#like yeah the martial arts are good against humans

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Hello! Someone genuinely trying to understand and perhaps unlearn some reactionary tendencies. With the response to that anon about "not asking if you're a pro or anti", the response about "imagine if they put this much effort into protecting real kids" definitely got me thinking. So... Is an adult shipping children and finding that hot NEVER a red flag? Or is it case by case on seeing how that person handles the distinction between fiction and reality in other things? And bringing the issue of real kids into it, if a real kid who has been abused sees someone shipping kids and finds that a red flag in that person, that... No, no I juicy answered my own question on that one. Block them and cultivate your own experience.

hi there anon, and congrats on trying to unlearn some things! and great job catching yourself at the end there, that's exactly correct.

I will start by saying this right out of the gate: fundamentally, I do not really give a shit about what made up scenarios about fictional characters people are jorking it to in private. I am, first and foremost, interested in how they are interacting with actual, real people.

"but Makenzie are you saying people who look at sexually explicit images of real human kids should be allowed near children?" no I'm not. please note that I was specifically talking about people engaging with fictional characters who are, you know, not real and do not have feelings and therefore cannot actually be hurt, traumatized, abused, etc, in any way that actually matters. I want to be so clear about this: you can genuinely think whatever vile things you want about fictional characters. you can enjoy any problematic shit you want with little guys who don't actually exist.

like, here's an example I use a lot: I'm kind of a huge Batman fan. don't know if you could tell that or not, I'm pretty subtle about it. if you spend any time in the Batman mythos, you know that this is a story where you just kind of have to take for granted that our hero is a billionaire using his vast wealth to dispatch vigilante justice with military grade weaponry and a small army of child soldiers and cop friends to help him put people in prison. these are moral quandaries that are discussed and acknowledged within the story, but fundamentally the universe is always going to involve billionaire vigilantism and child soldiers and the so-called carceral justice system. that's just the price of admission if you're gonna read Batman.

and like. I spend a lot of time in that world. I love Batman, I love his child soldiers. he's my little blorbo or whatever. but like, at no point have I said "yeah, fuck it, preteens should be learning martial arts to fight domestic terrorists, actually. I think Elon Musk SHOULD be allowed to put on a fursuit and beat up criminals. cops need more funding." no amount of Batman comics can make me believe or act on any of those things because, you know, I'm a person with a brain and I know the difference between "thing that makes a good story" and "thing that should actually happen for real."

and the thing is that genuinely, honestly, if someone thought that it was a red flag that I like Batman, and that enjoying Batman comics was somehow a red flag indicating that I'm fine with violence being done against real, actual children? I would think that person was a nut, if I can be super real. like, I'm thinking about somebody trying to make the case that I shouldn't be allowed to hang out with my nephew because I enjoy the fictional character of Robin so clearly I'm going to kill my nephew's parents in front of him to try to get him into vigilante justice. or if someone attempted to bar me from teaching my 4th-6th grade sex ed classes on the grounds that I was obviously going to teach them to do karate to clowns instead of how their reproductive systems worked.

(although, lets be real, there are a lot of politicians who would MUCH rather let little kids cage fight each other than learn anything about safer sex.)

this doesn't just apply to morally bad things, either, btw. I also read a lot of romance novels, especially hetero romances. and the thing is, not one of those books has made me want to fall in love with a ruggedly handsome but condescending straight man. hell, none of them have made me want to fall in love with anybody, period. that's not really something I'm interested in for myself, it's just a fun and frequently funny dynamic to explore. I'm hardly the first queer person to point out that the allegations that queer media "turns kids gay/trans" is obviously bullshit since the vertible mountain of cishet media evidently failed to turn any of us straight/cis, you know?

my point being: no, I genuinely don't think it's often, if ever, reasonable to judge someone's actual, real life morals by how they interact with fiction.

I'm going to say something so vulnerable right now, because we're in a safe space here: since you asked me this very reasonable question, you evidently value my judgment and perspective at least a little bit. and I once read and thoroughly enjoyed a fic in which Dr. Horrible, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, gets fucked by a sapient evil horse. and I don't think that makes me a morally reprehensible person, or a person who advocates for real human beings having real sex with real horses. I think it just makes me kind of a weirdo with a bullshit tolerance.

if you want to hear a MUCH more thorough take on this, complete with addressing the issue of shipping fictional children, I cannot recommend Princess Weekes' video essay enough:

[likeiknoworsmthin]

HC/rant that maybe someone already said, but I'm procrastinating, so anyways.

You know what? Batman's build is kinda a plot hole, specially on that one comic that he is straight up a fuckin gorilla (and you could argue that gorillas are flexible, and you're right, but this is supposed to be a human).

It's impossible that he's buff as Superman.

Yeah, his training is super hard: LOTS of cardio, agility and resistance, and it does have heavy lifting here and there, yes. But almost all of his training is in various martial arts, box from Alfred, stealth, fencing and other ninja/assassin skills.

¿Have you ever seen the bodies of professionals in these sports?

The meatiest of them could be boxers, but they're more like fit than "I'm a walking house that it's about to rip this shirt just with my titties".

The only way to get this massive is by taking supplements, but that will be mostly for aesthetic, and someone as freaking paranoid as he is, will never cause muscles that beefy will only get in his way in everything all the fucking time and, contrary to popular believe, don't really give so much extra strength nor stamina.

Besides, a fit muscle body is easy to pass as "I'm a rich douch bag that really likes the gym/do sports" than a "I'm a walking fucking truck".

"¿But what about his genetics?" I'll give you that he's tall, and has good genes, but that body builder wet dream it's simply not natural.

"¿But how can Clark have that musculature then, if he barely works out?" He's not human. He's a freaking alien power up by the sun. For all we know, this is what a Kryptonian skinny nerd looks like. And we're not body shaming him.

"¿So we just say goodbye to Clark pretending to be Batman? ¿Is that what you want, you monster?" Naw, I just said that this is actually a new chance to better his cover, because Batman and Bruce Wayne don't even have the same body type ¿Who would believe such nonsense?

It's kinda stupid say is his own body, BUT, considering he is (allegedly) a normal human regularly fighting against metas and gods.

And his suit has been said to contain anti-impact technology with a bellows system and other things built in, plus the various technology he keeps in there. Could make sense that all the extra muscle is just his armor.

And Clark impersonating Batman is just using almost simple fabric against his Apollonian body and they have nearly the same silhouette.

This way, Dick taking the mantle and Bruce going as Nightwing and nobody noticing a thing is so much less weird. Because their physical appearance isn't that far off from each other.

But we have to say goodbye to Clark pretending to be Bruce, tough, sorry about that.

[longwuzhere]

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Easter Eggs

Welcome to another week of My Adventures with Superman! We got a heist episode with some returning characters! Hell yeah!!!!

My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 2 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My season 2 episode 4 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 5 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 6 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My season 2 episode 8 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 9 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

Spoilers if you haven't seen the episode

After what happened in episode 5, Amanda Waller puts Metropolis in martial law and has sent out the HDC, the Human Defense Corps. her military personnel roaming around and harassing innocent civilians.

The HDC makes its first appearance in Human Defense Corps, in its own limited series back in 2003 where they were a military unit that fights back against extraterrestrial forces [Cover art by Clement Sauve, Juan Viasco, Guy Major]. They have been folded into the US military to help fight back against New Krypton in Superman: War of the Supermen #3 (2010).

Also if you want to see what crazy shit Amanda Waller is doing in the comic book universe give Absolute Power #1 (2024) a read and you will see how ruthless she can get. Out on July 3rd. And just look at that amazing cover art by Dan Mora too and he'll be doing the interior art too with the fantastic Mark Waid as the writer! Also give their World's Finest series a shot too!

The episode's title is a reference to Ocean's Eleven. Ocean's Eleven is a 1960s heist movie about Danny Ocean, who he and 10 other associates of his team up together to rob several Las Vegas casinos. I first watched this movie when it was remade in 2001 starring former Batman, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon and have watched the later 2 sequels and the Oceans 8 spinoff starring Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Danny's sister. Fun movies if you haven't seen them.

Later in the episode, Lois plans on stealing the Jump Drive Ship from S.T.A.R. Labs and the design of it kinda reminds me of...

the space ship that brought Superman to Earth from Superman the Animated series. Also a good Superman cartoon if you need your Superman fix when waiting for new MAwS episodes!

Lois and Jimmy head to Leslie and Rory's place to hire them to break into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal the ship. I talked more about them in here and here respectively. Nice to see the both of them as a couple during the final day of Pride Month! #LoveIsNotForCowards

And speaking of queer couples, when later in the scene Rory decided to "leave the mission" Jimmy brings along Mallah and the Brain to help steal the ship as well! I talked a bit about them here and here.

Mallah and the Brain recount to everyone their multiversal hopping and I talked about the DC multiverse here and Mallah finally gets his beret to match his comic counterpart and the Brain looks just like a Dalek from Doctor Who.

Not surprised that the MAwS crew are Doctor Who fans.

As Leslie details out a plan for them to steal the ship, we see that one of her sources has told her that the guard has a family member at Silver Age Nursing Home.

So for those not in the know, comic book history is divided up into eras. From 1938 (Superman's first appearance in Action Comics #1) to 1956 is considered the Golden Age, the Silver Age was from 1956 to 1970, the Bronze Age was from 1970 to 1985, and the Modern Age was from 1985 to now.

Specifically, Silver Age of Comics was from 1956 to 1970. It began thanks to the success of the reintroduction of the then newest Flash, Barry Allen who debuted in Showcase #4 (1956). This era of comics is much more focused on science fiction and thanks to that a lot of powers and origins of superheroes now have a science/science fiction element to it for example the then new Green Lantern, Hal Jordan received his Green Lantern ring from a dying extraterrestrial, Abin Sir and Ray Palmer a.k.a the second Atom gains his powers from a white dwarf star matter. This was also the era where the Justice Society of America from the Golden Age was reimagined to the Justice League of America.

When Lex gets a surprise visit from Waller and Slade, he decides to show them Project M and explains what it is and shows off its capabilities when they go hunting Lois, Jimmy, Mallah, and the Brain. and based on what Lex says and the subtle design of the Project M robots, we can assume M is for Metallo like what AmerTek and Thomas Weston was developing in episode 3. I talk more about Metallo here.

And with that we finish the Easter Eggs and references of the episode! Come back next time to see how the gang free Clark from Brainiac and see what happens next for Kara after her realization of what happened!

My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 2 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My season 2 episode 4 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 5 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 6 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My season 2 episode 8 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

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My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 3 post is here

[missadmyre]

Secret Trio + Detentionaire Physique HCs

Randy Cunningham

-he gains scars/wounds due to the suit not always being able to sense an attack quickly, thus not being able to register enough magic shield(?) to protect him (it ain't a robot y'all)

- because of his scars, he mostly skips getting dressed at the boy's locker room during Gym class

- he dresses at the bathroom stalls, though there are times when either Bucky or Julian had caught him shirtless in the bathrooms, they quickly learn to shut their mouths once they realize that "oh shit, this guy has lots of scars, might beat us up if we say anything"

- most of his scars are caused either because of incisions, scratch marks (Tengu!Howard's claws) or those black and blue bruises/blunt trauma because he keeps getting flung onto the walls

- there are burn marks scattered on his torso due to the  incident; one time, Jake lost control of himself and turned into a feral dragon because of some drug he inhaled, wasn't a very good time for both parties.

- there's two large scratch marks on both side of his hips because of Danny, who wasn't able to control obsessive urges as a ghost, thanks a lot Vlad, you traumatized them both

- he doesn't have the broadest shoulders but he has pretty damn good legs

- is very flexible

- he does gymnastics and acrobatics on a daily basis

- broke the school record of having the highest jump - his legs are far more muscular due to him always kicking at his opponents

- man has thighs for days

- he has excellent grip strength

- he managed to crush a watermelon using his thighs, go figure

- on a side note, the reason why his chest (specifically, where his heart is) is bare of any scars is because that is his sensitive spot

- the skin on his chest is very thin, so he tries his best to dodge an attack or at least lead the scar somewhere not near his heart

- there are times where his scarf is used against him (ie. choking, to swing him around) so he has faint marks of strangulation around his neck

- very docile than the others

- which is why has longer legs

- he excels more at meelee combat, his weakest is ranged combat

- the Nomicon taught him martial arts; karate, judo etc., which very much amplified his leg power

- you see those heightened senses he has? Yeah let's abuse that.

- he's not that sensitive (he can still enjoy loud parties and crap) but there's a limit to it.

Danny Fenton

- he can only gain wounds/scars when he is on his human form, though there are times when villains had been able to slip through that slit of a moment and managed to damage him while transforming in/out as the Phantom

- his scars mostly consist of large burn marks, chemical burns (from handling ectoplasm as a human), incisions and blunt trauma

- is the only one that have chemical burns

- the large gash on the right side of his torso is from the time when a yokai was able to slash him when he was transforming into the Phantom

- it was also the first wound that Randy was able to heal using the Art of Healing (feelings ensue~)

- he earned some scratch marks from Tengu!Howard, who clearly doesn't like him (he still doesn't know why that roasted chicken hates him, but damn well he does he enjoy teasing the guy)

- has the broadest shoulders

- bro doesn't pull his punches, LITERALLY!

- he has way bigger hands than Randy and Jake

- he punches more than he kicks, thus earning him a pretty heavy fists

- I feel bad for the human that would be unfortunately in the way of Danny's punch

- his biggest achievement is being able to knock down Biffy with his punches in just 10 seconds

- Biffy still hasn't forgiven him for that

- is trying to not get scars on his face due to the fact that his parents had once suspected him of being a gangster when they saw the little scar on the left side of his chin

- thankfully Jazz is able to cover up for him (I mean, getting that scar from shaving? Please)

- his weak spot are definitely his face and legs

- his legs are not the most steady due to him getting way too used to flying, kick him hard on the ankles and he'll fall immediately

- most chemical burns are seen on his hands, he got them from when ectoplasm would sometimes leak out of some Fenton weaponry (most notably, the Ecto Foamer) and he wasn't able to notice it as a human

- the strangling scar on his right wrist came from the long hours of getting cuffed in Ghost Prison, it was so bad the scar stayed even on his human form (he managed to escape but it still hurt y'know)

- his skin color is somewhat pale-ish tan

- since he's half dead, his wounds either don't heal or just heal very slowly, that's why he's careful not to get hit

- on the occasion that he did get a wound but his body wasn't able to heal it, he'll ask Randy for his Art of Healing

- he excels on both hand-to-hand and ranged combat, he has far more experience with guns/laser guns but he still takes lessons of gun handling from Lee

Jake Long

- most of his scars are found on his chest

- his scars include burn marks, scratch marks (Howard! Really?!), strangulation marks on both wrists and neck, a cauterized wound and incisions

- has the most burn marks than anyone on the trio

- the scratch marks from his arms came from his habit of scratching himself when trying to hold his anger

- my man still keeps getting picked on because of his height

- because of his recent molting, there are still dead skin flaking off of him, especially on his back

- the cauterized scar he has is something he both has good and bad memories to; when Jake lost control of himself as a dragon, he literally had to be put down in order to have Lee just treat his wounds, sadly the bandages weren't enough so they had to cauterize the wound using his OWN flame, at least Randy was comforting him through all that

- y'know kung fu, yeah he mastered that

- is very flexible in using both his hands and feet to fight AS a human

- in Dragon form (s1 design bc wtf is that shit from s2), he's a bit more feral as animalistic urges kick in

- it's because of that kind of behavior that he sometimes run straight into danger, earning him all kinds of wounds

- he has stitches all over his back because he got whipped one too many times at the auction incident (he still gets the chills everytime he thinks about it)

- it's also because of that incident that he gained strangulation marks on his neck and wrists because they treated him like an animal, cuffing him and all that

- to get those muscles, he went through a training arc

- you think Howard hating Danny is bad, well check out these two

- Howard and Jake are like, two pets that are fighting for their owner's love (or attention, Howard isn't going to touch that garbage fire called the Ectoham x Longham relationship)

- the moment Randy turns around, they are fighting all over the place, thus having the most scratch marks

- his weakness is his height, surprise surprise!

- when he's on his human form, it's hard to land a hit on an enemy who's clearly way taller than you

- when he's on his dragon form, his big height often causes him to trample or not be aware of unnoticeable traps

- he also can't balance himself when in dragon form, especially when he flies since his wings aren't the type to be able to easily dodge obstacles (it's just hard to make an adjustment when it's a sudden decision and you're up in the air)

- because he breathes literal fire, he always has a hot temperature, those who knew him just let's it be  it but when other people touch him, they would question if he has a fever

- his appetite is very big because... energy, the problem is that he has very high metabolism, so while he looks malnourished, he's actually taken what, like 2 boxes of pizza a minute ago (and about to take another one right now, dammit Spud, you're wasting too much money)

- have the sharpest nails there is, mostly likely because of his dragon form has it that it also integrated to his human form

- despite not being able to balance himself AS a dragon, he actually does quite well AS a human, being able to stand on poles/tightropes and shit

- those meditation lessons from his Gramps really did help huh

- he excels at hand-to-hand combat

Lee Ping

- he doesn't get that many scars since he doesn't fight opponents as much as the Secret Trio

- but when he does get a wound, it's mostly just blisters, on some cases, he would have burn marks or incisions

- since he always crawls through vents or tight spaces, he always has blisters skidded all around his arms and legs

- the burn marks came from when he would accidentally get hit from those robot's laser guns on Detentionaire (do they even have a name? But seriously, they hurt like hell, believe him)

- the large stitch across his torso is a very painful memory to look back on (he got captured by Cassandra and was about to get experimented on since he has the power to nullify any and all mind control, he was cut open and was about to be dissected when Biffy, Cam and Holger had caught up to him and set him free from there operating table, the other surgeons got killed while Cassandra got away)

- there are faint scratch marks on his shoulders BUT that is due to the tazelwurm sometimes sheathing it's claws on him accidentally (thank you Howard! Wtf did this guy do to you?)

- by far the most slimmest out of everyone in the group

- which is good because he's got to fit into those tight spaces to do "Lee Ping Spywork"

- can do basic gymnastics

- he's learned some basic and advanced self defense from the Serpent/Li, since he thought it would be useful if his younger brother can beat the shit out people when necessary

- the tallest (not including Biffy) out of the group

- has a scar caused by a stab wound somewhere in his right leg caused by Kimmy when she got transformed into some vicious tazelwurm hybrid, she got killed by Holger but he didn't know it was her (those who knew aren't planning on telling him that he just killed a person or he'll freak the fuck out)

- Biffy doesn't know she got killed, Lee isn't telling that information unless he wants a Biffy going nuts all over the place

- only him and Brandy know about Kimmy's death

- he can fence, he picked it up again when he saw the Secret Trio trying to train with long bladed weaponry so he tried to get some experience in being able to wield a weapon

- handles guns way better than the Secret Trio

- has the weakest punch, they all make fun of him for that

- he is the group's healer, he knew first aid very well and he isn't afraid stitch and treat a wound that is way too tender for the Secret Trio to heal

- he only knew how to stitch wounds because he experiments on his body (would it close if I do this kind of stitch? How about here, is it thin enough?)

- because of his experiments, he isn't able to register pain anymore, his poking and prodding at his skin nullified any jolt of pain

- wears gloves on his left hand because there is a lichtenberg scar on it that is colored toxic turquoise green, he ain't letting Barrage see that and be reminded of the pyramid incident

- which glows when the pyramid subconsciously gives him a power boost or something (heightened strength and senses)

- at first he tried to cover it with bandage but since it glows, it didn't work so they settled on the black glove

- excels in ranged combat

HEIGHT COMPARISON [FULL PICTURE]

[galexibrain]

Something that bugs me a little is the insistence that Gohan actively hates to fight period. Bc that's not true!

(This ignores everything that happened outside the original manga/the DBZ anime)

Yes, he lacks Goku's or Vegeta's laser-focus on all things martial arts, but let's be real, all half Saiyans do. Goten & Trunks sure have more passion for fighting than Gohan does but they're much more "human" about it than their dads and have other interests in their lives too.

But while Gohan originally became a fighter out of necessity and had little choice in the matter there are instances when he clearly shows that he is totally capable of enjoying himself in a fight.

For once there's obviously his fight against Cell - once he snapped his "Saiyan side" took the lead and he was enjoying himself a little too much (and ruined it, like a good Saiyan must).

But it also becomes clear in the early Buu arc. Yeah, initially he's not rly interested in the tournament and wouldn't have participated if not for Videl forcing him.

But once he was in he was in. He even got a little annoyed by Videl interrupting his training, and he did want to win. If he really hated it so much he could have entered with the plan of failing the preliminaries, or losing in the first round. But the thought never crossed his mind. I think if you'd suggested he botches it deliberately to get out of it he'd been horrified.

He was going to have fun with it! I think his most "Saiyan" trait is that he's a bit of a showman lol. He likes to be flashy! And he likes to boast! He COULD have just used a plain costume and mask to hide hid identity but nope, Great Saiyaman it is! He likes being seen and being known as a crazy strong superhero. Maybe he'd have been into pro-wrestling with their fancy costumes and showmanship

Even before things went off the rails at the tournament and Buu arc was set in motion he was ready to go. And yes his crush on Videl might have served as motivation: "haha cool she won't be disappointed if someone beats her dad! (I can date her if I beat her dad)" -> he WOULD have thrown Satan out of the ring if he'd gotten to fight him, no questions asked.

And once he, Goku & Vegeta are in Babidi's spaceship it gets even clearer: now, no one is forcing him to fight. Ofc Gohan always wanted to fight when it was necessary, even at 5yo he wouldn't stay home, he made it very clear that he was going to Namek.

But while they were going through the levels in Babidi's ship this still wasn't a serious thing. Pui Pui and Yakon were a joke for them. Vegeta was getting pissed, ok, but aside from that it was just fun and games for them, and Gohan could easily have said "nah have at it you two, I'm sitting this one out" but never once did he so much as consider NOT taking part in rock-paper-scissoring it out to decide who gets to go first.

He was eager to fight Dabra! Dabra told them to take him on 3:1 and Gohan flat out told him "no way, this is MY fight!". And if Vegeta had interfered with that fight to end it quicker I'm 100% sure Gohan would have decked him in the face and told him to fuck off. (Maybe that would have cooled Geets' mood a little lol.)

The problem isn't that Gohan hates fighting from the bottom of his heart. He doesn't. The problem is he grew up with a dad who was 100% a fighter and a mum who was 100% into education, and he didn't find a balance. He didn't even know that might be an option! He thought he'd HAVE to choose one thing, and one alone, and so he chose education.

Who could have taught him otherwise? Maaaaybe Piccolo (post-reunification with Kami), but tbh I think he didn't want to give Gohan the feeling he had to fight. I think Piccolo feels a little bad for putting 4-5yo Gohan through the wringer so much.

Like idk. Let my boy be both. Let him have Goku's legacy as well as make his own!

(I've read about Dragon Ball Online a little and tbh Gohan writing a book on ki and making it widely known? Perfect. I love it. Best idea ever. Probably the best thing that happened to DB since the original manga and Z anime ended. I am accepting this as canon 100%.)

[exstasyplague]

Just wanted to say, I have loved reading you jjk analysis while I hyperfix on the fandom. I have one question that I hope you can give me some answers to. Regarding Geto, do you believe that he's earned the title of special grade like Gojo and Yuki? I fully believe that he could reach a monster level like Gojo but I also think plot didn't let him grow more. Because people call him weak for losing against Toji (someone who also beat Gojo) and he wasn't at his prime yet bit then they also say Yuta was able to easily beat him and I think while the jjk 0 was good, it didn't utilize Suguru. Because it felt like he didn't do anything for the 10 years he defected and I think it's just because 0 was made so early on. Hope this isn't a bother, I just really like how in depth you are.

hiii. thank you for your kind words <33 it's time *cracks fingers* for a little...

Analysis on Suguru Geto's Powers

first of all. let's remember together what a special grade in jujutsu kaisen means~!

— a power so unpredictable that it's labeled as a calamity

— somebody powerful enough to overthrow a country on their own.

so far so clear? great.

let's also look a bit into what suguru's abilities are.

CURSE MANIPULATION

as the name implies, he can absord curses and manipulate them according to his needs/ desires, with no limit on how many at a time.

doubting him comes easy now that we know what gojo suguru's full strength is, but back in their highschool days they were called the strongest for a good reason: they were on par. on balance. gojo's birth caused cruses to go crazy and the one with the most efficient skill against curses was geto. he was so powerful in a way because gojo caused so many curses to exist, widening his range of possibilities. beautiful parallel imo.

MARTIAL ARTS

no secret that my man can throw hands. not only does he have good curses, he can also fight alongside them/use them as a distraction since unlike most shikigami users, he goes into full offensive mode. that poor old man was DONE. you've also seen how well he handles cursed weapons in jjk 0 and in general how high his battle iq is. geto was a menace.

he beat this dude so hard his literal life flashed before his eyes. and look at how casually he does that 😭 i can't. kenjaku ain't ever gonna excude this type of MAJESTY.

even if his fight against toji wasn't as flashy as gojo's, let's not forget that he actually did have a moment where he caught fushidaddy by surprise.

considering the fact that toji is literally a battle genius, that's very much something.

*clears throat.*

anyway.

the destructible power of his curses is also insane. he killed a whole village like it was just play time, no advanced plotting needed. you can say whatever you want, but being able to act on a whim like that... this absolute freedom of choice only comes from strength.

tell me that shit's not scary af.

and let's not forget that he got deemed so dangerous by the jjk society that he got put on par with a curse and even in the jjk 0 movie 'he had to be exorcised'. you know how in the manga they talk about saving riko and how because they're the strongest it doesn't matter what aftermaths they get? yeah. that's the perks of having power, the perks of being 'the most powerful'.

geto wasn't in hiding mode after his silly spree— he was easy to find at his temple and he was sentenced to death on sight yet in 10 years no fkin sorcerer was able to kill him.

they fr knew his whereabouts.

gege also shows him in his full splendid strength through his art.

geto was more than powerful— he was a low-key beast.

his only holdback was the world in which he lived, all the anguish and misery it brought him. he started doubting himself. he started losing faith in himself as human and a sorcerer and so he sought other paths through which he could find meaning, dooming himself beyond salvation. (his cursed technique is so shitty he can't live without giving it a meaning and clinging onto a meaning, let's not forget that manga panels about the awful taste and everything).

mentally he reached stagnation and from that point...he was meant to die.

that doesn't make him weak. he definitely deserved his title and definitely was the strongest along with gojo. hope this helped

[yumedeer]

Opening a long thread of me thinking which dorm leaders Yukiko could beat up in a physical fight! ~🧵

❄️Note: Yukiko is 155 cm tall, she's a black belt in karate and likes to work out and is very active, so she's strong!

🌹Riddle

In a magical fight, Riddle would definitely win against a first-year student that is also a newbie using magic, but having in mind that he's not exactly very strong in a psychical way and he's just slightly taller than her...

Yeah, I'd say it's an easy win for our girl

🦁Leona

As much as our girl would LOVE to knock her dorm leader down to the ground, he's not one of the two princes from Sunset Savannah for nothing and he's shown to surpass even his other dorm students, and he's also very smart.

Even though she can knock down taller people and more robust than her, something tells me that she's still got some training to do if she wants to win against him.

🐙Azul

Sorry, Azul.

As much as I like you, we know you're not... exactly very strong, and you're not very good at P.E. either...

I can say without much of a doubt that, as long as there's no magic or Leech twins involved, Yukiko would easily win against him in a fight.

☀️Kalim

Scarabia's dorm leader is very active, and he's a great dancer, so he's got stamina and good moves.

But he's not much of a fighter, he'd rather find a peaceful solution over a big feast over violence.

And Yukiko would never even think about laying a finger on this kind, adorable ray of sunshine that does nothing but being one of the best bois in NRC, in any case, she would give him hugs and join him in his dances.

In a few words, I objectively think she could win, but she'd never want to hurt him and vice versa.

👑Vil

This one is interesting.

On the one hand, I think that this fight would take quite some time to end, since both are strong and good in martial arts (let's keep in mind Vil had to practice some for his job as an actor).

On the other hand, Vil has been able to knock even Floyd to the ground, and he's also very observant. Not to mention he's way taller than Yukiko.

So I think that if Yukiko trips even a bit or makes a small mistake, Vil would take the chance to win against her. Unless Yukiko uses some move that lets her knock him down quickly, just as she did with that Savanaclaw student when she visited her dorm for the first time.

That or it will be the same result as Leona.

💀Idia

...A definite win.

Yeah, Idia is also way taller than her, but having in mind that he's bad at sports, has a low stamina and spends most of his time sitting in his room...

Yeah, he would be an easy ein for her. I even bet Idia would try to escape from her before even trying to face a Savanaclaw student, no matter how small and cute she looks.

Sorry Idia, but I'm being objective here.

🐉 Malleus

Yukiko respects Malleus, she's not afraid of him, they get along and she trusts him being around her brother (heck, she respects him more than Leona, her own dorm leader)

That said, he's a fae. He's naturally stronger than a human in more than one way, he's way taller than her and has been trained and tutored by Lilia, a retired war veteran, for over a century as a crown prince...

So, even if there's no magic in a fight against one of the strongest magicians,Yukiko is smart enough not to try and face him in a fight.

Or as she would say right before turning around and running away: "F*ck this sh*t, I'm out!!!!"🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[terribletoonietuesday]

Cool Cat Saves the Kids (2015)

So I've known of this for ages and deep down I figured the masses of clips online was all I needed but here we go. Glad I watched this at the beginning of my Painathon of Doom so I wasn't grumpy and tired cause as much as I enjoyed this it does suck and it is stupid as fuck. It says theis version is the 'Directors cut". I wonder what had to be cut out before ? Is this the version with Cool Cats full frontal nudity or does he kill a man in this cut? The film is made by a guy called Derek Savage who stars in the movie as Cool Cats dad. Cool cat calls him daddy Derek which sounds like it's alluding to Derek being divorced and Cool Cat was raised by his mom and "other dad". But we eventually meet Cool Cats mom, who is also a giant cat and we find she is married to human Derek. So Derek is his second dad. Cool Cats mom left her mascot costume husband for Derek because Derek owns a construction company and has a lot of money. They flirt alot and Derek looks so longingly at Cat Mom, it's totally a furry thing. The movie starts with Cool Cat in his large Beverly Hills house with his parents. So Derek Savage is a rich guy and yet this is still the bullshit he makes. Basically there is no plot and sure eventually Cool Cat tries to teach a bully how to be nice but mainly it's just a day in the life of Cool Cat filmed like a reality show. In the first five minutes Cool Cat paints and Derek tells him how good he is. Then cool cat wants to record a rap song so Derek records it and it's the most embarrassing thing you've ever seen. I've heard the song before but when you see Derek's reaction faces it's twice as bad. Cool Cat is dubbed in post BUT he still sounds like a guy in a mascot head. There is a second rap further in the movie but with no explanation Cool Cat has a different voice for that one (obviously they heard how awful the first one was). In less than 5 minutes Cool cat has basically preached to us about politeness and positivity and then for no reason we get a whole lesson on recycling. This "film" is about a dozen PSA shorts edited in one. We are still only 6 minutes in Derek takes Cool cat on a motorcycle ride but neither wears a helmet. So I see how it is Cool Cat your American Christian values only apply to what you found important and no real basis of rules or reasoning. I knew Derek Savage was a questionably odd and problematic person but he makes you forget the whole bully sub plot as he just shows himself off. Showing off his real house, his Van Halen signed guitar , there is a super creepy scene where we watch him practice martial arts with Kana blades on a tree in his backyard for no reason at all. My favorite scene is where Derek takes Cool Cat to a slum house that he is remodeling. The way he pushes Cool Cat into the house (because obviously he can't see where he is going) . Derek places Cool Cat against a wall that he needs to knock down and then goes to get a sledge hammer while talking oddly slowly. I thought oh this is it this is when Derek kills Cool Cat with a hammer and leaves him to die in this abandoned house. Sadly he just shows him how to knock a wall. Derek then gets an axe and we legit learn he is nuts. But sadly Cool Cat survives. Oh yeah Erik Estrada , Vivika A Fix and Cynthia Rothrock show up and it is super awkward. However if you see all the Asylum productions and similar films they have all done in recent years you know Cool Cat was not the worst thing they've done. I have not even talked about the cliche bully kid who obviously gets bullied way more than anyone else in this film. But I got so much more in this Painathon today so I guess you just got to watch it yourself. Oh shit I've been writing so much on this garbage. I feel weak after the dark twist ending and I'm only one film in but I'm already dizzy. I have legit lots brain cells and dropped huge levels of IQ. This is not a good sign. Not cool.

[liviavanrouge]

Becoming Queen pt 1

Livia: *Walks through the rain, flicking her ear*

Kalim: *Follows behind her with Azul, a wheezing Ruggie leaning against him*

Ruggie: Re...st...ne....ed...res...t

Azul: There's a dry spot over there...

Livia: *Walks after Kalim and shakes herself off when she reached the tree*

Ruggie: *Coughs and wheezes, gripping his chest* Sor...ry...guy...s

Epel: Oh, he's getting worse...just great

Livia: *Perks up, noticing one of them was missing* Guys....where's Jack?

Azul: *Looks to his left then right* HE WAS RIGHT BESIDE ME!!

Livia: Kalim, did you see where he went?

Livia: *Looks over finding Kalim and Ruggie gone* Huh-

Azul: Epels gone too!

Livia: *Looks away sharply alarmed* Epel!? Kalim! Jack!!

Azul: *Perks up when a throwing dart flew past his shoulder* YIKES!!!

Azul: *Quickly hides in the strawberry bushes nearby, keeping low to the ground*

Livia: *Perks up remembering the Fae Jaguars from the Hidden Village did this*

Livia: GIVE ME BACK MY FRIENDS AND COME OUT!!! IF YOU ARE FAE JAGUARS I WILL THWACK YOU TILL YOU'RE BLACK, RED, PURPLE AND BLUE!!!!!!!!!

???: That's quite violent...

Livia: *Gasps as an Oni human appeared in front of her*

???: I'm Jinx

Livia: *Snaps her teeth at him, forcing him back*

Jinx: Woah, feisty...

Livia: *Glares at him snarling, Azul peeking out from behind her wing* Where's. My. FRIENDS!

Jinx: *Points behind him at her unconscious friends cocooned in vines*

Livia: *Snarls at Jinx* You should know I don't like them touched.

Jinx: Apologies, let me reintroduce myself, I am Jinx one of the guards of the Yokai and Martial Arts Village

Jinx: I saw that you all were passing by so I planned on knocking you all out but seems I was caught...

Livia: I had an experience with the fae jaguars similar to this.

Jinx: Ah! I see!! No wonder you knew, we learned lots from that village they're very kind...

Livia: Kind isn't exactly in my dictionary for some of them

Jinx: Do you have family there

Livia: My grandmother, Honey, and my cousin, Lenia....

Jinx: *Perks up, his face reddening* H-Hehe h-how is Lenia?

Livia: *Perks up feeling a strong wave of love emitting from the male* She's good...

Jinx: Good! That's...that's good, I'm glad

Livia: Oh wait! YOU'RE JINX! The one she was rambling about!

Jinx: She...rambled about me...

Livia: *Nods* She's actually worried for you and your people and hopes she can see you again

Jinx: *Smiles slightly* She's always been like that....she has a right to worry..

Azul: What's there to worry about?

Jinx: Our current queen....well queens..only two though, they're very...incompetent and they don't care about the village....

Jinx: The martial arts school was shut down, Yokai are losing their homes, martial artists are losing their love for martial arts....there's no food, no money to buy things...

Azul: That's terrible! No money!? How could anyone live like that!??

Jinx: It's been ten years since they became rulers...

Livia: You said there's TWO queens, are they married-

Jinx: *Shakes his head* They're sisters, one takes the throne for half a year then the other gets it for the rest of the year...

Livia: I see...

Jinx: Anyone can become king or queen or prince or princess if you have the qualifications for it

Livia: Well, seems like ruler standards aren't that good if those two are on the throne

Azul: Agreed-

Livia: WAIT!!

Azul: *Looks at her alertly* What is it!?

Livia: Ruggie!! We were looking for the village to heal Ruggie!!

Jinx: *Glances at Livias friends* Which is Ruggie?

Livia: The hyena right there, with the brown ears...

Jinx: *Looks at her* What's wrong with him?

Azul: He got sprayed by some kind of flower, it was purple with red pollen inside, the stem was black with red thorns

Jinx: Oh a Deathberry Flower, yeah, he needs help and quick!

Jinx: *Whistles, causing several Oni to come out* The hyena needs medical attention STAT! Take the rest to the town square and wake them up!!

Livia: *Watches her friends get carried away, twitching uncomfortably at the sight*

Jinx: *Smiles at her* We can follow them, come on

Livia: *Rushes after her unconscious friends, Azul following behind her*

Jinx: *Catches up to the two*

Livia: Tell me more about what's going on?

Jinx: Well the queens have made several unfair decrees, it's worsening everything going on

Jinx: They've cut off trading, stopped us from celebrating special events, everything had gotten overly gloomy but nobody wants to leave because this is our home...

Jinx: If we leave we're abandoning the place we know best, where our roots were settled, we'd be cowards if we ran

Livia: You'd be surviving....but I understand..

Azul: *Perks up, his eyes wide* Holy Sevens..

Livia: *Looks forward, her eyes wide at the state everything was in* Oh....no..

???: *Runs up to Livia, looking hopeful* Hungry!

Livia: *Flattens her ears back looking down at the child guilty* I don't have anything, I'm sorry...

Livia: *Watches the child run off then looks down, gently kicking a rock away*

Azul: *Looks at Jinx* Livia is weak against kids, she just can't turn away from them...

Jinx: *Nods, looking understanding* Me neither....

Jinx: Come on, the medical station is over here

Livia: *Walks after him, looking at everything*

Azul: It's awful here....

Livia: *Nods, looking at the Yokai and Martial artists wandering about* Something needs to be done about this...

@queen-of-twisted @yukii0nna @zexal-club @pekoetiikapu @teddymochi

[halt-kun]

Hunter x Hunter Chapter 210 - Weakness (3)

Back for some Hunter x Hunter liveblog

AH YES

PRACTICE

with a martial art master

I’m surprised none of them caught on to Biscuit’s piano massage yet like a whole month of it and Killua only knows now

I LOVE HER

my favourite character

STRONG

Was she massaging Gon at the same time

Biscuit has probably aura to spare when sparring with someone of Killua’s level

Well the pointy fingers begin

Killua is a cat

poor kitty

look at him all anxious even against someone not trying to kill him

Thinking back about how he left with Gon and abandoned Kite

Illumi is soooooo pretty it’s unfair

The sentence that hurts

and Killua now looking at Gon with concern of what he could do

poor baby

I love Biscuit’s drawing panel with Killua still scared behind

YESSS Biscuit

not everyone is at their best all the time

we’re all human and I’m glad it’s acknowledged 

Killua does that and he tried long before to challenge stronger opponent

He was ready to do that by Yorknew against Nobunaga

He attacked Paku and Machi (in order to escape but he did)

He dealt with Sub even if he was seriously injured and Sub had better aura control

Against Razor, he did dodge the ball but he participated in catching it and he was also fighting Binolt who was stronger than him at the time albeit with Gon and Biscuit watching over

Killua is already improving

he needs one last push

and it will take time

Also fleeing against Pitou was the right call

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

poooooor baby

too much stress

too much of a push

YEAH BISCUIT

fuck them, that’s not love

Illumi is clearly Ju-on or the ring lady 

I thought Palm was supposed to be her

but anyway

she plans on leaving and I bet it’s because that’s what Palm suggested and Biscuit wouldn’t want to harm her

best to avoid conflict when it needs not be

FIGHT ON AWESOME PANEL

As promised

Knuckle is fast and I always forget it by this time

not the type I would think of as fast

Gon’s first ever use of En

In and En are the two advanced use of nen they have yet to learn

Technically using your aura to feel isn’t En though

it’s just a property of aura that can be taken advantage of by expanding its radius

Nearly got him there, just not fast enough and arms too small

Nen Shenanigans begin

FUCK THAT

leave me

help

I can’t imagine suddenly feeling something crawling on you and it’s like a weird puppets

and IT TALKS

I would freak out

Knuckle is good at maths is the funniest plot twist ever

Knuckle : “actually I am an economy major doing a PhD on the uses and effects of loans on several social groups ranging from low income to high income”

Poor Gon

[paramythas]

The first 5 Asks to send 💋 get a kiss (1/5)

@flybcll asked: 💋for io …. Yes yes

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁𝐒 used to be the easiest place to manage. These days, any supernatural being with a brain knows it's easier to simply find someone one-on-one that won't be noticed. It's exactly why the guy at Heiando sidles up to her, flashing his yen and offering to pay for her drinks with a too-sweet smile and a charming grin. Big eyes- rendered a plum-tinged brown with a swift glamour- blink up at him and she gives her sweetest (fakest) smile in return. Taking the offer, she downs a few too many, too quickly, lets herself be easily talked into following the guy to what he assures her is an 'even better place, promise'. By the time they hit the back alleys, she's yawning pretending to be getting sleepy- and finds herself pressed against the wall.

Scarlet skin and too many teeth greet her, leering too close, and she yawns in the Oni's face.

Before she can say anything at his enraged snarl, however, a knee meets its cheek, sending it staggering off. Io's neck gets cut, but the thin line of near-black blood barely has time to well sluggishly before it's closing up. The guy in front of her is tall- muscular in a way that says he played a sport or maybe did a martial art (maybe both, all things considered) but it's the fact that there's a human trying to fight an Oni that really gets her interest. Straightening from her slump against the wall, she yawns again- for real this time- and straightens her spine, reaching up to pat his shoulder gingerly. Something fizzes over her skin at the contact and she hums in understanding. Ah, one of those...

"Appreciate the help," she begins in careful Japanese, "but I've got this."

"What?" Comes the (rightfully) befuddled reply, dark eyes peering down at her in immediate surprise, and she shrugs one shoulder.

"He snacked on one of our employees," she explains, though it really doesn't say much, until she continues, "and Heartkeeper doesn't really like when his best and brightest become entrees."

That stops the Oni, who's back on his feet and looking to charge them both again, eyes narrowing as Io's glamour drops. The corner of her mouth lifts, showing fang, and her would-be devourer takes a step back.

"Shit- I didn't know," he stammers, tries to deflect, "I thought she was just-!"

"Maiko told you exactly who she was and who she worked for," Io snarls, her heel snapping up into his chin and taking him off the ground. The other heel slams him into the ground a split second later, and she grinds it down, feeling bone crunch. "Besides, she's not the only one you've had that you really, really shouldn't have." Her eyes lift to her would-be hero then, brows rising. "Isn't that right, onmyoji-kun?"

Said onmyoji is looking at her with a mildly stupefied look on his face, but it clears up once he's addressed, stepping closer.

"Yeah. Kind of nuts how deciding to go after rich girls almost exclusively gets attention." A drop of those same eyes, between her and the Oni, curious. "Not too bright these days, gotta tell ya."

"Mmm," is her agreeing hum, and seeming to sense his impending doom, their culprit decides to go out swinging. Specifically, grabbing Io's ankle and swinging her slight form up, off and over, slamming her first into the wall, then the ground, then another wall for good measure. Her free leg swings around with the next movement's momentum, swinging down into his wrist. She drops in a crouch, stumbling back into the onmyoji. Her shoulder blade is broken, and one of her arms hangs loose because of it. "...motherfucker," she says, reaching back to pop the bone into position properly and feeling raw skin where there should be fabric, "I really liked this dress."

When the hand swings again, she grabs it, and the onmyoji takes the chance to come in swinging. He hits harder than she thought he would- probably because of whatever it is she can smell oozing off him like magic, but not quite. Still, it's not really enough- Oni have thick skin, and generally need blades to be dealt with.

He must be newer at this than he looks too.

Io twists the arm in her grip until it breaks- and keeps twisting until it tears off.

"Knees," she tells the human, paring down flesh from black bone. He gets the hint, takes the oni out at the knees and doesn't stop until he's on the ground, where Io can press her foot into his chest and bring the now-bared bone up.

Swords were never really her style.

Lightning channels through the arm after she shoves it through a too-large eye socket, prompting the onmyoji to hop back and away. Io doesn't stop until smoke starts to rise, and then stumbles back, leaning against a dumpster and rubbing at her still-healing shoulder.

"Are you... okay?"

A glint of scarlet light follows the swift flick of her eyes toward the onmyoji, and suddenly, she's starving. In the dark, her exhaustion from the long night coupled with the healing of the injury combine to fuel her hunger, and beneath the cigarettes and bubblegum, he smells like ozone and salt spray and the flicker of lightning on the horizon. Her fingers spark, and she nods slightly, reaching out to use his shoulder to drag herself upright.

"Mmhmm," she adds, as if to reassure, claws trailing up, ruffling the hair at the back of his neck. "Thanks for the hand," she adds, then looks askance. "Ah, pun not fuckin' intended. Mind giving me one more though?"

A look of both surprise and hesitation flickers across his face, especially as she leans more heavily against him, fingers trailing down toward the collar of his shirt.

"I could really use a bite to finish fixing myself up." Her other hand, only able to rise as far as elbow-height, hooks two fingers into his front pocket. "On my word as Heartkeeper's blood, I'll only take as much as I need." It's as much an oath as she can make at the moment, without bringing up too much bullshit. But there's still hesitation on his face even as he nods hesitantly, tilting his head. "Thanks."

He's interesting, this one. Taking her at her word like that- as if who she is won't give her plenty of leeway, even if she doesn't keep her word. Not that she wouldn't, but maybe she should give him a little primer on just who he shouldn't offer his neck to, when they're finished. After a swift curl of her tongue down from his pulse, she expects him to drop as soon as her teeth pierce the skin. He doesn't, but a hand comes around her, clenching against the fabric remaining at her lower back and ah. That smell gets stronger, like a storm rolling in, and Io sinks her teeth a little deeper. His fingers flex at her back. His stomach flexes against her own, hips jolting.

Cute, she thinks absently, and shivers as the blood slips down her throat, carrying power with it that makes her fingertips tingle. Only when she pulls back after making sure the wounds are closing and she gets a look at his face does she realize: she's overdone it. She didn't really mean to- but the help had been appreciated, even if she'd let his presence bring her guard down enough to get herself messed up to begin with. Besides, a successful inaugural oni hunt deserved a celebration, right...?

His flushed cheeks deepen in color when she pulls away with a sigh, running her tongue over her teeth in satisfaction. Watching his eyes follow the motion, she tilts her head, amused.

"Ah, right- heroes usually get rewards, huh?"

His eyes dart away, embarrassed, cheeks somehow flushing further, and Io laughs and turns his face toward her by the jaw. He's already leaning in, breath heavy, when she tilts up another inch or two to meet his mouth, tugging his hips forward against hers as their lips touch. It's immediate, the whimper, the parting of lips, and she coos and slides her tongue inside at the invitation, slow, languid. His other hand comes up, at the back of her neck, and it and the one at her lower back press her close, eager. He only tastes a little like cigarettes and a little more like chewing gum and a faint trace of umeshu, and she decides she doesn't mind this taste either.

Her hand slips into the back of his head again, fingers curling into his hair and tugging, tilting him into place, and the noise he makes almost makes her drag a leg between his. She doesn't though, content instead to simply curl her tongue around his- perhaps a bit too literally, for a moment- and nip at his mouth when he pushes her hips closer again.

"Alright, alright, enough," she murmurs as she drags herself away, expression too placid for someone who's been kissing him senseless for a good five minutes. "That'll wear off soon, and I'm not planning on getting in trouble."

Extricating herself from his grip, she pats his chest, looking serenely over his shoulder at the still-smoldering oni corpse.

"That's all yours to deal with, by the way. I just need the heart."

[peoplecallmelucifer]

"Is the human dancing?"

"Doesn't look like a dance to me. Maybe a ritual?"

"Why don't we just ask"

"And potentially disturbe a ritual? You know wjat happened to Zaati when he decided to not be culturally sensitive"

"Yeah yeah, he got a spear thrown an inch of his face by a very angry Attra matriarch..... and now they are married."

" I'm just saying Dessa, If you wanna talk to him, stay close to cover"

Vakk was an asahole, But Dessa knew he had a point. So she aproached the sparing mat slowly while watching thw human performe his routine.

"Uum, excuse me" They said

" Huh?" The human said with a slightly startled reaction" OH! m i hogging the mat? Sorry. I'll be done in a minute or 2 if that's ok"

"No, that's allright. I just wanted to ask you as to what this ritual is" now relaxed Dessa said.

"Ritu- OH! yes this does look pretty ritualistic I guess. Mind I finish though?

" Oh no, not at all!"

The human just smiled and nodded, proceeding with his ritual. While Dessa kept watching.

And shortly after the human knelt slowly, put his forehead to the mat, slowly rose while obviously avoiding touching the amt with his hands, took a step backwards and boues the final time.

"Wooh!" He said, jumping in place. Conpletely shattering the calm demeenor he exuded not 10 second ago.

"Now, Propper introductions! I'm Teddy, I'm a translator and linguist with UN diplomatic core" the human said stretching his arm. A gesture of good will found in many species

"Dessa, amature xenoculturologist and medical officer on board this station" Dessa replied

"That explains your interest in my, ritul" Teddy added with a smile

"Well, yes. I find different beliefs and rituals other species performe intriguing. If you would be willing to explain I'd be greatfull." Dessa said trxing to be as cordial as her curiosity would allowe

"Please, talk more casually. I hear enough diplomatic talk a work as it is. And I'd be glad to explain." Teddy said

" What you saw was called Nage-no-kata it's a stric performance form made of 15 techniques of Judo. And Judo is a martial art I train"

Dessa looked confused " Military skill? Is my translator malfunctioning?"

"Yeah the translation pack still isn't up to speed with coloquialism and cultural elements. That's another reasons I preffere casual conversations lets me know what I'll need to work on in the future"

"Ok so. What would the proper translation be?"

"Well.." Teddy paused "either fighting sport or self defence skill"

"... so the translator wasn't wrong..."

"Technically not"

"And you humans .... made military grade combat into a sport" Dessa stated withoit a hint of wmotion

"Well no, the sport was develloped before" Teddy retorted

"Well... I don't know if that makes me feel more or less uneasy"

"Look it sounds bad if you phrase it like that but Judo has among the lowest rate of serious injury qmong human sports and among the highest percentage of highly educated people in its ranks"

"That ... sounds like a salesman pitch"

"Did it help calm you down though?"

"I ... guess? I stil don't understand why a linguist would need combat training"

"I actually started practicing as a teenager so I wasn't even a linguist-"

" you teach combat to kids?! And I tought Attra were militaristic" Dessa interrupted

"What I was gon a say is that Judo is ot just fighting it's a philosophy." Teddy retorted, seemingly finding this ordeal amusing

"Another sales pitch?" Dessa asked.

"Yup."

" I stand guard .... that's a coloquialism for I'm listening for my people"

"Noted" Teddy said before co ti uing his explenation

"As I said. JUDO is a philosophy. It's based of using the oponenta strenght against him. If pushed, you pull back, if pulled, you push. But it's also built upon respect. Towards the referees, towards your coach, towards your oponemt and even the mat you stand on during the match"

"That woukd be all thw bowing". Dessa persumed

"Correct!" Teddy said happily " you see, I used to be a troublemaket as a kid and gor cought shoplifting. The judge saw I was just a lost kid so he offered me a deal. I can get a record which would make getting a job much harder, or I can join his friends program that aimed to reform troublemakers" Teddy said with a melancolic look

"Ok so ... you were a criminal?" Desaa asked

"Basically, yeah"

"And what stopped you continuing doing crime is ...combat training"

"I guess."

"Oh we are talking about this more later over drinks!" Dessa said grinning from ear to ear

"Ok, but you're buying" Teddy added

[midnightstoriesblog]

Hello! Could I request (platonic!) Kokushibo, Akaza, Doma and Kaigaku who see gn!demon! reader as a little sibling? :) This would be rlly nice!

Aaa, I love this idea sm! This was fun to think about, so I hope you enjoy reading :] These will just be some headcanons, I hope you dont mind^^

Warnings: implied human eating on Doumas part; A bit of mean Kaigaku (uses of the words "stupid/weak")

Kokushibou, Akaza, Douma and Kaigaku with gn!demon!reader little sibling!

Now, he wasn't the best older brother in the past, but this time is diffrent

He is unbelievably protective, despite the fact that he's aware you can fend for yourself too. He's stronger and older, so it's logical to him

Always has (at least) one eye on you, even when you think you're hunting completly alone

Despite this, he won't step in until it's necesary and when he does.. you can expect some harsh words

But if you take down a strong opponent before he steps in? You may see a glimpse of a smile on his face

If you train, he watches, correcting what he deemds worth correcting. You both have centuries to get stronger, and he'll eventually start training you himself

All in all, he's the intimidating older brother that cares about you, even if it's not obvious

Believe me when I say, he's the type of older sibling that is always looking for a fight with you

You know fights with your sibling as kids? Yeah, well take that and add martial arts… he doesn't always go completly easy on you either

He's the most emotionally available out of everyone else on the list, that's for sure. He has two shoulders you can cry on, while he silently comforts you

Has an unexpetedly good balance between fighting with you physically and supporting you mentally, as best as he can of course

If you reached the same level of strenght he has, he would gladly share his rank with you, in a similar fashion to Gyutaro and Daki

(Muzan would only agree because it would be a tactical advantage)

He's… oddly nice with you

Dragging you around with him, you've got no say in this/hj

He enjoys bragging to you and about you, just depends who's around

Makes it clear that he's the older sibling, especially if you're shorter than him- that means he constantly has one hand on your head

He's the type to believe "sharing is caring", so he shares any offerings he got with you, if it's something you may like

Sometimes offers to share his food, what's better than eating together with your sibling?

Don't expect mental or emotional support from him

Support during battle? He wouldn't stop talking about it afterwards, but he has to fulfill his duties as an older brother!

Mean older brother that secretly really cares for you

He's usually focused on himself, you're an exception to that apparently

Lectures you about how stupid you are for not holding up against a slayer, meanwhile he's the one who jumped in before you had the chance to fight on your own

Hates the fact that he doesn't hate you and that he cares about you instead

Maybe he will mumble out an affectionate "Be careful.." when he thinks you can't hear him, but you did

Wants to spar with you constantly, says it's a way for you to prove you're not weak

Internally proud if you beat him while sparring, but he'll rant about how he was going easy on you and that you're still weaker

[ragingbookdragon]

He Said, "Times Like These I Don't Want To Be A Superstar"

Booster Gold x Batbro One-Shot

Word Count: 1.3K Warnings: Slight Angst

Author's Note: BOOSTER GOLD. BOOSTER GOLD. BOOSTER GOLD IS A HERO AND YOU WILL RESPECT HIM, EVEN IF HE'S A MORON. -Thorne

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He’d noticed that the eldest Wayne son liked to watch the people he was around—much like his father did—listening, learning, piecing together what made people tick, what made them do the things they did. Booster was sure the man could pull a Sherlock and tell someone every piece of their life history just by a single glance. They’d gone on two dates—if you could count one Justice League mission where they worked together and then a training session afterwards, dates. And yet, he’d still not asked Booster about his past. He had no doubt that Batman had given his son free reign of the Batcomputer files; he’d read up on Booster…why hadn’t he asked?

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They slid into the diner booth, both rather beat after the long training session. Booster was beginning to feel pain in places he wasn’t sure he was supposed to, but (Y/N)’d assured him it was all normal during the process of learning Muay Thai. Booster had watched Batman and (Y/N) go out it for about ten minutes with the martial arts form, and even Clark was wincing with each kick, knee, and elbow the two exchanged. And then (Y/N) got Booster in the ring and started training him; he was grateful—his hand-to-hand was basic at best.

Still though, he wasn’t sure how to act around (Y/N). He’d heard stories of the black op squad leaders exploits, the great SPECTRES running around the world, saving it and the places where the Justice League overlooked; Batman wasn’t too fond of the killing, but he beamed with pride when he talked about (Y/N)’s squad taking down terrorist groups and human trafficking rings. Booster wasn’t jealous, but he wanted to learn from the man. Wanted to know how he was so well liked within the superhero community, and just by normal people.

“You’re doing it again,” (Y/N) suddenly said and Booster shook himself out of his stupor, blinking as he gazed at the man, watching as he merely took a glance around the room.

“Doing what?” Booster asked.

He chuckled. “That thing where you think so hard everyone can smell the smoke billowing out of your ears.”

Booster flushed. “Sorry. Just thinking…about stuff.”

(Y/N) met his eyes. “Anything you feel like sharing with the class?”

Booster grinned, though the smile dropped into a frown as he took a moment to find the correct way to communicate his worries. “How much do you know…about me? Like really know about me?”

“How much do you want me to tell you I really know?” he retorted with a sly smile, eyes twinkling with mirth and something deeper—intrigue, or maybe it was expectation.

“Have you read my file?”

“What makes you think you have a file to read up on?”

Booster shot (Y/N) a rather unimpressed look as he deadpanned, “Your dad is Ba—ruce Wayne,” he corrected with a cough. “There’s a file on everyone.”

“Fair,” he agreed, opening up the menu; (Y/N) scanned it, refusing to look at Booster, which only made the man shift nervously in his seat. “Got curious when you entered the scene. Asked dad to send me the file on you. Skimmed it, put it back, let it be your business.” He gazed at Booster. “Why?”

“I’m…not a good man to be around, (Y/N). I—”

“Because of the gambling in college? Or the stealing?”

“…Both…” he murmured, looking at his hands, then a self-loathing smile came over his lips. “What’d your dad’s file say? That I’m an ego-maniac who puts on airs because he’s a second-rate hero that’ll never amount to anything?” (Y/N) merely gazed at him, watching, waiting. “I wanted fame, (Y/N). Glory. That’s why I came back here. It’s why I do what I do.”

Booster looked at him. “The only people who ever want to be around me are Ted and Skeets. Why do you hang around?” he shrugged. “Why do like me?”

(Y/N) thanked the waitress for handing them their drinks and set his cup to the side. “You bet on your games to save your mom’s life. Without the money, she wouldn’t’ve gotten the treatments and most likely would’ve died. If she hadn’t, your family would’ve drowned in medical debt.”

He tore the paper to his straw. “Your theft was a problem, but you recognized the error of your ways and made up for it with the jail time.” Slowly, he pulled the plastic tube out of the white paper. “Your ego is as big as your head, but when proven wrong, you admit it, sulkily, but you do.” (Y/N) crumpled the wrapper. “You have no skill other than the technological advances of your suit and Skeets’ help.”

Placing the straw in his drink, he added, “You suck at hand-to-hand combat, but you learn quickly when there’s a threat to your pretty face, so that’s a plus. You’re loud and obnoxious, but you’re clever enough to keep low so that you don’t alter the future by being a globally renowned hero.”

(Y/N) met his eyes. “Ted’s your best friend and Skeets is stuck with you. I’m here because I see what’s underneath.” He searched Booster’s gaze. “You’re a good man, Michael. Can you be an idiot? Absolutely. Can you be annoying as hell? Yeah. Can you leap without looking where you’re going? All the time. But at the end of the day, your friends know that if they needed help, they could count on you to back them up, even if you knew you might not know what you were doing.”

He pointed at Booster. “And that’s what makes you a hero.” (Y/N) smiled, gesturing to himself. “Michael, I’ve done a lot of things I’m not proud of. Been a lot of things I’m not proud of. But the difference between being a hero and parading as one, is what you do when you keep getting knocked down. Real heroes get back up. Frauds cower and hide.”

Tipping his head to the side, he offered Booster a look of chance. “So? Are you the hero? Or the fraud? All evidence points to the former.”

Booster was stunned silent. He had no words, no clever quips, no heart-throbbing lines to throw back. He was completely speechless. His mouth was moving, forming words his vocal cords wouldn’t produce as wet warmth flooded his bright blue eyes, and all he could do was lower his head, putting his hands over his face to hide the tears.

(Y/N) knocked his foot against Booster’s calf. “I’m gonna tell Ted I made you cry on our third date.”

A laugh bubbled from Booster’s chest as he quickly wiped his eyes, chuckles escaping his lips every couple seconds; he looked at him, murmuring, “Thanks (Y/N).”

He shrugged. “I’m just telling you the truth, Michael.”

“Yeah…but it means a lot to me.”

(Y/N) set his hand on Booster’s, the man turned his hand palm up in response, thumb running over the smooth skin of his palm as he replied, “You mean a lot to me.”

“I do?” he questioned in disbelief. “Really? You like me?”

“I only taught you how to break someone’s skin open with your elbow and how to break ribs and legs with a solid kick,” (Y/N) snorted. “So, yeah, I like you.”

“You’ve got an awfully weird way of showing you’ve got the hots for me,” Booster grinned, and he rolled his eyes.

“Better than your lame pickup lines and offers to go out on missions with you.”

“Hey! You agreed!”

“Because it was pitiful how love-struck you were with me.”

“I am not love-struck!”

“Really? ‘Cause a little gold robot told me you’ve been recording dirty diary entries about me.”

“What?! Skeets told you!”

“Well, he didn’t, but you just confirmed the suspicion. Nice going, Sherlock.”

“OH MY GOD!”

[simplyahoe]

Kinktober Day 6 : Nipple Play

Dedicated to a lovely @cakepop-tatertot

Also here are the prompts again

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TW : time travel, slight dub con, threesome, Light Bondage, overstim

Character : Akaza/Hakuji, Koyuki

Male Reader

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You laid on the tatami, a bit stunned from falling into a portal while sparring with Akaza and dropping into a house.

Across the room is a couple.

A very familiar looking male, around 18, with black hair and pink eyelashes. His eyes are a beautiful light blue. He is in a martial arts gi, criminal tattoos around his arms.

The girl on the other hand, doesn’t look familiar at all. Black hair held up with a snowflake pin. A very familiar snowflake. Pink to light blue kimono with a snow pattern. Pink eyes with white flower irises.

“Who are you?” Akaza’s voice came from the guy

“I’m a demon slayer…..” you stared at the two “you?

“I’m Hakuji and this is my Fiancé, Koyuki.” Hakuji’s brows furrowed

You thought about it

“Could any of you tell me what time period it is?”

“Of course, Edo.” Hakuji answered

“Time travel.”

You huffed. It isn’t a demon blood art. You two were sparring in the safety of Akaza’s small safe haven.

“Anyone here made a wish of sorts?”

Silence.

Slowly Koyuki raised her hand

“Eh?!” Hakuji looked a bit shocked

“I kind of made a wish on a star.” She hid her face behind her sleeves “I wanted to know what will make you feel good for our wedding night.”

His face became red. In fact, his blush went down his neck and to his ears. Just like a specific demon you know. It then clicked in your mind, Akaza looked really similar to Hakuji. They looked like twins. It means that Akaza and Hakuji are one in the same. What could have happened to make him turn into a demon?

“I think I have a vague Idea, but don’t kill me if I’m right.” You pointed at Hakuji “I am currently involved with a demon named Akaza.”

“So?” I guess being a brat has always been in his blood

“And he looks an awful lot like you. So something bad might happen to cause you to become a demon.”

“Wha-“

“I’m not done.” You gave a pointed look “to put it simply, Akaza and I fuck. We live in Taisho, so Koyuki-San must have passed somewhere along the line.”

That gave them a shock

“And if I’m correct, I’m supposed to be here to teach her the ways of fucking you.”

You ended the statement there to give them time to process what was just said. It took a few minutes but Koyuki was pretty quick about it.

“Please teach me!” She grabbed your hand “If I don’t have time left, I want to make the most of it!”

“Wait.” Hakuji’s voice wavered

“This means the three of us fuck then.” You grinned

“Do I get a choice?”

“Nope, if you want to send me home, we fucking tonight.”

“Wait…”

You two didn’t listen, pushing him to the bedroom. Koyuki pulled out a futon while you held Hakuji in place. When she nodded, you threw him onto the bedding, sliding behind him and holding his thighs slightly open with your legs.

“WAIT!”

He yelped when you slide his gi off his shoulders, catching his elbow before it can hit your face. Wrestling his arms behind his back, you held both his wrists with one hand, using the belt to tie his hands back. He struggled, but it held.

“Lady Koyuki come here”

You wave her over, pulling her hands to his chest

“His neck and ears are his weak points, but these are what get him going.”

You pinch a nipple, gaining a squeak from the shy, squirming Hakuji. He bites his lip in an attempt to keep quiet.

You lick the shell of his ear before nibbling on it, gaining some quiet sounds from the Soryu fighter.

“Try it.”

She watches as her fiancé wriggles in your grasp before nodding in determination and pressing his other nipple. His gasp is music.

“Good boy.” You murmured into his ear

Koyuki noticed and took a mental note. She mimicked your movements as he started to fight his bonds. Licking his ears and kissing down his neck, remembering your words.

It’s odd seeing black hair with blue eyes, but it's nothing too much of a shock. His mannerisms are still pretty similar, just less shy about his body.

His nipples are now hard, the one that you played with is slightly pinker. Mainly from your rougher treatment.

“How about you try sucking and gently biting them?”

“Wah?”

Slightly pleasure dazed, Hakuji didn’t really catch your words. He only watched his future wife get closer to his chest, till she latched on. He threw his head back, resting against your shoulder, as a moan fell past his lips.

“Ple- please st- stop.”

“Hmm?”

“Feels we-weird. Please.”

“Oh is that so?”

You worked off his pants and fundoshi. Hakuji barely managed to move his head to look at what you are doing. His dick in hand, you motioned for Koyuki to sit back and watch, grinding the tip of your thumb into his slit.

“Ghiiiiii!”

He grit his teeth as he came. Eyes rolled back as tears fell from his eyes. Head thrown against your shoulder his entire body tensed. He unknowingly pushed his whole body against you. As he fell from his high, he drooped into your hold.

“It tastes a bit weird, but do you want to try?”

White painted knuckles pressed against her tongue as she licked some of his release off. Her face scrunched at the taste. Shrugging, you licked your hand clean.

“Ple…. Please…. Enough….” Hakuji huffed

“If that was enough, why am I still here?” You kissed his tempel “don’t worry, I think after the next thing I’ll be gone.”

“Please….” His eyes closed, “Take care…. of me……”

“I will.”

You laid him down, untying him and spreading his legs. Motioning Koyuki closer, you showed her the lube piece.

“That dissolves in saliva, do you want me to dissolve it?”

She nodded

“I will be teaching you how to fuck his ass. So I will put the lube in your hand ok?”

She nodded once again. You stuck it in your mouth, waiting until it fully liquefied. Pulling her hand to your mouth, you allowed the lube to drip from your mouth. Once it was all out, you guided her hand.

“Slow at first.”

You muttered to her, as her middle finger slipped into his ass. Once her first finger fully entered you motioned to her how to move her hand.

“Now I think he is loose enough for a second finger.”

Her ring finger started to slip in. She worked through the motions taught, quickly gaining some soft, weak cries.

“Now, find the prostate. It will make him feel the best.”

You put Hakuji’s head onto your lap, allowing her to fully explore on her own. His hands weakly grasped onto your uniform. Tears falling faster as more noises slip from his lips.

Quiet praises fell from Koyuki’s lips as she explored. Until his thighs came together accompanied with a loud yelp.

“You found it! Now that place will make any man feel good, but I learned that he likes it rough.”

You played with his short hair, brushing tears away every so often. Hands traveled down to play with his chest.

“Got it!” She quickly started moving again, drawing cries and moans from his lips.

This is getting you hot, pants feeling uncomfortable and tight. You moved your pants down enough to pull out your dick.

“May I?”

You looked at Koyuki

“Go ahead. You become someone important to him.”

Hakuji didn’t give a second thought, he allowed you to enter his mouth. You muffled his sounds with your dick, the vibrations becoming pleasant. He is sloppy, saliva dripped from the corners of his lips as he tries to suck you off.

“MMNNNNHHH”

He squealed through his second orgasm, noise only muffled by your cock. The vibrations shocked through you, causing you to cum down his throat.

Hakuji slowly came down. Hips rutting against nothing. Koyuki wiped her hand off with a pre-prepared towel, a satisfied smile on her face.

You pulled out. He gasped for air, trying to slow his breathing. Saliva and white dribbled down his face

“Gonna….. Die….” With his last thought said, he slipped into unconsciousness

“You did good, Lady Koyuki.” You fix your clothes as you started to fade, “ But there is nothing else I can teach.”

“Thank you” she chirped, way too happy having finger fucked her fiancé into oblivion

“See you on the other side.”

Black

“Oi… OIIIII!” Akaza flooded your senses

“Huh?”

“You disappeared for an hour and returned asleep.”

You laid on your back, head in his lap. He leaned over you, hands in your hair, gently massaging your scalp. His little vest covers you like a very tiny blanket.

“Let’s just say, you were cute as a human.” You smiled up at him

“I hope you remember that I don’t remember anything about being a human >.<“ he has such a cute pout

“Yeah.”

[thatdarnblogagain]

Shuumatsu No Valyrie: A bittersweet masterpiece?

It goes without saying that I like a good martial arts or action movie, manga, anime, comic or book. Anything that has some nice fights in it is probably going to get my attention. One manga that sparked my interest was Shuumatsu No Valkyrie or Record of Ragnarok as it is called in the west. This manga has some of the most beautiful art you will ever see to date, with a thoroughly engrossing but simple plot, capped off with unique characters. But let me show you how simple that story is.

The gods want to destroy humans but are forced into a tournament to decide the fate of the latter when Brunhilde, a valkyrie who seeks to seemingly protect humanity intervenes. She lays down a challenge! Humans versus gods in fights to the death. What ensues is a whirlwind of nail biting fights with huge stakes as every loss puts one side either closer to relenting on their will to destroy the other or for said other to be annihilated. And from there, no punches are pulled by the authors, Fukui Takumi, Umemura Shinya and Ajichika or the story’s combatants.

(All of these fights were insane but do not get attached to any of the fighters.)

That sets the tone for the series. As amazing as the characters are, and believe me, they all are pretty amazing, this is a gladiator type of series. Two fighters enter and one leaves. It is a tournament arc but akin to Mortal Kombat as if you lose, you die as well as the idea of one side possibly losing their way of life if the other wins but in this case that is just losing their lives all together. There is no mercy here, despite the sometimes comedic tones the characters can have. Every fight so far has had a death of one of the fighters, whether human or god.

Now you may think that humans versus gods sounds like a mismatch but the authors make sure that the former are insanely strong to the point that superhuman is an understatement. It should also be added that the characters are technically being pulled from death so they are actually dead humans coming back to life but still, seeing them possibly die is nonetheless harsh. Ever more amplified by the inclusion of a technique that grants them power boosts when a Valkyrie pairs with them. Which means if a human dies, so does the Valkyrie they were paired with. Yeah, the stakes are high!

(The list of fighters are history lesson all on its own.)

Also! This manga does not just make up random characters. No these are people from history and gods from lore or religion. Jesus shows up at one point, I kid you not. Not as a fighter mind you but the fact he is present is insane. You see characters such as Adam, the first man instead fighting or Jack the Ripper fighting in the manga! Yes Jack the Ripper! Heck Lu Bu shows up and throws some hands! Against THOR!!!! If you enjoy a nice look at legends and myths, this manga is easy to enjoy.

Fighters pull off techniques that would be impossible for any other human but themselves such a swordsman deflecting strikes that are near the speed of light or another human so strong that his body needs special limiters or he will grow to insane proportions. But even then, it is not enough sometimes.

(4 versus 1...seems fair.)

Several human fighters have died in pretty depressing ways with one of my favorite characters literally being decapitated in front of his parents after losing. I legitimately have shed tears for most of the dead fighters, maybe except two but that is because he went out so manly that tears might have been a disservice to him. And all the characters have gone out pretty manly but his was just a whole other level. The other characters was just a straight up villain.

But my favorite character’s death was further amplified by his mother’s wailing in the next chapter which crushed me even more than when he was killed. But that is beauty of this manga. It imposes on you that ever floating stake of humanity’s destruction. It brings you the highest of highs when humanity wins but then makes you question if the next fight will see a crushing defeat for them in return.

I read the first fight and was cheering for the action and loved every panel but when it got to the ending I was thoroughly reminded this was a fight to the death as one fighter was left headless and armless. That is an image that is just haunting. This is a manga where victory can be snatched away in an instant and what seems like a certain win is never that simple. Every blow that is exchanged could shape the history of the humans for either a long and prosperous one or a very short one.

(This chapter after the end one fight in particular was painful.)

Now what makes this even harder as a reader is that I like quite a few of the gods too. This is thanks to the authors’ backstories for each fighter. Everyone gets a deep dive analysis which makes you relate to them quite a bit. Even the vilest of villains on the human team somehow becomes sympathetic but so is the same for the most on innocent of gods on the other team.

There is really no way to explain except just turning things on their heads as you find yourself wondering if you should root for a murderer fighting for humanity or a heroic demigod fighting for the gods. It is a well crafted narrative that makes you worry for the fate of the fighters whether human or gods because a character you once hated can become quite a tragic figure, who you do not want to see die.

(No idea how, but I had sympathy for this character after the backstory given.)

Bottom Line:

(Loki pretty much said what I was thinking after that first fight.)

Would I recommend this manga? Yes. Highly. But I also put the disclaimer that if you do not enjoy knowing that no one is safe from death and that your favorite character could die then I would say give this a pass. I am personally dreading upcoming fights because there are characters there that I do not want to lose...like most of them but that is not the case as this manga shown.

This is a labor of love and you can see it in every detail and the time it takes for reach chapter to be released. It is a painful but refreshing read for anyone who wants to check it out.

Pros:

.Amazing story.

.Amazing Art.

.Amazing Characters.

.Tournament Arc!

.Nice mix of myths and history.

Cons:

.Getting attached can be a painful idea.

.Can be depressing