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[theelderhazelnut]

Falkus Biography

Warnings: mentions of self harm, death, gore, and gradually losing one’s sanity. Also, it’s not proofread.

Note: shoutout to dear @takiisieju-moved for listening to me screaming about him and for helping me with his backstory!

General Information

Full Name: Falkus

Name Meaning: Iron hand

Nicknames/Alias:

Lord Falkus

God of Metals

Protector of Metalrealm

Smiling God

Age: unknown

Date of Birth: unknown

MBTI: ENTP-T

Sex: Male

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/She/They he doesn’t care

Sexuality: Graysexual (any genders)

Species: Diety

Race/Ethnicity: none

Current Place of Residence: Metalrealm

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: Jeffery Dean Morgan

Voice Claim: Till Lindemann

Skin: a little bit dry, has wrinkles. It’s gray and if you look closely, you’ll see that it’s somewhat shiny as if it has glitter on it.

Height: 6’5

Weight: 198 lbs

Eye Color: totally white

Hair Color: Titanium White

Hair texture: Thin and straight

Body Type: muscular

Prominent Features:

Dimples

Beautiful mustache

Cyberwares on his face, fingers, arms and back

Broad Shoulders

Sharp jaw

Clothing Style: Falkus is usually seen wearing a sleeveless blue leather robe with a piece of cloth attached to it which covers his chest and shoulders. It’s accompanied by purple harness, and a light blue scarf. He almost always wears metal gauntlets to conceal the self harm scars on his forearms. For storage, especially for his cigarette supplies, he wears a white waist bag. Also, he wears white leather boots with metal armor around it.

Personality

Positive Traits: Intelligent, patient, confident, good with words, adaptable to change

Negative Trait/Flaws: remorseless, manipulative, antisocial, vengeful, impious, stubborn, dishonest, sadistic, aggressive, low self esteem, narcissistic

Hobbies: making cigarettes, dancing, cooking

Likes: Making cigarettes, dancing, traveling, going shopping, cooking,

Dislikes: mortals,

Goals: Destroy the Cult of the Elder Gods and gain his freedom.

Fears: Failing in this quest and remain a puppet for the rest of the eternity, not having Ombra on his side anymore

Health

Physical Health: Since he’s a god, he has pretty good physical health, except that he has several scars on his body most of which are from self harm.

Mental Health: oh boy, I’ve talked a lot about how fucked up he is. He’s a literal psychopath who is willing to do anything to achieve his goals without the tiniest remorse. He is quick to choose violence. Falkus is this always cheerful and friendly god, but that is all just a mask he created for himself. He IS friendly, but actually he keeps people at arms length. He only introduces a made up version of himself which means the chances are pretty low for someone to see the real him. The real Falkus, however, is a broken god who has nothing left to lose.

Phobias:

Fighting Attributes

Abilities/Powers:

Ferrokinesis - Falkus is able to manipulate all kinds of metal. He can also create them out of thin air.

Heat and electricity manipulation - He can only manipulate them through metals.

Sound manipulation - He can only manipulate it through metals.

Blood manipulation - He can manipulate it the iron in the blood.

Skills:

Martial arts and self defense

Despite being an ancient god, he knows how to use gadgets

Using melee weapons

Strengths:

Ranged combat

His height

Adaptable to change

Weaknesses:

Strong electricity

Extreme heat

Prone to violence

His self harm scars and the fact that his hands shake uncontrollably under emotional pressure.

Weapons:

He can create a variety of melee blades with his power.

Relationships

Family: none

Friends/Allies:

Ombra

Quan Chi

Shinnok

Cetrion

Kronika

Kano

Enemies:

The Elder Gods

The Cult of the Elder Gods

Raiden

Fujin

Hotaru

Argus

Delia

The Special Forces

Love Interest:

None (for now at least)

Backstory

Eons ago, when the Elder Gods defeated the One Being and created the realms, they decided to create weaker beings known as protector gods in order to guard the realm, and most importantly, the consciousness of the creatures living in them. To preserve their power and position, the Elder Gods needed a system to keep the mortals’ minds in utter darkness, so they established the Order of The Elder Gods. The protector gods’ main function and purpose was to blindly serve this order.

However, one of the realms contained a slightly bigger portion of the One Being’s consciousness which eventually led to “metal magic” being formed in that realm, and the people to be more susceptible to becoming conscious and aware. This realm needed a much more powerful god therefore the Elder Gods gathered a bit of each one their essence to create Falkus, the god of metals.

Falkus was gifted with the divine and perilous power of manipulating all kinds of metal. Falkus was dictated to be kind, selfless and wise, so he wouldn’t use his immense power in any ways that was unpleasant to The Elder Gods. He was a weapon.

Falkus began his duty while learning more about the cult and how to serve it properly. But well, everything comes with a price. In order to protect the Metalrealm, the most valuable thing he had, he had to kill many parts of himself. And just as the Elder Gods desired, he was very much willing to do that.

He didn’t need to sleep. He didn’t need to eat. He was merely a machine on high alert to exterminate any threats on sight. And to be honest, he did enjoy it because Metalrealm was everything he had.

But while fulfilling his duty as an obedient dog, he gradually realized that there isn’t anything in him for him to call a self. He couldn’t even permit himself to fall in love because well, he didn’t want his lover to be crushed under the pressure; just like what he was beginning to feel.

But sadly, he fell in love with a mortal man. He thought maybe he could make things work out. He was a powerful god, wasn’t he?

But in the end, he lost the only person who reminded him of himself. He simply walked out of his life. Who wanted an unavailable husband who was out there saving asses almost all the time?

Falkus was broken from the inside. Episodes of derealization and depersonalization became worse and more often. Symptoms of depression began to bloom in his every day life.

He was falling apart.

After that, he became scared of intimacy. He wasn’t going to fall for anyone, or make anyone to fall for him ever again. The walls around his heart were growing higher and higher.

And that doomed day arrived. Falkus was informed that a group of rebellions attacked one of the cultists in a sanctuary in Metalrealm. And, obviously, it was Falkus’s duty to eliminate them as soon as possible. Even though he wasn’t in any shape to do it, he tracked them down anyhow. Eventually, he found their outpost. Then, the Elder Gods directly ordered him to sabotage.

He tottered all the way to the outpost, and upon arriving, he learned that a group of rebels were already sent to launch an extensive attack. Currents of panic flooded his chest. Many innocent people would die if he didn’t get there immediately, and even the soldiers couldn’t do much. He didn’t care about the cultists anymore. Metalrealmers needed him more than anything, but there he was; executing Elder God’s stupid orders. And he couldn’t care less about the consequences of defying them.

Briefly, he abandoned the arena and ran to the promised location. However, it was pretty late. He fought and exterminated those rebels, eventually. But he couldn’t protect everyone just because the cultists were the Gods’ sweethearts. Falkus’s gaze wandered to a child drowning in his own blood. He felt like all of the buildings nearby collapsed on his head. He fell to his knees, and brought the child’s bloodied head to his chest. A few minutes later, his face was wet with thick streams of tears and his wail echoed in the ruins and ashes. The Elder Gods would step on anyone and anything just to maintain their power and control. He was just a tool and mortals were victims.

The day after, the Elder Gods summoned him. Not only did he defy them, but he also prioritized the lives of some metalrealmers instead of a couole of helpless cultists. He deserved to die, or at least be banished to the Netherrealm. But the real problem was that they needed him. He was too powerful and useful to be put aside so easily.

The Elder Gods declared his penalty: He was not allowed to leave Metalrealm under any circumstances. When he heard this, he could only laugh, hysterically. His hatred for them erupted, and he had mental breakdown before all of them. He told them that no one was powerful enough to protect the Metalrealm, and that they’d fail without him. In conclusion, his punishment was reduced in severity. He could exit the realm, but he was not allowed to use his powers outside.

This was enough to send him through a panic attack. Metalrealm was all he existed for. It was the nearest definition he knew of himself. And the cult was taking it from him just like it took everything else.

After a while of isolating himself, he learned about Delia’s vision about a near future: a girl raising armies against the cult. Falkus made his decision. He wanted his freedom no matter what, even if it meant using an innocent girl.

Falkus was reborn, and he was going to return himself to him.

[laismoura-art]

Presenting my very own take on the Goddesses!

🌺Cetrion and Delia!☀️

The Goddess of Life, Light and Virtue and the Goddess of Sun and Bearer of the Eternal Flame!

For their dynamics:

They are good friends!

Though Delia ascended to Godhood and Cetrion was born a Goddess, Delia was still a Goddess longer than Cetrion (as Outworld is waaaaaaaay older than Earthrealm) so for a while, Delia played the role of mentor for Cetrion!

Cetrion was trying to become a better Goddess for Earthrealm than she was in her past life (she doesn't quite remember why she was bad, but she knows she was and is trying to atone), so any help and advice was welcomed!

And as the younger Goddess likes Delia, she naturally DESPISES Argus! The Sun God and the Light Goddess have a TERRIBLE relationship, often bickering and insulting each other!

Cetrion tries to be on her best behaviour for Delia, but it really doesn't help that Argus won't put on the same effort!

Cetrion used to like Amara, Delia's favourite mortal and good friend. But their relationship took a critical hit once the Sorceress had an affair with Argus. They barely talk nowadays, and things will only get worse now that Amara's son, Zeffeero, flooded the whole Kingdom of Seido💀

Now, allow me to ramble a whole lot about their designs! 👀 💚 ❤️

Starting with Cetrion:

Yes, I did redesign her head to toe😅

I REALLY love the idea of her being Mother Nature herself and I wanted her new design to show that she's fully embraced the tittle and is dedicated of making caring for all life in Earthrealm her true purpose!

So the main idea here is that she's a walking ecosystem, every part of her, from body to robes are an environment that carries actual fauna within them!

Her hair was inspired by my favourite brazilian tree, the pink Ipê! She can change her hair at will, to make it resemble all types of different trees, and you can always find birds, bees and butterflies flying around her!

Her robes are an actual ocean, and if you look closer, you may find a variety of fishes swimming in there! You can even attempt to fish one for yourself, but be careful not to fall in to the water!

Speaking of careful, her magma body is usually safe to touch, though she can make herself unbearably hot, to the point a simple touch can melt your skin!

Her freckles are stars she crafted but were not used in any galaxy design, but as she's very attached to her creations and didn't want to see these go to an waste, she decided to wear them herself!

The flowers on her belt and arm are... well, Cetrion flowers, they grow on her only and have medical properties. They are trusted to the her warriors only, more specifically, to her head healer, who is also the Grandmistress of the Order of Cetrion! (Harumi got to use them once she graduated as Umgadi warrior and proved herself worthy of the tittle of head healer)

Now for Delia:

I'll start by saying I wasn't feeling at all confident while working on her🫣

I genuinely don't like her canon design-- really, she probably has my least favourite design ever! She's hypersexualized to an extreme. Her skirt and veil are so vastly different that they just DON'T match at all, and her top is just offensive!

Like--

What in the ever loving heck am I looking at?? (ಠ_ಠ)

MK couldn't just screw her over by giving her a shitty husband, an evil son and death. They also had to give her an awful design!

*Sigh* anyways... despite my strong opinions on this design, I believed a couple alterations could make me like it better.

So for her I started my giving her whole attire ONE main colour, which is the dark red.

I get that her skirt was trying to emulate a flame with that gradient, except they also messed that one up cause guess what? In a flame, the lighter yellow/orange part -> 🔥 is on the bottom!

And let's be real, her whole design would've improved 110% if they had made the gradient go from red to orange, the skirt would match the top, it would properly emulate a flame and for once, the colours wouldn't look all over the place on her!

Now as Delia is a Goddess here I really wanted her attire to stand out and look alive and magical (much like Cetrion's) so instead of a common gradient, I gave her a whole living flame! It glows and moves inside her dress!

I also wanted a special thing for her jewelleries and details on the veil, so I made them the sun's surface :D they were fun!

And who would've guessed the sun would make such perfect jewellery, huh? Lol!

For reference, Suchin's Blessed Swords look like Delia's jewellery (but she doesn't use them yet, only when she grows up and take over the position as the family's vigilante)!

And Jade has a protection amulet like this too. She has had it with her since forever, but she just can't for the life of her, remember who gave it to her! Learning it might belong to Delia is what encouraged her to go seek answers among the Umgadi.

And for the final touch, the symbol on her veil is of the Umgadi!

Oh, hi! You made it to the end! :D

Before I wrap this all up, a huge thanks to @rasta-bot and her amazingly inspiring work on Delia and Edenia!!💕💕

And as always, my beautiful girlies, hope you enjoy the reading! @mikka-minns @thedragonholder @orbitinytheworld @madamealtruist @moody-bloos 💕💕

[overlordzeffeero]

Mortal Kombat: The Fall Of Edenia Chapter 1

I have decided to publish the whole thing after those six sentences. It's still a work in progress, so feedback would be very welcomed! 😊

MORTAL KOMBAT: THE FALL OF EDENIA

CHAPTER 1: TRAGEDY BEFORE WAR

The blood was falling from his swords to the ground. The blood of his parents.

Daegon was in a solitary hall of his home… at least the place he had called home once. He was looking at the ground and breathing slowly, still processing what had just happened.

Everything had happened so fast. Practically a blink of an eye to him. Even now that he knew the truth, it felt like yesterday when he and his brother were called to meet their father in his room. The time he had spent encased in stone was like a dream. What followed was an absolute nightmare.

He didn’t understand anything Caro tried to explain to him after he was awoken. He had been sent to Earthrealm, in a time in which Edenia was still in danger of Shao Kahn targeting it again, just to follow some quest? Some sudden competition with Taven apparently? Was that a plot of his father to choose a worthy heir to be a protector god? He didn’t know anything. He was confused, annoyed. He didn’t want to follow whatever instructions of that quest Caro gave him, he wanted explanations, although he did decide to complete the part of the quest necessary to obtain his drakeswords, just because he felt safer with weapons in his hands after the strange experience he was facing.

After finally convincing Caro to open a portal to Edenia, Daegon was quick to walk towards his house, but he couldn’t help but stop during the way to look at his surroundings. Everything was different. He had walked that way many times, and yet he couldn’t recognize half the people there, and the other half seemed centuries older than he remembered. How much time had he been sealed away against his will!? And that wasn’t even the worst part.

He noticed everyone was scared. Kids running to get close to the security of their houses, adults looking at the sky as if some kind of catastrophic force could fall from it at any given moment. They were so worried they didn’t even notice who he was, despite being quite known in his realm. When he stopped one of the very young children on their way home to ask them what they were scared of, all he received was ‘Shao Kahn could come today’ between shivers before the child followed their path... He had even more answers to demand from his parents.

He didn’t plan to stop further. He was already reaching his house, and was ready to confront his parents. But then he found himself.

Kisam Hionn. A free roaming sorcerer from the distant realm of Nadiro who had visited Edenia with the intention of exchanging knowledge with the legendary sorceress Delia. That was how he had presented himself when he met the family, and it had worked just as he had wished. He started visiting the family frequently, becoming a dear friend of all of them and eventually someone they deeply trusted, enough to share information with him about Delia’s visions, which was what actually interested him.

He was shocked to find Daegon there. He had just gone there to meet with Argus and Delia another time, meeting him had been a complete coincidence. A much convenient one.

“Daegon.” said Kisam, doing his best to put on a comforting tone of voice. “I was not expecting to see you.”

The son of Argus actually felt comforted, if just a little. Him and Kisam had been close. Whenever he felt that his father was favoring Taven in their competition to see who would succeed him as Edenia’s protector, Kisam had noticed and offered himself to speak with him and let him release his frustrations in private. At this point, he already felt more comfortable around him than with his own parents.

When Kisam asked him what he was doing there, Daegon told him that he planned to confront his parents. He told him that he understood, but he felt that he should first understand what had happened to him, and offered to explain everything. Daegon, in need of answers, accepted. After they went to a solitary street in which no one could hear them, Daegon explained everything.

The nature of the quest his parents had imposed into him, that Armageddon his mother had seen in his visions. Argus and Delia had trusted him enough to share everything with him, apparently, and he was able to explain it with detail to Daegon.

“I had thought your parents would have only put you in this quest if you and your brother offered yourselves voluntary.” he lied, wanting to make sure Daegon’s anger would never be directed towards him. “I now see I committed a mistake.” an idea came to his head. “I think you also have the right to know what happened during your absence.”

Everything Daegon was revealed only increased his anger.

He had remained encased for centuries, around the Edenian equivalent of a decade. During that time, Shao Kahn had increased the military power of his Empire by conquering and merging other realms. He once again targeted Edenia, and had just managed to defeat the realm in ten consecutive Mortal Kombat tournaments. Edenia was on the verge of suffering another invasion, and this time the odds were against them.

Daegon also learned what had happened to the close friends he had among the Edenian soldiers he commanded. They were all dead. They had bravely offered themselves to participate in the tournaments against Outworld, and they all failed. Daegon had lost even more than he thought, and his entire realm was on the verge of disaster. He hadn’t been able to do anything about it. All for a ridiculous quest.

Kisam had noticed how Daegon’s fury was at its highest point. And he had mostly just needed to say the truth until that moment. He felt that a little lie would be the perfect ending, though.

“Now it is even more shameful that they planned to assist Taven in his quest and let you on your own in yours. They said you were just their alternative in case he failed, but they trusted him far more to fulfill it in the way they wished.”

Daegon had no reason not to believe it at that point. Of course, they had already made him lose part of his life. Why would they above make him lose it for nothing? Just to be in another competition he would lose because Taven, as always, was the suitable one.

Kisam saw in Daegon’s eyes that it was done. He wanted retribution, and no one could stop him.

“I understand your eagerness to confront your parents for their terrible actions. You may go now. I promise I will not do anything to interrupt you.”

Daegon did exactly that, and the confrontation had been short. He had no hesitation in releasing his anger. First, he had decapitated his father, then made one of his drakeswords go through his mother’s heart. It was done.

He didn’t know what to feel now that he had unleashed his anger. In a way, he felt satisfied. But he didn’t know what to do from then on. He was powerful, but he wasn’t sure he alone could save Edenia from a much stronger Outworld’s Empire, the first time had already been extremely difficult. Not to mention that he was aware he wouldn’t be accepted by the Edenian people after killing his parents. They were too important figures in their society for anyone to listen to his reasons. 

Kisam had prepared to offer him answers for the question about his future.

“So this is how it has ended.” said Kisam, who had just arrived at the hall in which Daegon was.

Daegon turned to speak with Kisam. “Yes.” he glared at the floor. “They deserved it.” he spitted with anger.

Kisam approached him. “Of course they did.” he stopped in front of Daegon. “But I fear you have other things to worry about now, Daegon. I wish to help you.”

Daegon raised his head to look at Kisam face to face. “You… You do? I…” he struggled to speak. “You have done so much for me already. I don’t know how to thank you, I…”

“Reserve any words for later.” interrupted Kisam. “I said I wish to help you, but only if you keep proving your worth, boy.”

Daegon looked confused at him, only for them to be shocked when a purple energy surrounded him. When it was removed, Kisam’s appearance had changed. He had just removed his disguise.

His skin had become gray and lifeless. His eyes lost their pupils. His hair was now covered by red headwear, and he now wore red and blue royal clothes decorated with golden details.

It took Daegon just a second to recognize who was actually in front of him. He may have only heard of him in legends and seen old statues of the time before his fall, but the ruler of the Netherrealm was an easily recognizable sight. Daegon instinctively walked away from him and put himself in a defensive fighting stance with his drakeswords raised.

“This… This cannot be…” it was all Daegon could say. “You… You cannot…”

“Why are you surprised?” questioned Shinnok, remaining calm. “I had told you from the start.”

“What…” wondered Daegon, before his mind finally clicked it. “Kisam Hionn.”

“Took you long enough.” a little smirk appeared in Shinnok’s face. Using that alias in the face of Argus’ family had been his greatest source of comedy for quite some time.

Daegon was questioning himself yet again. It was really the most difficult day in his life.

On the one hand, now he knew that he had lied to him and his whole family for thousands of years. On the other hand, it’s not like he had many options or anyone else he could trust. Besides, something in him deep down still wished he could trust him. He had no one else he could trust now.

“What do you want?” he relaxed himself a bit, but still remained on guard.

“A lot of things. And you have the potential to help me obtain them, you have just proved it to me. And in return, I would help you obtain everything you want. I wish to shape the realms in my image, and once it is done, you could have anything.”

“I don’t even know what I want anymore.” admitted Daegon.

“Because you lack vision. You still fail to see all the possibilities someone like you has, all you could achieve if you exploited your potential.” argued Shinnok. “I am willing to take part of my precious time to help you see it, if you are not foolish enough to reject it, that is.”

“Then you want me to follow you? To abandon my realm on the verge of catastrophe to be part of… your schemes?”

“Precisely.” answered Shinnok. “I want you to abandon this hopeless realm, inhabited by those who would reject you for achieving your rightful retribution against those who betrayed you; be part of my plans to change the state of the realms for a flawless one and then be rewarded for it.” 

Shinnok, who had little patience faking affability towards that boy or pretending to care about his drama for long, opened a portal behind him and turned his back on Daegon.

“If you reject my offer, very well. Stay in this realm and perish when Shao Kahn’s invasion comes.” he said. He knew what to say next to give him a last little push. “With you out of the picture, your parents’ schemes are far more likely to be fulfilled. Taven will have no competitor in his quest, after all. But if that’s what you wish…”

Daegon thought of that possibility. He despised that thought. He didn’t want his parents to have a last victory from the grave. And again, after what he had done and the time he had lost, he didn’t really belong in Edenia anymore, not as it was now nor as it would be if Shao Kahn took it over.

Daegon completely lowered his guard and abandoned his fighting stance. “I will go with you.”

Shinnok smiled with satisfaction, and instructed Daegon to cross the portal alongside him. He would still have much to teach him to mold him into the useful tool he wanted, but he hoped that the benefits would be worth the effort. Not only would he win an admittedly powerful ally, but he had the firm belief that Daegon was the brother who would cause a particular result of that future ‘Battle of Armageddon’ Delia had seen, one in which everyone actually present there would be permanently destroyed. From what Delia had described, that included Raiden. Much convenient, indeed.

They crossed the portal, and it was closed soon afterwards, leaving the house only filled with the corpses of its previous owners.

On that terrible day, Shinnok obtained a new enforcer, while Edenia lost some of its greatest assets against the invasion which was soon to come. The loss of its protector god and its greatest sorceress had just been the start of the tragedies the realm would suffer.

Extras:

1 - Design for 'Kisam Hionn'

2 - Just as curiosity, 'Kisam' is my way to have Shinnok's betrayal occur 66 million years ago (far before Taven or Daegon are born), but still have him being a family friend like in Armageddon.

[agvarina]

Does Rain have a dragon now?

Delia worked hard to give Rain a Guardian dragon like she did for Taven and Daegon, to give him proof that she saw him as her son as well.

Rain named her Delphi after his step mother

[mortalkombartwistedreflectionau]

Mirror Kronika/TR Kronika

The former Elder Goddess of Time and mother of Shinnok and Cetrion. Kronika had existed since before the creation of the realms as we know them, when everything which existed were the Elder Gods and The One Being. She and her children were among the survivors when The One Being started feeding in the Elder Gods’ essence, participating in the subsequent war against them which ended with The One Being’s split thanks to the power of the Kamidogu and the creation of the realms as a consequence.

Always curious and in search of learning more, although Kronika had agreed with her fellow Elder Gods to keep a non-interference policy to allow the beings in the new realms to have the free will The One Being had tried to deny them, she created a third child, Geras, who would occasionally travel through the mortal realms and keep her informed of their situation.

At first, whenever Kronika was told, all she could hear was imperfection. Always a perfectionist, especially with her capability of using her powers to see the past and the most likely (but not inevitable) futures, she had very clear ideas of how events through the realms should play out so the universe could eventually achieve its most ideal state. Which wars were necessary to achieve eventual peace, who should live and die to improve others’ future, which evil needed to raise to motivate the creation of a greater good. Those thoughts being restrained by the Elder Gods’ non-interference policy kept her frustrated for millions and millions of years, feeling more willing to break her non-interference bow each time. It reached a point in which she was truly ready, to challenge her fellow Elder Gods and use her abilities to manipulate time to dictate events from the beginning of time, to impose her will over everyone and everything… just like The One Being.

It was that single moment of doubt, that chill that went through her spin at the realization of what she was about to become which made her stop just in time. Considering herself too dangerous to wield her own power any longer, she spoke with the other Elder Gods about the possibility of retiring and sealing her power away. It was collectively decided to go on with her decision, despite Shinnok and Cetrion’s insistence that she was being too harsh on herself. Kronika gave up her Elder God status, with most of her power being taken away and trusted to the other Elder Gods to keep away from the hands of any being, themselves included. Kronika kept just enough of her power to maintain her basic abilities and be capable of watching the past and future of the realms, something in her still holding onto that despite knowing what it almost had made her do. Although, for her own good and everyone else���s, she decided to use this ability more sparingly by transferring it to an object she created, the Hourglass.

Kronika would keep herself in the Heavens, the realm where the Elder Gods were and which was also destined to be the afterlife of the mortal souls The Elder Gods considered worthy. With her status gone, Kronika now had time to interact with the mortals there, especially helpful since she was now separated from her fellow and had no company besides Geras. During that time she was able to connect with mortals for the first time, and even form friendships. This allowed her to start meeting them more closely than she could have ever through her visions of past and future events or through the Hourglass.

Some of her new friends recommended her to visit other realms so she could understand them better. Though hesitant at first, she decided to do it, and it worked. Through visits to all kinds of different places across the realms, in which she managed to meet many people she also grew close to, she managed to know them better, especially how important their lives were for many of them. She ended up realizing that every event mortals went through was of vital importance, it made them who they were for the better or worse. She had no right to dictate their fates, and she fully accepted it this time, not out of fear of what she could become, but out of genuine desire to do so. She even stopped using the Hourglass, as a sign of letting her paranoia for what the future could hold behind. She would keep doing her occasional visits through mortal realms to always remember that lesson, and in one of them she would meet someone who would become very important.

Delia was just a young talented magic student of Edenia at that point. She had recognized Kronika when they coincidentally crossed paths, and asked her to teach her all she knew, believing she could use her lessons to serve her realm better eventually. Feeling curiosity for the new experience being a teacher to a mortal and believing the girl wouldn’t be able to replicate any of her more problematic abilities, she accepted, staying some time there to share her knowledge with her. She turned out to be wrong when, thanks to her talent for magic and dedication alongside Kronika’s teachings, Delia was able to recreate Kronika’s lost ability of seeing possible futures, if more limited to just some visions from time to time. A surprised Kronika spent a lot of time advising the young student of the dangers of having such a power, what had almost caused her to do. Delia actually seemed to understand, and promised to only put them into, in her own words, her realm’s service… Trusting Delia enough to let her handle that subject, Kronika left Edenia and continued with her routine.

For thousands of years, Kronika has seen the conflicts among the realms increase thanks to the actions of the Edenian Regime. She has discovered that her once student had something to do with it, which had made her feel regret, something which only increases each time she visits a realm affected by said conflicts. Which, added to the fact that her own children are also in conflict in the Netherrealm, has again made her wish to intervene, but this time not to dictate any fate, but to prevent mortal fates’ be dictated by tyrants. The only thing which is holding her back is her constant fear of losing her way if she ever comes back to action, which she will surely need to confront sooner or later…

[fantinecore]

Full story here (FREE TO READ)

"As they broke apart for air, Zeffeero couldn't help but whisper sweet nothings into Delia's ear. She giggled softly, the sound sending waves of pleasure through him."

[suyakyai]

Why have a matching tattoo with your brother??

+ WIP family portrait

[the-kamidoggo]

I just want to sketch out some mother and daughter bonding

[sapphixvampire]

Re-watched Rain's MK11 ending recently and all I can say is that Delia and Amara have every right to unleash their own Armageddon on Argus

Also posted on my Twitter

[galaxywrites]

More incorrect quotes with my little genderbent MK series I'm working on. :>

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Jeanie (fem! Johnny), looking through her clothes: Has anyone seen my top?

Kuixiang (fem! Kuai Liang): Kiyoko is in the kitchen.

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Hanae (fem! Hanzo): Is there a cactus where your heart should be?

Kiyoko (fem! Kenshi), sipping coffee: What crawled up your ass this morning?

Kuixiang, walking in: Hey

Kiyoko: Hm.. nevermind.

Hanae: OHMYGODNO

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Tomoe (fem! Takeda): Well, remember when Jiā Yǐng made a romantic dinner for me?

Frost: Tomoe, she microwaved you a pizza.

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Jiā Yǐng (fem! Kung Jin): I am decayed. My lungs are full of thorns and mildew. My bones are held together by vines. I am fragile. Be gentle with my corpse.

Tomoe: Get out of bed, you're going to the meeting whether you like it or not.

Jiā Yǐng : I REFUSE.

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Carter (male! Cassie): Do you think different paints have different tastes?

Jiā Yǐng: They do.

Tomoe: ...Why did you say that with such certainty?

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Frost: What’s your favorite color?

Carter: Stop asking stupid questions. Ask me something logical and mature.

Frost: How many moles of sodium bicarbonate are needed to neutralize 0.8ml of sulfuric acid at STP?

Carter : My favorite color is pink.

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Jaylen (male! Jacqui): Kinda gay to make a wanted poster... Why do you want that man? So you can hold him?

Frost: Yeah. Hold him accountable.

Jaylen: Hold him accountable for stealing your heart?

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Carter: Astrology is fun because i can pretend that all of my behaviors are just a result of being a Gemini and not symptoms of mental illness.

Jiā Yǐng: Being a Gemini is a mental illness. That’s not hate it’s just a fact.

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Tomoe: Did you bring Jiā Yǐng ?

Frost, gesturing to Carter : No, but I brought the next best thing.

Tomoe: Carter ? The next best thing would be Jaylen.

Carter : I would be offended, but Jaylen is freakishly strong.

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Jiā Yǐng : I can do anything I put my mind to. I once figured out Jaylen's phone number just by choosing random numbers.

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Carter : When I met you I thought you were a real bitch.

Jiā Yǐng : What changed your mind?

Carter : Oh, I still think you’re a bitch, I’ve just grown to like that about you.

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Cyrax, texting Sektor: Who are you? Someone changed all my contact names.

Sektor: What did they change my name to?

Cyrax: Batman.

Sektor: Don't change it back.

Cyrax: But who the fuck are you?

Sektor: I'm Batman.

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Sektor: What are you drinking?

Cyrax: Vodka.

Sektor: Straight?

Cyrax: No, gay. Why?

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Cyrax: You look mentally ill.

Sektor: I am. Let’s go.

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Kiyoko: Can I have some?

Hanae, mouth full of cheesecake: It's really spicy, you wouldn't like it.

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Kiyoko: If we lose, you’re out of the will.

Hanae: I was in the will?

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Kuixiang: Are you ready to commit?

Hanae: Like, a crime or a relationship?

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Kuixiang: Where's the most romantic spot for a first kiss? Wrong answers only.

Hanae: Dueling grounds.

Kuixiang: I said wrong answers only.

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Kiyoko: I truly go into housewife mode when I'm someone's soulmate- like, I'll make you pancakes and bacon every morning.

Jeanie: This is a lie.

Jeanie: I'm literally dating her. This is a lie.

Jeanie: SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO COOK A PANCAKE, WHAT IS THIS.

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Jeanie: I'm not gay, but you look hot today.

Kiyoko: We're literally dating.

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Jiā Yǐng: Do you think if skeletons were real, "Boner" would be a slur for them?"

Kung Lán (f! Kung Lao): ... Jiā Yǐng, I have wonderful news regarding the realness of skeletons.

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Kung Lán: Don’t worry, I have a permit.

Jiā Yǐng: ...This just says “I can do what I want”.

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Kung Lán: Like, no offense to myself and all, but what the fuck am I actually doing?

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Kung Lán: Is it just me or is instant ramen even better uncooked?

Lú Kang: It’s just you.

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Lú Kang: If all your friends jumped off a bridge wou-

Kung Lán: Probably.

Lú Kang: I didn't finish.

Kung Lán: Probably.

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Sektor: If karma doesn't hit you, I fucking will.

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Raiden: Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my actions.

[theelderhazelnut]

Besides the protector gods, these are some of the known members of the Cult of The Elder Gods:

Hanzo Hasashi, Bi-han and Kuai Liang, Liu Kang and Kung Lao, Bo Rai Cho, Sindel, King Jerrod, Delia, Kotal Kahn, Shujinko, Taven and Takeda.

Sonya Blade and Nightwolf are not official cultists, but their actions have benefited the cult many times.

[laismoura-art]

I love the Guaraná plant!!! It's so weird and somewhat freaky!! It doesn't even look real! I want one so bad! 😂 You don't only have amazing myths, you also have an amazing fauna!

You have a really cool take on Delia's godhood, especially her rise towards it. It's a good callback to her OG status as a normal edenian to her new one as a goddess.

I wonder if the hordes of darkness she and the other sorceresses had to face were a result of Shinnok somehow. I mean, he is the Elder God of death, darkness and corruption after all.

This got me wondering about your god hierarchy because from what I get, in your AU there are only gods, not elder gods. So does Shinnok exist? Is he still a god and Cetrion's brother? IIRC, his amulet appears in MK1 but only because it was brought from another timeline and I wonder what Liu Kang did to Shinnok (was it said???) because you can't just erase death y'know?? 😭

Hi Rasta! Thanks for the ask!!💕

YEEEES! Guaraná is a true national GEM!💚

And we gotta love a hard-core backstory, like, "grown out of a dead child's eyes and watered with mourning tears??" Who gave this little plant the right to be this edgy??😂😂

If you're interested in a taste, Guaraná makes a delicious soda! (You can find it in France (I searched))

And if you're also interested in our folklore, I highly recommend the series "Invisible City" on Netflix! It, unfortunately, only had two seasons but it's great to get to know some of our myths!

My absolute favourite character is Inês, the Cuca! Her myth comes from this lullaby:

"Sleep little baby, that the Cuca is coming to get you. Father went to the fields and mom left for work. Bogeyman, get off the roof, let the little baby sleep soundly."🎶

She's also a powerful witch with an alligator's face! Though in the series, she has a regular face and a butterfly motif rather than an alligator's. But the most important is: She is a QUEEN!

She steals the show and will steal your heart! 👑

Alessandra Negrini rocked in this role!💕💕💕

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Ok, back to Delia!

I was so hoping the Brazilian folklore inspired origin would catch your eye and I'm so glad it did! 💚💛 I highly appreciate you reading through my walls of texts and finding amusement in them!

In general I'm glad you liked the result!!🥹❤️

And now, regarding the Gods/Elder Gods:

There are two types of gods: The ones who are born Gods, such as Argus and Cetrion. And the ones who ascended into Godhood, such as Delia and Asgaarth!

Godly-borns spawn into existence according to their realms necessities. Outworld lived in darkness, so the God of Light and Fire was born and Earthrealm needed to bear life, so the Goddess of Life, Light and Virtue was born!

Meanwhile Ascended Gods were once mortal beings who sacrificed themselves for their people and were gifted Godhood. Their godly blessings allow them to offer their people what they need the most to survive and prosper.

Delia's people needed a more constant light and protection from the hordes of darkness, so she was gifted the sun and through it, she helped her people.

In life, Asgaarth was the advisor of the First Edenian Queen, Mimh (who's soul nowadays rests in the oldest tree of the Living Forest), he ascended after dying protecting a group of wanderers. He became the God of Wind and Patron of Travellers and graced the wanderers, who had accepted him as one of their own and also pleaded the gods to take him, with powerful wings (and other bird features) that would allow them to travel far and safe!

It is an unspoken rule that Ascended Gods have a closer relationship with the mortals and get to handle their affairs more often. Godly-borns tend to keep a safe distance as they lack a certain empathy only mortals possess.

The only exception is Cetrion, who tried to be a more present Goddess and directly serve her Realms residents.

I've been pondering for a while on how much of the previous timeline and Kronika Cetrion remembers, and through her redesign I think I got my answers! She remembers everything! And she's doing her hardest to go against her mother's desings for her (like I said, it's her rebellious phase, lol)

Which is why she decided to stay closer to the Ascended Gods instead, to learns from them and ultimately grow closer to the mortals under her protection. Acting as such granted her the trust and devotion of the Shirai family and all the women who would become the Order of Cetrion!

Liu Kang is an Ascended God but he pretends to be a Godly-born, because he doesn't want risk anyone finding out about his past as Time Keeper. Cetrion knows, obviously, but she keeps secret. She also knows about Geras still being around and helping but both avoid each other cause they aren't yet ready to talk about their past with Kronika.

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Gods may be called "Elder Gods" but not because they rank above other Gods, but because they are literally older, lol! It's the same as calling an elder "sir/mr/mrs" it's just a formality (though when Cetrion calls Argus that, she means it in a derogatory way, lmao)

No God, Ascended or Godly-born, is above other. They are all equals!

Regarding on whether Shinnok is alive or not:

I'm not sure about canon, Liu said Shinnok’s Amulet "wasn't supposed to exist" and it could imply either that Shinnok specifically doesn't exist (and maybe there's a new God of Death) or that he hasn't turned evil yet!

Personally I like both ideas and could be open to either! But my main idea is that Shinnok himself doesn't exist as a deity but parts of his being are still present and manifesting in other ways, such as the hordes of darkness! (Because indeed, ou can't just erase death)

Plus, I have an old theory that the New Era also suffers with Canon Events 🎸 and as much as he tries, Liu can't just erase certain things and they end up manifesting in other ways (the Tarkatans, the Shirai Ryu vs the Lin Kuei, Hanzo and Takeda as Shirai Ryu, Tomas as a Lin Kuei, etc, etc) some things are just inevitable and they will happen one way or another, you know?

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Okay, that's what I have for now! Hope it answers your questions (and raise some more cause I love to talk about this AU) and more importantly, hope you enjoy the reading!💕

@mikka-minns @thedragonholder @orbitinytheworld @madamealtruist You girls would like some godly lore?👀

[criminalmutantsins]

MK1 Rain Theory/Idea

I have a theory/idea that Rain was a god but was cast down by his parents and became a mortal. Because I hoped for demigod Rain to be explored in this timeline, I don’t like the idea of Rain being a sorcerer. It’s not the worst decision since Rain can still be a well-written character, though I was still disappointed. 

This idea came to me randomly so it’ll most likely be disjointed which I apologize for. I was inspired by Greek mythology. There is a story of Zeus stripping his children, specifically Apollo, of their powers and making them mortals so they learn a lesson. 

Here is my theory/idea:

Born the youngest son of the gods Argus and Delia, Rain was a powerful god of water. He had a happy life with his parents and brothers- Taven and Daegon, but grew to be arrogant and believing mortals were lesser than him. This attitude led to his downfall. Alongside his brothers, Rain threatened to harm a country due to them not worshiping his family to his satisfaction. Disgusted by their children’s behavior, Argus and Delia stopped their children and planned to punish their children accordingly. With the help of Liu Kang, Argus and Delia decided to strip their sons’ godhood and have them reborn in the mortal realm- Outworld- so they learn to appreciate and care for mortals. Rain- regressed to a baby- would be raised as Zeffeero by a woman called Amara. He would grow to be kinder and ambitious, leading him to learn sorcery and become the kingdom’s high mage; I headcanon that Rain used his water magic to heal people as well. He’d live his life on the right path until Shang Tsung manipulated him and unleashed his darker impulses. His actions in the game would still be the same, including his sort of redemption in his tower ending. 

In a future game, the Taven/Daegon plot could return though, instead of their quest is to prevent Armageddon, Rain, Taven, and Daegon would race to their family’s original temple (through memories and clues left by their parents) for the chance to regain their godhood as long as they are deemed worthy. Other characters can be involved by the villains learning this and trying to achieve godhood while the heroes try to stop them. This gives NRS the opportunity to bring back Taven, Daegon, Argus, Delia, and Blaze into the New Era. Rain’s story could end either with him being a god again but with a better understanding and care for mortals or he decides to stay mortal. 

I don’t think this will happen in the game since I think the canon reason why Rain is not a god/demigod is because Liu Kang didn’t want to risk him becoming the arrogant, power-hungry person he was in previous timelines. Also, the Armageddon tower was already referenced in MK1 so it'll most likely not come back.

[agvarina]

demara power couple au. Rain: Mama?! LAdy DeLIa????!! Taven and Daegon: MOTHER?!

[mortalkombartwistedreflectionau]

Automeme (I was bored)

[fantinecore]

"If Argus can steal Amara's dignity,how about you steal mine as a confiscation"

said Amara to Rain;Argus' secret bastard