#koschei the deathless???

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[jessiemoonsims]

The Deathless Koschei in Louisiana

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Koshchei stepped onto the soil of Louisiana, feeling the damp swamp air wrap around him like a cloak. The place was dark and mysterious, with gnarled trees whose roots seemed to cling to the earth like ancient sorcerers guarding their secrets. The air was thick, filled with magic and whispers of the past, and the nights seemed endless and somber, like a reflection of his own soul. He couldn’t help but admit that this land, with its swampy trails and secrets hidden in every rustle of the wind, seemed as if it was made for him. This place breathed magic, drawing Koshchei in and making him feel not like a stranger, but a part of this ancient, mystic-filled land.

[clockworkbee]

[russianfolklore]

Tamara Shevaryova's illustration for russian tale "Marya Morevna".

Koshchei the Deathless is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore.

The most common feature of tales involving Koschei is a spell which prevents him from being killed. He hides "his death" inside nested objects to protect it. For example, his death may be hidden in a needle that is hidden inside an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest, the chest is buried or chained up on a far island. Usually he takes the role of a malevolent rival figure, who competes for (or entraps) a male hero's love interest.

The origin of the tales is unknown. The archetype may contain elements derived from the 12th-century pagan Cuman-Kipchak (Polovtsian) leader Khan Konchak, who is recorded in The Tale of Igor's Campaign; over time a balanced view of the non-Christian Cuman Khan may have been distorted or caricatured by Christian Slavic writers.

[legendl0re]

“My dear Eris. It’s okay. You need not fear me like many seem want to do...

“I can make all the pain go away. Pick your father like a weed from his court, place you upon its throne, and give you the power to offer your mother a life she deserves.

“All I need is you. For you to be my agent. My faithful.

"For you to be just…mine.”

Even ACOTAR isn't able to escape the doomed yaoi genre xD

Give me some more toxic or crackships I'm here to start some shit

[sadiegirl2021]

"Life and death and rebirth. Sun and moon and dark. Rot and bloom and bones."

{Elain x Koschei}

[picnokinesis]

"if there is any man left alive here, speak up and tell me: who killed all this mighty force?" and the dead replied: "child, it was you."

Finally, some art?! Yes well actually I drew this one all the way back in May for The History Between Us, a fanzine, which is being organised by the fabulous @77yearsteam! It's going to be included as a print to go with the special edition of the zine, along with a ton of other fantastic merch - and if that wasn't enough, the zine itself is going to be SO incredible! I've already had a sneak preview and it's full of a ton of incredible stories and artwork from some, following these two disaster timelords throughout their long and complicated history. Pre-orders open on 7th October, so make sure you check it out!

[yourlazykitkat]

I don't know much about this Koschei guy but he's an Azris shipper and thus I trust him with my life.

[romanticatheartt]

The deathless and his lovely fawn

"But a wild, wicked voice weaving in between the chaos in her head said otherwise. Come, that voice said, tugging at her. Come, my sweet seer."

{Elain and Koschei}

For Kenzie ~ @gwyns

[hopelesslyhopeful11]

The Future Betrayer of ACOTAR

*I already know this is going to definitely make people mad, but be kind y’all, this character isn’t you and has no reflection on who you are as a person*

The Hint of a Future Betrayal:

In ACOSF, we get this quote from Briallyn (who was working very closely with Koschei) that they are aware that there are members in the night court that can be persuaded to help them with the right motivation.

The Right Incentive and Motive

Like any crime and suspects, we must look at who has motive and who is desperate enough to commit said crime. That being said: who has been hinted since ACOWAR to want something very desperately to the point of delusion? I favor Elain and here is why I think so:

Here are three separate occasions across two books that we have Elains storyline heavily showing her desires and wishes to be human. To the point where she followed something into enemy camp away from her loved ones because she was that desperate to be human again. That is definitely foreshadowing especially when we see it across two books and with what we learn in ACOSF in regard to Elain.

The Evidence in Elain’s Storyline in ACOSF

The next part of placing a suspect is gathering the evidence to suggest your suspect is guilty and ACOSF has pretty good evidence.

Above is only one instance (had to cut out the others bc tumblr does like more than 10 photos per post), but there are multiple instances showing that Elain and Elains storyline is suspect. Like Elain is noticeably absent from the pages in ACOSF which was shocking in and of itself, but what’s even more shocking is that the scenes we do get show us she is sneaking around/lying/and not acting as she normally does (and p.s. we know Azriel isn’t the one teaching her to be sneaky since from his own thoughts we know he hadn’t been alone with her since ACOFAS). This all is just very suspicious.

So who is she working for/sneaking around to?

We get this from ACOSF that Koschei is doing anything he can to free himself and even further drives the point that Koschei knows he can manipulate someone in the IC. So it is reasonable to theorize given everything we know from above that Elain may be influenced to help Koschei under the delusion that he can help her be human again.

To Conclude,

Maybe all of this is just a coincidence. Maybe it is nothing at all. Or maybe it’s everything. I’ll leave you with two last photos that further drive the connection between Elain and Koschei with this line in ACOWAR of Elains mind and this picture saved from SJMs deleted pinterest.

Surely looks to me like SJM was trying to paint a picture of who’s entangled with Elains story and specifically her mind and with all we know from ACOSF, it’s not hard to believe that Elain is going to have a part in freeing koschei with the promise of being human again.

I am once again rewriting to implore you to remember that this is just a theory that I believe is very sound based on everything I posted above with textual evidence and SJMs pinterest. It does not mean I think Elain or people who relate to Elain are evil and underserving of good things. If you cannot debate like you are a human capable of empathy, please see yourself away from my page.

~~Live, laugh, SJM~~

[zu-is-here]

finally, a truly deserved curse

[huntquinlan]

death and the lovely maiden | 𝔎𝔬𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔦 𝔵 𝔈𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔫

[sserrafeim]

It’s okay, actually, if Sarah doesn’t make Koschei hot. I will.

the inspo:

And he has a beast form but I haven’t figured out what it looks like yet.

[russianfolklore]

M. Tesarzhikova's illustration for russian tale "Marya Morevna".

Marya Morevna is a warrior Tsarina, also sometimes she called the Maiden Tzar ("The Maiden Tzar"), she is one of the bogatyrs. Her tsardom is in the Otherworld.

Marya is notable for being the only one who was able to capture Koshchei the Deathless, as well as for marrying a man who turned out to be stupid enough to release him ("The Death of Koschei the Deathless").

"Morevna" is a patronymic, and its etymology is very interesting. There are two interpretations:

From "morye" - sea. That means she is either literally the daughter of the sea, or the sea king.

From "mor" - pestilence, death. Maybe she is daughter of death itself. This version can also be interpreted as matronymic.

[torpublishinggroup]

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The Antonova sisters—beautiful, cunning, and ruthless—serve their mother, the elusive Baba Yaga. The Federov brothers serve Koschei the Deathless, a shadow-kingpin of magical Manhattan…and their father. Star-crossed lovers, wayward scions, the angry, and the hurt—all must choose where they stand.

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[unfayth]

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