#atalus

[keysatthecrossroad]

Epithets of Hekáte

Atalus - Tender

Mother, You shield us beneath Your cloak,

You hold us close, Atalus,

When we weep, when we worry.

You bring us comfort and kindness, Hekáte, and we devote ourselves to You.

[melukonova]

11:30 PM. YOUR WONDERWALL AWAITS.

xiao x gn! reader, a drabble.

info: dystopian x cyberpunk au, inspiration from progenitor animation with albedo on youtube by dillongoo, the maze runner series & cyberpunk edgerunners!

tw: you are a robot here, minor mentions of injuries as well as blood loss, possible ooc xiao since this is my first time writing him, xiao is emotionally constipated, open ended.

a/n: just a random thing i thought up of while thinking late at night. very short and extremely unedited, just letting my brain run in peace. enjoy~

a normal summer day, that’s all that you were hoping for today and that is the exact opposite of what you were getting currently as you ran away from the fatui, just what was their fascination with you when you were a simple human? so utterly wrong that you were for thinking the simplest thought after being thrown out for the chip that you harbored in your neck, the code to the cure of psychosis that was hidden inside of you by one of the war generals, nahida of wisdom.

you knew that, of course, it would not be long before you were found out as a realistic human ai so you kept running until you were able to find a way to a desolate area. it was rather beautiful, still with the sun around perfectly in place between the rather teal trees. you could tell they were dying slowly, the color of the leaves were turning a slight gray. the crinkles from the leaves that you had made were too great for another person who was here with you. you hadn’t realized that another fatui soldier had snuck up on you as you pulled out your rapier, fast and quick — just as the pace of your running.

leave, begone. i don’t wish to hurt you.

a voice spoke quietly to you before it vanished instantly, it sounds as if it was all around you, like it had owned the domain that you had suddenly entered. were you safe here if it seems less deteriorating than the rest of the world? you came upon an oasis of some kind, away from the fatui at that. your inner thoughts started consuming you once you smelled the fresh air that had been contrasting to your usual murky, smoke filled air. you knew this had turned into some kind of guilty pleasure before you noticed a blade cut your cheek as somebody appeared with the knife in the grass below you.

“i knew it.” he spoke quietly before a lance appeared in his hands, the sharp end of his weapon now starting to dig into your clothes. “what are you doing here, robot? you shouldn’t be able to make it to such a place as my temple.” he glared before released his blade as you let out a small breath of relief. no paradise could be free of punishment for you somehow, right? “K0S-M0S, from the current war, i’ll ask again. what pathetic reason are you here for now?”

you managed to develop a sense of empathy over the years as you tried to come up with several possibly solutions to speak your words. finally, a sound solution to speak to a stranger came to your mind. “i come in peace to run away from the war, i’m tired of being used for the good of mankind. i seek refuge for only an hour to catch my breath.”

the forest green hair male could only chuckle slightly in pity as he swung his blade to face upward next to him. “these ai are getting smart, master zhongli was right about this much. you’ve even gained a personality at that. is that even real blood?”

you then carressed your wound at his words, had something happen to you overnight? this blood was black and perhaps, you were able to bleed finally. you became human without realizing the oil that spilled from your cheek, in shock even — the male could tell. you shook your head for a moment as you sternly look towards him, “that… wasn’t supposed to happen. though, you work for zhongli so i can only expect you have some knowledge of my existence, are you planning to report me?” you stated as you got in a ready stance for fighting.

“master zhongli faked his death several years ago in order to prevent the war from coming here and i, as his protector, have a sworn duty to get rid of outsiders. perhaps if another were here to stop you, you would have been lucky.” he stated before getting in his own ready stance, swiftly attacking… and yet it never came.

“that’s enough general alatus.” a deep voice spoke as the male had almost made a precise point, knowing exactly where each unit had their cores. you had to thank the older gentleman that had saved your life just now. “we have a contract in order to not kill (y/n), they are within safe grounds.” he stated before stepping down each step of the gold and white front of the temple with his hands behind his back as he had a good look at you.

“zhongli… what are you doing here? nahida had said to lay low but i hadn’t been aware that it was this low.” you raised an eyebrow before being knocked to the ground by this ‘general atalus’ as he hit your legs with the back of his lance, just to temporarily put you at a disadvantage.

“i believe that you being here shows enough proof of what nahida can be capable of, the outside was never where you belonged and the fatui is deadset on using you to exploit the process of psychosis quicker with that chip in your neck as well.” zhongli had try his best to give you an explanation with the best of his abilities as the god of contracts before gesturing to his knight in shining armor, “xiao, let’s give our guest a place to rest for a moment. you will be watching over them as they are re-energizing for the day.”

xiao could only sigh at the change of events in his own life to now, he sworn to zhongli that he would do anything in his power to protect the ideals that his master had given him as a goal once the war was over. once xiao wrapped your arm around his own and pulled you close, you both ended up walking up the stairs. he then realized how ineffective it would be before picking you up bridal style — to which you felt your heart beat a bit.

heart?

you had a feeling that there was more than nahida was letting on now. why was this all so realistic all of the sudden? she has too many questions to answer once you got back into the regular world. seeing as now you had a place to sleep again, you decided to take into it and sink yourself into the bed before seeing that you were being watched again.

“what are you staring at? get some rest already.” he stated before looking out towards the night sky, “zhongli said to watch over you so i’m following orders.” he kept his gaze out before you noticed it too, a code written on his neck too, A1ATUS.

sure he was rather rough with his words but you would be in good hands, knowing that this man was a protector in tevyat’s war too and for justice at that. you were able to close your eyes and cuddle up in the blankets, all while xiao had been close by to watch over you and protect you. perhaps he had felt that you and him were rather similar in this world to understand such peace finally?

melukonova, 2023. 𓂃 ☄︎

[maybemuzziie]

altar

altar is an atalus, a semi-closed species by Kabber on toyhouse!

[nyaskitten]

I got some new stinkies for you guys!!!!! Meet the Council of the Golden Shadow (er, it's actually the Council of the Hand of the Golden Shadow but that's too long)

(Ignor any stupid-ass anatomical mistakes just enjoy the silly art!!!!!! meanies) (also PLEASE reblog!!!!! I spent a LOT of time on these guys)

[hatsumishinogu]

Orangishsky

[nyxshadowhawk]

Hellenic Gods Fact Sheets and Hymns: Hecate

Other Names: Trivia, Brimo

Epithets: Anassa eneroi  (queen of those below), Aidonaia (lady of the Underworld), Amibousa (she who changes), Atalus (tender, delicate), Borborophorba (she who feeds on filth), Brimo (angry, terrifying), Despoina (mistress), Eileithyia (of childbirth), Enodia (of the roads), Epaine (dread), Euplokamos (bright-tressed), Khthonia (of the Underworld), Kleidouchos (keeper of the keys), Kourotrophos (protector of children), Krokopelos (saffron-robed), Liparokredemnos (bright-coiffed), Nycteria (nocturnal; of the night), Nyctipolos (night-wandering), Perseis (destroyer/ daughter of Perses), Phosphoros (light bearer), Propolos (guide), Propylaia (the one before the gate), Scylacagetis (leader of dogs), Soteira (savior), Trikephalos (three-headed/of the crossroads), Trimorphos (three-formed), Trioditis (of the three ways), Trivia (of the three ways).

Domains: Witchcraft, magic, necromancy, ghosts, nightmares, death, initiation, the crossroads, gateways, passage between worlds, and the night.

Appearance: [My UPG] A tall (over 6’) woman, neither young nor old, with waist-length black hair, pale skin, prominent cheekbones, a heavy jaw, and intense green eyes. She is usually dressed in black folds molded into a simple dress or robes. She has a severe expression and an intimidating presence. She speaks with a low voice.

Sacred Days and Festivals: Eleusinia (22 Metageitnion). Nemoralia (August 13th-15th). Deipnon, last day of each (lunar) month.

Symbols/Attributes: Torches, keys, daggers, strophalos (iynx wheel)

Sacred Animals: Dog, polecat, serpent, horse, frog.

Sacred Plants: Yew, cypress, garlic, willow, hazel, black poplar, aconite, belladonna, dittany, mandrake, hemlock, asphodel

Elemental Affinity: Darkness, light, fire

Planet: Moon

Colors: Black, saffron, silver.

Crystals: Black onyx, hematite, obsidian, black tourmaline, moonstone, smoky quartz, agate, amethyst.

Incense: Myrrh, almond, cypress, camphor, saffron, mugwort, pomegranate.

Tarot Cards: The High Priestess, The Moon, Death

Retinue: Empousai, ghosts of the dead, dogs, Lampades (torch-bearing underworld nymphs)

Associated People: Witches (and other magic-users), the dead

Offerings: Bread, eggs, honey, garlic, menstrual blood, graveyard dirt.

Syncretized With: Artemis, Diana, Persephone, Eileithyia, Selene, Nephthys, Ereshkigal, Nicnevin, Heqet

Hymns to Hecate

Orphic Hymn to Hecate

Hekate Enodia, Trivia, lovely dame, Of earthly, watery, and celestial frame, Sepulchral, in a saffron veil arrayed, Pleased with dark ghosts that wander through the shade; Daughter of Perses, solitary goddess, hail! The world’s key-bearer, never doomed to fail; In stags rejoicing, huntress, nightly seen, And drawn by bulls, unconquerable, monstrous queen; Leader, Nymphe, nurse, on mountains wandering, Hear the suppliants who with holy rites thy power revere, And to the herdsman with a favoring mind draw near.

Hecate’s Hymn to Herself

I come, a virgin of varied forms, wandering through the heavens, bull-faced, three-headed, ruthless, with golden arrows; chaste Phoebe bringing light to mortals, Eileithyia; bearing the three synthemata [sacred signs] of a triple nature.  In the Aether I appear in fiery forms and in the air I sit in a silver chariot, Earth reins in my black brood of puppies.

(From Porphyry’s lost commentary on the Chaldean Oracles, preserved by Eusebius of Caesaria in Praeparatio Evangelica. According to Porphyry, this hymn was composed by Hecate herself.)

Magical Invocation to Hecate

Approach, you of the netherworld, of earth, of heaven, Bombo! You by the wayside, at the crossroads, light-bearer, night-wanderer, Enemy of light, friend and companion of night, Rejoicing in the howl of dogs and in crimson gore, Lurking among the corpses and the tombs of lifeless dust, Lusting for blood, bringing terror to mortals, Grim one, Ogress [Mormo], Moon – you of many forms, May you come gracious to our sacrificial rites!

(Preserved in Refutation to All Heresies by Hippolytus)

Invocation to Hecate from PGM IV 2708-84

Come, giant Hecate, Dione’s guard, O Persia [daughter of Perses], Baubo Phroune, dart-shooter, Unconquered Lydian, the one untamed, Sired nobly, torch-bearing, guide, who bends down Proud necks, Kore, hear, you who’ve parted / gates Of steel unbreakable. O Artemis, Who, too, were once protectress, mighty one, Mistress, who burst forth from the earth, dog-leader, All-tamer, crossroad goddess, triple-headed, Bringer of light, august / virgin, I call you Fawn-slayer, crafty, O infernal one, And many-formed. Come, Hekate, goddess Of three ways, who with your fire-breathing phantoms Have been allotted dreaded roads and harsh / Enchantments, Hekate I call you

[…]

O Hekate of many names, O Virgin, Kore, Goddess, come, I ask, O guard and shelter of the threshing floor Persephone, O triple-headed goddess, Who walk on fire, cow-eyed BOUORPHORBE PANPHORBA PHORBARA AKITOPHI ERESHKIGAL / NEBOUTOSOUALETH Beside the doors, PYPYLEDEDEZO And gate-breaker; Come Hekate, of firey Counsel, I call you to my sacred chants.

[en-vys]

𝗳𝗲𝗺!𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯!𝘅𝗶𝗮𝗼

𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘸, 𝘥𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤^𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴. 𝘟𝘪𝘢𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯.

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the crinkle of your husbands dress shirt, and his messy hair going everywhere sets a slow mood.

shy fingers pressuring your head to deepen the kiss, a string of saliva stretching out as the two tried to catch their breaths.

“ma’am. please. please c’n i be ‘nside of you.” xiao pleaded, as your palm found his crotch, he groaned in pleasure. “nghh~ ma’am please stop teasing m-me..”

you smirk, noticing how indifferent he acts towards your notions. unlike experienced people you’ve done it with

you learned from them

now someone may learn from you.

“are you inexperienced sweetie?” you coo’ed. kissing the temple of his head earning an earnest groan from xiao as you continued palming him through his trousers.

“i-i’ve never done this with any-o-one before ma’am..” xiao said looking down. his eyes still pleading for you to stop teasing him. “please! ravage me!” xiao moaned aloud.

you seemed to still be enjoying the show. although, he had been so patient you decided to reward him. you hover down by the clasp of his belt and toy around before actually taking his trousers off.

“my my. you sure were enjoying that little game.” you nudge his tip, his whining is sweet like candy through your ears. “get on with it will you.” xiao squealed, twitching at the sudden attention and shift of temperature his cock had been receiving.

after a couple of minutes you can feel him squirming even more than usual. “i-i feel s’mthin c-comi’g” the adeptus’s whines, his whimpers and whines escalating. “a-ah!” textured liquid streaming towards the mans stomach. his cock twitches in your hand, but you go on. still stroking him. “ah! its’ se-sehn-sitive!”

you look towards his stomach and dab your 2 fingers onto the liquid, your fingers beckoning for xiao’s mouth to suck on. “bmph!” he mumbles onto your fingers, drool subsiding onto the side of his mouth. “you like tasting yourself don’t you sweetie?” he nodded, and whined as you felt him sucking on your fingers even harder.

“m-my co-ck is ting-ngly.” xiaos pleads were too persuasive, you quickly strip as you straddled yourself on top of him, gripping his cock to the entrance of your cunt. “tell me if its too much ‘kay?” he nods in understanding, shutting his eyes closed. you tilted his chin toward your face, “open your eyes. I want to see them melt in pleasure.”

the man looks at you his head already tilted back, as you warmed his cock up before plunging it inside of you. you look deeply into xiao’s lost and lustful eyes, his cheeks flushed fuchsia, and streaming with drool. “i love the way your in-in-sides fe-el~~”

“atalus. d-don’t make such vulgar comments. you dirty adeptus.” xiao’s eyes widened with excitement and fear. “h-how do you kn-” his orgasm interrupting his sentence “ah! ah! eahhhh! i’m c-cming!” you shook your head “n-no. hold it in.”

he was shocked. ‘isn’t that blatant torture?’ he queried, digging his head into your neck, as you thrusted down onto him at a head knocked back pace. “p-pl-please. let me c’m ’nside of you!” later you told him, wanting to overstimulate him even more, by biting his ear. “ngh! s-slo-slow down! im se-sensitive there!” he says his neck outstretched, giving you a spot to place your kisses on him.

at one point as you were kissing up and down his neck, he hit a spot. your gooooood spot. “ah! ah! ah!”

you were as loud as he was now, you could hear the squelching of your insides coming into contact within yourself, moaning and saliva also pooling by the side of your mouth, xiao being the dirty boy he was licked it off your lips, and couldn’t hold onto his sanity.

you felt ropes of a thick substance coat the inside of you, ‘what a masterpiece’ he thought as you laid on him, panting, you were still moving, but just a little slower just to make sure everything got out..

“c-ca-n we stay like this til we sleep.” xiao said kissing your cheek. “sure, whatever you’d like. you deserve it atalus.” he still couldn’t believe that you knew his real name, but he didn’t look that deep into it.

"𝘪 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 alatus."

"𝘪 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘰, ___"

if you want you can submit a story idea for me to write about!

[adventures-in-alternia]

Welcome to Adventures in Alternia!

This is my one stop shop for all of my fantroll shenanigans, and will functions as both an archive and an ask blog!!

First things first... who do we have here?

Team A, my main 12, includes: (these will be links to profiles later)

Naesan Rayiys

Alrrae Trasta

Karlek Hastar

Taeyan Attuka

Lianas Mohgan

Valiko Iungat

Woyimi Ulukua

Ekwuru Aranya

Taleta Ibidez

Alhabi Ezuste

Attesa Galiti

Baltea Giichi

Team B, my mutant 12 includes:

Mutant rust (WIP)

Mutant bronze (WIP)

Mutant gold (WIP)

Mutant lime (WIP)

Mutant olive (WIP)

Mutant jade (WIP)

Mutant teal (WIP)

Mutant blue (WIP)

Mutant indigo (WIP)

Mutant purple (WIP)

Kimelo Matran

Spirea Lantre

I also have a couple standalone trolls, these include:

Thunzi Tukara (My favourite girl)

Atalus Matria (My true trollsona)

[plangentia]

PY An 35

.1 to-ko-do-mo , de-me-o-te .2 pu-ro VIR 2 me-te-to-de VIR 3 .3 sa-ma-ra-de VIR 3 re-u-ko-to-ro VIR 4 .4 .5 a-ta-ro , tu-ru-pte-ri-ja , o-no .6 LANA 2 CAPf 4 *146 3 VIN 10 NI 4

Translation

The wall-builders are to build: at Pylos, 2 MEN; to Me-te-to 3 MEN to Samara 3 MEN; at Leuktron 4 MEN

To Atalus, payment for alum 2 WOOL 4 SHE-GOATS 4 *146 3 WINE 10 FIGS 4.

Commentary

This appears to be two separate records that weren't divided before they were destroyed - hence the empty line and lack of shared subject matter.

to-ko-do-mo - toikhodomoi - wall-builders. Related to Classical Greek τοῖχος - "house-wall." This is most likely domestic building, not defensive building (as suggested by proponents of invasion theories).

de-me-o-te - demehontes - "going to build." Future participle from the verb δέμω "to build" from PIE root *dem(h1). The [h] between e-o- represents the sigma of the future, which becomes [h] when between vowels in Greek.

me-te-to-de - a town in the Hither Province of Pylos with allative -de attached. The builders have to go to this town rather than being stationed there.

sa-ma-ra-de - a town in the Further Province of Pylos with allative -de attached.

re-u-ko-to-ro - Leuktron. The supposed capital of the Further Province. Its lack of the allative -de suffix suggests that the builders that are going to build there are already stationed there.

a-ta-ro - Atalus - a man's name.

tu-ru-pte-ri-ja - strupterias - alum. Related to Classical Greek στρυπτηρία. Alum comes from Cyprus and Atalus was likely one of the many middle men involved in the journey that the goods made from the island. What was alum for? A fixative for cloth dye in the Classical period - we know that there were headband makers at Pylos. Alum was also sent by a pharaoh after the Temple of Apollo at Delphi burnt down - either acts as a wood fixative or is just very valuable and can be sold to raise funds?

[godeaterazathoth]

Welcome to my hell

Today I’m going to show you the chaotic clusterfuck that is my crazed imagination,

I need to write this somewhere or I’ll forget about it…

In order to understand my OC’s stories we must understand the world they live in, it’s not our world but another planet with only a few reflections of earth called Pangaea.

First I’ll explain how this world was born.

At the beginning of time two beings were born in nothingness, Chaos and The Serene one, Chaos created the raw elements that shaped the vast hostile space whilst Serenity created powerful stars and planets full of life Pangaea was their last and favourite creation and so she dissolved herself into the planets core and became its lay-lines full of powerful Mana. Before human history began, many celestial gods were born from Serenity’s blood, these gods often came into conflict with each other, the many wars they fought shaped the surface of the planet. A grate ocean rose up covering the surface then two volcanoes birthed the twin continents. The ashes of many gods fell to the earth creating the white death to the north and the silent sea in the south. The tears of the moon goddess created the Lunar desert, the sea king died and his body became the wet lands.

Now onto the timeline, a calendar was not invented until the first Age, there was no clear timeline before then, but it was millions of years of evolution, the standard Calendar used by both continents is referred to as the Ilieran calendar, because it starts the year Iliyas first Emperor of Egalshtaft is Born, In year 1.

The timeline is split into three ages, there is no rule for how long an age is each age is separated by the political makeup of Pangaea.

The First Age, it is the rise of the kingdoms that play the important roles in history. It lasted from year 1 to 2500

Egalshtaft- founded by Iliyas Von Eizbran it dominates the northern continent for the first age from year 25 to 2500, Iliyas was Emperor for 1000 years before mysteriously disappearing in year 1025, after that the throne was passed down his descendants for 1475 years until the empire’s collapse in year 2500 due to many issues, the empire’s collapse marked the end of the first age.

It had grate influence on the world despite being isolated to the north. It took great pride in the imperial lineage that was born from dragons blood, with Iliyas himself being a dragon. Before human history the northern continent was said to be the home of all dragons even if they had nearly all vanished by year 1.

Iliyas is one of the most famous individuals of history not only for being a dragon but also his government and military achievements. Historical rumours state that despite being a man he had the body of a beautiful woman, over his 1000 year rule he had 100 children and 1000 grandchildren, with that doubling each generation, he had so many that in the north being his descendant is as unique as having brown eyes. He had many lovers but never married this became traditional in the north that the ruling class never have 1 partner but rather a heram.

Marcadies- small but fast growing country ruled by an elected council of 8, it was founded In year 985 as a colony of Egalshtaft before declaring independence in year 1001, its economy is dependent on trade due to its dry soil and salty air, it got along well with its neighbour Rastolv. By the year 1150, the council looked to expand south into the Atalus Step and began sending scouts out to survey. They came into conflict with the nomadic tribes of the step and Marcadies biggest market opened, slave trading, thou the Marcadies market never was international it made the council very rich turning it into more of an elective monarchy.

Rastolv- Another Egalshtaft colony that gained independence in year 999, it was rich with jewels and had a big craftsmen industry, it was ruled by men called lord protectors and was a very religious country but mostly peaceful, more interested in trade than expansion.

Arash Union- a country founded by merchants and ruled by money it is the richest country in Pangaea, Merchants are free to make money however they want, slave trading has become very popular not amongst the people of the country but internationally, the merchants buy prisoners from raiders from the Step then transport and sell them in Ozmandus.

The focus on profit doesn’t make it popular to Rastolv who refuses to sell jewels directly to the Union due to Rastolv’s (public) religious objection to slavery, and due to the religious differences between the north and south. It has a good relationship with Ozmandus.

Ozmandus- founded before year 1 it has a long forgotten history that vanished in the desert. Ruled by a King, who is believed to be a Vessel of the Gods it is known for its great buildings and river.

The 20th king Apep was especially famous not only for his building projects and battles but for taking a slave girl as his wife and his attempts to abolish slavery in the country, although his successors would reinstate it after his death in 1675. Apep ruled for over 100 years and lived to be 104 his rain began in 1570 when he was 4 years old with Galatea he had 20 children, though not all of them were his by blood.

Ming- also founded before the year 1, it’s a land of mist and mountains, known for art and poetry, it is the homeland for a second species of dragon, a more serpent like species tied to water it shares many cultural elements with its neighbour Tokyokoku, as the two are close trade partners.

Ming is also known for its medical advances, those that can afford it travel there to get any illness cured.

Ming is ruled by a golden emperor who descended from the heavens to guide the people.

Tokyokoku- an isolated island to the south, it is ruled by the Bakufu and the Emperor, the two are always in a constant struggle for power but need each to maintain their own power. The third individual with power in the island is Ho-no-ikadzuchi-no-kami. The island’s god, the actual island itself the god periodically incarnates into a human. Each time the two factions race to find the incarnation so they can raise it and influence it. Who ever does become the more powerful for the centre

In the year 1100 the current incarnation is called Hiiro and rather that being raised by the factions she was raised by an old blacksmith in the mountains. Seeing the world as it was and rather than granting one power she seeks balance. Hiiro eventually has to battle the snake king Orochi in 1118, she would wound him but he swallows her before returning to the sea, since Hiiro isn’t dead the god can’t reincarnate, thus the island falls into a years of civil wars.

Theodore- a land of philosophy and study, it is easy to leave but difficult to enter the only ones who have a permit to came and go are those who are members of its many schools of study, students can be found all over the world recording information, the country’s biggest focus are social and political philosophy as it hopes to create a utopian society in the future, other than that they have a library that holds all the information in the world.

Lunar Desert- a cured but beautiful place, made of rolling hills of moon dust and midnight trees. It was cursed by the goddess of the night to have an eternal night, the moon is always high in the sky and the stars are clear because it is inhospitable for humans vampires, werewolves and other beasts have taken to living there, the humans that do live there are treated as second class citizens. The land is ruled by the vampire court and Queen Nosferatu.

Atalus Step- flat grass land, mostly inhabited by nomadic people, the people are in conflict with the Marcadies and Arash for their land and people.

The people of the step are often referred to by the derogatory term grey skin. The people pass on family stories and legacy’s through weaving patterns and dances.

White death- the tundra in the north, its so cold no humans live there only beasts that come down from the mountains, it can only be traveled with the use of magic to prevent humans from freezing to death or getting lost in the snow storms, mysteriously the snow tastes sweet. It is said that Iliyas walked into the snow before disappearing.

Silent sea- a scorched desert, the result of a battle between gods it has poisoned air and is filled with ghosts like the tundra you need the assistance of magic to travel across it.

Wet land- mysterious island surrounded by fog populated by fish humans hybrids created by the fish god.

The second age, after the Egalshtaft Empire falls major political shift happens as countries rush to fill the vacuum.

Germania- broke off of Egalshtaft in 2505, it is split is to smaller kingdoms ruled by princes, the people believe themselves to be the true successors to Ilias’s Egalshtaft.

In the year 2996 in the eastern kingdom of Valk the first daughter Crow inherits dragons blood and becomes an extremely powerful sword master, so her father sells her in political marriage to the Usave prince Calux also offering his kingdom in return for becoming an Usave noble, this sparks the war between Germania and Usave, Crow escapes Usave and becomes the last prince of Germania killing Calux and the Usave king and conquering it in 3017, Crow didn't want to be king so she gave up her power to a prime minister while her position was purely ceremonial.

Usave- the remnants of Egalshtaft it copies the imagery of the empire despite being nothing compared to it, it is full of corruption and known for its cruel military tactics and crimes, the King wanted to use Crow’s powers to conquer the southern continent but ended up being executed and replaced by his daughter who joined Crow. After the war Usave remained peaceful and slowly deteriorated until it was conquered by Germania in 4009

Marcadies- rapidly growing in power due to colonialism it now isn’t relent on trade for food, the morality of slavery is hotly debated the north is in favour of abolishing it while the south wants to keep it. This comes to ahead in 4066 when a civil war breaks out between north and south, after 15 years the war ends in 4081.

The war was mostly planned by Anastasia de Regale who wanted to destroy the south and the powerful people who lived there for wrongs done to her and the people of the Step.

Rastolv- after the empire fell the kings of Rastolv got more aggressive, developing mana weapons using the same jewels from the first age, it got into conflict with Arash and Marcadies and expanded into the step, it found geo ore in their mines that started an Industrial Revolution in 4108, putting Rastolv at the forefront of weapon development.

Arash empire- the merchants tuned into war lords and began expanding their territory and coming into conflict with the surrounding countries especially Marina

[maybemuzziie]

ritual

ritual is an atalus, a semi-closed species by Kabber on toyhouse!

[peachii-pao]

please come home i made so much almond tofu

[espeoradar]

wow i think i just found someone who blocked me? they drew older luffy and tumblr wouldnt let me reblog or like the post and when i went to their blog (the pic had been shown through a recommended blog) it said it was empty

and im screaming because theyre a huge katakuri fan lmao thats probably why

[sakurabloom48]

Now we know who the 5 yakshas are and their names are! and tbh i completely forgot xiaos real name was atalus! I knew but I had forgot lmaoooo

[reticent-writer]

Alt Ending

Xiao x reader

Angst to fluff

New event spoilers

@xiaosimpdamn

"I can't.... Rex.... I'm losing...... Sorry xiao"

Your distorted voice was heard through the chasm while the 5 we're looking for an exit after seeing bosacious.

"Xiao who is that? They said your name." Yanfei questioned but Xiao had an uncharacteristic look of shock before turning to them.

"He was the dendro yaksha. He never liked attention so he also hid when humans were they were near. During the destruction of khanreha he lost his mind and went into hiding."

Xiao talked about you in the same way he talked about bosacious. He loved the memories he shared with you but all good things come to an end.

But the end was not quite there yet. Just a bump in the road.

"I know who he is, the phantom yaksha. He helped from the shadows and saved any human he could." Yelan said causing Xiao to nod.

"I wonder where he went." Paimon looked to aether who was looking at Xiao.

There was a moment of silence before the sky darkened as a pained scream erupted from behind Xiao.

Turning around Xiao saw you on the ground with your (choice of weapon) on the ground next to you while you were squeezing your neck in pain.

"Y/n." Your head shot up at the sound with a look of fear.

"Xiao?" Your face didn't change in fact your breathing quickened. "I'm tired of these illusions. Just go AWAY." You broke down in sobs

"I'm not an illusion. I promise you I'm real." He inched closer not expecting you to jump into his arms.

You both started to fall back if it wasn't for the vines that wrapped around the both of you. Tightening the hug.

"I missed you so much. I hope your real." You mumbled into his chest.

"I'm real I promise." He wrapped his arms around you as the vines slowly set him down.

"The phantom yaksha." A high pitched voice said causing you to look up at 3 people and 1 floating child (I don't know to to describe paimon)

The voice shocked you and because you not used to being around people for so long you tried to teleport away but the strain of trying to use your powers caused you to pass out.

You woke up you saw the sky. You haven't seen it in so many years. It was a beautiful sight.

Xiao

You looked around realizing he wasn't there.

"Xiao" you said it so quietly you could bearly hear yourself. Tears rolled down you cheeks as you kneeled to the ground in a prayer position.

"Please don't... It's been so long (since last I seen my son~)." You cried not noticing the yaksha suddenly appear.

"Y/n" you didn't look to the sound this time. You thought the chasm was making another illusion.

"Y/n it's me." You felt a hand on your head as you slowly looked up to see Xiao with the traveler behind him.

Through the shock you didn't care that the traveler was there and jumped into xiao arms.

"Don't scare me like that." You cried into his shoulder. He hasn't changed a bit and you liked it that way.

"I love you, Atalus."

"I love you too, Y/n"