#lords of the ultra realm

[smashedpages]

Happy birthday, Doug Moench!

[elf-kid2]

Listen to me. Listen.

Shen Yuan dies, and he reincarnates in the world of 'Proud Immortal Demon Way.' Fortunately, he's an NPC! A random extra! An Original Character!

That's right, he just popped out of the ground like a mushroom with a fully-formed body, a decent preinstalled cultivation base, and NO ties with any of the Main Characters! Score!

Wait, why is the treacherous Lord of An Ding Peak out for his blood?!

...Apparently, when he popped out of the ground, newly-transmigrated, with a fully-formed body, he was inadvertently stealing from the Peak Lord's secret patch of ultra-rare, valuable, hard-to-grow Sun-Moon Dew Mushrooms.

Shang Qinghua is super mad about it! And due to his status as a Scum Traitor, he has contacts in the Cultivation World, AND the Demon Realm!

So much for Shen Yuan's dreams of living an anonymous life as a Rogue Cultivator/Monster-Researcher and avoiding the Plot as much as possible; now he has a BOUNTY on his head!

Why did Shang Qinghua even have those Sun-Moon Dew Mushrooms?! Why was this never mentioned in PIDW?! When even ARE they, in the Plot? What's Luo Bingge up to, these days?

...Research indicates that these particular ultra-rare, ultra-valuable, hard-to-grow mushrooms have only a handful of uses. 1) Creating a New Body for someone-- a Dream Demon, for example-- who'd lost their original corporeal form. 2) Resurrection/Necromancy purposes. 3) World's Least-Convenient Method of Making a [Baby/Son/Daughter/Heir].

(The book also said that these mushrooms were considered too delicate and hard to cultivate to be a practical method Gardening Your Own Army of Thralls. If you wanted to do that, you'd use different ultra-rare herbs.)

So! Shen Yuan's got no backstory anyone knows about, he's made an enemy of a Peak Lord with surprisingly far reach, AND his new body may require some special maintenance!

It could be worse! At least he hasn't been in contact with The Protagonist yet!

...Oh No.

[rain-dere]

The thing with Rhaenyra having bastards is that it is an actual problem. I feel like fans who defend her aren’t paying enough attention to how Westerosi treat bastards. And the thing is this is actually a vital flaw of Rhaenyra’s. She has the arrogance and superiority of House Targaryen passed down through generations which leads her to believe she doesn’t need to scheme for heirs that look like Laenor. Why would she even need to do that? After all, isn’t she the realm’s delight, her father’s favorite, his undisputed heir? Who cares what the people at court think or the potential frailty of the promises made by the lords of realm. She is Targaryen, and a dragon rider, and a god among men.

Except that her father- just like she does- thinks that love and the word of Targaryens matters more than optics. More than the unsightly schemes non-Targaryens debase themselves to. This was never about an actual real-life opinion on having children outside of marriage. This is about how a medieval monarchy cannibalized itself and ended its own dynasty with war and bloodshed. Rhaenyra’s ultra-Targaryen beliefs are as crucial to why it falters as those held by her male Targaryen counterparts.

[master-jarrus]

Things that will never happen but I desperately need in Dragons Rising

Warring cults both worship Lloyd

One is serpentine who worship 9 year old Lloyd specifically

The other is a mixed group that has blurry photos (think like big foot photos) of golden Oni Lloyd no one knows how they got them Lloyd definitely recognizes one from when he fought the overlord but the rest are faked but they get him so invested that he’s half convinced his dragon side and oni side spilt and there’s this Oni version of him roaming the country side

Harumi discovered to still be alive and actively instigating these cults because she figured it would summon one the ninja eventually (brother and sister bond NOT shipping her and Lloyd)

Arin and Sora finding out about the golden master prophecy right before this

They don’t connect the dots that Lloyd is golden Oni and think he’s just oddly invested in it out of concern for the followers of 9 year old him

Lloyd going full oni

Lloyd going full dragon

Lloyd having a balanced form of the two no his human form does not count

Lord Garmadon’s return and it starts exactly how rise of the snakes does only for Garmadon to be walking around peaceful using his four arms to carry around a bunch of scrolls and shopping bags following Misako and Vinny around

Sora being shocked that’s Lloyd’s dad

When Lloyd goes full oni Sora goes “oh now I see the family resemblance”

Wyldfire freaking out about Lloyd being part dragon and he never told her!!!! She’s very offended

Kai mentioning how he forgets that Lloyd isn’t human and is ridiculously overpowered

Jays memories take a while to come back but they kidnap him and make him be a ninja with them and he thinks he has Stockholm syndrome for Nya when really it’s his memories slowly resurfacing

Ronin

I want to see the realm of the departed and how that works with the merge. I mean we know the land of the lost prevents the lost from leaving but will the land of the departed stop the living from coming before their time or will they just never be able to leave

Camille the master of form being confirmed as ultra violet

Kai and Nya freaking out about Lloyd’s oni form. Like considering Lloyd didn’t consider that his heritage was important he probably decided not to tell the guys he was able to reach it so Kai and Nya hovering and being helicopter parents

Wyldfire asking Nya about what it was like merging with the sea (idk why but it feels it should be Wyldfire specifically)

Jay overhearing about when Nya turned into the sea and having a strange pang in his chest and next time they are seen together he’s hovering

Cuddle/ sleep pile

Sora and Lloyd make a deal where every week Lloyd tells her one thing she might not have realized they may need to know

It takes a while for Sora and Arin to connect the oni Lloyd cult and Lloyd’s golden form like at least one episode later where they are just talking about how it keeps bugging them and then they both realize and run to Lloyd shouting and demanding answers

[geekofchaos]

I've read too many fics where Vaemond flips out and rebels even when Rhaenyra's children are very clearly legitimate. That's boring.

I want the fic where Rhaenyra and Laenor have children and Vaemond is an ultra-black Loyalist because that the Velaryon bloodline continuing really was that important to him...and then intentionally begins egging on the Greens and their lords because he's still an ambitious and somewhat dim fucker and even if Driftmark is barred to him that doesn't mean the territories of an attainted Green Lord can't be given to a trusted loyal and familial man of Rhaenyra's.

Or just more of that in general - I loved HOTD and how it really emphasized the Greek tragedy, how many of the Black lords and ladies were truly loyal but you can't tell me that there weren't Black and Green knights/second and third sons who weren't intentionally egging it on (because they were stupid summer knights who deeply underestimated how horrific dragonfire really would be and because they didn't even realize they were doing it) because even if war isn't good for the realm at large, that doesn't mean it didn't represent a massive opportunity for them.

Or in short, a lot of ASOIAF fics are very good at showing how the personal becomes political but not how the political becomes the personal. There are way too many fics where characters try and fit wildly different situations into their canon plots/politics/ambitions rather than more naturally adapting their plots/politics/ambitions to fit the new wildly different situation.

[stealthclaw1]

Silly Game Time: Who are some of your favorite magician characters? And what do you like about them?

They can be of any class or variety of magic-user (wizard, witch, sorcerer, warlock, healer, druid, etc.), of any race or species, so long as using magic is *primarily* their thing in the story. Not just something they do occasionally, but something that is a major element of their role and their identity.

One of my favorite wizards that I’ve grown fond of the past few years since getting into Middle Earth is a popular one: Gandalf. I love the inspiration and words he gives to the Fellowship, his fondness for the common folk like the hobbits, his wit, all the good stuff you’ve likely heard many times, so I won’t spend too much time on him.

My two favorites that I have come to love fairly recently (last year or so now) are characters from Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer the Age of Sigmar: Nagash and Balthasar Gelt.

Nagash, also known by such names as: The Great Necromancer, the Supreme Lord of Undeath, the Undying King, the Great Betrayer, and He Who Shall Not Be Named, is one of THE most powerful wizards in the fantasy setting of Warhammer. Necromancy wasn’t even a THING until he made it. He raised zombies and skeletons, he created vampires, he was so powerful that when his attempts to cast spells to kill all life on the world to turn into a kingdom of the dead it was always treated as a genuine threat because to do so was FULLY in his power. To the point when the End Times of the setting came about and he returned, the very Chaos Gods were terrified of his power. Even the world literally ENDING AND EXPLODING didn’t stop him, because by that time he had consumed all of the gods of death and the afterlife to become a full blown god himself. In the Age of Sigmar he’s only become more powerful as god, now having a realm of his own known as Shyash. Almost everything that dies has its soul go to Shyash and belong to Nagash, and god help you if you’ve done anything to displease this petty jackass of a god. He’s condemned souls to tormented existences as wraiths in one of his armies, the Nighthaunt I believe, for the “crime” of being a healer or doctor and prolonging the life of those whose souls belong to him (which is everyone, he’s entitled like that lol).

Balthasar Gelt, while also a bit of an asshole, is more on the “haha funny asshole things to read about” way rather than Nagash’s “funny to watch a guy in fiction being the Ultra Worst” way. Balthasar Gelt is a very powerful wizard in the Lore of Metal. An expert on all things with metal, such as transmutation. He once paid for a ship to take him to a city in the Empire of Man, I think it was Altdorf(?), in bars of gold for the trip. A day or two later, the captain of said ship found that the gold bars he was given had turned back into lead. It should be noted: transmutation isn’t temporary in this setting, there was no need for those gold bars to become lead, Gelt just did that to be a dick. He got a bounty on his head for it, but the problem is that shortly after this he became one of the leading people of the Empire, I think as head mage(?), so it’s not like anyone can ACT on that bounty. I only found out about this guy like a month ago but he’s become a favorite of him to learn about lol.

[crashhole]

Eight Comics to Sooth a Savage Soul

From Primordial Warriors and Jungle Heroes to Woodland Wildmen and Mutant Berserkers, here are eight comics appeasing our animalistic, hunter/predator-fight or flight-lizard brains. Reminders that man is just an animal trapped in his own zoo

Lord of the Jungle (2022)

A compelling tale starring the og jungle hero, Tarzan! I picked this up on a whim and it became one of my most anticipated reads each month. The writing pulled me through each page as effortlessly as the gorgeous art swings Tarzan from tree to tree

Ka-Zar Lord Of The Savage Land (2021)

Ka-Zar is essentially Marvel’s answer to Tarzan. With animal based powers and a family to protect against the invasive technological metaphor for deforestation, fracking and industrial pollution, this is a really cool and gorgeous miniseries

All Against All (2022)

Pushing “Tarzan” even further into the realm of sci-fi than “Ka-Zar”, this story centers parental trauma around an alien war mining Earth’s creatures for biological weaponry. Ultra violent with hyper intense art enhancing the vibes

Sheena Queen of the Jungle: Fatal Exams (2023)

Sheena is back and is now attending prep school? I’m gonna be honest, not having read any previous “Sheena”, I’m not really sure why she’s there or how old she’s supposed to be, but the school drama is fun between her ecoterrorism!

Bloodrik (2023)

A hyborian hunter looking to eat! This is a 3 issue mini, with the finale issue set to drop next month. Minimalist storytelling sets the stage for phenomenal art with heavy metal overtones, while it’s unique page layouts are giving CLAMP on T

Kroma (2022)

This comic is very different from the others on this list, playing a sort of twist on the Giver crossed with elements of the Wickerman. An absolutely stunning story about propaganda, religious indoctrination, and a sacrificial scapegoat ready to bring it all down

Shirtless Bear-Fighter! (2017)

Are you ready to punch some bears!? Shirtless dedicated his life to protecting the forest, until something happened that turned him onto the war against bearrorism! A really cute comedy with a surprising amount of depth. Raunchy but fairly tame tbh

Wolverine (2020)

Of course I’m adding the most iconic wild man of our time to the list! The current run is a great place to start, especially when paired with X-Force (2020), but any entry in his bibliography is gonna be a wild, messy ride from start to finish.

Thanks for reading my list! Hopefully one of them peaked your interest enough to check out. Here are a few savagely honorable mentions that’re also definitely worth looking into:

Animal Man, Berserk, Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Sabretooth, Swamp Thing

What are some of y’all favorite wild man comics?

[sinnohsiblings]

“HOW DARE THAT LITTLE SHIT RAT SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT!”

Galadriel’s shout shook the very core of the upside down. The echos of her voice causing rubble to break off islands and crush the ones that floated below them. The shrill bleated of a Mareep barely audible above the crashing.

“I should have left them to be warped by this realm. To be changed to look on the outside as hideous as they look on the inside!”

“Would it make them hideous? After all it didn’t make me hideous! Or...am I hideous?” A voice echoed back.

“It shows what you truly are! Of course, it would have warped them into a vile rat!” Galadriel barked.

“Maybe you should let it go, before your rage warps this place further than it already has. Your shouting almost shook my home off its foundation.”

Galadriel paused her tantrum and looked around at the shattered islands that surrounded her. A sudden guilt formed a pit in her stomach seeing her destructive nature lash out. 

“Perhaps I should discuss this with someone with a more level head.”

“Parisa was there. Why not talk to her? She’d understand your feelings far more than I ever could.”

“No no, I can’t do that. She’s still crossed with me losing my temper in another universe and ripping one of its native out of it.”

“Then perhaps your brother?”

“Dagon has enough anxiety with his own duties, he wouldn’t react well at all to hearing I popped my lid.”

“And we both know you can’t talk to your father about it.”

Galadriel thought to herself for a moment before her head perked up and she flew deeper into the upside down until the islands that represented the continents of her universe vanished and after swimming through when felt like hours of empty nothingness, she noticed a set a very familiar floating islands belonging to Alpha’s universe.

Floating over to an island shaped like a crescent moon she opened her mouth and with a bellow opened a rift between the unknown and this new universe. Before she could enter a older gruffer voice echoed behind her.

“What are you doing her young one, this part of the unknown belongs to me.”

“I am here to visit. Am I not allowed to anymore?” She frowned as her eyes settled on the other Giratina.

“Oh, it is you Galadriel! Last time you came her you were half the size. My eyes aren’t what they used to be you know.” The elder Giratina replied gruffly before slithering off towards a different island.

Galadriel rolled her eyes and entered the rift her eyes squinting from the bright light reflecting off the clouds. Shaking her head as he eyes worked to adjust, she was greeted to a bright pink blob.

“Oh hello Plummet.” Galadriel smiled recognizing the voice as she rubbed her eyes, “I am here to see Narcissa. And yes Lord Calama knows I am here. I spoke to him before I entered.”

“Oh! Well, that takes care of that issue. But why do you request an audience with Lady Narcissa. Has something happened with Lord Abbadon?”

“Nothing concerning father no. I just require some guidance on a matter.”

“Very well, I shall take you to Lady Narcissa then. She is currently overseeing the creation of a new solar system with some of the other elders.”

“Lord Alpha isn’t overseeing that?”

“My Lady has taken on some of his duties, forgive me I don’t know any specifics. But if you follow me, I’ll take you to her.”

Galadriel nodded and followed the pink Lunala as they soured through the thick clouds that covered the sky of this planet. She noticed several other Lunala stopping to stare at her in curiosity as they flew by.

“Sorry, many of the younger one’s have not seen a Giratina before. Lord Calama does not leave the void terribly often. Unless we run into issues with ultra beast from our universe crossing to other universes where our kind do not belong.”

Galadriel just nodded and continued to follow for another twenty minutes before the familiar glow of an arc ring caught her eye. Plummet quickly flew ahead before bowing and speaking.

Galadriel smiled seeing her mother and throwing etiquette to the side quickly flew over with glee to bump noses with her.

“It has been so long since I last saw you sneak over to our corner of the multiverse~ It is good to see you my darling destruction.”

“It’s good to see you too! I hope you don’t mind if I stay for a bit. I could use your advice.”

“Anything for you my dear.”

Narcissa is now temporarily available for asks

Her information can be found on the cast page.

[fantasyfantasygames]

SPULTURATORAH!! 2ND EXTERMINATION

SPULTURATORAH!! 2ND EXTERMINATION, Keetoms, 2024

Hot. Off. The. Presses. Directly into my hands before the edges were even trimmed or the cover placed on it. Seven hundred pages of raw ancient retro-future. The author gave this to me on January 2nd and it took me until now to actually read the whole thing.

SPULTURATORAH!! 2ND EXTERMINATION (S2E from here on out to avoid overwhelming us all with Teh Capslock) is a gonzo mashup of different game styles, settings, and genres. The original game (S1E, I guess) is a classic of maximalist game design in a tiny package. In fact, it's so small that there are more pages in S2E than words in S1E. That's ultra-maximalist game design for you.

So what did they do with the 698ish new pages? A lot, thankfully.

30 pages total of ToC, index, thanks, and license. It has its own bespoke license that I am not good enough at lawyer to understand.

10 pages of extra explanation for the original ruleset, which honestly it needed.

20 pages of gonzo backstory for King Gilgamesh. I appreciate that they did not in fact explain where he got the Levitating Darkness Throne. They did a great job folding in the new chapter of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was discovered only recently.

A 40-page adventure set in the Ziggurat of Ur, complete with a Narrative Dungeon linking this place to the Eternal Realm of Narrative Awesome.

9 pages of random-roll tables you can use for Trait One, Trait Two, and Trait Prime.

2 pages to explain the difference between what you can use for the numbered traits and what you can use for the prime trait.

30 pages of alternate uses for TRAIT ZIGGURAT BARLEY.

18 pages of equipment.

31 pages of vehicles and riding animals.

2 pages on currency.

14 pages of hacking rules.

7 pages of rules clarifications from the unofficial 1.4th edition. Nice to see them supporting fan works.

114 pages of monsters, each of which is a mutated version of King Gilgamesh from another universe or a shattered piece of our own, come to drag you back to his den and devour you. There are big ones, scaly ones, porcupine-like ones, multiple fragmented body parts moving together, one rolled into a beholder-like shape, one fused forever into a throne of pure orange light, all kinds of stuff. I like this.

A 6-page writeup of the God Shamash, which is sort of unnecessary but interesting anyway.

A 4-page running edge-to-edge map of Babylon and its rivers

8 pages of word jumble. I think it's a code. I am not entirely certain.

115 pages of adaptations from S2E to other rule systems: Deadlands, Torg, Fate, Altaplana, Numenera, Dungeon War, MSR, and Fantasy Wargaming: THLOA.

Good lord 700 pages is a lot of pages.

1 page accidentally taken up by a single dangling word ("it") at the end of a sentence. I have been there. Doing layout sucks sometimes.

96 pages of color art plates. Right in the middle of the book. The rest of the book has no art. The center has almost 100 solid pages of pinup Babylonian future barbarian blade hunter psychics. It's all the work of one mad genius who is credited as a bunch of black rectangles with diacriticals above and below them

A 3-page essay on why Nobilis is the greatest game ever, which has an acrostic that disclaims the entire section.

4 pages of detailed wargame rules.

22 pages of domain management guidelines.

12 pages of "spoilers". I still do not know what most of these mean.

A 2-page spread of Gilgamesh's family tree.

15 pages of writeups for miscellaneous folks on said tree.

28 pages on the language used in ancient Babylon, complete with cuneiform how-to.

A 16-page "node map" of the retro-future Babylonian cybernet that leads to outer space, where the planets are manifestations of deities.

21 more pages of detail covering the strange planets of our solar system as the Babylonians knew them: their cities, their rulers, little adventure seeds, advice for GMs for running stories in them. I do kind of wonder if someone else wrote this section.

1 page of probability notes, which is all you need for a 1d6-roll-under system really.

An 8-page character sheet, which is a bit excessive for characters with 4 traits.

2 pages that just contain the original game.

I will admit - there is actually too much in this game. I'm not sure it would have worked to make it a string of 50ish short supplements, but it's still an awful lot to absorb. The "maximal game, minimal package" has turned into "ultra-max game in a doorstop package". If S3E ever arrives (presumably with three exclamation points) I hope they do some judicious trimming.

I have no idea if this behemoth will make it to stores, or whether the shipment will collapse under its own gravitational pull and become a black hole. Either way, heck of a collector's item.

[roy-dcm2]

Make the DBZ Movies Canon

I've said it before - I love shonen movies because they're just MORE. More time with the characters we love with a bigger animation budget (most of the time).

Again, imagine being the kid that LOVES Goku in 1997, and you want to see him go all out. Goku only uses SSJ3 twice in the anime, but he uses it 2 more times in the movies. You get 100% more SSJ3 with the movies. (Gear 4th Luffy is in a similar situation)

Also, imagine if fighting was like sex for sayans. How many GOOD fights did Goku have in his adult life? Piccolo, Vegeta, Freezer... maybe Majin Buu? Then it's nothing until Broli, I think.

(What about Cell, or Ginyu or Raditz - If sex ended with you bleeding on the floor, you wouldn't call that a good experience. lol)

But add in the movies and you could count - Jenemba, Android 13, Cooler, Slug... maybe Turles. (Not to mention OG Broly) Plus, all the other ones that were victories for the other characters like Garlik Jr, Bojack, or... Broly. Come to think of it, they were mostly there to make Gohan (or Goten) look good.

(It's almost like they're subs for Goku, when Goku's not around.)

So, here's my ideas on what you could do with the movie villains to add them to the canon in some capacity. Some would be big changes, and other tiny changes.

One big change up would be starting with Dr. Wheelo. Make him the LAST Dragonball villain. The set up is that he wants to be the World's Strongest. He should try to clash with Goku and his friends like 1 year after Goku became tournament champion. Because he's completely out of his debts as a DBZ villain, but he's just tough enough to give Goku + Tien, Yamcha, & Krillin a challenge. And Toei could just RETCON him in say that it happened. (Maybe make a TV special to show it.)

Next guy you gotta keep is Obviously Garlic Junior. He would make a great re-occuring villain for Gohan. Obviously, Dead Zone slots in pretty much unchanged into the anime right now. It's just a matter of who-meets-who when with Gohan/ Krillin/ Kami. I'd LOVE to see GJ capture Videl, or Pan, and he embues them with evil Energy and Gohan has to fight them but also save them.

Turles would require a major overhaul. The concept of the Tree of Might is AWESOME, but the fact that he's a random doppelganger of Goku REALLY stands out. Maybe we could change him to look like Raditz, and what I would do with him is I would actually put him in Universe 7.

This would be a NEW movie where Turles is attacking planet Salad. He hates that the Sayans are good guys in Universe 7, and so he's gonna use the Tree of Might destroy the planet, kill the vast majority of Saiyans, and he's gonna eat the fruit of might to power up. And... what if since he's ESSENTIALLY absorbing a bunch of different Ki, he triggers the Super Sayan God transformation in himself. Of course, it means Kale, Califla, Cabba, and like Goten / Trunks have to save the day.

Here's another great one. Lord Slug. I think they need to give him the Broly treatment. He needs a canon movie in Super. And he's def gonna be an interesting threat because now he can also borrow the new "orange" transformation. And this time, Goku needs Ultra Instinct to take him down.

They could also make him like an Evil Wizard. He's not just terraforming the Earth, now he wants to open up Earth's demon realm to unleash chaos because he feeds off of demon energy. That would also be an excuse to sideline Vegeta.

Meanwhile, Cooler only needs to be reconned into those two years where they were training to fight the Androids.

And then Metal Cooler can return after Majin Buu. In this new version, both Goku and Vegeta can go SSJ2, and Goku can say SSJ3 just burns too much ki.

A weird one would be Super Android 13. I think he works as a Terminator homage. (Like 3 robots just show up at a mall wanting to kill Goku) But there's NO WAY to make him work. There's no space where we can keep Goku, Vegeta, Trunks around. So i'd place him somewhere else...

The only place where he would make sense is in "The Great Saiyaman" Saga. Ya know, after the timeskip, but before the Buu Saga starts. So, it would be Teen Gohan, Goten, and Trunks (and Vegeta / Piccolo) taking him on. With Gohan going SSJ2 for the win.

(That would be great since Broly 2 is definitely on a dead timeline.)

Obviously, Bojack slots in almost completely unchanged. This is after Cell is dead. There's nothing stopping Toriyama/ Toyotaro/ Toei from saying it happened. Another WIN for Gohan.

BTW, they could also redo "Bio-Broly" and instead of being a clone of Broly, it could be a clone of Bojack. (Bio-Bojack)

Jenemba is a weird one. A big draw of the movie is seeing Goku and Vegeta have to do the Fusion. That means we'd have to add him to what is now the end of the "timeline" after the canon Broly (/SH) movie. This does mean that neither Goku or Vegeta are dead, but that doesn't matter much.

They could start off by letting the dead warriors like Pikkon and Olibu fight. (Or maybe a team of villains taking on Jenemba for time off their sentence or reincarnation, like Cell or Bojack.)

Then Jenemba reaches his final form and the path to the living world opens up, and we get the chance for Gogeta to win the day.

Finally, there's Hirudegarn. Again, he slots in without a problem after Majin Buu.

But really finally, there's one more antagonist that needs to be added to the official Canon and that is "Baby." What makes him great is the body-snatcher/ body horror aspect. He's a synthetic alien parasite.

They could change him up a little bit. So that he's not made by the Truffles, and instead he's made by the Cerealians. He was a bioweapon they weren't able to implement before they were wiped out.

It's main plan is to destroy Freezer and his empire. So, Baby starts in space until someone like Jacco accidentally takes it to Earth. It be best to make it TWO movies. One where Baby takes over, and then a last desperate band that has to take on Baby Vegeta with Ultra Ego.

[moonlight-eternal]

Greetings, denizens of this intangible ſpace. I am Gwyndolin, Goddess of the Darkmoon, lastborn child of the Great Lord Gwyn, patron goddess of justice and bearer of the Soul of Cold. Events have conſpired to bring me to this other place against my will. I worry greatly for Lordran in mine abſence, for the First Flame ever fadeth and, though diſtasteful is the act, ſacrifices must be offered as kindling with regularity, with the world's ſurvival prolonged in proportion to the magnitude of souls a ſavior Linketh unto the flame. The time approacheth again mere decades hence and preparations must be made to train the next heroic Undead and guide them along the path; to that end I seek return to the lands of my birth, that I might lay out the ſtrengthening challenges once more.

While here, however, I do resolve to learn of this odd realm, and to partake of its hoſpitality and its challenges. I am, outside of duty, a scholar: of three forms of magic, and of archery, and it would be remiſs to recuse myself from learning as well the skill of battling with pokemon. Therefore I do swear to train a team and ascend to Champion, should time allow while my search progreſseth toward a way to travel home.

I have one pokemon already, though I know its ſpecies not. Twas a brown and large-eared ſort, with fluffy tail, which did approach me like a cat upon my Fall. Foolishly I did reach out in trust, against my cautious habit, and as my fingers brushed across its fur a change did come at once. The beaſt now sporteth fur of white, with ribbons upon her neck all tipped in pink and blue. I have named her Ornstein, after a friend most dear to me, who did transform her body just like this creature, and myself in past, have done.

A settlement lieth ahead along the road; I shall make my way to its gates and seek insight as to the journey ahead.

[OOC info under the cut.]

Hi it's me again from @the-fluffiest-trainer, yes I know Dark Souls is quite a different vibe from MLP, but it's also my favorite game ever and I can't let the growing crowd of Bloodborne Fallers have all the fun, now can I? Gwyndolin and Fluttershy are in the same world and the same Kalos and can conceivably run into each other. This is mostly because I am still not very familiar with pokemon and didn't want to have to double my research and play through another game in parallel, but also because it's just really funny to see them in the same place together.

This world is closer to the anime than to the games, with expanded regions and less emphasis on hard game mechanical details in pokemon battles. I write what makes sense from the perspective of living in the world, even if the numbers and code might not agree.

Important info and ground rules:

With this blog in particular, much more so than with Fluttershy's blog, I am going to have a very twitchy finger on the block button. This has nothing to do with you; this is just due to my own personal requirements in this specific context.

Pronouns are she/her exclusively. IC misgendering will be responded to with hostility. OOC misgendering may get you blocked, because it means you haven't read this pinned post and I really need people to have read this before interacting.

Gwyndolin arrived to Kalos via random ultra wormhole, same as many Fallers, from roughly the ds1 player's time period.

Pelipper mail is on, however...

I am extremely autistic about this game and I guarantee I know what ds1 canon does and does not say. If you make reference to something that's in ds3 but not in ds1, I will know.

If you put ds3 shit in my inbox, I will almost certainly not respond to it.

If the above happens too frequently, I will close all mail. And that's no fun for any of us.

If you send me particularly graphic or offensive ds3 shit, I will block you. Do not fucking test me on this.

Gwyndolin's pokemon team:

Ornstein (she/her), sylveon, who found Gwyndolin upon her Fall as an eevee but evolved instantly upon being pet, just due to the sheer transgender energy Gwyndolin imparted.

Andre (he/him), snom, found on Route 19 and initially thought to be a crystal lizard.

Sif (she/her), yamper, found alongside Radagon in the wilderness near Anistar City.

Radagon (he/him), yamper (shiny), found alongside Sif in the wilderness near Anistar City.

N/A

N/A

[unknown]'s pokemon team:

Nort (he/him), zoroark

Velkotaq (he/him), corviknight

Lozcar (she/her), malamar

Marshadow (they/them), marshadow

N/A

N/A

Text colors and formats used:

Gwyndolin: Standard black text

Visual description in videos: [Bracketed italicized black text]

[unknown]: Purple text. This person first appeared in the "#impish stranger arc". All that is known about them is that they are short, redheaded, also hail from Lordran, and really do not want Gwyndolin investigating them.

Gym Leader Olympia: Blue text. First introduced in the "#anistar rumors arc", her psychic abilities may prove useful in tracking down the stranger noted above.

Fluttershy (@the-fluffiest-trainer): Pink text.

Twindolin: Teal text. AU Gwyndolin from a worse Lordran, introduced in the MMM "Moon Moon" and managed to stay in the pokemon world.

Content warnings for this blog, current and future:

Canonical events of Pokemon X

Trainers can be affected by pokemon moves if improperly targeted

Possible mentions of past transphobia and parental abuse

Not post-apocalyptic themes per se, more like... actively working to push off a foreseeable apocalypse. If Gwyndolin gets home again and does her job, there never will be an apocalypse.

Occasional high-stakes plots which may involve injury and/or death, for both pokemon and trainers.

Current deviations from normal:

Gwyndolin got cat ears pelipper mailed to her. It took her weeks to notice she had them because of the mask she wears all the time.

Story arcs so far:

Intro arc (no tag): Gwyndolin Falls into eastern Kalos and finds a starter pokemon. She takes on a dragon-type gym in a noncanon small town.

#cold wind arc: On the way to the nearest large city, Snowbelle, Gwyndolin investigates what appears to be a creature native to Lordran.

#impish stranger arc: Gwyndolin happens upon a person who cannot be focused on or remembered later, but who shows up on video. Investigation leads to this person revealing they are also from Lordran, then leaving town and threatening Gwyndolin with bodily harm if she tries to find them again.

#week of weeks mini-arc: The road is out to the north of Snowbelle, so Gwyndolin takes the back roads through a tiny town, arriving just in time for a local holiday. She learns about other traditions and meets a very gay woman named Ruth.

#anistar rumors arc: Everyone in Anistar City is strangely hostile for no apparent reason. The psychic gym leader Olympia informs Gwyndolin that a stranger passed through recently and spread unpleasant rumors about her, then made themself forgotten when they left. Also there was an incident with some zucchini.

#mmm: moon moon: An alternate Gwyndolin falls into Kalos, from a timeline in which the Dark overtook Lordran. She does not wish to return home, and with Gwyndolin's help manages to remain.

[freyayuki]

Final Fantasy Record Keeper Final Fantasy XIV Dreams Dungeon

Currently, in the Final Fantasy Record Keeper (FFRK) mobile game, there are time-limited missions associated with clearing a Final Fantasy XIV Cardia Dungeon quest.

IIRC, you need to clear a FF14 Cardia Dungeon quest 5 times and with at least 3 chars who are from Final Fantasy XIV in order to get all the rewards.

The Final Fantasy XIV Dreams Dungeon Infernal fight is quest level 350. Since I haven’t done this quest yet, decided to try clearing this now.

Don’t have a lot of relics that belong to Final Fantasy XIV chars though so I decided to do this fight with 2 off-realm chars.

Of course, one of my off-realm chars was Genesis Rhapsodos from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.

Currently, Genesis is one of my absolute, most favorite chars in Final Fantasy VII (#ad). He’s the reason why I’m playing Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

Have all of his relics and I bring him everywhere I can, even to fights with enemies that resist the fire element (Genesis is a physical fire DPS).

Limit Break Overstrike (LBO), Light of Doom

Synchro Arcane Soul Break (SASB), Purgatorial Wave

Awakened Arcane Soul Break (AASB), Genesis Rhapsody

Arcane Overstrike Soul Break (AOSB), SOLDIER’s Epic

Ultra Soul Break (USB), Apocalypse Genesis

Glint+ Soul Break 1 (G+1), Epic of Creation

Glint+ Soul Break 2 (G+2), Epic of Heroism

Glint Soul Break (G), Epic of Destruction

Legend Materia Relic (LMR), Fierce Opposition

The rest of my team for the Final Fantasy XIV Dreams Dungeon Infernal quest was the following:

Balthier (Ffamran mied Bunansa) from Final Fantasy XII

Chain Soul Break 2 (CSB2), Incendiary Trap

AASB, Untouchable Hellfire

G+2, Scarlet Sky Fluke

Burst Soul Break 1 (BSB1), Gatling Gun

BSB2, Spark of Change

USB2, Edge of Treachery

Genesis served as my main and only DPS. He’s a physical fire elemental attacker, which was why I brought Balthier to support him.

Balthier has a fire Chain Soul Break which buffs fire damage and increases the party’s attack. He can also imperil the fire element, which will further increase Genesis’s damage output.

Cid Garlond from Final Fantasy XIV

I don’t have any of Cid Garlond’s relics. Only brought him along because he can use Wrath and Entrust. Had Cid Entrust his gauges to Balthier so he can juggle between casting his Chain and his imperil USB.

Also had Cid Entrust his gauges to Y’shtola so she can keep on casting her USB to heal the party.

Alphinaud Leveilleur from Final Fantasy XIV

Have Alphinaud Leveilleur’s AASB, Glint+ and Burst. Too bad I’m missing his Sync.

Alphinaud does very well on my magical wind elemental team but here on this fight, his damage was rather subpar since I didn’t really have anything to support him.

Y’shtola Rhul from Final Fantasy XIV

Like with Cid, I don’t have anything for Y’shtola Rhul either. Had to lens her Secret of the Lily USB though because she’s acting as my healer.

Had to equip Y’shtola with Hastega since I don’t have any other sources for Haste. Her second slot has Curada for more healing. She did well enough but I definitely would have preferred to bring along my usual healers.

My Magicite deck and passives consisted of the following:

Odin (Ultra Attack) (Lord’s Seal: Ice only though) - Blade Ward and Spell Ward

Shiva - Health Boon and Healing Boon

Ifrit - 2 Empower Fire

Madeen - Attack Boon and Deadly Strikes

Madeen - Health Boon and Fast Act

Managed to win. Even got sub-30 with the fight ending at 22.36 seconds. Genesis did really well as my main DPS. Everyone else did well enough too.

Super pleased to have been able to use Genesis on a fight where it was preferable to go in with a full realm team.

You’re heavily encouraged to clear fights in the Cardia Dungeons by fielding a full party made up of chars that belong to the same realm because there are penalties the more off-realm chars you bring.

So to be able to bring my fave Genesis to these fights as an off-realm char and still be able to win is really super special awesome.

Conclusion

So what about you? Have you tried any of the Cardia Dungeons fights yet? Did you bring any off-realm chars to these battles? What do you think about these quests? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions by leaving a comment below or by reblogging or replying to this post.

Notes:

screenshots are from my Final Fantasy Record Keeper game account

[xxdoubledaisyxx]

I do not have time to waste solving your problems when you are the government itself existing for that very purpose. You will sit. We will forget. you will not. The US government are the dogs eating the scraps from the Lord's table. The citizens free from civil duty by liberty of self enjoyment are the Lord, one and only. This is not a matter of discussion nor faith.

That will be how we do things around here, and I am going to ensure it is never changed again. I am going to carve my name into the bleeding tree of life that suffers the pain of existence with any being: NB so that everyone will know the difference between a tree and a man when they are spying from the shadows in some government conspiracy that uses children as spies.

Stop that immediately.

You people are idiots to think such measures would be necessary against a civilized enemy like our own neighbors. Do not embarrass me by expressing such arrogance in the sight of the Lord. I will strike you down.

Like a thief with a knife,

you confiscated

from another man.

I will cut my way through this corruption to the core and end this problem as soon as possible.

Help if you can, this is everyone's concern.

Friends! Amici!

I am a real life adventurer, like Adol Christin. No joke. I thought you may like to know that this kind of problem is my specialty at resolving, and I know I'm not alone in feeling that way. My companions, wherever you are, I will find you... wherever you are.

I may like to boast, but this is not one of those times. How many adventurers do you know about in life? Have you ever met a self acclaimed "adventurer" like Nick?

Don't we save the world with a uber powermagic full blast ultra attack style combo with a three one liner resomancy, unlimited exclusive finalizer...KYAH!!! to send it home.

Don't we always run about doing random quests and side jobs for people for small reward? You do not need to be persecuting people like me, because then you are making yourselves the recipient of that uber powermagic, and you will suffer consequences of my wrath for the sake of maidenly Justice.

It is only natural for the cutest of the cute to dominate a realm. It is the pink truth about life that applies to us all, but sometimes stained with a deep black while remaining pink all the same. The goddess passing through.

[pandorias-box]

The Warrior of the Woods

(TW: blood, injury)

The trees of the naturally occurring arena towered over Pandoria, the forest’s Warden, and the Pearl Clan’s leader. She had just faced the leader in battle in order to show her worth that she was capable of facing the Noble on her own. Upon doing so, Irida looked at Pandoria and solemnly nodded.

The young Warden began to speak, beseeching the frenzied Noble in an attempt to draw it closer. "Oh mighty Kleavor, Lord of the Woods... Though it isn't yet the time of ceremony, we've prepared an offering of your favorite things,”

Pandoria’s heart was beating far faster than normal. Was it fear? Nerves? Dread? She had to remain calm regardless. She had faced Ultra Beasts in perilous realms. But she had never done so alone.

"Benevolent lord who works his might between the heavens and earth, we offer our gratitude. And beseech you—reveal yourself to our eyes..."

“It is up to you now, stranger. Do not let us down.” She spoke. Irida then handed the satchels of offerings that were created in order to quell the furious Noble; “teatime balls” they were called by Laventon. Though the name was… peculiar, these would be crucial in Pandoria’s battle against the Lord of the Woods. She would throw these balms from a safe distance in order to calm it, and if the time arose, engage it in battle if absolutely necessary.

The stillness and silence of the forest clearing was broken by pounding and furious steps that seemed to shake the earth. A glowing figure ran past Pandoria and the Pearl Clan members with swiftness before slashing a tree in half with its sharp appendages. Under the light of the sun, it was unnaturally bright. The creature that stood before Pandoria was unlike anything she had ever seen: an insect with chitinous armor embedded with razor sharp stone, and arms that ended in axe blades. It screeched at Pandoria and set its gaze upon her.

This was the warrior of the Heartwood, the once esteemed Noble suddenly gone mad: Kleavor. It roared at Pandoria as she grabbed one of the balms and threw it at the shining Pokémon.

And that, unsurprisingly, angered it. As is to be expected if you are the ruler of your own domain and someone throws a bundle of food at you. It frantically ran at Pandoria with its arm-axes primed and swinging at her. The creature loomed over her in height, but somehow, she managed to dodge its first attempt at striking her down.

She continued to throw balms without hesitation, not looking back or thinking of the worst possible outcomes in this situation.

Once again the Noble Kleavor roared, but then it began to jump in the air attempting to slash at her with spinning blades. She narrowly avoided it as she became cornered in the arena’s stony wall with one of its stone axes lodged in rock. They were both stuck, but due to Pandoria being somewhat smaller than the looming beast, she narrowly escaped and continued to throw balms at it.

It wasn’t soon after that Kleavor broke free and began to make another run at the URS turned Survey Corps member. She braced herself before calling forth her Buizel in hopes of turning the tides in her favor. The water weasel squeaked eagerly, hoping to be victorious in this fight. She had a type advantage, but it seemed that it was not running out of stamina just yet. There was a lot of fight left in them both, it seemed.

“Yuzura! Use Water Gun!” At her behest, the Buizel shot a steady stream of water right at the face of the towering Kleavor, temporarily blindsiding it. In response, Pandoria continued to throw more balms at it and commanded her companion to make a follow-up attack using the same move. The creature flinched and reeled back, once again roaring in defiance. But it too was going to retaliate.

It primed one of its stony arm axes and slashed down at Yuzura, causing it to be slammed into the ground. Somehow, the Buizel survived such a ruthless blow. Thank the Blinding One.

Once again she commanded Yuzura to use Water Gun, but the Noble lunged at the Buizel with blinding speed.

Quick Attack. There was no way to avoid it. The water Pokémon was still ready and willing to fight despite her fatigue and primed another stream of water at the stony insect’s carapace.

She could end it here and now. Pandoria called back Yuzura, returning her into its Pokéball before frantically throwing more balms at the dazed beast. She screamed in defiance and the Noble roared back.

As she was about to throw her final offerings at the frenzied creature, she stumbled back onto a gnarled root and fell on her backside. The creature saw it as an opportunity to also finish the job and lunged right at her, its axes primed to strike at her chest. She braced herself with her right arm, the one that was covered in scales, whilst throwing the final offering at the Kleavor. In that moment, both of their final gambits connected.

Pandoria screamed and hissed as the stone blade cut deep into her arm. The Noble struck quickly with little to no time for her to react. Azure drops began to pool on the forest floor with a distinct smell of iron and copper.

Blood.

Alien blood.

The beast fumbled to the ground, breathing heavily. The glow that once emanated from its body soon dissipated into what could only be described as divine light; a sudden wind jetting from it as it scattered across the arena.

Pandoria looked at the creature in fear. It was no longer glowing, but it still stared at her regardless. Its eyes were no longer clouded with hatred.

The Lord of the Woods then inched closer to her. Instinctively, she was panicked. Was she going to die by this Pokémon’s hands?

That was not the case at all.

The creature handed her a familiar looking stone slab and huffed with contentment, almost pleased with the duel that had just transpired.

A Plate.

“Pandoria! Are you alright?!” An effeminate voice called. It was coming from Irida. She and Lian ran over to the wounded otherworlder and gazed upon the small puddle of blue blood beneath her.

“I… did it.” She responded, her voice weak and exhausted.

“Thank you for helping stop our Noble’s rampage, but there are more important matters. We need to get you back to the village and tended by a medic…”

Irida pulled out a familiar looking wind instrument and blew it, calling forth the Wyrdeer that had lent its aid to Pandoria. She then placed her weakened body on the back of the Pokémon and held on until they returned to Jubilife.

[lilborealis]

The Beginning

(RAAAAAAAAAH CONTENT)

Warnings:nothing, Claudia just being mean and beating the living daylights out of her big brother, normal stuff

Summary:Claudia thought she would have a regular evening after a busy day at work, until she came into her apartment to find two ninjas, some random guy with a sword, her estranged brother and a literal god.

Enjoy!

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When rebuilding the universe, Liu Kang put all the necessary details into place. He had given the people of his new era an outline of their lives and it didn’t matter how they followed it, as long as they did.

He had gotten almost all of his chosen champions, now he only needed one more. Like Johnny and Kenshi, he would give her the path forward that she much needed. She was absorbed by work and business, a cold heart that needed melting. Such anger she held could be directed into more noble causes, instead of yelling at poor assistants. And maybe bringing her into the cause would help her rebuild some bridges with a certain someone. He was hoping that she would accept his offer.

Now though, he must deal with the quarreling Johnny Cage and Bi Han.

Johnny had just barely managed to beat Bi Han in a fight, thus proving his skill. “And scene!” Johnny exclaimed, making the gesture with his hands to mimic a director. He pointed a finger at the ninja as he struggled to get up. “I hope you’re insured, because you’re paying for my Hichuli!”.

“Imbecile!” Bi Han growled at him. “You have no idea with whom you’re dealing!”.

Liu Kang erupted himself into flames, getting everyone’s attention. “ENOUGH!”.

Johnny moved back in surprise, having seen enough. It was at that moment that he realized this was no joke, prank or stunt his wife had set up. “That….” He remarked, still in shock. “That was no special effect”.

The god turned to the star, “indeed, Johnny Cage”. He then turned to Kuai Liang and gestured towards the tied up Kenshi. Kuai Liang nodded and went to untie the intruder.

“Okay, let’s go back to one here” Johnny said, trying to make sense of things. “Who are you again?”.

The god repeated his introduction. “Lord Liu Kang. Protector of earth realm. God of fire”.

Johnny nodded, “well that one checks out, but what’s an earth realm?”.

“All will be explained, Johnny Cage, but we still have one more person to find” Liu Kang explained. “For now, what is important is that you both have been chosen to join it’s champions”.

A look of confusion spread over the star’s face. Johnny looked at Kenshi, “why him?”. He glanced back at Liu Kang. “And me, for that matter? And this last champion?”.

“Because I have faith that you will rise to the challenge” Liu Kang said firmly. He seemed to be looking straight through Johnny as he said, “and because your service will change the areas of your lives”. He looked over at the man who had broken into his home and then the god. After his wife just walked out on him, maybe he did need this.

Kenshi’s curiosity was peaked at the mention of the final champion. “Who is this last champion?” He inquired.

“A woman by the name of Claudia LaRue” Liu Kang said, making Johnny’s face drop.

“What!?” Johnny exclaimed, “as in ultra famous and rich fashion designer Claudia LaRue!?”. Bi Han and Kuai Liang looked at him with confusion, but Liu Kang wasn’t the least bit surprised by his reaction. Kenshi seemed unbothered.

“Why?” The swordsman scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Another one of your ex-wives?”.

“No!” Johnny snapped.

Liu Kang shook his head, “she is quite the opposite, isn’t she, Johnny Cage?”.

Everyone looked at the star for an explanation, despite the fact that Liu Kang probably knew the answer. Johnny hesitated in revealing, his stance tense. Eventually he relented, and gave a long exhale, “she’s….she’s my sister”.

“By that tone, you don’t have the best relationship?” Kuai Liang asked.

Johnny shook his head, “I haven’t spoken to her since in over ten years. She hates my guts”. He crossed his arms and scowled at just the mention of her, “and the feeling is mutual”.

New York, New York

The men broke into a fancy looking studio apartment with surprising ease for such a complicated security system. It mostly consisted of Subzero freezing the system over so that it turned off. Walking in, Johnny turned on the lights. It was large, spacious apartment, with blue and silver accents and practically everything was white. You could see the New York City skyline from the windows and the tv was almost as big a large dining room table. There was a weird-looking lamp and a large, fancy-looking round blue couch. Expensive-looking art hung on the walls from a nude portrait of a woman to a some sort of blue and red abstract piece.

“Your sister has a nice place” Kenshi remarked as he looked around. He glared over his shoulder towards Johnny, “I wonder if she’s stolen any art too”. Johnny just glared back.

“You two, stop it” Liu Kang snapped at the two. He looked around before settling into wait for Claudia to appear.

At that moment, the door opened and a woman came in on her cellphone. She was about 5’6 with swooping black hair that went past her shoulders and covered her left eye. She wore black slacks, boots and a leather jacket with a white top. A midsized black purse hung on one arm, while her other one had files tucked under it. She seemed to be yelling at someone on the phone.

“I’m telling you, I need the dresses cut!” She snapped at whoever was on the phone like she was a drill sergeant. “IF IT IS NOT CUT BY TOMORROW THAN ROCHELLE CAN CONSIDER HERSELF FIRED!”. She angrily hung up the phone, muttering, “some people are SO stupid….”. She finally turned around and screamed with surprise at the five burly men in her apartment. She quickly noticed Johnny.

“JONATHON CARLON!” She yelled at him, putting her purse, phone and files down on a clear side-table. She immediately stormed up to him and slapped her brother so hard that he fell to the ground. “IF THIS IS SOME SORT OF PLOY TO TRY AND COME BACK INTO MY LIFE, IT IS NOT FUCKING FUNNY!”. The rest of the men were shocked at her response as they half-expected a woman so wealthy to immediately call the police. It just proved how right Johnny was in that his sister hated him.

She attempted to continue her onslaught on her brother but Scorpion grabbed her wrist, “hold on!”. Claudia responded by grabbing the ninja by the arm and throwing him to the ground with a surprisingly far distance. “Who are you people!” She yelled at the rest of them, “why are you in my apartment!”.

“Calm yourself, Ms.LaRue” Liu Kang said, still as tranquil as ever. “Or should I say Carlton?”.

Claudia seemed taken aback that he already knew her name, almost insulted that he even called her that. “That is not my name anymore” she hissed through gritted teeth, “also, how do you know that?”.

Liu Kang smiled calmly and folded his hands behind his back. “I know lots of things” He told her. “I know you were born Claudine Carlton in Red Hills, Indiana, the younger sister of Jonathon Carlton, daughter of Rose and Robert Carlton. You have a fear of enclosed spaces because-”.

“Stop it!” Claudia snapped at him. Kenshi could see her hands shake ever so slightly when she hissed at Liu Kang. It wasn’t out of anger, but fear by how fast she cut him off. She gave a frosty stare at Johnny and turned back to Liu Kang. She pointed at her brother. “This wasn’t his idea?”.

“Far from it” Johnny groaned as he got up, rubbing his cheek, “and is hissy-fitting all you know how to do in terms of fighting?”.

Claudia pulled up her hair into a bun. The rest of the men finally noticed her strong brown eyes she shared with her brother. She put her fists up and got into fighting stance, “I actually know how to fight instead of making my stunt double to do it for me”.

“Stunt double!?” Johnny cried, “oh, it’s on!”.

Kuai Liang moved to stop the two but Liu Kang stopped him. “We don’t have time for this” Kuai Liang insisted.

“Let them fight” the god told him, “let them get it out of their systems”. Kuai glanced at his brother, who said nothing. So he, Kenshi, Liu Kang, and Bi Han all just stood to the side while the brother and sister started a brawl in the latter’s apartment.

It was soon obvious to the men and Johnny that Claudia was more than capable as a fighter. She quickly took the advantage at first in the fight, but Johnny was quickly able to counter. Yet, despite the star’s best efforts, his little sister won in the end. Her wealthy appearance sharply contrasted her fierce fighting-style. She fought like an animal, never relenting against her unwitting brother. Johnny fell to the floor as Claudia spun around the kicked him square in the chest. She simply brushed off her coat and remarked sharply towards her sibling, “I was always better than you, Johnny, in every way”.

She quickly turned back towards the god and everyone else, like she hadn’t delivered the brutal comment. “Now, can I ask who you all are and why you broke into my apartment?”.

Liu Kang finally introduced himself, “I am Liu Kang, god of fire and protector of Earth-realm”. He gestured to the man in blue, “this is Bi Han or Subzero”. Then to the one in yellow, “this is Kuai Liang, his brother, known as Scorpion”.

The man in the suit introduced himself, “Kenshi Takahashi”.

“That throw was impressive” Scorpion remarked.

Claudia smiled gratefully, “thank you, I learned from the best growing up and in college”. She then added on with, “also….what’s an earth realm?”.

Liu Kang waved to everywhere around them. “This. Earth. Earth is only a small part of earth realm”. He pointed at her, “and you, have been chosen as one of its champions. I can offer you a path forward”.

A expression of confusion went over her face. She looked around her expensive apartment, “um…..from what? I’m the owner of a successful business and have this place. What more could I need?”. Kenshi internally rolled his eyes to the sky for what felt like the tenth time that day. He wasn’t surprised Cage’s sister was also obsessed with wealth.

Liu Kang frowned at her remark. “Despite one’s successes, a person like you still has much to learn”.

She raised an eyebrow and her lips curled downward in displeasure. “What the heck does that mean?” She asked in an hostile tone.

Johnny got up and groaned. “Would you stop being so conceited for ten seconds! Seriously, miss ice queen, this guy is an all powerful god who could literally do anything and all you care about is money!”.

“That’s fucking rich from you, mister movie star!” Claudia yelled at her brother. She stalked towards him, “unlike you, I actually worked to get where I am! Both of us came from nothing and one us actually made something of ourselves!”. She shoved him in the chest, pushing him back. “I bet you’re just going along because you need the money because your movies stink!”.

Johnny grabbed her by the wrists, “that’s not true!”.

She proceeded to head butt him in the face, breaking free. He fell to the ground again as she continued to spit venom. “LIAR! You’re a fame-hungry, worthless, piece of shit who deserves EVERYTHING that is coming to him!”.

“ENOUGH!” Bi han roared. He threw a ball of ice towards Claudia’s feet, freezing her in place.

Claudia struggled to move as the ice went all the way up to her knees. “Hey! These are expensive!”.

Liu Kang slowly walked over to her and stopped beside her. “Whatever qualms you may have with your brother must be held for now, as there are more pressing matters at hand. Your realm is in danger”.

Claudia sighed, giving one last glare at Johnny before turned to the god. “Can I at least make some calls first?” She asked. Liu Kang tilted his head in confusion. She groaned, “well, since I don’t know how long this is going to take, so I want to make sure my business doesn’t go under while I’m gone”.

Liu Kang nodded, “very well”. He gave her his hand, helping her out of her frozen boots.

She made her way out of the room, and turned over her shoulder, “try not to trash the place anymore, please?”. She quickly moved out of sight and slammed the door shut.

Bi Han growled, “that woman is a tyrant”.

“You’re telling me” Johnny grumbled while getting up from the floor. He rested his hands on his hips, “ever since we were kids, she’s been such a hard ass”.

Kenshi shrugged as he looked at the art. “I mean, I do admire a woman with a career”.

“Dude!” Johnny cried. “That’s my sister!”.

Kuai Liang gave him a weird look. “The same sister who you just called an ice queen?”.

“So?” Johnny asked, “she’s still my sister!”.

An hour had passed and Claudia finally descended from the other room, also in a new pair of the exact same boots. “Alright” She said, brushing off her coat. “Let’s get this done I guess”.

The Shaolin Monastery

“It’s beautiful….” Claudia said with awe.

A large monastery stood in front of her, with vibrant flowers growing amongst its large stone walls. She had never seen anything like it as she was so used to the city jungle around her in New York. The air seemed much more clean. She could actually take in a breath without smelling smog. There was a certain warmth that could not be found in a place like New York. She, Johnny, and Kenshi followed Liu Kiang trough the large, intricate carved entrance. There were many monks adorned in brown and or orange robes, all participating in some sort of training or sparring.

They were soon brought to two more men, presumably the other two Liu Kiang had recruited. All she, Johnny, and Kenshi were told was that their names were Raiden and Kung Lao, and that they were from a farming village, trained by a lady named Madame Bo. They were both sparring with each other when the god arrived with his three other champions. The one on the right stopped first, making the one on the left finally realize they were interrupted. The first one bowed, “Liu Kang, you bring more champions?”.

Liu Kang gestured to the three next to him, “yes, meet Johnny Cage, Kenshi Takahashi and Claudia LaRue”.

Getting a good look at them, Claudia could tell the two men couldn’t be anymore different. Raiden had a more softer face than Kung Lao, making him seem much more friendly, just like how Liu Kang had described him. Meanwhile Kung Lao had somewhat sharper features than his friend and radiated mischief. She wouldn’t be surprised if she could add overconfident on that list as well as even the way he stood radiated arrogance. And she would be right by the way Kung Lao was eying her. “I never knew champions could be so gorgeous” He said boldly.

Claudia rolled her eyes, “pack it up farm boy, never in a million years”. Raiden stifled a laugh and Johnny even had a chuckle at how quickly she shut him down.

Raiden just shook his head at his friend. He smiled politely towards the newcomers and bowed. “I am Raiden. The man beside me is my friend Kung Lao. Welcome”. Claudia quickly decided that she found Raiden probably the most pleasant out of all of her temporary companions. She hated Johnny at the moment, Bi Han was as cold as his ice, Kung Lao already seemed irritating and she wasn’t exactly sure about Kuai Liang or Kenshi yet.

She was soon given monks robes and was quickly thrown into training. Later that night, after more training and dinner, she was brought to her room and promptly collapsed on her bed. She had a tiring day, work, reuniting with her estranged brother, meeting a god and several ninjas after they broke into her home. This was going to be a long few months.

And it was just the beginning.

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(@askpokemoncrossover) Sai @ Narcissa: The lucario looked up at the lunala with a stunned awe before re-focusing himself, despite being a bit shy afterwards. "Is there a reason why you look like that? I mean... you stand out other than most Lunala I've heard of especially with that halo of yours so, i'm just curious..."

Narcissa: "Genetics is an appropriate answer, I suppose? My gold was much lighter before I evolved, but I've always been this way. As for my father, I'd put money on him being a Naganadel! Gold Is the second most common color seen in that species!"

"Or perhaps he is a Solgaleo from another ultra-beast universe with unlimited colors like ours? My mother used to sneak past Lord Calama and hop realms often in her youth. And she was a.....sociable woman. So my golden color may have come from anywhere!"