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pyrrhiccomedy · 3 months

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Hello, Ive been following your heretic lore avidly but I'm still very confused as to how Bastian is the anti-Christ and his relation to all the Hours, and how Christ in general fits in with the Hours - is Christ an Hour?

Bastian (and Emily) are still figuring out how Christ fits into all of this themselves! I can tell you what she knows; or at least, what she thinks she knows.

Christ was not an Hour. He was the same kind of entity as Bastian: the Blood of the Sun, which was shed during its calamitous Division under the jaws of the Emperor Wolf. He was the mortal aspect of a divine thing; and, being mortal, he died. Whether he died a failure or whether he submitted to death for some more mysterious purpose, Bastian doesn't know yet.

When Christ was the Blood of the Sun, he made an alliance with the Sun-In-Rags; the Metatron, as Bastian understands it, that remnant of the Sun that has been in hospice under the care of the Madrugad ever since the Division, whose voice (apparently) carries God's authority. Bastian knew of the Sun-In-Rags's voice as Hauteclair, the high clear sword that could break the chains of the Emperor Wolf, before he knew practically anything else: killing the Sun-In-Rags in order to claim Hauteclair was in Bellefleur's orientation packet, when she took on the role of John of the Baptist for this new incarnation of the Blood, and woke Bastian into his spiritual life.

Gradually, Bastian has come to understand that a number of the great powers of his world are bound together in the drama of the Division of the Sun; and gradually, he believes he's come to understand how. The Sun-In-Glory - the Sun before the Division - was, he suspects, Lucifer himself: splendid in his radiance, first intercessor to our universe, commander of the angels, prince of this world. The Glory is enigmatic, great but silent: the Sun was its Adam Kadmon, its active agent in the world, who spoke with God's authority and could be known by ordinary people, at least as a bringer of light.

And then the Emperor Wolf rose from the darkness and slew it. The Emperor Wolf, who was the embodiment of Lucifer's rebellion and pride.

And then the Histories turned over, and the Emperor Wolf did not slay the Sun: but it was divided into many parts -

The Sun-In-Rags, the voice of God;

Mother White, the hungry corpse, irrepressible in its vitality and strength;

The Pyre-Hawk, the Lightbringer's burning cloak of radiance;

The Rending, the hatred which fueled the crime;

and the Blood, that mortal essence: what is left of the Devil (or the Prince of the Angels) when everything divine is stripped away.

All of these powers (the Emperor Wolf included) do desire some form of reunification, but they don't want to be reunified in the same way: Mother White wants to consume the rest, the Rending wants to destroy them, the Emperor Wolf to rule over them, the Sun-in-Rags (perhaps) to be reconciled with them (so far as Bastian can tell - although learning that the Sun-in-Rags committed genocide against the entire order of angels set to watch over our world casts his gracious motivations somewhat into question), and the Pyre-Hawk to be ecstatically intermingled with them.

There is a certain balance of power between all of the above which has uneasily persisted since the War of Intercalation ended with the Rending's pacification and Mother White's bondage. The Blood is the disruptive force, whenever it emerges: and the Reunification of the Sun is, broadly, to be understood as the project of the Blood.

What that will look like, which forces will be ascendant and which will be cast down, and whether or not he succeeds, will be up to Bastian - this time.

#heretic #dice matters

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wildflowerwoodsworld · 6 months

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I don't really talk about my aus on here, but I'm pretty proud of the work I've put into this one so I thought I'd share

Nobody ask how long this took.

As per usual, several of the ocs on this list (Nickole, Bastian, Aella, Madlyn, Ruth, Madeline, Vivian, Cornelia, Silas, Angela, Primrose, Lerola, Dalila, Levi, Sylvia, Hannah, Juniper, Silvester, Alexandra and Alderbrand) belong to the lovely @crazedstoryteller, the rest of the ocs (Fiona, Lana, Tondra and Lia) are mine, and obviously canon chracters are canon

(alternate version of the table under the cut)

Surname Name Height Bird Wingspan

Poizot Gueldre 194cm Common Ostrich 142cm

Vermillion Mimosa 161cm Beautiful Sheartail 143cm

Vermillion Kirsch 182cm Purple-Throated Carib 152cm

Unsworth Dorothy 145cm Green Peafowl 158cm

Mehmad Rhya 181cm Superb Lyrebird 168cm

Adlai Marie 135cm Eurasian Magpie 182cm

Becquerel Letoile 165cm Zebra Dove 187cm

Vermillion Nickole 168cm Rufous-collared kingfisher 191cm

Silva Nebra 170cm Buff-Breasted Paradise Kingfisher 192cm

Tenmanyashiki Fujio 176cm Anna’s Hummingbird 192cm

Florimond Bastian 176cm Turkey 202cm

Pappitson Charmy 142cm Dalmatian Pelican 216cm

Silva Acier 167cm Kookaburra 217cm

Clarkson Aella 165cm Northern Cardinal 218cm

Swallowtail Secre 152cm Anti-Bird 225cm

Francois Marx 167cm Common Grackle 226cm

Faust Morgen 180cm White-Necked Raven 228cm

Silva Nozel 177cm Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher 228cm

Faust Nacht 180cm White-Necked Raven 228cm

Fiore Madlyn 149cm European Robin 234cm

Roselei Ruth 169cm House Sparrow 235cm

Bergen Fana 162cm Baltimore oriole 236cm

Mehmad Fana 162cm Baltimore oriole 236cm

Angel Puli 168cm Tundra Swan 236cm

Wechsler Grey 159cm Kererū 238.5cm

Funar Recca 153cm European Robin 240cm

Thorncroft Madeline 171cm Black Swan 241cm

Mikuriya Fumito 176cm Eurasian Teal 241cm

Adlai Gauche 181cm Eurasian Magpie 245cm

Tium Shiren 183cm Great Potoo 245cm

Silva Solid 169cm Yellow Billed Kingfisher 246.5cm

Silva Noelle 161cm Common Kingfisher 250cm

Vaude Langris 166cm Western Tanager 253cm

Tormenta Fragil 162cm European Robin 254cm

Portaport Cob 173cm Willow Ptarmigan 256cm

Shipley Vivian 175cm European Robin 257cm

Franklin Cornelia 159cm Black-necked Grebe 257cm

Kozma Lolopechka 165cm American White Pelican 257cm

Luftair Randall 175cm Mute Swan 263cm

Libardirt Morris 177cm Mallard 267cm

Vaude Silas 173cm Hepatic Tanager 271cm

Keller Mariella 157cm Pacific Loon 271cm

Code Dominante 167cm Superb Starling 272cm

Clarkson Angela 168cm Vermilion Cardinal 274cm

Hage Asta 155cm Shining Bronze Cuckoo 275cm

Bullard Sally 160cm Pacific Loon 277cm

Roulacase Fiona 171cm Common Snipe 278cm

Marron Sol 180cm European Robin 282cm

Enoteca Vanessa 170cm Taiwan Rosefinch 283.5cm

Roselei Lerola 170cm Aztec Thrush 283cm

Roselei Primrose 175cm Varied Thrush 283cm

Holt Nash 136cm Common Kestrel 286cm

Ringard En 176cm Great Spotted Woodpecker 286cm

Roulacase Finral 172cm Great Snipe 287cm

Lister Dalila 177cm Great Spotted Woodpecker 288cm

Legolant Henry 190cm Trumpet Swan 290cm

McNamara Owen 180cm Great Spotted Woodpecker 293cm

Roe Levi 178cm American Coot 294cm

Vaude Sylvia 167cm Summer Tanager 295cm

Orfai Orsi 180cm American Coot 297cm

Hangatsuji Jozo 178cm Alpine Chough 297cm

Aquaria Lily 160cm Grey Heron 306cm

Kruger Fanzell 178cm Spur-Winged Goose 310cm

Kezokaku Ginnojomorifuyu 169cm Pygmy Falcon 313cm

Sandler Alecdora 178cm Common Cuckoo 314cm

Caseus Hamon 170cm Least Sandpiper 317cm

Starr Mars 170cm Common Starling 325cm

Gerver Hannah 169cm Chimney Swift 338cm

Ideale Zara 177cm Carrion Crow 340cm

Bronzazza Sekke 175cm Rock Dove 341cm

Rapual Theresa 162cm Common Kestrel 341cm

Salik Revchi 176cm Rock Dove 342cm

Lugner Xerx 177cm Snowy Sheathbill 345cm

Roselei Charlotte 171cm Mountain Bluebird 346cm

Voltia Luck 167cm Peregrine Falcon 348cm

Vaude Lana 168cm White Winged Tanager 349cm

Dorthonion Ladros 180cm Rock Dove 350cm

Landvik Valtos 178cm Chimney Swift 356cm

Ideale Zora 176cm Hooded Crow 357cm

Vermillion Leopold 170cm Brown Falcon 360cm

Boismortier Rill 165cm Kea 363cm

Swing Magna 169cm Gyrfalcon 364cm

Lunettes Klaus 176cm European Nightjar 371cm

Fodor Gadjah 176cm Magnificent Frigatebird 377cm

Novachrono Julius 180cm European Golden Eagle 379cm

Granvorka Kaiser 193cm Kori Buzzard 393cm

Mushogatake Yosuga 181cm Saker Falcon 400cm

Grinberryall Yuno 172cm Common Swift 404cm

Kay Juniper 170cm Great Shearwater 406cm

Sturm Tondra 167cm Barn Owl 407cm

Vermillion Mereoleona 178cm Fox Kestrel 409cm

Yami Ichika 156cm Northern Royal Albatross 414cm

Gidul Vetto 196cm California Condor 420cm

Vermillion Fuegoleon 188cm Nunkeen Kestrel 421cm

Garver Silvester 184cm Eurasian Hobby 429cm

Spirito Rades 174cm Hooded Vulture 435cm

Swallow David 175cm Tree Swallow 438cm

Imari Komari 160cm White-Throated Needletail 440cm

Mehmad Patri 172cm New Zealand Dotterel 440cm

Vangeance William 172cm New Zealand Dotterel 440cm

Vermillion Alexandra 181cm Madagascar Fish Eagle 441cm

O’oka Daizaemon 193cm Great Buzzard 453cm

Bardsley Lia 168cm White-Throated Needletail 462cm

Summerfield Jack 197cm Common Swift 464cm

Agrippa Gordon 187cm Rüppell’s Vulture 468cm

Yami Sukehiro 183cm Wandering Albatross 476cm

Vermillion Alderbrand 185cm African Fish Eagle 493cm

Ryuudou Ryuuya 182cm Amsterdam Albatross 507cm

#Black Clover #My AUs

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thoughtportal · 11 months

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Delta Air Lines has been caught pouring tens of millions of dollars into anti-unionization efforts, producing appalling flyers encouraging employees to buy video games instead of joining a union, and maintaining a culture of intimidation through emails, videos, meetings, and signs degrading those who support unions.

Delta's major shareholder meeting on June 15, 2023, provides CEO Ed Bastian, Chairman Frank Blake, Vanguard Group, BlackRock, Capital World Investors, and other shareholders with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to treating 50,000 workers with respect.

A shareholder resolution known as Proposal 6 requests that Delta Air Lines adopt a 'Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Policy' to enable workers to advocate for safety, paid sick and family leave, and fair compensation.

Add your name to tell Delta shareholders to vote FOR Proposal 6.

Why is this important?

50,000 Delta Air Lines workers including ramp, cargo, and tower workers, attendants, and mechanics are being denied workplace representation that has been earned by pilots and dispatchers.

There is no way to explain this other than to say that wealthy executives and powerful shareholders do not trust or respect workers enough to provide a fair and equitable workplace for all employees.

The Association of Flight Attendants, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters are offering support, but it’s so important to show that the airline customers nationwide also support Proposal 6, because the ultrawealthy pay attention when their reputation and bottom line are at stake.

Supporters of Proposal 6 firmly believe that all workers deserve dignity and safety. We are fighting hard for Proposal 6 because we know that it will help us advocate for better health and safety practices, provide pathways for professional development, and establish guardrails to ensure fair, equitable, and humane treatment for all workers.

The Proposal’s opponents claim that, “Delta has always respected its employees' choice, encouraged honest, transparent, and respectful dialogue among its people, and has not suggested stifling any group or point of view.”

It's simply unbelievable knowing that Delta has been caught pouring tens of millions of dollars into anti-unionization efforts, produced appalling flyers encouraging employees to buy video games instead of joining a union, and maintains a culture of intimidation through emails, videos, meetings, and signs degrading those who support unions.

Sign the petition to demand Delta to stop union-busting. Tell the shareholders you know to vote FOR Proposal 6 (Adoption of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Policy).

#delta #workers vs capital #workers rights #workers #capital vs labor #labor rights #labor vs capital #labor #petition #call to action #collective action

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69demonicfarmers · 8 months

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can someone tell me where did dad/bastian come from? is it out of genuine interest for ciel to have a father figure or as a retaliation by sebaciel antis?

#genuinely wondering cuz it gives me a sussy feeling more than anything else

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crash-bump-bring-the-whump · 9 months

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love❤

AWW YOU AND @whumperofworlds both sent me this!!

Okay okay now I have to THINK. So this is in no particular order but here we go! Each piece has its TWs and a little snippet from it c:

1: BTHB 2023 - Near-Death Experience

TWs: car accident, near-death experience, panic attacks Time seemed to slow down as Bastian tried to scramble backwards, his own boots betraying him. He slipped after only a step or two, his feet disappearing out from beneath him as he fell towards the otherwise empty street. The van hit the curb with a bang and tipped, still hurtling towards Mariano roof-first. He hadn’t moved.

2: Mariano and Dimitri's Co-captives Arc (Here is part one)

TWs: Broken bones, kidnapping, torture, captivity “Mm.” Dimitri hummed, rolling his eyes. “I have to be if you’ve gotten so soft. Plus you’re bad at that, too, so I have to pick up the slack.” Mariano frowned, looking at Dimitri. “You haven’t seen me beg for someone in years, you don’t know that. I’ve gotten way better at begging.” Dimitri rolled his eyes. “You’re the flattest person I’ve ever talked to. And I’ve known Izan for a long time.” He shot back.

3: War Mage Vignettes

TWs: stitches, alcohol, discussion of being shot in the head, near death experiences Dimitri shot a glare at their medic from his post at the doorway of their dim room. “We’re not going to die here.” He hissed. “I don’t care that this was a fucking trap. We don’t die.” Laredo nodded. “Remember? A war mage isn’t dead until there are two bullets in his brain.” Izan hummed. “I still think one is enough for that. I don’t think I’d want to fight after getting shot in the head, at all.” “I would.” Dimitri growled.

4: BTHB 2023 - Possession (Andrew and Tobias belong to @whumpr / @brinkofdiscovery!!

TWs: Possession “Hey, this isn’t funny.” Andrew said, forcing a nervous laugh anyway. “That wasn’t cool. C'mon.” This time, when Andrew tried to step into the room, William lunged for the door. He threw himself to the floor with a snarl before grabbing his own wrist and tugging it to his chest. “Don’t come in, please.” William’s voice broke as he whined and pressed his face into the filthy tile floor. “Don’t–it, it wants–” One hand wound into his own hair, tugging harsh enough to rip some out alongside a yelp. Elliot felt like he was suffocating. “Guys, I don’t think he’s joking.” Not even Andrew could’ve been committed enough to this bit to pull out hair, much less William. What did they even do now? William was the one who’d even brought anti-ghost shit.

5: A Month of Whump's March Trope-a-Thon Day 1 - Environmental / Snowstorm

TWs: hypothermia, non-sexual nudity Bastian growled to himself as he skidded down the rocks that Mariano had tumbled down. They hadn’t expected the path to give that far away from the edge, and Mariano hadn’t even had a chance to shout before he was swept away. “I swear to god, if he’s an icicle when I get there, I’ll let him freeze.” As the temperature kept dropping and the snow kept falling, though, Bastian had to accept that he was just complaining. He could feel the tug in his chest getting more urgent. The presence that Mariano’s magic held got weaker, sleepier. It curled up smaller and smaller, starting to flicker. When it began to fade, Bastian started running. He barrelled through snowy trees, crashed through brush, and finally, finally, it felt like he was getting close. Ripping through low hanging branches, Bastian’s heart just about stopped when he stumbled into a clearing. “Mariano!”

#ask game #ask games #whump #hehehe time to inflict this on my FRIENDS #HAHAHAHAAAA

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hummingbirdsaltimolockia · 1 year

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read more for breeze-by reviews of the books films and shows I read/watched in 2022

books

a tree grows in brooklyn (reread) - 5/5 cemented as one of my favorite books. reading it at 25 was very different from reading it at 18

lord of the flies - oof 5/5 v chilling

the neverending story - 2/5 the whole movie is in the first seven chapters and it just drags on from there and bastian was annoying

an absolutely remarkable thing - 3/5 interesting story that I wouldn’t usually read and it ended kinda ambiguously. the main character was a little annoying but it was good for the story

the curious incident of the dog in the night time - 2/5 kinda overrated in my opinion and was kinda a bummer overall

their eyes were watching god - 4/5 kinda a bummer too but v beautiful

walk two moons - 3/5 a little overly Solemn in my opinion

shadow of a bull - 2/5 a little boring and anti climatic

hooked - 5/5 sutton foster has been one of my favorite performers for years and I really enjoyed getting a closer look at her life

the women in the castle - 5/5 a very chewy read. not a book you can dismiss easily

the hearts of horses - 4/5 v unfortunately titled and covered, but v enjoyable slice of life read. actually related to the main character, and the horses were written realistically.

jack and jill - 3/5 very slice of life w Moral Lessons, and I didn’t really agree with the moral lesson

the boy who harnessed the wind -4/5 more memoir-y then I thought it would be but I liked it like that

wink: - 3/5 finished on 1/1/23 but I’m counting it. definitely worth the read but could’ve been better

films

red riding hood - 2/5 pretty silly plot but gary oldman was acting his pants off

the prestige - 3/5 v captivating but left me feeling ick

a monster calls - 4/5 almost as good as the book

atonement - 2/5 v pretty but. betrayled

gladiator - 5/5 v refreshing to see this type of movie, 2000s style

encanto - 3/5 not enough recovery time

moulin rouge - 3/5 wild but it could be deep

the caddy - 3/5 jerry lewis is the basis of my sense of humor

logan - 5/5 really liked seeing such a grounded superhero film

hanna - 3/5 underdeveloped as whole. woulda worked better as a mini series

last christmas - 3/5 liked the characters, well acted and written, didn’t like the twist

school of rock - 5/5 there is nothing wrong with this movie

to all the boys p.s i still love you - 3/5 silly conflict. girl just go to school

if I stay - 4/5 much deeper than I thought it was gonna be

sing - 3/5 loved the littel chameleon creature

the fantastic mr fox - 4/5 v strange but a little long

the exception - 1/5 left me feeling v ick

winter’s bone - 4/5 different from what I expected. v grounded and unsensational

beastly - 2/5 lol v v 2011 black cover ya book feeling. v silly

the giver - 3/5 better than I thought it would be. rushed through in favor of a more dramatic ending

the addams family - 5/5 enjoyed everything about this

the addams family values - 4/5 not as sharp as the first one but joan cusack is in it

nope - 5/5 sooo good. loved the concept of an animal like alien and everything was set up so well. does rely on the “don’t look a horse in the eye or it will go berserk” thing which is just. not true. (literally just be chill and the horse will be chill. it’s more about approaching them from the side than directly in front). but on the whole the horse portrayal was pretty good

vengeance - 3/5 got v tense after the twist. went some places. left me feeling hmm

good will hunting - 4/5 literally heard of this movie my whole life. it’s good

rampage - 2/5 I love big scary animal monsters but this got too big and silly

potc: on stranger tides - 3/5 the story was better than I thought it would be, but overall it wasn’t made with the same care as the og trilogy

potc: dead men tell no tales - 2/5 almost just stupid

spiderman: no way home - 4/5 everyone was acting their pants off and it was great

black panther: wakanda forever - 4/5 ran a little long but loved all the choices and visuals

weird - 3/5 what it says on the can. bizarre and funny

the princess switch 2 - 2/5

the princess switch 3 - 3/5 unexpected pathos???

hildago - 3/5 honestly think I would’ve liked it better if he shot the horse at the end :/ which is a horrible thing to say but

falling for christmas - 2/5 I did it for you miss lohan

disenchanted - 2/5 and one of those is solely for idina menzel singing

jojo rabbit - 5/5 tonally brilliant and surprisingly full despite being under two hours

glass onion - 5/5 v fun and v engaging from beginning to end

tv shows

attack on titan s4 pt 2 - 3/5 not enough levi. also can we just finish this dam story

stranger things s4 - 4/5 a lot of crunchy plot stuff happened, v curious to see how it will end

only murders in the building s2 - 4/5 not as strong as s1 but still v enjoyable

derry girls s3 - 5/5 no notes

kenobi - 3/5 not bad but also pretty unnecessary

this is us s6 - 3/5 pretty likely end to the series but the more I thought about it the more I didn’t like it

abbott elementary - 5/5 no notes. most enjoyable mockumentary I’ve seen

rutherford falls - haven’t finished the first season yet so reserving final judgement but so far so good

#*kazoooo*#movies #books

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iviarellereads · 9 months

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The Neverending Story, Chapter 2 - Atreyu's Mission

(Curious what I'm doing here? Read this post! For the link index and a primer on The Neverending Story, read this one!)

In which I go on a rant or two about anti-Indigenous bias, conscious or otherwise.

Because(1) of their special importance, deliberations concerning the welfare of all Fantastica were held in the great throne room of the palace, which was situated only a few floors below the Magnolia Pavilion.

499 of the best doctors in all Fantastica have all examined the Childlike Empress, and are discussing their findings. The 500th enters, after spending several hours with her.

A tangent is made to describe how the many doctors are varied in species, and not all of them are "conducive to good health."

A second tangent is taken to describe how the Childlike Empress doesn't precisely rule Fantastica, but her existence is so critical to Fantastica's existence somehow(2) that every creature owes their existence to her, so her health is of concern to all.

Off of that tangent, Bastian takes one to think about when his mother died in hospital. How, afterward, even though he had every thing he could have asked for, his relationship with his father was never able to heal.(3)

We return back all the way up the tangent chain to the doctors, discussing how the Childlike Empress (henceforth CLE when I remember I can do that) shows no traditional symptoms. The 500th doctor, Cairon the centaur,(4) stills them to silence by his very presence. He wears an amulet everyone recognizes: a light and a dark snake twisted together into an oval, biting each other's tails. The A U R Y N,(5) the symbol of the CLE.

Bastian notes that this must be the same symbol as is on the front of the book.

Cairon reassures them that he's only wearing the Auryn until he can locate the intended bearer. The CLE's illness requires a hero and a Great Quest,(6) and the CLE herself has entrusted to Cairon the locating and bestowing of such. He says the hero's name is Atreyu, and says where Atreyu lives, and tells them that's "all there is to know" and leaves. The doctors have no idea who this Atreyu might be.

Bastian hears the great clock strike 10. He's surprised at how fast the time is passing(7) compared to when he's in class.

The people of the Grassy Ocean behind the Silver Mountains are known as Grass People or Greenskins, for their olive green skin. They have blue-black hair, often worn in long pigtails by men and women. Several more paragraphs are spent describing their lifestyle, and how news of the CLE's illness and the horrors happening elsewhere haven't reached them yet.(8)

Cairon arrives, exhausted from his journey, and tells them he needs them to retrieve Atreyu from the hunt. The people are reluctant, but an old woman recognizes Cairon, and a young girl volunteers to go find him. When she's gone, Cairon faints.

When he wakes, Atreyu has come, and he's just a boy. He complains that Cairon has interrupted his manhood ceremonial hunt and he can't be a man now for another whole year, and demands to know why. Cairon asks if there's another Atreyu, someone older, but Atreyu says no, he's the only one. Cairon says the CLE's choices are "hard to fathom" and if he'd known this would be a child's journey he'd have refused to find him.(9)

Cairon says Atreyu must choose whether to accept this quest now, but it is a true choice, and he's sure the CLE will find someone else if he rejects it. Atreyu asks what the mission is, and Cairon says, to find a cure for the CLE. Atreyu is shocked that she's sick, so Cairon explains, and they talk well into the night.

Finally, Atreyu accepts the Great Quest, and Cairon transfers Auryn to Atreyu's neck.

'A U R Y N gives you great power,' he said solemnly, 'but you must not make use of it. For the Childlike Empress herself never makes use of her power. A U R Y N will protect you and guide you, but whatever comes your way you must never interfere, because from this moment on your own opinion ceases to count. For that same reason you must go unarmed. You must let what happens happen. Everything must be equal in your eyes, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, foolish and wise, just as it is in the eyes of the Childlike Empress.(10) You may only search and inquire, never judge. Always remember that, Atreyu!'

Atreyu says he will be worth of Auryn, and Cairon tells him to say goodbye to his parents and begin immediately. Atreyu has no parents, they died when he was small, and the whole village raised him, which is why he was named the word for "Son of All".

Bastian reflects on how he can relate. Even though his father is still alive, he's so distant that it feels as though Bastian has no one raising him at all. He's glad to have this much in common with Atreyu, because otherwise they have nothing similar except being on Great Quests.(11)

Atreyu asks where to begin, but Cairon says from this point, no one can advise him until the Great Quest ends.(12) Atreyu bids Cairon farewell, and goes to mount his horse, Artax, and explain the Great Quest as best he can, since Artax is a sapient horse.(13) Then, they ride off into the darkness.

In another part of Fantastica, unnoticed by anyone, the darkness condenses, takes physical form, four legs with eyes of green fire and a "huge shaggy head." It sniffs the air, finds the scent it's looking for, growls, and takes off after its prey.

Bastian pretends to be Atreyu on a gym horse(14) until he realizes he's being childish and someone could hear him. He almost starts eating his packed sandwich lunch, but decides to save his food, as he's not sure how long it will have to last.

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(1) The B illumination is someone, I think Atreyu, and the centaur. (2) Since she's fallen ill at the same time that Fantastica is disappearing to nothing/Nothing, it only makes sense the two are related in such a fantastical world. (Subtlety is for cowards, give me the tell with the show.) (3) At the risk of overexplaining, I think the implication here is that Bastian's mother was as essential to his and his father's ability to exist as the Childlike Empress is to Fantastica, and the loss of her changed them both. Though, I think the fact that Fantastica is disappearing into nothing, while Bastian still has a chance with his father, is the unspoken hope. (4) You may recognize "Chiron" more readily. Centaur son of Cronus, and the greatest healer of all time (exaggeration), among other things. (5) Yes, that's how it's stylized in my book. No, I will not type it like that again outside of direct quotes. (6) Would it even be a children's fantasy book without a quest? (7) The side effect of this sort of commentary deep read is that I have to take my time, which is how it's been 5 pages and with distractions and lethargy from the heat, I've been at this almost an hour. So, time is not going fast for me at all. In fact, in a great divine irony, I have so little in common with Bastian that I find it difficult to relate to or feel eager to keep reading his part of the story in anything but an academic sense. (8) I knew this was going to deal poorly with some issues, it's inevitable in a book so old, but this is sure feeling pointedly like bad stereotyping of Indigenous people, especially after the smoke signals bit in the intro. Many Indigenous people have what humans have termed olive toned skin, but making them "olive green" feels more like trying to reverse the old and racist way of calling us "red", possibly (in the way authors still do) to try and dodge accusations of racism. I know some of that is just me being cynical, but unfortunately it's something I have to try and get out of my system here so I don't keep harping on it in my commentary for the rest of Atreyu's appearances in the book. (9) There's something so paternalistic about this in context of (8). Oh no, we couldn't possibly rely on such a [slur here] child to save the world. (And again, I know that's probably not really how it's intended, nor how most people would read it, but I can't help but see what I see through my experiences.) (10) I'm saying this as an adult with my own baggage on the subject, but this seems like a really junk form of government, just so we're all clear. (Not acting is allowing the status quo to continue, with all its injustices. I'm not a fan.) But, I can remember it feeling so idealistic as a child who didn't know better. (11) What does Bastian think his Great Quest is? Running away from home to hide his thievery? (12) Again, this feels like bad advice to suggest that children might want to follow ever. (13) The word's not used in the text, but it's a pet peeve of mine when people call intelligent conversational creatures "sentient" because the way I learned it, that just means has senses. Most, perhaps all animals are sentient. Sapient is the word for thinking, like homo sapiens. (I am also fully aware that common usage is what defines a word, not a dictionary, which is meant to reflect common usage and not define it, and my argument is petty. That's also why "and I" is becoming acceptable grammar in all instances even when "me and" would be the grammatically correct sentence fragment if you removed the other person/people from the situation, which is how we used to be taught to tell the difference. Something something my hypothetical lawn.) (14) At first I got confused, and had to flip back to the introduction. Indeed, he remarks on gymnasium equipment and then horse, separate from the stuffed animals, so it must be the gymnastics routine sort.

#the neverending story #bastian balthazar bux #cairon #atreyu #artax

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masked-alien-lesbian · 1 year

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Hate this book but I miss Morgan, so I made this to keep myself from reading WB and getting mad again. Scrapped the 1st edit with their primal forms because they just looked goofy af

#I still hc mc and Morgan left the pack #And made their own pack #Maybe still stay in touch with the modern world #But run wild in their free time #They both become environmental scientists #Write award winning journals or whatever #Bring environmental awareness to humans #And travel the world healing the earth #Settle down build a cottage in the woods #Raise a kid or two because yk magic #Leave that f*ckin toxic ass pack behind #Bastian can kidnap some other unlucky woman or whatev #anti wb #anti wolf bride #Morgan #choices #pixelberry #playchoices

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pyrrhiccomedy · 2 years

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Thank you for clarification on Bellefluer! Do you mind if I ask why the Sun In Rags has to die for her and Bastian’s goals? It looks like they need his sword, but why is that important?

so I have to be a little vague here, and potentially even a little misleading, because I can only share on my blog what Emily already knows, and Bellefleur hasn't told Bastian everything. What Bastian understands is this:

In the Anthelion History (they go Antelucan > Anthelion > Pridian > Metempiric; so, two histories ago), the Glory had a visible, embodied projection which hung above the world from which the Glory had receded in the wake of creation/illumination: the Adam Kadmon of the Glory, if you like. This was simply called the Sun, or the Sun-In-Glory. The Anthelion History ended when the Emperor Wolf spoke some terrible word which rendered the Sun-In-Glory vulnerable, and devoured it.

In the Pridian (& subsequently the Metempiric) History, the Wolf-Word did not leave the Sun-In-Glory paralyzed, and the Emperor Wolf did not devour it. Instead, the Wolf-Word divided the Sun (making this the Second Division; the first being when the Glory divided light from darkness, ending the Antelucan History. Every History ends with a division). Half of the Sun fell upon the Wood, and the Emperor Wolf devoured that part of it, but so great was the effort of doing so that some coalition among the Hours managed to chain him at the shore of Candle Lake. How this was done, which Hours participated in his capture, and what debts were extracted from them in the process, Emily has no idea.

In any event, the other half of the Sun fell upon Mundus, where the Emperor Wolf couldn't reach it. One of the properties of the Pridian & Metempiric Histories is that the things of the Wood remain in the Wood, and cannot venture far beyond it. (This is specifically what Bellefleur is rebelling against: by being trapped in the Wood, the feyken things that reside there are no longer able to proceed towards the Glory. It's also why she needed to marry Bastian in order to pass permanently into Mundus. Faerie things need mortal names in order to persist in our world.)

This half of the Sun - now called the Sun-In-Rags - is dying. The Division it suffered was ruinous. But it was taken to Fort Baldomera - the first place there ever was, on a hilltop beyond death - where it is being cared for by the Madrugad, the First Hour, who is the Hour of death & healing. Whether the Madrugad cares for the Sun-In-Rags because she genuinely wishes him well, or because she is keeping it alive until the Emperor Wolf can somehow reach him, Emily doesn't know. She does know that the chains which bind the Emperor Wolf can only be broken by the will of the Sun-In-Rags.

Bellefleur means for Bastian to pass through and beyond death to reach Fort Baldomera, where he can slay the dying Sun-In-Rags and seize its will for his own use. He doesn't 'need the Sun-In-Rags's sword:' the Sun-In-Rags is the sword. Hauteclair: high and clear. The sword that can break the Emperor Wolf's chains.

Why break the chains of the Emperor Wolf?

Bastian hasn't gotten into this with Bellefleur the way he maybe should: or maybe Bellefleur has chosen not to be entirely forthcoming yet. But - Bastian understands the Emperor Wolf to be a Luciferian figure, a rebel against God, chained beside a lake of fire, tormented by a Sun/Son of the Glory who remains beyond his reach. So - what happens if you deliver, as it were, the soul of Christ unto the Devil? Surely, a great liberation would be possible. Surely then the world could be remade.

And the agent of that liberation, who wears a starry crown and wields the will of the slain Sun as a sword? What honors might be due to to that anti-christ?

Bastian imagines that he can set his terms.

#heretic #dice matters

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tanagran · 6 months

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in everybody's scramble to "what if salem witches real?," they kind of buried that the spark that ignated that very real mass murder campaign was anti black racism and it continued to burn through the town after that due to colonial greed. imagine if every pulpy true crime cash-in was actually about how the victims deserved it because they were unloved by god. think of how the conjuring franchise and similar mainstream horror launders christianity as the only bastian of good and light in the face of supernatural evil. powerful secret communities of devil worshipers never truly existed... it was a paranoid and racist fantasy of the dominant culture. just think about it, ig.

#poast

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dein-jena · 10 months

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KulturArena: Gerhard Polt, die Well-Brüder und Die Toten Hosen „Forever“

Gerhard Polt, die Well-Brüder & Die Toten Hosen „Forever“ bei der KulturArena Jena

Ein schräger Sommer steht bevor: Der Kabarettist und Menschenfreund Gerhard Polt, die drei subversiv musizierenden Well-Brüder Michael, Stofferl und Karli und Die Toten Hosen gehen noch einmal gemeinsam auf eine ihrer äußerst rar gesäten Tourneen. Zu allem Überfluss handelt es sich diesmal überwiegend um Open Air-Veranstaltungen in einer für diese Konstellation noch nie dagewesenen Größenordnung. Eine kulturelle Aneignung Zumutung Wenn die bayrischen Freigeister auf die im Punkrock verwurzelten Rheinländer treffen und ihre jahrzehntelange Freundschaft zelebrieren, ist kein normales Konzert zu erwarten. Stattdessen wird ein obskurer Mix aus Satire, Chaos, Kleinkunst, Rock ’n‘ Roll und Volksmusik jegliche Grenzen sprengen. Während bei frühen gemeinsamen Vorführungen vor allem die vermeintlichen Gegensätze beider Seiten Thema waren und jeder seinen Stiefel durchzog, ist über die Jahre immer mehr zusammengewachsen, was zusammengehört. Alle spielen bei allen mit, man zieht das Ding wirklich zusammen durch. In den besten Momenten wirkt es fast schon homogen, wie sich hier kollektiv aufs Glatteis begeben wird: Polt und die Well-Brüder öffnen sich der Rockmusik, dafür beschränken die Hosen sich auf akustische Instrumente und machen jeden bayerischen Mundart-Wahnsinn mit. Man respektiert sich, auch wenn man sich nicht immer versteht. Intern wurde diskutiert, ob es sich bei alldem eigentlich um kulturelle Aneignung handelt. Das Ergebnis: Kann schon sein, aber vor allem ist es eine Zumutung.

Gerhard Polt und die Well-Brüder Foto-Credit: Hans-Peter Hösl Der Hauptgrund für die „Forever“-Tour besteht darin, dass Polt und die Well-Brüder unbedingt noch mal Nightliner fahren wollen. Als der Tourzeitraum vereinbart war, wurde zunächst stundenlang darüber debattiert, was gegessen und getrunken werden soll. Eine angemessene Verpflegung geht den Anarchos aus Oberbayern seit jeher über alles. Sie waren trotzdem einverstanden, als die Toten Hosen zaghaft nachfragten, ob für die Konzerte denn auch noch geübt werden solle. Weitere Nachrichten aus Jena >> Kultur >> Der Plan sieht vor, ein gänzlich neues gemeinsames Bühnenprogramm zu entwickeln – falls genug Zeit dafür ist. Denn zwar soll dieser Tage tatsächlich im bayrischen Hinterland geprobt werden, doch freuen sich alle Beteiligten auch sehr auf die angrenzende Tennisanlage, die sicherheitshalber für alle Übungstage gemietet wurde. Sich auf die kommenden Veranstaltungen vorzubereiten, als handele es sich um eine herkömmliche Tour, scheint ohnehin ein löblich optimistisches, aber hoffnungsloses Vorhaben: Aus Erfahrung kann davon ausgegangen werden, dass vor allem der Calvados über Wohl und Wehe der Konzertabende entscheiden wird. Die Verköstigung dieses französischen Apfelbranntweins, der laut Gerhard Polt keinen Kater verursacht, ist als Tourritual nicht mehr wegzudenken. Je nach Timing und Dosierung kann das Inspiration oder Falle sein – es dürfte spannend werden.

Die Toten Hosen Foto-Credit: Bastian Bochinski Polt, die Well-Brüder und die Toten Hosen: Das ist eine Seelenverwandtschaft, die nur auf den ersten Blick überrascht. Als die Hosen 1986 erstmals auf die Well-Brüder (damals noch als Biermösl Blosn) stießen, beim legendären Anti-WAAhnsinns-Festival in Wackersdorf, erkannten sie direkt: Das waren Punks mit anderen Mitteln. Beide Gruppen waren Außenseiter inmitten der Deutschrock-Elite, sie verbündeten sich, spielten gegeneinander Fußball. Der Grundstein für eine bemerkenswerte und spektakuläre Freundschaft war gelegt. Veranstaltungshinweis: BACK ON STAGE TOUR – Lunatic Man’s Dream, As We Fucked, Birth Of The Wicked

SAMSTAG, 1. JULI 2023 UM 19:00 BACK ON STAGE TOUR - Lunatic Man’s Dream, As We Fucked, Birth Of The Wicked Rosenkeller e.V. Jena Samstag, 01.07.2023 // Rose Jena // Einlass 18.00 Uhr Tickets 8,00 Euro VVK und 10,00 Euro an der Abendkasse Tickets online – sind hier erhältlich. Schnell stieß der Well-Wahlbruder Gerhard Polt dazu, bereits seit den frühen Achtzigern mit seiner subversiven Fernsehsatire ein Idol für die Hosen. Im Laufe der Zeit kam es zu zahlreichen unvergesslichen Zusammenarbeiten, im Studio und auf der Bühne. Diese Verbindung zwischen Düsseldorf und Bayern besteht seit fast 40 Jahren und ist nicht mehr aus der Welt zu schaffen. Das neue Bühnenprogramm „Forever“ kann als gegenseitige Liebeserklärung verstanden werden. ➤ Veranstaltungen in Jena „Hurra, endlich Ferien!“, jubeln Die Toten Hosen über die anstehende gemeinsame Zeit. Gerhard Polt unterstreicht: „Die Gleichverschiedenheit in unserer Zusammenballung verleiht uns die Pekularität!“ Und die Well-Brüder zeigen sich ebenfalls zuversichtlich: „Uns ist es eine große Freude und Ehre mit unseren Freunden von den Toten Hosen und dem Gerhard noch einmal auf Tour zu gehen. Mit Begeisterung und Respekt werden wir uns unsere Kulturen gegenseitig aneignen, und wir werden nicht Halt machen beim Volumen unserer Trinkgläser: Von 0,2 bis zu einer Maß, alles ist möglich! Weil wir Freunde sind! Forever!“ Der Vorverkauf startet am 21.06.23 um 17 Uhr exklusiv unter www.dth.de Veranstaltungen im Eventkalender >> Info und Veranstaltungshinweis, JenaKultur // KulturArena Fotos, Gerhard Polt und die Well-Brüder Foto-Credit: Hans-Peter Hösl Die Toten Hosen Foto-Credit: Bastian Bochinski Read the full article

#DeinJenaNews #Forever-Tour #GerhardPolt #JenaerNachrichten #Jenamedia #KulturinJena #Kulturarena2023 #KulturarenaJena #TotenHosen #VeranstaltungenJena #Well-Brüder

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futanariwriter · 1 year

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Sand-Punk Survivor

Ch.5 Murder-Cubes Reign Ends

The infamous fighter rolled onto the ring taunting his appendages the Shark Dragon jumped on it crushing its box-like exterior however the knives went into her power armor causing the anti-gravity property to shut off. Though still provided metal armor in the traditional sense. after this scene the lower demons who lived there fled ruin and only the defensive units remained. Hanuman drew his sacred blade vaporizing an Ancient Gollem made from gold ore.... leaving a puddle of Golden Dew.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TbiIEpZJ8

Crab guy sustained Serious injury trying to wrestle the ancient Golems in his new exoskeleton. The Dragon Shark loaded plasma Bolt and shot it right into the sword Pyre symbolically shattering their rule over the land and causing a landslide type of effect with the rocks. Then out of nowhere Mantis Man appeared! He had long black flowing assassin robes with a face mask to match, then two Katanas or scimitars one in each hand. he let out a mantis-like hiss, jumping while swinging his swords in a frenzy. The troop was taken aback by their once ally turned Rogue why mantis man why? "I'm in it for the money and I just like killing people." "The Rich people of pyre liked my style cause I am scary and they appreciate how scary I am. Bastion always wanted me to be peaceful so they could use me!"the nature of your lack of loyalty to Bastian disgusts me let's settle this in the ring. said the Shark Dragon "let's settle this with Prakash Circle Fighting" as she motioned taunting the demons.

The coward thought it would be fun to launch a surprise Shuriken strike right out the bat, thankfully I rolled beneath it kicking the bug in the leg. He rolled out of it and leaned on his other leg katanas slashing but I knocked them out of his hands with the Empty Palms Spites The Wicked technique. Our freedom-fighting compatriot Bat Man acquired the fallen weapons for me which was cool. Thank you Bat man for risking your own life for me. "Who knows the treachery the Pyre would have spread across the land if beings like Mantis Man were allowed to run free?!"

https://5kyeeidtal.bandcamp.com/track/riders-on-da-storm

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