#house of the asura

[bookbuku]

修羅の家

ストレートなサスペンス/スリラーかと思いきや、ちょっとした仕掛けが施されていた。叙述トリックめいた仕掛けだけれど、別にそれがこの小説のメインというわけではない。「ああそういうことね」というのは中盤でわかるようになっているし、それで物語全体がひっくり返るとか、そういうことはない。

初恋の女性が、世間的に言うところの「家族乗っ取り」の被害者になっていることを知り、どうにかしてそこから助け出そうと奮闘しまくる一人の男の物語��彼の初期設定は童貞なので初めはリビドーで突っ走っているようにも受け取れたが、終盤はどうも違うものが彼を駆り立てているように思える）。乗っ取られた「家族」内で何が行われているかが少なからず描かれるが、これが凄惨だ（ここには書かない）。

いったいどうやって助け出すのか、そしてその計画は成功するのか、というところでグイグイと読者を引っ張っていく、その手腕はやはり鮮やかだった。スイスイと、突っかかりなく、話が展開していくので、読んでいて気持ちが良い（いやグロテスクな描写はあるが）。読み物として面白い。

色々書くとラストに言及してしまいそうになるので、ここでおしまい。面白かったです。長期にわたる救出計画の最中で、主人公が度々自身の精神状態を顧みて、自分が「あちら側」に行ってしまっているのではないか、もしくはこれから行ってしまうのではないかと疑心暗鬼になっている部分に、うすら寒いものを感じた。自分自身さえ知らぬ間に、気づかぬ間に、変わっていってしまっているのではないかという、恐怖。

[gzeidraws]

Byleth Shez outfit swap!

[scourgeblooms]

some misc wips in various states of done-ness feat. my favorite flavor of eye-searing red

[callmemerry00]

Onmyoji as The Onion headlines part 2

Part 1/3/4/5

[psycofreakx]

@house-of-tales

A vida em meio a floresta era tão calma e tranquila, um verdadeiro espaço perfeito para aquela raposa solitária. Conhecia todo o território como a palma de sua mão e tinha um controle mágico de um raio de aproximadamente cinco quilômetros, podendo rastrear a energia de invasores. Estava recolhido em sua cabana em meio à noite, quando uma energia já conhecida entrou nos seus sensores.  

Franziu o cenho à medida que um sorriso peculiar tomou suas expressões, a energia era de Asura. A última vez, e única, a qual tivera contato com rapaz ficaram de se reencontrar, mas até então Koda achava que era um blefe alheio. Mas estava curioso para ver se o mesmo iria cumprir com sua palavra e mostrar sua verdadeira força. 

Fechou os olhos e se concentrou na aura amiga, fazendo chamas azuis aparecerem para ele e gradualmente guiá-lo até sua residência. Estava bem alimentado, logo o uso da magia não iria comprometer a sua forma humana. Acessou a porta de entrada e ali esperou até que o rosto conhecido tomasse seu campo de visão. - “Eu não esperava que você fosse realmente aparecer, Asura.”  

[virtuallghosts]

Apesar de Xiao não ter pedido nenhum prato, sempre acha uma grande gentileza o cozinheiro do Albergue o convidar para comer, e dessa vez, com a agradável surpresa de que um tal amigo estaria presente na mesa. Bem, Xiao hoje em dia tem uma lista considerável de amigos, Sora....Fushi...Aether, quem sabe a honra de ter a presença do Zhongli, mas quando desceu as escadas ficou visivelmente decepcionado, para depois suspeito. — Quem é você? — Perguntou logo de cara. ''Ora, não é amigo seu?'' Perguntou o cozinheiro. ''Parece que ele é um guerreiro, assim como você.'' — .....

Apenas cruzou os braços e encarou o outro.

@house-of-tales

[therealpactcommander]

King Edasson - King Clawthorne cosplay character/AU

A failed Inquest experiment abandoned in the shiverpeaks, He's taken in and adopted by a solitary norn daredevil named Eda Owlclaw.

[alexartshere]

Part 1/2 of a sketch dump of headshot requests I took on at the beginning of this year

[sebthesmoll]

*A wild Bingus appears*

What's your next move?

[bridge-demon]

shoutout to the time i was like 13-14 yrs old at a friends house and i was working on a handwritten fanfiction about asura from soul eater getting redeemed or whatever and it took 4 pages for that fuck shit to even stand up

[rizardofether]

Been thinking about my Grand High Sovereign version of Rhixak again lately. I made him way back in 2018 based on the Infinity Ball personal story instance for asura.

I just made him for fun and didn't give him much further thought. But now I started thinking about him again.

It starts with meeting Shodd and the story goes similar to how it goes in the personal story part. Rhixak is a bit of a control freak which led to the invention of infinity ball in the first place, though he gave up in the end as in canon

With Shodd's encouragement, he continues, ignoring Zojja's warnings. In the end though no other version of him comes out, instead the two of them somehow succeed in making it predict the future.

The two's collaboration is of course full of homoeroticism, and the two only grow closer through working together. Though Shodd is only changing Rhixak for the worse. He purposefully manipulated Rhixak to go on with the project, and ends up getting carried away, encouraging even worse behaviour.

Using Rhixak's anxiety and worry for others, Shodd eventually leads the two of them to take over the world so they can protect it. They work together to take down the elder dragons, though Aurene's egg is lost, and she is never born in this reality. Though the two of them succeed in defeating the elder dragon threats, the dragonvoid appears unexpectedly.

Maybe it was beyond the infinity ball or maybe it ends up destroyed at some point, still working on the details but in the end the dragonvoid destroys Tyria.

[psycofreakx]

Riu baixinho da forma que foi encerrada o assunto sobre as atitudes cavalheiras de Asura. Não riria persistir na conversa sabendo que o que dizia era da boca para fora, reconhecia que as ações dele poderiam ir bem além. Até porque já estava recebendo tal tratamento em um segundo encontro. Entretanto não iria abusar, não era de seu feitio, e até mesmo para não causar um afastamento. Deixaria as coisas acontecerem naturalmente. 

Deu de ombros ainda com um sorriso debochado. - “Em nenhum momento eu disse que era ruim.” - até porque havia gostado bastante. - “Só disse que se for igual da última vez, pode perder a graça.” - o tom era desafiador. Mas na realidade sabia que a pegada alheia era boa e difícil de enjoar. Na verdade, era bem mais fácil de viciar. - “Bom, então estou ansioso por esse a mais que você diz ter a oferecer. Cuidado em Asura, está me fazendo criar mais expectativas.” - brincou entre pequenas risadas descontraídas.  

Koda se surpreendeu com a risada do Mara, erguendo a sobrancelha em quanto o ouvia, suas bochechas começando a queimar lentamente. - “Eu disse me casaria com você, não que eu vou me casar com você.” - foi a única resposta que conseguiu pensar para se esquivar daquela cilada. - “Não teria vontade? Mas você mesmo que ofereceu!” - respondeu confuso e na defensiva. Porém toda a tensão fora quebrada ao ouvir sobre mascotes. - “Pets? Você tem cachorros?” - questionou sentindo um frio subir pela espinha. Cachorros tinham um olfato bom para reconhecer youkais, sendo usado por caçadores em sua grande maioria.  

Suspirou fundo. - “Bom, nesse caso acho melhor pararmos de conversa furada e ir logo para minha casa!” 

"Não se preocupe, o cavalheirismo não vai mais longe que isso" brincou, mas era mentira: iria bem mais longe caso se apegasse mesmo a Koda. Mas isso era algo que só o futuro diria, então não iria se estressar muito com isso. De certa forma era bom saber que não era todo dia que o outro tinha essas oportunidades, pois tornava mais fácil repeti-las. Não era um ciúme... mas sim uma facilidade que apreciava.

Até porque, sabia que se essa coisinha deles realmente tomasse forma, o ciúme viria depois mesmo. Não tinha porque se esquentar com algo que era casual, a princípio.

"Você fala como se o mesmo já não fosse ótimo, mas para a sua felicidade eu sempre tenho mais a oferecer" o ego do Mara era altíssimo como sempre, mas também como sempre, não seria apenas palavras. Quanto mais liberdade fosse ganhando com Koda, mais mostraria do que gostava de fazer na cama...

Mas a pergunta debochada o fez rir, uma risada que o pegou de surpresa. Não havia realmente cogitado chamar o outro para a sua casa, mas sabe? Agora estava!

"Quem sou eu pra limitar o futuro, se você dizia que até casaria comigo?" estava sorrindo mais ameno agora, mas tinha um tom provocativo em suas palavras "Normalmente eu não teria vontade, mas agora eu tenho...o que é uma pena, porque não posso."

"Ao menos não agora, teria problemas com meus pets. Na próxima a gente faz na minha... mas essa pode ser na sua casa."

[seriallover]

Venus in Krittika: The Power To Separate🔪💔

Krittika, also known as "the Cutter" or "the Power to Separate," “to burn”, is a nakshatra associated with the themes of cutting, burning, and transformation. It belongs to the Rakshasa (demonic) group, which imbues it with aggressive, lustful, and sensual qualities. This nakshatra is influenced by Shukra (Venus), the guru of the Asuras (demons), enhancing its intense and passionate nature.

Krittika is split into two rashis: Aries and Taurus. When Venus is in Aries, it is considered to be debilitated. Even in Taurus, where Venus rules, the nakshatra's nature can still create challenges. This is because Krittika is a Sun nakshatra, and Sun and Venus are considered enemies in Vedic astrology. Also, the Sun exalts in Aries. The enmity between the Sun and Venus symbolizes the tension between spiritual duty and material pleasure, authority and harmony, selflessness and indulgence. While this placement is not exactly the same as having Venus combust, the overall energy and tension can feel quite similar.

The deity of Krittika Nakshatra is Agni, the lord of fire, and Kartikeya. 🔥It is an aggressive nakshatra, symbolized by a knife or razor with the intention of cutting. 🔪This is one reason why people with this nakshatra often excel as chefs or bladesmithings.

Those with Venus in Krittika are often prone to multiple relationships or marriages, as Agni had seven wives, and they may even be the cause of another couple's breakup. His Shakti is "to burn or consume in order to purify," using fire to remove impurities and reveal the truth. This is why affairs usually don't remain hidden when the third person involved has this placement. The power of fire can purify or destroy.

People with this nakshatra are driven by their sexual desires, much like Agni, who was cursed with insatiable lust after seeing the wives of the Saptarishis naked. The Moon is exalted at 3 degrees in this nakshatra, and those with dominant Moon energy often have tendencies towards infidelity, as I’ve mentioned.

Taurus is all about pleasure, and having Venus in this nakshatra can turn someone into a hedonist, driven by a desire to fulfill all their urges and obtain their absolute dreams. This can sometimes manifest in a greedy, egoistical manner.

Funny enough, the yoni consort of Krittika is Pushya, another nakshatra associated with cheating due to the conflict between Brihaspati and Soma over Tara, the wife of Brihaspati. Either way, people with Venus in Krittika tend to attract married people, now if they indulge in an affair or not, depends on them.🤷🏻‍♀️

1. Ariana Grande has her Venus in Krittika of Aries in the 5th house, which represents short romances and flings. Ariana Grande's love life pretty much sums up her songs "break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored”; “the boy is mine”. She's currently with Ethan Slater, whom she met while they were both married.

2. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both have their Venus in Krittika of Taurus. Allegedly, when they started their relationship, both were in other relationships at the time. Throughout their marriage, there were accusations and evidence of infidelity. The darker side of this Nakshatra manifested in their tumultuous relationship, with incidents such as Johnny threatening that he will cut himself and him painting on walls with his blood.

3. Marlon Brando had his Venus in Krittika of Taurus in his 7th H. He was famous for his numerous affairs with both men and women. Even his ex-wife Rita Moreno, admitted that he cheated frequently during their relationship.

4. Henry VIII had his Venus in Krittika of Taurus in his D9 chart. He was known for marrying six times, starting with Catherine of Aragon, who was previously married to his brother. He pursued other marriages while still married. Anne Boleyn, his second wife, was famously executed by beheading in 1536 on charges of adultery and treason. He had his Venus in Rohini (the favorite wife) in his D1.

5. Russell Crowe, another individual with Venus in Krittika of Taurus in the 5th house, began an affair with Meg Ryan whom he met on the set of "Proof of Life" while she was married at the time.

6. Partynextdoor also, has his Venus in Krittika of Taurus in his D1 chart. Themes of infidelity frequently appear in his songs, such as in his song "SAVAGE ANTHEM."

[v-akarai]

References in Servamp

Arabian mythology

Jinn. Ch. 16

Greek mythology

Elpis. Ch. 75

Moirai. Ch. 108

Pandora. Ch. 130

Pygmalion. Ch. 123

Pandora's Box. Ch. 97

Japanese mythology

Gashadokuro. Ch. 129

Kitsune. Ch. 3

Raijin. Ch. 85

Norse mythology

Baldr. Ch. 39

Bifröst. Ch. 88

Brunhild. Ch. 88

Fimbulwinter. Ch. 40

Freya. Ch. 65

Frey. Ch. 131

Gleipnir. Ch. 101

Hati. Ch. 91, 131

Hod. Ch. 39

Hliðskjálf. Ch. 96

Idunn. Ch. 65

Loki. Ch. 15

Mimir. Ch. 29

Mjölnir. Ch. 53

Ragnarök. Ch. 101, 122, 131

Sigurd. Ch. 101

Thor. Ch. 41

Yggdrasil. Ch. 42

Biblical references

Abel. Ch. 8

Adam. Ch. 128

Boaz and Jachin. Ch. 42

Eden. Ch. 21

Eve. Ch. 1

John the Baptist. Ch. 122

Judith. Ch. 147

Lucifer. Ch. 135

Noah. Ch. 145

Nod. Ch. 29, events

Hinduism

Asura. Ch. 57.5, 89.

Tarot

The Fool - Mahiru. Ch. 50

I. The Magician – Night trio. Ch. 41

II. The High Priestess – Mikuni. Ch. 42

V. The Hierophant - Shuhei. Ch. 77

X. Wheel of Fortune - Junichiro. Ch. 53

XII. The Hanged Man - Tsurugi. Ch. 50

XV. The Devil – Shamrock. Ch. 72

XVI. The Tower - Touma. Ch. 47

XVII. The Star - Iduna. Ch. 73

XVIII. The Moon - Yumikage. Ch. 69

XX. Judgement - Mikuni. Ch. 144

Literary references

 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 3, 4, 7, 19, 98, 122. Misono, Lily, Dodo, Mitsuki, Yamane, Hattori, Mikuni, Bad B and Good B.

"As You Like It" William Shakespeare. Ch. 10, 38.5. Mikuni's spell.

"My Fair Lady" English nursery rhyme. Ch. 10 Mikuni's spell.

"Dracula" Bram Stoker. Ch. 12, 30. Hugh.

"Romeo and Juliet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Ch. 29 Johannes.

"Through the Looking-Glass" Lewis Carroll. Ch. 29, events. Mikuni, Johannes.

"Julius Caesar" William Shakespeare. Ch. 23, 84. Hyde.

"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Robert Stevenson. Ch. 23, 37. Hyde, Licht.

"Macbeth" William Shakespeare. Ch. 24, 31. Kuro, Saint Germain, Mahiru.

"Night on the Galactic Railroad" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 26, 142. Higan, Tsubaki.

"The Little Prince" Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Ch 30, 67. Kuro, Mahiru, Sloth demon, Gear, probably Jeje.

"Hamlet" William Shakespeare. Ch. 33, 34. Hyde, Ophelia.

"The Phantom of the Opera" Gaston Leroux. Ch. 36 Licht and Hyde technique.

"Peter and Wendy" James Barry. Ch. 44, 56, 74. Tsurugi, Touma, Mahiru.

"Ring a Ring o' Roses" nursery rhyme. Ch. 53 Junichiro's spell.

“Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” James Barry. Ch. 53, 75. Tsurugi, Touma.

"Death in Venice" Thomas Mann. Ch. 55 Gilbert technique.

"Total Eclipse" a play by Christopher Hampton. Ch. 55 Rayscent's technique.

"The Morning of the Last Farewell" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"Spring and Asura" Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 57.5 Tsubaki.

"The Catcher in the Rye" Jerome Salinger. Ch. 62 Shuhei.

"Four and Twenty Blackbirds" Agatha Christie. Ch. 62 Shuhei's spell.

"Metamorphosis" Franz Kafka. Ch. 62 Shamrock technique.

“The Nighhawk's Star” Kenji Miyazawa. Ch. 62, 76. Shamrock technique.

"Rock-a-bye Baby" an English lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

“Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein” lullaby. Ch. 70 Touma's spell.

"Who Killed Cock Robin" an English nursery rhyme. Ch. 70 Yumikage's spell.

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Lyman Frank Baum. Ch. 70, 88. Tsukimitsu brothers’ spells.

"Daddy-Long-Legs" Jean Webster. Ch. 74. Dark Night Trio, Touma.

"King Lear" William Shakespeare. Ch. 86. Hyde.

"The House of the Sleeping Beauties" Yasunari Kawabata. Ch. 86. Iori.

"The Divine Comedy" Dante Alighieri. Ch. 118, 120, 121. Niccolo, Ildio, Gluttony demon.

“A Brute's Love” (人でなしの恋) Edogawa Rampo. Ch. 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Coppelia" ballet Leo Delibes. Chapter 122 Mikuni, Lily.

"Salome" Oscar Wilde. Ch. 122, 147. Mikuni, Lily.

"Turandot" opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the play by Carlo Gozzi. Ch. 129, 136. Lily.

"The Tempest" William Shakespeare. Ch. 131. Licht and Hyde.

"The Old Man and the Sea" Ernest Hemingway. Ch. 134 Hugh.

"Flowers for Algernon" Daniel Keyes. Ch. 135 Hugh.

"Jane Eyre" Charlotte Brontë. Ch. 136. Hokaze.

"Madama Butterfly" opera by Giacomo Puccini. Ch. 136. Lily.

"Hansel and Gretel" the Brothers Grimm. Ch. 140. Faust and Otogiri.

"Girl Hell" Yumeno Kyusaku. Ch. 147. Mikuni, Noah.

Music

"Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 34

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Ch. 125

Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ch. 131

Movies

"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946). Ch. 131

"Life is Beautiful" (1997). Ch. 131

I believe this list can be expanded. Somewhere I’ve written only chaps when some reference was mentioned for the first time and omitted all further mentions.

Special thanks to hello-vampire-kitty, joydoesathing and passmeabook, because some works wouldn’t be included in the list without their observations.

[purposeastro]

Rahu 2nd house Vedic Astro

According to Vedic astrology Rahu is the head portion of the Asura ( demon ) named Swarbhanu. Rahu represents illusions. Rahu is like Jupiter wherever it goes it expands the things. Rahu is the technology, Rahu is internet, Rahu is Foreign. People who have Rahu ( North Node ) in their 2nd house have a big desire of earning money. They also have toxic relatives on their father side. They are direct as 2nd house is speech in Vedic astrology. These people are very much misunderstood as they are very direct which comes off as rude to other people and can cause conflicts and misunderstandings. They also have an urge of going to abroad or settling in abroad as Rahu is foreign in Vedic astrology. If this house have good influence then the person can settle abroad as it depends on overall chart reading.

They are wicked unknowingly they say wicked things to people and only realise after when someone else tells them for them to understand. Their children will leave them and move to foreign country. Rahu in 2nd house use unconventional ways to earn money. If there is no good influence then the person will go into gambling and other unconventional ways.

[commanderjuni]

im still working a lot of her kinks out and stuff, but i imagine laff "lives" somewhere in metrica province. i dont think we've SEEN any actual asura house-houses with beds and stuff, but she def has a nice little residence in that area of some sort

HOWEVER... in personal story though she lives in the dynamics residency dorms or whatever they have to house students at the colleges since she's still studying and all

Does anyone's Commander have a permanent residence? I'm thinking about Alba and how the Grove has never been his home, because he's lived in active warzones half his life, and spent the other half in those same places cleaning up post-war. The idea of dreamers terrace being "his" home is almost laughable. At most he may have laid his head there a night or two as a sapling. It's like if you couch surfed at your cousin's house twice in your youth and people later started calling it your house as a result.

Personally I view the home instances not as "where the Commander lives" or "Commander’s house" but as "a community the Commander is welcome to visit and stay in," i.e. that cousin you can couchsurf with temporarily, but I don't consider Alba as having any permanent residence and don't want him to honestly. 🧍‍♂️ But I'm curious to see if anyone else views it differently, i.e. does your comm live in one specific place, do they own a house or other residence, do they return there after every adventure, etc.