#the plot sounds fun

[anchorandrope]

happy anniversary of us hearing all this time for the first time

[tiptoethewordsgo]

hello gravity falls tumblr, someone write a fanfic where the pines family have to break bill out of rehab to help defeat a greater evil and my life is yours

[foldingfittedsheets]

My betrothed and I are talking about co-writing a book about our DnD ship because it’s so precious and so many queers would go feral about it and we don’t want to be the only people who love them together.

[felixravinstills]

Coriolanus Snow's Visit to Dean Casca Highbottom + Highbottom's Death

—The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

[troiings]

MyAnna Buring as Victoria Cilliers (The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot)

[visionkept]

Fontaine was a year ago and yet the rpc never had a fontaine ball / masquerade event. . . We should change that.

[dunmeshistash]

Op, what was your first manga or was Dungeon Meshi your first manga?

Oh damn my first manga was a LONG time ago

Maybe Sakura Card Captors? I've been a weeb since like 2005 or before, started with anime on tv tho (saint seiya maybe?)

Right now I mostly read seinen or horror manga. I used to be a big fan of romance manga too.

[teecupangel]

Ok so like I've been having thoughts about this. We usually go with how Juno and Minerva royally fucked Desmond over right? Plus aita (and I think Jupiter I can't remember, I think Demeter was a thing too but I'm rusty on Isu lore.) with their bullshit.

Anyway, so remember how Anubis was emphasized in Origins and Bayek actively worked for him in a way? Especially after losing Khemu. Naturally, I think Anubis would follow and protect the bloodline down to Desmond. Because Khemu wasn't supposed to die and now, what if the same thing is happening with Desmond where he isn't supposed to die either? Juno and Minerva are messing with his shit so much that they've basically altered the death date of his favored mortal's descendant.

And Anubis does not take kindly to the tampering of the balance. Of Ma'at. So what if he intended to set it right? So when Desmond is supposed to touch the Eye and do the bidding of either Minerva or fall for Juno's trickery, a third option rises up. Anubis cannot force the outcome to change with force, but he can nudge it off course for a mere moment to alter the result of the Calculations and give Desmond a fraction of a chance to survive.

And maybe if Desmond survives (knowing his luck, he likely will) they could look for the records of Thoth to figure out another way of saving the world. Since touching the Eye and altering the result might have caused only a temporary protection from the solar flare and another is coming.

OR

Desmond dies and Anubis offers him an afterlife of his choosing, but not the kind Desmond expects. It's essentially a do over, a go back and start over kind of thing. Because although he lived, his life was never his own. And Anubis wants to give him that. A life of his own. A chance to change everything. But not without being prepared. Anubis will offer guidance when it is needed most and Sekhmet will not let him be without training.

Technically, Aita didn’t screw him over. He screwed Desmond’s son, Elijah, a lot though XD (Tinia/Jupiter had the least connection with him so I’m not sure how much he screwed Desmond other than being part of the Capitoline Triad that decided to pick him and Demeter didn’t have any appearance in AC other than maybe Odyssey? In a ‘someone uses a god’s name as an expression or something’ kind of way. As far as I remember anyway)

So let’s focus on how we can make this work.

Anubis would probably be part of an Isu research team that focused on the afterlife, maybe even becoming one of the Isus to escape the Solar Flare by using the afterlife program and… live in the Calculations as part of its system.

As the overseers.

The Calculations itself isn’t an entity but the very foundation of the world.

Many would say the soul.

Its fate.

The overseers are tasked with ensuring the Calculations do not end. That the world continues for eternity.

The death of the world means the death of the Calculations.

And without the Calculations, the overseers cannot exist.

He would be the one in charge of ensuring the Calculations stay the course in respect to the lives and deaths of the people.

There is always a margin of error, of course, because humans can show impressive feats of unpredictability at times and it is Anubis’ job to ensure the system can handle those margins of error.

But then…

More and more error pops up as time passes.

And Anubis, as a system administrator and having fused with the system itself, is tasked with finding what the anomaly would be.

And he learns it soon enough.

Juno wants Desmond to die, whispering to him the importance of human life. How one sacrifice is worth to protect the world.

Minerva is telling Desmond to stay his hand, to let the world burn. To keep Juno imprisoned or to save Desmond is unclear. Minerva is asking Desmond to be selfish and prioritize himself.

Either option does not bode well to Anubis according to the system.

The death of billions was not part of the Calculations. They were risking the destruction of the overseers that kept the Calculations going. They risk killing Anubis.

The death of Desmond Miles is a Calculation that will lead to many more deaths and damage to the world. The Calculations is already moving to that path for Desmond has a 98% probability of sacrificing himself at this point in time.

Anubis could let him die.

The tragedies and disasters that would follow his death were far apart enough to keep the Calculations and overseers in motion with minimal problem.

But…

Anubis was an overseer long enough to find… a bit of affection to life. The way mortals live, knowing they will die but doing everything they can to live nonetheless.

Looking for a reason for their lives.

Simply living their lives to the fullest.

Having hope for a brighter future.

Even those in the throes of despair, those who believed they could not get away from the darkness around them.

Whether they crawl out of it or if they are swallowed by it.

They were all beautiful in Anubis’ life.

Living beings are beautiful because they are all unique.

Even if the difference with someone else is minimal, it is still that difference that makes them one of a kind.

Makes them special.

And Anubis cannot do nothing when so many of them will be snuff out before they could live their lives to the fullest.

But he is an overseer.

He cannot intervene directly.

But with another overseer’s support…

He might be able to nudge it a bit.

To give Desmond Miles a bit more life than he actually has.

He knew the people who would be willing to give a part of their life for him.

The three men connected to him the most…

Their data exists in Anubis’ domain.

They might be dead.

But their lives…

No.

Memories.

For what is the very essence of life but the memories made?

As for an overseer to support him?

Sekhmet would help him.

Sekhmet oversaw war but her focus had always been in the lives that were saved. The warmth that lies in the people’s will to live.

Anubis can persuade Sekhmet.

There was still time.

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“Entering the next room.” A team of armored soldiers with the logo of Abstergo at the back of their vest walked inside the innermost chamber of the Grand Temple, rifles drawn but finger not on the trigger.

“Target sighted.” The one leading the team said as he aimed his rifle at the lone figure lying on the ground. They begin to fan out as the one in front walked towards the figure cautiously. He made a hand signal and three more men aimed their rifles at the figure while they stayed further back. The other men aimed their rifles at the opening they came from and at the ceiling.

Just as the point man reached the figure, he turned around quickly when he heard a thud from behind him.

“What the fuck?!” The man shouted and the others turned around as another of their team is struck down before he could make a sound.

The darkness of the Grand Temple meant nothing thanks to their night vision goggles but what they saw…

Large figures with dog-like heads…

No.

Masks.

They were masks weren’t they?

“Fire! Fire!”

The three imposing figures used their shield to cover their body, the bullets ricocheting dangerously all over, hitting one of the men closest to them who fell back as he let out a scream.

“Aim for the legs!”

The figure simply covered their legs with their shield as they made their way towards the team and some of them shot at their head as well.

The bullets simply bounced off their heads.

One of them got lucky and managed to shoot the shoulder.

There was no blood.

The point man’s headgear was hit by one of the ricocheting bullets and he had to take it off before the shattered glass could harm him.

That’s how he saw it.

Black smokes coming from the wound. With golden sand falling from the wound.

As it slowly close up.

“Mayday! Mayday! We need- Argh!” Their radioman was struck down by an arrow from one of the figures just as its two companions reached them.

More fell to the other’s large axe.

While the pointman comes face to face with the last one, holding a sword…

He aims his rifle at the monster.

And screamed in pain as the monster cut both his arms off before he could pull the trigger.

He fell to his knees as blood pooled underneath him.

His eyes focused on the monster in front of him.

Behind him, he saw the rest of his team…

Slaughtered.

The figure…

No.

Subject 17…

He was being carried by the monster with the axe.

Did his blackened hand twitch?

He could not be sure.

The last thing he saw was the pommel of the monster in front of him.

The head of the eagle as the world turned dark.

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Excerpts from Juhani Otso Berg’s report, December 21, 2012, 21:55.

“… there were no survivors. The remains of Sample Recovery Unit 3 will be collected by a separate team. Tech support informed me that all recording devices have been burnt. They do not know what could have burned them but there’s a high possibility that this was the work of a POE.”

“… my initial conclusion is that this was a trap set by the Assassins.”

“… Desmond Miles is still at large and is possession of a highly dangerous POE. Find and apprehend with the utmost caution.”

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(The jackal masked figures are based on the Anubis servants you can fight in Origin’s Curse of the Pharaohs DLC. Up to you if they’re mindless servants sent to protect and support Desmond or I was hinting on ‘who’ they truly are XD Desmond wakes up later on and that’s when he comes to contact with Anubis.)

[ambitions-of-an-eccedentesiast]

YEAH IT- wait- what?

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[silverskye13]

Does hels have any classic nether creatures and have they ever caused trouble for the city before? (Imagining a group of combat savvy helsmets fighting off a swarm of blazes that have breached past the outskirts. Or on the flipside, nether mobs being used in colosseum matches or treated like domestic/wild animals with Zoglins/Withers being high priced sponsored matches and striders hanging out wherever there's a little corner of lava a la city pigeons.)

Hels does have classic nether creatures flitting around! I think I've only really mentioned ghasts in the plot, but I imagine outside of the main city, piglins and zombie piglins have their own little societies, and that helsmets will travel outside the main hels city to explore or trade with them. Blazes are definitely a pest that sometimes wander in, as are endermen. Zombie piglins are probably gently herded away from the city by people who live on the outskirts, like trying to subtly lead your annoying, sleep walking neighbor home whenever they wander into your yard. [Also the idea of Striders as basically giant land pigeons is adorable to me oh my gosh.]

There was also a subplot I dropped, where the Demon, among his many faults, was in charge of the mob switch for hels, and kept a pit full of piglins in horrible conditions underneath his base. The subplot got dropped because it involved a side character [unnamed because he will still make an appearance, just not in nearly as intense as a capacity as before] who I thought would benefit from having a background crusade vaguely hinted at to make the world feel a little more full. "Sure the Main Plot is our concern, but there is a main character doing his own main character shenanigans in the background if you squint hard enough," kind of energy. Ultimately though, I decided I liked the Demon as an antagonist for more relatable reasons than "is also secretly an asshole to the arguably sentient mobs", and also the aforementioned, unmentioned side character doesn't need an implied rich world. Hels feels decently alive without the extra implication.

On the note of mobs though, a la the Roman Colosseum, I do think the Hels Colosseum hosts animal/beast/monster based events, and since you sent this ask at a time it was weirdly relevant, have an out of context snippet from the next chapter below the cut:

“I had a match once, where they asked me to fight a sound of hoglins.” Helsknight said tiredly, balling a fist in his blankets at the memory. “It was before I was Champion… I had never fought animals before. I didn't see the harm in it then.” Helsknight paused, swallowed, and said quietly. “I didn't like it. Animals don't have any concept of courage, or glory, or fighting for a cause. They only know hunger, and the fear of dying, and the promise of a handler who leaves them to their fate after they're trained. It's cruel.”

Tanguish didn't know what to say, so he nodded. Then, realizing Helsknight couldn't see the nod because his arm was still over his eyes, he said, “That sounds terrible.”

“It sucked.” Helsknight agreed.

[crimescrimson]

Red's RE All-Stars: Dream Cast

"I'm not sure if this is a Raccoon City Reunion or a overdue funeral. Either way it's better then dying alone."

[camelspit]

after a day of contemplation im no longer as much of a hater <3 unraveled you seem.. fascinating

[mossflower]

btw i did end up watching some gravity falls <3 the show was pretty good but the characters will be living in my head rent free forever i fear

[cinnamnt]

hulurama finale episode actually had me laughing quite a bit and was surprisingly earnest in comparison to the dumpster fire that’s been the rest of these hulu seasons… the jokes were solid and the plot was mostly there which is more than i can say for most of the other episodes + i think it was actually paced pretty decently And they had the decency to make it less of an ensemble piece like every preceding episode in these seasons has been. i think that goes to show how reigning in the relevant character count Really lends to higher quality story and pacing and though i don’t have hope for them to continue this in whatever future season i’m glad that they at least did it for this episode LOL

[archersartcorner]

Hey y’all!! Haven’t posted in a hot sec, got busy with school then. Got TotK. So been pretty occupied with that LMAO but still been thinkin bout these two so!!! Here’s an old doodle I slapped some color onto :-)

[mariocki]

The Evil Dead (1981)

"Why have you disturbed our sleep, awakened us from our ancient slumber? You will die! Like the others before you, one by one, we will take you."