of beauty and grace but also bringers of inevitable challenges. Scholars interpret Pandora's story as an attempt to explain life's difficulties and the dynamics between men and women.

Creator Goddesses in Ancient Cultures Before Greek mythology, Mesopotamian and African cultures celebrated women as creators of the world. In Sumerian mythology, the goddess Ninmah shaped humanity from clay, emphasizing women's role as mediators between the divine and the earthly. In African Yoruba mythology, Oshun, a goddess, played a vital role in the world's creation, symbolizing fertility and abundance.

These stories reinforce the image of women as the source of life, contrasting with the more ambivalent Greek myths.

2. The Creation of Women in Judeo-Christian Religion

Eve: The First Woman in Genesis In Genesis, Eve is described as the first woman, created by God from Adam’s rib to be his companion. This narrative emphasizes interdependence between men and women but has been interpreted differently over centuries.

Genesis 1:27 states: "God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them," suggesting equality in creation. However, Genesis 2:21-22 portrays Eve as derived from Adam, a detail historically used to justify female subordination.

Eve's role in "original sin" shaped views of women as sources of temptation and downfall, especially in medieval Christianity. Modern interpretations, however, see the story as a metaphor for free will and humanity's struggles.

3. The Scientific Perspective: The Evolution of Women

Evolution and Genetic Diversity Science explains women's origins through millions of years of evolution. Early hominins appeared around 7 million years ago, while Homo sapiens emerged approximately 300,000 years ago. Women evolved alongside men, adapting to environmental and social pressures that shaped human survival.

Female biology, including the ability to conceive and nurture, was crucial for the species' survival. Sexual reproduction ensured the genetic diversity needed for human evolution.

Mitochondrial Eve: The Mother of All Humans "Mitochondrial Eve" refers to a woman who lived in Africa between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago. By tracing mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited maternally, scientists identified this figure as the common ancestor of all living humans. Importantly, she was not the only woman alive at the time, but her descendants are the only ones surviving today.

This discovery underscores the interconnectedness of humanity and challenges narrow views of human origins.

4. Cultural Representations of Women in History

Women as Creators and Guardians Artifacts such as the Venus of Willendorf (dating back to 28,000 BCE) depict women as life-givers. These representations suggest that early human societies saw women as central to community survival, not necessarily subordinate to men.

Patriarchal Influence and Narratives About Women Over time, patriarchal power structures reinterpreted narratives about women's origins. Historical research reveals that matrifocal societies may have existed before the rise of agriculture, which shifted inheritance and property control to men.

Conclusion

The origin of women, viewed through myths, religion, or science, carries profound symbolism transcending eras. Women represent creation, continuity, and the challenges of human existence. These stories and their interpretations reveal much about the power structures and beliefs of different times.

Today, efforts in science and philosophy aim to deconstruct outdated ideas and celebrate women as equals in all dimensions, recognizing their role as essential agents of humanity.

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The message of the Genesis creation account is largely revealed in the changing names/titles for adam.  When adam became sick (corrupt), the female was separated from the male to save her, as Yahweh said in Gen 2:18.  The male assumed the name adam after the separation, and the female’s name became ishshah.  Adam identified himself as a mighty one (ish) in Gen 2:23.  He was Assyria who had become ‘lofty, exalted’ (Strong’s 1361 gabahh גבהא that we see in Fact #120 figuratively means ‘toward a ditch’) as revealed in Ezek 31: 3 – 5. 

it's not like I won't interpret this in a variety of ways haha