I continue to adjust resolution of old GOW cutscenes.
Here I compilated two frames from Kratos's agony visions from GOW2 to see Ares's calm expression. Firstly in this scene he looked very concerned by Kratos's death and then told him "Fight, spartan" (I know, it was Gaia's voice, but how interesting anyway).
I carefully closed his mouth in editor, and ?? While Athena on a background has cruel pleasure on her face, Ares looks... sympathetic?!
And what's remarkable, deep inside of his mind Kratos doesn't posess Ares as evil figure and hateful enemy. If you rewatch this scene, you will see that in a vision with Lysandra and Calliope's death, which captured his feeling of an absolute helplessness, there is no Ares at all. Only Kratos himself and Athena.
And then vision of Ares, who tells him to fight for himself and closes his eyes forever. His flame flows into the vision of the sleeping naked woman in bed. So even if he doesn't say this, Kratos associates Ares not only with his loss but also with seeking solace.. And help. Because Ares helped him, when he asked for it. Athena in her turn did not. Kratos's life became a chaos after Athena made him a god, and the only one comfort zone in this sea of endless despair was war. War is familiar. And understandable. War is sincere, it doesn't lie (unlike Athena!!1), it fully accepts Kratos and his nature.
So as Ares himself.
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Some good good Ares in the Jar TM
There was tragic water damage to this original from 2019
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Idk man, yall horny?
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Last Night's D&D Session without Context
Alex be like:
Areto to Fiona:
Fiona be like:
Learning of a new God be like:
The Party Raiding the Ruins be like:
Misty's fun new magic item be like:
Fiona to Gronk:
Fiona after Killing her Love Interest's Love Intrest:
Gronk after realizing he's not dead:
Misty talking to Fiona:
Fritzahr be like:
Alex recruiting Fritzahr to the party:
The party after witnessing the stupidest Teenage Love Triangle in the realms:
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Thane isn't the only Warbred to have gotten a bit of bruising from that failed hunt! Poor Areto got kicked under the tail... which is the equivalent of a nutshot. Poor boy got kicked in the nards, has a bruise, and is very ouchy! His sister's trying to make him feel better, but she can't help but be a bit amused by his rather painful predicament.
Look at that pout and those sad puppy eyes... poor Areto's gonna be sitting on an ice pack for a while!
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@blaruu made me wanna upload my own art now so uhhh here's the character that got me drawing again.
This is my OC for a Pokemon webcomic I've been following, Tales of Elysium, her name is Areto.
I wanted to share her here but her backstory involves a lot of spoilers for the comic so PLS GO READ IT, IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD! It's got blood and violence and cussing and sexual innuendos but IT'S RLLY GOOD TRUST! anyways backstory beneath the cut
So Areto grew up in Elysium, raised by a Salazzle apothecary named Lacertia. 'Tia was given Areto as a baby when she was gather medicinal herbs and berries near the edges of the Abyss one day. A young Axew boy came running out of the treeline bloodied with a gnarled wounded arm, and in his good arm he carried a baby Jangmo-o.
When Lacertia ran up to help him, he shoved the baby into her arms and said "Please, watch my sister Areto, I have to go help my mom!" before running back into the trees before Lacertia could process what was going on. Baby Areto had a deep gash on her jaw, and was covered in cuts, so she had to run back to the nearest village to get the baby help. She never saw that boy again, and although she looked for years, she never found a trace of their parents.
So Lacertia raised Areto as her own, and she was a ROWDY child. Areto constantly got into fight with older kids, even adults on occasion. The first time she met Lady Rhea, her first instinct was to headbutt the Legendary right in her face. One time while visiting Blossom Village, she even attempted to tackle Solon, or tried to bite Chiron's hand when he was just giving her a checkup.
Growing up, Areto idolized Leon's mother, Luna. She wanted to be just like the Lopunny and join the Phylax once she was old enough, to keep people safe by fighting back the ferals. So Lacertia had her train at the dojo in Blossom village, and once the girl finally evolved, she immediately said goodbye to her mother to go join the Phylax.
Areto joined Team Aspis, a Phylax team led by Attikos the Centiskorch. Her team comprised of Juniper the Thwackey, and Rin the sensu-style Oricorio. The four of them were an incredible team, Attikos was a veteran of the Phylax with years of experience leading teams, he named his team Aspis after a type of shield, hoping that his team would serve as the shield to protect Elysium from feral hordes in the absence of the Laconians.
Areto hoped that she could live up to her childhood hero's legend, and more. She wanted to earn respect for the Phylax as a whole, often joking that they'd be "Almost as revered as the Laconians themselves!"
With her help, Team Aspis was well on that path, Areto had incredible strength and stamina, taking down ferals five times her size and coming out of it ready for more. Her life in paradise was a perfect adventure.
Until the night Aperion set their monsters loose on the people in the current events of the comic. Team Aspis had been in Blossom Village to celebrate Leon's return with everyone else, they arrived shortly after the portals began to open, and wasted no time jumping into action to protect the people.
Fabius' hosts were an enemy unlike the ferals of the Abyss, Attikos was unable to adjust his plan for action in time, and in what was a short but bloody battle, the entire team was slaughtered. All but Areto, who barely managed to fight off the swarm of monsters, only to discover she wasn't able to save her team.
Devastated and broken, Areto returns to the sanctuary with a deep gash in her side. The healers there were able to stop her bleeding, and that's where she is at the time of the comic, watching Rhea and Solon struggle to protect their people.
The tassel she's wearing in her reference sheet isn't something she'll have until this arc in the comic is over, it's made from accessories her team wore. The beads were worn by Rin in her head feathers. The everstone was worn by Juniper who preferred to remain a small and nimble Thwackey. The blue scarf was worn by Attikos, weathered and worn from his years of experience. After the battle, Areto will gather these items from their remains and fashion them into a tassel she can keep with her at all times, to never forget them.
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I found two similar black lace-up dresses to the one that Adrienne Houghton wore on Feburary 16, 2023 when she was in New York for New York Fashion week. Links to purchase this item and more can be found below.
Areto Lace-Up Thigh Slit Midi Dress $990: Neiman Marcus
Areto Lace-Up Thigh Slit Midi Dress $990: Saks Fifth Avenue
To purchase the exact dress and sandals that Adrienne Houghton wore on this day, and find more dupes, click this link.
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OLARAGA DERAMA ADU FINALTI BINAMUDA PACCING 3 1 ARETOS FC
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when comes the dawn monthly update {4.2.2024}
This was supposed to be posted yesterday but considering I posted like 2 wip things that day + the april fools boopfest, I thought it'd be better to hold off till today lol
THE STATISTICS
the draft → 39,251 words
words written this month → 8,008 words
total words written this year → 28,943 words
hours spent writing this month → 12 hours
STORY NOTES
my struggles this month were centered around 2 major and somewhat lengthy scenes: the poisoning scene at the banquet and Sola's introduction
Reworked the poisoning scene. Changed the route of the poison, and instead of Fenice noticing and successfully avoiding the assassination attempt, she notices the poison a second too late
Aspects of Sola's introduction were also changed. Instead of Sola successfully escaping Fenice and Leda at the banquet and necessitating his search to have a second meeting, Leda prevents Sola from escaping allowing Fenice to make a deal with him then and there
Added an interlude between Dantalion and Andras!
Rethinking some stuff about my current magic system. No concrete changes just yet, but I know that I definitely want to change it
EXCERPTS
BLOG STUFF
I'll be participating in camp nano! You can find my powerpoint wip intro here
Camp nano updates will be weekly and tagged with #event.camp nano april 2024 It'll be posted along side my usual weekly progress updates
Aretos had his birthday on April 1st! You can find the post here
TAGLIST UNDER THE CUT
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@bloomingwrites @writinglyra @zmwrites @trapped-inadystopianovel @inky-duchess @aalinaaaaaa @seasteading @kaatiba @lazulis-stuff @serpentarii @sourrcandy @charlesjosephwrites @marrowwife @forever-and-almost-always @halcionic @caninemotiff @socialmediasocrates @zorya-km
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Oh gosh oh gosh *sighs*
you can't even imagine HOW MUCH I want to draw some Ares-centric comics... At least some strips..
Nobody need it but me, because I am an Ares stan and I am alone at this domain, but I want his character to shine through his antagonistic role according to the myths and my own headcanons.. I want to highlight his relationship with his parents, and Kratos and.. ghh
poor me
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The way I wanted to write for her, went to watch the show and then found out she was only given five minutes of screentime before she got killed. SMFH.
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Last Night's D&D Session without Context:
Misty be like:
A'zen, Areto, and Alex be like:
Traveling be like:
Investigating the screams at the farm be like:
The Party to Garnet:
Jenore be like:
Exploring the Cave be Like:
Also! Meet a 'New' Party Member, Alex!
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Doctor: Don't let those big sad eyes make you worry, he's fine, I checked and made sure! There's a little swelling, but no permenant damage, he's just hamming it up and being a drama queen.
*She chuckles in amusement*
For such giant Beasts bred for war, sometimes Warbred can be such big babies! As for other bugs in the outpost, there's a few grounds keepers and those who help with repairs and maintenance, though the Warbred do most of their own chores. Kyradon does a lot of the cleaning up because he's too old to go do patrols. I, fortunately, am quite a good herbalist, so I've gathered some medicinal herbs to help poor Areto here with his... rather sore tenders, and to keep Kyradon limber. He's quite healthy for such an old Warbred! Most elders I've seen before being stationed here were a lot more sore and achy.
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