#the power of voodoo

[here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can]

“What is it with this daddy shit?”

- David Bowie

[crewman-penelope]

Magic Dance - David Bowie

[old-movies-stuff]

Labyrinth - 1986

[that1grungechick]

could rlly use the goblin king to come steal me away rn....

[gent-illmatic]

[bayetea]

a lot of people hate the hazel mist magic stuff and I won't deny that it was developed and implemented very weirdly but I actually really appreciate that it's partially connected to marie levesque who mind you summoned the lord of death/riches through her own powers. he didn't just meet her on the street and fall in love like other mortals parents she summoned a big three god to come directly to her (and then he fell for her afterwards). thusly it wasn't some late game add-on it was established very early in hoo that marie already had mystical powers of some kind based on new orleans gris-gris traditions and exploring that for hazel is pretty cool actually and makes sense! 👍

(also something something about frazel parallels where they both have special gifts that stem from their chinese/african heritage and not their godly fathers 😌)

for me the thing about it that sucks isn't that it's inherently bad or op as a lot of people seem to think (look me in the eyes and tell me that hazel is written on the page as more op than the likes of percy. rick limits her powers so much still even tho imo big three kids have a right to be op) it's that hazel's magic appears primarily tied to hecate and greek/roman mist magic instead of louisiana-haitian vodou influences (haitian vodou/louisiana voodoo are actual religions that have some key distinctions from each other, I'm just saying that rick could have drawn from either/both of them more when establishing hazel's powers). hecate mentioned marie explicitly when explaining why hazel has potential with magic but it's still pretty much all about nebulous greek/roman magic instead of new orleans-specific magic. let hazel levesque practice voodoo and cast hexes and work with spirits she deserves it (she is already a daughter of pluto so the connection to spirits should be there!!!)

[greykolla-art]

The comic that you had done with charlie and alastor will continue? A loto of fans want the continue soo... PLEASE

Dawwww, I hear your cries darlings!

Sorry but I'm gonna leave what comes next up to people who actually have ideas for it. Cause that sure as heck ain't me!😂

I don't even know what's happening in that comic myself! 😂😂😂 I just wanted to draw angst bro.😘

[literarystarfish]

Voodoo Doll - part one

Villain has Hero under their voodoo doll-like powers and is nearly ready to enact their plan against Superhero. Until, of course, they are forced to pause that plan by some curious, unforeseen events.

Part one ~1900 words

Part two (Final) here

Kind of dark, not really a hero x villain since there's not really a relationship unless you squint really hard at the end, angst with a happy(-ish?) ending, a few curses, heed warnings in the tags (more to be added in the next part)

This will be two parts

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What? No… How?!

Villain gasped as a burning pain in their shoulder ripped through them as if their arm was being twisted the wrong way, feeling as if it would pop from its socket at any moment. They watched in surprise and pain as small red marks appeared that would surely turn to finger-sized bruises along their arm where a heavy, painful pressure was holding just too tightly.

What’s happening? 

The person they have under their voodoo power at the moment is Hero. They were sure it was Hero. It couldn’t have been anyone else.

But Hero was safe, back at home. Villain made sure of it. They had silently followed the defeated do-gooder as Hero had retreated and made their way back to their home, where they lived with Superhero.

With Superhero, for gods’ sake! That was the safest place they could be in this damn city.

How were they getting hurt?!

Villain had wanted to be sure they could keep their voodoo spell connected with the hero so that the next phase of their plan could go smoothly. Which meant Hero had to stay out of trouble and out of any fights or else Villain would have to sever their connection. They can’t have Hero getting hurt and, in doing so, hurting themself in the process as well while their spell over Hero was intact. 

I’ve been careful. They can’t have figured out my power works both ways... The villain’s thoughts ground out just before the pain started to let up in their shoulder. They let out a sigh of relief, though the finger shaped marks and bruising pressure remained.

For all the heroes knew, if someone was under Villain’s voodoo powers, then the masochist that was Villain could hurt themself and cause that damage to the one under their influence. Villain had carefully built up their pain tolerance for years to have this advantage. 

It was a wonderful distraction mid-fight to have their opponent taken off guard by sudden wounds opening up on their skin. The hero would look up in terror and see Villain holding eye contact with them with a sinister smile spread across their face. The villain would slide a knife across their own body and an identical bright red pool would slice itself open on the hero's own body. 

That fear from the heroes was priceless.

The dense patchwork of scars that littered Villain’s body only added to the disconcerting aura that their opponents feared. Each one a clear indicator of what they were willing to do to win in a fight.

Villain had heard whispers of the fear it brought the heroes to see the marks littering their skin. The violent masochist. The scarred villain. They wore them now as a badge of honor.

What kind of person would willingly hurt themself to the point that their body was more scars than skin just to win a fight. They were even missing half a finger for god's sake! Though the story of how Villain had sustained such an injury was lost to the heroes, it didn't stop the rumors spreading about it. Surely it was done to get the drop on some poor, unsuspecting hero who perished in their fight!

Never mind that Villain, themself, had never once killed a hero on purpose unless that hero had forced Villain's hand for their own survival. Though the death toll of heroes who fought them was steadily growing, it was no skin off their back to have less of them crawling around the city. It was less vermin to drain the city of all its worth and infect its citizens with their righteous disease as far as the villain was concerned. 

The people were too blinded by the dazzling brightness of the hero's fools-gold exterior to see how much the heroes leeched from them in the name of doing good. Like a frog in slowly boiling water, they wouldn't know until it was too late.

So Villain took great pride in making sure to annoy and torment any and all heroes who participated in such blatantly fake morality. Unfortunately that left little more than a handful of heroes that they considered truly good.

And if it wasn't for their association with Superhero- head of the "Superhero's Guild" and one of the most corrupt of them all, though they have yet to gather any true proof until they soon pulled off their plan-, Villain would even consider Hero to be one of the more moral heroes.

And until Villain could pull the rug out from that corrupt kingpin, they would have to continue to annoy the heroes and foil any underhanded 'heroism' in any way they can.

The desperation and terror that Villain could watch form in their faces from not being able to control what was happening to themselves as they fought them was an amusing bonus.

And even better were the ones who didn’t know... The ones who had come into the fight blind to what Villain’s power was. They were the fun ones to torment. It was all over for those heroes with one measly touch. That's all it took. One moment of contact with Villain and they were at the mercy of their power. 

The immediate confusion and pain and then the slow realization of what was happening as every attack they landed affected themselves as well. Watching the slow shift in their tactics to see what the limitations of Villain’s power might be as they fought only for them to inevitably come to the same conclusion: they cannot harm Villain without harming themself. 

Villain's power terrified them. Why would you hurt the person if it means you were hurt too? How do you fight an enemy like that?

God, that fear and desperation was addicting. Delicious.

How many of these heroes had never felt what their own powers could do? What they had put each and every villain or criminal through that they had ever fought in the past? Never knowing what kind of harm and pain and fear they could do first hand? Some of them—the moral ones at least, bless their righteous little hearts— were hesitant to use their powers again, full strength or otherwise, after they had felt what they could do for themselves. Some even retired completely. 

But, unfortunately, the voodoo spell goes both ways. If their victim sustains damage, so does Villain. It was easy enough to sever and then reestablish the connection if Villain ever wanted to do any true damage to the hero without receiving it themself as well. Just a quick thought to dispel it and a simple touch to connect it again. This is what made it easy to hide this unfortunate side effect. 

And this was the part of their power that they knew they had to keep silent. A hero with that knowledge? One that was feeling a bit too self-sacrificing? That could be dangerous. Villain would cut off the connection before anyone could truly kill them by taking their own lives, of course, but it was dangerous nonetheless. Too many close calls already. 

But now… Villain suddenly wasn’t too sure if their carefully kept secret was as secret as they’d hoped. Why else would Hero be taking damage in the safety of their own home? 

In a home they share with Superhero no less! If there was anywhere Hero would be safe, it was there. 

Villain was ripped from their thoughts as the breath was knocked out of them and they fell to the floor gasping for air. Villain felt as if they’d just been punched in the gut. Hard. 

Maybe Hero did get into a fight?! Villain hadn’t actually watched them go inside. They couldn’t get close enough to the house to see the door without fear of getting caught by the tight security measures of the heroes’ home. But they saw Hero walking up the path that couldn’t lead anywhere else but that front door. 

Were they ambushed? 

The spell’s connection was silent for a while. If Hero was in a fight, they must have finished it already. Or perhaps Hero’s opponent was monologuing, as so many of the more ridiculous villains in this city seem to do. 

But, if it was over, then Villain’s plan could still work, as long as Hero went home… now! 

Villain willed the Hero to get to the safety of Superhero’s residence, wishing their voodoo powers also influenced the will of the other person and not just their physical being, but knowing it did no such thing.

The next hit Hero must have sustained wasn’t what Villain would expect from a fight with a villain. It was a slap across their face that took them fully off guard. Villain’s hand shot to where they had just felt the phantom hand hit. Their cheek burned at the force, the hand print sized spot was warmed to the touch, their jaw ached. 

Who the fuck is Hero fighting that would hit them like that? What a useless attack! Villain would have found the idea of Hero being slapped shitless by some villain like that hilarious if it send a jolt of confusion through them. Something about this wasn’t right. 

Villain has felt what others have felt when the other was in a fight. This didn't seem to be the same.

What the hell has that damned hero gotten themselves into now?

Then, the moment oxygen was being restricted from their airways by an invisible grip around their neck, Villain dropped the spell, sputtering for breath as they coughed and heaved in shock. 

Why did it feel like Hero wasn’t even putting up a fight?! There was no stinging on their hands or legs from any counter punches or kicks. There had been no straining of their fingernails if Hero were to scratch and claw away from the hand trying to squeeze the life from their throat. 

What was going on? Surely Hero wasn’t that exhausted that they couldn’t fight. 

How annoying it was that Hero had a pension to get themselves into the middle of fights so often. Why do they have to stick their nose into everything? 

Or perhaps they really had figured out Villain’s secret?

This put a damper on Villain’s plans either way. They’d have to make contact with Hero again now, if they want to get away with their next phase. Preferably without their knowledge if their secret was compromised. 

What a hassle.

Villain grumbled to themself, cursing the hero’s inability to take a damn break from their crime fighting for even just a few hours. Surely, they would want to rest after their disastrous battle with Villain just a little while ago. Why would they want to go into a fight while still so weak?

Probably a desperate attempt to save their ego, Villain thought with a slight grin. Pathetic. That's why they weren’t putting up a fight as well. That must be it. Hero didn’t have much left to put up. They were trying to save strength until absolutely necessary. Villain had left them weak. Not completely unable to defend themself but definitely hindered.  

Regrettably, Villain’s plan would not work with just any other hero. They needed Hero specifically. After all, they were looking to go after Superhero. And what better way than to get the person closest to them.

So Villain gave Hero two days to recover from their fights and gleefully went out to create enough havoc that they knew Hero would come to ‘stop’ them. 

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Hope you enjoyed part one of my inaugural tumblr posts! Part two up shortly.

[tyrantchimera]

So, uh.... anyone gonna talk about the fact that the tree of knowledge is A) the only tree in the garden of Eden depicted as being red (which is associated with evil in this intro story) and B) the only tree with very visible ROOTS?!?

Like, the roots of all evil? Literally??

No? Just me? Ah well.

[dwarveslikeshinythings]

Wailing over how badly I need the Rings of Power S2 soundtrack.

[celadons-penultimate]

"70s era Black male superheroes showing chest and abs" appreciation post, LOL

-Sam Wilson / Falcon (currently Captain America)

-Eric Brooks / Blade the Vampire Hunter

Jericho Drumm / Brother Voodoo (now Doctor Voodoo)

-Carl Lucas, Luke Cage (formerly reluctantly called Power Man)

-Bill Foster / Black Goliath

-Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning

Legion of Super-Heroes member, Tyroc (name later retconned as Troy Stewart)

(I came SO close to adding Cyborg's OG robo-stripper suit, but even if I had left out that extra Tyroc pic to make room for Victor Stone, he actually debuted in the 80s, not the 70s. 🫤

Anyway, enjoy! 😅)

[chaoticpersontale]

Castlevania: nocturne

[kame-artist]

[damian-lil-babybat]

HC: Top 5 cases the Batboys take from Batman's Case Files

Being a member of the Bat Family, problems finds you, often times with catastrophic consequences. And more often than not, it is delegated by Batman. But still, any member is free to take on any cases from the Batcomputer's case files, sometimes for fun, often times coz it's their calling.

So here are the top five cases, the Batboys usually takes out from Batman's case files.

DAMIAN AL GHUL WAYNE • Anything al Ghul related cases • Cases involving underground assassin and mercenary groups • Cases involving the demonic, the occult and mystic arts • Animal abuse cases • Cases involving minor children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)

TIMOTHY DRAKE • White collar crimes (as Wayne CEO) • Cold cases of Batman • Anything time-warping and dimensional or multiversal related cases • Anything Batman related cases  (notably those when Batman goes off-grid, etc.) • Cases involving teen children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)

JASON TODD • Gotham related cases (notably those involving women and children) • Cases involving syndicated crimes (committed by crimelords, mafia bosses, etc.) • Cases involving unauthorized vigilantes and superhero activities in Gotham • Cases involving rehabilitation of ex-criminals and goons of Gotham • Anything Batman related cases (notably those when Batman is the problem, and when other Wayne kids are involved)

RICHARD GRAYSON • Bludhaven related cases • Cases involving systemic crimes (committed by the powerful and the influential of Gotham) • Anything inter-States, international, intergalactical related cases (notably those involving aliens, i.e. alien invasions, diplomatic relations, etc.) • Anything Batfam-member related cases (notably when any member is the problem...mostly Batman) • Cases involving adult children, clones, and multiverse version of villains, anti-heroes, and superheroes (mainly of Batman and Superman)

DUKE THOMAS • Gotham related day-time crimes • Meta-humans related cases • Cases involving 'Wayne Family Members' (notably saving them from would-be kidnappers and terrorists) • Cases involving safety and evacuation of civillians (notably when JLA-related threat comes to Gotham) • Cases when Gotham faces another apocalyptic threat (notably those when the 'Wayne Family Members' are involved)

[gent-illmatic]

The law of assumption

is a positive thinking technique that states that what you assume to be true becomes your reality. It suggests that your thoughts shape your reality, and that you can manifest anything by thinking and feeling as if you already have it. 

•Affirmations: Craft affirmations

•Repetition: Repeat positive affirmations

•Visualization: Visualize your achievements

•Start positively: Start each day with a positive assumption

•Self-care: Treat yourself with kindness and love, and give yourself what you want from others

•Meditation: Meditate every day or night

•Avoid negativity: Avoid gossip and television, and listen to music that makes you happy