#double dragon neon

[its-to-the-death]

Villain Song Showdown Preliminary Round #16

Top two songs will make it into the bracket

Miraculous only has one spot left though.

Mod comment: God bless whoever remembered the Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer special

Songs below the cut

Grandpa's Gonna Sue the Pants Off Santa - Villain: Cousin Mel and Slime

Master of the House - Villain: Monsieur Thénardier & Madame Thénardier

The Confrontation - Villain: Javert

End Credits: Dared to Dream - Villain: Skullmageddon

Dream Girl - Villain: Vivian (The stepmother)

The Other Side of Hollywood - Villain: Caleb Covington

Santa Claws - Villain: Santa Claws (Yes, they akumatize Santa. The video will start at his song but I also highly recommend Cat Noir's song which comes earlier in the video. It's angsty and hilarious.)

Snapping My Fingers french version - Villain: Argos/Felix Fathom

Todd's Lemonade/Evil League of Mutants song - Villain: Baron Draxum (This link goes to Facebook)

[megahorous]

I decided ter re-play Double Dragon Neon, because I thought it would be easy and I was reminded of Skullmageddon because someone just wrote a very cute story involving him to some extent !

-- Plus it's kinda seasonal because there's a graveyard and jiang-si and a Skeleton in it

-- Poor Skullmageddon; he is lonely. <3 But I don't know if he should be kidnapping gentlewomen to date them; they might not like that unless they say it's ok.

-- Come to think of it, this is kind of like the game Mighty Final Fight, because in that one Belger was motivated by a crush on Jessica and it had kind of a lighter tone. I wonder if they will ever remake Final Fight again

-- They should make Beat 'em up Dommes real; I'd marry one and be like what up WIFEMEISTER whip anyone today ? I worry about you. And she'd be like, "same old, same old...." [being tired of whipping the same old people every day] Never mind

-- I actually hated this one the first time because I didn't understand you had to build up your man, just like in River City Ransom. Just you use Tapes instead of Food

[2piecesnackbox]

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[jontheredrc]

Lylacore

[sh1-n0bu]

✿ 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 ✿

characters: self aware!acheron x isekai!gn!reader, slight dan heng x reader to the end

warnings: fluff, poor attempt at humor, consumption of alcohol, lying (from dan heng), brief appearance of playable characters, description of acheron test run, reader is isekaid into the hsr world and is just trying to live their life, reader is referred to as aeon of life and your excellency

notes: just had a shower thought and remembered acheron interaction from the cosmodessy event and BOOM! part 2 of dragon fic is on the work i swEAR PLS DONT EAT ME the divider is from @/rookthornesartistry

“hmm…”

what a tricky situation. acheron had been wandering through the dreams of penacony to find out about the truth of the oak family. or at least, finding some hint and cases that has been silenced by the family. but on the way…

“i seem to be lost”

yes, the amnesiac galaxy ranger had found herself lost once more. she had briefly agreed with the astral express to meet them later at the clockie statue of golden hour, but the poor woman was now wondering which way is which and which direction she should be heading towards. oh well, she’ll figure it out later. right now, she needed to know where she was or attempt to find a familiar face.

looking around herself, acheron could hear the faint sound of jazz playing further down one of the halls. there also seem to be other people there as she could make out laughter and murmuring of people alongside the scent of alcohol wafting through the air.

a bar, perhaps?

quietly, she makes her way to the end of the hall, opening the double doors and coming to what she guessed was a bar. it did indeed seem like it, though just maybe a bit smaller than the usual grand and bright neon sign filled ones at the golden hour. briefly, the woman takes a moment to look around, hoping to find a familiar face. there was a bartender behind the bar, a halovian mixing a drink. perhaps she could ask her—?

a familiar colored hair catches acheron’s attention just as she was about to make her way over to the bartender. there, far away from the crowd of people at one of the seats sat the aeon of life. their back turned to others, seemingly running away from attention as they hunch over their table. acheron had never personally met the aeon of life before but she had felt their warmth, heard some snippets about them through the trailblazer and during an odd battle she was forced to fight in and have seen glimpses of their visage through the screen that the trailblazer allowed her to.

when acheron was first teleported to some theme park of penacony, she wondered if someone had kidnapped her. but when the ranger tried to move herself, she had found it impossible. until she did. someone or something was controlling her body, making her draw her blade and fight, yet she found it hard to hate the puppeteer. it felt… warm. to the lone galaxy ranger, this odd puppeteer of hers gave her a warm feeling, like being gently cradled by the sun. gentle and kind as the puppeteer moves her around, muffled gasps of awe and words of admiration falling onto her ears. this puppeteer of hers’ voice sounded gentle, soothing her heart, filling the loneliness of her soul. as quickly as it came, it disappeared and she was back in her room at the reality of the hotel.

when she briefly mentioned of this incident when she met welt of the astral express, he simply smiled with a knowing expression. the older man had told her about the aeon of life — or at least their reborn mortal self — and how they would sometimes guide some people to help them solve their problem or to bless them with more strength. most of the times though, these people were pathstriders, he told her.

and now here she was, in the flesh, being able to see the aeon of life themself.

quietly, the ranger makes her way towards the hunched over aeon. they seem to have had some glasses of drinks, the ice in them melting inside the glass as they lay their head on their arms, one hand wrapped around the glass of their next drink.

meanwhile, you try to fight back some sleep. drowsiness falling over you due to all sorts of drinks you’ve consumed. though, most were alcohol free, they still managed to knock you down a peg. must be the secret of being penacony dreamscape drinks or something. or maybe it was just siobhan’s specialty. she seemed very skilled in the art of free mixing.

the faint sound of heels clacking catches your attention though, making you stop and take a moment to listen carefully. not so soon after, the sound stops right behind you, along with a faint presence behind your back. you try to play asleep, hoping the person would just buy the act and leave you alone. ever since you were isekaid into the star rail world, people have been clamoring for your attention left and right. you came to penacony with the express in hopes of blending within the bright lights and dazzling signs of the dream world for people to ignore you and give you some time to breathe.

though, the presence continues to stay. lingering just behind you.

gulping, remembering an iconic meme back from your world, you slowly get up from your laying position and turn your head around to see who it was.

“YAAGHH—!” you yelp out loud, nearly shrieking as you jump from your seat when you saw acheron just silently staring at you, a bit closer than what you would prefer. the woman blinks, eyeing you carefully as she takes in your appearance. meanwhile, you hold a hand over your heart to calm the rapid beating of it.

breathing in and out, you eventually manage to calm yourself down. keeping an awkward eye contact with the ranger, you reach out to your unfinished glass of drink, taking a long sip from it. all the while, acheron continues to hold this somewhat awkward stare down.

“a-acheron, what are you doing here? you scared the shit out of me” you say, now finally calm after that last gulp of your drink. the woman’s exposed purple eye widens slightly, as if she was surprised by the fact you knew her. ah right, you two haven’t officially met each other in the flesh. so of course it will come off as weird to the galaxy ranger.

“i appear to be lost, your excellency” she replies, noting the unusual hue of your eye. it had a ring of gold in it, making you look otherworldly. but in this life where people can easily travel from one world to the other, that wasn’t exactly a compliment enough to say that you looked beautiful.

right, you remembered now that acheron had a tendency to forget things very easily and she would continue to be amnesiac until she draws her blade.

“well… where do you need to go then?”

the two of you have made your way out of siobhan’s bar, out of the dreamscape reverie hotel and towards the golden hour as she had said. but first you made little detours in your walk, stopping a few memory zone memes that has become unstable — during the whole time, acheron had told you to stay behind her so you would be safe — taking your time to admire the scenery of the dreamscapes before you two finally made it to the golden hour. it was buzzing, bustling with people from all over the galaxy and street vendors raising their voices to catch someone’s attention.

seeing a floating ice cream at the other end of the street, acheron steps onto the road without looking.

“ache, watch out!” you quickly reach out, holding her hand and yanking her back to yourself as a speeding car nearly runs her over. warm. you felt warm to the touch, gentle in the way you handled her as if she was made of glass. tender, almost, like a lover would hug another to their heart. she liked the way you hugged her, even though it was one born out of protective instinct.

“are you okay?” you ask, squeezing her bicep gently to take her attention. acheron turns her head to look at you, nodding her head that she was fine. everyone would be fine if they were in your protection after all. warm, safely tucked into your loving embrace.

“ache” she spoke suddenly, taking your attention back to herself. “you called me ache, your excellency. do you like the nickname?” the ranger asks, having never received any nicknames from others. this was her first time, having lost everyone she was close to and being forced to walk a lonely road until she caught the gaze of nothingness itself. even if she did indeed had gained nicknames from others before, she had long forgotten them. so this newfound form of kinship in you, in being given something intimate to be referred to by someone, brought a feeling of joy to the lonely ranger.

“i mean… do you like it?” you ask, looking at her face if she would give away any indication that she disliked it. to which you saw nothing. only the faint smile growing on her face. you liked that look on her face. the brooding, sad, melancholic look that she usually wears never fitted her. but when she did that, had a small smile on her face with a face of contentment, it seemed to suit her much better.

“mhm” acheron simply nods, an odd feeling of childish glee in her heart at the thought of having earned an intimate nickname. not from just anyone, but from you — the aeon of life, the very first living being that came to existence and decided to bless other lifeless things into meaningful ones. the aeon of life whose love and care held no bounds, reaching all over galaxies and world — even to ones that were distant and lone — embracing them in your love and care.

acheron liked the nickname “ache”. a heron liked to enjoy her time beside you. with you.

holding hands, eating floating ice creams and magical popcorns, the two of your take your sweet time during your detour to the clockie statue in golden hour. some people stopped you to ask for your autograph or a selfie together. it had become a common thing for you to experience ever since you got isekaid into this world.

the way you stopped to laugh at acheron’s face, where she had undoubtedly made a mess when eating her newly favorite peach flavored ice cream, the way you took out a napkin, wiping away the mess from her lips in such a tender manner caught the attention of a certain bloodhound. gallagher watched, jealous and other unknown bitter feelings swirling inside him as he watches your “date” with acheron from a bit away. he didn’t understand why he was so jealous. he was already in your grace, having come home to you many times while the ranger hadn’t came home to you even once.

but coming home, being in your grace and going on dates with you and holding hands were two completely different things. maybe he should invite you to come over at siobhan’s bar more.

finally, the pair of you made it to the clockie statue. when nearing to your destination, you felt the metal clawed hand of acheron tightening around yours. she seemed sad over the fact she had to let you go. it was nice to be beside you. holding hands, making jokes, feeling of belonging and comfort easily sweeping over her in waves that she never felt before. and yet she had to let go now. the express members were looking at you two weirdly.

“it’s alright, ache. we’ll go on more walks together later, okay? you have my phone number after all. you can text me if you want” your soothing voice graces her ears, filling the empty void of her heart. the woman remembers now. you gave her your number on the way here.

nodding, very reluctantly, acheron’s hands lets go of yours. immediately she wanted to reach out to hold your hand again, to feel the warmth of the sun from your skin again. but she holds herself back, afraid that she might scare you off with how forward she may come off as.

“see you later!”

“aaah… hopefully, today won’t be filled with creepy stalkers or annoying fans running after me…” you groan out, slumped over on one of the seats at the theme park. there wasn’t much people around, even if there were, the people here were too immersed in the exhilarating experience of the theme park. this place really was the world of dreams, huh…

“good afternoon, everyone. this is the ipc broadcast, coming back with news from all over the galaxy” one of the radios that was placed around the theme park speaks up, the familiar voices of the two npc’s coming through to catch some gossip loving folks’ attention.

“yesterday, at the world of dreams penacony, many people have reported to seeing their excellency, the aeon of life, going on a date with a certain mysterious purple haired woman” oh fuck no. no more gossip regarding the most basic things you do. please, no more scandals.

“some reports have stated that their excellency was sighted holding hands and going around one of the most famous dreamscapes of penacony — the golden hour — in a seemingly intimate date with the woman” it wasn’t a date! besides, people were too damn invested into your life.

groaning and silently spewing curses under your breath, you tune out the rest of the news broadcast, instead focusing on the taste of soulglad in your hand. at least there weren’t anyone around to bother you today. or anyone to spook you by just silently standing behind you. breathing down your neck, quietly standing there as if waiting for you to slowly turn around with “it’s behind me, isn’t it?”.

wait that’s too specific.

“your excellen—“

“whAT THE FUCK?!” safe to say, you jumped out of your seat when the familiar soothing voice of dan heng reached your ears. some people around turned to give you a weird or concerned stare.

“dan heng?! the hell are you doing here? aren’t you supposed to be back at the express?” you choke out, thankfully having not thrown your glass of soulglad in your fright. in return, the quiet dragon only tilts his head slightly, a sheepish look on his face. he lowkey reminded you of a puppy with that face…

“i came here to check on the other express members. they weren’t replying to me in the group chat. and now—“

“— and now you’re lost” you finish for him, waiting, keeping an eye contact to see if he would deny or agree. to which he simply nodded his head as slight pink hue spread over his cheeks.

“alright where do you need to go?”

“the golden hour, clockie statue”

“alright, alright. jeez, what’s up with you guys always meeting up at the statue?”

“uhm… your excellency?”

“yeah?”

“can we… hold hands?”

tomorrow, another hit news was broadcasted by the ipc broadcast, speaking of how the aeon of life was spotted going on another date with a young, handsome man from the astral express.

[mad-raptorzzz]

[Image Description: The SixFanarts challenge. The first is Whiteout from WOF, a Night/IceWing hybrid who is a dark grey-blue with a lighter belly. She has ice blue freckles throughout and caribous like horns. The second panel is Cera the triceratops from The Land Before Time. She is a peach color and is making a snarky face. The third panel is the villain The Nowhere King from Centaurworld. The design is a deer skull with glowing neon green eyes sitting in a bunch of dark goo. The fourth panel shows Randall from Monsters Inc. He is clinging to the box and grimacing in disgust. The fifth panel has Kion from the Lion Guard. He has yellow fur and a red mullet-esque mane. His left eye is scared and pale blue, indicating vision loss. The sixth and final panel contains Frostpaw from Warrior cats. She is a pale grey cat with a tipped left ear and human-made scar across her neck. Her eyes are widened in horror./End]

Wooooof, I finally finished this. Thanks to @bi-pan-whiteout for suggesting Whiteout!! I just chose the other 5. It was fun to draw non-dragons for a hot second. But man oh man do I need to practice lion king characters and cats

Whiteout: I tried a more traditional coloring scheme for her. I think I might still like piebald Whiteout. But I have like 15 designs for her in my brain at all times. She's just got so much potential!! Love her obviously.

Cera: Land Before Time is a big nostalgia trip for me. I gave Cera actual triceratops horns because it always bothered me she didn't have the eye horns. She also should have scars on her because my girl is ready to throw hands at all times.

The Nowhere King: Oh man Centaurworld was an absolute blast start to finish. This guy was my personal favorite part. His story is tragic, but they let him continue being evil. Such a wicked design too. Goop with a skull.

Randall: Randall is one of my favorite Disney/Pixar villains. Right up there with Scar and Ursulla and Hades. I just like that he's a conniving little guy. And his colors and design are just perfect.

Kion: So I know some Lion King fans really don't like the Lion Guard show. I don't mind it. The Lion King is my second favorite movie of all time, and Simba's Pride is my favorite direct to video Disney sequel. I enjoyed the show, even though I was waaaay older than the target audience. Especially the third season when they aged things up a bit. I imagine that Kion lost vision in his left eye after the injury. I also love his stupid little hairstyle and I doubled down.

Frostpaw: The horrors persist but so does she! She is one of my favorite characters in WC from the recent books. Such a cute little anxious lass. Trying her best. Interested to see how things go in Star.

[asexxxualauthor]

Listen, I'm not going to say that there's in-game evidence of the Nimbasa Trio being a real thing...but what I am going to say is that it's very interesting that Elesa's first gym was a roller coaster.

Basically all of the gyms in Unova are as much about the Gym Leader's typing as they are about their occupations. The Striaton brothers have their gym inside the restaurant they run, Lenora's is inside the museum she's director of, Clay put his gym inside an old abandoned mine, and Skyla's is literally an airplane hanger. Two years later, we also get Cheren, who runs his gym out of the Pokemon Trianer School he runs, and Roxie, whose gym doubles as her grunge/rock performance venue.

Even the gyms that aren't explicitly based off of the Leader's careers are still inextricably tied to their typing. Burgh's honey-wall maze is clearly Bug-themed, and the Silk Cocoons double as an art piece in a gallery and a Gym puzzle. Brycen's ice obstacle course is your basic Ice Gym set-up, but it also has design and theming based on his career as an actor in ninja movies. Drayden and Iris have a whole dragon den they work out of—and Marlon's water gym, while not as explicit about what he does, is very much an extension of Humilau itself.

But in the middle of all of this, you have Elesa, whose first gym is...a roller coaster. And, to be fair, her gym is based in the Nimbasa fairgrounds...but beyond the bright neon lights of the tracks, there's not very much about roller coasters that relates to electricity, and nothing at all that refers back to Elesa's career as a model. What it could potentially relate to, though, is the other place in Nimbasa with high speed vehicles on rails where you can fight people—the Battle Subway. Which is run by the Subway Bosses Ingo and Emmet.

Perhaps they were hinting at a connection between the two. Perhaps Ingo and Emmet were the previous gym leaders and Elesa hadn't gotten around to refurbishing the gym into her model runway. Or perhaps...she wanted something to entertain her friends when they came by. Perhaps they even helped her make it, offering their insight and support.

Perhaps that's also why her first team is all Pokemon that are only black and white—and why two of them are identical twins.

[doubledeadstudio]

Deal with the Devil: Signed, Florentin Blanchett

(Note: Do not read this if you don’t want to be spoiled for Pygmalion’s Folly and my potential Deal with the Devil series. Also, this is largely unedited.)

GOMORRAH.

One of many night clubs in the city of San Francisco. Its red, neon letters are spelled in jagged Gothic font, with an illustration of flames behind it, rhythmically blinking from one flame to the next.

Florentin holds up the glossy, pitch black calling card to its sign. Its hellish glow lights up the back, and shows the outline of a peculiar symbol — a circular sigil with intricate lines.

To a bystander, it’s nothing but a drawing of no import, its intricacy inviting their attention to slide off from memory. To an occultist, it’s a calling card of the granter of wishes and Solomon’s fabled lost son.

He’s here. He’s finally here. How long he’s waited to meet him!

He holds his invitation to the bouncer with an expression of bored entitlement. He thinks lowly of the line behind him, waiting to get into the club, with their glazed eyes and empty heads.

If they only knew the sanctity of this temple.

But, much like him, Gabriel protected himself with a reputation of frivolity.

Florentin walks past the bar and the dance floor, steady in his march, weaving to a crowd of partygoers with careful, determined ease. The loud, thumping bass and the cacophony of voices in the crowd threaten him with a splitting migraine.

He couldn’t let this place deal the first blow against him.

He has to remain resolute.

The double doors inscribed with symbols of dragons open up for him, a pulsating, hypnotizing wash of red lights seduce him inside, swallowing him into the madness within.

This was supposed to be the VIP room. A hidden strip club for premium members. Really, it isn’t titillating so much as intimidating.

The music is slowed and distant, giving the impression that it’s playing underwater, muffled by the water. The dancers are propped up in high, dangling cages with draconic architecture.

He finally ends up at Gabriel’s table. It’s sunken in the ground, circular, with black leather padding. Gabriel is seated behind the stage of a beautiful dancer, each of her practiced sways decorated with elaborate tassles and glistening jewelry.

Florentin can’t see his face in this lighting. He can only make out his golden, cat-like eyes, and black, fitted suit. He’s with two companions, but judging by the state of them, they’re more decorative than anything.

Gabriel raises a finger, and beckons him to sit.

His aura is incredible.

He does as instructed, carefully descending down the steps to sit with him. It seems like Gabriel wants him next to him. He keeps his eyes on him with a pleasant expression. He doesn’t want him to suspect he’s sizing him up.

He needs to think of an angle here. He can’t be dominated so carelessly like this. Solomon dominated the Goetia with an iron will centuries ago, but Florentin doesn’t have his name or his experience to do the same.

He’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way — as sloppy mortals, blindly grasping at the dark with awkward social cues.

Think.

Gabriel seems to like the company of beautiful women. What about men? Could he butter him up the same?

Gabriel takes a sip of his scotch, and raises the glass to him.

“Blanchett. It’s a pleasure to finally meet you in person.” His voice is nice, a firm baritone.

He’s good-looking, too. He has a hedonistic, womanizing aura about him, but he knows well-enough that these pleasures are a way to sedate a great, untameable beast.

“Thank you for inviting me, Mr Baltimore.”

“Would you like a drink?”

“Red wine, please,” he answers, almost mechanically. It’s always what he answers in places like this. People expect you to drink, and get caught off-guard if you don’t. He doesn’t want to fail his first hurdle, but he intends to only take careful sips, so Gabriel can’t dominate him without protest. “And some snacks, if you’re already being so generous!”

Gabriel’s lip quirks in amusement. I got him.

“What snacks?”

“Well, do you have a menu? Some chocolates would pair perfectly, but I’ll take nachos with cheese. I’m not high maintenance.”

Gabriel snaps his fingers, and relays Florentin’s order to a waiter.

With the awkwardness of the initial meeting dispelled, Florentin takes out his gift from his messenger bag, and presents it to him casually. An offering would put him the same as his other, simpering fans, but a gift, given carelessly, can elevate his image without the same impression.

The gift’s wrapped in gold paper adorned with silky black ribbons. It’s a carefully constructed gift box, with post cards, soaps, perfume, lotions, and jewelry with a pretty enough sum total that a person of higher stature wouldn’t find it offensive.

“I made you this. I remember you mentioned enjoying France when you stayed. It’s a bit hard to find French artisinal products here in the States, no?”

Gabriel takes the box, and Florentin studies the reaction. He looks amused, like Florentin’s a cat or a bird that offered him a shiny token. Will he open it? No. He sets it aside, but he doesn’t seem affected by the gift in either direction.

“Yes, the US has fallen in love with mass manufacturing. You’re always only going to get a quarter of what you paid for.”

A waiter offers him the wine, and he smiles brilliantly at him, offering a thanks.

“Perhaps you should move to Europe, then!”

“Europe wouldn’t be my first choice.” He flicks his cigar’s ash into a tray. “And I suspect it isn’t yours either.”

Florentin pales, caught off-guard by the abrupt segue. He swallows a lump in his throat. Back to business.

(Gabriel wouldn’t let him sedate him during a business deal. Of course not.)

“No. It’s not.”

Fifty-five missing persons, mysterious deaths, strewn across Austria, Germany, and Poland. It got a little too close one night, during a snow storm, when the cops knocked at his door at midnight. He had to hide out under the floorboards. They found two, malformed ghouls, barely able to function, writhing in pain. They were clearly constructed from the parts of the other victims.

Florentin had to escape in his car and drive out into the dark, snowy woods with nothing but what he can carry.

“You’ve certainly taken a number of risks, Blanchett. How’s your relationship with your parents?”

“…Admittedly, estranged.”

They both know what that implied.

Despite Florentin keeping up the image of a rich heir, he doesn’t have anything to his name.

“How are you funding your research now, then?”

Florentin sighs, and scratches his head. “I… used to work at local clinics and vets. It was usually enough to pay for rent. But switching residences all the time is costly. It’s difficult to do this myself.”

“Then what do you want?”

“A great number of things. I was hoping for a sponsor.”

“Why not ask for the magic to be revealed to you?”

He takes a moment to consider that.

“Because you and I both know you life and death are outside the domain of mere devils. I’m not going to let you sell me a half-baked spell.”

Life was strictly the domain of God and his angels. Death, the domain of death gods like Thanatos, Hel, and Yama, and all their little reapers.

Gabriel laughs in surprise. “You did your research. I shouldn’t be surprised.”

“Of course.”

“Death is outside the jurisdiction of mere humans, too.”

Florentin couldn’t hold back a flinch.

“Well, humans don’t follow their own rules, as you already know. You’ll be surprised what we can do. God said we shouldn’t fly, so we built airplanes. He said we shouldn’t speak to each other in one language, so we made translation apps.” He holds his steepled fingers in his lap. “Humans are born nothing, so we’re allowed to be everything.”

He leans in, inspecting Gabriel’s face.

“You know this too, don’t you, devil? That’s why you feed off us. For a creature ever eternal and boundless, you don’t generate your own energy. You need… a power source.”

And human life is the ultimate battery.

Gabriel thoughtfully swirls his scotch in his hand, letting the conversation dip into a tense lull. He takes a sip of his drink, again, and finishes his glass, leaving it on the table in front of him.

“So, you intend to defeat death.”

“I fully believe it’s just another handicap we have yet to triumph over, so yes. I do,” Florentin says, leaning back. Even with his casual posture, he’s all in with his approach. “I believe we will eventually. We’re too stubborn. The average human lifespan creeps up every year. I just… intend to expedite the process.”

A head with beautiful, glistening blonde hair, severed at the base.

Gabriel raises his chin, appraising him. “Tell me, if you got all the resources in the world, what would you do?”

Florentin grins. “All the resources? You have to be more specific. I’ll be running a whole research lab with a thousand of earth’s most brilliant biologists, chemists, and physicians, and endlessly feeding them the human population until we can say definitively that we’ve conquered death for good.”

“That’s a lot of bodies that’ll be fed into your machine.”

Florentin tilts his head. “But imagine how grateful the remaining population would be, free from death and disease, eternally and forever. They would be like gods.”

“And what happens after that?”

He giggles. “Who knows? Maybe we’ll board space ships, and conquer our solar system.”

Florentin crosses his legs, and peers into Gabriel’s face. Gabriel’s face isn’t without interest. “I know it sounds like science fiction, but think about it. We’ll be able to live alongside the masters, and build all our knowledge and technology alongside each other. Imagine how much Nikola Tesla could have expanded our information lines and electricity. Imagine if we never lost Marie Curie to radioactivity. Isn’t it a shame death takes all our legends away from us?”

“Death creates the legends, you know. Van Gogh would never have been discovered, if he lived a long life, healthy and happy.” Gabriel smirks, and takes Florentin’s glass from him, putting it on the table so he can lean in closer. “You know everyone could get sick of him, too, if they knew more about him. Never meet your heroes, doll. They’ll always disappoint you.”

Florentin quiets down. He can’t win with this rhetoric.

It’s dishonest.

He cups Florentin’s despairing face in his hand, and makes him look at him.

In a seductive whisper, like the serpent to eve in the book of Genesis, “How much do you want this?”

Florentin’s eyes snap open. “Bad.”

“How bad?”

“Anything. Anything! I’ll do anything to accomplish this.”

“A lot of people will do anything for their goals. Be more specific.”

Florentin reaches up, and grips Gabriel’s shoulders, fingers digging into his skin. His pupils are blown, his skin is trembling.

“This is my life’s work. I don’t intend to get fucking consumed by a force of nature like the rest of them. I know there’s endless potential with this kind of research, and I can prove it!”

He pulls out a stack of photos from his suit’s breast pocket, and presents it to Gabriel. Each one are snapshots of his research, with progress written in sharpie on each one.

This, Gabriel actually picks up, and inspects one by one.

Day 45: The magic can trigger physical motor functions. The subject has opened his eyes.

Day 129: The subjects respond to programming. They can obey orders if they had been taught.

…

Gabriel finishes flipping through them. He taps them against his lips, appraising Florentin.

“You know the price of my sponsorship.”

“I do.”

“So you’re willing to give that up?”

“…Not so fast. My magic is tied to my being.” He shakes his head. “I was hoping for a different sort of deal. This is why I came in the first place.” He swallows. “My proposal is this… You give me every resource to succeed. Money, power, health bills, lawsuits, passports, whatever I need. And if I succeed, if I defeat death, you can use my powers for whatever you wish.”

Gabriel looks interested.

“That must be of interest to you, huh? I bet there’s a huge number of people going through your revolving doors, asking you to bring back their dead loved ones every single day. But you know you can’t.” He tilts his head. “Now, you can profit off them in the very same way, without compromising the price of your services.”

“Hm… And what happens if you don’t succeed?”

Florentin takes a deep breath, and stares at his feet. “…I’m going to hell either way. It might as well be yours.”

Gabriel chuckles.

“I’ll draft up a contract.”

He offers a handshake.

Florentin takes it.

As soon as he gives him a firm shake, he snatches his hand back as unimaginable pain spikes up his hand. Florentin’s vision blacks out for a moment, and he cries out in pain, sweat beading around his forehead as his nerves burn in agony.

It leaves almost all at once.

He tries to catch his breath, chest heaving as he watches molten gold burn on his palm, before disappearing.

(He could still feel him there, lingering in his veins, dormant but watching.)

He peeks at Gabriel’s face, who seems nonplussed as he finishes his cigar.

So, the deed is done.

He’s made a pact with his soul on the line.

The devil wins either way.

He just has to make sure that he wins, too.

He stands up, and gathers his belongings.

“I’ll draft up a list of Universities I want to study at,” Florentin says, decisively.

“Don’t bother. Give me your top pick.”

“And for my residence…?”

“Whatever, wherever you want.”

Florentin nods shakily. He’s never felt this much power and mobility before.

This will make everything so much easier.

He straightens up his suit jacket, and smiles.

“I’ll see you soon, Gabriel.”

“Mm.” Gabriel takes out a platinum credit card from his suit pocket, with Florentin’s name already on it. “Try not to spend it all in one place.”

End

[cygni-cygni]

Pushin’ It

Laxus x AFAB!reader

Summary: You and Laxus are training when your period starts to hate you at a bad time.

Warnings: mentions of period cramping and hormones, no pronouns used, training, crying

A/N: should i make a pt 2?

Once again, you were knocked off your feet and onto the ground. The lightning dragon slayer stood over you with a smirk.

“You seem distracted today. What’s wrong?” He offered his hand. You glared at it, but still took it as he easily pulled you to your feet.

“It’s nothing.” You weren’t going to tell him you were on your period and having god-awful cramps, because then, he wouldn’t want to train with you anymore. It bothered you, feeling weak compared to him, especially during times like this.

He only sighed. “Let’s take a break.”

“I’m fine, Laxus-”

“Who said the break was for you?” he interrupted.

You scoffed. “You need a break? Yeah, right.”

He rolled his eyes, sitting down against a nearby tree.

You sat beside him. He offered you some water and you gladly took it.

“So, are you gonna tell me or what?”

You sighed. “I’m. Fine.”

“And I have neon pink hair.”

You glared at him once more before smirking. “It’d suit you.”

He scoffed.

After a moment of silence passed, you stood up. “C’mon.” You grabbed his hand to pull him up, but he wouldn’t budge.

“I think I’m done for the day.”

“Laxus, I told you. I’m fi- argh-” You doubled over in pain as a particular sharpness stabbed in your lower abdomen.

“(Name)!” Laxus was quick to rush up to you, grabbing your shoulders. “Are you injured?!”

“No-” you managed out, “I’m on my period.”

Realization hit his features as irritation built up. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because I knew you wouldn’t train with me if you knew,” you sighed.

“And why does that matter?” His voice was stern.

“Because, Laxus, I want to be strong.” You were growing as impatient with him as he was with you.

“What?”

“I don’t want to hold you back during jobs. I want you to think I’m strong.” You frowned, feeling tears sting at your eyes. Those damned hormones…

“You are strong. But strength also comes from knowing when to stop.” He took your chin between his finger and thumb and tilted your head to look at him.

You blushed. “You’re just saying that.”

“Perhaps.” He smirked and you puffed out your cheeks. “I’ll…” he sighed, “I’ll pamper you if you agree to rest.” He looked away, eyebrows furrowing as his cheeks dusted a light pink color. He never wanted to admit to being soft, but when it came to you..?

You slowly smirked. “Chocolate?” He nodded. “Bubble bath?” He nodded. “Face masks?”

“You’re pushin’ it.”

You laughed.

He kissed you on the forehead before the two of you headed home, hand in hand.

[xeneric-shrooms]

YKNOW MY ORIGINAL PLAN WAS A DOUBLE PHTHALO MET/ALLOY AND CYAN TRIMMINGS BANESCALE

BUT ABYSS SADDLE COMPLETES IT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WITH ABYSS SADDLE

Now i have to get a new dragon for my neon cyberpunk(?) android banescale. The names a work in progress..

[catholic-character-tournament]

Catholic Character Tournament

Current Bracket

All polls here (tagged #cct polls)

Round 5 (16 nominees) is Wednesday July 5 12 PST

Character Submission List:

(Note, not in the order in the bracket. They were randomized for the bracket) (crossed out means dead-dead)

*707/Luciel Choi (Mystic Messenger)

*Abuela Alma Madrigal (Encanto)

*Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)

*Amon from (Tokyo Ghoul)

*Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series)

*Asia Argento (High School DxD)

Aslan from (Chronicles of Narnia)

*Aymeric de Borel (Final Fantasy 14)

*Aziraphale (Good Omens) (Disqualified) The Volturi

*Belizabeth Brassica (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Bishop Raphaniel Charlock (Dimension 20 - the Ravening War)

*Blake Langermann (Outlast 2)

*Brother Cellanus (The Completely Unerotic Adventures of Brother Cellanus)

*Caesar Zeppeli (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

*Carlos Reyes (911 Lone Star)

*Carrie White (Carrie)

*Catherine of Aragon (SIX: the Musical)

*CC (Code Geass)

*Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter)

*Chuck E. Cheese

*Claude Frollo(The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

*Crowley (Good Omens) (Disqualified) Vanessa Ives replacement (Penny Dreadful)

Dana Scully (the X files)

Doomguy  (Doom)

*Double (Skullgirls)

Doug Jones (The VelociPastor)

*Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)

*Duo Maxwell (Gundam Wing)

*Eddie Brock (Venom)

*Emilio Santoz from The Sparrow

Enrico Pucci (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Farnese de Vandimion (Berserk)

*Father Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)

*Father Brown (Father Brown)

Father John Mulcahy (MASH)

Father Paul (Midnight Mass)

*Felicia Hardy/Black Cat (Spiderman)

Firestar (Warrior Cats)

*Flayn (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

*Frank Castle (Marvel)

Friar Tuck (Robin Hood)

*Gabriel (Ultrakill)

*Galahad (The Mechanisms)

*Gerard (Unholyverse)

Gloria Maria Ramirez Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

*Helena Bertinlli (DC comics)

Hell boy (HellBoy)

Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica)

*Hot Pants (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Ibara Shiozaki (My Hero Academia)

*Inori Yamabuki/Cure Pine (Fresh Precure)

Jason Todd (DC Comics)

*Javert (Les Miserables)

Jean Valjean (Les Misérables)

*Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) (Fate/Grand Order)

*Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar) 

*John "Soap" MacTavish (Call of Duty)

*John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

*John Ward (FAITH)

*Johnathan (Shin Megami Tensei IV)

*Junk Rat (Overwatch)

*Justin Law (Soul eater)

*Kawabuchi Sentarou (Kids on the Slope)

Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

*Kirei Kotomine (Fate franchise)

Knuckes the Echidna (Sonic)

*Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20's Fantasy High)

*Kuroe (Magia Record)

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (X-Men)

*Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)

*Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

*Lady Rhea (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Leliana (Dragon Age)

*Leon (8:11)

*Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)

*Libra (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

*Link (The Legend of Zelda)

*Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire/The Vampire Chronicles)

*Luis Serra Navarro (Resident Evil)

Mac McDonald (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia)

Maddie Fitzpatrick (Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

*Marcy Park (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

*Mark Heathcliff (The Mandela Catalogue)

Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel)

*Mello (Death Note)

*Mercedes (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Michael Carpenter (Dresden Files)

*Michael Corleone (The Godfather)

Miles Morales/Spider-Man

*Nate Ford (Leverage)

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)

*Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson)

*Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg (Ride the Cyclone)

*Pastry Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom)

*Patton Sanders (Sanders Sides (Web Series))

Pope Pinion IV (Cars)

Puss in Boots (Shrek)

Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Remy LeBeau/Gambit (X-Men)

*Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)

*RoboCop (RoboCop)

Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle)

*Ryker (Roleslaying With Roman)

*Saint Citrina Rocks (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sasuke (Naruto)

*SCP-166 (Just a Teenage Gaia) 

*Seeley Booth (Bones)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic)

*Shiro Fujimoto (Blue Exorcist)

Simon Belmont (Castlevania)

*Sir Keradin Deeproot (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sister Mary (The Young Pope)

Sister Michael (Derry Girls)

*Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel)

*Tammy Edwards (Legoland by Jacob Richmond) 

*Tatsumi Kazehaya (Ensemble Stars)

*Temenos Mistral (Octopath Traveler 2)

The Derry Girls (Derry Girls)

*The Penitent One (Blasphemous)

*Tobias Schneien (Ghost Eyes)

*Valeria Garaz (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reboot)

*Valery Michailov (Goncharov - 1973)

*Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Hedgehog)

*Vito Corleone (The Godfather)

*Wesley Hailoh (Rhyme and Reason)

*William Murdoch (Murdoch Mysteries)

*Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)

[megahorous]

A Linda stages a coup against her former employer !

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[velaryoncoffee]

Dark under the lights | Lucemond

Pairing ❈ Aemond Targaryen & Lucerys Velaryon

Word count ❈ 2,420

Info & Warnings ❈ Mature rating, but no smut. Organised crime AU.

Author's notes ❈ Written for Lucemondprompt on Twitter based on the prompt "Underground".

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Lucerys pays a luxurious new club outside his mother's turf a visit, despite knowing all too well who owns the place.

Lucerys walked past the bouncer and through a pair of large double doors. Inside, a vibrant club greeted him in the night.

The bass thumped loudly and reverberated in his chest, the coloured lights were dizzying and made him squint with every step he took. A blue, neon sign written in flourished cursive stood perched against the furthermost wall – “Sapphire,” it read.

He looked around as he took in the place in all its decadent glory. Glass and silver decoration glittered as the lights reflected and refracted through them, and the green velvet curtain detailing above the stage and bar area gave it an expensive flair that most clubs wouldn't bother trying to achieve. All in all, the place was far from unpleasant, as well as far from cheap.

Lucerys was no stranger to clubbing. Put a cocktail in his hand and a busy room with music loud enough to bust his eardrums and he’ll be swaying his hips against a stranger’s with a wide smile across his face in no time. So naturally, when he heard Aemond Targaryen of all people had opened a nightclub in the infamous Street of Silk, he felt compelled to go see what all the fuss was about.

How could he not feel curious? Aemond, the quiet, but deadly half-brother to his beloved mother, who spent their youth with his nose in a book in the sitting room rather than playing knights and dragons with himself and their brothers. Aemond, who hated everything about him with a burning passion, who hadn’t looked at him with anything other than pure vitriol since the incident? Him, opening a nightclub? Perhaps he really was wrong in assuming he was more of the white collar money laundering type. And pleasantly wrong, at that; clubs were far more fun than offices surrounded by a clinical white aura.

Though in truth, it wasn’t Lucerys’s brightest idea, stepping into a lion's den on guts and spite alone. But where Aemond was concerned, Lucerys was always compelled to break rules and take risks. Either by dragging him away from his studies to watch cartoons their mothers deemed too bloody for them, or by playing pranks that left him furious and teary eyed.

But Lucerys couldn't complain about his calculated risk, so far. The place was rather dignified, vibrating with life, and (dare he say) quite gorgeous for what it was. If one was to get high and hammered and rawed in a bathroom stall, that was the place to do so. If the dancefloor looked as clean as it did, then he bet the bathroom floors wouldn't attempt to stick to the soles of his shoes as he walked.

With confidence and ease, he stepped closer and into the throng of dancing bodies, loosening his limbs and relaxing his tense shoulders. He let the electronic melody that blared through the speakers influence his movements, feeling his hips move in gentle circles. He brought his arms slowly up his body, hands dragging over his chest, up his neck with soft fingers and through his hair. He kept them up as he danced and swayed and closed his eyes. He allowed himself a small smile as he basked in the moment, free of judgement and responsibility, if only for a brief respite. Was that not the same for all those around him? Just people looking to smile and forget for a while?

When warm hands snaked around his middle, he stilled for only a second before promptly melting into them. He grinned to himself as the flames of desire flickered within. He readily handed himself to the stranger, relaxing against his body as his front grazed Lucerys's back. He was taller by a head and if the way he hugged his waist was anything to go by, his shoulders were wide. The difference in size and strength made his cheeks burn with lust and anticipation, a giddy smile gracing his lips.

He followed his new partner's lead as they followed the rhythm of the music with their bodies, the lights of the club painting their fair skin with a kaleidoscope of hues that changed with every beat of the synthetic drums. His fingers tangled in the soft hair of the stranger behind him as he held onto his neck to bring him closer, and as he did so, the man lowered his head to graze his lips against his neck. He could feel his breath, warm against the shell of his ear, making Lucerys shiver.

And then, the stranger spoke.

"What a pleasant surprise to find you here, nephew.”

His blood ran cold, body frozen where he stood.

Behind him, Aemond Targaryen laughed, almost sadistically.

"What's the matter? Did I upset you?"

Despite the dread he'd felt initially, humiliation soon took over Lucerys’s frazzled mind. And as that humiliation settled in, stubbornness possessed him in a way it had never done before. Rather than shrugging Aemond off and the dangers he posed, rather than telling him off and calling him names, he leaned into his chest, angled his neck to peer up at his uncle and watch him through his lashes.

"Just startled me, is all. I'm surprised you aren't trying to antagonise me, as per usual." His voice was casual, if snappy. It had an edge of condescension that he knew always got Aemond mad at family dinners, making their brothers pry them apart from each other as their mothers argued. He wondered if Aemond would react in the same manner now that they were in the public eye.

He felt Aemond's fingers twitch before doubling down and holding him tighter against his chest. Lucerys scoffed through his surprise, grinning to himself as Aemond’s warmth coated his back further. It seemed as though Aemond was just as stubborn as he was, but Lucerys couldn’t complain, not when his body hummed beneath his heated skin, pulling him like a magnet to the man behind him.

"Now, why would I threaten my dear nephew at my own establishment?" His lips were warm as they ran over his ear in a hint of a kiss, his hips pressing against his behind. The tension was electrifying, words spoken so aloof, as though they didn’t have the history and rapsheet they held. At any point, Aemond could snap. Lucerys wasn’t one to call himself a gambler, but the thrill of it was something else. He couldn’t help but shiver. If Aemond noticed, he didn't comment on it.

"Because you've done so everywhere else, uncle. But you don't shit where you eat, I suppose." And to add insult to injury, because he really couldn’t help himself, he added, “makes you smarter than I thought you were."

One of the hands that held his waist shot up to hold his jaw in a strong grip. Lucerys couldn't help but laugh at the reaction. All those years of knowing Aemond, of playing and arguing and fighting with him, he’d always been so quick to anger and so very easy to tease. It’s why it was so gratifying to fall into that pattern. It was an addictive thing, to have so much of someone’s attention on you. Even after the incident. Even when it was dangerous.

"Those are some strong statements coming from you, who naively entered my turf,” Aemond spat. “Alone and unarmed, thinking you’d come out unscathed."

"Oh, fuck you, Aemond," he grit out, grabbing onto his hair close to his scalp. Aemond took in a sharp breath, effectively trapped the same as Lucerys. A stalemate. Hands on his jaw, hands in his hair. Bodies pressed close, too intimate for men who shared blood, for men who had shed each other’s blood.

"So, will you do it?" Lucerys teased. "Will you maim me before your patrons, like you wish to do so badly?"

Behind him, Aemond clicked his tongue, but didn't respond. Instead, he softened his grip on his flesh and dragged the digits down to rest loosely around his neck. His lips, too, dragged down, over Lucerys's pulse once more. And he couldn't help but allow him to, loosening the hold he had on his silver hair to better feel the soft touch of Aemond’s lips dragging over his sensitive skin. His heart was beating impossibly fast, their bodies tight, on edge, but moving in perfect harmony with the music surrounding them. He'd never once considered that his uncle, so filled with contempt and hatred toward him, could ever possibly desire to touch him in that capacity.

It made his heart swell painfully in his chest.

"What do you want from me, Aemond?" Because he had to ask.

The idea of finally feeling the warmth of his arms after years of biting cold, only to have it all taken away from him in an instant was too much to bear. He thought he knew Aemond, once, but he hadn’t truly understood him in years. His jealousy, he could easily rationalise, as well as his resentment. But the sudden switch to animosity that led to their scuffle, the negation of years of comradery and kinship? He could never make sense of it. And then, so suddenly and unexpectedly, years of fantasy turned true. While he got no answer from Aemond, his arm snaked around his body to hold him closer, and a tongue prodded out to taste his skin. He squirmed in Aemond's arms as he sighed, relishing in it, feeling the relief flooding through his veins with each caress, with each wet kiss he pressed on his skin, with each flick of his tongue.

"Do I disgust you, Luke?"

Is this okay? Do you want this?

He didn't trust his voice to answer such a loaded question. Years of stifled emotion, bottled up and funnelled into anger, too volatile to the touch. Instead, he angled his neck, giving him better access to his skin, and grabbed onto his hair with renewed strength. 

If you want it, take it.

Aemond hissed at the pain, but repaid it in full by sinking his teeth into Lucerys's shoulder. 

He gasped, eyes closing, hands grabbing onto his uncle for dear life. With a soothing tongue, he pressed into the quickly bruising skin in a way that had him weak in the knees. Electricity sparked down his belly and between his thighs sharply and made his growing erection throb dully in his jeans.

“Don’t test me nephew,” he said, voice low, as promises and threats hung over them both.

Lucerys turned around and looked up at Aemond defiantly, brows furrowed and lips upturned into a frown. Aemond’s hand rested heavy on his lower back, his blue eye wide and scrutinising despite the pink over his cheeks.

“Or what?”

He saw his uncle lick his lips, eye laser-focused on him, pupil blown wide. His lips were parted, like he didn’t know what to say, but the way he set his jaw made it known he was certain of what he wanted to do.

He snaked a hand to the back of his neck and dug his fingers into the flesh, as though his nephew was a misbehaving pet. Lucerys leaned into the touch, moving his body wherever Aemond commanded. His own hands were on his black silk shirt, trying and failing to ignore the hard ridges of his abdomen beneath the fabric. And like something finally settled in his brain, Aemond’s eye crinkled at the corners in a smile. He dove to press his mouth hungrily against Lucerys’s, wet and soft and tasting so sweet. He felt devoured and possessed, arm wrapping around the small of his back and bringing him flush to Aemond’s front, teeth scraping his lips and tongue exploring his mouth.

Lucerys felt himself in a frenzy, euphoric with the catharsis of finally having that gap between them close. Years of telling himself it was his uncle’s loss for despising him, that years of friendship turned sour were nothing of importance, that he felt absolutely nothing but contempt for the man who had turned vile. Now, the boy whose eye he’d stolen, the man who’d routinely insulted him and his kin, was taking him like he’d never wanted anything else.

The hand around his waist held on so tightly his fingers dug into his flesh greedily, nails dragging in desperation as Lucerys lifted his own arms to wrap around Aemond’s neck to pull him closer. He had to curve his body into his and raise his heels to kiss him with better ease, their growing erections rubbing against each other through their clothes and tongues fighting savagely as they lost themselves in each other.

Aemond then parted, nosing his jawline and leaving open mouthed kisses as he trailed close to his ear once more.

“Are you not scared?”

Lucerys sighed as Aemond’s teeth and tongue kept their assault on his flesh, making him shudder and cling closer to his shoulders for purchase.

“Scared of kissing?” He deflected with a strain in his voice. “Do you take me for a child?”

Aemond dragged his teeth over his skin harder to spite him.

“Don’t mock me,” he pressed.

“Then take me seriously.”

He pulled back to look at Lucerys once more, his face unreadable as always. There was, however, no malice. Their interactions all night were free of it. It suited them, he contemplated. Bantering rather than fighting. Playing rather than spitting venom.

He’d always thought Aemond was prettier with a genuine smile on his face.

With gentle fingers, he held Lucerys’s jaw. Lucerys licked his lips as he waited expectantly, his bravado wavering as his anxieties lurked close behind. But Aemond kept looking down at him with curious wonder in his eyes, leaning in slowly and resting his forehead on his.

“I will,” he promised. “But will you, me?”

Incredulously, he laughed.

“When have I ever not?”

His thumb pressed down on his lower lip as Aemond’s mouth drew closer and Lucerys felt drunk as he waited with bated breath for their next kiss.

“With a brat like you, it’s often hard to tell,” he jested.

“Come on,” he squirmed, trying to close the gap, only to be greeted with Aemond’s laughter.

“You crave to be kissed this badly, nephew?”

Lucerys clicked his tongue in annoyance.

“Only because it’s you.” Aemond’s eyes widened. He observed Lucerys’s pained expression carefully, trying to find signs of deceit and failing. So Lucerys insisted. “Come on, uncle.”

With fervour and finality, Aemond did as he was bid, the line that had once been severed tied once again.

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[amaryllis-sagitta]

DATV post-credit ("secret ending") is a Choice not only because of what it does to the world state, but because of other implications

I got my wildest crack crossover with Neon Genesis Evangelion confirmed in a way I did not expect or ask for. Pack it up, Solas, and pilot the Eva one last time, the Executors from across the seas are the SEELE. They want to complete the Thedas Instrumentallity Project and return everything to the peace and comfort of the Void. Turns out Your Mom and her Ayanami backups across the world tried as they might to push back against that incoming Devouring Storm, the renowned history nudger she was. To dance as long as music plays, one might say.

Here's the thing: Dragon Age has always had that New Age'y whiff.

In some capacity, the whole game series seems to be about the manichaean concept of the perennial war between the Light and the Darkness, though until Veilguard it has been more subdued and mostly passed on through lore. We've had the Blight as the main force of darkness that tainted the perfect realm of Light, the Old Gods as those who dwelled the Darkness, etc. In Inquisition we sang that "The Dawn Will Come". And Veilguard almost attacks us with the allegory of Light being under constant siege from the forces of Shadow, with the Black City bursting at the seams, the Blight slowly taking over the world, the Lighthouse being the last bastion against the Elvhen Gods, Shadow Dragons & Lucerni working underground and what not.

Then, there's the Fade, the quasi-platonic "repository" of thought forms, emotions, experiences and memories. The library analogy in respect with the Fade became more apparent with the introduction of The Vir Dirthara and the archive spirits. In this shape, the Fade most resembles Akashic Records, a concept brought in through Helena Blavatsky's theosophy. Then, we have Lyrium and the Titans, entities of the Sentient Magical Crystal, and its chosen Valta and Harding are enlightened to experience Oneness with their cosmic Source. There's the possibility of reincarnation made explicit in the Avvar culture and now semi-confirmed in elvhen lore. There's the undeniably Archon-y vibe of the Old Gods & Evanuris (gnostic sects), and Arlathan is basically the elven Atlantis (a myth from Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, romanticized throughout the ages). There is literally a primordial Abyss in gnostic and Hermetic writings. I haven't delved into this yet but there's also something to say about Solas/ Mythal and the gnostic Yalbadaoth/ the Demiurge, two characters directly responsible for the descent of the world from pure form into matter through an intrigue of error and moral corruption.

At first, the esoteric inspirations seemed closer to some older themes woven into the lore. It was fun to make comparisons as long as these were comparisons with texts and ideas from antiquity, or something that didn't immediately remind you of shit your neighbor might say.

In this context, consider what it looks like to learn that the inspirations for this series now reach down into the conspiracy theory bog that informs many New Age beliefs. Especially since now, in the XXIth century, New Age seems to double down on the Manichaean concept of the ongoing "spiritual war" between the Light and the Darkness. It also incorporates a lot of the XIXth century esoterical ideas with little thought of its origins or implications. And the implications are, among others, that Western esotericism has INSPIRED WHITE SUPREMACY AND CONTINUALLY HAS A THING GOING ON WITH THE FAR RIGHT.

This is not a joke. It is Not. A. Joke.

So, I'm squinting, instantly hit by the whiplash -- not because of what the Executors twist does narratively to the worldstate of the first three DA games, but because Dragon Age IP has just unabashedly announced that it wants to go there.

An important question to ask here is: in the context of all the esoterical references in the series, do we really need ideas such as

a secret cabal of elusive, shifty entities that can get into anyone's mind and control them

that prevails throughout history and steers its outcomes from the shadows, and

a tease that it is now imperative for the world's heroes to disclose the said cabal and to fight it. That this might be our new duty, new cause to unite people, new adventure, new grand world-saving experience ---

[*edit: turns out I was wrong about the mind control part, and the writers explained on BSky that they purposefully chose the wording to make that faction merely "inspire" past events -- which doesn't really affect my main point...]

DO WE REALLY NEED TO TEASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS A COOL LOOK IN THIS TIME AND AGE??? Especially considering how the only people who oppose Rook's "Ghilan'nain and Elgar'nan" tinfoil speak are framed by the narrative to be unconditional assholes?

Is this their idea of an "impactful story"? Did no-one in that writing room and no-one among the executives consider this twist to be tone deaf and in extremely poor taste? Don't they see that it's now completely indefensible to claim that this is "just inspired fantasy worldbuilding" and not a social pastiche that (inadvertently???) romanticizes prevalent polarizing mythologies?

(I wrote about this in the feedback forums, so fingers crossed someone in there sees it and has fire lit under their ass.)

This is so sad, Manfred, play Komm, süsser Tod from The End of Evangelion, I need a moment in the Memorial Gardens.

[tigressaofkanjis]

Transformers: Lost World - All 69 Organic and Cybernetic Animals

Mounts - Animals that are kept for transport.  

Pets – Animals that can be kept as creatures for comfort or raised as livestock.  

Hunts – Animals that can be hunted for meat and other byproducts like bone or plating. 

Planet Xari Organic Animals: 

Draco Horse (P/M/H) – All areas (except Ocean); Can be found in Tiger and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Midnight (Dark Blue, Dark Purple, and Slate Purple), Malachite (Dark Green, Green, Light Green), Aqua Spring (Deep Blue, Light Blue, and Teal) 

Rare Colors: Prime Sherbert (Red, Blue, and Yellow), Dragon’s Breath (Dark Brown, Orange, and Grey) 

2. Timbercow (P/H) - Towns, Meadow; Can be found in Tobiano and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Diamond Ring (White, Cerulean, and Silver), Blueberry Cream (Blue and Light Gray), Magical Betta (White, Blue, and Maroon) 

Rare Colors: Spatial Wonder (Blue, Gold, and Silver), Mint Vanilla (Mint, Teal, and Cream) 

3. Rushpig (P/H) - Towns, Meadow, Jungle; Can be found in Basic and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Moss Rock (Camo Green, Windsor Tan, and Black), Alstroemeria (Green, Yellow, and Orange), Tuxedo (Black and White)   

Rare Colors: Candy Apple (Crimson and Silver), Rainbow Fluorite (Lavender, Mint, and Black) 

4. Fluffsheep (P/H) - Towns, Meadow, Mountains; Can be found in Basic and Cheetah Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Frosted Bloom (White, Grey, and Magenta), Faded Dusk (Light Gray, Deep Blue and Orange), Cinnabar Dolomite (White, Maroon, and Deep Grey) 

Rare Colors: Elegant Eclipse (Gold, Black, and Silver), Purple Labradorite (Purple, Black, and Brown) 

5. Gullgoat (P/H) - Towns, Meadow, Mountains; Can be found in Basic and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Desert Bloom (Tan, Purple, and Yellow), Shaded Canyon (Copper, Purple, and Black), Treasure Ore (Silver, Gold, and Copper) 

Rare Colors: Parade (Cerulean, Teal, and Crimson), Fuchsia (Pink, Purple, and Gold with Blue Lights) 

6. Jaded Donkey (P/M/H) - Towns, Meadow; Can be found in Chevron and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Militia (Green, Grey, and Black), Malachite (Dark Green, Green, Light Green), Sand (Gold and Tan) 

Rare Colors: Masquerade (Vivid Purple, Neon Green, and Dark Grey), White Lotus (White, Green and Mint) 

7. Moonduck (P/H) - Meadow, Ocean, Tundra; Can be found in Basic and Mackerel Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Cobalt Aura (Dark Blue, Gold, and Purple), Obsidian Sun (Black, Orange, and Deep Copper), Energon (White, Blue, and Teal) 

Rare Colors: Cherry Swirl (Crimson and Magenta), Super Seven (Gold, Purple, and Maroon) 

8. Gemdog (P) - Towns; Can be found in Basic and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Variscite Bracelet (Gold, Green, and Mint), Fire Opal (Orange, Black, and Gold), Ruby Glass (Red, Light Teal, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Amethyst (Indigo, Gray, and Silver), Apatite Calcite (Blue, Slate, and Orange) 

9. Serpicat (P) - Towns; Can be found in Ocelot and Tiger Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Purple Dawn (Purple, Lavender, and Grey), Decadent Paradise (Burgundy, Slate Purple, and Silver), Supernova (Black, Red, Orange, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Gothic Luxury (Black, Gold, and Crimson), Mosaic (Dark Blue, White, and Yellow) 

10. Horned Chicken (P/H) - Towns; Can be found in Basic and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Bumblebee Jasper (Yellow, Black, and Blue), Wire Jacket (White, Red, Green, and Black), Moonlit Ocean (Dark Blue, Black and White) 

Rare Colors: Rhondochrosite (Magenta, Pink, and Pale Pink), Lepidolite (Indigo, Lavender, and Slate) 

11. Rockram (P/H) - Meadow, Mountains; Can be found in Narrow Single Striped and Narrow Double Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Turquoise (Teal and Mint), Charm (Silver, Gold, and Magenta), Sumi-e (White, Black, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Lavender Field (Lavender, Grey, and Green), Dark Stone (Deep Blue, Black, and Slate) 

12. Ringshark (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Saddled and Mackerel Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Starry Night (Black, Indigo, and Copper), Moonlit Ocean (Dark Blue, Black and White), Ivory Glamour (White, Gold, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Green Amber (Dark Green, Amber, and Brown), Crimson Rosella (Red, Blue, and Black) 

13. Dagger-stripe Dolphin (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Basic and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Peppermint (White, Red, Green, and Grey), Star Sapphire (Slate Gray and Deep Blue), Aurora (Purple, Green, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Ornament (Red, Silver, and Gold), Tourmaline (Pink, Green, and Dark Green) 

14. Rainbow Jellyfish (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Tribal and Cheetah Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Fuchsia (Pink, Purple, and Gold), Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White), Grassland (Light Green, Mint, and Amber) 

Rare Colors: Showtime (Blue, Crimson, and Gold), Monochrome (White, Black, and Grey) 

15. Glowhale (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Mackerel and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Ominous (Teal, Black, and Silver), Rainbow Fluorite (Lavender, Mint, and Black), Imperial (Silver, Gold, and Purple) 

Rare Colors: Constellation (Navy Blue and Silver), Legrandite (Gold and Yellow) 

16. Reef Fish (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Saddled and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Citrus Melody (Green, Orange, and Yellow), Coral Reef (Pink, Teal, and Gold), Coreopsis (Yellow, Deep Gray, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Sumi-e (White, Black, and Red), Black Swan (Black, Deep Grey, and Gold) 

17. Coralcrab (P/H) - Ocean Can be found in Basic and Cheetah Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Harlequin (Red, Black, and White), Aspen Forest (Grey, Dark Grey, White, and Yellow), Mystic Mist (Slate, Lavender, and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: Ammolite (Green, Yellow, and Red), Black Pearl (Black and Silver) 

18. Barbed Octopus (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Leopard and Triangular Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Vampire (Black, Purple, and Red), Crimson Tide (Crimson, Burgundy, and Dark Red), Cupid (Pink and White) 

Rare Colors: Sphene Titanite (Gold, Green, and Burgundy), Candlelight (Orange, Black, and Yellow) 

19. Sunscorpion (P/H) - Desert; Can be found in Chevron and Wide Single Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Inferno (Tangerine, Light Orange, and Black), Regal Galaxy (Black, White, and Gold), Zultanite (Camo Green, Windsor Tan, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Witch Doctor (Lavender, Black, and Slate Purple), Yellow Jacket (Yellow and Black) 

20. Cat-Eye Cobra (P/H) - Desert; Can be found in Ocelot and Tiger Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Black Widow (Black, Grey, and Red), Tiger’s Eye (Orange, Black, and Crimson), Komodo (Green, Orange, and Deep Grey) 

Rare Colors: Morning Glory (Purple, Lavender, and Black), Flag (White, Deep Blue, and Crimson) 

21. Blue-back Camel (P/M/H) - Desert, Canyon; Can be found in Basic and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Aqua Spring (Deep Blue, Light Blue, and Teal), Glass Marbles (White, Red, Blue, and Black), Cosmic Nebula (Blue, Black, and Pink) 

Rare Colors: Dark Butterfly (Black, Indigo, Gold, and Light Grey), Turquoise (Teal and Mint) 

22. Frivolifox (P/H) - Desert, Tundra; Can be found in Saddled and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Sunset (Red, Gold, and Orange), Pink Dream (Pink, Purple, and Maroon), Dark Architecture (Tan, Purple, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Chromite (Silver and Gray), Mint Vanilla (Mint, Teal, and Cream) 

23. Dustbat (P/H) - Jungle, Canyon, Mountains; Can be found in Cheetah and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Auburn Anthem (Crimson and Copper), Blood Moon (Black and Crimson), Iris Diamond (Silver and Violet) 

Rare Colors: Old Shed (Green, Dark Brown, and Black), Cards (White, Red, and Black) 

24. Sawbill Parrot (P) - Jungle, Ocean; Can be found in Narrow Double Striped and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Aurora (Purple, Green, and Black), Rose Bouquet (Red, Magenta, and Yellow), Ammolite (Green, Yellow, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Techno Rave (Dark Blue, Purple, and Gold), Hibiscus Trionum (White, Black, and Gold) 

25. Starry Owl (P/H) - Jungle, Meadow, Towns; Can be found in Cheetah and Mackerel Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Cosmic Nebula (Blue, Black, and Pink), Midnight (Dark Blue, Dark Purple, and Slate Purple), Purple Starling (Purple, Teal, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Tropical Dusk (Burgundy, Amber, and Lavender), Frosted Bloom (White, Grey, and Magenta) 

26. Xervias’ Hawk (P/H) - Volcanic Basin, Jungle, Mountains, Ocean; Can be found in Basic and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Ornament (Red, Silver, and Gold), Coreopsis (Yellow, Deep Gray, and Red), Black Swan (Black, Deep Grey, and Gold) 

Rare Colors: Decadent Paradise (Burgundy, Slate Purple, and Silver), Emerald Marble (Green, Gold, and Black) 

27. Split-tail Eagle (P/H) - Jungle, Mountains, Tundra, Canyon; Can be found in Basic and Tiger Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Chromite (Silver and Gray), Huntsman (Tan, Dark Brown, and Grey), Shaded Canyon (Copper, Purple, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Phoenix (Yellow, Orange, Red, and Black), Royal Blue (Blue, Gold, and Teal) 

28. Lightleopard (P/H) - Jungle, Meadow, Mountains, Tundra; Can be found in Leopard and Triangular Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Prairie (Yellow, Camo Green, and Silver), Dark Architecture (Tan, Purple, and Black), Hibiscus Trionum (White, Black, and Gold) 

Rare Colors: Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White), Fire Hydrant (Red, Yellow, and Grey) 

29. Shining Tiger (P/H) - Jungle; Can be found in Tiger and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Monochrome (White, Black, and Grey), Dragonborn (Red, Orange, and Yellow), Wildfire (Amber, Red, and Dark Grey) 

Rare Colors: Predator (Black, Purple, and Gold), Mosaic (Dark Blue, White, and Yellow) 

30. Brutebear (P/H) - Mountains, Tundra, Canyon; Can be found in Basic and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Green Amber (Dark Green, Amber, and Brown), Andesine (Copper, Red, and Slate), Spatial Wonder (Blue, Gold, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Yellow Jacket (Yellow and Black), Diamond Ring (White, Cerulean, and Silver) 

Cybertron Cyber-Animals: 

31. Electriphant (P/M/H) -Jungle, Desert; Can be found in Basic, Mackerel, and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Constellation (Navy Blue and Silver), Turquoise (Teal and Mint), Midnight (Dark Blue, Dark Purple, and Slate Purple) 

Rare Colors: Ivory Glamour (White, Gold, and Red), Poltergeist (Black, Purple, and Grey) 

32. Giraffeton (P/M/H) - Jungle, Desert; Can be found in Basic, Hexagonal, and Triangular Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Flag (White, Deep Blue, and Crimson), Wildfire (Amber, Red, and Dark Grey), Prime Sherbert (Red, Blue, and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: Mystic Mist (Slate, Lavender, and Yellow), Leather Coat (Windsor Tan, Neon Yellow, and Dark Grey) 

33. Penguengin (P/H) - Tundra, Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Cheetah, and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White), Black Pearl (Black and Silver), Raven Flock (Grey, Black, and Slate) 

Rare Colors: Purple Starling (Purple, Teal, and Silver), Daredevil (Blue, Crimson, and White) 

34. Gear-deer (P/M/H) - Mountains, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Wide Racing Striped, and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Aspen Forest (Grey, Dark Grey, White, and Yellow), Dark Architecture (Tan, Purple, and Black), Decadent Paradise (Burgundy, Slate Purple, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Crown (Gold, Red, and Silver), Spatial Wonder (Blue, Gold, and Silver) 

35. Motormoose (P/M/H) - Mountains, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Narrow Single Striped, and Flames Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Desert Bloom (Tan, Purple, and Yellow), Dragon’s Breath (Dark Brown, Orange, and Grey), Baptisia (Purple, Camo Green, and Deep Purple) 

Rare Colors: Citrus Melody (Green, Orange, and Yellow), City Night (Blue, Orange, and White) 

36. Roboto-possum (P/H) - Meadow, Jungle; Can be found in Basic, Chevron, and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Peppermint (White, Red, Green, and Grey), Old Shed (Green, Dark Brown, and Black), Huntsman (Tan, Dark Brown, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Cauliflower (Purple, Green, and Orange), Azurite (Deep Blue, Copper and Black) 

37. Glitch-mouse (P/H) - Meadow, Jungle, Volcanic Basin; Can be found in Basic, Tobiano, and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Grassland (Light Green, Mint, and Amber), Tourmaline (Pink, Green, and Dark Green), Diamond Ring (White, Cerulean, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Andesine (Copper, Red, and Slate), Poltergeist (Black, Purple, and Grey 

38. Armodrillo (P/H) - Volcanic Basin, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Hexagonal, and Tribal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Auburn Anthem (Crimson and Copper), Imperial (Silver, Gold, and Purple), Legrandite (Gold and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: Iris Diamond (Silver and Violet), Tropical Dusk (Burgundy, Amber, and Lavender 

39. Arachnotron (P/M/H) - Volcanic Basin, Jungle, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Wide Double Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Crimson Rosella (Red, Blue, and Black), Regal Galaxy (Black, White, and Gold), Alstroemeria (Green, Yellow, and Orange) 

Rare Colors: Witch Doctor (Lavender, Black, and Slate Purple), Blueberry Cream (Blue and Light Gray) 

40. Cougaraider (P/M/H) - Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Wide Sports Striped, and Tribal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Coreopsis (Yellow, Deep Gray, and Red), Candlelight (Orange, Black, and Yellow), Frosted Bloom (White, Grey, and Magenta) 

Rare Colors: Shaded Canyon (Copper, Purple, and Black), Raven Flock (Grey, Black, and Slate) 

41. Hyenabot (P/M/H) - Desert, Canyon; Can be found in Basic, Cheetah, and Tiger Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Prairie (Yellow, Camo Green, and Silver), Sumi-e (White, Black, and Red), Mosaic (Dark Blue, White, and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: Snowflake (White and Baby Blue), Berry Platter (Blue, Red, and Teal) 

42. Razor Snake (P/H) - Desert, Canyon; Can be found in Basic, Ocelot, and Chevron Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Black Swan (Black, Deep Grey, and Gold), Chromite (Silver and Gray), Leather Coat (Windsor Tan, Neon Yellow, and Dark Grey) 

Rare Colors: Glass Marbles (White, Red, Blue, and Black), Purple Labradorite (Purple, Black, and Brown) 

43. Ro-simian (P/H) - Jungle; Can be found in Basic, Triangular, and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Star Sapphire (Slate Gray and Deep Blue), Zultanite (Camo Green, Windsor Tan, and Grey), Black Pearl (Black and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Dark Butterfly (Black, Indigo, Gold, and Light Grey), Hibiscus Trionum (White, Black, and Gold) 

44. Iron-bear (P/M/H) - Mountains, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Narrow Single Striped, and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Andesine (Copper, Red, and Slate), Emerald Marble (Green, Gold, and Black), City Night (Blue, Orange, and White) 

Rare Colors: Morning Glory (Purple, Lavender, and Black), Azurite (Deep Blue, Copper and Black) 

45. Turbofox (P/M/H) - Tundra, Canyon; Can be found in Basic, Cheetah, and Flames Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Rainbow Fluorite (Lavender, Mint, and Black), Techno Rave (Dark Blue, Purple, and Gold), Decadent Paradise (Burgundy, Slate Purple, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Monochrome (White, Black, and Grey), Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White 

46. Driller (P/H) - Desert, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Mackerel, and Tribal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Stardust (Black, Gold, and Tan), Blood Moon (Black and Crimson), Dragon’s Breath (Dark Brown, Orange, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Wildfire (Amber, Red, and Dark Grey), Spatial Wonder (Blue, Gold, and Silver) 

47. Warwhale (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Wide Sports Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Ivory Glamour (White, Gold, and Red), Forbidden Depths (Slate, Deep Teal, and Deep Grey), Cauliflower (Purple, Green, and Orange) 

Rare Colors: Fire Hydrant (Red, Yellow, and Grey), Blueberry Cream (Blue and Light Gray) 

48. Cyber-wolves (P/M/H) - Canyon; Can be found in Basic, Tobiano, and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Mint Vanilla (Mint, Teal, and Cream), Magical Betta (White, Blue, and Maroon), Poltergeist (Black, Purple, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Cupid (Pink and White), Smelting Rock (Amber, Black, and Grey) 

49. Nitrotigers (P/M/H) - Jungle, Meadow, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Inferno (Tangerine, Light Orange, and Black), Showtime (Blue, Crimson, and Gold), Yellow Jacket (Yellow and Black) 

Rare Colors: Fuchsia (Pink, Purple, and Gold), Cosmic Nebula (Blue, Black, and Pink) 

50. Rhinoceroids (P/M/H) - Jungle, Desert, Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Chevron, and Hexagonal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Harlequin (Red, Black, and White), Constellation (Navy Blue and Silver), Ammolite (Green, Yellow, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Glass Marbles (White, Red, Blue, and Black), Crown (Gold, Red, and Silver) 

51. Cyber-cattle (P/M/H) - Volcanic Basin, Meadow, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Flames, and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Legrandite (Gold and Yellow), Old Shed (Green, Dark Brown, and Black), Cards (White, Red, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Chromite (Silver and Gray), Mosaic (Dark Blue, White, and Yellow) 

52. Alloygators (P/M/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Hexagonal, and Mackerel Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Citrus Melody (Green, Orange, and Yellow), Aqua Spring (Deep Blue, Light Blue, and Teal), Prime Sherbert (Red, Blue, and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: City Night (Blue, Orange, and White), Baptisia (Purple, Camo Green, and Deep Purple) 

53. Technohawk (P/H) - Ocean, Meadow, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Chevron, and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Phoenix (Yellow, Orange, Red, and Black), Crimson Rosella (Red, Blue, and Black), Predator (Black, Purple, and Gold) 

Rare Colors: Rhondochrosite (Magenta, Pink, and Pale Pink), Gabbro Merlinite (Indigo, Black, and Silver) 

54. Cyber-morphic Predators (P/M/H) - Volcanic Basin (Only found at the end of the magma river on an isle at the waterfalls bordering the map); Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Flames Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Vampire (Black, Purple, and Red), Aurora (Purple, Green, and Black), Komodo (Green, Orange, and Deep Grey) 

Rare Colors: Sunset (Red, Gold, and Orange), Emerald Marble (Green, Gold, and Black) 

55. Singlehorn (P/M/H) - Ocean (Only found on one isle); Can be found in Basic, Tribal, and Wide Single Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Coral Reef (Pink, Teal, and Gold), Mint Vanilla (Mint, Teal, and Cream), Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White) 

Rare Colors: Cosmic Nebula (Blue, Black, and Pink), Wildfire (Amber, Red, and Dark Grey) 

After unlocking access to Cybertron, these creatures will start to spawn in the wild of the overworld with each area on Cybertron visited for the first time. 

Cybertron: Sea of Rust 

56. Oxide Shark (P/H) - Ocean, Desert (Can swim in sand so watch out!) Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Cheetah Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Ominous (Teal, Black, and Silver), Mystic Mist (Slate, Lavender, and Yellow), Hibiscus Trionum (White, Black, and Gold) 

Rare Colors: Shaded Canyon (Copper, Purple, and Black), Tropical Dusk (Burgundy, Amber, and Lavender) 

57. Opabinia (P/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Triangular, and Saddled Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Coral Reef (Pink, Teal, and Gold), Rose Bouquet (Red, Magenta, and Yellow), Sphene Titanite (Gold, Green, and Burgundy) 

Rare Colors: Turquoise (Teal and Mint), Blueberry Cream (Blue and Light Gray) 

Cybertron: Crystal City 

58. Ursanokor (P/M/H) - Meadow, Jungle; Can be found in Basic, Leopard, and Cheetah Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Pink Dream (Pink, Purple, and Maroon), Dark Butterfly (Black, Indigo, Gold, and Light Grey), City Night (Blue, Orange, and White) 

Rare Colors: Imperial (Silver, Gold, and Purple), Leather Coat (Windsor Tan, Neon Yellow, and Dark Grey) 

59. Cryo-Condor (P/H) - Ocean, Meadow; Can be found in Basic, Narrow Double Striped, and Wide Single Striped Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White), Fire Hydrant (Red, Yellow, and Grey), Purple Starling (Purple, Teal, and Silver) 

Rare Colors: Iris Diamond (Silver and Violet), Alstroemeria (Green, Yellow, and Orange) 

Cybertron: Tyger Pax 

60. Cybertronian Jellyfish (H) - Ocean, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Mackerel, and Tobiano Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Morning Glory (Purple, Lavender, and Black), Techno Rave (Dark Blue, Purple, and Gold), Raven Flock (Grey, Black, and Slate) 

Rare Colors: Yellow Jacket (Yellow and Black), Crown (Gold, Red, and Silver) 

61. Dieselle (P/M/H) - Mountains, Volcanic Basin; Can be found in Basic, Saddled, and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Tiger’s Eye (Orange, Black, and Crimson), Witch Doctor (Lavender, Black, and Slate Purple), Dark Architecture (Tan, Purple, and Black) 

Rare Colors: Magical Betta (White, Blue, and Maroon), Cauliflower (Purple, Green, and Orange) 

Cybertron: Mithril Sea 

62. Brontobot (P/M/H) - Jungle, Canyon, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Tiger, and Hexagonal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Ornament (Red, Silver, and Gold), Decadent Paradise (Burgundy, Slate Purple, and Silver), Mosaic (Dark Blue, White, and Yellow) 

Rare Colors: Tourmaline (Pink, Green, and Dark Green), Baptisia (Purple, Camo Green, and Deep Purple) 

63. Manatronatee (P/M/H) - Ocean; Can be found in Basic, Chevron, and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Forbidden Depths (Slate, Deep Teal, and Deep Grey), Aqua Spring (Deep Blue, Light Blue, and Teal), Daredevil (Blue, Crimson, and White) 

Rare Colors: Mint Vanilla (Mint, Teal, and Cream), Snowflake (White and Baby Blue) 

Cybertron: Uraya 

64. Sheepacron (P/M/H) - Meadow, Desert, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Cheetah, and Tiger Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Stardust (Black, Gold, and Tan), Andesine (Copper, Red, and Slate), Hibiscus Trionum (White, Black, and Gold) 

Rare Colors: Emerald Marble (Green, Gold, and Black), Gabbro Merlinite (Indigo, Black, and Silver) 

65. Cyber-Duck (P/H) - Canyon, Tundra, Volcanic Basin; Can be found in Basic, Mackerel, and Triangular Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Peppermint (White, Red, Green, and Grey), Grassland (Light Green, Mint, and Amber), Zultanite (Camo Green, Windsor Tan, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Prime Sherbert (Red, Blue, and Yellow), Azurite (Deep Blue, Copper and Black) 

Cybertron: Iacon 

66. Cyber-dog (P/M/H) - Meadow, Desert, Tundra; Can be found in Basic, Wide Racing Striped, and Tribal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Black Widow (Black, Grey, and Red), Royal Blue (Blue, Gold, and Teal), Smelting Rock (Amber, Black, and Grey) 

Rare Colors: Dragonborn (Red, Orange, and Yellow), Purple Labradorite (Purple, Black, and Brown) 

67. Cybercat (P/M/H) - Jungle, Canyon, Mountains; Can be found in Basic, Flames, and Ocelot Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Crimson Tide (Crimson, Burgundy, and Dark Red), Constellation (Navy Blue and Silver), Sumi-e (White, Black, and Red) 

Rare Colors: Blue Sky (Cerulean, Baby Blue, and White), Desert Bloom (Tan, Purple, and Yellow) 

Cybertron: Kaon 

68. Hydroweasel (P/H) - Ocean, Tundra, Volcanic Basin (Only in the water at the edge of the area), Desert (Only in the water at the edge of the area); can be found in Basic, Wide Single Striped, and Leopard Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Turquoise (Teal and Mint), Wildfire (Amber, Red, and Dark Grey), Leather Coat (Windsor Tan, Neon Yellow, and Dark Grey) 

Rare Colors: Royal Blue (Blue, Gold, and Teal), Daredevil (Blue, Crimson, and White) 

69. Beetgadol (P/M/H) - Mountains, Jungle, Desert; Can be found in Basic, Mackerel, and Hexagonal Patterns. 

Normal Colors: Old Shed (Green, Dark Brown, and Black), Huntsman (Tan, Dark Brown, and Grey), Poltergeist (Black, Purple, and Grey 

Rare Colors: Crimson Rosella (Red, Blue, and Black), Spatial Wonder (Blue, Gold, and Silver)