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Welcome to Faerieland - Fan Fic (last chapters)

Here we go! Last chapters of Welcome to Faerieland.

Link to full story on AO3 here.

*****

Dru and Ash landed a mile or so away from their destination, in order to avoid drawing attention to the location. As soon as their feet touched the ground, the two rocs turned around and disappeared above the treetops.

“I can walk,” Dru said and Ash offered his arm to steady her while she limped toward the general direction of the cottage. She knew it pretty well, it had sort of become a Blackthorns’ country home.

“So how do you know this place?”

“My eldest brother is dating the King of the Unseelie Court, and that’s where they meet sometimes.”

Ash whistled.

“One of your brothers is King Kieran’s lover? I think I heard about him.”

“Yeah, it’s pretty serious, although they won’t ever be able to be official about it. I guess you know what the rules are about faerie royalty’s consorts?”

“I do,” he averted his gaze and brushed a hand through his hair, in what seemed to be a nervous gesture. Dru realized it was the first time Ash had looked uncomfortable about a subject.

“A lot of rules need to be changed,” he said abruptly. “Don’t you agree?” His green eyes bore into her as he said it, as if he was desperate for her approval.

“Well, King Kieran has already been carrying out a lot of changes since he came to power. It’s just that… sometimes, it takes time. You can’t change the world overnight.”

Ash kicked a pebble. “You could, if you didn’t insist on everything being consensual. Maybe King Kieran cares too much about what people think of him... or, you know, in general.” He shrugged but there was a predatory glint in his eyes that she hadn’t seen before, and it almost made her cringe.

“You know, Ash, if what you are looking for in a sovereign is arbitrary decisions and a bitchy attitude, we have the Seelie Queen for that.”

She had expected Ash to laugh, his free, careless laugh - God, she loved it when he did that - but he seemed lost in thought.

She had to admit she had been a bit harsh. She knew the Seelie and Unseelie Courts were in much better terms now that King Arawn was dead. The Queen had appointed the Unseelie Prince Adaon as her most trusted advisor and the two of them and King Kieran met regularly to reinforce the bonds and cooperation between both realms.

Dru started humming a song and Ash paused, his green eyes widening. “Are you singing… Royals ?”

“Yeah, I love that song. Do you know it?”

“I do,” he answered, suppressing a smile.

As they walked, she sang louder - she knew the lyrics by heart - and he watched her with glittering eyes, clearly entertained.

“And we'll never be royals It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler You can call me queen bee”

“Maybe I will,” he whispered in her ear as he tickled her, and she elbowed him playfully.

He sang along with her then - he had a beautiful tenor voice - both of them throwing their heads back at the same time to howl at the sky “And baby, I'll rule - I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule” , like a pair of wolves. They roared with laughter, Dru holding her ribs and leaning against Ash for support. Watching him from the corner of her eye, she marvelled at the fact that she had found a new friend in such a short time.

At the Academy, people either feared her because she was a Blackthorn or wanted to be friends with her simply for that same reason. Or both. She was almost a celebrity, despite herself. Only because of her last name and her eldest brothers’ hand in ending the Cold Peace in the most spectacular way. And of course, there were always the loud-mouthed bigots and moralists who were baffled by the Blackthorns’ ties with the Fair Folk and their so-called “sexual and moral depravity”. The Rosales, of course, suffered the same criticism, and Jaime had always been a comforting shoulder and reliable friend to Dru in those moments where she felt she had had too much to deal with.

She didn’t want to worry Julian, Emma, Mark or even Helen with her troubles making friends at the Academy.

She couldn’t confide in Ty, because he didn’t care at all what people thought, and was content with sticking to his close friends, Livvy and Anush. His teachers, especially Ragnor Fell and Catarina Loss were absolute fans - even if Fell would never admit it - and everyone at the Scholomance was too impressed by his obvious academic superiority - and maybe, the Carpathian lynx tailing him - to dare bother him anyway.

Ash seemed to be far away from all of this, as if he had been living as a hermit in a remote tower, which was probably close to the truth.

He was the only one outside her siblings, with the exception of Jaime of course, to treat her like an ordinary girl.

And maybe, maybe someday Ash could become more than a friend. He was nice, definitely fun, absolutely gorgeous and he had kissed her after all, even though she knew it could be meaningless where faeries were concerned. She had been waiting for Jaime to figure things out for so long, and Ash had appeared out of nowhere and had shown interest without a moment’s hesitation.

She was interrupted in her thoughts as a broad-shouldered silhouette falling from the sky dropped on the ground before them. Dru released Ash’s arm to clap both her hands on her mouth, relief washing over her. Kit, looking as angelic as ever with his bright blue eyes and tousled blond hair, fluttered his white wings tipped with gold as he advanced gleefully to greet Dru.

The reunion was cut short as he was suddenly thrown back by a figure shooting straight into him like a cannonball and from one moment to the next, Kit disappeared into a ball of black and white feathers, rolling on the grass.

It took Dru a moment to realize that Ash had disappeared from her side and that he was actually the one who had attacked Kit. She ran to separate them but soon they were shooting up, caught in a wrestling match a few feet above ground, moving so swiftly they were a blur.

Dru let out a heavy sigh before she put two fingers between her lips and whistled as loud as she could. The two figures froze - they were still grappling each other - and looked down.

“ASH! KIT! Both of you. Get down here! NOW.”

They both looked at each other.

“ASH! What the hell is wrong with you, this is my brother’s boyfriend !” Dru continued, gesturing frantically toward Kit.

Ash released Kit first, grudgingly, and they both landed softly on the floor. There was a long gash across Ash’s cheek but he was grinning like the Cheshire cat, his eyes glittering in excitement. He winked at Dru as he wiped blood from his mouth. Kit was rearranging his hair, looking pissed, and Dru realized that his knuckles were bloody and that there was a small cut on his eyebrow. Both of them seemed otherwise unharmed.

“What the hell is wrong with you, Batman ?” Kit said, glaring at Ash.

“Sorry,” Ash replied, wiping dirt from his shirt. “I took you for a psychopathic jerk who nearly killed me a few years ago. He literally kicked me and my uncle out of the place we used to live in. You look exactly like him.”

“Well, it can’t have been me since last night was the first time I ever saw you,” Kit replied sharply, wiping his bloody knuckles over his shirt.

“Yeah, don’t worry, I figured that out pretty fast. You fight like a pussy compared to him.”

“Want to say that again?” Kit lifted an eyebrow at him.

“Boys, could you please stop comparing the sizes of your dicks, so we can move on?”

Ash and Kit complied, arguing over which Batman movie was best the entire way, until the cottage came into view, a few feet away. The door opened and Jaime came out of it, running toward them.

“Dru,” he cried out. He caught up to her, and threw his arms around her, burying his face in her hair. She lost herself in his familiar and comforting scent and pressed her cheek against his torso. “Mi corazón,” he whispered softly. "We were worried sick. Cómo estás?”

Jaime brushed his hands through Dru’s hair and planted a kiss on her forehead.

She swiftly pulled back, her eyes darting to where Ash was leaning against a tree, talking to Kit, his arms crossed. He was smiling indulgently at her, as if he didn’t mind.

“I am fine, thanks to Ash,” she said, and pulled Jaime over to where Ash and Kit were standing. “Jaime, this is Ash. Ash, this is Jaime,” she introduced, waving her hand awkwardly between the two of them.

“Thank you for taking care of our precious Dru,” Jaime said, extending his hand. “We owe you one.”

“No hay de qué!” Ash replied, shaking his hand.

“Hablas español?” Jaime asked, looking pleasantly surprised.

“Solo a hombres con un excelente gusto en mujeres.” He gave Jaime a wicked grin and looked pointedly at Dru. Jaime’s face fell.

A high-pitched shriek had them whip their heads up in time to see a majestic roc land on the ground, a few feet away. Ty hopped gracefully from the giant bird and walked immediately to Dru. He was pale - even more so than usual - with deep dark circles under his gray eyes, and Dru marvelled at how gorgeous her brother was anyway, whatever state he was in. She sometimes wished she had inherited the same stunningly sharp features. Without a word, Ty knelt in front of Dru and started inspecting her wound.

“Ash, this is my brother Ty,” Dru announced proudly.

Ash started to extend his hand but Dru shook her head at him. He let it fall by his side.

“Ty, this is Ash.”

Tiberius nodded without lifting his gaze.

“Who tended to the wound?”

“I did,” Ash answered.

Ty finally stood - and Dru realized Ash was almost as tall as Ty, which was saying something, since Ty was very tall - and glanced at Ash for the first time, his gray eyes looking down under his long eyelashes and not lifting up from a spot on Ash’s shoulder. “Thanks,” he said curtly.

Hesitantly, Ty put his arms around Dru in one of the rare hugs he had ever granted her. It was awkward and short, but Dru knew it meant Ty had been truly terrified of losing her.

After they released each other, Ty whirled and started walking toward the cottage. He paused after a few steps and glanced over his shoulder. The four of them had just been standing there, staring at him. “Are you coming?”

They all hurried after Ty, Dru having one arm around Ash’s, and the other around Jaime’s.

“So, tell me. Are all your brothers this handsome?” Ash asked her, as he looked Ty up and down appreciatively.

“EXCUSE ME? “ Kit interjected. His whole face had gone bright red in an instant and he started cracking his bloody knuckles. He looked poised for a second round.

“What? Did I say something wrong?” Ash did not seem in the least bit concerned by Kit’s reaction.

“It’s my boyfriend you are talking about.”

“And I just said I found him attractive. Is that in any way offensive?”

Dru laughed. “No,” she said. “I am sure you were simply stating your opinion and not trying to steal Kit’s boyfriend.”

“I am not trying to steal anyone’s lover,” Ash concurred, gazing wistfully at Dru. ”I just admire beauty when I see it”.

“But he would definitely be up for sex if Ty wanted to,” Jaime muttered sarcastically under his breath.

Ash shot him a puzzled look. “Of course, I would. Why not? Kit would be welcome as well, the more the merrier.”

Kit opened his mouth but seemed too much in a shock for a witty comeback. That was a first.

Oddly enough, Dru realized she didn’t feel jealous or baffled by Ash’s statement. He was like an untamed bird breaking out of a cage, unwilling to bend to any rules of propriety. She guessed part of it was due to his fey heritage.

“Mark is the Unseelie King’s lover, the Seelie Queen keeps trying to get into Julian’s pants and now you two,” Jaime said eventually, looking over at Ty and Dru. “What is it with the Blackthorns and the Fair Folk anyway?”

“Probably the exact same thing there is with Blackthorns and any other species,” Ash said evenly.

Everyone turned a questioning look at him.

“They are hot,” he said simply, and shrugged.

Everyone laughed at that.

*****

They were all starving so they decided to have breakfast in the cottage before heading back home.

Kit, wearing an apron that had "Doughnut sandwiches are a proper meal” printed on it (and that probably belonged to Mark Blackthorn), was in the kitchen, scrambling a huge portion of eggs in a large pan with a wooden spoon. He somehow managed to make it look totally hot.

“Eggs?” Ty asked Kit as he came to stand next to him and put a hand on the small of Kit’s back.

“Yeah, I would have cooked pancakes, but we are missing a few ingredients to do that. So it will be eggs. Eggs and fruits. God knows there are plenty of fruits here.”

“You know how to cook pancakes?” Ty asked, his gray eyes widening in surprise.

Kit shot him a shy glance.

“Yeah, I… I asked Julian for his recipe. You know, in case one day I needed to cook for you…r family.”

Kit and Ty both exchanged a look that was so intimate, Jaime had to glance away. He found Ash leaning casually against the fridge, his arms crossed, and gazing at him with a smirk on his face. He looked like he owned the place and hadn’t just popped uninvited into the home of strangers. When Jaime raised a questioning eyebrow at him, Ash unfolded his arms to draw the shape of a heart in the air in front of him. Jaime rolled his eyes. He definitely didn’t like this guy.

They set the table, while Dru was in the bedroom looking for clothes.

Kit and Ty sat next to each other, their fingers intertwined under the table and their backs to the kitchen counter, which left Ash to sit across from Ty and Jaime to sit across from Kit. They had left a spot at the head of the table for Drusilla, who would have Ash on her left and Ty on her right when she came back.

Ty only had fruits on his plate, and he was eyeing Kit gulping his eggs down, as if he was reconsidering having some himself.

“Want to try?” Ash brought his fork to Ty, who flinched as if he had been stabbed.

Kit grabbed Ash’s wrist and pushed the fork away from Ty.

“Ty can use my fork if he wants to try it. He is my boyfriend, after all.”

Ash shrugged. “Yeah, no worries, I think I got that. You can tattoo it on your forehead, it will spare you from having to repeat it to every living soul you encounter on Earth.”

Ash glanced at Jaime, and said in a lower voice, directed only at him. “And it will keep other people from pining for someone they can’t have.”

“Excuse me?” Jaime turned to whisper in Ash’s ear. “What does it have to do with Dru and me?”

“I was not talking about Dru,” Ash whispered back.

They both jerked their heads up, as Dru swooped in from the bedroom then, wearing a beautiful red dress that Jaime remembered having seen on Cristina. It was much tighter on Dru, clinging to her curves and emphasizing her cleavage. Jaime swallowed. He couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on in his head.

Ash immediately stood to draw Dru’s chair and she nodded by way of thanking him. She sat on it as if it was a throne, her chin up.

Jaime glanced over at Ash, who seemed so free about his sexuality, and felt a pang of envy.

“So, what’s your deal, Ash?” Jaime blurted. Ash raised a questioning eyebrow at him. “Are you…” Jaime cleared his throat. “Bixesual?”

A slow grin spread across Ash’s face. “We’ve just met and you’re already trying to fill your fact sheet about me and tick one of your little boxes?”

“I didn’t mean to be rude,” Jaime said, feeling uncomfortable.

“I know you didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I am not offended by your question,” Ash continued in a gentler voice. “It’s just that… not everyone can fit into little boxes.” He swiftly glanced at Ty when he said it. It was a flicker movement, but lynx-eyed Ty caught it immediately.

“Don’t look at me like that,” Tiberius said. “I am definitely gay.” He slipped half a banana inside his mouth then, totally oblivious of the gesture. Kit and Ash weren’t though. Kit made a noise between a snort and a chuckle and spilled the water he was drinking through his nose and all over his shirt, while Ash almost fell off his chair roaring with laughter. Dru looked at the boys with motherly affection.

Jaime stood and hurried to the kitchen to get a towel to clean the mess. When he turned, Kit was already there, leaning against the kitchen counter, extending his hand and looking at Jaime with a genuine smile that lit up his gorgeous face.

“Thanks, Jaime,” he said, as he grabbed the towel and started padding his shirt with it. The planes of his muscles stood out and could be seen right through the wet fabric.

“No problem,” Jaime mumbled, feeling his heartbeat increasing inside his chest.

He averted his gaze, past Kit, to the table, where Ty and Dru had their heads bent together, caught in a deep conversation.

Ash was peering around Ty, watching Jaime with amusement. When he caught Jaime gazing back, he stuck his tongue inside his cheek, and started moving his fist back and forth in front of his mouth, miming a blowjob.

Jaime resisted the urge to flip him the finger.

****

When breakfast was over, Dru lay sprawled on a sofa, her leg propped on Jaime’s lap, and Ash was examining the sound system, so he could put music on.

Kit and Ty had disappeared. God only knew where.

“So, what was that demon attack in the middle of Faerie about?” Jaime asked.

“Ty has a theory. And you won’t like it,” Dru replied. “He believes the Unseelie prince who held us hostage has made an alliance with a Greater Demon… probably a Prince of Hell.”

Jaime tensed. If Ty believed this, it was very bad news indeed. “So why send an army of demons to attack an ally?”

Dru twirled a lock of her dark brown hair as she replied. “Two options. Either the Prince of Hell discovered that his ally had been exposed and wanted to silence him. Or… or we will soon be caught in the middle of an internal war between the Princes of Hell.”

“You mean… there might be more than one involved?”

“To quote Ty, evidence makes it more likely than not,” Dru replied, imitating her brother’s voice. Jaime felt dread wash over him.

He gently put Dru’s leg on an armrest and excused himself.

Sometimes, he felt so anxious it was all he could do not to curl up in a corner and wait for his chest pain and dizziness to fade. The mission he had carried out a few years back, where he had to stay hidden all the time, never staying in one place, had made him jumpy, poised for any threat. He didn’t want Dru to see that side of him. For her, he could only be the calm and reliable friend she was used to.

He decided to scout the rest of the cottage for an empty room. There was a corridor - leading to a bathroom? more bedrooms maybe? - on the left side of the main suite’s door.

He went through and just as he turned around a corner... stopped short.

Halfway down the corridor, Ty was leaning with his back against the wall and Kit had his hands propped on either side of him, trapping Ty in a cage of his arms… and they were kissing.

Jaime had never seen two men kissing before and he was surprised to see how tender and sweet it looked. Ty was running his long pale fingers in Kit’s blond hair while the other hand rested on the small of Kit’s back, half of it concealed under Kit’s waistband.

Kit was naked from the waist up and Jaime could see all the tanned muscles in his back contract as he deepened the kiss, eliciting soft moans from the Blackthorn boy.

They were beautiful together, two opposites inevitably drawn to each other, their bodies fitting perfectly like yin and yang.

Jaime felt his whole body react, with a familiar flutter around his stomach and heat rushing up his cheeks. He knew he should not be watching, but he couldn’t get himself to tear his gaze away.

Kit broke the kiss to trace the dark Marks swirling up Ty’s neck with the tip of his tongue. Ty’s gray eyes fluttered open and he caught sight of Jaime. His intense gaze didn’t waver. He didn’t even seem surprised or angry. He simply raised an eyebrow at Jaime as if to say Can I help you with something ?

Jaime hastily retreated to the living room.

He found Ash’s lean figure perched on the wide low table at the center of the room, dancing to the blasting sound of Beyoncé’s Single Ladies and singing along. “If you like it, you should have put a ring on it,” actually sounded very good in his velvety voice. He was twisting, hands on his hips, and throwing his legs up like a professional, while making dramatic faces at Dru, who was sprawled on the sofa, howling with laughter. As he brushed his lips with his finger, licking it and started caressing his torso while throwing his head back, shaking his beautiful silvery hair, he managed to make it look erotic and not ridiculous at all. Jaime had to admit… His moves were perfect, fluid, coordinated and he totally… pulled it off. Annoying jerk.

“Having fun without me?” Kit burst into the room - he was, fortunately, wearing a shirt this time - and immediately hopped on the table to join Ash and one could not imagine they had been wrestling less than an hour before.

When Dru caught Jaime watching them, she patted the spot on the sofa next to her and he moved to drop beside her, throwing his arm around her shoulders.

The music had changed to Rihanna’s S&M and Ash and Kit were dancing together as if they had rehearsed for hours, their dance steps coordinated and smooth. They looked like two lifelong best buddies who could guess each other’s moves. They were pulsing with energy, although obviously neither of them had slept the previous night. Ash made a show of licking Kit’s cheek, and Kit pushed him away, grimacing. When Ash arched his back to rub his buttocks against Kit’s crotch and Kit spanked him, Dru wiped tears from her eyes. Jaime imagined what it would be like to go to a nightclub with the both of them. They would most likely steal the show.

As if on cue, the next song was… Stole the show, by Kygo. As they danced close together in perfect synchrony, Jaime noticed for the first time the similarities between Ash and Kit. Though Ash was all pale, white blond hair and alabaster skin, and Kit was all golden hair and tanned muscles, there was something about their facial features, the planes of their cheeks, the lines of their jaws… They did not look like brothers, but they could easily pass for cousins.

Jaime grabbed a Hot Shadowhunters calendar that had been left on the side table and started flipping through the pages. Looking at the January page featuring Jace Herondale, he wondered why everyone said Kit was like a mini Jace when Jaime could clearly see there was a difference, now that Kit had grown into more adult features. At least to Jaime, Kit’s fey heritage was plain.

When the music changed to Charlie Puth’s Marvin Gaye, Jaime turned his head to find Ty leaning against the kitchen counter and watching the two dancers with a bemused expression, his arms crossed over his chest.

He eventually caught Kit’s eye, lifted a questioning eyebrow, and jerked his head toward the bedroom door. Kit stumbled from the table in his hurry to join Ty and followed him out of the living room and through the main bedroom door, which shut behind them.

*****

Kit jumped on the huge threesome bed as soon as they were inside the bedroom. He felt exhilarated, full of adrenaline and restless energy, and he wanted Ty so much that he was certain he would spontaneously combust if they didn’t share their bodies within the next minute.

He shot Ty a smoldering look as he lounged on the thick mattress, twisting his shoulders seductively while singing along to Charlie Puth’s Marvin Gaye, which was blasting through the thin walls.

“We got this king-size to ourselves Don't have to share with no one else Don't keep your secrets to yourself It's Kama Sutra show and tell, yeah”

Ty had folded his arms against his chest and was shaking his head, as if he didn’t know what to make of this misbehaving boy.

“Kit, you interrupted me earlier when I was trying to have a serious conversation. Will you please let me finish this time?”

"I'm in trouble." Kit continued, clapping a hand over his mouth in a dramatic oops gesture. "But I'd love to be in trouble with you."

Ty rolled his eyes. He didn’t seem ready to play along with Kit, so Kit finally stood and grabbed Ty's upper arms, forcing him to back up until he had him pinned against the wall. He started wiggling his hips, rubbing against Ty, his body swaying to the music.

“You've got to give it up to me I'm screaming, "Mercy, mercy, please!" Just like they say it in the song Until the dawn, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on.”

Kit slipped a hand under Ty’s waistband, straight into his boxer shorts, and whispered “Hello there” as he brushed his lips against Ty’s ear.

“Kit…” Ty said sharply, as a warning, though Kit could hear his breathing was uneven.

“Ty,” Kit replied with all the seriousness he could muster. “When I saw you riding that Shinigami demon carrying a crossbow, I was so turned on it was all I could do not to jump your bones there and then.”

Ty laughed softly. “It appears you have a kink involving me wielding dangerous weapons. Maybe I should bring a claymore to bed next time and threaten you with it.”

“Honey, you know that, as far as I am concerned, you carry the deadliest weapon around with you at all times,” Kit started stroking Ty’s length as if to illustrate his point. It hardened under his touch. Good, we’re heading somewhere. "I was talking about your brain of course," Kit added.

“Kit, listen to me.” Ty grabbed Kit’s wrist and pulled it out of his pants. Kit groaned. “Haven’t you noticed anything strange about Ash?”

That caught Kit’s attention. He had not expected Ash to be the subject of their conversation. He had actually hoped to avoid any kind of conversation altogether. For a little while at least.

“Well, I noticed he is an amazing fighter and dancer. I am totally up for challenging him again, either in a training room or on a dancefloor.” There was something about Ash and him fighting and dancing together, a raw yet steady energy, not like the restlessness and all consuming love he felt around Ty, but something grounding him, making him even more focused. As if he had found a kindred warrior spirit.

“He probably has no effect on you, but… I think spells have been worked on him to render him… likeable. People are inevitably drawn to him, want to protect and follow him.”

Kit swallowed, suddenly deadly serious. “Does this… work on you?”

“No. And I have several theories about that. First… Well, I am a bit different. My brain doesn’t work the same way others’ do. Second, the Blackthorns have a bit of Greater Demon blood, even if it is quite diluted. I do believe Dru genuinely likes him.”

“You mean from your ancestor Lucie Herondale?”

Ty nodded. “And the third and most important explanation is… you. You have my full loyalty.” He rested his forehead against Kit’s. “There is no way in hell I am following him, when I could follow you. ”

Kit brushed his lips over Ty’s.

“What about Jaime? He seems to dislike Ash.”

“I am still trying to figure this out. But it may be one of the reasons I am immune to it, myself.”

“What? You think the Rosales have Greater Demon blood as well?”

“Maybe. But that’s not what I was referring to.”

They were both interrupted when they heard voices raising in the living room. Jaime’s voice was the loudest. And he sounded totally pissed.

Ty hurried toward the door, and Kit followed.

****

As soon as Kit and Ty had disappeared behind the bedroom door, Ash jumped over Dru and Jaime’s heads to land behind the sofa and stole the Hot Shadowhunters calendar from Jaime’s hands. “Hey!” Jaime cried out.

Ash circled back and dropped himself next to Dru, which left her crammed between him and Jaime. As he flipped to the first page, the January page, Ash froze. He was gaping at the picture of Jace Herondale, as if he could not quite believe his eyes.

Falling for Jace Herondale, already? What a surprise.

But oddly, Ash didn’t smile or make a sarcastic comment, as Jaime would have expected. He had a sorrowful expression and a faraway look.

“This is Jace Herondale,” Dru said softly. “Surely, even you have heard of him ?”

Ash swallowed. “Yeah,” he said absently. “Yeah, I have. He looks… happy.”

“Well, of course, he is happy. He has it all, hasn’t he?” Jaime said. “War hero. Married to the love of his life. The Consul as faithful parabatai.” Ash flinched, as if each word was a needle to his skin.

“Ash, is everything okay?”

Ash shook his head as if to clear it.

“Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking about… the butterfly effect. How a single human being’s existence… or absence, can change the course of things… can change the whole world.”

Where the hell did that come from? Jaime wondered.

Ash lifted his gaze to stare at the door where Kit and Ty had disappeared. “Take Kit for instance. Who knew it would only take a hot boyfriend to turn a ruthless, bloodthirsty ruler into a harmless kitten.”

“Er- Ash, I am not sure I am following you,” Dru said gently. “What do you mean?”

Ash let out a heavy sigh and slumped back, crossing his long arms behind his head, the Hot Shadowhunters calendar left at the January page on his lap.

“Nothing, I am rambling.” It looked like he was lost in his thoughts again.

Jaime seized the opportunity to whisper in Dru’s ear. “Dru, can we find some place private to… talk?”

Dru gazed at him with a puzzled look on her face. “Sure. What do you want to talk about?”

Jaime didn’t get a chance to answer as the entrance door rattled at that moment and they both whipped their heads in the direction of the noise.

The door opened and Mark Blackthorn, all tousled blond hair, pointy ears and flushed cheeks, erupted inside the cottage, wearing ragged jeans and a white shirt with a message that stated, “All good things come in threes”. He paused, as if he didn’t really expect to see so many people in his living room.

Jaime immediately withdrew his arm from Dru’s shoulders and stood, but soon registered that Mark was not looking at him… He was staring at Ash who had, from one moment to the next, leapt on the table in front of them and was crouched on top of it, ready to pounce, a dangerous glint in his ice green eyes. He had moved to protect Dru from a potential threat, Jaime realized. And there was no trace of the Ash that had been goofing around with Kit a moment before. The feeling that he had been played like a fool until then hit Jaime like a freight train. They had all fallen for Ash’s laid-back, good guy act. In one instant, Ash had revealed his true, predatory nature…

“Mark!” Dru waved from the sofa, unfazed. “You already know Jaime of course and this is Ash,” she introduced. “Ash… this is my brother Mark.”

Ash relaxed from his stance and leapt off the table, flashing a bright smile and wearing his cool guy mask back on. As if he hadn’t been ready to rip Mark’s throat a second before. The abrupt change in Ash's behaviour almost gave Jaime a whiplash.

“Have we… met before?” Mark asked, looking at Ash with his brows furrowed as he closed the door.

“In any event, I wish to be properly introduced,” Ash said, evading the question. “I am Dru’s boyfriend.”

“Excuse me?” Dru interjected at the same time Jaime exclaimed “WHAT?”

Ash shrugged. “I thought our make out session had settled it.”

Jaime felt heat rush up his face. He whirled on Dru. “We’ve known each other for three years and you’ve known this guy for what? Less than twelve hours? And you’ve already kissed him?”

“To be fair, I am the one who kissed her ,” Ash said in a calm voice. “She didn’t tell me to stop, though.” He paused, his long fingers stroking his delicate chin as he pondered. “Then again, how could she have, what with my tongue being down her throat and all?”

“Ash, don’t intervene,” Dru said, her already white complexion growing paler by the second. “This is not between us.”

“Really?” Ash answered in a fake shocked expression. “I could have sworn it was my tongue down your throat.”

“What’s going on here?” Ty asked as he came out of the bedroom, followed by Kit.

“GREAT!” Jaime said. “That’s just my luck! We’re just missing Julian and…”

“And?” Julian asked, his tall broad-shouldered figure appearing in the entrance. He froze in the doorway, hand on the doorknob, his face a mask of shock as his blue-green eyes swept across the room.

“... And all my worst nightmares are reunited in the same room. OK, let’s be done with it.”

Jaime took a deep breath and caught each of the Blackthorn brothers’ gaze, one after the other.

“I. FANCY. DRU. OKAY? I like her. I know she’s sixteen, but we are good together and I want her to be my girlfriend.”

*Cough* “ Too late.” *Cough* That was Ash. Dru turned to glare at him.

“Well, that’s not even relevant anymore, is it? Since apparently… She prefers Legolas, here.” Jaime continued, waving his hand toward Ash.

“Why does everyone keep saying that? I don’t even look like him.”

“Lego-who?” Ty asked, puzzled.

“He’s talking about Ash. Don’t worry honey, I’ll explain,” Kit said, speaking for the first time.

“And what the hell are you doing here?” Julian asked, turning toward Kit, a flicker of panic crossing his features.

“He just came out of the bedroom with Ty,” Mark said.

Kit lifted both his hands in surrender. “I wasn’t having sex with him,” he blurted. “I mean… not this time.” His face went red. “I mean- I am out of here. If anyone’s looking for me, I’m in the bedroom.” He whirled and paused in front of the bedroom door, his hand on the knob. “Not having sex with anyone...” he specified before he disappeared behind it.

Julian heaved a sigh and turned his gaze back to Ash.

Ash gulped. He looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights, his green eyes wide.

“This is not the end of it. But first things first. Can anyone tell me what the hell Ash Morgenstern is doing here?”

They had barely registered the question, when a sharp cry from behind Julian had them all jump. A slender figure peered around him, red hair like flames flowing over a green velvet dress embroidered with gold. Jaime had seen enough drawings and pictures of her to recognize her instantly. The Seelie Queen.

She pushed Julian aside and ran to Ash, throwing her thin pale arms around him and burying her face in his chest, the golden circlet around her head tipping to the side as she did. “Where were you last night? I came to the house, and it was empty . I have been looking for you everywhere since!”

Dru was staring at Ash open-mouthed. He shot her an apologetic look.

“Mom, let me introduce you to Dru. Dru…” Ash cleared his throat. “Meet my mom.”

*****

Tagging @gabtapia ❤️ Hope you'll enjoy it and, of course, don't hesitate to correct my spanish ;)

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norel-ravenclaw · 1 year

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You can pick which consorts you want to do but can you do Court of Darkness headcanons on how they would deal with MC losing her memory? Like completely losing it, not like the event Lost But Not Forgotten

Please and thank you 🙏

Memory Loss

Fandom: Court of Darkness (otome game)

Featured characters: Literally every major character I know of

Genre: Angsty Romance

Rating: sfw

Description: What if mc completely loses their memory?

They’re devastated that you forgot them, but they can’t bring themself to risk your mental wellbeing by pushing. You’re afraid, confused, and they only seem to add to that. If you ever catch them staring at you, maybe… maybe they’ll try again.

Lynt, Lance, Knight, Dia, Grayson, King Gilbert, Dewi, Hawke, Kieran, Lunas

If there’s any way to keep you in their life, they’ll take it. They’ll go slow, be your friend. Help you with classes and take you to town. But they won’t let anyone tell you that you were in love before.

Jasper, Toa, Rio, Lou, Tino, Aquia, King Liam, King Aiden, King Klaus, Sherry, Malik

From the moment you wake up, they’re by your side. Study dates and real dates, flowers and letters. You may not remember them, but they won’t rest until you fall in love with them all over again.

Roy, Fenn, Guy, King Addis, King Louis-Ernest, King Roc, Violet, Sewan

#norel writes #court of darkness #voltage inc #voltage otome #otome #court of darkness toa #court of darkness lynt #court of darkness roy #court of darkness lou #court of darkness fenn #court of darkness lance #court of darkness guy #court of darkness rio

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daeva-agas · 1 year

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The thing about King Roc/Rufu that really gets me the most is his epithet in the JP profile says “The sovereign who hides (his) loneliness”. The JP epithets are much longer phrases, and for the most part I prefer the English one that are more succinct (and they mostly convey the exact same meaning anyway), but that thing about hiding his loneliness just hits different from just saying “The Lonely Sovereign”.

It’s like... I’m trying to hold back from imagining all sorts of angst without basis because I’m not that far into the routes yet. I’m still just slowly reading the first main routes one by one so I don’t want to jump too far ahead making up weird things on my own.

BUT

Hrrrrggghhhh... I’m a sucker for characters who looks confident, but is actually really sad and lonely inside. Also Rufu/Roc’s vibes and all reminds me of a Certain Someone who I already have bias for and I’m just AUGH. Otherwise, typically my type would’ve been someone like King Gilbert. The “cool and smart” kind of character huhuhu.

(also generic COD fans if you don’t like seeing me having meltdowns over the kings, the tag to hide is Kings of Darkness like the April Fool title, or just the king’s name)

TBH I’m not entirely sure how to interpret 絶対王者. It can either be read as 絶対+王者, which would mean something like “absolute sovereign"; or if it’s read 絶対王者 as a joint phrase, which means “unparalleled victor”, a.k.a someone who wins a lot in contests or championships (usually applied to athletes or sporting teams).

Because like even though the two meanings have somewhat similar vibes, the former has a feeling of a king who has a lot of authority or rules over a large territory, while the latter is someone who is very strong and/or skilled to win a lot of battles.

#kings of darkness #court of darkness #roc avari #rufu monus #my drawing #cod #makai ouji nightmare #makai kokuou to miwaku no nightmare #rukh monus

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chirp-a-chirp · 10 months

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Alrighty Court of Darkness Cult!

We need headcanons of Team Good Dads—King Aiden, King Liam, and King Klaus—finding unofficial ways to support or adopt the princes with bad dads—Guy, Toa, Lance, Fenn.

I’ll start: King Klaus

He’d present Guy a gift at a Saligian function when Roc wasn’t around. It would be a black leather jacket similar to what Roy and Grayson have. Except it would have the phrase “Best Boy” emblazoned in hot pink on the back—Sherry decides to show her support via magical bedazzling.

“Roy has an identical jacket in his closet. You both could match!” Roy audibly groans in the background.

Guy takes the gift with him back to Colde. Unbeknownst to anyone, he usually brings the jacket out of his closet after addressing correspondence from Avari nobles questioning his decisions. He’ll never admit this.

Klaus discretely sends Toa packages of Invidian tea known for its calming qualities and bouquets of blue roses—Klaus knows his relationship with Avari prevents him from being more open/direct with Toa. The tea and roses are accompanied with a note:

You are not alone.

#court of darkness #voltage games #guy avari #toa qelsum #otome fandom #headcanons #let’s give Guy Toa Lance and Fenn the fatherly interactions they need and deserve #fatherhood #roy invidia

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emsartwork · 5 years

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Winx Timeline/Show Changes Masterpost

PRE-HISTORY

Great Dragon and Shadow Pheonix create the universe

Great Dragon and Shadow Pheonix create life on planets.

Great Dragon and Shadow Pheonix burn themselves out, leave remaining power on Domino.

STONE/METAL AGE

People develop stone weaponry and are hunter/gatherers. Magic is not used or understood.

People use small amounts of magic move into metal manipulation and farming societies

NEOMAGIC ERA

People develop magic techniques, cultures with sustained peace have more technology than warring planets.

Magic splits into categories.

Obsidian formed from massive dark spell. Realix also formed as a result of cast of power.

Ancestral witches born.

Lord Darkar kills to possess the Shadow Flame, is thrown into Obsidian.

Omega Planet becomes deserted due to Obsidian radiation.

First Fairy transformation(Arcadia Clariel of Magix)

MID MAGIC ERA

Lord Darkar Emerges mutated, is defeated and retreats to Obsidian again.

Ancestral Witches begin search for Dragon Flame.

Most planets have a united monarchy now.

Danix transformation created and Earth unified under Dana.

LATE MAGIC ERA

Lord Darkar emerges again.

The Wizards of the Black Circle start to gain power.

Morgana Takes the throne of Tir Nan Og

The Wizards of the Black Circle “vanish” Neverland, including inhabitants.

Ancestral Witches begin to work with Lord Darkar

Acheron begins collecting things into his book.

The Wizards of the Black Circle imprison Tir Nan Og.

7 Ancestral Fairies create the Mythix Wands and defeat Acheron.

Ancestral Witches create Valtor and begin conquering planets.

Ancestral Witches put a cruel fairy on the throne of Eraklyon.

Ancestral Witches turn on Lord Darkar, sending him back to Obsidian.

Morgana escapes the imprisonment and searches for other fairies, slowly losing her memories.

MODERN ERA

Erendor Becomes king of Erakylon.

Bloom(+winx+boys+other characters about the same age) is born.

Seige of Domino: Politea betrays Daphne, Ancestral witches attack Domino. Ancestral Witches defeated by Oritel and Marion and all pulled into Obsidian. Valtor defeated by the company of light. Domino cursed, Oritel and Marion captured, Daphne killed and spirit is tied to Sirenix. Bloom receives Dragon Flame and is sent to Earth.

PRE SEASON 1 EVENTS

Faragonda becomes headmistress.

Roxy is born.

Morgana returns to Tir Nan Og.

Sky and Diaspro are arranged to be married.

Flora meets Helia.

Sky and Thoren are attacked.

Flora’s mom gets remarried.

Aisha finds dancing.

Musa’s mother dies.

The Trix start their search for the Dragon Flame.

Stella starts dating Brandon and is expelled from Alfea for reckless endangerment.

SEASON 1

Stella’s spacecraft gets attacked and crashes on earth.

Bloom starts to attend Alfea and gains magic winx.

The Winx club is formed.

The Trix identify and steal the Dragon Flame from an emotionally vulnerable Bloom.

Bloom follows Daphne’s spirit to Domino, discovers her past.

The trix launch an attack on Magix. Bloom and the winx(+red fountain and alfea and cloud tower students) defeat them.

Trix imprisoned in the Ohm correctional facility for magic users.

NOTE: only Stella and Brandon are dating as of this season.

BETWEEN SEASON 1 AND 2

Lord Darkar emerges from Obsidian in the chaos of the Trix, sets up underground.

Begins searching for the codex pieces.

Lord Darkar kidnaps the pixies. Aisha tracks them down.

Professor Avalon is hired by Alfea for the coming semester.

SEASON 2

Aisha rescues Piff.

Lord Darkar imprisons the real Professor Avalon.

Lord Darkar breaks the Trix out of prison.

That mess in Downland happens.

Bloom and Sky officially start dating.

Lord Darkar recognizes Bloom’s Dragon Flame.

The winx escape with the pixies and rescue Brandon from Downland.

Flora meets Helia again but doesn’t remember him right away.

Lord Darkar gets the red fountain codex piece, the cloud tower piece, the alfea codex piece and then the Pixie Village Codex piece.

Charmix is earned in the wildlands of Magix.

Timmy and Tecna start dating.

Flora and Helia are skirting the edge of dating.

Bloom is kidnapped and turned to Dark Bloom.

Darkar, Dark Bloom, and the Trix enter the Realix, the winx follow.

Bloom is turned back to herself BY ALL HER FRIENDS NOT JUST A FLIPPIN BOYFRIEND.

Defeat Darkar with Charmix convergence and he returns to Obsidian.

BETWEEN SEASON 2 AND 3

The trix escape from the realix through soul convergence(witch thing) and are sentenced to Omega.

Radius and Casandra start dating and become engaged.

SEASON 3

Valtor is released and attacks Andros, Aisha returns to deal with it.

Valtor manipulates Casandra and Chimera, leeches off of Radius’s core/connection to the second sun.

Bloom and Valtor’s dragon fires resonate.

Aisha and the girls go to Andros

Aisha loses her sight, but regains it through Enchantix.

Valtor manipulates Diaspro, now specifically targeting Bloom.

Stella earns Enchantix by saving her father.

Valtor takes Cloud tower and attacks Alfea.

Musa earns Enchantix by saving Galatea.

Faragonda is turned into a tree.

Winx go to Lynphea and Flora earns her Enchantix.

Flora and Helia start dating.

Fargonda is healed.

Omega portal on Andros unstable, Tecna closes it and earns Enchantix.

Bloom goes to Pyros and forces Enchantix, she cannot miniaturize or use fairy dust.

Nabu shows up.

Winx minus Bloom get the water stars.

Valtor gives the Trix Disenchantix.

Valtor is defeated by Bloom punching through the ancestral’s magic and taking back the dragon flame spark in him. He is re-imprisoned on Omega.

Nabu and Aisha start not-not dating(aka they go out and spend a lot of time one-on-one but aren’t calling it dating).

BETWEEN SEASON 3 AND SOTLK

Bloom begins her search for her parents.

Locates Hagan.

SECRET OF THE LOST KINGDOM

Girls find Hagan, who made the sword Oritel wields(it’s also connected directly to Marion’s core magic which is how she like, “possess” it).

Winx minus Bloom graduate from Alfea.

Bloom is sad on earth but less time is spent on that than in the movie lol.

Bloom talks with Daphne in her dreams again

Daphne has spent the last two seasons searching for the lingering connection to their parents and has managed to re-ignite it.

This triggers the witchs’ spirits in Obsidian and they pull Mandragora out of stasis and send her out to find the source.

Bloom turns 21, party, group leaves for Domino.

The whole Roc thing is unnecessary but Musa is my fave so it stays.

Library

Book of Fate is a book of collected Prophecies from Magic users of Domino.

Riven is stung by Mandragora’s insect and a sleeper spell is placed on him(can’t be detected unless active).

They don’t go to pixie village as they can literally just go to Obsidian without a random key.

The sleeper spell in Riven is activated, trying to keep everybody out of Obsidian but being familiar with mind control he manages to resist it enough to send the girls through to obsidian before he loses control.

Musa stays behind, protecting the boys from Mandragora while they talk Riven back to himself.

Musa is still injured but by Mandragora, Riven latches on to this long enough to deck Mandragora and remove her hold on him.

The rest of the Winx push through the horrors of Obsidian and find their way to a small patch of stability where the ancestrals have tied their spirits.

The girls are drained, and eventually only Bloom is left standing because of the dragon flame.

Daphne manages to conjure her own spirit and “possesses” Bloom’s body, they take the sword and are able to stab the objects the ancestral witches’ spirits are tied to, defeating them for the time being(they’ve been in Obsidian long enough to have mutated into something more than spirits tho).

Look I’m sorry I love Sky but he doesn’t save the day, the prophecy about the king with out a crown was translated from ancient Dominian and “king” was a gender neutral term and actually refers to DAPHNE. WHO IS THE RIGHTFUL RULER OF DOMINO WITH HER PARENTS OUT OF THE PICTURE.

Together Bloom and Daphne pull their people back onto the planet and heal a small portion of it(the planet continues to recover as people populate the areas again)

Bloom’s enchantix is complete now.

The ancestral witches’ leave obsidian as part of the pull, and are drawn to the trix because of their blood connection

MAGICAL ADVENTURE

yes it takes place before season 4.

Bloom and her parents re-establish Domino and begin to rebuild.

Sky goes to help, and asks to begin courting Bloom, who misinterprets this as a marriage proposal and she’s not happy about it like in the film, ok like she is happy but is also like “UMMM. I HAVE A LOT GOING ON RN IDK ABOUT THIS SKY” but she accepts and the media run with the story.

Bloom and the Winx return to Alfea as esteemed alumni to welcome the new freshmen.

Trix attack, and steal the magic compass from the Alfea Vaults.

They find the Tree of Magic in Pixie Village and begin setting up for their spell.

Sky tells his father about his Courtship with Bloom, who expresses his guilt over Domino(he doesn’t forbid Sky from marrying Bloom because Erendor isn’t an asshole he’s just traumatised lmao).

Sky and Erendor plan to tell the Domino Royal Family about what happened.

Oritel is, understandably upset by his friend breaking a promise, and when Sky tries to explain Eraklyan Courtship customs to Bloom, Oritel lashes out and overreacts, banishing both Erendor and Sky from Domino.

Bloom thinks Sky broke up with her, and in classic Bloom fashion runs back to Earth

She’s joined by the rest of the Winx shortly.

The Winx go to Eraklyon to figure out whats happening and Erendor tells them about Havram

the Winx + the boys want to fix the city and figure that would at least help Eraklyon even if Oritel is still upset.

The trix finally have their spell ready and bind the tree of magic before destroying it

Binding the greater population’s magic usage through the tree’s connection to them(they leave their own magic intact somehow).

However, the ancestrals warn them that there’s a secondary source for the tree of life.

The ancestrals harnessed the Tree of Life’s power originally to threaten Erendor, wrecking the old capital city of Havram with a blast of magic.

The blast took root in the city and is still there.

The Winx lose their magic on the way to Havram, and start freaking out(Nabu is also freaking out but the rest of the boys are p chill with it since they don’t use magic anyways).

The Trix and the Winx+ find the sprout at the same time and in the process of defending/evading the trix’s magic, Icy hits the sprout and sends a shockwave through to the original tree, rejuvenating it and releasing the binding spell.

Oritel shows up after processing his emotions and saves Erendor.

The Ancestral’s are enraged, and forcibly possess the Trix.

The winx transform and fight, eventually using a combo of Dragon Flame, Oritel’s sword, and convergence to push the ancestrals out of the trix and finally destroy their spirits for good.

The trix are sent to prison again.

Oritel and Erendor apologize to each other and become friends again(brotp 4lyfe yo).

Sky explains everything to Bloom who fully understands Ereklyan courtship/marriage now and is MUCH more comfortable with the situation.

Havram is still kind weird and won’t be Eraklyon’s capital, but with the sprout/ancestral magic gone there’s less unstable magic and people can move back or restart their lives there.

SEASON 4 BEGINNING

Musa and Riven have started dating.

Aisha and Nabu are official.

The winx are invited back to Alfea to speak at a special seminar(they’re not full time teachers but Faragonda proposes the idea to them for the future).

Wizards of the Black circle finally rejoin Earth after taking a break and detect fairy magic lingering in Gardenia.

Wizards of the Black attack Bloom at Alfea.

Her dragon flame prevents her magic from being absorbed into the circle.

Faragonda tells the Winx about Earth’s true history(Bloom didn’t know, but the rest of the winx kinda knew a little)

Bloom insists they go after them to stop them from harming Earth anymore.

Faragond suggests they go to the Tree of magic to see if there are any allies they could find already on Earth.

The tree has faded flowers (The imprisoned Earth fairies and Eldora who has hidden herself from magic detection), and a new bud (Roxy).

The winx aren’t able to find the current location of the magic users so they set up in Gardenia and find jobs through Bloom’s family connections,

Flora and Stella start making magic trinkets and such on the side to sell online.

WORLD OF WINX SEASON 1

Neverland had been pushed into a warped pocket dimension by the Wizards of the Black Circle when they launched their first attack, and has begun to fall apart and mutate.

Bella Tinker, the Major Fairy of Dreams, connected to the source of dreams, subconscious mind, and night, on Neverland(sister source to Tir Nan Og’s), is desperate and operating in a complete mental break.

She begins using her dream abilities to seek out people with weird “talents”(remnants of magic) and pull them into Neverland so they can maybe help her.

She can’t transfer them through to Neverland physically, but she steals their consciousness, this process turns the person’s magical potential into “dream dust”.

She eventually leeches enough dream dust from her victims to create a few hourglasses that can allow a Neverlander to manifest in the real dimension for a limited amount of time.

This makes gathering more dream dust easier as when the person’s consciousness is pulled through to Neverland some of it gets left behind irl.

The Winx get internships for a talent/human interest show that and they begin searching earth for people that stand out in the hopes it will lead them to the last magic user.

Tecna(in HR and tech) notices that a few of the applicants to the show start to drop off the radar, she does some digging and finds out that all of them have gone into mysterious comas.

The Winx begin to suspect a magic source of these issues.

They get Tecna to select Anabelle partially as a ruse because they can actually monitor her in Gardenia.

Unfortunately Anabelle goes into a coma, the winx are the first to find her, and she is surrounded by a fine golden dust, a figure is collecting the dust before running off.

The Winx follow, and are very unstable in the pocket dimension.

They are unable to rescue Anabelle’s consciousness, and when the hourglass runs out of time, they are forced back into the normal dimension.

This happens a few times.

Each Winx earns Dreamix by forging a true connection with someone’s “dreams”(Bloom with Annabelle, Tecna with Naoki, Stella with Sophie, Flora with Vincenzo, Musa with Madelyne, Aisha with Silke)

most of the other events with Bloom and Jim happen same as in canon except Jim is way more sketchy.

Silke fixes their hourglass and the winx are able to enter Neverland without being unstable.

They defeat Bella, who retreats to her magical source.

Jim stays behind to gain power and his crew, and the Earthians are returned to earth with only minor mutations.

The release of so much potential magical power makes the walls between Neverland and the Magix Dimension much thinner, allowing some of the Neverland inhabitants easier passage to Earth.

Outsiders however still cannot enter Neverland without suffering mutations and deteriorations(unless they have dreamix or unconscious magic skills).

SEASON 4: THE REST OF IT

After the WOW show ended the girls need new jobs to pay rent and shit(Stella is on a firm allowance, Bloom’s kingdom is still super broke, and Aisha’s assets are mostly in jewels that don’t translate to earth lmao)

They’re still hiding their fairy identities.

Flora uses her nature magic with stuffed animals to create small “living” fairy pets(they’re just plushies being moved around by plant bones and stuff) and the girls start selling them online(like etsy) along with other magic trinkets.

The other girls also get jobs and they eventually have enough to pay rent on a small shop with a few rooms above it.

They start a magic shop full time and are selling the plant-plushes full time, offering other services as well.

Carmen (background character in the show more important in the comics) approaches them at this time to help Tecna manage the website part.

Bloom and Andy reunite and are invited to the Frutti Music Bar.

Bloom and Roxy start talking and become friends.

The specialists arrive and find the winx.

Andy (who is hella gay) and Bloom are fairly affectionate and Sky gets real jealous.

Musa is talking music with Marc and Rio but Riven is hella insecure and gets irritated as well.

The wizards show up and they fight over the wrong girl.

Riven gets a job at the mechanic

Timmy gets his IT support job

Helia gets a HORRIBLE haircut and regrets everything.

The thing with Mitzi happens, Brandon and Stella fight briefly but make up.

Tecna reports someone downloading a ton of the plant-plushes.

The girls paint their apartment with Roxy, Andy, Marc, and Rio.

Sky and Riven become upset again because fragile masculinity.

The girls finally realize Roxy is the fairy they’re looking for and try to convince her to believe in magic and all.

Roxy is like “the fuck are yall ON im noping outta here so fast” but also weird shit is happening to her so she’s like “what if?????”.

The wizards find her and try to force her into the black circle.

Roxy, scared out of her mind is knocked out of the circle by Bloom, who knows her Dragon flame protects her.

Roxy runs, Artu leads her to safety and she adopts a cat, she also has a vision of Morgana urging her to trust herself and the fairy girls.

Roxy emerges from hiding and tries to go home, but Artu is replaced by Duman who alerts his fellow wizards.

The winx, severely beaten, send an emergency call out to the specialists, who show up and manage to keep the wizards away from Roxy for a little while.

Roxy, cornered and scared, sees what she thought was her dog turn into Duman who grabs her, the real Artu attacks Duman but is knocked to the side.

Roxy releases Panic Magic forcing Duman back and Bloom rushes in forcing him further away from Roxy.

Roxy puts her absolute trust into Bloom at that moment and Bloom gains Believix.

Bloom is able to really deal damage, the winx are refusing to give up, and the specialists are ready to rip them to shreds so the wizards mount a tactical retreat.

Roxy accepts her heritage.

Roxy investigates her photo’s looking for clues, finds the farm.

Winx go to farm followed by wizards.

Batson is trying to restore the farm to a working level after it had been left abandoned for several years.

He doesn’t want the winx there, but Flora forms a tentative friendship with him through plant talk.

The Wizards attack, Batson is protected by Flora.

The winx send Roxy into the barn to hide, the horses inside are unsettled and she unconsciously uses some of her magic to calm them, alerting the wizards who set fire to the barn and orchard to trap her.

Batson freaks, and runs into the barn to let the horses out.

Roxy finds a small trap door in the floor of the barn and opens it, her touch sparks off the white circle which begins glowing and she runs outside, summons birds and insects to attack the wizards who can’t penetrate the shield the white circle is creating and they retreat.

Batson is about to pass out but Flora comes in and shields him from the flames.

Batson is in tears, all of his hard work has gone up in flames.

Flora sits down and talks with him, reminding him that nature is enduring, and seeds that are cared for will always grow.

Flora can’t do anything about the barn but she does restore Batson’s Orchard, Batson is hopeful and puts his faith in her magic and Flora gains Believix.

Musa sings with Andy and his band and they all receive a card from Jason Queen.

Musa starts to spend a lot of time with the band practicing for their auditions.

Nabu and Helia try to help Riven work through his feelings.

Sky and Bloom talk and make up.

Roxy is possessed by Nebula through the white circle and tries to go after the wizards.

The winx end up fighting Roxy and the girls who are using Enchantix use the fairy dust to remove the effects of the white circle from her.

The winx start to be local heros in Gardenia.

Mitzi Sally and Darma are recruited by the wizards early and are used as spies.

Riven can’t move past his insecurity and lashes out at Musa after her audition.

Musa decides to break up with him.

Musa and the band start training with Jason’s company, and the friendships Musa forms with the band only makes the situation with Riven worse.

The wizards try to capitalize on this by setting a fire in Gardenia while the band is hard core practicing because they’re concerned Jason will drop them.

Musa uses her singing spells to reach and protect the band who place their faith in her and she’s able to earn believix.

Aisha is concerned Nabu is withdrawing from her.

She meets with Cindy(minor character in the show bigger in the comics) who is interested in working at the shop.

The girls hire her but Cindy’s (abusive) boyfriend Gregory is hanging around the store causing issues.

Aisha tells him to leave but he gets angry and pulls Cindy out with him, Aisha chases after them.

She interferes before Gregory can hurt Cindy and just fucking decks him(because Aisha).

Cindy breaks up with Gregory and spends the night with the winx.

Aisha confides in Cindy about her worries about Nabu, but Cindy assures her Nabu sounds wonderful.

Aisha encourages Cindy and tells her she deserves someone better than Gregory.

The wizards of the black circle try to capitalize on the situation again and they grant Gregory power.

The shop is attacked and Aisha protects Cindy.

When Gregory corners them, Aisha tells Cindy to run, but Cindy has had a little boost in her self esteem and wants to protect her new friend.

She displays a small burst of magic, which distracts Gregory.

Cindy puts her faith in Aisha and she earns Believix.

Nabu proposes and all is well.

Roxy is kidnapped and transforms for the first time in front of her dad(he remains aware of their fairy activity the whole time).

That weird fight at the train station happens.

Weird thing with the tiger cub doesn’t happen.

Mitzi Sally and Darma are tired of being minions and try to leave the wizards, who don’t take that kindly and force them to start attacking people(Mitzi might be a bitch but she’s not evil).

The other girls take on Sally and Darma, who don’t have a lot of animosity towards them anyways.

But Mitzi, in her controlled state, is just projecting all her rage and jealousy onto Stella.

Stella manages to relate and empathize with Mitzi’s need to be liked and removes the Wizard’s spell with her enchantix dust.

Mitzi trusts Stella to catch her as she falls and Stella earns Believix.

Tecna hides the white circle in the shop’s computer.

Carmen accidentally activates the same program and is transported to the virtual world.

The wizards transport themselves in as well, and go after Carmen assuming she knows something.

Tecna receives an alert from an alarm in the shop that the magic signatures of the wizards were registered.

They rush back and are planning to pull the white circle then lock the virtual world to trap the wizards but Tecna realizes Carmen is inside too.

Tecna volunteers to go get her and the white circle while the rest of the group delay the wizards.

Tecna grabs the circle and finds Carmen and explains vaguely what’s going on.

Carmen, who is not stupid and has realized the programs and technology that Tecna uses could not possibly be from earth, demands the truth.

Tecna is about to comply when Ogron shows up.

Tecna says she can’t explain now but she will later, and hands Carmen the white circle and tells her to run.

Carmen doesn’t completely know what's going on but despite this she puts her entire faith in Tecna, believing she has complete control over the virtual world and will fix everything.

Tecna gains Believix and subdues Ogron. She goes after Carmen and the wizards and the rest of the winx show up at the same time.

The coding Tecna used can’t handle the volatile magical energy in one space and begins to corrupt, Tecna realizes they’re out of time and just transports them all out before the file becomes irreparable.

In the shop with the specialists and Roxy potentially using the white circle the Wizards flee.

Riven makes some steps towards being a better person.

The girls form a band(Musa lead vocals+guitar, Aisha drums, Tecna on Synth, Flora on keys, Stella on a weird harp thing occasionally but mostly stage outfits and contacts, Bloom manages the schedule and does all the graphic design).

The girls go to Tir Nan Og, unlock the Earth fairies.

Morgana wants Roxy to join them and continually pesters her telepathically.

The winx’s believix aren’t able to match the Earth Fairies using Danix.

Faragonda contacts the Ethereal Fairies and they deign to intercede.

The earth fairies begin to systematically remove all of the binds the wizards placed on the natural sources of Earth, releasing ambient magic back into earth and greatly diminishing the wizard’s magical reserves.

Diana also attacks major cities, turning them into urban jungles, this is the most present threat to humanity so the winx tackle her first.

Bloom and Tecna use Sophix to defeat Diana and rejuvenate her source, Diana joins them.

The wizards approach the winx in surrender and are taken to Sybilla.

Aurora begins to slowly freeze the Earth over, demanding the Wizards be given to them.

Stella and Musa use Amorix to function in the cold.

Bloom fights Nebula.

They return to Sybilla.

Morgana, convinced by Roxy, accepts the Wizard’s surrender and promises a fair trial and sentencing.

The Winx minus Flora and the Wizards minus Duman travel to Tir Nan Og.

Flora returns with the Specialists and Duman to Gardenia, she tries to heal him, but his magic is too unstable and the whole fight thing happens

Duman is killed, but he mentioned something about the wizards’ schemes before he died, leading Flora to accept Aterix, and pull him back to life.

She compels him to to tell them all what the plan is and then they all rush off to Tir Nan Og.

Morgana has put on the black circle ring, it self destructs and turns into a magical black hole(like a tiny obsidian).

Nabu, as the only practiced male magic user, absorbs all the magic in the vortex, he is unfortunately unable to expel the magic fast enough causing his core to break and Nabu dies.

Aisha is understandably distraught, and uses Aterix, trying to get him back.

In the commotion the Wizards manage to grab Duman, and Flora after they realize they’re connected and escape to Omega.

As things die down Nebula holds her whole rebellion and traps Morgana in the Mirror, and the Winx realize Flora is missing.

Aisha is trying to interact with Nabu, and is in denial about his state of suffering so she defaults to anger and joins Nebula in hunting the Wizards down.

Meanwhile, the wizards have managed to force Flora to de-transform, leaving Duman in his resurrected state.

Roxy is able to sense Morgana through their telepathic(and familial) connection and frees Morgana finally being revealed as her daughter.

Morgana is weakened and promises to care for Nabu, and they pursue the fairies and the Wizards to Omega to rescue Flora and talk Aisha down from murder.

Flora(mistakenly) isn’t considered a threat by the wizards so they just kind of leave her to freeze, not realizing she has put a special pollen on them that acts as a slow poison.

Flora is found by the winx and they manage to talk Nebula and Aisha down.

The wizards attempt to run again but Flora’s poison has left them dissorinted, powerless, and unable to escape being frozen for eternity(including Duman) by the ice snake thing.

Roxy pulls Nebula with them, being able to connect with her after feeling her rage and pain during the brief possession.

Aisha, still in Aterix, returns with a clearer head, and recognizes she can’t leave him Nabu in a constant state of suffering, so she removes the Aterix spell from Nabu and returns him to his natural state.

Aisha takes Nabu’s body back to Andros.

Morgana appoints Nebula, Diana, Aurora, and Sybilla as joint regents and tutors until Roxy has been sufficiently trained to take the throne(Roxy privately thinks this is a big yikes).

The winx decide to stay and help Earth adjust to magic and continue their band, but leave the Love and Magic store to Carmen and Cindy.

WORLD OF WINX SEASON 2

The whole thing with Venomya is about the same except for the fairy reveal so I’m not gonna mention it.

Wendy Darling was Bella Tinker’s wife, their son was Peter Pan(and the rest of the Lost Boys).

Wendy was a non-magic user outside of Neverland when it vanished, and in trying to rescue Bella and the boys, Wendy pushed her untrained magic too far and the blow back caused her to short circuit and slowly lose her memories and distort what was left of her magic(similar to Morgana).

She did manage to somehow pull Peter out, with serious memory loss and he was in a coma for decades.

Wendy looked after him the whole time, moving them around to avoid suspicion.

When Peter woke up he and Wendy created lives for themselves but are haunted by the feeling that something is WRONG.

Wendy is currently using the alias Matilda or “mattie” and has disappeared, Peter has no memory of Neverland or magic but keeps his name and is studying art at the school in Paris.

Jim likes the power he has on the Isolated Neverland, and wants to permanently get rid of Bella so he can have the place to himself but knows he’s not powerful enough.

He starts attacking natives of the island, and blaming Bella (who is technically still in power but has retreated to her source).

The inhabitants of Neverland begin to reach out to the winx, who are starting to gather some fame world wide as fairies and a band.

The winx enter Neverland, and Jim tells them his version of what’s happening, then tells them about Bella’s past and that maybe her family could be hostages could talk some sense into her.

The winx agree, and leave to visit Morgana to see if she knows anything about Wendy.

Morgana tells them she found Wendy immediately after she managed to pull Peter out but none of her other family members.

Morgana offered to take Wendy and Peter to Tir Nan Og, but Wendy rejects her offer and leaves, saying she’s going to protect her son on her own.

Morgana doesn’t know what happened to them after that as she set Tir Nan Og up as a sanctuary and was then imprisoned.

Bella forms Vertigo.

The Winx try to search for Peter, using variations of Peter Tinker and Peter Darling.

Tecna gets a hit on a Peter Darling but the information is in a census from the 1600’s in London so the girls head out there to get a look at the actual paper to see if there is any more information.

They find a short message written by a suspicious authority figure next to the name noting that Peter Darling moved to Paris to live with his “Aunt” shortly after the census despite not registering any family members.

Vertigo has been wearing Bloom down the whole trip and attacks/is defeated.

Bloom’s Dreamix seems to start evolving/mutating after this.

The girls move on to France, to find the aunt.

Banshee begins to layer whispers into Musa’s music, leading her to become jumpy and irritable.

Jim gets a message out to the girls that he and his crew are being attacked(in reality Jim has trapped the alligator man and provoked the Crocodile man and is getting the Winx to take care of his own mess).

In France Musa breaks off from the group trying to get some alone time to cure her bad mood.

Musa ends up in Notre Dame drawn to a choir practice, she starts talking with a stranger there who is sketching the architecture and people, she compliments his work and they begin a light conversation before he stands and says he has to go as he’s late for a night class.

Musa sees that his notebook has Peter Darling and a school name written on the corner but the choir becomes sharply off key and distorted, Musa grimaces in pain and he leaves before she can say anything.

Musa tries to go after him but every sound she hears is distorted and painful, she tries to call the other girls but only leaves a short message before Banshee launches one of her screams at her.

After the girls take care of the alligator and crocodile man Aisha hears from Tressa about some weird readings concerning the ocean gate.

Aisha says it's possible the gate had been used but the guardian would know, Tressa says the guardian hasn’t reported anything.

Aisha asks Jim if Neverland has any merfolk trapped on the island.

He says they did, but they disappeared recently.

Musa defeats Banshee, Her Dreamix also starts to change.

Bloom and Stella welcome the others back and hear about the mermaids disappearing and Peter being in Paris at some school.

Aisha is concerned about the mermaids as Neverland could have mutated them badly, so they prioritize that, following the trail of magic the merms have left behind.

Fountain thing, then to pool party.

Stella confronts them but is triggered and has a panic attack as the merms manipulate the crowd into laughing at her.

Aisha quickly gets a message to Alligator and Crocodile to scare the crowd off, leaving the merms to flee, eventually they are caught/saved and believe the winx are trying to help them, Aisha sends them to Andros to get them physical help and merfolk community.

The winx focus on finding Matt and Stella suggests they start with the Fashion school where they already have contacts.

Some of the winx go to Neverland to help the pirates.

Stella is still fragile and helps people around the school trying to get her confidence back but she and Aisha get into a fight which just makes Stella feel worse.

Stella visits Nadine and Sophie and hears about Matt, but the lights in the room go out and Nadine and Sophie suddenly start to ridicule Stella and then ignore her, like she’s invisible.

Stella rushes out to try to find Aisha and Tecna but it seems like no one can even see her.

Aisha and Tecna find Stella crying in an empty class room and try to get her to calm down when Obscura attacks.

Stella defeats Obscura, and her Dreamix starts to change.

Peter is kidnapped.

Flora rescues the Pirates with the help of the nature on the island and they all return to help track down Peter and his kidnapper.

Peter is rescued and tells them he has no idea where his mother(wendy) is, as she disappeared almost 30 years ago, only leaving him a small wooden puzzle.

Peter takes them to his apartment to let Tecna analyze the puzzle, where the winx see that he has been painting the same woman over and over again.

Stella asks if he’s in love with her.

Peter laughs and says no, explaining he doesn’t know why he keeps painting her but feels like she’s important.

The winx explain everything about Neverland and his mother and try to use magic to help him memory return, Peter quickly becomes distraught and confused, his memory and the truth are fighting in his brain.

Peter lashes out with a small wave of magic.

It hits the puzzle Tecna is messing with and unlocks it.

Peter quiets and picks up the piece of paper from inside the puzzle.

Peter reads the paper aloud and is pulled through a portal.

Peter flashes to several locations, the spell fizzles and he’s in Neverland.

Bella sees him and almost recognizes him, Peter sees her and tries to call out before being pulled back into the portal.

He’s finally dropped into a ravine with a small shack a few yards away.

Bella is confused, angry, and terribly sad, but can’t remember why.

She redirects her emotions into creating another Nemesis and names it Petra.

Peter approaches the shack as he’s surprised by his kidnapper, the kidnapper triggers some kind of trap, creating a rock/tree monster and he flees with Peter.

The winx try using their spells to find him individually but the trail of magic left by the spell is all over the place.

Flora decides to focus on the wooden puzzle, tracing its origin and how it was formed.

Her spell finds that the magic that created the puzzle is currently active, and it reacts with her spell, pulling her through the same portal until she materializes next to the rock/tree monster chasing Peter and the kidnapper.

Flora disassembles the rock/tree monster, and trips the kidnapper as he tries to flee breaking his amulet.

Peter tells Flora about the shack, but before they can investigate Petra attacks.

Flora defeats Petra and Stella appears having used the ring of solaria to teleport her to Flora, they return to Paris before anything else can attack them.

Flora’s Dreamix begins to change.

Aisha is suspicious of Peter, claiming he knew about the puzzle and was trying to run away from them.

Peter says it was an accident and he knows nothing about magic.

Aisha decides to train him magically so he isn’t a danger to the rest of the group.

She has zero mercy on him during their first training, and Peter calls her an Iron Maiden.

Bella takes this and creates Metalica, based on every harsh, impatient part of Aisha.

The girls think maybe Jim should train Peter, and see if they can get him an audience with the queen to explain everything.

In Neverland, Jim reminds the girls he doesn’t use magic, only magic items (a lie) and suggests they try to find the witch, Tiger Lily.

Tiger Lily says Peter will never have proper control of his magic unless he finds his memories, which were absorbed into his Compass when he was pulled out of Neverland.

Peter claims he lost that compass when he was pulled out but Tiger Lily gives them an image of it she found through scrying.

After the group returns to Earth, Aisha demands they all go to towns closest to where Neverland used to be to look in antique shops for the compass even though everyone is tired and Tecna is trying to find the thing online.

They try most of the day but are exhausted and Aisha claims she’ll look on her own.

Metallica shows up, and Aisha attacks her. Metallica seems to be destroyed and Aisha reports her success to the rest of the winx.

Metallica shows up again but is defeated this time and Aisha’s Dreamix begins to change.

Flora reminds the Winx about the Shack in the ravine, and they go there,

Tecna doesn’t let anyone go past the boundary line until her spell detection has finished, and places green footprints on the ground, instructing the winx not to step outside of them.

Peter does but nothing happens.

They get into the shack and find Wendy.

Wendy is not in a good place mentally or physically because of her magic blow back, but the winx are able to heal some of it and greatly ease her suffering.

Peter asks Wendy about his compass, Wendy isn’t super coherent but she sold it to someone after “the horrible thing” happened and it was while Peter was still “sleeping”.

Tecna decides to narrow her search to auction houses, but her tech is glitching out, she blames it on the location and says she’ll try again later.

They eventually find a record of a compass being sold to a Sebastian Park in London just a few years ago.

Tecna has been having sparks, overloads, and error messages galore and is starting to lose it a little as they make their way to Sebastian's Estate.

Sebastian isn’t taking any offers on his pieces right now but is happy to show admirers his collection.

The winx get trapped inside due to electrical malfunction, and Virus finally reveals herself, infecting the rest of the winx, and attacks Tecna.

Tecna defeats her and her dreamix begins to change.

Sebastian is a good dude and gives the Compass to Peter and the girls as an apology.

Peter regains his memories and his magic is immediately less troubled.

They return to Neverland, with Wendy who stays with Tiger Lily, and join forces to beat Bella’s Nightmare back.

Peter and Bella meet again, and Peter finally recognizes his mom.

Bella breaks down, her memories and magic still all jumbled, but she stops fighting, the winx explain that with Bella’s help they can probably restore Neverland to Earth.

Jim, seizing his opportunity, takes Wendy captive, proclaims himself king, and demands the winx leave Neverland as it is.

The other inhabitants side with Jim, rejecting Bella’s truce and not knowing he caused most of their problems.

Bella doesn’t remember her but knows Wendy is important and surrenders, she’s caged in the lagoon.

Peter wants to fight Jim and get his moms back.

He has to flee into the forest as the winx are forced out of Neverland.

Peter rescues Bella, but faces off with Jim.

The winx convince the pirates, alligator, crocodile, and tiger lily that Jim is the traitor.

Peter, aided by Bella, rescues Wendy.

Jim flees and corrupts the source of Neverland, trying to hurt Bella.

Smee finally stands up and pushes Jim into the corrupted source, killing him and removing his magic from Neverland.

Neverland is restored, along with Wendy and Bella’s memories.

BETWEEN SEASON 4 AND 5

Roxy applies to Alfea.

Sky gets the Heart of Eraklyon.

The trix are Imprisoned for underwater crimes of an unknown nature(???).

SEASON 5

the wishes basically don’t exist.

Tritannus attacks at the coronation, gets thrown in prison.

Oil leak.

Sky loses the pendant.

Winx can’t stay underwater long enough to get all the oil.

Oil mixes with a wild magic source flowing up from the ocean floor, gains semi-consciousness(plant or algae like) and begins pursuing a stronger magical signature; the ocean gate.

Phylla tries to stop it but the viscous nature of oil and the magical properties it gained make it very resistant.

Flows through, Tritannus absorbs it, and the tangential wild magic from earth mutate him into Monster!Tritannus.

Sky is being distant and superstitious about the pendant.

Tritannus removes the binds on the Trix’s magic, steals Phylla and Lemmy’s magic, and heads to earth with trix + mutants.

Winx fight them but are having trouble underwater, Aisha recognizes her cousin.

Winx go to Alfea with Roxy, Krystal is introduced, the Winx ask Faragonda about water powers.

Faragonda tells Bloom about Sirenix, but advises she talk to Daphne first.

Daphne is hesitant but tells Bloom about the Elementix Compendium, a book she hid in the Alfea archives, but she refuses to help them find it.

Winx start to look for it, Trix attack, Sky gets amnesia. Krystal tries to heal him, can’t.

Timmy and Tecna are trying to organize the archives to find the Elementix Compendium, Trix curse Tecna’s phone and she turns into a robot.

Tecna is un-cursed and finds the Elementix Compendium.

Tritannus begins to hunt for Daphne.

The Trix head to earth to grab more power, the winx follow to protect Gardenia and Diana(major fairy of nature) warns them a special flower is about to bloom there.

Trix and Winx chase the lilo/Macy over gardenia, Flora saves Macy and regains confidence, Trix get powered up.

Winx can’t open the Elementix Compendium, Faragonda explains Harmonix=befriend one each of the elemental companions and tells them to go to Graynor(on planet Magix) to speak with an Ethereal who might be able to help them earn Harmonix quickly.

Find creature of the rainbow mantle=cheat code to Harmonix.

The winx earn Harmonix, open the Elementix Compendium, where they can kick start each of the quests(usually the quests are started by the elemental companions).

They start the sirenix quest= get a pearl(each girl needs a pearl this is not a group project).

There’s a pearl on almost every planet with a riddle for finding each, the girls decide to go for the ones on their home planets, the Elementix Compendium has the riddles for some but not all.

Search for shimmering shells, Aisha bonds with Lemmy.

Aisha gets Pearl of Self Confidence.

Head to Royal depths, Stella bonds with Illirus.

Fight at toxic waste dump Sky gains a little memory back.

Stella gets Pearl of Chance.

Riddle for Melody’s pearl, go to melody, Musa gets turned into mutant seal, bonds with Sonna and reverts.

Musa gets Pearl of Ingenuity.

Tritannus captures Daphne.

Tecna solves Zenith riddle, data bridge castle, bond with Lithia, get Pearl of Empathy.

The Christmas episode doesn’t happen its dumb.

Tritannus is torturing Daphne and send the trix to threaten Bloom.

Riddle for Lynphea, Flora bonds with Desiryee, gets Pearl of Compassion.

They head to Domino, Bloom bonds with Serena, gets Pearl of Courage.

Phylla found the heart of eraklyon a while back and has been passing it around the selkies, Desiryee has it and shows it to Flora.

Tritannus sends the Trix to attack Domino, Icy freezes Marion and Oritel, Daphne breaks and promises to tell them everything in exchange for her parent’s lives.

Bloom and Co. return and send the Trix packing before they can shatter Marion.

Sky regains his memory and proposes to Bloom with the Heart of Eraklyon.

Sky warns Bloom about Daphne.

Faragonda tells the Winx where the Source of Sirenix is(because she already KNOWS why wouldn’t she just tell them).

So they head there as Tritannus + Trix are doing the same thing.

Tritannus “steals” the Source, fights with the selkies and Bloom but escapes.

Winx heal the source of Sirenix, pearls are accepted and the girls get Sirenix.

Tritannus, with the stolen selkie powers, rips Daphne’s Sirenix from her, splitting it between the Trix.

Tritannus and Co. enter the Infinite Ocean.

The Ocean’s Center(emperor's throne) needs three crests from the Pillars to be activated.

Tritannus steals the Pillar of Light’s crest, winx come to fight him, icy takes a hit for Tritannus.

Aisha has King Neptune’s Sword.

Pillar of light is fixed by Stella’s sirenix Spell and a group convergence.

Nereus and Tressa are rescued from the mutation spell.

Diaspro is appointed prince regent liaison, she is still bitter towards Bloom, but takes her job seriously only acting on Erendor’s orders.

Daphne warns Stormy and Darcy abt activating the Ocean’s Center.

Daphne contacts Bloom via dream abt the Alfea Wellscape, get “map” of infinite ocean.

Garbage island on Earth is cleaned up.

Tritannus sets the Devourer on the selkies, winx beat it.

Royal assembly happens but the alliance ultimately fails.

Musa suspects Riven is cheating on her.

Tritannus takes the Crest of Balance

Stormy and Darcy control the Singing Whales.

Musa frees them with her Sirenix Spell.

Tritannus activates the Crest and needs to refuel, Stormy and Darcy plan to double cross him.

The Pillar of Balance is fixed.

Daphne tells Bloom to destroy the Crest of Control before Tritannus can get it.

Winx destroy it and stabilize the Pillar, Tecna uses her Sirenix Spell.

Timmy and Tecna go on a date.

Flora feels insecure about Helia and Krystal.

Tecna + winx go to Zenith to talk to King Cryos.

Tritannus is enraged without the crest and begins to attack and pollute the Pillar of Control.

Technology on Zenith goes haywire, Tecna rescues King Cryos and convinces him to join the alliance.

The selkies restore the damage to the Pillar and Tritannus leaves.

Stormy and Darcy leave Icy and Tritannus.

Daphne tells Bloom what’s going on.

Riven surprises Musa with a song.

Stella talks to her parents about how their fighting is affecting her.

The magix dimension alliance is finally agreed to.

Diaspro asks to be removed from Prince Regent Liaison as its negatively affecting her.

Flora finds and uses the Breath of the Ocean and her sirenix spell.

Roy and Aisha bond.

Krystal apologizes to Flora and Helia reassures her of his love.

Tritannus attacks Politea’s cave, the winx show up with Nereus, Tressa, and selkies to fight.

Nereus is hurt but healed by Aisha’s sirenix spell.

Tritannus steals Politea’s sirenix and the ancestral witches’ magic that was in her and escapes to activate the Ocean’s Center.

Tritannus uses his trident to channel the power of the Ocean’s Center and goes magic mad.

Icy is rescued by Stormy and Darcy.

Bloom destroys Tritannus’ trident with her sirenix spell.

Daphne’s physical body is restored by a winx sirenix convergence and Sirenix is returned to normal.

BETWEEN SEASON 5 AND 6

Mystery of the abyss happens just before the finale of season 5 but I honestly don’t care enough about this movie to detail it.

SEASON 6

Daphne is having issues with being physical again, Faragonda suggests to have her join Alfea Staff as a way to help her gain confidence and purpose again.

Selina passes the cloud town entrance exam.

Trix return and are powerful enough to be categorized as enchantresses, use soul convergence to over power Griffin and turn her into a crow.

Selina joins them somewhat reluctantly and uses a story from the legendarium to make the school fly.

Winx visit Lynphea with the specialists, meet Nex and Thoren.

Cloud Tower is attacking Lynphea college, Winx find the source of the flying spell, try to attack, but the legendarium just absorbs their magic and binds their cores and they’re knocked back.

Bloom has to hastily spread her power to her friends or else they’ll die without their core magic.

Her dragon fire re-ignites the other girls’ cores and they continue to try to rescue the students at Lynphea College but are forced to retreat to Alfea.

Cloud tower stays over Lynphea college.

Flora sets out on her own to save Miele, and her core metabolizes the dragon flame as she pushes to help her younger sister, spontaneously transforming into Bloomix.

Bloom goes to Domino to help with the coronation and recoup.

Selina sends a swarm of basilisks after the Winx at Alfea

Stella and Aisha use water and light to reflect all the Basilisk's stone gazes, effectively saving all of Alfea (roxy manages to find a rooster because roxy and keeps herself and her dorm-mates safe individually), pushing their cores far enough to metabolize the dragon flame and earning Bloomix.

Faragonda, Daphne, Stella, Aisha, and Flora stay to defend Alfea, but Musa gets an emergency message from Galatea at the Royal Auditorium and convinces Tecna to come with her to help.

The pandemonium sprites are wreaking havoc on the entire school, and Musa starts to loose it after a while because of her sensitive hearing.

Tecna quickly analyses the school and finds the primo spot for sound to carry and calms Musa down long enough for her to start singing.

Tecna pushes the pandemonium sprites back to let musa sing as much as she can, Musa pushes through her panic and the chaotic noise to send and layer her own song into a harmony that destroys the sprites.

their cores metabolizes the dragon flame and they achieve Bloomix.

Diaspro is attending Daphne’s coronation as part of the Eraklyon Royal Party.

Thoren is friendly with Diaspro, which makes Sky a little suspicious of him.

Bloom is a little delirious from magic fatigue and is starting to panic when the Trix attack.

The winx+Daphne+boys are handling the trix and legendarium creatures.

Diaspro tries to calm a panicking Bloom, but she doesn’t trust her and runs off deeper into the Domino Castle.

Disapro grabs Thoren, the only person who hasn’t had a bad experience with her in the past few years, and convinces him to help her find Bloom and take her to the lowest level of the castle.

Sky and Daphne see them with an unconscious Bloom and freak tf out.

Thoren hesitates to throw Bloom into the vortex as Sky and Daphne are yelling at him, but Diaspro knocks Bloom out of his arms, falling into the flames herself as well.

Bloom’s magic is regenerated by the flames and Diaspro evolves into Enchantix.

They both fly out and Diaspro explains that she did her homework before attending the Coronation, and knew she had to get Bloom to the vortex after recognizing the advanced symptoms of magic fatigue in Bloom.

Sky apologizes to Thoren and Diaspro and Daphne thanks them for helping Bloom.

Bloom and Diaspro come to a mutual respect and try to be on better terms in the future.

The Winx return to Alfea to ask Faragonda about the creatures and power of the Legendarium, but Faragonda only knows its a powerful book from Earth and suggests they look for the Lost Library of Alexandria.

Daphne uses this as a teaching opportunity with some of her students and comes with the winx, not knowing three of them have been possessed by the Trix.

The winx find the library, mummies attack, defeat the mummy, have to deal with the Sphinx, Selina is threatened by Acheron and she enters the crumbling library to steal the Diary.

Bloom finds her and is really confused.

Selina lashes out and they fight for a little before Selina drops the diary and Bloom grabs it before escaping the library.

Diary leads them to China, meet Lu Wei who tells them a little about Faragonda’s favorite flower.

The Trix possessed students cause problems back at Alfea, and Selina shows up, lying to Bloom that the Trix captured her and forced her to do things.

Bloom shows Selina around, Flora is attacked in the greenhouse while Selina is distracting Bloom, almost poison her, but Roxy breaks the spell on Griffin who reveals Selina and the possessed students.

Bloom feels guilty and betrayed and goes to rest on Earth, trying to figure out what happened with Selina.

Is looking at childhood keepsakes and realizes the field they used to play in is full of the flower they’re looking for.

Lockette followed Bloom to earth and Selina sends the vampires after the pixie and Bloom

Bloom sends Lockette back to Alfea through one of her portals to get the Winx while she leads the vamps on a chase.

The winx teleport to Earth using the Ring of Solaria, and help Bloom escape the vamps for a short while.

Bloom tells them what she remembered, but they can’t lead the vamps to Eldora and sunrise is still long off.

Stella gets distracted by the Fashion show while the rest of the group is figuring out what to do.

Winx are captured.

Stella dusts the vampires, rescues the girls, and shows in the fashion event.

In the morning they go to Eldora’s cottage.

The trix follow and attack, but Selina is hesitant to attack her mentor even with Acheron berating her.

She summons the easiest to defeat ghosts in the book as a compromise.

Eldora agrees to help with Selina and the legendarium, but says she can’t do much with out her Mythix wand which holds her Core Magic.

The Winx go to Tir Nan Og to ask if Nebula knows anything about the wands.

Since being freed the Major fairies sensed and found each of the wands trying to find their old friends, Eldora can immediately use hers.

The trix use a soul convergence and an item from the Legendarium to attack the Winx, and Selina uses the cover to try and steal a spark of Bloom’s dragon fire.

The winx defeat the Trix and the wands react to the presence of the legendarium, each choosing one of the winx.

Each time the Legendarium absorbs a magical presence it leaves an anchor in the location, so the Winx go to Calavera to enter the Legendarium World through the anchor point there looking for the Emerald Eyes which are an item instrumental in forming the Legendarium and should help seal it.

Trix enter after them, Selina sets the Pirates on Calavera, Winx pull the eyes from the book and defeat the pirates irl.

Next is the Silver Quill, Winx+boys+Eldora head up to Fearwood to enter the Legendarium from that anchor point.

Selina applies the Snow Queen persona to Icy, and the werewolf curse to the people of Fearwood.

Icy kidnaps Helia, Flora rescues him while the rest of the winx fight off the wolves.

The winx remove the legendarium spell from the people and rest a little before trying to enter the Legendarium world again.

Helia is harsh, cold and aggressive, and Daphne uncovers a frozen shard in his heart left there after Icy threw him into the legendarium world.

Icy shows up to attack again, and freezes the townsfolk, the winx are trying to get everyone to safety but Flora goes right for Icy, she’s knocked down but uses her Bloomix to melt a portion of the forest and get it to fight with her, defeating Icy and all her active spells.

The sliver of ice in Helia’s heart had the Silver Quill in it.

They combine the eyes and the quill, and only need one more item for the legendarium key.

The golden scroll was hidden in the story of the Labyrinith.

Stella is called back to Solaria before they have a chance to get it, and Darcy curses Stella’s Crown and Mirror.

Stella shakes off the mind control with the help of her friends, and goes after Darcy who has retreated to Earth, trying to prevent them from getting the scroll.

Stella defeats Darcy and gets the scroll.

Legendarium key is formed, Trix cloak the tower and Legendarium signature.

Winx go to Zenith to get some tech.

Selina summons frankenstein’s monster who kidnaps Tecna, Stormy attempts to block Tecna from leaving the legendarium.

Musa and some students have been working on a musical protection spell and are almost ready to put it in place, when Selina sends the Sea Witch to steal Musa’s voice.

Selina places the voice in Rumplestiltskin’s collection but the Winx track and find the anchor point, agreeing to trade the legendarium key for Musa’s voice for a short time.

Musa and her students put the protection spell in place at Alfea.

Not being able to do anything against the new protection spell, the existence of the legendarium key, and about to be discovered by tecna’s gizmo, Acheron pushes Selina to duel Bloom, in order to get the spark of dragon flame.

Selina also releases three major fairies from earth as a distraction.

Acheron is released, betrays Selina and the Trix.

Eldora has found the infinity box, and traps Acheron in it.

The winx deal with the fall out from Acheron, while Eldora trades Acheron for the Legendarium Key.

Eldora gives a damaged Selina the key and forgives her for everything she did.

Selina locks the Legendarium, makes up with Bloom, and returns to earth with Eldora.

Thoren and Daphne don’t get married but come out as an official item.

BETWEEN SEASON 6 AND 7

Faragonda asks Roxy to help form the educational side of the Alfea Natural Park. Alfea Natural Park prepares to open to the public.

SEASON 7

Winx are invited to visit the Park pre-opening, Kalshara in bird form comes and kidnaps the last digmole.

Faragonda recognizes Kalshara and tells the winx+roxy how they were classmates in the past and that she had something to do with the digmole’s disappearances in the past.

The winx earn Chronix, Roxy receives a Stone of Memories tied to Bloom, which allows her to follow the winx into the past with out earning Chronix herself.

The winx go back in time and eventually resort to taking all the digmoles before Kalshara can get to them, bringing them to the present.

They also discovered Kalshara’s goal is to control all wild magic and is trying to find the manifestation of the fairy animal’s source, said to be a fairy animal itself.

The digmoles, through Roxy, are able to tell the girls about the source and that some fairy animal types are given a riddle when they’re formed, and pass the riddle of the creature with the first color of the universe on to them.

The winx try to find it in the park, Brafilius steals Roxy’s stone of memories.

The winx go to the past to find the cry cries, Brafilius follows them.

Aisha bonds with Squonk and transforms into Faunix when the girls return to the present with Squonk who has revealed the cry cry is not the animal the girls are looking for.

Roxy has been keeping an eye out for where Brafilius and Kalshara might target next.

The girls go to Lynphea where Kalshara has manipulated a natural source into a wild one, the winx aren’t able to reverse it but they do get all the magiwolves out of the area, Flora bonds with Amarok and obtains Faunix.

The winx go back in time again with Brafilius following them, to see if the Quillcat is the fairy animal’s manifested source.

Musa bonds with Critty and obtains Faunix.

Brafilius fails to get to critty so Kalshara kidnaps the cat.

The winx find Kalshara and Brafilius and free the rest of the fairy animals,

Stella bonds with Shiny.

Roxy learns the sumatran tigers are in danger and defeats the poachers herself, starting a campaign against poaching on earth.

Brafilius and Kalshara head to Zenith to capture a techuirrel, thinking they’ve been around long enough to be the animal the riddle was talking about.

The winx follow, Tecna repairs Zenith’s core as much as she can and bonds with Flitter.

The girls are noticing that while Faunix gives them the ability to withstand wild magic and defend against it, they can’t fix much if the source is wild magic.

Faragonda starts to prepare them all for earning Tynix.

Roxy’s animal telegram system reports a threat to a panda sanctuary on Earth.

Roxy heads to earth to deal with it and Bloom tags along in-case it’s Kalshara(and because she feels useless).

Bloom bonds with Elas and in Faunix is able to defend against his over-done exposure to wild magic long enough for him to become stable again(fairy animals aren’t immune to wild magic and if exposed again after first forming can suffer consequences).

The girls form their Fractix bracelets.

Roxy gets animal messages about Kalshara and Brafilius threatening dragons on Pyros.

Kalshara has damaged the source of natural magic on Pyros, turning it Wild, she demands to know the winx’s information or she’ll destroy the source completely.

The winx can’t defeat her in Faunix but Kalshara leaves after wrecking the source.

The winx then have to transform into Fractix for the first time to fix the source’s flow of wild/natural magic.

Brafilius pulls the same stunt in Paradise Bay hoping to please his crazy sister.

Kalshara and Brafilius head to the Graynor ruins, figuring the creature of the Rainbow Mantle(from season 5) has every color on it, and its powerful enough to be the fairy animal source’s physical form.

The winx follow, and use their Fractix powers in combination with the Creature of the Rainbow Mantle and are finally able to actually defeat Kalshara in a head-to-head battle.

Kalshara wrecks a few sources on earth and send Brafilius to annoy them while she buys them more time to find the fairy animal source.

Kalshara finally finds a connection to Wild Magic in the Ying Yang Diamond.

In doing so, She accidentally frees the Trix from an eternal slumber spell placed on them by Acheron, Kalshara has enough fairy animals held captive again that the Trix each find one their core resonates with.

The trix take advantage of this, transform into Faunix, and steal the diamond from Kalshara.

The winx bring Faragonda her bonded Digmole back.

The trix show up at Alfea to take revenge on the winx, using the diamond to corrupt the heart of Alfea.

The Winx are able to fix it by going back in time with chronix for information and they defeat the Trix with Faunix.

Kalshara shows up with Brafilius.

Brafilius gets his hands on the diamond which reacts badly to the mismash of wild magic in his body and and it drags him to Swan Cave which is thought to just be a normal cave on Magix.

The Winx and Kalshara follow him, and have a brief not-quite-alliance to get Brafilius out from under the diamond’s control.

But Kalshara seizes it from him and uses it in combination with her wild magic, summoning the Fairy Animal Source to her.

All of the winx’s fairy animals (plus a couple other) appear in the cave and merge together, forming a monstrosity that looks something not NOT swan like.

The Infinity Swan, as Bloom nicely dubs it(every one else calls it the infinity THING), smites Kalshara, informs the winx it should not be formed again, consumes the Ying Yang Diamond and bursts into its separate animal components.

Later when discussing it, the winx discover each of them saw the infinity thing as a different color (and the riddle was functionally useless as color is all subjective tecna informs them) but agree the infinity thing was a being never intended to exist and that the ethereals probably separated it the first time it formed.

Brafilius stays with the fairy animals in Swan Cave for a while, while Roxy and Flora work on finding a cure for him.

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I 100 MIGLIORI ALBUM DEGLI ANNI 2010′

E’ strano pensare che dieci anni sono passati dall’inizio di questo decennio. Nelle nostre teste siamo ancora alla fine degli anni duemila, mentre in realtà giungiamo alla conclusione del decennio successivo, quello che va dal 2010 al 2019, gli anni ‘10. E’ persino bizzarro chiamarli così, tornando alla prima decina e sottintendendo che nelle centinaia ci sia uno “0″ e nelle migliaia un “2″. Durante questi anni la fruizione musicale si è spostata definitivamente non solo nei supporti digitali, ma in quelli virtuali, dove internet con lo streaming - spesso gratuito - è diventato la risorsa primaria per l’ascolto di musica, ormai immediata e alla portata di tutti. Il CD o l’mp3 sono ormai obsoleti, mentre il vinile ha riconquistato valore come un oggetto da collezione da mettere eventualmente in funzione per concedersi un piacere particolare. L’esperienza dell’ascoltarsi un disco ha continuato a perdersi, mentre la musica dal vivo continua a non tramontare mai, ma seguire un artista è diventato un concetto del tutto nuovo, soprattutto perché integrare elementi artistici multi-disciplinari è molto più fattibile e grazie alla capillarità dei social si possono condividere informazioni in tempo reale. Molti dischi di successo di questi ultimi dieci anni hanno guadagnato un certo status grazie alla loro diffusione su internet e molti artisti indipendenti hanno avuto la possibilità di mettere sul mercato il proprio album sfruttando la trazione che ottiene un contenuto quando diventa virale sul web, al posto di affidarsi al sostegno di un’etichetta. Forse mai come prima abbiamo avuto così tanta scelta, sia per il numero di dischi sia per la vastità di generi musicali - categorie che tra l’altro spesso non valgono più per classificare un disco. La competizione per entrare nella lista dei migliori 100 del decennio è tanta. Eppure ci abbiamo provato. Tracciamo quel segmento finale che, dopo dieci anni, sigilla il cerchio all’interno del quale si riassume tutto ciò che è successo in musica.

*Il criterio seguito è max. n.3 album (esclusi mixtape, EP o compilation) per artista, ordinati secondo personale preferenza decrescente ed usciti durante il decennio in questione. La valutazione numerica assegnata ad ogni disco (che potrete consultare tramite il link a fine lista) ha un valore relativo, vale a dire che ci sono casi in cui un disco con un voto minore si può posizionare prima di un disco con un voto maggiore. La ragione di ciò sta in un criterio differente, più globale (diversamente pesato tra gusto soggettivo ed opinione pubblica) e in cui vengono messi in conto ulteriori fattori (come gli anni che intercorrono tra la pubblicazione del disco ed il presente in relazione a contenuto e qualità, caratteristiche meglio individuabili in un disco “più vecchio” e meno in uno “più nuovo”). Tale ragionamento è stato adottato per stilare una lista che non si affida semplicemente ad un valore numerico, sicuramente adatto in un contesto più ristretto, ma a considerazioni maggiormente precise.

100. Bastille - Bad Blood (Virgin Records, 2014)

99. Drake - Take Care (Cash Money Records, 2011)

98. Coldplay - Ghost Stories (Parlophone, 2014)

97. Arctic Monkeys - AM (Domino, 2013)

96. Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe (Beer On The Rug, 2011)

95. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest (4AD, 2010)

94. Daughters - You Won’t Get What You Want (Ipecac, 2018)

93. Deafheaven - Sunbather (2013)

92. KAYTRANADA - 99.9% (2016)

91. Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy (2014)

90. Mitski - Puberty 2 (2016)

89. The xx - Coexist (2012)

88. Rihanna - Loud (2010)

87. Björk - Vulnicura (2015)

86. JPEGMAFIA - All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019)

85. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (2012)

84. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)

83. Sun Kil Moon - Benji (2014)

82. Swans - To Be Kind (2014)

81. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2 (2014)

80. Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)

79. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (2016)

78. M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (2011)

77. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (2013)

76. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz (2010)

75. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising (2019)

74. Lorde - Melodrama (2017)

73. Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial (2016)

72. Stromae - √ (2013)

71. Death Grips - The Money Store (2012)

70. Kamasi Washington - The Epic (2015)

69. Cage The Elephant - Melophobia (2013)

68. Flume - Skin (2016)

67. The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)

66. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! (2018)

65. The National - High Violet (2010)

64. Earl Sweatshirt - Doris (2013)

63. A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic, 2016)

62. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (2016)

61. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata (Madlib Invazion, 2014)

60. Beach House - Teen Dream (Sub Pop, 2010)

59. Father John Misty - Fear Fun (2012)

58. Chairlift - Moth (2016)

57. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me (Drag City, 2010)

56. Beyoncé - Lemonade (Columbia / Parkwood, 2016)

55. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (Secretly Canadian, 2014)

54. Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company, 2011)

53. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City (XL, 2013)

52. The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of The Deep Mystery (Impulse!, 2019)

51. St Vincent - St Vincent (Loma Vista, 2014)

50. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (Def Jam, 2012)

49. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition (Warp, 2016)

48. Grimes - Visions (Arbutus, 2012)

47. Beach House - Bloom (Sub Pop, 2012)

46. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop, 2011)

45. Rosalía - El Mal Querer (Columbia, 2018)

44. Frank Ocean - Blonde (Boys Don’t Cry, 2016)

43. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color (ATO / Rough Trade, 2015)

42. The National - Sleep Well Beast (4AD, 2017)

41. A.A.L. (Against All Logic) - 2012-2017 (Other People, 2018)

40. BADBADNOTGOOD - IV (Innovative Leisure, 2016)

39. Pinegrove - Cardinal (Run For Cover, 2016)

38. Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Merge / Mercury Records, 2013)

37. Kanye West - Yeezus (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam, 2013)

36. Citizen - Youth (Run For Cover, 2013)

35. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Warp, 2010)

34. Grimes - Art Angels (4AD, 2015)

33. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me (P.W. Elverum & Sun, 2017)

32. King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (True Panther / XL, 2013)

31. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism (Jagjaguwar, 2017)

30. D’Angelo - Black Messiah (RCA, 2014)

29. Jamie XX - In Colour (Young Turks, 2015)

28. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR (Columbia, 2019)

27. Adele - 21 (Columbia, 2011)

26. Brockhampton - SATURATION TRILOGY (I, II & III) (Question Everything / Empire, 2017)

25. FKA twigs - LP1 (Young Turks, 2014)

24. Tame Impala - Lonerism (Modular, 2012)

23. Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were (Republic, 2014)

22. The 1975 - The 1975 (Dirty Hit / Polydor, 2013)

21. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Island / Republic, 2015)

20. LCD Soundsytem - This Is Happening (DFA / Virgin, 2010)

19. Saba - Care For Me (Saba Pivot, 2018)

18. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Merge, 2010)

17. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Matador, 2018)

16. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (Daft Life Limited, 2013)

15. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar, 2011)

14. Childish Gambino - “Awaken, My Love!” (Glassnote, 2016)

13. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam, 2010)

12. David Bowie - Blackstar (Columbia / RCA, 2016)

11. Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance. (Partisan, 2018)

10. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Interscope / Aftermath, 2012)

9. Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy (Columbia, 2017)

8. Tame Impala - Currents (Interscope, 2015)

7. James Blake - James Blake (Atlas / A&M, 2011)

6. Lorde - Pure Heroine (Universal Music, 2013)

5. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (Asthmatic Kitty, 2015)

4. Bon Iver - 22, A Million (Jagjaguwar, 2016)

3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool (XL, 2016)

2. alt-J - An Awesome Wave (Infectious, 2012)

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (Aftermath / Interscope, 2015)

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VILLAINS Hits Theaters This Friday, September 20th

Synopsis:

Mickey and Jules are lovers on the run, headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State. When their car dies after a gas station robbery, they break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

Written & Directed by | Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

Starring | Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan & Kyra Sedgwick

Co-Produced by | BRON Studios, Star Thrower Entertainment, Creative Wealth Media Finance & The Realm Films

Runtime:

89 Minutes

The film is Rated R by the MPAA

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OPENING WEEKEND THEATERS

NEW YORK AREA

Essex Crossing (129 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002)

E-Walk Stadium 13 (247 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10001)

Sheepshead Bay 14 (3907 Shore Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11235)

Court Street (106 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201)

Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14 (35-30 38th St, Astoria, NY 11101)

Hadley Theatre Stadium (1000 Corporate Ct, South Plainfield, NJ 07080)

Commerce Center Stadium (2399 US-1, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902)

Galleria Mall 16 (2001 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601)

New Roc City Stadium 18 (33 Lecount Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10801)

Deer Park Stadium 16 (455 Commack Rd, Deer Park, NY 11729)

Westbury Stadium (7000 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury, NY 11590)

Staten Island Stadium (2474 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10303)

Lynbrook 13 (321 Merrick Rd, Lynbrook, NY 11563)

LOS ANGELES AREA

Foothill Towne Center Stadium 22 (26602 Towne Centre Dr, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610)

LA Live (1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015)

Irvine Spectrum 21 (500 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618)

University Town Center Irvine 6 (4245 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612)

Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 (26701 Aliso Creek Rd, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656)

Garden Grove 16 (9741 Chapman Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92841)

Ontario Palace Palace (4900 E 4th St, Ontario, CA 91764)

Long Beach Stadium 26 (7501 Carson Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90808)

Edwards South Gate Stadium (8630 Garfield Ave, South Gate, CA 90280)

Brea Stadium 22 (255 W Birch St, Brea, CA 92821)

ATLANTA, GA AREA

Mall of Georgia Stadium (3333 Buford Dr #3000, Buford, GA 30519)

Hollywood Stadium 24 @ North I-85 (3265 Northeast Expy, Chamblee, GA 30341)

Perimeter Pointe (1155 Mount Vernon Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30338)

AUSTIN, TX AREA

Westgate Stadium 11 (4477 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78745)

BALTIMORE, MD AREA

Waugh Chapel Stadium (1419 S Main Chapel Way, Gambrills, MD 21054)

UA Snowden Square Stadium 14 (9161 Commerce Center Dr, Columbia, MD 21046)

BOSTON, MA AREA

Independence Mall 14 (101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston, MA 02364)

Solomon Pond 15 (591 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlborough, MA 01752)

Fox Run Stadium 15 (45 Gosling Rd, Newington, NH 03801)

Fenway Stadium (201 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215)

BUFFALO, NY AREA

Transit Center 19 (6707 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221)

CHARLOTTE, NC AREA

Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 (7824 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277)

Starlight Stadium (11240 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28262)

CHICAGO, IL AREA

Lincolnshire Stadium 15 (300 Parkway Dr, Lincolnshire, IL 60069)

Cantera Stadium 17 (3835, 28250 Diehl Rd, Warrenville, IL 60555)

City North Stadium 14 (2600 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647)

Webster Place 11 (1471 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614)

DALLAS, TX AREA

Galaxy Theatre Stadium (11801 McCree Rd, Dallas, TX 75238)

Fossil Creek Stadium (6100 N Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76137)

DENVER, CO AREA

Continental 10 (3635 S Monaco Pkwy, Denver, CO 80222)

Meadows 12 (5313, 9355 Park Meadows Dr, Littleton, CO 80124)

Colorado Mills 16 (14500 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80401)

West Village Stm 12 (14225 W Colfax Ave, Golden, CO 80401)

FRESNO, CA AREA

Fresno Stadium 22 (250 Paseo Del Centro, Fresno, CA 93720)

HOUSTON, TX AREA

Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 (3839 Weslayan St, Houston, TX 77027)

Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 (7620 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77024)

Lone Star 19 (24720 Tomball Pkwy, Tomball, TX 77375)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN AREA

Circle Center 9 (49 W Maryland St, Indianapolis, IN 46204)

Regal Cinemas Greenwood (461 Greenwood Park Dr S, Greenwood, IN 46142)

KNOXVILLE, TN AREA

Regal Pinnacle (11240 Parkside Dr, Knoxville, TN 37934)

LAS VEGAS, NV AREA

Red Rock Stm 16 (11011 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135)

MIAMI, FL AREA

Oakwood 18 (2800 Oakwood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020)

South Beach Stadium 18 (1120 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139)

Cypress Creek Station 16 (6415 N Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309)

NASHVILLE, TN AREA

Green Hills Stadium 16 (3815 Green Hills Village Dr, Nashville, TN 37215)

Opry Mills Stadium 20 (570 Opry Mills Dr, Nashville, TN 37214)

NEW ORLEANS, LA AREA

Grand Esplanade 14 (1401 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065)

NORFOLK, VA AREA

Macarthur Center Stm 18 (300 Monticello Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510)

ORLANDO, FL AREA

The Loop Stadium (3232 N John Young Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34741)

Winter Park Village Stadium 20 (510 Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789)

Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 (541 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828)

Pointe Orlando Stadium (9101 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819)

PHILADELPHIA, PA AREA

Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 (140 Easton Rd, Warrington, PA 18976)

Riverview Plaza Stadium 17 (1400 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19147)

Oxford Valley Theater Stadium 14 (403 Middletown Blvd, Langhorne, PA 19047)

King of Prussia Stadium (300 Goddard Blvd, King of Prussia, PA 19406)

PORTLAND, OR AREA

Bridgeport 17 (7329 SW Bridgeport Rd, Tigard, OR 97224)

Movies on TV 16 (2929 SW 234th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123)

Cascade Stadium (1101 SE 160th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98683)

Santium Stadium (365 Lancaster Dr SE, Salem, OR 97301)

Fox Tower Stadium 10 (846 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205)

RALEIGH / DURHAM, NC AREA

White Oak Stadium (1205 Timber Drive East, Garner, NC 27529)

North Hills Stadium (4150 Main at North Hills St, Raleigh, NC 27609)

Crossroads Stadium 20 (501 Caitboo Ave, Cary, NC 27518)

RICHMOND / PETERSBURG, VA AREA

Commonwealth 20 (5001 Commonwealth Centre Pkwy, Midlothian, VA 23112)

SACRAMENTO, CA AREA

Natomas Marketplace Stadium 16 (3561 Truxel Rd, Sacramento, CA 95834)

Laguna Village 12 (8755 Center Pkwy, Sacramento, CA 95823)

SAN ANTONIO, TX AREA

Huebner Oaks Stm 14 (11075 I-10, San Antonio, TX 78230)

SAN DIEGO, CA AREA

San Marcos Stadium 18 (1180 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92069)

Mira Mesa Stadium 17 (10733 Westview Pkwy, San Diego, CA 92126)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA AREA

Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 (5000 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568)

Berkeley 7 (2274 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704)

SEATTLE, WA AREA

Everett Mall Stadium 16 (1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, WA 98208)

Auburn Stadium 17 Theatres (1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn, WA 98001)

Barkley Village Stadium 16 (3005 Cinema Pl, Bellingham, WA 98226)

Meridian 16 (1501 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101)

Thornton Place Stadium (316 NE Thornton Pl, Seattle, WA 98125)

SYRACUSE, NY AREA

Destiny USA Stadium 19 (9586 Destiny USA Dr, Syracuse, NY 13204)

TAMPA, FL AREA

Hollywood Stadium (1993 Main St, Sarasota, FL 34236)

Citrus Park Stadium 20 (7999 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa, FL 33625)

Park Place Stadium 16 (7200 US Hwy 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781)

WASHINGTON DC AREA

Ballston Quarter Stadium (Ballston Quarter, 671 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203)

Springfield Town Center (6859 Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA 22150)

Gallery Place Stadium 14 (701 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001)

Virginia Gateway Stadium (8001 Gateway Promenade Pl, Gainesville, VA 20155)

Majestic Stadium 20 (900 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910)

Westview Stadium 16 (5243 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704)

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Tale 19. Meriam Craweleoth: Mage Queen of The Grand West (8/10)

Tale 19: Meriam Craweleoth: Mage Queen of The Grand West (chapter 8.2 - At The Time 8/10) part 4. Stories of Old

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Seiph was truthful about the difficulty of getting to the Stone Gate. To reach the Stone Gate, made by the warlock Stone Queen Io, they would have to follow her steps. Her well known tale, did not only explained how Io became Stone Queen; But also, how the gate was made, and where it was located. It was a part of Sinonian magic history, of which Seiph was more then glad to share. They would have to ignore the traps of fey, and enchanted dangerous terrain, to in the exact manor Io did years ago. Thus, Saiph said they must listen carefully to this folk tale, if they wish to survive getting to the gate.

“Some Time ago, I came here in search of a warlock. The emperor, knowing me and my twin brther were mages, asked me to find her, as I seemed more stable. When I inquired for more information about the warlock, he just started rambling. The emperor said he had called for a young lady of each village, to be brought before his son. His original intention was to find a perfect bride for his son, and continue his royal linage.

“My son is grown, and my line needs to be continued; may my people help me find a woman, to stand by him longer after I have gone.” He proclaimed. Thus, each village dutifully brought a daughter; When they arrived, a festival was held in the streets, as they proceeded to the lord’s palace of jade and Carillion. Bronze bells rang, and horns blew. Each potential bride was adorned in the finest silks, beads, and makeup, that their families could provide. The young women were lined before the emperor, next to their fathers. The prince sat watching from his father’s phoenix molded golden throne.

“My daughter is beautiful; she will charm and entertain everyone in your palace for years.” the first father said.

“My daughter is cunning; she will help your son reach greater status” the second father boasted.

“My daughter is witty; she will make your son laugh and smile until the day he dies.” the next father said.

“My daughter is strong; she will bear healthy children, and work hard for your house.” the next father suggested.

“My daughter is kind; she will be loyal, and bring serenity to your house’s rule.” The next father pleaded.

The emperor thought this all over. Their fathers did not lie; each lady had a special talent that would benefit his son in some way. Their robes varied in quality, but they could be given better clothes once wed. Then the emperror reached the final girl, who was not introduced, He told me he was taken aback. Her hair was of blue as steel, instead of black; and her eyes were topaz instead of deep amber. Her clothes ethereally glittered of snow and polished gold. They were not the attire of a proper woman, but authentic fairy robes befitting of a mage housed in the stone kingdom. The lord starred at her father in awe.

“My daughter is a mage; she can make wonderous objects of mythical design, and bring you power. I named her Io after crystal of many colours; and a daughter of the seas. My girl is as wild, strong, fluid, fruitful, and mysterious as the ocean.” The father said. The emperor saw his son’s interest were peaked. She appeared to be everything the other fathers said, but more. The prince was overcome by lust, and the Emperor enticed by glory; To finally have his own court mage. He requested Io be brought back to the palace, the very next day, to be wed. Io’s father was pleased his daughter would be well cared for, in a lordly house; but Io wanted nothing more then to be in the mountains alongside the fey. She wanted to be forging tools like a warlock. Io had no interest in the politics of men. I believe Meriam, you know that feeling well.” Seiph retold. Meriam, felt the last part of the story, a bit of jealousy, sadness, and wrath. Seiph was done yet. This was going to be quite a tale.

“Now is the part where this forest begins to make sense. The next mourning, Io arrived in the red palace. She was bathed, dressed, and decorated for her husband to be. When she arrived in the main hall, to greet the prince, she immediately turned away after bowing. Io fled the palace, flew down the streets, and out the main doors. Enraged, the emperor said sent six of his strongest huntsmen to capture what was almost his courtly mage; and return her to his son. They hotly perused her, as Io dashed through the bamboo forests, rolling mountain hills, waterfalls and rock faces. Arrows were shot, and spells cast. Io withdrew many weapons she made from winter silver, to cast spells of ice, rock and water at her persuers; but the strong warriors evaded her stalling. Io arrived at a dark deep cave opening in the rockface of a steep and tall mountain. In fear, Io dashed into the dark damp hole. It was slippery, and had water dripping and running down the sides. The terrain and size of the crevice slowed her large and intimidating pursuers. Smaller in stature, Io was able to enter the temperate foggy forests of the hidden crescent valley. She then summoned the illusion of a wall of water, right behind her, in hopes of stopping them.

Able to catch her breath, Io wandered quickly along the glowing creeks, and up the central mountain. As she approached a cave. I reckon she noticed beautiful trolls made of various crystals, perched on the cliffs. So many luminous plants and fey, she had only read about in books. Just as I had. When there was daylight, I like to think everything here would sparkle. Submerged in awe, Io briefly forgot the world outside the valley, and walked slowly up the mountain, as the huntsman approached. They were not quickly fooled by whisps, talkative trees, or shadowy illusions. However, soon what was once six warriors, was now only three; and they were being toyed with by trees who did not take kindly to them. Goblins slung rocks, dwarves carved traps, dragons breathed water, and the trees deceived and confused them. They recognized a mage no doubt; the only thing the naughty fey of this forest respect. Thus, Io must have been seen as a friend; the fey left her alone. Had these men been her friends too, perhaps they would have given them peace. I hope the fey here, recognize your five brave men as our friends; don’t you Meriam?” Seiph hinted.

“The next part are the words of Io herself; she came back a few times when I came here. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Io’s presence was felt in the forest, and before entering a large watery crystal cave, she caught a glance of a tall statue of a man. He was made of pale grey marble, draped in the robes of royalty. He had a simple smooth crown, and long straight hair. Io stopped to admire what her presence summoned. Then, the statue blinked, and he turned to stare at her in silence. Io froze as their eyes met. Io was not scared, but intrigued. Then an arrow passed but an inch from her face, causing her to dash into the cave.

The stalagmites, and deep cave pools, glowed from the saliva dripping from the colourful, and adorable, butterfly goblins on the ceiling; clinging to crystalized cave ceiling. The top looked like it was made of neon butterflies and stars. But Io knew these small fey well, their spit was tainting the water, causing it to glow and sting. Io, now desperate and enraged, hoped her pursuers would slip in. At the end of the cave, was a crevice leading to light; the stones arranged like a steep staircase before her, with water trickling down them. Beside it, was the marble man again. He led Io safely up the inner mountains cliffs that were carved by small waterfalls and creeks. But then, she was distracted by the large peppered roc, and slipped down the water carved walls.

Io had fallen into a small crevice, under a water fall, just out of reach of the huntsman. She was cold, tiered, hungry, wet, and scared. There was no way out. After five days, the men gave up and left; however, the emperor said none of them returned, due to the mischief of the fey. He was too scared of this cursed magic forest to expend anymore precious soldiers. The tales of the locals were so tall, the Emperor knew he would need a mage to get anywhere near Io. Me and my twin brother, were not full grown at the time. That bustard is more patient then then an oak. Our parents defended us from many attempts at grooming by that nasty man. But I digress” Seiph groaned.

“Each day, at nightfall, the marble kingly man would come to Io, and offer her roots and potatoes; which provided little substance, and thus she wasted.

“Who are you? You are like a living statue. I have never heard about a fey like you.” Io said listlessly.

“I am the mountain, in the center of the shadow veil; where magic bleeds into your world. I am the father of trolls, dwarves, goblins, giants, and gnomes. I, am the Stone King. I come here to check on my beloved children, who are poorly behaved, and trapped in this valley. My children are homely, and dim, if not good at games and enjoy the fruits of the earth. They have no way of returning to my side in the shadow veil, as there is no gate. But now, I also come to see you; for I have never seen a human like you before. I have never seen a mage born to a magic house of my kingdom. You are like a living crystal. What is your name?” the stone king said kindly.

“My name is Io Blugimm. I am a warlock… I can make things that are magic. This stone is soft, and I know how to make a gate to the shadow veil; for your children to come home. I can transmute the tools to carve it from the rock; but it will take time. I fear I will not live to get out of this rock trap, I would love to make one last thing. You are sweeter than any man I have met, thus I would love to help you. Your children have been the kindest in this valley; As have you.” Io said.

For two lunar cycles, Io had carved day and night, with magic and tool, until she had made a gate. It was made of crystal from the walls, and shimmered like moonlight. To open it, Io went dark upon it; and as magic moved through her, the veil thinned upon the platform of the gate. Io was so frail, this caused her to fall. Yet, not to the ground, but into the arms of the Stone King.

“Thank you,” he said sweetly; holding her to his chest. Even though he was made of rock, he felt soft and warm like a real person. A terrifying mountain, but also comforting and kind.

“I Love you so, Io; I wish I could marry you. To gaze upon you, and your work, is like being dazzled by the facets of a crisp cut gem. The love you have for my children, is warming and surprising. Do not die, this forest needs a mage.” The Stone King sobbed, rocking Io. She felt the same; no lord or prince outside this valley would truly love her. Io chose to wed magic itself, instead; at least it loved her. In the moment, Io pulled herself up and kissed The Stone King. She Requited his infatuation, and she transformed into crystal; including her white and gold robes. Io was now made of a stone that shifted gold, blue, and violet; depending on the angle. She felt a wave of pain shiver through her as she became enfayed with the Stone Kingdom’s magic. She felt cured and healed by his love.

“Before I go with you, I want to curse this forest with darkness, and hide it in fog. The only entrance will be the hole in the wall of the mountains. All the children will be safe, and all the humans safe from the tyranny of the less adjusted fey. Or even mages safe from the tyranny of this land’s dynasty. This place saved me, and I want to return the favour; it will be detrimental for those of ill will. But those who see the beauty, magic and love here, will be safe and guided by its lights; Unafraid of it’s darkness. For I will protect this place with a charm of love.” Io said.

The Stone King carried her to the peak, overlooking the crescent valley. Were the dragon made the springs and waterfalls. From there, Io charmed the forest. Now Stone Queen, the magic of the Stone Kingdom was enhancing her abilities; it took but only one poem to hide and protect this magic forest. Io was now an eternal Queen, able to conjure a tenth of all magic. Now Queen Io lives happily, with her new family; leaving no record or trace. Meriam, are you ok?” Seiph asked. Meriam remembered her daughter Odette, who also longed for a Beast King; it weighed on her. Meriam shrugged. The sooner Seiph finished the story, the soon she could navigate the forest and return to her daughter embrace. It had been months of travel.

“Io didn’t look back, as she went into the shadow veil, through her Stone Gate. But if she had, she would have seen how much more enchanting the forest of lost children was. How the willow whisps glowed, and shadow fey blended in. The juicy neon glow of the tree children now visible, lighting the forest as vibrant lamps; like everyday was a festival. The forest’s spiced water glowing and flowing in the creeks, nourishing the fey. The magic here, it does not know malice, or understand the day veil and humans. The Stone Gate is a sanctuary.” Seiph smiled. Meriam, her knights and Seiph took a moment to look around and see that beauty. This forest was one of the most dangerous places in all of Ealden Cynedom; and it was radiant.

“Anyway, when I arrived here to look for Io, I was just barely a man; I was happy to find out this tale is true. There, as someone who respects mage, I told the emperor, that his son could not have Io for his courts. Io and her heart is now beside another far more kingly man, then the prince of Sinonia. I am currently the only mage who can withstand this forest. So, I tend it. If you lust for magic’s favor, I warn you that it does not react kindly to those of ill intent. The love that led you to decide to face it, is what will make you strong enough, and warm enough, to reach the gate untouched. Maybe even go through it into the shadow veil, valiant knights. Perhaps even Io herself will be there.” Seiph smiled.

Having followed the directions and advice of Seiphs tale, They arrived before the glowing crystal gate. The men took their Queen’s hands, and walked into the shadow veil. Ready to go home, and trusting their queen, magic, and themselves. Though they did not go far, and got consumed by magic from the overwhelming qualities of the shadow veil, Io and the Stone King were there. They aided Meriam in taking her guards to the Raven Gate; and Io, as a beast queen, gave each of them the motherly kiss of healing love. This was how the kingdoms of fey treated commoners who stray into their ethereal home; with respect and equality. Just as they want their fey children to be treated, when they go into the day veil. As Meriam was about to go through the gate, she dropped the hourglass charm she used to control time. She bent down to grab it, and stood up facing the woods of the raven kingdom. Meriam saw a woman who looked like her, but white from head to toe in glittering raven kingdom robes.

Odette had requited the love of the raven king while Meriam had gone. Her daughter would not embrace her when Meriam came home. The mother and daughter now stood face to face, not recognizing each other; As Odette’s enfeymant, and residence in the shadow veil, slowly remover her memories and perception of time. Meriam accepted Odette’s choice, and held back her judgment, and grief. Odette would live long and well in the protection and love of a great king after all. Meriam thought that should have comforted her, yet it only made Meriam sadder.

Later that evening, Meriam lay in bed next to her husband, crying. He did not say anything, but only held her hand. He didn’t know how to comfort her, and was equally distressed that their daughter had gone missing. Meriam was tiered of losing people. Overcome with anger from regrets, for not warning or protecting her friends. Whether missing meeting dates, withholding information, getting absorbed in missions, or staying quiet. Meriam was fundamentally unable to let go of having her choices in life, and ignorant bliss, ripped from her so young. Magic was but a tool and distraction, that never satisfied her as a person. Meriam wanted to be that free, oblivious, innocent, nobleman’s daughter; playing in the fields of Francia. She wanted what Odette and Io found freely. Meriam could so easily use magic to turn back the clock, and manipulate the outcomes; but couldn’t. Even if it wasn’t perfect, there were things she wanted to keep in her life, that she wouldn’t have if not for the tragedies she witnessed. Even if Meriam didn’t choose it, she loved her friends, daughter, nephew, knights, and husband. If only choosing to embrace that, was as easy as embracing all matters of magic.

Meriam cried with her husband and nephew for days. Io, Asada, and Odette, had all managed to tear Meriam’s stiffened heart apart. Meriam could not hold back the grief she felt for losses so great, that not even her power could resolve. It wasn’t just friendship and a daughter. Meriam at long last, cried for herself.

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