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anqelsweep · 1 month ago

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❛❛ 송버드의 멜로디 ❜❜ ─── from heart attack era to the beginning of red rover era

w. contains imagery that may cause eyestrain, flashing light, mentions heckling & nightmares, and negative tones in the heart attack section only! briefly mentions broken bones (ankle) additional trivia! i think that’s all but, if i missed anything please let me know!

n. mentions grace of lily pad, yeobi (@glasshcvse), youha of acid flower (@killcrqueenz) & kaia of hiraeth (@almostyours)! thank you to these beauties for allowing their ocs to be a part of this~!<33 also, sorry this took forever to come out lolol PLEASE ignore any mistakes i missed when editing this sajdsd

JUDY is Cult Creative’s known as the most well-known and best-selling artist, later beating even the quartet HEAT BURN. However, unlike her current positive image, she was once called Disaster Rookie due to her disastrous debut.

HEART ATTACK is JUDY's first extended play, released on May 2, 2013. Unfortunately, the EP was a complete failure despite being widely anticipated by fans of Cult Creative artists. The album had four tracks, including Rendezvous, which featured soloist IU, LilyPad member Grace, and the widely adored b-side Sugar.

The story within it tells the tale of unrequited love between two students, with Judy constantly trying to get another student’s attention throughout the title track’s music video.

HEART ATTACK had many incidents during its short promotional period. Most notably, several hecklers greeted the rookie idol at her debut stage, many hurling insults at her for even stepping on the stage. Netizens weren’t easy on her either, criticizing the label for allowing her to embarrass herself in front of so many people or making fun of her for crying on stage and running off.

In a 2021 interview, the singer recalled her painful debut experience; “I remember being yelled at and belittled for being on stage. I couldn’t see who was yelling, so I think it made it much more traumatic for me.” she said, “I ran off stage before I could even finish the song! I just couldn’t take the insults anymore. After, I isolated myself for a long time; I was scared to leave my dorm and—for a while—only went out at night. I had nightmares about it, too; I still have those nightmares sometimes.”

LADIES NIGHT was released five months after her traumatic debut as the first single album of JUDY. Announcements of the debut were met with instant pushback, with netizens accusing the label of wanting to embarrass the rookie further. However, these comments were squashed with its official release on September 2. PURPLE NIGHTS and LADY would both become two of the most popular songs of 2013, redeeming JUDY in the eyes of South Korean music critics.

The music videos for both promoted tracks were heavily influenced by the works of Wong Kar-wai and mid-1970 to 1980s Japan. It also gained inspiration from anime like City Hunter and Cowboy Bebop; PURPLE NIGHTS takes inspiration from the dream-like imagery of Wong Kar-wai, while LADY takes place in a futuristic Seoul. The single album accumulated the singer fifteen (15) music show wins in total, including Rookie of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. She was nominated for Best New Female Artist and won Song of the Year at the Melon Music Awards with PURPLE NIGHTS. In addition, it was also the first project for which JUDY would be credited for producing and writing.

The Jazz Manouche and Jazz Pop extended play was released on the August Equinox in 2014. Whispers around this EP began when a vengeful ex-Cult Creative employee leaked two clips of the album’s title track.

OH! MY GOODNESS represents the title track, while IS WHO? is the promoted b-side. THE EP, GRAND DREAMS, is the soloist’s second mini album. Similar to her previous releases, this album follows a storyline that spins a tale around love. These stories, however, revolve around the feeling of falling in love, depicting a world going from monochrome to vibrant with color, as well as a tale of greed, never being satisfied with those who try to court her, going as far as to kill those who fail to impress her.

OH! MY GOODNESS and IS WHO? accumulated the most music show wins of any JUDY release thus far, winning sixteen total: nine for the former and seven for the latter. Upon release, the title track peaked at number three on the Gaon Digital Chart, while the album peaked at ten.

JUDY’s third mini album, BITTER, sold nearly seven million copies in its first week of release. In addition, this era saw a drastic change in the treatment she would get from Cult Creative; she would get the actual staff that wasn’t Daphne Choi, much of which still work with Judy in the present day.

BITTER was released on the 18th of May 2015. While the title track, BEAUTIFUL FANTASIES, debuted in the top five of Gaon’s Digital Chart, the b-side DIAMOND, was a massive hit, peaking at the number one (1) spot and staying rooted there for four weeks.

Due to this EP being the most mature release, there have been many rumors surrounding its making. The most prominent was her breakup with actor Park Joon-ki, who was rumored to have cheated on the singer. While Cult Creative vehemently denied these rumors, one of the producers of the EP, Goldie Anton, alluded to these being true. JUDY has never directly acknowledged the rumors.

LOVE LETTER, released on Valentine’s Day in 2016, is the fourth extended play by JUDY. Like its sister release, the EP made history for the singer and the label. The EP took place 44 on Billboard's 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s, while the lead single, MAKE ME HAPPY, peaked at number two on Gaon’s Digital Chart.

OH MY GOD! is JUDY's first and only 2017 release. The fifth extended play, which contains seven tracks, was released on August 18. This EP marked the opening of Team Honeysuckle, the production label dedicated to JUDY and her works.

The EP contains six tracks, excluding the CD-only single, Queen of Hearts, which features soloist Yeobi, hiraeth's Kaia, and Acid Flower's Youha. The era consists of only one music video, for the title track WOMAN. The video was published a day before the album's official release and was followed by two performance clips: Noir version and Femme Fatale version.

For their first project, Team Honeysuckle went all out with promotions. Teaser images advertising an exhibit to promote the comeback were released on August 4th and August 7th, and music video teasers were released on the 13th and 16th. The exhibit, 'From Diamonds,' was held from August 13 to August 17th.

The album peaked at seven on Gaon’s Album Chart, while WOMAN sat at six on the Digital Chart.

OH MY GOD! was nominated for several major music show awards. For the Golden Disc Awards, she won Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. She won Best Dance Performance, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration for the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Finally, she won Musician of the Year at the Korean Music Awards. In total, she won six major awards and nineteen music show awards.

SOBER is JUDY's second single album. It was released on May 28, 2018, with Don't Say No as the title track and sOBeR and About Love as b-sides.

Unlike its predecessors, SOBER didn’t make any huge waves for JUDY. Compared to older releases, it felt lackluster to most SongBirds, many of whom considered this JUDY’s first real miss.

LITTLE BIRD is JUDY's seventh mini-album. The EP, released on June 18, 2018, consists of six tracks, led by the title track, BETTER. While the title track was popular, peaking at the third spot on many music charts, the songs Little Bird and TEMPTATIONS made the album as popular as it was.

The EP’s namesake, Little Bird, debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, while TEMPTATIONS debuted at number five. In addition, Little Bird debuted atop the Billboard World Digital Song Sales—becoming JUDY’s first number one on the ranking.

BETTER was certified platinum six months after its release by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA)

On November 21, 2018, WHAT THE FLOWER? was released as a pre-single for JUDY’s upcoming untitled first studio album. The song was announced one week before its release and wasn’t accompanied by a music video but a live performance video instead.

Despite its dull promotion, the song still did well. It did its job as a pre-single and built anticipation around the singer's long-awaited studio album.

ADDITIONAL TRIVIA.

In 2021, some random Twitter account revealed that Judy co-wrote some of the songs on HEART ATTACK; Daphne later confirmed this and said that Judy wrote much of the title track and Sugar and that it was Judy who didn’t want to be credited on those songs.

According to a fan poll held in 2019, LADIES NIGHT era is one of Judy’s most iconic, primarily due to her being blonde (which is something she said she’d never do again)

Production-wise, GRAND DREAMS is her favorite EP.

Even with Judy's treatment change, BITTER’s promotions were very chaotic (dancers being late or not showing up, sound issues, etc.).

LOVE LETTER is an unofficial billet-doux to SongBirds.

Also, Judy broke her first bone in LOVE LETTER era, breaking her ankle—which caused promotion to end prematurely.

LITTLE BIRD was mostly popular with i-SongBirds, during this era she got a lot more international attention and fans.

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koreanthrillerenjoyer · 2 months ago

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My spidersona would absolutely be in the universe of won kar wai cinema

#a bit more cyberpunk tho #spidersona #spiderverse #won kar wai

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marsipaniscool · 8 months ago

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Santana really did have a shit life. First, his family was massacred. Then he got kidnapped by the murderers and told to become a strong warrior, and when he failed, they just left him there for a minimum of 2000 years. And THEN he woke up to being experimented on, and I'm not sure if he then died or stayed alive but in pieces. Lowkey hope he died and has some peace

RIGHT. gonna talk abt both of the boys because I feel like they bounce off of each other really well, almost foils. under the cut because I love yapping <3

in my opinion, Wamuu and Santana internalised Kars' and Esidisi's actions very differently. Wamuu acknowledges it happened, but his loyalty to his masters runs so deep that he willingly turns a blind eye to it, even though it brings him a lot of turmoil. I think that's a part of the reason he doesn't like fighting women or children, he sees Kars ordering him to kill his mother, and even himself as a child. Something something if Wamuu had been a child instead of an actual baby, he realises Kars would have had him killed too more than likely. He copes with this by proving his worth time and time again on the battlefield, doing quite literally whatever Kars demands. This increased tenfold when Santana was left behind. Yeah Wamuu talks big game about having a code of honour and strong morals but alllllll of that goes out the window when daddy kars demands. Honestly, Wamuu won the genetic lottery in terms of being a fierce warrior, he ends up taller than Kars or Esidisi and appears more well built. I don't think it was the fact that Santana was weak, I think he was just comparatively weak to Wamuu, and ended up being perceived as the weakest link. Kars and Esidisi had milleniums of training and Wamuu was a fighting prodigy, so Santana, who was probably just an average, untrained, pillar person (see:child), was by default the weakest. Santana had to process the information of Kars and Esidisi killing his family in an entirely different way. While Wamuu came to his own conclusion, I can easily see Kars holding that information above Santana's head. Santana had to hear that Kars "saved him from a life of darkness and drab" and how Santana should be "thankful you (Santana) weren't slaughtered like everyone else/your parents/family." When physical punishments were given to Santana, I can see Kars and/or Esidisi telling him how he was just as worthless and weak as his mother. I talked about it in-depth before, so just to rehash my thoughts: Santana was abandoned in Mexico at least 5,000 years ago (K,E,+W went to Eurasia in search of the super aja.) Santana would have looked around 10 years old at his age of 5,000. Picking up here, Santana would very likely stick to the same general area for quite a while before branching out into the greater Central America. Honestly think he became an idol in these areas due to him being bored as fuck with a booming population of humans around him. I see him spending a few thousand years like this, until eventually he got bored/not enough nourishment/whatever happened, and he fell asleep for several thousand years. Really leaning towards lack of nourishment leading to his slumber, he holed himself up in the temple and only woke up to a copious blood sacrifice. He woke up, the events of the show happened, Santana is stone in the SWF again. I don't think Santana is dead, I think they woke him back up and experimented on him. Von Stroheims entire mechanical body is based off of Santana. They may have been able to study him to such a degree while he was asleep, but honestly I think homeboy was awake and just restrained in some fashion while the Nazis and SWF experimented on him. I really hope he passed by the events of part 4 at the latest, but maybe they studied him until they were satisfied, and then kept him turned to stone. Maybe they had Joseph swing by and kill him idk. I just hope he found a peaceful ending.

#jjba #jojo no kimyou na bouken #battle tendency #jjba headcanons #pillar men #pillar men headcanons #kars #esidisi #wamuu #santana #santana headcanon #wamuu headcanon

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seoul-bros · 1 year ago

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Sometimes...

Jungkook remind me of another very famous Asian artist, Leslie Cheung.

Leslie was a very famous actor and singer. He remains one of the most celebrated artists in China, 19 years after his death. He was also openly bi.

His film "Happy Together" is one of the earliest films in Asia to deal with a gay relationship.

Jungkook doesnt really resemble him physically but I do think their appeal/aura kinda similar?

Like they both have/had a very soft, yet powerful masculine appeal. Their masculinity is not threatening yet very palpable and inciting instead of repelling. Dunno how to describe this any other way.

Also both are Virgos lmao.

Leslie Cheung in his own words

So sorry, I took so long to respond to this but I don't get many messages like this and I wanted to take time replying and try to do justice to what you are saying here. I have been reading more about Leslie Cheung his life and his legacy and in so doing I begin to see where the comparisons you make to Jungkook come from.

Leslie Cheung (1956 - 2003)

“I believe that a good actor would be androgynous, and ever changing”

I remember Leslie Cheung for his performance in the 1993 film Farewell My Concubine. The film won the Palm D'Or at Cannes as well as awards for Best Foreign Language Film at the BAFTAs and the Golden Globes. He plays Cheng Dieyi, a Peking opera singer, abandoned and abused as a child and trained to sing the opera's female roles. The film focuses on his tumultuous lifelong relationship with fellow opera singer Duan Xiaolou and Xiaolou's wife Juxian. It is set against the massive societal upheaval in China in the early 20th century. It's a heartbreaking performance which reminds us of the fragility of love and friendship and the lasting effects betrayal can have upon us all.

"Leslie Cheung gives the performance of his career" Time

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What I didn't know when I saw the film, was anything more about his life. His singing career, his huge celebrity in Asia and the fact that he was an openly bisexual man at a time where globally, attitudes towards homosexuality were at their most negative.

"Your love belongs to you and you alone.....as long as you are happy and, harm no one, do not be bothered by idle chatter."

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I also wasn't aware of the role he played in shaping LGBT representation in Hong Kong cinema and the lasting impact that this has had on subsequent queer films and filmmakers which is perhaps best embodied by the 1997 film Happy Together which you mention.

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"The theme of my performance is this: The most important thing in life, apart from love, is to appreciate your own self"

He was determined to be true to himself in a world that was not yet ready for such honesty. His 2000, Passion tour included eight costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier which blurred gender lines. Although the tour was very successful, there was a backlash at home which affected him deeply.

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"I hope you'll forever remember me, because I will forever remember your cheers and applause."

2023 is the 20th anniversary of his death and it is a testament to his legacy that every year people still visit the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong to pay tribute.

There was a commemorative concert in April and the Miss You Much Leslie exhibition is being held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum until October 2023. Leslie Cheung continues to garner new fans as his films and his music reach new younger audiences.

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This GQ article from last year tries to capture how Leslie Cheung continues to influence the next generation of artists.

Leslie naturally possessed both feminine and masculine [qualities]—not to mention an enigmatic mystique that was just so unique I think no other star has come remotely close to having,” the trans Filipina filmmaker Isabel Sandoval told me. “I think he's the closest we've come to a modern-day Garbo in his sexual ambiguity.”

Jungkook definitely shares that characteristic of tantalizingly blending feminine and masculine qualities to create a unique presence which cannot be ignored.

"Great style is wearing anything you like, regardless of gender"

He is known for rejecting traditional gendered fashion and his support for LBGTQ friendly brands.

On stage he is mesmerizing.....

...and off stage he is grateful and giving with his fans.

"Whenever ARMYs miss us, you can come to us. If you have to go or if you want to go, it’s okay for you to leave us. But always remember, I will always be here."

Although, Jungkook has never and may never talk about his sexuality, I do believe that every day he is trying to be true to himself, show us who he is and live an as authentic life as is possible. He is an icon for this century just as Leslie Cheung was an icon for the last one.

Post Date: 25/08/2023

#leslie cheung #jeon jungkook #jungkook #farewell my concubine #happy together #queer icons

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baesuzypics · 10 months ago

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[170111 - 170120] Bae Suzy lyric teasers for "Pretend" and "Yes No Maybe"

on Jan 24th 2017, suzy successfully debuted as a soloist with her mini album 'Yes? No?'✨️🖤 fun facts! "Pretend" achieved Real-time All Kill on music charts and won 2 music show #1 trophies & the aesthetically pleasing music video of "Yes No Maybe" was inspired by Wong Kar Wai's cinematography 🎬

this is your sign to watch the music video here & listen to the album❤️

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thornybubbles · 2 years ago

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JJBA Yandere Scenario: Jealousy (The Jo-Foes: Kars x Pillar Man Reader)

Note: Guys, I struggled so much with Kars’ part. I had so many different ideas for it that I just didn’t know what to write. I kept writing a little bit, changing my mind, and starting over. I did that several times before just deciding to go with what I have here and I’m still not satisfied with it. I like what I came up with, but I also don’t. It’s very frustrating. I decided to just settle or I’d never, ever get it done. I feel that I didn’t concentrate on the jealousy aspect of it as much as I should have and what little of it I have here feels shoe-horned in. So, I’m very sorry if this just isn’t up to par.

Jealous Kars is vengeful and full of spite. Kars prided himself on being able to stifle his emotions and think rationally and logically in stressful situations, but he instantly lost that ability when it came to you. Back in the ancient days, Kars developed a strange, unhealthy attachment to you. You thought that it came about due to you being one of his only friends aside from Esidesi, though you could not say for sure what it was that caused him to be so overly fond of you. After some time, it became very clear that Kars was looking to have you as a mate. You weren’t sure of your feelings for him just yet and each time he proposed the idea to you, you told him that you needed more time to think about it. With each denial, Kars became more and more impatient.

Eventually, Kars decided to go over your head and ask your parents for your hand. As per the customs of your tribe, they would only relent if Kars could prove himself to be an adequate mate by dominating your other (more desirable) suitors in combat. He agreed, in spite of not being trained as a warrior the way your other suitors were. Surprisingly, Kars rose to the challenge and brutally tore his way through the suitors during the trials. Both of your parents watched the trials with discerning eyes. Your mother was especially judgmental of Kars performance as it was she who picked up on some of his more unsavory personal traits and was adamantly against you having anything to do with him. When the trials were over, she gave your father a meaningful glance and they left the arena to discuss their decision.

When they returned to the arena, they both bore cold, unreadable expressions. Kars’ heart dropped, for he already knew what their judgment would be. Your father stood up from his seat and gave his final judgment.

“I declare Kars the winner of the trial by combat,” your father said; his deep baritone booming out over the arena. “In spite of this, my mate and I have deemed him an unworthy suitor for our child.”

Kars eyes widened in shock and anger and he bit his lip to keep from screaming his rage up at your father. His fists tightened and he began to tremble in his anger.

“For what reason do you find me unworthy?” he asked, voice straining with held back fury. “If I have proven myself in the trials then why do you still deny me the right to…”

Your mother stood and cut Kars off mid sentence.

“Because you lack honor, Kars.” she said simply. “You only won the trials today through underhanded methods. While we admire your ability to use your wits to make up for your lack of strength, we find your tactics base and cruel. Your unnecessary brutality during combat is… undesirable. Due to this, we find you undesirable as well.”

“Furthermore,” your father added. “It has come to our attention that our child has already refused your advances several times before you came to us with your proposal. We do not wish to force a marriage if it is not wanted. For all of these reasons, we find you unworthy.”

“NO!” Kars shouted, unable to control his emotions any longer. “NO! You cannot deny me this! I have won the trials! What does it matter how I achieved victory as long as victory was achieved!? You have no right to refuse me! I will not--”

Once again Kars was interrupted, this time by a member of the Council of Elders that were also there to witness the trials.

“That’s enough!” he said. “Kars, the parents have every right to decide whom they deem worthy of their own offspring. The parents have made their decision and they have declared you unworthy. There will be no more discussion of the matter. Accept your judgment and move on.”

With that, all those in the audience rose to leave the arena. Only Kars remained where he was, staring down at his bloodied hands in silent anger. Unworthy? UNWORTHY???!!! They called him unworthy of you, simply because he used his mind instead of his muscles during the trials? It was those other suitors that were the unworthy ones. They didn’t deserve you. They were all just empty headed brutes with no true ambition. They were just like all the other members of your tribe who had no interest in becoming more than what they were. Idiots like the Council of Elders and your parents who were content to hide themselves from the sun’s rays and allow the lowly humans dominate the planet. No, if anyone was truly unworthy, it was them. All of them! He would give them one last chance to see reason. If he could show them the results of his latest project. If he showed them that he found a way to triumph over their biological weakness to the sun, then maybe they would listen to reason. (Maybe then you would look at him fondly for once.) If not… well… then there was only one thing left for him to do.

Meanwhile you were going through the last of your training with your grandmother, who was the shaman for the tribe. From birth it was decided that you would act as the tribe’s assassin… and executioner should there be a need for it. While your kind were mostly peaceful (aside from the trials and occasional personal duels), there were still those that allowed themselves to be corrupted and caused trouble for the tribe. So, since you were an infant, you had been fed food laced with miniscule amounts of poison that was steadily increased as you got older until you were able to swallow what would normally be fatal amounts of pure poison. Due to your inhuman physique, your body not only developed an immunity to all forms of poison, but your very blood became a deadly poison itself. If an enemy managed to cut you, just the scent of your blood would be enough to cause them a painful death. And any human that crossed you and came into contact with your toxic blood would die instantly.

Recently, your grandmother began to train you in earnest. Ever since Kars started showing interest in you, she began to notice some things about him that made her wary of him. She was certain that there was something terribly wrong with him and that he would soon turn violent. She was training you to… to take him down. The thought saddened you. Yes, Kars’ advances made you uncomfortable, but the two of you had been friends since childhood. The thought of having to execute him… you didn’t want to think about it. Your grandmother had never been wrong in her predictions before, but this time you really hoped she was mistaken.

Unfortunately, your grandmother had judged Kars correctly. After locking himself away for nearly a month with one of his secret projects, he suddenly reappeared again and attempted to appeal to both your grandmother and the Council to try to get them interested in his latest project: a stone mask that would unlock its wearer’s hidden potential. All they needed was a certain magical stone that the humans possessed and the mask would be completed. Then the tribe could rule the Earth, as they were meant to, instead of the lowly humans. The Council firmly turned him down. The tribe made it a point to live separately from humanity and that meant avoiding conflict with them where possible. Stealing the magical gemstone from them would certainly cause problems with them. Furthermore the tribe had survived in darkness for so long and done just fine. What need did they have for walking in the sunlight? And they were content as they were, living underground and in caves. Though humans greatly outnumbered them, each tribe member was far stronger than any army of humans. So what need had they for conquering them? The tribe was fine as it was. There was no need for such barbaric ambition.

Kars lost his mind then. His mental health had been teetering on the edge for so long, but having been denied his wants twice in a row broke him completely. He went on a rampage and the Council labeled him a criminal. You were called in to deal with him, but by the time you found him, it was already too late. He had killed nearly every single member of the tribe including both your parents and even his own. You were appalled that someone you loved like a brother could do something so heinous. You struck out against him, actually managing to inject your poisonous blood into him by turning your fingernails into makeshift syringes, but he laughed in your face. You pulled away from him in horror as he held up a tiny vial of liquid.

“Do you know what this is, my cherished one?” He asked in a mockingly loving tone.

You didn’t answer, just looked up at him in fear and confusion as to why your poison had no effect on him.

“You should know by now that I have no interest in fighting fairly. I only fight to win, nothing more. Your parents and the rest of this tribe were so attached to outdated ideas such as honor among warriors, but I have no such attachment. What I have in this vial is an antidote to that oh so deadly poison that courses through your veins.” he explained to you with a triumphant, manic grin on his face.

You made a move to step back from him but he grabbed your wrist with his free hand and pulled you closer to him.

“That’s right, my beloved.” he cooed. “You cannot win this fight. Without your poison, your attacks are completely ineffective.”

The sound of footsteps approaching caused you to look up over Kars’ shoulder. You saw Esidesi coming up to the two of you. In his arms he held two infants. You recognized them as Wamuu and Santana. They were the only two children in the tribe at the time. Esidesi made eye contact with you, but his gaze was hard and detached. You knew then that you had been doubly betrayed. Esidesi was on Kars’ side and most likely had a hand in committing all out genocide against your own kind. You gritted your teeth in hatred for the both of them.

“Look there,” Kars said, drawing your attention back to him. “Those two children that Esidesi carries are the last remaining members of the tribe. I will spare them as long as you agree to be my consort. Make your decision now and choose wisely. My patience with your indecision has long run out!”

You swallowed thickly, trying to quell your disgust and terror.

“I relent, Kars.” You said. “Spare the children, and… I will… I will be your mate.”

You almost gagged on the words. Never in your life did you think that Kars could stoop so low, or be so insane. More than that, you never thought that Esidesi would aid him in attacking your own tribe. You were repulsed by the actions of your former friends. The fact that they would drag children into it, holding the little one’s lives over your head as leverage, made it all the more odious. Still, you had no choice. You were doomed to be the consort to a mad man and there was nothing you could do about it.

Thousands of years later, when you and the others awoke from hibernation, you found hope in an unlikely source; a strange human by the name of Joseph Joestar, otherwise known as “JoJo”.

At first you hated him, because Kars told you it was he who killed Santana in Mexico. Like Wamuu, you helped to raise Santana from infancy. He was practically your own son in your eyes. Though unlike Wamuu, Santana wasn’t brainwashed by Kars’ teachings and preferred you over him. Wamuu had been turned against you in the same way that Esidesi had and was far more likely to listen to Kars over you. Santana was far more loyal to you, though he would never admit it out loud for fear of Kars’ wrath. In retaliation over the “death” of your adopted son, it was you who suggested that Wamuu use the poisonous “Wedding Rings” on Joseph. The rings were designed by Kars and used your own poisonous blood to act as a “motivator” to anyone that found themselves wearing one. Of course, Kars provided each of the other Pillarmen with his antidote inside of their piercings.

Much later, you found out from the human woman called Lisa Lisa that Santana wasn’t dead but in a state of dormancy in a place called the Speedwagon Foundation. You realized then that Kars had lied to you in order to get you to view these humans as enemies. You were ashamed of yourself for letting Kars manage to get into your head. Not only that, but you realized that Kars had fully intended to abandon Santana, most likely out of jealousy over your affections for him. You decided then that you were going to aid Joseph in his fight against your own kind. You stayed out of the battle between him and Wamuu, however. Even though Wamuu had turned his back on you to gain Kars’ favor, you still held a parental affection for him and could not bring yourself to aid in his defeat. Joseph managed to win all on his own however.

When it came to Kars however you were merciless in your betrayal. Wamuu was defeated and Santana was safely out of Kars’ reach. He no longer had any leverage over you. So when the time came for Kars and Lisa Lisa to have their battle you decided then to openly turn against him. You knew Kars would not take this fight seriously. You knew that he would use trickery and deceit in order to win, as he did in all fights. So when the fight started and you saw that the “Kars” that Lisa Lisa fought was actually a vampire minion disguised as his master, you intervened, draining the vampire of his life force and saving the human woman’s life.

“Did… did you just kill your own master?” Joseph asked, confused by what just happened.

“No.” you said. “I killed an imposter.”

You turned to Lisa Lisa.

“Kars tricked you. He had that vampire take his place so that he could ambush you. He had no intention of fighting you fairly.” you explained.

“Hmph. Coward.” Lisa Lisa scoffed.

You looked down at Joseph where he stared up at you, still not fully understanding the situation.

“I would like to correct you, one called “JoJo”. From this moment on, Kars is no longer my master.” you said.

Joseph smiled, overjoyed at the turn of events.

You heard a snarl of outrage as Kars emerged from his hiding place. He approached you, his face contorted with anger and madness.

“You dare intervene?!” he growled. “You dare turn against me?! You belong to me!”

“No, Kars. I do not.” You said in a cold tone. “I never belonged to you and I never loved you. You killed my parents and my grandmother. You even killed your own parents. You slaughtered nearly all of our own kind. You held the lives of Wamuu and Santana over my head for thousands of years. You did all of this simply because you did not get your way. You murdered our friendship with your selfishness and caused my heart to grow cold towards you.You are unworthy of my love and you shall not have it.”

Kars let out a growl of animalistic rage and you heard the sound of his bone blades whirring to life. He swiped at you but you ducked under the blow. He had forgotten all about Lisa Lisa and Joseph and was intent on punishing you for your betrayal.

“Still you deny me!” He roared, swiping at your legs with a powerful kick. You only barely managed to dodge the blow.

“You betray me after all I’ve done for you! I placed you above all others! Lavished you with treasures beyond imagining! Gave you an honored place by my side! All that I’ve done, I’ve done for you! And still you call me unworthy?! What more must I do to gain your affections?!”

From out of nowhere Joseph appeared and landed a hamon infused kick to the Pillarman’s back. The sun fueled energy seared and melted his skin causing him to bellow out in pain and rage. He lost his balance, nearly falling onto the crystal spikes below.

“You can start by not being a psychotic jerk!” Joseph quipped.

He bounced over to you, standing by your side in a battle stance. He gave you a cheeky grin and chuckled, happy to have you as an ally against Kars. You looked to your other side and saw that Lisa Lisa was there. She shot you a look over her shades before readjusting them and taking a battle stance next to you. You smiled at your new allies, knowing that you finally had a chance to defeat Kars and earn your freedom.

Kars regained his composure just in time to see you and Joseph exchanged glances. You had the audacity to stand before him and smile at another. You never smiled at him. Not once since becoming his mate did you ever show him your smile, only giving him blank, cold stares that did nothing to hide your hatred. And here you were wantonly smiling at a human! A lowly, sniveling, frail and FILTHY HUMAN!!!

Kars' vision went red.

He roared, baring his teeth like a mad dog and pounced on Joseph.

Joseph, always the quick thinker, reacted just in time, flipping onto his back and kicking out with both feet. He sent a blast of Ripple energy through his legs and sent Kars falling to his doom. You turned away, unable to watch as he was impaled on the crystals below. You despised the man for all the horrible things he’d done, but there was still that painful lingering affection you had for the memory of your time together before he lost his mind completely.

After that, more humans arrived on the scene wielding devices that somehow weaponized sunlight that they used to fight off the vampires. Joseph, or “JoJo” as he insisted that you call him, told you that the Germans would seek to destroy you, too and as soon as they realized you were still alive they would turn their sunlight weapons on you. They wouldn’t care that you weren’t an enemy anymore. Not only that, but the actual sun would be rising soon, so you would need to find some kind of shelter before you got vaporized. You took his advice and found some old ruins to shield yourself from the sun’s deadly rays.

Some time later, an old man came to talk to you. He told you his name was Speedwagon and you recognized the name immediately. This man must be the leader of the organization that had Santana in their care.

“Santana! Is he safe? I wish to see him!” you blurted out, anxious to see your adopted son again.

Speedwagon smiled warmly at your obvious attachment. He’d never seen one of your kind show anything but violence and hatred before. You were a refreshing change of pace.

“He’s quite alright. But he’s turned back into stone at the moment. His body was badly damaged in the fight, but I’m sure a few… feedings will help him heal himself.” he said. He seemed to grow slightly uncomfortable at the mention of feeding Santana.

“Before I let you see him, however, I need to know that you can control him. He gave us quite a bit of trouble when he first woke up.” he added.

“Do not worry.” You consoled him. “Santana will listen to me before he listens to anyone else. I can make him behave.”

Speedwagon smiled.

“I’ll arrange for a plane to be fitted with a specialized compartment for you. It will be made of material that blocks sunlight. Then we’ll take you to where Santana is kept.”

“Plane?” You asked, not sure what he could be referring to. He informed you that it was one of those flying machines that you’ve been seeing in the air. You were intrigued by the idea of riding on one.

Before anything else was said, a great commotion came from outside. You and Speedwagon exchanged looks of worry and confusion before the old man turned toward the entrance.

“I better see what’s going on.” he said. He started to go back outside when he was suddenly knocked back. You darted forward, catching the old man before he could land on the hard stone floors. A sinister chuckle caught your attention and you looked up towards the entrance.

Standing there, blocking the sunlight from entering the ruins, was Kars.

“No…” You said, unable to understand how he could still be alive. Even if he survived being impaled on the crystal spikes, the sun’s rays should have reduced him to dust by now.

“How?” you demanded.

Kars licked his lips and grinned, holding up the broken shards of the Red Stone of Aja and bits of what you recognized to be one of his stone masks. He must have managed to snatch the stone from Lisa Lisa as he fell from atop the ruins where he and the female Hamon warrior chose to have their fight. How he managed to do such a thing you did not know, but Kars had always proved himself to be confoundingly resourceful.

“I’ve won, my sweet one.” he said, snickering at your growing horror. “I’ve triumphed over all that stand in my way. I’ve conquered the sun and soon I will conquer everything else. Including you!”

He let the broken pieces slide from his hands where they landed on the stone floor, then he strode up to you, towering over you and standing as the only thing blocking the sunlight from shining directly on you. You set Speedwagon down and stood between Kars and the frightened human.

“I did what everyone said I could not… no, should not do. I’ve unlocked my own potential and become a god among mortals!” he said, trembling with delight at his own power.

He suddenly reached out and seized you by the throat, lifting you off the ground. Speedwagon cried out, but there was little he could do to help you. He couldn’t fight against a monster like Kars. Kars gave your throat a squeeze, just enough to cut off your breath for a moment, before allowing you to breathe again. It was a show of just how much power he welded over you. You coughed and struggled against him. He was far stronger than you remembered and your struggles did little. Kars pulled you close, bringing his face close to yours. You almost thought he would kiss you when he turned his head so that his lips were mere inches from your ear.

“So tell me, my beloved, tell me…” he whispered. “Am I worthy of you now? I suggest you think very carefully about your answer.”

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