#the titan's goblet

[egoschwank]

al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1152

first posted in facebook february 23, 2023

thomas cole -- "the titan's goblet" (1833)

"we are still in eden; the wall that shuts us out is our own ignorance and folly" ... thomas cole

"can i walk along beside you i have come here to lose the smog and i feel like i'm a part of something turning round and round and maybe it's the time of year maybe it's the time of man and i don't know who i am but life is for learning we are stardust we're golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden" ... joni mitchell

"i'll have what he's drinking" ... al janik

[ifyouknowmenahyoudontt]

one of the things i love the most about books is when the main character gets told that a certain place is exactly where they are supposed to be,that it’s made for them, that its the best place in the world,

and it the place they almost get murdered every 3-5 business days.

[scumbagg]

i’m such a whore for a grand staircase entrance scene

[thecreativemillennial]

Happy 88th birthday to Dame Maggie Smith

[worryingthing]

Found this one tucked into a corner at The Met, on a recent visit, for our year anniversary. A better view.

Thomas Cole, American, The titan's goblet, 1833, oil on canvas

[lulublack90]

Prompt 27 - Smitten

@wolfstarmicrofic February 27, word count 316

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Madam Pomfrey found them both fast asleep, snuggled up in the hospital bed. She didn’t have the heart to wake them up, so she put the green privacy curtains around them and left them to sleep off the full moon. 

Eventually, she had to wake them as the sun was beginning to dip to the other side of the sky. She provided them with a plate of sandwiches and a pitcher of pumpkin juice, along with two goblets. She then busied herself with her other duties. Sirius stared after her in awe. 

“You know what, Moony?” He asked as Remus stuffed another ham sandwich into his mouth whole. Unable to answer, Remus shrugged his shoulders. “I have a new found love for that woman.” He took a sip from his goblet. “In fact, I think you could say I am smitten with her. She is a goddess, and I’ll have no one say anything harsh about her.” Remus snorted. 

“What like yourself, who, if I remember correctly, called her a sallow-faced old titan.” Sirius hurriedly stuffed another sandwich into Remus’s mouth. 

“Hush, she might hear you, and I can’t have her know it wasn’t love at first sight!” Remus choked down what was in his mouth. 

“You leaving me for Poppy then?” He asked, trying to hide the smile creeping across his face. 

“Oh. But if she’d only have me. But alas, you’re stuck with me, Remus, my love.” Remus kissed him chastely before grabbing another sandwich. 

“I can do stuff for you that Poppy Pomfrey would lose her head overhearing” Sirius was suddenly on top of him. “That quickly your love for Pomfrey is gone?” Remus laughed under Sirius’s many kisses. 

“Pomfrey, who? I only have eyes for my Moony.” 

Madam Pomfrey promptly threw them out when she caught them messing about, and they made their way back up to Gryffindor Tower hand in hand.  

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[boatemlag]

Ren build guide!

OK, confession. I picked up Ren on release in 3.3, and kind of fell off building him. But when I was pulling for Pix's signature on his release, I lost the 50/50 to Ren's weapon, and I've been building him. He is SO much fun to play. Ren is a 5* cryo catalyst DPS who takes Hermitopia materials, so make sure you have Hermitopia fully unlocked.

PROS: Does HUGE damage with the right team, lax rotations, is a catalyst (yes this is a pro ok)

CONS: Huge investment time to make him viable for endgame content, best team is basically all limited characters, is cryo

Here's my guide on how to build him and what an ideal rotation would look like on his best modern team!

✦✦✦ Explaining the kit ✦✦✦

◇ Basic Attack: Ancient Art

Shoots a ranged homing ice-bolt 4 times. I've found that the homing AI on this thing is pretty accurate, even for overworld puzzles. Charged attack does an AoE.

◇ (E) Skill: Telltale Heart

Does a small amount of AoE cryo DMG and buffs Ren's charged attack. The buff can stack up to 3 times, and the skill has a short cooldown.

◇ (Q) Burst: Winter is Coming

Big AoE cryo DMG, different effects depending on how many stacks of Creeping (his skill buff) he has.

One stack: Significantly decreases Ren's stamina consumption

Two stacks: Significantly increases charged ATK DMG

Three stacks: Decreases the CD for the burst by half and increases the effective time

◇ Passives

Color of Despair: When releasing a charged ATK, releases 4 homing shots that additionally hit nearby enemies.

Blood of Angry Men: When Ren's burst buff is active and the burst is activated again, triples the buffs instead of doubling them

Luck Be With Ye: Has a chance to double talent book production and reduces the cost of crafting them

✦✦✦ Constellations ✦✦✦

C1: Decreases Ren's general stamina consumption (running, climbing, gliding, swimming, etc) when skill buff is active

C2: Charged ATKs ignore a percentage of enemies DEF

C4: Increases the DMG of the homing shots in Ren's 1st ascension passive

C6: For every 1% of Ren's CDMG above 100%, buffs his overall DMG by 5%, capping at 750% (250 CDMG)

Obviously C6 is insane, but C2 is also a good value. C6 > C2 > C1 > C4

✦✦✦ Ascension & Talent Materials ✦✦✦

◇ Drops: Ghasts

These spawn all over the world, but can be found in large clusters in the northern parts of Ention, especially close to the Grumbot Containment Site. You will need:

Sad sliver x18

Smoldering droplets x30

Ghastly tears x36

◇ Deepfrost Fragment

Dropped by the Hermitopia boss Primordial Warden. You'll need x46.

◇ Glowberries

Exclusive to Hermitopia.

◇ Community Talent Books

Mon/Thurs/Sun talent domain in Hermitopia.

◇ Poppy of Remembrance from The Iron Titan weekly boss

If you haven't done Tango's story quest, you should be able to quick access from the handbook.

✦✦✦ Artifacts & Stats ✦✦✦

4pc Lorefinder is his signature set for a good reason. A good interim set if you have the pieces is 2pc Lorefinder, 2pc Moonbase. If you're running 4pc Lorefinder, go for a CDMG circlet instead of a CR one, since the Lorefinder stacks will more than compensate for about 6-7 good CR substat rolls.

Sands: ATK%

Goblet: Cryo DMG bonus

Circlet: CR=CDMG

Substat priority: CR=CDMG > ATK% >>> EM (if running on a reverse melt team) > everything else

ER goal: 150% (120% if running with another cryo that generates particles or with Divine Rights)

He's a pretty traditional crit DPS. The suck thing about getting his artifacts is that Lorefinder is in a domain with the Ambivalence set, which is incredibly useless unless you are specifically building a character like Stress or Joey.

✦✦✦ Weapons ✦✦✦

Ok, I'm biased, but Ren's signature weapon is by far his best option. Gives charged ATK bonus, has a CDMG main stat, gives a CR bonus, and increases his DMG significantly after using his burst. Other than that, there aren't a lot of really good cryo specific catalyst weapons. R5 Destroya (3* gacha) might actually be his best comparable weapon. A lot of the catalysts we have right now are really EM reliant, and Ren is not.

✦✦✦ Talent Priority ✦✦✦

Basic ATK > Burst > Skill

9/7/7 or 9/7/8 is a fine option since his skill scaling doesn't really matter at 8 or 9. It leaps a huge amount between 9 and 10, but if you're not planning on triple crowning him, 9/7/7 works just fine.

✦✦✦ Team Comps ✦✦✦

Ren Premium DPS - Ren as the on field DPS, Grian as the off field pyro applicator and support, Scott for the cryo battery and support, and Martyn as sub-dps/sustain/swirl. This is Ren's current best team

Ren f2p DPS - Ren, Katherine, Jimmy, and a flex sustain like Netty or Cryo False. Jimmy works well as a sub-dps here since he won't steal melts from Ren but still do good DMG and buffing, and the resonance make's Katherine better and buffs Ren's DMG. False doesn't do a lot of particle generation, but the resonance is nice for Ren and she does fine as a sustain.

Ren Superconduct/phys - OK this is a stupid team, but on the new catalyst Force of Personality, Ren can do some really funny physical dmg. Run him on 2 or 4pc Reactor, swap around his goblet, have Cleo or Xisuma (or both) to enable superconduct, bring a healer that can proc FoP's passive, and watch Ren do really funny phys numbers. I ran abyss with this recently and I died badly but it was so so funny to watch him bitchslap enemies.

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Hope you enjoyed the guide and give your puppy another chance! His story quest is coming soon so it's a great time to pick him up again. Thanks for reading and let me know if you try him with FoP!

[welldonebeca]

Amāzigon**

Summary: Rhaenyra receives a special visitor in the underworld. It is more important than she imagines. Pairing: Daemon x Rhaenyra x Laena WC: 4.4k words Warnings: Greek gods au, threesome, magical sex, overstimulation, oral sex, vaginal sex, multiple orgasms, dirty talking, masturbation

A sequel to ajorrāelagon. Read the first story right now on AO3;

Masterlist

It was hard to look at the dining table some days.

The many chairs and seats, empty, waiting for children to fill them – children who had yet to come.

They’d been together for good years. Humans had children in less time. Her stepmother had children so fast the moment she joined Father that Aegon and Helaena were welcomed by the humans together. But Rhaenyra… she was the mother of dragons, and dragons didn’t sit at the table.

But with Laena there, it was easy to forget it, for it to be just a detail that the seat across from her was empty – she was surrounded on both sides!

“Well, as I told Rhaenyra, she wasn’t doing anything else with her day,” Laena teased Daemon. “Vhagar adores travelling all around, she loves Olympus.”

Rhaenyra giggled, looking at her, taking a serving of potatoes.

Oh, another child asking for a dragon of their own. She would be sure to craft them a toy of Vhagar herself.

“I can’t imagine how everyone first reacted to you taking her.”

“Oh, it was wonderful,” her friend exclaimed. “Meleys joined us when I was flying, they seemed so happy together.”

“Did they tremble?” her husband asked.

Laena looked at him with the biggest of grins.

“Alicent was shaking on her feet,” she winked at him. “She thought we were attempting to take control of Olympus.”

Rhaenyra scoffed.

“She is always afraid of someone attempting to take control of Olympus,” she took a sip of her wine. “It’s not as if they don’t have Dreamfyre and Sunfyre.”

But Daemon laughed loudly.

“Vhagar is the last one of the first dragon gods,” he reminded them. “She very well could have eaten her little brats.”

Rhaenyra shook her head, smirking at his teasing.

“Her little brats are my siblings and your family,” she reminded him. “They are gods, just like we are.”

“Minor gods,” Daemon added, and then looked over at Laena. “No offence.”

“None was taken,” Laena spoke up quickly. “You yourself were a minor god once.”

Oh, Rhaenyra could feel how that had poked his ego.

Humans were cyclical, and so were the gods. Their cycles were longer, yes – they were still young – but they were part of a cycle nonetheless.

“We are stronger,” Daemon looked at Laena, very poignant. “We’ve lasted longer than the Titans.”

Her cousin tilted her head, focusing completely on him.

“Yes,” she agreed. “But even dragons die. And what are we, if not their blood.”

“One dragon died,” Daemon recalled. “And so many were born after.”

“Two. Meraxes died as well. But their spirits belong to your domain now,” she touched his arm lightly. “What an honour.”

Her husband flushed, and Rhaenyra tried to hide her smirk behind her wine goblet. Meraxes died in the conquest of this world, she was the only dragoon to ever be slain. Her blood created the heat that warmed their domain – so every dragon to ever be born thrived because of her. It was why Balerion had come to die with them, so his blood could join hers.

Those two bounced off of one another so well, didn’t they?

Laena might be a daughter of the sea, but she was fire just like them.

“Don’t mock my husband, Laena,” Rhaenyra teased her. “That’s my job.”

Daemon turned to her, glaring in her direction, and Rhaenyra winked at him, earning a scoff.

“What were you two brewing when I found you?” he changed the subject. “I know those eyes, I’ve seen you two exchanging those little looks since you were girls.”

“Us?” Rhaenyra echoed. “We’ve done nothing.”

“Yet,” he corrected her.

Daemon scoffed.

“Girls are always fighting for things, pulling hair, hiding secrets… you two were always very secretive,” he declared, pointing a finger at them both.

Rhaenyra couldn’t help herself, and nipped it right when it was in front of her face, biting down on it, and her husband quickly pulled his finger away, squinting at her.

“You can’t hide that in your eyes,” he declared simply. “But a woman’s war is usually with herself,” he mumbled, lowering his voice.

Rhaenyra breathed out, knowing far too well what he was hinting at.

It had to be a curse, right? Her stepmother was the goddess of childbirth and motherhood. She was still pissed at Rhaenyra’s decision to follow Daemon, and their lack of heirs… it was probably her doing.

“You don’t know women, then,” Laena spoke up, taking her thoughts and both their attention. “How strong we can be when we find just the right prey, how possessive-” she took Rhaenyra’s hand. “We can be when someone takes something we hold dear.”

Daemon’s eyes darkened and he moved slowly, like a dragon.

“Are you jealous, then, little Laena?” he asked. “That I stole your sweet delight? Is that why you’ve been trying to enter my domain?”

A sequel to ajorrāelagon. Read the first story right now on AO3;

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"Amāzigon" is a Rhaenyra x Laena x Daemon 7-part series, sequel to "ajorrāelagon". To read it now and have early access to the chapters as they are posted, and many other words, subscribe to my page! It's just $2 and I promise you won't regret it.

[ladylannisterxo]

comfort movie tag

rules: post 10 of your favorite comfort movies and then tag 10 people

tagged by @mcrmarvelloki 🥰

01. bohemian rhapsody (2018) 02. dirty dancing (1987) 03. titanic (1997) 04. tarzan (1999) 05. the mummy (1999) 06. fired up! (2009) 07. P2 (2007) 08. just friends (2005) 09. harry potter and the goblet of fire (2005) 10. deep blue sea (1999)

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[classicalcanvas]

Title: The Titan`s Goblet

Artist: Thomas Cole

Date: 1833

Style: Romanticism

Genre: Mythological Painting

[galleryofart]

The Titan's Goblet

Artist: Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848)

Genre: Mythological Painting

Style: Romanticism

Date: 1833

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

A colossal stone fountain dominates the foreground, perched atop a rugged cliff as water cascades down its tiers into the valley below. In the background, the warm hues of the setting or rising sun illuminate a tranquil landscape dotted with mountains and a body of water reflecting the light of the sky.

[blossom-works]

Two to One - Hades x Reader

A/N: I fell in love with Hades and I could not stop thinking about this after I read the manga so, spoilers after chapter 50 of Record of Ragnarok/Shuumatsu no Valkyrie. 

Editors Note: Some things were changed to fit with the OG’s setups. 

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You know just how much he loves his younger brothers. No matter how obnoxious or arrogant they are, he loves them and will do what he can to ensure their wellbeing. Once, long ago, he single handedly defeated the Titans that escaped Tartarus to ensure their safety. Sending out his men to fight alongside his brothers on the surface. His protective nature and the love he has for his younger brothers is what charmed you alongside his mannerisms and personality alone. The man was confident yet a gentleman.

Long ago you were once a human that turned into a God. You are a Demigod like the famous Hercules. To sum up your story, you stopped a war all by yourself. While you were strong as a human, able to handle yourself in battle against an army of men, you did not match the strength of Hercules. You combined your athleticism with your smarts. The combination of skills allowed you to dissolve a fruitless and inhumane war. At that time, women were simple housewives so you were not taken serious in the beginning. But with persistence, you made a name for yourself. So much so that you caught the attention of Zeus, the Godfather among Gods.

Time and time again you were able to defeat armies after armies. You did sustain damage, but your smarts is what allowed you to always end up the victor. You did show mercy though, giving the soldiers an ultimatum, join your cause and end the war, or to die fighting an unjust war. Eventually, you yourself had an army. Together, you ended the long bloodbath with you taking the heads of the kings responsible. Ironically, your efforts and tenacity is what got you in trouble. The people you persistently tried to save turned on you. The men that fought alongside you turned on you. They feared you. They feared that you would become a tyrant, leading them in another war or some crap like that. Your closest soldiers are the ones who build the platform where you would be hung. The people you fought for were joyfully anticipating your death. But you did not fight back.

Despite the cruelty of it all, you understood their fear. After all, one person, a woman at that (an indication that led people to think you were a witch) essentially stopped the war all by yourself. You accepted it. Your job was done. If this is how you die, then so be it. Moments before you were supposed to be hung Zeus, the Godfather of Gods made his appearance. He praised your efforts and your ability to still have compassion for your kind despite their barbaric treatment. With a goblet in hand he gave you a choice, drink is divine blood and join the God world, or be hanged by the very people you helped. Logically, you accepted his offer. Out of all the Gods, Zeus’ blood can turn a human into a Demigod. The only catch though is if someone who is not a true hero drinks it, they die.

From that day on, you became the Goddess of Life and Death, protecting the weak and innocent while condemning the wicked. Having only two Demigods recorded, you and Hercules because good friends. He, like his adoptive father, commended your work. You both held humanity dear in your hearts, vowing to do whatever you could to keep them away from the Gods’ wrath. Human would pray to you, asking for your help in times of conflict. You did what you could to help them and those responsible for the mass suffering would be met with your wrath. You were a forced to be respected and feared.

A couple hundred years after you joined the Heavens, you met the King of the Netherworld in one of his rare visits to Valhalla. Zeus decided to throw a welcoming party for his oldest brother. All Gods and Goddess where essentially forced to attend. While mingling with your fellow Demigod, and his adoptive brother, Hades came up to you. Hercules and Hermes greeted their uncle, and you gave a formal greeting. All Gods and Goddess respect the man, even his brothers do not sully his name. You would be damned if you would be the first person to anger him. You would have to be as crazy as Zeus is when he decides to cheat on Hera.

To your surprise, Hades ignored his nephews, choosing to focus his attention on you. He asked about your work as the Goddess of Life and Death and was curious about your process. Any and all questions he asked you answered accordingly. Hercules and Hermes left you two some time ago as you and their uncle entered an intellectual conversation. Despite being the king of a domain that is essentially Hell, he rarely visits the mortal world. You kept him up to date on your findings of humanity and Hades even wondered what your thoughts were on them. Passionately, you told him that you hold your former race near and dear. Humans may be complex and frustrating creatures, but they are no different that Gods in your opinion. Yes, you boldly told that to Hades.

Your statement intrigued the man more than you already had. Resulting in an extended conversation. For the entire night you two busied yourselves in each other. Topics ranged from philosophy, science, human nature, history, and more. To say the least, your interaction with Hades left the Heavens in gossip. Has the King of the Helheim taken an interest in someone? Will there be a new queen of the Netherworld? To answer it, yes. A week after your intellectual talk, one of his servants came to your home to invite you to Olympus Palace. Apparently, Hades came back to Valhalla to have dinner with you. Ideally, he would rather it be in Helheim, but the taboo of The Bifrost forbade you from going to his realm. 

You may not have been a God for long, but you were pretty sure that Hades rarely visits Valhalla. Let alone to have dinner with a newer Goddess. Hades does not even come here to have dinner with his own brothers!

His visits kept happening to the point where at least once a week for a month, Hades would come up to have dinner with you. There was one time where you were allowed into his domain though. 

True to word of mouth, Helheim is a dark domain. There is no sun or vegetation of any kind. To your surprise, Hades invited you to meet Cerberus. Taking your hand in his, Hades planted yours on top of one of the heads. Cerberus held no animosity towards you (mainly because of Hades), and allowed you to pet him like a domestic dog. 

Somehow, Hades got you permission to travel to Helheim whenever you like without facing the consequences. Till this day you still do not know how he did that. 

From then on, whenever you would go to Helheim, you would always greet Cerberus with a pat on each head as you make your way to have dinner with Hades. After that one month, Hades had formerly asked to court you. When you asked why he said, “I have finally found someone who can rule Helheim by my side. I would be a fool to let you slip through my fingers.”

To an outsider, the proposal may sound like an act of duty, but you knew better. Hades is more than capable of ruling Helheim by himself. He has been for the last thousand years. He does not need your help, but he is willing to have you by his side. He wants to have you by his side. In a sense, Hades humbled himself before you. You accepted, and when the Heavens found out, it became the biggest news in centuries. Hercules jokingly started to call you “auntie” when he found out. A couple months into your courtship you met the most terrifying God, Poseidon. Hades introduced you two when Zeus arranged a little welcoming party for you. Only members of their family were invited.

True to his character, the sea God did not acknowledge you, but you were not offended. You knew what to expect from Poseidon and that was nothing. Getting riled up over his lack of interest would be fruitless. You did not ask anything of the God, nor did you try to interact with him. The only interaction you gave him was a bow of the head. You never knew how Poseidon felt about you (if he even cared to think about it). Adamas, now known as Adamantine, took a liking to you. You were told about what happened between him and his brothers. You neither judged nor commended him, choosing to remain neutral. Out of the four, Adamantine adored Hades. You two created a sibling bond. Other than Hera, you would be only woman in their family (and he liked you a lot better than Hera. For what reason you do not know).

After ten years of courtship, you and Hades were married. The big gap was all for preparation. Not for the wedding, that took two months to plan. The preparation was to get you ready to rule Helheim. Hades made sure that you were familiar with the territory and its inhabitants. Mainly Tartarus. He wanted to make sure that if they were to ever break out again, you would be able to handle yourself in the chaos. Given your background, it did not take you long to prove that you could. Your wedding was elaborate. Worthy for a literal God. Hades chose to wear his usual clothing while you opted for a traditional bridal attire. Given the fact that Hades is a Greek God, a Stefana was used. A crown made of golden leaves was placed on top of your heads and tied together by a ribbon to symbolize the union. You two also sipped from a single cup of wine that was blessed by Zeus.

After that, you officially become the Netherworld’s queen. Hades had another throne made for you and had it sit right next to his. While upholding your duties as its queen, you also continued to do your regular duties and the Goddess of Life and Death. It got a bit overwhelming, so Hades gave you two assistants. One that would help with your duties in Helheim and the other to help with your Goddess duties. You still visited the mortal realm, but not as much as you used to. Your clothing changed as well to fit your role as queen. You started to wear a long white dress with sleeves. It is a dress that overlaps itself like robe, tied together with a white strip of fabric. It leaves a subtle slit for one of your legs and your collar is held together by a metal clip that resembles Hades’ choker. You also started to wear purple heels made of crocodile skin. The ankle straps are designed to resemble the vines tattooed on his forehead. A gift he gave you on your wedding day.

The Gods gather in a grand council meeting led by Zeus to discuss the existence of humanity. It occurs after every millennium. The rules are simple. If the majority of Gods vote against humanity, the human race would be wiped out. You try to attend when you can to vote for humanity, but this year something new has occurred. From what you heard; a Valkyrie has proposed a Ragnarok. A thirteen round tournament where Gods would be fight humans and humans would be fighting Gods. If humanity wins at the end of the tournament, they will live for another millennium. If they lost, their entire existence will be wiped off the face of the earth. An intriguing notion that exited the Heavens. When you heard of this you were relieved. Humanity now has a literal fighting chance. That was until today.

In round three of Ragnarok, your brother-in-law, Poseidon, perished in his fight. You and Hades did not attend but you did hear of it. When the news hit your ears, Hades orders one of the servants to pull up the video footage and sure enough, the King of the Seas did die. You place your hand on your husband’s shoulder as an effort to comfort him. It was when you witness your dear friend, Hercules, perish when you both decide to make a trip to Valhalla. You arrive during Buddha’s fight. Plot twist, the man is fighting on the side of humanity. While you are thankful for him, you did not announce it, nor did you show it. Other than Hercules, you got along well with the Buddhist Pantheon.

Upon your surprise arrival, you two sit on the couch in the skybox where your in-laws are after Hades essentially kicks his nephew, Ares, off. Your husband busies himself with talk while you focus on the fight. Since your shared arrival, neither of you have let go of each other’s hands. Both hands are resting on top of Hades’ crossed knee. A bang against the back of the couch from Ares startles you. Your husband glares at his nephew, demanding Ares to apologize to you. While your in-laws are surprised at the fluctuating battle, your husband pressed a firm kiss to your knuckles. Once the battle ends with Buddha being the victor, the problem of which God will fight in the next round arises. 

Ares is about to volunteer to take Buddha’s place before your husband announces that he will be fighting the next round. His declaration shocks his family but not you. Before leaving Helheim, you two discussed Hades’ participation. It was not much of a discussion but an understanding. You already knew Hades will avenge his beloved brother’s death no matter what. The only reason why it was discussed is because your marriage is heavily reliant on communication. Over the centuries, you and Hades have built a bond where neither of you need to voice something for the other to understand. While you did want to argue against his wish, you knew it would be useless. Hades might even see it as an insult that you would deprive him of his duty as the eldest brother. You may be worried, but you have faith in your beloved husband.

In a private room prepared for Hades is where you stay until the match starts. Under Hades’ orders, no one is to disturb your family until then. While he is confident that he will win this match, the time alone is for your sake. A way to ease your anxious heart. There you spend your time as a family, doing what you all would normally do. The knock on the door signifies that the round is about to begin. Hades is sent off with kisses as you hand him his bident. After making sure things are taken care of, you go back to the skybox where your husband’s opponent is walking down an elevated carpet into the arena. 

Sitting on the same couch you watch the fight with a sunken stomach and a rapidly beating heart. You have faith in your husband, but you are still a wife. It is your job to worry about Hades’ wellbeing, God or not. It is not until Hades’ spear, Desmos, is destroyed when you stopped watching. Opting to let your bangs hide your eyes. Your heart drops to your stomach as is twists and turns. Your jaw is clenched so tight that you chip a tooth. You can no longer breathe. As your husband’s body begins to vanish to Niflhel, you leave the skybox. Your in-laws look at you with concern and pity. You find an empty hall to process what has just happened. Hearing a loud voice, you follow it as you know who it belongs to. Best to get there before things get out of hand.

“Adamas. That’s enough.”

“But you can’t be serious! They’re hiding the man responsible for killing Hades! Justice must be served!”

“Keep in mind brother that Hades saw Qin Shin as an equal. He acknowledged the human’s strength and in the end, I believe something of a friendship had been established between them. As his wife I ask of you, Adamas, to honor that.”

Adamas and the two Valkyrie sisters can see just how much you are holding in. The deep breaths you are talking tells them everything you need to know. Your brother-in-law huffs in a fit but respects your wishes. He walks off to who knows where and you are about to do the same until the older Valkyrie stops you. 

“M’lady, you have my sincerest apologies for your husband’s death. I wish things did not turn out the way they did.”

In your white clothing you turn your head. “I appreciate it Brunhilde.”

“If I may, you have been a long fighter for humanity. Now that humanity is the reason behind Lord Hades’ death, will you turn your back against them?”

You turn around to face the sister who is still kneeling on the ground. Her pink haired sister stands behind her, unsure of what to do or say. 

“It is true. Since I became a Demigod, I, like Hercules, have been fighting for humanity. Never once have I voted to exterminate their race. My affections for humanity have remained. I, like before, still have a compassion for them. Truth be told when I heard about Ragnarok, I was happy. Humanity has a chance at survival, but...but the love I have for my husband far exceeds the love I have for humanity. I no longer care for the outcome of this tournament...What happens will happen.”

You take in another deep breath and walk down the hall. “The only thing I care about right now is the fact that I am now a widow, and that my daughter is now fatherless.”

Walking through the building you pass by a couple of nymphs. Each bow to you out of respect and offering their condolences. Without knocking, you enter a somber room. A little girl is in tears as the servants try to console her. In her arms, she has a death grip on a stuffed owl her father gave her. You lay a hand on one of the servant’s shoulders, silently thanking them and asking for them to leave. Bowing, they leave their queen and princess to be alone. You gently caress the top of your ten-year-old daughter’s head before lifting up her head. The little girl looks just like her father. White hair with purple eyes. Only this time, her eyes are as glossy as ever. 

Seeing her mother, she thrusts herself to you. Her small hands wrap around your neck, and she wails over the death of her dear papa. The owl still held tightly in her arms, getting soaked with her salty tears. Tightly, you hug the product of yours and Hades’ love. Finally, you let yourself go. Together you both cry over the great loss. You carefully drag her off the couch and place her on your lap. The servants outside the room look down at the floor in sympathy. Eventually, your daughter cries herself to sleep. Your white attire is now wet and stained. Scooping her up you head to where you entered Valhalla from. There you see your in-laws. 

“Oh my...how is the little one?”

“She cried herself to sleep Zeus. She kept calling out to Hades…I’m afraid it’ll be like this for the next couple of days. Maybe weeks.”

The girl loved her father as much as he loved her. Despite his duties as king, he would always kiss her goodnight and even squeeze in a story or two. He got her the owl a day after she was born. He said it looked like her with its wide eyes. Hades was a stern but loving father. He always made sure to give his little love attention but would discipline her accordingly when she acted out. Helheim may not be a warm and welcoming place, but inside the palace it was. Just a couple of days ago your family was playing hide-and-seek. You and your daughter would hide as Hades tried to find you. Every time he found you, he would always go after your daughter first. Scooping her up in his arms, her innocent giggles, and his boisterous laugh. The memory starts to create a gloss over your eyes again.

Adamas places a hand on your shoulder. “Are you sure you don’t want to stay? Do you want to go back home right now?”

You give your brother a small and sad smile. “I appreciate the worry you all, but I am still Queen of Helheim. I have a job to do as its sole ruler now. Hades would be disappointed if I let things go downhill because of his death.”

“Will you not avenge his death?”

“Do not mock me Hermes. I want to avenge my beloved’s death, but Hades made me promise not to join Ragnarok...I will leave it to you all to avenge my husband. After all...only a Greek can seek retribution for another Greek.”

On your way through the portal to go to Helheim, her family bows to her. Walking, you remember something Hades said to you one night, a few years ago. 

“I love my brothers, but loving you has a whole other meaning. Our sweet girl here is proof of that. The both of you are my life’s greatest treasures. She may be the center of my eye, but you my love, you are what my heart beats for. Never forget that.”

[hellfire--cult]

thank u @b-irock for the tag ❤

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@littlesubbyflower and everyone else who wants to join!

[yummygender]

Beyond the Timelines 7: The Grand Plan

The Loki variants hatch a plan to save Mobius

(Warnings: Comic and Movie Spoilers)

Every powerful Loki variant sat in the war room, the most powerful…that being Necrogod Loki, sat at the head of the table with his right hand man, President Loki. Every Loki variant that lived within the palace Iokl created began to argue.

“There’s no way that psycho is working with Thanos!!”

“That poor variant…”

“Yes, but he can’t stay. That Loki could lead Thanos straight to us.”

“Why yes, let’s kick out one of the possibly newer most powerful variant we have had since Iokl…no offense.”

Iokl sighed softly as they rubbed their forehead.

“He’s similar to me, being the god of stories…but that’s about it, other then the obvious appearance and green coloration…”

“I see…”

The meeting was originally scheduled to discuss how they could help Loki find Mobius, but the topics quickly switched from Mobius to Thanos to Old King Loki’s betrayal, Loki and back to Thanos with even OG Loki commenting that he didn’t fully trust Old King Loki to not betray them all and work with Thanos. No one could agree on anything at all. Many variants began to attempt to point blame on each other as Iokl and OG Loki stared at each other out of exhaustion. With OG being the very very first Loki being born and Iokl being the most op of the group with his Story Creation powers that he gained from Now and Then. Everything was just absolute chaos.

“FOR ALL WE KNOW, THIS NEW LOKI COULD BE A THREAT!!”

“EVERY LOKI COULD ME A THREAT, YOU IDIOT! WE’RE LOKIS!!!”

“ENOUGH!!!”

Classic Loki stared in amazement at Iokl’s outburst. He knew Iokl was usually calm and quiet, reading some sorta book during their meetings as they listened carefully to the others’ conversation…so for them to shout at everyone to be quiet was very out of character…even if he was the god of stories.

“We need to be more careful with this variant…he’s still very fragile. The only thing on his mind is his little TVA Agent boyfriend…”

Necrogod Loki chuckled as he gently lifted his goblet of wine and began to sip as he kept quiet.

“We need a plan.”

“Agreed.”

“So let’s get right to it.”

Iokl smirked as they used their magic to make a war map of Asgard, displaying Mobius with Thanos’ arm wrapped around his neck. The others looked over at Iokl as they smiled and watched them stare at the display.

“Now…Thanos is a very strong titan, he’s not gonna let anyone get past him…”

“So we need to sneak up behind him.”

“Mhm…sounds easy.”

“So what’s next?”

“…we need to make him let go of Mobius.”

“Sounds easy.” Iokl blurted out.

“Uhh…no, no it’s not.”

“We’re Lokis, damnit!” OG Loki interrupted.

The room fell silent for a moment as Loki entered, noticing the map as he looked over the table.

“Loki…”

“I-I know. I know…”

He reached out to the Mobius figure before pulling it away.

“…I want to find him.”

“We need a plan first.”

Loki pulled up a chair and sat between OG Loki and Iokl as he looked down at the scene.

“We can sneak up behind him.”

He nodded.

“How?”

“We fly behind him and push him forward.”

“Like he’ll actually fall for that.”

“We have multiple Lokis on our side…”

Loki shrugged as he continued to look down at the war plans.

“…so what do we do?”

“Sneak up behind him and have someone distract him.”

“And?”

“And trip him.”

Loki stood up.

“But he’ll crush Mobius!”

Iokl summoned a piece of string.

“Not if we make him drop Mobius.”

He swept the string under the figure’s legs, making the magical hologram trip on the strings as the figure flung Mobius up in the air and fall forward.

“Then I’ll catch Mobius…”

Iokl created a Loki figure as the illusion caught Mobius as Thanos fell flat on his face. OG smiled as he began to talk.

“Next we’ll pull Thanos off the bridge and make him fall, the titan will fall and…”

“Mobius will be safe.”

OG nodded, but everyone began to worry. It just felt easy…far too easy.

“Thanos is a strong man…”

Iokl scoffed.

“So are we…we’re strong too.”

OG nodded as he smiled, adjusting his helmet as he stared at the map.

“Yes…we are.”

Loki kept quiet as he looked down at his hands. He was a powerful sorcerer…but it wasn’t enough. Loki didn’t feel strong, he felt like he was…in hiding. He never got a satisfactory ending to his story. Finding out he was adopted, being mind controlled, imprisoned, losing Frigga to the dark elves and Odin after he said that he loved Loki, dying at Thanos’ hand, finding what he thought was love, losing said pathetic love, being abandoned once again, and now…he’s the lone God of Stories, holding the timelines together as he watched over Mobius. The memories began to anger Loki as everything began to line up…and all the blame was pointed at Thanos. Thanos caused his agony.

“So now what?”

“We go back in time.”

“But we all can’t go back…”

Iokl cleared his throat.

“Am I invisible?”

The variants smiled softly.

“Go on…”

Iokl summoned a portal as they muttered something under their breath as everyone geared up. Loki smiled softly he swallowed.

“Ready, Loki?”

Loki kept quiet.

“…genderfluid…”

“Hmm?”

“…I…I think I’m genderfluid. No I…I know I’m genderfluid.”

Iokl smiled brightly, his missing tooth adding charm to his smile.

“What made you decide to tell us?”

Loki chuckled as they flashed their signature smile.

“Thanos and Odin would always tell me that I shouldn’t say such things and keep it to myself…but…Thanos can’t control me anymore. I’m not going to let him control me anymore…I’m not going to let anyone control me anymore.”

Iokl nodded as the group decided on their weapons and choice of magic, Loki deciding to go with his usual daggers. Classic seemed a little annoyed that Loki didn’t seem to have learned anything, but he decided to just ignore this as they all focused on their mission.

“…I’m coming Mobius…”

“I’ll save you.”

[childlikegoblinqueen]

Chapter 73 Writing Notes: The Coven Heads vs. Young Hunter

More below (spoilers for chapter 73!)

Last chapter’s flashback:

Hunter knew he should admonish Terra for calling him “pet”, he was the Golden Guard, for Titans sake! But then again … no one had ever spoken so freely about anyone else who had held the title before.

An attendant passed by with a tray of crystal goblets full of blood berry wine. Terra summoned a vine that reached out to pluck a glass from the tray. Surprised, the attendant’s balance was thrown off. The glasses fell to the ground in one sharp wave of sound. Immediately, the attendant witch drew a spell circle and summoned several small abominations to clean the mess.

Terra waved her off. She took a long sip of her drink and bent down to meet Hunter’s eyes through the mask.

“Oh of course they didn’t tell you, petal. Why would they?” The stench of alcohol on her breath snaked its way through the owl-esque eyeholes and permeated his nose.

“Terra.” Darius warned, “This is not a discussion that –”

———

In a previous chapter, Lilith had suggested that Hunter’s true nature as a grimwalker was a poorly kept secret. Possibly a “rumor” that Belos allowed to keep alive because it served him —

Osran for instance believed that grimwalker blood had much to do with the Evoldo Family’s success. And Kikimora, who definitely knew a lot is a distant cousin of Osran.

Lilith mentioned that each coven head likely made a deal with Belos upon their accession. Lilith’s was to cure Eda…

If the others had an inkling that Hunter was a pawn and part of a species considered “lesser”, it would lend to how much he was treated as a joke by his supposed colleagues.

And even though he did not know what he was at the time he became Golden Guard (11 in this story), he is always desperately looking for a connection to his lost family.

[mybrainisoveractive]

Ahem ahem I present to you, not in any order, some words/phrases/ideas I associate with these fandoms (including things from fanfics & memes):

Percy Jackson- baby seal eyes

- Percy 'imma just insult the Gods' Jackson

- literally any demigod memes or/and water related memes (tho technically can be used for H2O)

Naruto- Sasugay

- that one drawing of Sasuke sitting with his fingers interlocked and just staring

-the bad timing pause effect on Sasuke (distorted body in an 'S' shape and arms in an inverted 'C' shape) with the caption 'I can see you! ' in a black box with the caption: S A S U K E he can see you'

White Collar - Neal NO!

- Mozzie making ridiculous theories

- crossover with Batman/DCU

Danny Phantom- little ghosty

- little baby man (LBM)

- literally anything green and/or glowy

- vivisection (AO3 tag)

- crossover with DCU/JLA/Batman

Merlin BBC (TV Show) - Arthur 'I must be lucky! ' Merlin 'hell no, that was me'

- clotpole (actually spelled 'clotpoll' outdated slang term for idiot/dolt)

- 'your Royal Pratness'

- Gay but Not Gay aka very very Close Platonic friends

- crossovers with Harry Potter (AO3)

Lout of the Count's Family (LCF) / Trash of the Count's Family (TCF) - Cale 'i want slacker life' , never really actually had the opportunity to Slack, half of which is his own fault

- Cale 'lemme just stab myself with a stick through my heart'

- ✨Misunderstandings✨

- 'cough cough.. oh shit there's blood'

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (SVSSS) - Shen 'I need to hug the thighs of the protagonist' Yuan

-Bingpup

- 'I can't be OOC!' That is Still OOC anyway

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint - Self-insert Fanfic

- Kim 'im gonna sacrifice myself' Dokja/Kim 'im Yoo Joonghyuk' Dokja

- squid

- dumpling

- Sunfish

- regression

- existential crisis

- space time continuum

Jujutsu Kaisen (JJK) - death, death and dead

- Gojo aka the one with expensive eyes (and everyone simps for it)

Demon Slayer - Muzan 'he dies, she dies, everyone di- oh shit' Kibutsuji

Attack On Titans (AOT) - Eren 'im gonna kill all titans as revenge! But also..Like you know.. (✨becomes a titan✨)' Yeager

- Levi aka (also) the one everyone simps for (who is also a germophobe)

Case Closed (CC)/Detective Conan (DC) - teen ➡️ child

- teenchild blends in but still comes across murders and help solves it

- Teenchild also goes to teen-pretending-to-be-adult (dead dad)'s heist.

-Teenchild has crush on teen who is taking care of teenchild

- Teenchild is canonically called shinigami

Untitled Goose Game - a normal everyday murderous Goose

- 🪿 🔪

Batman- Furry Combat Brigade

- too many goddamn universes to keep up

- Bat 'i work alone' man/ Bat 'adoption problem' man

- alive ➡️ dead ➡️ alive

- Tim's lost spleen/ Tim Drake's Missing Spleen tag on AO3

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) - war, war some more war

- Ironman vs captain America thingy

- wrinkled grape with stones

-Some time travel thing

-ironman with stones

Harry Potter - 'you are a wizard, Harry! ' 'you are a hairy wizard! "

- annual murder attempts

- 'did ya put ya name in da goblet of fire?!!?! ' Dumbledore asked calmly

My Hero Academia (MHA)/Boku no Hīrō Akademia (BNHA) - we do not talk about the ships, there are no ships sailing anywhere, not today, not in my mind, especially not the weird ones, please

- weird powers

-how did some students get in class 1-a?

-some people simping for Aizawa (his neck? I think)

- midnight's death 😔

- Aizawa's leg

- Hawk's... Everything(sad boi)

二哈和他的白貓師尊/The Husky and His White Cat Shizun/Erha (2ha)- sad backstory

- similar to SVSSS but sadder (probably cause of the different povs)

- love triangle (I think?)

Alex Rider - child spy

- Bombs✨

-quite a lot of dead people for a teen book

-child assassin

-pickpocket

Special mention(s):

-Hellblazer #247 (John Constantine)

-badly explaining all of omniscient reader in 6 minutes (YouTube vid by ferd) (if you want to know about orv without being spoiled but confused)

- So This is Basically My Hero Academia (YouTube vid by JelloApocalypse)