#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

[cartoonfanaticmonsterrobotalien]

Solar Monsters Pt. 3

The Solars made it to fight the monster and help their Pupa, but the Pupa is about to get hurt.

Giant Pupa: gets punched by Simone in the face Ow! whimpering

Werecat Terry: Pupa!

Terry claws Simone to get her away from the Pupa. Pupa then see Yumyulack and Jesse and hugs them in a big hug.

Giant Pupa: Yumyulack! Jesse!

Demon Jesse: getting squeezed Good to see you to Pupa, but can you please let us go now?

Giant Pupa: lets them go Okay.

Hulkyulack: We can hug later! Right now, we have to stop Simone!

Terry tries to attack Simone, but then Simone flings Terry at a building. Enraged, Korvo fights with Simone as he continually punches her in the face.

Werecat Terry: Got your back, sweetie!

Terry joins in fighting side to side with Korvo. The two nod at each other while resuming to the fight.

Ogre Korvo: Kids?

Hulkyulack and Demon Jesse: On it!

Yumyulack uses his strength to distract Simone while Jesse uses her super sonic screams to weaken Simone. Suddenly, Simone grabs Jesse as she gasp. Yumyulack sees his sister in danger and springs into action.

Hulkyulack: Hey! Hands off my sister you fucking bitch!

Yumyulack punches Simone in the face but then Simone grabs him too. Jesse breaks free and then sees Yumyulack in trouble.

Demon Jesse: You piece of shit! Leave my brother alone!

Jesse then sonic screams at Simone, who drops Yumyulack, but Jesse manages to catch him.

Demon Jesse: Gotcha bro!

Hulkyulack: Thanks sis. Let’s get punch that bitchface in the mouth. Pupa!

Giant Pupa: Yay!

The Pupa grabs Simone and flings her back and forth to the ground. Terry and Korvo watches in amazement as they grew proud of their children.

Ogre Korvo: Way to go kids!

Werecat Terry: We’re so proud of you guys!

Simone tries to break free but Yumyulack and Jesse labels to pummel her.

Hulkyulack: Now what do we do?!

Werecat Terry: Leave that to Korvo!

Ogre Korvo: What?! I don’t know. What if I lose control?

Werecat Terry: You’re not gonna lose control. Because, we manage to control ourselves in our monster forms while struggling. You got this Korvo, you’re our mission leader. The best one we ever have.

Hulkyulack: We’re with you Korvo!

Demon Jesse: You got this big guy!

Giant Pupa: Yeah! Korvo!

Werecat Terry: put his hands on Korvo’s shoulders as he prepares to launch him Go get him babe!

Terry launches Korvo, who roars as he lands towards Simone and manages to pound her to the ground as she started to grow weak. With her weakened, the family decided to finished the job.

Ogre Korvo: Quick, Yumyulack! The antidotes!

Yumyulack puts the antidote in a building-sized sprayer as he presses the button.

Hulkyulack: Hurry Korvo!

Korvo then gives Simone one last punch as he roars. Korvo then breathes in and out as Terry comes over and hugs him. The antidote started to spray all over the Solars and Simone as the family stand in triumph.

Ogre Korvo: breathes in and out tiredly while cover in blood It’s over….it’s finally over.

Werecat Terry: Let’s get out of here before people sees us.

Demon Jesse: But are you sure the antidotes are working?

Hulkyulack: I hope so. Come on, let’s get the fuck out of here!

The Solar Opposites then head to a hiding place without anyone looking at them while the unharmed humans emerged from the rubble.

[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

[rin-sith]

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.

[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!

[chartreuxcatz]

Something I might redraw/add to later.

[mettywiththenotes]

"I can't believe we won't get a second Dabi and Hawks fight" Wrong. Second Dabi-Hawks fight consists of them in hospital after the final war arc, slapping each other like children as they compete for Endeavor's attention

[art-o-gant]

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[mandareeboo]

I very much recommend watching Epic the Musical on Youtube.

I know a little about it! Mostly through animatics. I've heard all of "The Horse and the Infant" from ROTTMNT but all I really recall of it is the infant section I heard more recently in a LMK one. I've also seen "Get in the Water", male and female version, but I heard the female version first for an animatic of Hama that's now on Youtube (First link is tumblr, second is youtube).

Everything I've heard so far is a bang-up job! I just keep forgetting to actually check it out.

[sidecharactersdomatter]

Scylla is so He Xuan and Black Water Arc coded

[baylardian-1]

Meeting little granbaby hehehe. :3

Collabed with @maliciousalice she like yassified my base sketch and then I lined and colored. :)

[girlwithherheadinthestars]

hero x villain

“You know, at this point I think you just cause trouble in these woods because you want to see me.” The hero said boredly as she caught the villain and a squad of soldiers about to raid a village. The soldiers all looked cold and were shivering and complaining. The hero had heard their muttering from a league away. 

Upon seeing her, they bared their teeth and raised their swords but the villain just smiled and raised his hand to stop them. “Be civil, comrades. Go surround the town and wait for my call. I’ll handle the beautiful lady.”

The soldiers on their horses shuffled off.

The villains got off his horse gracefully. Everything he did was graceful and carefully deliberated, even the smile he sent her way. 

“Would it be so wrong of me to wish to seek you out? I have yet to see that beautiful face you’re always bragging about.” He smirked, gesturing to the mask on the hero's face. 

“Go away.” The hero said, unamused. “And take the brutes with you and out of my woods.” 

“Your woods?”

“My woods.”

He chuckled. “And who crowned you the grand protector of the woods?”

“I did.”

“Come on, it's just one village.” He said, nearly sounding like an insolent child asking for one more minute outside past sundown.

“And? These people did nothing wrong.” The hero reminded him, leaning back against a tree. 

“The Emperor thinks they’re harboring fugitives — ”

“They probably just made a poster of him and gave him a really ugly mustache.” 

He allowed a smile. “Well, you’re…probably... not wrong.” 

“And sending his most powerful asset to do such petty work? I don’t believe it.”

“I volunteered. I was bored.” He shrugged. 

“So you did want to see me!” She smirked.

“I never said I didn’t.” He pointed out. 

“You’re so obsessed with me that I might ask you to dinner.”

“After you beat me up and give me another bruised rib?”

“Exactly, honey. See? You’re learning.”

“I really don’t see why this is necessary. Can we just skip to the part where you actually take me to dinner?”

“And you poison my food? No, thank you.” The hero snorted. “You’re the villain and I’m the hero who’s going to kick your butt. That’s the way of the world. It’s the cards we’ve been dealt.”

“Excuse me? If anything, I’m the hero and you’re the villain.”

“There is no way you actually believe that.” The hero said, deadpan.

“Don’t heroes serve rulers?”

“Not the competent ones.”

“See, every time I see you I get a bruised rib and bruised pride. That’s not particularly hero-like behavior.”

“I think that’s a you problem. Most people find me rather delightful. Just leave if you want to skip the me beating you up part.”

“What if I don’t want to skip the you beating me up part?”

The hero blinked. “You’re annoying, you know?”

“Mhm.”

“Just let the village alone.”

His dark eyes flashed. “Make me.”

[joshy-tomato]

Been thinking about how I feel about the whole Poseidon fight and really, while I like how it was I still feel like it just, happened. He got a power up and won after all seemed helpless and it would have been alright if it wasn't for the fact this was Poseidon, a God.

I feel like the main problem is the lenght of the fight. Either 600 strike needed to be a little longer so it doesnt feel like Poseidon just loses as soon as Odysseus fights back or there should have been a song between Get in the water and 600 strike where they manage to fight in equal ground.

Honestly I feel Charybdis lyrics and melody would have worked for that, just moving the actual Charybdis fight to happen during Dangerous. Aso this way that song doesnt end up sandwished between Hermes and Poseidon, otherwise it just kinda exists to fill the quota and make Ody lower his guard.