#the manus archives

[rennebright]

一之瀬アスナ by Manus [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

[tarnussy]

also while being vague: there are so many DS1 moments in the DLC, I'm happy I managed to play it before SotE dropped so now I can be like

[mxs-space]

So I recently learned that the Magnus Institute had an actual canon logo but I already made one so…

It’s still going to be the one I use as the symbol of the Dead End: The Archives Discarded Files AU!

(Yes I’m still working on it)

(Process under the cut)

[herwrittenuniverse]

“In Xadia, many elves use ruiam to perform magic from their Arcanum. They may add or take away marks from their bodies. But…” Rayla placed a finger on her chin in thought. “Some elves truly want these marks to be theirs forever, like they are a part of themselves. So they go to a special craftself to give them everlasting runes on their skin….”

Callum’s eyes lit up. He turned to face Rayla as he asked, “A spell?”

“Not a spell,” responded the Moonshadow elf. “It’s an art form, and the runes are etched on the skin, permanently.” She rubbed Callum’s bare appendage, as if to picture the lasting marks there. “There was an old elf in Silvergrove who practiced this ancient form. Ethari forged the tools for him, in fact.”

Callum seemed to be putting the pieces together in his mind. As they fell into place, Rayla noticed how hopeful he looked, like a bantherhound being offered a meaty treat. His childlike wonder made Rayla’s toes tingle with delight.

“Do you think…he would work on a human?” Callum asked with genuine curiosity.

“I don’t know,” Rayla countered honestly, “I can visit the Crow Master tomorrow, and send a message to Silvergrove for Ethari - if he’s got that mystical Xadian bird, and if Ethari can even read my message, with me being a Ghost and all. But Callum,” the elf paused, and took his hands within her own. The young mage’s eyes bored into Rayla’s features as she gave her warning. “I’ve never had it done before. And something so permanent…what if it’s quite painful? Are you sure this is something you want?”

At this, Callum dropped her hands and stood up. He steadied himself and gazed out at the moon, reminiscent of Rayla’s own actions just moments before. His sincerity and maturity…it nearly took Rayla’s breath away. For a moment, she could envision the strong, powerful mage that he was destined to be.

Callum’s next words were adamant. “We need all the help we can get to defeat Aaravos,” he quietly acknowledged. “And I’ve been drawing these marks for nearly three years. They work. They help.” He turned to look at Rayla deep in her eyes, and as the young man approached, Rayla once again placed her own hands on his undressed biceps. Again, she visualized the strong, clean outline of everlasting marks.

“When Aaravos controlled me like a puppet, back at the Storm Spire…Rayla, I can’t tell you how it felt, to be completely out of control. I want to do something that is my own. Make my own decision about my body…”

Callum resolutely stared out the window. “Yes, Rayla. I’m sure.”

A new story! Written by me! Banner illustrated by @numptypylon!

Read about Callum's journey getting his runes tattooed. It's such a weird brainchild of mine and I dig it.

As always, reblogs appreciated!

[alpinelogy]

so i have arrived at - as the youth may call it - stupid asf situation. you see my printer thought they were being cool (they were <3) and sent me dupes if the small 5 x 7 graphics. which is cool except now i have nine copies of the same graphic amongst other slightly silly things, so i might run in stock leftover sales in the next month or two

[plumassieres]

“Here you go! Iced tea and eggplant parmesan. I can't vouch for it, because my dad likes to get experimental in the kitchen, but I already warmed up some paella leftovers just in case. So don't be shy if you don't like it.” Evie squeezed Landon's shoulder in passing after setting their dinner down on the patio table. The Manu's barn was in clear view from where they sat on the terrace as so was the freckled sky. She liked working in the late hours of the evenings, preferred even; there was something about the unperturbed ambiance that coaxed her thoughts into coming to life. After she'd taken her first bite, she noticed a distinct shape of fur nuzzling against Landon's leg. “That's Waldo. We found him in the chicken coop the other week.” Evangeline reached out to gently stroke along the pattern of Waldo's back, smiling softly. “He's a very independent boy and likes to scare us by wandering off somewhere, hence the name. He doesn't seem to be good with strangers, but I think he likes you!” + @laughstrack

[a-dumbass-jester]

God I’m so close to ending it omfg help me

[ssonidas]

there was this video on this site where its just cat pictures but to this song and i can't find it !!!!

[saysthenightingale]

nightingale discovers warhammer 40k (1/???)

I like to think I’m at least marginally funny, so I was thinking I would live tweet my reactions, thoughts and favourite moments as a little record as I descend into the warhammer rabbit hole ! this first post will be all the stuff from the past half week, which is my very first venture into warhammer

knew jack about warhammer 40k until approx a week ago. saw a gif of n'kari, thought 'would', was horrified at myself, thought to myself "nightingale are you a monsterfucker or not, fucking commit to it, coward" and now i'm here

funniest moment is still blue archive ost playing over my iron warriors research. for those unaware blue archive is an anime style game where you collect adorable girls who wield military assault weaponry

that oldhammer thing about horus railing fulgrim into following chaos lives in my head rent free (thank you @/chemos-factories) because it's just an 18+ doujinshi premise. i can see the words on the dlsite page. subtitled "battle brother, what are you doing?!" and it's called some shit like "it's not like i gangbanged my brother into following a chaos god" "the elder brother-like one" or "domestic spacemarine" wait domestic girlfriend isn't actually 18+ is it

please tell me someone understands my "the elder brother like one" reference because it seems like something right up the slaaneshi alley

are the ultramarines just space versions of garen from league of legends or is my gut instinct wrong

sanguinius and fulgrim are still the sexiest primarchs to me. and yes i'm still pretending that the primarchs all went to family therapy and did Not all try to kill each other. i'm coping.

i rescind my previous statement about the night lords, wherein i said "the night lords are like if someone looked at a list of felonies and said 'all of them'." i am not rescinding this because it's wrong, but because it was an understatement

more correctly the night lords are like "if someone looked at the geneva convention and turned it into a checklist."

re: fabius bile. first of all, sure, a fulgrim clone is insane, but i'm hardly even surprised. of course. of fucking course. more importantly- really? fabius bile??? like wow i WONDER what hes like with a name like that

speaking of crazy names, 'ferrus manus'??? i have been informed that yes, 'ferrus manus', literally 'iron hand', leads his legion, the 'iron hands', from the 'fist of iron.' the word 'iron' is starting to not look like a word to me

[shiyorin]

What do you think it would be like if primarchs used social media?

Lion El'Jonson:

Private account, doesn't accept follower requests

Rarely posts, usually just sunset or forest photos

Uses emojis sarcastically in replies

Has 20 followers but thinks it's way too many

Fulgrim:

Aesthetic pictures pose artfully depict exotic hobbies and runway couture 

Filters all photos to perfection  

Constantly debates high art vs pop culture 

Thirst traps cause monthly massacres

"Like for a follow back 🔥" 

Perturabo:

Photos are exclusively poorly-lit fortress blueprints 

Bio is 25000 character treatise on siege tactics

Follows exactly 12 history scholars 

Hates everyone and everything on the site 

Actually ran some incisive political commentary bots before being banned

Jaghatai Khan: 

Only posts the sickest motocross and extreme sports clips

Videos have insane views but no captions 

Fans think he's a cryptid until rare livestreams 

Hijacks Fulgrim's comments to hype rad stunts

Leman Russ:

Changed his name to 'Wolf Daddy 🐺'

Shirtless hunting/drinking photos get 10K likes

Roasts everyone in comments but they love it  

Followers think he's a viking hipster meme page

Follows biker gangs, sled dog accts, scholars of old Terra 

Rogal Dorn:

Only posts are architectural blueprints and records of fortifications

Gets into epic debates about structural principles in comments  

No one knows if he actually loads new content or just archives old

Somehow gains tons of followers thirsting for DILF

Konrad Curze:

Pure darkness and screams in hazy JPEGs 

3 followers and they're all bots

Posts disturbing ‘prophecies’ and murder puzzles

Under investigation for doxxing

Sanguinius: 

Angelic selfies bring all the followers to his page    

Flowing locks and golden abs get 20K likes instantly   

Quotes poetry in every reply but no one understands 

Only follows animal shelter and children's hospital accounts

Ferrus Manus:

Only follows engineering/robotics pages

Posts heavily filtered machine shop mini-documentaries 

Photos of custom machines that make engineers weep

Comments are unintelligible techno-babble  

Somehow gains huge gym bro following thirsting for muscle

Angron:

Gets banned monthly for graphic content and abuse

Posts angry rants about society in broken caps

Got suspended after sending death threats to Guilliman

Only follower is Khârn who comments 'THIS' on everything  

Roboute Guilliman:

Shares updates on the latest Codexes 

Only follows serious history/philosophy lecture pages

Posts long analyses of governance strategies 

Constantly lectures others in comments

Has blocked half his followers for trolling

Mortarion:

Aesthetic is grimy gas mask selfies in back alleys

ONLY reposts plague doctor memes from 2003

Bio is endless copypasta about essential oils

Gains cult following of goths, metal heads and preppers

Magnus:

Endless livestreams talking about theoretical magic at 3AM with 2 viewers. 

Tries making TikToks explaining sorcery but the videos are an hour long each.

Overexplains memes and emojis in long-winded threads

Memes and facts threads blow up as the most esoteric

Horus Lupercal:

Selfies showing off abs get him 50K followers in a week

Posts stunning photos from across the Imperium with #blessed captions

Fan club is half the mankind 

DMs from people asking for selfies blow up his notifications  

Lorgar Aurelian:

Aesthetic is dark robes and candlelit monasteries

Constantly reposting zealot sermons out of context

Accidentally starts wars of faith whenever he livestreams

Got suspended for uploading hardcore Slaneeshi hymns

Still has 10 alt accounts all named Brother [REDACTED]

Vulkan:

Only follows puppy accounts and craft bloggers

Posts Happy Holiday baking tutorials and dad jokes

Likes and comments positivity on everyone's posts

Followers think he's the nicest DILF ever online

Secretly the biggest wholesome meme page

Corvus Corax:

Only darkness, shadow puppets and cryptic poems

No one knows if he's real or a myth on the deep web

Internet detectives can’t trace his true identity  

Only sends encrypted coordinates in mysterious DMs  

No one has any idea what he's trying to say  

1 follower is Alpharius who only replies 'No, I'm Alpharius'

Alpharius/Omegon:

Constantly pretending to be other online  

No one knows their true forms or agenda 

Takeovers of government sites spark conspiracies

Leaves clues implicating everyone else’s schemes

[rennebright]

桐生キキョウ by Manus [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

[thestudfarm]

Manu Arroyo

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[mxs-space]

Okay just to inform you but I'm working on a new blog dedicated to the Dead End: The Magnus Archives' Discarded Files, so people that are just interested in the AU and not automatically in all my other interest can keep up. I will post most of my TMA stuffs on here, but I'll try to post them on this account too.

Wish me luck, and have a nice day!

[herwrittenuniverse]

Manus. Pluma. Volantus. Chapter 2.

Eye widening, Artifas stared down at the drawing, near dumbfounded. A peculiar sound - like a cross between a sigh and an exhale - breaks from his lips. 

The old elf’s glance was caught by the silhouette of a skywing elf. It took a moment for him to find his voice. 

“Ibis,” Artifas whispered. Rayla and Callum look at each other, understanding Artifas’ unspoken anguish.

Callum, bravely,  climbed a single step closer. “Yes. It’s Ibis. He was our friend,” the mage responded, equally as soft and mournful. “Ibis was my first teacher of the Sky Arcanum. Before I studied magic on my own…before I was High Mage of Katolis, Ibis taught me everything he could, even though I was only human.” At this, Callum placed a hand on the page, tracing over the familiar lines. “He’s the reason why I’m here. Ibis is the one who taught me - - ”

“ Manus. Pluma. Volantis ,” finished Artifas. 

“That’s right,” whispered Callum. In the silence, Rayla can see that the two - despite their differences - shared a poignant moment. A similar expression graced each other's features. 

Artifas spoke once more, breaking the silence. “Ibis, himself, came to me years ago with a similar request. 

“Not all Skywing Elves possess wings, as you may know. And yet,” the craftself stopped in thought, contemplating his next words, “Ibis was one who learned to do the near-impossible. He truly connected to the Arcanum, and solved the secret of flight.” Artifas’ sharp, clear eyes studied Callum, as if truly looking at him for the first time. “Afterwards, Ibis came to me, and sought my work to deepen his connection. Etching his runes was the honor of a lifetime.” Once again, there was a lull, and Rayla could almost see a distinct sheen in the old elf’s eyes. “When I heard about how Ibis valiantly fought and fell against the dark arts, it sickened me. I want my work to be immortal - to live beyond my time on this planet…

“Truly, he was taken too soon.”

Read the rest on AO3.

[kane-turu]

My vernetto manus vindictae AU is here for anyone who cares:

[plumassieres]

“Remember when I said that this year I would be a little more adventurous?” A branch snapped right under her feet when she surged deeper into the overgrown shrubbery and she looked over her shoulder to see if Rosa was still following behind. They were treading a shortcut out of the clearing to the lapels of the lake, which was one of Evie's favourite spots, but now that the sun had already set though the sky wasn't quite yet pitch black, the surroundings looked more ominous than anything. Silence trailed for the next few minutes, as if Evangeline had forgotten to contextualise her question, until they finally reached the lake, the tranquil surface mirroring the deep blue above. “Have you ever been skinny-dipping?” she asked Rosa out of the blue, but did not dare to look in her eyes for longer than a cautious glimpse, feeling shy all of a sudden. She used to be a lot more brazen around Rosa back then, like the time she'd asked her to kiss her because she didn't know if she was any good, and still was sometimes, but her insecurities and perplexing feelings for her friend did not make for a veracious concoction. + @eclvpses