#meanwhile yggdrasil was like

[kideternity]

On the last two episodes of Tamers. I think I've come to the conclusion that I think Yggdrasil from Savers is a much more interesting and compelling final villain then the D-Reaper from Tamers is

[freyjhasdesiredreality]

The Witch and The Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes x Reader)

(Credits to GIF owner)

A/N 1: Hey guys! This has been in my drafts for so long. Although it's only 2.1k words, there is so much going on in this story, so I basically thinking about making this a serie. But instead of a complete serie, I'm thinking something like a sitcom. Like it's a world that you are the main character but every part will have a different adventure, I hope I'm clear lmao let me know what you think please!!

A/N 2: These events happen between Civil War and Ragnarok. They pretty much happen at the same time but I changed it a little so it could fit what's in my mind! So basically Ragnarok will happen later after this story. Okay? Okay!

A/N 3: Please bare with my grammar mistakes, English is not my first language!

WC: 2.1k+

Warnings: Mention of trigger words, Bucky being depressed, mention of HYDRA, let me know if I missed any!!

Bucky and Steve landed in Wakanda, relieved to be in a safe haven after their harrowing escape from the US government. Steve had told Bucky that he had a friend in Wakanda who could help him get back on his feet, and now it was time to make good on that promise.

Even though, Shuri ensured them they can help him, it was obvious it was going to take a lot of time. Meanwhile he would need to be put in cryo. Steve didn't want that. He didn't want to see Bucky suffer any more longer.

"No other way? Are you sure about that?" Steve asked Shuri.

Shuri knew Steve was worried about his friend. "I'm sorry Captain Rogers, I'm afraid I can't work as fast as I can with a fully functional brain. It needs to be calm so I don't do any mistake."

While Steve considered his options, Bucky was trying to convince himself everything would be okay. It was not HYDRA, he was in Wakanda and after he was put in cryo, he would wake up as a different man.

"I don't trust myself Steve," he said with a broken tone. "If it's the only way, I accept what it requires."

Steve knew that look. He wasn't sure so he didn't just want to accept and then it hit him. "What if I said I know a friend who could actually help us? She is a powerful witch and extremely experienced. I'm sure she would accept to help you," Steve said, hoping he would accept.

"Why would she want to help me?" Bucky asked, sounding even more hopeless.

"You'll understand when you see her."

-

You, Y/N Odinsdottir Heladottir, were one of the strongest witch in nine realms. You didn't have a father. Your mother Hela, created you from the souls that Asgard lost during battles and Yggdrasil gave you life. You became the goddess of reality. Your powers were raw and unlimited, that's why Hela wanted to train you as fast as possible so you could be a strong warrior among her side for the throne. After Odin banished Hela from Asgard, he took you as his own daughter and Frigga announced you to Thor and Loki as their sister.

Loki adored you immediately. He knew you were special and promised himself, he would do anything to protect this little angel that is his new sister. He could feel your magic. He made a mentally note to train you when you grow up.

-

"I think, she is the goddess of reality, which I don't know what it means, but she was trained to read and control minds. I don't exactly know the limit of her powers but she is a strong one Buck," Steve said hoping he would calm down a little.

"You said she can read minds, I don't want a stranger to see horrible things I've done. What if she saw them and refuse to help me?" Bucky said panicking. He had a chance to get rid of his past but the thought of being rejected made him anxious more than he already was.

"I tell you she's not like that, don't you trust me?" Steve seemed a little heartbroken.

"Don't get me wrong, I knew we were best friends, brothers actually but I don't exactly remember those days Steve. I don't feel that kind of trust just yet," Bucky admitted and just wanted to slap himself. "Why the hell I said that, what is wrong with you? Now he won't help you," he thought.

"Just say yes and she'll be here in no time I promise. I always keep my promise, Buck."

"Okay. I-I want to meet her."

-

"Look I'm not an expert on Asgard but we look like bunch of punks, Steve."

For the last 5 minutes, Steve were yelling your name to the sky, hoping you would hear and come. While he was trying, T'Challa approached to them.

"There is a woman in Shuri's lab, asking for you Captain Rogers. She said you called her," the king said, trying to hide his laugh. "She came from the sky, I thought you brought war to us," he joked.

"I would never do that your highness," Steve laughed. "Come on Buck, let's not keep her waiting, she is a little impatient."

"Is that why we have been yelling to the air last couple of minutes?"

-

"Your technology is impressive comparing to the rest of the world!" you cheered when Shuri showed off her gadgets to you. You both immediately got along well. She spilled the beans about why Steve called you. You suggested to do everything together with Shuri, using your magic and her technology.

"Thank you, thank you princess Y/N. Your magic is quite killer as well," she smiled widely. "Oh, here comes the white boys!" she called.

"I feel like we always meet in extreme circumstances," Steve smiled and hugged you tightly. "How are you, Y/N?"

"I've had better days, unfortunately we lost Loki a while ago, during a war," you said trying to hide your pain.

"We didn't have great memories with him but I know you loved him, I'm sorry for your loss," he patted your back.

You looked behind him and saw a brunette overthinking about everything and a chaos in his mind. You didn't want to just invade his brain but his thoughts were extremely loud so you wanted to help him. "Hi, I'm Y/N," you offered your hand to shake which he gladly took.

"I'm Bucky," he said nervously. He was sure you were the most beautiful woman he had ever laid his eyes on. You blushed lightly and when he realised, he was sure you read his mind. That made him blush too.

There was a thick tension between you, you were sure Shuri and Steve were trying to hide their laughs but you didn't care. "Shuri told me why you needed me, so when do we start?" you cheered, looking at Bucky with big eyes.

"You want to help me?" Bucky said, his eyes filled with hope. "Yes, of course Bucky! I'll do anything I can," you offered him a warm smile. He smiled back, already feeling better.

-

"You are in pain Bucky, I can feel that," you stopped with magic. Last few months have been hard on Bucky. He had to remember every single thing HYDRA had done to him and getting rid of those memories' chains. You didn't even made him remember what he had done to people but even this part were really painful to him.

"I can take it, please continue," Bucky nearly begged you. You were sure he couldn't take it anymore without going crazy so you wanted to stop a little until he feels better again.

"How about I tell you another story of my life in Asgard while you rest? I promise we'll continue then," you offered him a smile, put your hand on his shoulder to ensure him that you are here.

You've been doing this for a long time, whenever he felt overwhelmed, you stopped what you're doing and helped him relax while you told him stories about Asgard. You told him about the palace, the Valkyrie, your mom and dad, your brothers, Thor and Loki and Heimdall. He loved those stories. Every time you tell him, he learned something about you. You were so close with Loki and your mom, Frigga. Odin favoured Thor, that's why you always felt left out. From the colour you loved the most to the planet you loved to be in, he learned every little thing about you.

"That sounds good," he smiled back and laid down.

-

"Loki! Look how fast I am!" You shouted at your brother while riding a horse.

"Be careful my love, you might fall." Loki watched you closely. You were his soft spot. You were sure no one would love you more than he does.

"My children, it's almost time for dinner." Frigga called you both from balcony.

"We're coming mot-" he was interrupted by your scream.

"Loki!" His eyes filled with horror when he saw you crying on the ground, holding your knee. He ran to you so fast and leaned over.

"Hey hey, shh. Calm down pumpkin it's okay. I'm here, you're fine. How did you fall?" He smoothed you.

"S-she saw a snake and scared." You hugged him tight.

"I'll pick you up now and we'll see Eir, alright?"

"O-okay"

-

"And then father forbade him to see me again."

"But you didn't listen," Bucky laughed.

"Of course we didn't," you smirked.

-

"I want to see my brother!" You shouted with your lungs out crying.

"Thor is already here, Y/N."

"I want Loki!" you kept crying as loud as you can. You knew if you did your mother couldn't stand it anymore.

"Enough Y/N! I said you can't see Loki, he's dangerous! He couldn't protect you!" Odin shouted. You were shocked. Tears were flowing from your eyes but no words came out of your mouth.

"That's enough! You scared her enough. I'm taking her to her chambers," Frigga said to Odin, took you in her arms and left.

It didn't matter how much she soothed you, you refused to calm down. She could see you were exhausted but resisting to sleep.

"Oh my little peach, you really want Loki, don't you?"

You nodded your head vigorously, still crying. Frigga gently brushed your hair and wiped away your tears.

"I understand how you feel, my love. You and Loki have a special bond, and it's not fair for Odin to keep you apart. But you must trust me when I say that he's doing it to protect you," she explained softly.

"But why does he think Loki is dangerous?" you asked, sniffling.

"Your father has his reasons, but I believe that Loki is not the monster that Odin sees him as. He's your brother, and he loves you very much. I promise you, we will find a way to make things right."

Frigga held you close until you finally fell asleep. The next day, she called for Thor and told him to bring Loki to her chambers. When he arrived, she sat Loki down and spoke to him.

"My son, I know how much you love each other with your sister, and I can no longer stand to see you separated like this. Y/N is heartbroken without you, and I think it's time that you to understand the gravity of the situation," Frigga said, looking at him sternly.

"Odin believes that you are dangerous, and he's afraid that you might harm Y/N. But I know that you would never hurt your sister. However, you must promise me that you'll never put her in harm's way. Do you understand?"

Loki nodded solemnly, "I would never hurt her, mother. Ever," he felt offended a little. Frigga smiled at him.

"Good. Now go and make up for lost time, and be sure to never let anyone come between your bond as siblings."

You ran towards Loki as soon as he stood up, wrapping your arms around his waist tightly. Loki smiled down at you, and you knew that everything was going to be alright.

"No one is strong enough to break our bond, my little princess."

-

"You really liked Loki then," Bucky asked, feeling a little jealous but covering it with a smile. He knew he shouldn't be jealous, Loki was your brother after all. But he kind of wanted that bond with you, maybe even more. He wanted to keep you on his side, protect you at any cost. Even though he knew, you were perfectly capable of protecting yourself, even more than he can but it didn't matter to him.

"You don't have to be jealous Bucky," you laughed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to read your mind, it's just, you were thinking too loud and I thought there was a chaos going on in your mind," you said blushing.

"It's okay and I-uh," he sighed, trying to collect his words. "I just like to spend time with you, I mean you are so good to me and you know I- I would like to spend more time with you, other than just you helping me with this trigger words. You know, ma-maybe we could go to beach and watch sunset like that," he couldn't believe himself and how he couldn't just shut up. He looked away, he didn't want to see rejection in your eyes.

"I think that would be lovely, maybe you'll tell me your stories in 40's? I shouldn't be the only story teller, should I?" you grinned cheek to cheek. Seeing him relaxed after your answer made you even more happier. "But first, let's get through with this session, shall we?"

"We shall, doll."

A/N: Like and reblogs are appreciated! Let me know if you want more of this series!

[cookies-and-music]

Ghost. - part 19: Bare your soul

My suggestion for this chapter is The Driver by Maneskin.

Part 1 here - part 20 here

PAIRING: TVA!LokixOC

TAG LIST: @kats72 ; @mischief2sarawr ; @m3ntally-unstable ; @star-maker-rain-dancer

SUMMARY: Loki meets sombody at the TVA he once knew. Unfortunately she doesn't seem to remember him.

Loki was breathing heavily, as if he had been running after her. He was dressed in Asgardian attire and held the helmet he had used in battle in one hand.

But something was off. This Loki should have been shocked to see her. He was the Loki who had believed her dead on Midgard during the Battle of New York a few years prior. Meanwhile, between the two of them, she was the one paling as if she had seen a ghost.

"It's really you, isn't it?" she swallowed.

He approached her slowly.

Perhaps she should have been happy, running to him and embracing him. But that would have been too simple.

"No" one corner of her mouth lifted in a sneer, "a copy."

Loki looked down. "It's the only way I can talk to you."

"And it was you, at the nursing home, wasn't it?"

He nodded.

"Well, it was nice, see you soon," Lydia smiled, reaching out her hand toward the tree, but before she could touch it, she was violently thrown against one of the room's side walls. The impact knocked the air out of her, and she felt like her arms and legs had taken the brunt of the blow more than the rest of her body.

"What the hell?" she spat as she got up. Loki rushed over to her.

"Sorry, I didn't think it would—" she cut him off by punching him in the face, causing him to stagger back several steps.

He scoffed, blowing away the long hair that had fallen over his face.

"Sorry" she raised a sarcastic eyebrow.

They stared at each other. Loki took a step toward her, and Lydia tensed, so he decided to raise his hands and back away until his back touched the room's wall.

She did the same, and in unison, they slid down along the wall until they were sitting on the floor. Face to face. Several meters apart and surrounded by shadows.

"You don't have to do this" he began, "it's risky and it may not even work."

"But you brought me here" Lydia furrowed her brow.

"What do you mean?" Loki tilted his head.

"When Mobius and I went to see Odin, you—you told me I needed to find the right time. Well, isn't this it?" she spread her arms to indicate their surroundings.

Loki shook his head before leaning it back against the wall, laughing bitterly.

"I only talked about the right time. I wanted you to take the right amount of time."

"To do what?"

"To move on."

Lydia's jaw dropped.

"You wanted me to move on?"

"Yes."

"You wanted me to move on" she shook her head, laughing "Should I have let you rot for how long? Centuries? Eons? Move on as if nothing happened while you turned into that in front of my eyes?" she pointed at the tree. "You're crazy."

"Me, crazy?" Loki laughed "You're the one who tried to interfere with Yggdrasil's course without thinking about the possible consequences."

"Possible, not certain" she emphasized "And besides, what other choice did I have?"

"To move on" he insisted.

"That's not an option."

"Lydia," he sighed, getting up and moving toward her "I don't even know what could be the outcome, and if something bad happened to you or the others, then everything I've done would have been in vain" He sat next to her against the wall so their shoulders touched.

"But it's not fair, Loki," Lydia's voice trembled "Why does it have to be you?"

He looked down, taking a deep breath before looking back at her.

"Because it's my burden."

"Then take me with you, let me stand by your side. At least you wouldn't be alone" her voice was desperate.

"I would never condemn you to such an existence."

"And I should let you condemn yourself?" At that point, her eyes were stinging.

He smiled at her with slight emotion, turning his torso towards her to see her better.

"When I met you again, I promised myself that this time I would protect you. I saw you at the TVA, and to my eyes, you were the purest and brightest being I had ever seen. You were perfect, too perfect. Then you sold me and Sylvie out to Renslayer, and I saw another side of you, ambitious, vengeful, and cruel if necessary. I should have hated you, but that's when I think I fell in love with you. When I saw your darkness so similar to mine. Then I understood that only we could accept and redeem each other."

"Loki…"

He stood up and started walking toward the tree.

"I was hurt, but the way you were hurt by your own actions broke my heart. And I realized I would do anything for you," he caressed the form of Yggdrasil with one hand "no matter how dangerous or painful it would be" he turned towards her, "because I care deeply for you, Lydia Princhett."

Lydia sniffled. She gathered her body, which felt like jelly, and stood up, walking towards him.

"I care deeply for you too" she looked at him with teary eyes, her face streaked by a single tear she couldn't hold back.

He gave her one of his sad smiles, one of those that broke her heart. He pulled her towards him, wrapping her in an embrace.

They stood still for a few seconds, Lydia filling her nose with his scent, feeling his chest rise and fall with each breath and listening to his heart beat.

"I love you" Loki caressed her hair.

"I know," she took a deep breath "that's why I know you will forgive me."

Loki didn't have time to process her words before Lydia grabbed his clothes with one hand, pulling and tripping him with a leg, making him fall to the floor.

She reached out a hand inside the tree, and Loki yelled at her not to do it, but it was too late.

Lydia had ripped the heart out of Yggdrasil.

The room went dark, and the ceiling collapsed on them.

HI GUYS, 1 MORE CHAPTER AND THAN THERE'S THE EPILOGUE. I'M A BIT HUNGOVER RIGHT NOW SO I REALLY HOPE THIS CHAPTER WORKS OUT. (I EDIDTED IT WHILE HUNGOVER.) I'LL ZIP IT NOW. HOPEFULLY MY DEAR READERS WILL ENJOY THIS CHAPTER. LEAVE A COMMENT IF U FEEL LIKE IT. AS ALWAYS, CHEERS.

[stupidrant]

imagine a sunny day in jotunheim, in angrboda's treehouse. atreus has been on his travels and brings back souvenirs not only for his father, but for angrboda as well. it's been maybe two or three years since ragnarok. atreus has been quite busy finding clues about the giants outside midgard, sometimes it lead to dead ends, sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he's gravely injured while on his journeys and he has to postpone the travels so he can go heal himself. but it's an ongoing process, and still many questions lingering. he doesn't give up!

here's the thing, though... neither atreus and angrboda have confessed to each other yet. but everyone around them are screaming inside that for the love of skadi, JUST SAY IT ALREADY!

one sunny day in jotunheim, atreus appears with new pigments from far off lands that will help angrboda's paintings pop even more. angrboda is overjoyed, because the pigment she's been using doesn't fit the new piece creating. she was so frustrated and annoyed that no matter how she mixed the colors, it never worked or didn't look as appealing. an artist takes their craft seriously! atreus knows this of course.

that's why he's there, because he knew it's the perfect gift for her and also... an excuse to simply see her. be with her. angrboda catches him looking at her for a while. "all good here, champ?" she jokes. "of course, i'm just enjoying the view. i missed you a lot. more than anything."

that made angrboda's heart jump out her chest. she feels the same way, thinking about him when he was gone, wishing he came back. this one time she heard the yggdrasil portal opening and got so excited over the premise that maybe atreus is back, she damn near ran to greet him - but it turned to be just lunda. ('now, why are you so disappointed in seeing me, missy!' no offence lunda, it's. complicated. well not really but you know; UNSAID WORDS & EMOTIONS GALORE.)

"i, uh... missed you too. it's so amazing to see you again, atreus..."

words are failing them hard, how do you even begin with describing just how they're feeling. but maybe they don't need words. they both try to speak, but the tension is thick, the heart rates are going up, palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, mom's spaghetti-

so they get closer. and closer. until they close the gap between. he has his arms around her waist, and hers are draped around his shoulders. their first kiss together, and it was purely magical. it was steady, sweet, wonderful.

until it deepened and they tumbled down. oh it's going for another territory. word to nelly, it's getting hot in HERE.

however...

they stopped. both of them. heavy breathing, their faces completely flushed.

"h-hey, atreus, um... this is very great but i don't feel... ready for this yet." "no, yeah, no, totally! i understand...!" they got up immediately and dusted themselves off.

a small moment of awkward silence. "angrboda... was it- was this okay with you? you don't feel weird about this, do you...?" "no! not at all! i liked it, but um... i, uh. i've never been... you know... with a guy-"

"OH WELL LOOK AT THE TIME I HAVE TO MEET MY FATHER BY THE SEA. TALK TO YOU LATER!"

"WOW THAT'S GREAT I ALSO JUST REMEMBERED THAT I HAVE TO FIND MORE PLANTS. FOR GIANT STUFF."

"I LIKE YOU!"

"I LIKE YOU TOO!"

"I MEAN MORE THAN LIKE!"

"SAME HERE!"

"BYE!"

"OKAY, BYE!"

meanwhile, somewhere around yggdrasil, ratatoskr was tending to the tree until he heard a young man scream. it was atreus. yelling while he was running laps around the path. currently at his 56th lap and at this rate he will hit 100.

"young master atreus! what is going on-" "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ICANTBELIEVEITICANTBELIEVEITIDIDTHAAAAT!!" "young master atreus, get a hold of yourself!"

back in jotunheim, angrboda is also screaming. but it's muffled by a pillow. and she's rolling around the grass, kicking her feet, laughing and giggling. her wolf and fox friends are looking a little bit concerned. but she doesn't look hurt, and she's clearly happy, so they're not alert. they won't rip the guy she was seen with into pieces, thankfully.

but oh. it's finally happening.

😭😭😭😭😭

[haloshornsinkstains]

Demons In My Head

Demiurge [Overlord] x F!Reader

Warnings: canon-typical violence, smut, deviation from canon.

When Yggdrasil shut down Momonga wasn’t the only one left behind, you were trapped there with him, as the world shifted and all the NPCs came to life. Trapped in Nazarick with an NPC you’ve always had a crush on, what will you do with your new life?

Hearing a soft ping I looked up from where I’d been reading on the floor to pass the time, a new message flashed at the corner of my vision. Sighing I opened it, at least whoever it was had been courteous enough to let me know they weren’t coming.

[Momonga] Just logging in now, sorry I’m so late!

I smiled softly and dismissed the message, no point in messaging him back when you could speak in person in a moment. Seeing the familiar glow that signified one of my guild-mates logging in I pushed to my feet, ready to greet Momonga one last time. “Hey Momo.” I smiled up at the litch. “I’m glad you came.” “Hey Rip.” He nodded his head, and you were sure he was smiling back. “Sorry, I got caught up and it took me longer than I thought to get here. Did I miss everyone?” My chest tightened and I shook my head. “You’re the only one so far Momo.” “Oh.” He drummed his bony fingers against his chin. “Maybe they’ve been and gone? How long have you been here?” “Since midday.” My voice was flat, claws picking at the edges of my armour. “I don’t think they’re coming…” “I’m sure they’d have been here if they could. C’mon, we’ve still got a couple of hours, shall we go and say goodbye to everyone?” I blinked at his outstretched arm for a moment, not sure what he meant, until I remembered the NPCs of Nazarick, those lovingly created by the guild.  “That sounds lovely, Lord Momonga.” I answered softly, glad for once that the game limited my expressions. “Indeed, Lady Riptide. Shall we head to the first floor and then work our way back down?” “Makes sense, I’d like to end things in the Throne room. It just feels right.” Momonga nodded, teleporting the both of you to the top floor. I eyed the rickety bridge while Momonga looked around for Shaltear, neatly teleporting to the other side with a huff. “Still not a fan of heights Rip?” “Nope, besides, Shaltear is over this way.” I called, making my way towards the Vampire’s usual spot. “Floor two, numbnuts.”

Saying goodbye to the fourth floor pulled at something painful in my chest. The Underground Lake had been my domain, though the main guardian was Gargantua, there were monsters of my own creation in the lake itself. They weren’t true NPCs in the way the others were, my skills hadn’t quite been up to par for that, but they did a good job of picking off a few of the fools who made their way this far down. Besides, Ulbert had insisted that my aesthetics fit this floor the most. The next few floors were easier, at least until we reached the seventh. “This was always my favourite.” I sighed, running my fingers over the back of the white throne. “Really? I thought it was the lake?” Momonga hummed. “Nah, that was where Ulbert thought I fit best, but I do really like fire. And this place is so beautiful, he used to chase me out of here all the time. Told me Kelpies shouldn’t stay in hot places long, and to stop ogling his creation.” I laughed, gently patting Demiurge on the shoulder. “Do you think he knew Demi was my favourite NPC?” There was a low rumble of laughter from Momo beside me. “No. None of us would ever have guessed that.” Meanwhile Demiurge was practically vibrating with delight. His Lady, one of the Supreme Beings, favoured him above any other? He couldn’t think of a greater honour. And she even deigned to touch him? Him, a lowly servant. But why were the two remaining Supreme Beings speaking as if they were leaving? It couldn’t be.

Finally we made it to the tenth floor once again. I brought up the menu, glancing over the time. “Ten minutes left.” I sighed, glancing to where Momonga was over with Albedo, looking over something in her description. “You two going to need some time alone? Remember, this place has rules against R rated actions!” “Oi!” I laughed, happily settling on the floor to wait for the final countdown. As the last thirty seconds started to tick down I looked up at Momonga once more, surprised to find that he’d settled himself on the throne. Pushing to my feet I went to join him, perching on the arm, glad that I couldn’t feel how uncomfortable it probably was. “Hey Momo, after this… do you… do you think we can still keep in touch?” “Of course we can Rip.” I hoped he could tell how happily I was smiling at him, I’d used the emote but it didn’t seem enough to convey how truly happy and grateful I was to have his friendship in all this. Gently resting one of my own hands over his boney one I watched the last few moments of the clock count down, bracing myself for the unpleasant sensation of rejection from the gear. “5… 4… 3… 2… 1…” I closed my eyes,ready for the last moments of the game… but then nothing happened. No unpleasant zap in my brain to signify I’d been forcibly disconnected, no sudden feeling of nausea as I came back to the real world. Nervously opening my eyes I glanced around, expecting to see the darkness of my headset only to be greeted by the equally startled face of Momonga. “Did we get the time wrong?” I asked, looking around. “No… I don’t think so… wait, Rip, your mouth is moving.” Momo answered, his eyes flashing green at me. “So is yours!” I yelped, “really moving, not the standard animations. Holy shit, Momo, are we in the game? I swear I saw an anime like this, but if you died in the game you died in real life? Do you think that’s what’s happening here? We’ve been Isekai’d into a game. Oh, I hope we still have all our skills…” “Rip, breathe, we can work this out.” Momonga sighed, gently patting my shoulder to try and distract me from my racing mind. “Lord Momonga? Lady Riptide? Has something happened?” I whirled at the sound of Albedo’s voice, blinking up at her. “It is nothing to worry about Albedo. Could you gather the floor guardians? I believe something has changed here. Sebas-” he paused just long enough for the man to appear “-go and scout the exterior of Nazarick, see if you can determine what has changed.”

[Riptide] Holy shit Momo, how are you so cool right now? I’m still kind of freaking out.

[Momonga] I hadn’t noticed. Don’t worry. I’ll work things out for now. Looks like we still have our skills.

[Riptide] Thanks Momo <3

Time passed almost smoothly after that, once my panic died down I managed to settle back into my old role as vice-leader of the guild, though there were pitfalls that came with our new existence. The burning temple, which normally brought me great solace, made my skin dry out too quickly, and for the first time your expressions were truly visible on my face. It had taken weeks for me to stop blushing whenever you saw Demiurge, my skin taking on a deeper blue-grey tinge whenever I remembered what I’d said to him when we thought we were saying goodbye to the tomb, or how he’d spoken about me when Momonga had asked how the Guardians felt about the two of you. But I’d finally got over that, I could face him like a normal person now, even give orders when I needed to. At least I thought I was over it.

I’d been relaxing in the lake when a group of adventurers made their way into the tomb. I don’t know how they got past Shaltear or the Grave, though I had seen Shaltear chasing after Albedo earlier. They weren’t exactly hard to dispose of either, though I guess I had a bit of a home-field advantage in the water. Still, the encounter had left me dirty and a little sore, one of them had tried to ride me, clearly seeing a horse and thinking nothing of it. Shuddering at the memory I sank into my bath, letting the warmth of the water soothe me. At least until someone knocked at my door. “Come in!” I called out, not thinking anything of it. Momonga had been in here enough times while I soaked, he’d gotten over it fast enough, the water was dark and as it happened having a Kelpie as a guildmate meant spending way more time with them in water than either of us had bargained for, at least until we could get hold of an artefact that helped. Except that wasn’t Momonga, instead standing in your room with a pink dusting on his ears was Demiurge. With a startled yelp I sank under the water, only letting the top of my head and my eyes peek out over the surface. Until I remembered the Demiurge shaped plushie on my bed, the one Albedo had so kindly made for me (after only the briefest of disgusted looks). Another burbled yelping noise and I’d practically flown across the room, landing on the bed on top of the plush. “Lady Riptide? Is everything quite alright?” I blinked at Demiurge, noticing the way he refused to look at me, and the red tinge staining his face. Then I looked down. Oh yeah, still naked. Oh shit, still naked. With a squeak I grabbed a pillow, using it to shield as much of my body as I could. “I had heard some insects made their way down to the fourth level my Lady, I wished to express my deepest apologies that something of that kind would happen. And to promise my Lady that Shaltear will be duly punished for abandoning her post.” I sighed, it was irritating to be attacked, but it had been decent practice at least. And it wasn’t bad enough for whatever punishment you thought Demiurge had put together. “It’s alright Demi, it wasn’t that much bother.” I waved a hand tiredly. “They weren’t much more than practice dummies in the end.” “Then allow me to accept punishment for seeing you like this Lady Riptide. Perhaps you should pluck out my eyes?” He was kneeling before the bed now, head bowed and hand over his chest. “No! No, Demi. It’s fine! I should have checked who it was before asking you to come in, and even then, you came in because I told you to. If anything I should be apologising to you for seeing me in this state!”  Demiurge glanced up, his ears wiggling slightly and tail thumping against the floor as he looked at me once more. “Oh no my Lady! You are a most wondrous sight to behold, one the eyes of a mere servant aren’t fit to see.” “I… I wouldn’t say that.” I murmured, clutching the pillow a little tighter to myself. “I, um, I wouldn’t punish you for seeing me…” “I am honoured my Lady. If that is the case, would I be forgiven for asking a question?” He murmured, still not quite able to keep his eyes on me. I nodded nervously, something about him kneeling there fully clothed while I was still sat here naked stirring a fire in my stomach. The effects of which I was almost sure he could smell, if the excitable thrashing of his tail was any indication. “The item I saw on your bed earlier, that wouldn’t be-” “So what if it was?” I gasped, cutting him off. “Then I would be most honoured Lady Riptide, and I would happily offer my Lady my services should she ever be in need.” His ears were bright red, but he was finally looking at me, smirk fixed back on his lips. I dropped the pillow in shock, my heart racing in my chest. “You would?! Do you understand what you’re saying?” “Of course my Lady. Though if you are displeased by the thought…” He stood and turned towards the door, only to freeze when I called out to him. My mind was racing almost as fast as my heart. Was it even ethical to ask this of him? I was technically his superior, but he had offered… And he looked so eager… “Then… then perhaps I might wish to make good on that offer. If you wish.” “Nothing would please me more Lady Riptide. After all, I am your favourite, am I not?” His voice was practically a purr, one that went straight to the fire now building in my stomach. “I… yes.” I breathed, leaning back on the bed as he prowled over me. “If you’re sure…” “My Lady, I do not think I have been more sure of anything since I took over guardianship of the seventh floor.” I sighed out a breath, leaning back slightly as I allowed him to crawl over my body. He paused over me, tail flicking behind him and head cocked as if asking for permission. My knees squeezed against his hips, neck stretching out almost involuntarily. “Please Demi.” Demiurge almost purred, his head dipping to nip at my neck. I let out a breathy gasp, my body arching up into his. I could feel his claws running down my sides, reminding me once more just how naked I was compared to him. His tongue flicked over my gills, sending a strange ripple through my body as I clawed at his suit, trying to pull the offending layers from his body. Chuckling darkly Demiurge pressed himself up on his knees, stripping himself much more quickly than I ever would have been able to. I licked my lips as I watched his skin reveal itself, his body broader and more muscular than I would have imagined under all that material. My eyes widened as he caught me staring, his mouth pulling up into a wicked smirk, finally removing the last of his clothing and settling between my thighs. “Now my lady, allow me to worship you.” I didn’t get a chance to reply, not when his mouth was on me sending fire through my veins. My hips bucked up against his tongue, claws shredding the sheets beneath me as I writhed against his ministrations. I wanted to cant my head back and close my eyes to enjoy the sensation, but something about watching him made me unable to look away. He was watching me so intently, registering every twitch and gasp and repeating the motions that made it happen, I couldn’t not watch him. At least until my orgasm crashed over me, in a flood of electricity and a flutter of ripped cloth and feathers as I tore into the bed. I tried to call his name, wanting nothing more than to let him know how good he’d made me feel, but only gibberish came out, my brain fried by the pleasure coursing through me. 

As I trembled with the aftershocks Demiurge lifted his head, his mouth glistening with the remnants of his feast. “Now now My Lady, I hope you aren’t tired already. We’ve only just begun.” He grinned, crawling up my body to press his lips to mine, letting me taste myself on him - like fresh water and vegetation. I purred against his lips, careful not to let my claws dig into his skin as I ran my hands down the expanse of his back, feeling the muscles tense and flex under my touch. I wrapped my legs around his back, pulling him into me. “It’ll take more than that to tire me out Demi.” I chuckled against his neck, letting my sharp teeth scrape against his skin. “Do your best, hmm?”

[hoesamo]

Freyr as an exile is interesting to me because he feels almost insignificant in comparison to the other exiles in his story. If my memory serves me correctly, Surtr realizes the struggle of his world (that ragnarok isn’t working for some reason and his children’s constant strife is causing them perpetual agony) after killing him, and isn’t specifically obsessed with him being in the MC like the other World Reps are. Meanwhile, there are exiles like Nüwa, Kinmamon, and Shaytan who all have a lot more significance within their respective worlds. Hell, even Faust has Mephistopheles in pursuit of his ass bc their history is significant. It makes me look twice at why he was chosen to be the exile in housamo’s story (instead of someone like Baldr).

I mean, here we have a guy who was close with his buddy Thor, who loved fighting, and would have friendly competition with him through things like racing and probably sparring (considering how similar he is to Kengo). While Gullinbursti, his Vehicle/Body Double/Meatshield, doesn’t understand why his master left him, but it feels like Freyr sacrificed himself on purpose. While Freyr could have beaten Surtr if he had his actual sword, he didn’t use it, and died instead for whatever unknown reason. What makes someone do that?

If I am to attempt to make an inference, I would say it might have something to do with Yggdrasil’s relationship with war and fighting. Freyr irl is known for being associated with peace, so while he may be perfectly capable of fighting, he might actually dislike the constant strife that war brings. In a place like Yggdrasil, where fighting and war is almost a way of life (especially Valhalla iirc), I could see Freyr not wanting to do that anymore. He himself may have felt out of sync with his world, but at the same time… is that really it? Am I overthinking things here? Freyr is so strange for me because his whole exile feels like it’s missing something important in his entire story. It’s clear that Yggdrasil is suffering, but is Freyr even relevant to that? And how and why is he relevant to his world in terms of housamo’s storytelling?

[digitalgate02]

“That AU setting for Hunters: Rewritten” extra stuff!! Part THREE!

Masaru, the Banchou Savior | Codename: "Fighter"

This one was just small updates instead of a total reinterpretation of the character. Well, because the age for him around 2011 is possibly closer to Savers' epilogue (which, if we think Savers takes place in the same year it aired... Masaru will be a 1992 (or 93) baby. And if he's like, 18-19 in the epilogue, this could mean 2011 right?)

So not many changes! We use the same stuff from it. We will even play with its backstory in this AU setting taking place a few days or weeks after Savers' epilogue!

This brave hero has decided to live in the Digital World as he did not want to get separated from Agumon. But don't worry, he does come home to visit his family and friends. However, Masaru loves the idea of exploring the unknown and learning more about the Digital World. And, since there's so much chaos in the meanwhile (since the DATS' digimon, Falcomon and the Royal Knights having to help keep everything in peace since the fall of Yggdrasil) ... Masaru works as some "link" between humans and digimon. He got some new friends alongside him which keep his clothes mostly fixed to suit his size. He got a cool cape to protect him, at least.

One day, a mysterious area reported appears and Gotsumon immediately reports Masaru and Agumon. Afraid of the possibility it being a gate opened by someone else, Masaru goes with the digimon to check it out. Once they arrive, Agumon points out a human-shaped shadow inside it and when they approach it... Masaru gasps! It's Chika!? What is she doing in the Digital World!? But something seems wrong... Chika's eyes are red and glowing. The moment Masaru realizes it, something pulls him and Agumon into the weird gate. Gaomon, Lalamon, Falcomon and Piyomon are unable to get inside!! What is going on, and what will happen to Masaru and Agumon!?

[valuka-shuna]

World Tree and Primordial Chaos

We should start with the foundation of the series' multiverse - The Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta. It ties in most of Mihoyo's games under the same rules, but the rules are expressed differently. Some new information from recent chapters have been omitted for the sake of simplicity and spoilers.

AKA why Genshin is in the same universe as Honkai, but you do not need to play Honkai to understand Genshin.

The Imaginary Tree that holds all of the Hoyoverse together is based on the belief of a world tree. The most well-known example is the Yggdrasil of Norse mythology, but it's a motif seen in various cultures around the world. It holds together the heavens, the skies, the worlds, and maybe even the underworld. The Imaginary Tree also embodies the concept of the tree of life in that it binds all forms of creation to its branches.

The Tree is depicted differently depending on the game and context, but it's always a colossal pale-colored tree with twisting roots. It's an entity that normally isn't visible to human eyes. How can our puny monkey brain even begin to comprehend our existence on the cosmic structure holding our world together? It's literally larger than life itself.

From the trunk of this tree spreads numerous branches and from these branches grow an infinite number of leaves, each of them a different world. For our purposes, we must understand that every Mihoyo game that takes place in this universe is a leaf on this tree: Gun Girls Z, Honkai Impact 3rd, Genshin Impact, and Honkai Star Rail. HI3 and HSR are more similar and may be leaves growing on closer branches than Genshin. Each leaf (game) is governed by the same laws of the Tree's universe, but are otherwise entirely separate and does not affect one another.

Then why not also Tears of Themis and Zenless Zone Zero? Because there are no expy characters like Kiana or Mei. But also because lore reasons. For example, Genshin and HSR are explicitly linked by this monster item drop and a loading screen.

(Genshin ley lines are directly connected to Irminsul and thus the Imaginary Tree, but that's a story for another time.)

The Sea of Quanta is the other being opposite the Imaginary Tree. The Sea is akin to the concept of primordial chaos or the soup of life. The Sea is an unstable, endless space that doesn't follow conventional logic. Generally accepted understanding of physics, mathematics, and reality do not work here. Above the Sea is where the Tree grows. Leaves of the Tree can wither, drift off their branch, fall into the Sea, and get dissolved out of existence in the chaos.

The world of the now detached leaf is considered a Bubble Universe. They can exist in various degrees of stability depending on whether it can sustain itself. Bubble universes do not necessarily have to be discarded by the Tree. They can also spontaneously spawn out of the Sea of Quanta. The Sea is unstable enough that a bubble universe can be created entirely from human memories. Bubble universes can also be man-made. Essentially they are miscellaneous parallel worlds floating in space.

The Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta has an antagonistic, but codependent rivalry. "The Sea Of Quanta wants to flood the Tree. Meanwhile, the Imaginary Tree wants to absorb the Sea." as described by the HI3rd wiki. It seems like cosmic material gets recycled as it grows on the Tree, decays, falls into the Sea, and eventually reabsorbed back via Tree roots.

There aren't many depictions of the Sea of Quanta outside HI3. It generally looks like endless blue space with broken block structures swirling as if suspended in liquid. It is possible to physically traverse this space, jumping between bubble universes and fighting monsters born from the quantum chaos.

(Crude depiction of The Tree and Sea outside space-time.)

All this stuff about the Sea being made up of world tree debris begs the question: Why and how do leaves fall off to begin with? If leaves are whole worlds, wouldn't them withering off the Tree would be an apocalyptic event? Losing one leaf is like losing a timeline, a parallel universe, a whole world of possibilities, and the entire civilization that lived in it. The answer is yes, and that's what the story of Honkai Impact 3rd is about.

The word Honkai is the English localization of Houkai (崩壊) meaning "collapse", "decay", or "destruction" in Japanese. The same goes for Chinese where the actual name of the game is 崩坏3. The "3rd" is a reference to Evangelion's Third Impact because the Mihoyo founders are Eva fanboys. Honkai Impact 3rd is about humanity fighting against the collapse, decay, and destruction of their world leaf.

Knowing the etymology of the titular Honkai is important because it gives context to its concept. The Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quanta aren't inherently good or evil. They are neutral forces of nature. The Tree itself must self-regulate so as to not expend its resources maintaining nonviable worlds . Otto Apocalypse says Honkai "breeds, nurtures, tests, and removes civilizations." Decay is natural. The system in which the Tree decides which of its infinite branches to prune off is called the Honkai.

The Imaginary Tree's self-adjustment system works by testing humanity within the leaf's world. The Honkai will manifest as anything that will bring calamity. It can manifest as beasts, natural disasters, robots, zombies, or the mobs you fight in game. When a Honkai invasion is devastating enough, it can cause an apocalyptic event. The in-universe source of The Black Death that destroyed a third of the world's population is an example of the Honkai manifesting as infectious disease.

Humanity must keep evolving and advancing against the will of the Honkai in order to keep up with the destruction. If it manifests as disease, humanity must find a way to heal. If it manifests as monsters, humanity must fight them. And if it manifests as humans corrupted by Honkai energy with supernatural powers, humanity must find a way to make them fight for our side. (These humans are called Herrschers and are integral to the HI3 plot, but not for the purposes of this post.)

If the civilization within the world of the leaf falls to the Honkai invasion, then it is deemed no longer worthy of keeping. The leaf will be pruned and fall into the Sea of Quanta.

(Spoilers: Or so we thought for most of the story until recent chapters, but that is again a story for another time. Finality will descend and reset the world to give us another chance to fight the Honkai.)

The degree to how much of this cosmic lore is actually relevant to each game depends.

Gun Girls Z - Relevant in that this is where it all started. Kevin Kaslana first brought up the concept of bubble universes in this series.

Honkai Impact 3rd - Extremely relevant in that the player character routinely interacts with bubble universes. In fact, the canon main story timeline is considered a separate world (leaf) from the Captainverse self-insert timeline used for events.

Honkai Star Rail - The relevancy remains questionable at the moment because the game is not yet released at the time of writing. I would assume it will become relevant due to the existence of the Imaginary and Quantum class typing on top of typical ones like Fire and Lightning. It is also implied the Honkai exists under the name Stellaron "Cancer of All Worlds". The train the characters ride between planets comes directly from the HI3 world. A train called the Cosmic Juggernaut was invented in HI3 to manipulate space-time and travel through the Sea of Quanta. This train somehow ended up damaged in the world of HSR, where HSR Himeko found, repaired, and renamed it as the Astral Express.

Genshin Impact - Also relevant, but it becomes easy to miss early on if you are not already familiar with Honkai. Almost everything exists in one way or another, but under a different name. The Irminsul tree is likely Teyvat's biggest connection to the Imaginary Tree. The Cataclysm 500 years ago could have been a Honkai eruption. The Abyss may or may not be within the Sea of Quanta. It's possible the Descenders are visitors from beyond the Teyvat leaf.

The space underneath the Chasm as shown in Perilous Trail might be a bubble universe, complete with things spawning from memories and monsters that look suspiciously like quantum shadows when Traveler and Xiao try to make their way out.

The way Yae describes traveling through space-time into Makoto's realm of consciousness sounds like Traveler were traversing through the Sea of Quanta into a bubble universe. How Ei and Traveler are the only ones who remember when the Sacred Sakura Tree was planted because their memories weren't altered while they were in the bubble universe outside of the Irminsul's reach.

There's more of this kind of allusion to Hoyoverse's cosmic lore in Genshin. Enough to write several other posts. The problem is we don't have confirmation about Teyvat's place in the universe. Is it a leaf still attached to the Imaginary Tree? Or is it a big bubble universe floating in the Sea of Quanta? Has the Honkai invaded yet? And if it did, what did it manifest as? Does it have a different name?

We already got some Imaginary Tree connections following the Sumeru archon quest and Wanderer interlude. But there's still no reason to play Honkai just to understand Genshin. At most, Honkai will give context to some unexplained phenomena. Genshin will likely explain their version of the world tree and primordial chaos eventually, at their own pace and in their own terms. A lot of Genshin players hate the idea that Genshin takes place in the Honkai universe as if it were inferior to Mihoyo's favorite child, but I want to reiterate that this isn't the Honkai universe so much as it is the Hoyoverse. Genshin Impact is as much Honkai as Honkai Impact is Genshin.

[deerfests]

What is your repugnant au?

Title: -- (working title: repugnant AU) Fandom: Control Relationship: None but that might be subject to change. Summary: (working summary, might change) "As Yggdrasil stands, so shall the Oldest House. When Yggdrasil falls, so will the Oldest House… but what will happen to the rest of the world then? The FBC does not intend to find out." Comment: Using Yggdrasil in the summary but for real, that's probably not gonna be what I actually use in the fic so the summary will very well change. Nevertheless, the fic takes place when the foundation cracks, exploring possible effects that would have on the FBC. Also, an excuse to bring back the old management team and to see them clash with the new one! Also, reevaluating relationships and all that high-stakes fun. Provided, I manage to write it out decently so I'd be satisfied with it. I have some plot notes at least. more comments under the cut:

"The general idea is that Trench and the management team due to some weird stutter in time/space or something return to the Oldest House, only to discover the new management team. Tommasi, Marshall, and Salvador are gonna resume their jobs as more assistants to the new people in their positions, which I am sure is gonna make Arish happy... Trench tries to atone for his fuck ups, ends up more of a secretary to Jesse and a part-time-mentor, tries to help with anything and everything-- gets severely injured on multiple occasions due to this. And he ends up with some serious memory gaps from the return. Meanwhile, Darling is helping Emily with fixing the last problems with the Hiss that are occurring in an attempt to free everyone from lockdown. He sort of ends up really pissed off at Trench which by the end leaves the two in some serious animosity, but because I think it's funny it's gonna be fairly one-sided. Darling will keep trying to figure out what happened to Trench and possibly take him out, while Trench is like "hmm I seem to be forgetting something." every so often" - taken from a discussion I had with a friend about this AU. However, a silly way to describe it.

No [Excerpt] on account that I don't have an exciting segment to share so far. Everything I've written so far feels too dry right now... Maybe in the future though.

[aria0fgold]

oooh d'you have any more random oc facts.. I'm not good with questions but I love hearing about others ocs lol

Ehehehehe I'd love to! I love talking bout my ocs!

Ray is a really really good actor! He's a dramatic boy that loves to use his acting abilities frequently which also includes masking his emotions :D He is not okay in the og universe lmao but he is okay in the Android Omori AU and is just there that loves to cause mischief to Patch.

Also also! Ray was a really really shy kid when he was younger, he tends to hide behind Alec's back and rarely talks! His parents wanted to help with the shyness and saw how he seemed to like movies and signed him up for acting lessons. It was a mess at first but Ray really liked it! Only reason why he's so extroverted now.

Drunk Ray reverts back to his shy self though :o Although, it's hard to get him drunk. Not really a heavy drinker but he can hold his alcohol well! Benefits of going to so many parties.

Meanwhile Alec is an incredible lightweight. Any alcohol, no matter the percentage, just one shot and he's drunk. He rarely drinks to be fair. My guy likes healthy living, he is far from living fully healthily.

Of all my OCs, those two have the biggest problems of Ray thinking he is easily replaceable and Alec putting everyone before him. Honestly if they're put in a fantasy setting, Ray is a self-sacrificial dude and Alec is the same but the difference is that Alec has a strong will to live and aint allowing himself to die so easily.

Seph has problems too, actually I think all of them do whoops...

ouououu wanna talk bout seph past. im gonna talk bout seph past >:o

It isn't that like long and lengthy but like basically! Seph is adopted, first was at an orphanage and one of the caretakers is Water's mom, Angela! Seph got adopted by Sera's parents, billionaire peeps, rich business ppl. Life with them was a-okay for a time, in fact they spoil Seph a lot! But that's exactly the problem, cuz Sera is dead when they adopted Seph, both parents were grieving and the dad just so happens to have the bright idea of adopting a kid to fill that hole.

It went downhill from there when they saw how similar looking Seph was to Sera. (Blonde hair and brown eyes. Though Seph's eyes are lighter.) Except for dresses and skirts, most of the clothes the parents gave Seph are ones they can imagine Sera to also wear. Same with toys and gadgets. None of them also mention having a daughter until Seph found out bout it on his own.

A LOT of stuff happened but basically Seph funded his own company with the help of Water and Angela acting as proxy (company name is Yggdrasil.) So yeah he is also basically not okay. But! That past is different for Kitsunemori AU cuz hey! Sera is alive! Seph is still adopted but that's some trauma skipped :D

Water has problems too... Alec has bigger problems... Honestly Ray is the only one with a normal-ish childhood. Mel (im sorry my guy i keep forgetting you) also has problems.

Patch is saved from problems????? actually not really

[arthrobug]

Was thinking about Ish's Season 2.5 Civ Event that I was in again (and consequentially having another breakdown for ten minutes because of it), and I realized something:

Living on the absolute shit hole that was Island 2 reminds me of what America is like (constantly afraid for my life, resources, and if someone will randomly start harassing me/cursing me out), and being there was the worst online/gaming/social experience of my life, no joke

Meanwhile, immigrating to Island 1 [Yggdrasil] out of fear for my sanity and blocky life, was the best damn decision I ever made. The place was a goddamn garden of beauty and safety, filled to the brim with genuinely nice people who regularly would say 'hello! :]' to my terrified ass while casually walking past

Motherf-ckers, the VERY FIRST PERSON to be nice to me without any other outside influence, was on Yggdrasil on I'm pretty sure Day 8, and he was a goddamn FIGHTER FOR INFERNUS WHO TOOK FOREVER TO GO DOWN IN THE WAR

Man, 100% genuinely, I despise most of the people on Island 2, and I hope everyone that survived on Yggdrasil and was sweet and a good team player to anyone they came across despite where they came from, I hope you all have a beautiful rest of your year ♥️

And once again fuck you Island 2

[icharchivist]

Wait, when did I unlock Dark Rapture?

...Not today, Satan

oh yeah :) i think you unlocked the regular Dark Rapture around level 130.

Welcome to hell, you can't escape for ever.

But more seriously if you want more power in your grids it's good to at least poke this raid. (my tip is bring your Light Team and do dmg targetting his wings, better if you do a CA Full Burst, it'll give you at least some honors that can count on getting a good chest)

it's the 30 people raid so people will come and save you and you don't have to worry about his 6people raid nonsense.

Meanwhile he'll drop his blood there (don't worry about it) which you'll be able to trade for his Opus weapons.

the Opus are among the core weapons from any grids once you get into HL (along with Seraphic and Astral weapons -- don't worry about Astrals yet though it's a Bubs/Arcarum problem for later. When you don't have an Astral you can get a Xeno weapon to basically replace it -- and with how much you've been hitting up Sagittarius you may have a lot of mats to work on Xeno Sagittarius' weapons too)

(there's also a weapontype called Draconic you can only unlock from playing Lindwurm and 6 dragons, which functions in similar way to the Opus but on different skillsets -- as a result you can only have one Opus OR one Draconic per grid, you can't have both of them. But usually grids are mostly built around Opus because Draconic still are pretty specific)

The Opus comes into two forms by elements: Renunciation when you have an Omega grid, and Repudiation when you have a primal grid

(in case i have to say it: Omega grid is a grid built with weapons that drop in game and are boosted by the summons from Tiamat/Colossus/Leviathan/Yggdrasil/Luminera/Celeste. Primal grids are prenium grids built from gacha weapons and boosted with summons like Zephyrus/Agni/Varuna/Titan/Zeus/Hades)

So to get stronger you will want the Renunciations weapons:

you'll find them in Siero's shop, in Treasure Trade > Weapons > High Difficulty. They cost 500 Elemental Quartz (of the element you're trying to get), 255 Weapon stones (of the weapon type the weapon you're trying to get is), and 5 Shadow Substance.

Shadow Substance either drops from Lucilius' main raid, or gets traded in the shop against 5 Dark Residue each, which also drops from Lucilius' main raid with more frequency than the Shadow Substance.

it's honestly actually not too hard, because even just poking the raid can get you guarantee Dark Residue.

The weapon will come at 3* when you get it, and it's going to be uncap that's challenging. 4* is gotten easily with Lucilius' main raid's mats, but 5* will require his HL raid and other HL materials from Gold Brick, Hollow key, and even Co-op's Astaroth.

It also has a newly implanted Transcendence but the mats are all HL nightmare (just the first Transcendence demands 30 of each of the big mats dropped by Lucilius HL, Beelzebub and Belial. We don't touch those).

BUT FOR YOU: getting your Renunciation weapon to 4* shouldn't be too hard and would actually improve your grids greatly.

Also once you get your Opus, you can custom which skills your Opus will get via the Pendulum menu (Shop > Treasure Trade > Power Ups > Skill Items > Pendulums) (it can also be upgraded with Chains, from the same menu, but those are Belial's mats only and we don't do those.) Pendulum will give you customs skills like "boost to skill dmg" or "boost to CA dmg". The first Custom Skills available costs 5 Shadow Substance (Regular Lucilius Raid) and the Second Custom skills costs 5 Tears of the Apocalypse (Lucilius HL raid, so don't worry about it)

just getting A Renunciation weapon to 4* with The First Pendulum would help you a lot.

see it in the way of this is how you can have Seofon do huge dmg.

if anything i explained isn't clear you can check the wiki page about it.

🫡 congratz on getting there Champion. You'll get even stronger, you'll see.

Take care!

[atamascolily]

Meanwhile, the other Overlords (the corporate ones) at Yggdrasil are not pleased by the ongoing alien invasion, but will likely do shit-all about it because capitalism this show's budget is only so big.

[sonofcoulson]

Tales of Asgard

Season 1, Episode 6

If He Be Worthy

We see the group escape into Kona Lifandi. A temperate jungle set in the branches of the world tree (Yggdrasil). This is where the Valkyries have made their home.

Thor, Loki and The Warriors Three (Balder edition) are climbing up through the branches to get to the citadel. Balder warns Thor that the Valkyries are strictly a female warriors only society and won't take kindly to them being found there. Volstagg jokes that Balder would be in special trouble as he was the ex boyfriend of many of those female warriors. Thor, in no mood for jokes, only intends to find one. The others vow to remain hidden, though Loki is reluctant to let Thor go alone. Thor makes his way through the jungle and manages to find Sif on her way back to the training camp after bathing (in the cartoon she was in the middle of taking her robe off to bathe which seems like a blatant excuse to have a teen female character semi naked). He approaches her with a request for winged horses. She is angry at first but after Thor explains the trouble he is in she relents but says she can't help and he should go before he is captured. He reveals Elderstahl, but before she can respond he is actually captured.

Meanwhile the Jotun King, Laufey, has led a war party to Asgard. Odin goes to discuss terms for peace, with Laufey then revealing that Thor took the Sword of Surtur and killed two sentries in his escape. Odin is shocked.

He then returns to Algrim to relay the grim news and Laufey's terms for peace. The Jotuns want Elderstahl returned before sundown.

Algrim reasons that our heroes are trying to keep their identity a secret and will not call for Heimdall. They do not realise that it is too late. He knows that they will have to make their way through Svartalfheim to get back to Asgard without acess to a ship or the Bifrost. When he agreed that he would keep Thor's quest secret, he didn't think he would get that far. He reasoned that the Warriors Three (Balder edition) would manage to bring him home. He underestimated the boy. He also had no idea that Loki would get involved. Feeling bad about keeping Thor's secret Algrim offers to go to Svartalfheim, despite the traumatic memories of the previous war between the Frost Giants and the Dark Elves there (he lost most of his people including his family). He will go with Captain Ander and a small band of Einherjar.

Back in Kona Lifandi, Thor wakes up in chains and sees that Kára, leader of the Valkyries, has Elderstahl. Sif is conflicted but, for now, stands with the Valkyries.

Kára says that Asgard should not have sent him, even with such a weapon. Full of bravado as ever, Thor says that he did not come alone. Kára simply points upwards to the Warriors Three suspended from the ceiling by their hands ("you were supposed to stay hidden!").

Balder tries to reason with her (he is not flirty with her like Fandral is in the cartoon) saying that the Valkyries were once Asgard's elite warriors, sworn defenders of the throne. She warns him to be quiet as there are many Valkyries who would enjoy taking his head. She says that spies are executed, princes of Asgard or otherwise. She points to the skeleton of Odin's last spy, riddled with arrows, suspended from a nearby column. Sif is having trouble with the thought of this happening to her friends, especially Thor.

Thor tries to be more reasonable:

Thor: Princes would make terrible spies.

Kára: Clearly...I think Odin sent you to control Sif because she left Asgard.

T (spots Loki hiding behind the column and trying to play it cool): We simply need horses. Please, release us so that we may return before it is too late.

K: You may have angered the Frost Giants, but I believe you mean to return this weapon to Odin, to conquer the nine realms once again and any that stand in his way.

T: I am only trying to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.

K: Who are you to judge who is worthy?

T: ...

K (the sword is beginning to have an effect on her): Perhaps it will be my sword.

She realises it is missing and sees Loki holding it in front of Thor. He is threatening to unsheath it unless his friends are released. The blade emits a fiery glow. The Valkyries ready their bows. Kára simply states that if he doesn't stop they will kill Thor. Thor concurs and says the sword should never be used again. Loki concedes and gives Elderstahl to her. She then orders them executed (is it the power of the sword?). This is too much for Sif. Kára says she can join them.

Then the Frost Giants attack! They repaired the crossing (see episode 5) and followed from Jotunheim.

Despite resistance from the Valkyries they move swiftly through the citadel.

Big battle sequence here (for Brunhilde read Kára, for Fandral read Balder, for bear read frost beast):

"Just then Brunhilde notices that her breath is cold. She asks what is going on and Loki realizes that it's the Jotuns.

The wall of the camp freezes and a giant breaks through it. The debris crashes into the camp and slams near the Asgardians. One piece knocks Brunhilde out cold.

A group of giants enter the compound. The leader, who chased the Asgardians before, tells them to kill everyone and get the sword. The Valkyries ready their bows. The giants step through the buildings and begin to smash them.

The Valkyries fire their arrows which stick in the giants but to no effect. The leader brings down his mighty ax among the Valkyries. A group of Valkyries fly in on horses but the giants smack them away. More arrows fly at the intruders.

Thor struggles to break the chains as the fight rages behind him. Sif comes to him but stops when the Warriors Three call out for help. She readies an arrow but a bear storms her. She fires and nicks the rope. She then leaps out of the throne room followed by the bear. She lands on her horse and flies away with the bear in pursuit.

The patrol leader makes his way to the throne room. He pushes the Warriors Three out of his way. The giant's shadow passes over Thor as he looks at the sword and unconscious Brunhilde. He renews his determination and eventually breaks the chains.

The giant approaches the sword as the three continue to swing around.

Thor grabs a spear and runs ahead of the giant. Brunhilde wakes to see the giant's foot coming down on her. Thor runs underneath and readies the spear against the ground. The spear pierces the giant's foot and he staggers back, letting go of his ax, in pain.

The giant stops and tells the murdering Thor that he is going to die. Thor and Brunnhilde look down and see Sif leading the bear back into the chamber. She approaches the giant and dodges at the last moment. The bear slams into the giant forcing him out the chamber and into a building below.

Sif flies around and lands. She gets off the horse and runs to Thor. The Warriors Three continue to swing and the rope finally breaks. The bear looks up and the three slam down on its head knocking it out.

Fandral opens the mouth and asks the others to help him get the fangs...

...Outside, the Valkyries watch as a giant forms a giant snowball. He then throws it at the Asgardians.

Loki steps in front of Sif and Thor and casts a spell. The ball turns to water and splashes them all.

The Warriors Three run up and Volstagg says not to show any mercy. But Brunhilde quickly stops them. They turn and see her holding the sword out to them. Thor asks why not let them help with the giants. Brunhilde says that the men assume they cannot defend themselves.

She gives the sword and tells them to take it. She orders Sif to provide horses and escort them to Asgard. Thor fastens the sword to his belt. Sif agrees and they turn to leave. Brunnhilde stops Sif saying that she should only return when she is truly ready to join them.

High above the now frozen Kona Lifandi, the six Asgardians fly away on Pegasus."

Obviously for the Warriors Three read Warriors Three (Balder edition)! Balder takes the fang as a trophy to impress the women back in Asgard. We will later see him give it to Nanna. He has decided after being embarrassed in Kona Lifandi that he will stop womanising and genuinely likes Nanna anyway. His reputation precedes him so he has some work to do!

Kára changes her mind as the Frost Giant attack has given Thor's story credence and he also saved her life rather than take the sword.

Algrim leads a group of Einherjar into Svartalfheim and details the atrocities against his land and his people. They then come across Thor's group and Algrim warns of the impending war. Realising it is his doing, Thor hands Elderstahl to a hesitant Algrim for safe keeping. It begins to corrupt him immediately, releasing his trauma and anger, which turns him against Odin and Asgard. He kills the Einherjar (including Captain Ander). He makes for Asgard on a Valkyrian pegasus. After picking up Ander's sword, the group pursue.

Thor goes to battle Algrim who has gone to kill Odin for his part in the Dark Elves/Frost Giants war. The others hold the Frost Giants back as the deadline has passed.

Algrim gravely injures Odin in battle. After a brief fight Thor captures him, though Elderstahl is loose in the darkness.

Algrim is then apparently killed by Loki with Elderstahl just as Thor was beginning to talk him around.

Loki's first "kill" is an unarmed man by the way, killed in a fit of rage too.

Thor goes to face his punishment from the Frost Giants and finds Laufey is merciful upon Thor offering up Elderstahl.

NB :-

I feel like the sword should be a corrupting influence which brings out your worst qualities (similar to the Challenge Cup) such as Thor's bravado. That would make Algrim's heel turn more understandable.

No Sif kiss/romance (as happens in the cartoon) as she is doubly conflicted and also grieving for Haldor (see episode 3).

We replace the cartoon's Amora with Sigyn as Sylvie is clearly meant to be the MCU's Enchantress.

Volstagg and Hogun are dismissed from the Einherjar for their disobedience and recklessness despite Balder's pleas. Balder is demoted but not dismissed as he is the King's son (nepotism at work).

Once recovered, Odin has Thor try to lift Mjolnir as he recognises his level of maturity has risen.

Because of realising and facing the consequences of his actions, he is worthy. Loki is quietly like, "Srsly? WTF!", and is mad jealous.

End credits - Algrim has secretly escaped (we can see him desperately trying to wriggle free as Thor monologues and uses the flash of Loki's attack to escape into the darkness) he barely survived but dark elves are even hardier than Asgardians.

He starts his search for Malekith.

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Now, there is more to this story and what happened to Osiris. Isis returned the pillar to Egypt and planted it in the ground. Naturally, Isis asked for the pillar, which the king graciously gave to her. When the king realized that she was a goddess, he told her she could have anything in his kingdom. When she passed the pillar in which Osiris was entombed, Isis could smell the sweet fragrance emanating from it. In her quest, she eventually made her way to the court of King Malcander. Meanwhile, Isis was still looking for her long-lost husband. He liked the tree so much that he had it cut down and made into a pillar in his palace. One day, King Malcander of Byblos came upon the tree and noticed a lovely scent emanating from its trunk. Over time, the great tree grew around it, eventually enveloping the coffin. There it got lodged in a giant sycamore tree. The coffin drifted down the Nile and out to sea, eventually washing up on the coast of Byblos in Phoenicia. When Osiris tried it out, Set slammed the lid shut and threw the coffin into the Nile. During the festivities, Set invited everyone to try out the coffin, saying he would give it as a gift to whomever it fit best. So, he had a coffin made that fit Osiris’ proportions. Afterwards, other gods were born, including Set (Osiris’ brother) and Isis, who became his wife.Īs sibling rivalry goes, Set became jealous of his brother’s enormous power. According to Egyptian mythology, after the world was created, the god of the Earth, Geb, and the goddess of the sky, Nut, gave birth to a son, the god Osiris. The Egyptian Tree of Life dates back to 3150 BC or earlier. Thus, the Tree of Life also represented wisdom and protection. So, the for the Celts, the Tree of Life symbolized the connection between the world of human beings with that of the gods and spirits. Its trunk existed in the physical world and its high branches reached the heavens. The Celtic Tree of Life was connected to the underworld through its roots. So, for the Celts trees symbolized the cycle of life and rebirth. The Celts saw trees undergo the seasonal cycles, shedding their leaves, being barren, and then regrowing their leaves again, flowering, and bearing fruit. In addition, they believed their ancestors became trees after they died. The Celts saw trees as sacred, and each type had its own mystical purpose. They believed the natural world was interconnected and that spirits inhabited everything, from trees to rivers, lakes, mountains, and animals. Like the Aboriginal Australians and other ancient cultures, the Celts were animists. The ancient Celts also had a Tree of Life, which many historians believe was inspired by the Yggdrasil Tree. The eagle possessed the knowledge and wisdom of Odin, while the hawk spread the information through messages. 1Īccording to Norse legends, two mystical birds inhabit the Yggdrasil Tree. However, in the end, he survived, gaining the knowledge of the Universe. Thus, to demonstrate his fealty to this quest, after sacrificing his eye and and throwing himself on his spear, he hanged himself from a branch of the Yggdrasil Tree for nine days, nearly dying in the process. The Norse god Odin wanted to possess the knowledge contained in the Yggdrasil Tree and the Well of Urd. In fact, it was so important that the well-being of the entire world depended on the tree’s own vitality. The Yggdrasil Tree’s roots and branches held the Nine Worlds of the cosmos together. The tree was massive and grew out of the Well of Urd, which was an endless pool that held universal wisdom and other powerful cosmic forces. However, Nordic people-of-old called it the Yggdrasil Tree. In Nordic mythology, the Tree of Life is sometimes referred to as the Viking Tree of Life. Image: Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland. Norse Tree of Life Yggdrasil Tree, the Norse World Tree. Essentially, the Tree of Life helped to explain the divine plan of how people got here and how they should conduct themselves on Earth. Peoples as diverse as the Vikings, ancient Egyptians, Celts, Native Americans, Jewish mystics, and others all told stories of a Tree of Life. Tree of Life Meaning in Cultural Mythology World Tree in Hinduism and the Baháʼí Faith.World Tree in Greek and Roman Mythology.Tree of Life Meaning in Cultural Mythology.

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The Original Sky-Walker

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by LittleLadyWisteria

In Asgard, rumor has it that the second prince had the ability to walk between the realms. Loki, the Sky-Walker, he calls himself.

Meanwhile, seiðr users wonder why the God of Mischief couldn't have just called himself “Loki, the Path-Crosser,” like the few previous seiðr masters who were able to find and cross the pathways of Yggdrasil.

Words: 433, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Loki (Marvel), The Tesseract (Marvel) - Character

Relationships: Loki & the Tesseract

Additional Tags: Sentient Space Stone, kid!loki, Pre-Thor (2011)

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