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helldustedstories · 7 months ago

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With the moon high overhead waxing, almost full, Stolas' power is at its height. If these humans thought that they had the upper hand, that they would get away with harming the people that Stolas cared about, they were about to learn the hard way just what it was like to anger demon royalty.

Stolas didn't often flaunt his powers, and he very rarely used them to their fullest extent, but with the other members of the team, with Blitz on the line, there was nothing he would not do to ensure their safety. And while two of these humans had glimpsed a fraction of what he could do before, their tiny human minds could not begin to comprehend what he was capable of.

He's vaguely aware of Loona darting forward and grabbing one of the human stragglers, who had been standing on the fringe of the group, and he has a moment to think that it's good they have a hostage. Or, if all else fails, someone he can possess, if need be, something one of their leaders should remember.

It's at that point that the female agent, the one Stolas had used as a vessel to summon himself to this realm, spoke. She said that they were long gone, that if they wanted to see them again, they would cooperate.

Stolas stares unblinkingly down at her for several long moments, the shadows seeming to undulate around him. And then another sound, different than the whispered voices, begins, somehow even more unnerving than before. It starts low, just beyond actual senses, building in strength and intensity until the sound is echoing off of the walls around them, the space they're in amplifying and distorting it…., and it takes a moment to register that it's laughter.

The mass of blood, feathers, and darkness, beyond what human eyes can comprehend is laughing. And suddenly, instead of filling the space, the darkness seems to contract, concentrating around the two familiar agents, the ones that would have had to put this together, who they had let live before.

"Do you really think you are in the position to give ME orders, human?" Stolas' compound voice practically whispers, low and threatening, the volume and tone somehow more terrifying than if he'd screeched at the top of his lungs. "My last visit was only a taste of what I can do….., and you remember what it was like, to be my vessel, don't you?" he coos, and the way he says the words could be taken as a caress……if it wasn't for the palpable rage within the form he now possessed, licking at the humans like cold, dark flames.

He's not quite incorporeal in this form, and he uses that to his advantage, snatching the male agent up in one taloned foot, on the off-chance that the hostage Loona had taken didn't have the information they needed.

Stolas glances in Loona's direction, both to check on her and because he'd seen her gesturing out of the corner of his eye, and he sees her tap her nose, understanding instantly. They didn't need these humans; between the two of them, they would find the others.

He doesn't release the agent in his grip, but as he surveyed the other humans, the horrifying visage before them seemed to smile, and several of them took a few quick steps backwards, before catching the glare of their superiors.

"If I find you've harmed a single hair on any of their heads….," he starts, and there's a touch of the pleasant lilt that Loona would be familiar with, but it's deeper and darker, clearly meant as a threat, "I will make it my life's work to make every second of your life a living hell. And when you inevitably end up in my domain…..," another dark, bone-chilling laugh fills the space around them, "You will never know a moment's peace."

Stolas turns his attention back to Loona, and in a flurry of feathers, they're back to where they originally came through the portal, away from all the humans but their two hostages, with Stolas shifting to a form in-between his usual and full-demon forms, to better be ready for anything that might be thrown at them.

"I believe you're up, my dear," he says, giving her something of a bow, taking the hostages in his claws, so they can't try anything.

Loona's ears are moving at lightning speed, constantly adjusting to try to pick up on any sound amongst the chaos that erupts all of a sudden - trying to pick up on the noises she knows best: the specific way Moxxie reloads his gun, the speed that Millie brings her axe down, Blitz's habit of calling his shots for the others' sake. But all she gets are footsteps, vague shouting, her own heartbeat in her ears, Stolas working at the ropes.

Then, of course, it's like the entire freakin' world explodes.

Y'know, thank fuck she's seen this before - and thank fuck the losers on their tail are human and totally without magic, or she'd think they were done for. As it is, when the lights suddenly go out and glass rains down in the moment before her night vision adjusts, a panicked whine jams in the back of her throat and Loona brings herself up short, dropping the fabric of Stolas' jacket just as said prince turns into a whole mess of shadows.

No, wait, a whole mess of shadows that then form a giant ass demon lord bird. In this open space, so much larger than the cramped office they'd been locking in last time, Stolas looks huge - and once she realizes what's happening, Loona's eyes light up. Oh, this is fuckin' sick.

❝ Oh, hell yeah, ❞ she says, wondering if she's heard anything cooler than Stolas' whole echoes of the damned voice or whatever. Great, time to get to work capitalizing on the intimidation factor. Normally, they have some pretty sick weapons to work with, but the way the humans start to cower under the mass of shadows and blood red light and wicked looking wings, this is definitely more efficient.

Well, all of them except for two. Loona vaguely recognizes them - she's fairly certain she used one of them as a battering ram all those months ago. They're still sporting a lot of steel, but they must have wised up at least a little, because most of them are at least carrying a pistol. When no one says anything, Loona looks at the rest of the assembled humans - and takes her chance, leaping at the one that's furthest from the rest, getting her teeth around his neck and dragging him off, alive, dangling from her fangs as a hostage.

The two familiar agents glance at each other; Loona wonders vaguely if they're in charge of this shitshow operation. They've got their guns up, both of them trained on Stolas' massive form ( should she be freaked? can he get shot when he's fully demon-ed out? ) and the woman speaks for them.

❝ Long gone, Demon, ❞ she says, spitting the word out like poison. Loona growls, her teeth bearing down on the guy's neck until he makes an involuntary noise of pain and fear. The woman doesn't look fazed. ❝ So if you want to see them again, you'll cooperate. ❞

Fuck, why the hell are humans so obsessed with demons ? These guys are relentless - why couldn't they have just forgotten about them? Wasn't the slaughter last time enough to deter them?

Loona glances over at Stolas, wondering how to signal to him that they in no way need to listen to these freaks. Hoping that he'll glance her way, she taps her nose frantically with the tip of a claw, eyes desperate. If they can get rid of these fucks, or at least get away from them, Loona will do everything in her power to literally sniff the team out.

#madefate #madefate : loona #ᯓ★ stolas : ic #ᯓ★ stolas : verse // i will try to make amends #[okay but I'm stupidly proud of this??]#[did a tiny bit of godmoding but just to move them. :3]#[did I also have him shift to an in-between form partly so I could use the icons I've made?]#[definitely not]

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teeth-cable · 1 year ago

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How the fuck is Pinkie Pie perfect proof on how to design a party character without being overtly detailed

It's just proof that a simple character design can go a long way. You can add as much colors, patterns, and clothing as you like but if the end result is an eyestain mismatch nightmare filled with needless details that confused viewers, you messed up.

Pinkie Pie's bright colors tells us she is a loud person, her hair being big and puffy tell us she is goofy, a free-spirted, and a fun person, and her cutie mark is a bunch of balloons, objects associated with parties and fun. Heck even her specific main colors of pink tell us about her personality. Pink in color language is sweetness, politeness, childhood, and charm.

When designing a character, the priority isn't to shove as much details as you can but to easily convey the character's personality by one simple glance. It's why character designers focus on colors, shapes, and clothing because even though those thing seem minimal on their own if you put them all together, you can create a great character design that speaks volumes about the character. Also the main reason why character design is also tedious because if a color is too saturated and the clothing slightly doesn't fit the character, you can throw the design off and misportray your character.

This design for Pinkie's sister tell us she is a dry dull person. She only has cool and neutral colors to tell us she is less energetic than your average pony, her hair being straight tell us she's more formal and closed off than her sister who has big curls, and her eyes being half open tells us she's a calm person.

While Viv's Beelzebub..

This is not it. I like Bee's design on it's own but for the Queen of Gluttony, no. It's Viv's interpretation of a furry Kesha than Beelzebub.

The bright colors does let us know she is supposed to be an energetic and out-going person but everything else is confusing. The blacks on the limbs, the lava-lamp like stomach, and the blue part of the hair are all unnecessary. There is also some insect features as a nod towards Beelzebub's OG design but they're so tiny, you would miss it.

What Viv should have done to make this design easier to animate and stronger is emphasis only two main feature instead of giving every different idea for this design the same amount of importance, the honey hair, Hellhound-bug hybrid, lava-lamp stomach, stripes, and blacks. Another reason why people don't like the design because it's not Beelzebub when people first saw the EP, they didn't know she was suppose to be Beelzebub and I can't blame them.

What I think Viv should have done is emphasis the Hellhound-bug hybrid and honey hair. Those are the two things only unique to her design. Viv can limited the colors to be yellows, browns, and blacks. Not only will the color scheme help her stand out better and are more cohesive but also it's a hint to her bug side. Second, make the bug features bigger and obvious, Beelzebub's iconic look is being a bug. Viv's interpretation can still differ from the original version but she should add and make the bug motifs/feature bigger to make it obvious that it's Beelzebub. Third, only choose one fur pattern. There are so many fur patterns, none relating to each other to justify keeping them all in and making the animators' job harder. The pattern can be anything but in my opinion I think stripes are the best option because again to make the bug part of her obvious and her being a hellhound-bug hybrid can be a pun on her name, Queen Bee. Fourth, remove the spikey blue hair on her head and just make it the honey hair consistently though. Last, the clothing. The clothing is the better part of this design beside the tuff of fur appearing through her bra and shirt. But it's just Loona's clothes with a few minor changes. The clothes should have bee elements incorporated. Maybe a fur coat with fur around the neck, a skirt shape like a stringer, the honeycomb shaped, stripes, etc.

#If you give me an ask about character design I will make it into an essay #꧁rambles꧂#helluva boss critical #helluva critical #helluva boss criticism #➥Asks

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loontwt · 4 years ago

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