#tales of torment

[spectrum-studios]

Here's all current interactions in Tales of Torment

A Block Tales au

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CRUEL KING:

And here is my friend who helps with this stuff @0rangejulius / @adriftinthev0id

Also, @niko-aspin , here's a tag so you can enjoy reading it from the original source!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[auko-teatime]

[asktoxicgriefer]

IM SORRY??? BACK UP??? TURN INTO WHAT NOW???

[alackofghosts]

i want to do it too, take in all the sweet life caught inside this world

[mesquitemosquite]

One thing I find interesting about severance in the tv show is how unpopular the process is. In most "Don't Create the Torment Nexus" type stories the general public is on board with the torment nexus, or else unaware of what exactly the torment nexus is. But in the Severance tv show, the concept of severance is Very unpopular, with most of the public becoming hostile or shocked when finding out that the main cast has undergone severance. So, why does severance exist? I do not think it is a coincidence that of each of the revealed backstories we get a man who is drowning in grief for his dead wife, a man who has constantly failed to find a job and support his family, and a woman who is trying to save her family's exploitative company. Lumon exists through preying on vulnerable people and exploiting them, and through the rich and powerful being fine with exploiting others for their benefit. I think that rather than a story that's just "Don't Create the Torment Nexus (idiot)", we are getting one that more explicitly says the "torment nexus" is just injustices are the endpoint of exploitation inherent to our society, and if we want to stop these grave injustices from popping up, we need to create a society that protects its vulnerable and is not built on exploitation.

[luck-of-the-drawings]

smth smth about 'the thing that the character did that you thought was rly rly funny in the moment is actually linked to a terrible trauma that lies within said character.' or wahtever.

[artyartpile]

softly, finding comfort in the night's warm embrace

[pomeranianmasovian]

So, after coming back to this show and the fandom, I've seen theories and foreshadowing of future endgame Adrigami and Felinette, and... man, I'm feeling so much. I am definitely intrigued by this and really, kinda vibe with this idea, I can see the vision but at the same time... I do feel a bit betrayed and will feel betrayed again if this actually happens. All these years, all these seasons, all this setup and anticipation only for The Love Square to basically die a natural death and for the leads to end up with different people in the end. I think bittersweet is what I'm feeling. Thank you, whoever read my little vent. <3

[holygroundgone]

just absolutely fucking obsessed with the 0.5 evil marriage bad end deep in love deep in suffering of it all, everything that could've possibly went wrong went wrong and they're in it together

[spectrum-studios]

Tales of Torment au update logs!

If you don't want spoilers to the base game, then I recommend you go play the game!

Anyways all logs will be in order of their post! Past the read more line!

Log 1

Also the au name is Divine Torment/ Tales of Torment.

So it starts off like any normal story, but instead of the player [in this au they are addressed as Vona] (or however you wish to address them) being normal, they were cursed by what seemed to be angels, but they weren't later discovered by Cruel King who accompanies them as they share a very similar goal. they weild a white sword that's shackled to the dominant fighting arm! (Yes, it does hurt Vona/player if they let the blade go at all) and the only "assumed way to break the chains" is to aquire all the swords so they can be a regular mortal again and just recover. Vona/player does expirence episodes of torment from the curse.

And that's what I have for the time being

Have a great day/night!

Log 2

We got some updates to Tales of Torment au! Especially the one responsible for the divine curse!

But it's mainly character relationships for this one!

For a start, Cruel King and Vona/ player are allies with a shared goal also because Vona/player snapped CK out of the Ice dagger's hold and he wants to repay the kindess also because Vona, didn't kill a single knight.

Noobabor, Blue, and Red are friends after their second encounter on thy train. (They actually met when the 3 were on a mission to um oof someone but called it off after having a brief talk)

(I struggle with his name, correct me please if i spelled it wrong) Shelenski has been friends with Vona/player for some years way before the events of Block Tales. His goal is to break the divine curse!

Griefer is an uneasy ally... he kinda wittness the horrors of what Vona's Curse does and just immediately assumed the Venom Shank did the same.

Log 3

Tales of Torment au update time!!!!

First off, we have Divine rivalry. Aka Karen's yelling and even kicking each other's butt's. And we all have a new enemy opponent type known as Divine Champions! Aka people who succumb to the Divine curse and are lost under the Divine's influence (or propaganda).

The first one, Vona/player and CK fight, actually comes from the Blackrock calvary!

It also introduces a new attack pattern for both sides! It acts like the slingshots in base game, but the number of hits can vary in a big range of numbers. (Ex. 20 hits or 10 hits!) And theoretically, you can attack infinitely with this attack pattern if you had the energy!

Also, if you are curious, all battle areas/arenas for Divine Champions are like a crumbling version of the place they came from!

Heres a translation for different mechanics atm: Ticks! = health points!

Now, to plot stuff! Shelenski almost dies again but is saved in the nick of time! And Vona/player now has the first out of many cursed swords and an ally! And both CK and Vona/player got sent to the hospital after beating a Divine Champion, CK literally got impaled by a spear, and there are no plans for him to die, so don't worry! We also had the first possession episode for Vona/player in the story.

And finally, some very basic stats:

Vona/player has extremely high stats as they've won battles over the span of 5 years, but they don't have the ability to equip battle cards except for call cards. (self explanatory as allies tend to stick by them) most attacks they preform deal HEAVY amounts of damage which ends up one shotting most enemies anything at a boss level or mini boss will take 2 to 5 hits.

Cruel King was freed from his ice dagger curse and has gotten a very fast mental recovery! He deals the same amounts of damage like base game, but his health is beefer thanks to him wearing his old adventurer armor. He does now knows the new attack pattern and is slowly getting used to it! (He originally thought it was cheating because he's never even seen anything like it, lol)

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And that's all for now! Have a great day or night!

[fromtheseventhhell]

Seeing people clutch pearls over Arya having killed people is so funny cause the list is literally rapist, murderer, torturer, criminal, some combination of the bunch...and all people who Arya has personally witnessed, or directly heard about, committing these acts. Like, contrary to popular belief, she is not just a mindless killing machine.

[kingofdandelions]

I kep telling myself im gonna go to sleep soon but who in thks hellscape am I lying to, im not gonna sleep soon i am a Dumbass who will impulsively read 3 fanfics, 400 tumblr posts and then doomscroll befor esleeping

[chipmunkweirdo]

I’m really sick, with that thing that I’ve always been terrified of getting. I got it from work, just like I knew I would.

As such, my anxiety has been THROUGH THE ROOF because I’m stuck in bed all day alone with my thoughts and because I didn’t get to take a cold shower. (praying I still react the same to them when I get better)

Anyway…

Eleanor’s feeling significantly less sick than I am, so we teamed up to write this!

I was going crazy without writing. Very VERY crazy.

This has taught me that I can write with a headache. So maybe that means I can write after work some days! Hopefully!

[total-drama-brainrot]

cooking up a fantasy au rn that's got me giggling and kicking my feet