#taking a massive L

[mossy-chaos]

I love how Grian said that he was LITERALLY going to take the L after trying to compete with scar

His ore mountain was kinda pathetic but at least he tried :')

[calypsolemon]

in love with how lloyd's insecurity about being a bad mentor is a vicious cycle, btw. If his students are failing, it's his fault bc he's failing them, so they have to be capable of figuring things out eventually, so he won't be failing them. And that's how he fails Arin

[autoauthor]

Tobirama would be the kind of person who would be completely unable to let people be wrong on the internet. Meanwhile, Izuna would spread misinfo on purpose just to get under his skin. Any contradictions would make him double down harder.

Izuna: "Sharks are smooth"

Tobirama: "Actually, shark skin is quite rough. Akin to sandpaper."

Izuna: "I can see how you would think that given you don't moisturize."

Tobirama: *Physically brings a shark out of the water to prove his point* "You cannot deny a fact staring you right in the face"

Izuna: *Petting it straight-faced as his palms tear up* "Very smooth"

[lizmitches]

all they have to do is stand next to each other and my extremities start getting tingly

[prismisshort]

Heyy chatttt, i normally dont do serious posts, this is kind of a vent thingy.

long story short, im sorry if i dont post alot from here on out, or even draw much, all i have been able to get myself to draw is vent art, im at such a low point in my life and its just ugh.. but yeah.

to anyone i owe art/a commission for i apologize deeply. im still gonna work on them

Tw mentions of sh/suicide

so, the past like, 2 or so weeks i've been on a really big downward spiral, i dont know what caused it. maybe it was my dad, school, all the things going on around me, myself???? i have no idea

all i know is im desperately trying not to do anything stupid like relapsing or just ending it all, im so tired, and i can't get myself to open any of my drawing apps, which i apologize

again, this post can be ignored, i just wanted to mention it in case anyone wonders why I haven't posted.

[sad-emo-dip-dye]

Fyodor is so silly for sending Chuuya to Dazai as if they aren’t gonna come back stronger and gayer than ever before

[mikaelsrose]

some thoughts and theories on abh so far

Both Raphael and Mikael's touch is said to be cold while David's is hot

If anyone has any theories about who the guys' superiors could be, please share because I have no idea.

I'm 1000% certain that the guys don't really live at the agency.

The mansion possessed a most unusual trait: if its residents weren't actively seeking you out, it was nearly impossible to find them yourself."

Moreover, I think MC was going somewhere and mentioned again that the house was empty.

"Our father went missing. I believe he's dead" - this actually makes me think the father they talk about isn't God.

This could be a red herring but the man who approaches MC at the club could be involved in the murder. His glassy eyes ("but he didn't look drunk") are definitely a hint and his hot-tempered personality make him very suspicious. "He looked around quiclkly," his outfit is rather out of place at this club, he's pushy and insistent. I found some info that glassy eyes could mean lifeless eyes and when you look at this dude, it's.......plausible (kinda kidding, kinda idk. He just looks suspicious)

I believe they all don't truly grasp the concept of emotions. Mikael doesn't really care about the clients + don't understand the concept of grief, David has no empaty for the deceased. Idk about Cas, and Raphael could be the one able to understand emotions (or he's just good at pretending and/or he feels the emotions his interlocutors do)

As for MC - I think the guys had sth to do with her patient going beserk and her ending up at Astrea. It's just a hunch, I don't have any proof, but they obviously need her for something, and I wouldn't be surprised if Mikael already knew she lost her medical licence.

Mikael:

Cheeky if you pay attention - even during the interview in ch 1 he laughs at MC's poor attempt of touching him under a really weak excuse (can't blame her though); "a playful spark flashed in his eyes," "sly smile" so he's not as stuck up as it looks at the first glance lol

Physically: a picture of Renaissance beauty, it is constantly stated he's very graceful and charismatic. MC also says he's very fit and has prominent muscles (which is surprising "for someone in his position); "stately figure"; statue chiseled out of marble".

He's Not a doctor, but yet heals. In ch. 4 he 1000% sucked the poison out of MC body, and I believe so not only because of what he says but also from the way his eyes look. He also says "I've never had a chance to heal mental wounds" which implies he's been healing for a long time.

David:

Could be far reaching and I formulate this theory mainly because I've been watching too much Supernatural lately, but I believe he's some type of a demon.

He's very confident and he "never loses" as a lawyer, so he's either very very good or able to influence people somehow.

MC obviously didn't end up in Astrea by accident, and she's the MC so she must be somehow special, so it makes me think David constantly calling her a witch isn't without a reason. Ch. 3: "don't admit to anyone in the village that you're a witch, either." Could be just a joke though.

Also the fact he was extremely friendly towards MC is suspicious, almost as if he tried to influence her to stay at all cost.

"It's impossible to get enough of me"

After the murder: "he's like a doctor who has seen death so many times that he hardly feels it anymore"

We learn his father lost his mind because he sold his soul. I've yet to come to any conclusions on this ngl.

Raphael:

I think he takes people's emotions onto himself and makes emotions come to the surface in people. Ch. 3: "Raphael approched the man, and the man's eyes filled with tears."

General:

Felonia emphasising that the guys treat MC differently, kindly and friendly. During the meeting in chapter 3, Mikael is cold and impartial when he talks to Fel

David: "You're so hash, Mikael"

"Only constant effort can attract his attention and make him believe that you deserve another chance" so the question is - who's he?

Felonia: "They're not villains, but they're not exactly heroes either. They have a mission and will go to any lengths necessary to complete it"

Mikael knows about the nightmares MC has and the dream we saw at the beginning of the book is definitely an answer to one of the big mysteries of the book, imo we'll learn what it means at the end of season 1 and it'll be the first supernatural thing we witness (although I'm not entirely sure because of how the last chapter ended)

Mikael: "Everyone's terribly worried about you" - why? They're not that close. They're worried because she's crucial to their plan.

My take is that Raph and Mikael are (arch)angels. Possibly fallen angels or at least angels who fucked up and are being punished. I'm not sure about Raphael, but if Mikael is the Angel Michael then he's the God's commander - his strict, controlled character, the fact he's the director of the agency then it kind of makes sense he;s so harsh to Felonia who seems to have seriously fucked up? He doesn't like disobedience.

Quora (don't judge me lol): "His power is believed to come from his closeness to God and his unwavering commitment to righteousness and the defeat of evil."

"The sword and shield are used today to represent a cutting of cords or energies that no longer serve and protecting us from harm. Michael can help in healing and repairing our energies where trauma, grief, past lives or karmic debts are holding us back from our true potential in this life. He will then work with Archangel Raphael to replace the negative energy, emotions, worries, doubts, physical ailments with positive vibrations. Michael will cleanse your entire being both the physical and spiritual."

@agattthaa mentioned that God is kind only to humans, he's not a good father to angels because he isn't present or forgiving to them; God forgives humans, but when angels make mistakes they fall from grace. Just a food for thought.

I'm curious about others' thoughts and theories. I just wanted to put all this together to sort it in my head as well.

Tagging @raleigh-edward 🫧

[mag200]

i still think that if agnes montague kissed me and it caused my entire face to burn and melt off i would not even be mad about it. like what did you expect shes hot as hell.

[pompomqt]

Journey to the West Chapter 63

Sandy telling the King that riding clouds, and subduing dragons is no big deal for them:

Welcome back to this week's chapter of Journey to the West with @journeythroughjourneytothewest. This week, Pigsy and Monkey must take back what was stolen. So let's get into it shall we?

So Pigsy and Monkey take off with their cloud soaring ability, which leaves the King very impressed with Tripitaka and Sandy, which allows for Sandy to get his humble brag on. He tells the King that Monkey is actually the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, a rank that needs no explanation, since he earned it by causing havoc in heaven and facing off against the heavenly army. Pigsy meanwhile is the Marshal of Heavenly Reeds, a rank that once had him in command of eighty thousand celestial warriors. Sandy meanwhile doesn't have quite as impressive of a resume, but he was still once a heavenly captain. So while their group of disciples may lack skills in certain area's, when it comes to things like subduing dragons, or mounting clouds and changing the weather- just leave it to them.

Meanwhile the Great Sage and Heavenly Marshal have arrived back at the Green Wave Lagoon. Once there Monkey transforms his staff into a razor, and cuts off the ears of one of the demons, and the bottom lip of the other, before tossing them into the water with a message for their boss. The message being that the Great Sage Equal to Heaven has arrived so he better bring out the treasure, or else he is going to murder their entire family. Which, unsurprisingly, the minion demons are happy to deliver the message if it means that they get to live another day, or maybe only an hour. We'll see.

So the minion demon's rush to their king and tell him all about how they were captured on their patrol, and that Sun Wukong sent them back here and is demanding the Pagoda treasure. The Dragon King is smart enough to be rightfully terrified of Sun Wukong, after all, dragons don't have the greatest track record against him. His son in law on the other hand is full of unearned confidence and thinks that he can take him.

So the nine headed son in law gets dressed in his best armor and goes out to face them, calling for Sun Wukong to face him. Monkey introduces himself, and when the nine headed demon asks why a scripture monk cares about some random stolen treasure, Monkey says it's because some of his fellow monks suffered because of it's theft. The Nine Headed demon warns Wukong that if they fight, he may not spare his life, which would put a damper on the whole scripture thing, but Wukong just tells him to put his money where his mouth is, and the two begin to fight.

The two fight for a while, with Pigsy waiting in the wings for the perfect opportunity to stab the demon in the back. Problem is, it's rather difficult to sneak up on a foe with nine heads, so the demon is able to see the attack coming and block it. Despite the sneak attack failing however, the two of them together are still able to press the demon back until the demon is pressured into revealing his true form- a winged nine headed insect demon. Which is something that Pigsy and Monkey have never seen before.

Despite that however, Pigsy and Monkey are still prepared to kick the demon's ass. So Monkey rises into the sky to land a killing blow on the demon's head, but the demon takes this opportunity of separation to grab a hold of Pigsy and drag him into the water to capture him. It's nice to see Tripitaka taking a break from being the kidnapped victim and letting Pigsy have a go at it once in a while instead.

The Demon drags Pigsy back to the underwater palace and has some minions tie him up, while the Dragon King congratulate him on his accomplishment. Which isn't really much of an accomplishment in my books, if you wanted to kidnap Pigsy there are easier ways to do it, you probably could have just lured him down here with a barrel or rice or hot girl just as easily. Despite that though, the demon's decide to celebrate anyways.

Now that Pigsy has been kidnapped, Monkey has to decide what to do next. He doesn't want to go back and report to Tripitaka, since the king would laugh at him, but he doesn't want to have to fight the demon alone either, also he hates fighting in water. For now he decides to just pull the crab trick again and see if he can rescue Pigsy so they can pick up where they left off. So Monkey transforms into a crab again, and I'm surprised that they didn't put any wanted posters for Monkey's crab form after what happened last time. I guess that the dragon king needs to have a second crab incident to learn his lesson though, since Monkey sneaks in no problem. He avoids the Dragon King and the nine headed demon and goes straight to some minions. He asks them if Pigsy is dead yet, and they tell him he's still alive and is the one moaning loudly tied up in the corner.

So Monkey goes to Pigsy and lets him know who he is. Monkey checks that the coast is clear, and once it is, he uses his claws to snap the ropes holding Pigsy together. Pigsy is free now, but they took his weapon, which Pigsy assumes must be in the main hall. Monkey tells Pigsy to wait for him at the gate, and Monkey sneaks into the main hall and spots Pigsy's rake, and is able to grab it by using his invisibility power.

Once Monkey returns Pigsy's weapon to him, Pigsy tells Monkey that he'll try fighting them here first- if he wins great, if not, he'll lead them to Monkey outside of the lagoon. Monkey gives the thumbs up to this plan and tells Pigsy to be careful before taking his leave. So Pigsy starts off this master plan by raving like a lunatic and frightening the entire dragon clan, and causing mass panic. Pigsy spends some time trashing their house, before the Nine Headed insect comes out to confront him. Pigsy and the Nine Headed demon fight for a while, until the Dragon King finally gathers his son and grandson together to help him fight.

Seeing how he's about to become outnumber, Pigsy retreats back to the surface, where Monkey is lurking in wait. And as soon as Monkey see's them come out of the water, he smashes the dragon's head in with his staff, instantly killing him. Seeing this the son and grandson flee for their lives, but Nine Head stays just long enough to collect the corpse before also retreating.

Monkey and Pigsy take this opportunity to discuss what to do next, Monkey wants Pigsy to go and draw them out again so they can finish this, but Pigsy is feeling to lazy again I guess. While they are talking, they suddenly notice Erlang and the Six Brothers of Plum Mountain passing by, looking like they just came back from a successful hunt. Monkey says that those seven sages happen to be bond brothers of his, so they should ask them for help with the current situation. Pigsy agree's that they should ask for their help, but then Monkey tells Pigsy that he's going to have to serve as an icebreaker, since as you might remember, Wukong has a bit of history with Erlang, since Erlang was the one who initially captured with with the help of Laozi. So Monkey really doesn't want to just go up to Erlang without Pigsy announcing him first.

So Pigsy calls out to the hunting party that the Great Sage Equal to heaven wants to see them. Erlang gives his approval and has the other six, call Sun Wukong up to chat with them. Erlang congratulates Wukong, for getting so far on his journey. And Monkey says he received great kindness from Erlang in the past. Which I found a bit odd, since I'm pretty sure the last time we heard about Erlang, was when he apparently burned Flower Fruit Mountain. However despite their history the two seem to be pretty cordial. Anyways Monkey tells Erlang about the current situation they are in, and asks if they will be willing to lend a hand.

Erlang says that since they killed the dragon king, it would probably be best to strike while they are still left scrambling from the death, Pigsy however wants to delay on account of it getting late. And surprisingly one of the brothers agrees with him, saying that the enemy isn't going anywhere, so they might as well have a small get together while they wait until morning. Which I guess is fine, it's not like Tripitaka is kidnapped this time, and about to be eaten, so the deadline isn't all that critical.

They all have a small banquet together until dawn, after which they decide to send Pigsy down again to lure them out. Pigsy crashes the funeral with all the subtlety he possessed last time he broke into their house- which is to say none at all. Pigsy is able to take the mourning party by surprise and instakill the dragon son, which causes the mom to flee in a panic to the Nine Headed Son in law and tell him what happened. So the Nine Headed demon grabs his weapon and the dragon grandson to do battle with Pigsy. However Pigsy has no interest in doing battle with them, all he wanted was their attention, so he leads them out of the water where Sun Wukong and the Sages lie in wait. The sages are able to instantly kill the grandson, so the nine headed demon reverts once again to his true form.

Erlang shoots an arrow at it, but the demon dodges and goes to bite Erlang, only to be intercepted by Erlang's dog, which bit off one of it's nine heads. This of course causes the demon to flee, and Pigsy tries to give chase, but Monkey stops him, and says they shouldn't waste their time, since the demon will probably die anyways since one of it's heads got bitten off and not everyone can regrow one of those.

Pigsy clears a way for Monkey through the water, while Monkey transforms into the Nine Headed Demon and follows after Pigsy. After that they have Pigsy chase the 'Nine Headed Demon' until he runs into Princess All Saints. When the Princess asks her 'husband' why he's in such a panic, Monkey tells her that Pigsy has defeated him, so they should probably hide the treasure while they can. So the Princess hands Monkey a gold box and a white jade box and says they are the Buddhist treasure, and the nine-leaf divine agaric. She tells Monkey to hide them while she faces Pigsy, and after he's done hiding them he can tag back in and fight Pigsy again.

Which would be a decent plan if the one she had just handed the treasures to wasn't Sun Wukong. Monkey of course immediately reveals himself, and when the princess tries to make a grab for the boxes, Pigsy hits her in the shoulder with his rake and knocks her to the ground. The Dragon Mom tries to flee but is grabbed by Pigsy, however before Pigsy can kill her, Monkey stops him, and says they should take her back to the capital to give her testimony. Pigsy and Monkey return to the surface with dragon and treasure in tow and give their thanks to Erlang and the other sages. They try and convince them to come with them to see the king, but they refuse and take their leave.

Pigsy and Monkey return to Tripitaka and the king and tell them about their latest adventure, and says that they were successful in recovering the treasures and the thief. They then have the Dragon Mom recount how the thefts occurred, which she does, before begging that they spare her life. Pigsy is all for killing her, but Monkey is on a character development kick, and agrees to spare her in exchange for her becoming the new guardian of the pagoda. The dragoness is more then happy to agree to this plan.

So they all head off to the monastery together, where they put the treasure back in it's rightful place and chain the dragoness to the pagoda. Wukong summons the local deities to give them orders to bring her food and water every three days, however if she ever steps out of line they are to kill her. Then Wukong uses the stolen plant to sweep the pagoda clean, restoring it to it's former glory. Once that's done, the golden light once more emerges from the Pagoda. Monkey suggests to the king that he should rename the Monastery to Dragon Subduing Monastery, which the king agrees to. With their business finished here, it's time for the pilgrims to once again continue their journey to the west.

Current Sun Wukong Stats: Names/Titles: Monkey, The Stone Monkey, The Handsome Monkey King, Sun Wukong (Monkey awakened to the void), Bimawen (Banhorseplague), The Great Sage Equal To Heaven and Pilgrim Sun. Immortality: 5 + 94,000 years Weapon: The Compliant Golden Hooped Rod Abilities: 72 Transformations, Cloud-Somersault, Ability to transform his individual hairs, super strength, Ability to Summon Wind, Water restriction charm, and the ability to change into a huge war form, ability to duplicate his staff, ability to immobilize others, the ability to put others to sleep, and the Fiery eyes and Diamond Pupils, intimidating horses, churning large bodies of water, sleeplessness, seizing the wind, enhanced smell, discerning good and evil within a thousand miles, Spirit Summoning, lock picking, object transformation, distance reduction, vanishing in a flash of light, super healing, transforming others, Invisibility, and Wind Immunity Demon Kill Count: 11 + Unknown Number of Minions Human Kill Count: 1039 God's Defeated: 23 + Unknown number Defeats: 7 Crime List: Robbery, Murder, Mass Murder, Arson, Theft, Coercion, Threatening a Government Official, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Forgery, Employee Theft, False Imprisonment, Impersonating a Government Official, Treason, attempted murder, failure to control or report a dangerous fire, desecrating a corpse, breaking and entering, trespassing, violating Tree Law, looting corpses, trading counterfeit goods, criminal threat, animal abuse, Assisting or Instigating Escape, Damage to Religious Property, contaminating a substance for human consumption, Identity Fraud, Disorderly Conduct and Joyriding Cry Count: 9 + 3 fake cries Mountains Trapped Under: 4

Current Tang Sanzang stats: Names/Titles: River Float, Xuanzang, Tang Sanzang, Tripitaka and the Tang Monk Abilities: Curing Blindness, making branches point a certain direction (allegedly), reciting sutras, pretty privilege, memorization, Heart Sutra, Meditation, and Being Heaven's Specialist Little Guy Cry Count: 32 Tight Fillet Spell Uses: 63 Paralyzed by fear: 6 Bandit Problems: 3 Kidnapped by demons: 9 Falling Off Horses: 10

Current Bai Long Ma Stats: Names/Titles: Bai Long Ma (White Dragon Horse), Prince of the Western Ocean, and third prince jade dragon of the dragon king Aorun Abilities: Transforming into a human, a water snake, and a horse, eating a horse in one bite, flight, Magic of Water Restriction, Singing, and Sword Dancing. Cry Count: 1 Crime List: Arson, and Grave Disobedience. Contributions to the plot: 3 Kidnapped by demons: 1

Current Zhu Wuneng Stats: Names/Titles: The Marshal of the Heavenly Reeds, Zhu Wuneng (Pig who is aware of ability), Zhu Ganglie, Pigsy, Idiot and Eight Rules. Weapon: Rake Abilities: 36 Transformations, parting water, fighting underwater, cloud soaring, size enhancement and CPR Demon Kill Count/Kill steals: 7 + Unknown number of minions Kidnapped by Demons: 5 Human Kill Count: 1 Failed Flirtation/romances Attempts: 4 Cry Count: 2 Crime List: Sexual Harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, arson, defamation, Damage to Religious Property, contaminating a substance for human consumption, Identity Fraud, Theft, Forcible entry and Disrupting a Funeral

Current Sha Wujing Stats: Names/Titles: The Curtain-Raising General, Sha Wujing (Sand Aware of Purity), Sandy and Sha Monk Weapon: Monster Taming Staff Abilities: Fighting underwater, Cloud soaring, and fetching water from a well. Demon Kill Count: 1 + Unknown number of minions. Kidnapped by Demons: 3 Human Kill Count: 1 Cry Count: 1 Crime List: Breaking a Crystal Cup, murder, desecration of a human corpse, Damage to Religious Property and contaminating a substance for human consumption

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[gayvampyr]

question for university leaders: if cumulative GPAs are impossible to bring up after a rough patch, what incentive is there for students to get good grades? asking for a friend

[hussyknee]

Me, watching any brown person rise to fame or sympathy: please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack please don't do or say anything antiblack

[fraternum-momentum]

The Lord's Prayer.

damn that one ask got me reminiscing 😔

[katyspersonal]

Honestly, I will never be able to say something along the lines of "can you even REALLY call yourself a fan of the character if you have to remove or ignore their crimes to like them?" again after Mohg beaten the allegations. I've had my load of people complimenting me for 'acknowledging that Messmer is fascist' or 'remembering that Marika is absolutely a war criminal' or whatever after SOtE launched, but even in the heat of getting angry about excusing fictional genocide I retain some sort of "modesty" regarding accepting the compliments themselves, and this is why. I still have my autism and passion, but I will never have my confidence again. 🙄

[masked-disciple]

Update: Union has permission from the government, we're going on a full strike.

I have literally no idea how this is supposed to work. Tomorrow I must go find my union rep and ask!

[kyeterna]

"Oh General, what did you witness the night of the tragedy?

Oh General, could you have even known that your inability to act doomed the world?"

The Army of the Primordial Flame, the only strictly military guild- working directly under the Fourth Overseer, has been known for its expansionist expeditions throughout the world. Expedition "AURORA" was one like many. To lead such an expedition means your strategic skill has been acknowledged by the Fourth Overseer himself, the greatest honour. Gale was never really religious, he didn't care much about the Fourth's vision of the world. He just liked the prestige and importance that came with his role. And he was good at it.

The expedition was successful, only taking 4 months with no casualties. Back at Farport, he had managed to return with all 560 soldiers and mercenaries contracted from the Pharus Guild alive. Their trip back to Arkhan would have taken 3 days by boat. As Volkan had warned him; "It would be the best course of action, after all I have good reason to believe you might get attacked by enemy guilds on your way back. Keep an eye out for ambushes". The god couldn't accompany them as he had other matters to attend to. But Gale had other plans. His wife had given birth to their first kid just 2 months prior and his home, Spithol, was less than a day away. Sure it was the opposite direction than their destination, but surely it should be safe. There was no way any other guilds could have possibly known about the detour. And he missed his family so much.

They were at the town gates by evening. A joyous occasion, worthy of festivities. By night an entire festival was ready for both the civilians and the soldiers to enjoy. A celebration of the success and safe return. In honour of the hero of the town Gale. What later turned into the event known as the Unyielding Flame Massarce.

After a few hours of time with his family, plenty of food and a couple of drinks, movement away from the venue caught Gale's eye. A little drunk but still aware enough of his surroundings he ventured deeper into the dark alleyways of the town. At that point people were either fast asleep in their houses or still celebrating at the centre of the town, so the only light by now was coming from the clear starlit sky. A moment of peaceful quiet. The general slowly breathed in. The scent of the night humidity and- gunpowder?

What a terrible time to be drunk. After investigation, as much as one can investigate when under the influence, he realised that most of the town seemed to have been trapped. But no sign of culprits- everyone he had seen up to that point were people he knew. None of them could have done this, right? He ran to the town walls, towards the gates. Frozen shut via an impenetrable substance. Upon further investigation he came to the grim realisation that they were all trapped inside for good. As he looked for potential suspects or ways out if the worst was to happen he came across one of the people contracted from the Pharus guild. "We are in trouble- have you seen anyone suspicious around town?". A pause. It was too dark for Gale to read that man's expression. "No- not that I am aware-" "You need to warn the rest of the crew, we have to find a way to evacuate everyone" another pause. "Sure".

After minutes pass with no news from the crew or any results from his investigation, he headed towards the centre himself. And in the distance, in the sky, he could clearly see smoke. Mind racing he ran towards the festival. Tripping on his way back- what a terrible time to be drunk- he came across that same mercenary holding a torch. Making eye contact they both froze. Adam- he thinks that was his name, stared at him like a deer caught in headlights. Gale tightened the grip on his sword. He thought he understood what was happening in front of him. He thought for a moment that of course this was happening. He thought of killing the man in front of him. But he hesitated. At a standstill he couldn't help but think how much he just wanted to see his wife and daughter. The sound of explosions and loud screaming brought him back to reality. And he ran towards his home. Letting the man go.

It didn't take long for the fire to spread throughout the city. It didn't take long for the laughter of joy from the festivities to be turned into screams for help. It didn't take long for the smoke to overtake all the senses. Chaos and confusion spread. Gale tried directing his crew to help the people calm down- but where would they go? There was no escape, none that he could find. It didn't take long till the men in his crew who weren't consumed by the flames starting fighting each other. And all Gale could think about at that moment was how badly he wished to see his wife and daughter. He ran and ran, burnt corpses surrounding him. The smell of smoke and burnt flesh slowly choking him. His armour suffocating him, oh how badly he wanted to get rid of it. But it was his only protection from the fire. And he ran as towering flames grazed him. And he ran tripping on collapsed people, some still conscious enough to scream in pain. Maybe they were all cursing him at that moment. But all he could think about was how badly he wished to see his wife and daughter.

When he finally arrived at his home, it was completely ablaze. "Lyn?!" He shouted, choking on some of the smoke. No response. He jumped inside and looked around. He couldn't see anything but fire and smoke. Parts of the roof had already collapsed. And as he walked forward the floor beneath him crumbled and he fell in the basement, which had been untouched from the fire. As he was attempting to stand up again more debris fell on him, knocking him unconscious.

Hours passed before he finally got up to the first light of dawn. He slowly stood up, and made his way upstairs. By now his house had been completely burnt. Looking outside there were still fires burning some of the houses but he couldn't hear anything or anyone else. He walked further inside the house. A burnt corpse hunched over the what used to be a cradle. Ah. He sat there for what felt like ages, staring at the gruesome sight in front of him. He got to live out of sheer dumb luck. Just dumb luck.

When evening started approaching he just walked out. Very few fires were still burning in the distance, only some smoke now visible. He started looking around the streets and houses for anyone alive. He made sure to count them all. 2, 5, 10, 27, 42, 75, 100, 341, 784, and the number kept growing, and growing. People he could no longer recognise, people he had grown up with, people he had fought with, people he had so horribly failed. 1207 civilians dead. 558 soldiers dead. 1 missing person. Only survivor- Gale himself. By night he reached the gates of the town. Still completely frozen shut. And so he dug.

What followed after was a haze. He just walked for days, dwelling on that night. Ways he could have prevented it, ways it could have been better. Plagued by images of that night, all the victims. Why did they have to die. Why did he have to live.

A chuckle echoed in his ears. He looked up and saw a figure of legend. At least he thought he saw Her. It had to be. White robe, blindfold, the three halos decorating Her head, the pale hair and complexion. The doting Mother, Creation, Amatheia. She was smiling at the man. A smile that invoked fear. She reached Her hand out. The Witness of the end, of fates worse than death. And the verdict was decided.

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Have some stills I like

(for the previous one i like both cleaned up and sketch versions a lot)

[thoughtpeek]

I'VE FINALLY FINISHED BROTHERSHIP IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!