#taming demons for beginners

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I have no idea about making comics but I loved this scene from the book sm I had to draw it. Fanart of a scene from Book 3 of the series the guild codex: demonized!

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[the-guild-codex-hub]

“Do you like them?” I asked anxiously.

He selected a red velvet cookie. Ate it. Said nothing.

“You were so quick to tell me my blood tasted gross, but you can’t come up with a single observation about my baking?”

Smirking, he ate a fourth cookie without comment.

“You’re infuriating.”

His tail swished. He sampled the final cookie option, then licked a smear of sticky caramel off his finger. Grumbling under my breath, I turned to the sink heaped with dirty dishes.

“In my world,” he said unexpectedly, “there is a type of … tree.”

I faced him again, my brow furrowed in puzzlement.

“On the tree, it grows small …” He cupped his hands as though holding something. “… small fruits. The outside is poisonous, deadly, but inside is juicy and sweet. We fight over these trees. I have killed to take the fruit when it is ripe.”

He picked up another s’more cookie. “These are better.”

Taming demons for beginners

[2isted-chocol8]

Why is there so little content of the guild codex I need to scream my thoughts about demonized so much, Robin's and Zylas' relationship has me losing my mind

[ethereal-multiplicity]

⟡ The Connection Between Demons and "Ghost Hunts" - A Guide to the Demonic ⟡

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Who here likes watching ghost investigation videos?

I know I do, but I have a huge grudge against youtubers who think they know everything just because they are intuitive. I have repeatedly heard the term "Demon" being used when something negative comes into contact with them, or even freak out when actual demonic entities reach out to help them.... thinking that clearly a demon must want them dead.

This is the problem, they are fear mongering to new people within the spiritual community, obviously its unintentional, but it's a severe issue that no one feels like correcting for the beginner spiritualists.

So I am going to correct it, because if I hear one more thing about demons being evil come from the mouth of a "psychic" or "spiritualist" I'm going to fucking lose it. How can you claim you are spiritual when those words are on your tongue like poison.

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Christianity stole pagan and indigenous gods and spirits to fear monger. They used the names of the entities people held dear to force them into a cage of doubt, used the names of their mythology to make it seem more familiar when converting them, making them think their gods were evil and wrong by using their names in the holy text.

That is why the witch trials happened, that is why colonizers took land, that is why indigenous people were at war for decades, and they are still fighting for their freedom today. Because Christians used their God, used Jesus' name to back any differing beliefs into a corner.

Don't believe me? Here is some translations and historical context Look them up, these aren't fake.

Lucifer = Baldr - Norse God, Phosphorus - Roman God, Venus and Saturn - Greek and Roman Planet Personifications

Satan = "To Oppose" or "Adversary"

Hell = Hel - Norse Goddess, Hades - Greek God

Beelzebub = Baal - Canaanite God

Even their precious Jesus isn't their god, they took his name from Judaism and butchered his story.

Demons have always been known to help guide humans to the truth, to save them from the control of God.

Lucifer guided Eve to the apple from the tree of forbidden truths, trying to save her from being Adam's cattle.

That is why Lilith became a demon, she wanted to be equal with Adam, she refused to lay below him, she ran and God punished her by forcing her to give birth to thousands of demons. She became the demonic liberator, all because she wanted to be properly loved and cared for as a human being, instead of being treated like she was a dog Adam could tame.

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If you research the demons of the Goetia, such as the 7 Lords, Buer, King Paimon, Barbatos, etc. They are all known as the keeper of truths, the teacher of knowledge.

Buer is the teacher of Moral Philosophy, Keeper of Hidden Knowledge, Teacher of Herbal Remedies, he could cure any illness, and he gifted witches with their familiars and protectors.

King Paimon is the Keeper of Hidden Knowledge and Truth, Keeper of Treasure, and Teacher of Academics/Science, Guider to life forces (Such as water)

Barbatos Guides people to Hidden Treasure, He helps heal any kind of relationship, He can understand the language of all animals, and He can see into the past and future.

All 7 Lords of Hell, Lucifer, Satan, Asmodeus, etc. all rule over one key thing. Freedom.

Lucifer and Satan liberate people from horrible and traumatic situations.

Asmodeus and Mammon allow people the freedom for earthly pleasures.

Beelzebub allows people the freedom to eat whatever they want without judgement. Such as pork and shellfish.

Belphegor allows people to rest and sleep as much as they need, not to force themselves or overwork their power.

Leviathan allows people to feel jealous, to feel angry, to make themselves so worked up that they change their life and get rid of what isn't serving them. He is the ruler of manifestation itself.

Do any of these entities sound evil? No! Of course not!

There is no actual historical context of any demon harming humans, in fact the only harm the bible says they do is teach them the forbidden truths.

Demons are liberators! They are saviors! They are the healer of religious trauma! There is a reason people with religious trauma tend to gravitate towards Satanism or Paganism. Demons are healers! Just look at Buer and Barbatos, they heal and protect humans and animals and expect nothing in return.

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But you may be asking, where does this all tie into the ghost hunters on youtube?

Well, the reason I have written this is to point out that demons aren't harmful, to provide proof to the beginner spiritualists that their is no reason to be afraid.

When the hunters say they've came into contact with a violent demon, its called a poltergeist!

Poltergeists are born of human negativity, they are entities born to cause harm and havoc. They are born from all the sadness, anger, trauma, and grief of this world. That is why when you go to these haunted locations with a fucked up history, there is going to be violent entities.

These spirits are hurting, hauntings happen for a reason. Spirits who are actually happy and content don't get stuck in our world. Their collective emotions and thoughts birth Poltergeists, and Poltergeists are made to act upon the violence that they were created with. They are made to seek vengeance on those who they view as a threat.

Has your mood ever got ruined, and then everything else that day went to absolute shit? That is kinda how poltergeists work, they are born from the pain of both the dead and the living, and when there is enough trauma, they come to "life". Poltergeists and the emotions that caused them, deserve to heal, not to be demonized.

I don't give a rats ass if that entity hurt you, trying to hurt it back or expelling it from your home/space is going to anger it, because you are oppressing an already traumatized being. But thats for another post.

My last point of proof is my lived experience, I was raised Christian, but every time I stepped foot in a church I had violent intrusive thoughts and feelings, to the point I constantly felt nauseous in church due to the overstimulating energy.

Once I found Paganism and Witchcraft, all of that went away. Around my gods, I am free, I feel loved, I feel their healing.

When I am sick? I feel their guidance and support allowing me to properly rest. When I am depressed? I feel their nurturing energy. When I am crying? I feel hands gently on the side of my face, my head, or my shoulders.

When I communicate with them? They tell me its time to heal from my trauma. When I ask them about the christian god? They tell me Christians have got it wrong, and God/Jesus is actually so kind and does not support anything Christianity has done in his name.

My point is, STOP TELLING THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS ONLINE THAT DEMONS WANT TO HURT YOU AND SPREAD ILLNESS THAT IS FEAR MONGERING

You cannot under any circumstances say your intuitive, psychic, or spiritual, and then refuse to understand the history of intuition, divination, and religion. You are not a healer, you are not a communicator, you are an oppressor.

This post isn't made to convince people demons are harmless.... but it is made to convince people to stop spreading their hate everywhere just because they don't understand something.

[zeke-in-devildom]

Dissonance - Chapter 10: Of Psychics and Magic

The walk back to the House of Lamentation was pleasant enough. Asmo and Solomon were happy to chat away together about school drama. Apparently Solomon had been in the Devildom considerably longer than him. Long enough to keep up with the Avatar of Lust when it came to juicy gossip. Zeke, on the other hand, felt more than a bit lost at it all. Compared to the drama he remembered from school this seemed remarkably tame. Sure he went to a school for troubled teenagers, but who was sleeping with who, who was cheating on who, who wore some fashion nightmare, who got into a fight with who - it was so normal.

When they did arrive at the house, Asmo left him in the garden with Solomon so that he could change out of his school uniform and fix lunch for them. He wasn’t particularly hungry, but he had a feeling that the present company would insist he eat anyway. They had missed lunch at RAD due to that attack.

 Zeke had not expected that the sorcerer would want to begin lessons immediately, despite Lucifer’s instructions for him to rest. Then again, there was no time like the present. Nobody wanted a repeat of the earlier incident. Even before school had started that morning he had felt excited to learn as much about magic as he possibly could while in the Devildom, and now he was more determined than ever. He hated feeling helpless. 

There was only a slight problem with this though.

“You want to teach me to summon a demon?” There was no doubt in Zeke’s mind that he absolutely wanted to learn how to summon Lucifer. That said, he knew Lucifer was presently very preoccupied. The Avatar of Pride seemed to be a very busy demon in general, and that made sense. He was Lord Diavolo’s right hand man and Vice President of the student council, not to mention being the eldest of seven. Summoning Lucifer as practice seemed like a terrible idea - at least without consulting him first.

“Yes. As I understand it you’re supposed to have an escort at all times, but clearly that cannot be relied upon exclusively. Should you find yourself alone and in trouble again, the safest thing to teach you is how to summon your pacted demon, or demons, to protect you. Now, who will you be learning to summon today?” Solomon’s smile was congenial on the surface, but Zeke suddenly understood why Lucifer had told him to be cautious. He didn’t need to be able to read the sorcerer’s aura to know that he was fishing for information. Something told him that Lucifer probably didn’t want Solomon to know. Then again, maybe the sorcerer already knew and was just looking for confirmation.

“Somehow I doubt summoning a demon is the safest, pact or no pact. What about that healing spell that you used to treat my scratches?” A healing spell seemed exceedingly useful. 

“Healing spells, even the ones that seem simple, are hardly beginner magic. Healing relies on not only your own magic, but the energy of the person being healed. You can only do so much, depending on your own power and the endurance of the injured person. Severe injuries are especially difficult. Heal too much and you risk not only exhausting yourself but killing your patient.” That sounded slightly less useful and significantly more daunting than Zeke had imagined. Still, he was serious about wanting to learn everything.

“Such a determined face.” Solomon laughed softly at him. “Don’t fret, my adorable apprentice. As a psychic you have a distinct advantage, since you can sense and possibly even see the flow of magic. We’ll have you casting all manner of spells in no time at all.”

“I have an advantage just because I’m psychic?” Zeke had never known that being psychic gave him an edge with magic. Although he supposed it made sense. When Solomon had summoned Asmo earlier he had been able to see the swirls of magic around the sorcerer. He wondered if he could recreate spells just from seeing them performed. Wouldn’t that be something?

“Indeed. As I said, psychics are incredibly rare, and most of those that are psychic aren’t particularly powerful. You, on the other hand, are an incredibly powerful psychic. If you weren’t, you wouldn’t have had such a strong reaction to coming to the Devildom.” That was also news to him. “You have a stronger affinity for magic than most witches or sorcerers, and that without any training at all. I can only imagine how powerful you’ll grow as you learn. That’s why I think it best to being your teaching as soon as possible. For your own protection.”

“Then what about that wind spell? The one that knocked the demon away from me? Is that one too complicated for a novice like me?” He tried not to sound too put out by being told he was too inexperienced to learn something, but he supposed Solomon would know best. Zeke would just have to learn healing later. He chose to ignore being called adorable, once again he could thank his poker face. The compliment didn’t really fluster him, certainly not more than Asmo’s compliments tended to.

“Hm. Yes, that one is rather simple. It could be good practice on controlling your magical output too. Put too much of your magic into the spell and you’ll make a mess, not enough and it might as well be a gentle breeze, unless of course a gentle breeze is your goal. Knowing how much and when to channel magic is good. It is a fine defensive spell as well.” Solomon seemed dissuaded from summoning for the moment.

“Great. Then let’s start with that and work our way up to summoning.” Zeke really needed to consult with Lucifer before tackling something that would require his involvement. He doubted the first born would allow it. Would probably find it demeaning or something.

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As it turns out, magic training is not easy. Zeke felt as if he’d worked out, the way his body started aching and growing heavy. All he had managed to do was create breezes strong enough to ruffle their hair as he practiced the incantation over and over again. Solomon seemed encouraging, suggesting that was actually good for his first day using fully-fledged magic that didn’t stem from his own innate psychic abilities.

Zeke couldn’t help but feel disappointed though. The wind gusts he produced were not nearly strong enough to push back a demon. He wasn’t sure what exactly he was doing wrong. With his frustration growing, that flicker of irritation that burned in his chest, that rage against everything that had hurt him, burned brighter. For the first time he realized that was actually magic. 

Seizing that swelling power inside of him, he tried twisting it in the same patterns as the wind that Solomon produced, but instead found electricity crackling through the air around him. It was only for a moment, and then it dissipated. He felt his hair standing on end, and realized that Solomon looked a little static shocked too.

Asmo had come outside to call them in for lunch, but had stood frozen in shock for a moment. Then the avatar squealed and launched himself at Zeke, clinging to him with a delighted giggle.

“Look at you! Already using lightning magic! Aren’t you the best little sorcerer?! Beauty and brains and brawn! The whole package.” Asmo was cooing at him and practically wiggling in excitement as he stepped back to work at smoothing down Zeke’s hair, fussing over him in a very Asmo way. “You’re going to be so powerful.”

“Yes well, we were going for a wind spell. Also you did that without an incantation, which is tricky even for advanced magic users. I imagine that’s why your spell went awry. As far as lighting magic…You’ll need to put more magic into it and direct the flow better - but nicely done. I daresay a stronger shock might at least buy you some time until help arrives.” Solomon was fixing his own hair, watching as Asmo doted upon Zeke with an amused smile. “He really is quite taken with you, isn’t he?”

“Well of course! Zeke is simply breathtaking.” Asmo beamed at Zeke, looking very much like he meant it. Of course Zeke could tell he meant it, and that baffled him, but also made him fill with so much gratitude and affection. It was obvious that all of the brothers were trying to make him feel at home, each in their own way, but Asmo far and away the one that he felt like he was connecting to the most so far.

“He certainly has a lot of promise and potential. Now, why don’t we take a break to eat lunch before moving on to your next lesson. Don’t think I forgot about teaching you to summon a demon you have a pact with. I really think it needs to be taught sooner rather than later. Any sorcerer with a pact should know how to summon and command the demons he has pacts with. I realize you’re reluctant, although I can’t imagine why.” Was that another bait? Trying to make him admit that he didn’t want to bother Lucifer by summoning him?

As they spoke Asmo had started herding them both into the house for lunch, leading both humans by the hand.

“I don’t really have a demon I feel comfortable summoning, Solomon.” That was the truth. He wasn’t comfortable summoning Lucifer if it wasn’t an emergency. If he’d been able to summon him earlier, that would have been different. That inability to summon him was also why he really needed the lesson.

“Oh! Well why didn’t you say so, darling! Make a pact with me, I’ll gladly let you summon me anytime~” Asmo gave him a dazzling smile even as he pushed him gently into a seat to eat what looked like some kind of pasta.

“Wait, what? Asmo you really don’t have to do that. I know pacts are supposed to be a big deal. Also I still am not giving up my soul.” He didn’t care which demon asked for a pact, even if he liked Asmo a lot, he was not losing his soul.

“You can keep your soul, hon. I just want your friendship, just promise to keep having spa nights with me.” Zeke stared at the Avatar of Lust, flabbergasted. All Lucifer had asked for was his cooperation with the exchange program, and now all Asmo wanted was for him to promise time and attention?

“But why?” Why would such a powerful demon care about him? Why would Asmo agree to be bound to him in such a way? Zeke offered a glance at Solomon, but the sorcerer seemed perfectly content to eat lunch, only sparing him an unreadable smile. 

“Because you’re going to be a very powerful sorcerer, darling. A pact doesn’t only benefit you, hon. Solomon can enhance my power through our pact too. If I make a pact with you, you’ll be able to make me more powerful when necessary. Also because you’re simply precious, almost as cute as me~” Okay that was a very Asmo answer.

“Are you sure?” Zeke had never intended to make any pacts, but since he already had one with Lucifer…

“Absolutely!” Asmo’s eyes were already glowing a faint pink, then Zeke could see and feel the swirling infernal magic wrapping around him. The feeling was different, but similar to when Lucifer had forged a pact with him. Instead of the tingling at the nape of his neck, he felt a slight burning beneath his navel. Of course Asmo would put his pact mark there. Like before, he suddenly felt drained and slumped slightly, but two pairs of hands caught him before he could topple over.

[crownprincessoftherusalkas]

Robin, in Taming Demons for Beginners: My life is falling apart faster than a Nature Valley granola bar.

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Tori: My life is just a collection of poorly-made decisions with alternative music playing in the background.

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Saber: My life would be so much easier if it wasn't for that thing...God, what is that thing called...other people.

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Kit: My life right now would be so fun if it wasn't all happening to me.

[books-in-a-storm]

Book Of The Week

Title: The Guild Codex: Demonized #1 Taming Demons for Beginners

Author: Annette Marie

Pages:315

Synopsis: Rule one: Don't look at the demon. When I arrived at my uncle's house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don't practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else. Rule two: Don't listen to the demon. My uncle chose a far deadlier power. He calls creatures of darkness into our world, binds them into service contracts, and sells them to the highest bidder. And I'm supposed to act like I don't know how illegal and dangerous it is. Rule three: Don't talk to the demon. All I had to do was keep my nose out of it. Pretend I didn't find the summoning circle in the basement. Pretend I didn't notice the shadowy being trapped inside it. Pretend I didn't break the rules. But I did, and now it's too late.

[hcolleen]

I am having a slow brain day today.

Yesterday's books were all of Taming Demons for Beginners and the first of three books in the omnibus Ghostly Visions. Today's book was Night's Gifts.

Taming Demons for Beginners is the first of a series. A newly orphaned young woman is staying with her uncle because he won't release her inheritance to her, which includes a grimoire with a bunch of demon names which has been handed down through the female line of her family for generations. Her uncle is also holding a demon in a summoning circle, trying to force it to submit to a contract. The two become quite unlikely partners. There's hints at UST and I'm curious and like the characters enough to see if that UST gets stronger in a slow burn until...

Ghostly Visions is the 4th omnibus in the Harper Harlow series by Lily Harper Hart (aka Amanda M Lee...under the AML pen name, the novels are in 1st person usually. Under the LHH pen name, they're in 3rd limited, but following multiple POVs so the limited part follows the POV). In the first of the books, an accident where Harper's first out of college boyfriend had his accident and disappeared brings up different ghosts than she and her best friend usually hunt. Yes, Harper is a ghost hunter and her best friend and they're two employees help her with that. Her boyfriend works as a detective with her best friend's uncle in their small town in Michigan. (the only acceptable cops are fictional cops, but they're on extremely thin ice, in my opinion...also, I just really like cozy mysteries with paranormal bents)

Night's Gifts is the first in the Of Cats and Dragons series (two of my favorite things). So, in this one, Omen has very strong mental gifts that are kept under control by a bracelet that is stolen by a pick pocket. He runs into Templar, who keeps him from throwing many more projectiles at the thief than he meant to. They end up doing an errand for a necromancer to get the bracelet back, which becomes far more complicated (and cute) than expected.

So, in my effort to work through my TBR, I've thus far added 3 series...

[44gamez]

Top 5 Beginner Classes To Play in World of Warcraft

Picture: Blizzard Leisure World of Warcraft is likely one of the world’s hottest MMORPGs, and there’s a ton of content material to devour should you’re diving into the sport. Nevertheless, one of many first items of fabric you’ll want to determine is the category you’re going to play, and there are some simpler ones that freshmen ought to take a look at, which we’re going to go over beneath.

World of Warcraft: High 5 Newbie Courses

WoW is likely one of the longest-standing MMORPGs now we have right this moment, with practically 20 years of content material for gamers to sink their tooth into, together with all the lessons and specializations. A few of these, akin to Arcane Mage, are confirmed to be the best ability hole for brand spanking new gamers, as their rotation when you hit max degree is presently round 10 or so spells, all depending on timings and whatnot. Nevertheless, some lessons throughout the sport are exponentially simpler to make use of than others. Under, we’ve ranked the simplest lessons to get into that will help you get began. One disclaimer earlier than we dive in: after we say best or finest for freshmen, we imply on the base degree while you hit the max degree. After all, some lessons will develop into extra advanced when entering into sure skills and whatnot, however these ought to be the perfect on the base. Associated: The best way to discover the Elder Ashenvale Bear location in WoW Basic Havoc Demon Hunter

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Launched again in Legion, Havoc DH has develop into some of the sought-after melee specs in every tier, and gamers have flocked in the direction of the category extra so as a result of its ease of entry alongside the lore. Demon Hunters have primarily relied on quick motion, mixed with uber capitalizing in your Metamorphis window, and it’s a blast to play. Having performed the category because it was launched in Legion and having pushed Chopping Edge to most tiers, I do know the category is advanced on the finish of the day, however the baseline is a steady newbie class. There are additionally sufficient construct guides on the market for gamers to take a look at to see which playstyle they like. However regardless of and hucking your glaives round is a reasonably neat function of the category. Beast Mastery Hunter

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Broadly thought to be the simplest DPS spec within the sport for the final couple of DLCs has been Beast Mastery Hunter, and the enduring class has quite a bit to like, whereas being nice for freshmen. The category permits gamers to have two pets battle alongside them, which may be nice for gamers diving into WoW for the primary time. You’ll be capable of degree all through the sport and take a look at all of the content material there's, together with the wildlife you’ll be capable of tame. Getting all the way down to the precise class itself, Beast Mastery Hunter primarily depends on eight or so principal buttons, with a heavy reliance on Kill Command and Barbed Shot. These two skills would be the principal focus of the category, and also you’ll see your injury high the leaderboard with simply two clicks. Associated: The place to seek out Metzen the Reindeer in WoW Basic Season of Discovery Arms or Furrior Warrior

Picture: Blizzard Enterainment Whereas we may’ve put Devastation Evoker and even Retribution Paladin for the ultimate DPS spot on our listing, we thought having a Warrior class on this listing would appease some gamers, as we love all of the lessons. Whereas the spec in end-game has been by way of some turbulent instances throughout Dragonlight, the category is comparatively straightforward to get into, regardless of should you’re taking part in Arms or Fury. With a serious emphasis on hacking and slashing your opponent all through fight, there’s a variety of positivity across the class going ahead, particularly in the direction of The Warfare Inside. Healer – Restoration Shaman

Picture: Blizzard Enterainment Should you’re out there for therapeutic inside World of Warcraft, the consensus is to stay with the Restoration Shaman class till you get your bearings to check out others, akin to Mistweaver Monk. Shamans are glorious healers who depend on totems and the weather to maintain gamers wholesome throughout fight and have unimaginable utility, akin to Ghost Wolf and Reincarnation. Whereas therapeutic is usually a bit difficult, particularly with among the expectations that some gamers have for healers in teams, this class ought to give gamers a stable baseline to comply with all through their journey in WoW. Associated: All Raid Consumables in WoW Basic SoD Tank – Guardian Druid

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Lastly, now we have tanking, which is undoubtedly the toughest spec for gamers new to WoW to dive into immediately, however it may be gratifying when you get into it absolutely. Guardian Druid is extensively thought-about the simplest tank for gamers to attempt to will provide you with a stable baseline of what to anticipate from different tanks, akin to Blood Loss of life Knight and Brewmaster Monk. Nevertheless, having the ability to pull all enemies all through the dungeon and being the primary point of interest of a raid is a stellar feeling, and we’d like to see how new gamers react to tanking in Dragonflight. Total, most of those lessons will give gamers understanding of the three principal roles inside World of Warcraft, and we’d love to listen to how your journey goes in Azeroth. Now that you just’ve acquired your starter class squared away, learn our article that may reply the query you’re in all probability questioning: will World of Warcraft ever be accessible on the Xbox now that Blizzard is owned by Microsoft? Read the full article

[2isted-chocol8-art]

"I'm not strong like you and I know it isn't worth much, but..." I stared hard into his eyes. "Zylas, I promise to protect you however I can, no matter what, until you return to your world."

More The Guild Codex: demonized drawings! This time a scene from the second book. They're slowly getting to trust each other :) -> More The Guild Codex Fanart

[the-guild-codex-hub]

"We’re going to find Uncle Jack and make him give up the grimoire.”

Zylas grinned viciously.

“You can’t kill him,” I added.

His grin faltered into a growl. “Why not?”

“Because he’s my uncle!” I paused. “You can scare him, though. I think I’d like to see that.”

Zylas laughed huskily. “Closer, payilas.”

“Closer to what?”

“To not being a weak hh’ainun.”

Taming demons for beginners

[donotputmeinaboxturtle]

3 things!

1. Made Manicotti for the first time, and it was tasty! even if I messed up some🤘

2. Thinned out the cilantro plants, keeping a few strong ones in one indoor pot. They are doing well😊 I put the extras outside in a tray with soil, it will be a little experiment to see how well they do. If they hold up, I can find jars for them and give them to friends🤷🌱🌱🌱🌱

3. Ive tried a few different audiobooks in the past week that were kinda bad, but I found one I like, and it's a seriiiiiies "Taming Demons For Beginners" by Annette Marie. This author has a few other series that are different flavors of fantasy fiction, can't wait to check them out! ✨😈🪄🧙🧝‍♂️✨

[leviiackrman]

what are some good animes for beginners if you don't mind me asking? i've never seen any (unless you count atla/lok...which i don't) but i'm sorta interested

Hi anon!

There’s a lot of different genre animes out there like there is general movies etc so finding the kinda ones you enjoy is the main thing!

I’m a big fan on Seinen animes (so more adult/horror based etc) but there’s Shonen (which is similar but more teamwork/adventure based) and Shojo (which is the more romantic/tame stuff from what I’ve experienced) so my recs will be more within the Shonen/Seinen brackets!

Spy x Family - only 1 season (currently) and is wholesome good fun! Got a little bit of everything, but mostly humour. About a spy that needs to adopt a child and find a fake wife for one of his missions but he gets more attached than anticipated!

Haikyuu!! - has 4 season so a bit more of a commitment, but again is good wholesome content about a high school volleyball team trying to make a name for itself again! Also v funny, also real cute

Sk8 the Infinity - only 1 season again, but has a really chill storyline essentially and cute characters!! Lots of fun and really pretty animation about 2 guys that become besties over skateboarding and taking part in a tournament!

How to Keep a Mummy - PURE SOFTNESS like pure adorable, only 1 season, about a boy who is sent a mini mummy to take care of by his explorer dad and it’s PURE!!

Komi Can’t Communicate - 1 season, really enjoyable for those with social anxiety as I found it v relatable, has some really cute stuff and a generally lovely story! About a gal who doesn’t talk because of her anxiety trying to make friends at school!

Link Click - 1 season, this is a Chinese anime and is a bit more garish, has more action kinda thing but is about 2 guys that run a photo shop but secretly they’re able to go back in time by jumping into the pictures!! Really cool and has a good story

Demon Slayer - 2 seasons (movie was turned into first half of season 2) a much more known anime, but has STUNNING animation and a wonderful story, a fair bit sad and gory at times but is one of my faves and just lots of fun!!

Take a look at some of those to see if you enjoy them! There’s a lot more I can recommend that are more adult if you like that kinda thing!

[faithfully-limping]

And if I have to submit and die and be reborn over and over again, will I always be a beginner? Or will I, each time, get closer to the Truth? And even if I’m getting closer to the Truth, will it ever feel that way? Even if I start to tame the Animal part of my body and the Demonic part of my soul- if I start to lessen the Evil within myself- will I ever feel it? Will I ever believe it? How do I know if I’m going in the right direction? Will I hear God’s voice and know it again? And if so, when? When there is no guidance from above that I can discern, is it better to do nothing and wait, or to make my own decisions and see what comes of it? When prayer and reading Scripture and even communing with other Christians, asking them questions- doesn’t make me feel any more certain, what do I do? “Trust that God will come through” of course, but again I ask- do I move, or do I wait and do nothing?

I constantly find myself in need of renewal of my faith in God- and my obedience to Him. C.S. Lewis describes coming to God for the first time as a part of you dying- maybe I have to die and submit over and over again, in order to learn to trust God. I want to be willing to die inside, for God to fill me with His Holy Spirit again and again

[crownprincessoftherusalkas]

Taming Demons for Beginners

Zylas, holding Robin hostage in the kitchen: I hate hh'ainun.

Amalia: Then give her back!

Zylas: Because you want her, no.