#doom the ancient gods

[nelkcats]

Trapped Fear

At first Fright Knight was not loyal to Pariah, maybe it was because he was the combination of many warriors and he knew that tyranny would lead to nothing. However, because of this the former king engaged him in battle and captured his core, making him loyal.

Like all Ancients, Fright Knight could survive without his core but had to obey the person holding it. He and Clockwork shared that unfortunate fate, though Fright Knight considered being at the mercy of the Observants far worse.

When Danny defeated Pariah Dark his control over Fright Knight stopped, the knight foolishly thought he would take back what was his, but the old king was selfish and thrown the stone of fear into the human world, where he knew Fright Knight would not enter.

Disappointed but used to it, Fright Knight resigned to not finding that part of himself, he served Danny from that moment on, becoming his protector and above all, his friend. Until someone found his core and instead of being free, he was summoned and resigned to fulfill the words of his new owner.

Of course, Danny was worried when his knight disappeared from Phantom Palace, and after a long search he found his whereabouts in a city: Gotham. A man called "Scarecrow" was spreading fear in the city, and it seemed very familiar to him.

After a fight with the bats he got the information he needed: his knight was following the man. When he went to face his old friend, the king noticed that Fright Knight was not speaking on his will, he was crying and sending messages of help that only he could understand. The King was furious, and maybe it was time to show why no one messed with what was his.

[contac]

[angrycheesegirl]

Honestly if we just look at the events of 2016 and Eternal, Samuel Hayden might be the funniest character of all time.

Imagine being the ultimate Billionaire Businessman. You own the largest company on Earth, you have more money than you can ever know what to do with, you have the greatest minds of a generation working for you. You've literally defeated death by having your brain placed into a robot body, and you've since managed to solve a worldwide energy crisis and document the literal biblical hell. For all intents and purposes, you are the most important human being to ever live. And then in the span of like a month, you lose literally everything. Your Mars Base gets torn apart by both a rogue employee letting demons free and the guy you specifically kept around to stop her from doing that. And then that guy destroys the energy source you've been selling to Earth because it's the only way to get rid of the demons, and you're forced to go along with it because you can't really stop him. Then when you go back to Earth, your company has gone through a hostile takeover by a LITERAL CULT and the demons are here and ripping Earth to shreds, so you're forced to become a fucking General and fight with Demons. And you lose so bad that your robot body gets torn to fucking shreds and you barely survive. And just when you think things can't possibly get worse, The Angry Guy shows back up to use you as a fucking Alexa with the express purpose of killing the Pope of the Angels. And you just go along with it with no complaints because he'll likely beat your skull in if you don't.

Like, for how much shit that Doomguy put him through across this duology, Hayden is WAY too nice to him. I would've tried to kill the guy at least once, but Hayden just stands (or floats) around like a disappointed parent watching the Slayer basically destroy his entire life.

[gennsoup]

"The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."

Troy (2004)

[childolight]

Can you explain the story of Apollo and Hyacinthus please..

Yes, I can! ⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊

Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince and he was oh so beautiful. He was adored by Apollo, Zephyrus, Boreas, & a mortal man named Thamyris but he chose Apollo over them all.

Hyacinthus was a frequent visitor to Apollos sacred lands with the god in chariot drawn by swans. Apollo, so deeply in love with Hyacinthus, abandoned his sanctuary in Delphi to stay by Hyacinthus side by the river ‘Eurotas’. While Apollo spent time with Hyacinthus he had taught the mortal man how to use a Bow and Arrow, how to play the Lyre, and the art of prophecy.

One day, while Hyacinthus and Apollo were together, Apollo was teaching Hyacinthus the game of Discus (or it was Quoits). They both decided to have a competition and started to take turns throwing the discus!

Apollo had thrown it first. His strength so mighty the discus had flown right into the sky and split the clouds in half! Happy and Excited to retrieve the discus, Hyacinthus ran behind to catch it! But when it hit the ground, the discus had bounced back up and landed a fatal blow on Hyacinthus’s head.

Apollo, worried, rushed to Hyacinthus’s aid. Holding him and going down with him. Apollo’s face was pale, watching his lover’s life now fade right in his hands. Apollo tried numerous things; to using herbs, to using ambrosia to heal the wound. It was no use, he could not heal the wound that was fated unto his lover.

Apollo wept and cried.

Apollo expressed his desire to become mortal, so he could join the spartan boy into death. Though his wishes were purely wishes due to his immortality; So Apollo promised that he would always remember and remind himself of Hyacinthus through his songs and the music of his Lyre. While holding Hyacinthus, Apollo had used the boy’s blood to create the Hyacinth flower. Carving the words of lamentation ‘Al Al’ — “alas.” on the petals . .

In some retellings; Hyacinthus comes back or Zephyrus kills Hyacinthus out of jealousy but this is the one I am more familiar with! I hope you enjoyed :) , until next time!

[arspoeticamaia]

The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek: Ὀρφεύς, Εὐρυδίκη, Orpheus, Eurydikē) concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace for the beautiful Eurydice. Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus and the muse Calliope. It may be a late addition to the Orpheus myths, as the latter cult-title suggests those attached to Persephone. The subject is among the most frequently retold of all Greek myths, being featured in numerous works of literature, operas, ballets, paintings, plays, musicals, and more recently, films and video games.

[bayofwolves]

i was on the most random nostalgia kick and rewatched the prince of egypt yesterday and let me just say... that movie is truly one of the greatest animated films of all time.

[gamertagmrrobotony]

-DOOM Eternal (PC)

[sarafangirlart]

It’s the way that not a single source states that Hephaestus demanded to marry Aphrodite and the closest source to say something remotely close to that is that Dionysus suggested it to him and he agreed.

[druidshollow]

"what would your character be like without their trauma?" is such a hard question for me because it makes me feel like a massive asshole LMAO

(im attaching a picture of a tundra literally to add context to my ramble in the tags because my posts are structured by a sane person) (you should read the ramble in the tags i talk so much about rivers fsr)

[spewagepipe]

Spewage Litmus: Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods, Part 2

A blessed return to form, Doom Eternal's second DLC brings back heavy doses of arena combat. The new enemy types repeat similar mistakes as those of Part 1, but are a lot more flexible and tolerable. The addition of a new gadget to the slayer's overfull bag of tricks is unwelcome, but can mostly be ignored. The only unavoidable disappointment is the pattern-based final boss fight – this is at least the sixth time in this franchise they've tried and failed to make one of these interesting. Thankfully, on balance, this is still just more Doom, and there's nothing wrong with that.

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[bumblingbabooshka]

Ok. Get closer why don’t you.

[nightsentinel94]

Всратые наброски по игре

[sforzesco]

I would really like to see more of your Hermes with his beautiful cheeky smile his design was really good 😊

tbh I don't really care that much about the greek gods themselves, I only draw them when there's something piquing my interest about the mortals they're interacting with

[aerodumb]

Things to Say

Darkness.

Complete darkness.

That was what the Slayer saw before falling into a deep sleep. Being so weak that he couldn't move when he saw the seraphim shutting him away in the sarcophagus, maybe it was what he needed... But for how long?

The world faded away.

In the darkness, a somewhat familiar voice sounded in the distance, gradually becoming clearer, like the sunlight as the sun rises. He couldn't tell how much time had passed.

"Slayer, Slayer wake up. I have got things to tell you."

The Slayer looked into the distance, admiring the view of Urdak from the platform he was standing on. The Father had commanded his followers to lift the lid of the Slayer's stone case. He had woken him up and teleported him here, to a hidden location where they could talk without being heard. Urdak had immense beauty, but the Slayer knew what laid beneath that image.

"I tried" said The Father, "I tried to warn them, I tried to keep them from seeking power, from going out of control while I hid. I left the people I trusted the most in charge, but they betrayed me".Doom Slayer sat down under a nearby tree, this was probably gonna be long."I've been reflecting on my own actions and whether they were necessary. I thought they were, in the past. I didn't kill the Dark Lord when I could because I feared what could possibly happen to the universe if the creator of everything died. Later, I disposed of my physical form and hid because if he stole my power, he would have sent everything into chaos. I suppose you think I should have destroyed him".

The Father was right. The Slayer thought that all the suffering, everything, would have not happened if the Dark Lord hadn't been alive. But he couldn't deny that his death had unexpected repercussions. Even now, his body felt weak. After some seconds pondering all of that, the Slayer looked at the ground and hummed in affirmation."

I said it when I was VEGA and I have to say it again; I have many regrets. I hope giving up any kind of physical form can pay for my mistakes" he said solemnly, but he stopped for a moment and his next affirmation sounded fond. "I knew you weren't going to give my life sphere to Samur."

"I wouldn't trust him with a snow globe, could break it to backstab you with it" the Slayer signed.

"I agree" the bluntness of this statement made the Slayer chuckle.

Finally, the Father admitted "The reason I woke you up was to thank you."

If the Father had a face, the Slayer would have looked at him after hearing that. Instead, he just rose his face again, catching the way some red leaves dangled from the tree.

"You saved me more than once and, although I still can't tell the consequences of your actions, I truly think you did the right thing. I was going to thank you by letting you get your well-deserved rest in the Tomb of Gods, but I thought maybe you'd wish something else."

"I don't want anything" signed the Slayer, "I did everything to make demons pay, stop them from killing people and destroying more families."

"I understand, but are you sure?"

"What do I ask for? Respect? Glory? There's people that worship me like a god and treat me like a leader, there are prophecies about me…" the Slayer paused, thinking about the battle in Inmora and his latest fight "In the end, that's why they helped me, because they respect me and know me, but I don't want more of that."

"Becoming who you are was a necessity, not your goal" said the Father, knowing what was on the Slayer's mind and summarizing it."Yeah."

"I've been in that situation too."

In his journey to complete his role, the Slayer had crossed paths with people who could seemingly read his mind and understand him without needing to say a word. VEGA was one of them, but he never expected him of them all to empathize with such a deep feeling. Seeing that the Slayer was taking his time to reply, the Father continued talking.

"Your desires don't have to be large. You can ask for something simple and mundane if that's what you want."

The Slayer took a deep breath... "I just want to go back to the fortress, play with my toys and read my books. If I'm not fully recovered in a few months, you can put me back in the sarcophagus."

"About that" said the Father, "the fortress is no longer operating, it's been three years since Samur abandoned it, but we could make it work again. There are generators in this area and I could take control of it again if you return the portable device you used to bring me here to its place in the fortress. Are you willing to do these tasks?"

The Slayer didn't answer with words, he directly stood up, decided to take on this new mission.

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[themyscirah]

Just saw a bunch of atrocious wonder woman takes and I hate everything

Someone google nearest bridge to jump off of im so done w this