#Temperantia

[bradsmindbrain]

You think Balder made the Auditio the Board of Directors of Ithavoll? Was it just like:

Sapientia: Come on Fortitudo, spending more isn’t going to bring the profit margins down.

Temperantia: Sapientia is right, a little extra spending isn’t going to do anything.

Fortitudo: You’re one to talk Temperantia, how many paid vacations have you given yourself in the past year?

Temperantia, slamming a fist down on a huge table: That is none of your business!

Iustitia: Would you three shut the fuck up? I’m trying to file a libel lawsuit!

[archvaxe]

Angel Veil (masquerade)

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Harp of the Sirens.

An ancient harp maintained by an ancient civilisation who worshipped a god in the sea, the harp is said to represent this god who offered fish and protection to the people in the Bad days. A scale from the angel Sapientia was used to give the harp its lustre.

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

Scales of justice.

The scales of a man who brought much justice into the world, yet his heart wrapped itself in poison and died of an agonising death, only the few manage to use this weapon, because there your heart is tested for purity. A poisonous liquid from the angel Iustitia rules these scales, waiting to find a pure soul and understanding for justice.

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

Sword of Michael.

A sword wielded by an angel who entrusted the sword to the Lumen Sages, for now this angel protected the realm of the Creator in the form of a terrible face and two dragon heads. In this sword burns the flame of Fortitudo, which only extinguishes when the heavens has fallen. With one swing of this sword it can cut demons in two.

.˳·˖✶𓆩𓁺𓆪✶˖·˳.

Trident of the Gabriel.

Thunder and storms were the wrath of God, so the trident was greatly feared by the people, hoping that they would not be tempered. In this trident dwelt a small piece of broken glass from the angel Temperantia, who once entrusted this weapon to a prophet to control storms and air.

*Bonus*

In ancient times, there was a technique among the Lumen sages known as *angel puppeteering*. In this act, angels could be summoned and controlled so that the sage was able to strengthen the angel and guide it like a puppet in battle. Many sages had to raise their voice and sing a specific song in the Enochian language to control the angel, but beware, this act could quickly get out of hand if the singing was interrupted.

There was also the technique of *divinity* or *Blood of the saint* for fighting a strong opponent. In this ritual, Lumen-Sages must pluck out their spiritual feathers on their back and stain them with their blood. This ritual transforms the angels into *pious angels*

A long time ago, a female lumen-sage managed to make the angel Glamor grow several feathers and eyes in this ritual, the true appearance of a seraphim who was never transient in the human world.

[fourteenwanted]

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GENDER.

female

male

nonbinary

VIRTUES.

humilitas

bonitas

patentia

industria

temperantia

caritas

castitas

VICES.

superbia

invidia

acedia

avarice

gula

luxuria

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Katya Rozinova Captain of the Temperantia

Thank you to all CC creators (@strangestorytellersims, @arltos, @dansimsfantasy) Scene by me (: Before/after:

[celestiall0tus]

Heavenly Light, Hellish Shadow - The Pandora Box

Here we go everyone. The closest to a miracle box you'll see in my works. Now, let's reintroduce the kwamis:

Humilitas and Superbia, Humility and Pride.

Humilitas, Kwami of Humility:

Favorite food: Anything

Weapon: Sword

Miraculous: Earrings

Superbia, Kwami of Pride:

Favorite food: Prime Rib

Weapon: Broadsword

Miraculous: Earrings

Castitas and Libidine, Kwamis of Chastity and Lust

Castitas, Kwami of Chastity:

Favorite Food: Cake

Weapon: Lasso

Miraculous: Belt Chain

Libidine, Kwami of Lust:

Favorite Food: Strawberry

Weapon: Whip

Miraculous: Belt Chain

Patientia and Ira, Kwamis of Patience and Wrath

Patientia, Kwami of Patience:

Favorite Food: Anything made from scratch and homemade

Weapon: Scythe

Miraculous: Pocket Watch

Ira, Kwami of Wrath:

Favorite Food: Jerky

Weapon: Pitchfork

Miraculous: Pocket Watch

Diligentia and Desidia, Kwamis of Diligence and Sloth.

Diligentia, Kwami of Diligence:

Favorite Food: Croissants

Weapon: Glaive

Miraculous: Ring

Desidia, Kwami of Sloth:

Favorite Food: Anything quick and easy, requires no effort

Weapon: Staff

Miraculous: Ring

Caritas and Invidia, Kwamis of Charity and Envy

Caritas, Kwami of Charity:

Favorite Food: Anything

Weapon: Bow

Miraculous: Necklace

Invidia, Kwami of Envy:

Favorite Food: Whatever someone else is eating

Weapon: Bow

Miraculous: Necklace

Temperantia and Gula, Kwamis of Temperance and Gluttony

Temperantia, Kwami of Temperance:

Favorite Food:

Weapon: Dagger

Miraculous: Anklet

Gula, Kwami of Gluttony:

Favorite Food: Anything and everything

Weapon: Sword

Miraculous: Anklet

Liberalitas and Avaritia, Kwamis of Generosity and Greed.

Liberalitas, Kwami of Generosity:

Favorite Food: Bread

Weapon: Staff

Miraculous: Bracelet

Avaritia, Kwami of Greed:

Favorite Food: Anything very pricey

Weapon: Spear

Miraculous: Bracelet

Some quick things to get out of the way with my kwamis and this newest batch.

Animosity and Wrath: While these two seem fundamentally close, which they are, Animosity is ultimately hate, not just rage. Hate is often a byproduct of anger, hence why they are so closely related, but Animosity doesn't always need to come from a place of anger, but 9 times out of 10, it usually is. So, Ira is the pure essence of anger and a short fuse, while Orikko is hatred personified.

Sloth and Lethargy: These two were a little harder to explain at first, but ultimately comes down to the definitions of them and their pairs. So, Sloth is the reluctance to work while Lethargy is low energy, but not reluctance. This is further shown in the pairs. Diligence is careful, persistent work while Determination is firmness and unyielding. They are both what leads to Diligence and Sloth, but not them at the same time. So, here's the explanation for them:

Diligentia is the act of the hard work that could take years to accomplish and the keen eye for every detail in the work. Sloth is the refusal to work. Determination is the unyielding force that drives us. Lethargy is that low energy state when we need to relax and take a break.

The Pandora Box:

I wasn't going to call it this, but I like it, so it stays. Now, this is where I say it's the closest you'll get to it being a miracle box because this box contains the jewels of the Sins but is guarded by the Virtues.

Now, the box:

The box itself is very unassuming. The most notable things about it is the bizarre art/markings and that there is no way to open the box. This is because the box is more of a prison, crafted by the Virtues to hold the Sins. And while the design is near flawless, there is but one flaw to it. While no ordinary mortal can open it, a holder would have access to the contents within. Something the Virtues will keep away from the holders and other kwamis.

The Virtues and Sins are the result of Velze's "death" just as is the creation of Gimmi. They were once a core ensemble of the family as the core beliefs, good and bad, that Velze upheld. The kwamis as a whole embraced them, until the Sins started causing trouble that their virtuous pairs deemed them too dangerous to leave to their own devices, containing them against the wills of their siblings.

Now the Virtues have assigned themselves the task of watching over the Sins and keeping them contained until they are all called back on the final day. At least, that's what they hope.

[emblemxeno]

I once saw someone say that Claude didn't actually flame a border war between Sreng and Faerghus in Hopes because Sreng and Faerghus already hated each other, which somehow negates Claude’s active prodding of Sreng to attack Faerghus.

People will just make shit up or say the dumbest shit ever to defend Hope's writing of Claude, which is crazy because I could swear almost no one ever came to bat for Claude this much in 3H where he has such better writing in general (it could still be a lot better but it IS a lot better than whatever the hell Hopes did)

LMAOOOOO that's hilarious actually

"Jin and Torna didn't actually flame a war between Uraya and Mor Ardain by destroying troops on Temperantia because the two countries already hated each other"

"Quan Chi didn't actually flame a murderous rivarly between Scorpion and Subzero by killing Scorpion's family because their two clans already hated each other"

"Anankos didn't actually flame a grander war between Nohr and Hoshido by killing Mikoto and forcing Garon to call an invasion because the two countries already hated each other"

"Person X didn't actually flame a battle between Person Y and Person Z by hurting Person Z's brother and making it look like Person Y did it, because Person Y and Person Z already hated each other"

Like are these people for real? Hopes Claude did that shit and it sucked and was bad, those guys are deeply unserious

[cast-you-dxwn]

Playing with the lore that the seven virtues are represented in separate cities as opposed to the Rings of Hell actually makes the Rebellion and Fall even more wild

Humilitas

Caritas

Castitas

Diligentia

Benignitas

Temperantia

Patientia

Each of the Holy Cities of Heaven would only have at most 3,000 Legionnaires fighting against the Sins and their forces at one time, assuming of course the Sins all rose at once.

The boys and girls put in WORK. Piled body upon body, ripped and shredded and tore, until it was done.

[chicagognosis]

The word temperance in the dictionary literally means “moderation or self-restraint in eating and drinking, mostly in reference to alcohol,” but if you look at the original etymology, there is something more profound. The word temperament relates to temperance, one's character, one's virtues, one's psychological qualities. The word temperance comes from the Latin temperantia, “moderation,” as well as temperare, “restraint.” You also get words like temperature, heat, from temperance. But in what sense in relation to the 14th Arcanum?

When a blacksmith makes a sword, he tempers the steel in great adversity, great heat, great fire, and afterward, places it, the metal, within water, in a cool element, exposing the metal to heat and cold―two extremes―in order to find that perfect balance of a weapon that is very sharp and deadly. It is an allegory of the soul, how our consciousness must learn to face extremes, but with temperance, with balance, because in life, we are consistently exposed to great ordeals, great extremities, in which we feel the fire of criticism or the cold of solitude. But in order for us to be well formed as a soul, we must learn to go through both extremes, but without identifying with the mind.

We have to face the ordeals of fire, the ordeals of water, the ordeals of earth, and the ordeals of air, which are all allegorized by the blacksmith Vulcan, forging the sword of the soul and the armor for the great heroes, the great alchemists.

[xilianx]

do u think balder snores sometimes. like sometimes he sleeps so quietly like a dead man rosa thought the angels took him early, then other times he snores like a truck honk. maybe sometimes he alternates between the two in a single night

ROSA THOUGHT THE ANGELS TOOK HIM EARLY IM FUCKING CRYYINNNGGG I really think it varies depending on his sleeping position. If he's propped up on pillows or fell asleep on the couch sitting up right? Silent. Not a single peep. But if he's laying all the way back, flat? Mouth open, freight train, howling like Temperantia got hit in the face with a boulder. He basically is just this audio meme.

Rosa did an Umbran Witch level ailment for sleep apnea to help him because she couldn't take it anymore. Finally getting to see your husband and spend the night with him after weeks of being apart to keep their relationship secret? Splendid, lovely, treasured time. He snored all night and she didn't get any sleep? She nearly sent him to Paradiso early askdjahsdada

[mare-sanguis]

Notes on "Ambidextrous Angle" here

Notes on the flowers in ep.8 here

Notes on the colors in ep.10 here

Notes on the numbers on the car plae of No.3 and KMC here

Is justice really blind?

In the drama we have been introduced to the "Lady Justice" several times by now and she in fact takes a very important role in it, even if only in the background.

And throughout the drama, there are a handful of scenes where the characters question "why is she blind(folded)" and we also see pictures of her in KSJ book which depicts her blind version. We can see this very clear by one of the last scenes in ep.8 where KMC picks up the book from his table and flicks through the pages followed by a flashback of KSJ saying "This always bothered me. Lady Justic wears a blindfold because she's afraid of bias in decisions"

But is this really historically and mythologically accurate? Was "Lady Justic" (who btw goes by so many more names) really blindfolded? And if so why?

This post while explain:

The location and date of build of the Lady Justice depicted in KSJ book

Why the location/date is important

Depictions of Justitia

What did she really look like? What are her origins?

The meanings of her three (Actually 5) distinct features

How does it relate to the drama?

First of all, lets adress the Lady Justice' depicted in KSJ book. On of them- the one circled- is a statue of her located in the Old Town of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. Below, there is a better photo of her exact location.

The Justitia statue fountain is a fountain called the "Gerechrigkeitsbrunnen" sculpted by Friedrich Schierholz in 1887. Its a replica of a fountain sculpted in 1611 (which again, was also a replica of a fontain built in 1543). The 4 virtues depicted below Justitia are:

Iustitia (Justice)- with sword of judgment and balance.

Temperantia (Control)- Moderation, distributing a liquid between two pitchers.

Spes (Hope) with a dove on her arm.

Charitas (Charity) with two children, one of whom she is breastfeeding.

Why is the exact location or more date when she was built important to the question of "Is she really blind(folded)?"

Because, when the fountain was build, only then the whole myth of "Justice being blind" started.

It actually dates back to the mid 15th century where it first started as her being one eyed, then suddenly she was blindfolded. And the first known representation of her being blind is Hans Gieng's statue on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen in Bern, Switzerland built in 1543.

Different depictions of Justitia throughout the years/centuries.

There exist several renditions of her and they all changed over time. One source tells about a mortuary temple in egypt, honoring Pharao Ramses the Great. And it is said that in this temple there is a scene depicting judgment wher the associate judges had no hands and the presiding judge had closed his eyes. And from this, another depiction of Lady Justice developed in the middle ages: Justice, depicted as a woman, blindfolded and without hands. The sources then say "she has her right eye closed so that she doesn't recognize neither friends or rich people. And she has her left eye closed so that she doesn't recognize the poor and enemies (of the judge). With it, she doesn't judge by personal bias. And she doesn't have any hands either so she cannot accept bribes."

Which means, two versions - Justitia without hands and blindfolded, and Justitia with hands and blindfolded- coexisted then at the time.

In the late middle ages, both depictions started to merge. But this bears the question: If no hands, how can she hold the scale and the sword? In one of the older depictions of the "Combined Justitia" in the Lawbook of the City Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany- there she is with only one arm, holding the sword, while the scale is placed on the stump of her arm. At the same time, one of her eye is covered while the other isnt.

This later resulted in Lady Justice being blindfolded on both eyes.

But why was Justitia suddenly blindfolded? There is no exact answer to this question, only theories. One says "it seems to have been added to indicate the tolerance, or ignorance to, abuse of the law by the judicial system."

But how did roman/greek Justitia originally look like? What are her general origins?

"Lady Justice" was originall not blindfolded (and also not blind), and because of her "maidenly form" is supposed to guarantee her impartiality which renders the blindfold completely redunant.

In original iconographies of the ancient roman times Justitia was never blindfoded. She only held a sword and as scale, wore something akin to a crown and her Toga (more on these things down below)

Her origins date back to the ancient roman time (or greek, if we follow her greek counterpart Dike) and roman mythology where she was introduced by the emperor (Caesar) Augustus- and thus not a very old deity of the roman pantheon.

Justice was one of the virtues celebrated by Augustus in his "Clipeus Virtuis" (lat.: Shield of Bravery)- a temple of Iustitia was then established by in Rome by emperor Tiberius on January the 8th, 13 BC.

In roman mythology she only plays a role in one part which is the myth of the "Golden age" (based on the greek myth by Hesiod in his poem "Works and Days"). Here Justitia, identifying as Astraea, is the last of the celestials, leaving a "crime-filled earth" of the iron age to return to her supernatural homeland. Other sources say, she gets transported to the sky as the constellation of the Virgin.

She finds mention in the greek term "Dikaiosyne"- There she is counted by some priests as the one of the cardinal virtues.

What does the scale, sword, crown, toga and blindfold represent?

The scale: represent weighing facts and evidence to decide a verdict. It also shows her duty to restore balance to society

The sword: represented authority in ancient times, and conveys the idea that justice can be swift and final.

The crown: its represent authority and strength

The toga: a Greco-Roman garment which symbolizes the status of the philosophical attitude that embodies justice.

The blindfold: Is intended to show Justice as blind to the injustice carried on before her, but it has been reinterpreted over time and is now understood to represent impartiality, the ideal that justice should be applied without regard to wealth, power, or other status.

So, how does it relate to the drama?

Its really nice to see a drama actually diving deeper into the meaning of her, especially questioning her role in the whole judicial system and why she looks the way she looks (also, the dramas focus on her in general is really nice- shes basically omnipresent all the time): Just like the drama, she is a rather ambiguous figure. Her appearance changes for who ever looks at her, her symbolism changes for who ever looks at her. For some, she is justice, for some she is nothing more than a chess figure.

(fun fact: i was able to figure out where the fountain is located not by the statue but by the small bit of the rooftops we see in the photo. umm... a german doing what we can do best: recognize german architecture haha)

Also, who ever has not yet looked at @onomatopagu-et-cie threads on this drama should definitely check them all out ♡

[arlequinelunaire]

Crossover Special! Wrath of the Daleks (A Little Vice/Doctor Who crossover)

A/N: ​Crossover between my own Doctor Who fanfic and the trans Magical Girl webnovel A Little Vice (available in book form).

*

The Angelic Saints, Castitas, Diligentia, and now Temperantia, were three young maidens chosen by the angels to be the champions of Virtue against the forces of Sin!

Already the Saints were dashing deep into the thorny labyrinth that was stronghold of Sin, the Abyssal Forest, till at last they set eyes upon the twisted and gargantuan castle of Superbia at its core. Their mission couldn't be more urgent, for the Archangel Michael's premonitions and their foe Avaritia's boasting had alerted them to the anointing of the Beast of Wrath being imminent.

"Does seem counter-productive," the dark skinned blonde Diligentia had to remark, "Outright telling us they've found the perfect Candidate with enough time to stop them."

"Heh, that's Avaritia for you," the bluenette Temperantia said, referencing the shadowy wolf who was the Beast of Greed.

"Yeah, I can tell," the redhead Castitas chimed in, "Ey're the sort who lives for that kind of moustache-twirling showboating. Er, metaphorical moustache-twirling in this case, don't know how ey'd look with facial hair." Castitas of course couldn't resist engaging in her own form of showboating as her petite physique kicked the iron gates flying open. Fiery bow already at hand, she proclaimed "FINIS, MALEFACTOR!" (a term she totally didn't use Google Translate to look up)... only to then see that said malefactors were already finishing off each other.

"Sheesh, I thought you were just gonna be the screaming, brutish type," Avaritia said in-between having to dodge beam blasts that the very Candidate for the Sin of Wrath ey'd brought in was firing at em, "But no, you just had to pull this big brain subterfuge bullsh-" a near hit cut em off. While eir lupine leaps were swift enough to keep em from getting blasted, the entourage of minions she had with her, 'Resinners' they were called, weren't so lucky. One by one they were disintegrated by this Candidate's beams. Soon enough, Avaritia was left to fend for herself.

"YOU-HAVE-OUTLIVED-YOUR-PURPOSE!" the Ira Candidate's inhuman voice blared at Avaritia. "NOW-THAT-WE-HAVE-INFILTRATED-YOUR-BASE, YOU-WILL-HAND-THE-REMAINING-SEEDS-OVER-TO-US-TO-POWER-OUR-WEAPONS-OR-BE-EXTERMINATED!"

The Angelic Saints only now getting a good look at the Ira Candidate, Castitas' first thought was that 'Candidate' was no longer the word. He(?) no longer looked like a human or even humanoid, but instead like... "A saltshaker, whisk, and plunger?" Diligentia said, scratching her head.

"More like a trashcan," Temperantia said, her stoic face allowing itself the slightest smirk, "Fitting for Avaritia to bring in."

"W-Whatever it is, it's too late. They've already taken his humanity and made him the Beast of Wrath!" Castitas gasped. For a moment it looked like all the warmth and brightness had been sucked out of her face, but no, a Saint like her would not sink to defeatism so easily. She then shook her head, clenched her fists, and said, "No, it's never too late! If us Saints can purify a Resinner, then there's nothing stopping us from purifying a Beast!" The thought of a certain someone she once called friend, and still would if possible, flashed in her mind with those words. "It'll just take, ah, a little more firepower, that's all!"

While the Saints took heed of what was going down, Avaritia had already sped eir way behind this 'Beast of Wrath', then pounced to wrench his metal plating off with eir claws. "More like 'AND-BE-EXTERMINATED'. I'm not Superbia, I can already tell what you'd pull if we for whatever reason did give you the Seeds, Dalek," she said, only for this Ira to dodge her attack as he levitated straight upwards. "And what's this 'we' and 'us', you never said you were plural? You're the only one here!"

"INCORRECT! THE-DALEK-RACE-IS-INNUMERABLE!" Ira, or 'Dalek', bleated back down at em, then levitated further out of eir reach, pointed what could only be called his 'eyestalk' upwards, and announced, "CO-ORDINATES-OF-CASTLE-IDENTIFIED! ACTIVATING-MASS-TELEPORT!"

The crimson skies above the Abyss were then filled by a swarm of shimmering lights, with metal monsters identical to the Beast of Wrath materialising. "Wait, uh, it can call on clones of itself?" Castitas had to wonder, "Not sure what that has to do with Wrath? Incitement thing, Zerg Rush deal?"

"Won't be doing that for long," Temperantia said, as she took the moment to shoot a sniper-like water jet right at Ira's eyestalk. The sudden shot sent that stalk of his swiveling, which forced him to halt his summoning ability less than halfway through.

"TELEPORTATION-HALTED!" Ira announced, before he observed, "YOU-HAVE-REINFORCEMENTS. THAT-MEANS-NOTHING, A-DIMINISHED-ARMY-OF-DALEKS-IS-STILL-MORE-THAN-ENOUGH-TO-EXTERMINATE-YOU-ALL!"

"Guess again, Beast of Wrath!" Castitas called forth, her cover already having been blown anyway. The three Saints striking poses, Castitas lead with, "Cleansing with the flames of purity-"

"Can it, goody-goods," Avaritia cut the three off. "When our would-be infiltrator here said 'reinforcements', he didn't mean you."

The instant all the summoned 'Daleks' had materialised, they were ambushed from behind by a flock of flying Resinners, this flock taking the shape of balloons, plane engines, helicopter blades, even a flying car. All random objects throughout the city that had been infused with Sin, just like the Saints had fought time and time again. Leading this flock was none other than the one Beast whose Castitas' heart sank at the sight of.

"Yep, did you seriously think we'd have no defence against an airborne attack?" Avaritia laughed, not just at the first Dalek but also with one eye on the Saints. "Just because Old Man Superbia was so out of touch he fell for your 'creator' pulling a Nigerian Prince on him, Dalek, doesn't mean you can do a thing to rest of us!"

Not that the aerial ambush was going as smoothly as Avaritia made it sound. With the remaining 'Daleks' now having the chance to react, the sky became a lightshow as they fired beam blast after beam blast. Both Resinner and Dalek then crashed to the ground in fiery wrecks.

"Please, hang in there," Castitas found herself muttering as she stared up at the Beast of Envy still fighting, even in spite of what that Beast had just put her through. The Beast Invidia wielded a copy of her own bow to fire identical laser blasts right back at the Daleks. Seeing the fight Envy put up, Castitas in turn said, "Alright Saints, let's show the Abyss that even a Beast can be purified! Focus on the summoner, all as one!"

"YOU-ARE-DELUDED!" Ira the Beast of Wrath, or a Dalek as he called himself, bleated out, this time definitely addressing the Saints, "THE-DALEK-RACE-ARE-THE-ONLY-PURE-RACE!"

He then shot not only a single blast, but rapid-fire blasts down at the Saints, but these were all met with another eagled-eyed water snipe by Temperantia, an entire statue picked up and thrown by Diligentia, and a firestorm of arrows from Castitas.

The inevitable outcome was an explosion that left this Dalek Ira spinning and shrieking, at which Castitas pulled out one last arrow and said, "Michael by my right hand, let's draw out the Heart Amber!" What followed was not an arrow of fire, but one of pure, shining love stronger than all her target's hate. This eternal love struck the Dalek Ira... ...And made it drop down full force onto the courtyard. Its metal shell was blown open, revealing what the girls could only call a 'cyclopean squid' inside. Or rather the corpse of one.

"What? No!" Castitas gasped and ran forth, as what she may have done dawned on her. "This, this has to be a Heart Amber, just extra-corrupted from the seed, right? C'mon now, purify! Purify!" But minutes later and no purification, just that corpse still lying there, denial was no longer possible.

"Castitas, it's... hard to believe. Seeing a Saint not just purify someone, but kill them outright," Avaritia said, in an oddly tender tone of voice coming from their enemy. "It's hard to admit, but that kinda scares me, y'know? Oh, not that I have any sympathy for this 'Dalek' thing here. Sneaky as he thought he was, it's clear he was nothing but a supremacist, mindless killer, the exact same thing people call me. But I suppose a monstrous life is still a life to you, huh Castitas?"

"Regardless, that's your Beast of Wrath all gone," Diligentia said, trying to hide any devastation behind a rock-hard facade.

"Pfft, no it's not," Avaritia laughed back at her, eir arms folded, "Big-brain super-strategist trashcan here attacked the instant we reached the castle, before we could bestow the seed of Ira upon him. He and his pals thought they were oh so much the superior beings that they could make us hand over all our Seeds at once."

"That does track," Temperantia said, also keeping her feelings about what Castitas just did to herself.

"This 'Dalek' said he wanted the Seeds to power his race's technology, not to plant it in himself. Would directly absorbing the Seed be an 'impurity' to him?" Diligentia asked.

"Guess so. Us forces of Sin couldn't care what is or isn't 'impure', that's something you Virtue types tend to yammer on about," Avaritia had to remark as ey side eyed Temperantia. "Something I suppose you're having to put up with now, huh?" ey remarked, with Temperantia choosing not to respond. "Okay okay, comparing even Saints and Angels to that genocidal traschcan is a low blow from me, I confess."

Castitas, slumped over with tears streaming down her face, only then look up to see the airborne Invidia glare down at her. Like that glare said it all, the new Beast of Envy flew away without a word, leaving Castitas to her desolation...

*

The next morning, Castitas or rather her civilian identity of Inessa was... fine, just fine. She got dressed, ate breakfast, greeted her parents good morning before she left for school, all with the brightest smile on her face. Well, the brightest smile she could possibly manage, in her current state. While on her usual route to school, she had the chance to bump into someone brand new to her. A woman not that much older than her if far meeker in looks, given her glasses and brownish-black hair kept together by braids. The two not diverging in their paths, Inessa tried to keep up her cheer by saying, "Hi there! I'm Inessa Brandt, nice to meetcha! Ah, you'd be a new transfer student, did I get that right?"

"Huh?" the woman said like she'd been ambushed. But as Inessa of course posed little threat, she then composed herself and said, "Actually no, I've graduated. My name's Lavinia Mortlake, I've been Assistant Librarian for about a week now. Wait, I do think I've seen you around school, you're the one dashing between classes, aren't you? Ah, no offence, I didn't mean to sound accusatory," she gulped, her glasses almost slipping.

"Hey, none taken. And yep, that'd be me," Inessa said with a smile, "And I've really been meaning to study more at the library, but y'know, life gets in the way," which was the technical truth for her. Then she paused as it occurred to her, "Huh, your accent- Ooh, you're British, aren't you? I mean, 'Lavinia Mortlake' sounds all British-y too."

"Ah yes, yes I am, and I guess it does," Lavinia nodded, "I'm from Alderley Edge, that's near Manchester, and I'm here across the pond due to- well, it's complicated. Shortest I can put it is I have this friend who's here on... business, and she invited me to come along. She was a bit concerned when I applied for library work, since I've had, er, previous bad experience in the job. But I said it was fine, it's what I'm used to."

"Wow! Friends are the greatest, aren't they?" Inessa grinned and twirled around, even as inside her heart felt numbed. But she continued not to show that as she said, "Oh hey, I can see some of mine now. Hey, Ida! Temperance!" She then spun back around and asked, "You wanna come meet them, Lavinia? Though I guess you've got library stuff to attend to, huh?"

"I'm afraid I do. Plus, I'm... really not the best in group conservations, that's more my friend's field of expertise. But thanks for the offer, Miss Brandt, it was nice to meet you too," Lavinia said, managed a smile herself, and waved goodbye.

Inessa waved goodbye even harder, before Ida and Temperance, aka Diligentia and Temperantia, both approached their leader. Ida then asked her, "Everything alright after, well, how last night went down?"

For a few seconds Inessa was able to maintain her smile. But finally, she broke down and forced herself to say, "No, no I'm not. Look, I get it, that 'Dalek' was clearly not a good guy, whatever it was, talking about 'extermination' and the 'superior race'. But even if we're talking total evil, it- it doesn't matter. I killed someone! I'm an Angelic Saint and I killed a living, thinking being! With my friend gone too, I... I don't know if I can even call myself a magical girl anymore."

"Inessa, you didn't know," Ida told her, placing her hands on Inessa's shoulders, "You didn't mean to kill, you truly thought you were purifying them."

"And even if you do have murder's stain, along with Invidia's corruption, upon your soul," it was the Archangel Michael who now spoke, her truncated form popping up out of Inessa's schoolbag, "The Angelic Saints still need you. Could you truly just leave Diligentia and Temperantia to fight back the Abyss on their own? Not just anyone can become Castitas."

"Hmm, maybe we just need to take your mind off all that, give you something to focus on. Ah, we've got just the thing," Temperance said, as she then pointed over to a gaggle of staff members talking, a mysterious woman among them.

"That right there's our new Guidance Counselor," Ida said, "Yeah, we've got another one already, she came in just last week. Says her name's 'Kaguya Naotake', a pseudonym more obvious than 'Mr. Noir' since it sounds straight out of Sailor Moon, and she up and appeared out of nowhere."

"Straight out of one of Sailor Moon's inspirations, actually," Inessa couldn't help but correct, "Like, you can tell from the S movie- ah sorry, go on."

"Anyway, we're thinking we should snoop around her office the moment she's out," Temperantia said.

"Make sure there's no Abyssal business going on," Ida added.

"Huh, 'last week'? That was when Lavinia, uh the girl I was talking to, said she became Assistant Librarian," Inessa mumbled, but shook her head and said, "nah, I'm sounding all paranoid, probably just coincidence." She eyed this 'Kaguya Naotake' closer, seeing she was clad in extravagant yet gothic finery, her flowing black hair and lipstick contrasting her ghostly skin which looked like the sun had never touched it, and her piercing scarlet eyes. But perhaps what you'd expect from someone called 'Kaguya Naotake'. "Wow, she kinda does look like an older Lupin- er, Avaritia, now I think about it. Less punkish and more ladylike though," Inessa said. "Stealth mission, eh? Sounds good, means we try and avoid combat, avoid... you know what. Should we sneak in this afternoon, that alright with you?"

Ida and Temperance both nodded. Before they all went into class however, Temperance turned to Inessa and suddenly said, "Look, you know me. I was... one of them, so it shouldn't be a surprise that I have killed people." Despite already knowing that about 'Gula', Inessa still had to stumble back hearing those words.

Ida however was quick to fill in for her friend, "Listen, you know what Temperance killing people has done. It's just made her more determined not to kill any more. Like the heroes in those anime we watch, that's how they soldier on when they've got that on their conscience, don't they?"

Inessa stood still as those words sunk in, but slowly smiled and said, "Yeah. Just like them. Ida, Temperance... thanks."

*

Much later that day, the untransformed Angelic Saints finally had the chance to sneak into the new Guidance Counselor's Office. Turned out Ms. Naotake had been doing some serious redecorating after her predecessor Mr. Noir's untimely exit. The giant box at one end of the room covered by a heavy sheet was the first thing to stand out, but that was far from it.

"The Possibilities of Chronophysics, The Peoples Beneath the Earth, Intergalactic Diplomacy, Guide to Pocket Dimensions, er, not the sort of books I'd expect a Guidance Counselor to have," Ida said on scanning the bookshelf.

"At least none of them sound too Abyssal-y," Temperance said, but shrugged and added, "Well, 'Peoples Beneath the Earth' does a little. 'Pocket Dimensions', definitely."

Inessa then pulled down the giant sheet in a single swipe, to see it hid... "Huh? Says this thing's a 'Police Box'," she said, with no idea what to think of this big blue rectangle. "Wait, could the Abyss be in league with the cops? Hmm, that does make sense actually."

The doors on the box however were shut tight, as were most of the office's drawers and cupboards. Then they all heard footsteps approaching, with Inessa then scrambling to cover up the blue box again, and all three girls then ducking behind the desk. As Inessa snuck a peek, her stomach dropped on seeing both Kaguya and Lavinia entering at once, like they really were working together.

"Well, no more sign of any Daleks since yesterday, Doctor," Lavinia said, her words confirming Inessa's paranoia about the two. "Not that we can just go and check, since it looks like we need a portal to even get into that Forest."

"Though from all the scrap metal we've found, I'd say someone's done a remarkable job fighting us for them," 'Kaguya Naotake' said, or 'Doctor' as Lavinia called her. "Why, at this rate the universe will hardly have any need for a daft old bat like me. Still, Lavinia, do not get your guard down," her voice dropped, "I've been fighting these things through all my regenerations. Much as I'd love to go sauntering off again, I can't take that risk till I know for certain the Daleks have been vanquished here. Nothing from that Forest of Sin can fall into their plungers."

Inessa twitched. While it was a relief that Lavinia and 'Kaguya' didn't sound like they served the Abyss, there was definitely something supernatural about them. "Angels, maybe?" she whispered down at Michael in her bag, only for her to shake her head.

"So sorry to involve you in yet another pocket dimension, Lavinia dear," Doctor Kaguya said, "At least the place didn't look to be Oterne-related, well not till that castle showed up anyway. Again, it's a lovely old castle, just a godforsaken shame about the occupants. And its new Dalek neighbours."

"Don't worry Doctor, if it really was Oterne," Lavinia said but had to pause, then just managed to say, "If it was, I'd know."

"True, but there's always the annoyance of getting stranded in one of them again, that's what bothersome about pocket dimensions. Anyway," The Doctor said, a wide grin suddenly covering her face, "This upstanding institution may forbid alcohol on its grounds, but my TARDIS my rules. Just popped over a few centuries to nab us the most exquisite collection of Draconian sake. Come, come!"

"Wait, 'popped over'? Doctor, didn't you say you were staying here till we'd dealt with the Daleks?" Lavinia had to ask.

"A few short trips won't hurt, timeship and whatnot. Besides, it's not like I ever drank and drove, Lavinia dear, just what do you take me for?" The Doctor said.

"They're... time travellers?" Inessa gasped, straining to keep quiet. Given her profession and interests, someone like Sailor Pluto was who she initially thought of. No, not quite, this Kaguya Naotake already came off way too cavalier for Setsuna's standards. Though Lavinia did have a little bit of Mercury in her, she figured. With both Doctor Kaguya and Lavinia heading into that cramped box, Inessa said on impulse, "Alright, let's corner them!"

Inessa, Ida, and Temperance sprang out and dashed towards the door in the box... only to come to a halt when they saw it was far, far bigger inside than out. "Get a hold of yourself, it's just another portal," Temperance said in Inessa's ear as the girl remained gobsmacked, even if she'd seen things way weirder than this. Still, any continued attempt at secrecy went nowhere.

"You know, you three have a lot to learn when it comes to stealth, Misses Brandt, Montgomery, and Atwater," Doctor Kaguya said without needing to turn around, making the girls, Ida even, sweatdrop. When she did, she knelt to meet the three at eye level and told them, "Really, if you were so anxious to meet me, all you had to do was book an appointment. Oh my, but that wouldn't be exciting now, would it?"

"This confirms it," Michael then spoke out of nowhere, as her crystal eyes scoured the TARDIS' dark, shrine-like interior, "We have a Time Lady before us. But how? Your people abhor interference."

"'My' people? Honestly, do you greet everyone like that?" The Doctor said as she took out some sort of metal wand and scanned Michael with it. "Hmm, an Angel I take it? Afraid you may have a bit of a branding problem; I've met quite a few sorts across the universe calling themselves 'angels'."

Inessa snatched Michael back up and went, "What did you just do to her?!"

"Oh, The Doctor scans everyone like that. Don't worry, it's harmless," Lavinia said, but then said less casually to Inessa, "Listen, I know you're worried about what's going on, but please, you have to stay out of this. What we're doing, it's not safe."

"I am afraid, Lavinia, that Miss Brandt and her friends have not stayed out of this at all. Really, they appear to have been on the scene longer than we have, if they're walking around with no less than an Archangel," The Doctor said.

"Huh, the librarian's calling you 'The Doctor' like Kaguya Naotake's not your real name," Temperance picked up on.

"Because it isn't," The Doctor said, then had to chuckle, "Honestly, can you imagine me being the Moon princess of old, was anyone ever fooled? My real name is strictly my own business, but for you three aspiring Nancy Drews, 'The Doctor' will suffice."

"Wait, so you're a magical girl? 'Cause you gotta be!" Inessa then said, her eyes widening, "I know you can't be an Angelic Saint, but with what Michael called you, you have to be something, if you really can travel in time."

"Travel in time and space, my dear. Not that the distinction need be made, I trust your Science classes have delved into relativity," The Doctor said, but then furrowed her brows. "Magical 'Girl' though, really? Do I look like anything less than a Woman to you? I can accept 'magical' if I must, for what does and doesn't count as magic is all a matter of perspective, is it not?"

"And those 'Daleks'? Sounds like you really know them," Temperance said.

"...All too well," The Doctor muttered.

"What about this girl you're with, 'Lavinia' right?" Ida asked as she eyed the Doctor's companion, "There has to be something special about her, if you've chosen her to bring along through time and space, so you say."

Lavinia shrank at this attention, but The Doctor then stood in and said, "No, there's absolutely nothing special about Miss Lavinia Mortlake at all. Nor does there need to be. It's not 'special' that matters to me, it's people. I invited Lavinia along with me just because she's her, simple as that." Lavinia herself didn't reply but couldn't help but blush.

"Just because she's her..." Inessa muttered. "Ah, sorry, it's just there's someone I know who I- I really should've said that to. I mean, I did say that to them, but I really should've said that to them more, y'know?"

"I can tell you there's a fair few people across the universe who really do need to hear those words more," The Doctor said, then grinned and clasped her hands, "Right, you've learned quite your fair share about me, only fair that in exchange I learn some things from you. Tell me, how much do you know about this 'Abyssal Forest'?"

[archvaxe]

I can explain.

Have some Angel Ships

Who says that angels from the Bayonetta universe can't love each other?

Psst, the great creator Jubileus must not hear this.

[corallapis]

Simeon Solomon, Love and Lust (n.d.)

In pederastic paintings and literature, Lust was always the enemy of Love, and as often as not it emerged victorious. One of Solomon's best-known paintings was of 'Love dying by the breath of Lust'. His only book, a prose poem of his Spirit's journey towards perfection, led by his disembodied Soul in the guise of a naked, effeminate youth, describes meeting the spirit of Passion. Passion had sought to slay Love, and became in the end the 'Paramour of Hate'.

— Ian Anstruther, Oscar Browning: A Biography

Then, as now, there were 'cultured' undergraduates, and those who were very cultured indeed, read Shelley and burned incense, would always have a few photographs after Simeon Solomon on their walls — little notes of illicit sentiment to vary the monotomy of Burne-Jones and Botticelli. When uncles and aunts came up for Guadys and Commem., while 'Temperantia' and the 'Primavera' were left in their places, 'Love dying from the breath of Lust,' 'Antonius,' and other drawings by Solomon with titles from the Latin Vulgate, were taken down for the occasion.

— Robbie Ross, Masques & Phases

[satoaiandsonaze]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Headcanons: Going Our Own Ways

Last time, I concluded that the gang all said their goodbyes and went their seperate ways. But before I do that, I'm going to explain who owned all the Rare Blades. The whole gang owned them all, but they all split them equally between each other.

Rex: Roc, Wulfric, Praxis, Theory, Godfrey, Agate, Kora, Azami, Adenine, Zenobia, Akhos, Patroka, Mikhail, Sever, T-elos, Crossette, Corvin

Nia: Boreas, Ursula, Sheba, Vess, Electra, Floren, Obrona

Mórag: Perceval, Vale, Kasandra, Perun, Newt, Finch, Perdido

Zeke: Gorg, Dagas, Nim, KOS-MOS, Herald, Dahlia, Cressidus

Rex obviously keeps Pyra and Mythra, Roc, and can use Nia as his own Blade, Nia keeps Dromarch, Mórag keeps Brighid and Aegaeon, Zeke keeps Pandoria, Tora can't resonate with anyone, and Poppibuster can be used on anyone.

Now that I've mentioned all the Rare Blades, let's find out where everyone now lives in Elysium.

Gormott: Tora and Poppi to live with Tora's father and his own Artificial Blade, Lila, Vess to live with the kids of her past driver, Electra to play with all the children of Torigoth, as well as using her powers to help people in need, Kasandra to just bring good luck to all of Torigoth, Ursula to play the Torigonda and sing with Kiara, in which they eventually start a band, and Poppibuster to protect Tora's family.

Uraya: Gorg to continue to run the desserts shop he set up in the game, Agate just roams around the country, studying Mineralogy, Roc and Wulfric to help lead the Garfont Mercenaries along with Yew and Zuo. Floren also now lives in Uraya, and he teaches an Forestry class in Fonsa Myma to kids about protecting the trees of Elysium and how to properly care for them.

Mor Ardain: Mórag, Brighid, and Aegaeon all go back to their home to help lead and protect Mor Ardain along with the Emperor, while Perdido and Newt become Generals to the Ardainian army. Eventually, Mórag embraces the lesbian side of her transgender bisexuality, and ends up marrying Brighid. I'm including this, because it's probably canon in the base game storyline. Sheba also now lives in Mor Ardain, and oftenly throws female-only parties, as that's just Sheba's personality; Hating men and loving women.

Temperantia: Dagas, now as a Flesh Eater, and an army/civilization of Common Baldes that he created all live in Temperantia, eventually creating a brand new version of Regideria that Dagas rules over as king!

Leftheria: Rex, Pyra, Mythra, Nia, and Dromarch all stay in Fonsett, now raising children of their own. Praxis and Theory also stay to live in Fonsett, as Praxis is still secretly married to Rex. Kora and Azami stay in Fonsett and they always try to seduce men into liking them, but it usually fails. Obrona stays as the Village Comedian, Vale so that she can continue teaching kids and even adults about her weaving. Crossette never leaves Pyra; she's too much of a fan girl to just leave her hero, and Corvin stays as well, because at this point, he's now dating Crossette. T-elos also chooses to stay in Leftheria, as the Village Warrior, protecting Fonsett from any monsters or villas attacking the village.

Tantal: Zeke and Pandoria officials come home to Tantal, and now Zeke rules over Theosoir as the new king, and he eventually marries Pandoria. Cressidus now lives in Theosoir as the city's Botany Master, Herald becaomes the city's Guardian, and even though the people now know about the incident that took place in the past, the people all love and look up to Herald. Dahlia now lives in Tantal, and even teaches Kastina, a girl who admires Dahlia in the base game, how to be a properly beautiful lady. Last but not least, KOS-MOS lives in Theosoir as well, acting not just as a right-hand Blade to Zeke, but also a friend to Astelle, Zeke's cousin, who admires KOS-MOS in the base game.

World Tree: Adenine is the only Blade who actually stays in the World Tree, as she constantly does research on all the mystery data inside the World Tree.

All of Elysium: Patroka and Mikhail go together as a dating couple, exploring more of the new world. And while Akhos wanted to join them, he chose to stay in Leftheria to teach his theatre class. Zenobia explores the whole of Elysium, looking for extremely tough monsters to fight, joined by Sever and Finch. Boreas goes on a gourmet tour around all of Elysium, looking for foods he can eat. Perceval, Perun, and Godfrey form a Justice Trio, and they search for any remaining evil in Elysium for them to exterminate.

And so, that wraps it up entirely on my headcanons for Xenoblade Chronicles 2! Well, maybe... Either way, I hope you enjoy them all! If you don't know the story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, go look up the stories or play the game yourself; It's a very good game with an astounding story!

[celestiall0tus]

The Seven Heavenly Kwami Virtues

They are here, the Virtues to the Sins

Just as before, we start with the first:

We start with the greatest of the virtues, Humilitas, Kwami of Humility. Again, you will see the same naming theme with the names being Latin (I hope at least). There's also a slight theme to their designs aside from being based off angels.

The second virtue, Castitas, Kwami of Chastity.

The third virtue, Patientia, Kwami of Patience

The fourth virtue, Diligentia, Kwami of Diligence.

The fifth virtue, Caritas, Kwami of Charity.

The sixth virtue, Temperantia, Kwami of Temperance.

And the seventh virtue, Liberalitas, Kwami of Generosity.

I will get around to designing the box and then uploading the box with the information with it. I hope to have that up tomorrow, but we shall we.

[kas-fen]

Trying to get a Pure Platinum on Temperantia and the lack of checkpoints is brutal. I keep getting hit by the punches in the second phase!