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volcanofireflame150 · 5 years

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A Soul meets another Seoul

Ch1; Ch17

Chapter 16

"Did you just say Majestic Octopus?" asked Talon. I nodded, Leviathan tells me, "Have you lost your mind? She's the most terrifying Zanpakutō amongst us." "She doesn't sound scary to me," I told her, "I'm going to look for her blade." "Here's the thing," said Talon, "You don't find her, she finds you when you least expect it." "I just need her to put Suho in his place and maybe help him through," I said to him, "That's all I need her to do, the rest is up to her." I was like that with Shadow Phoenix, Majestic Octopus will do that because Suho needs to have that feeling of having a loving and caring mother. I went to Raven and asked, "Where can I go to Majestic Octopus favorite places to show up?" "Near water," she said, "She'll show up if you need her to do something that might be important." "Oh it is," I said, "Suho broke." That's all she needed to hear apparently, I hear her say, "Broke you say?" "Yeah, he never had parents who cared for him and his well being," I told her, "He's now a lost soul, I found out he's been spiritually trapped by them and forced to come back to life." "I see," she said, "Well, I'll be by his side no matter what he says because he better not talk back to me." "Can I?" I asked. She nodded, "You are the one who summoned me over so I have no choice but to obey your every word." "Not every word, just go easy on him," I said to him. I went back and noticed that her blade is a regular katana but with tentacle markings from the hilt. I went to Suho, he looks at me, I tell him, "This is your new Zanpakutō, Suho." He took Majestic Octopus, then I hear her say to me, "By the way, call me River, better tell him that." "This is Majestic Octopus but she prefers River," I told him, "She's going to be with you until you are sure that you want to be away from here for forever." "Actually I want to go there but also keep using her in future battles," Suho said. River tells him, "You may, but I'm only limited to what I am told to do by Akari here." "Stay with him," I said, "I mean it this time, he has no idea on how to handle things on his own." "I see," she said, "Well, you might need to get the other elemental Zanpakutō spirits from the other guys." "Elemental?" I asked. She nodded, Talon told me, "I'm an Earth Elemental, Leviathan is a Water Elemental, Raven is a Healing Elemental, Blizzard is an Ice Elemental, Grim Panther is a Dark Elemental, Masked Halo is of course a Light Elemental, Jaguar is a Balance Elemental, Serene Jewel is a Psychic Elemental, Hurricane is an Air Elemental, Curious Heart is a Storm Elemental, Winter is a Cosmic Elemental, and Tiger is a Steel Elemental." "Long story short, we are all siblings of Shadow Phoenix," said Leviathan. Shadow Phoenix nodded, I looked at River and I asked, "Do you have any relation to them?" "Oh child, you sure are curious," said River, "I have no relation to them, just a friend to them." After that, I couldn't believe on what I just heard, then Talon said, "To tell you the truth, Kyungsoo, the one who was previously my wielder, River told me that she would look over the EXO guys, apparently she was waiting for all 12 of them to be reunited by someone like you." "So, wait, are you guys saying that all of you elementals were supposed to be wielded by me?" I asked. Leviathan said, "Yes, though I'm all forward to be Natsume's Zanpakutō." "Though it wouldn't be right," said Talon, "She would be totally unbalanced." "Um I have Shadow Phoenix," I said to them. She came to us and said, "That may be true but in future battles, you might have no choice but to use not only me, but the others." "Alright, how about this, I can only fight with 3 weapons at a time," I said, "So, the others would be familiars attached one of you." "Are you choosing which 3 to chose?" asked Talon. I nodded, "Shadow Phoenix of course, Leviathan, and you Talon." "That's a great choice," said Leviathan. I know I made a very wise and great choice because I was actually seeing a happy face on mother's face, she no longer has the angry face. Good, now I can go back to doing what I was doing and that is doing my school work before I get behind on assignments. I went to Ichigo, I asked, "Did I miss anything?" "Yeah, you missed a lot which is understandable," he said. I asked, "Can I at least copy your notes?" "Sure, make sure to stop," he said. I went to work immediately, but I have a very bad feeling about something. But I shook it off like it was nothing. When I finished, I told Ichigo that I was going to take a walk, after hearing nothing from him, probably asleep I decided to go out for a walk, not knowing any danger might be lurking around the corner. Thankfully, I had Leviathan attached to me, her weapon happens to be a Trident combined with an Anchor and Battleaxe. She is very unique I'll you that, then I heard someone chuckling very manically I looked in the direction on where it is coming from. Grimmjow appeared again, I stepped back, he said, "Well, well, look who it is, the Pyro lady. I was waiting for you to show up." "What do you want from me?" I asked. He said, "I'm here to make you pay for burning me last time, prepare to be killed by me." Then I heard her say, "Quick, shout Ice Shield! Hurry!" So I did, she tells me, "Yes this is the same thing as Fire Shield, it also back fires like Fire Shield." When Grimmjow punched through the barrier, he got a bad case of freezing cold water just hit him back, while he was hissing in pain she tells me, "Hurry! Run to the nearest building you come across!" I went running the way I came so I could get Shadow Phoenix, then Leviathan said, "You can just summon her to you, just think loudly and mentally yell for her to come to your aid!" So, I did, she appeared and Fire Shield replaced Ice Shield, saying, "Nice job telling her, Levy." "I mean, it's going to become useful one of these days," said Leviathan, "By the way, yes, I do prefer Levy because I get tired after hearing Leviathan over and over again." "I get it," I said to her. It wasn't long until Grimmjow attacked me again, this time his entire arm got burned by fire, then he managed to actually take down the barrier and sent me flying, hitting a tree trunk, him saying, "You are going to pay for that! Now, you little shit, prepare to meet your maker!" Then I got up sending him flying this time using a Fire Burst, "Stay away from me, you mad man!" "Oh I'm a mad man?" I hear him faintly say. Then he raised his voice, "I'll show you on who's mad!!" All I could do right now is dodge his every move, I'm not in my Soul form, when a mysterious stone wall appeared it made my cue to go out of my Gigai body. I saw Levy take my body to somewhere that it won't get hurt or anything, the stone wall came down, now Grimmjow is seeing me in full attack mode, he said, "I forgot that you were in that body of yours, now let's fight for real!"

We begun to fight, he's a tough opponent I give him that, though I'm not giving up that easily, I managed to slice him 5 times, each slice has a burning sensation to them so that's why he yells in pain when I do that. My blade heats up when I'm close to my opponent, but what really sucked on my part when he basically tired me out to be fully out of fire powers so he could finish me off. He got me on the ground, stomach in the concrete, bleeding from my arm and face, feeling pain throughout my body, and out of power, Grimmjow smirked, "Well, looks like this little bird is out of power to finish me off. Well, time to say goodbye!" He almost finished me when he got blasted by a getsuga tensho from none other than my big brother, Ichigo Kurosaki, though all I could remember was blacking out. I opened my eyes to only find myself in a strange room, I looked around, looks like I'm back in the living room of his house. Ichigo said, "I see that you are awake finally." "I swear I didn't do it on purpose," I said, "He started it first, then if you didn't save me back there, he would've finished me off." "Yeah," he said, "Be careful next time." "He made me go out of power," I said, "Which I use to having infinite power, but now, I need to find the other weapons to have that power again, so far I only have the Scythe and Leviathan's weapon." "I see," he said, "Well, again be careful next time." I have a bad feeling that Grimmjow was meeting me for a reason and I was saved from it, I wonder what he was going to do if he didn't want to fight me. Ah, it's probably nothing. I ignored the thought and went to sleep. 5 straight minutes go by, I'm having the most difficult time falling asleep, all I could think of is being in Ichigo's presence because he makes me feel totally safe, I went to his door and having second thoughts whether or not to knock on the door, I don't want to wake him up but this is very bad on my part. Though I did it anyway, softly though, while I heard a faint noise inside I decided to sit beside the door waiting for someone to open, knowing Rukia is in his closet. As I was waiting, I heard Levy ask, "What seems to be on your mind, Akari?" "I had a very bad feeling that he was meeting me for a reason," I said, softly. She was a very good listener, she tells me, "Whatever it is, it can't be good on you because he's basically the bad guy that made you go out of only fire powers." "Wait so I could've switched elements?" I softly asked. Levy told me, "You are an Elemental wielder after all, Akari." "But here's the problem though, I only used Ice Shield because you told me to do so," I said, "I only mastered on my fire powers." "This is the beginning of training with me and Talon, we'll go easy on you," she said, I could not help but say, "You guys are something else, you are sure different from the other Zanpakutōs out there." "That's because before we actually became elemental spirits," I heard Talon say, "We were very much alive at one point." "How is that possible?" I asked, "I thought the spirit of the zanpakuto has to come from the wielder." "We are unique, Akari," said Levy, "We each favored weapons that we forged ourselves, well, minus Talon, your mother, Shadow Phoenix, made sure that her weapon is extremely unique so she went with the scythe." After my crazy talk with Levy and Talon, the door that led to the inside of Ichigo's room, he opened and he doesn't look very happy that I either woke him up or I didn't check my voice level. Though he doesn't see me, yet anyway, all I did was touch his pant leg and he instantly looked at me, still has that same scowling face, he met up to my level which by the way, that helps because I'm not that tall, I only reach up to his chest, anyways, when he knelt down to my level, I couldn't help but look away, scared that he might not want me to stay with him for the night. Then he asked, "What is it, Akari?" "Well, um, you see, I can't sleep for at least 5 minutes," I said, trying not to sound too frightened by him. Then he put his hand on my right cheek and made me look at him, then a soft smile appeared, "You could've just said so, I asked on what is it that you need because no one knocks that softly other than you, Akari." "Oh well I didn't want to disturb your rest," I said, "I would've understand that you don't want to be bothered." "Hey, c'mon now," said Ichigo, "You had a rough day and might be recovering that impact you received, don't worry you'll be fine in no time just make sure that if you need anything from anywhere or anyone, let me know and I'll make sure that you get it or make sure that you will be calm and relaxed." He's right, he did take me as his sister and he is not taking that role as an advantage, Toshiro on the other hand, Ichigo is WAY better, sorry Captain Hitsugaya. I went into his room, him following behind, saying, "By the way, Rukia is staying in the Soul Society for a while." "Oh, well, that's not what I expected," I said. He yawned, "She told me that she is helping people out on what ever is going." "How come that I wasn't informed?" I asked. I felt a mental slap from Levy, with her saying, "You are a part of his team, Akari." "Oh, well, you know, that was a very dumb question," I said, turning red in embarrassment. Ichigo was chuckling, "You are totally fine, by the way, you had your Soul Page taken away." "Oh that's right," I said, "Thank you for reminding me." With that, I hope Rukia does not mind me sleeping in her spot in the closet because I wonder what it is like in there, Ichigo notices the curious look on my face when I was looking at his closet, then he says, "Oh no, you are not going there." "Why not?" I asked. He groaned, "I don't want you in there because I know that you do not like tight spaces." Oh, shit, he's right, man, though I told him, "I want to conquer this fear because I want to become fearless one day." "Everyone has to be afraid of something, they can't be fearless all the time," said Ichigo, "Even people who are saying that they are fearless, they have one fear on their minds and that's losing every one of their dearest loved ones." "Oh, well, you see, I'm still learning," I said to him, "So, thank you for telling me this." After another 5 minutes go by, he set up a spare futon for me to sleep on, he said, "You can bunk with me until you get that feeling away from you doing on what you do best." "Yeah you have a point," I said, laying down on the futon. Ichigo warns me, "Also, please ignore this annoying plushie named Kon." "Who's Kon?" I asked, immediately regretting myself from saying that. Kon, the Lion plushie, just landed in front of me, started creeping me out by saying, "You are a gorgeous lady, let me readjust your shirt for ya!" He kept going and my rage spoke for me, I grabbed him by his squishy neck, threatened him by saying, "Stay away from me or I'll scorch you until you learned your lesson!" "Like you can cast real Fire," said Kon. I literally casted one in my hand, both Ichigo and Kon freaked out, Ichigo goes, "Are you crazy? Put that fire ball out!" "Please don't burn me, I'll be a good plushie!" Kon says, panicking. Then I threw him against the wall, putting out the flame, brung out duct tape then decided to tape Kon somewhere that I can no longer see him, so I chosen the shelf of Ichigo's computer desk, I chosen the darkest part and taped him good, also taped his mouth shut. Throughout the night, it was nice releasing that rage, I slept very good that night because morning arrived and was in a better mood this time, I got myself ready for school, I gave Ichigo some privacy so he could change as well. Once we met up with each other, Ichigo said, "Let's eat breakfast before heading out." "Yeah, um is it alright if I call Asteria over?" I asked, "She doesn't live very far." "Actually she does," said Ichigo, "She and her mother both run a fashion store and it's far from here." "I can still get her," I said, pouting. He's forgetting about my flash stepping, I gave him a look telling that, he asked, "Why are you giving me that look?" "I can flash step, you berry!" I shouted. He just looked at me, did I literally call him a berry? Well, it's only understandable that his name has 2 meanings, so I was only thinking of strawberry, oops, I instantly said, "Sorry about that." "It's alright," he said, shaking that off. I told him, "Hey, it's not my fault that your name has two meanings!" "What are you saying?" he asked. I told him, "Your whole name 'Ichigo' means strawberry as well." "Not you too," he said, groaning, "Been called strawberry multiple times by Asteria Evarose." "Well, it was her first word in the language so it's only understandable," I said to him, "But, don't worry I won't call you that, much." "I heard that!" he shouted.

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nyxshadowhawk · 5 years

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Nyx’s Complete List of Goth Names

Abaddon: From Greek, means "destruction" or "demon of the pit."

Acheron: The River of Woe in the Greek underworld.

Achlys: Greek primordial goddess of poison, misery, and sadness, personification of the death-mist.

Adonis: Means "lord" (as in Adonai). In Greek mythology, the most beautiful youth in the world, loved by both Persephone and Aphrodite. Died tragically.

Adrian/Adrienne: English, from Latin; means "from Hadria" (the Adriatic Sea). I've heard sources saying it means "dark one," but I haven't been able to confirm this. It's still a really cool, kind of gothy name. (Also the real name of Alucard from Castlevania.)

Ahriman: The Zoroastrian devil/evil god.

Akeldama: Means "field of blood," a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas.

Alastor: Greek, means "avenging spirit."

Alcmene: (Female) Means "might of the moon," Heracles' mother in mythology.

Alecto: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "unceasing."

Altair: The brightest star in the constellation Aquila (the Eagle), from Arabic, meaning "the bird."

Amaranth: (Female) Greek; a mythical purple flower that never fades, a symbol of immortality.

Amethyst: A dark purple crystal, associated with wine and preventing drunkenness.

Andromeda: Greek, means "thinks like a man," the name of a princess in mythology, a constellation, and a galaxy.

Anubis: Jackal-headed Egyptian god of death and embalming.

Arcana: From Latin "hidden, secret" (literally "to shut in a chest"), refers to secrets or mysteries. Also refers to the groups of cards in a tarot deck (the major and minor arcana).

Arianrhod: Means "silver wheel," Welsh goddess of the moon, stars, and the flow of time.

Artemis/Diana: Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and virginity

Asmodeus: Means "wrath-demon," a Goetic demon appearing in a number of texts, representing luxury, sensuality, and lust. (Also Asmodai)

Asphodel: A white flower planted on graves, said to grow in the Greek underworld, and therefore heavily connected with death.

Astaroth: (Unisex) A demon in the Ars Goetia (from the Lesser Key of Solomon), described as a male demon and a Duke of Hell, but the name likely comes from the Phoenician goddess Astarte (or Ashtoreth), who is a version of Ishtar (Babylonian) and Inanna (Sumerian).

Astor: A French and German name from Occitan, meaning "goshawk." A goshawk is a bird of prey. I've read on naming sites that this name was originally a derogatory term for young men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics, but I haven't found anything to confirm this. This is the name of my alter-ego and one of the main protagonists of Shadowbook.

Astra/Astrid/Asteria: From Greek, "star." In Greek mythology, Asteria was a Titaness of astrology and prophecy, the mother of Hecate. An aster is also a star-shaped flower.

Atropos: The last of the Moirai (Fates), who cuts the thread at the end of life.

Autumn: The darkening part of the year, when everything is dying, and Halloween happens.

Azrael: The name of the Angel of Death, means "whom god helps." (Also Asriel)

Azazel: A Watcher's name, means "scapegoat." Taught humanity the arts of weaponry and cosmetics. Commonly associated with demons and evil.

Baphomet: A goat-headed, winged deity associated with Satanism; obscure etymology.

Bastet: Egyptian goddess of cats.

Belial: A Hebrew name meaning "worthless," a name of the devil or a demon.

Belladonna: Also called "deadly nightshade," an extremely poisonous plant that causes hallucinations and death.

Bellona: Roman goddess of war

Bezaliel: Means "shadow of God" or "damaged," a Watcher's name.

Blodeuwedd: Pronounced "bluh-DIE-weth," means "flower-face." A Welsh goddess who was turned into an owl.

Bram/Brom: Technically short for Abraham ("father of a multitude"), the author of Dracula, Abraham "Bram" Stoker.

Bran: Welsh, "raven." The name of Bran the Blessed, a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology.

Branwen: (Female) Welsh, means "white raven" or "fair raven."

Breksta: Lithuanian goddess of night, dreams, and twilight.

Caligo: Latin word for “mist,” “gloom,” and “darkness.” (Calignes is the plural, which could also work) (feminine)

Calypso: Greek, "she who conceals." The nymph who kept Odysseus imprisoned on her island.

Carmilla: A lesbian vampire from the gothic novel of the same name, predating Dracula. The name seems to have been invented by the author.

Cassius: Roman, "empty, hollow."

Ceridwen: Welsh enchantress or goddess who stirs the cauldron of poetic inspiration.

Cernunnos: Celtic forest god depicted as having a stag's antlers.

Chiroptera: Literally means "hand wing," the order of bats in taxonomy.

Circe: Means "circle." In Greek mythology, a sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs (and later helped them).

Cora: From the Greek name Kore, meaning "maiden." A name for Persephone. (Also, Coraline.)

Cornix: A princess transformed into a crow by Athena in Ovid's Metamorphosis.

Corvus/Corax: Corvus corax is the scientific name of the common raven.

Crimson: Dark, rich red, the color of wine or blood. One of the Gothiest colors that isn't black. It's very easy for this to sound banal or cringey, especially if it's a character's given name, so use with caution. Scarlet works, too, if you want something easier to use as a given name.

Damian: From Greek, means "to tame," tends to be associated with demons or vampires, a bit cliche at this point.

Dantalion: A Goetic demon, the name is particularly cool.

Desdemona: A tragic character in Othello, comes from Greek and means "ill-fated." Can be shortened to "Mona."

Desmodus: The genus of common vampire bats. (D. rotundus)

Devana: Slavic version of Artemis/Diana, goddess of the hunt.

Dorian: The corrupt, depraved, nearly immortal and astonishingly beautiful protagonist from The Picture of Dorian Gray. (Turns out Oscar Wilde invented the name; it did not exist before the book was written.)

Dracul: Romanian, "devil" or "dragon." What really needs to be said?

Ebony: A very dark wood.

Echo: In Greek mythology, a nymph who was cursed so she would only repeat the names of others; died while pining after Narcissus.

Edgar: Anglo-Saxon, "rich spear." The name of the one and only Edgar Allen Poe (also, my cat).

Eidolon: A type of spirit or ghost in Greek liteature. Also a genus of bats.

Eirlys: Welsh, "snowflake."

Elatha: An Irish god, described as the "beautiful Miltonic prince of darkness with golden hair." Not sure what the source for that is, but cool!

Elvira: Spanish, means "foreign true," a stereotypical Goth name (and the name of the Mistress of the Dark!). Actually, I first ran across the name in reference to a vengeful ghost called Elvira Blood in New England folk legend. Spooky!

Empusa: A kind of Greek female demon (similar to Lamia) that served Hecate.

Endora: Comes from the Witch of Endor, a Biblical sorceress.

Endymion: In Greek mythology, a handsome shepherd whom Selene fell in love with. Zeus granted him eternal sleep so he would never age. Means "to dive, to enter."

Erebus: Greek primordial god and personification of darkness.

Esmeralda: Spanish name meaning "emerald." (Also, the heroine in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.)

Ethelinda: Anglo-Saxon, means "little serpent."

Euryale: Greek, means "far-roming," the middle Gorgon sister.

Eurynomos: Greek chthonic spirit of corpses.

Eventide: It could work as a name.

Fenrir: A wolf demon in Norse mythology, the son of Loki.

Finvarra: Irish, King of the Fairies (and sometimes King of the Dead), a benevolent entity that ensures a good harvest and abundance.

Gabriel: The angel. Means "warrior of god." Gabrielle also works (and is the name of Lestat's mother).

Gehenna: A Hebrew name for Tartarus or Hell.

Golgotha: From Hebrew, "skull," the place where Jesus was crucified.

Grimm: The surname of two German brothers who recorded a classic collection of oral folklore and fairy tales, many of which are very... well, grim.

Habundia: A Celtic name for the queen of witches and night creatures, possibly another name for Nicnevan. Etymology uncertain.

Hades: The Lord of the Underworld in Greek mythology (also the name of the Underworld itself).

Hawthorn: A type of shrub steeped in folklore, associated with fairies and with Beltane (1st May).

Hecate: Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic, the occult, the moon, necromancy, the Underworld, and the crossroads. Means "worker from far off."

Hellebore: A type of evergreen flower, some species of which are poisonous. Believed to summon demons, also believed to cure madness.

Hemlock: A plant used to poison people.

Herne: "the Hunter," a ghost that haunts Windsor Forest (sometimes identified with The Horned God).

Hesperos/ia: The evening star.

Hypnos: The Greek god of sleep.

Iblis: Satan in Islamic lore.

Idris: Welsh, "ardent (passionate, fiery) lord."

Igor: Russian, "bow-warrior." Became famous as the name of Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant, even though he doesn't exist in the book and his name in the original Universal film was Fritz.

Ingram: Swedish name meaning "Ing's raven."

Iolanthe: Greek, means "violet flower." (eye-oh-LAHN-thay)

Iseult/Isolde/Isolt: A tragic lover in Arthurian legend.

Jasmine: A type of flower, in this case referring to Cestrum nocturnum, or night-blooming jasmine.

Kali: Hindu goddess of destruction, name means "the black one."

Kasdaye: Means "hidden power," the name of a Watcher (another name for Tamiel). (Unisex)

Kiara/n: Gaelic, means "little black one."

Kimaris: A Goetic demon. (Male)

Kokabiel: Means "angel of the stars," a Watcher.

Lacrimae: Latin word for tears.

Lamia: A female demon in Greek folklore who devours children. The name of the witch in the film version of Stardust.

Lenore: A variant of Eleanor (also a good name), means "foreign," the lost love of the protagonist of "The Raven," also has her own poem.

Leshii: A Russian god of hunting, similar to Veles

Lethe: River of Forgetfulness in the Greek Underworld.

Leviathan: From Hebrew, "twisted in folds," a Biblical sea monster. Sometimes associated with Midgard's Serpent.

Libitina: A Roman goddess of corpses, funerals, and the dead.

Ligeia: Greek, the name of a Siren, also the subject of a Poe story of the same name.

Lilah: Comes from the Arabic Leila, meaning "night."

Lilith: Means "of the night" or "screech owl." In Hebrew mythology, Adam's first wife and the Queen of Demons. She refused to submit to Adam, so she left Eden and began screwing around with demons. Often considered a succubus or vampire, or a champion of feminism. A lilim is also a succubus or incubus.

Loki: Trickster god in Norse mythology with ambiguous morals.

Lorelei: German, means "murmuring rock," the name of a German Siren.

Lucius/Lucifer/Lucien: All mean "light" or "light-bringer," a name associated with Satan.

Lucy: From Dracula, also could be a shortening/feminization of Lucifer. (Still means "light.")

Luna: The Roman personification of the moon.

Lycoris: A Greek word that means "twilight," the name of an Asian red flower, associated with death and the underworld (much like Asphodel).

Maeve: Comes from Gaelic, means "the intoxicating one." Associated with the Fairy Queen Mab.

Makaria: Greek goddess of blessed death, a daughter of Hades and Persephone.

Mania: Etruscan/Roman goddess of the undead, ghosts, and underworld spirits, goddess of madness. Also a modern medical term referring to a specific mental illness.

Mara: A name steeped in darkness, referring to a nightmare spirit (nightmare), a (benevolent) goddess of death in Latvian mythology, a (male) demon in Buddhist mythology, and a Sanskrit word meaning "death."

Medea: In Greek mythology, the sorceress who helped Jason, but then went on a murderous rampage when he left her. Considered to be a priestess (or, rarely, daughter) of Hecate.

Megaera: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "grudge."

Melanie: Greek, "black" or "dark."

Melantha: Greek, "dark flower."

Melinda/Mindy: English, "black serpent."

Melinoe: Greek goddess of ghosts, nightmares, and madness, a daughter of Hades and Persephone.

Mephistopheles: The name of the devil in the Faust legend, could be from Hebrew and mean "disperser of lies," or from Greek and mean "does not love the light."

Merle: (Unisex) from French, "blackbird."

Mina: From Dracula. Short for Wilhelmina, a German name meaning "will-helmet."

Morana/Marzanna: Slavic goddess of winter and death.

Morgan/Morgana: From Welsh, means "sea-circle," the name of Morgan le Fay, a sorceress in Arthurian Legend (who may be good or evil, depending on your interpretation).

Morpheus: The Greek god of dreams, the main protagonist of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics. (Also, The Matrix.)

Morrigan: An Irish goddess of death, battle, and ravens, name means "great queen."

Morwenna: A Welsh name meaning "maiden." ("Morwanneg" is the name of the witch in Stardust.)

Nepenthe: A magical drug from the Odyssey that cures sorrow and causes forgetfulness.

Nephthys: Means "lady of the temple," the Egyptian goddess of the dead, mate of Seth and mother of Anubis.

Nergal: Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction.

Nicnevan: Queen of the Fairies in Scottish folklore. She is the Scottish version of Hecate.

Nightshade: A family of plants including tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants, but also the notorious deadly nightshade.

Nisha/nt: A Hindi name meaning "night."

Nocturne: Self-explanatory. Refers to a night prayer, a musical composition evoking night, or a night scene in art.

Nyctala/Nyctea: Two obsolete genera of owls. Nyctala is the genus of Boreal owls before it was changed to Aegolius, and Nyctea was the genus of Snowy owls before it was changed to Bubo. Both probably mean or are related to "night."

Nyctalus: A genus of bats.

Nyctimene: A princess from Ovid's Metamorphoses who was so ashamed at having been molested by her father, she refused to show her face in daylight. Out of pity, Minerva (Athena) turned her into an owl. Also a genus of bats.

Nyx: A Greek primordial goddess and personification of the Night. (also Nox)

Oberon: From French, means "elf-ruler," the name of the Fairy King in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Referred to in one scene as the "king of shadows").

Obsidian: A shiny black volcanic stone.

Onyx: A type of banded stone, most famously black. (The word comes from the Greek for "fingernail.")

Ophelia: A tragic character in Hamlet, which probably comes from Greek and means "help."

Orcus: A Latin word for Hell, and a Roman god who punished the dead (possibly an epithet of Hades/Pluto).

Orion: A hunter in Greek mythology, and the famous constellation.

Orlok: The name of the ugly-looking vampire from Nosferatu.

Orpheus: Greek name, possibly comes from the word orphe, "darkness." The name of a demigod with an impossibly beautiful singing voice who attempted to rescue his love from the underworld, failed, and then died tragically.

Pan: Greek goat-horned god of nature, herds, and lust, induces "panic."

Pandora: Name means "all-gifted." In Greek mythology, the name of the first woman, who opened a box that unleashed evil upon the world.

Pandemonium: The capital city of Hell in Paradise Lost, name literally means "all demons."

Persephone: Greek Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades, and goddess of springtime. You probably know her story. Her name might mean "thrasher of grain" (which would make sense for an agricultural goddess), but could also mean "slayer."

Phaenon: Means "shining" in Greek, refers to the planet Saturn (which has long been associated with darkness in mythology, being the furthest planet from the sun that is observable with the naked eye).

Pluto: Hades' Roman name, also the ninth planet, or what was the ninth planet.

Ransley: An English name meaning "raven's meadow."

Raven: This is by far the most cliche Goth name there is (I originally created this list to provide alternatives to the name “Raven”), but it’s classic, it’s simple, it’s unisex, and it’s undeniably Goth.

Ravenna: Self-explanatory, also an Italian city.

Renwick: Scottish surname meaning "raven settlement."

Sable: A word referring to the color black.

Salome: From Hebrew shalom, "peace." The daughter of Herod and Herodias, unnamed in the Bible, who requested the head of John the Baptist and danced the Dance of the Seven Veils.

Samael: Means "venom of God," a vicious angel of death, the mate of Lilith. He is not technically a fallen angel, but a servant of God who does the dirty work.

Sekhmet: Egyptian goddess of war and destruction, with the head of a lioness. Her name means "power" or "might." Her epithets included "Mistress of Dread," "Lady of Slaughter," and "She Who Mauls." Ra had to stop her from killing people by getting her drunk on beer that was dyed to look like blood.

Selene: Greek personification of the moon. (Includes "Selena" and variants.")

Senka: Basque name meaning "shadow."

Seren: (Unisex) Welsh name meaning "star."

Seth: A name of Set or Sutekh, the Egyptian god of evil, chaos, and storms. He killed his brother Osiris and cut his body into pieces, and then was defeated by Horus. His head is that of an animal that looks kind of like an aardvark but is not an actual existing creature (at least not anymore). He was associated with the color red and the desert. His name possibly means "one who dazzles."

Shadow: Self-explanatory.

Silas: From Greek, means "from the forest." In The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, it's the name of a [spoiler]vampire.

Silver: The color of the moon, and it looks nice with black.

Sinistra: Technically, it's Latin for "left," but it obviously has "sinister" connotations.

Skiá: Greek word for "shadow" or "shade."

Skotos: Ancient Greek word for "darkness," especially the darkness of death or the netherworld, or obscurity.

Skuld: The last of the Norns (Fates), representing death. Means "debt."

Sombra: The Spanish word for "shadow."

Somnus: Roman name for Hypnos, sleep.

Spyridon: Greek name referring to wicker baskets, which implies wealth. Could also be connected to the Latin spiritus, which means breath or spirit. Usually shortened to Spyro.

Stella: The Latin word for "star."

Stheno: Greek, means "forceful." The eldest of the Gorgon sisters.

Styx: The River of Hate in the Greek Underworld, the most famous of its rivers. The souls of the dead are ferried across it by Charon, and the gods (foolishly, if you ask me, seeing as they always regret it) swear on the Styx to make unbreakable oaths. The word "Stygian" means "of the River Styx" and refers to something very dark or abyssal.

Summanus: Roman god of nocturnal thunder.

Sylvia/Sylvana: Latin, "from the forest."

Tanith: Phoenician, "serpent lady."

Tartarus: The deepest hell-pit of the Greek Underworld, where evildoers are punished.

Tempest: A wild storm, from the Latin for "time."

Thanatos: The Greek personification of Death.

Tiamat: Babylonian primordial dragon goddess.

Tisiphone: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "murder-retribution."

Tristan: Welsh, "riot, tumult." (Although it sounds like the Latin tristis, which means "sad.") The name of Isolt's lover in Arthurian Legend, and the name of the protagonist in Stardust.

Valerian: Roman, means "strength" or "valiant," also the name of an herb.

Vega: (Unisex) Latin from Arabic, means "falling" or "swooping," a star in the constellation Lyra. It is one of the brightest stars in the entire sky.

Veles: Slavic horned god of cattle, forests, magic, and the underworld.

Veliona: Slavic goddess of death

Velvet: A fabric that most goths love to wear.

Vervain: An herb (verbena), meaning "sacred bough," considered a magical or holy herb in multiple cultures.

Vesperus: (or just Vesper), a Roman name meaning "evening." (Vespera for a girl)

Vespertilio: A genus of bats.

Victor: The first of the trio of gothy male "V" names, means "conqueror," as in "victory." Frankenstein's first name. (Victoria also works for a girl.)

Vincent: The second of the trio of gothy male "V" names, also meaning "conquering," from Latin.

Vivian: The Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend. From French, means "lively." (Another name for the Lady is Nimue, which is Welsh and may be related to the Greek word for "memory." She sealed Merlin in a tree.)

Vlad: The third of the trio of gothy male "V" names, the name of Vlad Tepes or "Vlad the Impaler," the real-life Romanian prince who inspired Count Dracula. It's Slavic and means "ruler."

Willow: A beautiful and mournful-looking tree.

Winter: The dark, cold season. Unisex!

Yvaine: Scottish, means "evening star," the name of the star in Stardust.

Zagreus: The name of a chthonic Greek god who was potentially a son of Hades and Persephone or Zeus and Persephone, considered in Orphic lore to be Dionysus before he was dismembered and reincarnated.

Zillah: Hebrew name meaning "shadow."

#names #goth names #writing #gothic names #character names #mythology #gods and goddesses #literature #gothic lit #name list

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theshuffles · 5 years

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So, I made a list of ALL the Pokemon I have bred, trained, named, and used in both playthroughs and competitive. All of them have, suitable natures and are fully EV trained and almost all of them have perfect IVs. And on top this, I have also added if they have been cut in Sword and Shield. Considering the size of this list, and the time and effort I've put into Pokemon, I hope you can see why I'm so upset.

Selene - Clefable

Eros - Sylveon

Hermes - Togekiss Cu-Sith - Granbull - CUT Philyra - Aromatisse Ambrosia - Slurpuff Chloris - Florges - CUT Anthousai - Comfey - CUT Naiad - Azumarill - CUT Adonis - Primarina - CUT Minogame - Blastoise - CUT Sebek - Feraligatr - CUT Neptune - Empoleon - CUT Poseidon - Samurott - CUT Suijin - Greninja - CUT Phorcys - Crawdaunt Lamia - Sharpedo - CUT Kraken - Tentacruel - CUT Atargatis - Milotic Heqet - Politoed - CUT Koalemos - Quagsire Hydros - Swampert Galene - Pyukumuku Triton - Vaporeon Doris - Alomomola - CUT Pontus - Jellicent Nanshe - Slowbro - CUT Asteria - Starmie Shen - Cloyster Heracleion - Wishiwashi Leviathan - Gyrados Punga - Mantine Henet - Pelipper Jorogumo - Araquanid Ryujin - Kingdra - CUT Tiamat - Dragonite - CUT Blue Ben - Salamence - CUT Nephele - Altaria - CUT Fafnir - Druddigon - CUT Nidhoggr - Haxorus Shussebora - Goodra Mars - Kommo-o Bellona - Kommo-o Kur - Garchomp - CUT Tartarus - Krookodile - CUT Talos - Golurk Serket - Gliscor - CUT Kishar - Rhyperior Knockers - Dugtrio Taweret - Hippowdon Epona - Mudsdale Geb - Sandslash - CUT Set - Excadrill Eris - Ferrothorn Xochipilli - Venusaur - CUT Karmanor - Roserade Apate - Amoonguss - CUT Sylvanus - Breloom - CUT Fufluns - Shiinotic Charlotte - Whimsicott Jinmenju - Alolan Exeggutor - CUT Clytie - Sunflora - CUT Flora - Lurantis - CUT Pomona - Tsareena Sappho - Lilligant - CUT Emesh - Sceptile Midgard - Torterra - CUT Apophis - Serperior - CUT Sherwood - Decidueye - CUT Yggdrasil - Trevenant Davy Jones - Dhelmise Michael - Gengar Stacey - Mismagius - CUT Legion - Spiritomb - CUT Hastur - Mimikyu Osiris - Cofagrigus Persephone - Chandelure Orbona - Alolan Marowak - CUT Krakatoa - Torkoal Komainu - Arcanine Ally - Ninetales Vesuvius - Camerupt - CUT Sekhmet - Pyroar - CUT Logi - Darmanitan Vulcan - Typhlosion - CUT Gullinbursti - Emboar - CUT Blaziken - Ra-Horakhty - CUT Sun Wukong - Infernape - CUT Bennu - Talonflame - CUT Muspelheim - Charizard Kitsune - Delphox - CUT Dawon - Incineroar - CUT Barghest - Houndoom - CUT Minerva - Bisharp Nekhbet - Mandibuzz Koronis - Honchkrow - CUT Apsu - Hydreigon Cthulhu - Malamar Thanatos - Absol - CUT Loki - Zoroark - CUT Bastet - Alolan Persian Sebastian - Umbreon Samantha - Weavile Erebus - Sableye Khepri - Shedinja Helios - Volcarona - CUT Athena - Scizor - CUT Sir Lancelot - Escavalier Sepa - Scolipede - CUT Ah-Muzen-Cab - Beedrill - CUT Ares - Pinsir - CUT Heracles - Heracross - CUT Aura - Vivillon - CUT Jimmu - Yanmega - CUT Melissa - Ribombee Levana - Leavanny - CUT Dionysus - Shuckle Eurybia - Golisopod Atlas - Crustle Arachne - Galvantula Jupiter - Vikavolt Rahab - Eelektross - CUT Thor - Ampharos - CUT Zeus - Jolteon Raiju - Manectric Tsukumogami - Rotom Abaset - Togedemaru Ba'al - Heliolisk Terpsichore - Oricorio Huracan - Pidgeot Hecate - Dodrio - CUT Horus - Staraptor - CUT Aetos Dios - Braviary Noivern - Homados Geras - Drampa Gulon - Eevee Aceso - Blissey - CUT Kallisto - Bewear Aphrodite - Lopunny - CUT Venus - Cinccino Thoth - Porygon-Z - CUT Pan - Ditto Somnus - Snorlax Apollo - Smeargle - CUT Tanuki - Linoone Chimera - Silvally Mafdet - Zangoose - CUT Hathor - Miltank - CUT Ceres - Kangaskhan - CUT Inugami - Stoutland - CUT Brihaspati - Oranguru Nekomata - Espeon Nabu - Alakazam - CUT Ma'at - Sigilyph Yog-Sothoth - Reuniclus Sir Galahad - Gallade Megan - Gardevoir Ammit - Mawile Portunus - Klefki - CUT Tyrfing - Aegislash Stymphalos - Skarmory - CUT Hephaestus - Aggron - CUT Niflheim - Aurorus - CUT Perses - Tyantrum - CUT Nereus - Kabutops - CUT Oceanus - Omastar - CUT Asura - Barbaracle Brokkr - Golem - CUT Sindri - Alolan Golem - CUT Remus - Lycanroc (day) - CUT Romulus - Lycanroc (night) - CUT Duat - Tyranitar Olympus - Gigalith Tlaloc - Armaldo - CUT Anshar - Aerodactyl - CUT Quetzalcoatl - Archeops - CUT Perseid - Minior - CUT Montu - Hawlucha Kashima - Hariyama - CUT Karkinos - Crabominable - CUT Xingtian - Hitmonlee Kamaitachi - Meinshoa - CUT Shiva - Medicham - CUT Kratos - Conkeldurr Onikuma - Pangoro Hanuman - Passimian Anubis - Lucario Anput - Lucario Namtar - Toxicroak Camazotz - Crowbat - CUT Nug and Yeb - Weezing Lilith - Salazzle Nyogtha - Alolan Muk Styx - Dragagle - CUT Nosoi - Naganadel Eitr - Toxapex Nergal - Nidoking - CUT Ullr - Mamoswine Skadi - Alolan Sandslash - CUT Ymir - Beartic Oni - Glalie Yuki-onna - Froslass

#pokemon #bring back the national dex #pokemon sword and shield

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mirrorworldangel · 5 years

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Drautyx Arranged marriage( whatever the reason) HCs?

You, I like.

I can make an AU out of this. This is gonna be very long.

In this AU, let’s start from the quarrel between Ardyn and Somnus, mostly about how do they rule their respective kingdoms and their faith towards Bahamut’s judgement. It was bad, yes, but Mama Izunia decided to intervene with the help from Aera, without any bloodshed.

So, she decided to split the Solheim territories into three; Lucis territories (Somnus’s kingdom with Bahamut as their patron Astral), Niflheim (Ardyn’s kingdom with Ifrit as theirs) and Solheim itself, backed with the support of the Astrals Leviathan and the Messenger, Garuda. Tenebrae is supported by the Astral Shiva, and both Solheim and Tenebrae work together for aeons as the peacekeepers and lawkeepers of the Treaty of the Three between the two rival kingdoms.

Sometime after that incident, Cavanaugh joined the Niflheim allegiance, while Galahd joined the Lucis, though the two countries are considered as independent kingdoms due to the fact they are blessed by the Astrals Titan and Ramuh respectively.

Cavanaugh joined due to military strategical reasons, while Galahd due to the scandalised marriage of Regis and Aulea Lucis Caelum, sister of Asteria Ulric, the Songstress, Chieftess of Galahd.

In this story, Mors and Aldercapt were overthrown by their own son and illegitimate child, Prompto’s mother and Ardyn’s descendant, due to the attempt of breaking the Treaty of the Three to start a war against each other and to allow both Regis and Aulea to marry (which is actually the main reason, before they found out about the treason).

How do I fit Drautyx into this? Well...

Let’s say Nyx is at the age of his First Hunt (13 years), and Drautos is about like 12 years older than him (23 years), Captain of his own battalion in the Niflheim army, patrolling the borders where they meet for the first time.

I haven’t planned their roles in the AU yet, but I know they are the turning points that changed the course of the war in the military department. During the course of this story, both Nyx and Drautos fall in love while playing their part in their respective kingdoms, secretly meeting each other.

Also, they are the respective Astral’s Chosen Childe, and both of them are betrothed to each other by the fae spirits of Fate, just like Ifrit and Shiva.

And the biggest law that HAD to be obeyed was:NEVER shall one ruler of the kingdoms harm an Astral’s Chosen Childe, be it with or without intention, for the sake of one’s gain of interest.

And guess who did it!

Sometime after the incident, and both future leaders Noctis, Prompto, Gladio, Ignis, Ravus and Lunafreya are born, both Nyx and Titus marry (when Nyx is finally at the proper age to marry) as representatives to finally end the rivalry between Lucis and Niflheim.

And their daughter Enya was born, a surprise gift from the Astrals is among the first generation to serve under the Knightwardens, a military unit that serves to maintain the peace under the Treaty of the Three.

#ffxv #kingsglaive #drautyx #my fanfic ideas

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fulcrum-agent · 5 years

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Details: Kym’a

BASICS

full name: Kym’a Thavma

pronunciation: Kai-mah Thahv-mah

nicknames: Ky, Mage KID, Boy, Kid

height: 5′

age: almost 18

zodiac: Virgo/Libra cusp

languages: Yes. (Ky’s professionally a linguist, and has studied all of the known languages in the game, from racial languages like Old Roegadyn to ancient languages like Allagan, Nymian, etc to modern languages like Hingan and Doman. He’s partially based off of Daniel Jackson from Stargate, so language is literally his thing, and he often is mistaken for having the Tongues Echo gift...but he doesn’t.)

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

hair color: Snow White

eye color: Bright Crimson

skin tone: Pale

body type: Emaciated, scrawny (he has Grave’s Disease), androgynous with a feminine leanings.

accent: Stammers frequently when speaking in Eorzean Common, lacks such in any other language, rapidly fluent in Allagan and Meracydian based languages. Always uses the ‘proper’ accent for the language he’s speaking.

dominant hand: Neither.

posture: Typically, his anxiety causes him to be a little withdrawn in his stance - he doesn’t stand completely straight often, he keeps his head down, his eyes downcast, etc.

scars: None. Amazingly.

tattoos: Although they’re not visible, Ky has an old Allagan symbol on his chest, just over his heart as well as the tattoo that adorns the Sons of Saint Coinach on his outer right thigh.

most noticeable features: It’s a toss-up between his overly large crimson eyes and how feminine, petite, and thin he is.

CHILDHOOD

place of birth: [Redacted]

birth weight/height: 2lbs 1oz./ 15.5 inches long

manner of birth: Natural

first words: Macha

siblings: All deceased, though he didn’t know most of their names anyway.

parents: Gildi Shon [birth mother] (deceased), Kym Rawni [adpoted mother] (deceased), Thavma’a Darba [birth father/adopted father] (deceased)

parental involvement: Yai Sahroa, like Dya Dabraa - the village most of those in Sahrao broke from, used a system where the children were raised by the entire village, rather than by their parents solely and directly.

Despite this, his birth mother would berate him for being sickly, constantly informing the boy he was worthless due to the fact he was seen as not being healthy enough for breeding. She would tell him no woman would ever want to lay with him, let alone have children with him, and that coupled with his inability to hunt made him the least desirable male ever born to the village.

ADULT LIFE

Occupation: Linguist, Historian, Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Arcanist

Current residence: After a corrupt officer in the Twin Adders forced a then 8-year-old Kym’a to fight against Garuda, the boy was given a small cottage with a lovely view of all the waterfalls in the Lavender Beds. (I never got a house IG cus of Balmung’s housing system for him, so OOC it’s an apartment in Lily Hills.)

Close friends: Macha (emerald carbuncle), Michi (topaz carbuncle), Althea (Meracydian Eos), Asteria (Meracydian Selene), Mogchi (Mist Moogle pup), Tygilo (wind-Egi), _____ (flame-Egi, _____ (earth-Egi), Palaiótero Dráko (demi-Bahamut), Palaiótero Tzáki (demi-??), Thalássio Erpetó (water-egi/demi-Leviathan), K'oritsi (wind-up Miqo’te)

relationship status: Single

financial status: Blissfully unaware of such things due to scholarships and research grants.

Vices: None, really.

SEX & ROMANCE

sexual orientation: Terrified (probably asexual or demi-sexual)

romantic orientation: Terrified (actually demi-romantic)

preferred emotional role: submissive | dominant | switch | unsure

preferred sexual role: submissive | dominant | switch | sex repulsed | unsure (Sex what!?!?)

libido: Non-existant

turn-ons: intelligence, personality, kindness, warmth, empathy, long hair

Turn-offs: overbearing, manipulative, abusive, pushy, unkind

love language: he wouldn’t know what love was if it bit him on the arse, but he is a cuddle bug.

relationship tendencies: Despite having several people take an interest in him romantically, Kym’a has not been in any sort of relationship during this lifetime. The abuse his mother inflicted has convinced him that he’s not allowed to have such.

Tagged by: @jurien-ashur

Tagging: anyone who wants to do this!

No images cus it won’t upload if I add them, annoyingly enough.

#A Moonlit Original #ashe.txt #prompt answers #relic of a bygone era #kym'a thavma

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tales-of-asteria · 3 years

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Co-op Battle: Deep Leviathan

Schedule/Duration:

Monday to Wednesday of each week of January. The timeslots are still the same (19:00~19:29, 21:00~21:29, 23:00~23:29).

Information

Deep Leviathan is weak against Wind.

Deep Leviathan only uses magic attacks. Therefore, defense members should prioritize magic defense.

Deep Leviathan will go in DOWN status only after a high number of Mystic Artes hits.

When Deep Leviathan is guarding, its magic defense is higher and the physical defense is lowered, so the guard will break more easily with physical attacks.

At co-op level 41+, Deep Leviathan’s DOWN will require more Mystic Artes hits than previous levels. When guarding, magic defense will be even more high and the physical defense will be even more low.

At co-op level 46+, the number of Mystic Artes hits required for DOWN has increased further- Also, Deep Leviathan will be even more stronger in its enraged status and it will attack a wider range of players.

#tales of asteria #co op battle #Deep Leviathan

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carnelianwings · 6 years

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With a lot of the merch and anime and that mobile game and stuff shipping Sorey and Alisha, i try SO HARD to be understanding, like theyre a different culture they dont know how fucked it is to ship a gay guy with a girl...But damn they make it hard.

I thought about not answering this ask at all because of how touchy this subject is. But honestly, I’m personally not a huge fan of this particular attitude, especially when the overall picture is actually the opposite, with a few minor exceptions. Asteria using Sorey as Alisha’s standard 6* awakening unit partner is actually an exception and not the rule to how Bamco has been doing things.**

**While Bamco is hardly a company that needs stanning, when the evidence I’m seeing is the complete opposite, I do feel the need to speak up.

Everything behind a Read More. Possibly unpopular opinions abound, anon hate in the ask box = sorry shy followers, anon is going off.

Honestly, the only place where I’ve even seen anything official that could be seen as “Ship Tease” for them is Asteria’s awakening partner system. Bamco knows Sorey and Mikleo’s character merch sells well, whether it’s together or separately, and they have not let up on that particular merch train ever since Zestiria released. (see: Last Tales of Festival popularity poll, where Mikleo came in first, and Sorey came in sixth.) There is a lot of official merch out there that is all very hint hint nudge nudge about Sorey/Mikleo, the short list being: Comiket blankets/clear files (has Mikleo very clearly “casually” lounging on Sorey’s bed) and their combined merch set, Dream Cushion Covers (Celestial Record lines up on both sides of both pillows), Water Armatus-themed watch (comes with a piece of bonus artwork with Sorey in Water Armatus turning back to look into Mikleo’s eyes), Water Armatus/Mikleo rubber strap charm that is a pack in with one of the versions of the S2 BD box set, the rubber strap charm featuring a chibi version of Sorey and Mikleo standing at the park in Lastonbell (I believe this one is from Wachatto), the literally named Sorey x Mikleo phone case (Sorey’s Shepherd cloak pattern on top, Mikleo’s tunic pattern on the bottom, with the side designed to look like the spine of a book), the soon to be released Water Armatus (specified as Sorey and Mikleo) perfume for TalesFes 2018, just to name a few. I personally can’t think of anything merch-wise that features Sorey and Alisha exclusively the same way Sorey and Mikleo merch is.

As far as the mobile games go, there’s Mikleo’s Leviathan Edge Mirrage Arte in Rays, in which the artwork is named “Two Who Dream As One”, with the picture being an official redraw of their wrist bump inside Galahad Ruins, the entirety of the Sweetopia event, the bit in the Summer Relay Medley event (which introduced Alisha) where Mikleo mentions he gave Sorey special training so he could disperse whirlpools with Lion’s Howl. Plus, while some of the sub event skits go with the canon ships, Alisha’s is a comedic one focused on how she thinks Dymlos (Stahn’s Swordian, an intelligent artifact sword) is a Swordian Seraph thanks to Edna’s trolling. The entirety of Sorey’s chapter in Story 3 of Asteria (I tried to fumble my way reading it, but as far as I recall, Sorey and Mikleo were together for the entirety of it) plus how prominently Sorey and Mikleo and the Water Armatus is featured within the Story 3 OP animation. Oh, and there’s the often mentioned point in Story 3 where Zelos asks if Sorey and Mikleo are out on a date and while they’re both flustered, neither of them deny it either. And while Link has a story that focuses mostly on the original characters, the summer event that featured swimsuit Sorey, Mikleo, and Alisha had a very heavy Sorey/Mikleo slant to the writing as well from what I recall.

And while the anime didn’t have nearly enough direct involvement from Bamco, it did give us the following, just off the top of my head: a montage set to Shared Determination/Determination of the Two (take your pick on translation) of Sorey and Mikleo growing up together, Sorey and Mikleo touching each other damned near every episode, an indirect kiss via sharing pumpkin mousse, and of course, the spinny hug in the conclusion. I’m sure there’s more, but I’ve chosen to forget the the anime as much as I can. Sure there may have been some hinting, but the reunion at the end? Just like the game, the only epilogue reunion we see is Sorey and Epileo. Enough said.

What I’m trying to say is - Bamco’s merch leans more heavily towards Sorey/Mikleo than any other character pair up, and this extends to the most part to the mobile games as well. While Alisha appears in the merch as well, it’s nowhere near the extent that Sorey and Mikleo get included, and there is no merchandise that features her and Sorey exclusively. Meanwhile, there have been no less than three different official Sorey and Mikleo rubber strap charms that feature them both together.

So ask yourself this - with all of this in mind, does it really count as Bamco “shipping a gay guy with a girl”? And also, as another point, is it actually possible for “someone who identifies as a homosexual male to be friends with someone who identifies as (any sexuality) female”?

#soymilkheaven answers a reply #fandom negativity #i will not answer follow up questions to this question whether it's on/off anon/over pm/twitter/etc #this is about as much discourse as I have patience for #pikabelle

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mzargentum · 7 years

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The Stormsender's Daughter| Prologue

Prologue| Chapter I

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The sun set awakened my slumber for the night holds the key. The key to quiet. We never realize the beauty of nature until it’s all that surrounds us, or until its gone. Willownoire. The forest of old. Beckoned the moonlight as it shown over the trees illuminating the veins in its bark, the roots at its base, the soil pulsating under my feet at every step. The flower petals glistened like a blue fire within. The subtle breeze blowing its crystal like pollen past your nose. Your eyes could follow the crystal shards into the sky and you would stop at the coeurl curled up on top of a large branch cleaning its paw. Beautiful creatures. So delicate and poised, yet electrifyingly dangerous. Still peaceful in the right setting. As were the other creatures that roamed freely and peacefully among the forest, among the people who reside within these trees. Hidden from the metallic civilizations that lie beyond the dirt and grass. Everyone….everything had a soul here. Peace. Love. Tranquility. We do not fret to misfortune and we do not fear the storm…for I am it’s sender and this was my kingdom. Welcome the downpour as it blessed my beloved and I with a humble gift, a child of royalty, beauty, and power. Asteria Zephyr; the Pythoness. She grew alongside the behemoths, brash and strong, yet elegant and beautiful. Her silver hair danced through the wind. Summoner of storms, telepathically bound to the elements. Seeing and hearing all. Adapted to all aspects of life. Knowing peace. The Astrals, as I, were not always the Gods among the elements, but the keepers of the peace. The deliverance from evil. A brotherhood of none other. Titan, Shiva, Leviathan, Bahamut, beside me to marvel at her glory in our conquest for peace. Perfection. Beloved by all. As well as those who could end her with a mere flame of a kiss. A man, so unruly yet charming, witnessed the beauty from afar. Unraveled by her angelic form, the rage of the storm surging through her veins, the burning passion brewing in his chest. In his eyes. I could sense it. He would bring destruction of everything I loved. He wooed the innocent fawn with his treacherous gaze to which I ceased without a strap of hesitation. The glare he returned to me chilled my bones to the core, but I firmly stood. Do not fret, they all said, she is a goddess among us. They judged my worry and my fear and advised I ceased for I am the storm. I am not to know fear. But I knew what remained of my heart would soon cease to exist. The man, so cunning with his ways, slowly convinced Asteria of my foolishness. That they were destined to love for eternity. That their souls were to be forever bound and to blossom. With this, the man took my beloved Asteria under the stars, illuminated by the moon. I sought to end this, but my dear Asteria would not see harm come to her beloved. She beseeched I end my worrisome ways and allow her to be free to love and know peace with the man. Alas, I sided against it much to her dismay. My beloved ashamed of my decision to break our daughter’s heart. I knew no good was to come of this man, but the thought of losing Asteria was more than my old bones could bare. I ceased my ambitions on the sole condition that he would never be given my blessing to marry my beloved child. Although her glee cooled my nerves, I felt the devil’s flame brewing beneath my feet. The man was furious, burning in anger. He loved the Pythoness and wanted nothing more in this world than to make her his own. It was his mission. His goal and he was to achieve it by any means he saw fit. The man approached my throne asking once more for Asteria’s hand in marriage, only for me to refuse. He asked once and only once before he swiftly exited and began to lay waist to my forest, to the people residing within it, with ravaging flames. The crystals were replaced with embers and floated through the blackened wind. He asked once more for Asteria’s hand. I refused. Before my eyes, my beloved was slain by a swift slice to her throat. She fell dead into my arms as I knelt cradling her corpse. The man approached and asked once more. I refused yet again. The man lunged toward my body to strike his final blow before as I hurled a bolt of lightning toward him. I was prepared to die as long as my beloved daughter would never have to live under his scourge. Just as he closed in, my dearest Asteria intercepted the blade of her beloved. No longer allowing him to lay waist to her home. Betrayed and heartbroken, the man hurled his sword into Asteria’s heart. Her blood seeped into the dirt below mixed with her salted tears as the pain seared through her fragile body. Placing her hands upon the blade, the raging flames scorched her pure essence. Her hands quivered and turned to black as the man’s vengeful daemonic essence seeped through her veins up her arms. Her legs were limp as her body chilled welcoming her death. Her weak state allowed his essence to engulf her legs. Accepting her fate, she raised her head to the man before her body began to illuminate a radiant blue from the moonlight’s gentle touch. He stared on in anger and impaled her once more. She was dying, but she still breathed, still had power. “I will not stop you…but you shall never claim me as your prize”. At her final words, the man withdrew his sword from his lover’s body, all evidence of life escaped her as her body fell to the dirt in a pile of ash. The man looked upon me, such fury emitting from his eyes. She was dead, but not gone. Asteria’s final wish, her final spell, to grant her spirit back to my being to one day deem worthy a new prodigy. A new Pythoness. The man reverted himself to a calmed tone. Grazed his blade against his palm sweating to me, an oath in blood. “Ramuh, King of Willownoire….I pledge, whenever you deem a putrid soul a worthy vessel…I will be there…somehow…someway..I will be there…and when the power of the Pythoness is in my hands….you will remember this name”. Ifrit. It was a name that was scarred into my mind. Branded in my memory for eternity, but I knew no fear. For I…am the storm.

Centuries passed. Willownoire prospered. Kings, queens. The forests grew. I ascended as well as my brethren. Ifrit was a mere memory. Erased from the prophecy. Peace was at its peak…or so I thought. War erupted between the kingdom of Niflheim and Lucis. The weakened forces of Willownoire were soon taken by the imperial army. Willownoire became an outcasted nation. Hidden within the mist and trees. Marooned. Forbidden. Forgotten. Then finally, light shown upon a bright December morning. The kingdom welcomed the tiny screams of a newborn baby. A girl. A princess. Fingertips and toes pitch black and silver hair. Merely days after her birth, word of the mysterious princess flooded throughout Eos. There was finally hope of Willownoire emerging from the shadows yet again. Alas, that hope was lost as word of the princess welcomes a maroon haired man to the forest gates. His grin appeared as bloodthirsty fangs in search for its next meal. His amber eyes displayed a forbidden flame. A man of no consequence. He peered to the newborn babe who had just awoken from her slumber to see his mischievous grin. “why…I almost did not believe it. The Pythoness…as she lives and breathes….a pleasure to meet you at last, your highness”. He bowed at her presence removing his hat in a seemingly heartfelt gesture. Though the man was gentlemanly, he was sure to reaffirm his grip on the king’s throat by demanding, as gratitude for allowing their once prosperous kingdom to live in peace, they allow him to escort the princess to Niflheim to keep as his betrothed until she was old enough to marry reassuring them they would see her again. Not willing to sacrifice the kingdom for the love of their child, they reluctantly comply. The man whisked the princess away from her family falsely leaving the sense of hope in their hearts. Hope that the storm would pass. Little did they know, the storm took the only true hope they had away and that there would only be death and destruction in its wake.

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