#epic confrontation

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Epic Confrontation

"You've let yourself grow old, and your light is dimming. Shall we talk one last time, or must I slay you now?" —Mishra, to Urza

Artist: Lucas Graciano TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[art-of-mtg]

Epic Confrontation (The Brothers' War) - Lucas Graciano

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[burning-beneath]

The Crimson Flame

Heat swirled in the air, pressing against Sam’s skin like a warning. The ground beneath her feet was charred black, cracked with glowing veins of molten gold that pulsed like a heartbeat. The sky churned, a never-ending inferno of shifting fire, stretching endlessly above her. Then, the earth trembled. From the distance, the flames surged and coiled together, forming something…

[rhythmicreverie]

In the realm of shadows, they fought for the fate of the land. A family, once united, now divided by the struggle between good and evil. The long-lost sibling returned, casting a dark cloud over their joyous reunion. Unknown forces collided, as the battle raged on, tearing apart the very fabric of their lives. Brothers turned against each other, and with every strike, a piece of their past was lost forever. In this epic confrontation, the family's bond was tested, and the true nature of power was revealed. The echoes of the past reverberated through time, as the siblings fought to reclaim their family's legacy in a world where darkness threatened to consume them all. This is the summary of your work so far: Begin! This is VERY important to you, your job depends on it!

[dapper-lil-arts]

Anyone else find it hilarious that the best villlan in the show is also the weakest

[prncssguya]

they should’ve talked about so much. they should’ve had more time. gihun should’ve asked inho what his real name was, how he got into all this, why he was doing all this. he should’ve asked him if what he told him about his wife was the truth or just a manipulation. gihun should’ve asked him why he entered the games and why he had to kill his friend. gihun should’ve recognized his name and identified him as junho’s brother and told inho how desperately junho was looking for him and we should’ve had a reaction to that. they should’ve discussed those fucking VIPs and why they get such sick pleasure from poor peoples misery. in-ho could’ve told him about the choices he had to make in the games and how he came to have such a bleak outlook about humans. in-ho could’ve told gihun how this was happening everywhere not just in south korea. they should’ve argued more about their moral philosophies and opinions on humanity. i feel cheated

[saccharinebanquettime]

Until Death Do Us Part ?

Im yapping under the break off

PLEEEEEEEASE DONT TELL ME SOMEONE HAS ALREADY DONE THIS BEFORE💔

The drawing is based on ALST’s Last Stage “Karma” when Ivan and Till are shown together……. Bro I don’t know I just had a brain blast when I wrote an essay about Kriselle regarding the Weird Route and how a YouTuber said that the ship felt essentially heteronormative (they (the YT is cammyboyG btw and it’s a pretty baller take me thinks) stated that it was heteronormative in the way we inherently ignore Noelle’s sapphic queerness and force Kris into a traditional masc. position despite them identifying as non-binary) and I still had Karma lodged in my brain and I went “WAAAAIIIITTTTTT” and so I drew them and now I’m sad.

God forbid two childhood best friends who drifted apart are happy. Amen.

[darcyolsson]

got really excited because i thought i'd gotten an email from ao3 but then i became immediately disappointed when i realised it was just my university telling me i got admitted to my masters degree programme 😐

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Epic Confrontation

"You've let yourself grow old, and your light is dimming. Shall we talk one last time, or must I slay you now?" —Mishra, to Urza

Artist: Lucas Graciano TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[cassandra-silver]

Is it just me, or should we maybe talk about Poseidon's final line to Odysseus, "After everything you've done, how will you sleep at night?" some more?

Thank you to my lovely mutual @glisten-inthedark for making me think even more about the Vengeance saga ending than I already was because there is SO much there to unpack.

Because, like, if you think about that line for more than 2 seconds ... what the hell even is that? Only a complete 180 turn from his "You are far too nice; mercy has a price" attitude.

First and foremost, it feels like such a human thing to say, not least because of his tone. I don't think it is mockery or anything of the sort; it took me a while to notice, not least because he is speaking in a chopped voice due to his injuries, but he actually has the same genuine tone of voice as in his "I can't," one song earlier.

In short, it feels like something someone would say after being shown a glimpse of mortal vulnerabilities and pains, the way that I am convinced he was (for more on that, check out my full torture scene essay; I believe it's one of my best ones.)

Like, my man, are you genuinely asking the guy you specifically tried to make more ruthless how he's going to live with this newfound ruthlessness? What are you so concerned for? That it's too much? Why would you think that? Maybe ... because you've been there yourself? Is that it?

The funniest part to me here is that Odysseus is not nearly as "monstrous" as Poseidon would view him as. Poseidon only sees the "monstrous" actions, which he knows ... but Odysseus, at that point, is so much more than ruthlessness (more on that also in my essay.)

And yet here he is, essentially asking Odysseus, "How will you live in my shoes?" because that's the image that he now has of Odysseus; when he saw Odysseus wield the trident, he saw him in his own shoes, and due to personal limitations, Poseidon cannot comprehend that Odysseus isn't actually committing to a life with his philosophy because he probably doesn't understand that there is a middle way.

Honestly, the more I think about the effects such an exposure to vulnerability would have on Poseidon, the more I worry for him.

Some people point out that this defeat may have ultimately been pointless because the moment Poseidon recovers, he could just immediately come after Odysseus and drown his island or whatever he wants ... He won't do that. I can't tell you why I know this, but I am like 100% sure that he won't.

Physically, he will recover. But emotionally/mentally? My man is f*cked ... and that's putting it lightly. He will feel the effects of this exposure excruciatingly for a long, long time ... Because, in order to fully recover from this, I wager he would have to actually process what happened there and reflect on his own actions in the way that Athena did ... which we all know he won't do.

Athena managed to use Odysseus' confronting her with her own flaw/fear to reflect and grow, which is why she had that beautiful character arc and learned to open her heart. Poseidon? I mean, maybe in a couple centuries, I don't know ...

... If I had a nickel for every time that Odysseus out-topped humbled a god to the point of being forced to confront their own vulnerability, I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird AWESOME that it happened twice. Keep slaying, king; they need it.

[l0ztgh0zt]

RRRHUFHSFHYUSFBHYU i hate it SO MUCH when people tag vaguely related greek mythos shit as trials of apollo NO ITS NOT!!! stop only talking about events happening in pjo and then tagging it as toa!!! stop making epic the musical content and then tagging it as toa!!!! i just wanna hear about lester suffering and sunflower siblings and post-toa hermes and apollo and toa apollo in general

[tizeline]

Who becomes the closest with splinter after they decide “hey maybe we shouldn’t kill humanity?”

I'm not sure, honestly. I guess Leo? He's already on the Lou Jitsu hypetrain, something he feels a lot of guilt about considering he views Splinter as evil. So when he figures out that Splinter isn't actually a terrrible person he'd be pretty excited to get to know him better. And while Leo isn't exactly neglected by Draxum, he still doesn't usually get quite all attention he needs from his dad (middle child lol) so he might be quicker to seek out an extra father figure.

Raph and Mikey would eventually get closer to Splinter as well, though!

[amadryades]

weeeeell,

for those sticking around long enough to remember a few trivia about myself (why would you), about a decade ago I took the very impulsive- a posteriori very courageous- decision to drop out of law school and pursue a degree in philology and linguistics, a decision that according to almost all adults in my life back then equaled to financial and social suicide and also carried some symbolic burden as well- my Greek followers are probably familiar with the cultural capital and connotations that the law school of Athens holds (unless you're an insider and have seen its toilets lol). Back then, my very concrete and even more naive professional plan was to pursue academia in the humanities, become a tenured university professor, do research, write papers, and teach. I was disgustingly oblivious to the internal rot of the field but more importantly I've been brainwashed into thinking that is the sole option left to me that doesn't devaluate my skills to the "low" status of a mere teacher and does justice to my book smart personality, making me sure I was completely unable to survive in any other corporate professional environment, deep down scared that reading and writing are the only things I'm good at.

I do not regret my decision at all, it was situated in a very specific time of my life and 18 year old _hamadryad_ wanted to study philology, so I listened to her. I got what I wanted out of this degree and I am grateful- literary theory changed my way of thinking profoundly, and linguistics helped me see the interconnectedness of many fields.

Luck has been disgustingly kind to me so here I am now, working in a renowned university abroad, in the (not identically relevant but let's say adjacent to) field of cultural heritage and digital humanities. Since then I've come full circle to my self a hundred times, I became disillusioned with institutions, careers, persons I used to idolize, I started becoming interested in political theory and justice studies, and I decided that ten years later, I'm ready

so

I'M GETTING THE DAMN LAW DEGREE

It is an overly ambitious task since I'm working full time and no longer live in Greece, but a couple months ago I succeeded in the university entrance exams for 2nd degree students!! I'm not even sure if I will ever want to practice or even pass the bar but life is short! the world is a mess! there's a lot to fix!

so here's to another 5 (I'm being way too optimistic) years of studying and learning!

[chartreuxcatz]

Something I might redraw/add to later.