#v; ~divine vagabond~

[hexedevolution]

@shimmerbeasts continued from here

As the vision of Sky smiled at him before fading away once more, Viktor allowed himself a very small moment of contentment. He took a deep breath before focusing once more on the reality around him. Viktor snapped at Jinx before she touched the renewed and reborn shimmer addict - who was still recovering.

Viktor was recovering as well. His body felt heavy, shoulders slumped and he clung onto his staff as his legs threatened to fall beneath him. Rest and sleep called to him, but to close his eyes around Jinx would be stupid at best, dangerous at worst. He needed to remain alert...

"I removed it..." Viktor responded. "As for where it is..." Viktor took a moment to glance at his fingers so tightly wound around his staff. "I am not sure. I'm still trying to work through this mystery. I woke up like this only days ago, after all." Viktor had his theories, but he wasn't about to bring it up to a known terror to Piltover. His feelings on the city and Zaun were mixed and complicated - and beyond him when there was so much else to consider. Right now, his calling was here. His purpose reconstructed.

"From what I can see, they've been cured completely. A second chance. It seems you of all people know about a second chance at a reformed life... You too are laced with Shimmer. I can sense it."

[hexedevolution]

'So much has happened' was an understatement - no doubt on both of their accounts since they ended up here as the result. Viktor didn't really have time to respond directly to that as Jayce had spilled into a dialogue. It was rather apparent whatever Jayce had bottled up over the passing year was well overdue to spill over. Some things never changed... It was a relief. A steady continuation in this all-changing time.

Viktor nodded, showing he was listening. He smiled slightly knowing that it worked out for now. At the time, Viktor was drawn elsewhere and seemed only to focus on that. He felt what - at the time - felt like a heavy weight pulling at him internally. A different sensation to the charge. It wasn't until he finally rested after healing Huck he found he was able to detach from his husk and found himself here.

Emotions were free-flowing here. So all the fear of what happened to him, the worry of what was to come and the grief of leaving Jayce came all at once. Yet, even though he could acknowledge them all and feel they were present - he wasn't destroyed by them... It was at that point Sky had shown herself. He lost one friend, to regain another.

"It was the logical outcome," Viktor mused. "The Hexcore was becoming a danger to all of us... I had to take it as far away from everything as possible. Myself along with it, now it and I are one and the same..." Viktor had some weight to his words, as if he wasn't really in approval of this combination.

His avatar seemed to drift in and out of being solid. At times it was as if his face was made of stars before returning to some resemblance of 'normal'. "We have seen the Anomaly from here, also- Oh!" Of course, he hadn't updated. "Sky is here, Jayce. We can only determine that some part of her became trapped inside the Hexcore when it-...When it killed her." He sighed, clearly it still weighed heavily on him. "We are still trying to figure it out on this side of things, but as per the usual for the wild runes, it doesn't remain readable for long."

His face, that appeared creased with his thoughts softened. A small huff, laugh-like, came from him as he shook his head lightly. "It seems so... Looks like it will be your turn next time to save me."

He frowns slightly at the lessening of grip but he was understanding as well, this entire situation...whatever he had become, whatever was happening. It declared a level of caution so he simply tried to focus that he was no longer...well seeing, moving, being thrashed mind and body.

His brain still felt the strange buzzing of white noise if he was in his body he expected he would be flexing his fingers to calm the rising panic attack but body and whatever he was in here felt disconnected, the fear was there but not as strong...

"It's great to see you again in more ways than words can currently explain. So much has happened since we've been apart. " He blinks slightly, looking once more to the space now that his eyes aren't as frantic.

"I suppose I should start with a correction and a thank you. I didn't completely understand your leaving, but it did more good than harm. I was beginning to settle once more without the close proximity of the hex-core that was inside you, and well, the constant stress of you awakening and everything going on... I finally began to calm and realign."

He swallows can an ethereal mouth feel dry? because it did right now.

"heimdinger and a man called ekko came to see me, they had found...signs of corruption similar to the plants born from the hexcore underground. Naturally we went to the closest probable source, the core deep underground...there was anomaly, a wild rune, something beyond explanation...i touched it, like the fool I am...it changed me, psychically and sent me spiraling into sights beyond explanation and time and space...in truth, if you hadn't left I wouldn't have built some sort of bulwark of sanity to defend against what I saw...keeping me as me..."

"and now...im here, wherever...here is..." he chuckles sadly.

"I suppose now you are 2 for 1 on saving my life."

[gertlushgaming]

Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Review (Steam)

In this Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Review, we play a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. We begin your adventure aboard our personal, giant voidship, traveling between the multitude of systems within the Koronus Expanse, a barely charted and incredibly perilous region of space. Despite being considered a backwater of the Imperium, this region encompasses an enormous stretch of the void, filled with dangerous creatures and prodigious opportunities for profit and exploration.

Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Review Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 35.52GB download size. - Steam achievements. - Licensed Warhammer 40k game. - Steam Trading cards. - Full controller support. - Gore can be turned on and off. - Graphics settings – display, display mode, resolution, lock mouse inside the window, camera shake effect, graphics preset, v-sync, frame rate, fsr mode, volumetric lighting and shadow quality, SSR, bloom, depth of field, footprints, anti-aliasing, hbao, film grain, and crowd quality. - Accessibility options – Colourblind sliders, and font size slider. - Safe zone setting. - Display settings – gamma correction, brightness, and contrast sliders. - Mouse and keyboard settings – can rebind controls, enable the camera to follow characters, screen edge scrolling, enable scrolling beyond the game window, the speed of rotation of the camera with the mouse/keyboard, and keyboard scrolling speed. - Gameplay settings – Auto-save and set how many quick and auto-save slots to use, tooltip delay, tutorials, autopause and what it can do, auto end turn, and increase enemy and player animation speeds slider. - CRPG gameplay. - Optional tutorial pop-ups as you play. - Six difficulties – custom, story, normal, daring, hard, and unfair. All affect enemy difficulty, skill tests and so much more. (you see it before choosing) - Three pre-generated characters to choose from (Bahardor - warrior/Darrius - operative/Hecata - soldier) or you can create a character. Pre-generated characters allow you to change their appearance with clothes, helmets, backpacks, and color scheme choices. - Extensive character creator – appearance (portrait/appearance/hair/tattoo/implants/voice), homeworld which affects stats (Death world/Void born/Hive world/Forge World sub skin implants/Forge world analytics implants/forge world locomotion implants/imperial world feudal/imperial world military traditions), Origin (Astral Militarum commander/commissar/Vagabond/ministorum priest/navy officer/noble/sanctioned psyker biomancer/sanctioned psyker diviner), triumph, Darkest hour, doctrines (fighter/leader/adept/marksman/assassin/vanguard/hunter), stats, and ship name. - You can still edit the pre-generated characters with all the options that a custom character gets. - Beautiful art and portraits. - You can name your ship if you want. - Powerful soundtrack, - Hover over text that helps explain menu options. - Choice-driven interactions affect relationships and the story, you can also learn about the world with handy expandable text explanations. - A 3D world with full camera control. - Interactive elements from doors to switches to loot chests. - You are moving around the world by clicking the left mouse button with the mouse or movement is free form with the controller like in a 3D action game. - Fantastic world to explore. - In-game cutscenes with character interactions. - Turn-based combat. - In combat you have mp and ap, mp is movement points and ap is action points as to what you can and cannot use. - The journal houses all the quests, rumors, and orders. - Passive skill check system so in the background your character skill/knowledge/abilities can affect what you can do in situations. - Play how you want from the combat to conversation choices. - Frequency of character voice response choices - constantly, never, and occasionally. - Excellent animations and dismemberment. - The cover is a must in the game. You can get partial and full cover from the environment or use a shield. - Damage numbers pop on the screen. - The menu/inventory system can be done by double-clicking an item or the traditional drag and drop. - When moving you see a silhouette of yourself before committing to the action. - With a controller, you have full 360-degree camera control with the right stick. - Get temporary buffs from party members like positive effects which can raise your abilities for a short time. - Actual skill checks are shown in dialogue. - Party members can be moved around independently. - A really good story that grabs you straight away. - Zero rounds – this is where you cannot shoot but you can move so you can get in a good position. - Gained exp shows up on the screen. - Gamers of the genre will find the controls and basic flow very familiar. - Hit chance and damage done show above a character before you act. - Companions (party members) earn exp and levels at the same rate as you even if they are not in the active party. - Level-ups can be done manually or automatically. - Initiate Co-op from the menu at any time. - Inspect killed enemies to loot them. - Handy comparison tables pop when hovering over items and gear. - When there is a load of enemy bodies close together you loot them all at once. - Voidmap unlocks new locations as you progress but you can go back and forth as you like. - When you level up you pick a skill from the current doctrines skill tree and a state to upgrade. - Psykers can analyze enemies so you can learn about weaknesses etc. - Handy grid system for movement and ability casting. - Everyone will have a different experience. - A real handy button that will show all items, environments, and people that can be interacted with. - The controller is well implemented. - The story is good and does a good job of keeping you engaged. - Memorable characters. Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Review Cons: - Cannot remap controls on the controller. - The performance is all over the place no matter what graphic settings get tweaked. - So much to take in. - Your character uses his voice way too much with repetitive one-liners. - A lack of a mini-map makes traveling around not as fun as it could be. - The loading times are up and down but it loves hanging on 100 percent. - The general moving around is not as smooth as it could be and a lot of it is to do with how the camera follows you. - Parts of the walls don’t break down or go see-through when you are panning around or moving. - A few times I found myself stumped on very basic tasks because everything is laid out in a way that says you already know what to do… When you do not. - Parts of the skill trees were locked out. - Lower graphic settings make a lot of things fuzzy. Related Post: Battle Stations Blockade Review (PlayStation 5) Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader: Official website. 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Édith Piaf - "Ne me quitte pas"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slHjkszSAKs

Édith Piaf - "Ne me quitte pas" avec partition (sheet music download)

Songs discography

1933 - Entre Saint-Ouen et Clignancourt 1934 - L'Étranger 1935 - Mon apéro - La Java de Cézigue - Fais-moi valser 1936 - Les Mômes de la cloche - J'suis mordue - Mon légionnaire - Le Contrebandier - La Fille et le chien - La Julie jolie - Va danser - Chand d'habits - Reste - Les Hiboux - Quand même (from the film La Garçonne) - La Petite boutique - Y'avait du soleil - Il n'est pas distingué - Les Deux ménétriers - Mon amant de la coloniale - C'est toi le plus fort - Le Fanion de la légion - J'entends la sirène - Ding, din, dong - Madeleine qu'avait du cœur - Les Marins ça fait des voyages - Simple comme bonjour - Le Mauvais matelot - Celui qui ne savait pas pleurer 1937 - Le Grand Voyage du pauvre Nègre - Un jeune homme chantait - Tout fout le camp - Ne m'écris pas - Partance (with Raymond Asso) - Dans un bouge du Vieux Port - Mon cœur est au coin d'une rue 1938 - С'est lui que mon cœur a choisi - Paris-Méditerranée - La Java en mineur - Browning - Le Chacal - Corrèqu' et réguyer 1939 - Y'en a un de trop - Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle - Le Petit Monsieur triste - Les Deux Copains - Je n'en connais pas la fin 1940 - Embrasse-moi  - On danse sur ma chanson - Sur une colline - C'est la moindre des choses - Escale - L'Accordéoniste 1941 - Où sont-ils, mes petits copains? - C'était un jour de fête - C'est un monsieur très distingué - J'ai dansé avec l'Amour (from the film Montmartre-sur-Seine) - Tu es partout (from the film Montmartre-sur-Seine) - L'Homme des bars - Le Vagabond 1942 - Jimmy, c'est lui - Un coin tout bleu (from the film Montmartre-sur-Seine) - Sans y penser - Un monsieur me suit dans la rue 1943 - J'ai qu'à l'regarder... - Le Chasseur de l'hôtel - C'était une histoire d'amour - Le Brun et le Blond - Monsieur Saint-Pierre - Coup de Grisou - De l'autre côté de la rue - La Demoiselle du cinqième - C'était si bon - Je ne veux plus laver la vaisselle - La Valse de Paris - Chanson d'amour - Ses mains 1944 - Les deux rengaines - Y'a pas d'printemps - Les Histoires de coeur - C'est toujours la même histoire 1945 - Le Disque usé - Elle a... - Regarde-moi toujours comme ça - Les Gars qui marchaient - Il Riait - Monsieur Ernest a réussi 1946 - La Vie en rose - Les trois cloches (with Les Compagnons de la chanson) - Dans ma rue - J'm'en fous pas mal - C'est merveilleux (from the film Étoile sans lumière) - Adieu mon cœur - Le Chant du pirate - Céline (with Les Compagnons de la Chanson) - Le petit homme - Le Roi a fait battre tambour (with Les Compagnons de la Chanson) - Dans les prisons de Nantes (with Les Compagnons de la Chanson) - Elle chantait (with Les Compagnons de la Chanson) - Mariage - Un refrain courait dans la rue - Miss Otis Regrets - Il est né, le divin enfant 1947 - C'est pour ça (from the film Neuf garçons, un cœur) - Qu'as-tu fait John? - Sophie (from the film Neuf garçons, un cœur) - Mais qu’est-ce que j’ai ? - Le Geste - Si tu partais - {{|Une chanson à trois temps|fr}} - Un Homme comme les autres - Les Cloches sonnent - Johnny Fedora et Alice Blue Bonnet - Le Rideau tombe avant la fin - Elle avait son sourire 1948 - Monsieur Lenoble - Les Amants de Paris - Il a chanté - Les vieux bateaux - Il pleut - Cousu de fil blanc - Amour du mois de mai - Monsieur X 1949 - Bal dans ma rue - Pour moi tout' seule - Pleure pas - Le Prisonnier de la tour (Si le roi savait ça Isabelle) - L'Orgue des amoureux - Dany - Paris (from the film L'Homme aux mains d'argile ) 1950 - Hymne à l'amour - Le Chevalier de Paris - Il fait bon t'aimer - La p'tite Marie - Tous les amoureux chantent - Il y avait - C'est d'la faute à tes yeux - C'est un gars - Hymn to Love - Autumn Leaves - The Three Bells - Le Ciel est fermé - La Fête continue - Simply a Waltz - La Vie en rose (English version) 1951 - Padam, padam... - Avant l'heure - L'homme que j'aimerai - Du matin jusqu'au soir - Demain (Il fera jour) - C'est toi (with Eddie Constantine) - Rien de rien - Si, si, si, si (with Eddie Constantine) - À l'enseigne de la fille sans cœur - Télégramme - Une enfant - Plus bleu que tes yeux - Le Noël de la rue - La Valse de l'amour - La Rue aux chansons - Jezebel - Chante-moi (with M. Jiteau) - Chanson de Catherine - Chanson bleue - Je hais les dimanches 1952 - Au bal de la chance - Elle a dit - Notre-Dame de Paris - Mon ami m'a donné - Je t'ai dans la peau (from the film Boum sur Paris) - Monsieur et madame - Ça gueule ça, madame (with Jacques Pills) (from the film Boum sur Paris) 1953 - Bravo pour le clown - Sœur Anne - N'y va pas Manuel - Les Amants de Venise - L'effet qu'tu m'fais - Johnny, tu n'es pas un ange - Jean et Martine - Et moi... - Pour qu'elle soit jolie ma chanson (with Jacques Pills) (from the film Boum sur Paris) - Les Croix - Le bel indifférent - Heureuse 1954 - La Goualante du pauvre jean - Enfin le printemps - Retour - Mea culpa - Le "Ça ira" (from the film Si Versailles m'était conté) - Avec ce soleil - L'Homme au piano - Sérénade du Pavé (from the film French Cancan) - Sous le ciel de Paris 1955 - Un grand amour qui s'achève - Miséricorde - C'est à Hambourg - Légende - Le Chemin des forains - La Vie en rose (Spanish) 1956 - Heaven Have Mercy - One Little Man - 'Cause I Love You - Chante-Moi (English) - Don't Cry - I Shouldn't Care - My Lost Melody - Avant nous - Et pourtant - Marie la Française - Les amants d'un jour - L'Homme à la moto - Soudain une vallée - Une dame - Toi qui sais 1957 - La Foule - Les Prisons du roy - Opinion publique - Salle d'attente - Les Grognards - Comme moi 1958 - C'est un homme terrible - Je me souviens d'une chanson - Je sais comment - Tatave - Les Orgues de barbarie - Eden Blues - Le Gitan et la fille - Fais comme si - Le Ballet des cœurs - Les Amants de demain - Les Neiges de Finlande - Tant qu'il y aura des jours - Un étranger - Mon manège à moi  1959 - Milord - T'es beau, tu sais 1960 - Non, je ne regrette rien - La Vie, l'amour - Rue de Siam - Jean l'Espagnol - La belle histoire d'amour - La Ville inconnue - Non, la vie n'est pas triste - Kiosque à journaux - Le Métro de Paris - Cri du cœur - Les Blouses blanches - Les Flons-Flons du bal - Les Mots d'amour - T'es l'homme qu'il me faut - Mon Dieu - Boulevard du crime - C'est l'amour - Des histoires - Ouragan - Je suis à toi - Les Amants merveilleux - Je m'imagine - Jérusalem - Le vieux piano 1961 - C'est peut-être ça - Les bleuets d'azur - Quand tu dors - Mon vieux Lucien - Le Dénicheur - J'n'attends plus rien - J'en ai passé des nuits - Exodus - Faut pas qu'il se figure - Les Amants (with Charles Dumont) - No Regrets - Le Billard électrique - Marie-Trottoir - Qu'il était triste cet anglais - Toujours aimer - Mon Dieu (English version) - Le Bruit des villes - Dans leur baiser 1962 - Le Droit d'aimer - À quoi ça sert l'amour  (with Théo Sarapo) - Fallait-il - Une valse - Inconnu excepte de dieu (with Charles Dumont) - Quatorze Juillet - Les Amants de Teruel (with Mikis Theodorakis/Jacques Plante) - Roulez tambours - Musique à tout va - Le Rendez-vous - Toi, tu l'entends pas! - Carmen's Story - On cherche un Auguste - Ça fait drôle - Emporte-moi - Polichinelle - Le petit brouillard (Un petit brouillard) - Le Diable de la Bastille 1963 - C'était pas moi - Le Chant d'amour - Tiens, v'là un marin - J'en ai tant vu - Traqué - Les Gens - Margot cœur gros - Monsieur Incognito - Un Dimanche à Londres (with Théo Sarapo) - L'Homme de Berlin (her last recording)

Discography

The following titles are compilations of Piaf's songs, and not reissues of the titles released while Piaf was active. - Edith Piaf: Edith Piaf (Music For Pleasure MFP 1396) 1961 - Ses Plus Belles Chansons (Contour 6870505) 1969 - The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf, original release date: June 1991 - Édith Piaf: 30th Anniversaire, original release date: 5 April 1994 - Édith Piaf: Her Greatest Recordings 1935–1943, original release date: 15 July 1995 - The Early Years: 1938–1945, Vol. 3, original release date: 15 October 1996 - Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English, original release date: 4 November 1996 - Gold Collection, original release date: 9 January 1998 - The Rare Piaf 1950–1962 (28 April 1998) - La Vie en rose, original release date: 26 January 1999 - Montmartre Sur Seine (soundtrack import), original release date: 19 September 2000 - Éternelle: The Best Of (29 January 2002) - Love and Passion (boxed set), original release date: 8 April 2002 - The Very Best of Édith Piaf (import), original release date: 29 October 2002 - 75 Chansons (Box set/import), original release date: 22 September 2005 - 48 Titres Originaux (import), (09/01/2006) - Édith Piaf: L'Intégrale/Complete 20 CD/413 Chansons, original release date: 27 February 2007 - Édith Piaf: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection/Proper Records UK, original release date: 31 May 2011

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❝ it will get easier each time, i think. i hope. i just have to keep trying. ❞

   EASIER, AS IF THIS WAS HARDSHIP ENOUGH. She knows he is teasing. It is in the way that his voice murmurs, the timbre of the deepness portraying nothing but a sense of amusement, that lazy sense of fondness. His lips are curved into a grin, merriment despite once more being spurred by her composure---the way she pushes him away when he draws closer, barely allowing him to caress her cheek before it becomes too much. SHE KNOWS HE IS TEASING.

   It is too much. He is too much for her shivering heart to take.

   It starts like this.

   Here, under the watchful gaze of the evening light, ever eternally holding their breath above, he turns to her, that blasphemous smile on his lips. He had been whispering stories, of worlds, of a universe where the weak can one day be strong, no longer oppressed by those who stood tall upon their heads, those who mad shoes from their bones.Each time, this impossible man speaks. Each time, she finds herself unable to look away, drawn by the pull, his words that unveil knowledge to her shielded mind. Each time, he draws close, and she cannot convince herself to pull away. 

   Here. This is where it peaks.

   It is then that he turned to her, catching her gaze. She knows from the way he smirks that he has seen into the depths of her heart, knows that she had been able to think nothing more than of him. Red dashes the high of her cheeks, and she had moved to turn away, to run away---but he had caught her by the chin, the callouses of his thumb brushing against her lip. She sighs into his touch, turmoil flustering her composure, and then--- --

   Him. He is a burning flame, alight with passion. He leans towards her, his lips a hearth, his tongue a fire-brand, and she is helpless before him. Her fingers have unconsciously found their way to his clothing, clutching the patterned edges of its design, feeling the chuckle vibrating under the warmth of his skin. She’s trying to find purchase upon the creases of his kimono, upon this wave of emotion that builds within her: admiration, fondness, pained && hesitant LOVE...

   N O . L O V E ?

   Something like ice dumps itself into the depths of her heart, freezing the flame that had been awoken by his words, his touch, his ardor. The regulations claim that she must not let this vagabond steal her logic. Propriety claims that she must not let this madman steal her emotions. The laws of the Nobles pounds at the door of her mind, and she is overwhelmed, drowning. The laws of the Nobles guides her hands, and she pushes her beloved him away, breaking their shared hunger with brutality. She is shaking, trembling, turning away, desperately rebuilding the walls. Her lips are kiss bruised, her cheeks are stained red, but there is something closer to tears in her eyes, something close to breaking in her stare.

   Hayden looks... she wants to say shocked, but maybe he had always known. Always known that she would be dragged away, trapped in her position as a noble, unable to choose to lose herself in his arms. She cannot love him. She does not have the keys to her cage. That was not her purpose. She was only ever meant to learn from him, to divine whether or not the madman held merit. 

   He doesn’t shout. Does not demand reason for her guard to be up once more. Merely, he smiles; gently, he reaches, brushes something close to a tear away from her eye. ❝ it will get easier each time, i think. i hope. ❞ Because it has. Each touch from him makes it easier, makes her fall that little bit more. Makes her willing to slip past her guards, to escape the chains of her prison for a little while longer.

   He takes her hand, pale and still trembling. These fingers are not calloused---they are the hands of a lady, one destined to lead from a throne of cold, a crown of ice. But he is ever so gentle, ever so trusting, and he brushes a kiss upon them, worshiping. ❝i just have to keep trying. ❞ He murmurs, forgiving.

   ❝ ...sorry. ❞ Her voice does not break. A miracle. But she is once more Fujin Takahashi, Third Seat of the Sixth Division, Scion of the Noble Takahashi Clan, Heiress Apparent. Untouchable. Unreachable. It’s a warning, her words: it says ‘you don’t have to keep trying’. ‘You are always free... to give up.’ ‘They will kill you if you carry on.’

   Hayden. The madman that she loves. 

   It ends like this.

DAY 279. 

   I wish he looked upon another and loved them instead. Perhaps then I... would not have to bear the pain of telling him no. But in the same breath, I still wish he only looked upon me, with that gaze of his, endless and breathless. 

   I am torn. My duty is apparent, yet my heart wants another.

   Perhaps in another lifetime, I would have been wholly his.

   Instead, then, I wish this. When I am once more laid to the earth, ready to join the cycle of rebirth again, I pray that I may find his soul, and be free to love him there. But in this lifetime, it cannot be.

   It will not be.

⇢ ❝ all i’ve loved before / @iaiadixdeus

[devilsbastion]

I was tagged by the delightfully divine @kelcipher to match a song to each letter of my URL and to tag five more...thank you darling

D - Down In Mexico, The Coasters E - Exhuming McCarthy, R.E.M. V - Vagabonds, New Model Army I - In The Night, Bauhaus L - Letterbox, They Might Be Giants S - Sour Times, Portishead B - Bastille Day, Rush A - An Irish Pub Song, The Rumjacks S - Slaves and Bulldozers, Soundgarden T - Turn Of The Century, Yes I - I am, I Said, Neil Diamond O - Outlaw, The Cult N - No One Knows I’m Gone, Tom Waits

tagging @thedropletsparkled @isaralover @asimplylucia @mynameisnoneya1991 @sassyeggs74 and anyone else who wants to play along...share your music with me...

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American Gods Season Finale “Come to Jesus”

I gave the show a chance and I have to say, it has kept my attention. When I started watching American Gods it was fun for me to point out gods and see how many references to mythology I could spot. The middle dragged with the whole Shadow vs. Belief arc which was integral to the story and sets up WHY the war must happen but I feel they spent too much time on that. The finale wrapped up the Sweeney/Dead Wife road trip, Shadow vs. Belief and now Odin has his war and his soldiers.

I think my favorite aspect of the show is seeing the gods speak to each other. I think I rewinded the part when Shadow asks if Wednesday thinks he’s the Godfather and Mr. Nancy screams in the background “Who the fuck did you think he was”. Every god has their own musical queue, wardrobe, color palette and that translates into the acting and dialogue.

Now, Bilquis. We know she was a queen who found immortality in the form of worship, love and ritual. She, like Mad Sweeney, was a real person forged into myth. A part I am still having trouble deciphering is if Bilquis brought herself to America or if she followed the girl at the club to America. However when her worshipper died from HIV she became a vagabond, stripped of her luster and became a bum. She was drawn to the idea of love and worship again even if it was offered by the very beings that took it from her. Bilquis was actually the first Old God we saw embracing technology and now we know the New Gods have been deliberately poaching Old Gods to discourage Odin’s war. We had Bilquis with her phone, Vulcan with guns and Easter with media. Seeing how Easter broke the hold Media had on her I am curious to see how loyal Bilquis will stay to Technological boy. (btw, Bilquis is totally a spy for the New Gods next season).

Easter’s party was definitely the highlight of the episode. In the after episode talk with the director/creators they said they had 14 different Jesus’ which made be go back and try to count them all. I think i only found 10. Shoutout to Mexican Jesus though, he made it to the party. I’m having a hard time seeing where Jesus fits in in the whole Old v. New spectrum. Christianity had assimilated a lot of the old Pagan rituals and holidays to help the conversion. Does that make Jesus fall into the realm of New? But he isn’t exactly New either because, well he isn’t new. He is still derived from the realm of belief. Possibly he is a neutral party, neither new nor old and has no stake in the coming war because he already holds so much power. OR possibly Jesus is a pacifist and gentle being so no side has use for a weakling. Anyway, Laura and Sweeney finally make it to Easter and Laura looks HORRIBLE. She’s finally getting “soup-ey” with her eyes going milky, throwing up maggots and more and more flies becoming her halo. Laura finds out the truth and squeezes a confession out of Sweeney. Easter explicitly states she cannot divine intervene in other divine interventions. Presumably the only person who can fully resurrect Laura is Wednesday so that will be another arc continuing into next season. 

As for the end, Shadow FINALLY believes. Now I may be incorrect in the sequence of events, but Shadow’s exposure to the Jesus’ at the party and the conversation he had was actually the exact opposite of what was being said from his mouth and he now finally does believe in the gods. Drawing power from this one believer Odin was powerful enough to call down lightening to kill all the no faces and feed Easter worship too. With only that handful of deaths, Easter was able to cause a nationwide blight and take away all harvest. Now we see why the New Gods are so scared of the Old Gods for just a little belief makes them unbelievably powerful. 

Up until now the Old Gods have been living humble lives. We have only seen glimpses of power most likely because they had no more power left. Seeing these feats of strength, I feel like more Old Gods and those who rebuked Odin will come flocking to the meeting place.

One more thing I noticed, any god with strong worship and power seems to have this unnatural concealer or filter on their face. We don’t see any pores or skin blemishes and they all look plastic and heavily altered. This may be just me being sensitive but I have been noticing this on Bilquis right after she eats someone with her vagina and on Media and the the New Gods a lot.

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Noxus. Viktor knew of it, of course, but cared not to divulge into the country's history longer than he needed to. It's war mongering brutality was not to his tastes. So to see someone clearly dressed in a foreign attire - one that was adorned in Noxian style - was surprising to say the least.

But there was something else at play here... Viktor had barely recovered from emerging from the chrysalis and was still unwise to what had happened to his body. But there was a sense of energy around the stranger. Something that felt...sharp. Repelling. Viktor's eyes twitched to narrow automatically as she held out her hand.

"Has it been kind to anyone here?" Viktor retorted plainly. He then brought his staff up and stuck it hard into the ground before using it to slowly, achingly, bring himself up to his feet on his own. "Why is a Noxian down here assisting a vagabond? A charitable notion...one so rare in Zaun. You can see why I would be suspicious."

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The Matron wasn’t surprised by his reaction. Distrust was prudent in a place like this, especially when faced with someone dressed in unmistakable Noxian fashion. Her black gown, adorned with gold details and gleaming red gemstones, contrasted sharply against the dim surroundings. Everything about her—the way she carried herself, the aura of magic she exuded—spoke of power. Ancient and potent, her magic stood in contrast with the arcane Viktor had studied during his time in Piltover’s Academy.

"Why not?" she replied to his wary question with one of her own, her lips curving into a smile that was bright, warm, and utterly disarming. But for those who truly knew her, that smile would only deepen their suspicions.

"Life hasn’t been kind to you, it seems," she continued, her golden eyes taking him in, sharp and assessing. "And this—" she gestured to the desolate surroundings, "—is far from an ideal place for a nap."

Rising to her full height with a fluid grace, she extended a pale, elegant hand toward him. "Come, let me help you up."

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"Your father is resting for now." Viktor stated as a way to announce himself as he came across Jinx. Or rather, sought her out specifically. His face seemed stiff - a permanent expression of exhaustion or disinterest etched into his skin. As if he wasn't truly there. Yet he spoke, addressed others and looked them in the eye when needed. There was something so...distant about him.

If Viktor wasn't as he was now, he would not go near Jinx. After all, it was her explosion that almost utterly destroyed him. Had killed others. Yet now, it seemed senseless to blame her. It was almost as if he should be thanking her... If not for her fury and Jayce's desperation, he would not be here. These people would not have been saved.

"I meant what I said before," He continued. They had been here only a handful of days and this was the first time he had found Jinx without Vi and Isha at her heels. "About you using your knowledge to better the commune." He clutched onto his staff with both hands as he slowly lowered himself down close by.

"I came across your work once before, on a more personal level. An explosive I almost did not deactivate in time." If he was more human, perhaps this would have come across as more akin to banter. But it seemed a strain to call it as such now. It was simple fact. "Inspired design. You need not always be considered the one that destroys if you simply apply yourself..."

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OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

Le Mantra Om Namah Shivaya signifie littéralement « se recueillir devant Le Seigneur Shiva »

Dans l’aspect mystique de ce mantra, nous devenons conscient de la signification profonde d’un secret intégré dans les racines grammaticale de chaque lettre et chaque syllabe que le compose.

OM est le son considéré comme le Divin lui-même.

Na est la syllabe qui indique une attitude de négation

Mah est relié au sens de possession

Shi est une racine grammaticale qui lie ce qui est de bon augure et ce qui est prospère.

Va symbolise un mouvement d’expansion

Ya est une lettre Sanskrit très caractéristique qui trouve sa racine dans le centre du cœur et c’est le symbole de l’amour pur, de l’expérience de la communion avec la Divinité et avec le Seigneur dans les profondeurs du cœur.

Le mantra « Om Namah Shivaya » sera beaucoup plus efficace, à n’importe quel niveau, si nous comprenons que par la récitation de « OM » nous invoquons le Divin. Avec « vénération » namah, nous renonçons au sens de possession dans nos cœurs pour permettre l’ascension de notre âme au niveau de l’extase. Et enfin, avec Shivaya nous invoquons l’expansion dans de nouveaux espaces et dimensions, jusqu’à ce que la communion avec Dieu soit atteinte.

Le chant du mantra peut nous ouvrir au Divin, puisque la récitation du Mantra peut saisir, captiver et récupérer l’esprit vagabond, encore et encore, ne lui permettant pas d’être distrait et tiré de l’état méditatif.

En répétant un mantra avec dévotion et pureté peut influencer profondément celui qui le répète aussi bien que celui qui l’entend, créant l’harmonie et l’équilibre et produisant ainsi une expansion au niveau de la Conscience.

Un mantra est une porte vers la réalité : c’est un phénomène mystique capable d’unifier la Conscience et d’invoquer ce à quoi le mantra se réfère. C’est un instrument qui stimule l’intériorisation, une vibration capable de nous ouvrir à l’ensemble et c’est un véhicule vers la Totalité.

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Prophetic Word - 2020 The Season of Great "PLANTINGS" I Will Heal Your Waywardness! The “Dismantling of Vagabond" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2sM2zhgXGY Glory Note: They Will still Talk about You, but the Context of the Conversation Will Change!" Says The Lord!" (Video Premiering LIVE in 30 Mins, Set Reminder)

Land*Homes*Roots Planting Of His People on Land; With Houses;Flourishing Roots! Why? For His Glory! DON'T MISS THIS WORD!

"I have Heard Their Waywardness(Wandering) I Will HEAL You Waywardness Says The Lord! For those who have the Capacity to Receive.. RECEIVE!

HERE THIS WORD OF THE LORD!!!! • The Spirit of "Wondering' Vagabond' Dismantled • Houses You Didn't Build • Wells You didn't Dig • Land- Community - Fellowship • Relationships –Fellowship –True divine Connections

Trees Of Righteousness Isaiah 61:3 (KJV) 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

Planted by the Waters Psalm 1:3(KJV) 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Grace Nuggets: • What Waters?.. The Flowing Rain and Word • (No Open Heavens( No Rain)=No Rhema Word=No Flow = Drought

Numbers 24:6 (KJV) 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.

*They will "FLOURISH" Because "ROOTS"** Psalm 72:7 (KJV) 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth

Green Olive Trees that TRUST Psalm 52:8  (KJV) 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

I WILL HEAL The Waywardness(Wondering)- They Will Be Dew, Lilies and Trees with a Glorious Smell! Hosea 14:5-8 (KJV) 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

Hosea 14:5-8 (MSG) 4-8 “I Will Heal Their Waywardness. I will love them lavishly. My anger is played out. I will make a fresh start with Israel.He’ll burst into bloom like a crocus in the spring. He’ll put down deep oak tree roots, he’ll become a forest of oaks!  He’ll become splendid—like a giant sequoia, his fragrance like a grove of cedars!  Those who live near him will be blessed by him, be blessed and prosper like golden grain. Everyone will be talking about them, spreading their fame as the vintage children of God. Ephraim is finished with gods that are no-gods. From now on I’m the one who answers and satisfies him. I am like a luxuriant fruit tree. Everything you need is to be found in me.”

There must be the anointing to eject demons and break curses in our Houses if our people will ever enter the freedom they need to be effective. One of the curses that I have observed hindering believers significantly is what I call the Curse of the Vagabond.

Curses are very real. They affect Believers and Unbelievers alike. • There are Self-Inflicted Curses which are usually caused by blatant, pre-meditated, and consistent sin, Contrary Speaking, Disobedience, Hatred and • then you have Generational Curses which are usually hereditary weaknesses to particular sins and or disadvantages. • Some families struggle with particular sins, while other families struggle with other sins.. these are generational curses that attach themselves, because of past pacts and contracts, to entire families.

Grace Nuggets: • A curse is simply defined as being empowered to fail. • A blessing means to be empowered to prosper.

So a curse then is a legal hold that binds people to failure. God told Abraham that He would CURSE those that CURSED Abraham (Gen. 12:3). Anyone that made it hard for Abraham to complete his assignment, God would make it hard for them.

Now let’s look at the Curse of the Vagabond. Genesis 4:12 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

A Vagabond is defined: • As wandering from place to place without any settled home.  It has the connotation of being disreputable, worthless and or shiftless.  And this is many times how people who are under this curse feel. • This curse is usually activated by deep rejection. Rejection from pastors, parents and close friends. • It attacks ones confidence with people and scars their personality. • Vagabond also means one who is leading an unsettled or carefree life, a life of no direction or purpose. A life lived haphazardly and not intentionally.

IF YOU OBEY---IT WILL BE Well Jeremiah 7:23 (KJV) 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Grace Nuggets • The World was Formed(Out of Alignment) VOID(Chaos) • God Goes from Dark to Light(The Evening and the Morning)

Three Terms for Sin Used in the Bible 1) Het- "Straying away from the Path" (Found 459 times Forgetfulness, neglecting the Truth,) 2) Avon - "Crookedness in Your Conduct" (Iniquity- Twisted- Deliberate but weakness) 3) Pesha - "A Rebellious Transgression"  (Willing rebellion 136 times in the Bible)

He Directs Your Paths Proverbs 3:6 (KJV) 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:6(AMP) 6 [a]In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].

IF WE - LIVE WITH-- STICK WITH- DIE WITH 2 Timothy 2:11-13 (KJV) 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

2 Timothy 2:11-13 (MSG) 8-13 Fix this picture firmly in your mind: Jesus, descended from the line of David, raised from the dead. It’s what you’ve heard from me all along. It’s what I’m sitting in jail for right now—but God’s Word isn’t in jail! That’s why I stick it out here—so that everyone God calls will get in on the salvation of Christ in all its glory. This is a sure thing: If we die with him, we’ll live with him; If we stick it out with him, we’ll rule with him; If we turn our backs on him, he’ll turn his back on us; If we give up on him, he does not give up—for there’s no way he can be false to himself.

When The Lord Comes Will He Find Faith Luke 18:8(KJV) 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth

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2 Corinthians 5:20(KJV) 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Matthew 24:14 (KJV) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Obadiah 1:1 (KJV) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.(They will Fall)

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Hardly anything made sense to logical mind in this plane. Even someone who had been studying runes, magic and the like over the last six years - Viktor still had no real answers on how things worked here. It was beyond him. And yet it intrigued him all the more for it. Absolute chaos, where anything and everything can happen.

"Jayce..." Viktor whispered in stunned awe as a very familiar face began to form - as the rest of him did. Free to feel as easily as he used to here, he felt overwhelmed for a moment.

Euphoria. Resentment. Relief. Awkwardness. Intrigue. Uncertainty.

They all washed over him in relenting waves. Threatening to drag him under if he didn't collect and calm himself - as he always did. Viktor hesitated for a moment, worried that if he let go of Jayce's hand, perhaps he would return to his formless state. But he eased his grip, little by little. Distance would be wise, until they could try and fathom what was happening here...

"Hello again, old friend..." Viktor greeted, smiling - but his eyes were sad. "I won't lie...it concerns me we've met here of all places. Concerns me how much the arcane has affected you as much as it has me..."

Soul

Body

Spirit.

The same thing or intricately different from each other, questions all great philosophers have asked occasionally.

But to actually experience it? Could you answer the question? None could say it so, until right now.

He felt it, something caught, something that should have been caught and sent forward with him in the blazing trail deep into a further unknown. But in what felt like seconds, inside seconds, he felt the catch and the pull. His eyes focused on his body, and he whatever he was now split. The body continued, and he himself pulled down. If direction existed, it felt down.

The swirling vortex, the rushing of movement seemed to come to a gentle but slow stop, a new ethereal plane an endless expansive void like being somewhere amongst the stars so high above.

Form slowly solidified, ghostly, ethereal. Eyes slowly filled as his eyes slowly flickered up, down, left, and right frantically taking it all in before finally settling on the other in front of him.

"viktor?"

[gertlushgaming]

Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Preview (Steam Beta)

 For this Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Preview, we play a game that is Set in the Koronus Expanse, a little-charted and perilous region of space, this backwater sector is rife with opportunities for explorers and adventurers alike. As a Rogue Trader, you will traverse incredible distances in your giant voidship as you chart this cluster of planets.

Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader Preview Pros:

- Decent graphics. - 33.41GB download size. - Graphics settings - display, display mode, resolution, lock mouse inside the window, camera shake effect, graphics preset, v-sync, frame rate, fsr mode, volumetric lighting and shadow quality, SSR, bloom, depth of field, footprints, anti-aliasing, hbao, film grain, and crowd quality. - Accessibility options - Colourblind sliders, and font size slider. - Safe zone setting. - Display settings - gamma correction, brightness, and contrast sliders. - Input settings - can rebind controls, enable the camera to follow characters, screen edge scrolling, enable scrolling beyond the game window, the speed of rotation of the camera with the mouse/keyboard, keyboard scrolling speed. - Gameplay settings - Auto-save and set how many quick and auto-save slots to use, tooltip delay, tutorials, autopause and what it can do, auto end turn, and increase enemy and player animation speeds slider. - CRPG gameplay. - Two difficulties - normal and core. - Three pre-generated characters to choose from or you can create a character. - Extensive character creator - appearance (portrait/appearance/hair/tattoo/implants/voice), homeworld which affects stats (Death world/Void born/Hive world/Forge World sub skin implants/Forge world analytics implants/forge world locomotion implants/imperial world feudal/imperial world military traditions), Origin (Astral Militarum commander/commissar/Vagabond/ministorum priest/navy officer/noble/sanctioned psyker biomancer/sanctioned psyker diviner), triumph, Darkest hour, doctrines (fighter/leader/adept/marksman/assassin/vanguard/hunter), stats, and ship name. - Beautiful art and portraits. - Powerful soundtrack, - Hover over text that helps explain menu options. - Choice-driven interactions affect relationships and the story. - A 3D world with full camera control. - Interactive elements from doors to switches to loot chests. - You are moving around the world by clicking the left mouse button. - Fantastic world to explore. - Animated tutorial pop-ups. - Turn-based combat. - In combat you have mp and ap, mp is movement points and ap is action points as to what you can and cannot use. - The journal houses all the quests, rumors, and orders. - Passive skill check system so in the background your characters skill/knowledge/abilities can affect what you can do in situations. - Play how you want from the combat to conversation choices. - Excellent animations and dismemberment. - The cover is a must in the game. You can get partial and full cover from the environment or use a shield. - Damage numbers pop on the screen. - The menu/inventory system can be done by double-clicking an item or the traditional drag and drop. - When moving you see a silhouette of yourself before committing to the action. - Get temporary buffs from party members like positive effects which can raise your abilities for a short time. - Actual skill checks show in dialogue. - Party members can be moved around independently. - A really good story that grabs you straight away. - Zero rounds - this is where you cannot shoot but you can move so you can get in a good position. - Gained exp shows up on the screen. - Gamers of the genre will find the controls and basic flow very familiar. - Hit chance and damage done show above a character before you perform the action. - Companions (party members) earn exp and levels at the same rate as you even if they are not in the active party. - Level-ups can be done manually or automatically. - Inspect killed enemies to loot them. - Handy comparison tables pop when hovering over items and gear. - When there is a load of enemy bodies close together you loot them all at once. - Voidmap unlocks new locations as you progress but you can go back and forth as you like. - When you level up you pick a skill from the current doctrines skill tree and a state to upgrade. - Psykers can analyze enemies so you can learn about weaknesses etc. - Handy grid system for movement and ability casting. - Everyone will have a different experience. 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When you actually do not. - Parts of the skill trees were locked out. - Lower graphic settings make a lot of things fuzzy. Related Post: We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie Review (PlayStation 5) Warhammer 40000: Rogue Trader: Official website. Developer: Owlcat Games Publisher: Owlcat Games Store Links - Steam Read the full article

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Viktor's eyes may have seemed distant, but there was a genuine brush of remorse and sadness in his expression as he addressed Caitlyn. He pulled the makeshift hood a little closer around him though. He was certain she had no idea what had happened to him - naturally her focus was understandably elsewhere.

"I truly am sorry about what happened to Counsellor Kir-....your mother." Viktor corrected himself. That moment was such a blur... He remembered a flash, the feeling of being thrown and then...nothing. Seeing the agony on Caitlyn's face, even if she tried to hide it even now - the revenge seeping through aggressively... If he had died instead of Cassandra none of this would have accelerated...

"She was a good woman, so I hear... Losing a mother is an excruciating pain..." He speaks from experience. "But this wrath? Is it really what she would want for you?"

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The man he later learned was called Huck was not the only one Viktor needed to aid. Several Shimmer addicts crawled to him - and word soon spread beyond even them. Soon enough, Viktor seemed to be leading a small flock of cured destitutes. They need not shy away from society, scrapping over dregs. Viktor had tried to appease the downtrodden as well, but they were far more scared. Fear was rife, but so unnecessary... But Viktor understood. Perhaps if he could show some a safe place to be, others will follow in time. Seeking sanctuary.

That sanctuary seemed to be at hand. Viktor felt the pull once more, guiding him through the narrow, crowded streets of Zaun - through muck and grime. The former addicts never questioned him. Viktor truly didn't know where they would end up, but he couldn't ignore this pulsing charge within him.

However, their destination was guarded, and their appearance was met with suspicion and wrath. He could hardly blame them. Viktor had raised his hands to show he was not armed, explaining that they sought refuge and nothing more. When he was questioned on how he found this place - whatever it was - Viktor couldn't answer. But his ears picked up on a discussion of a 'leader', and what he would do with 'these freaks'...

"Then we shall wait here for your leader, let him decide." Viktor concluded. And wait there they did. Quietly, with only small conversations amongst the renewed people. The guards watched them hungrily. As if itching for a fight. But they provided no reason to - and soon enough, this leader of theirs showed his face... Viktor could tell, from how the three guards seemed to react. Still, he didn't stand and announce himself yet. Let the dust settle...