#nocturne album

[rainbowresurrection]

So funny how Spock is like "affection is alien to me, love is unobtainable, I have no idea how I would ever approach a woman" and then you see his parents and their comfortable open PDA, that is the first FIRST thing you see about Sarek and Amanda. It just really puts into perspective how broken and queer Spock really is. Bro is FUCKED up. Spock my black metal queen

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

Why the "Prime Energy?"

In Echoes of Wisdom, we encounter the Triforce for the first time in a long time (in its usual state, anyway). But something that stood out to me (and a lot of people, I'm sure) was the title it went by: The Prime Energy. It's not something we've heard before, so we have to wonder: why? I obviously can't give a "canon" answer, but I do have some ideas.

Energy in Echoes of Wisdom

Throughout EoW, we collect little blue crystalline shapes called "energy." This replenishes the gauge that allows Zelda to use her swordfighter form. These crystals are found throughout the Still World and appear tied to Might Crystals, which also appear from the rifts (but only when they close). We use them to upgrade the sword and bow themselves.

There are two safe assumptions we can make about Energy:

Might Crystals are the "purified" form of energy or something close to it (its resemblance to bismuth "crystals" seems to hammer in this implication).

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"Energy" is the essence we see Null consume in Din's tale. It appears on its own even before land and sky are built around it. Because of this and the association to might and vitality, this essence must be that of life itself. (Perhaps Zelda's role as a Priestess is what allows her to use this energy in its raw form and gain that supernatural state, unlike Link?)

How may the Triforce relate to this idea of energy?

We know that Din, Nayru, and Farore go on to create the land of Hyrule (or what would become MANY Hyrules over time) to seal Null and prevent its destruction of all life. In A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Skyward Sword, we are told the Triforce is left behind in the wake of this world's creation (creation over the void, in the context of EoW).

The Triforce has the ability to judge those who use it (even going as far as to prevent deities from using it) and its essence speaks to Link in ALttP. Although it may not be "alive" in the same way most mortal characters are in the series, it has a will. This will knows not of good and evil, only of the traits each piece is meant to embody.

We also know that the Triforce has dominion over said world and beyond, being able to shape realms by its wish-granting and power-giving abilities. Hence, the idea of "prime." And, in Lorule of A Link Between Worlds, we can see just how much the rest of the world depends on the Triforce's existence for its energy to be sustained.

EDIT: Don't forget the Force Gems in FSA! They further emphasize the ideas above in the same way!

It's also worth noting that the Tris are tied to the idea of threes, and they are the idea of "existence" to Null's "nothingness." They reinforce the idea of the Triforce's embodiment of "being."

The "Prime Energy" is the Triforce's true name and original state - its intended title. "Then," You may ask, "Why have we called it the Triforce up until this point?"

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Why the Triforce?

It is after the three leave that Hylia is brought into existence with the sole purpose of protecting the Prime Energy. But there's an important detail many overlook:

Hylia doesn't know the purpose of the Triforce.

Not fully, anyway.

Yes, Hylia knows how it works - her whole plan to defeat Demise revolves around it - but she still has questions. Even with all of her memories restored, the first Zelda states that she doesn't know why the Triforce was left behind. She guesses that it was to give the people of the world Hope (perhaps even against world-destroying entities like Null, should he break free...). Even then, it's only a guess.

Doesn't it stand to reason, then, that she wasn't even given its name? After all, she was only created to understand and protect the golden power; perhaps even as an "extension" of its being, given her often implied powers over light and time magic (but that's just a personal headcanon). Perhaps "Triforce" is simply what she took to calling it, as she still could recognize that it was something beyond the nature of the mortal world. (Also, I see it reasonable that she could see Tris - she probably saw them patching rifts and drew a connection between them, which influenced the name).

And, in the thousands of years to follow, wars become waged over the Prime Energy as it is understood only as a relic: a relic meant to give ultimate power to the one who touches it.

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Conclusion

The Prime Energy is the true name of the Triforce, and it is the core to the many realms of Hyrule. Its nature has been misunderstood by many throughout its existence, but none of these ideas are truly false; it holds dominion over time and space while simultaneously keeping it together. It is an essence of the very concept of "life," and as such holds a sort of "will" of its own. It is the ultimate state of the Energy we see everywhere else in Echoes of Wisdom, and Hylia may not be far off - despite being a neutral force that begins and ends wars, it may just be personification of the idea that life will prevail. Although the worlds in this franchise may be scorched and healed, they are never meant to fade into nothingness like Lorule once verged. They are simply meant to be.

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to those who may have scrolled to the bottom because this is unnecessarily long, it's basically just what its name was supposed to be when the three created it but then they just sort of forgot to tell hylia that or anything else lol. also it may just be a personification of existence like the fittingly-named tris.

I love love love solving little Zelda lore puzzles, I may do this again. :) I just HAD to lore dump when a friend asked me about it

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Heltah Skeltah released their debut album Nocturnal June 18, 1996

[optiwashere]

Hand holding, 50, Shadowheart & Nocturne (or Shadowheart/Nocturne if you're inclined to make it romantic, I'm not gonna complain lol)

I am nothing if not predictable.

Thanks for sending this in! I'm forever struggling with trying to write Shadowheart/Nocturne, so this is as good an excuse as any.

You can send in one of these prompts + a ship/platonic pairing and I'll write a li'l ficlet!

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Hand-holding 50 (holding hands to calm each other down)~ CW for implied deadnaming

Shadowheart's touch soothed the first of the panicked breaths, the gasps that caught Nocturne in the darkness of the Cloister. When others would call her a name they didn't deserve to remember and spewed it like venom. When the two of them, just Shadowheart and Nocturne, escaped into where they thought they were safest.

When they sat in a circle of flowers that Shadowheart could remember, even if she couldn't remember Nocturne. Really remember Nocturne.

Her fingers between Nocturne's glanced past a barrier neither could speak about. Shadowheart couldn't recall the nights in the barracks, alone, or the days in their hideaway now more fleeting than a look in the mirror.

Nocturne said nothing of it because to voice it would break her. Again. She'd learned to live with the forgetting, with experiencing the first moment of affection all over again.

"They shouldn't have said that," whispered Shadowheart. Her voice cut the silence like a knife. Edged, insistent. "A few bits of benightbite in their morning meal will set them straight."

"You don't need to kill them, Shadowheart," Nocturne said, her voice shaky. Everything shook.

Her hands most of all. Shadowheart's fingers felt correct between hers, like they belonged there. Yet to Shadowheart, this was surely nothing more than one friend consoling another.

"Would you prefer I use carrion crawler extract?" Shadowheart offered, anger softening into a smirk on her face.

"Maybe you should calm down too." Nocturne squeezed their joined hands. She tried not to let herself remember the times these touches turned to something more.

"Whatever you say."

Shadowheart stared at their hands. Her brows knitted together above the bridge of her nose.

She always looked cute when caught in contemplation. Her nose scrunched up, the scar flexing against her cheek. When their gazes met after Shadowheart's moment of thought, Nocturne knew her eyes watered. She closed them and breathed deep.

The look Shadowheart gave her wasn't one of recognition.

[eiriscresc]

Nocturnal by Mothica (alb. 2022) 🌿

[fallinginreversefanblog]

The results for Falling In Reverse and Ronnie Radke in Nik Nokturnal awards 2024 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Congratulations!!!! And thank you Nik Nocturnal‬ ​ for the event!

[musicollage]

Debussy + Boulez - La Mer, Nocturnes. 1995 : DG.

[frownyalfred]

a coral room

sunset (from a sky of honey)

links for those asking about why I named my series the way I did — Kate Bush’s album Aerial (and its b-side, a sky of honey) is the reason.

In this album, she expertly reveals the bittersweet mourning for a better time and the love that persists for one’s children. I just felt like it captured Bruce’s mindset so well. Also it has 9/11 references which also went well with BVS in my mind.

[anti-fun-enthusiast]

[yourfavealbumisgender]

Transearth by Nocturnal Emissions is Transgender!

requested by @rottingspiders

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Sydney Photo Dump part 1

[drabbles-n-doodles]

I was supposed to be asleep several hours ago but the second my head hit my pillow I was instantly made Not Tired so! Since I am at an impasse I might as well make a poll to help decide which of the Mechanisms I haven't drawn yet should be doodled next in the lineup!

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

Echoes of Wisdom Headcanon Countdown

༺ Day 46▪︎ 53 Left

The reason New Hyrule's stained glass depicts a young Tetra is because Anjean requested its construction a long time ago, and she wished for it to depict the young pirate who was first tasked with building a new kingdom. She wanted to remind Tetra of her true identity - not Princess Zelda. From what she had been told by the Hero of Winds, she believed the late King Daphnes had a similar change of heart in his final moments. (Even if Tetra wasn't so certain...)

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Heltah Skeltah released their debut album Nocturnal June 18, 1996

[ankhbot]

Have you ever felt like a sense of just... Oneness with a piece of art, a absolute sense of love that precedes a sensation similar to the art being apart of your own self. Like a child re-uniting with his parents after a long period of being lost, or a lover re-uniting with the other who came back alive from a war. That's how beautiful this work is to me.

Ulver - Shadows of The Sun [full album]