#my fight is eternal

[phildon14]

On Crocs, a Threat to Christian Values Across The Nation

       It is by no means a remarkable statement to say that as the unyielding constant force of time marches on, so too does the public sensibilities of fashion. The state of fashion seems to change completely in unison with the public consciousness, shifting and re-shifting in response to the relevancies of the era. Time is one of the few irreducible constants within the universe, and with it, is the ever-changing state of culture, flowing congruently with its passage. All this to say that the stylistic fad maintains a certain reliability, you can trust that as one dies out, another will surely be born in its place, these aesthetic motifs seem to find a way of branding themselves to the time they spent in the public eye. Such to the degree that to adhere to any former style today is seen as a posthumous homage to a time long past. In short, fashion changes with the years. Which is why it seemed that nothing was to be questioned when in the recent years a new fad took the public by storm, The Croc. For those who may have been living under a cRock, a Croc is a rubber shoe, characterized by a set of holes located on the dorsum and toes, as when as a useless strap of rubber over the top. Now this may seem fairly pedestrian, and with the comfort advertised by the Croc, it would be no wonder why many seem to be flocking for a Crocing. But when viewed through a lense of skepticism, peering behind the visage of the Croc reveals a sinister truth, as the Croc very well may have its roots in the practice of witchcraft and devilry.

      To the untrained eye, the connection may seem unjust, to correlate the wearing of a shoe to the practice of sorcery, but in reality, the similarities are clear, we need only look to the tried-and-true methods of witch-finding used in the 17th century to see the truth. For example, it is well known that a witch is said to float in water, in early witch trials, the accused was often placed into a lake, at which point if they floated, they were a witch, and if they sunk, they would be lovingly remembered as not a witch. Applying this logic we can see that in the same way a witch floats in water, so too, does a Croc. Now this is not to say that a Croc is a witch, but that those who do very well may be, using the croc as a sort of familiar, a method of connection to the realm of sorcery and a guide through witchcraft. 

      Acknowledging  the Croc as a familiar can lead us to our next test for ferreting out a witch. In the trials, the creature said to be the witch's familiar, believed to be a malevolent spirit taking the form of an animal, would be placed on the ground, and if the creature naturally made its way to the accused, it would prove that the witch kept the creature as a familiar. Since a Croc is, as far as we know, immobile, we must assume the test can work the other way around, with the witch being naturally drawn to the familiar. If we take the accused's Croc and place it on the ground about ten feet from them, we can see clearly and unquestionably that the sorceress (or sorcerer, we’re progressive here ) will go to the Croc, pick it up, and put it on their foot, a clear sign of witchcraft.  

     To grasp a deeper understanding of the connection between the Croc and the unholy we need look no further than the Croc itself. The design of the Croc is undoubtedly peculiar, a clunky shape adorned with a series of holes. It is here we see another concerning correlation, in that the Croc may be shaped in a way designed to give the foot a cloven quality, letting witches pay homage to their macabre practice through ritual costume. Furthermore, looking at the holes we see our next landmark of sorcery. These holes are often decorated with pin-like plugs in various shapes and designs, looking at the catalog of available ornaments we see motifs of goats, dragons, and basketball, all famously unholy symbols. It would appear these adornments are used for witches to display their evil, giving them yet another tether to the realm of dark magics.       Looking at all this you may be wondering, what can I do? How can I do my part in stopping the spread of the Croc? How can I protect my children as well as the entire community of my municipal public? Well it’s quite simple really, just remember to keep the lord in your heart always, and follow in the footsteps of the noble Matthew Hopkins, if you see a Croc wearer in the street, do your community a favor, take a match or lighter, and do the lord's work. So that you may excise sin from your town, baby steps, one foot at a time.

[hinamie]

new official illust of them with puppies healed something in me

[ruporas]

need to exist in your warmth (id in alt)

[drenched-in-sunlight]

*SoTE spoilers undercut

This is a continued discussion in light of Marika's newly discovered tragedy. It changes so many things about how we look at the story thus far but more importantly - the DLC story trailer, especially this scene:

think about how Messmer knows, very acutely, that at one point his mother could have been cut up and put in a jar. and that his other kins were not so lucky....... it gives that scene such a tragic edge.

he wasn't doing this just for the violence. this is his answer to Marika's love and all she has done for him. yeah it's not right, it's not justified, but as something done to avenge for the kind of pain she went through? it won't be logical nor right but it's something he will do again without hesitation.

the infirmary in Shadow's Keep shows that he's trying to care for and save whatever left of her people. their people.

the line he said in his armor set description hits different when you consider all that. he wants to be the heir to all her sorrow and all of her pain. wishing that he could alleviate even just a bit of the burden of her grief and survivor guilt.

i wonder if, when Marika hid him in the Land of Shadow, fearing people will judge him for the malevolent snake he carried, she raised him in her home village? this will explain why the Tree Sentinels guarding the village drop two Blessing of Marika - the blessing that specifically stated Marika made it for Messmer's sake and him alone. it will also explain how he knew of his Mother's tragic past and took it upon himself to carry out her wish of vengeance for her people.

(also if you wanted to get to Marika's village, you have to perform the O Mother gesture before her statue in his Shadow Keep, implying he's guarding the way to her home village as well.)

One other thing I like is that in the story trailer, the heroic music sounds like it's for Miquella. and it is, in a way. it is his boss music, but the lyrics has "Ave Marika Aeterna" (Hail, Marika The Eternal).

Given that the boss arena is where Marika - the sole survivor of a whole village, walked through to salvage the remains of her people, making them the symbol of her divine ascension, I wonder if that OST is actually for her - the God, the woman whose story is finally realized in this DLC, and those female voices singing in honour of her are the spirits of her fallen kins: cheering on their last hope for justice. Through this girl, those people who had been wronged and died there will live on eternally.

All this of course seems like such a charitable take on all this, after all Marika ended up being just like the oppressors who used to put her people in jars, but I think I just want to appreciate how the environmental storytelling of this DLC is simply amazing. and once you consider that this is, in the end, Marika's story, everything will make a lot more sense.

[moonwarde]

clone wars screencap redraw 21 - 3.04 | sphere of influence

[ramblerogue]

See you next year.

[theonewhowails]

nari goes on field trips :]

[gazkamurocho]

This came to me in a dream??

[pastelpaperplanes]

KOBD for the soul

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 89

 The young justice team is in a bit of a pickle. It had been a usual mission, Klarion causing mischief again, before someone had mentioned the date. 

 The literal chaos lord had shrieked, stopping his attack, and asked for clarification. Maybe that wasn’t a good idea because one moment they were in Happy Harbour, and the next they’re somewhere else with green everywhere and floating islands. 

 And Klarion doesn’t explain- not that they were expecting him to- and just bolts into a… wow that is a very big and scary looking castle. Keep? Honestly it’s if someone combined a gothic citadel with a clocktower of some sort. 

 Not important, because they had chased after Klarion who uh… Oh no, that is a Very big entity, that is two Very Big entities that could crush them in their fingers. And they are now stuck in this place seeing as the portal closed behind them. 

 Honestly Klarion is happy he made it home before curfew! Even if he had to bring his sort-of-friends with him to make it in time. It’s not his fault, he’s not used to having a guardian, nevermind two! Not to mention siblings, which he’s now the oldest of too, so he has to be a positive influence. Like teaching them how to properly do chaos without destroying a world. 

 Oh, but this is perfect anyway, one of his dads has been wanting to talk to the speedsters anyway, and his other dad is still under house arrest for the whole, trying to take over the living realm thing. But that’s not important, he has little siblings to introduce! 

[volleypearlfan]

I'm noticing that [adult swim] is getting more female-oriented nowadays. yolo, birdgirl, them rescuing tuca and bertie, unicorn warriors eternal having a female lead and romantic subplot, my adventures with superman pretty much being a shojo, sailor moon airing on the toonami rewind block, invincible fight girl, women wearing shoulder pads.

considering that Mike Lazzo infamously said that women aren't funny and refused to hire them, I see this an absolute win. he must be sooooo angry right now lol

[mobius-m-mobius]

He'll make it back.

Loki 1x05 // 2x01

[lezstat]

“i stand w my cancelled wife lestat/armand/etcetc” NO. WRONG. THE ONE TRUE CANCELLED WIFE HERE IS CLAUDIA !! AND MADELEINE IS STOOD THE FUCK UP. put some respect on her name !

[ningadudexx]

saving you from yourself 🫧

[drenched-in-sunlight]

random math moment but two-handing a weapon will multiply STR stat by 1.5, Marika hammer requires 20 STR, 12 DEX and 19 FTH.

Marika has to hold it in two hands in order to wield it which means girlie’s base stat is probably just 14 STR, 12 DEX and 70 FTH (Minor Erdtree incantation) 💀

like… im wheezing cuz yeah i still draw her with muscles and all, but all that is just for show. This woman puts all her points into faith !!! [Faith build is viable joke here]

Also if it’s Radagon he can hold the hammer with one hand. (“Here i abandon my STR and DEX build”)

And the thing is, faith build is actually viable in Elden Ring! when it’s her kids! (Miquella, Malenia, Messmer, Godwyn’s faith-scaling spells are all offensive spells), and Radagon who is INT-FTH hybrid (i have a lore rant about how one of the reasons he married into Carian line is to integrate offensive spells into power of Gold)

[sluttyhenley]

And he goes straight to Victory Lane.

DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) dir. Tony Scott