#void within spoiler

[nettleneopian]

Oh ho ho! ok, thank you neopets

[adobe-outdesign]

Meridell: [turns grey]

Lord Darigan:

[idoitanyways]

[starbiology]

this is the most old-school neopets vibes of the new plot so far and i love it

her dog is a higher ranking engineer than her. dont worry about it

[fatedroses]

Many things were used to describe the mad hermit of Amaurot: a drunkard, degenerate, cynical, and even monstrous by those who stirred trouble for the newly appointed Azem. But nothing could prepare Emet-Selch for what he would see for himself, when offered a chance to meet the Sun's Shadow.

[nimmo-tube-cheese]

Angels sang out in immaculate chorus

Down from the heavens descended Chuck Norris

[wingedblooms]

Rotting darkness

This post briefly explores the darkness in Hewn City, how it is connected to the Weaver, and foreshadows Elain’s journey as @offtorivendell, @willowmeres, @silverlinedeyes, and others have suggested. Please avoid if you do not want to read hofas spoilers.

In acomaf, Feyre visits the Hewn City for the first time and has to combat her immediate discomfort of being trapped beneath in the dark. It’s possible Elain’s own discomfort in Hewn City is similar: this place might trigger terrible memories of what she found in the Cauldron.

Feyre also observes how deathly pale and cold everyone appears, and she claims the Court of Nightmares was the work of a god. It even holds a dark castle within.

I wondered previously if Hewn City belonged to Stryga, who is described as a death-god and a dark queen; if it was her black castle once upon a time.

She was known for her ability to devour life. And it is said that the evil within her—which I theorized is similar to or the same as the rotten core of the Valg—may have tainted her favorite mirror. Is it possible that the black stone of the castle within the mountain was also tainted by her evil core? If she is like the Asteri (and goodness, from behind she truly does look like Vesperus), did the land drink from her as she might have drank from it? Over time, it might have begun to reflect her dark, evil core.

That dark and evil core seems to have started to show physically when she was bound to the Middle and could not consume life and joy and beauty in the same way she used to:

And this rotted description mirrors what Mor tells us about the darkness of Hewn City. She says there is no light in it, never had been. It is eternal, rotting, and withers all life.

It is not like the darkness in Velaris, which was made for dreams, rather than nightmares. The darkness in Velaris is full of starlight: life and joy and beauty. Hewn City is the opposite. It’s a rotting pit, or void as @offtorivendell has theorized, that devours all light, just like its former eternal, dark queen.

As such, it is also the opposite of Elain and Urd, blooming life. It may even represent the magic that the Asteri imbued (void) within Urd’s sacred waters and her sacred peaks, which are void of life and thrumming with power. And Elain’s behavior in this scene tells me exactly how she might handle that challenge in the future. She may be afraid, but she won’t hesitate to do what is needed: to descend into that darkness. And it might try to poison her light and claim the very life from her, but she will square her shoulders. And she will face it anyway.

The difference is that, in her book, she will face that darkness and prove it has no power over her.

[seraphirism]

Spoilers for Chapter 5, part 1 below!

i’m done with the story, hehe! surprisingly, it was short and even humorous for aknk 🧐 Elf-guy’s name (or alias should I say, for now?) has been revealed!

It’s Shiro or シロ! which literally means “white” in Japanese 😭 i loved how silent Haures went when Shiro told him his name, clearly showing that Haures knew it wasn’t his real name but he’s taking it as such for now.

also, Elvira was doing her good ol’ fortune telling and she said “two new rays of hope” would shine upon the devil butlers. it was implied that the first one is Shiro and we don’t have information about who the “second ray of hope” could be.

Anyhow, I’ll write down my thoughts about it later when I get time (and my headache calms down); otherwise it was a rather soft update 💗

[just for the context, in the main story, Shiro or Elf-guy is joining the devil butlers because he wants the “powers” that come along with being a devil butler or having a pact with a demon. i don’t think Shiro will be his name when he joins the devil butlers—he’ll reveal his actual name when the whole matter of his people/compatriots is resolved. since he’ll trust the Devil butlers and Aruji by then. also! Elboa makes an appearance in this chapter! he appeared previously in an event story, i think it was the “Doll town” event?]

[incorrectneopetsquotes]

Mysterious Faerie: It’s a subtle game, Painter. What you just saw was the first step in our overall strategy. The Grey Painter: Well, what do we do now? Mysterious Faerie: Now we wait. The Grey Painter: For what? For them to make a mistake? Mysterious Faerie: No. For me to think of the next step.

[thedankestfaerie]

the red lipstick on the other cup oh my GOD

[wolf-of-stormwind]

Anduin walks out from behind the hulking nerubian with a smile.

"An'ora! You made it. I'm sorry for the cloak and dagger. We just couldn't risk being discovered." He walks closer to the stunned Sin'dorei, merely a breath away before he continues.

"It surprises me little to see that you've made allies amongst the Kaheti, An'ora. You've always been a skilled Diplomat. And, yes. I'm alive and well."

That seems to shake An'ora from her stupor, and she grabs Anduin by his neck and pulls him into a hug. "How- how did you survive?!" She shouts, tears brimming with relief.

An'ora listens as her beloved explains, content for a moment to simply hold him close to her.

[nettleneopian]

WHOA! Orion got his ring back, he is no longer divorced, buuut

he did immediately start hitting on Seshatia and lose it again, but its not his fault, he was possessed

[adobe-outdesign]

This panel from the plot comic has me howling

[waywardted]

Believing in rom-communism is all about believing that everything is going to work out in the end... Now, it may not work out how you think it will, or how you hope it does, but, believe me, it will all work out.

[that-g3-artist]

WIP sneak peek for next part of fairy boys below the cut

you get no context :)

[ogerpwned]

We never see the grey yurble’s balloon and vira at the same time.

Only logical conclusion: