#swamp of secrets

[byz-was-here]

So in the Sea Nomads of Aqua Manga au (here),

the big reason the Sea Agori and their Pleisosaur Boats didn't find Mata Nui immediately after the storms subsided from the GSR's crash landing is because of The Great Maelstrom.

Essentially, when the Great Cataclysm happened Voya Nui got launched upwards, ripping the roof off of Karda Nui and punching a hole through the Great Spirit Robot's chest cavity. Immediately the sea started pouring in through the hole like the worlds biggest bathtub drain. This played havoc with ocean currents, and made it more likely any Sea Agori fleet was going to wind up pulled into the currents feeding into The Great Maelstrom than reach Mata Nui. Voya Nui would technically be easier to get to, but compared to Mata Nui it's miniscule in comparison, making finding it simply a needle in a haystack scenario.

However, while writing this out for the au, I had an Idea. What if not everyone pulled into the maelstrom perished?

Deep in the heart of the universe lies Karda Nui, the world that feeds the world. Giant stone columns rise from the bottom of the Karda Nui dome, the remnants of giant stalactites that fell and imbeded themselves in the earth during the great cataclysm. The Av Matoran have made their homes and villages atop the towering spires, far above the swamp of secrets below. Since the cataclysm, and water poured from above in a great waterfall, creating the swamp below, The matoran whisper that some nights, some among them can hear strange cries and sounds from below. Some nights they hear the bellows of strange rahi. Some nights they hear chanting in an unknown tongue. Still, every Matoran knows to never leave the safety of the spires.

The Swamp of Secrets is aptly named, and some secrets are better left a mystery...

[reality-detective]

Fox News Icon Bill O'Reilly did NOT hold back in this epic 30 second clip!

"I don't care if you like Trump or not. He governed this nation in a responsible way, where everyone prospered. If you don’t believe it, you're a moron."

"We didn't have any of it, now we have all of it, including an open border." 🤔

[tangle-twer]

"Don't worry... you look better without it."

[tofreezetime]

"is it clear to you?

where you're supposed to go, i mean? "

she couldn't look me in the eye when she said it

[technovillain]

[slozhnos]

my secret santa gift for @tofangirlonly!!

everyone can use a bit of the story of schmuel anytime, but after all, it is a christmas story!

[omahdon]

Oh hey look! It's baby's first business card, so now when I try to do some kind of grown up "hello i am business man come from business my business is business" talk, I'll have one of THESE bad boys to whip out, oho~! Cheers to @paigumondus and @artbytesslyn for the art once again!

Also I have merch now? Kinda? Presenting: DETECTIVE GRIMOIRE STICKERS! Thanks to @whisperingrockers who realised what I was going for and put together this sweet design! Love Grimoire's shit-eating grin. Magnificent.

Honestly, I hadn't planned the logistics of HOW I'd distribute these (regular mail? in a letter? to you? for money?), but for now: if we ever meet in person, you can never be sure if/when I'd paste these on your face and run away giggling like a madman.

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Swamp

Artist: Piotr Dura TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[matznothere]

HO HO HOOOO

hey @onelastskip i was your secret santa !! sorry it’s late, hoping you like it ^-^ !

wishing u a happy holidays :3

@olnfsecretsanta2024

[bestepisode]

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[toonirl]

my silly-brained efforts to identify all of the taxidermy n' such in the Remingtons' possession. if you even care.

[weirdlookindog]

The Unexpected #152 - DC, November 1973.

Cover art by Nick Cardy.

[reality-detective]

Covid was planned years in advance... Right before President Trump's inauguration Obummer and Falsie verified it, but very few were paying attention.

It was in 2017 when I was telling everyone NOT to get the va¢¢ine after I saw Falsie say this. 🤔

[tangle-twer]

Sup Queers.

[imp-thing]

Is this anything (template by jkijqz on Twitter)

[ultraterrestriali]

All of the wives on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives share the same hair curler